22/05/2004
- There's some nice reviews and photo's from some
of Phil Bates gigs with 'The Electric Light Band' over in Germany
recently at www.home-of-rock.de ,
www.uwes-kleine-welt.de and
www.First-Movement.de .
22/05/2004
- Just released here in the U.K. is much
under-rated 60's group The Ugly's with 'The Quiet Explosion - Best of The
Ugly's'. During the bands existence, both Richard Tandy and Dave
Morgan performed with the group. Released by Castle / Sanctuary CMQCD919 it
is a great addition to any Move / ELO fans collection.
22/05/2004
- Out now in Europe on the
BR Music label are 4 dvd's in the
'Remember...' series. 'Remember the 60's Volume 4' features The Move -
'Beautiful Daughter' from the Colour Me Pop live session. Also fetured is a
great promo clip of The Fortunes with 'Fire Brigade'. 'Remember the 70's
Volume 4' features a very rare clip of Electric Light Orchestra with 'Can't
Get It Out Of My Head' and was broadcast on 14th February 1975 on 'Top Pop'.
I personally have never seen this clip
before and I have put some screen shots on a separate page -
CLICK HERE .
22/05/2004
- Another version of the ELO Part 2 Live in
Australia 1995 ('Access All Areas') dvd has just been released here in the U.K.
by Black Hill - once again very little thought has gone into this release as the
picture on the front is the first ELO Part 2 line-up and not the one featured in
the live concert with Phil Bates !!
22/05/2004
- The Move will be featured on 'Top Of The
Pops 2' on Wednesday 26th May at 7pm here in the U.K.
22/05/2004
- The Orchestra have just announced some new
gigs in the USA in July & August plus one in Spain in July. Check out the
official website for full details at
www.theorchestra.net .
18/04/2004
- Two more images courtesy of
www.signonsandiego.com from the Rock
& Roll Hall Of Fame....
18/04/2004
- Below are some great thumbnails courtesy of
www.wireimage.com of Jeff Lynne, Tom
Petty, Dhani & Olivia Harrison at the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame pre-show
photocall. Photos (c) Frank Micelotta / Getty Images.
18/04/2004
- There's some great photos of Jeff Lynne at
the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at
www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/hall_of_fame_2004/series.jhtml .
18/04/2004
- Some news kindly provided by Martin Kinch - "Mike
De Albuquerque is about to go into the studio with his ex Violinski partner
John Marcangelo to record some tracks for a new album. It will be recorded at
'Maison Publique' a studio owned by one of Mike's sons ( Mike Jnr ) and at least
one of the tracks will feature the violin of the one and only Wilf Gibson".
More details at
http://martinkinch.members.beeb.net/mike1.html .
Martin also has a great
recent interview with Wilf Gibson available to read at
http://martinkinch.members.beeb.net/wilf.html .
18/04/2004
- Darren Hayes (of Savage Garden) has
recorded a cover version of 'Strange Magic' which features in the film
and on the movie soundtrack 'Ella Enchanted'.
18/04/2004
- Parthenon Huxley has a new cd out called 'Live
In Your Parlour'. This superb 14 track collection of songs from Hux's back
catalogue are selected cuts from an acoustic gig performed in Los Angeles a few
months ago. Of special interest to Orchestra fans his Hux's excellent
rendition of 'Over London Skies'. Full details of the cd and pricing can
be found at Hux's official website -
www.parthenonhuxley.com .
18/04/2004
- There's a great feature and picture of the Bev
Bevan Band at The Move Online
Website. Full track list from the bands' opening gig at The Jam House on April
1st - Green Onions / Steamy Windows / I Hear You Knocking / Roll The Dice /
Lucille / How Long / Never Can Tell / Flowers in the Rain / I Can Hear the Grass
Grow / Medley: Train & That's Alright Mama / Aint No Sunshine / Back in the USSR
/ Memphis Tennessee / Need Your Love So Bad / Runaway / Black Friday / Keep On
Runnin' / Get Over It / Encores:- Blackberry Way / Gimme Some Lovin'
06/03/2004
- Some great photo's by
Pete Wiley of the Trevor Burton
Band in action at The Actress & Bishop in Birmingham on 23rd February 2004
just added to the Concert Photos page.
06/03/2004
- The Concert For George (cinema version) is
currently being shown on PBS channels in the USA.
06/03/2004
- The Trevor Burton Band have a great new
studio cd out now called 'Hit & Run'. Currently only available at the
bands live gigs this 13 track set features the bands' renditions of classic
blues tracks plus some original Trevor Burton compositions like the title track
and 'Down, Down, Down'. Full track listing - Ain't Goin Down / Rock This Place /
Dear Mr Fantasy / Further On Up The Road / Can't Resist It / Angel Eyes / Down
Down Down / No Time / Feelin' Alright / Does Your Momma Like To Reggae / Hog For
You Baby / Somethin' Else / Hit And Run. Also available at the bands gigs is
Maz Mitrenko's solo cd called 'Hold On To The Blues'. All 12 tracks
on this cd are original compositions by Maz and really are very good.
06/03/2004
- More cd's from Manfred's MS Series just added.
Website Links updated.
28/02/2004
- Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne will be inducting
the late George Harrison into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on March 15th. The
event will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York and will be recorded
for a VH1 special that will premiere on the music channel on March 21st.
