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No Rest For Vivid Prophet (30th Nov 2002)
Vivid Prophet says he's had a great few months and has been working really hard. Their album @ Rest in God was released in September with some good press and stateside airplay following. He's now working on a number of new drum'n'bass/breakbeat tracks for his next release as well as looking to take the material into a live setting soon. There are MP3s on his website.
Grassrootz Festival (13th May 2002)
The organisers tell us that this year's grassrootz festival is going to be bigger and better than last year's huge success - around 2000 people are expected to attend this year's one day festival in Kent on 20th July from noon til 10pm. Acts so far booked include YFriday, Steve, My BottleRockit, Cashu, My Kid Sister etc as well as poet Stewart Henderson and Escapologist Steve Legg, and there will also be a range of stalls and other activities.
YFriday To Release Single (21st Sep 2001)
YFriday are to release their song "Head Over Heels" as a mainstream single on October 15th. Unlike recent mainstream singles from bands like Delirious, this single is intended as a worship track and is being released by an established Christian label: Survivor/Kingsway. The single will be released on an enhanced CD, containing a video and a remix of "Closer" from the band's first album Rainmaker.
Tidbits (21st Aug 2001)
Lots of recording and release information has been slipping out lately. Dissident Prophet have completed recording of their new album and are hoping to get it mastered very soon. Expect some gig news from them in the coming weeks. Marilla Ness will be releasing her new album, Jesus My Joy next month. Crossways Music have just launched their new website, complete with full online catalogue. Joyride JC have a new guitarist, Oliver Shipway, and are hoping to release a new album around Christmas. Crossfire have decided to call it a day due to other commitments. Andy Sayner of Crossfire is now working on some solo material. IndigoEcho have now launched their new EP.
Tidbits (14th Jul 2001)
Sola Harba have just released their debut EP, Public Paranoia, available from the band via mail-order. David McNair has also just released an EP. His three track release has been produced by Iain Archer. Formerly UK-based, Liberation Suite have just reissued their 1981 album Stride For Stride in digitally remastered form. Martyn Joseph will be touring with Tom Robinson and Steve Knightley (Show of Hands) on a tour next year to be billed "Faith, Folk and Anarchy". There will be a CD release to accompany the tour. More details soon.
Eden's Bridge Start Appearing Live (13th Jul 2001)
Celtic outfit Eden's Bridge, who have now released eight albums through EMI Straightway, have begun to perform live. The band have done acoustic concerts over the past few months in Bristol, Carlisle, Wakefield and Huddersfield and are planning more performances for later in the year. They are also publishing a songbook containing all 76 tunes from their first six albums.
Bell Jar Looking In (14th May 2001)
Bell Jar have just completed their second album and it releases today, with a launch party at JD Pepper's in Cheltenham to follow next month. The album is made up of the four tracks from their last EP and six new recordings, including a reworking of an old Eden Burning hidden track. The sleeve has been designed by Dan Donovan and the album launch will be followed by a number of shows, including slots at the Summer Madness, Cheltenham Fringe and Greenbelt festivals. The album is available for 11 pounds including postage direct from the band or with their last album, Secret Volcanoes for 16 pounds the pair.
Download Skinflowers Show (25th Apr 2001)
Skinflowers' Easter Monday concert at the new Mean Fiddler (formerly the LA2) in London is now available in full with stereo sound and high quality video through this link. The band continue to work on their second album.
Dum Dums' New Album (28th Mar 2001)
As well as headling Greenbelt the Dum Dums hope that this year will see the release of their second album. The first release spawned four top 30 hits and with an increasing international profile they hope to surpass that with the followup. The Dum Dums will also be playing at a Unison benefit show in Manchester next month with Toploader, Catatonia, Idlewild and Wheatus.
Win Copies of YFriday's New Album (21st Mar 2001)
On the 23rd March, YFriday release their second album on Survivor Records. And right now we have MP3s from that album for you to download and five copies to be won. Head over to www.britlinks.co.uk/yfriday/ to find out more.
Tidbits (28th Feb 2001)
Flik are currently working on a new EP and have recently signed with a new manager. YFriday, who'll be playing at the ne:one event at Newcastle Arena soon, have just finished recording their second album which should be out on March 23rd. Immerse have a lot of new tunes and are currently looking for bookings. Juliet Turner will be supporting Roger McGuinn from the Byrds on his forthcoming UK tour.
