Tickets go on sale tomorrow (1-14) for a 5th night at the Roundhouse in London where Paul will be previewing his forthcoming album, "Sonik Kicks." Weller will now play March 18-22, 2012!
Sonik Kicks will be released March 26, 2012
Friday, 13 January 2012
Paul Weller Will Play A 5th Night At The Roundhouse In London!
Tickets go on sale tomorrow (1-14) for a 5th night at the Roundhouse in London where Paul will be previewing his forthcoming album, "Sonik Kicks." Weller will now play March 18-22, 2012!
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Paul Weller Reveals More Details About "Sonik Kicks" In New Uncut Magazine!
This month's Uncut magazine features a short piece on upcoming 2012 releases and Paul Weller reveals a few more details about his "Sonik Kicks" album to be released in March.
A Few Quotes:
"I've been listening to a lot of free form music, call it electronica or whatever. And I like Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, so I guess there's a certain amount of influence, but more in textural and sonic terms. There are some avantgarde and electronic elements that have been incorporated into the songs and there are a couple of soundscape pieces. There's an experimental edge to it, but with some good tunes.""That Dangerous Age' is very funky. That's going to be the first single I think."
"Whoever came down to the studio on any given day usually ended up on the record."
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Paul Weller's Bandmate, Andy Lewis' New Album, The Red Inspectors!
Paul Weller's bandmate, Andy Lewis has got a really groovy new record coming out on Acid Jazz Records. We were lucky enough to get an advance preview here at Paul Weller News and we highly recommend you checking it out. The album will be released this month on CD, and our preferred format, VINYL!
Here's a bit of info and some sound clips!
Latest tracks by The Red Inspectors
THE RED INSPECTORS are Miles Chapman, Andy Lewis, Pete Twyman and Alex Richards.
Andy Lewis came to the attention of the wider world as Blur’s tour DJ and the main man behind the Blow Up club nights in Camden Town that triggered the Brit Pop scene in the 1990s. Starting out with Pete and Miles as bass player in Pimlico, he later joined indie scene stalwarts Spearmint and has been Paul Weller’s bass player since 2007. He has released a number of solo recordings, and has collaborated with some legendary vocalists including Keni Burke, Reg King, Loleatta Holloway and Jess Roberts.
Alex Richards is a keyboard player of some renown. Touring extensively with Mohair and The Bluetones, he has also been on many recordings and has an instinctive flair for the Hammond organ.
Pete Twyman has been writing songs for as long as he can remember. He plays guitar, keyboards and drums, and has a gift for discovering interesting chords. With plenty of live experience with Pimlico, Thurman, The Four Stories and Paul Weller’s band, Pete’s got a great ear for detail and is in demand as a mastering engineer.
Miles Chapman has been playing drums since the age of 11. He’s a regular performer and session player, and has been a musical collaborator with Andy and Pete since 1988.
THE RED INSPECTORS was born out of a love and admiration for the music of the early Acid Jazz bands- Corduroy, Mother Earth, The James Taylor Quartet, Jamiroquai and The Brand New Heavies. Their debut album Are We The Red Inspectors? Are We? Was written and recorded earlier in 2011 and is a cheeky 21st Century mixture of Hammond Organ, detective TV theme tunes, easy listening, porn soundtrack, cocktail lounge, bossa-nova and electro-funk pop tunes. Between them, Pete, Miles, Andy and Alex play drums, percussion, bass, guitar and a variety of keyboards. They also occasionally sing.
Having found its natural home on the label that had such an influence on their musical development, Acid Jazz records is proud to release the debut release from THE RED INSPECTORS to co-incide with their 25th anniversary in January 2012.
The Red Inspectors play their first London show to promote their debut album "Are We The Red Inspectors? Are We?" on Thursday, January 12 at The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette Street W1D 4JB, London, United Kingdom.
