Merry
Christmas!
December 21, 2003
Some
of you may have noticed that Santa Glenn took a long time getting
to the site this year. Well, there's a good reason for that!
I have been working very hard on a Special Project that I had
hoped to have ready in time for Christmas. However, it's taking
longer than expected, and now I'm not sure I can meet that deadline.
Never mind - I think you'll enjoy it just as much a few days
late! (Check back soon)
So
for now, all I have to offer is my warmest wishes for the wintery
holiday of your choice, and the following small announcement:
If
you have never heard the Squeeze single "Christmas Day",
you will definitely want to tune in for Nick DiBiasio's show
on WICN (netcast
worldwide) on, well, Christmas Day! The show starts at 8 PM
Eastern time (1 AM in UK), and don't be late cos it will be
the first song he plays.
Happy
Holidays, everybody!
New
pics
December 15, 2003
There
are fantastic new pics up from the gigs in Morecambe
and Workington!
In Workington Glenn was invited on stage by a local band, Skoal
Bandits, after his set. If you enjoyed them at Glenn's gig,
Skoal Bandits are playing again at Monroe's Bar (Workington)
on January third.
There
is a nice review of Glenn's Middlesbrough gig at the BBC
Tees site.
More
great pictures from the U.K. tour coming soon!
Oops!
Lost mail
December 8, 2003
I
have been having problems with my email for the past two weeks.
If you sent me something (to any address) and I didn't respond,
please re-send it.
If you have my cyber-dyne address, don't send mail there, since
that was the source of my email woes.
I
have lovely photos for you, which I promise to put up soon.
Could still use more, though! Let
me know if you're sitting on some good ones.
U.K.
Tour blazes on
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What, no pics?
December 2, 2003
Glenn
plays tomorrow (Dec 3) in Bolton, then Derby,
Aldershot, Scarborough, Middlesbrough,
Colchester, and Crewe. For details see quixoticrecords.com.
However,
it's possible there may be other Glenn tours going on simultaneously,
at least according to Glenn's own stage anecdotes. Nigel reports
from Sunday's gig in Stoke:
Glenn
told the tale of how he is only one of a team of replica Glenns
that tour the world doing gigs. Then once a year they all meet
in a convention to have motivational talks from the real Glenn.
Which
is better than what he told the audience in Bilston:
He's
now one of the eight or so copies of Glenn (called 'The Tilbrooks')
who work for him and go touring in his place. He's a copy of
the 1983-5 long haired Tilbrook. The real Glenn Tilbrook is
apparently a rather bitter, twisted individual who lives behind
a black curtain and won't see anybody.
Very
disturbing. My advice? You'd better hurry up and go see him
NOW, before he cracks up completely!
I
haven't received any pictures yet from this tour. Usually the
U.K. tours are so well-documented! If you have any you'd like
to share, please drop
me a note.
Amy
Pickard's Glenn documentary, One For The Road, is finally finished,
and she's entering it in film festivals. You can read all about
it in her most recent diary
entry!
Jingle
bells
U.K.
Tour underway!
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Audio & Video updated
November 26, 2003
Glenn's
current U.K. tour started on Saturday in Birmingham. Reports
are that he STILL has not cut his hair! It's the longest it's
been in 20 years, as far as I can tell. Grow on, Glenn hair!
Glenn
plays in Birkenhead tomorrow night (Thurs the 27th),
followed by Morecambe (Fri), Workington (Sat),
and Stoke (Sun). He'll then take two days off, before
playing seven more dates. To find out where and when, visit
glenntilbrook.com
or Quixotic
Records!
The
Glenn
Tilbrook Message Board has been lively lately. Check out
new threads on guitar tabs for Glenn and Squeeze songs, and
reviews and discussion of the current tour!
I
finally updated the Audio & Video
section, so now all the stuff that used to be linked only from
the news page is in the AV section too. There are seven "new"
downloads in all - everything from 2003, plus the mp3 of Glenn
and Chris Difford singing "I Wish It Could Be Christmas
Every Day", which is almost in season again!
Happy
Thanksgiving, Americans! Check out this
festive site suggested by Paula.
Glenn
on U.S. TV (video)
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U.K. Tour update
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Startling Merch Sale Discovery!