Martyn Joseph on Christian Aid Tour (23rd Feb 2001)
Martyn Joseph will be joining up with poet friend Stewart Henderson and Christian Aid's Martin Drewry for a special tour at the end of April/beginning of May. The tour which kicks off in Scotland and then travels all round the UK before finishing off on Guernsey is described on Martyn's website as: 'A montage of songs, music, poems and images that convey struggle, hope of the celebration of life and approaches development work in the poorest communitites through the arts. A show in which the edges are blurred and the audience catches glimpses of the way things are, the way things could be, and how they can make a difference'.
Tidbits (13th Feb 2001)
Tim Sherrington has begun revising his album Undone ready for its re-release on Kingsway later this year. Simon Goodall has launched an all new website. Simon's soon to release a short video and has two tracks included on this year's Spring Harvest albums. Goldsmiths have also recently unveiled a new website and are currently recording an EP followup to their IKnowYouKnow album, due for release later this year. deeperwiderhigher wrote this week's notes for the word-on-the-web.co.uk bible reading notes -- in coming weeks notes will be written by members of Shine and Sue Rinaldi.
Dissident Prophet - The Story (25th Jan 2001)
Well we now have complete confirmation that Dissident Prophet are indeed back. The band still features original members Andy Jennings and Tom Livemore and they're joined by Collin Burton and Dave Odart on drums. Andy's wife Melanie plays keyboard and occasionally adds some backing vocals. The new lineup's been together for three months or so now, practicing, writing and recording and they hope to have a new CD out within the next 3-4 months.
Dissident Prophet MP3s (24th Jan 2001)
It would seem that Dissident Prophet are indeed back together in some form or another and will be appearing live in Birmingham next month. A number of MP3s, encompassing most of their We're Not Grasshoppers album and a number of previously unreleased tracks are now available through their website (link from the band index).
Tribal Shopping (23rd Jan 2001)
The Message Trust have recently launched www.messagetrading.co.uk as a one-stop shop for World Wide Message Tribe/The Tribe merchandise and some momentos of the Message 2000 event in Manchester. The Tribe are currently in the studio working on a new album to be titled Take Back The Beat. The album will be out this summer, with a single released some time around Easter. They also hope to make some MP3s available.
Dissident Prophet Back? (22nd Jan 2001)
We're told that the fab indie-rock band Dissident Prophet have reformed and will be playing their first reunion gig on February 16th in Birmingham. More news as we get it.
The Tribe and Co. (10th Jan 2001)
An all new website is now up for The Tribe. It's flash-based, takes a while to download and seems to have a few bugs at the moment but maybe you'll have more success loading it. Alliance Music are planning a new compilation of World Wide Message Tribe tunes, focussing on their more laid back numbers. The album, called Chilled is due for release next month. The Innervation Trust will begin operations on February 1st, and the work of Shine and V-Enna will fall under that banner.
New Tribe Lineup (23rd Dec 2000)
Movation Records have announced that former World Wide Message Tribe members Tim and Emma Owens and Lyndsey West will be joined by two ex-members of the South-African band MIC in their new group The Tribe. The new group will be recording early in the new year for an August release on Alliance Music.
The Tribe (19th Dec 2000)
Word has it that the World Wide Message Tribe is no more. With the departure of Cameron Dante to his DJing work, Claire's move towards overseas mission, Collette's new role training evangelists and Deronda's return to the USA, the remaining members have decided to refocus their work and change the group's name to The Tribe. The Message have also just completed the lineup for a new group to work in the schools of Manchester, the as-yet-unnamed group will start schools work soon and would appreciate any suggestions for their name.
Joyride New EP (13th Dec 2000)
Joyride have completed work on their new EP and are currently taking advance orders while the CDs are duplicated. Two of the band's members are currently at university but will soon be returning for Christmas and the band expect to play live during the holiday period.
Innervation (11th Dec 2000)
Innervation is a new initiative bringing together the management company Kik-Start, the record label Movation and other groups to form schools outreach bands across the country. Initially working with Shine and V-Enna, the organisation's plans include forming a number of "clone" bands who will share the same material in order to spread resources across the country. The organisation, which will be headed by Mark Pennells (ex-WWMT and now manager of Kik-Start), record producer Zarc Porter (Perfect Music/Movation), Rob White (a baptist minister in Manchester, formerly with YFC) and George Petch. You can discuss this initiative on our "bands" discussion board.
