Isa and Tim Rice-Oxley

TIM ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS PT1

2011-02-15T11:53:00.002-05:00

From km.com,

We're pleased to present the first part of our interview with Tim, where we popped down to his house to ask him 50 of the excellent questions you folks asked (we had a shortlist of about 200!). The interview was filmed in Tim's home studio. Look out for the next part soon...

SOMWHERE ONLY WE KNOW CLASSICAL

2011-02-14T21:56:00.004-05:00

From km.com,

Richard was recently sent this on his Twitter page. It comes from Classic FM's Song Without Words album. As it's quite lovely, it seemed like an appropriate post for February 14th.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!! =)

PICS FROM THE STUDIO

2011-02-10T21:51:00.001-05:00

From km.com,

Last week, we went down to Tim's house to film him answering 50 of your questions. While we were there, we took some pictures in the studio (where Keane have been working on album #4). You can see them above, and look out for the first part of the video interview very soon...

("Envelope Shaper Attack"??!!)

JESSE JOINS KEANE

2011-02-03T21:47:00.005-05:00

From km.com,

Hi everyone. We're excited to tell you that after more than three years as our bass player and friend, Jesse Quin is joining Keane for good.

Jesse has been making music with us since our War Child shows back in 2007, and through the making of Perfect Symmetry and the Night Train E.P. He's an amazing musician, and these days we can't imagine life in Keane without him.

We know many of you have taken him to your hearts as we have toured the world over the last three years, so the only difference will be the chance to hear what he has to say in interviews and see him in photos like this one.

The photo was taken by Bryan Adams for the 2011 Comic Relief campaign and we are wearing the fabulous Vivienne Westwood-designed official t-shirts that will be on sale in TK Maxx. Red Nose Day 2011 is on March 18th and all profits from the sale of these T-shirts will go towards helping people living unimaginably tough lives across the UK and Africa.

Lots of love,

Tim, Tom, Richard and Jesse.

Click below to watch Keane at 1:00

TIM'S BOOK CLUB

2011-01-08T21:42:00.002-05:00

From km.com,

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

This is a brilliant book, which I remember reading in the Lake District around the time of Under The Iron Sea. It was originally published in Russian, but I read an English translation. It's a very dark and humourous magic realism tale. It's basically about Satan coming to Moscow in the form of a magician, with an entourage of really bizarre animals and ghostly figures - like this terrifying cat which constantly changes shape. They go around terrorising Moscow and bringing down all the pompous figureheads of Russian society. It's very weird, and at times quite scary, but really funny as well.

I think the whole thing is meant to be an analogy for Russian society at the time it was written, in the 1920s and 30s. It was banned when it was written and wasn't even published while Bulgakov was alive.

The novel is very leftfield in its style and the scope of its imagination. It has this whole side story about Jesus being tried and crucified, so it will leap between Jerusalem and Moscow and obviously through time as well. It probably sounds like it could be quite dry and earnest, but it's really not at all. It's essentially a kind of ghoulish adventure, that's also quite ludicrous and funny. It really is a fantastic read.

Tim

Tim's Book Club #1
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TIM AND FRAN'S BEACH HOUSE COVER

2011-01-01T22:58:00.003-05:00

From km.com,

When I mentioned Beach House in my Best of 2010 answers a few days ago, it reminded me that when we were in New York last summer I played piano and synth on Fran Healy's lovely cover of Beach House's 'Zebra' track. I think Fran's version of this great song is really beautiful - very mysterious and ethereal. You can hear it here:

http://stereogum.com/508572/fran-healy-zebra-beach-house-cover/mp3s/

Tim

***You can still download your 2011 km.com desktop calendar by clicking here***

HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2010-12-25T17:06:00.006-05:00

Even though I've been disappeared for a while in this blog, Tim never did it in my heart. I've come back reloaded with same the love I felt when I saw his face (in a picture :( hope someday in real life). Anyways, I wish all the good and loads of blessings and hugs for you, such a great Tim fan, and for your family!!!!

May your days be merry and white... and may all your Chritmases be white!!!! (8)

Tim says you gotta listen the song below!!

Btw, I found a post talking about Tim's equipment...really interesting! just click here
=)

TIM'S BEST OF 2010

2010-12-22T16:50:00.003-05:00

From KM.com,

Our 2010 round-up continues, with Tim's highlights of the year.

1. Favourite album of 2010?

I think the two records that have really blown me away this year are the Arcade Fire album and the secondVampire Weekend album. Of the two I would pick Vampire Weekend as my favourite, just because it's so full of life and original sounds and ideas.

2. Favourite single?

Zebra by Beach House. Hypnotic and mysterious.

3. Best gig you saw?

Again, probably Vampire Weekend. I was really blown away by the standard of musicianship and the energy from the band and the crowd was relentless. Very inspiring. Also it was at a fairly unusual venue - the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill - which I'm very fond of as we used to go there when I was a kid to watch panto and stuff like that. It's an amazing building and it's brilliant that they have rock bands playing there now.

4. Best gig you played?

I reckon Toronto in July. A hot night down by Lake Ontario. We were really fired up and played out of our skins.

5. Best film you saw?

Another Year is wonderful. It's funny how Mike Leigh just observing normal people living their lives is far more emotionally engaging than just about any film packed full of exciting story lines and big stars.

6. Best journey you made?

Probably getting the train to Italy. Needless to say there was a night train involved. Got to say, the Italian sleepers are not quite in the Deutsch Bahn league though.

7. Best TV show you watched?

Mad Men. It's rare to find a show that's as subtle and intelligent as this. Plus it looks really gorgeous.

8. Best meal you ate?

We had a great impromptu barbecue and party in the summer which is the kind of memory I really treasure. I'd rather eat burned BBQ food with some friends under a summer sky than any number of fancy restaurant meals.

9. Best book you read?

All Quiet On The Western Front. Hard to believe I hadn't read this before. It's just so powerful. And yet the human race still pays so little heed to its history.

10. Best thing you bought yourself?

The DVD of Runnin' Down A Dream - a documentary about Tom Petty that Peter Bogdanovich made a couple of years ago. It's about four hours long so you can really get stuck into it. I didn't even know very much about Tom Petty or his music, but I literally could not stop watching it. It's incredibly inspiring and emotional, totally compelling. It was recommended to me by John Roderick and is quite possibly the best thing I've ever watched.

