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Madness Information Service Online Newsletter Issue Number: 790 – Sunday 29th June to Saturday 5th July 2014

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Hello, and a very warm welcome to this week’s issue of the MIS Online Bulletin.

With Lee and his Ska Orchestra having just completed their set we thought it was about time we blasted this issue off into the ether.

The band were slightly unfortunate to overlap with the legendary Dolly Parton, who was finishing off her performance on the Pyramid Stage as The Ska Orchestra began theirs. This meant that initially the crowd seemed to be no larger than what you’d get at a decent sized beer festival. Thankfully, once Dolly had done her bit festivalgoers began to drift over, and before too long a decent crowd were assembled.

The performance was an hour in length, and featured a guest appearance from Dawn Penn, who came on one song too early. Not that it mattered, as she went down a storm with the crowd.

The BBC screened very few crowd shots during the performance, but despite this a certain Darren Dixon was spotted. He was also still standing, despite having drunk his entire body weight in cider during the course of the weekend. Most impressive!

The Ska Orchestra performance finished on a rather odd note, with the rest of the band leaving the stage without Lee seemingly to notice.

Following the slot the band made their way over to one of the side tents to sell signed copies of their current album.

The set list was as follows:

Guns Fever
Heatwave
Ali Baba
Eastern Standard Time
Hot Reggae – Hot Pants
Sit & Wonder
Tunnel One
Fu Man Chu
Mission Impossible
Bangarang
No No No
Hello Josephine
Broadway Jungle
For those of you who missed the performance will be appearing on the BBC’s iPlayer before too long. Check out http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0215zm4.

While you’re waiting for the performance to be uploaded, sit back and have a read through this week’s issue.

Enjoy the read,

Jonathan Young, Rob Hazelby, Simon Roberts, Paul Williams

SHOWTIMES

See below for all forthcoming Madness and Madness related gigs and events. If there’s something we’ve missed off or you feel should be added then please let us know.

Madness

July 2014

July 3rd, Vienna Arena, Austria
July 31st – 3rd August, Reggae Sun Festival, Bordeaux, France

August 2014

August 2nd, Suikerrock, Belgium
August 12th Mallorca Rocks
August 13th Ibiza Rocks
August 18th, Kubana Festival, Krasnodar, Vesolovka

November 2014

November 21st – 24th 2014 – Minehead – Earlybird tickets can be ordered here: http://www.bigweekends.com/splash-pages/madness2014.aspx

December 2014

All for the M.A.D.H.E.A.D Tour

Thursday 4th, Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Friday 5th, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Saturday 6th, Brighton Centre, Brighton, Matinee
Saturday 6th, Brighton Centre, Brighton * SOLD OUT *
Monday 8th, Plymouth Pavillions, Plymouth
Tuesday 9th, Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth Thursday 11th, First Direct Arena, Leeds
Friday 12th, Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Saturday 13th, LG Arena, The NEC, Birmingham
Monday 15th, Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Tuesday 16th, The O2 Dublin, Dublin
Thursday 18th, The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
Friday 19th, Phones 4u Arena, Manchester
Saturday 20th, The O2 Arena, London

Links to purchase tickets for the above tour can be found at: http://madness.seetickets.com/tour/madness/?pre=premad&src=madnesspre

For tickets also see links via: www.madness.co.uk

The Magic Brothers

Magic Brother Friday Headline set:
November 14th.  The Big One 3.  Park Dean, Sandford Dorset.

The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra

July 2014

July 12th Lewisham’s People Day – Free!
July18th Brixton Jamm, London. Tickets from Skiddle.com

July 26th Wickerman Festival

August 2014

August 31st, The Big Feastival, Alex James’ Farm, Cotswolds

October 2014

October 2nd, The Jazz Café, Camden Town

More festival dates to follow.

Ska Orchestra web site: www.ltso.mis-online.net

The Lee Thompson Ska Band

An appearance at the Boom town festival, Hampshire’s pop up city four day event begins on August 7th into the weekend.

