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Any news on Reverend and the Makers' position, please? I know its not physically released until Monday but the downloads appear to have taken off since it got on the Radio 1 A-list... TIA!

http://www.dominorecordco.com/site/index.p...p;releaseID=707

Yet another award! http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/news/?news_id=16047

FA has just just appeared on the B-List on Radio 1s playlist. Even more exciting IMHO is Reverend and the Makers' Heavyweight Champion of the World has been A-listed!! :yahoo: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/playlist.shtml#blist

I'm amazed at some people commenting on how 'poorly' this album has sold (not in this thread, but on Haven's chart thread in particular). Seems like there are a few people who are almost praying for them to crash and burn, which is a bit sad IMHO. This was never going to sell as many as the debut in the first few weeks but to be number 5 in the YTD album sales chart after 4 weeks would be classed as an amazing achievement for any other band, let alone an Indie one.

I wouldn't be surprised if Helders makes an appearance.

They have apparently already shot the video for FA (with the bloke who starred in WTSGD video).

Taken from the new release schedule on the Chart Forum. Not really sure what is happening, tbh. 11th Jun Air – Mer Du Japon Anemic – Train To Hell Aqualung – Cinderella (7”) Arctic Monkeys – Matador (7”)[Limited] Art Brut – Direct Hit Batfinks – Towards The Pipet Bees - Listening Man Billy Talent - Surrender Blood Red Shoes – Its Getting Boring By The Sea (7”) [Limited] Bobby – Anonymous Bowling For Soup – I’m Gay Catherine Feeny – Touch Back Down Damien Dempsey – Your Pretty Smile Dead Disco – You’re Out Drive By Argument – Sex Lines Make Expensive Comedy Enrique Iglesias – Do You Know (Ping Pong Song) Envy Corps – Rhinemaidens Erasure - Sunday Girl Fish & Chips feat Sarah Kay – Can’t Get Enough Fratellis - Ole Black 'N' Blue Eyes (EP)(7”) The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car) Gossip - Listen Up! Holloways – Generator 07 Hot Club De Paris - Clockwork Toy Husky Rescue – Caravan Justice - D.A.N.C.E. Kelly Clarkson – Never Again Kelly Rowland feat Eve – Like This Little Flames – Seven Days Marillion – Thank You Whoever You Are Maximo Park - Books From Boxes Melanie C - Carolyna MIA – Boyz Nate James – Kingdom Falls Neils Children - You Didn't Care New Young Pony Club – Ice Cream Norah Jones – Until The End Pendulum – Blood Sugar / Axle Grinder (12”) Ripps – Holiday Ryan Adams – Two / Haloweenhead Simple Kid – The TwentySomething Soul Seekerz feat Kate Smith – Party For The Weekend 2007 Take That – I’d Wait For Life Terra Naomi - Say Its Possible Ting Tings - That's Not My Name White Stripes - Icky Thump YourCodeNameIs:Milo – I’m Impressed

..... (strokes chin) http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProduct...&sku=659407

Muse and Lostprophets are 'hard rock'? :wacko:

Reverend and the Makers on the B-list. Happy with that, tbh.

Number 26 on iTunes and, I believe, number 48 on the official midweek chart on downloads alone. Pretty good. Physical release 28/5/07.

FA seems to be getting a lot of airplay already. It's got definite number 1 potential (just as long as they don't release it when 2 corporate divas decide to release a duet or summat).

Interview with O'Malley. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/2...on_2nd_try.html

No idea, tbh. They could be for yet another EP, or they may be shelved until the new album. Or they could be shelved for ever. I read a review by some Yank the other day stating that in their (current) 75 min show they more or less exhausted all their songs. It's a total nonsense, of course, I reckon AM have approx 50 songs they could play at any one time.

I actually think there will be 3 chart-eligible singles relaesed from this album, which should help, then of course headlining Glastonbury won't exactly harm album sales. But the great thing about AM is you never can predict what they will do next. Turner has already got a few songs ready for recording, so who knows what will come of them?

Down to 41 on Hits Daily Double. Not entirely unexpected, tbh.

Absolutely stunning live accoustic versions of the 'mythical' Bakery Song, Only Ones Who Know (perfect stripped down version) and FA. Bit of an interview as well. Recommended. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/w...arctic_monkeys/

Sorry, forgot to say Digital Chart :lol: Fantastic all the same. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/char...+Digital+Albums

Got Xmas single written all over it. Not that they would ever be so crass as to release a Xmas single...would they? :lol: PS 505 would probably be the 'break out' track for them IMHO. It's like nothing they have done before and would attract a whole new army of fans. IMHO.

I think he was 17 when they recorded that and it's just plain weird hearing him sing in that pseudo-American accent, isn't it? It can be found on www.arctic-monkeys.com , btw.

Strange thing for them to come out with, though, isn't it? It may well be true but it makes The Kooks just sound a bit immature, really, don't you think? I enjoyed their songs at first but bloody 'ell, that singer's voice has really started to grate on me now. I have some sympathy for the people who criticise Turner's voice because he hasn't got what you would call a 'proper' singing voice at all. Thing I love about Turner's 'singing' style is the fact that he isn't trying to sing by putting on a silly voice like the Kooks bloke does (Borell's another one of those who's voice sounds so 'fake'). I think this is the reason why Turner invariably sounds spot on live - he's not trying to be someone he's not.

I hope it doesn't wear the carpet out.

A bit of trivia: Reverend (Jon McClure) co-wrote Old Yellow Bricks on Arctic Monkeys' new album (his brother, Chris, was the bladdered bloke on the front cover of the debut album)

Almost. Substitute When the Sun Goes Down for Mardy Bum. :D