11. Best thing someone else bought for you?

When I got back from our US tour in the summer, my wife had bought me a battered old Land Rover. I've always wanted one. It smells of oil, lets the rain in and sounds like a tractor - perfect.

12. Best website you visited?

Well, you can't argue with YouTube really. You can find just about anything on there. We were geeking out over the multitracks of Revolver the other day. Musicians are easily entertained by the many "shreds" videos on there, plus this sort of thing which we all loved. We're simple souls really.

13. Best thing that happened in 2010 for Keane?

There were lots of great moments, especially on the US tour in July/August. I have to say Night Train going to number 1 was so unexpected and meant a lot - that was a big deal for us.

14. Best thing that happened in 2010 for you?

Probably meeting Paul McCartney. We all went to see him play in Glasgow and had a bit of a chat backstage. Very exciting indeed.

15. Finally, what are you looking forward to in 2011?

So many things. Mainly the next album. The new record is still only in its very early stages but we're working harder than we ever have before to make it really amazing, so I'm very much looking forward to the day we have a finished record in our hands.

MTD IN NYC FILM!

2010-12-11T16:44:00.001-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

While Mt. Desolation were in New York in October, Sam Wrench made a little film about the trip. This is it:

MTD:MTD: WATCH 'LIVE AT THE CHERRY HOUSE' SESSIONS

2010-12-09T16:02:00.004-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

When Mt. Desolation were in America, they went along to the HQ of their label, Cherry Tree Records, to record a few songs. Click here to check out the session.

MTD: JESSE'S US TOUR PHOTOS

2010-11-15T15:58:00.002-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

I’m afraid I didn’t take very many for some reason. As you’ll see, most of them are from ‘Grandma’s House’, which was awesome.

MTD AT EXPLORE MUSIC: SESSION + INTERVIEW

2010-11-05T14:40:00.004-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

The folks from ExploreMusic.com invited Mt. Desolation into their studio to play some songs and have a natter. Watch the results below.

Departure

Bitter Pill

State Of Our Affairs

TIM INTERVIEW AT BLENDER

2010-10-21T11:16:00.004-05:00

From Blender.com,

It started, as many ingenious ideas do: over a few, or maybe more than a few, drinks at a cozy bar—specifically, a Dublin pub. A little more than a year later, Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin, pianist and bassist respectively in Keane, had a new project, a new album, and a new tour on their hands.

Mt. Desolation take their name from the fictional mountain in Kerouac's The Dharma Bums, and the music reflects that nominal starting point, even if the American-style country it aims for often comes off (wonderfully) more Kinks than Cash—more Muswell Hillbilly than Virginia hillbilly. The self-titled album, made with members of Mumford and Sons, Noah and the Whale, and the Killers, is an understated gem, full of melody, brisk storytelling, and barely concealed excitement—no wonder Rice-Oxley was in such a pleasant mood when he spoke to Blender.

A couple of questions that I like from the interview...

What has the reaction to Mt. Desolation been from Tom [Chaplin] and Richard [Hughes] from Keane?

They've been lovely—really good, really encouraging. Jesse and I are very focused on Keane, and very excited about making the next Keane record. We've fit Mt. Desolation around Keane, so it's not like there's been a clash of schedules. And they love the music. Tom's been to quite a few Mt. Desolation gigs, even the first two tiny ones, just to support us, really. They've been brilliant about it; it hasn't caused any problems at all.

Both of those guys appreciate escaping from the Keane thing for a few weeks, getting back to normal life, which I think is very sensible, whereas Jesse and I are obsessives that need to be making music every moment that we're awake.

It might be too early to ask this, but what is the future of Mt. Desolation?

I don't know. We're very lucky that we don't feel the pressure to push it for all it's worth. Our plan is to do this tour and then go back to the UK and start making the next Keane album straight away... and I'm sure that will take up the next two years of our lives!

We have a very strong sense of wanting to continue Mt. Desolation, but it's hard to know yet when or how we will continue. But it's nice to put it aside while there's still a hunger to do more. We really enjoyed making the record, which is important. It's been so fun making it, so fun being on tour. We just did three weeks in the UK, and now we're living the dream bringing the tour to the States. It's been amazing, and I've learned so much from it. I would love to do it again, and I'm very excited to take everything I've learned back to writing for Keane. It's been a real education to me—a real eye-opener.

Click here to read the whole interview =)

MTD: WATCH THE BITTER PILL VIDEO + LYRICS

2010-10-20T10:57:00.002-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

In case you don't know the lyrics here they are...

BITTER PILL

It seemed so easy at the start
When I left my heart
Sitting on the roof of the car
And drove off

And I rushed to leave the past behind
Forgot that heart was mine
I didn't even know at the time
I had one

I put the pedal to the floor
Heading for the western shore
Thinking only of high times
I had there

Oh I was cruel, cruel, cruel
I thought I'd fly too high to fall
But I never flew
Never left the ground at all

Greedy to get on the way
I made that old mistake
Of sneering at familiar streets
And faces

Did you marry someone good
From our neighbourhood
Or are you on the other side of the world
Still searching

Oh I was cruel, cruel, cruel
I thought I'd fly too high to fall
But I never flew
Never left the ground at all, at all
So next time, time, time
I'll dream in days or on your mind
Look me up, 'cause I
Never left those days behind, behind

I've done some things I never should have done
Now I've come down, don't tell me that I'm out of time
Turn back your love upon a pie-eyed fool
Forget the things I did

When I was cruel, cruel, cruel
I thought I'd fly too high to fall
'Cause I never flew
Never left the ground at all, at all
So next time, time, time
I'll dream in days or on your mind
Look me up, 'cause I
Never left those days behind, behind

MTD: ALBUM OUT NOW!

2010-10-19T10:48:00.002-05:00

The wait is over – you can now buy Mt. Desolation’s self-titled debut album from all good music retailers. Click here to choose where you would like to get your copy.

MTD: THE BEST PUB EVER?

2010-10-14T10:41:00.001-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

I just found this photo from our UK tour. We stopped for lunch at a pub in the middle of nowhere in the highlands of Scotland. They had loads of instruments so we had a little play.

MTD: TOOOUUURRRR!!

2010-10-10T19:13:00.003-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Here are some more photos from the UK tour.

Love, Jesse

Fimbo and Tim

Clever

MTD: STATE OF OUR AFFAIRS SESSION AND INTERVIEW

2010-10-07T16:29:00.003-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Click right about here to head over to NME.com to see Tim and Jesse chat about State Of Our Affairs, and perform it acoustically.