November 12, 2003
During
the last U.S. tour, Glenn appeared on a Colorado TV station's
morning news. Tom S. videotaped it for me, and now I have it
up for download! It's a good (short) interview, followed by
a song, which you can download directly
(7 MB).
It's
good to see Glenn on American TV again. Maybe he should make
the rounds some more with his toothbrush
collection! (I don't even remember what that show was called,
but it was highly amusing!)
Glenn's
U.K. tour starts November 22nd in Birmingham. For all the
dates, check out GT.com
or Quixotic.
There is a date in Colchester on December 9th, which may be
new to you.
Each
time I go to the Squeeze
Merchandise Sale at Quixotic I find that new stuff has been
surreptitiously added. Sneaky! Keep a sharp eye on it if you're
interested, as some items go really fast, and there is no indication
on the main page that the list has been updated.
The
Squeeze Greatest Hits DVD is now being sold at both GT.com
and Quixotic.
For your convenience, Quixotic has stuck it up on the Squeeze
merch sale page (in addition to the CD order page), so you don't
have so many forms to fill out if you're shopping for both.
Glenn
has been in the studio, working hard on his album(s).
Squeeze
DVD
October 31, 2003
After
several false starts, Universal has finally coughed up the promised
Squeeze DVD of Greatest Hits videos. If you tried to buy it
during one of my earlier announcements and didn't get anywhere,
now is the time to order it!
The
DVD can be a little hard to track down, but Quixotic
Records will have it very soon, and they ship anywhere in
the world. Other web sites carry it, but Quixotic usually have
very competitive prices, and if you buy from them a larger percentage
of your money will go back into Glenn's company.
The
DVD is region zero, but it's in PAL format. This means that
although it will not play in regular North American DVD players,
people from all countries should be able to play it in their
computer DVD players.
All
the web sites I've seen so far have wacky track listings for
this release, and most of them say it's in region 2, but this
"information" should be roundly ignored. My friend
Roger has a copy in his hot little hand, and confirms that it
is region 0 and has the same tracks as the original Greatest
Hits video. (Including "Hits Of the Year"! Yay!)
As
far as I know there are no plans to release the DVD in the U.S.
(Booo!)
Happy
Halloween, everyone!
"Introvert"
video
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Squeeze merch sale
October 23, 2003
Maggie
and Mark have sent in a really fantastic video
clip (2.5 MB) camcordered from Glenn's recent appearance
at the Bulkeley Arms (May 23rd). He performs that much-loved
Squeeze rarity, "Introvert", which was a B-side to
the Love's Crashing Waves single (Difford & Tilbrook
album, ca. 1983). You can find the lyrics
to the song at Squeezefan.com. Special thanks to Glenn for letting
me use this clip!
The
Quixotic
Records site is having a Squeeze merchandise sale starting
today! Some of the items are in very short supply, so be sure
to check
it out right away if you're interested. They have sweatshirts,
tees, albums, etc. Even Frank! I heartily recommend the complete
set of Mumbo Jumbo fanzines, which have great exclusive photos
and are a really good read.
The
list of Glenn's upcoming U.K. tour dates is complete and can
be found at Quixotic
or GlennTilbrook.com.
Q104.3
Radio Interview
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Glenn at VH1 Studio
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The Gap rocks
September 24, 2003
Glenn
wrapped up his U.S. tour this month, but there are already 14
new U.K. tour dates listed for November and December. Check
out GlennTilbrook.com.
Before
his last American show, Glenn stopped in at Radio Q104.3 for
an interview, which you can download here
(4.9 MB). Among other things, Glenn announces his name change
to G. Tilly, and sings one of his new (not yet released) songs,
"Neptune". It's a fun interview and runs about a half
an hour. Special thanks to Teresa for sending it in!
While
Glenn was in the U.S., he recorded a show for VH1 Classic. It
will air in America on October 5th from 6:00 to 10:00 AM Eastern,
repeating at 2 PM and again at 10 PM. Videos from the regular
rotation will be interspersed with Glenn performing songs and
hanging out with the VJ. Unfortunately, it won't be shown on
the U.K version of VH1 Classic.
