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News Archives: 2002
November 18, 2002 Some news on Kevlar's progress with Leukemia. The following is taken directly from the November Drudion at Head Heritage, written by Julian himself and includes news of the next Brain Donor release: "Finally, Kevlar's had a bone marrow transplant which appears to have taken successfully. As if in some kind of synchronous celebration, Brain Donor has a new 45 out soon on the Static Resonance label: "My Pagan Ass" b/w "Like a Motherfucker". Both are poignant tales of the modern heathen caught in the monotheistic crossfire of 21st century Britain."
November 11, 2002 To simplify navigation a bit, I have reformatted the Live Tapes etc. page so the list is now viewable on-line. This eliminates the step of downloading a pdf file etc. and will hopefully speed up the process of getting you to the info you want. Otherwise, nothing new to report
September 29, 2002 Thanks to Head Heritage's amazing fast on-line ordering, Trampolene this week received a copy of the new Rite Now cd and the Discover Avebury Programme. The programme is a n eight page companion to the Discoiver Avebury event Julian organized at the British Museum on July 5th of this year, and despite the mail person trying to destroy it by cramming the envelope into my mail box (thanks!) its a good read with short essays by Julian, Dr. Aubrey Burl, Dr. Mark Gillings and Dr. Josh Pollard. Rite Now! is an awesome cd. It spins right now on my player, its funky grooves chruning away in the background. So far, so good...
September 14, 2002 As many of you are probably now aware, Kevin "Kevlar" Bales was recently taken ill. This statement was posted on the Spiritualized site, Kevlar being both the drummer for Brain Donor and Spiritualized. We wish him all the very best for a speedy recovery:
In other news... Head Heritage was proud to announce the next installment in the Rite series, "Rite Now" Described by HH as: "Four meditational funk-a-thons coming rite at ya! In the RITE tradition, Cope has taken the essence of Sly Stone's THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON and James Brown's THE PAYBACK, added lots of wah-wah guitars and cosmic synthesizers and served up a heady stew of extended jams that buzz with the vibration of seven musicians grooving on some lunar plain. Watch time disappear with RITE NOW. "
The tracks are: The cd is available now through Head Heritage Merchandiser.
July 26, 2002 Julian will be performing two shows at Edinburgh's Liquid Room as part of the T on the Fringe festival. The dates are 24th and 25th August and tickets are £12.50 each. No news on the release of the Brain Donor single "My Pagan Ass", but the next ambient cd in the Rite series is set for release sometime in September. Called Rite Now, it is described by Julian as "four sticky funk-o-thon mantras waiting to ooze thang all over your living room".
July 25, 2002 In the wake of the recent compilation releases (The Greatest Hit, Julian Cope / The Collection), the powers that be have thought it necessary to release yet another compilation. It will be released August 5th on theSpectrum label and titled Teardrop Explodes - The Collection. Once again, no surprises on the track list, which is: 1. Reward
Ho hum...nothing new here...mumble, grumble...hmmmph!
July 23, 2002 Hope all those that managed to make it to Julian's recent gigs in Aberdeen, Ireland and Den Hagg had a good time, as well as at his recent "Disccover Avebury" event at the British Museum. We will report any feedback as soon as we receive it.
As you can see we have had another rejigging of the site here at Trampolene, after getting tierd of staring at all that orange! The site is basically the same structure with the added bonus of now having a guestbook/message board. So drop in there and say hello!
May 26, 2002 Julian is putting together another British Museum event, this time called Discover Avebury. It takes place on 5th July (Doors at 6.00pm for 6.30pm start) and tickets are £10.00 {no concessions and credit cards are not accepted) . Call 020 7323 8566 or 020 7323 8644 to reserve a ticket, and then send their cheque later or pay on the Door. Cheques can be sent to: Discover Avebury tickets Applicants should enclose a stamped SAE and cheques must be made out to the 'British Museum Friends'. Priority for tickets is going to the British Museum Friends, so be quick if you want to go! Julian himself says he will be taking more of a curating role for this event as he is lining up people like Aubrey Burl to do the talking. But can Julian remian quiet while others do all the talking? That remains to be seen... Julian is scheduled to appear at the New Forms Festival in Den Haag on June 7th. This will be a spoken word and acoustic performance. According to Head Heritage as well, Julian's researching schedule is extremely busy for the rest of the year so any further UK dates are unlikely. Still no sign of the new Brain Donor single yet...
March 10, 2002 Julian will be performing a few solo dates in April while touring around collecting information for the gazetteer section of his next book "Let Me Speak to the Driver", the sequel to The Modern Antiqurian. The gig dates are: April 05 - Aberdeen Lemon Tree And for everyone who missed its first release, Queen Elizabeth II - Elizabeth Vagina, is set to be rereleased soon in all new super-symbolic packaging. Brain Donor has also recorded a couple of sessions for their second album, but the new single won't be released until April because of administration problems at Impresario Records.
February 17, 2002 Here we go again...another compilation cd released full of the same predictability. This one is called Julian Cope - The Collection, and although it does give a good splash of songs from the World Shut Your Mouth album up to Jehovahkill, there are no surprises at all. The cover artwork does not even make up for the lack of imagination on the tracklist unfortuantely. The only picture of Julian is on the inside of the jewel case inserts, and then it is a throw away, faded into the background behind the text. Why the record companies waste their money on these projects I don't know, but then I could ask the same question of myself! Follow the link below for more details: Also, many thanks to Dale Jowett who sent me some scans to add to this site. These include tickets of some of the 30 plus times he has Cope live and also a scan of the Krautrock colouring competition from the Cornucopea festival in 2000. These have been added to the concert tickets and miscellaneous sections of our own cornucopia section:
January 10, 2002 A happy new year to everyone. A few tidbits of Cope news gleaned from Head Heritage site: Julian's voice is returning to normal after extensive therapy. He will shortly be announcing the dates for shows in Cork, Dublin, Copenhagen and Aberdeen and there is also the chance that Queen Elizabeth might appear with Coil in Zurich. Also plans are afoot to rerelease Queen Elizabeth 2: Elizabeth Vagina. The initial release was limited and sold out quickly leaving many followers clamouring to find a copy, so this news should be welcome relief. A new Brain Donor single called "Get Back On It" is scheduled for release in March. Other upcoming highlights this year are plans for another British Museum event and the hopeful release of another project cd "Rite Now". Dates and details of both are unknown at this time. |
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