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News Archives - 2002

December 7, 2002

Brixton Academy, London Dec. 6 setlst
Accelerator
Miss Lucifer
Rise
Shoot Speed Kill Light
Pills
Burning Wheel
Autobahn 66
Kill All Hippies
City
Rocks
Kowalski
Swastica Eyes
Skull X

[BREAK]

Higher Than The Sun
Jailbird
Detroit
Movin' On Up

[BREAK]

Medication
Kick Out The Jams

Source: post by soul hero on the official site's bbs

December 1, 2002

Bob ties the knot
Apparently Bobby is getting married or recently has married the mother of his child, Katy England.

Source: email from a webadelica reader

Nov. 28, 2002

Scream tour US in January
According to the American Primal Scream website (http://www.primalscreamus.com, WHY didn't they get http://www.primalscream.us, very confused!!!), Primal Scream will tour the US in January 2003. No dates have been announced yet

US 'Evil Heat' contains ConnecteD technology UPDATE: Dec. 1
The US release utilizes ConnecteD technology that will allow fans to unlock exclusive 4 exclusive remixes & starting in mid-December you will be able to access the 'City' video for limited time only from the Primal Scream ConnecteD site.

They seem to be having a lot of problems with the site. Half the time it's down or won't load.

The songs are the 3 remixes of 'Miss Lucifer' from the UK single and the Alter Ego remix of 'Autobahn 66' from the UK single 'Autobahn 66.' They are streamed versions of the songs

Nov. 21, 2002

Scream "Best Of" and new single
According to NME.com Primal Scream will release a "Best Of" album next year which will be preceded with another single off 'Evil Heat'

Source: NME.com,thanks to Anthony for the heads up

Japan Gig Pics
Check out these pictures from the Scream's Japan Tour.

Source: Bluechain's post on the Webadelica Message Board

November 14, 2002

Autobahn 66 Japan single
The Japan version of Autobahn 66 features a slew of bonus tracks.

1. Autobahn 66 (album version)
2. Autobahn 66 (instrumental)
3. Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego remix)
4. Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego instrumental)
5. Accelerator (live)
6. Shoot Speed/Kill Light( live)
7. Jailbird( live)
8. Rocks (live)
+ CD Extra video
*Miss Lucifer
*Autobahn 66

Oct. 28, 2002

Bob compiles New Order Live tracks
New Order's upcoming boxset 'Retro' features 4 CDs with tracks picked by fans, among them Bobby Gillespie, who complies his favorite live tracks for Disc 4. The compilation is due out on December 2. See NME.com for full story and tracklisting.

'The Kills' support Primal Scream
'The Kills' will support Primal Scream on their upcoming UK tour according to NME.

Source: Webadelica mailing list

Oct. 27, 2002

Scream remix new Poptones signing
Alan McGee's Poptones label have just signed 'Kill City', a band featuring Lisa Moorish who dated Liam Gallager at one point. They have song called 'White Boy, Brown Girl' which is "back-alley electronica" which Primal Scream remixed. It will appear on a future Kill City EP release.

Source: http://www.creation-records.com/

Oct. 18, 2002

Scream add another Manchester date
Primal scream have added another date to their upcoming tour. They will now play a second night at the Manchester Academy on December 14, the first night being the 13th.

Source: NME.com

Stone Roses reforming not likely
According to NME.com, the Stone Roses reforming isn't too likely according to ian Brown. Check NME.com for the full story.

Source: NME.com

Oct. 14, 2002

Autobahn 66 single details UPDATE: oct. 26
Aparently it will be released as 2 part cd single and 12", all feature exclusive tracks. Due out on Oct. 28.

12"
Autobahn 66 (Album Version)
Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego Mix)
Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego Remix Instrumental)

CD1
Autobahn 66 (Radio Edit)
Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego Mix)
Substance D (Weatherall Mix of A Scanner Darkly)
Autobahn 66 (CD-ROM Video and photo gallery)

CD2
Autobahn 66 (Album Version)
Accelerator (Live)
Shoot Speed, Kill Light (Live)

You can now download a Autobahn 66 screensaver at PrimalScream.net

Evil Heat gets North American release date UPDATE: nov. 5
According to Billboard.com 'Evi Heat' will at long last be released in the US on November 26th and will feature a bonus DVD with 45 minutes of material, which includes videos for 'Miss Luicfer' and 'Autobahn 66'. In addition to this it will contain live footage from this years V2002 festival and will feature, "Rocks," "Moving on Up," "Swastika Eyes," and "Kowalski."

