The Fall play ...
17 Jun |
Maria am Ostbahnhof,
Berlin, according to their website.
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10 Jul |
Feedback Festival,
Parc de la Villette, Paris - a free, 2-day event (9-10 July).
The organizers say the Fall will be the last band on 10 July, and
that they want the show to end at around 9pm, so perhaps a 7:45 or
8:00 start time for the Fall? Here's
an article about the festival. |
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Fall site news added 27 June; updated 5 July
Spurred on by the enthusiasm of new boy Clayts and an announcement by MES that he is definitely on board with communicating with us more than ever before, there are lots of projects afoot...
- Fall gigs available for download for a nominal fee. Clayts will be in charge of this area and has a vast number of gigs at his disposal. He's thinking of offering mp3 gigs for around £2 and hopefully uncompressed wav/flac gigs for £3 (it's very easy to convert a flac to a wav and burn an audio CD). There will probably be the availability of pre-burned CDRs for those without a fast connection and/or CD burning capabilities. All proceeds will go to hosting the files on an external server and any monies left over go to the Fall. Much discussion over on the Fall Forum, and Stranger has a thread/poll about which gigs should be made available.
- Official Fall t-shirts for purchase through the site, with all proceeds going to the Fall. Voice your opinion on what designs you'd like here, although Mark is designing the first round of T-shirts himself - see for yourself here.
- We're fine tuning some new design ideas about the site, including a cross-site navigation system that'll appear at the top of every page. This will make it much easier for people to jump around from area to area. I don't think the Fall News will change too much, at least not in the near future, apart from a vast improvement to the ever-increasing Fall News archives. Although I've decided to adopt Clayts's excellent idea of adding a little added 27 June note to each heading, and they've badgered me into adopting the UK's day/month/year format.
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A message from Sanctuary added June 20
A joint announcement from MES (via Clayts) & from Steve Hammonds and Paul Jones at Sanctuary Records:
Sanctuary has signed up the new Fall album Heads Roll for release in all territories outside the USA. The tracklisting and artwork is currently being finalised; details will be published as soon as they come to hand.
UK release is pencilled in for late August.
Despite erroneous reports that the new album was finished in January 2005, the actual finishing touches were added on June 15.
Slogan Records Signs The Fall added June 23
New label Slogan Records, part of the Sanctuary Group, has announced its first album signing, with The Fall. The label has previously only released limited edition 7"s by such bands as The Forest.
Label boss Paul Jones [formerly Elastica guitarist] said, "The Fall have been one of the most influential and mercurial bands for over two decades. I am delighted to be involved with the new album 'Fall Heads Roll' as it is on a par with their very best material."
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July 2 - Moris Tepper gig (with Ding on bass) added June 24
at The Band Room ("England's tiniest major venue")
Low Mill, Farndale, nr. Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire
Moris Tepper, electric and slide guitarist on Captain Beefheart's last three legendary albums - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), Doc at the Radar Station and Ice Cream for Crow - plays here Saturday July 2 with Dingo (Polly Harvey/The Fall) on bass and Scott Mathers on drums.
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From the lastest Nightingales newsletter added June 24
"the peel/'what a scream' version of 'urban ospreys' is to be included on a forthcoming compilation cd being released by a label called gott discs, of cambridge (uk). the album will also be featuring the fall, big flame, the membranes and other such stuff from the early - mid '80s. you can maybe get some details from www.gottdiscs.com [not yet, anyway - ed.]
