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David Potts - The Village (by François-Marc LOZE)

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Community 2 videos

Well I just realized the videos have been gone since we were hijacked, so they are back! Enjoy them. Here are the Top 3 videos for David Potts (http://www.myspace.com/davidpottsmusic) The Village and Subculture by Popvert (two songs available on Community 2 with the 3 first songs in our profile)

Popvert "Subculture"

David Potts - The Village (by David Church

David Potts - The Village (by La Belle Alliance)

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Saturday, September 08, 2007

Control - The Movie - Official Trailer

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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Exclusive interview with David Potts and Paul Kehoe

We interviewed David Potts and his collaborator, Paul Kehoe, both from Revenge, Monaco and now playing under the banner 'David Potts'. With an album released at the start of this year and a double 'A' sided single released this month, we thought we'd catch up with them, see how things were going and what's been happening so far. They both gave their time to appear at NOOL's 'Blue Saturday', better known as 'NewOrderOnline Day' in late 2006.

We started off by putting David 'Pottsy' Potts under the spotlight…

NOOL: How were you first approached to join Revenge live? What was your initial reaction?

Pottsy:
Back in 1989, I was labouring for my dad to earn my keep, I'd worked in a few crappy office jobs where I just wasn't happy and hadn't yet found what I was looking for. The last job was particularly horrendous because the boss was a tit and a bully. The good thing about it was that it forced me to quit and made me find something involved in music. After knocking on a few studio doors to learn engineering, I happened upon a studio called Suite 16 in Rochdale and met a guy named Steve Horsefall, nice fella, he liked me and saw I was keen, and we got on. He invited me down for an interview and told me this bloke called Peter Hook from New Order would interview me. I assumed it was going to be Bernard, only because I didn't know who was who, Gillian aside of course! Anyway, I met CJ who I found a little strange, I thought he was gay but he wasn't, just very nervy and sarcastic. He showed me the studio and we talked about The Fall, ACR, The Chameleons and Factory. When we headed back downstairs Hooky was sat on a black leather suite in a pair of grey tracksuit bottoms, scruffy biker T shirt and hair in pony tail. I didn't know who the fook he was. He asked me a few questions, mostly taking the piss in a light hearted manner. 'Why do you want this job?' 'Where do you want to be in a years time?' Then he asked me where I was from. 'Salford' I said. 'So am I! Whereabouts?' After that the barriers were down and we got on really well. I tape opted for Revenge for 3 months. One day he caught me showing Dave Hicks how to play the guitar, properly (sorry Dave). He was putting Revenge together for live gigs etc and hadn't realised that he couldn't sing and play bass at the same time, so he asked me, after 5 seconds I said 'Yeah!' We had the time of our lives. A real lovely bunch of people. He never warned me the first gig was going to be an S&M party! That was an eye opener... actually there was a few!

NOOL: How did you first get involved with the NewOrderOnline.com 'Community 2' project? Had you heard 'Community 1' beforehand?

Pottsy:
Yeah I'd heard of it because Nic asked me to do the first one. I couldn't at the time, only because the timing was wrong. It's a fantastic idea and great for the fans to be involved in such a hands-on, personal approach to the band. I heard most of the songs and thought they were of a fantastic standard. My favourite was Ishtar which unfortunately didn't make the album. And btw Ishtar... I think CSS are ripping you off! I can understand why the odd person resented me being involved but I thought fuck it. I'm a fan and if Nic's asked me then I'll do it.

NOOL: What was Hooky's reaction when you let him have copies of the entries?

Pottsy:
He had completely different favourites to me. I think he preferred the Joy Division covers. I'd imagine it's the highest compliment for him really. That's the great thing about the internet and how directly approachable we (as an artist) are to the fans. As Monaco we used to receive letters and faxes from fans telling us what the songs meant to themselves, personally. The most amazing stories of how those songs affected people's lives. One guy in France who did his degree thesis on 'What do you want from me?'. It's wonderful for the writer to know the nitty-gritty stories rather than 'I love your album, man'. And this is what Community has done. It brought the fans and the band closer together. Rather like a community... I get it now! Anyhoo... Does that make sense? I'd imagine Hooky would be buzzing off it.

