Conference marvin::uk_music

    
    Whatever happened to.....Aztec Camera?

    re-1
    Roddy Frame is still kicking around, and had an album out recently...
    
    Mikef
    

    Basia from Matt Bianco had a couple of hit singles last year or the
    year before, I think.
    
    Goldy.

    Swing Out Sister ??
    
    Modern Romance ??
    
    Talk Talk ??
    
    
    Ian.

    >Swing Out Sister ??
    
    Still going as far as I am aware. They tend to have 'Stone Roses'-esque
    tendencies as far as recording records are concerned.
    
    >Modern Romance ??
    
    Have recently announced that they are reforming and are now confirmed
    as a support act to The Sex Pistols at Finsbury Park.
    
    >Talk Talk ??
    
    There is now a law banning these people from recording studios so
    thankfully they are unable to force their sounds on an unsuspecting
    population.
    
    Stuart$fount_of_all_knowledge

    Talk Talk were never that bad, a bit bland and uninspiring, but I think
    they originated from Southend which might have had something to do with
    it.
    
    Goldy.

    Stuart,
    
    >>  >Modern Romance ??
    
    >>  Have recently announced that they are reforming and are now confirmed
    >>  as a support act to The Sex Pistols at Finsbury Park
    
    Please tell me this is the John Smiths talking!!!
    
    		
    
    			Stretch.

    Sundays ???
    
    Northstar ???
    
    Camper Van Beethovens ???
    
    
    Ian.

    Whatever happened to dir/tit?
    
   906   NYEM1::LABUDDE      30-SEP-1991    42  Whatever happened to....
  1083  GRANMA::FDEADY       30-OCT-1992     2  what ever happened to
  1275  BURNIE::BECK          6-FEB-1995     3  Whatever happened to......
  1345   CHEFS::HANDLEY_I    16-APR-1996     8  Whatever Happened To....?

    Phil Gill

    >Sundays ???
    
    Another band of Stone Roses-esque proportions although I think I read
    something saying they had split, or were doing solo projects
    
    >Northstar ???
    
    Who they? Northside were pretenders to the Baggy Crown who ended up as
    a thrash metal band but are currently enjoying a mini-revival in the
    Charts under the pseuydonym of Cast.
    
    Stuart

    Northside are (or should that be arse) still out there polluting
    venues!!
    
    Ref HANDLEYI - Why did you rattle his cage!?!?!?!
    
    
    			Stretch.

    
    -1
    
    who's cage?  what?
    
    
    
    whatever happened to Yello?

    re .6
    
    Jane, Talk Talk were indeed from Southend. I am trying hard to feel
    affronted by the Southend slagging, but failing dismally because it's
    probably true.
    
    I shall have to take issue with your putting that note in and then
    sneaking off home before I had a chance to see it and retaliate
    though....!
    
    Leonie.

    Leonie,
    	Sneaking off? Goldy has left the building (and returned) many times
    since you last graced us with your presence!!!
    
    
    				Stretch.

    What's a closet "Shrimper"? Someone from the infamous South East Essex?
    Leonie's claim to fame is that she was born there, I just suffered the
    indignity of being forced to live there from the age of 2 to 27.
    
    So Talk Talk came from Southend, East 17 are sort of Essex, Blur come
    from Ilford (I think, correct me if I'm wrong). What other famous
    groups/singers come from Essex?
    
    Goldy.

    Goldy,
    	I defend your honour, and you as someone who has spent 25 years in
    Southend have the nerve to ask "what is a "shrimper"?"! I despair!!!
    
    
    				Stretch.

    I only *lived* there (under sufferance), I was not a true Essex girl in
    any sense of the phrase, I really dont' know what a Shrimper is.
    However, I could wax lyrical about the cockle sheds down in Old Leigh,
    they have marvellous brown shrimps down there, best eaten with the
    heads and legs removed, on brown bread.
    
    Hth,
    Goldy.

Re Sundays,

Natalie Merchant has just (I think) released a solo album called Tiger Lily 
(did you know that's what Ultravox used to be called in the early Foxx days?)  
I only know this 'coz I was at a friend's house yesterday who's a bit of a 
Sundays fan.

