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Here Comes The Sundance – Abbey Road TX in US
For our readers in the US, 'TX' doesn't now mean Texas, but
'Transmission', since we now have details of the Sundance
Channel's airings of the Live From Abbey Road series.
Apparently, it will have a regular 10PM slot from June 21st
(no indication of whether they mean PST, EST, or Miller Time,
so check out your local TV listings for details).
David's section is in Show 5, broadcast on July 19th, and it
will be the same show as previously seen, which also showcased
Amos Lee, plus Joe Sample with Randy Crawford. The US season
comprises 12 shows, and other featured artists include Norah
Jones, Snow Patrol, Shawn Colvin, Dr. John, Dave Matthews,
Wynton Marsalis, and Paul Simon amongst others.
Non-US viewers will be pleased to know that the LFAR show has
now been promised to 107 countries; more specific details as we
get them. Click here for the official Web site.
Addendum for OZ
Australian LFAR News: David's episode is being shown on Sunday
20th May on MAX (available on Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital).
The entire series is being repeated on the same channel over the
weekend of 23/24 June; six episodes are to be screened back-to-back
from 11AM each day.
David and Band Score with MOJO Fans
It's punter poll time at MOJO magazine
in the UK, and David's 2006 tour has not been
ignored.
In the Live Act of the Year category,
David is ranked at Number 3, ahead of such acts
as The Who, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the
Arctic Monkeys. Bruce Springsteen topped the
list, with The Raconteurs second. Numbers 4
to 10 were: (4) Arctic Monkeys; (5) Red Hot
Chili Peppers; (6) The Who; (7) Oasis; (8) Kasabian;
(9) Muse; and (10) Morrissey.
Lest we forget, David's 2006 live band included
Richard Wright, Phil Manzanera,
Jon Carin, Guy Pratt, Steve
DiStanislao, and the incomparable Dick
Parry, all of course featured in the forthcoming
DVD Remember That Night: Live At The Royal
Albert Hall.
TV Sales Come Together for Abbey Road
Broadcast news for our non-UK readers: the Live
From Abbey Road people have announced some
International deals. Apparently, as of yesterday,
the TV music series has been picked up by ABC
(terrestrial) and XYZ (pay TV) in Australia;
Rialto Channel in New Zealand; ATV in
Hong Kong; MICO in Japan; STAR
TV in Asia; Media Prima in Malaysia;
UBC in Thailand; and Mediacorp TV 12
in Singapore.
Live From Abbey Road, which was first
acquired by the Sundance Channel in the U.S.,
is currently broadcasting on Fox channels in
Italy, Sony in Latin America,
Lumiere in Cyprus, Ceska in the Czech
Republic, YLE in Finland, Kanal 5
in Sweden, 365 Media in Iceland,
and Geo TV in Pakistan.
Filmed in High Definition at the iconic North
London studios, each one-hour episode of Live
from Abbey Road features new and established
artists in live performance, plus short interviews.
Click here
to check out the other performers who join David
on the series.
Map And Look Here
More exciting additions to the ever-expanding
DavidGilmour.com site can be found at the Stuff
& Nonsense page.
As well as a guide to getting the maximum value
out of the Chat
Room, you will see that the Webmaster
has implemented a World GuestMap. Not
only can you give other readers knowledge of
your whereabouts, basking in the glory of your
country's contribution to the world as we know
it, but you can even choose your own national
flag to plant on your own home territory. Before
you ask, yes, we do have Peru, Turkmenistan,
and of course Wales, so there's no excuse –
get mapping now!
And as if that wasn't enough, you can add a
pertinent comment, Borat-style, extolling the
virtues of your very own neck of the woods.
As usual, we reserve the right to excise any
adverts, impertinent requests or non-fraternal
intercontinental remarks, so please think global
– don't act loco.
Some Birthday Greetings
Today is the birthday of David Gilmour CBE,
a man who has thrilled the world with his singing
and guitar playing, and who delighted fans with
the release of On An Island, the album
released a year ago today. As well as entering
the UK charts at Number 1 and the US charts
at Number 6, On An Island topped the
European charts and became Platinum in many
countries around the world, including the UK
and Canada. Many happy returns!
Needless to say, it's also the birthday of other
creative persons, so a tip of the hat to the
following as well: Kiki Dee; Gabriel Garcia
Marquez; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Mary Wilson of
The Supremes; and (one for Blue Peter fans)
John Noakes. |
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