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Madness Central
Newsletter: Issue 17
23rd - 29nd January 2010
Welcome to the 17th edition of the Madness Central Weekly Newsletter.
If you've missed any previous issues you can catch up by viewing the groups archive at:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/madness-central-newsletter?hl=en
Newsletter Contents
1. Latest News And Information
2. Forever Young: Five Stars from Female First
3. Madness Central Updates: In Print
4. The Liberty of Norton Folgate at Number 8
5. Gourmet Special Delivery to Suggs
6. www.retro-madness.co.uk - This week's Special Offer
7. Suggs Sighting in India
8. Contacting Madness Central
9. Newsletter Subscription Details.
1. Latest News And Information
The following news items are taken from the Madness Central Blog at:
http://www.madness-central.com/blog
You can also subscribe to the blogs feed, either via email or RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/madnesscentralblog
Melt Music: The Company Behind a Forever Young Remix
By now, if you’ve purchased the “Forever Young” single, you’ll have heard the Melt Music Mix of the song, which as we reported last year is the product of Woody’s new company Melt Music. Here is some additional information on the company giving us a better idea of what the Madness drummer is looking to do with Melt Music...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=922
Scalby School to peform Our House: The Madness Musical
Word is in that another group of youngsters is performing their own production of the Madness musical “Our House.” Taken from the Scarborough Evening News: Pupils from Scalby School have gone One Step Beyond after treading the boards in preparation of taking part in a top West End musical...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=923
New Madness Single “Forever Young” breaks into the Indie Charts
For those who were crestfallen Madness’ new single “Forever Young” didn’t crack the UK Top 75 its first week of release, take heart: “Forever Young” came in at a respectable Number 24 in the Indie Charts for the week...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=924
Madness Central Homepage Redesign
The Madness Central homepage has received a major overhaul. Since launching the site in 2008, and its unbelievable and increasing popularity, we’ve been adding sections to the old homepage to the point where it became overly cluttered and hard to follow. Hopefully the new homepage is now a little clearer and understandable for new and returning visitors...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=926
Suggs’ Italian Job in Its Third Week on Canadian TV
The Suggs Travelogue Continues on TVO Toronto. On Friday, January 29, Episode 5 and Episode 6 of Suggs’ Italian Job are airing on Canada public television station TVO. The two episodes broadcast at 7:00 PM EST (GMT-5) and 7:30 PM EST (GMT-5) respectively...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=927
2. Forever Young: Five Stars from Female First
Source:
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/Madness+Forever+Young-9816.html
Madness continue their incredible return to national prominence with the release of a single from their recent critically acclaimed album, 'The Liberty Of Norton Folgate', now showing it's worth in a host of Best Albums Of The Year placings.
'Forever Young' has been a firm fan favourite since the album release and is a worthy addition to the canon of classic singles that remains one of British pop's most astounding back catalogues.
2009 has been the year of Madness. Whether pulling huge crowds to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, stopping the traffic in Regent Street or stepping up for a second set at Rock En Seine when Oasis combusted, the band have been an ever present throughout the year.
With a new greatest hits in the form of 'Total Madness' and the 30th anniversary reissue of 'One Step Beyond' which has seen critics re-assess the band and rightfully acclaim them for being 'as acutely observed as The Kinks, as saucy as Ian Dury and as raucously tuneful as The Jam' in their earliest years, a whole new generation are discovering one of the country's finest ever acts.
Meanwhile, the band's first new album for ten years has been the real revelation. 'The Liberty Of Norton Folgate' scored the band yet another Top 5 album placing and saw a host of critical acclaim from the Evening Standard ('a work of great craft and charm'), Uncut ('Ambitious, tuneful, exciting, wise'), The Daily Mirror (An impassioned, tender and troubled ode') and beyond.
Little wonder that the album is now past gold certification. For those who saw the recent BBC 4 Madness takeover, the special 'silver' edition of the album that is now available will be an extra treat.
In addition to the album itself the package also contains Julien Temple's wonderful film of 'The Liberty Of Norton Folgate', featuring live versions of all tracks shot at Hackney's Empire Theatre alongside interludes with Suggs and Chas Smash returning the
Victorian London of Norton Folgate itself to introduce the sights, smells and sounds that underpin the record.
