This page lists all news item that were originally published on the old oneofthethree site in 2002. Links and images have either been removed or pointed to the new site where internal.
Update 23.12.02
Kulas has announced a final gig of the year at Toronto’s Rivoli Club on December 28th – check out the official Kulas site for more details.
Update 4.12.02
Gavan Whelan is set to make a rare public appearance, next Wednesday December 11, as he will be performing Sit Down live at the Band Of The Wall in Manchester with upcoming band Alive!. Gavan produced Alive’s recently released album All Frequencies Covered, which the headline gig is aimed at promoting. Tickets are £4 in advance or £5 on the door – they can be purchased from the Way Ahead Box Office (0161-237-5554), Polar Bear Records (123 Deansgate – 0161-834-1230) or Fat Cat Records (20 Oldham Street – 0161-237-1181) in Manchester.
Update 3.12.02
Antena 3, a Portuguese radio station, is holding a Nirvana tribute concert on December 9. Saul is taking part in this concert along with many other famous Portuguese musicians at the Antena 3 Auditorium in Lisbon. The radio station, as far as my Portuguese can make out, are giving away free tickets to the event.
More Fame Academy news articles here. I highly recommend watching the video clip for this one. The kids will wonder why he’s getting so excited and who the hell James are.
Saul and Mark wrote a song with Ainslie called Look But Don’t Touch (Take My Time). To listen to it, go to this link and select Watch. There’s also a second version of it – to listen to that, click here and select Watch.
Interestingly another article refers to Saul as the ex-guitarist of James, seemingly confirming what Saul told the Portuguese magazine Blitz earlier this year. Click here to read a translation of that article.
Update 1.12.02
Saul and Mark appeared over the weekend on the BBC TV programme “Fame Academy”. Their role was to assist one of the contestants, Ainslie, a self-professed James fan who has already sang Laid once on the show, to write a song in the next day or so as part of one of the tasks the four remaining contestants have been set.
For the article from the BBC News site, please click here. You can listen and watch Saul, Mark and Ainslie playing Laid (you’d have thought he’d have learnt the words if he was that big a fan but never mind)
Oneofthethree found a promo 12 track James CD entitled Space at a London record fair at the weekend. This would confirm that the original title for the album was indeed Space despite strenuous denials at the time.
The tracklisting is different from the final album. It runs Space, Falling Down, Getting Away With It, Senorita, Fine, Beefcake, What Is It Good For, Junkie, Pleased To Meet You, Give It Away, The Shining and Alaskan Pipeline.
Apart from the English being dropped from the title of Beefcake, there are a couple of other changes. Whilst still clocking in at 4.49, Space has the intro from the 4.31 version off the 9 Tracks promo issued earlier in 2002. Give It Away clocks in at 3.37, half a minute longer than the album version and fifteen seconds longer than the 9 Tracks version. Pleased To Meet You is also about 10 seconds longer.
Update 1.11.02
Adrian Oxaal is playing a solo gig at Brighton’s Evening Star pub in Surrey Street at 8pm on Sunday 24th November. More details at www.eveningstarbrighton.co.uk
Update 21.10.02
Getting Away With It Live has been awarded Platinum status in Portugal due to its phenomenal sales success. Saul collected the award on behalf of the band last week.
The latest Guinness Book Of Hit Singles lists James as the 357th most successful chart singles band in terms of weeks on the chart with 89 weeks.
Update 16.10.02
Michael Kulas is presently in the studio recording a new album with his new band which should be finished by Christmas in time for an early 2003 release. He plans to come back to the UK early next year and will hopefully play a gig while he’s here. He is also producing an album by Toronto actress / singer / songwriter Katie Griffin.
Update 6.10.02
According to US online sites Bestbuy and CDNow, the US release of the Getting Away With It Live DVD has been put back until October 22. There’s been no official confirmation as yet – but these sites listed the DVD well before the release was confirmed so are likely to be accurate.
Update 3.10.02
Getting Away With It Live is now at number 4 in the Portuguese album charts, down from its recent peak of number 2.
Saul performed live on violin on a track entitled Blue Song with the band Ez Special at a concert in Matosinhos near Porto in Portugal last week. The concert was to promote the forthcoming Ez Special which Saul is reportedly co-producing. Blitz, the major Portuguese music paper, criticised Ez Special for sounding too much like James live.
