Madness Information Service Online Newsletter Issue Number: 861 – Sunday 8th November to Saturday 14th November 2015
It’s nearly time for this year’s House of Fun Weekender, and to get you primed and ready Madness have launched the FREE House of Fun App!
Available for both iOS and Android platforms, you can download them here:
Apple (iOS 8 or greater) – http://apple.co/1QcBGFG
Google / Android – http://bit.ly/1l7NtJC
Once installed you’ll be able to view bios and photos for the various acts alongside all timings for the various events and performances.
We’ve a snapshot detailing the weekend’s band and comedian timings elsewhere in this very issue. As always, we recommend that as the weekend draws closer you also keep an eye on the relevant band/performer web sites twitter/facebook feeds plus posters at the event itself.
Another bonus is a new 12” version of a track from our very own Woody, which you can hear before he performs this on the Sunday of the Weekender.
Read on to find out more!
Jon 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
2015
November 2015
November 20th – 23rd 2014 – Minehead – The House Of Fun Weekender Five
The Weekender also features sets by Woody Woodgate, Crunch!, Clang and much, much more….
Suggs
March 17th 2016 – An evening with Suggs and Friends for Pancreatic Cancer. The Emirates Stadium **New**
The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra
January 15th 2016 – Jazz Cafe – Camden Town London
The Silencerz Featuring Lee Thompson
November
28th – Collet School – Hemel Hempstead **New**
December
19th – Saffron Walden Town Hall – 9pm
Deaf School
November
27th – Preston 53 Degrees
28th – Newcastle, Think Tank ** DATE MOVED, NOW DEC 11TH **
28th – Buckley, The Tivoli ** REPLACES ABOVE DATE **
29th – York Duchess
December
9th Liverpool – Kazimier
10th Liverpool – Kasimier ** SOLD OUT **
11th – Newcastle, Think Tank ** MOVED FROM 28TH NOV **
12th – London, Hoxton, Bar & Kitchen
Near Jazz Experience
More info at: https://www.facebook.com/NearJazzExperience
November
24th – The NJE + Support + DJ @The Indo 133 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1DT – 8.30pm, free entry
More info at: https://www.facebook.com/NearJazzExperience
28th – The NJE + Louis Vause + DJs @Kino Teatr, 43-49 Norman Rd St Leonards, E Sussex – 8.30pm, free entry
More info at: https://kino-teatr.co.uk
HOUSE OF FUN SHOWTIMES
THE BIG TOP PAVILLION
Friday
Darren Bennett 19.30
Madness 20.30
Saturday
Reggae aerobics 12.30 & 14.00
Fancy Dress (Madness Videos)
Darren Bennett 19.30
Madness 20.30
CENTRE STAGE
Friday
22.00 Cuban Brothers
00.00 Dub Pistols
01.00 Norman Jay
Saturday
22.00 Prince Fatty
23.00 Gentleman’s Dub Club
00.00 David Rodigan
01.30 Shy Fx
Sunday
14.15 Clang
15.30 Crunch!
17.00 Woody Woodgate.
19.00 Geno Washington
20.00 New Street Adventure
20.45 Tiro lark
22.15 Craig Charles Funk and Soul show
INN ON THE GREEN
Friday
16.00 Deano Mumford
18.30 Sister cookie
00.00 Mr Happy
Saturday
15.00 Bed and Breakfast man
18.00 Gorgeous George
00.00 Mr Happy
Sunday
14.00 Chris Sullivan
16.00 musical bingo
20.00 Mr Happy
22.00 Deano Mumford
REDS
Friday
Hollie Cook featuring Horseman 22.30
Chainska Barassica 00.00
Reggae roast 01.00
Saturday
Comedy
Kevin McCarthy 14.00
Garret millick 14.15
Junior Simpson 14.35
Micky dee 14.55
Eddie brimsom 15.15
Rich Wilson 15.35
Mick ferry 15.55
Andy Adkins 16.15
Music
The Amphetameanies 22.15
The Church 23.30
Sunday
Comedy
Kevin McCarthy 14.00
Garret Millick 14.15
Junior Simpson 14.35
Micky dee 14.55
Eddie Brimsom 15.15
Rich Wilson 15.35
Mick ferry 15.55
Andy Adkins 16.15
JAKS
Friday
Fat relic – 22.15
Tambu – 23.30
Silent disco 1.30am
Saturday
Clang group. 22.15
Lottery Winners 23.30
Darren Bennet 00.30
Sunday
Lovestruck Punch and Judy Prize Draw (final registration & Diorama photo’s) 12.00
(and prize giving, and beermats given out between bands and during the shows)
Hometown HIFI 13.00
The lnflatables 14.00
GRANDSLAM GAMES
Saturday
Sumofootball – 12.00 – 14.00 @ 5 aside pitches.
