News : Freak Power Reunion 2008

Freak Power reunion news stories appearing on Subba Cultcha & DanceNova today:

"Freak Power were formed in 1993 by Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), and Ashley Slater (legendary singer and trombonist with Loose Tubes, Microgroove and many others) and Jesse “The Bass Cadet’ Graham.

Their nearly global smash hit “Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out” was used in the famous and controversial ‘Taxi Trannie’ Levis ad in 1995, and became many people’s soundtrack for the summer.

Those people are either, a : Dead, or b : Comfortably Off Professionals now, and either way, should be gagging to come and party with us. Relive the carefree, heady days before kids and mortgages changed it all, come back and feel the love!

Reforming especially for the Jazz Café London & Brighton’s Concorde 2 shows, they can’t wait to get back into the swing.

The reunion come to fruition when frontman Ashley Slater posted an announcement on Facebook, telling fans he was trying to get the original band together. Jim Carmichael, Jesse Graham and Eddie Stevens all signed up.

Unfortunately Norman hasn’t turned up for rehearsals for the last seven years, so reluctantly the band have let him go. But they will make sure that there is a guitar ready for him when the play at the Concorde in Brighton, just in case he is passing by.

And if you can remember going to Freak Power gigs in the 90’s, you weren’t there!

The line up:
Ashley Slater – Vocals / Trombone
James Carmichael Jr the 3rd – Drums
Jesse ‘Bass Cadet’ Graham – Bass
Paul Tweddle – Guitar
The Freakettes – Backing Vocals
Lord Large – Keyboards

The Concorde 2
Wed 20th February
Doors 7.00 pm
£15 advance

The Jazz Café
Friday 22nd February
Doors 7.00 pm
£15 advance

The Sun : Freak Power Reunion

"FATBOY SLIM has snubbed his former bandmates by refusing to take part in the upcoming FREAK POWER reunion.
The colourful rockers, who were responsible for 1995’s inescapable Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out, will play a pair of shows in London and Brighton next month, but Fatboy, aka NORMAN COOK has ignored their advances.

Frontman ASHLEY SLATER brought his band back together by posting an announcement on Facebook and now they’ll play Brighton’s Concorde on February 20 and London’s Jazz Café on February 22, without their iconic band mate."

Read the full piece here

Just Music Café presents : Acoustic & Beats

The popular West London event is back with a great line up for 2008, Dan Arborise, City Reverb (Chris Coco) & Jess Morgan, all performing live at the Regal Room, above The Distillers Arms, Fulham Palace Rd, Hammersmith. For more info, go to the Just Music website here.

Electroqueer : Basshunter Still At Number One...

"Basshunter warned us that he would get all nude again if he remained at Number One in the UK for a second week with 'Now You're Gone'.

Well he's still Number One and as you can see, he stays true to his word - Borat style!

My.

Oh.

My.

We're quite curious as to what he will promise if he's Number One for another week..."

Read the full piece and see the photo here!

Basshunter In Borat Mankini (The Sun)

Well, he said he'd do it if he made it to number one for a fourth week.. click here for the Mankini photo

"BASSHUNTER vowed to pose in a BORAT-style mankini if he was at No1 for a fourth week.
Well, his trance rubbish is still on top and, strike me down with an Ikea flatpack – he’s gone and done it.
JONAS ALTBERG has now totally won me over. For this work of eccentricity alone, I’ll buy his album."
Gordon Smart, Bizarre, The Sun, see the full piece here

Basshunter : 4 Weeks At Number 1

Basshunter remains number 1 in the UK singles chart!

The Sun : Basshunter "I Will Do A Borat"

More coverage for Basshunter - the longest serving number one for a dance track since Eric Prydz "Call On Me"! He's seen off competition from Britney Spears, Leon Jackson & Adele - who will replace him?!

"BASSHUNTER’s JONAS has threatened to sport a BORAT style mankini if his single stays at number one for four weeks.
So please readers, for all our sakes, stop buying the bloody song.

