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added 27 December

Thanks to Gryffe for scanning in "Mark E. Smith Predicts!" from the latest Mojo. He's not a fan of Brix & The Extricated ("they're fucking subhuman").

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added 14 December

Saturday, 13 December 2014 Brix & The Extricated, Ruby Lounge, Manchester

U.S. 80s-90s / 2 x 4 / Cruiser's Creek / Gravitation / Hotel Bloedel / L.A. / Bonkers in Phoenix / Lay of the Land / Deadbeat Descendant // Bring It Down / Big New Prinz // Mr. Pharmacist

Brix Smith-Start, guitar, vocals; Steve Trafford, guitar; Jason Brown, guitar; Steve Hanley, bass; Paul Hanley, drums.

Reviews on the forum. Thanks to Route for the setlist and Andrew Shaw for the video.

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added 29 November; updated 6 December

Friday, 28 November 2014 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Amorator / Mister Rode / Gone to Venice / The Remainderer / Bam / Dedication / Cock in My Pocket / Hittite Man > Jungle / Cowboy George / Facebook Troll / 2014 // Wolf Kidult Man / No Xmas for John Quays

Reviews on the forum, and thanks to Chris Trew for the video and Hanley Fender for the setlist.

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added 28 November; updated 6 December

Thursday, 27 November 2014 The Garage, London

Amorator / Mister Rode / Gone to Venice / The Remainderer / Bam / Dedication / Cock in My Pocket / Hittite Man > Jungle / Cowboy George / Facebook Troll / 2014 // Hot Cake / Blindness

Reviews on the forum, and as always thanks to Hanley F. for the setlist. And to the mighty Stan Mission for once again uploading a whole gig!

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added 27 November

Many many thanks to Conway for updating and revamping the discography, which very conveniently now incorporates the Lyrics Parade.

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added 24 November

Simon Wolstencroft was on Gavin Hogg's excellent Charity Shop Classics a day or two ago.

And in case you missed it, Steve Hanley and Olivia Piekarski were on a couple of months ago.

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added 11 November

Mark E. Smith is scheduled to speak at the Unsung Heroes conference, part of next year's Liverpool Sound City festival. The conference takes place at the Rum Warehouse at the Titanic Hotel, 21 & 22 May, whilst the festival runs from 21-24 May.

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added 11 November

Details on Ruby Lounge's site.

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added 10 November

Fall fans drawing Fall songs: a 50-page comic book from the folks at Ultraradio in Colmenar, Spain.

Here are a few interior shots.

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added 2 November

After several years in the works Ozit's Deeply Vale box set will be released soon: December 1st according to Piccadilly Records; £99.99 and limited to 500.

Six CDs, a big book, a packet of incense, and two Fall tracks that should have been on the "Live at Deeply Vale" CD but were held back for this release... Bingo Master's Breakout and Brand New Cadillac.

There's some discussion about the box on On the Wire (2 November), starting about an hour in. A clip of MES followed by Chris Hewitt in the studio.

Speaking of the Deeply Vale CD, j temperance on the forum is correct that it was mastered with the cassette playing too fast. He slowed it down by 5% in Audacity and says the results are much better.

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added 1 November

Good interview on The Quietus with Una Baines about her current band Poppycock and the Fates/Furia gig at the Carlton Club in Manchester tonight.

In case you missed it, "Furia" was reissued earlier this year by Finders Keepers Records.

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added 31 October

@Brixsmithstart's been tweeting about a "secret gig" in Manchester on 13 December. Brix, Steve & Paul Hanley, and Simon Rogers.

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added 29 October

Simon Wolstencroft talks about his book "You Can Drum But You Can't Hide" tomorrow on Triple R's Max Headroom. 7pm Melbourne time, which I think works out to 8am UK.

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added 29 October

Romance is in the air at Heaton Park, when Una meets an intriguing stranger. More by Keith McDougall.

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added 26 Oct.

Saturday, 25 October 2014 Supermassive Festival, Helsinki, Finland

Gone to Venice / The Remainderer / Cowboy George / I'm Not from Bury / 2014 / Bam / Hittite Man / Dedication / White Lightning / Pledge / Theme from Sparta F.C. // Mister Rode / Mr. Pharmacist

Elena played while sitting in a wheelchair. Reviews on the forum. Thanks to Christian for the setlist.

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added 21 October

Further opportunities to watch Steve Hanley and and Olivia Piekarski talk about "The Big Midweek".

Sat. 25 October, 4pm — Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival. To include a live set. More info and tickets.
Sun. 16 November, 2:45pm — Louder Than Words Festival, Palace Hotel, Manchester. Panel discussion with Simon Wolstencroft, Daryl Easlea, Matt Davies, Mick Middles. More info and tickets.
Fri. 28 November, 7:30pm — Waterstones Manchester Deansgate. With Marc Riley and Paul Hanley. Limited number of tickets available: book at the shop or call 0161 837 3000.

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simon added 6 October

Simon Wolstencroft talks about his book "You Can Drum But You Can't Hide" with Michael Stewart.

The book's published by Strata on 13 November.

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added 1 October

Lengthy piece by Barney Hoskyns about "The Big Midweek" in today's Guardian. 76 117 comments and counting.

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added 29 September; updated 6 Oct.

Sunday, 28 September 2014 Lower Kersal Social Club, Salford

Gone to Venice / The Remainderer / Hot Cake / Cowboy George / I'm Not from Bury / 2014 / Get Off the Phone / Hittite Man / Dedication // Mr. Rode / Strychnine

Reviews on the forum and thanks to Mark for the setlist.

