Light At The End Of The World by Erasure

Gareth Jones produced this ten-song set from the duo of Vince Clark and Andy Bell. [Alternative, Rock]

Published: 2007-06-01 Provider: Metacritic

Blondie’s Debbie Harry Shows Her True Colors on Summer Tour

When the True Colors tour kicks off this Friday in Las Vegas, Debbie Harry will be performing solo for the first time since Blondie reunited a decade ago. “It’s sort of experimental for me,” she says. “I’m going to be doing it in a very stripped-down way. No big band.” Her reasons for working solo instead of under the Blondie name are simple: “Blondie doesn’t have a record deal,” she says. “I can do a solo project much more economically.” The sixteen-date tour, which also includes Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, The Dresden Dolls and The Gossip, will raise money for the Human Rights Campaign and the Matthews Shepherd Foundation. Rosie O’Donnell, Rufus Wainwright and The Indigo Girls are guesting on select dates. “The thing that startles and stuns me is that there are so many extreme Christian groups that are anti-gay,” Harry says. “I can’t understand how anyone who believes themselves to be a deeply religious person can have a prejudice like that. It’s just so destructive. This tour is going to unify people and give them a chance to celebrate their personal freedoms.” For more information check out our summer tour special and the True Colors website.

Published: 2007-06-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: General

Blondie’s Debbie Harry Shows Her True Colors on Summer Tour

When the True Colors tour kicks off this Friday in Las Vegas, Debbie Harry will be performing solo for the first time since Blondie reunited a decade ago. “It’s sort of experimental for me,” she says. “I’m going to be doing it in a very stripped-down way. No big band.” Her reasons for working solo instead of under the Blondie name are simple: “Blondie doesn’t have a record deal,” she says. “I can do a solo project much more economically.” The sixteen-date tour, which also includes Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, The Dresden Dolls and The Gossip, will raise money for the Human Rights Campaign and the Matthews Shepherd Foundation. Rosie O’Donnell, Rufus Wainwright and The Indigo Girls are guesting on select dates. “The thing that startles and stuns me is that there are so many extreme Christian groups that are anti-gay,” Harry says. “I can’t understand how anyone who believes themselves to be a deeply religious person can have a prejudice like that. It’s just so destructive. This tour is going to unify people and give them a chance to celebrate their personal freedoms.” For more information check out our summer tour special and the True Colors website.

Published: 2007-06-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: General

Beastie Boys Open and Close With Brooklyn Anthems at First-Ever Show In the New York Borough

“Did we mention this is our first show ever, in the history of the band, in Brooklyn, New York?” Mike D asked the crowd last night. Can you believe the Beastie Boys never played here before? After all these years of “No Sleep Till Brooklyn,” it was like finally seeing Lou Reed in Manhattan, Skynyrd in Alabama or Slayer in Hell. McCarren Pool in funky Greenpoint has hosted some of the summer’s best shows in recent weeks, from Sonic Youth to Erasure, but the Beasties were disgustingly great. They looked great in their natty suits — Mike D’s wig was like a Jewish-Afro version of Ricky Sylvers. They began with “Hello Brooklyn,” from Paul’s Boutique, and ended with “No Sleep Till Brooklyn,” two of their best and two of the finest non-Biggie songs ever written about the borough. In between, the thousands of checked Medina heads who opted to spend their hot August night here instead of with Daft Punk (in Coney Island) or the Hold Steady (in Prospect Park) were richly rewarded, swiftly devolving into a concrete bowl full of party people screaming, “I play my stereo loud! I disturb my neighbor! I want to enjoy! The FRUITS of my LABOR!” “Hello Brooklyn” was such a killer intro, they could have just played instrumentals from their new album the rest of the night and people would have been half happy. But they pummeled us into submission with non-obvious fan faves like “Posse In Effect” (MCA rapping about Abe Vigoda, who he resembles more every year), “Root Down” and “Time For Livin.’” Adrock handed “Paul Revere” to the crowd, and let us carry every word of the story. They picked up their instruments for stoner-fuzak jams that really did sound excellent on a summer night (with a lot of help from keyboardist Money Mark and drummer Alfredo Ortiz), plus vintage hardcore thrashers like “Heart Attack Man” and “Egg Raid On Mojo.” It was weird to hear Adrock rap, “On the L we’re doing swell,” the day after the L-train got shut down by a freaking tornado in Brooklyn. The security dude