Irritatingly catchy club track Now You’re Gone looks almost certain to claim its third week on the top of the charts on Sunday.

The Swede, who has a penchant for orgies, told us: “No1 for the third week! Jeeez! Now, that’s pretty fantastic!

“In fact, if I make one more week, I will wear a mankini (Borat style) and take some sexy pics, if it’s possible to make sexy in an outfit like that!”

Read the full piece here

Utah Saints "Something Good 08"

Utah Saints "Something Good 08" Released 17th March, Data Records / Ministry Of Sound

Utah Saints’ ‘Something Good 08’ (Van She Tech Remix) is the biggest dance record of 2008 so far… Already receiving heavy daytime plays on Radio 1 from the likes of Jo Whiley, Annie Mac, Chris Moyles, Scott Mills, and more, it’s also been a staple for the likes of Zane Lowe and Pete Tong, who’ve made it a Hottest Record In The World and Essential New Tune respectively.

Displaying the crossover traits that made the Utah Saints such a formidable force, ‘Something Good 08’, is also picking up huge support at stations ranging from Kiss to XFM, and ILRs across the land. A former No.1 in both the Cool Cuts and Buzz Charts, this release is set to send everyone’s favourite dance band rocketing back to the top of the UK singles charts.

Having sold over 2 million records to date, recorded with the likes of REM’s Michael Stipe, and performed with U2 and others on mega-stadium tours, Utah Saints remain one of the most trail-blazing outfits within electronic music. Following a self-imposed exile, Tim Garbutt and Jez Willis buried the Utah Saints name in the early Noughties (following unreleased albums and contract oblivion), vowing to return under that guise when the time was right. In the meantime they’ve produced and remixed under their Beatvandals moniker, DJed all over the world, and run the highly successful club night, Sugarbeat, in both England and Scotland.

Now ready to take the world by storm once more, Utah Saints are back in 2008, recording new material for a studio album and playing gigs across the UK, with a mix compilation also planned before the year is out.

‘Something Good 08 (Van She Tech Remix)’ first saw the light of day last year, following Australia’s answer to Soulwax, Van She’s, reworking of the Utah’s original 1992 Top 5 hit. Now signed to the all-conquering Data Records for a full release, expect it to follow the label’s 8 Top 10 hits in 2007.

Remixes come from High Contrast, Ian Carey, Prok & Fitch, eSquire, and Bart B More.

For more information, get in touch with us.

Basshunter Keeps Adele Off The Top Spot!

"Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements" - the latter, according to Basshunter fans, who have kept Adele off the top spot for a 2nd week, giving "Now You're Gone" its 3rd week at number 1.

The video has now had over 3million views - and 4 "all time" honours, including 32nd Most Discussed Music Video Of All Time, and 50th Most Viewed Of All Time!

Out Of Office Break Of Dawn 2008 : Full Video

Out Of Office got off to a flying start last summer, easily having one of the top five records in Ibiza with their summer smash 'Hands Up'.

If it were at all possible, they have come back with an even bigger club stormer with 'Break Of Dawn' which has organically grown from a very small mail out, into one of the most in demand records the label has had so far -- with djs & record stores inundating Frenetic's office with calls, trying to get their hands on a copy.

This has crossover hit written all over it - Radio 1 B List, Pete Tong's Essential New Tune, Hed Kandi & Galaxy Record Of The Week, playlisted Capital Radio, Kiss Network, GCAP Network, the video has been added to MTV Dance, B4, Chart Show TV, Flaunt & Clubland TV

Originally a hit for Rhythm On The Loose back in August 1995, which in turn sampled the vocals from the
70's Salsoul classic 'Let No Man Put Asunder' by First Choice, this has been re-vocaled by Michael's partner
in crime (and sister) Marcella Woods who also appeared on 'Hands Up'.