"It's the album we always wanted to make, on the label we always wanted to be on", they say. Featuring Andy Lewis (Paul Weller/Spearmint) on bass and Alex Richards (The Bluetones/Mohair) on keyboards, it's a genre-defying post-modern mash of soundtrack vibes, acid funk and pub rock which sounds better than it, er, sounds. With support from The Broken Vinyl Club. Tickets available from http://www.hmvtickets.com/events/5186
The Red Inspectors Info:
Album Review from Music News.com
By: Andy Snipper
Genre pigeon-holing is getting even more discriminatory – this set is apparently Lounge-Core but The Red Inspectors seem, to me, to cross an awful lot of other boundaries on the way to a delightful set of ‘tunes’.
There are touches of cocktail jazz, detective show groove, soft-core porno cheese and Hammond funk wrapped up in here and the end result is a very tasty dozen numbers with an adult feel.
Miles Chapman and Andy Lewis are old muckers who started their career in the seminal Pimlico back in the early ‘90’s while Alex Richards on keys has been heard in bands such as Mohair and the Bluetones. Pete Twyman has played guitar with Paul Weller alongside Andy Lewis (bass).
The album comes in at around half an hour but the quality of the music is excellent and the variety never stops – one of my favourites has to be ‘Clutching At Straws’ which has psychedelic sitar alongside the strings in the backing and sits alongside ‘Monochrome Sunrise,’ which wouldn’t sound out of place on a Lalo Schifrin album!
‘Into Morocco’ has an oriental/African feel to it while the funk of ‘Frankenstein’s Finger’ is one for the dancefloor of a club with ‘A Go Go’ in its title – you can almost see the caged dancers and paisley patterns. ‘The Kardomah’ is a delightful piece of BoHo jazz and the most sophisticated number on the album.
All told a very fine album and a great ‘debut’.
Monday, 28 November 2011
Supremely Groovy New Video And Song From The Moons!
We love The Moons here at PWNews.
Check out the super cool video for their new single, Double Vision Love.
The Moons will be playing a special Christmas show in London this Friday, December 2nd!
Get your tickets HERE and go help The Moons spread a little Holiday cheer.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Paul Weller's Vinyl Classics, Vols. 1-3! Streaming now via Mixcloud!
All three volumes of Paul's wonderful, "Vinyl Classics" series! Rare Soul, Funk, Jazz and R&B directly from his record collection. Join Paul and get Under The Influence!
Pre-Sale Ticket Info For Paul Weller's Roundhouse Concerts In London!
Paul will be previewing his forthcoming album, Sonik Kicks IN FULL with two concerts at the Roundhouse in London on March 18 & 19, 2012. Tickets go on an exclusive pre-sale Wednesday November 23rd at www.ticketfactory.com and available in general on Friday the 25th.
"Weller isn’t one to wait 20 years to be invited to perform his ‘classic’ album. He would rather do it here and now, there’s no need for nostalgia to play its part. So SONIK KICKS will be performed in full at The Roundhouse on 18th & 19th March 2012."
Source: PaulWeller.com & Ticketfactory.com
Monday, 21 November 2011
New Paul Weller Album Titled, "Sonik Kicks" Out 26th March 2012!
Sonik Kicks
Released 26th March 2012
Green
The Attic
Kling I Klang
Sleep of The Serene
By The Waters
That Dangerous Age
Study In Blue
Dragonfly
When Your Garden’s Overgrown
Around The Lake
Twilight
Drifters
Paperchase
Be Happy Children
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Paul Weller Releases "Around The Lake" Digital Single THIS MONDAY!
Paul Weller has a new single listed at Amazon.co.uk that will be available THIS MONDAY, 21 Nov 2011 for download/purchase. The song, "Around The Lake" was previewed heavily on Paul's last tour.
Monday, 14 November 2011
A Few Guests On Bruce Foxton's New Album Including...Paul Weller!
AN UNEXPECTED reconciliation with former Jam bandmate Paul Weller has led to a creative rebirth for Bruce Foxton. The bass player with Britain's most successful band of the late 1970s and early 1980s comes to the Hall for Cornwall on Tuesday with From The Jam.
