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:
1st July 2009
www.BryanFerry.com has been updated and relaunched today.
Two Leeds school bands have taken part in the soon to be released Roxy Music tribute CD.
More details here
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-school-pupils-to-cut.5398141.jp
The Mail On Sunday are to give away a free Roxy Music CD next week (28th June)
They were the most stylish band of the 1970s and 80s --
and Bryan Ferry was their iconic frontman. Now you can own their
Greatest Hits FREE next week in The Mail on Sunday.
With ice-cool singer Bryan Ferry, a string of unforgettable hits and a ground-breaking
style all of their own, Roxy Music were one of the most influential bands of
the Seventies and early Eighties.
Thirty years on, and their instantly recognisable tracks such as Love
Is The Drug and Angel Eyes are lauded as modern classics.
Quintessential Seventies glamour: Roxy Music's
anthology is an essential collector's item for all music lovers
Next week The Mail on Sunday salutes one of Britain’s
all-time greatest groups – by giving away a fantastic 12-track CD of
the their essential hits FREE inside every paper.
The CD is a superb collector’s item that will appeal to music lovers
of all ages, offering a unique anthology of the band’s ten years at
the top of the charts.
Each song – from the hypnotic Virginia Plain (the single released
after the success of their first album in 1972) to the sensual Avalon
(from the 1982 album of the same name) – sounds as fresh and slick
today as when it was first released.
Roxy Music attracted legions of fans due to their fascination with
fashion, cinema, pop art and the avant-garde, which separated them
from their contemporaries. Dressed in bizarre yet stylish costumes,
the group offered a defiantly experimental type of rock.
They were one of the first bands to create and maintain a carefully crafted
style that encapsulated their stage presentation, videos and record sleeves.
And they were a significant influence on new wave music and the
experimental electronic groups of the early 1980s. Bands such as Duran Duran,
The Smiths and U2 have all admitted to being influenced by them.
Over the years, their popularity and reputation have remained
strikingly consistent. Rolling Stone magazine recently ranked Roxy
Music in its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Ferry, the son of a North-East coal miner, wrote most
of the songs. But the band’s sound was also hugely influenced by
co-founder Brian Eno, who went on to become one of the most
significant record producers of the late 20th Century, working with
bands such as Talking Heads, U2 and Coldplay.
Other members include saxophonist Andrew Mackay, drummer Paul Thompson
and guitarist Phil Manzanera. Below, group members provide a
commentary on the tracks featured on next Sunday’s CD.
As with previous Mail on Sunday CDs, there is sure to be huge demand.
Make sure you don’t miss out by placing an order with your newsagent.
Virginia Plain Bryan Ferry: We had just released the first Roxy Music album
and our record company, Island, seemed as surprised as we were by its
instant success. But there was no obvious single so they asked me if
I had any other songs knocking about. I did have an unfinished song
called Virginia Plain, which we quickly recorded. I vividly remember
our roadie driving up and down outside the studio as we tried to
record the sound of his motorbike.
Do The Strand
Bryan Ferry: I had long been a fan of Cole Porter and other
songwriters from his era. Do The Strand was an attempt to emulate that
style of writing, with a lot of cultural references that I found
interesting.
Amazona
Phil Manzanera: This was on the Stranded album. Brian Eno had
just left the band and the opportunity arose for me to contribute some
music for the first time. It turned out to be my first recorded track
on an album and I was very proud of it. When I finished recording the
guitar part, everyone cheered in the control room.
Love Is The Drug
Andy Mackay: Bryan used to work endlessly on lyrics and then
deliver them as a live take in the studio, like a conjurer pulling
rabbits out of a hat. The most thrilling of these was Love Is The
Drug. It’s probably been our best-selling single and the most covered.
Out Of The Blue
Phil Manzanera: This became one of our most thrilling live
tracks, and we still love to play it. The tape phasing used on the
intro probably came from one of our producer Chris Thomas’s
experiments with The Beatles.
Both Ends Burning
Bryan Ferry: We were on a punishing world tour schedule in 1975
and there were a lot of late nights to get the Siren album finished on
time. I guess this was the inspiration behind this song.
Angel Eyes
Bryan Ferry: After a short early career as an album track on
our 1978 album Manifesto, Angel Eyes was reborn as a brilliant dance
re-mix, anticipating a whole new world of music. It became a big hit
as a single and in clubs. It was also the first record we made a
specific promo video for.
Over You
Phil Manzanera: In 1979, I had just built my first recording
studio and I rang up Bryan and asked if he’d like to check it out. We
decided to have a jam together, Bryan on bass and me on guitar with a
rhythm box. Within five minutes we had written this track and it
reached number three in the charts.
