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[olivious the drummer]

OMG!!!!! Whoever suggested that to her and the band should be shot. It is truly terrible!
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I like this cover....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx89MtlZyIE

[olivious the drummer]

Now that I really like - really suits her voice and could almost be their own song..........I will check out some more stuff by them. Great vocal.
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BENEDICTUM have finished recording their third album with producer Ryan Greene (MEGADETH, LITA FORD, NOFX) at his Area 52 studio in Scottsdale, Arizona. The CD will feature guest appearances by Rudy Sarzo (DIO, QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Craig Goldy (DIO, BUDGIE). BENEDICTUM singer Veronica Freeman also worked with FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson (ex-DIO, DOKKEN) to produce some acoustic bonus tracks for the album. A winter release is expected.
Commented Jeff: "My affinity for BENEDICTUM was instant. Upon hearing Veronica's voice and Pete Wells' guitar, I knew the seeds were there for a classic monumental rock band."
BENEDICTUM has just signed a deal with a major European label (details to be announced soon).
The release of the band's new album will coincide with BENEDICTUM's appearance at the Hard Rock Hell IV festival in Prestatyn, U.K. this December alongside AIRBOURNE, UFO, MSG and URIAH HEEP, among others. The band is also hoping to announce a series of U.K. dates around the event.

Can't wait for this release and tour!!

[olivious the drummer]

Awsome news. I love this band!
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SISTER SIN will join the "Black Label Berzerkus" tour — featuring headliners BLACK LABEL SOCIETY alongside CLUTCH, CHILDREN OF BODOM and 2CENTS — for the following shows:

Sep. 16 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Sep. 17 - Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
Sep. 18 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Sep. 20 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Sep. 21 - Portland, OR @ Roseland

"Outrage", the new video from the SISTER SIN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB3UiwAdfec

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Love this song.....

ASSAULT ATTACK MSG - HYDROGYN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_JiWjbDNYA

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From Lady Rock....

Judie Myers was born in London on April 3rd of an English Mother and a Polish extract Father.
Her father's family had come to Britain from Poland in the 1920's and had originally settled in Yorkshire. They had changed their name from their original Polish name "Tzuke" to Myers because it was one of the more common names in Yorkshire at that time and they wanted to blend into the community where they had come to live.
Her father Sefton Myers, was a successful Park Lane based property developer, who also managed artists and singers. He co-managed and was responsible for supporting Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they wrote Jesus Christ Superstar but unfortunately he died a few weeks before the musical opened. He had also been Chief Barker of The Variety Club of Great Britain and was a very popular impresario.
Her mother Jean Silverside was an actress in films and popular TV series' such as The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, The Marty Feldman show, The Goodies and various other TV plays.
After an education in the arts, music and drama, by the age of 15 Judie spent most of her time writing poems which she turned into songs and playing folk clubs, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar. She went to Island Records to try and get a record deal and after she'd played two songs was asked if she had any more. She replied that she had twenty, which she didn't, and they asked her to come back and record them the following week. She didn't return, but their interest made her realise that she could have a career in music.
In 1975 she met Mike Paxman and together they started to write the songs that were to become her first releases. After making some demo tapes, they managed to get a record deal with David Bowie producer Tony Visconti's label Good Earth.
Judie, (hereafter spoken of as 'Jude') decided to change her name back to her original family's surname "Tzuke".
A single was released: "These are The Laws" which was recorded and produced by Tony Visconti and came out under the name of "Tzuke and Paxo". Whilst at Good Earth, Jude and Mike met Bob Noble and Paul Muggleton who were also on the label with their band "Omaha Sheriff".
In 1977 Jude went to see managing director David Croker at Elton John's label 'Rocket Records' as their motto was "a label for artists". She played them a few songs, one of which was "Stay With Me 'Till Dawn" and was immediately signed to the new label. Jude and Mike spent the next six months or so recording her first album 'Welcome To The Cruise' at Air Studios in London, with producer John Punter.
The first single was released in the summer of 1978, entitled 'For You' and was greeted with great critical acclaim and substantial air-play but only reached the top 40.
This was to all change with the release of the 'Welcome To The Cruise' album and the single 'Stay With Me 'Till Dawn'. The song stayed in the UK charts for 16 weeks, and she made three live appearances on Top of the Pops. The song became a firm favourite and is still played regularly on Radio in the U.K. It has appeared on dozens of compilation albums and regularly appears in lists of all time most popular songs.
As part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's fifty year reign in June 2002, BBC Radio Two conducted a poll to determine the top fifty British songs of the past fifty years. "Stay With Me Till Dawn" was at No. 39.

