The Zutons Dropped By Their Record Label
January 15, 2009 by Dave Parrack
The Zutons were/are one of my favorite current British bands. I got into them before most people did, before they were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2004. And well before they, or at least their music, crossed over to the mainstream when Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse covered Valerie in 2006.
With so much invested in the band, having seen them live a few times and having bought all their albums, I’m gutted to hear that they’ve been dropped by their record label, Sony BMG.
The split reportedly happened over Christmas after the record label decided poor sales of their …read more
The Zutons Blast Glastonbury Ticketing Rules | The Festival Is Now Too Middle Class!
May 21, 2008 by Dave Parrack
We heard earlier that the Wax:On Live festival has been cancelled. Now The Zutons have criticised the measures you now have to go through to secure a ticket for Glastonbury, a festival they are actually performing at.
The registration system has been tweaked in recent years and culminated this time around in a complex procedure where fans who wanted to attend had to fill in a load of details about themselves, and send in a passport photo just to have the chance to buy a ticket. This was all done six weeks prior to the tickets actually becoming available, and no-one …read more
British Summer Festival Cancelled – Wax:On Live Organisers Blame Global Recession
May 20, 2008 by Dave Parrack
The British summer festival season is almost upon us, but two pieces of news show that it may not be quite as good a year as normal on the scene.
Not only has one festival been canned, The Zutons have criticised the biggest of them all, Glastonbury, which I’ll be posting about later.
The Wax:On Live festival isn’t one I had ever heard of until this morning when the news that it had been cancelled came through on my news reader, but still it’s a shame to see it bite the dust.
According to NME, the festival was due to be held …read more
The Zutons Thank Amy Winehouse For Keeping Them In The Public Eye
May 3, 2008 by Dave Parrack
I’m always intrigues what bands think when another artist covers one of their tracks. If it gets released, then they’ve obviously given permission for the song to be covered, but what do they really think?
Well, we at least know that The Zutons were pleased with the cover version of Valerie that Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse released last year, a song they credit with keeping them in the public eye while away recording a new album.
There’s actually debate over which version is better. I plumped for the original by The Zutons when I reviewed them both on Killed By The …read more