Lewis to Play With the Finley Quaye
Band
In Finley's own words...
Great news. The band will be
rehearsing for the first tour of the uk in a while. The line up for the band is
fantastic. Good news personally. The line up changed during 'Vanguard'
where I went with those that were turned on by working with me; as long you
can play your instrument as part of a group and enjoy yourself you can play in
our group, that's my philosophy with the band. I will do my best to write
great songs and I will insist that real musicians work better and are
healthier in general in comparison to computers. The line up changed and we went
from moving around the planet like the Wailers or the Drifters to Spinal Tap,
Guns and Roses, the Rolling Stones or Brian Wilson. Now, I am looking
forward with this new album 'Much More Than Much Love' to the next couple of
years with a mixture of the crucial elements of the old band and the vital
elements of the last tour that we did, which was
great.
drums: everliving Carl
Robinson
guitars: Chris Campbell and Hawe Gondwe. Tom
Greenwood and Mik Whitnal will guest here and there. there are also Winston De
Landro and Steve Wellington as subs.
bass: Matt
Taylor
keys and vocal: Lewis Taylor
horns
from: Roddy etc.. of kick horns and also Jake Jakus, Buttons, Winston
Rose and Colin graham.
percussion and reasoning: Winston
Lewis.
lead vox and guitars: me.
here we
come....
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Editor's
Note: Here they come indeed! Having heard the forthcoming
single - 'Dice' - from the new album, I am very excited to report that
if all of what's to come is as fantastic as this track and another -
'Something to Say' - that I've heard, Finley Quaye fans are going to
absolutely love this album! Positive, uplifting vibe with
a fresh, mature sound... the same full-bodied music you can count on
from Finley Quaye and Finley's voice is sounding stronger than
ever. Be ready for the planned release of Finley Quaye's
'Much More Than Much
Love' on September 1, 2003, and keep an eye out for those
upcoming UK tour dates. Access the Finley Quaye site at http://www.finleyquaye.com/.
Lewis Recently Seen
and Heard
The most excellent Kashmir Klub, where
Lewis has played a few times, has had to move out of their usual
location. Before the KK left, however, they had a last-night with many of
the wonderful artists who've played there over time. Included in that group was
our own Lewis Taylor, playing his acoustic version of 'Song'. From all
reports the man sounded as brilliant as ever, even impromptu in the
midst of his party time (no surprise, really).
See http://www.kashmirklub.com/ for
news, archives and pictures from the last night and many other fantastic
evenings from the past. Make sure to join the KK mailing list while
you're at the site so you'll be first to hear when they return at their new
venue. We'll leave this now with some comments from the Kashmir
Krew from their Kalendar area, onsite. We'll miss you while you're moving,
KK!
"Thank you to all the artists and
audience on Saturday (17/05/03) for the most incredible night of magic and
music, there will be highlights of that night coming soon in the archives.
The Kashmir Klub is
closed for the Summer, however, we will return in a new venue in the Autumn.
Please join the email list, check back here regularly for updates and
watch out for KASHMIR GOLD on the live
page.
Make Music, Make Love
The
Kashmir Krew xx"
'What's The Word'
Returns to Radio in July - Lots of Lewis as
Usual
News from Chris
Heath
What's The Word
Returns
'What's The Word' returns to London's
radios in July. If you're not in London, you can listen on the web!
More soul, funk, jazz and groove than
you can shake a stick at, and (obviously) plenty of LT as ever.
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Chris Heath is the What's The Word
presenter whose interview with Lewis can be found on the Audibles page of the
lewistaylormusic.com site. If you haven't heard the What's The Word show yet, be
sure to check them out in July - they do play a lot of Lewis and other
excellent music, generally along with a special hour-long focus on UK
artists only. Fab!
While you're at the lewistaylormusic.com
site, make sure to check the Visuals page for many pictures of Lewis and band in
action during recent months, as well as some excellent music
videos from past tour footage. You can even find a video clip of Elton
John plugging Stoned | Part One on television.
Third Annual Lewis
Taylor Fan Convention - Planning Begins
As many - if not most - fans know by
now, every year there's an annual 'convention' of fans meeting
in London, UK. August 2003 marks the third such gathering and promises
to be a lot of fun with old friends meeting up once again and new friends
joining in. Last year's convention saw LT fans meeting on August 20,
2002 for drinks and dinner, and attending afterwards a specially
arranged gig at the Noble Rot Club, with Lewis and band playing. Anyone who
couldn't make it missed out on an absolutely amazing day, from all
reports.
You can see pictures and news online
about the first two conventions at the following links:
As he has in the past our
friend and fellow LT fan, Soren Kristensen, is willing to take on the main
organizational duties of the convention this year, and he has a few things
to say at this point....
"Don't be put off by the word
"convention" - it's just a chance to meet some of the people you know from the
internet in real life. Think about it: hanging out with cool people from all
over the world sounds a little less sad and nerdy than always having to say,
"this guy I know, from the internet....". I've met 20+ people this way now, and
they've all been the nicest people you could imagine.
I will gladly try and organize this
event, but I have only one major priority: That when setting the date, we take
into account the plans of people who are coming in from other countries. The
longer you travel, the more important your wishes are. In plain language that
means that since Kendra (from NY) would be most happy about the first weekend of
August (1st to 3rd), I think we should try to go for that.
