New pics for the New Year!
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US book release
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UK solo tour!
December 31, 2004
Glenn and
The Fluffers 2004 (Photo by Toni)
Michelle
and Toni
both sent in TONS of lovely photos from the Glenn and The Fluffers
gig in Chicago. It was hard to whittle them down to a reasonable
number, as Michelle had 60 photos and Toni had 49! All of them
were good, and I have done my best to bring you the cream of
the crop without overwhelming you. There are also some photos
from the short WXRT
radio show that preceded the gig, where the band is looking
quite feisty!
The
new Squeeze book, Squeeze: Song By Song, was finally
released in the US on December 23rd, just BARELY in time for
Christmas! It's a really excellent read, full of things you
never knew about the band, not to mention the songs. Americans
can look for it at Borders or buy it online at Amazon,
etc.
Transatlantic
Ping Pong was released in Japan on November 26th on the
Sound Circus label. There has been a lot of chatter about it
on the mailing lists and in my
guestbook, because it was rumoured to contain a DVD, and
no one knew what would be on it. A friend from Japan informs
me that the DVD is just the promotional video for 'Untouchable',
but there is also a bonus song on the album and I don't know
what that is.
The
album doesn't seem to be available in the US or UK, but Amazon
is normally good at importing things if they are requested.
If you want the Japanese release, your best bet may be to write
to them and let them know you'd be interested in buying it from
them. (I'm providing links because it's very hard to find the
forms on their site!)
email
Amazon.com
email
Amazon.co.uk
(Click
here if you'd like to see an example letter.)
Glenn's
UK tour with The Fluffers has just wrapped up, but he's heading
out again to do a solo tour starting in early February. In January
he will be playing a few dates in NYC and NJ, and one in the
Netherlands. For all the latest tour info, check out the official
site!
Happy
New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a nice holiday season.
Gifts
for Squeeze Lovers
December 6, 2004
Wondering
what to get the Glenn/Squeeze fan on your Christmas list? Unfortunately
I won't be doing a Glenn calendar this year, but I notice the
Quixotic
site has new tee shirts up. They're like the one Glenn is wearing
here.
Also,
the new book, Squeeze: Song By Song is REALLY excellent!
I am reading it right now. It's available at Quixotic,
who ship worldwide, and at UK shops. It's slated for release
in US stores starting December 10th. Also, Amy Pickard is auctioning
off a
copy on eBay that is signed by Glenn, Chris Difford and
the author, Jim Drury! The proceeds will help cover some of
the costs incurred while trying to get the movie out to potential
distributors.
Of
course the ultimate gift is to see the man himself! Glenn and
The Fluffers have six more dates left on their current UK tour,
plus Glenn will be playing at least a few solo dates in the
US this January. All the tour
dates are listed at his official site, Glenntilbrook.com!
Glenn
has a two-page photo feature in this month's Word magazine.
It's a really nice collection of personal snapshots ranging
from babyhood to modern day. Look for the DECEMBER issue with
John Peel on the cover.
Thanks
very much to everyone who has sent in gig photos from the US
and UK tours! They're awesome, and I'm looking forward to adding
them to the site as soon as I can find time. (Possibly not until
after Christmas.) For those of you going to the gigs now, please
don't let my slowness deter you from sending your own pics in!
UK
Tour Ready to Roll
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New photos
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Glennmovie news and more!
November 15, 2004
After
wrapping up in America ten days ago, Glenn and The Fluffers
will kick off their UK tour next Monday (Nov 22) in Bilston!
They'll go on to play Nottingham, Birkenhead, York, Leicester,
Manchester, Crewe, Liverpool, Perth, Dundee, Glasgow, Inverness,
The Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Aldershot, Stourbridge, London,
and Dartford. For details check out Glenntilbrook.com.
I
have been sent many lovely pictures from the recent gigs, including
some great ones from the meet and greet after the Osaka
gig, and an awesome second page of pics from Matlock
Bath. More to come!
Rumour
has it Glenn will soon be releasing Transatlantic Ping Pong
in Japan, and it will include a bonus DVD. I don't know what's
on the DVD or where you'll be able to buy it, but I'll keep
you posted as events unfold.