NOOL: How did you choose which New Order song to cover?

Pottsy:
I think I looked at the ones that'd been done already and had a little listen to my favourites. I'd have loved to have had the idea 3V had for Blue Monday. That was class! Making it dirty and swingy. There's so many songs but I always loved The Village for it's 'up'ness and Kraftwerkness. That album reminds me of my youth and spending hours in Record Peddler in Manchester, usually avoiding the rain. No change there!

NOOL: If you were going to choose another New Order cover to play live now, what would it be and what would your criteria be for the choice?

Pottsy:
I haven't played The Village live and I'd only ever cover a New Order tune live if I was playing with Hooky. We did a gig recently in Manchester and covered Age Of Consent and Sunrise. I love Sunrise. Although I love them, they're not my songs... I'll leave it to them. I'm sure they'll get back together, they always do!

NOOL: What has been your proudest moment in your musical career so far?

Pottsy:
Quite a few, without sounding like a show off, TOTPs is always a landmark for any budding musician. Good gigs like doing Glastonbury, V fests, The Charlies' tour and probably the last show we did at the Hard Rock. I think getting my album out as well. I'm feeling really proud of this new single, and it's usually the fact that you're always proud of the last thing you've done or written. I love finishing a good song that I'm happy with. The writing process is what I love... that bit when it all clicks, that's what I take pride in. The great thing about being in a band is that it enables you to do these unusual things, enjoy them and be proud of them, unfortunately the shit thing about being in a band is that it enables you to do unusual things you're not proud of... but we won't go into that.

NOOL: 'What happened to RAM? A really good band and we were hoping to hear more. Will we at any point?'

Pottsy:
Ram was just a name I used to hang my music on. It's the same as David Potts. Just a name, with the same live band.

NOOL: How did you approach 'Coming Up For Air', being an album that you almost completed 'single-handedly'? Which track did you enjoy recording the most?

Pottsy:
I had the songs written and in the bag. It took a long time to finish, probably too long. I was happy gigging, taking my time writing and talking to a lot of arseholes at record companies. I had managers who didn't quite have the clout, as lovely as they were, it all got a little frustrating. At one point I gave it all up because I got divorced and my head was up my arse. After that I'd had enough and decided to record an album at home, on my own and release it myself (with the business help of my mate Richard Torr). I love doing all the music, playing the drums and experimenting. It's a little like I imagine meditating to be. I have to really lose myself in it. You miss the bounce doing it alone but you get full control. It's hard work and sometimes labourious but you get a sense of achievement in doing it. I didn't relish the thought of sending it to record companies who wanted the next 'View' or 'Arctics' or whatever was fashionable at the time. I love writing music and playing so I finished it and put it out there. I might not get the exposure Monaco had but it's a trade off for by-passing the music business. And it's a shit business... to quote Les from Creme Brulee. Favourite tracks are Greatest and World Isn't Over. Dream Away was the most fun because my computer was dying as the ideas were flowing. It drove me mad but I experimented with a lot of weird instruments and effects because it wasn't a straight forward pop song, it's quite a journey. I love it.

NOOL: You have a new single out in August, 'Monkey In The Rain/Roll Up' – tell us about it and what's next in the recording plans?

Pottsy:
Any Murakami fans will know that monkeys act very peculiarly in the rain, don't ask me why but it's true. I love Monkey, it's probably my 'uppest' song to date and love the chords even though they're dead simple. It makes me happy and I always throw it in when dj'ing. People don't know the song yet and it always fills the floor. I'm not sure what I'll do after this, musically. Different approach, carry on with more, I dunno. I might just fuck it all off and become a batman.

NOOL: 'Roll Up' is reminiscent of the Monaco sound – obviously you were a major influence in the band – was this intentional or just natural?