Or watch it below :)

MTD: WATCH THE STATE OF OUR AFFAIRS VIDEO

2010-10-05T15:44:00.001-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Directed by Joe Kane and produced by Mike Mooney.

My fav screencap

MTD: WATCH THE DEPARTURE VIDEO!

2010-09-27T23:41:00.002-05:00

Check out the amazing new video for Departure, which was directed by Tom Palliser.

Some of my screencaps :) *sighs*

MTD: MORE HIGHLANDS PHOTOS

2010-09-22T21:11:00.002-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

In the dressing room at Loopallu festival.

Tim.

Timothy.

Tim.

Soundcheck at the Watercolour Studio.

Tim and John-William

Tim.

MTD: BANDWIDTH SESSIONS

2010-09-21T21:43:00.003-05:00

Bandwidth Sessions spent an afternoon navigating a maze in Iveagh Gardens, Dublin with Mt Desolation where they played 2 new tracks.

Camera/Edit: Will McConnell

creative commons - 2010 Bandwidth

bandwidthsessions.com

mtdesolation.com

"Departure"

BANDWIDTH / MT DESOLATION / "Departure" from Bandwidth on Vimeo.

"Bitter Pill"

BANDWIDTH / MT. DESOLATION / "Bitter Pill" from Bandwidth on Vimeo.

MTD: TOUR PHOTOS

2010-09-21T20:57:00.003-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Tim.

Ladies love him, men want to be him, the police are after him, it’s Mr. Tim Rice-Oxley.

MTD: BITTER PILL OUT NOW IN USA / CANADA

2010-09-15T13:25:00.002-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Ahead of Mt.D’s North American tour dates in October, the band have released a track from the album, Bitter Pill, as a single in the US and Canada. Click the links below to get your copy:

- US iTunes- US Amazon MP3
- Canada iTunes

You can also hear the track on Mt. Desolation’s MySpace profile. And the rather lovely artwork looks like this…

Bitter Pill (Live)

OFFICIAL VIDEOS BY YAHOO

2010-09-14T13:04:00.000-05:00

Keane - Interview/Stop For A Minute (UK Forest Tour 2010) Official video

Keane - My Shadow (UK Forest Tour 2010) Official video

MTD: JESSE'S TOUR PHOTOS

2010-09-12T13:13:00.001-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Hey. The tour’s been really good so far. Thanks to everyone who came to the show in Dublin. It was really fun. Here’s a few photos from our rehearsal on the day before we left.

CLEAR SKIES OFFICIAL VIDEO???

2010-09-11T20:41:00.001-05:00

I don't think so but let's take a look below,

MTD: BBC 6 MUSIC INTERVIEW

2010-09-11T20:19:00.001-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Tim and Jesse have been chatting to BBC 6 Music about Mt. Desolation. You can hear the interview below.

MTD: US TOUR!

2010-09-07T20:14:00.002-05:00

From Mt. Desolation,

I thought it'be funny to post this...LOL

MTD: TRYING TO BE CHARMING

2010-09-04T19:11:00.003-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Tim and I spent the day doing interviews to promote the album. Neither of us are particularly charming, funny or interesting at the best of times. So it was a long day.

In the evening Tim went home and I went to watch Thomas J Speight at The Lexington. He was really good.

Love, Jesse

JESSE’S MTD VIDEO SHOOT PICTURES

2010-09-03T18:43:00.003-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Tim starting to get bored. We’d been there almost TWO hours. I mean, come on.

MT.DESOLATION BIOGRAPHY

2010-08-28T15:13:00.004-05:00

From Mt.Desolaion's website,

As you know, Mt.Desolation has a new site which is incredible. I've just seen the bio section and found some great pics an of course the biography.
Click here to read it directly from their site or click below to see the images.

THE TOP 22 VIDEOCHAT

2010-08-28T14:15:00.004-05:00

From KM.com,

Here's another really good interview which the band did on the recent North American jaunt - this time featuring Tom and Tim chatting about NIght Train and plans for the next album. (Best backdrop to a video interview ever?)

Two screencaps by me...

INTRODUCING MT.DESOLATION

2010-08-25T14:04:00.002-05:00

From KM.com,

As many of you will already know, this October sees the global release of the rather lovely self-titled debut album by Mt. Desolation, the new alt-country side project from Tim and Jesse Quin. The album is out on October 18th, and you can hear one of its songs above (with Tim on lead vocals). There's also another in the Music section at the brand new mtdesolation.com website (ch-check it out for more info, pictures etc).

Mt. Desolation have also announced a 15-date tour of the UK and Ireland, taking in the following extremely intimate venues:

10 Sept - Dublin, Whelans
12 Sept - Nottingham, Bodega
14 Sept - Newcastle, Academy 2
15 Sept - Glasgow, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
16 Sept - Inverness, Hootanannys
17 Sept - Stornoway, Woodlands Centre
18 Sept - Ullapool, Loopallu (festival show)
19 Sept - Fort William, Watercolour Studio
21 Sept - Isle of Mull, An Tobar
22 Sept - Dundee, Fat Sams
23 Sept - Aberdeen, The Tunnels
24 Sept - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
25 Sept - Manchester, Deaf Institute
27 Sept - London, Scala
28 Sept - Brighton, Ballroom

Click here to get tickets - they cost just £10 (apart from London, £12; Dublin, €15; and Brighton, £9).

Then after the tour, of course, it'll be time to get on with making the next Keane album...

Listen to 'Departure'

Listen to 'State Of Our Affairs'

FREE DIGITAL LYRIC BOOK

2010-08-18T15:41:00.002-05:00

From KM.com,

we've been asked a few times for the lyrics for Night Train, so we've put together this funky digital booklet with a few of my photographs from the Perfect Symmetry tour.
hope you all enjoy looking and reading through it.

lots of love,

richard

VOTE FOR KM.COM

2010-08-17T14:49:00.004-05:00

From KM.com,

You might remember that, in 2007, keanemusic.com was crowned Best Official Website at the BT Digital Music Awards. The following year, we narrowly missed out on winning it again, finishing second. And we couldn't have done it without your votes.

Now, after a break in 2009, the award is back - and we'd very much appreciate your help in trying to win it again.

If you like what we do with the official site (and our social sites and the KWN etc) then we'd be very grateful if you'd vote for us to win, and help us regain our title! You can vote once a day, if you'd like to.

Click here to vote

Thank you.