Amy
Pickard has updated her Glennmovie.com
site to include lots of holiday goodies! She will soon be auctioning
off a copy of the new Squeeze book signed by Glenn and Chris
on eBay (check her site for updates often so you don't miss
it!), and right now she is selling One
For The Road posters autographed by Glenn. The posters are
running out very quickly and are very reasonably priced, so
hurry! She also has some really fab new holiday-themed
merchandise, and a diary
entry telling us all about the NYC Tribeca Grand Hotel screening
of the documentary.
Also,
mark your calendar if you're anywhere near Manahawkin, NJ!
There will be a FREE One For The Road screening at the Stafford
branch of the Ocean County Library on Dec. 9 at 7:00 PM. Amy
will not be able to attend the screening, but you can call (609)
597-3381 for more information.
Audio
& Video updated
November 5, 2004
It's
that time again! I finally moved all the radio and tv stuff
from here to the Audio & Video
section. There are nine additions, so chances are good you
missed something! The first radio interview is completely new,
and it's excellent.
Whatever good news I could scrape up
November 3, 2004
Autographing
in Osaka, Glenn remains cute.
Well,
yesterday was pretty grueling for most Americans, and although
some will be celebrating today's election results, about half
the country (and plenty of people in the rest
of the world) are feeling pretty demoralized.
Consequently,
I'm doing my level best to spread a little cheer by providing
another focus for at least a few minutes. Glenn is unwittingly
(but ably!) assisting in the photo above, which was taken at
the recent Osaka gig.
An
awesome new interview was sent in, too! It's the first one at
the top of the Audio & Video
page.
The
book, Squeeze: Song By Song, is available now at Quixotic
Records and at the Official
Glenn Site! It will also be released in America, but no
specific date has been announced yet.
Amy
Pickard has updated her diary
to talk about the Raindance Film Festival screening of One
For the Road in London! The documentary had another big
screening in NYC on October 29th, so keep your eyes peeled for
news of that on her site as well.
Glenn
& Chris mini gig
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New pics
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SQUEEZED again
October 5, 2004
Glenn
and Chris will play a short set together in London at Border's
Bookstore Charing Cross Road on November 18th. They're promoting
their new book, Squeeze: Song By Song, which comes out
in November and presumably will be on sale during the gig.
Peter
Chick sent in some lovely
pictures of Glenn's solo gig at The Fishpond in Matlock
Bath! He said the venue itself is really nice, so I included
his photo of that as well.
The
new Squeeze tribute band, SQUEEZED, will be playing in London
this weekend. Here are the details:
The
Bell, Walthamstow, E17 London
Evening of 9th October (starting 7:30-ish)
Supporting The Blox - an Ian Dury and the Blockheads tribute
band
£3 at the door - no pre-booking required
SQUEEZED
member Peter Woodward adds, "What a dream line up!! If
I wasn't playing I would still be there just to watch The Blox."
He also mentioned that the event is in aid of Cancer Research
so all in a good cause.
The
London screening of One For The Road went down really
well, and I am looking forward to reading about it in Amy Pickard's
web diary when she gets back to the U.S.!
I
would be very interested to hear from anyone who attends the
Japanese gigs this weekend! Email
me.
Japan!!
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U.K. and U.S. tour dates
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NPR musical extravaganza: eTown!
September 27, 2004
Glenn
is going to Japan (finally!) for the first time since launching
his solo career:
Osaka
- October 8 - Kanadian
Tokyo - October 9 - Gabowl
Then
he heads over to the U.S. for just
a few dates across the country: NY, Chicago, San Francisco,
LA, and San Juan Capistrano. From mid-November to mid-December
he's touring in the U.K. some more.
This
week he's playing the Isle of Arran, Glenfarg,
Iverkip (Renfrewshire), and Matlock Bath. See
glenntilbrook.com
for more details about all of the dates.
Glenn's
going to be the guest artist on NPR's eTown this week! The show
was recorded in Boulder recently, and featured Glenn and Jamie
Cullum (Jazz artist). Tom S. attended the recording and reported
back:
Glenn
opened and closed the show - sandwiched in between him was the
new UK sensation Jamie Cullum. Wow!
Glenn
opened with Hostage, Ray & Me and Untouchable, with some nice
interviews in-between. The house band played along, and they
did the songs justice. He closed the show with Lost In Space,
Reinventing the Wheel and a cool solo electric guitar version
of Tempted.
Then
Jamie's trio joined the house band for "They Can't Take That
Away From Me". Glenn sang the bridge. What a fun and interesting
night! This is a Glenn show unlike any he's done before or since
and I hope it helps sell more TAPP.