Daren from Pubic Fringe:
I can throw a bit more light on the Commercially Unfriendly as I'm co-responsible for it (alongside Vince Hunt from A Witness). We've had the idea for this compilation on the boil for sometime, but thankfully Mike Gott from gottdiscs has got behind it, and has pencilled in an August release date. It's possible that we'll get it out in two months, although it's looking increasingly optimistic as we're still awaiting the masters (and in one case, a decision on which track to use!) by the majority of artists. Anyway, the tracklisting at present is
Wings - The Fall / Urban Ospreys - Nightingales / I Love You, Mr. Disposable Razors - A Witness / The Judge - Inca Babies / Debra - bIG*fLAME / War Food - Pigbros / Spike Milligan's Tape Recorder - Membranes / Cold In Summer - Great Leap Forward / Gonna Rob The Spermbank - The Ex / Blackmailer's Heartache - Shrubs / Holidaytime - Noseflutes (tbc) / Incineration - Dog Faced Hermans / Fuck America - Jackdaw With Crowbar.
I think it's a bostin' little compilation, and am really proud to be associated with it. There are some notable ommissions - Stump, Bogshed, 5 Go Down To The Sea?, DCL Locomotive - but it wasn't for the want of trying...!!
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Fall
on "New Waves" compilation album updated June 24
The Fall are not on this comp after all -- it was an error on Amazon's track listing (and on the preliminary artwork, if you look closely).
__________________ A slow news day at the Daily Mirror (May 24) (added June 24)
Thanks to Jon for sending this in. Not a patch on that Jahn Rhondos photo on the last Fall news... I don't see any likeness myself.
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Live From The Vaults - the real story added June 18
Mark has asked us to publish the letter below sent by himself on May 10,
2005 to Rob Ayling, head of Voiceprint Records, regarding the legality
of the Live From The Vaults series.
It clarifies the non-role of Ed Blaney within Fall gruppe:
Rob
Ayling responds:
Just thought I would up date you and the rest of the
loyal Fall fans the world over . .
Further to Mr Smiths letter to me 10th May 2005, where he closes his
letter with the line "i will not cash that cheque until ready"
I can now confirm Mr Smith has in fact cashed "that cheque".
It is now all systems go on . . . . . The Vault Series . . . . . I
hope you like them !
Ed Blaney wrote in as well, to emphasize that the deal for Vaults/Interim/Rude/Access DVDs et al. was struck between MES, Rob and Ed early in 2004.
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Conway
and I are delighted to welcome Clayton Hayward as co-editor
of the Fall website. Clayts has done an absolutely superb job creating
and maintaining the definitive Fall
Track Record -- now "officially" part of the Fall site with
a link on the home page -- and co-moderating the
Fall message board. And it's great to once again have a UK-based fan
running the site along with us foreigners.
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Mojo award for The Fall updated July 5
A message from Mark via a third party:
The band will be attending the Mojo Awards 2005 presentation
ceremony on Thursday to collect an award for The Mojo Catalogue
Release of the Year.
The Fall were one of five acts nominated for the gong,
which is awarded to "the reissue that is both definitive and beautifully
packaged."
The Complete Peel Sessions has seen
off stiff competition from The Clash, Jeff Buckley, The Mamas and Papas,
The Kinks and Jack Nitzsche.
And a message from Steve Hammonds of Sanctuary:
Conway:
I just wanted to say thanks for all the work you put in on The Fall
- Peel Sessions box set, as you know we picked up the best catalogue
reissue award last night and it goes without saying that we couldn't
have done it without yourself (and of course Will, Becky and Daryl)
once again thanks.
Look forward to a major Fall announcement in the next few days as well
as our continued commitment to re-issuing the catalogue over the next
twelve months.
Regards
Steve
Here's a blurry photo of MES from last Thursday's (June 16) Mojo awards
ceremony; thanks to Steve Hammonds of Sanctuary:
And here's the blurb and a photo from the current Mojo - thanks to Clayts for scanning these in.
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The Fall Live at Deeply Vale cd is now available: see
previous Fall News for details.
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Steven has a great clip of White Lightning from the Jonathan Ross show
on his site.
