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The New Roxette The New www.theNewRoxette.com coming next month . Roxette . ISSUE THREE – FEBRUARY 2009 March 2009 – ISSUE FOUR The New Roxette talks to Frank Walsh about Gigs, Guitars, and remembering FREE the original Aylesbury Roxette Old Country Union Exclusive Kajagoogoo Interview Claire Batchelor releases debut EP Slashed Seat Affair – New Single Mandeville School host Also featuring: Aylesbury Yamaha Music School Roxette News, Reviews & Interviews Iggy Pop 1976 Michael Lee . and so much more! News, Reviews and Interviews . and so much more! Welcome to www.theNewRoxette.com The New Roxette Editor: Stuart Robb THANK YOU for reading the latest instalment of The New Roxette, whether that is online Sub Editor: Judy Pearce on our shiny new website, or the paper copy you may have picked up whilst drinking Sub Editor: Rick Pearce your mid-morning coffee... Photographer: Terry Lee Well, I think it’s fair to say 2009 has already got off to a flying start … with fantastic Designer: Mike Payne new singles and albums being released; plans for this year’s Hobble on the Cobbles are starting to take shape, and also, it looks very promising that the Aylesbury Festival will Website: Anthony be another key music event in the Aylesbury calendar this year. O’Sullivan Head of Sales: Dennis Hall At the time of writing, dates are still to be confirmed, but it looks like the Aylesbury Festival Music Extravaganza will fall on July 11 & 12 2009, in Kingsbury (Aylesbury Town Centre). Contributors LOTS more gigs, events, festivals and showcases will be confirmed and announced Niall Pearce shortly, so keep checking the official websites, and of course The New Roxette, for all the latest local music news and gig listings. Michael O’Conner Richard Carr Enjoy Issue 3, and see you again next month … Peter Brockwell Kathy Lee Paddy Burns *** STOP THE PRESS *** Leon Gordon The New Roxette can exclusively reveal, and announce, local 80’s band KAJAGOOGOO Darryll McConnell will headline Hobble on the Cobbles 2009. (Sunday 23 August 2009). AND A More information will be announced shortly. VERY SPECIAL Visit www.AylesburyShowcase.com for all the latest News. ‘THANK YOU’ TO AYLESBURY Bands wishing to apply to perform at Hobble on the Cobbles 2009 simply need to go TOWN COUNCIL to the official website, complete the application form, and send it in for consideration! Good Luck!!! The full line-up will be announced later in the year. 1 The New Roxette chats to SSA Slashed Seat Affair have finished the final touches on their debut album ‘Noises’. Their debut single – ‘Forget You’ – is released this month on Fill The Void Records featuring powerful vocals, showers of almighty drumming and riff driven melodies. Their radio friendly sound is based around the potent songwriting partnership of lead vocalist Ellie Mules and bass player/guitarist Darren Michael. Drummer Rob Meehan – (cousin of legendary Sex Pistols front man Johnny Rotten) – and Guitarist Noel Martin add the aggressive backbone to the band’s sound. We’re here with Slashed Seat Affair; Thanks for taking the time to talk to The New Roxette guys. Of course the readers will recognise you The video for ‘Forget You’ sees you smashing Photograph courtesy of TerryLee.net from performing at Hobble on the Cobbles, up the film set. It looks like a lot of fun – was and the Aylesbury Showcase gigs at The it? – And who came up with the concept? THE ‘QUICK FIRE FIVE’ King’s Head last summer. How did you find (... and did you have to clear up afterwards?) with ELLIE MULES that, and what’s been happening with the It was a laugh and Ellie even bought a brand band since then? new crowbar for the event, which is now residing I couldn’t live without … deal or no deal We’ve been doing plenty of gigs, getting out by the side of my bed (don’t ask!). It was great to just smash the granny out of the set once we and putting it about a bit. Busy making the video My worst habit is … watching deal or no deal for our debut single ‘Forget You’, which was a lot knew we’d finished all the main shots. Noel did end up with an industrial injury though, when of fun. Generally keeping ourselves busy. Nothing tastes better than … chips and the last picture frame fell it cut his eye. Thankfully How did you decide to select ‘Forget You’ as he has another one. beans while watching ... just kidding. your debut single? Was it a difficult choice When can we expect your debut album as you have so many great and really