Darts – Saturday 15.00 – 17.00 @ Jaks
Sunday
Rounders – 12.00 – 14.00 @ Blue skies hotel outside
Pool – 14.30 – 16.00 @ Sports Bar
Bowling – 16.00 – 18.00 @ Sports Bar
Sunday Medals Ceremony @Centre Stage 18.30
BUY IT
Madstock – CD / DVD Edition
Just over 23 years after the famous comeback gigs, and just a month before the live album’s 23rd anniversary of release, Madstock is back.
Last available on DVD in the guided tour boxset only, and last on CD via a crappy on demand print service option many years ago. For around £12 you can now get both together.
The CD contains Razor Blade Alley as a bonus track for the first time on CD from the weekend’s concerts, and collects tracks previously only available from the concerts upon the CD single of The Harder They Come. These 4 bonus tracks have been included at the end of the album, Chrissy Boy has pointed out they aren’t part of the Live Album’s original mixing by Clive Langer being sourced elsewhere and masters are impossible to find nearly 25 years on, so appear as the final bonus tracks on the album.
The album features a new montage of photographs from the weekend as it’s cover, much like the recent CD/DVD edition of Take It Or Leave it.
Grandslam T-Shirt Sale
Did you enjoy this summer’s concerts but perhaps forgot to pick up a souvenir, especially if you went Silverstone where the F1 merchandise overshadowed taking home any Madness goodies. The remaining Grandslam T-shirts are now just £10.
If you’re small you can get them in grey, and all three main sizes are still available in Blue.
http://madness.sandbaghq.com/home/navy-grandslam-t-shirt.html
Lincoln and Pompey specific football T-shirts are also still available at £15.
CRUNCH! Hats and Polo Shirts – Get Ready for Their House of Fun Return
** BACK IN FASHION **
Crunch beanie hats and polo shirts (most sizes available Small / Large / XL / XXL) get them now from the official band page on Facebook, which is run by the ever reliable Mr Swanns.
Order now for pre HOF delivery. Last day November 16th.
If you’re going to the HOF Weekender you can have your itenm delivered directly to you as Swanny will be there from the Friday afternoon.
£19.99 polo shirts delivered. £17.99 collected at House of Fun.
Beanie hats £8
https://www.facebook.com/crunchbandofficial
Punch and Judy Madness Toy Theatre
A pop-up miniature theatre, in card form, featuring Punch & Judy. The collage by artist Peter Quinnell was commissioned by British band ‘Madness’ to celebrate their single ‘Lovestruck’ – it features characters from Music Hall, Punch & Judy and Madness videos. Folds down neatly to the size of a 7 inch single, it can be sent as a card. £8.95
http://www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk/index.php/toy-theatres/punch-judy-lovestruck-diorama.html
Madness Craft Beer Set **NEW**
http://m.bhs.co.uk/h5/product?productId=20960250
An amazing gift for any Madness and Craft beer fan. This gift pack includes a mix of 2 bottles. Gladness Craft Lager and Lovestruck Premium Amber Ale.
Contents:
- 1 x Gladness Craft Lager 500ml
- 1 x Lovestruck Premium Amber Ale
- Madness Brewing Co. Pint Glass
SIGN OF THE TIMES
Madness frontman Suggs reveals knack for brand creation and happy childhood in Wales during Introbiz talk
Suggs was speaking at business exhibition and networking event Introbiz, at the Cardiff City House of Sport yesterday.
He told his audience how his mother had been a professional singer. “Unfortunately, none of that rubbed off on me,” he joked.
As a teenager Suggs, as he was now calling himself, started singing with a band called the North London Invaders. As the band started playing gigs and getting a following, they discovered there was another band already called The Invaders.
In another exercise in rebranding, the band decided to choose a name from one of the songs they performed. “We thought, Madness? It’ll never catch on,” Suggs joked.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/madness-frontman-suggs-reveals-knack-10394863
SPECIALIZED – THE BIG ONE
If you want to listen to good music live and be a part of a strong movement, don’t hesitate, next week, go to Sandford!
Lots of bands playing great music for a cause : Fight against cancer!
And for another one : Youth Music!
