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WCOM on XTC
June 27, 2009: Famous Jonny Mambo has a radio show called “Mojo Ballroom” on WCOM FM, Carrboro, North Carolina.
It will be an all XTC/Andy Partridge show this Tuesday, June 30, 2009,
from 10pm to midnight. WCOM is an all-volunteer, non-profit,
community-oriented radio station and a labor of love. The show should appeal
to both hardcore and new XTC fans.
Terry and the Lovemen June 24, 2009: Zak Schaffer has a Los Angeles-based XTC tribute band called Terry and the
Lovemen. They will be performing Black Sea start to finish at the
Bootleg Theater
(2220 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, 213.389.3856) on July 3, 2009.
XTC 20th anniversary Music and Friends Convention
June 11, 2009: Paul Wilde writes, “I'm now looking at an XTC 20th Anniversary Music
and Friends Convention early 2010, venue TBC, in Manchester, UK. I have
the archive material and now looking for a suitable venue. I'm looking at
making it a special event worthy of the group and fellow fans. I feel well
equipped to stage the event having the experience of organising the original
set between 89 - 93. As content I have down to include archive XTC interviews,
a live recording of XTC from Andy's shed plus all the rare music videos! ALSO
'live music' and an XTC DISCO through to the early hours! ALL THIS PLUS a
celebration of Ape House! Anyone interested please contact me at: wildecartoons
at btinternet dot com”
Reissued Dukes as XTC
May 9, 2009: The Dukes of Stratosphear have revealed their unsavory pasts as
erstwhile members of one hit wonder proto-punk band XTC. Seeking absolution
for their sins they have gone back and remastered both 25 O'Clock
and Psonic
Psunspot from the original analogue tapes. Both albums are now
available on CD, packaged in high-quality digibook sleeve with lyrics, photos
and liner notes. And, lest we forget, the CDs also include many bonus tracks
and demos. Get yours today!
Absolute Iain and Andy
April 29, 2009: Big XTC fan Iain Lee, from UK's Absolute Radio, has
announced he will be interviewing Andy Partridge at some point this
week, and the result should be broadcast on his national radio show, The Sunday Night Show With Iain Lee, Sunday 3rd May 2009,
beginning 10.00 p.m. Listen on 105.8 FM in the UK or online internationally.
(Thanks to Adrian Warren.)
Radio Bandcouver Working Overtime
April 2, 2009: XTC - "Senses Working Overtime" A Celebration in Two Parts. Mark Bignell
would like you to know that he is “. . . producing two
90-minute XTC radio specials. They're on April 23 & 30, 2009,
10:30-Midnight UK time on Co-op Radio 102.7 FM from Vancouver, BC, Canada. A
commercial free, corporate free, listener-sponsored radio station. Audience
participation is greatly encouraged as there will only be room for about 30
tunes from their long and illustrious career. You can send your requests to:
mark at bandcouver dot com
The show can be heard live and as a podcast at www.myspace.com/bandcouver”
AP on the BBC
March 26, 2009: Jamie Crampton turned us on to the fact that “Mr P will be on the Radcliffe & Maconie show on BBC Radio 2 Monday
6th April between 8 & 10 PM, not sure what he'll be doing/plugging but no
doubt will be enlightening.”
Tributosaurus becomes XTC -- again!
February 21, 2009: Jerry Kaelin wrote in to point out that Tributosaurus becomes XTC again on Saturday, April
11th, 2009, at 7:30pm, at Park West, 322 West Armitage, Chicago. Guests this time
include Steve Frisbie (Frisbie), David Blamires (Pat Metheny Group), Jeff
Freling (Jeff Freling and the Rock Squad, Blue Man Group) and noted XTC fan and
Chalkhills friend Dag Juhlin (Poi Dog Pondering). According to the
Tributosaurus web site, they've decided to do an XTC show every year as a part
of their “Signature Series”!
Reissued Reissues
January 23, 2009: Benjamin Lukoff wrote to point out that the recent issue of Mojo
mentioned expanded two-disc reissues of English Settlement,
Skylarking, Oranges and Lemons, 25 O'Clock, Psonic
Psunspot, and more, will be released during 2009. Colin Moulding, in his
Rundgren Radio interview, also mentioned that some additional recording
has been done and some previously unfinished and unreleased tracks may also see
the light of day as part of this round of reissues. Let's hope they don't
bungle the mastering again.
The Mysterious XTC?
January 2, 2009: A.J. Hartley writes to let us know that his new mystery/thriller novel What
Time Devours will be published next week. He says, “it is
dotted with XTC references which have both plot and thematic function.”
Sounds like a must-read.
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Other News
July 1
“XTC Oranges & Lemons...20 Years Old!” Bill Wikstrom wrote a whole article on the phenomenon.