The debut album by upcoming band Alive, entitled All Frequencies Covered and produced by ex-James drummer Gavan Whelan, is now available – it can be ordered online through HMV and will be also available in selected HMV stores. Samples of the album can be downloaded from the revamped official Alive website.
Update 26.9.02
The release of the DVD Getting Away With It Live has now been officially confirmed for Tuesday October 8 for North America in Region 1 NTSC format.
In a statement to the official James site, the band confirmed that they are still going as an entity and that they will be looking for a replacement soon. No specific comment was made on Saul, Dave and Mark’s album and Saul’s future plans which Saul revealed to the Portuguese magazine Blitz in July
Update 20.9.02
Listings on CD Now and BestBuy.com have an October 8 release date for the Getting Away With It Live DVD in the United States, one week later than the Canadian release.
Update 19.9.02 pm
The Portuguese music paper Blitz is giving away a 2 track cd single featuring EZ Special produced by our very own Saul Davies who also performs backing vocals and plays guitar on the track Daisy.
Archambault.ca an online store in Quebec, Canada now have the James DVD Getting Away With It Live on sale for CAD 30.98 with a release date of October 1, seemingly confirming the growing evidence of a region 1 NTSC release.
Update 19.9.02 am
Getting Away With It Live has risen to number 2 in the Portuguese charts this week.
Jam Music, a Canadian website, is listing a release of the DVD Getting Away With It Live in Canada on October 1. This would be Region 1 and NTSC and should therefore play in all standard US DVD players and televisions. Siren Disc are taking pre-orders for the DVD (under Future Releases), but it hasn’t as yet been listed on Amazon Canada.
Update 10.9.02
Ez Special, the Portuguese band that Saul is producing and helping promote, have a track called Daisy available to listen to on Radio Comercial, a leading Portuguese radio station.
Update 9.9.02
Almost three months after its release, the live album Getting Away With It Live is sitting at number 3 in the Portuguese album charts, up two places from last week.
The film Jade Love with the soundtrack provided by Michael Kulas has been chosen for the Vancouver Film Festival. Samples from the album can be heard on the official Kulas Online site.
Gavan Whelan has produced the forthcoming 13 track album by upcoming North West band Alive. The album entitled All Frequencies Covered will be released on Effin Records on October 7th. Gavan is credited with “Special Thanks to Gavan Whelan whose inspired production has not only succeeded in capturing the sound but also the personality of Alive”. More information can be found by visiting the Alive site.
Update 2.9.02
Siren CD, a US online record store is advertising a region 1 NTSC Canadian release of the Getting Away With It Live DVD for September 30. To find more details on their site, click on Future Releases and then scroll down to James. Price is $25.49. There’s been no official confirmation to date.
Update 27.8.02
Kulas played another Toronto show at the weekend at the Reverb Club. Click here for a review. It now appears that his second album Another Small Machine will not be repressed on his own Interloper label. Negotiations are still ongoing with several labels about the release of his forthcoming third album.
Update 30.7.02
Beatle City, manufacturer of unofficial merchandise for many indie bands have produced a set of four James coasters depicting the covers for Sit Down, Gold Mother, Millionaires and Seven.
The coasters cost £8 per set of four plus postage. They can be ordered by contacting Beatle City at beatle-city@blueyonder.co.uk.
(One Of The Three is not affiliated in any way with Beatle City)
Update 29.7.02
Kulas has announced another live show in Toronto, this time at the Reverb Club in Toronto on Friday August 23rd. The Red Light Music night which he hopes will become an annual event will also feature Mommy and Round 2. Kulas will be on stage at about 10.30pm.
Although there are no news yet on any musical activity, Tim reportedly ran an Intimacy Workshop at Hampstead Town Hall in London over the weekend with fiancee Kate as part of his ongoing dance teaching.
Update 10.7.02
Tim has given an interview with the Greek magazine Pop And Rock. Click here for a translation.
It would appear likely his solo album will not now be released until next year as he is still negotiating a record contract. The album is almost complete and most of it has been recorded with KK, the engineer who worked on some of the tracks off Pleased To Meet You.