Pottsy:
It was written the day after 9/11, and that's what it's about. So, yeah it's an old tune and probably the most Monaco-ish one. I love the chorus harmonies on that, and the bridge. It sounded a bit Monaco so I thought I'd ask Peter to play on it, go the whole hog. It would have been nice if we'd written one from scratch but it seemed right to do as it was pretty much finished before he played on it. I did write rather a lot in Monaco so yes, there's always going to be written a certain pop sensibility that I'd have in mind. I suppose whatever's in my blood comes out into a tune.

NOOL: Your compositions are very tuneful and easy to listen to, Do you think you'll take a different musical direction in the future?

Pottsy:
No, melody is in my blood. I'm not happy if I write something that hasn't a melody, it doesn't satisfy me. I'd love to be able to churn out dirge and noise, maybe it'll come later. My hooks and melodies are probably down to who I've grown up listening to. Like I say, it's in the blood. I'm dogged by melody.

NOOL: Will your band be touring in the near future?

Pottsy:
No plans as yet, maybe some gigs around the single.

NOOL: How did you feel about reviews and comments likening your vocal work with Monaco to Bernard Sumner's vocals? Many credit you with a far better vocal performance, both live and in the studio.

Pottsy:
My god, I've not answered this one for a while! I like Barney's voice and I've always had a thing for the untrained vocal. No disrespect! The Beatles were never spot-on, Weller certainly isn't, Neil Young isn't either, and the less said about Liam (Gallagher – Oasis)... it's more about character and emotion for me. There's a lot of ingredients that contributes to Monaco sounding New Order-ish, we all know that. I tried to change things with songs like Blue, Buzz Gum and Junk, even Tender and Sedona but the bigger songs, and probably the singles, did have a New Order influence. In retrospect, I could have tried to steer my vocal style away a little more but I sing in the same register and have a similar accent. No one's said it for a while, maybe because of the music being quite different to Monaco or NO? I dunno and I'm not really that bothered. I think Hooky sounded like Barney in Revenge, Phil Collins sounds like Peter Gabriel, Graham Coxon sounds like Damon Albarn. There's sometimes a 'band style'. Maybe it's what feels natural, or it's a subconscious influence, or it's blatant plagiarism.

NOOL: As with many musicians, you cite a number of influences – who would you say was your greatest and why?

Pottsy:
The Damned made me want to be in a band because they made it look fun, knocked out tunes and didn't take the game too seriously. The Beatles for their sheer musical advancement and achievement. The Who for the trash/pop/mod 60's melodies and for being The Who. The Police and The Jam for showing that a 3 piece can pack as good a punch as any band.

NOOL: Who would you like to play you in a film of your musical career?

Pottsy:
Norman Wisdom

And then on to Paul Kehoe, affectionately known as 'Old Leadfoot'. He's a great drummer, and has played with Revenge, Monaco and David Potts. NewOrderOnline is lucky enough to be able to claim him as 'one of our own'.

NOOL: You've performed with members of The Chameleons and the Inspiral Carpets as well as Monaco and David Potts. Are there any more collaborations on the horizon?

Kehoe:
None planned at the moment, but I never say never, I've been around the Manchester music scene long enough to know the strangest things happen when you least expect it, I got a call from Marc Burgess a few years ago asking if I fancied going on tour to America for 6 weeks, would normally have jumped at it, but me and the wife were trying for another baby, my daughter had her 2nd birthday the other day, but then again, I was in Latvia in June with Dario G, very strange…..

NOOL: Where did your association with Pottsy start and how did you first get approached to play live with Monaco?

Kehoe:
It was at the Barleycorn pub in Didsbury, Monacos manager was Steve Harrison, who was also the Charlatans manager, and he also owned Dead Dead Good records, which was the label that Burgess was signed to, when he was asking round the office who should he try to get to play drums for Monaco, my name was mentioned and so the meeting was arranged. When hooky asked why I wanted to be in the band, I said "I think bass players that wear there bass' really low look really cool and you wear yours lower than everyone else…." I got the job, Kissing ass gets you everywhere.

NOOL: Which of your many gigs did you enjoy most and why?

