Dave Rowntree also contributes to the CD artwork, supplying photos of the band in their baggy bowl-cut era.
If you want to join the Fan Club click here for more info.
The new CD will be available to all new members who join over the next two months (May, June 2002).
Check out this ecard to hear tracks from the album and to enter a competition to win a copy of the soundtrack .
Damon Albarn, Ant & Dec, Cat Deeley, Lee & Faye (Steps), Mick Hucknall, Toploader, Jamie Theakston, Honeyz, Chris Eubank, Damage, Ralf Little, Dane Bowers, Mark Owen, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Keith Allen, Jonathan Wilkes, Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), Angellica Bell (CBBC), Kirsty Gallacher (Sky Sports), Helen Chamberlain (Sky Sports), Kelly Bryan (T4), Edith Bowman (MTV), Paul Tonkinson, Tim Lovejoy (Sky Sports / XFM), Paul Hardcastle, Cally Hillman (ex-Eastenders), Clare Beckwith, Joe Calzaghe (Boxer), Simon "Schoolboy" Philips (Capital FM) and Terry Alderton (Comedian).
Many more major names to be announced very soon.
Last year over 12,000 fans watched as Robbie Williams' team (including super goalie Jamie Theakston) beat Ant & Dec's team (featuring Lee from Steps and Michael Greco) in a closely fought final at Stamford Bridge. Other teams participating included 5ive, Stereophonics, Rod Stewart, Jamiroquai and Blur.
Previous winners of Soccer 6 are Apollo 440 (1995), Reef (1996), Blur (1997), James (1998), Fat Les (1999) and Robbie Williams (2000)
Soccer 6 raises awareness and funds for Capital Radio's Help A London Child charity. Since it's launch in 1975, over £10 million has been raised, and Help A London Child has become one of London's best-loved charities. 1997 saw a milestone for HALC when George Michael made the final contribution to their Easter weekend campaign, seeing them reach £1,000,000 for the first time in their history. HALC have been annual beneficiaries of The Music Industry Soccer Six since 1997.
For up-to-date player and ticket information, please see www.cup.uk.com
Tickets, priced £15.00 are available now from First Call on 0870 906 3883
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have just released a special 4 track EP to members of their Fan Club.
The EP was recorded at the band's one-off gig at Camden's Electric
Ballroom on 6 September 1999, where the band played a set consisting
solely of b-sides. Guitarist Graham Coxon has designed the artwork
specifically for the EP. Full track listing is: I'm Fine Bonebag No Monsters In Me Young & Lovely This is the fifth in the series of annual CD's released by the Fan Club, which has previously un-earthed un-released material such as Close, I Love Her and the Seymour version of Sing. Anyone wishing to join the Fan Club should click on the link above. |
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blur have teamed up with iobox, Europe's leading mobile portal to bring fans a very special new version of their new single Music Is My Radar. Dave Rowntree has personally programmed a ringtone of Music Is My Radar, as well as a special blur logo, which can be downloaded by clicking on the iobox logo.
We think this is the
first time a band have given their fans their own version of a hit song
to download to their mobile phone (for free)!
Released 16.10.00, Music Is My Radar is a cracking slice of Voodoo Jazz and marks the beginning of a brand new direction for blur. It's available as a 2 CD set and cassette, it's backed by another brand new track Black Book plus vintage Radio 1 session tracks.
The song and (Graham Coxon's sleeve artwork) is inspired by the seminal 70's African percussionist Tony Allen, who worked alongside the late great Fela Kuti, amongst others (fact fans).
To celebrate the
release of blur: the best of, there are a series of special launch events
happening on Monday 30th October at internet cafes across the land where
you can check the new websites out for free (!) as well as win a host
of lovely new blur: the best of swag.
The venues are as follows:
Web 13, 13 Bread Street, EDINBURGH, EH3 9AL
CyberCafe, 9
Duke Street, CARDIFF CF10 1AY
NetAdventure, 68-70 Dalton Street, Dale End, BIRMINGHAM B4 7LX
onCoffee.net, 11 Christmas Steps, BRISTOL BS1 5BS
Planet Electra, 36 London Road, LIVERPOOL L3 5NF
November 13th sees
the release of blur: the best of on VHS and DVD. All 22 blur singles'
videos from the 90's are contained here in chronological order starting
with She's So High (those haircuts, those T-shirts) to the beautifully-shot
"No Distance Left To Run" along with artwork and sleevenotes.