With anthem status already assured, we have boldly avoided remix mania on this one -- we think there's no need. The hit is in the original after all...

Release dates:
Download From : 11th February 2008
In Shops From : 18th February 2008
http://www.freneticmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/freneticmusic1
http://www.myspace/outofofficemusic

Basshunter 4music Interview "I'd Share No.1 With Britney!"

4Music have interviewed Basshunter, and this is a teaser feature on the forthcoming piece:

"Swedish dance star Basshunter has revealed to 4Music that he is willing to share his current number one place in the singles chart with Britney Spears to cheer her up.

The 'Now You're Gone' star, 23, who held hotly-tipped newcomer Adele of the top spot last Sunday, told us that he'd happily let Britney reign with him if it would make her feel better.

"Leave Britney alone! She is having a little rough time and I've been telling my fans on my homepage to go into her homepage or her MySpace and just write her a nice message," said Basshunter, real name Jonas Erik Altberg.

"Just a nice 'hope you're feeling better' or 'big love from the Basshunter fans'. I am willing to share the number one spot with her. She's just a sweet, innocent girl who got seduced by the big trappings of fame."

Look out for our interview with Basshunter coming soon!"

H'two'O & The Daily Star : Video Fury!

The Daily Star also feature the outrage from Dulwich College pupils regarding the video!

"A BASSLINE soon-to-be-smash by H’two’O featuring Platnum is causing lecturers at the college where the saucy video was filmed to get hot and bothered.
I hear the alumni aren’t thrilled about the scantily-clad girls dancing on the tables where they teach.

The track entitled What’s It Gonna Be, out on downloads from February 11, looks set to follow T2’s hit Heartbroken to the dizzy heights of chart greatness.

But staff at Dulwich College are not happy about it, with one commenting: “Why on earth these filthy subhumans have been allowed into such an institution is quite unfathomable.”

Ouch."

Read the full piece here

H'two'O & The Sun Online : Class Fury Over Video

The Sun Online feature the controversy over the location of the H 'two' O video - Dulwich College - unhappy pupils are posting to the Hard2beat YouTube channel!

"H'TWO'O’s sexy classroom vid has sparked a furious reaction from the pupils whose school it was filmed at.
You might imagine the boys at the prestigious single sex school, Dulwich College, would be glad that their seat of learning was used for such a pulse-quickening promo.

But they’ve taken offence to the stunning strip vid, that sees a gorgeous model peel off and gyrate over a desk.
Video sharing website YouTube has been flooded with objections from those enroled at the South London school.
One poster fumed: “Utterly disgusting. I paid good money to keep filth like that out of my school.

“How am I going to enjoy history society now? I’ll forever be thinking about half-naked ladies bending over the Master’ desk.”
Another added: "This is a disgrace to our school cos it gives the wrong kind of image."

Read the full piece, watch the video & slideshow here

The video currently has 18 honours, including the 2nd most discussed this week, 3rd most viewed this week, and the 77th top favourite of any category in the world! Hard2beat's YouTube channel has two honours itself, 39th most subscribed this month, and 11th most viewed this week!

Archangel On Steve Lamacq's 6Music Show!

Steve Lamacq played "How To Lose Your Best Friend" again yesterday, on his 6Music show!

Basshunter BBC Chartblog Interview

Frazier at the BBC Chartblog interviewed Basshunter

"Some interviews are stranger than others. Sometimes you can tell it's going to be that way before you even start, and sometimes the strangeness just creeps up on you before you even know it. This was one of those times. I wanted to talk to Jonas Altberg, the man they call Basshunter, about his current No.1 hit single, and how he managed to outsell the X-Factor winner AND the hotly-tipped new jazzpop chanteuse (that's Adele, in case you're wondering).

Trouble is, I caught him at a bad time. He'd just woken up (at 4pm!), and was trying to find a nice way of asking for a bit of time to get his head together, in English, which is not his first language. So it was kind of awkward, and I went away a little nonplussed, but ready to ring back an hour later and try again. Which is where we pick up the story once more..."

