Check out a recent interview with Ben Lurie of Freeheat / JAMC  - talks about meeting Jim & William Reid, his first band, and why he isn't in the Mary Chain this time out...

Also do check out another exclusive interview with Linda Reid / Sister Vanilla...both are at:

www.parasitesandsycophants.blogspot.com

you can read the interviews direct at these links:

Ben Lurie/Freeheat:
http://parasitesandsycophants.blogspot.com/2007/04/interview-ben-lurie-jesus-and-mary.html

Linda Reid/Sister Vanilla:
http://parasitesandsycophants.blogspot.com/2007/04/interview-sister-vanilla.html

xo

Check out the latest update from online music blog rocksellout.com for a cool interview with Ben Lurie - discussing The Jesus And Mary Chain, Freeheat, Sister Vanilla, and more ...www.rocksellout.com

xo

Head on over to Jim's myspace (myspace.com/jimreid) for more of his solo tracks - a trio of covers - Dylan's "If You Gotta Go, Go now" , The Saints' "Stranded" and Big Star's "Jesus Christ"

More Freeheat stuff over at Obscuresound you can also check out a cool review of "Back On The Water" at Kittenpainting.co.uk as well Hybridmagazine  - with more Ben Lurie/Freeheat interviews on the way...

Jim will also be on the road along with the reformed Mary Chain for these dates:

04.27.07  Indio, CA - Coachella Arts & Music Festival
07.13.07  Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
07.14.07  Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Festival
08.31.07  Scotland, UK - Connect Festival

Jim and Ben along with William Reid have contributed songs + backing on the newly mastered and re-release of Sister Vanilla's "Little Pop Rock" - due out on Chemikal Underground on April 2.  You can view the video for "Can't Stop The Rock" at myspace.com/chemikalunderground

for more Jim Reid and his latest JAMC activity, check out:

www.jesus-and-mary-chain.com as well as http://aprilskies.amniisia.com/

A rather fine 2006.  The long awaited LP "Back On The Water"(on Planting Seeds) was met with critical praise through various magazines across the world. Filter Magazine (US) selected the CD as their pick of the week, All Music Guide raved "big guitar riff/pop hook blast...country/folk-as-such songs...winners..."
The praise continues on - Freeheat made a couple of Best of 2006 Lists: Lost Music(UK - thanks Trev!)   Have tabbed BOTW as the #1 LP for 2006. Hybrid Magazine have also selected the album as tops for 2006. More praise at year end polls are sure to follow.

In more Freeheat/JAMC etc related news: Linda Reid's Sister Vanilla is set to be released worldwide on the UK based label Chemikal Underground (it was released in Japan via P-Vine records in 2005) in March 2007. The LP differs from the original version, featuring all new mixes and more! The LP includes backing from William & Jim Reid, along with Ben Lurie. Here is the official Press Release:

"SISTER VANILLA JOIN THE CHEMIKAL BROTHERHOOD... We can't tell you how excited we are to announce that Chemikal Underground will be releasing Little Pop Rock by Sister Vanilla in March of next year.
Featuring the talents of Jim and William Reid (ex Jesus & Mary Chain) with their sister Linda on vocals, Little Pop Rock is everything you could hope for: amazing tunes, stunning guitars shrouded in attitude and wrapped in style. Little Pop Rock will be released on March 19th preceeded by an extremely limited AA 7" single. More details to follow but in the meantime check out Jamcolas on our (My Space) jukebox." Also available to stream is 'K To Be Lost' from the Chemikal Underground website. Both this and Jamcolas sound different to the previously Japanese only LP versions.

More at:
freeheat.com
myspace.com/jimreid
myspace.com/plantingseedsmusic

XO

Freeheat continue to ride high off the latest release "Back On The Water" (PSRCD-045). Guitarist Ben Lurie is featured in online zine Erasing Clouds' latest edition of "100 musicians answer the same 10 questions" instigated by Dave Heaton.  Freeheat is #78 - check out Ben's answers. Ben will also be interviewed in the latest issue (#59: The Decemberist on the cover) of one indie music's best source -The Big takeover The issue is out now!  BOTW also is reviewed in the latest issue of US magazine Under The Radar, calling it: "Vibrant...echoes the last two JAMC albums...seductive"


In more Freeheat news, the band will be featured in the ultra chic Art Forum Magazine. Ben Lurie's beautiful landscape photography of the Joshua Tree as well as band portraits will be on display complete with Ben's captions. According to magazine sources, the December 2006 issue will hit newsstands later this month.

Upcoming: Lostmusic.co.uk will also be featuring some cool Freeheat happenings.  More on that soon... 

For more info on Freeheat, go to www.freeheat.com, www.plantingseedsrecords.com, and for Jim Reid news go to www.myspace.com/jimreid

Freeheat continues to get rave reviews for their LP "Back On The Water" (PSRCD-045)- check out freeheat.com for some of them...Be also on the lookout for several Freeheat interviews to appear - some out now:  US magazine The Big takeover, Scotish mag Is This Music? (Also features the band's track "Keep On Truckin") The Red Alert, Penny Black Music(UK), along with Erasing Clouds. 

Freeheat also turn up on Top CD lists from Dagger zine (US) as well as Top 10 playlist in Mojo magazine (UK) for their BOTW cut "What Goes Around" (Same issue features a six page spread on the JAMC's early days).

Jim Reid continues promoting his solo single "Dead End Kids"  - look for more show dates and news to be announced - www.myspace.com/jimreid