TIM ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS PT1

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

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

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

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

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

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TIM AND FRAN'S BEACH HOUSE COVER

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

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HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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
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TIM'S BEST OF 2010

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!

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

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.