The
Gap has been airing a commercial on U.S. television that features
the Squeeze song "Tempted'! You can view the commercial
at Gap.com.
Attention,
New York!
(Q104.3 interview)
September 8, 2003
Glenn
will be interviewed live on New York's Q104.3, Sept. 9th at
8:00 AM. Unfortunately, the radio station doesn't stream, so
I will be counting on you New Yorkers to tape the broadcast
for my site!
While
I was at the site, I noticed they have a "Babe of the Day".
Was very disappointed to find not Glenn, but some chick in a
thong. I think we should petition
Q104.3 to feature Glenn as Tuesday's babe!
Barry
took some really nice pictures on Friday at the House of Blues,
and then he made a snappy web
page for them. Don't just look at the fingernails (small
pics); it's really worth it to load the bigger images!
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, GLENN!
August
31, 2003
A rare
snap of G Tilly, keepin' it real at the VMAs
Today
Glenn is 46, and Babylonandon.com is three! I'd like to give
a big shout out to everyone who's contributed to the site and
helped make it a success. Thank y'all!
Today's
goodies include:
A
new radio interview! Glenn on WCPN, Cleveland. It was netcast,
but if you missed it you can download it here.
New
pics! See Glenn's hair and the fan (no, not that kind of fan!)
battle it out on stage in Dave Weil's photos from Nashville.
Then, check out David Golden's photos from Glenn's recent (June)
show at The Brook in Southampton.
Also,
Maggie informs us that Squeeze mobile phone ring tones can be
had at the EIL
site!
If
you haven't bought the Squeeze DVD "Greatest Hits"
yet, you can save £5 from EIL's price by using this special
coupon at Splash DVD. It gives you £2 off, plus their
usual free p&p.
Special
thanks to Patrick (known professionally as P Batty) for Glenn's
VMA wardrobe and accessories!
Glenn,
you will find birthday greetings from fans who love you in my
guestbook!
Party
with us!
-at-
Glenn's Global Birthday Bash
August 27, 2003
WICN
Radio and the Glenn
List are hosting an online party to celebrate Glenn's birthday!
The fun starts this Saturday at 7:00 PM Eastern time (midnight
in Britain). Fans from around the world will meet up for a live
chat at the YahooGroups
site (and probably on AIM), while we listen to groovy Glenn
and Squeeze tunes from Nick DiBiasio's radio show. Helpful Hint:
U.K. people often show up an hour or two early at these shindigs,
in order to stay awake. (Plus it gives them more drinking time!)
Nick's
radio show will be streamed
over the net. You can listen to it with Windows Media Player,
whether you're at the party or not. People in Central New England
can tune in the old fashioned way at 90.5 FM.
Nick
will be giving away free tix to both of Glenn's gigs
in Boston, and may even have a special guest or two up his sleeve!
Glenn's
actual birthday is Sunday, August 31st. Please feel free to
leave him a note in my guestbook!
U.S.
Tour Blazes On
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Cleveland Radio interview
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Moonlighting in Austin
August 17, 2003
After
taking two weeks off to work on an upcoming album, Glenn's U.S.
tour will return in full force this Friday in Nashville.
He goes on to play Dayton OH (Sat), Chicago (Sun),
and Cleveland (Tues 26th), finishing out the week in
Pittsburgh (27th), Sea Bright NJ (29th), and Amagansett
NY (30th). This tour goes well into September, so be sure
to check out the full list of dates and information at Quixotic
or the newly renovated Official
GT site.
Glenn
is scheduled for a radio interview on Cleveland's WCPN
(90.3 FM) on August 26th from 12:30 to 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Happily, the station is netcast.
Be warned that Glenn's promptness, and even attendance, are
subject to the whims of the RV!
Glenn clearly
endorses "Country Music's Worst Nightmare"
The
night before Glenn's Austin show, he sat in with the local Cornell
Hurd Band for part of their regular Thursday night gig at
Jovita's Cantina. An unknown source reports:
Cornell
asked him to do a few numbers with the band ("Sea Cruise",
"I Saw Her Standing There", "Route 66" and "Groovy Kind Of
Love") and it was a rousing success! The place went absolutely
nutz!! The dance floor filled up, the band took their performance
up several notches, cameras were flashing, people screaming
and smiles everywhere.
