With the Bournemouth, Cardiff and both Brighton gigs now fading memories, it’s clear that this year’s Christmas tour is now well underway. Tomorrow, the band nip over to The Netherlands where they play in Groningen. This is then followed by another in Tilburg on Tuesday night, before the band return …

Hello, and a warm welcome to this post House of Fun Weekender edition of the MIS Online newsletter. In this issue, just prior to the tour getting underway, we take a moment to look back at last week’s House of Fun Weekender in detail, with multiple reviews. Tickets for next …

The sun may be setting on this latest House of Fun Weekender, but don’t despair. Next week, once the dust has settled, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at just what went on. Whether you were there and in need of a few gaps filling in, or were one of …

Yes, ladies and gentlemen. It’s almost here – the latest in the long-running series of Madness Weekenders, which kicks-off at Butlins Minehead this coming Friday. Our MIS Mad Meet will begin at The Inn on the Green (we think!) at around 6pm on the Friday night. Why? Well, that where we …

It’s been just over a week since the new album was released, and heck of a lot’s gone on since then. Let’s begin with the stats, courtesy of the one and only Paul Rogers… The album is currently number 5 in the charts, and at an even more impressive number …

Hello, and welcome to this latest edition of the MIS Online newsletter. The album has been delighting the vast majority of the Madness fanbase since its arrival Friday, with tons of excitement and nice comments flying around online. We have spotted a few admissions from people suggesting that they need …

Hello, and a very, very warm welcome to this, the latest issue of the MIS Online newsletter. Yes, it’s almost here. And when we mean “it” we’re referring to the new album, which finally sees the light of day this coming Friday 28th October. A few members of the Madness …

This week Madness previewed yet another studio track from the forthcoming album – Herbert. This song has been made available to purchase on iTunes, and Amazon, with those of you who sensibly pre-ordered this album back at the beginning of this sale campaign (gaining untouchable Madhead status in the process) being sent a …

During the past week Madness completed their pre-album touring in Germany, and in the process managed to visit old graffiti on The Berlin Wall, which the band had originally sprayed on some 35 or more years ago. Moving on to the end of the month now, and on October the …

While it’s been years since Madness were last given a serious airing on BBC Radio 1, it was nice to see that its more popular sister station, Radio 2, made Mr. Apples their “Record of the Week” this week just gone. Hopefully this will help to raise awareness of the …