Graham Coxon releases new single and album and tours the UK in March/April 2006 – Plus win Graham gig tickets!

Graham Coxon releases his brand new album “Love Travels At Illegal Speeds” on Parlophone on March 13. The album, easily his most focussed and cohesive work to date, is preceded by the single “Standing On My Own Again” on Feb 27.

Graham will be touring the UK in March/April to coincide with the album release, and will also support the Kaiser Chiefs on their April UK tour.

“Love Travels At Illegal Speeds” was recorded in London and was produced by Stephen Street. All songs were written and performed by Graham.

The single “Standing On My Own Again” sets the tone of the album, a tour de force of inescapable hooks tied to the most powerful tunes Graham has ever come up with. Love, in all its states, gives the album a rough theme – as Graham says, “This album is like a trip down the fine line between love and hate”.

Win Tickets To See Graham Coxon Live at Islington Academy Alongside Hard-Fi and The Magic Numbers…

To celebrate the forthcoming release of Graham’s brand new single Standing On My Own Again on the 27 of February 2006, we are giving away 40 pairs of tickets to see Graham at an exclusive live extravaganza with Graham, Hard-Fi and the Magic Numbers playing on one bill, for one night only at the Carling Academy Islington 12th January 2006. Click here to enter!
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Competition closes Friday 6th January.

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Graham Coxon and The Magic Numbers are set to play a special gig together at Islington Academy on January 12 for the one off Carling New Kings night.

Tickets for the gig are free and can be obtained by going to Carling.com now.

Graham is also playing two dates at Barfly venues. Tickets for shows on Monday, January 16 at York Fibbers and Tuesday, January 17 at Barfly Cardiff, are now on sale from www.ticketweb.co.uk.

Graham Coxon

Graham Coxon has confirmed details of his new upcoming album.

‘Love Travels At Illegal Speeds’ will be released on March 13 through Parlophone and follows 2004’s ‘Happiness In Magazines’.

The LP will be preceded by the single ‘Standing On My Own Again’ on February 27.

To celebrate the release of ‘Love Travels At Illegal Speeds’, Coxon will embark on a full UK tour which kicks off at Newcastle University on March 20.

The dates are:

Newcastle University (March 20)
Liverpool Academy (21)
Glasgow Garage (22)
Edinburgh Liquid Room (23)
Leeds Cockpit (25)
Norwich Waterfront (26)
Leicester University (27)
Manchester Ritz Ballroom (28)
Cambridge Junction (30)
Oxford Zodiac (31)
Nottingham Marcus Garvey Centre Ballroom (April 1)
Bristol Bierkeller (2)
Brighton Concorde (4)
London Hammersmith Palais (5)

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Gorillaz have been nominated for an outstanding five awards at next year’s Grammys: Record of the Year – Feel Good Inc.; Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals – Feel Good Inc. (with De La Soul); Best Urban Alternative Performance – Dirty Harry; Producer of the Year – Danger Mouse; Best Short Form Music Video – Feel Good Inc. Winners will be announced at the ceremony on 8th February in Los Angeles.

Reached for comment at Kong Studios, the band had this to say:

Murdoc: Oh it’s that time of year again is it? The ‘Grab-A-Grammy’ Competition. Five nominations?! That’s great ‘Record of the Year’ Really. Well I’d have to agree with that. I bought a copy for definite. In fact it hasn’t been off my turntable all year.

Russel: On behalf of Gorillaz I’d like to say how pleased we are with these nominations. Dangermouse did such an incredible job with the production on this record, so it’s great that he’s nominated for Best Producer.

2D: Yeah, we just heard. Five nominations. That’s er, wicked. My mum’s gonna be well pleased.

Noodle: On behalf of all of Gorillaz I’d like to say we’re all really pleased to hear this� De La Soul gave us such a great rap for ‘Feelgood Inc’ so its great that we’re nominated for the Best Pop Collaboration. But I’m really excited to hear about all of these nominations. It�s a real honour.

2D: ‘Best Urban Alternative Performance’ Wow! That’s a mouthful. But Dirty Harry’s a great song and the kids choir sang so well on it. Er, Thanks for the nomination.

Russel: Plus working with Bootie Brown was an absolute pleasure. He’s one of the most well-mannered and considerate people you’re ever gonna meet.

Murdoc: For once I’m speechless. Really. I genuinely hope we win ‘cos er, I hear Grammys go for a really good price on E-bay. It’s incredible, isn’t it? Five Grammy nominations and I still can’t get someone to come round and unblock the drains. Our studio stinks.

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The Independent are autioning Alex James in their charity auction.

“Wouldn’t you love to see how a record gets made, in the company of a genuine rock star? Alex James, the Blur bass player and Independent columnist, offers to show one lucky winner around the recording studio when he cuts his next record.”

Full details of how to enter are available on The Independent website.

If you’ve missed out on Alex’s columns for the Independent newspaper, you can read them here: http://comment.independent.co.uk/

Also, Alex should be a reviewer on BBC2’s Newsnight Review – this Friday at 11.00pm

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