Oh Yeah
Bryan Ferry: In this song I was trying to create a picture of
Americana, and long hot summer evenings at drive-in movies. It is
wistful and nostalgic, rather like a country record.
More Than This
Bryan Ferry: This is from the album Avalon, which was the
breakthrough record for Roxy Music in America. I started writing the
songs while on the west coast of Ireland, and I like to think that
some of the dark melancholy of the album comes from that place.
While My Heart Is Still Beating
Andy Mackay: The later Roxy recordings had a particular polish
and precision. Heart Still Beating turned out to be one of the most
beautiful of the songs Bryan and I wrote together, the uncertain
shifting chords and sparse percussion letting his voice float as cool
as glass.
Avalon
Bryan Ferry: I was in a studio in New York when I heard the
most haunting voice coming down the corridor. It was Yanick Etienne, a
singer from Haiti, who was doing a demo next door. I asked her to sing
on our record, which she did in one take, and a piece of recording
history was made.
9th June 2009
Welcome to a preview of the new VivaRoxyMusic.com. As you can see the site has a new look and the new layout will be appearing soon.
The new site will include all the information from the extensive archive from the original site and will also include some new features.
One of these features is a discussion forum which is now open and you are all welcome to sign up to the forum and contribute to this interactive part of the site.
13th May 2009
Bryan Ferry opened the Cannes Film festival with a performance of the Charles Aznavour song 'She'
His performance can be heard 80% of the way in at this link http://flash.ina.fr/mp3/j7OvX4iWVpEN_fr.mp3
You can see the performance at 23 mins 30 second at this link. http://festival-cannes.canalplus.fr/video/ceremonie-d-ouverture
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7th May 2009
Watch Bryan Ferry working on his new album with Marcus Miller at the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGIfEg97fbM
The long task of re-building this site is thankfully coming to an end and will soon be re-launched. The company I employed to do the technical stuff are almost finished and I am slowly adding new items and editing some of the old site's information (mainly my spelling ;-)
The site will have some new features including a discussion forum and some interesting and rare photographs and hopefully there will be news to add to the site about any potential releases or tours. I hope to be back on line by the end of May with the site 75% ready, then progressively complete over a month or so after that.
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4th April 2009: Andy Mackay & The Metaphors Album Out Now
You can now but the Andy Mackay & The Metaphors CD at his website for £6.55 including postage and also download at Itunes.
http://www.themetaphors.com/index/buy
31st March 2009: Roxy Tibute Band in Ricky Gervais Movie:
9th March 2009 Bryan Ferry Guitarist David Williams Dies.
David Williams who played guitar on many of Bryan Ferry's solo albums, the 1994/5 Mamouna tour and also on the 2005 Roxy Music tour died at the weekend.
David Williams 1951-2009
David Williams - - Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music 1986-2009
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/madonnas-and-michael-jacksons-guitarist-dies-grim-death
26th February 2009 Hear 'U Can Dance'
The DJ Hell track featuring Bryan Ferry can be heard at the link below
http://fairtilizer.com/track/24097
13th February 2009 NEW BRYAN FERRY RELEASE
Bryan Ferry has contributed a track to German artist DJ Hell's forthcoming album 'Teufelswerk' The track Bryan Ferry has contributed is called 'U Can Dance' the album will be available from 27th April 2009. Bryan has an unreleased track called 'You Can Dance' from the 'Alphaville' sessions during the 1990's.
The track is referred to as 'a serpentine disco burner, a smoldering highlight of Teufelswerk, finally unites two of modern pop’s suavest outsiders.'
DJ Hell says:
“I am very proud to work with Bryan Ferry, of course.” The Greman DJ first met Bryan Ferry in London when he was asked to remix Roxy Music a couple of years ago. Hell pruned "U Can Dance" in Vienna with his old friend Peter Kruder, of Kruder and Dorfmeister fame.
This will not be the only recording to feature Bryan Ferry's vocals to be released this year. The 'record' button in Bryan's studio is soon to stop glowing red and the final mixing will begin soon. Watch this space.
11th February 2009
Phil's final show at Ronnie Scott's on Wednesday had 2 guests on stage. Trumpeter Guy Barker played with the band for their version of the Miles Davis song 'Filles de Kilimanjaro' and then Andy Mackay stepped up to play 'Out Of The Blue', the Roxy Music instrumental 'Tara' and the final piece 'East of Asteroid.'