WATCH LAST.FM SESSION

2010-08-16T13:41:00.002-05:00

From KM.com,

During the American tour, the band found time to head into Last.fm's studio to chat about Night Train and record some exclusive acoustic performances. You can now watch the videos and hear the interview clips as part of Last.fm's Artist of the Week feature by clicking here.

RICHARD'S NORTH AMERICA PHOTOBLOG

2010-08-15T14:05:00.001-05:00

From KM.com,

i made Tim choose a band to stand next to... everyone has been very patient with me snapping away for the last four weeks...

Tim took advantage of the grand piano that was in our dressing room.

MT.DESOLATION

2010-08-09T17:42:00.004-05:00

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Some photos from Ante Up Studios in Cleveland, Ohio. Taken by the legend that is Richard Hughes. Spent the day in the studio and recorded two new songs called 'Wherever You Were Going' and 'Emily'.

MT.DESOLATION

2010-08-08T17:16:00.000-05:00

From Mt. Desolation's website,

Tim and I had a day off in Cleveland, Ohio today so we decided to go into Ante Up Studios and record a couple of new songs that you'll hopefully hear at some point. The songs are called 'Wherever You Were Going' and 'Emily'. Jim, Adam and Colin at Ante Up were really nice. We'll post some more photos tomorrow when the internet starts working properly again.

Love,

Jesse

DISCONNECTED - NEW KEANE SONG

2010-08-07T23:49:00.003-05:00

Yes, finally Tom said the name of the new Keane song called "Disconnected" debuted in Philadelphia, PA. August 2010. I think it's awesome!!! Check the lyrics in the previous post. Enjoy it and thanks Alphamoongrrrl for upload it!!

NEW UNKNOWN KEANE SONG

2010-08-07T15:27:00.005-05:00

The band surprise us again with a possible new song during the soundcheck at Brooklyn Waterfront.

Listen the complete song below

Listen just a bit but clearer

Now the possible lyrics by RWlover...

Something's crept in under our door
Silence soaking through the floor
Pinching like a stone in my shoe
Some chemical is breaking down the glue
That's been binding me to you

I feel like I just don't know you anymore
I've been wrong and I've been there too many times
We walk in circles
The blind leading the blind
We've been disconnected somehow

There's an invisible wall between us now
I've been wrong and I've been there too many times
We walk in circles
The blind leading the blind

Well I thought that love watched over this house
But you're boarding up the windows now
We're leaning on each other so hard
Tied so tight we wound up miles apart
Making simple things so hard

I feel like I just don't know you anymore
I've been wrong and I've been there so many times
We walk in circles
The blind leading the blind
We've been disconnected somehow

There's an invisible wall between us now
I've been burned and I've been there too many times
We walk in circles
The blind leading the blind

I see the landscape change before my eyes
The features I've been navigating by
Nothing looks the way it did before
I don't know where to look or what to look for

I feel like I just don't know you anymore
I've been burned and I've been down too many times
We walk in circles
The blind leading the blind
We've been disconnected somehow

There's an invisible wall between us now
I've been wrong and I've been there too many times
We walk in circles
The blind leading the blind
We've been disconnected somehow

There's an invisible wall between us now

RICHARD'S NORTH AMERICA PHOTOBLOG

2010-08-07T05:38:00.000-05:00

New pic by Rich. If you want to see the complete photoblog click here :)

LIVE EP ON SALE NOW

2010-08-06T15:21:00.000-05:00

From KM.com,

We're pleased to report that Keane's special iTunes Festival acoustic performance from last month is now available to download from iTunes stores around the world (apart from USA and Canada, where it's due to hit the store on Tuesday 10 August).

Click here to download the 11-track EP from your local iTunes store. (That's a link to the EP in UK store, but it should direct you to it in your store if it's available there. You should also be able to listen to 30 second clips of the songs at that link, wherever you are.)

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. This Is The Last Time
2. Clear Skies
3. Try Again
4. Is It Any Wonder?
5. You Don't See Me
6. Atlantic
7. Everybody's Changing
8. You Haven't Told Me Anything
9. My Shadow
10. Somewhere Only We Know
11. Love Is The End

RICHARD'S TIMELAPSE

2010-08-04T15:16:00.001-05:00

From KM.com,

Yes, Richard has made us another cracking timelapse film - this one was done at last week's Chicago Theatre show and is soundtracked by Looking Back from Night Train.

We can watch Tim there :3

TIM'S BOOK CLUB #7

2010-08-02T12:42:00.003-05:00

From KM.com,

Any Human Heart by William Boyd

I have talked about this in interviews before, but it's so good that I couldn't not mention it again here. In fact, I think it's probably my favourite book of all time. It's a fictional compilation of a guy's diary from throughout his whole life. The style develops through the book as you would expect it to with a person writing their diaries. So, he starts off writing it at school and it's all very schoolboyish. Then it focuses more on his dreams as he becomes a man and starts to go off and do things with his life. And then he gets much more cynical and becomes an alcoholic. But it's just such a human story about a normal guy being buffeted around by strokes of fate. There are high points and lighthearted points, but also some incredibly dark and sad passages.

It's one of those books that really makes you think about your own life - that anything could happen at any moment that could send your life on a complete tangent. This guy starts off as a schoolboy in South America and then he ends up in London, then he's a prisoner of war in Germany, then he goes off to New York for a bit, before heading to Africa. And I think he eventually ends up in the South of France. I can't quite remember. I'm making a point of not reading it again for a while, so that I can really get back into it when I do. I don't read books twice very often - in fact, almost never - but this one is just so, so good. If I had to recommend one book to anyone, it would be Any Human Heart.

Tim

For more info on William Boyd, click here to visit his official website.

Tim's Book Club #1
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Tim's Book Club #3
Tim's Book Club #4
Tim's Book Club #5
Tim's Book Club #6

RICHARD'S NORTH AMERICA PHOTOBLOG

2010-07-31T12:18:00.001-05:00

From KM.com,

Myriade Cafe, Montreal / Saturday / 1400

I've escaped a dusty but sunny and hot festival site to grab a coffee in Montreal - I'm in a lovely cafe, recommended by Momiji Kishi, no less: http://www.cafemyriade.com/ so i'm gonna upload a couple of photos from last night in Toronto. It was a really fun show - great crowd, really loud singing, fun atmosphere, not to mention the sweet smell lingering in the air... i took a couple of photos after the show - it's such a beautiful city, and being on the shore of Lake Ontario sets it off perfectly.