Kehoe:
Probably all the ones Dave said, it was just lunacy for the first year or two, the "Philmore" in San Francisco was special, you just have to see all those posters on the walls of all the bands that played there to get a vibe for the history of the place, and Atlanta was freaky too, the night before, we were on a night off from the tour in Chicago, and our fantastic tour manager had got us guest passes for Radiohead, they were touring "O.K. computer" and we stuck around after the show, we met the band and it turned out that Ed O' Brien was a REALLY big Monaco fan, anyhoo, the next day, we were in Atlanta, did our sound check and decided we would check out the curry house next door for a taste of home. We had the whole place to our selves, and the food was pretty good, those yanks don't know what they're missing, so as we sat there eating, another party come into the place, and after a couple of minuets I notice that its Radiohead, they like their curry too, so I go over and invite them too the gig that night. Lo and behold that night stood in a line along the back wall of the venue was Radiohead, at that time the biggest band on planet earth, watching us!!!

NOOL: You performed on three tracks on 'Coming Up For Air'. Which was your favourite track on the album? Would you have preferred to play on more?

Kehoe:
I would have played on all of them if we had the money to go and spend six months in the studio, unfortunately we don't have the backing of a huge record company, so we have to pay for the studio time ourselves. It isn't cheap so we would just record the drums and the bass and a guide guitar track, you need good sounding rooms and good mics to record good sounding drums, and we don't have any of the above, Dave managed to record drums at his house in his own time, but it was a different vibe we were after with the tracks in the studio, my favourite is warm and happy soul, not just cos I played on it but it's a journey, a really good story, its dead easy to picture a video for that one.

NOOL: Are you involved with any studio recordings at the moment? If so, can you tell us who with and when we're likely to hear them?

Kehoe:
I've been trying to set up a studio of my own for a few years now so I can record my own drums whenever I like, but bands and babies keep getting in the way, I've played in a few different bands down the years and if you look hard enough on "MySpace" you would probably find a few, the longest running of these "sagas" is a band called Dylan Roach, its been going on and off since I was 17 in various guises, we used to do gigs in bury and Oldham with bands like "soft" who are now called "elbow" or something like that…..

NOOL: Are you likely to be collaborating with Pottsy in the studio in the future?

Kehoe:
Well he's not managed to get rid of me yet, so I'd like to think so… we're bound to get bored of doing feck all and do something again….

NOOL: Who would you like to play you in a film of your musical career? Obviously Hooky's joke about Bernard Manning won't happen now…

Kehoe:
Bernard f@*in Manning!, I was actually born about 200 yards away from that gits "world famous embassy club", can't say I'll miss him, glad he's not available for any film parts. I don't think hooky would give me any choice in the matter and I'd probably end up being played by Johnny Logan, y'know, the guy who did Eurovision for Ireland…

NOOL: Who gave you the nickname 'Old Lead Foot'? Is it because of the way you manage to thump that kick drum?

Kehoe:
It was another drummer, a guy called Carl that was also in Dylan Roach, he now plays for toolshed with Graham Massey, I cant say I have ever been known for being too subtle and my drumming influences include a certain John "Bonzo" Bonham who could give a kick drum a fair old telting, suites me just fine I think….

NOOL: As with many musicians, you cite a number of influences – who would you say was your greatest?

Kehoe:
I've always liked the stranger side of things musically, people that do things not quite the "normal" way, drummers like Steve Morris (obviously ) who played like a machine, John Lever of the chameleons who never set his kit up authentically and ended up developing a different style because of it, the same with Mike Bordin of faith no more, and now ozzy osbourne, his teacher couldn't be arsed changing his right handed kit around for a left handed player, lazy git, but the guy sounds great and plays things that a traditional player wouldn't normally think of doing, Clem Burke from blondie, Ringo Star, Keith Moon, I think I've taken a little of all of these, and a few others and always tried to be slightly different, it might not have always worked, but I tried.

NOOL: What was your overall impression of NOOL day? What did you think of the other bands?