Saul’s program N Sons on Portuguese TV station NTV goes out on Saturdays between 4.08 and 4.30pm. The channel is only available on cable apparently and broadcasts out of Porto.
Update 6.7.02
James on Big Brother shocker! The housemates were talking about their record collections early this morning and there was a long discussion about James with housemate Johnny singing We’re Going To Miss You (from “the album with the big pig on”) and Tim singing Sit Down. Recognition and fame at last!!!
Update 5.7.02
Kulas has announced another live show at the Mermaid Lounge in Hamilton, Ontario on Friday 2nd August. He will be onstage at about 10pm.
Update 1.7.02
The live video / DVD Getting Away With It Live dropped from number 5 to number 7 in this week’s UK video chart. The album dropped out of the Indie Top 20 albums chart.
Update 27.6.02
Saul Davies is presenting a music program called N Sons on the Portuguese television channel NTV which broadcasts out of Porto. The program is described as “A space dedicated to music where Alvaro Costa and Saul Davies present biographies of well known bands, through videoclips” Click here to go to the NTV site. There’s also an article here on EZ Special (in Portuguese), the band Saul is producing.
Update 26.6.02
Andy Diagram will be performing in Hat, described as “four new legends about knitting” at Islington Union Chapel in London on Friday October 11. Read more about this at the official site www.knit.co.uk – it sounds intriguing and very unusual.
The press release reads “From the avant garde to the W.I. – a performance of words, music and knitting. A child’s woollen hat is knit and placed on the head of a new born world; four monologues written and performed by Ian McMillan with music composed and performed by Billy Jenkins. Featuring Andy Diagram(ex James) on cornet, loops and samples and Angie Harrison (ex Hallé) on viola and knitting needles.”
Update 24.6.02
The live video / DVD dropped from number 3 to number 5 in the official UK music video charts on its second week of release. The album dropped from 10 to 17 on the independent album chart.
Kulas played an acoustic set on Saturday evening at Toronto’s Rancho Relaxo club supporting Mommy. Click here for a review.
Update 19.6.02
BBC Choice are broadcasting a one-hour special on Saturday night, 22 June, from 11.30 – 12.30 entitled “James Getting Away With It” featuring live tracks from the DVD and video and interviews.
Kulas is playing a solo acoustic support slot for Mommy at Toronto’s Rancho Relaxo on Saturday 22nd June at about 9.30pm. He’s still in negotiation with record companies in Canada over a new deal.
According to Warner Music Vision, the DVD Getting Away With It Live sold 1,949 copies in its first week and the video 465 making a total sales of 2,414.
Update 18.6.02
The new James video/DVD made number 3 in the official UK music video charts on Sunday behind Iron Maiden and Eminem. The album fared less well failing to enter the official Top 75 although it made number 10 in the official indie chart – nine places lower than One Man Clapping, James previous live album from 1989.
Tim was interviewed by BBC Teletext over the weekend. Click here to read the interview.
Q magazine has named the Getting Away With It Live DVD the “Music DVD of the Quarter” in its latest issue. Click here to read the review. The CD also received a four-star rating. Click here to read the cd reviews to date.
Update 14.6.02
Kulas played an acoustic set at Healey’s in Toronto on Wednesday night – click here for a review
Update 13.6.02
BBC Liquid News are running a competition to win a signed copy of the Getting Away With It live DVD. Click here to enter. The competition closes next Monday, June 17th.
Update 12.6.02
Tim has been interviewed for this month’s What DVD (with Cate Blanchett on the cover). Click here to read the interview and here to read the DVD review.
The Canadian release of Getting Away With It Live (cd version) appears to have been delayed until next Monday June 18. This also explains why some Play.com customers are getting a June 18 release date for their cd. As yet, there is no confirmation of a Region 1 DVD release.
If you’re considering buying One Man Clapping on CD off ebay, beware the seller bass2971. He is selling cdr copies of the album, usually starting with a £10 bid price. Ebay have been informed but refuse to do anything about it as the listing doesn’t actually say it’s a cdr. Don’t get ripped off!
Andy Diagram will be playing live with David Thomas and The Two Pale Boys on Saturday June 22 at Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre. They are still performing in Shockheaded Peter at London’s Albany Theatre until this Sunday June 16.
