Including explanations of the White Russian Galaxy b-sides! Remember, you can sign up for the mailing list here — recommended because they generally don’t all get archived here, they contain up-to-date gig information, etc. The other good place to check for gig info is here. Or indeed anywhere other than the Gigs page here, because Chris is busy and I’m only wired into the blog portion of the site… not that I’d have a great deal more clue what was going on if I were. Anyway, as far as gig dates go — use the official list/myspace. This has been a public service announcement. Oh, and if you’re really bored, you can read my single review… it has lyrics. Some of them may even be correct.
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07/04/2006 5:05 PM
THE CRIMEA
Dearest friends, allies and others,
The second day of judgement is upon us. The harsh light cast by facts’n'figures is about to shine brightly on our little patch of heaven. White Russian Galaxy is about to be set free and this is our rallying call. We’ve told you about the b-sides - Russian Roulette, Seichi Taniguchi, I Think We’re Alone Now and Opposite Ends (Live At St Louis) - that support it like majestic Roman Columns. We can now also tell you that all this will be available, along with the album and early Double Dragon version, on virtual sonic marketplaces (like iTunes ‘n’ stuff). All this happens Monday, so either break out your jogging bottoms or start practising your mouse clicks now! If you’re in the UK, you can click here, if not, then click here.
Next week, like diligent politicians in an election, we’ll be going door-to-door at record shops, breaking out the equipment to run through a few numbers and hovering suspiciously around the chart return machine. Come along, sing along and gaze lovingly at the ?170 David Attenborough box set.
10th April - 17:00
HMV, Swansea
The Quadrant, Swansea
11th April - 17:00
Spillers Records
36 The Hayes, Cardiff, Mid Glamorgan, CF10 1AJ
12th April - 17:00
Andy’s Records
4 Northgate Street, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 2JS
If you’ve been paying attention to our website or MySpace page, you might have noticed us foaming at the mouth at the prospect of playing Top Of The Pops. Well, we filmed it last Sunday and it was amazing; everything we’d hoped for, in fact. It’ll be on BBC2 this Sunday at 7pm. We’ll be the band sandwiched between The Streets and Daniel ‘he’s having a bad day’ Powter. Pop-flippin’-tastic!
The M1/M42/M6 is also calling. Our re-scheduled Manchester show is this Saturday (8 April). There are a few tickets left, but we’d break out our jogging trousers a little earlier if you want to get your mitts on some.
One last thing before we shoot off: Davey’s included a run-down of the b-sides (see below). It’s entertaining, informative and a touch on the warped side. Just how we like it.
That’s all for now, speak (really) soon!
Lots Of Love
The Crimea.
Russian Roulette
Joe takes over singing duties…the song is about a femme fatale standing over the coffin of her man as they lower him down. Overjoyed and stifling laughter.
The Ballad Of Seichi Taniguchi
There is a massive culture of suicide in Japan. This song is a true story about a fat kid who loses it on the school bus and attacks his tormentors with a carving knife. As a result he becomes a sort of morbid cult hero.
Opposite Ends (Live in Saint Louis)
We recorded an intro at home in No Sun Studios. I just basically stole bits of Verdi’s Requiem, and tried to recreate chanting monks by recording lots of tracks of me chanting. Then in Florida when we played with Regina Spektor we got her to read the lyrics over the intro. We had a massive drive from Chicago and virtually went straight onstage. It was the day of the London bombings, so we were struggling to come to terms with how the world had gone off its rocker
Alone now
A cover of the Tiffany classic. When I was growing up the charts seemed to be dominated by a string of redheads, Alison Moyet, TPau, Belinda Carlisle and the pick of the bunch, denim-clad Tiffany. We recorded this in Maida Vale studios during a Radio 1 session
11/04/2006 6:05 PM
THE CRIMEA
To our dearest, dear folk,
We’re in the middle of it. A torrid routine that goes something like this: wake up, destroy fingernails until we get White Russian Galaxy’s midweek chart position, be happy/miserable, count the seconds ’til the next day’s chart position.
It’s too close to call just yet, but we are threatening to make a dent in the charts. It’s just a threat at the moment, though. Every purchase counts from now on, so if you’ve got the jogging trousers and the will to brave the elements, assault the record racks. If you haven’t, there’s always the digital stores which are HERE if you live in the UK or HERE if you live in the US.
Keep it all crossed for us.
Lots of love,
the Crimea
