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A recent review of the Roundhouse gigs from Vive Le Rock. Mostly what you'd expect, but wait, what's that in the last sentence?

Hmmm.


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"...seldom played album tracks...."

*giggle*
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Probably as accurate as "Daryl" Smith.
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Intriguing but where has Vive Le Rock heard these rumours exactly?

And yeah, who's "Daryl"? :lol:
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A rare outing for Ribbons - it's only their second most-played song. And are the album rumours sourced from 1998?
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Don't want to come over all grammar nazi but FFS!

Also "keyboards"
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Latest Instagram "story" (or whatever it's called) from Ben suggests he's hanging out with Ravey Davey at the moment, doesn't have to mean anything at all since they're friends but still, I like it...probably more productive things going on there as compared to the Vive Le Rock rumours :wink:
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I take a long shot and suggest, the source of the "news" comes directly from the Man himself, he knows how to make the press write about TSOM so people know they're still alive and touring.
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Wasn't there a rumor floating around that 'But Genevive' was supposed to be released as a single last year during the summer prior to the pandemic mucking everything up? Also if they were to release a new album wouldn't they have to go through WEA, or maybe the BBC sessions got them out of their contract? Who knows, it's all rather exciting though, feels like we are closer to getting a mythical 4th studio album now than ever before.
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Nah, they’ve been free of WEA for years. I really really really hope this is true, but the rest of the review isn’t exactly 100% accurate, so…
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I think this review clearly explains why Von has scant regard for (most) music journalists.
They are just hacks and bloggers who attempt to piece together stuff from social media & embellish it to get clicks.
There's a published "review" of one of the 2021 Roundhouse shows that's actually a review of one of the 2019 Roundhouse shows with this year's date on it for crying out loud.
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Bartek wrote: ↑20 Oct 2021, 19:50 I take a long shot and suggest, the source of the "news" comes directly from the Man himself, he knows how to make the press write about TSOM so people know they're still alive and touring.
You're right he's always embellished the truth and used, ahem, alternative facts to gain publicity. It's part of the game, especially nowadays, in many walks of public life.
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Total garbage. Back in 2002 he gave that interview to the German fan site/magazine where he talked about shopping around the majors and being shot down everywhere, even being told The Sisters were/are not a major labor band. Someone either dug that one up, or asked someone who remembered it but asking even die-hards to believe he's "shopping" a new "album" around "the majors" is insane.

But I'm glad they played that "rare gem" Ribbons!
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Electrochrome wrote: ↑21 Oct 2021, 21:00 Total garbage. Back in 2002 he gave that interview to the German fan site/magazine where he talked about shopping around the majors and being shot down everywhere, even being told The Sisters were/are not a major labor band. Someone either dug that one up, or asked someone who remembered it but asking even die-hards to believe he's "shopping" a new "album" around "the majors" is insane.

But I'm glad they played that "rare gem" Ribbons!
Totally agree in all parts. "Shopping" a new "album" around "the majors" is clearly the last thing :von: would do nowadays ... rather, some music mag want to increase sales along that old road again... oh my, how boring.
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I heard he is getting a kitten so needs the cash. New lp next Jan 100% legit according to my source at the cattery
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It'll never happen but he could get a deal if he wanted - Johnny Marr has just re-signed with BMG and is selling way less than 50k per album. If anything his figures went down each album and he still got a deal.
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czuczu wrote: ↑21 Oct 2021, 23:40 It'll never happen but he could get a deal if he wanted - Johnny Marr has just re-signed with BMG and is selling way less than 50k per album. If anything his figures went down each album and he still got a deal.
I don’t know why he didn’t go for one of the big independents. If Epitaph/ANTI- (to use one example) was good enough for Tom Waits and Merle Haggard, it’s good enough for him. And they probably would have been interested back then too.
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THIS
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And I knew the words to every song.
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eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 12:51 THIS
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Huh. Anyone know the story of Kevin the Paleontologist of Minnesota and his libelous midi?
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eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 12:51 THIS
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That was funny in 2000...... now it just looks like the work of a bored teenager.
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alanm wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 14:58
eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 12:51 THIS
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Huh. Anyone know the story of Kevin the Paleontologist of Minnesota and his libelous midi?
They probably used "A Rock and a hard place" as background music

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sultan2075 wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 00:33
czuczu wrote: ↑21 Oct 2021, 23:40 It'll never happen but he could get a deal if he wanted - Johnny Marr has just re-signed with BMG and is selling way less than 50k per album. If anything his figures went down each album and he still got a deal.
I don’t know why he didn’t go for one of the big independents. If Epitaph/ANTI- (to use one example) was good enough for Tom Waits and Merle Haggard, it’s good enough for him. And they probably would have been interested back then too.
He didn't go for one of the bigger independent labels for the same reason he didn't switch to a different major label. Because he really doesn't want to make another record.
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GC wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 21:59 They probably used "A Rock and a hard place" as background music
I mean this was the Internet in ~2000, you are probably right.
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Pista wrote: ↑20 Oct 2021, 17:36 Don't want to come over all grammar nazi but FFS!

Also "keyboards"
Apple Mac keyboards... PMSL :lol:

I wonder if this reviewer even left The Enterprise?
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