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26th July 2005
A new section, Chronology: 1984-96, has been added to TITD.
16th July 2005
Bohumil Vana, formed early in 2004, have released their 'with / without' e.p., the first offering from the band. The second track on the e.p., 'Pennie Smith' ('a homage to the best rock 'n' roll photographer ever') is available for download below.
Recorded and mixed at Openattic, the e.p. is currently available at Reveal Records, Derby, through the band's website and at their gigs. The songs on the e.p. are:
1. Exile
2. Pennie Smith. Click here to download this track.
3. I'll Be Around
4. Clean Place (tidy my mind)
Bohumil Vana are:
Andy Richarson - guitar and vocals
Isobel Clarke - bass and vocals
Adam Campbell - acoustic guitar
Matt Paton - drums and percussion
Rob Tucker - hand drum and percussion
The band play Manchester's The Great Northern on 29th July in an NME battle of the bands. Entry is free and the band are on at 6.30p.m. They also play The Golden Fleece, Mansfield Road on 12th August (free entry).
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Ian Brown will be playing the following dates in support of his forthcoming Greatest Hits package (entitled 'The Greatest'), due for release on 5th September:
Thursday 17th November - Doncaster Dome
Friday 18th November - Glasgow Academy
Monday 21st November - Newcastle Academy
Tuesday 22nd November - Birmingham Academy
Friday 25th November - Cardiff University
Saturday 26th November - Brixton Academy
Tuesday 29th November - Poole Lighthouse
Wednesday 30th November - Portsmouth Guildhall
Thursday 1st December - Norwich UEA
Saturday 3rd December - MEN Arena, Manchester
Monday 5th December - Ambassador Theatre, Dublin
Tuesday 6th December - Ambassador Theatre, Dublin
Wednesday 7th December - Ambassador Theatre, Dublin
Friday 9th December - The Ulster Hall, Belfast
2nd May 2005
Inder 'Mr Goldfinger' will be playing 'The Village' in Dublin on Thursday 12th May, the night before Ian Brown plays Trinity Ball.
7th April 2005
Andy Watts plays the Marquee Club on Thursday 28th April. 1 Leicester Square WC2 (next to the Empire). He will be onstage at 8pm. Prior to this, Andy will be performing at the Shakespearean Globe, the Bedford Arms (http://www.thebedford.co.uk) in Balham on Thursday 14th April. The music starts at 8.30pm, with several bands throughout the evening. No stage time is set as it is likely they will rotate who plays as the evening progresses. Entry is free.
Address:
The Bedford
77 Bedford Hill
Balham
London
SW12 9HD
Tel: 0208 682 8940
Nearest tube is Balham on the Northern Line. Click the link below for a map of the area:
http://www.thebedford.co.uk/findus.htm
21st January 2005
Andy Watts will be playing a benefit show in aid of Oxfam on Wednesday 23rd February at the Marquee Club in Leicester Square. Onstage 8.30pm - entrance next door to the Empire.
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After two sell out support shows at the Shepherds Bush Empire and Manchester Academy 3, Andy Watts will be performing at the following venues:
Wednesday 26 January
Onstage 9.15pm
Approx. £5 door
The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, London SE15 3BE
Tel: 020 7732 0222
Travel: Rail: Nunhead
Saturday 29 January
Show starts 8pm
Deptford Indian Ocean tsunami appeal
The Albany Theatre, Douglas Way, Deptford, London SE8
Online booking http://www.thealbany.org.uk
Tuesday 1 February
Onstage 8.30pm.
The Marquee Club, 1 Leicester Square WC2 (next door to Sound, Wardour Street)
Tsunami benefit concert. Donations at the door.
The above shot, from Andy's Shepherds Bush Empire performance (11 November 2004), is from http://www.mozer.co.uk.
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Aziz Ibrahim's tour dates for 2005 can be viewed here.
For Ian Brown's tour dates and up-to-date news, visit his Official site at http://www.ian-brown.co.uk/.
