Hello, Good Evening and Welcome You may notice to a slight tweak to our banner this week. This cartoon addition comes courtesy Ardy Beld who was kind enough to draw the image you see at the top of the email and give us the all-clear use it. The new imagery …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome Just when you thought Suggs’s solo touring had come to an end, we learned this week that a torrent of new performances had now been booked to run throughout October and November. If you’ve yet to see the great man perform his King Cnut show …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome The first House of Fun Weekender line-up poster for 2018 is up, showcasing most of the entertainment for this year. Headline artists, as well as two Madness gigs, include Chris Difford from Squeeze, Mungo Jerry, David Rodigan, Geno Washinton, Dennis Bovell, Janet Kay, Horace Andy, Dub …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome Hello, and a very warm welcome to this week’s edition of the MIS Online Bulletin. Over the past few weeks we’ve received several emails from fans who put money upfront to pre-order the Suggs “My Life Story” DVD which was due for release on the …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome Evening all, You can certainly tell that the better weather is finally here for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, as over the past week the amount of Madness news has slowed to a mere trickle. Italian Madness fans do have a chance to …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome We begin this week’s edition of the MIS with news from Pledge Music and the One Man’s Madness DVD, as the following press release landed online a day or so back; “Fair tidings good people of Pledge. We herald the arrival of the One Man’s …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome We’re sure you couldn’t have failed to have missed it, but this week dates were announced and tickets went on sale for this year’s Christmas tour. Entitled “The Sound of Madness” , the pre Christmas musical shindig takes in a whopping thirteen venues. If you’ve …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome We begin this week’s issue of the MIS with the most exciting news about the forthcoming Lee Thompson “One Man’s Madness” soundtrack double CD. Due for release on the 1st of June, we gave learned that it will contain a previously unreleased Lee Thompson cover …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome We begin this week’s edition of the MIS with the sad news that Edwina McPherson, Suggs’ mother, passed away on Friday. Over the years many fans became firm friends with Edwina, and were naturally saddened with news of her passing. Numerous Madness fans left their …

Hello, Good Evening and Welcome With Suggs’ “One Man Show” now at an end, and the next Madness gig not taking place until the end of June, things do look like they’re quietening down for a time. The Near Jazz Experience are keeping things ticking on, however, with gigs in …