october 2007
the band will be in new york city to record their new album and record overdubs in early 2008. it's still early, but the band is considering performing some acoustic gigs in the usa while finalizing the album.
a 13 song compilation of the band's concert from the basement in sydney (on august 4, 2006) is airing on channel 2 ABC in australia on october 25. [10/15]
august 2007
the band are finalizing plans to head into the recording studio for three weeks. they will be recording in new york city with andy chase, who mixed weightlifting. the band is still working on new songs and over the next few weeks, recording preliminary versions in glasgow. this gives them and andy something to work from, so when they arrive in new york, they can get right into the recordings. overdubs will be added as needed afterwards. the band will include grant wilson on bass and stevie mulhearn on keyboards, as davy hughes and roddy hart have been unavailable to rehearse. [8/12]
may 2007
the band is still writing and rehearsing new songs and, barring any surprises, will get into the recording studio before the end of the year. stevie mulhearn, who played keyboards with the band in 1999-2000 is back working with the band.
there is a possibility of a show in paris this summer. more details when available.
frank is singing some backing vocals on the new kevin ayers album currently being recorded.
congratulations to paul, who was married earlier this month! [5/20]
april 2007
the band now have a 24/7 rehearsal room in glasgow, where they've continued to work on new songs. they're expecting to continue rehearsing through the spring and possiby get into the studio during the summer.
the band is confirmed to perform at the connect music festival in loch fyne in argyll on august 31. they're booked for the main stage, which is headlined by the beastie boys. see the gigs page for more information.
an approximately 60 minute version of the band's concert in sydney last august is expected to air on australia's abc tv as part of the 'live at the basement' series. air date tbd. [4/24]
march 2007
we're still working on updates for the relaunch of trashcansinatras.com. we think you'll enjoy the new site.
ballads of the book, with the new trashcan sinatras song "half an apple", is released in the uk on march 5 and in the usa on april 3. chemikal underground has a great minisite for the album, where you can listen to the album tracks, read about the participating artists and watch a trailer for the 'making of' documentary.
the band is performing at a couple of ballads related concerts. see the gigs page for more information.
universal is finalizing plans to re-release cake, i've seen everything and a happy pocket this summer. each album will be digitally remastered, repackaged and include bonus tracks (all or most of each album's b-sides - there will not be any new songs, remixes or alternate versions). as of now, the albums are being released worldwide, with the exception of the usa and canada. universal is still working on clearing the albums for release in north america. more information to come. [3/3]
january 2007
it has been a bit quiet lately, but here are some updates:
look for trashcansinatras.com to be relaunched with a new look and more interactive features, including streaming movies and mp3s and photo slideshows. the new site should go live soon.
the band has been working on new songs and has around 15 songs in various stages of completion as they continue to work out the songs in rehearsals and prepare to record a new album. these new songs include: astronomy, come if you're coming, down and out in new york city, easy on the eye, the engine, i don't know how, i wish you'd met her, the neighbours place, prisons...and working titles include: the abba tune, the camera tune, the fender rhodes tune, the j. geils tune and the shangri-las tune. the current plan is to get into the studio this spring and release an album around the fall.
the band's song on the upcoming scottish poetry/music collaboration ballads of the books is called "half an apple" (the working title had been "thin air"). the song is based on a poem written by ali smith. the album is released by chemikal underground in march.
the band is going to start answering the last round of website q&a. you can still address questions to specific band members or send in general questions and we'll try to get them answered. an added bonus for the younger fans, if you are age 12 or less, you can send in your questions to the 'kids corner.' please include your age when sending the question. send questions to info@trashcansinatras.com and anything not answered this round will be picked up next time.
in trashcan sinatras 'extended family'/side projects news:
eddi reader's new album peacetime is released soon (it's already available on itunes uk and at eddireader.com). the album features her version of "prisons," with john douglas on guitar and backing vocals, a song of john's called "should i pray?" with john on acoustic and electric guitars, and a song called "the shepherd's song" which features lyrics written by john and eddi. the recording of that song features john and paul livingston on guitar.
eddi will be appearing on the heaven and earth show on BBC1 on sunday, january 28th to perform "should i pray ?" the backing band will feature john on acoustic, stephen douglas on drums and paul livingston on electric.
frank makes an appearance on kris drever's debut album, out now on reveal records. frank sings backing vocals on the song "poor man's son". [1/14]
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october 2007
welcome to the new trashcansinatras.com. the site has all of the information you're used to, plus new navigation and features. we have built-in mp3 players with new mp3s (including a couple of exclusive remixes) and fan cover versions. if you've recorded any cover versions of tcs songs, please let us know. you'll also find a band blog, photo galleries, slideshows, a pictorial discography and much more. take a look around and make yourself comfortable. we're still working on bringing even more new features to the site. [10/15]
august 2007
frank reader's answers to the website "kids corner" questions have been added to the quotes page. [8/12]
may 2007
paul livingston's answers to the website "kids corner" questions have been added to the quotes page. other band member responses to the kids corner and other questions will be added periodically. [5/20]
a new video and two mp3s have been added to the downloads page. [5/20]
a new setlist has been added to the gigs page. [5/20]
april 2007
john douglas' answers to the website "kids corner" questions have been added to the quotes page. other band member responses to the kids corner and other questions will be added periodically. [4/24]
a concert review, dvd review and ballad of the books article have been added to the quotes page. [4/24]
three more videos have been added to the downloads page. [4/24]
a new setlist has been added to the gigs page. [4/24]
guitar chords for "country air" have been added to the resources page. [4/24]
march 2007
a couple of videos have been added to the downloads page. [3/3]
january 2007
a couple of mp3s and a video have been added to the downloads page. [1/21]
the setlist from the castlemilk festival is posted on the gigs page. [1/14]
a short interview with john and a recent article, both about the "ballad of the books" project are posted on the quotes page. [1/14]
a couple new videos are available from the downloads page. there have also been a number of videos posted to youtube, which are linked on the downloads page. [1/14] |