With the success of 'Welcome To The Cruise', Jude and Mike put together the first Judie Tzuke band. Joining them were their friends from 'Omaha Sherif': Paul Muggleton on guitar and backing vocals and Bob Noble on keyboards, along with bass player John Edwards and drummer Jeff Rich.
Jude and her band then toured for the next 18 months and made her second album 'Sportscar' at Virgin's Manor studios, in Oxfordshire.
In 1980, Jude and her band toured America for three months as support to Elton John. The tour was well received, but during the tour Elton John decided to change the US distribution for his Rocket label from MCA to the new Geffin label. MCA consequently decided to stop all tour support and promotion for the acts on the Rocket label, which meant that Jude was playing to huge audiences, including 450,000 people in New York's Central Park, but no-one knew who she was and her records were not available in the shops.She received rave reviews for the tour and Elton himself said that he had never had a support act that went down so well, but the experience of such a long tour without any record company support was a very frustrating one.
One LA newspaper reported after four nights at the LA Forum:
"Judie and her band played such a strong and confident set that the audience almost forget that they had come to see Elton John, her future success in the States is assured"
After this, Jude came back to the U.K. and decided to make changes. She recorded her third album 'I Am The Phoenix' which, besides songs by Jude and Mike also included songs from Paul Muggleton and Bob Noble.
Another lengthy UK tour culminated in appearances headlining the Glastonbury CND Festival and some summer festivals in Europe. She then made the decision to leave Rocket and to sign with Chrysalis Records.
Jude was by this time selling out halls all over the UK and in parts of Europe. Her next album "Shoot The Moon" was recorded mainly at Rockfield studios in Wales and was released in 1982.
During the spring tour two sell out shows at the Hammersmith Odeon (now The Carling Apollo) were recorded and later that year the acclaimed live album 'Roadnoise' was released.
Jude, Mike and Paul wrote new songs and went to Mayfair studios in London to record her fifth album, augmenting her stage band with a number of other musicians.
The following year saw the release of the 'Ritmo' album, again she toured extensively but realising that she was not a priority act for Chrysalis and that they were not going to release the album in the States, she left Chrysalis for pastures new.

With the Chrysalis record deal behind her and wanting to have more control over her output and direction, Jude decided to release her next album with a new independent company called Legacy.
The album 'The Cat is Out', released in 1985 was recorded mainly at her home studio, and for the first time Jude and her producers Paul and Mike were able to record and mix the album without record company interference.
As the making of the album progressed, designs were drawn up for a purpose built studio (to be called 'Big Ocean Studios') which was to become the place where most of her records would be recorded in the future.
Another very successful sell out tour of the UK followed, including the release of a live video (and later DVD) from the show at the Fairfield Hall in Croydon in September 1985.
Having enjoyed the freedom of working with an independent label but finding that they did not have the resources to promote her music, Jude decided to have a break from live work and to look for a major record company once again.
In June of 1987 Jude and her partner Paul Muggleton had their first daughter Bailey, and in that year the building of Big Ocean studios was completed and Jude, Mike, Paul and Bob Noble set about writing songs and customising the studio in preparation for the next album.
In 1987 Jude signed a deal with Polydor records and set about recording her seventh studio album 'Turning Stones', which featured guest appearances from violin supremo Nigel Kennedy and up-coming jazz sax star Andy Sheppard.
With the release of 'Turning Stones' Jude and her band began preparations for a full UK tour, rehearsals were started at Shepperton studios and tickets were put on sale, but a dispute between her management and Polydor records resulted in all tour finance and support being withdrawn and the tour had to be cancelled only days before it was due to begin. Polydor insisted that Judie did not give any reasons for the cancellation as it would put promotion of her album at risk. The management at Polydor that had originally signed Jude had all moved on and the working situation with the record company became impossible, "Turning Stones" was deleted after selling out of the initial pressing. Disappointment at the collapse of the album and the cancellation of the planned tour was hard to take, but Jude went straight back into the studio and started work on new tracks.
The following year she signed a new deal with Sony who had recently acquired the famous CBS and Columbia labels. In 1991 the album 'Left Hand Talking' was released on Columbia, which included an atmospheric version of the Beach Boys song 'God Only Knows' and a re-recording of her classic hit 'Stay With Me Till Dawn'.
Jude put together a new band and played two nights at the Shaw Theatre and shows at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London.