Chinatown district is full of Ska and more bands this year, but we can confirm that this won’t be playing host to the Ska Orchestra

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/news/chinatown-district-line-up-released-199

The Silencerz (Featuring Lee Thompson)

July

July 6th Lee Thompson closes the Barnet Music Festival, at The Builders Arms

November 2014

16th November – Confirmed in the Sunday Lineup of bands at Specialized The Big One 3. In Dorset.

Lee will be doing a photo signing session too.

Deaf School

August

*** NEW *** 8th, The Islington, North London
9th, The Islington, North London (SOLD OUT)
10th, Rebellion Festival, Blackpool (SOLD OUT)

For details of future gigs keep an eye on http://deafschoolmusic.com for more information.

November

Thursday 20 – Borderline, London
Friday 21 – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
Saturday 22 – Academy, Manchester
Sunday 23 – Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

BUY IT

If money’s currently burning a hole in your pocket then perhaps we can help with your dilemma.

The M.A.D.H.E.A.D Tour T-shirt – Get it now.

What does any self respecting Madhead wear? The only true fan clothing of choice right now is surely the brand new Madhead T-shirt. Available now at least five months ahead of the tour, this T-shirt is so NOW!

The brand new 2014 picture of all seven of the band next to their happiness machine and ready to bring joy. You can look stylish in it in a range of sizes, you can promote this summer, the forthcoming tour and help your heroes and of course in this day and age by buying the bands official clothing you are putting your money into the future new album project pot etc of the band who exist these days on their own self produced record label.

We’re very happy with this move to give out the T-shirt ahead of the tour as it makes so much sense to us. The T-shirt is relevant and current for a longer period of time for the fan.  Steer clear of knock off clothing and get the official Madhead T-shirt. Support your favourite band directly, like a true Madhead.

Available here… Via See Tickets and Madness.co.uk

http://tinyurl.com/nzy6ybm

SPECIALIZED: Mad Not Cancer. 4CD covers album for Teenage Cancer Trust – Pre-Order Now

Over 70 tracks. 4 CDs.  Cover versions of Madness by not just Ska bands but lots of young up and coming acts of many genres including a few famous pop stars and Bedders on one track, too. All for Teenage Cancer.

http://www.specializedproject.co.uk/#!shop/c1atu

The Suggs Selection.

The new compilation album of tunes chosen especially by Suggs.

It features one Madness track It must be love, and one solo track – So Tired. Alongside one self produced track The Farm’s – Stepping Stone.

The rest of the 60 track 3 CD album contains his own personal music joys.

Signed copies are available from record store.

http://www.recordstore.co.uk/recordstore/Signed/The-Suggs-Selection-Signed/3C6C02BP000

LTSO, Bangarang, Featuring Dawn Penn & Sharon Shannon

Out now.

itunes  http://tinyurl.com/p2bquak

Amazon http://tinyurl.com/pwg6du2

SIGN OF THE TIMES

A collection of articles that have caught our eye over the course of the past week or so.

New Magic Brothers Album in the Works

The Magic Brothers are busy working on the second album, and are also starting to put together a number of future concert appearances for August through to November. It’s too early to mention them all yet as details are being finalized, though they are looking at both London and wider around the country this time. These will be ahead of their appearance at The Big One Specialized on November 14th.

One Birmingham appearance at the Custard House on November 1st has been announced already a little ahead of time by the venue itself. Find the details here https://www.facebook.com/events/724577247604146/

Jonathan Young

LIVE AND INTENSIFIED

CLANGERATI!

The Dublin Castle, Thursday 20 June 2014

By the time Clive Langer introduced his self-styled “humble version” of Shipbuilding, the iconic Langer/Costello composition and mid-point of CLANGERATI’s set, The Dublin Castle crowd was long won over by his distinctive vocals, his trademark Stratocaster and his hand-picked band.

Opening up with a rocking new song, Breaking Out, then straight in to Had a Nice Night, with Suggs jumping up on stage to sing a few lines, the band was immediately in to its stride, driven along by the drums of Gregg Braden (Deaf School and formerly Cheap Hotel) and the excellent Malcolm Lunan on bass. The four-piece was completed by keyboard player Professor John Wood (Max Ripple of Deaf School, defrocked for the evening and revelling in the freedom of his lived-in orange tweed suit).