Now apparently the DVD will contain 'Skull X' from V2002 as well. Also apparently this release is a limted edition thing.

Ed: Good Job Sony! The DVD will be in Region 1 format I suspect and therefore only play on US and Canada players unless you have a multi-region player. But for you folks in the rest of the world I suspect this DVD will material will be released in your respective countries soon enough.

Source: email from Christopher Holt via Primal-Scream.net and apost on alt.music.primal-scream by jr.

Oct. 9, 2002

Autobahn 66 video
The Officical Sony Records website, PrimalScream.net now has an exclusive preview of the 'Autobahn 66' video. as previously mentioned here the video for 'Autobahn 66' has been done by Intro who are the designers of choice for Primal Scream these past few years. It's a beautiful video

Oct. 8, 2002

Super Group from Hell
Kris Needs, occasional Scream co-conspirator has reformed his Secret Knowledge group but more on subject, he is planning a "super group from hell" which may include members of Primal Scream.

Kris is also planning a 'super group from hell'. He tells us that "the music is totally different from Secret Knowledge - nasty, funky, psychedlic but beautiful in a terrible way". The group is likely to include members of Primal Scream, Alabama 3, Mani (Stone Roses) and Arthur Baker to name a few ............... Watch this space.

Source: http://www.indian.co.uk/artists/oli/secret.htm

Oct. 3, 2002

Win Primal Scream tickets
Vip-24.com are giving tickets away to see Primal Scream Live December 10, at Birmingham Academy. Go to Vip-24.com and click the 'Free Gig Tickets With VIP-24' link on the news page for all the details. The drawing for the tickets is December 5th.

Source: email from Rob, VIP administration

Oct. 2, 2002

A Naked Bob
Showstudio.com who brought you Diamond Blues a musical collaberation of Bob and Kate Moss, now bring you Bob stripping and wearing women's underwear. He is being undressed by his girlfriend Katy England. Go to Showstudio.com, then under the "Live" section go to "transform". Keep scrolling through the images until you see Bob and Katy. Once the picture loads, hit the "transform" link. [Tongues back in mouth ladies]

Source: a post by ferris bueller on alt.music.primal-scream

Sept. 28, 2002

Official merchandise
You can now purchase official merchandise at primalscream.net. Sadly, they only ship to European countries. Sony get your act together.

Sept. 25, 2002

Autobahn 66 video
According to a report on primalscream.net, the video fro 'Autobahn 66' has been done by Intro who are the designers of choice for Primal Scream these past few years. They also did the video for 'Kill all Hippies' Also apparently there will be a black and white punk rock video for 'City', shot at The Marquee gig earlier this year

Source: primalscream.net

Swastika Eyes live on DVD
According to a report on NME.com, a live version of 'Swastika Eyes' will be on a new DVD celebrating the tenth anniversary of Britan's "Later with Jools Holland" showcasing highlights of the show from the past deacde. It will be released on November 18.

Source: NME.com

Sept. 18, 2002

Autobahn 66 details
According to a report on NME.com, the b-sides for the next Primal Scream single, 'Autobahn 66' will include 'Substance D', which is a remix of 'A Scanner darkly' previously available only on the Japanese version of 'Evil heat'. The single will also include a remix of 'Autobahn 66' by Alter Ego. So it's looks like the rumored Techno Animal remix will not be released. 'Autobahn 66' will now apparently be released on Oct. 28 in the UK/Europe. The Japan release date is still Oct. 17

Autobahn 66
Substance D
Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego remix)

Source: NME.com

More Japan dates announced
Check Tour dates page

Source: Satoko

Sept. 13, 2002

Will Mani be leaving Primal Scream?
According to a report on Creation-Records.com The Stone Roses may reform for a new album and tour, though not a reunion tour. Here is their report.

Stone Roses to make another album?

The Stone Roses could be set to record a new album and tour again if John Squire gets his way. In an interview with Channel 4's Planet of Sound. Squire is quoted as saying:

"I don't want to do a reunion tour because that would be putting matters to rest in the wrong way. If we were to reform, it would have to be to make a new album and do a proper tour with new songs. I believe that will happen one day."