Chris.

    
    re .14
    Ah, but you see, Stretch, I prefer to save my energies for the odd,
    really pungent note. Also, all the fascinating fluff I might feel
    compelled to fill these pages with seems to find it's way in here
    anyway without my assistance............okay, I'm a total lightweight.
    
    I would rattle on about some of the bands my little brother's
    photographed (hey! check out the new Vox and NME!), but that really
    would be very sad.
    
    Jane, the Shrimps is the wildly inventive nickname of Southend utd.
    Does this knowledge make me a true Essex girl?
    
    Other bands from Essex - well, Depeche Mode are from Basildon, as is
    Alison Moyet, and Vince Clarke has a bijou residence in Thorpe Bay.
    
    Natalie Merchant? Wasn't she 10,000 Maniacs? Harriet Wheeler was
    chanteuse with The Sundays. (Cue Mr Rutherford....)
    
    Oh and yes I am indeed from Southend - or, to be more precise,
    Shoeburyness (as immortalised in song by the Bard of Barking; just to
    keep the musical theme alive).
    
    Phew - note over - 6 month sabbatical beckons!
    
    Leonie.

    My dad is a big supporter of Southend Utd, even I have been to one of
    their games. I've never known them be referred to as the Shrimps.
    
    Goldy.

    Re .18
    
    	Chris,
    
    	What has Natalie Merchant got to do with the Sundays ?? She was in
    	10,000 Maniacs. BTW, Tiger Lily was realeased last year, to
    	'critical acclaim' but 'public ignomy', hence the re-release.
    
    
    	FWIW, Harriet Wheeler is the lead singer with the Sundays.
    
    
    	Ian.

    
    	The Frank and Walters ??
    
    	Power of Dreams ??
    
    	Strawberry Switchblade ??
    
    	(I'm enjoying this !!)
    
    
    	Ian.

    The Blue Ox Babes??
    
    mikef

    >Power of Dreams ??
    
    Who they?
    
    Stuart

    
    >>Power of Dreams ??
    
    >Who they?
    
    Irish, 'power pop', were big in Japan, now big absoultely nowhere,
    toss.

    Friction Groove??
    
    mikef

    
    Falco?
    
    Midge Ure?
    
    Classix Nouveau?
    
    Pepsi and Shirlie?
    
    Sonya?
    
    The Jesus and Mary chain?
    
    
    (touche, ::rutherfordi)
    
    
    I.

    The JaMC are still going aren't they?  Had an album out 18 moths ago
    anyway.
    
    mikef

    
    18 Moths?
    
    do you measure days in terms of insects?  what next?
    
    "yeah, I'll only be another five ladybirds"
    
    or
    
    "I'll meet you in the pub at quarter-past wasp"
    
    
    
    I.

    Gimme a break, I've only had one small cup of coffee so far today...
    
    I'll be better when I've had another coffee in five stag beetles or so.
    
    Mikef

    Midge Ure's new album is due out in the next few weeks.
    
    Goldy.

    
    18 months is nothing ! The Manics hadn't done anything for ages until
    the current single, then of course there's the Stone Roses %^)
    
    what about Willy Loco Alexander, Flock Of Seagulls, Eloy, Galaxy 500,
    Devo ...
    
    G,

    
    re .30   :^)
    
    
    re .31  Oh god no!!!!!!!!

    re .15
    
    >So Talk Talk came from Southend, East 17 are sort of Essex, Blur come
    >from Ilford
    
    All the good bands, eh?
    
    Stuart

    re-1
    
    Reinforces my prejudices that good bands mainly come from oop north...
    (Ignites blue touch paper and retires to safe distance...).
    
    re a couple back - the Manics have a reasonable excuse for not doing
    anything for a while tho!  Surely its been lass than two years since
    the last album).
    
    mikef

    Re .34
    
    Talk Talk were okay (see earlier note). East 17 and Blur are crap.
    
    Goldy.