CLANGERATI’s debut gig featured three excellent new songs written by Clive, together with highlights from the Clive Langer and The Boxes back catalogue.  Any concerns Langer himself may have had about being up-front and centre-stage for the first time in three decades were soon dispelled as he and his band, both tight and free at the same time, performed like they had been doing this together for years.  The line-up was supplemented to great effect on a couple of songs by the brass section from Man Like Me, the support act for the night.

Langer’s new works feature clever and thoughtful lyrics that tell a story, with tunes that range from pop to rock and back again – Rhoda is a great song that raises questions and Places and Things takes you on a rollercoaster ride (that’s figuratively, not literally).  Those familiar with the Boxes’ work will know that their songs possess the same qualities.  CLANGERATI’s renditions of Lovely Evening, Splash (that really should have been a hit – and maybe it yet could be!) and The Whole World, did full justice to the older works, which remain fresh and challenging.

With the band’s hard work done, Miss Bette Bright joined them to sing Shoorah Shoorah from her Langer-produced Rhythm Breaks the Ice solo LP – and she really went for it to the delight of the enthusiastic audience, accompanied by Mr Bette Bright on backing vocals.  The band’s cover of Amen Corner’s (If Paradise is) Half as Nice (covered also on the Boxes’ Splash! LP, recently re-released on CD by Cherry Red), was the perfect rousing end to a set which finished all too soon.

If Langer went in to this gig wondering if he could do it, the answer was clear.  This could have been just a one-off show, but there’s no doubt that it wasn’t.

Mark Adamson.

Clangeratti at the Dublin Castle For Clive’s Birthday.

It was an absolutely brilliant night and when Anne (Bette Bright) joined Clangeratti on stage to sing Shoorah Shoorah, she informed us it was also Clive’s 60th Birthday and what a way to celebrate.

Clangeratti also included Deaf School’s Reverend Max Ripple on keys and Gregg Braden on drums.

MLM regulars Dan Hayes (trumpet) and Pete Fraser (Sax) also joined in with Clangeratti for a very special performance of “Shipbuilding”.

Suggs also sang “Had A Nice Night”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0IOjcQdSf0

Suggs and Anne both joined in on “Paradise”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5pl5O2ARR4

Later, Anne also jumped on stage to join Man Like Me during “London Town”

For me, any time I can see MLM live is the best thing in the world to have them come on to close out the night (they were supporting though they came on after) was the perfect way to round out the evening – (hear Johnny at 2:25 – “my Dad’s 60…” appropriately during “Oh My Gosh”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNBieJ6SKG0

England may have lost at the World Cup that night but we were winners in the Dublin Castle.

Duff Kelly

Madness – Night at The Park, Saturday June 28th

News in From Holland of the first Madness gig since November…

Setlist Of Night At The Park, maybe not in correct order.

Thommo was present. I didn’t expect his because of Glastonbury. Tonight Tivoli.

One Step Beyond
Embarrasment
The Prince
NW5
My Girl
My Girl II
The sun and the rain
Take It Or Leave It
Iron Shirt
Bed And Breakfast Man
Dust Devil
Shut up
Misery
House Of Fun
Baggy Trousers
Our House
It Must Be Love
Madness
NightBoat To Cairo

Dinant Dondertman

Madness :Concert “A night in the Park” in Den Haag, The Netherlands

The night before “Parkpop” on 29th June( free music festival in Den Haag) Madness appeared at the “Night at the Park”.

More than 10,000 people bought their tickets [to] watch a good line up with some Dutch bands and, of course, Madness.

It was good to see the boys back in Den Haag, and more than 10,000 people were happy to see Madness! During the opening song (One step Beyond) everybody was dancing, jumping, singing and [were] already [having] a good time.

Carl asked if we had a good time after this song……of course !

What we really liked was the variety [of] songs, some old ones and new ones were mixed. So there were songs for everybody.  From the album “Oui oui, si si…”we [heard] “Misery”and that’s my favourite song.

The band had a good time as well. Lee stepped of the stage to meet some young fans in front of the stage, it was a warm feeling! You could feel the excitment in the audience.

Suggs mentioned the soccer world cup. He said that he hoped that Holland [would] win the next match, and that was a special feeling.

By the way, Suggs talked a little Spanish on stage, very funny.

After that the concert continued : house of fun, my girl, bed and breakfast man, shut up, our house.

Madness played their hats off!

At the end the songs “Madness” and “Nightboat to Cairo”were played.

The kids at the front, who  I mentioned earlier, were allowed to climb on stage and danced with the band. Excellent show!

Thank you Madness for this concert, and we will try so save the planet as Carl mentioned!

Jan Jaap Goeman

TWEETS OF A DOVE

Various posts from Facebook and Twitter that have caught our eye over the past week or so.

LTSO

Darren Fordham @fordie_tltso  June 26th

“@WestHoltsGlasto @leethompsonska are coming on Sunday. Bring your dancing shoes”

SUGGS

Graham McPherson @suggsgmcpherson June 25th

“This is a musical postcard, send one immediately!! http://postcard.suggsmcpherson.co.uk”

SPECIALIZED 3 – MAD NOT CANCER FOUR DISC PREVIEWS – PRE-ORDER NOW

The third Specialized album “Specialized 3 – Mad Not Cancer” is moving closer to being released and is available to pre-order now.

The actual release date for the album is still being finalised but is expected to be around the end of June, early July at the latest. The 4CD’s are Mastered.

The artwork is being finalised.

The album weighs in at a whopping great 4 CD’s, which gets you over 70 covers of Madness tracks by bands/artists from all corners of the globe and runs to over 4 hours of music!! All proceeds will go to Teenage Cancer Trust for whom the Specialized project has raised over £50,000 in just over 18 months – this year looks set to blow the doors off!!

Get in with those pre-orders fast though, the CD package is limited edition and will sell out quickly.

Priced at £15.99 plus postage you can pre-order at the following link:

http://www.specializedproject.co.uk/#!shop/c1atu

DISC ONE PREVIEW – http://youtu.be/H385Yhv7u9k

DISC TWO PREVIEW – http://youtu.be/OcEePjTthmc

DISC THREE PREVIEW – http://youtu.be/4PnxwPcm67o

DISC FOUR PREVIEW – http://youtu.be/xjpf7ygQgZs

For a list of artists/songs go here:

http://www.specializedproject.co.uk/#!artists/c1qyc

For any information relating to Specialized generally you can go to any of the following:

Web: http://www.specializedproject.co.uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/specialized3madnotcancer

Twitter: @specializeduk1

I REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN

This week, MIS co-editor Rob Hazelby, goes back in time to report on what was going on in the world of Madness 5 years, 10 and 15 years ago this week.

5 years ago…

Issue 530 – Sunday 28th June – Saturday 4th July 2009

We got things underway but urged all those people who had bought Madstock tickets through Trinity Street to make a beeline for section two of the issue. Why?  Well, we had updated news for UK and oversees ticket holders. Those in the UK would have their tickets sent out to them prior to the gig. Those based oversees would have to bring ID, and the order form and collect theirs on the day.

With Madness due to perform on The Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury the day this issue went out, we featured a transcription from the Telegraph web site where the publication had interviewed Suggs. The article featured a good mix of questions. Sure, some were the usual run of the mill ones, but many were unusual, and the answers would have been of real interest to MIS readers.

The Busking For Cancer drive was ending the weekend the MIS was due to go out, so we decided that it was about time we gave this worthwhile cause one final push. Along with various Youtube links we pointed you in the direction of the Busking for Cancer web site and suggested you donated a quid or two. After all, it was for a good cause.

With Michael Jackon’s passing the music charts were slightly top-heavy with tracks from the recently deceased artist, but that didn’t stop Paul Rodgers putting together another one of his semi-regular chart stats, facts and figures reports.