3. Madness Central Updates: In Print
For those of you who follow the In Print section at Madness Central, the past fortnight has seen a few interesting additions. There's a particularly revealing interview with Carl and Suggs from the July 1981 edition of Sounds and also from that year there's an in-depth review of 'Shut Up' and '7' by Gavin Martin in the NME.
1982 sees the results of a competition that Patches held for two lucky female fans to meet the band backstage at a gig in Glasgow and there are gig reviews and record reviews by Lee Thompson in the 1983 section.
The more recent sections have a 60-second interview with Suggs in 2003 and several of the published articles from last year including The Big Issue and The Word are now up on the site.
All articles are complete with their corresponding photos.
You can find all the updates mentioned above by going here: http://www.madnesstradingring.com/InPrint/InPrint.html and all the new articles are highlighted.
Don't forget if you have any articles or press that aren't listed and you would like to contribute to the site then please forward the complete scans to Looby at: mrs_sm...@hotmail.com
4. The Liberty of Norton Folgate at Number 8
The latest Word magazine features the results of The Word Readers' Festive Fifty, a website poll to find the best songs of 2009. It's really no surprise Madness made it into the top 10, but what was surprising the song was not one of the four singles off the
album.
At No. 8: The Liberty of Norton Folgate by Madness
5. Gourmet Special Delivery to Suggs
Source:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23798763-the-woman-who-is-taking-on-ocado-with-local-produce.do
Hubbub Deliveries, set up by Marisa Leaf, allows residents to select food online from gourmet grocers across the borough and drops it off in one package at their door.
The 31-year-old gave up human rights law to focus on the scheme to help small businesses take on big supermarkets.
Hubbub Deliveries, based in Islington, targets the same customers as London's largest online grocer, Ocado. The website promotes local shopping and cuts delivery van pollution by limiting customers to using stores near their postcode.
It was launched last month with eight shops taking part, including food writer Nigel Slater's favourite butchers' and cheese shop in Highbury Barn. More are joining all the time.
A test-run last year involved La Fromagerie in Highbury Park and butcher Frank Godfrey, which counts historian David Starkey, Big Brother presenter Dermot O' Leary and Suggs from Madness among its regulars. Chris Godfrey, one of three brothers running the business, was the butcher on Gordon Ramsay's F-word TV show. He said: "Our customers seem to like being able to buy from us through the site."
http://www.hubbubdeliveries.co.uk/
6. www.retro-madness.co.uk - This week's Special Offer
This week 'Retro-Madness' are reducing the price of the 1 Track Promo CDs for the 5 most recent Madness singles to just £7.50 each, or £35 for all 5! These are the official 1 track UK promo CDs containing the radio version for each of their last 5 singles (Sorry, NW5, Dust Devil, Sugar & Spice, Forever Young). With the exception of Dust Devil all of these also include A4 press release sheets for each release. All are in excellent condition.
You will find them by clicking the link below and scrolling approx 1/4 down the page:
http://retro-madness.co.uk/
There is only very limited availability of each CD. These prices will be held for the next two weeks until Sunday 14th February or until they are all sold.
Happy browsing!
Chris & Emma of Retro-Madness
7. Suggs Sighting in India
Source:
http://noiseylife.blogspot.com/2010/01/delhi-agra-jaipur.html
The Noiseys blog their holidays. The past week they were in India. Touring Jaipur, they had this to say on January 20:
"We toured the Pink City and Amber Fort (where we saw Suggs from Madness, the Noisey's are always in good company!), City Palace and the Observatory."
8. Contacting Madness Central
You can send all communications relating to Madness Central to the e-mail address:
ad...@madness-central.com
9. Newsletter Subscription Details.
Subscribing to the Newsletter:
If you are reading this newsletter via Google, Facebook and/or RSS feed, you can have this newsletter delivered weekly directly to your e-mail inbox.
To subscribe, visit the Madness Central website at:
http://www.madness-central.com
... and use the relevant subscription box displayed on the homepage.
Alternatively, you can send a blank e-mail to:
madness-central-ne...@googlegroups.com
Note: You will need to reply to a confirmation e-mail prior to your subscription being processed. With some ISP’s this email may be filtered directly into your spam/junk folder.
How to Unsubscribe:
If you no longer wish to receive the Madness Central Newsletter, send an e-mail to:
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23rd - 29nd January 2010
Welcome to the 17th edition of the Madness Central Weekly Newsletter.