But that group has moved on – no longer just a vehicle for performing the old Jam classics, Bruce, singer/guitarist Russell Hastings and former Big Country/Cult drummer Mark Brzezicki are now playing originals too.
Bruce told me: "Two-thirds of a new album has already been completed at Paul Weller's studio and it will be released next year, probably under the name Foxton, but it will still be the members of From The Jam. We will be playing two or three of the songs among the Jam stuff in Truro – hopefully Jam fans will relate to it, as there is a similar feel, mostly down to Russell's vocals which share a Weller vibe."
"Ray Davies is on one song and it looks as though Steve Cropper will be on another. He's one of my musical heroes, so to have a legend like him on the album is amazing. Funnily enough there is a Motown feel to some of the songs, but the one he's due to play on is the most un-Motown of the lot."
Paul Weller himself is also on the album – a move which definitely wouldn't have happened anytime in the last 30 years until now. Bruce explained: "Paul heard through a mutual friend that my wife Pat had been diagnosed with cancer. While she was having treatment in Israel, Paul rang to wish her well. Sod's law, I was down in the hotel bar and missed the call, but when I got back, she said, 'you'll never guess who called'." Sadly Pat, who Bruce had been with for more than 30 years, later died but he is delighted she got to hear Paul and Bruce's musical reconciliation on the song Fast Car/Slow Traffic on Weller's last album. "I was devastated when she died and completely lost interest in the music, but I knew Pat would want me to carry on and since then the songs have been flowing."
The rekindled friendship with Weller does beg the question, will we ever see a full Jam reunion? "Well, Paul is obviously very successful, we have this new album and Rick (Buckler) is in a new band, which I'm really pleased about, so I don't see it happening. But it would certainly pay off my mortgage. Actually, even though it sounds poncey, if we ever did re-form it would have to be for artistic reasons. It would never be just for the money."
Don't hold your breath then. In the meantime, make sure you see From The Jam – so much more than a tribute band. For tickets priced £20 plus booking fees contact the box office on 01872 262466 or head to www.hallforcornwall.co.uk See next week's What's On for an interview with former Jam drummer Rick Buckler, whose new band if... also play in Cornwall this month.
From This Is Cornwall
Friday, 11 November 2011
Paul Weller Interview With ShortList.com!
PAUL WELLER
In mod we trust
"I swear Noel’s obsessed with me,” says Paul Weller, with a sly smile. “Honestly, he’s always mentioning me in interviews.” He’s responding to the Weller-comments in ShortList’s recent interview with Noel Gallagher. But the former Oasis guitarist isn’t the only rocker you could accuse of having a Modfather fixation. Since he snarled on to the scene with The Jam nearly 35 years ago, he’s cast an impeccably tailored shadow over pop culture as an icon of music, style and singular hairstyles. So it’s no surprise that Liam Gallagher has enlisted him to design his own Pretty Green capsule line. But does this foray into fashion mean the 53-year-old’s quitting music? Not a chance…
You’ve got a new collection on Liam’s label. Does that make him your boss? [Laughs] Yeah, I’m working for Liam. Working for the man. Nah, he hasn’t really been involved, but I showed him the stuff and he likes it. [Pretty Green] made a suit for me last year when I was playing the Royal Albert Hall and it all went from there.
How important is what you wear to your music? I grew up in a time when music and clothes were intertwined. If you liked a band’s music you liked the way they looked, their haircuts, their attitude and their influences. It was all one and the same. I don’t know if that exists today, but it was a real obsession for me and people of my generation. It went on at least until the end of the Seventies and maybe into the Eighties, but everything comes and goes so quickly now. Bands don’t last any more, but the fashions seem to stick around forever.
What are some of the common style errors men make today? Two-piece suits with trainers. I’m not having that at all. It seems to be a bit of an old, 60s rock-star thing. You see Ronnie Wood, Keith [Richards] and Macca doing it. I don’t know if it’s just that you get to that age and think, “God. I just want to wear something comfortable.” Hopefully it’ll never happen to me, because there are certain things you just shouldn’t do. Tracksuits have their place in the gym, but day-to-day and on the high street? Nah, I’m not having that either.