I
can't WAIT to hear that! To find out whether it's playing on a
station near you, visit the
eTown site and use their easy dropdown menu. If there isn't
one, or if you live outside the U.S., you can find a station to
stream from here.
(Be sure to listen on a day between Sept 29 and Oct 5! Otherwise
a different eTown episode will be airing.)
The
book Squeeze: Song By Song is coming out in November! You
can pre-order it from Amazon.com
or Amazon.co.uk.
Chris Difford will be doing some publicity for it, which will
be announced on the excellent unofficial Squeeze site, PacketOfThree.com
(look on the "new" page).
If
you are in the U.K. and want to see the Glenn documentary, One
For The Road, see my last update for ticket information!
One
For The Road Tickets
September 11, 2004
Some
people have had trouble booking tickets for One
For The Road (the Glenn Tilbrook documentary). Apparently
the UGC Cinemas site is a bit buggered up, but here is a workaround:
1)
Go to the UGC
Cinemas site and choose "Date: performance times to
suit me" from the top right corner of the screen.
2)
In the blue square showing the month, click October. Then choose
the third (03).
3)
On the same page, choose
16h for the time, and UGC West End - Haymarket - Shaftesbury
Avenue for the location, then click on "submit" at
the bottom. (This can be a bit confusing because nothing automatically
happens once you pick the time and location, but "submit"
does the trick.)
3)
You now get to specify the time more exactly, so click on 16:30
(it may or may not say "Glenn Tillbrook" [sic] there,
but if it does don't click on the name, just on the time).
4)
The next page will come up automatically after you clicked on
your time, and finally you will see that it is Glenn "Tillbrook"
you're booking tickets for! Read carefully to make sure you've
got it, and then click on the red box at the bottom to finish
the booking process.
They
don't make it easy, do they? But believe me, the film is worth
the hassle many times over!
Introducing
SQUEEZED
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More on the U.K. debut of the Glenn movie!
September 8, 2004
If
you aren't going to Glenn's gig in Worcester on Sunday, September
26th, you may be interested to know that the new Squeeze tribute
band, SQUEEZED, will be venturing out of the rehearsal studios
to play their very first gig that afternoon! They'll be doing
loads of songs from the Greatest Hits album, plus that beloved
tune "Some Fantastic Place".
Here
are the details:
The
Cricketers, Ickleford (near Hitchin in Hertfordshire)
Sunday 26th September - 1 PM onwards.
Outside - weather permitting!!
BBQ
FREE admission
Producer/Director
Amy Pickard now has more information about her Glenn documentary's
London debut at the Raindance
Film Festival. It will be shown on Oct 3rd at 4:30 PM. Tickets
can be booked starting this Friday (Sept. 10) at the site for
UGC
Cinemas. Tickets are £5.50/£8.50. Raindance
seems enthusiastic about the film, and has booked it in their
largest theater! Their press release reads:
Glenn
Tilbrook: One For The Road Following the former front man
of Squeeze as he drives across the USA in a mobile home on an
independent acoustic tour, this is an intimate view of how an
established musician adjusts to life on the road without hotel
suites and limousines. Primarily a human-interest story, it's
also a wry commentary on the state of the music industry today.
The presentation of this film at Raindance will be followed
by an acoustic set and a Q&A session from the man himself.
Woohoo!
Read all about it in Amy's latest diary
entry. (She's even got a few radio spots lined up!)
Amplifier
Magazine wrote up a great review of one of Glenn's recent
shows with The Fluffers. Glenn and his band are on
tour right now through December!
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY GLENN!
-and-
Babylonandon.com
Glenn's
birthday is Tuesday, August 31st. Please feel free to leave
him a birthday message in my guestbook.
Glenn, I'm sending you warmest birthday wishes from Oregon!
VH1 Classics (U.S.) is celebrating the day by playing his latest
video, "Untouchable", at the top of every hour, all
day long!
Glenn
has a huge list of tour dates for September through December
on his official
site. More will be added, so be sure to check back!
Tuesday
also marks the fourth year Babylonandon.com has been on the
web. Thank you very much to everyone who has visited this site
or contributed to it! Your input and enthusiasm has been crucial
to it's success.
Have
a fun Tuesday!
Chicago
pics!