As the new management at Sony decided to work primarily with more singles orientated artists, Jude felt that it had become the wrong label for her. After all the problems with record companies she decided to try another independent label, and talks began with Essential Records, a new label being started by Castle Communications, who were already a very successful company that had built their reputation with CD re-releases.
'Wonderland' was recorded at Big Ocean Studios and had guest appearances from Brian May of Queen and Nigel Kennedy. On the release of the album, Timothy White of Billboard magazine did an editorial and interview with Jude as part of his series 'Music to My Ears'.
The album was received with critical acclaim here and abroad and the single 'Wonderland' became a nationwide turntable hit. Jude realised that working with smaller labels gave her more control, but once again the record company was unable to sufficiently promote the album. Though not deleted this album was not available for most of 1996, and was re-released in 1997.
In 1992 Jude toured with the songs from the 'Wonderland' album and for the first time played smaller halls with a more intimate atmosphere, being more suitable for the new jazzier and lighter approach to her music.
In 1994 Jude and Paul's second daughter Tallula was born and Jude spent time working on new songs and developing her interest in photography. She took some publicity shots for her friend Virginia Astley and musically she worked on some of the projects Mike and Paul were doing at Big Ocean, singing on albums by Paul Norton in Australia, Nick Kamen (backing vocals on his hit 'I Promise Myself') vocals on an ambient production by Art of Noise member JJ Jeczalik and some backing vocals on tracks with Rush, Nick Green and Gary Moore.
She decided that in order to be more in charge of her future and to make sure that she did not sign away the rights to anymore of her albums, the best way forward was to take the plunge and to fund her own career.
Her own label 'Big Moon Records' was started and her first album on the label 'Under The Angels' was recorded between the autumn of 1995 and the summer of 1996.
Produced as usual by Paul and Mike, the album featured the drumming of Andy Newmark and a series of new players with the intention of making a more performance orientated album, with a more 'natural' sound and without studio tricks or filtering.
In February and June 1997, Jude toured with the songs from the new album and a fantastic new band. A live album of these tours titled "Over The Moon" was released later in that year.
Judies next studio album "Secret Agent" was released in December 1998 and she toured again in the UK in January and February 1999.
In December 1999, Elton John offered to return the copyrights to Judie for her first three albums (originally released on Elton's Rocket label), and re-mastered versions of "Welcome To the Cruise", "Sportscar", and "I Am The Phoenix" were re-released on Big Moon in February 2000.
The "Phoenix 2000" UK tour took place in April/May 2000, and the "Other Half" tour in October 2000, during which Judie and her band previewed tracks from her next studio album "Queen Secret Keeper", which was released in late 2001.
A Live album of the October 2000 tour titled "Six Days Before The Flood" was released around Christmas 2000, and features four previously unrecorded songs, plus a version of Colin Bluntstone's hit "I Don't Believe In Miracles".