Who do you rate, style-wise? That Brian Cox looks pretty good. I like him. ‘The Mod Professor’. He’s got good hair.
Would you go the Wayne Rooney route if you started losing your locks? What, a transplant? Probably, yeah. That or some wigs.
The Stone Roses are back together, Liam’s already talking up the possibility of an Oasis reunion… Is he really? F*cking hell, that was quick.
We suppose so. Why do you think band reunions are such big business? Money talks, doesn’t it? Simple as that.
You’ve always said there’ll never be a Jam reunion. Are you genuinely not tempted? Hopefully I’ll never be that skint, mate. I mean, I don’t know the Roses that well, apart from Mani who’s a good mate. There’ll be a financial consideration, obviously, but I know from [Mani’s] point of view that he’s been mad to do it for years. He’s actually really wanted to get back with his mates and he loved that band. But for Ian [Brown] and John [Squire], I don’t know… I really don’t think there’s too much love lost there. We live in that age, though, don’t we? It’s either bands reforming, bands playing their classic album or tribute bands.
So you wouldn’t do a ‘classic album’ gig either, then? Nah. I’m going to go out and play a classic album next year, but it’ll be my f*cking new one. Not one from 20 years ago.
Where do you stand on nostalgia obsession, though? You obviously still love Sixties and Seventies style… It drives me potty. It’s a strange time. In some ways it makes me want to go away for a while and come back when people have got a bit of sense back. I find the whole nostalgia thing very strange right across the board. I don’t get it. I also think it doesn’t help new bands. Don’t get me wrong — there aren’t a lot of great new bands, and there’s a lot of sh*t about. But it hurts new bands coming up because nobody’s looking out for anything new. It’s just tried and tested old music, and it’s weird to me. I think it’s a phase.
What about modern pop — Noel Gallagher recently outed you as an X Factor fan in ShortList… He needs to be f*cking outed, mate. Yeah, I do watch it, but I also watch Peppa Pig with my six-year-old boy. And I’m more of a fan of Peppa Pig than I am of The X Factor. If anything, it makes more f*cking sense. I watch EastEnders with my missus because she’s mad for it, and Ben 10’s my little boy’s favourite, but it doesn’t mean I really love those programmes. It’s just something you have to do.
Noel also had a few things to say about the quality of your tea-making... Listen, Noel’s got a lot of stories, but how many of them are actually true is another matter. He’s from that Manchester school of bullsh*t, bless his heart. He’s got lots of stories and theories but few of them are rooted in truth.
Away from that, how do you feel about songs being used by politicians or in certain adverts? David Cameron infamously confessed to being a fan of The Eton Rifles… I’ve got less of a problem with an advert using it than I have a politician. When Tony Blair ran for office in 1997, they wanted to use The Changingman for their campaign, but I wouldn’t let them. So there are certain things I wouldn’t do. I don’t know how [Cameron] could have misread the words [to The Eton Rifles] so much. It’s pretty simple. They’re just f*cking stupid, I think.
Are you tempted to follow Keith Richards and write a memoir? I get asked to do one every year and I just don’t think I’m old enough to write one. The good thing about Keith and Bob Dylan was that they waited until their 60s. That’s quite nice, because you’ve got more of an overview. God willing, if I’m still here in 10 years’ time, I’ll do it.
Do you ever plan to retire? I don’t know if I always want to be travelling around the world, but I always want to make records. That’s for sure.
There was a newspaper story a few years ago about a drunken night in Prague. What actually went on? Well, it’s just because some c*nt’s always got a cameraphone nowadays. I’ve fallen over a million times. I’ve stopped drinking. Not because of Prague and some paper, but I stopped over a year ago now, just because I needed to. I feel brand new.