Read the full piece, with links to the interview here

Archangel Channel 4 Review!

Archangel's "Not The Man You Think I Am" gets a Channel 4 Music review, alongside Adele, One Night Only & The Wu Tang Clan;

"Well meaning, cheerful indie pop that makes up for an absence of a song with good humour and enthusiasm. Big on piano and big on the hand claps, but the heavenly intentions remain earthbound on this directionless, if likeable, release."

Read the full feature here

Archangel are playing their 10th gig (ever) this weekend, at The Purple Turtle as part of Club Glasswerk.co.uk

Basshunter & Adele's Chart Battle : The Sun

This is our 7th feature for Basshunter to appear on The Sun Online!

"No going back to Iran, Aylar..

THE sexy star of the saucy BASSHUNTER video can’t return to Iran because of death threats over her X-rated past.
AYLAR LIE strips off in the dance vid that has helped Now You’re Gone to No1.

But she also previously starred in even naughtier films - porn. Aylar has been told she will be killed if she enters her homeland. She revealed: “I would have liked to go there to see my father.” Aylar was adopted by a Norwegian family as a child but is notorious in Iran. Even her website was banned there after she released single Mamacita with singer YOUSSEF last year. She also claimed to have had a threesome with ROBBIE WILLIAMS - which he denied.

JONAS ALTBERG, the man behind Basshunter, had an orgy at his old dear’s gaff and the pics ended up on t’internet. But the cr*p dance song’s rude formula could see it beat ADELE to stay at No1 for a third week. And the moral? Sex sells, or kills, depending where you live."

Read the full piece here

H 'Two' O Ft Platnum : 21 Honours On YouTube

"What's It Gonna Be" is flying on YouTube, its almost had 40,000 views since it was added 4 days ago, and currently has 21 honours including;
#5 - Most Discussed (This Week) - Music,
#72 - Most Discussed (This Week) - Music - Global
#4 - Most Linked (This Week) - Music
#6 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Music
#8 - Top Favourites (This Week)
#5 - Top Favourites (This Week) - Music

Basshunter Beats Adele & Stays Number 1

Basshunter "Now You're Gone" is number one for the second week running - beating stiff competition from Adele.

As Frazier at ChartBlog puts it;
"Second week at the top for the 'Hunter who killed Leon Jackson, and now he has his powerful bass gun fixed on Adele, Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco and Britney. Not that Britney needs any help in the destruction stakes, you understand. 'Piece Of Me' is becoming less defiant and more prophetic with every passing day. I mean first of all it was just an invitation to a fight, but now it's like the song is demanding "do you WANT me in pieces? And if so, are you prepared to help clean them all up?". Possibly another No.1 record is not what she needs right now, so there's another reason to be grateful to this song right there"

Other news stories today;

Press Association
BBC Entertainment News
Reuters
NME.com
Megastar
RWD
This Is Fake DIY
I Like Music
Gigwise
ITN News
Soundgenerator

Total Fitness Music Feature, Mirror's Showbuzz

Total Fitness Music's Ultimate Workout Mix features in this week's Showbuzz piece on the Mirror's video player alongside stories about The Brits, Nicole Richie, Amy Winehouse, Britney. It's about 2 mins 58 sec into the feature, click here to view :)

H 'Two' O Ft Platnum : The Sun Worldwide Video Exclusive

The Sun Online are featuring the video to H 'Two' O Ft Platnum's "Who's It Gonna Be" as a worldwide exclusive today!