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added 28 September; updated 6 October

Saturday, 27 September 2014 Lower Kersal Social Club, Salford

Gone to Venice / The Remainderer / Cowboy George / I'm Not from Bury / 2014 / Wolf Kidult Man / Get off the Phone / Hittite Man / White Lightning / Mister Rode / Dedication // Weather Report (aborted) / Psykick Dancehall

Reviews on the forum and thanks to Mark for the setlist.

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added 27 September; updated 2 Oct.

Friday, 26 September 2014 Electric Brixton, London

Gone to Venice / The Remainderer / Cowboy George / I'm Not from Bury / 2014 / Get Off the Phone / Hittite Man / White Lightning / Dedication // Pledge / Wolf Kidult Man / I've Been Duped

Sounds like another good gig. Reviews on the forum. Thanks to Jordan for the setlist and extra thanks to Stan Mission for filming the gig.

29 Sept. The Master of Malevolance et al. reviewed in The Independent.

02 Oct. "When my father introduced me to The Fall’s music ten years ago, his briefing ran thus: ‘They’re interesting because Mark E. Smith lives in a house with no electricity and no running water.’" Entertaining review in the Spectator.

03 Oct. Joe Kennedy for The Quietus.

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added 26 September

"Extended interview" with MES on Granada Reports. No mention of the Twitter imposter though.

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added 26 September

Thursday, 25 September 2014 Concorde 2, Brighton

Gone to Venice / The Remainderer / Cowboy George / I'm Not from Bury / 2014 / Get Off the Phone / Hittite Man / Dedication / Mr. Rode // Cock in My Pocket

Sounds like a great gig. Reviews on the forum and thanks to Mark for the setist and Dedication (called "Bumblebee" last month in York).

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added 24 September

"Mark E Smith talks to @elizabethalker (BBC 6music) about finding new inspiration, Bono and calling sock companies." He also mentions Dave Eggers' "The Circle," which I'd recommend to fans of The Fall.

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added 24 September

Cut and paste Fall bit in today's Metro (London), but may be the first time thefall.org address has been printed. Thanks to Little Frank.

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added 21 September

Steve Hanley and Olivia Piekarski on issue 90 of Charity Shop Classics, thanks to Mr. Hogg.

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added 17 September

Typical Q&A with MES in yesterday's Manchester Evening News, but with an anti-Kate-Bush twist. Worth a laugh for the comments.

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added 13 September; updated 21 September

Screenings so far for the Danish Fall documentary:

~~Thursday 18th September~~ To be rescheduled due to technical problems
Firebug, Leicester
https://www.facebook.com/events/635671056530684/

Tuesday 23rd September
The West Hill Community Hall, Brighton
https://www.facebook.com/events/1444599059146058/

Thursday 9th October
The Cube Cinema, Bristol
http://www.cubecinema.com/programme/event/id/7598/

Saturday 11th October
Höstfest, Jyväskylä, Finland
http://www.hear.fi/hostfest/?sivu=esiintyjat&show=its_not_repetition#content

Friday 24th October
The Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate

Learn more about the film on Facebook and/or Twitter.

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added 11 September

Simon Wolstencroft's memoir "You Can Drum But You Can't Hide" will be published by Strata Books on 13 November. There are several clips of Simon reading on their site.

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added 4 September

Fat White Family will release "I Am Mark E. Smith" as the B-side of their 10" single "I Am Joseph Stalin" on 27 October.

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added 1 September

An English film company called Mythology 500 is making a Fall documentary (I gather it's for DVD release) and they’re looking for some Fall memorabilia to use — old posters, photographs, film footage, etc. MES has pointed them to The Fall Online.

They would like to borrow the memorabilia from UK people for filming and will return the items as soon as possible. The contact person is Frank Lea at kikbak@hotmail.co.uk

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added 1 September

Waterstones Islington are delighted to announce:

An Evening with Steve Hanley and Olivia Piekarski

Friday 19th September
8pm -10pm

Tickets are £3 and are fully refundable against the purchase of "The Big Midweek" on the night.
Price includes refreshments.

To book either call the store on 0207 704 2280, or visit Waterstones, 11 Islington Green, London N1 2XH

The nearest tube is Angel (5-8 minute walk); alternatively you can use Highbury & Islington (a 15-minute walk along Upper Street)

The store is well served by buses, including: 73, 476, 341, 19, 38

This is a limited capacity venue so we expect this event to sell out quickly, please book early to avoid disappointment on the night.

Twitter: @WstoneIslington

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added 20 August; updated 11 September

Cherry Red says the live LP—"Uurop VIII-XII Places in Sun & Winter, Son"—will be out on 27 October ~~and also on sale at the September gigs in Brighton, London, and Salford.~~

~~Also that it's "the first official live LP for ten years" (that would make "Last Night at the Palais" on Sanctuary and all those Voiceprint and Ozit releases unofficial)~~ (They've since removed that bit, but not that it supposedly represents the years VIII-XII, even though three of the tracks weren't played until XIII.)

Tracklist: Wings (With Bells) / Auto 2014 Chip Replace / Amorator / Jetplane / Irish / Cowboy George / Chino / Sir William Wray / Fifty Year Old Man / Wolf Kidult Man / Reformation / What About Us

Action Records has an exclusive on a vinyl edition, to be released the same day as Cherry Red's CD.