Busy Month for Tribe (05th Dec 2000)
The World Wide Message Tribe have a busy few weeks coming up. Tonight they have a city-wide gig and have sent invites to all the schools in Manchester. For the rest of the week the group will be in Belfast at another schools event which will also feature Graham Kendrick and former WWMT member Deronda K Lewis. After that they're off to Azerbaijan with Operation Christmas Child before returning for the Christmas Planet Life with Phatfish and Cameron Dante.
deeperwiderhigher Residency (29th Nov 2000)
deeperwiderhigher have secured a residency at the RSVP Bar in Sheffield which will see them playing six gigs at the venue over the next few months. The band are currently on the lookout for some new members and ask anyone interested in playing "smoothurbanjazzfunkfusion" in an evangelistic setting to get in touch with them.
New One Day Festival (28th Nov 2000)
The Grassrootz Festival is a new initiative from the promoters of the id event in Tunbridge Wells. Scheduled for July 21st next year, the lineup so far includes Phatfish, Cashu, Jube, and the band formerly known as Why?. The organisers are currently on the lookout for more bands to play and can be contacted by e-mail at id.event@virgin.net
Superhero Management and Recording (15th Nov 2000)
Superhero have just signed a management deal with Big Ideas, the Cardiff-based organisation which was responsible for the World Wide Message Tribe tour a few months back. The band are off to the USA in January and will spend Easter touring Norway. They hope to fit in a UK tour during the early part of 2001 too. They have spent the last few weeks working on some new songs which they hope to record early in the new year, and are currently in negotiations with Room 3 Records, Alliance Music and ICC.
Blueprint EP (06th Nov 2000)
Blueprint are another band getting ready to record. The group hope to have their second CD--an EP--out by Christmas through their website and some local music outlets. The EP will probably be produced by Tim Hamill who has previously worked on albums with artists including George Michael, Powder and Liquid.
Assistance Sought (15th Oct 2000)
Britlinks is looking for some volunteers to help with a couple of aspects of keeping the website up to date. The first thing we need help with is checking through other websites and a lot of e-mails to keep the gig guide comprehensive. The other part of the site that we are looking for someone for is the record labels section. If you're interested in either of these roles, please e-mail webmaster@britlinks.co.uk with some information about yourself.
YFriday Plan (27th Sep 2000)
Having recently returned from another trip to Ireland, yfriday are now preparing to record the follow up to their Rainmaker album. They will be doing some gigs in Scotland and the Midlands during October, before heading into the studio with producer Neil Costello during November.
Electrics Album Plans (27th Sep 2000)
The Electrics have had to put their planned tour of Europe on hold until March/April 2001 as a result of complications with the dates. The band will be using the rest of this year to prepare a new album which they hope to begin recording towards the end of the year as well as fitting in their annual trip to Christmas Rock Night in Germany. David Lyon, the band's accordion player, has departed to work on solo projects.
Gig Guide/Discussion Board Revamp (18th Sep 2000)
The most observant among you may have noticed that over the last few days the gig guide and discussion boards have both been revamped. The gig guide is slightly tidier and behind the scenes its been considerably enhanced so we can bring more user-friendly e-mail updates. The discussion boards are using a new program called Phorum which we think makes them much easier to use and also adds some new facilities. Check them out and let us know what you think.
Tribal Changes (12th Sep 2000)
More changes are afoot for the World Wide Message Tribe. Cameron Dante is leaving the tribe to pursue his new venture, Ascension, and Doronda Lewis is also leaving the Tribe to pursue a solo career. Her debut album is currently being recorded with producer Matt Wanstall.
Kato in Switzerland (16th Aug 2000)
Blackpool's Kato havebeen asked to headline a festival in Frauenfeld, near Zurichover the August bank holiday weekend. They're disappointednot to be able to be at Greenbelt but a top slot at thisfestival drew them away. The band are still preparing forthe US release of Seasider which will include fournew tracks.
Britlinks Seeks Help (13th Jul 2000)
Britlinks is looking for a volunteer assistant to work on keeping our gig guide up to date and comprehensive. The site continues to develop quickly, with more new features planned for the coming months, and the support of someone to check bands' websites and ensure gigs are entered in the gig guide would be extremely helpful in keeping the site moving forward. Applicants should be at ease with the web and internet in general and be familiar with Britlinks. E-mail webmaster@britlinks.co.uk for more information.
Psalmistry Need Aspiring Film Stars (13th Jul 2000)
Psalmistry, whose new album All This Noise is released any day now and who have just been added to the lineup for this year's Greenbelt Festival, have recently received funding to make their first video. They have arranged for a director to film with them in Bristol on Saturday August 5th, but they need people to help build up a crowd scene. If you would like to be part of that crowd e-mail the band with the subject line "VIDEO EXTRAS" and they'll send you more details.