28/02/2004
- The ELO classic song 'Mr Blue Sky' appears
in the upcoming film 'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind' which stars Jim
Carrey. Check out the official website at
www.eternalsunshine.com and
download the excellent movie trailer which features the song.
28/02/2004
- Ian Bullock has a great review of Magic's 'A Kind
of ELO' tribute show in Norwich on 14th February at
http://columnists.edp24.co.uk/bullock.aspx .
28/02/2004
- Lots of great up to date news snippets about Jeff
Lynne can be found at
http://music.surfwax.com/files/Jeff_Lynne.html .
28/02/2004
- Taken from
www.thisisyork.co.uk/york/whatson on 30/1/2004.......................
"Just A Quickie With..."
by Charles Hutchinson
Roger Brown, front man of Magic, the Doncaster tribute band whose
new concert show, A Kind Of ELO, visits the Grand Opera House, York.
After your long reign as the king of Queen acts, what made you choose the
Electric Light Orchestra for your latest tribute?
"Before we embarked on the Queen tours, our stage show consisted of some ELO
numbers. We liked their music because it was full of complex harmonies which
suited our style. So when it was suggested we expand this repertoire into a
full-blown show we jumped at the chance."
Are ELO under-rated, or the Oasis of the Seventies or just a Brummie poor man's
Beatles?
"ELO, and in particular Jeff Lynne, their prolific song writer and producer, are
vastly under rated. They leave bands like Oasis standing and are definitely not
a poor man's Beatles. They can hold their own with all the greats."
ELO stands for Electric Light Orchestra, but just as there were five of you
paying tribute to the four-man Queen, this time Magic's line-up is a string
section short of an orchestra. How will you go about creating that orchestral
sound?
"Quite simply with the extraordinary talents of Dave Chapman, who has to be seen
to be believed. He's a marvel on the keyboards."
Dave Chapman is the new recruit to your line-up. Who is he, where did you find
him and what will he bring to Magic?
"Dave is a very accomplished keyboard session player who we have known for some
time and when the opportunity came along with this ELO tribute, his name was
first on the list. He's also a big ELO fan."
With your Queen concert performance, you stressed the sound was more important
than the vision, and presumably that will be the case again with ELO?
"As with the Queen show, we place great emphasis on the sound both in quality
and performance. We have spent a great deal of time trying to perfect the
performance so we won't disappoint ELO fans. We will also have a terrific light
show and projection facilities with ELO images projected behind the band."
Will a show such as yours help to bring about a critical reappraisal of ELO?
"An ELO renaissance is long overdue. The quality of the music speaks for itself
and we can only hope that our contribution will hasten the second coming.
Incidentally, Jeff Lynne has released solo albums with the ELO tag which, as you
would expect, are full of that rich ELO sound coupled with superb melodies.
Check them out!"
What is your favourite ELO track and why?
"There are so many so it's a tough question, but if I'm pushed I suppose it's
Twilight [chart place, number 30, 1981]. It just does it for me."
After ELO and Queen, who could be next up for a tribute wave of the Magic wand?
"Isn't that enough! We've tried The Beach Boys but I think there isn't public
interest in them at this time. Perhaps they will see a renaissance, but I don't
know. We will have to wait and see; it might come out of the blue (no ELO pun
intended)."
Magic, A Kind Of ELO, Grand Opera House, York, Sunday (25th) at 7.30pm. Tickets:
£14, £12; ring 0870 606 3595. Magic will return on June 3 on The Celebration
Tour of A Kind Of Queen.
15/02/2004
- The third release in EMI's 'First Light' series,
ELO - 'Early Years', will hit the shops on March 1st. Tracks on the cd are - Roll Over Beethoven (7" Single
version) / Look At Me Now / Auntie (Ma-Ma-Ma Belle Take 2) / First
Movement (Jumping Biz) (Discreet Quad mixdown) / From The Sun To The
World (Boogie No.1) (Quad SQ mix) / Mr. Radio (Quad SQ mix) /
Manhattan Rumble (Discreet Quad mixdown) / Showdown (Alternate early
mix) / Mama (2001 edit) / In Old England Town (Boogie No.2) Take 1
(Quad SQ mix) / Whisper In The Night (Discreet Quad mixdown) / In The
Hall Of The Mountain King (BBC Live In Concert) / 10538 Overture
(Quad mix). More details on this exciting new release can be found at the
Official ELO Website - www.ftmusic.com .
15/02/2004
- Young Spanish band La Casa Azul have just released a new cd which
features a track called 'The Secret Of Jeff Lynne'. More details about the band
can be found at www.elefant.com and
www.inicia.es/de/elcactus/noticias.html .Thanks to Jorge and
ELO Zoom for this information.
15/02/2004
- The Bev Bevan Band will make their live debut at The Jam House in
Birmingham on April 1st. The band features ex-ELO Part 2 members Phil Bates and
Neil Lockwood plus Phil Tree who was a member of the Roy Wood Big Band. Ticket
details have not yet been released but further info is available from the venue
- telephone number is 0121 200 3030 or from the website
www.thejamhouse.com . The band will
perform at the venue once a month for the foreseeable future.
15/02/2004
- More cd's from Manfred's MS Series just added.
01/01/2004
- Just updated the site with details of Manfred Sapich's excellent personal
collection of cd's - the MS Series.
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