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<04/08/2005:- . . . . . .
. . . . The new Tbilissi release will be a single by new signings
Wintergreen. Now it's a
little hard to explain you see, but they didn't want to put out a
double a-side (despite the fact that each side would be equal) so they've
put out an al/cm-side. No, we don't know what it means
either but they wanted it like that. If you could see me now I'd be
shrugging my shoulders. Anyway, it has the tracks
"Clockwork Mice" and "Autumn Leaves" (both of which are splendid
recordings) and they are definitely equal in status. Though
Clockwork Mice is poppier. It should be in your favourite
stores from Monday 22nd August.
Further to that perplexing
message,
Miss Pain have announced another
gig. It's not clear if it's they are emerging from their
medical facilities fully recovered from the vital regenerative
surgery performed on them in a very expensive Swiss clinic or whether
they've just bartered some time off for good behaviour but they
will be manhandled onto a stage towards the end of August.
Details here. And I must say they
are playing with the truly delectable
Pipettes, who are absolutely
fantastic. If only we'd signed them <sigh>. . . >
<09/07/2005:- . . . . . .
. . . . Tbilissi have made a new signing. Those young upstarts
Wintergreen have decided to
put pen to paper and we've typed a exploitative contract on top of
it. So they belong to us now. Nothing they can do about it.
So we'll be releasing something by them, probably on a shiny black 7",
within the next few months. Check back here for more updates
as and when they occur. Hopefully not too far away.
More importantly those continental
wonders Vermont have taken to
this gig lark like ducks to proverbial water, so they've arranged
four more gigs at the end of July/beginning of August.
They are all on the continent so have a look here
for details. . . >
<13/06/2005:- . . . . . .
. . . . Some gigs to tell you all about. The delightful
Miss Pain will be enthralling
people at three gigs in the not-to-distant future. They start on
Saturday 18th June at The Freebutt in Brighton, proceed
directly to Club Hemisphere at the Underbelly Club in Hoxton
on Friday 1st July (you can play spot the Nathan Barley if you want), and
finish off back in Brighton (at The Engine Rooms) on the following
Friday 8th July. These will be the last celebrations of Pain
for a while as they all need to fly to Switzerland to get their blood
changed. The rock 'n' roll lifestyle takes it toll y'know.
Not to be outdone the ever-marvellous Vermont
are stretching their gig legs again, as they will be appearing at this
year's BRN in Dresden on Friday 17th June. The fun
takes place at Katie's Garage and will unfortunately be the last fling
of the marvellous Poppiloten (from last-track-of-Ins-Kino fame).
Be there to see the presentation of the ceremonial eighteen-carat-gold
carriage clock for service to indie-pop. Ho ho! More details
where you'd least expect them. . . >
<18/04/2005:- . . . . . . . . . . The second single from those Miss Pain types is released today. "Heartbreaker/Caught My Eye" is out on 7" vinyl and is available from all good record outlets, at Miss Pain gigs and of course from our mail order page. Stay tuned to your sets for details of the next Tbilissi release. . . >
<04/04/2005:- . . . . . .
. . . . As those fabulous
Miss Pain types have done so well
at playing gigs and provoking those NME types we've decided to let
them inflict another dose of electro-filth on you good
people. So we are releasing their second single "Heartbreaker/Caught
My Eye" on Monday 18th April. It'll be available as a gorgeous piece
of thick 7" vinyl from all good record shops and some bad
ones too we imagine. If you'd prefer to give your hard-won cash to us
directly we will be updating the discography and mail order pages as soon as we
get a spare moment from cleaning the juices from the master tapes.
In other Tbilissi news, the
long-absent Vermont return to
this sceptered isle for a pair of live dates. Firstly they pop up
at The Windmill in Brixton on Thursday 7th April playing
the inaugural night of How Does It
Feel To Be Loved's excursion into the live band area. Then they saunter
down to Brighton on Friday 8th to play The Freebutt with
their fellow Tbilissians Miss Pain. More details of that incestuous
line-up here. . . >
<15/02/2005:- . . . . . .
. . . .
Miss Pain have asked me to remind
all of you Pain-ettes that they have two gigs coming up in the near future, one
in Winchester and one in their home town of Brighton. In response to this
affront to their musical productivity Vermont have announced a gig in
retaliation, although it is in Germany. They will be playing in
Dresden with Kimya Dawson and the ever-lovely Schwervon!.
So look here for more of that information
which you crave.
As an aside, another couple of mp3s
of Vermont are available to download from Vermont's second album Ten
Random. Just go to the discography
page, and click on the tracks. . . >
<04/01/2005:- . . . . . .
. . . . Some more
Miss Pain news for you giddy pop
fans. In response to the recently released E.B.F.H./Campari &
Sex single the NME has said that the aforementioned Painsters are "mentally ill"
and that they "wet the bed". We could not have begged, pleaded or bribed them for a
better review. So thank you very much to the lovely folk at the New
Musical
Express.
Due to the effusive replies from the
good ladies and gentlemen of the press Miss Pain have decided to go on a
little
jaunt around the country. Five live dates are already confirmed and
more may follow.
Keep an eye on them here. . . >