August 10, 2004
Two
pages of gorgeous
pictures are up from the Lincoln Park West Festival in Chicago,
the last stop on Glenn's recent U.S. tour. These are daytime
photos, so they're really clear and bright! They were taken
by Michelle, who also runs the awesome Glenn
List.
Fab
new pics!
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MANY more tour dates
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Book about Glenn and Chris
August 3, 2004
Ed
from San Francisco sent in some really awesome
pics of Glenn and the Fluffers in Cleveland during their
recent US tour. They're looking very feisty on stage.
Right
after I announced the Irish tour (below), a whole ton of new
U.K. dates were confirmed, which are now stretching from August
26th to December 18th! There's a big gap from September 12 to
November 22. I would not be surprised if some U.S. dates were
to appear somewhere in there soon. Wherever you live, keep an
eye on Glenntilbrook.com!
There
is a new book coming out about Glenn and Chris Difford's writing
in November, called Squeeze:
Song By Song. It will be published by Sanctuary Press. If
you have any interesting photos of Glenn, Chris, or Squeeze
that were taken any time during their career, you can email
them to Quixotic
for possible inclusion. If your photos are used in the book,
you will get a free copy! Remember to include your full name
so your pics will be credited in the book. The photos must be
received by the end of next week.
Amy
Pickard's Glenn documentary, One For The Road, will be debuting
in the U.K. at the Raindance Film Festival! Details in the diary
at GlennMovie.com.
Irish
Tour!
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Articles, reviews, and interviews
July 26, 2004
Glenn
has been playing his usual smattering of summer festivals and
gigs in the U.K., but he has a full tour booked for Ireland
this September. Here are the dates so far:
Thur
2 The Village, Dublin
Fri 3 Regal Lodge Hotel, Wexford
Sat 4 The Forum, Waterford
Thur 9 McGrorys, Culdaff
Fri 10 Spirit Store, Dundalk
Sat 11 Spirit Store, Dundalk
Sun 12 King's Head, Belfast
More
dates may be added so keep an eye on Glenntilbrook.com.
He and the Fluffers will be touring the western U.S. sometime
this fall or winter.
Glenn's
been getting good press over the summer! Check out articles
at CleveScene,
Epinions,
and Kentucky.com
(v. good). Not to mention Whisperin
& Hollerin, Long
Island Press, and Creative
Loafing! The Creative Loafing article is an interesting
comparison between Transatlantic Ping Pong, and Chris Difford's
solo release, I Didn't Get Where I Am.
If
you missed Glenn's interview and performance on NPR's Acoustic
Cafe, you can listen to it archived.
He and the Fluffers were also guests on World Cafe, but that
show doesn't do archives, so it's available here for download
(3.6 MB). It was recorded as it streamed over the net (thanks
Michelle!), so there are some skips in it, but it's a very good
interview.
There
are some very nice recent Glenn pics by photographer Martin
Woodhead on his
site.
WICN
Interview
-and-
Glenn radio spins
June 26, 2004
Nick
DiBiasio's WICN radio interview, which many of us missed, is
finally available for download
(1.6 MB). This is a great interview; Nick asks Glenn a lot of
interesting questions and really knows his stuff. Special thanks
to Nadine, who worked very hard to get her recording digitised
for our listening pleasure!
Glenn's
new single, "Untouchable" has been heard on radio
stations from coast to coast. This prompted Michelle and me
to completely revamp the Radio Requests
Page. We removed all the stations that had disappeared or
changed format, and added only the ones known to have played
tracks from the new album. Check out
the page to find a station near you that is willing and
able to honour your request for Glenny music!
The
Solo Albums page has finally been properly
updated for the new album, and it has a link to a great album
review by Helen. I also updated the Field
Staff page to more accurately reflect the current state
of that fine institution.
NPR's
World Cafe will be broadcasting an interview with Glenn
in early July. It will stream from WXPN's
site on Friday, July 9th, at 2pm Eastern.
Americans
may have the option of listening to the show on their local
NPR stations, but you will first need to find one that airs
World Cafe (check
here). The time (and possibly the day) will vary from place
to place, so it's important that you look at the schedule for
your local station to see when it's on. If you aren't a regular
NPR listener, you might just wanna stream it!
Atlanta
and Nashville pics
June 23, 2004
The
U.S. tour is over, but the pictures keep coming in! There are
two great new collections, one from Nashville,
and the other from Atlanta
(the third page). These are really fun pictures of the whole
band!
New
photos!
