Hello friends,
supporters and hedgehog fans,
Looking at all the
daffodils sprouting skyward, Spring must be imminent and new beginnings around
the corner. I predict 2013 to be a year of great change, ultimately for
the better, so let’s go with it! I played a gig in Bridport last night
with Steve Wilson, Tim Wheeler and Robbie McIntosh and it was one of the most
enjoyable and inspiring nights I have had in a long time. Many of the
songs we did are new and will be appearing on Steve’s next album, which is well
underway. There are a couple acoustic demos (with accompanying video
clips of our lovely hometown of Weymouth) up on YouTube now... one of these
songs will definitely be on the new album:
‘Silver Lining’ http://youtu.be/11lrjyOkP2c
‘Throw it all Away’ http://youtu.be/p9sUV7Ian_A
Other new music coming
in 2013 will be You are Here, the new album from Garfields Birthday,
featuring guest drummer Alan Strawbridge (Schnauser/The Lucky Bishops) and the
latest full-length album by Peter Lacey called Last Leaf. But
before that will come our compilation Close to the Hedge, which will
feature new and/or previously unreleased tracks from Pink Hedgehog artists and
friends including Anton Barbeau, Cheese, Schnauser, Hamfatter, Electrasy, Peter
Lacey, Stevie Kalinich, Yo Ma Ma, Mondo Jet Set, Si Jubb, Freak Circus and
others!
More great news comes in
the form of a new distribution/retail deal now in place with the lovely people
at Clear Spot in the Netherlands. They sell all manner of cool music on
vinyl and CD and I’m chuffed to pieces that they are now stocking Pink Hedgehog
releases; check out their website here:
Talking of cool
labels... those of you who, like me, fondly remember those simpler days of the
80s, 90s and early 00s where fanzines and cassettes were king, will surely have
a special place in your hearts for the Music & Elsewhere label, part of the
legendary United World Underground. Well, M & E main man and proud
new father Mick Magic is back and you can now find him online here:
I’ve been having a good
read through the pages there and felt more than a few pangs of nostalgia as I
recognised names that I have seen for such a long time. The Music &
Elsewhere label released a “special edition” of the Garfields Birthday Peepshow
album back in 2003, which I’m proud to say was their best selling release of
that final year. As part of this online celebration, Mick has put together one
final Audiozine and (albeit 10 years later than expected) it’s now available
for your listening pleasure:
Track listing and
information http://www.mickmagic.net/M&E%20600%20%281%29.htm
Listen to the entire
compilation album on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/music-elsewhere/sets/m-e-600-the-last-audiozine
So that’s probably all I
have to share with you for the time being. Don’t forget our online Pop Shop is
up and running again at the Pink Hedgehog site – drop me a line if I can help
you fill any gaps in your music collections, or if you just want to say “hello”...
I’m quite approachable!
Take care and keep
listening, Simon.
Pink Hedgehog Records
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