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James Walbourne - Oklahoma U.S.A (The Kinks cover)

James Walbourne - Gypsy Gate

No sooner did we get our post on Kami Thompson's new solo album Love Lies up on DC did we discover her latest work with fellow Londoner and songwriter James Walbourne -- the delightfully monikered Dead Flamingoes . A tour with Josh Rouse in the U.K. has just wrapped, a debut EP Habit is imminent and skittery and shimmering lead track "Hold Your Fire" -- replete with a sinewy guitar break -- is now yours to weigh in on... [...]

• Dead Flamingoes - Hold Your Fire

Heavenly Recordings have posted tracks on Soundcloud from James Walbourne's recent EP, Drugs and Money, the guitar slinger has toured and recorded with Pete Bruntnell and Jar Farrar as well as being a member of Son Volt and the Pernice Brothers,take a listen. He's starting a mini tour today. 15th Oct Kazimier, Liverpool 16th Oct Glee Club, Birmingham 17th Oct The Fleece,Bristol 19th Oct Bush Hall,London 20th Oct Bush Hall,London 31st Oct Slaughtered Lamb, London. Homepage HVN230 [...]

• heavenlyrecordings - HVN230 - James Walbourne 'Drugs and Money' EP

What else is there to do on a cold, windswept evening on the eastern streets of Oxford, but to head down to a temporary gig space/arts centre just off the Cowley Road. The Old Bookbinders (not to be mistaken with its namesake over in Jericho) is a bit like gate-crashing a student house party: fairy lights, garlands and bunting, old sofas, chairs, and a smattering of plastic tables. There’s a makeshift bar serving alcohol by night, and tea and coffee by day – and all of this goes hand in hand with tonight’s intimate musical offering, courtesy of Heavenly [...]

Ahead of her tour with John Grant in March, Sea of Bees’ Julie Baenziger will be stepping out on tour in February as part of a Heavenly Recordings ' showcase. Playing alongside label mates Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou and James Walbourne, the young Sacramento born multi-instrumentalist Baenziger will have just released her debut album Songs For The Ravens when the tour kicks off on February 8. February 8 - Haymakers, Cambridge 9 - Bush Hall, [...]

     MUSIC NEWS - The Pretenders have just announce their return to North American with a headlining tour starting August 4 at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario with Cat Power and Juliette Lewis supporting on certain dates of the tour (see full itinerary below), THE PRETENDERS touring line up of Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, James Walbourne, Eric Heywood , and Nick Wilkinson , will make their 2nd tour through North America in support of their ninth album, the critically acclaimed [...]

The Pretenders lanzará un nuevo EP para las navidades que presenta una nueva canción, llamada "2000 Miles" y también algunos temas navideños. El disco se llama The Pretenders iTunes Originals y estará disponible en la tienda de Apple desde el 23 de diciembre (justito para que te autoregales el disco). Tendrá algunas famosas canciones de la banda y que fueron grabadas cuando en el line up estaban Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, James Walbourne, Mark Spencer, y Nick Wilkinson. Además, y esto quizás es lo más [...]

         MUSIC NEWS - Today, The Pretenders  announced the release of a iTunes PRETENDERS "Originals" edition. The Pretenders edition will be available exclusively at the iTunes Store beginning on December 23, 2008.  In addition, the band has released a digital holiday EP which features a new recording of the band's classic "2000 Miles" as well as holiday classics "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "Blue Christmas." The version of  "Blue Christmas" will also  be featured in the video game Rock Band.   [...]