28th October 2004
Andy Watts (solo) is playing at the following venues in November:
Mon 1st November - The 12 Bar Club, Denmark Street, London WC2 (t:020 7209 2160 onstage 10.30pm £5)
Wed 3rd Nov - The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road SE15 (t:020 7732 0222 onstage 9.15pm £5)
Sat 6th Nov - The 12 Bar Club, Denmark Street, London WC2 (t:020 7209 2160 onstage 8.30pm £5)
Andy will also be supporting the John Butler Trio at two shows in November (tickets available from http://www.gigsandtours.com / http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk):
Wed 10th November - The Academy 3, Manchester
Thu 11th November - Shepherds Bush Empire, London
24th September 2004
Hugh Calder, Ian Brown's tour manager, is running the following auctions on ebay, with money going to an important cause:
2X SIGNED CD AND 2X GUEST LIST FOR LEEDS 13/10/04
2X SIGNED CD AND 2X GUEST LIST FOR GLASGOW 14/10/04
2X SIGNED CD AND 2X GUEST LIST FOR GLASGOW 15/10/04
2X SIGNED CD AND 2X GUEST LIST FOR MANCHESTER 18/10/04
2X SIGNED CD AND 2X GUEST LIST FOR MANCHESTER 19/10/04
2X SIGNED CD AND 2X GUEST LIST FOR BRIXTON 21/10/04
2X SIGNED CD AND 2X GUEST LIST FOR BRIXTON 22/10/04
5th September 2004
Additions have been made by Steve Davidson to the Guitar section of the site. In addition to updates to the Pedals page, there are new live settings pages:
I Am The Resurrection
I Wanna Be Adored
Made Of Stone
Sally Cinnamon
She Bangs The Drums
Standing Here
Waterfall
Where Angels Play
1st September 2004
Photographer Ian Tilton will soon be making available for purchase 30 recently printed photographs of Manchester's Hacienda. Click here to view a press release containing 3 sample photos.
FAC 51 THE HACIENDA
PHOTOGRAPHY BY IAN TILTON
To be released to the public for the first time ever as a set of affordable unlimited and limited edition prints.
Release date Monday September 13th 2004
30 recently printed photographs of Manchester's Hacienda. Interior and exterior shots from 1987 and 1990.
These unique photographs capture the energy of a legendary nightclub at its peak; sweat, beats, hooded tops and arms waving in the air. They also capture the beauty and colour of Ben Kelly's world famous design: Fac 51, The Hacienda.
These photographs are now being released for the first time as a run of unlimited 8 x 10 inch prints and a run of limited edition prints at 16 x 20 inches (limited to an edition of 60). All prints come signed and numbered by Ian Tilton. Prints of any image can be ordered at any size up to A1 by special customer request. They can all be viewed and bought at www.iantilton.com
Ian Tilton is famous for his now world-acclaimed photo of Kurt Cobain's tearful release of energy backstage in Seattle 1990 and for his image-defining work with The Stone Roses. Tilton's pictures ooze atmosphere, warmth, honesty, beauty and the visceral power of great Rock 'n' Roll. A youthful Stone Roses as featured on their debut album cover, Morrissey's shirt being torn to shreds, chosen by Moz to be the gatefold image on The Smiths album 'Rank' are just two of Tilton's commissions that are loved by fans and bands alike.
For more information please contact Damian Morgan on 07887878887
Or email info@brave-uk.co.uk
For use of images in press articles and for interviews please contact Ian Tilton on 07779291343
Or email ian.tilton@btinternet.com
24th August 2004
Ian Brown will be going on a UK tour in October. After a warm up gig at Leeds University on October 13th, he will play the following venues:
Glasgow Academy (October 14 & 15)
Manchester Apollo (18 & 19)
London Brixton Academy (21 & 22)
Keep checking the Ian Brown site for all the official news.
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Fresh from his 'Most Promising Act of 2004' victory on The Soup, Rob Smith wil be supporting The Complete Stone Roses for a couple of Irish dates in September (9th - Limelight, Belfast and 11th - Olympia, Dublin). See his tour dates page for details.
27th July 2004
Ian Brown stunned fans at the weekend by performing sets at Dublin and Esher composed almost entirely of Roses songs. His band included the guitarist and bassist of Stone Roses tribute band Fools Gold for the Roses material. The reactions from fans has been overwhelmingly positive.
The setlists for the two events were as follows:
Dublin (23 / 07 / 04) * Click here for photos, courtesy of Giles Newbury and Dermot Reilly *
I Wanna Be Adored
Sally Cinnamon
Waterfall
Mersey Paradise
Made Of Stone
She Bangs The Drums
Where Angels Play
Elizabeth My Dear
I Am The Resurrection
Fools Gold
My Star
Dolphins Were Monkeys
F. E. A. R.
(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister
Esher (25 / 07 / 04) * Click here for photos, courtesy of Sharron Gibson *
I Wanna Be Adored
Sally Cinnamon
(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister
Waterfall
Mersey Paradise
Made Of Stone
She Bangs The Drums
Where Angels Play
Elizabeth My Dear
I Am The Resurrection
Fools Gold
My Star
Golden Gaze
Dolphins Were Monkeys
F. E. A. R.
Time Is My Everything
Reports of the weekend can be read at the BBC and Xfm sites.
The one new song previewed at Esher, Time Is My Everything (like F. E. A. R., the title of the song is an acronym - T. I. M. E.) incorporates trumpets.