.21,

oh bugger, I always get the two confused.  Well, one of the bands' lead 
singers that you mentioned has a new album out - even if I can't remember for 
certain which one!

Chris.

   >> The Manics hadn't done anything for ages 
    
    
     And as Mike says, they had a pretty good reason. I thought Richy
    vanished shortly after The Holy Bible was released. 
    
    
    			Stretch.

    
    Godd point about the Manics, I suppose it's a fair excuse. Another
    point though, I thought JAMC were Scottish, or are they from the part
    of Scotland that's in Essex ?
    
    G.  

    Oh and while I was channel hopping last night I stumbled across the
    new(?) Natalie (ex 10,000 Maniacs) Merchant single. Not being a huge fan
    of the Maniacs I will just say it sounded pretty much like their stuff
    so if that "swings your pants" (Mikef tm) away you go! 
    
    This was followed by "Lucky Number" by Lene Lovich - What happened to
    her???? (am I in the right note here?)
    
    
    				Stretch.

    G,
     The JAMC (or rather the Reid bros) are notoriously lazy gits hence the
    delays between albums.
    
    
    
    			Stretch.
    
    P.S The last album (was it really that long ago?) is ok in a country
    kinda way. The track with Hope Sandoval (sp) is probably one of the
    stand out moments though so you may as well have bought the single. 

    Enquiring minds wish to know... is CHEFS::FIDDLER_M's nickname "Mean"?
    
    Goldy.

    "Mean"???  Where does this come from....?
    
    mikef

    ... RUTHERFORDI's sanity. He's sat in the office singing songs by
    Pinky & Perky and the Muppets. Sounds just like the real thing.
    
    Goldy.

    
    Before Mike becomes too paranoid about possible definitions of 'Mean',
    it occurs that he was once known as 'Dog' for no readily apparent
    reason.
    
    Leonie.

    >RUTHERFORDI's sanity. He's sat in the office singing songs by
    >Pinky & Perky and the Muppets. Sounds just like the real thing.
    
    Goldy,
    
    It must beat the hell out of his Fast Show and Spike Milligan
    impressions and sound bites.
    
    Stuart

    What is he gonna do now?  What is he gonna do now?
    
    m

    "dog" as in a) Woof, Woof - Barking (as in mad)
    
      	        b) Not a pretty face
    
    
    
    			Stretch.

    Its a long story....and neither of those....
    
    
    mikef

    >Its a long story
    
    We've got time...

    We've got the technology...

    We can rename him!

    >We can rename him!
    
    Go on then...

    
    Having had the delight of experiencing ::rutherfordi's cavernous memory
    for music and old monty python sketches I say to those who know him:
    
    Leave immediately, do not return.
    
    
    
    hth.
    
    
    I.
      

    Oi !!
    
    	There's no need for that Mr Handley. I seem to remember having to
    entertain an endless stream of Red Dwarf sketches that had lodged
    themselves limpet-like to your brain. BTW, have you been in contact
    with Mr. Thompson about another edition of the Probe ??
    
    With regard to your warning, don't worry - I'm leaving in May !!
    
    
    Ian$Smoke_me_a_kipper_blah_de_bloody_blah !!!

    
    why I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about mr Wilberforce!
    
    ::Thompsont is toiling away at the moment I believe.  As the staff
    writer, you may even see some probe contributions from me.
    
    If you're leaving, where are you going?  (just so's I know to avoid it
    you unnerstand)
    
    
    I.

    Has a guitarist been killed in a car accident..?? don't have many more
    details cause my friend couldn't hear the radio properly but he was
    about 32 and supposed to guest with Oasis on Saturday.
    
    
    Confused of London
    
    Andrea

    Re .57
    
    It was Rob Collins, keyboard player of The Charlatans.
    This has put a bit of a dampner on my day to say the least.
    
    dickie.
    

    Bummer...I just got their last cd yesterday...
    
    m

    Wasn't he the one that got jailed for armed robbery some years ago? 

    
    RE .60 Yes.

    re.61. He was the getaway driver.

    Although he always protested his innocence, as I recall?  
    
    mikef