Update 12.6.02
A second “hidden bit” has been found on the DVD. Go to the “promos” section, move down to Laid and then press the “left” button on the DVD to find out all about Adrian’s nocturnal habits. Click here for all the extras found to date.
There are also brief “track introductions” for God Only Knows, Out To Get You, Johnny Yen, Born Of Frustration and Sit Down. To access these go to the “Setlist” section and scroll down to each track. When you do, a series of dots should appear by the track, click “select” and the intro will play before the song.
The DVD is positioned at no7 in the HMV and MVC DVD charts and at no16 in the HMV video chart.
Click here for the feature on the DVD
Update 10.6.02
Tim Booth has cancelled today’s Radio 6 interview. They are presently trying to reschedule for later in the week.
Update 10.6.02
To find the “hidden bits” on the DVD, go to the “Songs” from the main menu, then onto setlist B (via “Next”), scroll down to the bottom and across right to “Main” menu and then left again to “Back” and a flower will appear. Click on “Select” (or the equivalent key on your DVD) and you get extra backstage footage about the band’s nicknames. Thanks to Deano for this information.
Update 10.6.02
Just a reminder that the UK release of the CD, video and DVD Getting Away With It Live is today. If you want to send me your review, please send it to oneofthethree@hotmail.com. Or check out the dedicated DVD section here. Scroll down this page to link to competitions to win copies.
The CD will be out in the US on Tuesday. As yet there is no word of a US (Region 1) release of the DVD.
Update 9.6.02
Following his performance to close the NXNE Music Festival in Toronto last night, Kulas has scheduled another show at Healey’s in Toronto for Wednesday 12th June. Kulas will also be interviewed by MuchMore music later this week.
Kulas has also written the soundtrack for a new UK movie called Jade Love. Samples will be available on the official Kulas site very soon.
Update 8.6.02
Tim Booth will be appearing next Monday between 4pm and 7pm UK time on Andrew Collins show on BBC Radio 6 which is available to listen to online. It’s unclear as present as to whether Tim will just be interviewed or whether there will be any musical content. I will attempt to get a transcription of the interview up here on Monday evening.
The website – www.timbooth.net – now appears to have been registered for a client, rather than giving an error message, which suggests that something may be in the pipeline soon.
Update 7.6.02
There are a number of competitions to win copies of the Getting Away With It Live DVD, follow these links
This Is Local London
Bucks Free Press
Harrow Times
Kulas has given an interview with the Toronto Star, one of Canada’s largest circulation daily newspapers. Click here to read it.
Update 4.6.02
Andy Diagram’s band The Spaceheads have just released their seventh album Low Pressure on Merge Records, a US-based label. The ten track album features 10 tracks – Low Pressure, On A Clear Day, The Lugano Affair, Astro Temple, Pressure Front, Fog, The Hut, Storm Force 8, Red Shift and Over The Moon. The album can be ordered for $13 plus postage from www.mergerecords.com where you can also buy the Angel Station album and Spaceheads t-shirts from the site.
The Merge Records site describes the album in the following press release : “LOW PRESSURE is the much anticipated new album from the UK’s one and only SPACEHEADS. On this their 7th LP, Andy Diagram (trumpet) and Richard Harrison (drums/percussion) take their unique sound to even greater sonic extremes. Based on live trumpet loops, drums, and assorted electronics, the Spaceheads reside in their own musical realm; not quite jazz, not quite electronica, and not quite rock, but deftly hovering somewhere between the three. Low Pressure hangs on lazy grooves and thick harmonized trumpet chords, sleazy deep beat bass and crushed-up metallic drumbeats. Spaceheads mix the raw emotional sound of breath with the banging of wood on skin, pushing both through the blips, crackle and distortion of pixelated electronic noise. Dig in.”
Andy is still performing with David Thomas and The Two Pale Boys in Shockheaded Peter at London’s Albany Theatre until June 16th. Performances are at 8pm om Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 6.30pm and 10pm on Thursday and there are matinee performances at 3pm on Saturday and 4pm on Sundays. Ticket prices range from £7.50 to £32.50. Tickets can be booked direct from the theatre on 0207 369 1730.