You don't have to wait until the 13th Nov to watch all 22 videos back-to-back,
however there are a series of screenings happening next week to celebrate
the release of the best of. Here too you can win a whole load of blur
posters and exclusive merchandise as well as pre-release copies of the
album.
The dates times and
venues are:
1. Sunderland University - The Manouquay @ 9pm Sat 21st Oct
2. Heriot Watt University - Zero Degrees @ 8pm Tues 24th Oct
3. Sheffield Hallam University - The Hub @ 8pm Wed 25th Oct
4. Liverpool John Moores University - The Cooler @ 8pm Thurs 26th Oct
5. Leeds University - The Old Bar @8.30pm Thurs 26th Oct
6. UEA - The Hive Bar @ 7.30pm Fri 27th Oct
7. Bath University - The Plug Bar @ 9pm Fri 27th Oct
8. Newcastle University - Global Warming @ 5pm Fri 27th Oct
9. Manchester Met University - The Shebang @ 7.30pm Sat 28th Oct
10. Edinburgh University - The Potter Row @ 7pm Thurs 2nd Nov
blur's performance
at this year's Meltdown festival was captured on film and can be seen
right here from Thursday 5th October at 5pm (GMT) for a limited time only.
This is the band's only live gig of the year and one which is essential
viewing for fans old and new.
To coincide with the release of blur: the best of on 30th October, blur are launching their very own radio station on the internet! From Mid October, highlights of blur-radio will be available online through a select few sites (and www.blur-radio.com of course!) By October 28th, the full 12 hour schedule will be available online.
Through blur-radio
the band are opening up their archive to fans on the internet - just one
click and you can hear the following:
blur: the best of - a documentary presented by Stuart Maconie where the
band talk about their career to date
blur's Singles night show, recorded at Wembley Arena last year
blur's B Sides Show, recorded at Camden Electric Ballroom last year
blur at Alexandra Palace, recorded in 1994 at the height of the Brit-pop
era
blur's only show of 2000 - live at the Royal Festival Hall as part of
Scott Walker's Meltdown
The Weird And Wonderful World Of blur (Alex) - Alex James takes a sideways
look at the band's career, with an assortment of blur classics, along
with b-sides, rarities, collaborations, solo tracks, remixes, and for
the first time, previously unheard demo's from the archive!
The Weird And Wonderful World Of blur (Graham) - Graham Coxon does similar!
blur @ The Beeb - Steve Lamacq takes a trawl through the BBC's blur archive
and revisits some classic session tracks as well as unearthing some vintage
interviews with blur!
Further details will be unveiled following blur's appearance on Top Of The Pops + on Sunday 8th October 12 - 1pm.
blur will release their best of collection on October 30th. The album - blur: the best of - will feature 17 classic tracks, and one brand new song Music Is My Radar.
Full track listing
is as follows:
Beetlebum // Song 2 // There's No Other Way // The Universal // Coffee
& TV // Parklife // End Of A Century // No Distance Left To Run // Tender
// Girls & Boys // Charmless Man // She's So High // Country House //
To The End // On Your Own // This Is A Low // For Tomorrow (Primrose Hill
version) // Music Is My Radar
The album will be released on CD, cassette double vinyl, and minidisc formats. A limited edition of the CD will feature a bonus live CD, recorded at London's Wembley Arena in December 1999 during blur's 10th Anniversary Singles Night Tour.
The full track listing
of the live bonus CD is:
She's So High // Girls & Boys // To The End // End Of A Century // Stereotypes
// Charmless Man // Beetlebum // M.O.R. // Tender // No Distance Left
To Run
Music Is My Radar will be released as a single on October 16.
Tickets are free, and available from the following places:
Modern Music, Abingdon, Music Box, Wallingford, Polar Bear, Oxford, HMV, Oxford, The Zodiac, Oxford.
Can you crack the
cube?
Check out Dave Rowntree's new interactive game for I-Gig. If you finish
the challenge you get a chance to win the Go-ped!
Click here to go there now.