If you can see the complete photoblog, click here.

RICHARD'S NORTH AMERICA PHOTOBLOG

2010-07-28T18:43:00.002-05:00

From KM.com,

Click here to see the complete photoblog.

MT. DESOLATION ON Q MAGAZINE

2010-07-26T16:59:00.003-05:00

*UPDATED* BIGGER VERSION

Till the moment I just found this scan. I'll try to find another one clearer and update it as soon as possible.

KEANE FREE TRACKS FROM UK FOREST TOUR

2010-07-26T16:51:00.006-05:00

Enter your details to download four free live Keane tracks recorded on their 2010 UK Forest Tour. Click here.

The four songs are:

Is It Any Wonder?
My Shadow
Somewhere Only We Know
Stop For a Minute

Thanks KeaneShadow :)

KEANE ON JIMMY KIMMEL

2010-07-24T19:53:00.002-05:00

This week, Keane took a little break from the N.American tour to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live. They only performed the following...

My Shadow

Stop For A Minute

RICHARD'S NORTH AMERICA PHOTOBLOG

2010-07-23T11:21:00.005-05:00

From KM.com,

House of Blues / Las Vegas / 1057

we've had a great first few days of the tour. i'm gonna post the photos from the stage in Oakland and LA (and they'll soon become clickable, hopefully), and various other bits from the last few days. I woke up at 5AM, just as we parked up in Las Vegas, so i went out for a wander with my camera - it was already ridiculously hot (i guess we are in a desert), but the light was amazing as the sun came up. forecast is 42 degrees C / 107 F today.

Spot Tim waving!

MT. DESOLATION ANNOUNCE ALBUM COVER AND DEBUT TOUR

2010-07-22T22:46:00.004-05:00

From Q the music's website,

Mt. Desolation the side project of Keane members Tim Rice-Oxley and Jess Quin have announced details of their debut UK and Ireland tour.

They will head out across the UK and Ireland in September for 17 dates, kicking off in Belfast on the 9th, concluding at The Ballroom in Brighton on September 28th, with the dates preceding the release of their self titled first album, on October 18, through Island Records. Artwork for the album has also just been revealed (pictured).

Tickets for the tour are on sale from Friday for £10 or €12 via Aloud.com or at Musicglue.

Mt. Desolation debut tour

9th September - Belfast, Spring & Airbrake
10th September - Dublin, Whelans
12th September - Nottingham, Bodega
13th September - Birmingham, Glee Club
14th September - Newcastle, Academy 2
15th September - Glasgow, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
16th September - Inverness, Hootanannys
17th September - Stornoway, Woodlands Centre
18th September - Ullapool, Loopallu Festival (£70 festival tickets)
19th September - Fort William, Watercolour Studio
21th September - Isle Of Mull, An Tobar
22th September - Dundee, Fat Sams
23th September - Aberdeen, The Tunnels
24th September - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
25th September - Manchester, Deaf Institute
27th September - London, The Scala
28th September - Brighton, Ballroom

Mt. Desolation's website.

The band's first teaser track State Of Our Affairs can be downloaded for free here.

ROCKFEEDBACK´S FRIDGE FILM

2010-07-21T21:21:00.004-05:00

From KM.com,

The music website rockfeedback.com went along to Keane's Night Train launch show at Brixton Fridge on May 12, where they filmed the performance and an interview with the band.

Click here to watch their excellent 18-minute film.

PURE POP FOR NOW PEOPLE INTERVIEW

2010-07-20T21:30:00.004-05:00

From Pure Pop For Now People's website,

Click here to read the whole interview :)

Some of the article...

Tell me about some of your influences, especially as the piano player.

TRO: Piano was the instrument I started out on as a child, but one of the things that made our band quite unique is that most of my influences were guitarists or electronic music like Depeche Mode or Kraftwerk, or a lot of that 1980s stuff … people like The Pet Shop Boys, and U2 and REM and Radiohead and Bowie – classic bands – people who are known for being more generally about guitars. I guess I took that sense of that kind of expansive, melodic guitar parts and used it. Rather than being about twiddly solos, it’s much more about creating sonic landscapes for the vocals and lyrics to fit into – a kind of impressionistic approach to sound. I think taking that inspiration and applying it to a piano is probably what made Keane’s sound unique. It’s a pretty bastardized approach to playing piano that would probably be disapproved of by anyone who’s been classically trained. I think it made for quite interesting results.

RICHARD'S SUPER BOCK SUPER ROCK PHOTOBLOG

2010-07-17T19:08:00.003-05:00

From KM.com,

The very lovely Mr Neil Tennant came to say hi after the show, and I took the opportunity to take a photo for your viewing pleasure. I think it's fair to say that without the Pet Shop Boys, Keane would be a very different band, if it existed at all. here we go... i'm off to dig out my suitcase.

Rest of the pics on Keane's website.

KEANE ON ITUNES FESTIVAL

2010-07-15T11:52:00.007-05:00

Some pics of Keane's performance at the iTunes Festival London 2010.
And if you want to download some videos, click the links below to download them. Thanks KeaneShadow for the uploads.

part 1 http://www.mediafire.com/?zd2ejtmmtreizqy
part 2 http://www.mediafire.com/?mjbqwt2nmtzm1yz

Otherwise you can watch some online on youtube.. (I'm still looking desperately for TITLT *cry*)

You Don't See Me

Atlantic

Everybody's changing (great version)

You Haven't Told Me Anything

My Shadow

Somewhere Only We Know

Love Is The End

Some pics...

MT. DESOLATION PICS

2010-07-12T19:25:00.000-05:00

From Mt. Desolation's website,

Handsome men

Going to the pub instead.

Tim gets nervous crossing roads. I suggested stepping over the traffic. Lanky git.

Tim and I are having a well earned beer. Everyone's disappeared. They've probably gone somewhere that's cool and didn't want to invite us. Coz we're not cool. JQ

In other news. There has been much making of music. (see below).

TIM'S SONG ON NEW KYLIE ALBUM

2010-07-07T11:38:00.000-05:00

From KM.com,

We thought you folks might like to know that the new Kylie Minogue album is out this week, featuring a very lovely song called Everything Is Beautiful, which was co-written by our very own Tim Rice-Oxley. You can hear a 30-second clip of the song on the player above.

Isa says: I found the full song on youtube. If you wanna hear it click below and sing it along with the lyrics :) I like it!