Update 3.6.02
The esteemed music paper, the NME has given the Getting Away With It Live cd 0/10. Click here to read the review. Unfortunately, I don’t have their circulation figures to hand to give you all a real laugh.
Update 1.6.02
The Greek website www.flash.gr has the whole of the Getting Away With It live cd available through streaming audio. Click here to go to the index page and scroll down to the tracklistings.
The album and the accompanying DVD are released in the UK on Monday June 10th, the album in the US on June 11th. Click here for more details on the DVD and here for the album.
Update 31.5.02
Confirmation of the article in the Portuguese magazine Blitz that Saul, Dave and Mark have formed a new band can be found in the (rough) translation of the article below :
After the end of a career spanning 20 years, the various elements of James are now working on different projects. Now living in Portugal, violinist Saul Davies spoke to Blitz about the last days of his old band and his new band, still in its infancy, with other ex-members of James.
The authors of Sometimes, James finished its activities in December last year with a concert at Wembley Arena, where Brian Eno, producer of many James albums, was present on stage. “He hadn’t been on stage with a band since 1979 Someone said “he dances like your Dad”. That was the end of James as an identifiable entity. There was very much good about the band, but also things that were wrong and that’s what motivated the end.”
That doesn’t exclude, admits Saul, some kind of future version of James. “Bassist Jim Glennie, who formed the group 20 years ago, decided to try and continue James in some form, but that doesn’t interest me.” Saul Davies joined James in 1989 and was part of the band that produced Gold Mother, the album that launched James internationally with Sit Down.
Still without a name, Saul’s new project includes Mark Hunter on keyboards and Dave Baynton-Power on drums. They’ve done half an album so far and plan to complete it soon for a late 2002 or early 2003 release. “I love what I’m doing, it’s going to be something completely different from James,” says Saul. “There are lots of points of contact, as I did co-produce the last two James albums with Eno. But there’s a different type of approach, it’s much more studio-based.” Is there any reference point? “It could be described as similar to the Beta Band. That sort of area”
The recordings so far have been made with Saul and Mark on vocals. Saul recognises that they need a singer for live performances. “We’ve asked people to come in and sing on one or more songs” Some of these people are Portuguese, reflecting Saul now living permanently in Porto. “Miguel Guedes of Blind Zero, has done some wonderful vocals on one song, in the style of Roy Orbison, it’s fantastic. Another one was Orlando Pona, vocalist with Feed. He did sing some songs but the styles didn’t really match. It’ll be people like that who will be singing at any future concerts in Portugal.”
To see the Portuguese version of the interview, click here
It seems clear from Saul’s comments that Jim will continue with James with a new line-up. Adrian’s comments to a fan in Brighton that he is “getting used to life outside the band” suggest he has left James as well. Rumours that have surfaced in Manchester suggest that he has been writing with Larry again and that Jim’s brothers David and Peter Glennie from Exit 52 will join the new line-up. This is, as I said, rumour but the news on Saul’s departure (and presumably Dave and Mark’s) mean this rumour may not be wide of the mark. The Exit 52 website appears to be out of action at present.
There is as present no official confirmation of any of this.
Update 28.5.02
I’ve been informed from a source in Portugal that Saul gave an interview to the Portuguese music paper Blitz this week in which he said James was “over” for him and that he had formed a new band with Dave and Mark and they had completed half an album for release late this or early next year. They’re still looking for a vocalist, although Saul and Mark had been sharing vocal duties. The music is apparently in the vein of the Beta Band.
Saul has produced the debut album by a Portuguese band called Ezpecial.
I’m trying to get a transcription and a translation of the interview to put up here to confirm this..
Update 27.5.02
Kulas is headlining the final night of the NXNE Festival at Toronto’s Rancho Relaxo on June 8th.
Update 8.5.02
The live album Getting Away With It Live has been confirmed for a June 11 release in the US through Sanctuary Records. The album is released in the UK the previous day.
Update 29.4.02
For a review of Kulas’ Saturday night gig at Clinton’s in Toronto, click here. Check out this interview with Kulas (and honorary mention for this site!)
Update 28.4.02
The live double CD Getting Away With It, due for release on June 10, will feature all of the tracks recorded at the Manchester Arena last December, including I Know What I’m Here For and Hymn From A Village which are absent from the DVD.