Squires comments seem to echo what Mani was saying only a couple of months ago. Recently after speaking to Terry Christian for the Manchester Evening News, Christian is quoted as saying "I was talking to Mani and he's been talking to Ian Brown about it, and he's not against the idea, and Reni's up for it and John Squire is coming round to the notion. I'd have thought it's a definate possibility. I always thought it was weird they spilt up anyway."

All four members of the band have recently been contributing to the new Stone Roses compilation due in November which includes new artwork by John Squire and also Hall or Nothing (their ex-publicists) have placed the Stone Roses back onto their website as one of their current clients.

What this means to Mani's future in Primal Scream is unknown as it's very early days, but as soon as we hear anything else, you can read it here.

Source: Creation-Records.com

Sept. 6, 2002

Marquee gig
Apparently it was a star-studded affair. Here is the setlist, Wow, what a gig this must have been. Apparenly the Scream didn't want to leave the stage.

Accelerator
Miss lucifer
Rise
Shoot speed kill light
Pills
Burning wheel
Autobahn 66
Kill all hippies
Sick city
Rocks
Kowalski
Swastika eyes
Movin on up
Higher than the sun
Jailbird
Detroit
Skull x
Medication
Born to lose
Pictures coming soon!

Source: Rixa De Java's post on the Webadelica forum.

August 28, 2002

More UK dates announced
Check the tours page link above.

Source: message on the Webadeica forum by Simon Eales

Scream to headline Les Inrockuptibles
Primal Scream are supposed to headline the Inrockuptibles Festival in November. This festival is organised by the famous french rock newspaper Les Inrockuptibles. More details soon... �

Source: Email from Nicolas who got the scoop from someone at Sony France

August 27, 2002

"Official" lyrics
The so-called "official" lyrics are up on the official Primal Scream website, primalscream.net. They can also be found on the Japan CD. Strangely enough, it does appear there are some inaccuracies. Soon I will have the corrected version up on Webadelica.

Source: Email from Christpher Holt, thanks for the heads up.

August 21, 2002

Andrew Innes collaberation
Andrew Innes collaberates with David Holmes on Martina Topley-Bird's (Tricky's longtime musical partner) debut album due out sometime this year. He apparently appears on a track called 'Need One.' It will be released on Independiente records.

Source: Moon Palace - an unofficial Martina site

August 19, 2002

Scream on ITV2 tonight
Primal Scream will be on ITV2 tonight (19 August) at 8.30pm & 10.30pm, as part of the V2002 Festival.

Source: Email from Wigster

August 17, 2002

New single UPDATE: sept 12
'Autobahn 66' will be the next single to be released off 'Evil Heat.' It will be released on October 21. It may be a CD only release. Also there will be a Japan Tour CD released on October 17 in Japan of course. This is to coincide with their November tour of Japan. This wil be 'Autobahn 66' with maybe some exclusive track for the Japan market as these releases tend to include. i believe you can lso expect a Techno Animal remix of the song as reported hear earlier

2 shows announced for December
Primal Scream will play the Brixton Academy in London on the 6th and 7th of December, support for the 7th will be Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, tickets available from Gigs and Tours only.

Source: Rixa de Java's post on the webadelica forum.

August 16, 2002

Scream launch new Marquee Club UPDATE: aug 20
Primal Scream will play The Marquee in London on Thursday 5th September. Tickets were selling available at nme.com and the wayahead box office and were �22 inc. booking fee. I've just been told this gig is sold out already and I only got the news of this gig a short while ago today. NME.com is giving away tickets. Also. Xfm has tickets to give away. Xfm will also playing out the set on a future 'Live Hour' Check the Xfm website for more information.

Source: Belinda on the webadelica mailing list

August 11, 2002

Listen to Benicassim Festival
You can see Primal Scream's performance at Benicassim Festival. It takes forever to load, be patient.

Source: Some Candy Talking messageboard

Screamadelica video on DVD?
I was reading the Some Candy Talking messageboard and apparently The Jesus and Mary Chain's Videos 1985-1989 is going to be released on DVD in Japan, so I'm only hoping this may be a sign that Primal Scream's Screamadelica video will be released in the future. Japan DVD are usually in PAL but some are region free from my understanding But, according to CD Japan the JAMC DVD will be NTSC for some strange reason.