So what’s replaced the drink? Sanity. I wake up every morning clear-headed and optimistic. I wasn’t doing that when I was drinking. I was having a good time but then I’d spend three days depressed. Which was just not me. I look after myself now. I try to go to the gym at least three times a week and I’m just buzzing off that. It’s not that I’m against drinking — I’m very much pro-drinking — but for me I’ve come to the end of my relationship with it. I had a f*cking good run of it, though. Not that I remember half of it.
From ShortList.com
Paul Weller Talks Fashion With GQ!
"Did I want anything from my dad's wardrobe? Only his copies of Playboy." Paul Weller is sitting in the former offices of Hammer Horror on, appropriately, London's Wardour Street, discussing his new range of suits for Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green label. One of the country's best-dressed musicians, Weller has gone from Burton-suited mod revivalist with the Jam in the Seventies to Britpop's founding father in the mid-Nineties, via the Style Council and the gloriously OTT Eighties.
Thankfully his new clothing line is inspired by the late Sixties and early Seventies and includes well-cut three-piece suits which can be worn both in and out of an office. "I wouldn't want to be involved in anything that I wouldn't wear myself," says Weller. "It's been a dream really - I brought reference pictures, graphics, sketches, vintage things I've collected over the years and stuff from my own wardrobe." Here he talks to GQ.com about satin jackets, Ben Sherman shirts vs Brutus ones and highly questionable "mutant quiffs"...
My dad was very stylish when he was a young man. I've seen photos of him and he was a Teddy Boy. He seemed to lose interest in clothes after a certain amount of time. That's the danger - when men get to a certain age, they let their wives pick their clothes. That's really wrong - it's basically saying, "I don't care what I look like any more." It leads to that thing when people say, "I'm comfortable," and start wearing trainers all the time. Remember there's a time and a place for tracksuits.
The first thing I bought that was really stylish was in 1969 when I was eleven. I saved up for a black, grey and white tie-dye grandad vest. It was too big - they weren't catering for kids my age - and hung off me but I loved it. It was from a boutique in Woking called Flacks which was amazing. It had a lot of post-hippie clothing but also a lot of stuff that skinheads were buying as well. It wasn't King's Road hippies and trendies - it was for people who had been mods in the Sixties and were now doing their own thing.
The Jam went through a phase of wearing satin jackets. But that was pre-getting signed and making it, when we were still playing the pubs and clubs - around '75. Shocking, really - what would you call them apart from "horrible"? We'd wear these white zip-up bomber jackets with black kind of loon pants and black and white shoes. That was our stage outfit. Shocking.
Have I ever had a nightmare with a bespoke suit? Cor blimey, loads of 'em. Not recently, but in the early Jam days, when we first got a little bit of money. We went to a place just behind Carnaby Street called Carnaby Cavern. We got some suits knocked up there - they were appalling, looking back on it. They were supposed to be mohair and had a slight sheen to them. They were really badly cut but you don't know when you're 18. We wore them every night on a really long tour - we did 40 dates and we'd sweat because we were playing these little clubs. We'd get them dry-cleaned wherever we could. By the end of the tour they'd shrunk - they looked like Norman Wisdom's suits.
When I was a suedehead, I would wear Fred Perry. Which was pretty standard: Levi's with the turn-ups, loafers or maybe Dr Martens and a Harrington. It was what you could afford. I always wanted a suit jacket. The older kids - I was only 16 - would be the ones you'd spend all night staring at. They'd be wearing a sheepskin, a Crombie or a tonic suit, maybe with oxblood cap-toed shoes. You'd see a few faces in there who would stand out and you'd think, 'What the f*** are they wearing?" Weeks later, everyone would be wearing the same thing that they were.
The difference between a Ben Sherman shirt and a Brutus shirt was about a pound. Ben Sherman's were always more expensive. They both had good points but Ben Sherman were the ones you aspired to - they were in an oxford cloth while Brutus' were paper-thin. Having said that, Brutus did some beautiful tartan and gingham shirts.
I think Miles Kane is a very dandy young man. He's always very nicely turned out. Liam from the Courteeners is always pretty smart as well. A lot of em are right scruffy little f***ers, really.
