Paul Weller News!

From Paul Weller Official: On June 25th Weller will be heading to Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain to perform at the Azkena Rock Festival . The three day event will also see performances from the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, The Cult, Queens Of The Stone Age and Band Of Horses. To get your tickets head to www.ticketmaster.es and visit the official website for more information on the festival.

Dope opera Ideal makes its long awaited return to BBC3 on Thursday 26th May – and there will be some extra special guest stars knocking on Moz’s dingy door. The seventh series of the seriously twisted comedy starring Johnny Vegas is set to feature Paul Weller, Rula Lenska and former EastEnders and Strictly Come Dancing star Kara Tointon, with Janeane Garofalo also returning for a second series. Johnny said: “Paul Weller, or The Modfather, as the script rightly refers to him, is one of the coolest customers ever to step onto our sound stage. “He’s the Daddy! Pure class, and again, zero airs and graces.

Paul visited BBC Radio over the weekend and played a batch of his favourite records. You can listen to a replay of the show this week HERE! Pop-Up Player:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b010wv58 Show Details: It's the World's only Vinyl Music show, celebrating the format with musicians who are avid collectors. Presented by Pete Paphides, former Chief Rock Critic at The Times, and now writer for Mojo and The Guardian. He has a vinyl collection worth $1m. In the first hour he invites Paul Weller and Laura Marling in together to share treasures from their collections. Then in the final hour he travels to the Brighton home of Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim, to rummage through his collection.