August 9, 2002

Japan tour dates UPDATE
Primal Scream will play 2 dates in Osaka, Japan at Zepp Osaka on Novemeber 13th and 14th. No other dates have been announced.

Thanks to Satoko Hasegawa

August 4, 2002

Scream on Lamacq Live
Primal Scream are headlining Lamacq Live on Monday August 5. This will be their performance from T in the Park a few weeks ago. In case you missed it, you can listen to the gig since it's archived.

Thanks to Belinda on the webadelica mailing list.

August 1, 2002

Substance D + official lyrics(!)
'Substance D' which appears on the Japan version of 'Evil Heat' is a remix of 'A Scanner Darkly.' I suspect this will be released on a B-side in the UK and Europe. Also the Japan CD contains lyrics for the album and they actually given from Bobby himself. The first time ever the official lyrics have been printed on Japan release, they previously where transcribed by Sony Japan and not always that accurate I hope to get the Japan CD soon and post them on the site. You can view some of the lyrics already on Webadelica.

Thanks to Chris Holt to alerting me to Sister Meyouse's post on the Primal-Scream.net forum.

MT2's Primal Scream weekend Aug 3-4
Primal Scream videos at the top of every hour, including the rarely seen, controversial vids like like "Accelerator" and "Swastika Eyes". Interviews with Bobby and Mani throughout the weekend and we will be showing their live perf from 1999's 5 Night Stand with Death in Vegas supporting (21:00 Sat, 22:00 Sun) as well as a full one hour videography with all the vids plus the full interview (22:00 Sat, 21:00 Sun).

Courtesy of PrimalScream.net and MT2.co.uk

Some links of interest
Check out this Evil Heat review at nme.com
Nice live pics of T in the Park

July 26, 2002

Scream on TV
'Miss Lucifer' on CD:UK
Primal Scream will be performing 'Miss Lucifer' on CD:UK this Saturday (July 27th).

Courtesy of PrimalScream.net

Primal Pop TV
Primal Scream are performing on Channel 5's new "Pop TV" show on Monday July 29th. The programme will be broadcast on August 9th. 50 fans will be allowed to see the performance. See details at PrimalScream.net Airdates are 7:30pm, Friday 2nd August July on BBC1 1:35am, Sunday 4th August on BBC1

Courtesy of PrimalScream.net

Scream on Top of the Pops UPDATE
Apparently Primal Scream performed on Top of the Tops on July 18 for an upcoming episode. Airdate is unknown at this time. The song will probably be 'Miss lucifer.'

Evil Heat on NME.com
NME.com wil play a new track from 'Evil Heat' until you hear the whole thing. They also have a contest to win their back catalogue. Apparently Primal Scream is featured in the current issue of NME (July 27 issue).

July 22, 2002

Evil Heat UK/EU Tracklisting
Here's the official tracklisting according to PrimalScream.net you can also listen to sound samples of the whole album.

01 Deep Hit Of Morning Sun
02 Miss Lucifer
03 Autobahn 66
04 Detroit
05 Rise
06 The Lord Is My Shotgun
07 City
08 Some Velvet Morning
09 Skull X
10 A Scanner Darkly
11 Space Blues No. 2

So it appears that 'Substance D' is only on the Japan CD. The Japan CD appears to omit 'Space Blues No. 2' and adds a unknown bonus track, which I suspect is 'Space Blues No. 2'

July 19, 2002

Evil Heat Album artwork change
The cover design for 'Evil Heat' has changed. See picture on left-hand side.

Evil Heat Album Japan tracklisting
The Japanese version of the album will contain a bonus track apparently. I assume this will be 'Space Blues #2'

1. Deep Hit Of Morning Sun
2. Miss Lucifer
3. Autobahn 66
4. Detroit
5. Rise
6. The Lord Is My Shotgun
7. City
8. Some Velvet Morning
9. Skull X
10. A Scanner Darkly
11. Substance D
12. ??? (Space Blues #2?)

Evil Heat night @ DeathDiscoDublin#5
Evil Heat night @ DeathDiscoDublin#5 is the official launch of Primal Scream's new album Evil Heat - a whole bunch of Evil Heat albums will be given away as prizes and there will be loops of the Primals' greatest moments on the Big Screen linked to mega speakers!

Full details at bpfallon.com �

July 17, 2002

Some Velvet Morning now available!
For an exclusive listen to Some Velvet Morning. It will be featured on the album.

July 15, 2002

Exclusive download of Miss Lucifer (Dub mix)
You can download an exclusive dub version of 'Miss Lucifer' from Sony records. Sadly, it requires Windows Media Player and is not available as mp3. It doesn't sound much different to the album version, imo.

Some Velvet Morning mystery solved
'Some Velvet Morning' was apparently the last recorded for the new album and you can be the first to hear it once it goes live on PrimalScream.net. Sign up for the Official Primal Scream mailing list in order to get news of it's arrival.

Mixed reviews of T in the Park
July 13 : T in the Park Balado, by Kinross - Scotland.

"Other Scottish heroes Primal Scream were not so well received. Arriving late on-site, they appeared on the main stage looking wasted and worked through a lack-lustre set that left many fans talking about a major anti-climax." NME.com

Fan review by Campbell Hayden

Just returned from a great weekend at T in the Park. 2 days of great music and great beer! Primal Scream took to the main stage at 8pm and played for an hour and they did a very full on performance which really rocked. Bobby was dressed in white shirt, with white suit jacket and what appeared to be a pair of jeans.

I'm not 100% sure about the set list but I think it was this:-
1. Miss Lucifer
2. Rise
3. Sick City
4. Shoot Speed Kill Light
5. Burning Wheel
6. My Lord Is My Shotgun
7. Autobahn 66
8. Medication
9. Skull X
10. Rocks
11. Swastika Eyes
12. Accelerator

I'm pretty sure Detroit wasn't played but I could be wrong. Jim Reid did not appear.

That's the 4th time I've seen them live and the first time they've never played anything from Screamadelica which was a shame. I don't know why they persist with playing Rocks all the time - just to please the non-Primal Scream fans perhaps?

The band looked like they were enjoying themselves though and I wasn't disappointed in any way by the performance. I was up near the front and it was a good jump around, especially for Swastika Eyes which went down a storm. Miss Lucifer, Autobanh 66 and Skull X in particular all sounded great live.

See left hand side for picture courtesy of Campbell Hayden.

July 13, 2002

Scream on Auto-pilot in Sweden
Arvika, Sweden July 11
I just came home today from the music festival in Arvika, Sweden. Sorry to say.. I, and I guess most of the others in the crowd was a bit dissapointed. Everyone in the band except Mani was stale as mannequins. Bobby almost yawned out the lyrics to Miss Lucifer, the first song. I don't know if it was too early or something but they looked tired (they played at 19.00). I don't recall the exact setlist but it included: Miss Lucifer, Rise, Shoot Speed Kill Light, The Lord Is My Shotgun, Autobahn 66, Medication, Swastika Eyes, Rocks, Detroit and Accelerator. No encores. The entire set felt like a matter of routine... with the exeption of Mani of course. Who was great, alive and kicking! Mani's comment in the microphone - "It looks like a goth convention" was funny as heck. It got a bit better after a few songs but the entire set still felt a bit stale and "autopilotish". Pity. Could have been great, as I've heard they were at Roskilde, Denmark just the other week. Mani closed the set by saying - "Enjoy The Cure"... which were next to play on that stage.

Thanks to Mother's post on the Webadelica Forum.

July 12, 2002

the ever chnaging final tracklisting
Apparently final copies of the album will have 'Some Velvet Morning' despite the fact it was left off promos floating around. This makes sense since Mani said it might be the 3rd single from the album, as reported here the other day. I've also heard that the Japan CD will feature an exclusive bonus track, I assume this is the track 'Substance D'. But then that doesn't explain why eil.com lists the UK version as also containing the track in question.

July 10, 2002

Some Velvet Morning
According to Mani during an interview for Belgian radio
, 'Some Velvet Morning' might be the 3rd single from the album. The official site also says something about it but it's another launguage (Yugoslavia) so i think we can assume it will be on the album. I've also done a lot checking, it seems many sites are buzzing about this track, so would think they have to include it on the album and I don't think Mani would be talking about if it wasn't going to be. Mani says it has a "strange electronic kind of feel." He also said the Scream are "on fire" live now.

July 9, 2002

UK TV session recorded
The Primals have been to the LWT studios to perform two songs for CD:UK. One must be the new single (Miss Lucifer) which apparently will be broadcast this Saturday, July 13 or the following Saturday (July 21). The second is probably the follow-up single to be broadcast around it's release. 'Autobahn 66' is rumoured to be the next single, seems like an odd choice with it's long intro.

Thanks to Hans Lund-Sorensen on the Webadelica mailing list.

July 8, 2002

Lacklustre crowd doesn't seem to faze Scream.
Seat Beach Rock concert review

Primal played from 6-7 pm at the mainstage (following: No Doubt,Jamiroquai,David Bowie). The crowd wasn't very interested in the Screams and many left the field before the show. Even when they had started people left. That showed me how "big" Primal Scream in Belgium are. There wasn't a regular applause after every song. Bobby Gillespie didn't care, he was smilling a lot to his mates. He only showed his true feelings for the crowd once by applausing back with a sacastic smile on his face after they got a poor applause. Mani tried many times to push the audience up a bit but he failed. After getting no answer on the question if the people where having a good time he just said: "You're very quiet! Have you been taking drugs?". The only song that brought some kind of motion into the crowd was "Swastika Eyes". Gomez who had played the same stage 2 hours before hadn't that problem at all!!! After "Rocks" Jim Reid entered the stage and sang "Detroit" and the refrain of "Skull X". He left before the last song "Accelerator".

Here's the set list:
1. Miss Lucifer
2. Rise
3. City
4. Shoot Speed Kill Light
5. Burning Wheel
6. My Lord Is My Shotgun
7. Autobahn 66
8. Medication
9. Swastika Eyes
10. Rocks
11. Detroit
12. Skull X
13. Accelerator

I was really impressed of how they performed the new songs. The most of them weren't that electronical as on the album. "Autobahn 66" for example started with the same drummings as "Medication"(without any e-drums) with Mani following on his bass. It lost it's Kraftwerk feeling completly but it didn�t lost it magic. The most interesting version was the one of "My Lord Is My Shotgun". On the album it's pure electronic and live it�s electronicless!(took a while untill i recognized the song).It starts with a minimalistic beat (drums & Mani�s bass) and is only backed by Bobbies voice and a guitar. The only song that lost a bit was "Miss Lucifer" because it needs the electronic style. "Detroit" & "Skull X" were performed like on the album.

Here are some pics as found on a link at primal-scream.net forum:

Live at Seat Beach Rock
Live at Seat Beach Rock
Live at Seat Beach Rock
Another interview I can't get this one to work, can you?

Special thanks to Michael Hiroshi Wojciechowski for his personal report.

July 5, 2002

Evil Heat JAPAN tracklisting UPDATE: July 9
This is getting weirder. The Japan version has yet another tracklisting. It omits 'Space Blues 2' and adds 'Some Velvet Morning'. new info comes in today from a very obscure Japanese site. The source seems pretty legit though , that the Japan CD will also include 'Space Blues 2'

1. Deep Hit Of Morning Sun
2. Miss Lucifer
3. Autobahn 66
4. Detroit
5. Rise
6. The Lord Is My Shotgun
7. City
8. Some Velvet Morning
9. Skull X
10. A Scanner Darkly
11. Space Blues 2
12. Substance D

July 4, 2002

Evil Heat tracklisting
According to eil.com (courtesy of their mailing list) the tracklisting is:

1.Deep Hit Of Morning Sun
2.Miss Lucifer
3.Autobahn 66
4.Detroit
5.Rise
6.The Lord Is My Shotgun
7.Skull X
8.City
9.A Scanner Darkly
10.Space Blues Number 2
11.Substance D

Promo copies are going around but they do not list track 11. Apparently 'Some Velvet Morning' isn't going to be on the album any longer. So 'Substance D' must be new. 'Substance D' is a highly addictive drug in the Philip K. Dick's book 'A Scanner Darky'. It apparently stands for 'Substance Death'

New mani DJ date
Mani will DJ at DeathDiscoDublin#4 with BP Fallon on July 15. See www.bpfallon.com for further details

Courtesy of Barney, bpfallon.com webmaster �

June 29, 2002

Techno Animal remix Primal Scream
Techno Animal (Kevin Martin and Justin Broadrick) have remixed a track for Primal Scream. This must be for the next single, which I've heard will be 'Autobahn 66'. This news comes from a Tigerbeat6 records newsletter.

