For The Buzzcocks Fan Who Has Everything… Well, Now You Don’t; Fancy Reissues and Entire Album Performances on the Way!
By Liz Louche on 10-27-2008
Are you one of those people who gives a resounding "Yes!" to the question "Do you want fries with that?" When you notice the 30-cent difference between the large size soda and the Big Gulp size soda at the gas station, do you put down the large and grab the Big Gulp? Do you ever look at your carefully cultivated collection of albums and think, "Gee, I wish someone would reissue this with tons of bonus features and previously unreleased tracks so that I almost regret buying it all those years ago when it didn't come with several alternate takes of the same song!"? If so, then this is the story for you!
Maybe they can't bring you 32 fluid ounces of Mountain Dew, but the new Buzzcocks reissues from EMI can certainly help with your obsessively completist album collection. The seminal Manchester punk group's first three albums, 1978's Another Music in a Different Kitchen, 1978's Love Bites, and 1979's A Different Kind of Tension, will all be subject to a very special UK re-release set for release today, October 27. That means more demos, more live versions, and more discs! That's right -- these are two-disc reissues, chock-a-block with backing tracks, single versions, and Peel Sessions.
But the good news doesn't end there! Not only can you relive the late 1970s via stereo (if only someone would reissue Quaaludes, am I right??), but you can also hear those first two albums performed live and in their entirety during the January "Another Bites Tour" in the UK. Hell, even guitarist/vocalist Steve Diggle is doing one -- yes, ONE -- show this coming November.
Steve Diggle:
11.28.08 - Harlow, England - The Square
Buzzcocks:
Prescription Refill: Ted Leo Tours with and without His Pharmacists
By ryryjensen on 10-27-2008
As previously reported (TMT News), the indie rock madman that is Ted Leo has been on the road with his Pharmacists and fellow tourmates Against Me! and Titus Andronicus for the past month or so, and it'll continue until next week. What we didn't tell you (because it's new news) is that Ted Leo, former Chisel (if you haven't heard them, check out Set You Free) singer, has just scheduled a short stint of solo performances in late November and December along the Midwest and East Coast.
If you can't make any dates on the tour (or even if you can) take a listen to the Rapid Response EP released last month by Touch and Go. The album is four songs for $4, and proceeds benefit the Democracy Now organization. But if you can make it to any of these shows... well, you know what to do.
Ted Leo Tour:
