Darkness Album arrived todayso back in the office to pick it up... tasks:Admin and reviewing and news story preparing for popexExtracting content from The Fly magazine for use in linking to them from popex, generating page impressions and thatFurther chasing of ringtones deal, ... New albumsExcitingly got some new albums too, including one from chum MJ Hibbett and the new Super Furry Animals.<br />http://www.mjhibbett.com/sampler/<br />http://www.phantom-power.com/CONCEPT ALBUMI'm listening to Mark's album "This is not a library" at last, and I can' tdecide if it really is a concept album, or if there is some clever copy protection in place that knows I got a copy for free and is repeating the titular phrase in each of the... Doesn't the new Engineers album remind you of the Leas Cliff Hall?Viewed from the underneath of course... hope the cover shows up here, otherwise check it out on Amazon...Tracklisting is:1. Home2. Waved On3. New Horizons4. Forgiveness5. Let’s Just See6. Come in Out of the Rain7. Peter Street8. Said and Done9. Thras... Woo got me The Tears albumI knew working in this industry for long enough would pay off, I just got it for free... Now I will feel obliged to say nice things about it too.Mmm, programming things today, changed the "band selecter" for popex, has had a knock on effect across th... Free Elliot Smith!No, he's not been busted, but XFM are giving away copies of his album this week... It's called "Figure 8", and by all accounts it's pretty bloody marvellous. To win one, listen to Paul Anderson or Claire Sturgess's shows next week...So why are we bei... Black ChristmasMove over Christina Aguilera and Cliff Richard with your rubbish festive schmaltz - The Benson are coming...Dj Scissorkicks is producing Ten Benson's forthcoming platter, and in a move that's sure to shake the shelves of Woolies, it's going to be a C... Stone Roses Remix AlbumYou've no doubt heard there is a Stone Roses remix / cash in album on the way from Silvertone... there's a "launch party" for it at Arthur Baker's Sunday Jam this Sunday at The Elbow Rooms in Islington, and it's free to get in...Anyway, here's the tr... Slightly Nearer the Stars than the GutterThose bad bad boys at Anglo Plugging have seen me right (I knew keeping them sweet by adding Scanty Sandwich would pay off) by sending a copy of Norman Cook's new master work Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars...It feature's the Doors-tastic "S... Hold your glans child, and squawk like a pheasantI've got the new <a href=/profiles/BELL.html>Belle and Sebastian</a> album, and you haven't... Further reports later, but just knowing that there is new material available soon is sure to start a trading <a href=/profiles/SHAG.html>FRENZY</a>...The Golden GGraham Coxon's new album "The Golden D" is released on his own label on the 12th of June... This is the follow up to the critically acclaimed, and all round really quite smashing debut solo platter "The Sky Is Too High"...I wouldn't check out the axe... Cocks OutI have in my hand, a piece of plastic... OK, so the debut album by The Fighting Cocks is not actually out as such, but who could resist using that headline?With almost every sound on this aural assault being an uncleared sample, and with song titles ... Divine Comedy News MassiveDivine Comedy News MassiveEveryone's favourite Father Ted Theme Song Artistes "The Divine Comedy" are out of hibernation at last... the next couple of weeks sees:&#9760; A new single&#9760; A new album&#9760; A new website&#9760; A tourThe tour looks... New James AlbumValued punter Fernando has copied and pasted this from the official James site, for our delight:Details on James' upcoming b-sides album, titled "Now That's What I Call B-Sides Vol 1", are almost finalized. The album is scheduled to come out later th... Depeche Mode är tillbaka!!!Thought we'd stumbled upon a bit of a Depeche Mode Exclusive here, with a couple of tracks from the upcoming album "Exciter" available on Swedish site http://www.aftonbladet.se here: http://www.aftonbladet.se/noje/0102/05/dm_shine.mp3 and http://www... I should start making use of the facilitiesThere's a huge NOBO board near my desk with album and single release dates on it, so here are this week's releases! All these were out yesterday:Pixies - The Complete B Sides. 