BREAKING NEWS: THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH SPLIT

but still.

uh..

Housemartins reunion in 5, 4, 3, ...

I would love a Housemartins revival, but I think as Noodle Vague says, file under "so not gonna happen". xpost

(Beautiful South reunion to stadium-filling majesty a la Madstock will probably happen in about five years though)

In Dom's world even Germaine Greer hates women.

Yeah, ok, that was a bit too enthusiastic, I agree. But I still think they were and would be a great festival act (when I saw them in *cough1987* at the Torhout Werchter festival, they were all wearing shorts and the crowd (60,000 of us, who had just seen Julian Cope and the Triffids and were waiting for Iggy Pop, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Pretenders, Eurythmics and Peter Gabriel) had to vote who had the best knees - innocent fun pop!)

didn't one of the housemartins attack someone with an axe or something?

you can do a reunion without all of the original members yo.

see my post like two above these! both points addressed!


Matt DC: scout halls, whatever.

It is highly speculated that another reason behind the split is that lead singer and founder member Paul Heaton is reviving his solo career now under his actual name. Previously he had a small solo career under the name of Biscuit Boy aka Crackerman however due to not many people realising who it was, it wasn't very successful and both his singles and album missed the top 40 however, it is now alleged that he has been offered a new solo record contract by a so far unnamed label and that he will be releasing a new album and a single in Autumn 2007.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beautiful_South

Anyway, I don't suppose anybody cares but Dave Rotheray's done this quite beautiful folk-y album and he started touring it last night. The band sounded pretty fucking great and tbh whether you care about his former work or not you shd go see this just to hear Bella Hardy and Jim Causley sing.

seems a long way to go just for that

I was born at the end of the line
So at least the trains would always leave on time
We don’t see people passing through
They’d have nowhere else to move on to

See the road as you drive in by the river
It’s the same one you’ll be leaving on
A sea of faces as you push towards the bar
They’re just saying you’ve been gone too long
And you went too far

And the road to the south
Is paved with good intentions
Such grand inventions and schemes
But the road to the north
Is filled with recollections
Long lost affections, and dreams

I was born at the end of the line
‘Welcome to `Tombstone’, that was the sign
But no gunslingers came riding through
They’d have nowhere else to ride on to

Smell the air as you drive in by the river
All you need to be is where you are
Hear the Humber hum his old familiar song
He’s just saying that you went too far
And you stayed too long

And the road to the south
Is paved with good intentions
Such grand inventions and schemes
But the road to the north
Is filled with recollections
Long lost affections and dreams

If I should pass you, going the other way
Give my regards to London town
If my fortune deserts me one day
I may be following you down