British Accents Newsletter
by Dave Virr | 00.00.0000

*This Sunday on British Accents Radio, THE CRIMEA are scheduled to stop by and talk about their new album "Tragedy Rocks", their American travels and whatever else is on their minds. The Crimea will play Monday, October 3 at TT the Bear's. Also on this week's show is brand new music from FRANZ FERDINAND, OASIS, SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, THE RAKES, ORDINARY BOYS, ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN, ELBOW, TOM VEK and much more.

*Other radio news - your humble narrator has recently been named the new Local Music Director on WFNX 101.7, which basically means I'll be hosting "New England Product" on Sunday nights. For years I've been excited to spin some of my favorite local bands on "British Accents", and now I get to play an entire 1-hour block of local music every Sunday night from 10-11pm (note: this Sunday's show will air at the program's old time, 9-10pm). Tune in to hear great new music from THE APPRECIATION POST, PROTOKOLL, SWIM TEAM and lots more. If you're in a Boston-area band and want to submit a CD for airplay, contact me for the address. If you've already sent a CD to British Accents, then I have it already.

*A double-disc compilation to benefit the Katrina relief effort from FILTER MAGAZINE is on the way, featuring tracks from BRITISH SEA POWER, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, TOM VEK, GANG OF FOUR, OF MONTREAL, TV ON THE RADIO, AMUSEMENT PARKS ON FIRE, BECK, BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB and many more. The CD will be available at Urban Outfitters locations across the US, and available on the chain's website.

*NYC's legendary "Tiswas" night has left the confines of Don Hill's and it's $7 Budweisers behind. The club's website says they'll re-locate in a new venue in the coming weeks or months, and when BA hears about a new home for this long-running night, we'll let you know.

*SUPER FURRY ANIMALS have announced a fall North American tour that includes the following dates: Roxy in Boston on November 7, Webster Hall in NYC on November 5-6, and SF's Fillmore on November 28.

*In other Furries news, DJ DANGER MOUSE has remixed the single "Lazer Beam". You can find said remix on the band's special "Love Kraft" site

*GANG OF FOUR will make a special brief appearance at the Boston Music Awards this Wednesday, September 28 at Avalon. The band will play a short set as the special guests, along with DEAR LEADER, APOLLO SUNSHINE and other notable Boston bands. A handful of tickets are available through www.nextticketing.com

*NME has the official word on BABYSHAMBLES' long-awaited debut album. The record will be called "Down in Albion" and is released November 14 in the UK on Rough Trade. The single "Albion" will follow on November 28.

*LADYTRON release their third studio album, "Witching Hour", on October 4 in the US.

*MORRISSEY is in the studio recording what will become his third album in as many years (if you count the live disc), a record he describes as a "balls to the wall rock record". By Morrissey standards, balls to the wall means we'll probably get a few more songs like "Irish Blood, English Heart" thrown in with the ballads.

*ISOBELLE CAMPBELL is a busy woman. Free of her BELLE & SEBASTIAN duties, she's got 2 new solo albums in the offing - "Ballad of the Broken Seas" will be released later this year, and "Milk White Sheets" will come out sometime in 2006.

*RADIOHEAD are back in the studio to record the follow-up to "Hail to the Thief", which will be released sometime in 2006.

*FRANZ FERDINAND will release a double-disc DVD this fall in the UK consisting of live shows from London and San Francisco. Look for the US release of this DVD before Christmas.

*KASABIAN will release a live DVD on November 7 in the US, called "Live From Brixton Academy". Included is the December, 2004 concert, plus a tour documentary called "Expanding the Empire", which contains footage of them on tour in America and Japan.

*GRAHAM COXON has taken another shot at the remix (he remixed IDLEWILD's "Rusty" a few years ago) with his tinkering of the LOWGOLD single "Beauty Dies Young", to be included on an upcoming Lowgold b-sides/unreleased/etc collection.

*Excellent Online reports that IAN BROWN's "Greatest" best-of collection will be released on October 18 in the US.

*BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE have had to endure many misfortunes over the years, and last week in NYC they were faced with another. The band's van, trailer, and all of their equipment (much of it vintage and custom) were stolen in Brooklyn during CMJ weekend. A list of the missing gear can be seen on the band's website - www.brianjonestownmassacre.com

*On TV this week (courtesy of Torr) - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE on Conan O'Brien 9/27, STELLASTARR* on Carson Daly 9/27, and SUPERGRASS on Jay Leno 9/29.

*Another reason to thank Torr - on his aformentioned site is a link to download a new OASIS song from the "Goal" soundtrack - "Who Put The Weight of the World on My Shoulders?" Too bad this song didn't end up on "Don't Believe The Truth". You can also download a PROTOKOLL song there.

*BRITISH SEA POWER side project BRAKES will do a 2-night stand at Pianos in NYC on October 3 & 4th.

*SHOOTING AT UNARMED MEN is a new band featuring JOHN CHAPPLE, formerly of MCLUSKY. Their new single "The Pink Ink" is out in the UK today, with the full-length due on Halloween overseas.

