27 November 2003
Tom vs. AIDS
Tomorrow at the Fill Collins Club in Antwerpen, as part of the World Aids Night, the "Antwerp Superstar DJ Crew" will spin the discs to support Geef, an association that fights against AIDS. Tom Barman and Mauro Pawlowski will be among those DJ's.
Click on the banner for meer informatie (it's all in Dutch) [thx to pebbles]
24 November 2003
Random news
Back from Tom/Guy@Vooruit, woohoo! Same tracks as the Antwerpen gig, plus Little Arithmetics, nice! After the set I talked to manager Christian Pierre, here's a digest:
- Tom has already written a bunch of songs for the new dEUS album. "Old school style." dEUS will start touring in August 2004 (festivals then) before embarking on a big autumn tour! Yippee!
- The Magnus album will be released on January 24 "and half the songs target the dancefloor"
- The AWTWB DVD will be released in April and will include a (subtitled!) making-of. It's the video that was shown on the big screen in the park at the party after the Antwerp premiere.
- As usual, I forgot to ask all the REALLY interesting questions. We still don't know what Tom eats for breakfast. Sorry about that ;)
Here's a (crappy) little gift - out of curiosity, I used the camcorder feature of my digital camera. So here's a one-minute video of old school rock!
22 November 2003
Man of the year
Funny, this: the Flemish newsweekly Knack nominated Tom as potential "people of the year 2003" (entertainment). You can vote on the "Mensen van het jaar" website! Here's the page devoted to Tom.
There's a short Q&A with Tom, not the usual stuff:
Personal highlight: "The international premiere for AWTWB on Piazza Grande in Locarno: an open-air screening on a gigantic screen for 6000 people, a moist 35°C evening under a wonderful starry sky"
Biggest disappointment: "The metaphysical acknowledgement that, despite the massive media attention, only 70,000 people have seen the film. I hoped for 80,000. After all those years, I'd like to hit a milestone, regarding the number of viewers."
His choice for 'People of the year - Entertainment': "The Dewaele Brothers, because they kicked the worldwide DJ culture in the ass with their simple philosophy that comes straight from the heart: 'drop that fanatic labelling-thinking, all music is good music'. And Tim Vanhamel, because he did manage to start a band with QOTSA's Josh Homme, Eagles of Death Metal, with whom he's going to tour America."
His international choice: "Moloko! I only knew the singles from their previous album, but I completely fell for Statues, their latest release."
His expectations for 2004: "That Magnus fares well, that we make a beautiful new album with dEUS, and that I get loads of inspiration for a new film. Dutch-speaking again, yes."
And in 10 years' time: "Two more films, including an English-speaking one. Married and two kids: one aged 3 and one aged 1 1/2."
Other nominees for "Mensen van het jaar 2003" include King Albert II, prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, Admiral Freebee's singer Tom Van Laere, tennis champion Justine Henin, Lamborghini designer Luc Donckerwolke, and the unlucky workers at Ford Genk, among many others.
Oh, don't complain it's all in Dutch - it's about time you'd make the effort and learn the language. So perhaps you'll be a nominee for dEUS Fan of The Year 2004 ;-)
Studio Barman
There's a Barman feature on the Studio Brussel website, with a snippet from a phone interview with Tom and you, faithful fans, will learn nothing from it. It's here! [thx to Bart Van Belle]
Tom Barman - Guy Van Nueten: LIVE
Tom & Guy's live album is now in (Belgian) stores. It's a 2-CD set, CD1 has the 11 regular CD tracks and CD2 the 6 SuperAudio tracks, but fortunately, both CD's are fully playable on all standard CD players. Phew!
By the way, the boys were great yesterday at Bourla Theater in Antwerpen. Tom was in a superfunny mood, joking all the time - sometimes failing pathetically :) I posted a review on the official forum, check it out!