"IF you thought BASSHUNTER’s eye-popping promo was worth a watch – you ain’t seen nothing yet.
H’TWO’O’s latest effort features adults dressed as schoolgirls stripping and is well worth a few moments of your time.
The track that accompanies the pulse-quickening clip is called What’s It Gonna Be and features the vocal talents of rising group PLATNUM.
The same label that brought us Now You’re Gone are responsible for this club monster too, so it’s almost certain to sail to the upper ends of the chart.
Producers SOLUTION & OZ are the Leicester pairing behind the infectious dance floor banger.
Like T2’s monster hit Heartbroken it’s a massive bassline house tune."
See the slideshow & video, and read the full piece here

The Sun Music Biz Double Headline!

Tomorrow Never Knows has secured both the headline articles for The Sun's Music Biz pages today, the Basshunter interview is still the main story, but a world wide exclusive of H 'Two' O's "What's It Gonna Be" makes it too!

Basshunter Video Star In FHM!

FHM have just added a slideshow for the gorgeous Aylar Lie, one of the stars of the "Now You're Gone" video by Basshunter!

"History is littered with those whose excellence in their chosen field has earned them the right to be referred to by a single name. And now, following in the single-barrelled footsteps of Sting, Pele and, erm, Spock, allow us to present Aylar, the hottest thing to come out of Norway since… well, ever.

Recognise the lady below but can't quite place her? She's the star of the video for chart-topping track 'Now You're Gone' from Basshunter" See the slideshow & read the full piece here

Basshunter Interviewed By The Sun

Coverage for Basshunter continues, Jonas answering awkward questions regarding the explicit photos doing the rounds on the internet.. read full piece here - also links to the behind the scenes of the video - this is the 6th feature we've got for this single in The Sun :) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

"RANDY BASSHUNTER producer JONAS ALTBERG is plotting a career in adult movies if his music-making stalls.
While snaps of his x-rated sex orgies swamp the internet the unabashed chart-topper reckons he could have a future in front of the camera – if he could control his stage fright.
He told me: “You should never say never. Having sex in front of the cameras might be a little intimidating, but I’d definitely give it a go.
“I’m not a shy guy. I don’t have any problems running naked around a shopping mall. Swedish people are a little crazy about their sex lives and orgies." Read full piece here

Archangel Single Of The Month!

A Subba Cultcha SINGLE OF THE MONTH - ARCHANGEL - NOT THE MAN YOU THINK I AM - MEDICAL IMPRINT
"Wondrous sounds abound, intelligent Indie with a hypnotic groove and some mightily impressive production work, alien-like in it’s delivery. AOR-melodies fight amongst an Indie landscape, and given the right attention, this could be the start of something pretty amazing!" Click here for full piece

Utah Saints Featured Artist On Myspace!

Utah Saints are one of the featured artists on Myspace's Music Homepage this week - ahead of the Van She release of "Something Good"

Basshunter "Now You're Gone" News Round up!

The Sun & The Sun Online - Bizarre Lead Story;
"Bass-ic Instinct - No. 1 Stars internet orgy..
ONLY in the land of shaggers like SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON do pop stars have orgies in their mum and dad’s gaff.
BASSHUNTER – who is No1 with his annoying trance anthem Now You’re Gone – is living up to the Swedish national stereotype of being a bunch of dirty beggars. JONAS ALTBERG, the man behind Basshunter, has suffered the shame of his bedroom exploits with Dutch (no surprise there either) girlfriend Emely and a group of pals surfacing on t’internet.
And who found the pictures? His mum.
Good lord. But far from being embarrassed, the man who likes to make sweet music in the studio and the bedroom, has held his hands up with pride.
Speaking to top website Pop Justice, he confessed: “Those pictures were taken at my parents’ house and me, my girlfriend and friends had been partying and drinking." Read the full piece here

MSN - Single Review
"With a moniker like Basshunter you could be forgiven for thinking that this would be one of those heavy 'bassline house' tracks from the burgeoning UK scene.
How wrong you would be. Basshunter is a Swedish producer who lives with his mum in Malmoe and churns out Cascada-style pop-techno.
Now You're Gone sounds like a diluted David Guetta with an ultra cheesy backing track. However, it is catchy and has that naive charm that much Scandinavian dance music sung in English inadvertently conveys. The refrain will have many G-A-Y clubbers cheerfully singing along." Read the full piece here