Kehoe:
I thought it was great, I'm a fan as well, I don't just play music, I do it cos I love it, I love watching bands, I only saw new order live for the first time in 98, I had the Apollo theatre all to myself while the band and the crew ran through the stuff for reading, my first gig was a private one (anybody jealous) but it was great to hear all those tunes that had been a part of the soundtrack to my youth, nool day showed me how good the internet can be for fans, if you want to celebrate your passion for the music you love then events like these can mean a lot to people, and bands like joy division and new order have been around for so long, they have affected hundreds of different peoples lives, in hundreds of different ways, helped them, comforted them, inspired them, when they aren't there, they are missed like old friends, so to meet old friends you have never met before brings camaraderie that you just can't beat. The bands were great too, I could see the devoted work these guys had done to try and re create these songs, which isn't easy, I can tell you from experience, great work by all concerned.

NOOL: Any other comments, observations or things you'd like to say?

Kehoe:
A big thank you to NOOL and the Vikings for your continued support, much appreciated.

Well, a big 'thank you' to Pottsy and Kehoe for sparing their time for us. Buy the album and singles and check out excerpts from the album and the new single on the following pages:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/davidpottsmusic

http://www.myspace.com/davidpottsmusic

http://www.david-potts.com/

Written by Chris Nash for NewOrderOnline.com - Do not reproduce without permission.

Thanks to Chris Nash, David Potts and Paul Kehoe for the submission and informations
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Saturday, August 11, 2007

’Mr Manchester’ Tony Wilson Dies
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TV presenter Tony Wilson, one of the leading lights in the Manchester music scene, has died after suffering a heart attack while receiving cancer treatment aged 57.

Tony Wilson: Cancer

Mr Wilson, who set up the Factory Records label and the Hacienda Club, was associated with groups like New Order and the Happy Mondays.

He was also a reporter and presenter on TV and radio in the Manchester area.

His life was depicted in the film 24 Hour Party People.

He had been suffering from kidney cancer.

Mr Wilson was surrounded by family at his when he passed away.

A spokesman for Christie Hospital in Manchester said: "Tony Wilson died peacefully at 6.05pm this evening with his family by his bedside.

"Tony was a very great supporter of the Christie and this is extremely sad news.

"We would like to extend our sympathy to Tony's family."

An outspoken campaigner for regional self-government in the North West, Wilson was passionate about his home city of Manchester.

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Thursday, August 09, 2007

Check out this video: CONTROL : LA BANDE-ANNONCE

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Friday, July 27, 2007

FaceBook

We don't see facebook as a competition of myspace, but a complement.

If you have pictures of you taken with a band member, join us on facebook and add your picture there.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Album Review: Community 2 - A NewOrderOnline Tribute

Fans of New Order and Joy Division are not only rabid, but inventive. They make biopics about Ian Curtis. They make (the focus of this review) cover albums. And they do it well.

On Community 2: A NewOrderOnline Tribute (a project of the NO/JD fan club, www.neworderonline.com"), fans enlisted in a competition by submitting their covers of various New Order songs to be handpicked by Peter Hook himself for inclusion on the album. Who better than Hooky to decide who covers his work the best, right?

Of course you'r thinking, "Another covers album? So what?" This album is set apart because, like any tribute album, it contains obvious tracks like "Blue Monday" and "Subculture" but has plenty of deep cuts such as "New Dawn Fades" and "No Love Lost" in its seventeen-song repertoire. Further setting this compilation apart is that the songs are contributed by fans in the truest sense: people who like the band enough to cover them without being offered a check by their label to record an obligatory cover for a compilation album (e.g., If I Were a Carpenter.., Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin..; both good, but obviously timed just right with the right bands).

Community 2 is an album that shows the influence this monumental group has had across the world and across a span of decades. More than that, it shows that a famously plagued band understands and appreciates its fans. Artists from the UK to Finland to New Jersey and back came together to pay tribute to New Order, and they did so in a way no slickly produced, label-made tribute album could do. You don't see Led Zeppelin getting down with fan club-created tribute albums.

Choice tracks: "Ruined In A Day" performed by Sunrise Before Dawn, "Turn" performed by Glasnost, "ICB" performed by C Bentley.

Purchase Community 2 from NewOrderOnline.com, and support the New Order/Joy Division fan community.

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