Joy Division competition
To celebate the release of a new Joy Division compilation – which ties in nicely with another film, this one a documentary – we have a competition for itm? readers.
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results (2007)
The votes have been totted up and here are the top 5s in the 2007 itm? poll, as voted by YOU !
Monade step out of the ‘lab
Monade, the band led by Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier – best-known as the band’s singer and lyricist – release their third LP, Monstre Cosmic, on the 18th February 2008 on too pure.
free Clinic
Mysterious masked men Clinic have released a free download, which is available from website clinicvoot.org. Single ‘Free Not Free’ is the first to be taken from forthcoming album Do It.
De Rosa – the gift that keeps on giving
Glasgow act (and itm? and Mojo favourites) De Rosa have embarked upon a project to bring music to the lives of a needy public, all year round.
Breeders happy event – April tour and album
The Breeders will play their first UK dates in 6 years as they come to the UK to promote new album – Mountain Battles – which is out on 4AD on Monday 7th April.
back to basics for Middleton
Following his Xmas # (thirty)one, Malcolm Middleton has announced his next release, due out at the end of February. Mini-album Sleight Of Heart is an acoustic/covers album, comprising 6 new self-penned songs and 3 written by others
Bob Mould: new label, new album
Former Husker Du and Sugar singer/guitarist Bob Mould has signed to the Anti- label in the USA, where he joins the likes of Neko Case and Tom Waits. His debut for the label, entitled District Line, comes out on February 5th in the USA.
Middleton’s festive cheer
Former Arab Strap man Malcolm Middleton has a Christmas message for a festive record market set to be dominated by whichever X-factor entrant Simon Cowell deems to have won most text votes.
Killing Joke bassist dies
(Paul Raven R.I.P.)Killing Joke’s bassist Paul Raven has died unexpectedly while recording in Geneva. The Wolverhampton-born musician apparently passed away after a recording session