Some
of those camera flashes were coming from Drew Julian, who kindly
offered me his
pics to back up the story.
The
next night, Squeeze/Glenn "virgin" Rob got to fulfill
his lifelong ambition of seeing Glenn in concert. He wrote up
a great report of his experience of the Austin gig on his
website, including a captivating tragi-comic event (illustrated
with photos) involving Glenn's socks!
San
Francisco pics
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New OFFICIAL GT site
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Squeeze-y tidbits
August 12, 2003
I
have made good on my threat to put up my own pics from the San
Francisco gig, and I also have this fun single
shot from Rob Legge, who attended the Tempe, AZ gig. (Sorry,
Glenn!)
Has
anyone else been snapping pics? I'd love to hear
from you. Frankly, the Brit fans are putting us Americans
to shame!
The
Official
Glenn Tilbrook site, which has long been in a state of some
neglect, has been totally redesigned! It looks great, and should
be reliably up to date now, as it's being run by the same person
who does the Quixotic site. Check it out! If the site looks
the same, or you can't get in, follow this link,
and then re-bookmark it.
VH1
Classic is sponsoring this tour, which means they are very likely
to play our Squeeze video requests. They have an All-Request
Hour every day (shown at 1 PM and 9 PM), and they take email
requests at VH1ClassicRequests@vh1.com.
Drop them a line, and see your favorite Squeeze video while
simultaneously promoting Glenn's tour!
The
BBC TOTP2 site has recently added a Squeeze
microsite. It has a detailed biography of the band, plus
sound and video clips (some I hadn't seen, such as "Slap
and Tickle"!) If the popup window won't play the video,
click on "non-embedded clip" at the bottom.
Also
in Squeeze news, there is a DVD
video version of Greatest Hits to be released September
8th in the U.K.! To my great disappointment, they dropped
"Hits of The Year" (so we'll have to request that
a lot on VH1 Classic), but otherwise it has the same track list
as the VHS video of the same name, only in 5.1 surround sound
and DVD quality. The format is region 2 PAL, which means it
will not play in North American or Australian DVD players (Europe
only).
Glenn
plays Friday, August 15th at the Cactus Cafe in Austin. Bring
your camera!
U.S.
Tour Underway!
August 4, 2003
Glenn's
current U.S. tour started July 26th in San Francisco, and I
was there! It was a sight to behold - Glenn was in fantastic
form, great voice, and played to a very enthusiastic crowd.
What's more, I finally got to see the orange cords and the big
hair up close and personal. (I give them both two enthusiastic
thumbs up! But then you knew I would.)
You
can read my full gig report on the GT
Message board.
I
took some pictures, but I ain't no rock photographer. I may
put them up anyway as incentive for you to send
me your own snaps from the tour!
This
week Glenn's playing in Denver (Tues), Colorado Springs
(Weds), Boulder (Thurs), and Dallas (Sat). He'll
take a week off to work on songwriting for his next album, and
resume the tour in Austin on August 15th. He plays 14
more cities across the country after that, so be sure to check
out the tour
dates at Quixotic!
Some
people went to Quixotic last week, horrified to find that a
few of the dates had disappeared. This was just a web site glitch
(which has since been rectified): ALL THE DATES ARE STILL ON.
*NEW*
Glenn Tilbrook Message Board!
July 10, 2003
Glenn's
U.S. record label, What Are Records, has made a message
board for him! This is great news because it means that
people who don't want to sign up to the mailing list can ask
questions and discuss Glenn right on the web. If you are unclear
about the difference between a message board and a mailing list,
I made a special page
for you.
Have
fun at the new Glenn
Tilbrook Message board!
New
U.S. Dates
July 6, 2003
Quixotic
Records has added tour dates for Glenn in Denver, Austin,
and Nashville. No more dates will be added for this tour.
Check out the full list of 25 gigs across the country at the
Quixotic
Site!
Narberth
Pics
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Field Staff Hiatus
June 29, 2003
Helen
sent in some of her wonderful pics
from Narberth, which really capture a lot of personality!
Take a gander.