Everything Is Beautiful - Kylie Minogue & Tim Rice-Oxley

Beautiful x2
I’m losing my way in this night
Walking away from the light
Surrender will be my escape
Breaking the walls of my mind
I’m one step ahead of truth
I hear what I want to hear
And I hear you…
CHORUS
And if I lie with you long enough
I can see the things I’m dreaming of
Let’s go through the ritual
Until everything is beautiful
Beautiful x2
Learning a taste for this high
Bending the rules of what’s right
Fooling myself feels so sweet
Reality looks black and white
Pulling the ripcord I dive
Its a cardboard kingdom
But it makes me file like
CHORUS
Beautiful x2
And now I’m traveling at such blissful speed
No need to think at this velocity
The things I fear begin to fade to black
Now I’ve found my map and I wont go back
CHORUS x2
Beautiful x2

full song

RICHARD'S FOREST TOUR PHOTOBLOG

2010-07-02T18:07:00.000-05:00

From KM.com,

Home / Friday / 0930

sorry for the very late final update, but i didn't have internet access at home until yesterday. now, after a day of pointing a satellite dish at various parts of the sky, i finally do! the last forest show was great - a natural amphitheatre at Cannock Chase - a great atmosphere, another sunny day and gorgeous sunset. then we headed off to Glastonbury to take part on the 40th birthday party - it was really nice to see so many familiar faces there, and it looked (and sounded) like everyone had fun. the singing along to our cover of U2's With or Without You was ridiculously loud. With a bit of luck we'll be able to see them play there next year. So here are a few final photos - thanks so much to everyone who came along to a show, or has taken the time to look at the blog!

i know this photo looks a bit wonky, but it is lined-up straight (look at the trees!) - the whole backstage at Cannock was on a slope, but it didn't stop Tim busting out the acoustic...

anf this pic is not by Richard but it was posted by km.com on twitter... worth it!

RETROSPECTIVE EP2: SUNSHINE

2010-06-29T11:14:00.002-05:00

From KM.com,

Following the success of our first retrospective digital EP of Keane rarities (the Everybody's Changing EP), we're pleased to announce the launch of a second one, the Sunshine EP. This EP is exclusive to the keanemusic.com download store (powered by 7 Digital).

Here's what Tom has to say about it:

Hello Everyone,

Greetings from the Keane camp! Here is the second of our trips down memory lane, looking back at the time we began to get songs together for Hopes & Fears. In the summer of 2001 we decided to move out of London after a series of disappointments but with the prospect of a balmy autumn in Northern France with our new friend (and mad musical brain) James Sanger. Many of the songs for the album materialised around this period and we enjoyed several months of real fun and creativity, as well as gaining loads of experience in James’ sprawling (and chaotic) farm house in Barneville-Carteret.

We had many happy days camped in the garden, making music, barbecuing fresh mackerel caught on our fishing trips and getting drunk in the quaint local bars! James employed many innovative approaches to recording, as well as letting us loose on
his huge collection of vintage synths.

At this point, it’s probably best to hand over these "never before heard" demos to you and also an interview I did with Tim, which will hopefully enlighten you all as to how the record was shaped.

Lots of love
Tom

The tracklisting is as follows

01. Sunshine (Original Demo 26-10-01)
02. Sunshine (Live At Glastonbury June 2005)
03. This Is The Last Time (Demo 26-10-01)
04. This Is The Last Time (Demo 31-03-03)
05. Maps (Demo 26-10-01)
06. Walnut Tree (Demo 10-05-02)
07. Happy Soldier (Demo 26-10-01)
08. Digital Booklet (inc link to download interview video)

Click here to download your copy, for 99p per track, or £3.79 for the full EP.

You can preview the tracks on the widget below:

CANNOCK CHASE PICS AND VIDS

2010-06-28T18:49:00.006-05:00

I'm sorry for not updating this blog as I'm accustomed to do. I've been sick these days, fever and stomach ache :S, but I'm back and reloaded with Timness :)

Cannock Chase Forest in June 26th...here the setlist

Back In Time
Bend and Break
Again and Again
Nothing in My Way
A Bad Dream
Clear Skies
This Is The Last Time
Stop for a Minute
Try Again (acoustic)
Hamburg Song (acoustic)
You Haven't Told Me Anything
Everybody's Changing
Your Love
Is It Any Wonder?
You Don't See Me
Perfect Symmetry
Spiralling
Somewhere Only We Know
My Shadow

Bedshaped
Crystal Ball

Some pics...credits to the keane boardies

Some vids...

This Is The Last Time

Your Love

My Shadow

You Haven't Told Me Anything

DALBY FOREST PICS AND VIDS

2010-06-28T16:54:00.000-05:00

Dalby Forest in June 25th... here the setlist

Back In Time
Bend and Break
Again and Again
Nothing in My Way
A Bad Dream
Clear Skies
This Is The Last Time
Stop for a Minute
Try Again (acoustic)
Hamburg Song (acoustic)
You Haven't Told Me Anything
Everybody's Changing
Your Love
Is It Any Wonder?
You Don't See Me
Perfect Symmetry
Spiralling
Somewhere Only We Know
My Shadow

Bedshaped
Crystal Ball

Some pics... credits to the keane boardies

Some vids...

Nothing In My Way

You Don't See Me

Try again

RICHARD'S FOREST TOUR PHOTOBLOG

2010-06-27T13:30:00.005-05:00

From KM.com,

Saturday / 0726

More pics, as promised...

Birmingham Academy

Westonbirt Arboretum

Long-time friend of the band (he saw us at the Astoria a long time ago) Mr Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall came to see us (see http://www.rivercottage.net). It turns out he's been to Raasay and knows Paul, the guy who runs my favourite blog on the planet: http://lifeattheendoftheroad.wordpress.com/ Small world!

Cannock Chase / Saturday / 1555

RICHARD'S FOREST TOUR PHOTOBLOG

2010-06-16T23:37:00.002-05:00

From KM.com,

Birmingham Academy / Wednesday / 1740

ROUNDHOUSE LIVE BLOG

2010-06-15T22:52:00.007-05:00

From KM.com.

Ypu can check out the whole live blog by clicking here.

Band goes to soundcheck...

16:10: Those soundcheck pics we promised. They were playing Clear Skies at the time (and it sounded lovely). As ever, the live shots are in black and white because
a) it's arty
b) it makes dodgy pictures look slightly better

16:45: OK, so this is how things are looking out on the stage. The band are working on a few things which I'm not allowed to tell you about (but the clue is in the "acoustic" instruments). It's really interesting to see them working through how they play things, trying things out, making it all sound marvellous.

