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05/10/00

Brand new Interview with Marr & Sumner at www.checkout.com, also contains new review (with Twisted Tenderness released very recently in the USA).

Tracks Listing: 1. Make It Happen 2. Haze 3. Vivid 4. Breakdown 5. Can't Find My Way Home 6. Twisted Tenderness 7. Like No Other 8. Late At Night 9. Prodigal Son 10. When She's Gone 11. Flicker 12. King For A Day - (bonus track) 13. Warning Sign - (bonus track) 14. Make It Happen - (Darren Price mix, bonus track).

29/01/00 From NME

JOHNNY MARR is to release a solo album this summer and is set to tour with his new band, THE HEALERS.

Marr denies that The Healers will spell the end of Electronic. "Bernard and I are really good friends, and at the moment he's doing New Order and I'm doing my album", he said.

Go to www.jmarr.com for more info.

Go to New Order The Group With the Dark Past to hear brand new NEW ORDER track Brutal from film, The Beach soundtrack.

A spokesman for Oasis denied that Johnny Marr was ever in the frame to replace Boneheadand said he 'couldn't understand' why Bernard Sumner had said it.

BERNARD SUMNER was speaking to Radio 1 to say that his partner in Electronic ex-Smith Johnny Marr was approached to replace Bonehead in Oasis.

"We've known Noel for a long time, he's a good friend," said the New Order/Electronic frontman. "He did approach Johnny, I believe, to be a guitarist in Oasis. But Johnny's working on stuff of his own, solo projects and I think he wants to pursue that and finish that really. I think the timing was just bad. He can't play guitar good enough!"

From World in Motion:

On Radio 1 they had a small interview with Bernard Sumner who says that New Order have been working on a track for the forthcoming film "The Beach" called "Brutal". After that they will record an album, with live shows to come next year. At the end of the interview he said "We're together forever now".

16/10/99 According to Gizmo, Electronic have not split, they just need a three or four-year break.

11/10/99 Out of Control by The Chemical Brothers, featuring Bernard Sumner is released today in the UK, its a cracker - the best single of the year? Don't pay attention to what is being played on the radio, thats the edited version, on the cd single is the full 7.20 album version.

To see or download the video on G2 goto New Order - The group with a dark past(the media section)

09/09/99 ELECTRONIC 15 Track "Best Of" (WPCR10570) album will be released only in Japan November 15th, 1999 including "Getting Away With It" (2 Versions), "Get The Message", "Feel Every Beat", "Disappointed", "Forbidden City"
(thanks to world in motion)

27/08/99 There are rumours than Electronic have split, but these are only rumours (and hopefully just that).

Parlophone are going to release a BEST OF compilation in November 99, but where and what the tracklisting will be, is unknown! World in motion site says it will be Japan, but watch out for further news.

Out of Control (by The Chemical Brothers, featuring Bernard Sumner on main vocals and Bobby Gillespie on backing) is out on 04/10/99 on CD and 12" in the UK

25/08/99 To see the Late at Night video (or download it) in G2 go to New Order - The group with a dark past

For the time being check out Out of Control which Bernard did with The Chemical Brothers, its a cracking song and hailed as the best track on their album Surrender. In October it is released as a single in the UK

Despite London's Evening Standard reporting on Wednesday (Aug. 11) that ex- Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is "set to join" Oasis as the replacement for Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, who announced his departure from the group on Monday, a source close to Marr has denied the reports.

"Johnny has not joined Oasis," says the source. "This information is not true. There is more chance of Beck joining Offspring! He was asked to play a couple of dates and that was it. From what I understand, he is not even going to do that."

The source goes on to explain that such a pairing is not entirely farfetched, however, as the relationship between Marr and Oasis is very close. "[Johnny] is extremely tight with Oasis," says the source. "The relationship is really there. Oasis originally wanted Johnny to produce their current record."

A spokesperson for Epic Records, Oasis' U.S. label, also concurred that the story was untrue.

Marr is knee-deep in writing with his new band, the Healers, and is set to begin recording in Los Angeles later this year with Beck engineer Mickey P. at the helms. Pending a U.S. label deal, the Healers' album is expected to hit stores in February followed by an extensive U.S. tour -- his first in 10 years.

Thanks to World in Motion for this

05/08/99 Reports from Allstar:

Former Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr was in Los Angeles laying the groundwork for his first solo album. Although he has been making the rounds with Beastie Boy intimate and Beck engineer, Mickey P., it has not yet been determined who will man the boards for Marr's solo effort.

"He's still talking to a number of producers, and he hasn't made any decisions yet," says says a source close to Marr.

However, the smart money is on P., especially since he took Marr over to NRG Studios, where Beck is working on tracks for his forthcoming record. The two icons got along so well that Beck invited Marr to lay down guitar parts for at least two tracks, including one titled, "The Doctor." Sources could not confirm whether or not his contributions would make it on the final version of the November release, but they worked well into the night on Saturday (July 24) perfecting the tracks.

Beck's lair wasn't the only stop on Marr's itinerary. He also checked in with legendary KROQ Los Angeles DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, and agreed to appear in the documentary, The Mayor of Sunset Strip, that former Dramarama bassist Chris Carter is filming about Bingenheimer's colorful life. Afterwards, Marr and P. showed up at West Hollywood hangout Café Bleu, and Marr told pals that if all goes as planned, he hopes to have a record out by Feb. 2000.

The only snag in Marr's worldview seems to be that the mop-topped guitarist hasn't yet signed to a label, but our source assures us that "interest is high." Perhaps by the time he returns to these shores next month to begin work, he'll have a signed contract in his hand.

-- Cindy Arnold (Thanks to world in motion for this news)

04/08/99 Here is a scan of the cover of the Belgium release of Late at Night thanks to Steph for this