Kulas played a triumphant set at Toronto’s Clintons last night including an impromptu run through Sit Down – the full tracklisting was Glasgow Rain, Anyone Else, Beautiful Day Part Two, She’s All The Rage, The Only One, Sleep, Pavement, Thanks To Fast Eddie / Sit Down, Burning Down Hollywood, Beginning Of The End, Hallellujah (solo electric), Clever Mess (solo acoustic), Starland, Lust For Love
Update 26.4.02
Amazon.co.uk have listed for a June 10 release a double album entitled James – Getting Away With It on Sanctuary Records – cat no SANDD119. More details soon.
Update 23.4.02
Gavan Whelan has produced the 12-track debut album for the up-and-coming North West band Alive. The as-yet-untitled album is scheduled for a September 23 release on Effin’ Records.
Update 21.4.02
For more on Shockheaded Peter, click here for a Time Out preview
Update 19.4.02
Kulas has announced a solo acoustic show next Tuesday, March 23, as part of a Musicians Benefit for Musicians evening at Toronto’s Rivoli Club.
As part of David Thomas and the Two Pale Boys, Andy Diagram is providing musical backing to a play called Shockheaded Peter at the Albany Theatre in London. Performances are at 8pm om Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 6.30pm and 10pm on Thursday and there are matinee performances at 3pm on Saturday and 4pm on Sundays. Ticket prices range from £7.50 to £32.50. The play runs until June 15th and the tickets can be booked direct from the theatre on 0207 369 1730.
www.play.com have advertised the DVD Getting Away With It Live for £14.99 delivered to the UK, the cheapest price online to date. Beware though you may not get the DVD on the release date as they ship from Jersey and it takes 3-7 days from them getting stock in.
Update 14.4.02
The liner notes for the upcoming DVD have now been released – click here for the special section on the DVD
Update 4.4.02
James have unveiled the cover for the DVD and VHS – Getting Away With It Live- due for release on June 10th. The DVD features tracks recorded at last December’s Manchester Arena show, two documentaries – Individual Stories featuring the band’s stories of how they came into James and Single Piece featuring the band’s unique songwriting methods. It also includes the Laid, Say Something and She’s A Star promo videos and other surprises are promised.
One Of The Three has set up a special section devoted to the DVD – click here to view
Tim has co-written a track called Ghosts, with Jaime Catto of Faithless and Duncan Bridgeman for their 1 Giant Leap project – www.1giantleap.com – which aims to “capture and share with others, the unique fusion of sound, image and spoken word from some of the world’s most influential artists and musicians”
The track is performed by Eddie Reader, ex of Fairground Attraction. To listen to the track in Windows Media Player, click on this link.
The album entitled also features contributions from Michael Stipe, Robbie Williams, Grant Lee Buffalo, Baaba Maal, Michael Franti and many more artists from around the world. It was released in Europe in February and there will be an accompanying DVD in May. The album can be bought from the website. Tim also makes an appearance in the film.
Rumours still abound that Tim has distributed a demo cd that is very different to James to record companies in the hope of securing a deal. More as and when news is available.
Update 2.4.02
The forthcoming release of Getting Away With It… Live on June 10th will also see a VHS video release.
Jim Glennie has answered a series of questions on Tim’s departure, the history of James and what happens next for the band. Click here to go to the official site
Update 1.4.02
According to the DVD website www.r2-dvd.org, Warner Music will be releasing the long-awaited James live DVD on June 10th entitled “James Getting Away With It…. Live” The site contains the following press release:
“Warner Music Vision have announced “JAMES Getting Away with It… Live” for release on the 10th of June priced at £19.99.This is James’ homecoming gig recorded at the Manchester Arena on 7th December 2001 and marked not only frontman Tim Booth’s but also James’ last ever live performance ending a 19 year association and making it a must see event for fans. The disk features both a DD 5.1 sound track and a L-PCM stereo soundtrack. The picture uses various ratios. Extras will be:
Documentary – ‘Single Piece’ – (25 mins)
Individual Stories – (20 mins)
Laid, Say Something & She’s a Star Promo Videos – (10 mins)
Track Intros – (7 mins)
Hidden Bits – (9 mins)
The Track list is : Say Something, Waltzing Along, Sometimes, Laid, God Only Knows, Someone’s Got it in For Me, Vervaceous, Protect Me, Out To Get You – False Start, Johnny Yen, Getting Away with It, Tomorrow, Born of Frustration, Ring the Bells, Top of the World, Sound, Space, She’s A Star, Come Home, Sit Down”
More as it gets confirmed…..