What we've done before, which seemed to
work OK, is to set up three or so different meeting places during the same day,
so that depending on time, money, other plans etc. etc., you could meet us for
coffee, dinner, at a club, or all three. For this to work properly, we'd like as
much input as possible from the locals regarding places to go to, live acts to
see in the evening, stuff like that.
Needless to say, should Lewis decide to
"reappear" some time around August, we would of course reconsider
everything."
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Thanks Soren!
There are so many people who might want
to take part that it can be a bit difficult to make sure everyone gets the
news & is able to have their personal thoughts, needs and wishes
considered; that's why Positively Beautiful believes
that the newsletter would be a perfect vehicle to spread the word and poll
the masses for input.
If you want to have a say in what
happens at/for the 3rd Annual Lewis Taylor Convention this year, please email
your thoughts/suggestions/ideas to positivelybeautiful@telus.net
with 'convention' in the subject line. We will pass these
emails on to Soren and then publish the possibilities and plans in forthcoming
newsletters.
If anyone would like to get involved in
the organization of the event along with Soren, please step forward! Obviously,
the more and better the input, the better the convention is going to be for all
who attend.
First Planning
- Convention Date: August 1- 3
First of all, the date needs to be set
in stone so people can start making plans, especially for travel and
accomodation. If you're thinking of attending the London, UK convention in
August, please email with the following information: where you are travelling
from and if August 1-3 works for you, or what dates in August would suit you
better. As Soren mentioned in his thoughts above, whoever has to travel furthest
for the convention should have their wishes considered first, and at this
point August 1-3 is the plan. If we don't hear from you, though, we can't
consider your wishes/needs - so let us know! A newsletter in the near
future will confirm the date.
We can also consider events - such as
gigs - that conventioneers might want to attend en masse, so if you know of
particular events happening in London in August - especially from August
1 to 3 - please let us know.
Again, please send your suggestions,
ideas and information for the convention in an email to positivelybeautiful@telus.net,
with 'convention' in the subject line.
Last Minute
Addition: Lewistaylormusic.com Forum Down
The forum at lewistaylormusic.com has
been hacked. Hadena has put a note on the forum access page that the forum has
been taken down until further investigation. Although I haven't heard
further about the matter today, I imagine the hacker will be identified and
dealt with appropriately. Let's hope the forum returns soon, and
meantime shame on that party-pooper-hacker! Keep checking back to the forum page
at lewistaylormusic.com for further news, and Positively
Beautiful will send you updates if/as appropriate.
Official Lewis News
Availability
Don't forget to check the
home page of the fansite - http://www.lewistaylormusic.com/ . There's a box
on the right side of the page where official current and upcoming news is
updated by management when appropriate. Currently still in the Official News is
the following:
Influential industry tome 'Music Week' joins the long list of critics
raving about Lewis's October 2002 release 'STONED - PART ONE' following nothing
but excellent press and heavyweight support from, amongst others, The Times, The
Daily Telegraph, Q, Mojo, Uncut, Radio 1, Kiss FM and Jazz FM radio. No small
feat for an independent! All this plus Elton John unexpectedly plugging the
album on BBC1 prime time TV. Speaking to camera on Liquid News, Elton suddenly
pulled 'Stoned' out of his coat pocket and advised viewers to 'buy this, he is
fantastic' before handing a copy to fellow guest Ms Dynamite saying 'I bought
this for you'.
Following, Lewis's recent Subterania 'comeback' gig
-described in Hit Sheet as 'life-changing...' and described by Jazz Fm as the
'gig of the year' - three more consequetive dates at the Jazz Cafe, London have
been added for Monday 20th Jan, through to Wednesday 22nd January.
The
album continues to be available 'as recommended listening' nationally through
all HMV stores, a major UK retail outlet who have been remarkably supportive of
the project.The album will also now be available from all Fopp Shops throughout
the UK with other major outlets to follow. The album can also be ordered
on-line, including internationally, from www.hmv.co.uk.
Lewis-Lovers' Links
http://www.lewistaylormusic.com/
- Fansite with hugely popular forums... this is the place for
Lewis fans to hang out online, and Lewis himself contributes from time to time.
Lots of information, mp3s and pictures here. There's even a forum specifically
for questions to and answers from Lewis, whenever he is able and/or has
inclination to answer.
http://fanclub.lewistaylormusic.com/
- Lewis Taylor's Fan Collection. a site for and about Lewis
fans. Show your love of and support for Lewis' music by going visible online
with all the other fans there - or just have some fun checking out who else
loves Lewis' sounds.
http://www.soul24-7.com/ -
The hugely popular internet radio station with a soul forum to post messages at.
Try requesting a Lewis tune by emailing direct to any DJ on-air at studio@soul24-7.com. The more requests
received and forum posts made about Lewis, we believe, the more likely the
station will get behind The Man and his music!
http://www.slowreality.com/ - Lewis'
official record company site. The site is currently being built... don't give up
checking the link, even if you get a 'holding page' notice; keep checking back
because it's still in the plans.
Contact
Positively Beautiful:
All questions,
comments, contributions and suggestions are happily received at positivelybeautiful@telus.net. We
thank all fans for their valued and interesting contributions to the
newsletter.
Until our next
issue - take care, keep the Lewis faith, and spread the Lewis word! The Legend
is back!
Positively Beautiful