strong I’m not particularly good at … cooking, “Noises” to be available? saving money, being bored ... songs? It will be out in Mid March 2009 on iTunes It was a tricky decision as we all had amongst others. favourite songs that tended to be different. We Readers will be surprised to learn that … had a rough idea of which songs would be best Is there anything else you would like to add, I played rugby at Twickenham ... ran out with suited and ‘Forget You’ was one of those, but it or tell us about? the ball before an international! was a bit like trying to pin the tail on a donkey Noises is just the beginning. We already have so in the end we made up some CD’s and gave some new tracks that we put into the live set and ‘Forget You’ is available on them to all our friends with the simple question the response to these songs have been great. “which one’s the single?”. ‘Forget You’ came out We’d also like to say that Aylesbury has been 16 February 2009 on top. If we hadn’t done that I think we’d STILL really good to us and a huge thanks to everyone be trying to decide! who have helped us! Hallelujah! www.slashedseataffair.com The New Roxette Round Up Rumour has it local favourites The Swamis have decided to call it a day, and split up! Full details coming soon … Claire Batchelor is having a pre-launch album party at The Bullet Bar (www.bulletbar.co.uk) for her debut EP “WISH”. Saturday 7 February 2009. 19:00. Tickets are limited, so please contact Claire direct if you would like to come along: www.clairebatchelor.co.uk Fluid Lines also have a new EP coming out shortly entitled “Confetti”. Release date yet to be confirmed, but we’ll announce it inThe New Roxette as soon as we know more. Have you any NEWS, GIGS, or even GOSSIP you’d like to tell The New Roxette ... ? Email the head office at: [email protected] New RELEASES Bensem – “Western Lights” – 02 February 2009 (Album) Chris Cornell – “Scream” – 02 February 2009 (Album) The Fray – “The Fray” – 02 February 2009 (Album) Lily Allen – “It’s Not Me, It’s You” – 09 February 2009 (Album) Claire Batchelor – “Wish” – 16 February 2009 (EP) * All information Morrissey – “Years Of Refusal” – 16 February 2009 (Album) is correct at Slashed Seat Affair – “Forget You” – 16 February 2009 (Single) time of going 50 Cent – “Before I Self Destruct” – 23 February 2009 (Album) to press. 2 Never “Too Shy” … Local 80’s electro-pop group talks enjoying what we do best which is music. to The New Roxette about the We’re all coming back as better musicians as Kajagoogoo talks to past 25 years, the ‘surprise’ reunion, with such a wide variety of experience in brand new material … and headlining work/life/love, which we can use to our The New Roxette Hobble on the Cobbles 2009. creative advantage as performers”. NB:00“It’s a bit like riding a bike. Great fun, For the FULL interview, with a really big horn”! visit the Official Website: SA: “Like waking up in episodes of ‘Life www.theNewRoxette.com On Mars’, except we are all older and wiser, it’s fun and no record company pressure”. SCN: “It’s been a personally rewarding LIMAHL (vocals) and fulfilling experience. It’s like being STEVE ASKEW (guitars) whole again, and even to the point like we never were apart”. NICK BEGGS (bass) STUART CROXFORD JS: “I think it’s a new venture to have a NEALE (keyboards) bit of fun, reunited with 4 old friends”. JEZ STRODE (drums) TNR: In 2004, VH1’s Bands Reunited managed to bring everyone together for TNR: How do you all feel the TV programme. Was this the defining about being back in moment that reconnected the band, and Kajagoogoo once again? ‘planted the seed’ that a reunion would be a great idea and opportunity, for not L:00“It’s great to be back just the fans, but for the band members with the guys and picking up where we left off after as well? 25 years – quite amazing really!! We’re all grown-up L: “I suppose it must have had now and appreciate things something to do with it but this time a lot more than we did at 23 it felt like a completely new impetus. A years old – we were young, new manager and all 5 years older and naive and very innocent suddenly it happened – for me it seemed to understand what was out of the blue. 3 weeks after meeting the really happening to us at new manager I was with the all the guys at that age. We agreed that his house one evening in Chalfont St Giles if the reunion is not fun (Bucks). We all went down the pub and had then it ain’t worth doing a good laugh reminiscing about the old – that’s our motto.