vivaroxymusic.com

A Virtual Museum Dedicated To The Work Of Roxy Music Including the Solo Work And Sessions Of:

Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay & Paul Thompson 
 
The site is currently under major reconstruction work. The new site will be launched soon and will include the extensive archive from the original site and will also have some new additions and features. 

In the interim I will bring you all the latest news through this temporary version of the site, scroll down below for the latest news on Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay & Paul Thompson. 

Contact: john@vivaroxymusic.com

LATEST NEWS:

26 September

On Bryan Ferry's 63rd birthday I can announce that Bryan has recorded a duo with  Charles Aznavour. Bryan duets on what is Aznavour's best known hit 'She' . The album is due for release on November 24th.

Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour will receive a “Lifetime Achievement Award” at MIDEM on 19 January in recognition of his outstanding career. The 43rd edition of MIDEM, the international music market, takes place in Cannes from 18 to 21 January 2009.

Charles Aznavour will be in the spotlight at the end of 2008 with the international release of his new album “Duos” on the EMI label. “Duos” is a collection of some of his greatest songs recorded as duets with some of the biggest stars of the French and international stage, including Paul Anka, Céline Dion, Placido Domingo, Bryan Ferry, Josh Groban, Herbert Grönemeyer, Johnny Hallyday, Julio Iglesias, Elton John, Carole King, Liza Minnelli, Nana Mouskouri, Laura Pausini and Sting. In addition, a musical comedy based on his songs entitled “Je m’Voyais Déjà” (I Could Already See Myself), written by Laurent Ruquier and under the artistic direction of his daughter, Katia Aznavour, will open on 2 October at the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris

23rd September

Bryan Ferry performed at a private show for Volkswagon in Hannover in Germany last night. The 10 song set list was:

I Put A Spell On You - Slave To Love - Don't Stop The Dance - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Oh Yeah - Avalon - Jealous Guy - All ALong The Watchtower - Love Is The Drug - Let's Stick Together

19th September     www.200-percent.com

The third issue of 200% magazine will feature a 10-page story with Bryan Ferry about good taste and style. The article includes photographs of Bryan by Hedi Slimane. In the extensive interview, 200% spoke to Bryan Ferry about the development of taste ("I think that taste can be developed. I certainly know that's true. In my case it has kind of improved through knowledge."); the balance of taste ("I think it’s great when you can juggle and sort of balance refined taste with something rather coarse and dramatic. Too much good taste can be quite boring and stifling as well."); bad taste ("I don’t really like seeing people wandering around in tracksuits in the daytime. I think that people don’t dress very well nowadays ? it's all about sport clothing on the street and for me that's not so interesting. I'd rather see men in hats and suits."). 200% also spoke to him about contemporary fashion, his art collection, his love for decorating and food & wine.

 The issue will be on sale on 17th September.

17th September 

As mentioned on Monday's news page I can now exclusively reveal that the 'New Town' video of Bryan Ferry's  1988 tour will at long last be released on DVD.  The DVD will also include a bonus DVD with footage taken from the 2002 Frantic tour.

Press info:

Bryan Ferry's classic late 80's 'Bête Noire European Tour’ is finally being released on DVD next month.
The concert was previously released as 'New Town' on VHS in '89, with footage culled from various venues on Ferry's tour, now has the sound remixed into 5.1.
The bonus disc feature with the live DVD is the previously unavailable Virgin Germany 25th Birthday concert in Munich in 2002, at which Ferry showcased then new tracks from 'Frantic' as well as several Roxy Music classics.
'The Bête Noire Tour’ DVD is out on October 27 through Virgin/EMI.