Update 25.3.02
Tim Booth held his first Creativity Workshop based on the Five Rhythms system of movement at Manchester Metropolitan University last Saturday March 23. He also spoke with Manchester’s City Life magazine about the workshop – click here to see the interview
Update 22.3.02
Kulas has announced another Toronto date, this time at Clinton’s on April 27. He is also in talks about touring the UK at the end of June / beginning of July.
Update 21.3.02
Kulas played the last of his scheduled Toronto dates at the Horseshoe Tavern – click here for a review
Update 16.3.02
Kulas played a full band set at Toronto’s Rancho Relaxo last Thursday – click here for a review
Update 7.3.02
Kulas will also be playing at the Rancho Relaxo in Toronto on March 14th. Both this show and the Horseshoe show on the 19th will be full band sets.
Update 6.3.02
Kulas has announced another show at The Horseshoe in Toronto on March 19th as part of CFNY’s Dave Bookman’s New Music Night. Michael will be on stage at 10.35pm. Michael will be returning to the UK in April “to begin a new recording project.”
Update 17.2.02
Kulas played another small acoustic set at Toronto’s Rancho Relaxo last night – for a review click here
Update 16.2.02
Allen James will be appearing as Tim Booth performing Sit Down on Stars In Your Eyes on ITV in the UK tonight at 6.20pm. Better than Pop Idol anyday.
Update 7.2.02
Kulas played a short acoustic set at Toronto’s Kathedral last night previewing some new songs from his forthcoming third LP as well as tracks from Mosquito and Another Small Machine and a cover of Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah – click here for a review
Update 3.2.02
Michael Kulas has added another Toronto date to his touring schedule at the Rancho Relaxo on February 16th. For full tour dates, click here or visit Kulasonline
Andy Diagram’s band The Spaceheads have just completed recording sessions for their new album, entitled Low Pressure, scheduled at present for an April release. They have also announced a series of tour dates in France – click here or visit the official Spaceheads site
Update 30.1.02
More on the Alive single, Gavan also plays drums on one of the tracks on the single called Do You Love Me. Gavan has also recently signed a new publishing deal. Details soon on how to get hold of the single.
The Warner Brothers compilation of early James material is now scheduled for a September release but as before, this date is probably subject to change.
Update 29.1.02
Gavan Whelan, James drummer up to 1988, has produced the new single by Alive, due for release very soon. More details about the single as I get them. Or visit Alive’s website at www.alive.org.uk
Update 27.1.02
Bandmad, the band’s official merchandisers, are now selling James mugs and programmes as sold on last month’s tour. Mugs are priced at £5 and the programmes at £8. Other t-shirts from the tour have also been added.
Andy Diagram will be playing with David Thomas and the Two Pale Boys (picture left) at three UK dates in February
8th York Fibbers, 9th London – Barnet Arts Centre, 28th London – Hackney Ocean
More details can be found at http://www.projex.demon.co.uk/calendar.html
Update 19.1.02
Ex-James guitarist and backing vocalist Michael Kulas has announced some additional dates in Canada. These are as follows :
24.01 The Rivoli, Toronto, Ontario (Jeff Buckley tribute)
06.02 The Kathedral, Toronto
19.02 The Gordon Best Theater, Peterborough, Ontario
21.02 The Rivoli, Toronto, Ontario
24.02 Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, Ontario
Check out Kulasonline for more information.
Update 9.1.02
Merchandise from the recent James tour is now available on the internet at Bandmad
Michael Kulas is playing his first solo show for almost five years at Toronto’s on January 24th as part of a Tim Buckley tribute evening. He will also be playing the same venue on February 21st. More dates and radio promotion to support the Canadian release of his Another Small Machine album are presently under discussion and will be announced when confirmed. Check out Kulasonline for more information.
The Rivoli Club is a 150 capacity venue at 332-334 Queen St West. The telephone number for the venue is +1 416 596 1908.
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