If you've missed any previous issues you can catch up by viewing the groups archive at:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/madness-central-newsletter?hl=en
Newsletter Contents
1. Latest News And Information
2. Forever Young: Five Stars from Female First
3. Madness Central Updates: In Print
4. The Liberty of Norton Folgate at Number 8
5. Gourmet Special Delivery to Suggs
6. www.retro-madness.co.uk - This week's Special Offer
7. Suggs Sighting in India
8. Contacting Madness Central
9. Newsletter Subscription Details.
1. Latest News And Information
The following news items are taken from the Madness Central Blog at:
http://www.madness-central.com/blog
You can also subscribe to the blogs feed, either via email or RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/madnesscentralblog
Melt Music: The Company Behind a Forever Young Remix
By now, if you’ve purchased the “Forever Young” single, you’ll have heard the Melt Music Mix of the song, which as we reported last year is the product of Woody’s new company Melt Music. Here is some additional information on the company giving us a better idea of what the Madness drummer is looking to do with Melt Music...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=922
Scalby School to peform Our House: The Madness Musical
Word is in that another group of youngsters is performing their own production of the Madness musical “Our House.” Taken from the Scarborough Evening News: Pupils from Scalby School have gone One Step Beyond after treading the boards in preparation of taking part in a top West End musical...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=923
New Madness Single “Forever Young” breaks into the Indie Charts
For those who were crestfallen Madness’ new single “Forever Young” didn’t crack the UK Top 75 its first week of release, take heart: “Forever Young” came in at a respectable Number 24 in the Indie Charts for the week...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=924
Madness Central Homepage Redesign
The Madness Central homepage has received a major overhaul. Since launching the site in 2008, and its unbelievable and increasing popularity, we’ve been adding sections to the old homepage to the point where it became overly cluttered and hard to follow. Hopefully the new homepage is now a little clearer and understandable for new and returning visitors...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=926
Suggs’ Italian Job in Its Third Week on Canadian TV
The Suggs Travelogue Continues on TVO Toronto. On Friday, January 29, Episode 5 and Episode 6 of Suggs’ Italian Job are airing on Canada public television station TVO. The two episodes broadcast at 7:00 PM EST (GMT-5) and 7:30 PM EST (GMT-5) respectively...
Read the complete blog at:
http://madness-central.com/blog/?p=927
2. Forever Young: Five Stars from Female First
Source:
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/Madness+Forever+Young-9816.html
Madness continue their incredible return to national prominence with the release of a single from their recent critically acclaimed album, 'The Liberty Of Norton Folgate', now showing it's worth in a host of Best Albums Of The Year placings.
'Forever Young' has been a firm fan favourite since the album release and is a worthy addition to the canon of classic singles that remains one of British pop's most astounding back catalogues.
2009 has been the year of Madness. Whether pulling huge crowds to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, stopping the traffic in Regent Street or stepping up for a second set at Rock En Seine when Oasis combusted, the band have been an ever present throughout the year.
With a new greatest hits in the form of 'Total Madness' and the 30th anniversary reissue of 'One Step Beyond' which has seen critics re-assess the band and rightfully acclaim them for being 'as acutely observed as The Kinks, as saucy as Ian Dury and as raucously tuneful as The Jam' in their earliest years, a whole new generation are discovering one of the country's finest ever acts.
Meanwhile, the band's first new album for ten years has been the real revelation. 'The Liberty Of Norton Folgate' scored the band yet another Top 5 album placing and saw a host of critical acclaim from the Evening Standard ('a work of great craft and charm'), Uncut ('Ambitious, tuneful, exciting, wise'), The Daily Mirror (An impassioned, tender and troubled ode') and beyond.
Little wonder that the album is now past gold certification. For those who saw the recent BBC 4 Madness takeover, the special 'silver' edition of the album that is now available will be an extra treat.
In addition to the album itself the package also contains Julien Temple's wonderful film of 'The Liberty Of Norton Folgate', featuring live versions of all tracks shot at Hackney's Empire Theatre alongside interludes with Suggs and Chas Smash returning the
Victorian London of Norton Folgate itself to introduce the sights, smells and sounds that underpin the record.