Future Plans
Summer 2007 saw Judie entering new territory by writing 2 songs with Ben Mark for the National Youth Theatre's production of the play "Silence" which was performed in Brierly, Ulverston and for a season at London's historic Wilton's Music Hall (until 1st September). Tracks included "Faith (Don't Let Me Down)" and "The Other Side".
August 2007 saw Judie appear alongside Morcheeba at the Guildfest Music Festival.
Work has begun on her Songs 2 album with a provisional release date for later 2007, as well as co-writing material for the second James Morrison album.
Judie performed alongside friends Mia Silvas (sister of Lucie) at the Beford Bandstand concert at IndigO2 on Tuesday 4th September.
A provisional recording of one of her concerts is planned for a DVD release in the near future.
The Kosheen DJs Remix of "Falling Down" featuring vocals and co-written with Hybrid appeared on their Ocotber 2007 Re_Mixed double CD issue.
Autumn 2007 saw 2 Judie penned tracks feature on the number 7 charting debut self titled album by Canadian duo RyanDan who are identical twins. The lead single "Like The Sun" was heavily promoted on UK TV and was a minor chart hit, faring better in Germany, the far east and Australia, and was a cover taken from Judie's 2004 "The End of the Beginning" album. Both Judie and her daughter provided backing vocals on the track. The second UK single released in December 2007 "High" is also a song written by Judie and David P Goodes.
On 29th October 2007 The Freemasons album "Unmixed" (Loaded Records) included an edit of "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" plus her daughters number 8 hit "Uninvited".
Pre-orders are being taken from 1st November 2007 on www.tzuke.com for a December release of Songs #2. . -writers for the album include David P. Goodes, Ben Mark and Peter Kearns. Provisional tracks are: while she sleeps, break your skin, you know who you are, pot of gold, wise up, what's it all for, modified, faith (don't let me down), boots, after the crash.
Other provisional plans (according to the Freemasons Myspace website) is a planned album co-written between Judie and the Freemasons. Apparently several tracks have already been written and recorded. Tracks already recorded and debuted on Judie's Myspace web page include "Venus Is Alive", Submarine Boy", "Guilty" and "Me And My Demons".
Early 2008 will see Judie feature on co-writing and vocals on 3 tracks on the next Morcheeba album "Dive Deep" (released 4th February) with the album's opening track "Enjoy The Ride" released as a single release on Januray 28th 2008. She also features as co-writer on 2 tracks on Tom Baxter's album "Skybound" (released 7th January on Charisma Records) which charted at number 12, and has co-written Croydon based singer Claire Toomey's debut single "Found" released on 28 January 2008 on itunes.
Judie played live on Radio 2 singing "Enjoy The Ride" with Morcheeba on the Johnny Walker show on Sunday 20th January 2008 and on Radio 4 on Saturday 26th January on the "Loose Ends" show.
Judie is also heavily involved in her daughter Bailey Tzuke's debut album and features a co-writer on many of the tracks, slated for a 2008 release.
Early 2008 has already seen another of Judie's older compositions being sampled and becoming a club hit as well as being on Radio 1's playlist by DJ Judge Jules (who made a Club Remix back in 1990 of Judie's single "God Only Knows"). The track is a sample of her song "We'll Go Dreaming" which was reworked by pal Kirsty Hawkshaw with legendary American DJ BT back in 2000.
Several remixes of a reworking of "Don't Look Behind You" from Judie's 2001 album "Keep Secret Keeper" are planned for release in early 2008. Seattle based trance DJ Seth Hutton reworked (with additional vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw) the track, which has subsequently been remixed by Dutch remix duo Lemonsoul (check out www.darkterritory.nl for a sound clip) and legendary Swedish remixer Mike Shiver released on the "Captured" label.


http://www.tzuke.com/
For You - Judie Tzuke
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-Lca-WJkI
JUDIE TZUKE - Sportscar - Live - 1981
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eWi4JjBpMAQ
Judie Tzuke-City of Swimming Pools and Black Furs
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g41UBVdRn9s
Judie Tzuke-Chinatown and Sukarita
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=J36Ak-A2B_8


WOW! This is the greatest news for me!!
Judie Tzuke On The Road
Judie Tzuke has announed a major UK tour for later in the year.
You can see her at:

Sept. 29: Leatherhead Theatre
Sept. 30: Sheffield Memorial Hall
Oct. 1: Worcester Huntingdon Hall
Oct. 4: Barnstaple Queen’s Theatre
Oct. 5: Bristol St. George’s Hall
Oct. 7: London Highbury Union Chapel
Oct. 8: Burgess Hill Martlet Hall
Oct. 9: Wavendon Stables
Oct. 11: Salford Lowery
Oct. 14: Basingstoke Anvil
Oct. 16: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Oct. 17: Edinburgh Queen’s Hall
Oct. 18: Gateshead Sage
Find out all things Tzuke at www.tzuke.com