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updated July 5
Reviews:
Uncut by Simon Goddard
Manchester Online by Richard Hector-Jones
NME by Rob Fitzpatrick (April 23)
The Times by Nigel Kendall
PlayLouder by Iain Moffat
Mojo by Ian Harrison
Daily Mirror by Gavin Martin (it got 5 stars in the paper version)
Morning Star by Lee McFadden
The Believer by Douglas Wolk *
Dagsavisen by Bernt Erik Pedersen (for my many Norwegian readers)
Incendiary by Chris Dawson and Richard Foster (a great read
this one)
Rolling Stone, June 16
Pitchfork by Joe Tangari, June 13
All Music Guide by David Jeffries
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The Fall: The Complete John Peel Sessions 1978-2004 (6
x CD boxset) was released on Monday, April 25. For anyone who hasn't
heard these sessions, trust me that this will be one of the most
(I believe the most) important
additions to your Fall collection. The Peel tracks are oftentimes
superior to the "official" studio versions, in my opinion.
The full tracklisting and other info is on the
Fall Forum here. Also, Sanctuary has a
promo page with a few sound clips. There are lots of
reviews on the Fall Forum.
The excellent
Action Records are selling the set for £29.99 (up from the pre-order
price of £24.99) minus the 10% Fall site discount (type "fallnet"
in the coupon box). They'll also knock off VAT for overseas orders.
According to
Amazon (never the most reliable source), US distribution has
been pushed back yet again, this time to June 28 (it had been scheduled
for mid-May, then June 7).
I've heard that some shops in the UK (HMV, in particular) may be
selling the box without the booklet, so watch out.
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More reviews:
Entertainment Weekly [ ! ] by Tom Sinclair, June 13.
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* that MES illustration by Tony Millionaire in The Believer looks a bit familiar... the cheeky bastard! (It's based on a photo I took at the Middle East in Cambridge, April 3, 1998). A terrific essay by Douglas, though.
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June 17, 2005 - Maria am Ostbahnof,
Berlin:
Some photos here -- thanks to e floodwater for the link.
Many thanks to Alexei for providing a 10 minute video
(.wmv) of bits of the gig.
Thanks to Andrew for the setlist.
Dice Man has added an
excellent review on the message
board of the Fall's performance in Berlin Friday night.
The actual running order:
Theme From Sparta FC / Clasp Hands
/ Bo Doodak / Ride Away / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear The
Grass Grow / What About Us ? / Mountain Energei / Assume / Touch Sensitive
/ Pacifying Joint / Blindness // Boxoctosis / Janet, Johnny & James
// White Lightning
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5 July, 2005
This is the latest news and gossip off FallNet for those with weak stomachs.
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Recent news...
14jun05 UK & Lyon gigs, Conway's guitar tab and Adult Net pages, Jools Holland, Deeply Vale cd, MES int. w/BBC on Peel, Lime Lizard 1993, Festive 50 book, Live from the Vaults delayed, Wake Up in the City, Cuz'n Roy's yard sale on ebay, Jahn Rhondos.
27apr05 UK gigs, Left of the Dial & Scotland on Sunday interviews, Deeply Vale CD preview, Bingo Masters press release, Scherzo Schist, Live from the Vaults, Simon Reynolds, Simon Armitage, Prenzlauer Berg, Fall Cafe, Poloraoids special offer, Brix & Gromit, MES on Funhouse, Fall documentary transcript, the Fall wants your photo.
25feb05 BBC4 Fall doc, Hex reissue, KFNY gig, Fall Forum's TNSG, Ice Magazine (UK) MES int., Sun Zoom Spark articles, Playlouder appreciation, unofficial Sparta FC video, Peel set postponed 1 month, MES's New Years Honours list, 9may81 photos, Hunter S. Thompson, RIP.
07jan05 Jim Watts resigns, UK gigs, Pseud Mag, Festive 50, Deeply Vale, documentary, City Bar "fall-out", Polaroids on the Fall, Wipe That Sound, Narnack sampler.
22nov04 John Peel r.i.p., Reykjavik gigs, Interim reviews, Hex press release, Taz interview (MES), Aardvark Speaks interview (Ben), bits and pieces.