The live track listing is : Limbo, The Chosen One, Casanova, Slave to Love, The Bogus Man, Ladytron, While My Heart Is Still Beating, Don't Stop The Dance, A  Waste Land, Windswept, In Every Dreamhome A Heartache, New Town, Boys And Girls, Kiss And Tell, Love Is The Drug, Avalon, Do The Strand, 

Konixxtreffen 2002 Concert (Previously unreleased)
The Thrill Of It All, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, Can't Let Go, Oh Yeah, My Only Love, Both Ends Burning, Don't Think TwiceIit's All Right, Limbo, Slave To Love, Virginia Plain
Jealous Guy, Let's Stick Together, Love Is The Drug, Do The Strand

15th September 2008

As you can see the site is under re-construction and will return soon with a much improved version with some new additions and features to the site. The old site is 8 years old and needed upgraded both visually and technically. Recurring technical problems with the site throughout this year meant that a major investment in time and money was needed to re-develop the site. Due to my own work load and other commitments I had been unable to afford that time until now. I have taken time out to get on with the task and hope to be complete in the next few weeks. I have employed some technical people to use their digital screwdrivers on the clever stuff while I create a lot of the new files to add to the site. The new site will have improved navigation, a complete new look, a site forum and guestbook among other items. If anyone has any suggestions for improvements then please contact me.

 

ROXY MUSIC NIGHT ON BBC4 (Friday 19th September 2008)

 

By now you are probably aware that BBC4 are having a Roxy Music night this coming Friday. The first feature in this (repeated twice the same evening) is a documentary about Roxy Music “More Than This... The Roxy Music Story”.

For those of you unable to get BBC4 don’t fret as this footage will be available on DVD.  This is taken from the forthcoming DVD I mentioned on the old site in autumn 2006. The release date of the official full version will depend on the eventual release of the 9th Roxy Music album. This release will tie in with the ongoing promotion of Roxy Music at that time.

 

I had the honour of being involved with Bryan’s office and the production company during the production of this documentary. I saw most of the footage and I had never seen some of it before so I look forward to seeing the finished version.

When making room for this DVD on your shelf make room for another DVD that I will announce as soon as I have clearance.

 

 

(9.00PM - 9:55PM)
More Than This... The Roxy Music Story

Roxy Music exploded onto the music scene in 1972 with a combination of various musical influences together with singer Bryan Ferry's love of film, art and fashion that set them apart from the other musical acts of the day.

More Than This... tells the story of Roxy Music from 1972 to the present day, with exclusive contributions from band members, the people who worked with them and luminaries who loved them. The film shows how they influenced generations of musicians and why they are still a musical force to be reckoned with.

After moving to London to work as an artist and sculptor, Ferry, who studied fine art at Newcastle University, began to recruit the core members of Roxy Music. Together with Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson and Brian Eno give exclusive interviews for this film.

When Eno left the band after the release of their second album, For Your Pleasure, the group recruited Eddie Jobson as a replacement. Their next LP, Stranded, was their first UK
No. 1 album. The band released eight studio albums in 10 years, leaving a remarkable legacy of albums and singles, album sleeves, live shows and videos, before the group went their separate ways.

In 2001 it was announced the group would reform with original members Ferry, Manzanera, MacKay and Thompson for a series of live shows. In 2006 Roxy Music returned to the studio to record new material for a new album, their first since Avalon in 1982. The film ends by visiting the group as they record this material and shows Ferry and Eno working together in the studio for the first time in more than 30 years.

Contributors include Bono, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Siouxsie Sioux, Nile Rodgers of Chic, John Taylor of Duran Duran, Alison Goldfrapp, Gary Tibbs, Martyn Ware of Human League, producers Chris Thomas and Rhett Davies, mix engineer Bob Clearmountain, artist Tim Head, journalists Richard Williams and Tim de Lisle and writers Simon Reynolds and Michael Bracewell.

9:55PM – 10:45PM
Roxy Music : Frejus ( An edited version of the previously released  “The High Road”)

11.35PM – 12:30AM
The Roxy Music Story (Repeated)
1:25AM – 2:PM
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music

Previously broadcast in 1983, Robin Denslow talks to Bryan Ferry about the success of Roxy Music.

This interview Includes footage of a concert recorded in front of 15,000 people in Frejus, France.
3:00AM – 3:55PM
The Roxy Music Story (Second Repeat)