11th February 2009
ART, POP, FASHION & THE MAKING OF ROXY MUSIC
Author and cultural commentator Michael Bracewell will be talking about an era in music and pop culture which led to the formation of Roxy Music and helped create their unique sound. As a prelude to the talk, we'll be showing a rare short film made by and about Roxy fans in the early 70s.
Tickets £3 (Students £2). Redeemable on the night against the books promoted. Wine included. Call 020 76361577.
6.30pm Thursday 19th February Waterstone's,
10th February 2009 The set list for the second show at Ronnie Scott's was the same as Monday with the added bonus of Dave Gilmour joining the stage for 2 numbers with the band. The Pink Floyd Guitarist performed a medley of the Jazz standards Autumn Leaves & Petit Fleur as well as the Miles Davis track Filles De Kilimanjaro. Wednesday's show will be augmented with a guest appearance from Andy Mackay
9th February 2009 PHIL MANZANERA RONNIE SCOTT'S SET LIST
Phil Manzanera treated a packed audience at Ronnie Scott's with some surprises in the set. An instrumental version of Roxy Music's 'Out Of The Blue' was followed by Phil stepping up to the microphone to say "this next song shows what a great lyric writer Bryan Ferry is" then Phil sung "In Every Dreamhome A Heartache" coupled with his own track East Of Asteroid. His Firebird V11 showcased some stunning performances from this eclectic mix of musicians. The full set list performed by Phil along with Charles Hayward, Yaron Stavi & Leszek Mozdzer was: Fortunately I had One With Me - Cartagena - Mexican Hat - Diamond Head - Firebird V11 - 6PM - Filles de Kilimanjaro - After Margritte - FIReBIREeD - Rong Wrong - A Few Minutes Later - Out Of The Blue - In Every Dreamhome A Heartache - East Of Asteroid. Tonight's show will have a guest appearance from a well known and well respected guitarist that Phil has worked with before. This show is also being recorded for a potential DVD release. The surprises will continue on Wednesday with a guest appearance on sax with another of Phil's cohorts.
Tickets are still on sale, see the link below.
1st February ANDY MACKAY ALBUM - - - - Phil Manzanera At Ronnie Scott's
MOJO & Record Collector have just reviewed the forthcoming Andy Mackay album. I had a chat with Andy today and he tells me that the album will be released at the end of March but will be available online sooner. I will add the exact dates as soon as thay are available.
23rd January 2009
12th January 2009 14th December 2008 Charles Aznavour's new album 'Duos' including a recording of 'She' with Bryan Ferry is now on sale. Roxy Music's footage from Frejus in 1982 'The high Road' has been re-released in the Rock Legends series complete with new artwork. 1st December 2008 PHIL MANZANERA along with Firebird V11 cohorts Charles Hayward ,Yaron Stavi and Leszek Mozdzer will play at the legendary RONNIE SCOTTS in London on 9, 10, 11 February 2009 http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/booktickets/495/phil-manzanera-and-the-firebird-vii-band/ 18th November I have just returned from the Andy Mackay & The Metaphors show at the Pigalle in London. Andy told me that the Metaphors album will be out on CD in February. The set list for tonight's show was: Tristan, Love Is The Drug, Three Coins In The Fountain, All Tomorrow's Parties, Elle, I love Paris, The Pride And The Pain, Climbing Up The walls, Loyang Tractor Factory, Bitter Sweet, Waterloo Sunset, Tara, New York NewYork. (Set list was the same for the second show on 25th November) The band consisted of Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson, Julia Thornton, Hazel Mills, TJ Allen and on Bass the surprise guest former Roxy bassist Gary Tibbs. Andy plays the same venue again on 25th November, tickets can be bought at the venue's website: http://www.vpmg.net/pigalle/forthcoming.php#attraction404 I am grateful to Phil Manzanera’s office for the review copies of his 2 new releases. FIREBIRD V11 In advance of hearing this album I had formed some expectations. I knew that some of the music and players on the album where from Phil’s Quiet Sun days and therefore I expected ‘Mainstream 2’. I also expected the possibility that an album named after a guitar to be 45 minutes of self indulgent guitar. It turns out this is not the case on ‘Firebird V11’. The small 4 piece band offers a wide range of sound and styles over these 7 tracks. The Firebird guitar is an essential part of this album of course but not always the lead instrument and showcases the sounds and note clusters and timbres Phil has used not only as a lead guitar but as the underlying soundscape