June 28
Ab Stammeshaus found an old cassette tape containing the Dutch radio broadcast of the XTC concert at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. He ripped it and removed some hiss and has made it available for download. Is there a higher quality download available elsewhere? If not, this one's for you.
June 15
Here are “Fricke's Picks: The Dukes of Acid” in Rolling Stone.
June 14
On day 37 of the very Merry Month of May, The Vinyl Villain had this to say, “I remember the first time I ever saw XTC . . .”
¶ The xtcfans song of the week is “Train Running Low on Soul Coal”.
June 12
Augie Krater has provided this very nice scan of the original 25 O'Clock front cover.
June 11
Jamie Lowe let us knowe about The Popdose Interview: Andy Partridge.
June 9
Per Aronsson sent in these pics of a promotional Wasp Star baseball cap: front and back.
¶ Augie Krater has completed his final exams, so now he's back at work scanning and tweezing. Here are the labels of the Limelight c/w Day In Day Out/Chain of Command single.
June 8
The Dukes of Stratosphear reissues reviewed: Talk About Pop Music.
June 5
Platomania reviews Psonic Psunspot and 25 O'Clock.
May 31
The XTCfans song of the week is “Outside World”.
May 30
“Andy Partridge hails the Dukes, buries XTC, chides Robyn Hitchcock and considers himself done” in an interview with Pop Machine's Mark Caro in the Chicago Tribune.
¶ Oranges & Lemons reviewed: 3 Minutes, 49 Seconds.
May 24
Augie Krater rescanned and cleaned up various pictures from the Coat of Many Cupboards book, including the band circa 1980, Barry Andrews circa 1978, and three live pictures circa 1978 ( a, b, c).
May 18
Augie Krater scanned and cleaned up the cover of Wasp Star and the CD from the US I'm The Man Who Murdered Love single.
May 16
Augie Krater scanned and cleaned up the front and back of the Senses Working Overtime 12-incher and re-did the Skylarking illustration.
¶ The Psonic Psunspot and 25 O'Clock reissues reviewed: Atlas and The Anchor · The Pulmyears Music Blog · Blurt · Treble · Outsideleft · CityBeat · File Under.
May 14
Augie Krater has contributed a scan of the J-card cover of the Mexican English Settlement cassette.
May 11
Bill Wikstrom noticed that Eugene Merinov Photography posted some photos of XTC playing CBGB in 1979.
May 10
Part of an ongoing series of interviews by Todd Bernhardt with Colin Moulding about the songs they feature on MySpace. This week's song, "Life Begins at the Hop," was released first as a single in the UK and included as the first track on the American release of 1979's Drums and Wires.
May 7
25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot reissues reviewed: The Fire Note.
May 6
Augie Krater has been keeping himself busy on these rainy days. He has contributed high-quality images of the covers of the UK Nonsuch CD and the Go 2 LP.
May 5
25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot reissues reviewed: AllGigs · The Big Takeover · Synthesis (thanks to Per Aronsson).
May 4
August Krater scanned and enhanced yet another XTC pic. This time it's the band photo from the liner notes of White Music.
May 1
Rob DeChaine sent in his work-up of Andy Partridge's unreleased classic “Pearl”.
¶ August (his name, not the adjective) Krater recently furnished a few more scans: the front cover of the US Nonsvch CD, and two live pictures from the original Black Sea CD: one (1) and two (2).
April 27
This week, “It's Nearly Africa”, all you XTC fans!
April 25
Ab Stammeshaus recently dug up the slides he shot at the 1980 Paradiso Amsterdam concert.
¶ August Augie recently finished two more scans: the front and back covers of the 3D EP.
April 24
Per Aronsson notes that the reviews of the Dukes reissues are pouring in: BBC · Prefix · Treble.
¶ Also, read this and weep: “The Dukes Of Stratosphear explore the psychedelic universe”.
¶ Psonic Psunspot reviewed: BlogCritics.
¶ 25 O'Clock reviewed: BlogCritics.
April 23
Augie Krater spends his free time “scanning and digitally perfecting cover artwork” which often takes many hours. Examples of his work include these lovely images: the cover of the Drums and Wires LP, the front and back covers of the Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down single, and the front and back covers of the Japanese White Music CD, as well as part of the lyrics insert from the Japanese English Settlement CD.
April 17
Egidio Sabbadini sent in the covers of the new promotional CDs of 25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot.
April 14
Robert Harrison contributed tablature and chords for “Where Did The Ordinary People Go?”
¶ Daniel Garrett sat down with Andy Partridge and the resulting interview is available from BBC Wiltshire.
April 13
The XTC fans song of the week is “25 O'Clock”. Time!
April 2
25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot reviewed: Pitchfork.
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