For me, if you were into the music of a band, you were into the way they looked as well. It used to go hand-in-hand - I don't know whether there are the same values any more. I've bought clothes based on record covers. Particularly from the formative music that turned me onto it in the first place when I was a kid, with the Beatles and the Small Faces. A lot of those Sixties soul artists were in really sharp sharkskin or mohair suits and Motown artists looked amazing.
Whenever you put a suit on, it always makes you a couple of inches taller. You just feel different.
Liam and I always talk about clothes whenever we meet. I don't see him that often but whenever we do it's "Where's that from?" I would never give him or anyone else advice on clothes, other to say, "Where did you get them shoes from?" You can't tell Liam Gallagher what to wear.
You can't really go too far wrong with a pinstripe. I own five and they're all pretty similar really - double-breasted or three-button. A few are bespoke - a friend of mine called Mark Powell does them.
My worst haircut? I've had loads over the years. Not to keep Eighties-bashing but there were some pretty shocking ones then. I don't know if anyone had a decent haircut then though. I was looking at old pictures of the Smiths the other day - Johnny Marr looks really cool now but back then we all had stupid haircuts of varying nature. Mutant quiffs and angular cuts!
Opening a clothes shop is something I've thought about from time to time. But I don't know about the reality of it. It's something that's always interested me. I've been into clothes as long as I can remember. It's great with this thing with Pretty Green - I can do my designs but I don't have the headaches of manufacturing.
If a jacket fits you good on the shoulders, that's a good place to start. If you're buying your first suit, make sure it fits. It's not necessarily their fault - most people can't afford a bespoke suit at two and a half grand - but you can buy a decent suit for £200. Try to look for something that fits your body shape.
Whatever fashion faux pas you've made in the past, you've got to stand by them. The Eighties were a pretty rough time. There are too many in mention. I used to think I came out of the Eighties unscathed but no one did.
I would like to do a watch for Pretty Green. But that's far off in the future.
No man should have cowboys boots in his wardrobe. That's fair enough, isn't it? Unless you're a cowboy, of course.
From GQ
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Paul Weller To Play "Crisis" Charity Concert!
From PaulWeller.com
On Tuesday December 20th at the Hammersmith Apollo, Paul Weller will join a host of stars from the world of music and comedy to perform at Stand Up and Rock: a music and comedy gig in aid of homelessness charity Crisis. Weller will be performing a full live show while there will also be appearances from Graham Coxon, Tim Minchin, Jo Brand and Ross Noble.
The night will help mark the 40th anniversary of Crisis at Christmas and all proceeds will go towards helping the charity continue its life changing services. Since 1972, Crisis has provided vital services for homeless and vulnerably housed people.
Speaking about the show, Weller said: "It'll be good to get on stage for Crisis again. In hard times like these more and more people need their help so I'm happy to support Stand Up and Rock as Crisis at Christmas turns 40."
Tickets for the show go on sale from 10am on Friday (November 4) via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Ticket prices will from £39.50 to £75 with a limited number of Weller meet and greet tickets available.
For more details visit www.crisis.org.uk.
This will be Weller's only remaining show of 2011, details of more UK shows set for 2012 will be announced in the coming weeks.
Monday, 17 October 2011
A Street Interview With Andy Lewis!
Check this great little street interview from Paul's bass player
and superb solo artist, Mr. Andy Lewis!
and superb solo artist, Mr. Andy Lewis!
Friday, 23 September 2011
Paul Weller On The Cover Of Q! Special Collector's Edition!
To celebrate 25 years of Q, Weller is this month one of 25 musicians to grace the cover of 25 anniversary collectors issues of the magazine. Inside the issue Paul also discusses the music that most influenced and shaped his career.
The magazine goes on sale on September 27th but you can pre-order the Weller version via qthemusic.com from today (September 23rd), while stocks last!
Paul Weller Inspects The New Burberry 2012 Womenswear Line!
