Chalkhills Digest Volume 14, Issue 33
Date: Sunday, 7 December 2008
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 14, Number 33
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Topics:
XTC on The Onion A/V CLub
Everything Will Be Alright recorded for charity single
Colin discusses "Making Plans for Nigel" at MySpace
Nokia adverts
Upcoming Dave Gregory gig
XTC All You Pretty Girls cover
Colin Moulding to do interview
"Millions" is the MySpace song of the week
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:39:26 +0100 From: don device <device@noos.fr> Subject: XTC on The Onion A/V CLub Message-ID: <33F94EBC-1CA2-4AB4-BC8B-780C8568B466@noos.fr> Chalkall, There's a review of XTC's career on The ONion AV/Club's excellent feature 'POPLESS' where head critic Noel Murray has been going without listening to any new music for a year in order to eliminate some of the discs, etc that he has accumulated in 10 (+?) years of reviewing... He's always a good read, and his take on XTC is flattering, frustrating and not uncritical. Give it a read: http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/popless_week_46_confession_of best, d2
------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:44:13 -0000 From: "Chris Lawrenson" <chris@codacomms.co.uk> Subject: Everything Will Be Alright recorded for charity single Message-ID: <DBE6353513DC4488875FD5C77B92CC35@Chris> My name's Chris Lawrenson - was browsing through YouTube and I noiced that The Redway school - a school for children with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties in Milton Keynes - has recorded a version of Everything Will Be Alright to raise money from the sale of the CD to raise funds for thei new MiLE sensory room and hydrotherapy pool. Andy has given his thumbs up to the project. Is it something for the newspage? The link is at http://www.theredway.net/pages/news/recent_news.php?id=157 Keep up the good work, XTC news is few and far between but I've been a Chalkhills visitor for ten years now, so thank you! All the best, CHRIS Chris Lawrenson PR Consultant
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:07:29 -0800 (PST) From: Todd Bernhardt <beat_town@yahoo.com> Subject: Colin discusses "Making Plans for Nigel" at MySpace Message-ID: <600387.2663.qm@web32006.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi: Over at the XTCfans MySpace site (http://www.myspace.com/xtcfans), the song of the week is "Making Plans for Nigel." Yeah, Andy has talked before about this song (http://snipurl.com/6l4th), but this time Colin reveals all. If you want to know how Colin thinks it shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to write a song, or why he worried about "Nigel" being a single, check out the XTCfans blog site at http://blog.myspace.com/xtcfans. We're only making plans for Nigel Nigel's whole future is as good as sealed... -Todd
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:33:56 +0000 (GMT) From: STEPHEN JACKSON <planet_skaro@btinternet.com> Subject: Nokia adverts Message-ID: <624743.450.qm@web86407.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Those in the UK may have seen the Nokia magazine and billboard adverts for their music download service. They have taken the titles of songs (and their respective artists) to make a sentence about how good their service is (it's hard to explain!) Anyway, at the station this morning I was greeted by two humungous billboard posters with the words "Millions" by XTC on them. It's made my day. (Not least as the song above it was "Download" by the equally fantastic Super Furry Animals...) I'm easily pleased. I might buy a Nokia phone! Steve
------------------------------ Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:36:52 +0000 From: Jefferson Ogata <ogata@antibozo.net> Subject: Upcoming Dave Gregory gig Message-ID: <49378894.4000800@antibozo.net> </lurk> Dave Gregory will be joining the Hi-Fidels for a benefit gig at The Vic bar in Victoria Rd., Swindon on 2008-12-11 (next Thursday). Slightly more info at http://www.guitargonauts.info/ Wish I could go! :^) <lurk> -- Jefferson Ogata : Internetworker, Antibozo <ogata@antibozo.net> http://www.antibozo.net/ogata/
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:49:31 +0000 From: Jim Moray <jim@jimmoray.co.uk> Subject: XTC All You Pretty Girls cover Message-ID: <492A86BB.2040100@jimmoray.co.uk> I just wanted to let you know for the Chalkhills that 'All You Pretty Girls', (via my cover of the song that you mentioned in July) has been nominated for "Best Original Song' at the BBC Radio2 Folk Awards. It happens on February the 2nd in London and will be broadcast on Radio2 on Weds the 4th. We've been asked to play the song at the ceremony too, and I've heard that Andy has accepted the invitation and will be there at the event, which all makes me very nervous but is still pretty amazing. There's details about the awards and the nomination here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/event/folkawards2009/ . Thanks a lot. Jim Moray
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:01:35 -0600 (GMT-06:00) From: Rundgren Radio <rundgrenradio@earthlink.net> Subject: Colin Moulding to do interview Message-ID: <27898282.1228071695815.JavaMail.root@elwamui-royal.atl.sa.earthlink.net> You might remember the Andy Partridge and Dave Gregory interviews on Rundgren Radio? Well, you may find this hard to believe but ... COLIN MOULDING WILL BE ON A RUNDGREN RADIO SHOW!!!!!!!!!!! December 7th, 2008 at 2pm ET. Just like before with Andy and Dave, listeners are welcome to call in and ask questions! www.RundgrenRadio.com Archives: Andy Partridge http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt/2008/02/17/Rundgren-Radio Dave Gregory http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt/2008/03/09/rundgren-radio Anything you can do to help spread the word to XTC fans would be greatly appreciated! Doug -- http://www.RundgrenRadio.com http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt/2008/02/17/Rundgren-Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt/2008/03/09/rundgren-radio
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 18:20:48 -0800 (PST) From: Todd Bernhardt <beat_town@yahoo.com> Subject: "Millions" is the MySpace song of the week Message-ID: <582853.56622.qm@web32007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi: Over at the XTCfans MySpace site (http://www.myspace.com/xtcfans), the song of the week is "Millions." If you want to know how Andy was "obsessed with this fantasy idea of China," or how they were able to bend finger cymbals in the studio, check out the XTCfans blog site at http://blog.myspace.com/xtcfans. We felt the air from your hands all clapping time In time, I'm sure your time is not so far away... -Todd
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