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Johnny Foreigner News
Johnny Foreigner start work on new album, tour
It's always good to hear news from power-pop-noise-rock trio Johnny Foreigner. They've just confirmed that they're working on a new record but that is about it as far as that is concerned. Other than that they'll probably be debuting the new material on their upcoming UK tour, which has just been announced. Have a look below for dates of that. It even includes a show in Milton Keynes! Imagine!»
Leeds gets another festival in Play Patterns
This coming weekend (Friday October 1st - Sunday 3rd) sees yet another new arrival on the festival circuit in arguably the most musical vibrant city in the country at the minute. »
Johnny Foreigner announce new label, EP, tour
Oh Johnny Foreigner, where you been of late? What have you been up to? It seems like a great deal, actually, as the Birmingham trio have just (well, a few days ago) signed to a new record label, and along with it announced the release of a new EP, their first proper release since Grace And The Bigger Picture - their second full-length record.»
Celebrate 2Poor2Pitch weekender with free Johnny Foreigner download
Earlier last month we announced the headliners for the 2Poor2Pitch weekender, as curated by ourselves, Drowned in Sound dot com. It was exciting news given that we managed to secure Johnny Foreigner, Sky Larkin and Clinic, who all rank in the upper echelons of "bands we really actually quite like an awful lot" at DiS.»
Clinic, Johnny Foreigner and Sky Larkin for DiS' 2 Poor 2 Pitch Weekender
DiS done got our own little festival! Yes sir, between Friday 4th June and Sunday 6th we'll be taking over our favourite Sheffield establishment The Harley for an entire weekend of live music - curated in partnership with the venue - and we're absolutely delighted to announce who and what we've got in store for you.»
Wichita announce details of London birthday shows
Last month we told you about Wichita's tenth birthday celebrations and extended our congratulations on this landmark. There were a few shows announced around the country then, but details about shows in the nation's capital weren't then confirmed.»
Festival News Round-Up #6
Festivals. Bands. Fields. Tents. Expensive Food. Being smelly. More details below...»
Johnny Foreigner + more for Zonino! 5
Birmingham-based noise-pop sensations Johnny Foreigner have been revealed (by us, actually!) as the SUPER SECRET headliners for the annual London bash that goes by the name of Zonino!, taking place in the wonderful South London location of the Brixton Windmill.»
Johnny Foreigner want their mic back, launch appeal to find it, play free show
Brummagem's noise-pop trio Johnny Foreigner have launched an appeal to get a microphone, which was stolen during a show in Leeds, back to them. They've also promised a free show in the Yorkshire town before the year is out, to make up for a technically affected show.»
Hello SWNshine: Half-ton of acts added to Welsh festival's bill
The Huw Stephens curated SWN festival is getting better man! As the Gallaghers may or may not be saying any longer. This time over 50 bands have been added to the already bulging bill with Pulled Apart By Horses, Johnny Foreigner, Catherine AD, Ungdomskulen and Internet Forever among the notables.»
First DiS bands announced for Sheffield's Tramlines festival
Remember we told you about Tramlines Festival, that free Dot To Dot-esque shindig going down in Sheffield from July 24th-26th? No? Well, we did, and now DiS has exciting news of the first wave of bands confirmed for the bash along our 'circuit' of venues,»
Johnny Foreigner name album, tour, release free three track preview
DiS favourites and tour diary contributors, Johnny Foreigner have given credence to the belief that all good things come in threes.»
Johnny Foreigner: Yes! You Tour Too Fast
Brummer ne'er-do-wells, gin lovers, and DiS Pluto Prize winners Johnny Foreigner have already set out on a 16 date jaunt around the country. DiS missed that boat. Poosticks.»
Drowned-Up: Mars Volta, Britney Spears, The White Stripes and more
DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»
Great Escape 2009 to include Kasabian, BSP, B.Kweller, JoFo
The first list of notable names for The Great Escape 2009 have been announced. DiS can also confirm that we will once again be hosting a stage.»
Favourite Five: 5 Acts' favourite 5 Albums of 2008 (Part 4)
Before the break we were asking some of our favourite acts of 2008 what their albums of the year were but you can guess how busy some bands are, and a few folks took a little longer to get their top 5's to us. So, in this final part Tilly and the Wall, Rolo Tomassi, Dananananaykroyd, Johnny Foreigner and Friendly Fires reveal what their top 5 albums of 2008...»
Favourite Five: 5 Acts' favourite 5 Albums of 2008 (Part 4)
Before the break we were asking some of our favourite acts of 2008 what their albums of the year were but you can guess how busy some bands are, and a few folks took a little longer to get their top 5's to us. So, in this final part Tilly and the Wall, Rolo Tomassi, Dananananaykroyd, Johnny Foreigner and Friendly Fires reveal what their top 5 albums of 2008...»
Favourite Five: 5 Acts' favourite 5 Albums of 2008 (Part 4)
Before the break we were asking some of our favourite acts of 2008 what their albums of the year were but you can guess how busy some bands are, and a few folks took a little longer to get their top 5's to us. So, in this final part Tilly and the Wall, Rolo Tomassi, Dananananaykroyd, Johnny Foreigner and Friendly Fires reveal what their top 5 albums of 2008...»