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Focus on The Fluffers
June 19, 2004
The second-hardest
working band in show biz?
Stephen, Glenn, Simon, and Lucy!
All
of the touring Glenn has done so far for his latest
album has been with his new band, The Fluffers. Although
none of them seem to appreciate their name (it was given to
them by Glenn, and has its roots in the porn industry), all
reports from fans are the same: they are awesome musicians!
Jim
McGrath seems to have captured what a lot of the fans are feeling
when he posted the following note to the Glenn List, entitled
"One For The Fluffers":
Glenn
put a damn good band together, and I'd like to give them their
props. Simon Hanson is the backbone and hits the skins with
great dexterity and skill. In short, he's awesome! Lucy Shaw
on the bass. Say no more... her personality is all over the
stage, her bass KICKS ASS, and the icing on the cake is that
she's very easy on the eyes. And on the piano, Stephen Large...
good LAWD! I remember Jools doing a piano duel with Dr. John
on the old Sunday Night in the late 80's and basically kicking
old John where the sun don't shine. With due respect, Stephen
could have showed well in that contest if it was a three way
showdown. He's that good. Cheers to the Fluffers!
Glenn
and the Fluffers have just one more U.S. gig left at the Lincoln
Park Festival in Chicago, but they'll be back!
Until
then, you can feast your eyes on some great photos that really
capture the band's spirit. Remember when I posted the pics from
Cardiff and asked who else was taking a picture of Glenn on the
floor with his guitar? Well, Annie was there, and I think she
got the money shot in her last
photo! There are also two great sets of photos from Atlanta,
and more pics coming soon!
The
gorgeous band picture above was taken by Vance in Annapolis. Click
here for a larger, MUCH clearer version!
Jimmy
Kimmel video
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Photos and reviews!
June 11, 2004
All's right
with the world!
Glenn
was on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' last Tuesday, and it was fantastic!
He sat in with the show's band and got to play in and out every
commercial break with Squeeze songs, plus he performed "Untouchable"
and "Tempted". I have to say, it is SO GREAT to see
Glenn get national exposure on U.S. television.
For
those of you who missed it, I wish I could have put the whole
show up because of the many times Jimmy plugged the album and
all the snippets of songs that were played, but it's just not
feasible due to the file size (and blatant copyright infringement!).
Happily, I do have video of Glenn being introduced at the beginning,
along with both the songs he played in full, not to mention
some very nice vidcaps on the download page.
Denise
made a really nice page of pictures
she took at the Atlanta show, which is fast-loading and very
accessible with thumbnails. Helen sent in the following links
for Glenn articles and reviews: The
Boston Phoenix, The
Huddersfield Daily Examiner, South
Wales Echo, and the Newcastle
Opera House site (extra article along the left side in red
font). Also, Jon sent in the link for this
BBC review, where you can add your own comment or review
at the end!
Michelle
and I are in the process of updating the Radio Stations Request
Page to include all the stations we know of that would play
requests for "Untouchable". Lots of fans are reporting
hearing the song on local stations! If you hear it, please consider
contacting the station to ask them what the song was and who
it was by, which is a great way to let them know their audience
is interested. If you don't hear it, go ahead and request it
yourself!
Glenn's
on the last leg of this
U.S tour, playing from Lexington KY to Chicago. For those
of you going, have a great time and send
me your photos!
U.S.
Album Release!
-and-
Later poll results
June 6, 2004
Yum!!
Glenn's
new album, Transatlantic Ping Pong, will be available
in U.S. stores on Tuesday! You might find it at any CD store
in town, but your best bets are probably places like Borders
and Barnes & Noble. However, it wouldn't do any harm to
call around to all your local record stores and ask them if
they have it! Your efforts would show there is interest in Glenn's
music, and maybe some stores will stock it who were on the fence
before. The
U.S. and U.K. versions of the album are identical this time.
Buying
the album in your town (rather than on the net) shows local
radio stations that there is a market for his music, which will
encourage them to play it! Right now would actually be a fantastic
time to give them a more direct hint by calling or emailing
stations and requesting "Untouchable".
The
album is also available at gigs, of course! Glenn and his band
play this week in Atlanta, Nashville, and Lexington.
For all remaining tour dates, see Glenntilbrook.com.
The
new album is being released on Compass Records, and they've
made a nice little Glenny
section on their website. Check out the gorgeous, high resolution
photos of Glenn and the band, which are suitable for printing!