Time Is My Everything is from Ian's forthcoming fourth album, entitled Solarized. It will be released on 20th September via Fiction. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Longsight M13
2. Time Is My Everything
3. Destiny Or Circumstance
4. Upside Down
5. Solarized
6. The Sweet Fantastic
7. Keep What Ya Got
8. Home Is Where The Heart Is
9. One Way Ticket To Paradise
10. Kiss Ya Lips (No I.D.)
11. Happy Ever After
Keep What Ya Got, which features Noel Gallagher, is to be released as a single.
22nd June 2004
A poll in Sunday's The Observer has voted The Stone Roses' self-titled 1989 debut album the best British album of all time. The panel of musicians and critics included Morrissey, James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers and The Streets’ Mike Skinner.
Click here for the full story.
25th May 2004
Hugh Calder has informed TITD of support details for Ian's upcoming July appearance (see further down the page for details of this gig):
"The support for Ian Brown at Claremont Gardens this July will be 'Bluesky Research'....(it is Charlie's band...aka Cedarblue from the Remixes LP)"
This new Ian Brown site reveals that Aziz's acoustic band will also be providing support.
Bluesky Research will be playing 'on the rocks' in Shoreditch on the 7th of July as a warm up for the Esher gig. The band have a website under construction:
http://www.blueskyresearch.tv
16th April 2004
A new feature - modal analysis of songs from The Stone Roses by Steve Davidson - has been added to the site.
Go to the Guitar section for the link. Alternatively, here is the direct link:
Modal analysis
11th March 2004
This summer, the National Trust in the South East is host to a summer concert from singer / songwriter Ian Brown.
The former lead singer with The Stone Roses makes his first appearance with the National Trust and this is currently his only UK summer date for 2004.
The beautiful Claremont Landscape Garden in Esher, Surrey, will host the event on Sunday 25th July. The concert will take place in front of the lake with the turf amphitheatre serving as a perfect auditorium in the exquisite 300 year-old garden.
All tickets are priced at £20. There will be a support act, to be confirmed nearer the time. Full bar and catering facilities are available on site. There is free parking on site and the nearest train station is Esher. Gates to the garden open at 5pm to enable all to enjoy the fantastic surroundings of this stunning garden.
The Box Office is now open and taking bookings:
Online at: https://kiosk4.ts.com/k?ntsoutheast&claremontianbrown
By telephone: 08700 900 379
28th January 2004
TITD has received a promo of John Squire's upcoming single, Room In Brooklyn (with the album soon to follow); thanks very much to Hall Or Nothing for sending this. See the TITD Forum for further details.
The single has Nighthawks as the b-side, based on Edward Hopper's most famous work:
The upcoming months are to be very busy for Squire, with live dates and an exhibition of his work. Always check the Official site for the latest news.
2nd December 2003
Dave Simpson's exclusive interview with TITD - completed on 15th October - is now available to view. Go to The Interviews section or here is the direct link:
Exclusive Dave Simpson interview
Thanks very much to Dave for giving his time to do this interview.
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* SEE FORUM FOR NEWS OF SETTINGS PAGES UPDATE + FEATURE ON STEVE DAVIDSON'S NEW FENDER JAGUAR CUSTOM No.003 *
17th November 2003
The first of Steve Davidson's settings pages - those for Elephant Stone - have been added.
Here are the direct links:
Elephant Stone (live)
5th November 2003
Thanks to a visitor to TITD from America for informing me that Steve Davidson's guitar section of TITD made the headlines of http://www.themorningnews.org.
Here is a link to the 5 November 2003 archive, the date on which it made the headlines:
5 November 2003 archive (Analysis and schematic of ex-Stone Rose John Squire’s effects pedals.).
10th October 2003
For anyone who missed the recent Madchester special on Radio 2, entitled Pills, Thrills & Bellyaches, here is the link (follow the 'listen again' link):
The show includes comments from various leading figures, including (Stone Roses) photographer Ian Tilton.
7th September 2003
The Shadow Line have completed an exclusive interview with TITD. The interview can be read here.
Accompanying the interview are 18 photos:
- 16 from the recording of the band's debut demo
- 2 of the new band lineup (with Will Maccabe).
Thanks very much to the band for giving this interview.
18th July 2003
A major addition has been made to TITD, with a comprehensive guitar section created by Fools Gold guitarist Steve Davidson. These are the first pages on the net solely dedicated to John Squire's guitars and equipment.
Click here to go directly to the section, which is also accessible through the home page under 'Guitar'. The 'settings' section will be completed as soon as possible.
If you have any requests, suggestions, etc for this Guitar section of the site, email Steve at stevebeige@yahoo.co.uk or myself at Paul@Thisisthedaybreak.co.uk.
15th July 2003
The Shadow Line have just finished their debut demo - produced by John Robb. It was recorded at In Heaven studios in Swindon and engineered by Paul Fenech, the studio owner (also The Meteors' frontman).