on many of Roxy Music & Phil’s solo recordings over the last 35 years. Polish pianist Leszek Mozdzer adds some jazz and classical tinged elements to the mix with Yaron Stavi providing the low notes. Due to a chance meeting in an airport Phil is also reunited with school friend Charles Heyward who also played drums on the Quiet Sun album. THE MUSIC 1972-2008 This double CD and DVD set is a compilation of Phil’s solo work as well as key Roxy tracks that Phil co-wrote with Bryan Ferry reminds us Phil’s input to the Roxy canon including the hit singles ‘Over You’ & ‘ Take A Chance With Me’ and some of Roxy’s finest album tracks ‘Amazona’, ‘Out Of The Blue’, ‘Prairie Rose’, Manifesto’ ‘Running Wild’ all placed chronologically with tracks from his solo work and Eno collaborations up until 1982. Disc 2 takes a 17 year jump and bypasses Phil’s work with The Explorers, John Wetton, Sergo Dias, Nowomowa Tania Libertad & his ‘Southern Cross’ album. Disc 2 is compiled from his last 3 solo albums ‘Vozero’, ‘6PM’ & ’50 Minutes Later featuring Phil on vocals. The icing on the cake for this release is the annoyingly good DVD with Phil talking about his childhood and career from pre-Roxy through the Roxy years and his solo work until the present day. The reason I say it is annoyingly good is that as I was teased by the segments of rare unseen footage of Roxy that I was delighted to see and it annoyed me in that it has been lying around un-used until now. Let's hope more of this can be released in a fuller form in the future. This closes with more footage of Roxy Music circa 2006 in the studio working on the new album. This is not that same footage as used on the recent BBC documentary. This DVD is a must see for all Roxy fans as well as fans of Phil’s solo work. Both CDs have great sleeve notes and packaging and a worthwhile addition to the collection. The compilation album is a good toe dip in the water introduction to Phil’s solo work for any Roxy fan who has never bought his albums before. Firebird V11 & The Music 1972-2008 are available at www.manzanera.com Bryan Ferry's DVD from the 1988-9 tour is now on sale. Track listing: CD1 1. Amazona 4.13 (Ferry/Manzanera) Roxy Music Stranded 2.Needle In A Camel's Eye 3:06 (Eno /Manzanera) Brian Eno Here come the warm jets 3.Out Of The Blue 4:46 (Ferry/Manzanera) Roxy Music Country Life 4.Prairie Rose 5:12 (Ferry/Manzanera) Roxy Music Country Life 5.Frontera 4:04 (I& 6.Diamond Head 4:28 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera Diamond Head 7.Miss Shapiro 4:18 (Eno/Manzanera ) 801 801 Live 8.East Of Asteroid 4:56 (MacCormick/Manzanera ) 801 801 Live 9.Manifesto 5:29 (Ferry/Manzanera) Roxy Music Manifesto 10.Over You 3:27(Ferry/Manzanera) Roxy Music Flesh & Blood 11.Running Wild 5:01(Ferry/Manzanera) Roxy Music Flesh & Blood 12.Criollo 6:06 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera Primitive Guitars 13.Take A Chance With Me 4:42 (Ferry/Manzanera) Roxy Music Avalon 14. Big Dome 6:16 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera Primitive Guitars CD2 15. La Vida Moderna 5.25 (Manzanera /Bunbury) Phil Manzanera Vozero 16. Mystic Moon 4:05 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera Vozero 17. HYMN 4.28 (Manzanera/Singers) Phil Manzanera Vozero 18. Green Spikey Cactus 5:.36 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera 6PM 19. Broken Dreams 5:10 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera 6PM 20. 6PM 3.34 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera 6PM 21. LOVE DEVOTION 5.39 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera 6PM 22. WISH YOU WELL 5.36 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera 6PM 23. Technicolor UFO 4:12 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera **50 Minutes Later 24. Desaparecido 4:03 (Manzanera /Singers) Phil Manzanera **50 Minutes Later 25. Enotonik Bible Black 10.30 (Manzanera) Phil Manzanera **50 Minutes Later (“Mainstream” Version) Disc 3 DVD 1.'REVOLUTION TO ROXY’ 'PHIL MANZANERA A MUSICAL JOURNEY a film by Charlie Targett-Adams 2008 VIDEOS+ LIVE PERFORMANCES 2.Guitar Legends 3.Diamond Head 4.6pm EPK 5.Guantanamera 1992 6.Fender 50th Wembley 6pm 2006 7.Manzanera Moncada Mama 8.A Million Reasons Why video1989
Phil Gets Fired UpScissor Sisters release a cover of "Do The Strand"
The details of the forthcoming War Child album called Heroes have finally been revealed following delays to allow major artists to get involved with the project.Like previous War Child album such as A Day in the Life and Help, the organisers have managed to get some top notch acts covering some legendry tracks.