19 November 2003
The Tom Barman Week
A shortie update (short of time): Tom is again everywhere in the media this week (Nieuwe Wereld, Standaard, Zone 03/09...), and his live acoustic album with Guy Van Nueten will be released in Belgium on Friday. The album is called "Tom Barman & Guy Van Nueten Live", it's a hybrid CD/SuperAudioCD. It's all on the official site. Tracklisting:
- normal CD tracks -
1. River (Joni Mitchell)
2. Right as Rain
3. One Advice, Space
4. Everybody`s Weird
5. River Man (Nick Drake)
6. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers & Hart)
7. Memory of a Free Festival (David Bowie)
8. Serpentine
9. Fruit Tree (Nick Drake)
10. Magnolia (J.J. Cale)
11. Nothing Really Ends
- superaudio tracks -
1. Magdalena
2. Luxury
3. Le Poinçonneur des Lilas (Serge Gainsbourg)
4. Little Arithmetics
5. Harry Irene (Captain Beefheart)
6. After Midnight (J.J. Cale)
It's not clear yet whether the SACD tracks will be playable on a standard CD player, or if they're only intended as a bonus for lucky SACD owners.
And yesterday Tom & Guy played in Breda, tonight they're at the Ancienne Belgique, on Friday they'll be in Antwerpen and on Sunday at the Vooruit in Gent. There might be some tickets left for the Antwerpen gig (check out the tour dates section for more information).
09 November 2003
Magnus @ Culture / VLF interview
Magnus (Tom & Bolland) & 2 Many DJ's will be spinning vynil tomorrow at the "Musique Belgique" party at Culture Club, Gent. It costs a tenner to get in, doors open at 11.
And Danny's Vive La Fête was interviewed by KingKong.be. Direct link to the video interview: here.
05 November 2003
dEUS ex machina
In December, Flemish Radio 1's "Cucamonga" program will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Zea's release. Every Monday from 21:00 to 23:00, starting December 1, Hilde Walschaerts will air a part of a big dEUS special called "dEUS ex machina". It's all in Dutch, and you can listen by clicking on the "Luister live" link on Radio 1's homepage. [thx to Quinten]
dEUS ex machina
Eerst was er niets. En toen schiep God Antwerpen. Met een luide knal genaamd Worst Case Scenario.
In het najaar van '93 liet dEUS voor het eerst voorzichtig van zich horen met de EP Zea. In februari '94 volgde dan Worst Case Scenario . Spoedig groeide het Antwerpse vijftal uit tot een van de beste Belgische bands ooit. De plaat was ook het startsein voor een nieuwe bloei van de Belgische rock.
dEUS bracht later de mini My Sister = My Clock (1995) uit en de cd's In a Bar, under the Sea (1996) en The Ideal Crash (1999). Sindsdien houdt de groep een lange winterslaap, enkel onderbroken door de release van een DVD in 2002 en een glorieus concert datzelfde jaar op Rock Werchter.
Hoe staat het 10 jaar later met dEUS? Uit welk(e) zaadje(s) is de groep geboren? Welke dynamiek heeft de band tot zulke creatieve hoogten gestuwd? En hoe ziet de toekomst eruit? Het zijn maar enkele vragen die Cucamonga probeert te beantwoorden in de vijfdelige reeks dEUS ex machina. Uiteraard wordt daarbij ook ruim aandacht besteed aan de vele bands die rond dEUS cirkelen en soms een heel eigen leven zijn gaan leiden.
dEUS ex machina, maandag 1, 8, 15, 22 en 29 december.
01 November 2003
Queens want Tim
Here's a bit of news from Webzine Nameless (a.k.a. The-Proud-Guys-That-Knew-Julle-Was-Out-Six-Months-Before-The-Rest-Of-The-World-Did). Tim Vanhamel's Millionaire supported Queens Of The Stone Age on several occasions during the "Songs for the Deaf" tour. Josh Homme, QOTSA's frontman, asked Tim to join him in his other band called "The Eagles of Death Metal". Does this mean Tim will say goodbye to dEUS? Erh... perhaps.
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