Putting some of that Arctic Monkeys loot to good use, the Domino label release “Slip In And Out Of Phenomenon”, a retrospective of New York punk-funk kingpins Liquid Liquid, on May 23.
The Skinny Wolves are back and they’ve got Brooklyn hipsters Effi Briest lined up for their next club night at Transformer (Thomas Read’s, Dublin) on April 18.
Kiwi with an Irish passport Liam Finn releases his debut album “I’ll Be Lightning” here on April 18 and marks the occasion with shows in Cork (Whiskey, 23), Galway (Roisin Dubh, 24) and Dublin (Sugar Club, 25).
More acts from bygone days have decided to go back to work.
The Specials will hit the reunion trail later in the year, this time with Terry Hall onboard for the trip. The band will spend the summer rehearsing for dates from September.
New Kids on the Block are also considering such a move. All five members are to appear on US TV show Today to mark the 20th anniversary of their Hangin’ Tough album, and a tour is expected to be announced.
Yes, it really is 20 years since U2 went into the desert with Anton Cobijn and came back with those iconic photos for their landmark album.
November will see “The Joshua Tree” in bloom again with previously unreleased versions, limited edition prints and new sleeve notes from the band part of the reisue mix.
There are also plans for a DVD containing a 1987 live show from Paris and the “Outside It’s America” rockumentary.
Whatever about the likely manner chosen to release future material, U2 will be keeping faith with their long-standing record label Island for this effort.