Paul finished his report by commenting;

“Let’s just be glad Madness didn’t release a single last week. A certain singer appears on at least 20 of the singles in the top 75. I don’t think Madness could have competed with that!”

On to gig reviews, and Owen Collins kindly sent in a detailed write-up of the band’s recent performance at Gatcombe Park. Owen’s review even covered the antics of one drunkard who ran along the top of the portaloos!

Continuing on with the fan gig reviews, and we passed things over to subscriber Andre Claus, who went along to the Berlin gig back June. Not only did we get a review from Andre, but also links to videos and photos he’d taken at the event.

We brought this week’s issue a close with the news, courtesy of Jermaine of Tour Madness, that Chris had been interviewed in the latest issue of the Dutch Metro magazine.

10 years ago…

Issue 268 – Sunday 27th June – Saturday 3rd July 2004

Another slow news week meant that instead of the usual intro waffle it was a case of diving straight on in to the articles we’d put together for this issue.

Graham Whitfield had once again been busy at the keyboard, and in his “Celebrity Madness Fans” article revealed that one of the members of teenage pop band ‘Busted’, had been spotted wearing a ‘One Step Beyond’ t-shirt.

Graham apologised for not knowing the singer’s name, and despite having an 8-year-old niece who had seen them live, and knew all there was to know about the band, he declined to investigate further.

Moving on, and we reported on Chris Carter-Pegg’s latest Madness clearout, where he’d listed 100 rare and unusual items on auction site Ebay.

Highlights included the Our House 7″ white label test pressing, the Mistakes 2xLP and the It’s Madness rare LP.

Next-up, we had a report in from Simsey, who revealed that the band had recently performed in front of 12,000, as part of the Vodafone Summer Ball. The group performed a 50-minute greatest hits package before leaving the stage for Sheryl Crow, Blue and Elton John.

With Madness headlining the Move Festival on the 8th of July, the BBC ran a nice article with Suggs, covering some non-standard questions, which provoked a number of interesting answers. When asked what the chances of Jimmy Cliff coming up on stage were he responded with;

“It would be great if he could. We played at Finsbury Park and Prince Buster got up, and then Desmond Dekker and Toots from Toots and the Maytalls turned up, and that was a fantastic evening, so why not? Why not get Jimmy up there?”

15 years ago…

Issue 6 – Sunday 27th June – Saturday 3rd July 1999

We started off this issue with the sad news that music legend Ian Dury, who had been battling with cancer, was due to be playing a set with The Blockheads at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, but this appearance had to be pulled at almost the last minute as Ian was unable to perform.

On a slightly happier note, Madness had recently won the `Silver Clef` award at the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Charity ceremony in London. Suggs was there to accept the award and he called for prayers for Ian Dury who was unwell.

Moving on, and in recent conversations with a certain Lee Swandale, he revealed that Chris Foreman would soon be contributing to the official Crunch web site at www.crunch.co.uk. At this moment in time we weren’t allowed to pass on any further details, but we did think that readers of the MIS would certainly enjoy it.

And finally, after months of rumours and whispers it looked like the forthcoming Madness album would be entitled `Wonderful`. Lee told Simon Roberts after the recent Camden Lock gig that they had to come up with an album title that morning and so `Wonderful` was chosen.

Following the band’s recent Camden Lock gig Madness newshound Chris Byrne had managed to dig out (and type-up) a great review of the event from London’s Evening Standard newspaper. Here’s a small snippet of the article;

“Hundreds of pop fans enjoyed a free concert at Camden Lock as Madness gave a canalside concert to launch their first new songs in 15 years.

The most successful singles band of the Eighties got back onstage in their home borough last night after a barge trip from Little Venice to mark the release of the single `Lovestruck`”.

Next-up we featured a news article that was surely of interest to all you retro gamers out there. MIS subscriber Alex Ingram had kindly uploaded a collection of Madness tracks in SID format – yes, the format used by the Commodore 64. If you were on the sadistic side and fancied listening to a handful of your favourite Madness tunes in 3-channel glory, a quick visit to Alex’s web site would set you straight.

