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Last Updated: 21st Feb

Withoutwalls (21st Feb)

Withoutwalls have a new guitarist, Yener, taking over from Rob whose new day job means he can no longer make it to band activities. The band have also recently become the resident worship band at youth-church "The Mess" which is co-ordinated by former withoutwalls vocalist Sally.
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Coastal Dune in the Guardian Again (21st Feb)

Coastal Dune made their second appearance in the Guardian newspaper yesterday when they were included in the Education Guardian's run down of top university bands. All the other bands listed have had significant levels of exposure. The band previously appeared in the paper as part of an article on the new face of evangelical Christianity evident at Durham University. Coastal Dune's latest album BlueGreen is our current indie of the month.
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Delirious? Confirm Rockumentary (21st Feb)

As we reported previously, a documentary on Delirious? is currently in the works. Writing on the band's website, documentary director Hazel said that the team aims "to follow the journey from Studio to release of the next single." They hope to capture the process of preparing, promoting and releasing a new album. No details are given of whether the documentary is intended for Channel 4 as previously rumoured.
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U2 and Juliet Turner Big Winners (23rd Feb)

U2 won their expected clutch of awards and Juliet Turner showed strongly in the annual readers' poll in Ireland's top music magazine, Hot Press. Juliet was third in the album of the year category behind U2 and The Corrs, fourth in the female vocalist category behind Samantha Mumba, Sinead O'Connor and Andrea Corr. She also came fifth in the songwriter section, won by Bono, polling more votes than Paul Brady, Neil Hannon and Andrea Corr. Bono picked up the best male vocalist award and U2 were voted "Best Irish Group". U2 are set to play in the UK and Ireland this summer, and Juliet Turner is expected to return to the UK mainland in May supporting the Byrds' Roger McGuinn although we're still awaiting confirmation of that.
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Martyn Joseph on Christian Aid Tour (23rd Feb)

Martyn Joseph will be joining up with poet friend Stewart Henderson and Christian Aid's Martin Drewry for a special tour at the end of April/beginning of May. The tour which kicks off in Scotland and then travels all round the UK before finishing off on Guernsey is described on Martyn's website as: 'A montage of songs, music, poems and images that convey struggle, hope of the celebration of life and approaches development work in the poorest communitites through the arts. A show in which the edges are blurred and the audience catches glimpses of the way things are, the way things could be, and how they can make a difference'.
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A Few New Bands (23rd Feb)

We don't normally run a news story on new bands added to the site, but there've been three new ones today and we're also looking for some help gathering information... First up is Maddy Leigh Blues Band who are currently recording an album with Meltdown Music. Another addition is Rif who are currently working on their second album which they hope to release this summer. And finally there's the Alliance-signed Kindle, featuring former Blueberry guitarist Dan Boreham. We're currently trying to track down up to date contact details for Bushbaby and Athlete (formerly Wondercub/Cub), so if anyone can help us out there, do drop us a line. Don't forget you can discuss these and other bands on our discussion boards.
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Martyn Joseph Considers Live Album (24th Feb)

Hot on the heels of the news of his tour with Stewart Henderson, Martyn Joseph is now considering the possibility of releasing a live album from the recordings he has of his tour at the end of last year. There is also going to be a free CD with the next edition of Martyn's fanzine, Passport Queue, containing a recording of the Welsh radio programme 'Lyrics and Landscapes' to which Martyn contributed a number of pieces.
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Get Real Confirm New Lineup (24th Feb)

Get Real! have announced a change of lineup with a few original members leaving and Clive Davenport and Yvie Morley joining. The band had recorded a followup to their Futureproof album, which was to be titled Big World, Small Town, but this probably won't release as it is no longer representative of the band. They're instead preparing to return to the studio to record a new EP tentatively titled Small Fish In A Big Pond. The band are hoping to get to Northern Ireland in the near future and are currently lining up a number of live dates -- they've posted some details to our 'Touring' discussion board.
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Iona News (24th Feb)

Iona's Book Of Kells album has been included in the new book The 100 Greatest Albums In Christian Music compiled by US-based CCM magazine. Unfortunately the band have had to cancel their forthcoming appearance in Mexico as Joanne Hogg has fallen ill on returning from the band's tour of Japan.
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BottleRockit Get Signed (25th Feb)

BottleRockit, whose Angel On A Vespa album was a former indie of the month have just informed us that they're in the process of signing with Elevation Records to release a new album this summer. The band will shortly be recording two songs for broadcast on the Alpha Zone, one of which will be a rendition of their new single "See You In Space Tonight" which will be available soon through their website. The band are going to be playing at every Spring Harvest week at both sites this year and are also rumoured to have lined up some other good slots for later in the year.
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IndigoEcho Increase Exposure (27th Feb)

A year after the release of their One album, IndigoEcho have managed to get it included on the listening posts in Edinburgh's Virgin Megastore as one of the store's "top choice CDs". The band are currently working on a new single on Room 3 Records which is due to be launched in August with an event at the Virgin store. The single will contain two new tracks, "Fade Away" and "Coming Home" as well as a reworking of a track from the album and some enhanced content.
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Brown Bear Return (27th Feb)

Brown Bear Music have recently lost the services of their rhythm section with the departure of Dave Cocke and Jon Kensington. Undeterred, the remaining members have been working on some new material which they expect to be able to release soon. They will be appearing at the annual gathering of social justice group Speak and Spring Harvest.
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Reality Changes? (27th Feb)

Reality have just completed work on a four track EP. There is some mastering still to be done, but they hope to have it available shortly. They're also considering changing the name of the band and would appreciate suggestions and feedback (e-mail address on their Britlinks page).
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Kato Complete Recording (28th Feb)

Kato are just about done recording their new album. The album, which will be released on the new Elevation label set up by ICC, also features Paul Heyman on strings. The band will be doing a tour of Spring Harvest venues before heading to Canada for a short tour there. Their previous album Seasider is still selling well in the states and the band now have some copies to sell to anyone interested.
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Tidbits (28th Feb)

Flik are currently working on a new EP and have recently signed with a new manager. YFriday, who'll be playing at the ne:one event at Newcastle Arena soon, have just finished recording their second album which should be out on March 23rd. Immerse have a lot of new tunes and are currently looking for bookings. Juliet Turner will be supporting Roger McGuinn from the Byrds on his forthcoming UK tour.
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