21oct04 London gigs, German/ Austria tour, NYC gigs, Exile interview, Access All Areas/ Hacienda DVDs, Blind Man demo CD, Lovers CD.
24sep04 Ireland, Berlin, Moscow gigs, St. Petersburg Times interview, Left of the Dial preview, Peel session/ Job Search, Mouse on Mars, Clayton's Fall Index, Voiceprint redux.
08aug04 Magnet mag., Village Voice interviews, Peel session scheduled, Brix's Full Moon Empty Sports Bag piece, Grotesque press release and MES note, York + Stourbridge gigs.
22jun04 Ben & Dave "sackings,"
Word & Independent interviews, MES on Morrissey, PJH on the Fall,
Brooklyn gig, Jeffrey Lewis's Legend of the Fall, 50k Fall Fans details
and comp, How to Buy the Fall, Marc Riley's secret life.
19may04 US
tour, part 2 (NYC - Houston - MES statement), a few US press tour previews
including LA Weekly interview, Narnack details
27apr04 Daniel
Trent Dickson, RIP, US
tour, part 1 (NYC - Detroit), Perverted
by Mark E, WFMU interview, Stomp and Stammer interview, Mojo MES picks,
Franz Ferdinand, G/TT review
07apr04 Birmingham
& Liverpool gigs, Steven Trafford - new bassist, J. Neo Marvin
interview, Stewart Lee article, 39 Golden Greats,
Perverted by Mark E. tribute, Great God Pan comic strip, misc.
reviews, MES & Stevie
09mar04 UK
gigs, Mark's fractured hip, Bridgewater Hall, Blackburn DVD, University
Challenge, Fall fan film, Brix Smith - Fashion Junkie, Lovers UK
gig schedule
10feb04 London
gigs, loads of music press scans (mostly NME), I'm into CB cartoon,
Smash Hits trading card, Michael Pollard photos, Cider with Roadies,
Guardian int. w/ Ben, Pascal Le Gras exhibition, Blackburn DVD, Sanctuary
update.
24dec03 lots of
UK gig reviews, Birmingham Post MES interview, details on expanded LATWT
and Dragnet CDs, recent NME Fall snippets.
24nov03 TRNFLPFCOTC
reviews, HMV gig, Unpeeled interview (w/ Ben) details, Smash
Hits '87, Michael Bracewell's most embarrasing moment (and Pseud's
Corner finalist),
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Rebellious Jukebox comp CDs, Fall badges, Reuben's Paintwork title page.
20oct03 Portugal,
Manchester, Leeds gigs, book reviews, 1997 MES interview, new LP and
single details.
19sep03 Uncut interview, book reviews,
"No Place Like It" transcript, a few old press clippings, Bingo
Master's 25th anniversary, War Against Intelligence cd, Bootleg Box Set
review, book launch party, Masked and Anonymous, Jack magazine, The Lovers
on tour, Johnny Cash
18aug03 Prindle int. w/Ben, Hip Priest reviews, Live at Phoenix
cd, War Against Intelligence cd, Brix int. 1994, Lovers single, web-enabled
MES filter
22jul03 US tour reports (second half: Cambridge
Dallas), New Yorker cartoon, Simon Spencer RIP, "Idiot Joy Show," Words
of Expectation review
01jul03 US tour reports (first leg, thru
Cleveland), PBL dvd & User Guide reviews, Jim Watts interviews
John French, 1999 MES int., Voiceprint clearance sale
19jun03 Canada, ATP cancelled, the fall
uk, Fall books, Damo vs. USA, MCR's greatest frontman, Meltzer, Bad Man
Wagon, Adult Net debacle, comp reviews, Brix '87int., MES '82 int., "Idiot
Joy Show"
27may03 PBL/Leeds DVD reviews, Aarhus
gig, great 1981 MES interview, Smiths Week, Woog Riots tribute, Sanctuary
CDs, Rubber Banana Fall radio show
29apr03 ATP, PoSR review, Peel Session