We finished off this issue with a detailed review of the Camden Lock gig and Madmeet.

Rob Hazelby

THE MAD HEADER! – THE FINAL FOUR
(Prizes to be Won)

“The Mad Header!”. Yes, It’s time again to ask the question, “What’s the best Mad album?”

It’s down to the final four, in the world cup style head to head voting of Madness albums vs Madness albums.

As Graham Yates put it, it’s a perfect of synergy of First Vs First and Last vs Last.  One Step Beyond Vs Absolutely Has begun, while Norton Folgate Vs Oui Oui will follow at the end of this coming week towards next weekend.

Which of these 4 will take the 2014 title of best Madness album? Your votes will decide.

The Grand Stand Stadium over at “All Things Madness” which is hosting the voting has swelled to over 13,000 members. Find the group at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/249838181711283/

The group is now resplendent in it’s  “F**k Football, Let’s Dance” mock banner,

It’s all about the music.

PRIZE WINNERS AND PRIZES

Winners Judge Fredd and Kevin Filsell have been posting pictures and videos thank you’s up on the page. While

Natalie FitzGerald, Robert Wardlaw, have now been joined by Mark Bryan, Linsay Boyce, Dinant Dondertman and Carl Humphries.

As lucky winners, of vintage and new albums, singles, T-shirts, hats, Signed CD, and unique style Madness designed Clocks.

The prizes in the last 4 games are the most impressive to win though and are all still up for grabs.

MIS is giving away a vintage copy of THE MADNESS, this hard to find CD now goes for near £40 sometimes online, while Darren Jones has donated a Signed Suggs That Close Hardback.

Best of all Woody has personally signed a set of gig used drumstick, complete with his woodpecker signature on each stick for this competition.

And The final will be an impressive bundle of Specialized items, Paul Willo has announced…

THE SPECIALIZED CUP PRIZE. 1LP 2CD 1DVD 2EP 2 Singles, & 5 Downloads. + 4 Badges. [Specialized LP – (Specials Covers white vinyl album) – Beat Teenage Cancer CD Album. – The Big one 2 Live at Sandford DVD. – The ska vinyl EP – The non ska vinyl ep – Dave Wakeling Red New version of Mirror in the bathroom vinyl single – Ranking Roger new version of two swords Red vinyl single – 2tone stars red vinyl single – Specialive- download of concert – plus vari…ous download specialized singles – Prayer- nick welsh – it must be love- sanna Pekonen – andy keys clark- skank for England/king Hammond- Friday night satirday morning (punch n judy mix) badges x 4 (difff designs) Plus a New sealed copy of Suggs Selection 3cd album by Suggs Music company to Specialized.

Final Bonus second place prize.  Madstock Vintage Madness football shirt.

MATCH FEES

With our focus on Specialized for Teenage Cancer this year, prize draws require a Pre-order/buy The Specialized – Mad Not Cancer Album.

To enter the prize draw, though voting is free and open to all to take part. Or we will be asking you to just bung us a few quid in match fees sponsorship into the back of the net here, particularly in the finals when the prizes reach Trophy level.

https://www.justgiving.com/misthemadcharts

F*ck Football!  Let’s Dance. As the Mad Header continues!

And our thanks to Musical Madheads, Warren Moyle,  Hazel Foster, Alan Flynn, Monika Cooper, & Geo Adam, Darren Jones,  Maria Ashe, Clare Marshall.

Jonathan F Young

TIME…

That’s just about it for this week, but before we go we’d like to say a big thank you to those people who sent in gig reviews for this issue. If any of you get along to future Madness or Madness related gigs please knock-up a review and send it in. We’d love to publish it.

And finally, don’t forget to check out the Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra Glastonbury footage as soon as it goes live on the BBC web site:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0215zm4

Until next week, take care,

Jon Young, Rob Hazelby, Simon Roberts, Paul Williams

(With thanks to Mark Adamson, Jan Jaap Goeman,
Dinant Dondertman and Duff Kelly)

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