17:23: The setlist meeting...

21:03: Twelve minutes until stage time and the whole band were in this tiny room warming up. Always a highlight of any live blog to hear them playing in a room together, with big grins on their faces.

21:22: Going on...

21:41: Here's some pics from Your Love - with Tim on lead vocals (sounded great).

BEDGEBURY PICS AND VIDS

2010-06-12T22:52:00.006-05:00

Bedgebury Pinetum
11 June 2010
UK

Your Love (again Tim singing it!!! YAY!!)

Clear Skies (Tim playing the guitar, then the keyboards, then the guitar, then the... waaaa!!!!!!!!)

You Don't See Me

Somewhere Only We Know

Stop For A Minute

TIM SINGS YOUR LOVE AT THETFORD!! YAY!!!

2010-06-12T17:32:00.007-05:00

Thetford Forest
10 June 2010
Suffolk, UK

Some pics taken from the Live Archive of KM.com...

and now what we were waiting for....

YOUR LOVE - TIM FINALLY SINGS IT!!!!!!!!!

Crystal Ball

when I get more vids I'll embed them here ;)

RICHARD'S FOREST TOUR PHOTOBLOG

2010-06-12T17:24:00.003-05:00

From KM.com,

RICHARD'S FOREST TOUR PHOTOBLOG AND VIDS

2010-06-09T22:10:00.006-05:00

From KM.com,

today's rehearsals...

there doesn't seem to be an end to Tim's talents...

Keane - Epsom Derby - 5 June 2010 (very formal)
A private set for Investec clients in hospitality suite

Somewhere Only We Know

Bedshaped

RICHARD'S FOREST TOUR PHOTOBLOG

2010-06-08T20:59:00.002-05:00

London / Tuesday / 2315

NEW PICS BY ALEX LAKE

2010-06-08T20:20:00.008-05:00

From Alex Lake's blog,

In celebration of their debut gig I urge all you music lovers out there to head over to Mt Desolation’s website http://www.mtdesolationofficial.blogspot.com/ to download a free copy of their beautiful track ‘State Of Our Affairs’.

I will shortly be uploading some of my photos from the show and the goings on backstage so check back in a day or so.

Mt Desolation The Luminaire backstage, soundcheck, gig images…
Here are some portraits I took of Mt Desolation the other day. These were taken during a break in rehearsals for their debut gig at The Luminaire Club in London…

MT. DESOLATION - DOWNLOAD SONG FREE!!!

2010-06-07T22:09:00.008-05:00

From Mt. Desolation's website,

Mt Desolation rehearsals. Expertly photographed by the wonderful Alex Lake esq

Birthday Boy Tim

Click here to download 'State Of Our Affairs'
Click here to buy tickets for the Lexington

MY SHADOW REMIX

2010-06-07T22:01:00.003-05:00

Hiya guys, just wanted to share this cool remix of My Shadow by Danny Dance who emailed it to me kindly for sharing to you :) Thanks Danny!

http://dannydance.com/
http://danceisafeeling.com/

MT. DESOLATION DEBUT GIG 04/05/10

2010-06-05T14:15:00.008-05:00

Mt. Desolation is fucking great!! Is there any new word that means more than talented, genius, brilliant, awesome...? cos I can't find words to express how good is Tim Rice-Oxley. I'm more in love with him T-T
Enjoy them as much as I do!!

Bridal Gown

Bridal Gown(from another angle)

Midnight Ghost

Coming Home

Bitter Pill

Halo of Fireflies

Annie Ford

KEANE ON REGIS & KELLY

2010-06-05T14:02:00.003-05:00

I should have published this before sorry... but never is late for Keane

"Stop For A Minute" recorded on 31/05/10

HAAPY BIRTHDAY TIM RICE-OXLEY!!!!

2010-06-02T14:52:00.001-05:00

I did NOT forget it!!! my gift is still in progress... *currently working*

KEANE IN CONCERT FOR BBC RADIO 2

2010-05-30T16:42:00.006-05:00

Recorded on May 15th.

Download mp3 of the interview click here (Thanks Roby-IT)

Download mp3 of the gig click here (Thanks wrightk15)

SETLIST:

Back In Time
Everybody's Changing
Is It Any Wonder?
Your Love
This Is The Last Time
Stop For A Minute
Clear Skies
Perfect Symmetry
Crystal Ball
Bedshaped
My Shadow
Somewhere Only We Know

RICHARD'S AMERICAN PHOTOBLOG

2010-05-27T23:14:00.002-05:00

From KM.com,

BETHCAM: UK

2010-05-21T22:58:00.004-05:00

From KM.com,

a screencap I made...

AN EVENING WITH KEANE

2010-05-18T22:28:00.001-05:00

From KM.com,

Video footage of Keane's recent An Evening With session for Xfm is now live on the station's website. There are eight videos in total, four of interviews with the band and four featuring the songs they played (Stop For A Minute, Spiralling, Clear Skies and Somewhere Only We Know). Click here to check it all out.

Unfortunately you won't be able to watch this from outside the UK, unless you can enter a UK postcode.

Videos are here...not a very good quality but it's something :P

I2

I3

I4

TIM SINGS YOUR LOVE

2010-05-16T18:56:00.005-05:00

Keane Exclusive Performance and Interview

Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley performs 'Your Love' in a Babelgum exclusive, plus speaks out about the band, plus their latest recordings. The tunesmith behind many of Keane's hits has never sung lead-vocals on a track before. Here, he sings his newest song exclusively for the cameras... 'Your Love' is taken from Keane's new EP 'Night Train', which is out now.

NIGHT TRAIN CONTEST

2010-05-15T14:46:00.004-05:00

From KM.com,

Click here for all the info and to enter

Q: Who would you like to take a night train with and why?
Me: Mr. Tim Rice-Oxley because I'd like to meet an angel on earth <3

TIM PICTURES FROM THE FRIDGE

2010-05-14T14:30:00.000-05:00

From KM.com,

Gigwise.com were at last night's storming Night Train launch show at The Fridge. Click here to check out more than 20 of their excellent pictures from the gig.

Some of these pics were taken from the OB, specially from the Live and Band section.

KEANE ON BBC RADIO 2 - PSST NEW COVER!