Glenn
ended up winning the poll for best artist on 'Later with Jools
Holland', which just goes to show that a concerted effort from
fans really can make a difference! The numbers on the chart
below show where the poll stood at 3 pm on Friday, which is
the latest result I was able to get. Yay for Glenn! (And good
job everyone!)
Don't
miss Glenn on Jimmy Kimmel's show, Tuesday night on ABC!
Upcoming
radio and TV
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FANTASTIC new Squeeze site!
May 28, 2004
Glenn
has some radio appearances coming up in the U.S. and one on
national television (finally!). Click on links to stream live
over the net.
WUSB
90.1 FM Monday, May 31, 8:30 pm EST
WFUV
90.7 FM Tuesday, June 1, 1:00-ish pm EST
Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night, June 8 on ABC, 12:05
(11:05c)
WRLT Lightning 100 Thursday, June 10, 3 pm Central
Greenwich
rehearsal with Chris and Jools, 1975
(Photo by Lawrence Impey)
David
Bailey has put together an AMAZING new Squeeze site called PacketOfThree.com.
It's filled with a staggering collection of old photos, rare
Squeeze memorabilia, interviews, and all kinds of other stuff.
Most of it I had never seen before. He started with the oldest
stuff (including a very complete discography), and is working
his way through the band's entire catalogue.
The
site is really easy to navigate, but there's so much there already
that it may be hard to decide where to start! I suggest the
Photo
section, as there are some great really early ones of the band
(some taken by Chris Difford). The Memorabilia
section is awesome too - very complete, with pictures of all
kinds of cool early merchandise for each album. Keep an eye
on the New
section, as that's where he adds new stuff regularly, and it's
the easiest way to keep track of what's there that you haven't
seen.
Glenn's
band is on tour in the U.S. right now! Check out the dates at
GlennTilbrook.com.
"Later"
video!
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Vh1 Classic plays "Untouchable"
May 26, 2004
Glenn sings
"Untouchable" with Stephen Large on piano
Glenn's
appearance on Later with Jools is now available for download!
There are some nice vidcaps too.
The
poll at the Later site (see last update) has really improved!
Last I saw, Glenn was up to 34%, second only to Morrissey at
45%. We only have two more voting days--let's
make them count!
In
other fantastic news, there is a video for "Untouchable",
which is being played on Vh1 Classic (during their All Request
Hour) and TOTP2! If you want to see it, make sure to send in
a request to:
Vh1
Classic: VH1ClassicRequests@vh1.com
TOTP2:
www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/faq/
Even
if you don't get VH1 Classic, your request would still give
Glenn a valuable opportunity to reach an audience that might
not otherwise hear his music, so go ahead and write!
Glenn's
U.S. Tour starts tonight in NYC! Scroll down for more info.
Vote
for Glenn!
May 23, 2004
Can we
make these numbers change?
The
Later with Jools Holland site has a poll for best artist
on last week's show, but Glenn only has six percent as I type
this! You can vote for him here: www.bbc.co.uk/later
U.S.
Tour begins!
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Pics from U.K. tour
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Glenn
on Music 6
May 22, 2004
Glenn
wrapped up his U.K. tour tonight, but he's bringing the band
over to the States in just four days!
He'll
be playing in NYC on Wednesday the 26th, then on to Boston
(27th), Glenside PA (28th), Seaside Park NJ (29th),
and Amagansett NY (30th). The tour runs through late
June, with all dates on or near the east coast. He promises
to be back in the fall to tour the west. For the full list of
U.S. tour dates, check out GlennTilbrook.com
or Quixotic
Records.
Helen
sent in some gorgeous photos from the recent gigs in Cardiff
and Holmfirth.
Check them out! (And whose hand is that taking another picture
of Glenn on the floor?)
The
BBC Music 6 interview with Liz Kershaw didn't get much discussion
on the mailing lists, as it was crowded in among a lot of other
(perhaps higher profile) appearances. I really enjoyed it, though!
She and Glenn seem to have a good rapport, and it's a lively,
fun show. Thanks to Roger, it's available for download here.
I
have not forgotten those of you who couldn't catch Glenn on
Later with Jools Holland! It will be here soon, complete with
controversial hand gestures and a really fantastic live performance
of "Untouchable".
Americans,
ready your cameras!
Call
to U.K. Field Staff!
