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Mad4these w/c 28 November 05
Choice new CD's - Click below for the latest on each artiste

1 1 STROKES Juicebox new single 5 December from the new album 'First Impressions Of Earth' released 9 January
STROKES E-CARD
2 - BECK Hell Yes Remixes new 7" limited edition single taken from 'Guerolito' the new remix album - both released 23 January
3 8 LADYTRON International Dateline new single 23 January
4 - THE CRIMEA Lottery Winners On Acid new single 9 January
5 10 BROMHEADS JACKET If's But's & Maybe's new single 5 Dec
6 10 GOGOL BORDELLO Start Wearing Purple new single 28 Nov
7 5 MYSTERY JETS Alas Agnes new single 5 December
8 - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Burn The Witch new single 9 Jan
9 3 FRANZ FERDINAND Walk Away new single 5 December
10 - PLAN B Sick 2 Def (Accoustic) new single 12 December
10 7 FUTUREHEADS Area new single 28 November
New CD's below - Amusement Parks On Fire, Beck, Crimea, Every Move A Picture, Five O'Clock Heroes, Ladytron, Louis XIV, Performance, Plan B, Queens Of The Stone Age

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Blondie vs Doors, Franz Ferdinand, Editors, Kubb,

Skin, Crimea, Babyshambles, Foo Fighters

Strokes, Dogs, Kills, Arcade Fire, Hives

Roadrunner Utd, Green Day, Big John, Ladytron

Nickelback, Ben Folds, Civita, Tom Vek, Arctics

U2 -
Vertigo 05 live from Chicago
DVD out now
How to be a pop star? Take a look at this DVD, get to know yourself inside out, master every aspect of what you do ... the rest will be easy.
Prime Minister Bono is the biz .. to write hit song after song after song is an amazing achievement and to find the band at their peak 18 years after The Joshua True is truly remarkable.
Classic's here include Where The Streets Have No Name, Pride, One, New Year's Day, Beautiful Day but this is not only a Greatest Hits tour ... City Of Blinding Lights and Vertigo and Elevation opens this mammoth two hour performance (with lights dimmed and pre show atmosphere provided by Arcade Fire's Wake Up).
U2 or The Rolling Stones battle it out for greatest rock & roll band in the world.
In some ways box office dictates the winner in creativity check this U2's first hit was in 1983, 22 years in they've come up with one of their greatest albums, The Stones first hit in 62 in 85 they'd just gone from 'Undercover Of The Night' into a bit of a lean patch.
It's hard to fault this on any level and it's easy to just listen to. XXXXX
www.u2.com (Posted 2 December)
Louis XIV -
Pledge Of Allegiance / The Hunt
new single 2 January
San Diego based Louis XIV are very much DIY merchants .. not in the self abusive way but in that they record, engineer and produce their material themselves. The debut Louis XIV recorded in Paris and their Warner Bros debut 'The Best Secrets Are Kept' recorded in their own San Diego studio in a refurbished church. They quote their influences as the T-Rex sound and Pledge Of Allegiance could quite easily be a Bolan song, it's a jaunty little rhyme, melody and backing track, a suggestive sexy girl vid again ... this is well thought out semi-erotic stuff - I like it, they deserve a hit XXXX

www.louisxiv.net (Posted 30 November)
Queens Of The Stone Age -
Burn The Witch
new single 2 January
The Queens third single from 'Lullabies To Paralyze' begins with Billy F Gibbons whispering a chant before the riffing kicks in. "Sounding like ZZ Top vs The Spanish Inquisition" as the PR says, this is a fairly gruesome title and features in their excellent DVD 'Over The Years & Through The Woods' XXXx

www.qotsa.com (Posted 30 November)
Plan B -
No Good / Sick 2 Def
new single 12 December
From East London comes Plan B real name Cecil Pugsley ... I'm not sure whether this is a call to arms or the inane ramblings of an old codger ... no it can't be an old codger there's too many f-words. This is challenging writing - Plan B has a pop at everyone he can here Jacko, Gazza Glitter and then moans
'white girls won't suck his dick coz it's pink' ??? This will kick you off the fence, you'll probably either love it or hate it. 'No Good' has a fine groove, 'Sick2Def' is a 5 minute accoustic guitar rap, I've spent some time deliberating now and find I can't decide whether I hate it for it's confusion or respect it for being so different - for that 4 out of five XXXX
www.time4planb.co.uk (Posted 30 November)
Beck - Hell Yes new limited edition 7" single 23 January
Guerolito
new album 23 January
The entire 'Guero' album has been remixed and will be released as 'Guerolito' on 23 January along with a limited edition 7" single of 'Hell Yes (The Ghettochip Malfunction Remix)' coupled with 'Hell Yes (The Gucci Bag In Flames Remix)' remixed by Green, Music and Gold. These two great mixes auger well for the rest of the album with mixes by Adrock of The Beasties, Dizzee Rascall, Air, Octet .. even the original 'Guero' artwork has been remixed by the original artist Marcel Dzama.
Still cool as 'F**k!' XXXXx
www.beck.com (Posted 30 November)
The Crimea -
Lottery Winners On Acid
new single 2 January
John Peel rated Davey and Gang so highly, Lottery Winners On Acid was first released three years back. They were the Crocketts when signed to V2 .. now I feel Warner Bros have the timing right to launch The Crimea. Recently they've supported Billy Corgan, The Bravery, Ash and Keane. You may know Davey MacManus as author Kernel Krock, his collection of short stories and poems called 'Unamazing Stories' is released through Shiny Beast Publishing. The Crimea played a fine show at Mad4it! a few weeks back they wrap up their tour at Winchester Railway tonight (1st), Aldershot West End tomorrow and London Koko on 9 December. XXXX