Next week, you’ll watch great names or unknown bands (who need your support) doing their best : playing music live (originals and covers).
Some great headliners : Horace Panters Uptown Ska Collective , UK reggae stars Black Slate, The Melodians plus Lynval Golding or 80s Stiff star Jona Lewie.
But I also think about Cartoon Violence, Eric Bardwell or Bluebird Parade. Go, go, go. You won’t be disappointed. And you’ll be a part of a strong movement.
Keep it Specialized
Judge Fredd
Have a look to these links (below)
To book :
http://www.specializedproject.co.uk/thebigone/the-big-one/
For accommodation :
http://www.parkdeanholidays.co.uk/book…/search-results.aspx…
LIVE AND INTENSIFIED
Rhoda Dakar at The Jazz Cafe
Our competition winner from last week, Andy “Stav” Davarias, gives us a few lines of review, the set list and his videos. This is followed by our verdict on the show.
“I had been looking forward to this gig ever since I first heard about it as I missed out last year when Rhoda played the Jazz Cafe.
When I found out I had won the ticket through the MIS competition I was made up. I got to Camden and headed straight to the Dublin Castle for a couple of cheeky pre gig drinks where I met up with Jon Young, Gary Saunders, Mark Bryant and Mel Edwards. I noticed the Bed and Breakfast man John Hasler made a quick appearance in the DC also but didn’t stay. Steve White (Chalky) also turned up. We headed to the Jazz Cafe and I was talking to Chalky about Los Palmas 6 when they played Worthing in July. lovely fella.
Showtime. Rhoda came on to a adaptation of Thriller wearing a witches hat and a suit made by Marc Griffiths. She looked fantastic. Rhoda was on fine form. She played 15 songs in all (full set list below)
There was a very Special guest in attendance in the shape of Lynval Golding from The Specials. What a great suprise that was. He played on the last four songs and there was a very emotional tribute by Lynval to the late great Rico Ridruguez during the song Dreamland which Rhoda mentioned she sang on the track with Rico.
All in all it was a great gig in great company. Really hope Rhoda does more gigs.
Set List
Intro
Easy Life. https://youtu.be/NXNqPi3mvX0
The Ghost of the Vox Continental
Happy Time Tune
Private Eye
Too Experienced https://youtu.be/3wBdpqLTjpw
The Loser. https://youtu.be/mbXKWvZXy7g
Mule Jerk
Little Bit of Soul. https://youtu.be/Lrplby0LZUg
Mixed Feelings
Hiawatha
Ruder Than You (ft Lynval Golding). https://youtu.be/JdhY6mizkW8
Sweet Sensation (ft Lynval Golding). https://youtu.be/Uj5kIRrRwZQ
Dreamland (ft Lynval Golding)
People Do Rocksteady (ft Lynval Golding). http://youtu.be/wf9uWWtylWo
Stav”
….
Our Verdict: What a great crowd pleasing event to a packed out Jazz Café in Camden this was. Despite the fact that these songs are associated over 35 years to Rhoda, or even the fact that last Halloween marked a gig very similar to this one as a launch event for the crowd funded first release of this album happen here, I got the feeling that some Mad circles were just catching on to this show being around as a fresh new aside to their usual mad related gigs. It’s been a year of word of mouth maybe from friends seeing Rhoda do these tunes in a full set, so despite it’s repeating event status it is packed out venue tonight. Perhaps Rhoda’s appearance at last years House of Fun weekender has seen the cross over of this kind too, and our recent feature leading to a mad meet of some regular gig goers we know at least makes this seem that way. There was also the feeling of stepping things up a little with the smart look Rhoda had prepared for this evening & and her “Special” guest Lynval adding to the show, as her album launches more to the public now through Cherry Red.
Rhoda is down to earth and humble in her audience bantering, at least until the audience is playing up a little with it’s comments back, then she’s able to give the distain and return with a comedic twist and make a feature out of any miss behaviour..
The band, including Louis Vause (in a wig and fake moustache portraying his current TV character pianist!), Paul Tadman, Lenny on guitar, and Mr. Edwards on sax are incredibly tight and on it. Great for a banter with too. Great interaction.
The songs, the album mostly provides the set tonight, and they are like a great One Step Beyond set of 2tone era sounding tunes, that have that blend of Ska, punk, and meaningful political pop lyrics or story telling perspectives. They really do form a great album together. Ghost of the Vox Continental seems fitting for Halloween too.
We get a couple of non album bonus tracks, a previous Bodysnatchers b side. Ruder and than you, as one of the highlight with a great guest spot from Lynval.
Dreamland is a touching choice in tribute to departed Rico. The tears are real as they both struggle to perform the song and share their memories of playing with him in a lengthy touching pause in the show to talk about him.
The Halloween theme Is well met, with Rhoda starting in a tall matching Witches hat. And Later during an instrumental handying out candy to the crowd, from a small pumpkin bucket. Even launching sweets into the balcony!!
Rocksteady is of course the biggest crowd pleaser saved for last. Played longer with full solo’s from all concerned and much elongated dancing.
If you get a chance to catch Rhoda we recommend it. Snatch your chance to see her soon.
Jonathan Young
Madness Wembley Stadium NFL Pre Match Gig
Stadium view.
One Step Beyond
Baggy Trousers
Our House
Sky TV view.
Thanks go to Declan McDermot and Dicka
MIS FEATURE – SOMETHING (FOR THE WEEKEND)
I’ve Done a Remix of Something in a 12” Style
For all you fans heading to The House of Fun Weekender here’s more news on our outro teaser from last week, that “Something” was coming from Woody.
“I’ve done a remix of Something in a 12″ style.” Woody Woodgate.
Yes, ahead of his debut live appearance performing under his own name, playing the album he released this year, now comes a 2nd single from the “In Your Mind” CD.
The good news is it’s a funky new version of the track “Something”. And It’s free now, so that you can hear it and get in the mood for Woody and his band on House of Fun Sunday in centre stage from 5pm. Grab the track imminently from Woody’s official website. Should be up soon
http://www.woodywoodgate.co.uk/
And a storming version of “Something” it is too. Like those classic old school Madness 12″ versions that used to loop and give more space and solo’s to certain elements within tracks that made them up. Isolated brass, guitar, piano, and vocal moments and some alternate vocal takes reveals how layered the final album track are for this project. This miX is nowly nearly 5 minutes compared to the original under 3, and set like song’s like Embarrassment or many mowtown numbers it’s continual groove makes it a track you don’t want to stop, so this barely seems a lengthier track to the ear, just increased enjoyment.
Something for the weekender. Download the new version now, and along with “In Your Mind” album give it a spin before the imminent House of Fun.
Then come along and see the live version with the full band. Now that really will be Something Else.
Jonathan Young
MIS COMPETITION – WIN COPY OF MADSTOCK
*** FINAL WEEK OF COMPETITION ***
First CD/DVD Pack Won, But a Second is Still up For Grabs!
Thanks to Holly Barringer and the rest of the team at BMG we have two copies of the forthcoming Madstock CD/DVD pack to give away.
There’s still a chance of bagging one more of these beauties as we’ve yet to choose the second winning entry. If you’ve already sent in your entry those are still in the competition pot, so please don’t send in another. If you have yet to send in an entry, you just need to complete the following;
My favourite Madness song live is…
Because…
Send your answer to jonsmad@hotmail.com
Please try and send more than a one or two line response. A few of the best replies will appear in a future edition of the MIS.
Don’t keep sending in multiples. We can only use your first full answer in one email.
One more lucky winner will get the CD/DVD pack in the post soon.
Unfortunately this prize draw is only open to UK-based readers. Sorry!
RETRO MADNESS GET A LITTLE SHIRTY
Following a huge sort through of their Madness T Shirt collection, Chris & Emma of retro-madness.co.uk have found 30 different spare shirts which they have now added to the Shirts page of their Retro-Madness internet shop.
There are now 120 different official Madness shirts listed dating from 1980 – 2015, most are brand new / have never been worn and most are available in more than one size:
http://retro-madness.co.uk/shirts.php
Over the next 3 weeks we will be steadily updating the other pages on retro-madness adding more spare treasures we have found. Keep an eye on our facebook page where we will be announcing all further updates:
https://www.facebook.com/retro.madness?fref=ts
Chris & Em x
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 Number 600 – Sunday 7th November – Saturday 13th November 2010
We kicked off out 600th issue of the MIS by thanking everyone who, over the years, had supported the publication, and also to those who continued to send in material for publication. We wouldn’t have been able to get to this moment without every bit of help and assistance from the Madness fan community.
Moving on, and last week we reported that author John Reed, had offered a signed copy of his recently released Madness book ‘House of Fun: The Story of Madness’.
Rather than simply ask for you to send your email addresses in to be in the running for the prize, as we’ve done in the past, we, this time, asked that along with your address you sent in a question or two for John to answer.
This requirement obviously reduced the number of entries we received, but those of you who did put together some excellent questions would see them sent over to John. We hoped the answers would appear in either issue 601 or 602, depending on how busy he was.
Freebie news next, and we reported that Madness were currently offering a FREE 4-track MP3 download of NW5, It Must be Love, House of Fun and Night Boat to Cairo, which ha been recorded during last year’s tour.
Moving on, and it was over to Declan McDermott, who emailed in to tell us that official recordings of the band’s forthcoming Christmas gigs were looking unlikely…
“I was in touch with Concert Live during the week to ask if they would be recording the up and coming Madness Christmas tour.
Their reply indicated that they would unfortunately be not doing it this time round although they would like to record them again in the future.
I then contacted Simfy Live to ask the same question and they were unsure, but said if they were they would advertise on their website.
It was then I decided to contact Hannah management and I had an email back from Mel Stephenson indicating that she was waiting for some feedback from Madness senior managers as to whether the concerts will be recorded or not”
Elsewhere, and we gave you a head-up on the forthcoming Big 10 gig, which was due to take place the the legendary Hope and Anchor on the 20th of November. The band were due on stage from 9:00pm.
Further on, and Jonathan reported that on Saturday 6th November Suggs hosted BBC Radio 5’s Danny Baker show. The blurb on the BBC web site read;
“Guest host Suggs welcomes comic Dave Gorman and Phil Brown, former Hull boss, stars in Danny’s sausage sandwich game. Callers celebrate the saxophone, homemade inventions and tales of breaking things in other people’s houses while Suggs dreams about Irish cheese in the news”
We brought this issue to a close with news from Jermaine of Tour Madness. Jermaine emailed in to tell us that the number of Madness related entries on the Dutch section of Wikipedia was continuing to grow. While they didn’t compare to the sheer number available on the English language Wikipedia a decent chunk of Nutty information was now available.
10 years ago…
Issue number 340 – Sunday 6th November to Saturday 12th November 2005
During a trawling of the net earlier this week we stumbled upon an October interview with Lee and Suggs, which had been uploaded to a French Website.
It was clear, from even a bad translation version we made, that Lee and Suggs were in a typical comic mode when giving the original interview. Suggs seemed to be suggesting that the band “Madness” were parked in his garage or decomposing in his attic while they were out playing as “The Dangermen”, and he managed to sing Duran Duran’s “Wild boys” again when explaining why they had covered Reggae songs and not other bands music. This translation also seemed to state that Lee was at one point talking like Prince Charles about Camilla, and that he had joked about the Dangermen sessions being named after the song “Dangermouse” which the band had recorded but then dropped from the album.
We passed the interview onto JP of the excellent Ska News to display on his French website. We also hoped for a better translation at some point in the not too distant future, as the interview seemed to cover the recording processes used on the new album, some talk about the rise and fall album and a discussion of madness’ popularity in the wider world.
We decided against publishing the whole bad translation in this issue as most of it was rather confusingly phrased. At one point the translator suggested that Suggs currently liked the band “Dog’s Die in a Hot Bus.”
Deciding this was enough of our poor French language skills we moved on to this week’s collection of articles.
With Christmas fast approaching it would come as no surprise to many that Ska veterans Bad Manners had a full-scale Christmas tour planned. Spanning a whopping 17 dates, the tour would see them start in Great Yarmouth and finish in the seaside town of Bournemouth.
Next we passed things over to subscriber Marc Todd who disappointed with V2’s poor promotion of the Shame and Scandal single, wanted to see how keen they were to promote the next single, ‘Girl’.
Here’s what Marc had to say at the time:
“I called through to the department at V2 dedicated to this promotion and explained I was a DJ and could they send me a copy of the new single. The very polite young lady told me she was the person responsible and would get a copy in the post.
That was three weeks ago, and after a further FIVE telephone calls and FOUR Emails I finally received my copy, only after making a complaint to the Virgin Management team.
What a shambles this is and with only one format of the single being produced, no info about The Dangermen on the V2 site, and no posters or marketing material, it seems to me that those lovely people at V2 can’t be bothered”
Moving on, and it seemed as if Toshiba were planning to resurrect their “Hello Tosh” TV advert in a major new marketing push. Breaking on Monday 17 October, the new advertisement featured Toshiba’s memorable Blueprint man speaking the familiar tag line, “ello Tosh”, originally recorded by Ian Dury, and now updated by Madness singer Suggs.
Next it was re-print time as we featured a full transcription of a Madness article from The Seattle Indie Pop Press, which charted a brief history of the band from a slight US standpoint.
