From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V11 #286 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Saturday, December 9 2006 Volume 11 : Number 286 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Koko/Billy McKenzie [jocelynfiske@aol.com] RE: [AVALON] Andy's performance with PSB's? ["Colette Robertson" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Andy's performance with PSB's? You can see the clip here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLmqkBexWFA Cheers, Colette - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Sjaak Versluis Sent: 04 December 2006 08:59 To: Avalon list Subject: [AVALON] Andy's performance with PSB's? Hi, If have heard that Andy did performed on the Pet Shop Boys video-clip of "Love Comes Quickly". Can anyone of you confirm this and own this clip or can give me info to get it? Hope to hear from you. Sjaak ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 17:24:51 +0000 From: Michael McClelland Subject: RE: [AVALON] Koko/Billy McKenzie I had the pleasure of attending a small John Foxx "soiree" in London about 5 months ago. I agree with you that Ultravox with John Foxx were great, but I actually believe that Midge Ure did a good job with an outfit that didn't know where they were going when their muse left. (Something like when Roxy became smooth?) Cheers Michael > To: avalon@smoe.org> Subject: [AVALON] Koko/Billy McKenzie> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 05:13:24 -0500> From: jocelynfiske@aol.com> > This from the latest Koko newsletter:> > 07.12.06> "We admired Roxy, had noticed Kraftwerk, loved Tomorrow Never Knows, > The New York Dolls, The Velvets and Iggy. Loved the Futurists, Fritz > Lang and Film Noir, we wanted to make a strange mating between Britain > and> Germany... J. Foxx.> > A couple of weeks ago whilst browsing a local Camden record emporium, I > came across a couple of early Ultravox albums that have just been > reissued. Now when you say Ultravox to most people in 2006, they will > immediately think of the horror that is Midge Ure and possibly the most > irritating single ever released, namely 'Vienna' a song so bad I have > never been able to go there.> > But I talk of the first incarnation of this wonderful band, when a > certain John Foxx was the lead singer. His lyrics would make Mozzer > think he really should try harder with poetry, or maybe just get to the > point a little earlier. So the next time you're looking for an album to > get into, forget the present and have a peek into the past, you may > just find something brilliant that becomes a musical companion for the > rest of your life, or as long as you have two ears. Imagine that.> > As a footnote, just learned of a Billy McKenzie Tribute Concert at > Shepherds Bush Empire (London) March 28th - Billy the voice of an angel > and a collection of whippets to rival any kennel Andy Mac could put > together. No details of who's performing yet but I would imagine a > bucket full of names that would appeal to the Roxy in us all.> > > ___________________________________________________________________________> To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon> _________________________________________________________________ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911 fb2b2e6d ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V11 #286 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest