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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:	The UK Music Conference
Notice:	Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:	RDGENG::CROOK

Created:	Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1381
Total number of notes:	39269

263.0. "The Housemartins" by GUCCI::SDTEMP () Wed Nov 02 1988 20:41

    
    I didn't see a note in this conference about the Housemartins, so
    I thought I should start one.
    
    OK, we know the band is no more, but I thought you guys over in
    the UK would be able to tell me a little more.  What news, rumors
    do you hear now?
    
    In addition, I am curious about an album reviewed in the reviews
    note: the compilation called "Now That's What I Call Quite Good".
    I can't seem to find this album state-side and I was wondering what
    tracks were on it.  Should I get it if I have the other two albums?
    I don't know what the UK singles were, so I don't know what I'm
    missing.
    
    Crank up the rumor mills and let's get going!
    
    Wayne

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
263.1	housemartins no more....	YUPPY::MEERMAN	Confused but determined	`Thu Nov 03 1988 19:29`	3
	How do you mean they are "no more"? :-( Since when is that?
263.2		SUBURB::DALLISON	The still of the night......	`Thu Nov 03 1988 20:12`	2
	The Housmartins split up a few months back.
263.3	Quentin (the Norm) cooke	YUPPY::GARDNER	He who dies with the most toys wins...	`Thu Nov 03 1988 21:31`	14
	WEll, I went to school with one of the Housemartins. Norman Cook (infact his real name is Quentin Cooke) went to a public school in Reigate, surrey. Reigate Grammar School. He is NOT form hull, NOT from a less privileged background - and used to talk with a snooty accent. So he can hardly claim to 'relate' to the trendy commies with whom he hangs around. Infact he used to be quite a nice bloke ( but he was threatened with suspension for drawing naughty things in little boys bellies !!!!!!!) ..... more later Phil.
263.4	Grinning myself to death	LOOKIN::HILLIS	Exiled on Main Street	`Fri Nov 04 1988 12:31`	11
	re .0 If you have the first two albums then most of the tracks on the them are repeated on Now Thats What I Call ...... I believe though that some tracks are perhaps fresh to the Now album which is essentially a compilation, although a fun album to listen to all the same Ajh
263.5	Every woman every man, join the caravan...	WELMTS::GREENB	Lenin & McCarthy, Marx & Spencer	`Fri Nov 04 1988 13:26`	6
	Have any ex-Martins got any future plans?? YUPPY::MEERMAN - izzat chew Karina?? HI!! Bob
263.6	And now for something completely different...	YUPPY::MEERMAN	Confused but determined	`Fri Nov 04 1988 17:23`	4
	It is me BoB! Your plectrums still disappearing through a hole in this dimension into another one? Love
263.7	......Yep!......	WELMTS::GREENB	Lenin & McCarthy, Marx & Spencer	`Tue Nov 08 1988 12:25`	7
	any news on any ex-'Martins......? Bob
263.8	Me and the Barman	ESKIMO::POTTER	Info Freako	`Tue Mar 21 1989 21:35`	12
	Current news on the (ex) Housies is :- 1. One of them has ponced off to Africa to work with the Real Sounds. 2. One is doing a club DJ act 3. The other two have formed another band. All this might be history by now though.
263.9	any news on the 'new band' ??	HLFS00::FLORIS	Floris van den Dool, NIS Utrecht	`Fri Apr 28 1989 13:40`	8
	Hi, Any news about the new band ? (It were Cook and Heaton I believe...) Is it going to be just more 'Housemartins' with a new name ? I hope it is.... Floris
263.10	The Beautiful South	KIRKTN::SPOTTER	Info Freako	`Tue Jun 13 1989 12:43`	5
	The name of the new band which contains Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway is called The Beatiful South. The have a single out at the moment called "Song for Whoever" which is in the upper half of the British charts.
263.11	Finaly !! More news ??	HLFS00::FLORIS	Floris van den Dool, NIS Utrecht	`Thu Jun 15 1989 12:18`	8
	Thats the news I have been hoping to hear for months !!!! Anybody able to comment on the single ? Is it like the Housemartins - I hope so - or are they following a new musical direction? Any news on a LP or CD ?? Floris
263.12	Norman Cook	ESKIMO::POTTER	She gives good headache	`Mon Jul 17 1989 18:16`	5
	One other member of the Housies, Norman Cook, has a single in the UK charts with none other than Billy Bragg. I'm in the US at the moment and only heard it once before heading out here, but it sounded OK ... maybe someone else can update this.
263.13	Hate them, like the music!	SUBURB::COLEJ	sitting on a DEC chair	`Mon Aug 14 1989 19:19`	15
	If you see the Beautiful south you will realise that live, although they deny it, they spend more time pandering to the anorak brigade who followed the housies than anything else... I have seen them all in Hull and a miserable bunch they are... 3 of them have degrees, and yet they hate students in Hull and have said so... I liked them as a group, but now realise how hypocritical they are! juju xxxx
263.14	really?	STAR::VILETT	Letters to a friend	`Fri Dec 22 1989 21:26`	7
	re .12 Did he really do a single with Billy Bragg? That would be QUITE interesting to hear! Anyone know what the name of the song is? Roland