Elsewhere, the saga of the Dangermen picture discs continued, with an update from Birchy announcing that the second set of test pressings had passed the Jump Up Records quality control, so were due to be pressed within the next week or so.
A release date had yet to be made, so for all those who had placed their order – the wait continued.
With a number of Madness and Madness related gigs taking place over the next month we decided to give you reminders of when and where they were being staged, as well as giving details of how you could get tickets.
It’d been a few weeks since we’d last updated the MIS web site, and we were sure that you were waiting for more. Well, your patience was about to be rewarded as in this issue we announced an absolutely massive upload of new audio and video files to the site.
We finished off this week’s issue with Fred Boeuf’s lowdown on the recent Madness / Dangermen gig held at the Grand Rex Paris, on Friday 4th of November.
15 years ago…
Issue number 78 – Sunday 5th November to Saturday 11th November 2005
Following the recent news that a new Madness album, entitled `Madness – The Ultimate Collection` was about to start doing the rounds, Simon Mulvaney had been doing some sniffing around, and reported that it is was an American release which should be available in the UK on import. If you needed yet another Madness compilation album, we suggested you’d better yourselves down your local music specialist.
If you fancied meeting up with fellow Madness fans in the warm surroundings of the re-furbished Dublin Castle pub you’d probably be interested to hear that there would be a small meet-up on Saturday 18th November in the DC. The idea was to meet up for a drink and a chat before going to see a band in the evening. If you were interested, we suggested you contacted Jerney so she has some idea of who to expect.
Slightly off-topic, but it would be of interest to many of you out there; The TMML’s Andy Clayden told us that a new Bad Manners best of was due for release in a couple of weeks time. The album would be entitled, “Magnetism”.
Next it was over the ever-informative Wozza now, who reported that;
“I received an email from Terry Edwards the other day with a bit of Butterfield 8 news for anyone interested.
There will be a new album out shortly called “Ontogeny
– No fish is too weird for her aquarium vol II” and it will feature the unreleased Butterfield 8 track, which is a cover of “Thoughtforms”, a song by Lush.
Terry is having trouble with his mailing list, so try and spread the word, and buy the album :o)”
Wozza also told us that the legendary Woody had joined `Terry Edwards and The Scapegoats`.
Onto this issue now, and you could tell that the party season was fast approaching as One Step Behind recently announced their gig line-up running till the end of the year, and this issue we had gig details for Badness, Complete Madness and Los Palmas 6. There was a whole stack of dates for you all to chose from, so you should have been able to get along to at least one of the shows. If you’d not seen any of the Madness tribute bands that were currently doing the rounds, we suggested you did so – you would not be disappointed!
Elsewhere we received a heads-up from Mark Adamson, who reported that George Marshall’s much loved book ‘Total Madness’ was now available for purchase on Amazon.co.uk
There wasn’t much to add. The only thing we could say was that if you didn’t have this, to put your order in as soon as possible.
We finished off this week’s issue by reporting that Ska band Badness had finally got themselves a web site. So, being the nosey toe-rags that we were we gave the full lowdown on the site’s content.
Rob Hazelby
TWEETS OF A DOVE / THAT FACEBOOK
Mike Barson@Mikey108
“Woody finally makes it to Wembley!”
Chrissy Boy @CBoyForeman
“Rugby ha! NFL”
Mark Bedford @I_be_MarkB Nov 4
“The rehearsing of the new LP seems to be going well?” https://vimeo.com/144609804
When are Madness playing again after House of Fun? (asked on Facebook all things Madness page)
Chris Foreman “That’s it for this year. Give us a break! We can’t do a summer and winter tour… We’ll be back but not this year”
TIME…
We’re almost done for this week, but before we go we just want to pass on this latest nugget of news from Retro Madness…
“We have now finished listing all of spare CDs we’ve found on the CDs page and have reduced the prices on a lot of stuff that we’ve had listed for a while. The newly added items include a French Peel Sessions CD, the Oui Oui deluxe 4 disc set at possibly the lowest current price tag on the internet and a few promo CDs, a couple of which I have never seen come up for sale anywhere ever before.
http://retro-madness.co.uk/cds.php
Happy browsing!
Retro madness”
Until next week,
Jon Young, Rob Hazelby, Simon Roberts, Paul Williams
(With thanks to Woody Woodgate, Paul Smart, Declan McDermot,
Dicka, Andy Davarias and Holly Barringer at BMG)
The Author