-and-
Glenn on 'Later...' this Friday
May 18, 2004
Glenn
has been getting lots of guest appearances on Radio 2 lately
(yay!), but his single, "Untouchable", has still not
been playlisted (boooo!) Let's make sure the Radio 2 DJs know
we want to hear it! Daniel from the Glenn List reckons these
are the presenters most likely to oblige us when we request
the song during their shows:
Ken
Bruce: email,
call 0500 288291, SMS 88291
Steve
Wright: email,
SMS 88291
Jeremy
Vine: email,
call 0500 288291, SMS 88291
Terry
Wogan: email,
call 08700 100 200, SMS 88291
Johnnie
Walker: email,
SMS 88291
You'll
notice the text messaging numbers are all the same. (Hm! Perhaps
good to add to your contacts list.) Remember to only contact
these people during their shows! To find out when each show
airs, click on the "email" link above, as it takes
you to a web form with all the details.
Glenn
will be appearing on Later with Jools Holland this week!
And if you missed his appearance on Jools's radio show, you
can download it here
(6.1 MB).
More
photos and interviews will go up as time allows. Many thanks
to those who sent in your lovely pictures. As always, I'd
love more!
Manchester
pics
-and-
Jonathan Ross interview
May 15, 2004
Taking
a good picture of Glenn's new bassist, Lucy Shaw, is like
falling off a log. (Mitzi managed this one in Bristol)
Glenn's
new touring band, The Fluffers, includes drummer Simon Hanson
and keyboardist Stephen Large, who also played in Glenn's first
post-Squeeze band, The Party. But it's newcomer bassist Lucy
Shaw who has been garnering the most attention from fan photographers.
Besides being a wicked bass player, she's undeniably stunning.
In fact, a lot of the fans seem to have been so stunned that
they forgot to photograph Glenn as well!
Luckily,
there have been a few photos that include Glenn and the other
band members (and of course lovely ones of Lucy!), which I have
cobbled together. Take a look at great
pictures from the Manchester gig, which Maggie and Mark
sent in.
Glenn
and The Fluffers have been gathering steam the whole tour, each
show reportedly better than the last. Their final three nights
should be real barnstormers! They'll play at The Brook in Southampton
(Thurs 20th) and then do two nights at Bush Hall in London
(21st and 22nd).
The whole band was also on Jonathan Ross's BBC Radio 2 show
on May 1st. You can download it in RealMedia here
(and look at what his hairstyle
has been likened to on the show). There are three more radio
shows coming up in the next few days; for details scroll down
to the last update.
Whole
lotta radio!
May 1, 2004
Glenn
was on a fantastic BBC Radio 2 show called Jammin' on Thursday.
The show is archived at the Radio
2 site for streaming, but if you'd rather download it and
play it from your hard drive, you can get a high quality realmedia
file of it here (13.8 MB),
or a lower quality one here
(4.5 MB).
The
show is not an interview, it's a kind of musical variety show
with a bunch of different musicians. My first thought was "sounds
boring", but it's HILARIOUS. I could not recommend this
show more highly! I was laughing out loud and applauding raucously
and, well, I was at home by myself!
Glenn
also guested on Jonathan Ross' show last night, and I should
have that one up for download soon. Meanwhile, Glenn
has a bunch more radio appearances coming up:
Virgin
Radio* Razor Cuts with Pete Mitchell, Sunday May 9th (one hour
special)
BBC
Radio 2 (streams
live) with Jools Holland, Monday May 10th, 9pm (4pm Eastern)
BBC
6 Music (streams
live) with Liz Kershaw, Sunday May 16th, 11am (6am Eastern)
BBC
Radio 2 (streams
live) Album Chart Show with Simon Mayo, Monday May 17th,
7pm (2pm Eastern)
BBC
Radio 2 (streams
live) with Richard Allinson, Wednesday May 19th, 10.30pm
(5:30pm Eastern)
*The
Virgin site does stream live, but it has a very confusing array
of streaming options. Rather than send you to the site to fend
for yourself, I am gonna recommend that you open up your Real
Media player (a.k.a. Real One), and paste their URL in.
Use
this one if you're listening with a dial-up modem:
http://www.smgradio.com/core/audio/real/live.smi?service=vr
Or
this one if you have broadband:
http://www.smgradio.com/core/audio/real/live.smi?service=vrbb
I
made them clickable because there is some chance you might be
able to just click on the URL you want and your browser will
stream it.