& Step Forward CDs, Made in the NW, Jeremy Vine show, bits
28mar03 Jim Watts sacked, Country on the
Click details, Peel Session, Turkey gig, 85 & 88 gig photos, Luz's
"The Joke" comic, Pascal LeGras new work, MES T-shirt, Fall
on emusic, Fall Tattooing rip
24feb03 news about books, Mojo top 50,
Claus Fall guitar, Beggars vids, Corsa ad link, 9feb83 + 88oct8 photos,
'78 So It Goes clip, Hanley bros interview, several early music press
scans, other bits
9jan03 Independent interview, Early
Singles, Listening In, UK chart placing history, Razor Cuts, Pascal
LeGras video, Record Collector, ring tones, Blue Orchids CDs, Peel's
Fabriclive
4dec02 Electric Ballroom gig, Virgin
Radio, Fall vs. 2003, MES death row picks, Conway's wallpaper
8nov02 PPP review and lyrics, Dave Harrop,
Manchester Online soap opera
15oct02 UK gig reports, 1983 photos,
Fall press kit
20sept02 loads of upcoming releases,
jigsaws, Vauxhall advert, Mark Prindle int., couple of music press
scans, Slates movie clip, Fall Tattooing
23aug02 singles box and Totally Wired
reviews, Rocking Vicar, lots of old music press scans
3july02 2G+2 reviews, 6FM mp3, Bourgeois
Blues, bits
13jun02 2G+2, Wire 25th anniversay piece,
custom Fall gig, PDFs of four old articles
16may02 Blackburn, London, ATP gig reviews,
BBC 6FM, Sydney 1990 int., French cartoon
19apr02 US tour cancelled, Mojo article,
Select (June 91), bits & pieces
19mar02 Euro tour reviews, Record Collector
interview., Wire review, new Fall discog., misc.
13feb02 comp results, Athens review,
Bournemouth Runner, Pan
13jan02 Timekode, Pan, bad German translations,
NME 2/25/89 interview
02jan02 album reviews, ancient Usenet
refs
12dec01 MCR gig reviews, album reviews,
Pan
28nov01 mammoth US tour edition
13nov01 first batch of AYAMW reviews,
London Forum gig reports
5nov01 Euro gig reports, Knitting Factory
Knotes interview
19oct01 UK gig reports, studybees interview
30sep01 tour / booking details, 1979
fanzine interview
9sep01 not much
28aug01 Flitwick single, 82/83 gig pics
27jun01 Faustus
31may01 Dublin pics, Cash for Questions, Guardian
interview
29apr01 IR, UK gig reviews
9apr01 NL gig reviews
3mar01 Dublin gig, Invisible Jukebox
28jan01 World Bewitched details
1jan01 some ace Castlefield pics
19dec00 more reviews
1dec00 tour reviews, crap interviews
10nov00 Unutterable reviews
21oct00 Stanza festival, HighSmith Teeth, comedy
dogs
11oct00 RFH reviews, new Cog Sinister releases
12sep00 DOSE interview, Fall calendar
22aug00 Portugal, Manchester gigs
9aug00 bits & pieces
23jul00 Psykick Dance Hall, Pure As Oranj details,
Triple Gang reviews
9jul00 few bits
20jun00 Ashton, Hull, Middlesbrough, Glasgow,
Edinburgh reviews, old Volume piece
30may00 LA2 reviews
22may00 few old LP reviews
2may00 bits & pieces
24apr00 TBLY #19 details, Prop details
8apr00 more Leeds reviews. WSC interview, other
interview snippets
26mar00 Doncaster, York, Leeds reviews, BravEar
interview (plus others)
14mar00 various reviews, old Liz Kershaw i/view
24feb00 Past Gone Mad details
13feb00 few bits & pieces
30jan00 tour details, Tommy Blake stuff
20jan00 TBLY #18 details, Hanley in Mojo
10jan00 Dragnet doylum, New Year message, etc
older news: Nov 1997 - Dec 1999
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