19 tracks of B-sides from officially the best and most influential band ev... Know Your EnemyIs the new Manics album out today? Amazon says it is, here: Know Your Enemy, but I thought it wasn't out until next week..?If you feel like treating yourself there is a Sexy Double Vinyl available - think of buying it as making your stand against the... Captain Soul Album LaunchTo celebrate the launch of their debut album "Beat Your Crazy Head Against The Sky" next week, "The Soul" (as they're calling themselves) are playing at "Radio 4" on Wednesday (Alan McGee's club, yeah?).Hey, Brett Anderson was there last week you kno... Everclear tour datesEverclear are touring- not until the end of May, but it's nice to have a bit of notice innit... catch them here:25th May - Dublin SFX26th May - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall27th May - Manchester University28th May - Glasgow Barrowland30th May - Nottingh... Album Of The WeekToday's hot release is Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "No More Shall We Part", released today...I wouldn't normally write such a feeble story as this, but I'm keen to get that April Fools Malarky off the front page.Anyway, no fooling here, Nick Cave is... 604 Album GiveawayLadytron release 604 this week (that's one album, called "604" obviously, not six hundred and four albums) and so for once, we have a prize to give away that's worth having...It's a slab of electronic sex, somewhere between Air and Kraftwerk (but wit... Free All AngelsAsh's new album "Free All Angels" is out tomorrow, get it here:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000059H5T/clarkeology-21#<br /><br />That is all, I'm going back to bed now...Got the new Super Furries album!DAMN my punctuation, that should be a question mark... Anyone got the new SFA album? It's not released until the 16th of July, but if someone from the label would send in a copy, that would be just lovely.It's called "Rings Around The World", and wil... Album of the weekHopefully you've pre-ordered it (what? Didn't you see the banners) but if not, don't forget Mogwai's "Rock Action" is out tomorrow...Hold on, this can't be Mogwai - there's VOCALS! They're courtesy of Gruff Rhys of the Super Furries, so maybe that st... Stars of Tracklist and FieldJEEPSTER RECORDS have announced more details of teh upcoming Belle and Sebastian album, the snappily titled "Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant".Listeners in the UK get a sneak preview on the 5th of June, while the rest of the world must ... New James AlbumValued punter Fernando Eiras sent me this:James have confirmed the title and running order for their upcoming studio album. The album, titled Pleased To Meet You will be released on 2nd July 2001.The album is preceeded by a single, 'Getting Away With... Radiohead iBlip is here...Radiohead have done another "iBlip", to promote their forthcoming album Amnesiac... You can listen to 3 tracks of the album, plus see the whole of their "Pyramid Song" single...You can listen to all this on the Channelfly website - click here...What'... Time to Get UglyPopEx faves The Bigger The God play live in London tonight (Thursday) to support their new album "... And The Ugly"... They'll be slinking their way to the Bull and Gate, and are supported by Interseed, Hester Thrale and Angel Delay... Seeya there.Free Graham CoxonYou can hear tracks from Graham Coxon's new album - The Golden D - on his website.Go to www.transcopic.com to hear samples of all 12 tracks...Graham's mini tour (where he'll be playing with Blur Buddy Dave Rowntree) in support of this new material is... Not for broadcast before July 5RAH, got the new Beta Band album (Hot Shots 2), big up to Mike @ Infected for the smashing parcel of stuff that arrived today...The album's out on July 16th, though the first single from it "Broke" is out next week.The opening track on the album, "Sq... David DevantAlbum launch gigSuedeFan club gig, played the new album, then a hits set, then a "wheel of fortune" set including best songs "My Dark Star" and "The Living Dead"...Darkness album launchWith free bar and rock karaoke! Just found invites and a promotional sick bag, was I that bad?David Devant And His Spirit WifeThis actually might not have been the LEGENDARY album launch do, found a pass with a date on it so guessing it was earlier this year...Live music - DAVID GRAYTrained as a painter at the Liverpool College of Art, David Gray eschewed art for a career in music. 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