www.thecrimea.net (Posted 30 November)
Mad4these w/c 21 November 05
Choice new CD's - Click below for the latest on each artiste

1 1 STROKES Juicebox new single out 5 December
2 2 DEAD 60's Ghostfaced Killer new single 21 November

3 4 FRANZ FERDINAND Walk Away new single 5 December
4 - GORILLAZ Dirty Harry new single 21 November
5 6 MYSTERY JETS Alas Agnes new single 5 December
6 - BLONDIE vs DOORS Rapture Raiders new single 14 November
7 5 FUTUREHEADS Area new single 28 November
8 - LADYTRON International Dateline new single 23 January
9 8 FOO FIGHTERS Resolve new single 28 November
10 - GOGOL BORDELLO Start Wearing Purple new single 28 Nov
10 7 AKIRA THE DON Clones new single 28 November
10 - STEREOPHONICS Rewind new single 21 November
10 - BROMHEADS JACKET If's But's & Maybe's new single 5 December
10 3 WHEATUS Hometown from To Soon Monsoon album out now
Mad4these w/c 14 November 05
Choice new CD's - Click below for the latest on each artiste

1 1 STROKES Juicebox new single out 5 December
2 10 DEAD 60's Ghostfaced Killer new single 28 November

3 - WHEATUS Hometown from To Soon Monsoon album out now
4 - FRANZ FERDINAND Walk Away new single 5 December
5 2 FUTUREHEADS Area new single 28 November
6 10 MYSTERY JETS Alas Agnes new single 5 December
7 5 AKIRA THE DON Clones new single 28 November
8 8 FOO FIGHTERS Resolve new single 28 November
9 - THE UPPER ROOM Black & White from new album out in 2006
10 3 THE DECEMBERISTS 16 Military Wives new single 14 Nov
10 4 BABYSHAMBLES Down In Albion / What Katy Did Next / Pentonville from new album 'Down In Albion' out 14 November
Ladytron -
International Dateline
new single 23 January
Ladytron are the heirs apparent to the Human League's crown. Helen Marne, Mira Aroyo, Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu are just on the verge of becoming massive. '604' in 2001, 'Light & Magic' in 2002 and this year's 'Witching Hour' shows steady progression packed with great pop songs. 'International Dateline' will be one of the first big hits of 2006 and with it's release the band will be announcing a series of UK tour dates. XXXX
www.ladytron.com (Posted 19 November)
Performance -
Surrender
new single 28 November
Performance have just signed to Polydor they are Joe Stretch (vocals), Joe Cross (keyboards), and sisters Laura (guitar) and Billie Marsden (keyboarsd). A definate electro Depeche Mode, New Order, Velvet Underground even feel can be detected here. They've recently supported Bryan Ferry and Pink Grease and have just finished their first major UK tour. You may recall the limited edition singles 'Love Life' and 'Dotted Line', 'Surrender' their third single is very strong and shows a lot of promise for their debut album in 2006, new tour dates will be announced soon. XXX
www.weareperformance.co.uk (Posted 19 November)
Every Move A Picture -
On The Edge Of Something Beautiful (at 12.am)
new single 12 December
San Francisco dance punk troop Every Move A Picture kick off a short UK tour at Oldham The Castle on 26 November, then Glasgow, Newcastle,, Huddersfield, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, London Metro and Cardiff Barfly on 5 December. Well worth checking out they've recently supported Lousi XIV, and The Kaisers. Something Beautiful at 12.am as the title suggests could become the ultimate cop-on song, tongue in cheeks of course ... XXX

www.everymoveapicture.com (Posted 19 November)
Amusement Parks On Fire -
Blackout
new single 28 November
Nottingham four piece Amusement Parks On Fire or 'the psychadelic Foo Fighters' as Spin Magazine described them have recently supported The Kaiser Chiefs during their Summer in the USA. Kinda strange on 'Blackout' that the airy vocals are in complete contrast to the hectic pounding drums and seering guitars, reminiscent of early U" and that's no bad thing. However sometimes this does sound a little messy. XXX
www.amusementparksonfire.co.uk (Posted 19 November)
Five O'Clock Heroes -
White Girls
new single 14 November
The Heroes have just supported The Chalets to a fine reception and their new single is available now for download from their website, interesting title interesting approach. Three other singles are available, this is not bad material but the competition's tough. XXX
www.thefiveoclockheroes.com (Posted 19 Nov)