3. Madness Central Updates: In Print
For those of you who follow the In Print section at Madness Central, the past fortnight has seen a few interesting additions. There's a particularly revealing interview with Carl and Suggs from the July 1981 edition of Sounds and also from that year there's an in-depth review of 'Shut Up' and '7' by Gavin Martin in the NME.
1982 sees the results of a competition that Patches held for two lucky female fans to meet the band backstage at a gig in Glasgow and there are gig reviews and record reviews by Lee Thompson in the 1983 section.
The more recent sections have a 60-second interview with Suggs in 2003 and several of the published articles from last year including The Big Issue and The Word are now up on the site.
All articles are complete with their corresponding photos.
You can find all the updates mentioned above by going here: http://www.madnesstradingring.com/InPrint/InPrint.html and all the new articles are highlighted.
Don't forget if you have any articles or press that aren't listed and you would like to contribute to the site then please forward the complete scans to Looby at: mrs_sm...@hotmail.com
4. The Liberty of Norton Folgate at Number 8
The latest Word magazine features the results of The Word Readers' Festive Fifty, a website poll to find the best songs of 2009. It's really no surprise Madness made it into the top 10, but what was surprising the song was not one of the four singles off the
album.
At No. 8: The Liberty of Norton Folgate by Madness
5. Gourmet Special Delivery to Suggs
Source:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23798763-the-woman-who-is-taking-on-ocado-with-local-produce.do
Hubbub Deliveries, set up by Marisa Leaf, allows residents to select food online from gourmet grocers across the borough and drops it off in one package at their door.
The 31-year-old gave up human rights law to focus on the scheme to help small businesses take on big supermarkets.
Hubbub Deliveries, based in Islington, targets the same customers as London's largest online grocer, Ocado. The website promotes local shopping and cuts delivery van pollution by limiting customers to using stores near their postcode.
It was launched last month with eight shops taking part, including food writer Nigel Slater's favourite butchers' and cheese shop in Highbury Barn. More are joining all the time.
A test-run last year involved La Fromagerie in Highbury Park and butcher Frank Godfrey, which counts historian David Starkey, Big Brother presenter Dermot O' Leary and Suggs from Madness among its regulars. Chris Godfrey, one of three brothers running the business, was the butcher on Gordon Ramsay's F-word TV show. He said: "Our customers seem to like being able to buy from us through the site."
http://www.hubbubdeliveries.co.uk/
6. www.retro-madness.co.uk - This week's Special Offer
This week 'Retro-Madness' are reducing the price of the 1 Track Promo CDs for the 5 most recent Madness singles to just £7.50 each, or £35 for all 5! These are the official 1 track UK promo CDs containing the radio version for each of their last 5 singles (Sorry, NW5, Dust Devil, Sugar & Spice, Forever Young). With the exception of Dust Devil all of these also include A4 press release sheets for each release. All are in excellent condition.
You will find them by clicking the link below and scrolling approx 1/4 down the page:
http://retro-madness.co.uk/
There is only very limited availability of each CD. These prices will be held for the next two weeks until Sunday 14th February or until they are all sold.
Happy browsing!
Chris & Emma of Retro-Madness
7. Suggs Sighting in India
Source:
http://noiseylife.blogspot.com/2010/01/delhi-agra-jaipur.html
The Noiseys blog their holidays. The past week they were in India. Touring Jaipur, they had this to say on January 20:
"We toured the Pink City and Amber Fort (where we saw Suggs from Madness, the Noisey's are always in good company!), City Palace and the Observatory."
8. Contacting Madness Central
You can send all communications relating to Madness Central to the e-mail address:
ad...@madness-central.com
9. Newsletter Subscription Details.
Subscribing to the Newsletter:
If you are reading this newsletter via Google, Facebook and/or RSS feed, you can have this newsletter delivered weekly directly to your e-mail inbox.
To subscribe, visit the Madness Central website at:
http://www.madness-central.com
... and use the relevant subscription box displayed on the homepage.
Alternatively, you can send a blank e-mail to:
madness-central-ne...@googlegroups.com
Note: You will need to reply to a confirmation e-mail prior to your subscription being processed. With some ISP’s this email may be filtered directly into your spam/junk folder.
How to Unsubscribe:
If you no longer wish to receive the Madness Central Newsletter, send an e-mail to:
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