*This Monday, October 3, at Bowery Ballroom is another Katrina benefit show, this one starring SUFJAN STEVENS along with ADAM GREEN, GRIZZLY BEAR, OTHER PASSENGERS, AKRON/FAMILY and WOODEN WAND.

*Last Sunday's British Accents radio playlist can be viewed here.

NEW & UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE DATES (subject to change):
Sep 19 - OCEANSIZE/Everyone Into Position UK
Sep 20 - THE FALL/The Fall Head's Roll USA
Sep 20 - NEW ORDER/Singles USA
Sep 20 - GOLDFRAPP/Supernature USA
Sep 20 - ORANGER/New Comes and Goes USA
Sep 20 - HARVEY DANGER/Little By Little USA
Sep 20 - MUSE/Origin of Symmetry USA
Sep 20 - BILLY BRAGG/reissues USA
Sep 20 - BROADCAST/Tender Buttons USA
Sep 20 - MY MORNING JACKET/Z USA
Sep 20 - MORNING AFTER GIRLS/Morning After Girls USA
Sep 20 - VHS OR BETA/VHS or Beta (reissue of debut EP) USA
Sep 26 - various/Help: A Day in the Life UK
Sep 26 - PADDINGTONS/First Comes First UK
Sep 27 - SUPERGRASS/Road to Rouen USA
Sep 27 - ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN/Siberia USA
Sep 27 - ROGUE WAVE/Descended Like Vultures USA
Sep 27 - CALLA/Collisions USA
Sep 27 - ELBOW/Leaders of the Free World USA
Sep 27 - THE GO TEAM/Thunder, Lightning, Strike USA
Sep 27 - METRIC/Live it Out CANADA
Sep 27 - WOLF PARADE/Apologies to Queen Mary USA
Sep 27 - GRANDADDY/Excerpts From The Diary of Todd Zilla USA
Sep 27 - BIG STAR/In Space USA
Oct 4 - FRANZ FERDINAND/You Could Have It So Much Better... USA
Oct 4 - LADYTRON/Witching Hour USA
Oct 4 - METRIC/Live it Out USA
Oct 4 - MAGIC NUMBERS/Magic Numbers USA
Oct 4 - PAUL WELLER/As Is Now USA
Oct 4 - BETA BAND/Best Of USA
Oct 4 - BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE/Broken Social Scene USA
Oct 4 - DUNGEN/Stadsvandringar USA
Oct 11 - GANG OF FOUR/Return the Gift USA
Oct 11 - MATT POND PA/Several Arrows USA
Oct 11 - THE CLIENTELE/Strange Geometry USA
Oct 17 - CARDIGANS/Super Extra Gravity UK/EUR
Oct 18 - DEPECHE MODE/Playing the Angel USA
Oct 18 - STARSAILOR/On the Outside USA
Oct 18 - IAN BROWN/Greatest USA
Oct 18 - GRAVENHURST/Fires in Distant Buildings USA
Oct 25 - ABERDEEN CITY/The Freezing Atlantic USA
Oct 25 - TOM VEK/We Have Sound USA
Oct 25 - FIERY FURNACES/Rehersing My Choir USA
Oct 31 - SHOOTING AT UNARMED MEN/Soon There Will Be... UK (x-Mclusky)
October - LIARS/Drums Not Dead USA
Nov 14 - BABYSHAMBLES/Down in Albion USA
Nov 22 - OKKERVIL RIVER/Black Sheep Boy-Appendix USA
Nov 28 - DARKNESS/One Way Ticket To Hell...and Back UK
Jan 24 - THE STROKES USA
January - BELLE & SEBASTIAN/The Goalkeeper's Revenge USA January - THE CRIMEA/Tragedy Rocks USA

UPCOMING SINGLES (all UK unless noted):
Sep 12 - DOVES/Sky Starts Falling
Sep 12 - MYSTERY JETS/You Can't Fool Me Dennis Sep 12 - THE SUBWAYS/With You Sep 12 - DEAD 60's/Riot Radio Sep 12 - MY COMPUTER/Lonely Sep 19 - FRANZ FERDINAND/Do You Want To Sep 19 - BOY KILL BOY/Civil Sin Sep 19 - HARD-FI/Living For The Weekend Sep 19 - STEREOPHONICS/Devil Sep 19 - THE DUKE SPIRIT/Cuts Across the Land Sep 26 - PAUL WELLER/Come On, Let's Go Sep 26 - EDITORS/Bullets Sep 26 - NEW ORDER/Waiting for the Sirens Call Sep 26 - THE GO TEAM/Bottle Rocket Sep 26 - THE CHALETS/No Style Sep 26 - SHOOTING AT UNARMED MEN/The Pink Ink (x-mclusky) Oct 3 - STARSAILOR/In The Crossfire
Oct 4 - DEPECHE MODE/Precious USA
Oct 17 - HAPPY MONDAYS/Playground Superstar
Nov 8 - SPOON/Sister Jack USA
Nov 14 - DARKNESS/One Way Ticket
Nov 28 - BABYSHAMBLES/Albion