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Some more good news...Road Noise is being re-released in August 2nd.
Thank goodness for that my vinyl version, I am scared to play

Track Listings
1. Heaven Can Wait
2. Chinatown
3. I'm Not A Loser
4. Information
5. You Are The Phoenix
6. Flesh Is Weak, The
7. Sportscar
8. For You
9. Come Hell Or Waters High
10. Southern Smiles
11. Kateria Island
12. Love On The Border
13. Black Furs
14. City Of Swimming Pools
15. Bring The Rain
16. Sukarita
17. Stay With Me Till Dawn
18. Hunter, The

Original label: Chrysalis Records 1982

Recorded Live at The Hammersmith Odeon on the 24th/25th May 1982
and at Glastonbury Festival 20th June1982
Songs by Judie Tzuke/Mike Paxman/Paul Muggleton/Bob Noble
"The Hunter" byJones/Wells /Jackson

Produced by Paul Muggleton
Mixed By John Hudson at Mayfair Studios, London.
Assisted By Andy Carb Canelle

Musicians:
Vocals:Judie Tzuke
Guitars/Vocals: Mike Paxman
Bass/Vocals: John Edwards
Keyboards/Vocals: Bob Noble
Drums: Jeff Rich
Backing Vocals/Guitar/Percussion:Paul Muggleton

[Jeffrey]

Steve Harris, bassist for Iron Maiden, has a daughter who has started a band. She is the singer. Luaren Harris I believe is her name.

Very pretty to look at, not bad vocals. Listening to the clips I heard, the lyrics seem a little juvenile for my taste. Band is between rock and metal. Not too hard, not too poppy. Good for her, though. I'm sure daddy is proud, and a little worried. In interviews, it seems she was on the road a lot as a child even. Got to meet people we would only dream of. Hopefully, she will be successful and enjoy a life full of music.

Anyone else heard of her yet?

Jeffrey
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[olivious the drummer]

Dont like her stuff at all......very weak. Personally (as a musician) I find it unfiar that she gets the gigs she gets because she is 'family'. As an artist in her own right she'd be nowhere.

Just my opinion..........
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[olivious the drummer]

JUDIE TZUKE!!!! At the Anvil???? 30mins walk from home?????? Guess who's buying a ticket????
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Jeffrey
There is information about Lauren Harris is this topic.
I watched her support Within Temptation a few years ago now.
She was pretty good, great band around her.



olivious
I went and bought her new cd, Moon On A Mirrorball - The Definitive Collection Its 2 cds of her best work.It was released on the 19th April 2010, there is also 3 new songs on the cd.
I kinda of lost touch with music after The Cat is Out and this was my first cd from her as all my Judie Tzuke LPs are on vinyl.
She had a major fight with Polydor, it lasted from many years and I lost touch of her music as nothing was released.
Her daughter will be supporting her on tour as well.
This is a video of Bailey...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlBINYNP5rY

Disc: 1
1. If (When You Go)
2. Faith
3. Submarine Boy
4. All At Sea
5. Like The Sun
6. Leaning
7. Break Your Skin
8. Won't Do It Twice
9. Lion
10. Secret Agent
11. I Will
12. Love Me No More
13. Bully
14. Don't Look Behind You
15. Cup Of Tea Song
16. One Minute
Disc: 2
1. Stay With Me Till Dawn
2. How Do I Feel
3. Vivien
4. Let Me Be The Pearl
5. Welcome To The Pearl
6. Welcome To The Cruise
7. Come Hell Or Waters High
8. Parallel Lives
9. For You
10. Late Again
11. City Of Swimming Pools
12. Sukarita
13. Sportscar
14. Higher And Higher
15. Understanding
16. Joan Of Arc
17. We'll Go Dreaming
18. Under The Angels

[olivious the drummer]

Yeah I have to say I 'lost touch' with her.....didnt realise she was still performing, but with a show so close to home it would be daft not to attend. Will also be on the lookout for the album.

Bailey has a GREAT voice!! Thanks for drawing this to my attention HM......I saw Suzanne Vega a couple of weeks back at the Anvil - shes brilliant live!
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