Thanks to Scott M on the Webadelica mailing list.

June 21, 2002

Official Site up and running
The Officical Sony Records website PrimalScream.net is now up and running. The site is designed by Intro
who have designed the artwork for the last 2 Scream albums and coinciding singles. They have a messageboard and a merchandise section which is coming soon. You will also be able to download stuff in the future. You can check out the new 'Miss Lucifer' video as well. Overall a much more useful website than primalscream.org.

Miss Lucifer mix identities revealed Update
According to a Sony records, here's the latest info about the 'Miss Lucifer' CD single is now due out on July 22th. Rumour has it that 'Autobahn 66' will be the 2nd single from the album to be released

Miss Lucifer - (Album version) Produced By Jagz Kooner
Miss Lucifer (Panther Girl) - Mixed By Alec Empire
Miss Lucifer (Hip To Hip) - Mixed By Jagz Kooner & The Scream Team
Miss Lucifer (Bone To Bone) - Mixed By Alec Empire
Miss lucifer video

June 19, 2002

Shepherds Bush 19 June 2001 UPDATE
Our London Webadelica correspondent was thrilled to report that the gig was excellent. Jim Reid indeed make a guest appearance during the encore and sang on Born to Lose, Detroit, Skull X. Bobby aparently didn't sing much on these tracks and just stood there frozen. Apparenty 'Detroit' has gone more into electronic-y territory unlike it's previous incarnation 'Dresden' They even covered the famous late 70s punk classic, 'Born to Lose' by Johnny Thunders. According to the setlist, they were orignally supposed to play a a song titled 'I'm not Like.' I have no idea if that's a Scream original. The tracklisting was as follows (See setlist on side):

Miss Lucifer
Rise
Shoot Speed Kill Light
Pills
Burning Wheel
Long Life
The Lord is my Shotgun
Autobahn 66
Medication
Swastika Eyes
Rocks
Accelerator

(Encore)
Kill all Hippies
Born to Lose (Johnny Thunders cover)
Detroit
Skull X

Jim reid also appeared on the second night and sang on the same 3 tracks

Special Thanks to Ajay Sawhney, our London Webadelica correspondent for the setlist and report. Thanks to Darren Gore as well.

Here are some pics from the gig at the Some Candy Talking messageboard. More photos coming here soon.

Thanks to Trev at the unofficial Freeheat website

Jim Reid to guest at London Shows
Freeheat's Jim Reid (ex-The jesus and Mary Chain) is apparently going to appear at Primal Scream's 2 London shows. Jim Reid appears on the upcoming Primal Scream album, 'Evil Heat.' Apparently he sings on the song 'Detroit' according to a post on the Some Candy Talking message board. Please feel free to send us your reports on the these gigs and I will post them on Webadelica.

Thanks to Trev at the unofficial Freeheat website

'Evil Heat' UK release date
PRIMAL SCREAM have confirmed the title and release date of their new album 'EVIL HEAT'.

'Evil Heat' is now released on August 5 via Columbia. The album was recorded in London, and features contributions from Robert Plant, Kevin Shields, Andy Weatherall, Jagz Kooner and Jim Reid.

A collaboration with Kate Moss, a cover of the Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra track 'Some Velvet Morning' is also being mooted for inclusion, although it is currently unfinished.

The tracklisting currently runs:

Deep Hit Of Morning Sun
Miss Lucifer
Autobahn 66
Detroit
Rise
The Lord Is My Shotgun
Skull X
City
A Scanner Darkly
Space Blues No. 2

Courtesy of NME.com

(Ed: It appears that Dresden has changed back to Detroit. It also appears that Sick City has been changed to just City. Also it appears that Autobahn 66 will not be changed to Daydreaming. And lastly, it seems that Deep Hit Of The Morning Sun has been changed to Deep Hit Of Morning Sun)

(OT) Satpal Ram to be released
SATPAL RAM, the Asian man who bands including PRIMAL SCREAM and ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION claim was wrongly convicted of murder, is to be released. Read full story at NME.com

(OT) Audiogalaxy as we know it is history
Read full story at Riaa.com

June 14, 2002

'Evil Heat' release dates UPDATE - June 26
Apparently the new album is still called 'Evil Heat'. The release date in Australia is July 19th or 22nd. The UK and Europe release date is August 5. The Japan release date will be July 29th. It appears as though there are no bonus tracks on the Japan release. 'Miss Lucifer' is released in Japan on June 26. Still no news about a US or Canada release date.