Published: 2007-08-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Reunited Synth Duo Yaz Is Still Blue Eyed And Dressed For Every Situation [Not The Birth Control Pill]

Yaz is back. And no, we're not talking about the birth control pill. Rather, we're referencing the new wave duo from the early `80s whose synth heavy anthems like "Situation" and "Don't Go" are still getting spins on radio and in the clubs. Featuring the lusty vocals of blue-eyed soul singer Alison Moyet and the beats of original Depeche Mode songwriter Vince Clarke, Yaz put out two albums before splitting in 1983. Though they never quite infiltrated the U.S. culturally the way their contemporaries like The Cure and Depeche Mode did, they did manage to gained themselves a cult following with an influential and loyal group of fans: the gays. As Moyet told the LA Times today, “I'm aware that I have a lot of gay fans, and I love it." During their brief heyday the duo only played New York, which means their three shows in LA this week are a boon for all the gays who missed them the first time around, some 25 odd years ago. After two records, which were hits in the U.K. but failed to crack the Billboard Top 20 here, they went their separate ways, with Moyet pursuing a solo career, and Clarke forming Erasure. But whatever you do, don’t call them “new wave.” The LA Times has a story on the reunion of the short-lived UK duo today, and quotes Vince Clark, one half of the duo, as saying “I feel very 'old wave' these day. I'm old and wavering." You can catch them performing during any of the three nights they'll be at the Orpheum Theatre. They'll be playing on tonight at 8pm, and again on July 10 and 11.

Published: 2008-07-09 Provider: Defamer Keywords: Not the birth control pill, new wave, Old Wave, yaz

Erasure Flick On Light At The End Of The World

Full blown tour underway starting in June.

Published: 2007-05-15 Provider: IGN

True Colors Tour

Music Reviews: With clenched-fist salutes and repeated calls for power to the people, the politics of the True Colors tour looked back to the '60s, although the music, headlined by Cyndi Lauper (who also organized the tour), Erasure and Deborah Harry, was solidly '80s based.

Published: 2007-07-02 Provider: Variety.com

Celebrity Birthdays, April 25

Happy Birthday To San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan (1976), "My Name Is Earl" actor Jason Lee (1970), "Bridget Jones" actress Renee Zellweger (1969), "Firefly" actress Gina Torres (1969), Erasure singer Andy Bell (1964), "The Simpsons" voice talent Hank Azaria (1964), "Rocky" actress Talia Shire (1946), "The Godfather" actor Al Pacino (1940), film director Paul Mazursky (1930),[...] Read more!

Published: 2008-04-25 Provider: StarPulse

[ CONCERT ] Rosie Makes True Colors Tour a Wee Bit More Interesting You miss her bruising honesty on "The View," don't you? The Divine Ms. O'Donnell is using her downtime to hit several dates on the True Colors tour (which features Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, Debbie Harry, Rufus Wainwright and Margaret...

Published: 2007-06-07 Provider: Washington Post

The Gayest Show On Earth

Summer's about to get a lot more fagulous! Cyndi Lauper is hitting the road to raise awareness for gay rights and she's bringing some of the hottest acts together for her True Colors tour. The five hour lovefest will include such awesomeness as Debbie Harry, Margaret Cho, Erasure, Rufus Wainwright and one of our favoritest bands, The Gossip (pictured above). CLICK HERE to find out when and where the tour is coming near you! All proceeds will go to some very worthwhile charities, like HRC and the Matthew Shephard Foundation.

Published: 2007-03-12 Provider: PerezHilton

17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Arrivals

NEW YORK - MARCH 27: Musicians Vince Clarke (left) and Andy Bell of Erasure attend the 17th annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on March 27, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Published: 2006-03-28 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Looking At Camera, Waist Up, Arrival, USA, New York City, Marriott Marquis Hotel, Two People, Musician, Erasure, Portrait, Posing, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Attending, GLAAD Media Awards, Celebrities, 57171195, Vince Clarke, Annual Event, Andy Bell, , Vince Clarke;Andy Bell

17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Arrivals

NEW YORK - MARCH 27: Musicians Vince Clarke (left) and Andy Bell of Erasure attend the 17th annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on March 27, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Published: 2006-03-28 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Waist Up, Arrival, USA, New York City, Marriott Marquis Hotel, Two People, Musician, Erasure, Portrait, Posing, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Attending, GLAAD Media Awards, Celebrities, 57171195, Vince Clarke, Annual Event, Andy Bell, , Vince Clarke;Andy Bell