2010-05-11T23:38:00.005-05:00

'Stop for a minute' plus new cover from Keane called 'Go your own way' by Fleetwood Mac. Including the COMPLETE interview :) Enjoy!!

NIGHT TRAIN OUT TODAY

2010-05-10T14:23:00.003-05:00

From KM.com,

Yes, the wait is over - and Keane's fantastic new 8-track EP, Night Train, is now available from music retailers across the planet. Buy it now from the following places:

UK
- CD from Amazon UK
- Download from iTunes UK

USA
- CD from Amazon US
- Download from Amazon US
- Download from iTunes US

WORLDWIDE
- Download from iTunes worldwide
- CD from official Keane Store

ABOUT YOUR LOVE

2010-05-09T14:18:00.002-05:00

From KM.com,

The sixth Night Train track-by-track video, features Tom chatting about Your Love, in which lead vocals are handled by Tim.

TIM INTERVIEW IN MUSIC CONNECTION

2010-05-07T21:47:00.000-05:00

Enjoy another interview with Timmeh here. It's pretty fun to read it :)

Funny part: Tim's singing is a reminder of what a fantastic singer Tom is. (?) Ha! I think Tim is perfect in Your Love. His voice suits very well.

TIM INTERVIEW IN TODAY'S INDEPENDENT

2010-05-07T20:59:00.004-05:00

From KM.com,

There's a great interview with Tim in today's edition of the Independent newspaper, here in the UK. Click here if you'd like to read it online.

My fav part:

In Night Train's "Stop for a Minute," Rice-Oxley writes: "Sometimes I feel like a little lost child/ Sometimes I feel like the chosen one". Both lines are from the heart. "I'm reading Kenneth Williams's diaries at the moment," he starts to explain. "I'm really interested in someone like that, with all the mess and depression. I really associate with people who are honest about their fear of failure. If I feel that I've written a really great song, that's pretty much what I live for. My identity's dependent on it. But there are days I'll spiral into thinking: 'I can't write any more. I literally can't finish even a crap song.' I live in fear of the day when everyone turns round and says: 'Actually, you're right!' That really haunts me. That whatever I had is gone. I spend the whole time dreading that feeling that I'm not good enough. And it's that same fear that leads to thinking: 'If in doubt, stick to the well-trodden path and let's do another [standard-issue Keane hit] "Is It Any Wonder".' But then Tom gives me a kick up the arse..."

HEAR NIGHT TRAIN ON SPOTIFY

2010-05-07T14:10:00.004-05:00

From KM.com,

Premium users of Spotify in the UK and in Spain can now hear the whole of Night Train via the streaming service, by clicking here. Those of you who are not paying subscribers can hear three tracks: Stop For A Minute, Clear Skies and My Shadow.

Also, Tim has put together a terriric Spotify playlist of some of his favourite tracks, which you can listen to here.

Me says: I can't listen to Tim's playlist because I don't have Spotify...can someone invite me or tell me the name of the songs? :(

MT.DESOLATION

2010-05-06T19:03:00.002-05:00

From Mt. Desolation's website,

Fim & Tim looking seriously handsome! :P

TOM INTERVIEWS TIM: SUNSHINE EP

2010-05-01T22:54:00.001-05:00

never seen this! incredible!! need to get that EP :)

TIM INTERVIEW WITH ARJAN

2010-05-01T18:39:00.003-05:00

My fav part of the interview...

You contributed vocals to the fantastic "Your Love." Why did you decide to step behind the mic? Why did you feel that now was the right time?

We've really learned recently to just go with whatever feels right and not worry at all about what other people's preconceptions - or even our own preconceptions - of Keane might be. "Your Love" was one of those songs that just felt complete as it was. Tom tried to do a vocal for it while we in Copenhagen, but his voice was starting to go and we were worried about the show that night. So we left it for a bit and ended up feeling that it was great as it was, and that an EP like this is a good opportunity to try some things that are new for us - such as me singing a lead vocal. As much as anything, it brings variety. And, of course, there no better way to remind everyone what an amazing singer Tom is. Ha!

If you want to read the whole interview read the first part here the second part here.

TIM ON RADIO 2 SHOW ON MONDAY

2010-04-29T18:08:00.006-05:00

From KM.com,

BBC Radio 2's Great British Songbook is celebrating the work of the nation's finest songwriters by creating a landmark collection of their very best songs. As part of this, on Monday (May 3rd) at 1pm, they're broadcasting a special show, the Songwriters' Great British Songbook, in which a host of British songwriters talk about the craft of songwriting and inspiration for writing hit records. One of those songwriters is our very own Tim Rice-Oxley.

You can listen online to the show - wherever in the world you are - by clicking here and then pressing the Listen Live button at the top. At that same link, you can also watch a clip of Keane performing Pulp's Disco 2000 in November 2008, as well as an interview with Tim and Tom about their cover of the song.

If you can't hear the show on Monday, it will also be available to listen on the BBC iPlayer for seven days after broadcast.

UPDATE: Now you can listen it below :)

MT.DESOLATION

2010-04-28T20:32:00.002-05:00

Some new pics at Mt. Desolation. Check it out here!!!

MT. DESOLATION

2010-04-20T23:37:00.002-05:00

New pics are shown in Mt. Desolation's website. Also read a quite new bio and info which includes something I didn't expected :O pssstt about Jayne....

NIGHT TRAIN PREVIEW

2010-04-13T20:27:00.001-05:00

Enjoy!!!

MT. DESOLATION

2010-04-09T10:51:00.003-05:00

MT DESOLATION GIG!
4th JUNE!
THE LUMINAIRE, LONDON!
Click here to buy tickets.

TIM INSPIRATION OF EC

2010-04-08T20:12:00.004-05:00

Click here if you wanna watch the vid :)

And a gift for all of you <3

SUNSHINE RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTION

2010-04-03T20:12:00.005-05:00

Click here if you wanna buy this retrospective or if you wanna listen to some snippets of the following songs. I'm so interested in Maps (demo), never heard it before o_O

01. Sunshine (Original Demo 26-10-01)
02. Sunshine (Live At Glastonbury June 2005)
03. This Is The Last Time (Demo 26-10-01)
04. This Is The Last Time (Demo 31-03-03)
05. Maps (Demo 26-10-01)
06. Walnut Tree (Demo 10-05-02)
07. Happy Soldier (Demo 26-10-01)
08. Digital Booklet – Sunshine Retrospective Collection