Digital Spy - lead story
"Basshunter Beats Britney To Number One - swedish dance star Basshunter denies Britney Spears her 6th No.1 Single"
Read full piece here

NME.com lead story
"Porn Star scores number 1
Basshunter has scored the Number One tonight (January 13). His track ’Now You're Gone’, has knocked X Factor winner Leon Jackson off the top spot. Basshunter singer and producer Jonas Erik made a name for himself with naked pictures of him appearing over the internet." Read full piece here

Reuters!
"Basshunter Pips Britney to top chart
LONDON (Reuters) - Basshunter's Euro dance track "Now You're Gone" fought off troubled pop star Britney Spears to become Britain's new number one single.
Spears's single "Piece of Me" climbed 17 places to two, but Basshunter -- the pseudonym used by Swedish DJ Jonas Altberg -- went one better as "Now You're Gone" rose 13 places to take top spot, the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday."
Read full piece here

Heatworld!
"Ooh, this is SO embarrassing...
Oh those rock stars. The man behind this week's brand new number one, Basshunter's Now You're Gone, has already surfaced in a sex video on the
internet. And Swedish star Jonas Altberg doesn't even seem to mind that HIS MUM found the video on the net! Jonas explained that the pictures were even
taken at his parents house after a bunch of his friends had a drunken night together. "We decided to take some pictures and have a sex orgy at my place," he explained. As you do. Although he didn't post the images himself, he says he is not at all embarrassed by the situation. "I can honestly say that I like sex. I like very much to use my body for what I was born to do." And his liberal mother simply contacted his management after seeing the shocking pictures to check that they wouldn't cause him any problems. *Gets funny feeling in tummy about thought of mum seeing self at it. Shudders*"
Read full piece here

Basshunter "Now You're Gone" Is NUMBER ONE!!

1. Basshunter "Now You're Gone"
2. Britney Spears "Piece Of Me"
3. Soulja Boy Tellem "Crank That"
4. Nickleback "Rockstar"
5. Leon Jackson "When You Believe"
6. RIhanna "Don't Stop The Music"
7. Lupe Fiasco Ft Matthew Santos "Superstar"
8. Timbaland Pts Onerepublic "Apologize"
9. Take That "Rule The World"
10. Scouting For Girls "Elvis Ain't Dead"

Basshunter Interview On Popjustice!

Popjustice have interviewed Jonas Erik Altberg, AKA Basshunter - currently on Popjustice's homepage

"Basshunter's new single, 'Now You're Gone', is a Number One single, which means a lot of boo-hooing to mummy for little Leon Jackson. As well as having a couple of massive hits across Europe, Swedish singer and producer Jonas Erik Altberg has also made a name for himself with naked pictures appearing all over the internet.

We spoke to him recently about both of these things...

Hello, Basshunter. Are you aware that you are going to be Number One in the UK?
I know I have knocked the boy from X Factor from Number One and I know they can be tricky to knock off the charts.

And how will you be celebrating?
I will be drinking a lot of whisky and playing 'World Of Warcraft' with my friends. I don't have much time to play computer games and hang out with my old friends drinking scotch any more, so it's the best way I could possibly celebrate my success."

Read the full interview here

Utah Saints On NME.com!

from NME.com

"Utah Saints return with new single, Something Good to be released in March 2008

Rave veterans Utah Saints have announced they are to release a new version of their early 90s hit track 'Something Good'.
'Something Good 08 (Van She Tech Remix)', out on March 10, first saw the light of day last year, following Australia's Van She's, reworking of Utah Saints' original 1992 hit.
Meanwhile, the outfit are back recording a new studio album with a mix compilation due out later on in the year."

Read full piece here