JAMES : NEWS ARCHIVE MAY 2008
Update 30.5.08
James are playing a warm-up date at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on Saturday 14th June. Tickets go on sale at 9am to wearejames subscribers, and will be on general sale at www.seetickets.com from 9am on Monday.
Update 28.5.08
James are slated to appear on Morning Become Eclectic on KCRW Santa Monica in the US next Thursday, 5 June.
Update 22.5.08
Part two of the Tim Booth interview with Oneofthethree has now been posted.
Update 19.5.08
Tim Booth performed Paddy McGinty's Goat on BBC Radio 2 tonight. To download the track, right click and save target as on the following link
Update 17.5.08
Oneofthethree interviewed Tim Booth exclusively in Aberdeen at the end of the recent James tour. Read Part One of the interview here.
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The Courteeners are covering Out To Get You as the b-side to one of the seven-inch vinyl formats of the single No You Didn't, No You Don't, which is released on June 23rd. Other covers include The Sugababes, Laura Marling, The Velvet Underground and Mamas And Papas. |
Update 16.5.08
Tim will be on Jools Holland's BBC Radio 2 show on Monday night from 10.30 performing a cover of a Val Doonican song.
Update 12.5.08
James played the Braga Municipal Park in Portugal last night. The set included Sit Down, Come Home, Oh My Heart, Whiteboy, Ring The Bells, She's A Star, Bubbles, Upside, Sound, Out To Get You, I Wanna Go Home, Hey Ma, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Sometimes, Laid and Tomorrow.
Update 11.5.08
James played the first of two Portuguese shows at Coimbra Praça da Canção last night. They played Born of Frustration, Come Home, Oh My Heart, Whiteboy, Ring The Bells, She’s A Star, Bubbles, I Wanna Go Home, Out To Get You, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Hey Ma, Upside, Sound, Sometimes, Laid and Sit Down.
Update 9.5.08
James played at Madrid's Riviera last night. With Tim seated for most of the song because of an injured leg, they played Born Of Frustration, Come Home, Oh My Heart, Boom Boom, Ring The Bells, Waterfall, Bubbles, She's A Star, I Wanna Go Home, Out To Get You, Upside, Whiteboy, Sit Down, Sound and Tomorrow with an encore of Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Hey Ma, Sometimes and Laid.
Update 8.5.08
Waterfall has been added to the C List on BBC Radio 2, hopefully meaning some significant radio play in the upcoming weeks.
Update 7.5.08
One track promos distributed to reviewers for Waterfall include a sticker with the label "in shops and to download" with a release date of May 26. No official confirmation has been forthcoming to date, as the James official site is down due to technical difficulties.
Update 6.5.08
Hey Ma has moved up to number 3 on the Greek charts from number 6, after debuting at number 8 on week of release.
Update 3.5.08
Last night's Later With Jools broadcast included three James songs - Hey Ma, Upside and a different version of Waterfall from the one performed on Tuesday's show.