American's Beck and Scissor Sisters cover Bob Dylan's 'Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat' and Roxy Music's 'Do The Strand' respectively Lily Allen joins forces with Mick Jones for a rendition of The Clash's 'Straight To Hell' and Duffy has recorded Paul McCartney's 'Live And Let Die'. Mercury Music Prize winners Elbow have covered U2's classic Joshua Tree track 'Running To Stand Still' and the critics darlings TV on the Radio have done David Bowie's 'Heroes'.
The album is set for release on February 16 with the following track list:
Beck – Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob Dylan)
Scissor Sisters - Do The Strand (Roxy Music)
Lily Allen ft Mick Jones - Straight To Hell (The Clash)
Duffy - Live And Let Die (Paul McCartney)
Elbow - Running To Stand Still (U2)
TV On The Radio – Heroes (David Bowie)
Hot Chip – Transmission (Joy Division)
The Kooks – Victoria (The Kinks)
Estelle - Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Rufus Wainwright - Wonderful/Song For Children (Brian Wilson)
Peaches - Search And Destroy (Iggy Pop)
The Hold Steady - Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen)
The Like - You Belong To Me (Elvis Costello)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (The Ramones)
Franz Ferdinand - Call Me (Blondie)
Tickets and more details here;
18th November 2008
2nd November 2008
Phil Manzanera is to release his new solo album, Firebird V11 on 10th November.
The album, which is named after Phil’s trademark Gibson guitar, features seven instrumental pieces that were recorded in just a week.
With former Quiet Sun drummer Charles Hayward on drums, bassist Yaron Stavi was recruited to the project, and the final place in the quartet was taken by Leszek Mozdzer, the celebrated Polish pianist.
The Firebird V11 album was actually conceived after a chance meeting at
The seven tracks that make up the album are a mixture of songs composed by the members of the band and one entirely improvised song (‘Mexican Hat’).
The album is Phil’s follow up to his outstanding 2005 record 50 Minutes Later.
Here’s the tracklist:
1. Fortunately I Had One with me (MacCormick)
2.
3. FIREeBIRed (Mozdzer)
4. Mexican Hat (Manzanera/Hayward/Mozdzer/Stavi)
5. Firebird V11 (Manzanera)
6. A Few Minutes (Stavi)
7. After Magritte (
30th October 2008 NEW PHIL MANZANERA ALBUM
THE MUSIC 1972-2008
2008 UK 3-disc [2CD/1DVD] set
"When choosing the songs and music from a body of work that, so far, has spanned 35 years, I did wonder if some common thread would emerge, and I guess it did…namely my passion for experimentation and musical exploration through sound and collaborations. I have never wanted to play it safe, even if it means, as the great music writer Ian MacDonald said of me, ‘soaring like an angel one minute and stumbling like a sleepwalker the next". Phil Manzanera
* The ultimate career spanning collection from one of the UKs premier guitarists with tracks from Roxy Music, 801 - his work with Brian Eno and solo cuts.
* Aside from the other members of Roxy Music, Robert Wyatt and Chrissie Hynde make appearances on several tracks.
CD1 covers the first twenty years with Manzanera providing the musical context for the words of other cowriters, such as Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, as well as writing varied instrumental music.
The most recent 10 years are on CD2 with Manzanera writing and singing his own lyrics, including 10 minutes of weirdness created by Eno's 'treatments' of music by former Roxy colleagues, Manzanera, Mackay and Thompson.
The DVD includes 'From Revolution to Roxy', a riveting musical journey, with Manzanera acting as guide, plus live performances and music videos.
released 17th November 2008
23rd October 2008
Phil Manzanera has announced details of some new releases at his website:
http://www.manzanera.com/news2.htm#more
19th October 2008
Imusic are reporting the release of the Roxy Music DVD 'The Story Of Roxy Music' having a release date of 2nd February 2009. I will endevour to get further confirmation on this and post it here on the site. http://www.imusic.dk/item/5034504958678/roxy-music-2009-the-story-of-dvd
13th October
Advance orders for the forthcoming Bryan Ferry DVD and an image of the artwork can be found at the links below.
http://www.play.com/Music/MusicDVD/4-/7126956/Bryan-Ferry-The-Bete-Noir-Tour/Product.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bryan-Ferry-Bete-Noire-Tour/dp/B001G55U76
10th October
Andy Mackay has informed me that The Metaphors will play at The Pigalle Club in Picadilly on the 18th and 25th of November. Tickets and more info are available now from The Pigalle web site http://www.vpmg.net/pigalle/forthcoming.php#attraction404
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
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
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
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)