Here's a few pics of Paul attending the Burberry Spring/Summer 2012 Womenswear line at Kensington Gardens in London on September 19, 2011.
Monday, 19 September 2011
Official Classic "The Jam" T-Shirt To Be Released In Limited Quantities!
The Jam - Spray T-Shirt
The Jam are to release a fantastic new t-shirt of their classic logo at the end of October.
These t-shirts will be done on a limited pressing and sell out very quickly.
Order yours now or you will miss out!
The t-shirt comes in Small, Medium, Large & X Large.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Paul Weller Recipe In Teenage Cancer Trust's Rockstar Cookbook!
With the exception perhaps of American Pie, gigs rarely rock to the sound of songs about food.
Musicians tend to prefer coffee and cigarettes to a nicely balanced risotto, and so food has become the preserve of novelty records such as music hall’s Boiled Beef And Carrots or more recently, a certain singing chef on South Park. But this month sees a new cookbook that admits something we’ve all been suspecting. After Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi fights through the fans, dives into his blacked-out limo and screeches off – he’s thinking about getting his raw fish onto marinade, rather than seasoning his groupies with a champagne shower.
The Teenage Cancer Trust’s Rock Star Cookbook features over 60 musicians and their recipes (although, strangely, no Bucks Fizz). From Katie Melua to Cliff Richard and Paul Weller, they all have one thing in common – a love of cooking.
Paul Weller loves… the perfect amaretti biscotti:
(Makes 36)
400g plain flour
2tsp baking powder
125g butter, softened
200g caster sugar
2 medium eggs
2tsp finely grated orange zest
1tsp almond extract
75g almond flakes, toasted
1 large egg white, lightly whisked, to glaze
Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas Mark 5 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Sift the flour and baking powder together into a bowl and set aside. In another large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the orange zest and almond extract. Add in the flour and stir until smooth. Finally, mix in the toasted almonds. Divide the dough in half and shape each into a log, about 5cm in diameter. Place both on the baking tray and gently flatten. Brush the tops with egg white. Bake for 25 minutes until light brown. Leave to cool slightly and then gently cut the logs diagonally into 1cm slices. Place flat on the baking tray and bake for a further 10 minutes until crisp. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store the biscotti in a paper bag to help them soften slightly.
Love Music Love Food: The Rockstar Cookbook is published by Quadrille, in support of Teenage Cancer Trust, priced £30. Available now
From Shropshire Star
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
"Slow Time Mondays" : The Legendary Splinters Project Surfaces!
One of the finest fan made projects ever, surfaces at Mixcloud for all the world to hear. A true gem!!!
From Cpt. Stax:
10 yrs ago today, we (at Splinters) were working on the final details for our own version of the 2001 Acoustic Tour album, called "Slow Time Mondays" after Jim Pinkington's suggestion. All the tracks played on that tour not included on the official album, and out 1 month before "Days of Speed"! A successful project involving many members like Karl (archive supremo) Dodger (drawings) Martin (database distribution) me (artwork and tracks consultant) and others. The result was more interesting and "true" than the official live album, even if "just" audience recordings. The (free) distribution started just after the 9/11 tragedy, and I remember myself trying to do the back sleeve artwork at home that sleepless night, watching the news in horror and despair. In the end, almost unconsciously, I made what could be seen as a simple tribute to the twin towers. For the 1st time ever shared outside Splinters now, to celebrate its 10th anniversary. We know Paul Weller was (and is) an avid collector of fan recordings and he’s not against these kind of things, so I had a copy ready to be shipped to the Black Barn Studios (fao: John Weller!). But in the end we thought it wasn't a great idea, cos maybe the label, or John, would consider it as a bootleg (it’s not!). I’m pretty sure if we were able to give it to Paul in person he’d love it! Enjoy!
Friday, 26 August 2011
Paul Weller In This Month's Q Magazine!
Paul appears in this month's issue of Q magazine with some pics and a short interview announcing that his new LP titiled, "Sonik Kicks" will be released in early 2012. Noel Gallagher appears on two tracks.
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