New Site News: One week on, what works, what's still to come...
One week on and Tom Waddington, our web guru, has been working around the clock to make things work. As we said when we launched it's going to take us at least a month to begin to finish the new site; there is so much still to be done aside from stomping out a few rogue bugs but we had to go live so that the development of the site could be finished. This is where we're at...»
And the DiS Pluto Prize winner is...
A short while ago the annual Mercury Music Prize wheeled out its somewhat predictable list of names. DiS took exception to the several notable omissions. There are releases which have enriched our worlds and could have done with the leg-up that the Mercury was established to provide. Rather than mope around and moan on messageboards we decided to set-up our own award.»
Johnny Foreigner's video nasty: new single banned from TV
The video for Johnny Foreigner’s new single ‘Salt, Peppa & Spinderella’ has been banned from being broadcast on MTV, by OfCom, due to the risk it may trigger epileptic seizure»
JoFo and Dana joint tour: get tickets now
Two of DiS's favourite domestic bands, Johnny Foreigner and Dananananaykroyd, are touring together in September and October»
Watch: the new video from Johnny Foreigner
If we shouldn't be showing this video for your next single 'Salt, Peppa and Spinderella' (given it's not on YouTube) here, please let us know and it shall be gone»
Red-faced: Surrey's Redfest joins festival dead
This year’s Redfest has bailed from the summer calendar after poor ticket sales, joining Quart, Blissfields, Wax:On Live and others on the scrap-heap»
Let's Wrestle, Munch Munch, Johnny Foreigner and more for new Bristol all-dayer
Another all-dayer joins the massed ranks, but Abandon Ship boasts a bill so finely tuned to our frequency that we simply had to make mention of it»
Animal collection: Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man ready EP, tour in earnest
Prog freak-out crazies Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man are to release a new EP, The Lay of the Land; The Turn of the Tide, on Transgressive Records on June 9th.»
Special DiS reader offer: see Johnny Foreigner and more for a fiver, tomorrow
You might've seen this offer already, at the end of our Track-by-Track guide to Johnny Foreigner's forthcoming Waited Up 'Til It Was Light debut, but if you missed it»
Indie: Los Campesinos!, Four Tet, Mum and more for Day at the Races festival
A Day at the Races festival is amassing a fine looking line-up - Four Tet, Los Campesinos!, Mum and Jeffrey Lewis will be among those attending in Manchester this summer»
DiS at the Camden Crawl: our Bullet Bar bill
DiS is 'doing' The Camden Crawl tonight and tomorrow, popping eight bands up on stage at the Bullet Bar on Kentish Town Road for your listening and watching pleasure»
The Lionheart Brothers join Johnny Foreigner, Mae Shi on DiS live tour
We’re pleased to announce that the third band joining Johnny Foreigner and The Mae Shi on next month's DrownedinSound-sponsored live tour will be The Lionheart Brothers»
Mae Shi and Johnny Foreigner bunk up together for DrownedinSound live tour
Following our recent sponsorship of Yeasayer’s UK tour, DrownedinSound is pleased to find new missionaries to bear our sandwich boards around the isle in The Mae Shi and Johnny Foreigner»
Camden Crawl 2008: line-up announced
The line-up for this year’s Camden Crawl has been announced, a few TBA big names aside»
[Sheffield-centric] monthly DiScover showcase announced
Remember that exciting announcement we told you we had up our sleeves regarding Drowned in Sound-tastic live activity in Sheffield? You don't? Damn. Anyway, we're teaming up with the good people at The Harley (recently voted Sheffield's number one bar) for a regular DiScover showcase in the Steel City»
Tomorrow: Drowned in Sound live, twice
Drowned in Sound’s indulging in sheer amounts of live show harlotry this week, and we’re not stopping ‘til we’ve rubbed you red raw; you fucks.»
Grand designs: Artrocker festival imminent
Artrocker magazine have announced details of their annual festival, taking place over the course of four nights at the Buffalo Bar in Islington, North London before moving down the road to the Academy for a grand finale.»
A Week in Drownload: Magnetic Fields, Johnny Foreigner, Broken Records
As this round-up does, in fact, hark all the way back to the 20th of December it shouldn’t really masquerade as a week’s worth of tracks. But it can, so it will, and now it’s going to piss gold in your ears.»
Johnny Foreigner plan February dates
Love garnering Birmingham trio Johnny Foreigner will take the bucket round the regions again in the new year, with a UK tour.»
DiScover Club update: January to April 2008 booked
Yeah, yeah – I know we’re not even done with 2007 just yet. But such is the excitement for show booking at the DiSopolis that we’ve gone and confirmed our first four DiScover Club bills for 2008. That’s January to April: sewn up»
DiScover Club update: January and February dates confirmed
Exciting free gig news: we've gone and booked our DiScover Club dates for January and February, held as always at London's Notting Hill Arts Club, in conjunction with Rough Trade Shops»
Ausland mission: Johnny Foreigner gig
Emergent DiS board 'faves' Johnny Foreigner will gig over the next couple of months before the release of a mini-album in late November.»
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