Dante to Tour UK (03rd Jul 2000)
The World Wide Message Tribe frontman Cameron Dante will be undertaking a solo tour of the UK in June 2001. He's touring as part of an initiative to put on free evangelistic club nights across the UK. For more details visit www.ascension-uk.com.
Tribe's Big Gig (24th Jun 2000)
The World Wide Message Tribe have recently returned from taking part in the EO Youth Day at the Ajax stadium in Holland. The group played to a crowd of 50,000 at the annual event. The next day, they were back in Manchester playing at a Planet Life event alongside V-Enna.
Catching Up on Snippets (15th Jun 2000)
A few more short stories... Evergreen are working on the follow-up to their debut album, Dalek Boy. The new release apparently includes some worship material, and is to be produced by Phil Goss (As If). London-based rappers MinistriOfDefence hope to have their debut EP out this summer. World Wide Message Tribe vocalist Doronda Lewis is to leave the group after they complete their summer activities and is planning a solo career.
Snippets of Stories (14th Jun 2000)
The planned Shine/World Wide Message Tribe joint single has been shelved for the time being. Nameless Music have shifted over 300 tickets for the One Voice event on Saturday -- more will be available on the night. Steve Lawson is hoping to release his solo album at the same venue where it was recorded, The Troubadour, on July 15th.
One:Lite (25th May 2000)
One:Lite have been in the studio recently preparing tracks for their next EP, a project they plan to keep working on over the summer. One of the group's dancers, Natalie Hewlett, is leaving soon to join a new act put together by The Message, which will work alongside World Wide Message Tribe.
yfriday Recruit Bassist (21st May 2000)
Increasingly popular worship band yfriday have just announced that they have found a new bass player to take over from the departing Ben Culkin. The new member is Danny Smith, a multi-instrumentalist from Hartlepool. Danny has already been playing with the band as a stand-in during their Spring Harvest and Easter People gigs and will now join the band as they tour extensively over the summer and begin pre-production on the follow-up to their Rainmaker album which will be recorded later in the year.
Delirious? To Release in July (14th May 2000)
David and Carrie Grant, along with their band United Colours of Sound, have been assisting Delirious? with the recording of their new album Glo. The album is set for release around the end of July and is said to also include some bagpipe contributions. Track names include "Awaken The Dawn", "My Glorious", "God You Are My God" (taken from Psalm 63) and "The Years Go By".
Quick Updates (04th May 2000)
Booley has been added to the bill for the World Wide Message Tribe concert at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on May 6th. Splat have nearly completed their debut album and hope to have it out at the end of May. Secret Archives of the Vatican will have a track on a new compilation put together by Freedom Music. SAOTV also recently got a good write up on Lycos.
From Accelerate to Rotation (24th Apr 2000)
Ben Holliday, formerly guitarist, singer and songwriter with Accelerate has left the band to concentrate on his work with the band Rotation in Manchester (details will be added to the site as soon as we get them). The two remaining founding members have confirmed that they will continue with Accelerate.
Cross Rhythms Begin Anew (16th Feb 2000)
Cross Rhythms have announced that their festival this year will be called "Genesis 2000: New Beginnings". The event will have a new evangelistic focus and the lineup so far includes Noel Richards, yfriday and Tomorrow's Girl.
yfriday for the Alpha Zone (02nd Feb 2000)
Hotly tipped worship act yfriday, who are currently on tour with Noel Richards and whose debut album Rainmaker was recently released on Survivor Records will be recording at the MTV studios in March for the channel 5 show the Alpha Zone. The band will record two songs and some interview segments for broadcast later in the year. The band will be leading youth worship at Spring Harvest and Easter People and are already demoing tracks for their second album.
Tribal Tour (19th Jan 2000)
The WorldWide Message Tribe recently announced their long-rumoured but previously unprecedented UK tour. The group will play a number of venues across the UK, and will be supported by an act yet to be announced. The tour, organised for Alliance Music by Cardiff-based Big Ideas, will showcase the album Frantik but is intended to form part of the build up to this summer's Message 2000 event run jointly by The Message and Soul Survivor.
Tidbits (19th Jan 2000)
Superhero have startedane-mail announcements list. Simply e-mail themto sign up. The band are currently recording an album with Room 3 Records. The RGeneration have continuedwork on their website and hope to gointo a studio soon. A new band has been signed by
Band News (06th Jan 2000)
Alton, Hampshire's Think Ridiculous are no more, but have reappearedunder the new moniker GLO.AnotherHampshire based band,
Dante 2000 (27th Oct 1999)
Cameron Dante of WWMT and Bizarre Inc. fame continues to work on the follow up to his Preacha album. The new release is now due for summer 2000.
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