TITD has received a copy of the demo, the tracklisting of which is as follows:
1. Sonic Soul Karma Groove
2. Eastern Eyes
3. Inside
The band line-up consists of:
Tom Gregory: Vocals
Dan Taylor: Guitars
Ed Stokes: Rhythm
Will Maccabe: Bass
The band's next gigs are at The Vic, Swindon (31st July) and Fusion, Swindon (3rd August).
8th July 2003
John Robb, author of the best-selling book on the Roses, The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop, has completed an exclusive interview with TITD. The interview can be read here.
Thanks very much to John for taking the time to give this interview. To visit John's Gold Blade site, click here.
12th June 2003
John Squire kicks off the first of his four scheduled festival appearances this summer on Saturday, at the Isle Of Wight. The dates of his appearances are as follows:
14th June - Isle Of White Festival
12th July - T In The Park, Scotland
13th July - Move Festival, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
26th July - Fujirock Festival, Japan
2nd May 2003
Cressa has given an exclusive interview to This Is The Daybreak. Click
here to read the interview. Thanks to Cressa for taking the time to answer these questions.
23rd April 2003
The hugely anticipated Second Coming 1993 mixes have arrived ! Paul Schroeder kindly also sent the promised Rises EP and Campag Velocet's 1999 album Bon Chic Bon Genre, both of which are terrific.
Clocking in at 51.13, the tracklisting is as follows:
1. Breaking Into Heaven (11.18)
2. Driving South
3. Begging You
4. Daybreak
5. Good Times
6. Tears ('1st half' - electric guitar, lasts 4 mins)
7. Ten Storey Love Song
8. Love Spreads
Many thanks to Paul for sending these recordings.
Rises play Liverpool Stanley Theatre on Tuesday (29th April).
TITD has received from Andy Watts a splendid promo debut EP by Mozer.
The self produced debut EP, entitled bymyside, has the following tracklisting. Andy has kindly allowed me to upload clips of the three new songs. Click on the relevant link, or right click over the link and choose 'Save target as....':
3. soakupthesound (semi acoustic version)
4. bymyside (full version)
Keep checking the official Mozer website for all the latest news on the band.
TITD can exclusively reveal that Steve Adj is currently writing a book, the majority of which is based on the Roses.
The book, entitled From warehouse parties to Wembley, predominantly covers the period from the Manchester Flower show in 1985 to Steve's (and Squire's) final gig with the Roses at Wembley, in December 1995.
Hugh Calder (who recently was selling the rare Roses signed cymbal), is currently selling the following items on ebay:
Mint unplayed Corpses CD autographed by Ian Brown.
The first Ian Brown press photo, signed by Ian.
In Ian Brown related news, Hugh informs me that The Burn, who supported Ian last year, have released their first single, Drunken Fool.
Ian Tilton has informed TITD that NME are currently compiling a Manchester music NME Original edition:
"It's predominantly about The Roses, Happy Mondays and The Charlatans and will have a photo of Ian Brown on the cover. It will be out at the beginning of April." (Ian Tilton, speaking to TITD).
Ian, who photographed the Roses at their peak, will be forwarding a number of photos of the band for the publication.
Hugh Calder, Robbie Jay's drum tech with the Roses and now tour-production manager with Ian Brown (and who admits to putting up drums for Inder Goldfinger, Simon and Maxi), is selling an extremely rare item on ebay (username 'bolshoiboy'). He still looks after Inder Goldfinger and the various drummers Ian has played with.
This very rare item, a cymbal which has a unique set of signatures, can be viewed and bidded on here.
Speaking to TITD, Hugh explained that the cymbal has a high price because it is the only signed Stone Roses item that is complete. There may exist a few tour programs signed by the four Roses but this cymbal has practically everyone's signature (even Simon Dawson). The inclusion of Nigel Ipinson (who signed very little when with the Roses) and Cressa's signatures makes the item even rarer, as it incorporates signatures from the 89 / 90 and 95 / 96 eras of the Roses.
As far as the Second Coming tour is concerned, there isn't another item to touch it. This is the last of its kind ever. As a live band, they all signed: John, Ian, Robbie Jay, Mani and Nigel Ipinson all signed it in late 1995.
If the item doesn't make the reserve, the seller will keep it. This item will continue to rise in value with the passing of time.
Paul Schroeder's exclusive interview with TITD is now available to read. The interview can be read here.
Thanks very much to Paul for taking the time to give this interview. Thanks also to everyone for their questions.
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4th April 2003
The EP was recorded at The Instrument (Mute Records) with Ray Mascarenas (Chemical Brothers,
Super Furry Animals) and Kevin Paul (Appliance, Moby, Luke Slater, Goldfrapp).
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