The
Field Staff is on hiatus for this
upcoming tour. If you would like to hang posters anyway, you
can still download
the one Roger made for the last tour, which prints out on
your printer on normal-sized paper. There is a space to write
in the venue, date, and time, then just make photocopies. If
you need help downloading, please drop
me a note. Sadly, you will not be able to get in free for
your efforts this time, as there is no one available to coordinate
it. However, next tour the Field Staff will be reorganised and
re-energised, so it's not good bye it's just good night!
Amy
Pickard from Glennmovie.com
has designed some flyers
for download to help spread the word about her project.
Aimee
Mann and Elvis
Costello are both touring very soon (click on their names
for the PollStar dates), and Amy would be extremely grateful
to any Glenn fans planning to attend who would be willing to
bring along some flyers and leave a little stack of them in
the bathroom, or even pass them out after the show. For more
info, check out her new diary
entry.
Glenn
will be playing on Stage 1 at the Basildon
Festival on the 20th of July. If you attend, look for Glenn
photos from this site on the flyers and programme taken by Paula
Cuccurullo and Philippa. (Woo! Go, girls.)
More
Pics!
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Galway Article
June 23, 2003
Susan
and Maggie have sent in more great pictures from Sheffield,
so I created a second
page of photos from that gig. Paul Kirkley sent me this
gorgeous photo from the Birmingham gig, which really can't
be appreciated fully unless it's huge, so I gave it it's own
page. Fantastic photo with flawless composition!
The
Galway
Advertiser did an interesting article on Glenn. Ironically,
it's called "A Slice of Life with Glenn Tillbrook"!
(See my last news update)
Belfast
City Beat Interview
June 15, 2003
Glenn
was interviewed on the Northern Irish radio station Belfast
City Beat (96.7 FM) today. Thanks to Roger, you can download
it here and listen. It's a
fun, short interview that Roger aptly describes as "a slice
of Glenn's life."
U.S.
Tour Dates
-and-
Blackpool, Southampton pics
June 13, 2003
Glenn's
U.S. tour dates have been announced at Quixotic.
He will be RVing across America throughout late July, August,
and early September. He's taking a two week break in the middle
to do some recording.
Right
now Glenn is in Ireland, playing tomorrow (Sat, June 14) in
Waterford, then on to Belfast and Galway,
finishing the tour with two nights in Dundalk.
Helen,
Rona, and Gill have sent in FANTASTIC pics from the just-completed
U.K. tour. Gill's Southampton
pics tell the story of the gig. Among the Blackpool
pics, Helen continues to wow us with incredibly sharp, clear
shots, while Rona's take on a more artistic bent and give us
a bit of a panoramic view.
Did
anyone record the Radio Wales interview? Please email
me!
Sheffield
Pics
May 30, 2003
Helen
sent in some very
nice pics from the Sheffield gig for our viewing pleasure.
This is the first batch of pictures I received from this tour,
and I'd love to have more! Email
me if you have some to share.
Amy
Pickard has updated her online diary, giving us a glimpse into
her world as a first time filmmaker doing a documentary on…
our Glenn, of course! Let your imagination roam wild as you
pontificate with her on the perfect opening sequence for the
movie at Glennmovie.com.
Irish
tour announced
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Orange trousers spark controversy
May 27, 2003
Glenn's
U.K.
tour is now underway, and he has also added several Irish
tour dates to his itinerary.
He
kicked off the tour with this
fashion statement, which caused quite a stir. The controversy
was only heightened when the orange trousers in question failed
to show up at the next gig. One fan reported:
The
good people of Stockton were outraged when Glenn Tilbrook
appeared minus the orange cords at the Georgian Theatre last
night. The show continued despite protests from all sections
of the audience at the lack of brightly coloured cords.....you'll
know next time Glenn.
I
guess he will! Keen observers will also note he is playing a
new guitar in the photo.
U.K.
Tour starts May 23
May 6, 2003
The
final tour date for Glenn's U.K. tour is now up at the Quixotic
site, making the list of upcoming gigs complete. If you're
an American, keep your pantyhose on - there will be a U.S tour
this summer!
[If
you're a Brit, "pantyhose" are those sheer beige tights.
It's just an expression, and implies no disrespect to male fans,
whether you wear pantyhose or not.]