June 8, 2002

Scream Documentery on TV - Heavy Halos UPDATE
Channel 4 in the UK is showing a Scream documentary of the making of the video for 'Miss Lucifer' on Wed June 12th 1.50 am ( I suppose that should be Thursday 13th then) Apparently the time has been changed,it was originally supposed to be at 1.20 am (Ed: Heavy Halos would make be a great name for the album)

Thanks to Chris' post on the Webadelica Forum and The Sheriff on alt.music.primal-scream

Scream drop 'Bomb'
NME can reveal that Primal Scream have made a dramatic U-turn and re-recorded 'Bomb The Pentagon' in the wake of September 11.

The track, now called 'Rise', has totally different lyrics and features on the Scream's forthcoming album - originally titled 'Evil Heat' but now without a name after the band changed their minds. It's released on July 29.

In its original form, the song, a bitter attack on US foreign policy, was premiered live just before the September 11 tragedy when terrorist hijackers crashed planes into both the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon building in Washington. The band had previously been extremely vocal on this subject - their 1999 single 'Swastika Eyes', being an attack on the then US Secretary Of State Madeleine AIbright.

But, last week, the band's bassist Mani said that the band had wanted to avoid politics on the new record.

"We've moved away from the politics," he said. "We got that out in our last album. This, I think, is just a celebration of life. I dunno, that might sound a bit cheesy and blast, but we're just enjoying what we do so much now."

Lead singer Bobby Gillespie refused to comment specifically on 'Rise' and why they had changed the lyrics.

He said: "There's a song called 'Rise', there's no song called 'Bomb The Pentagon'. That's the best way to put it."

The Scream have been recording the follow-up to 2000's 'Exterminator' for much of this year in London with the help of Andrew Weatherall and Kevin Shields. A single, 'Miss Lucifer' is released on July 15.

Gillespie said that supermodel and friend Kate Moss, who previously appeared in the video for Primal Scream's 1997 single 'Kowaiski', sings on a cover of the Nancy Sinatra/Lee Haziewood duet'Some Velvet Morning' which may be mixed bu disco legend Giorgio Moroder. Gillepie told Irelnad's Hot Press magazine that her vocie sounds "really European, like a young Nico".

He also revealed that Robert Plant guests on one track, playing harmonica on 'The Lord Is My Shotgun'. He said the collaboration came about because of a conversation on the street near Primal Scream's London studio.

Other song titles include 'Deep Hit Of The Morning Sun', the "absolute classic" 'Autobahn 66', 'A Scanner Darkly', 'Sick City' and 'Skull X', which stands for "skull exploding" and is "like a fucking guitar holocaust". Another track, 'Space Blues 2'. features Martin Duffy on vocals but spokesperson said the tracklisting had yet to be decided as the band were still working on songs.

Originally appeared in NME 1 June 2002

June 5, 2002

Miss lucifer tracklisting confirmed
1. Miss Lucifer
2. Miss Lucifer (panther Girl)
3. Miss Lucifer (hip to Hip)
4. Miss Lucifer (bone to Bone)

It contains an album mix, Alec Empire remix, and a Scream Team/Jagz Kooner mix. I'm not sure who does the third remix (hopefully Andrew Weatherall) or which mix is whose. It will be available on CD and 12" Several online stores indicate the single is due July 15, but Sony Music UK says it's due in June, which was the initial release date. But then elsewhere on the Sony Site, they say July 15, so I suspect that is the date. (Sony get your act together! also change the link to the official site at Creation! :) I'm disappointed there are no new tracks on it and just remixes. I wish they were releasing it as 2 parter still with some other new tracks.

Thanks to a post on alt.music.primal-scream by Belinda at insect-royalty.co.uk for the heads up. Also see Sony Music UK

May 30, 2002

New comp and dvd apperance
On May 31st Sony releases a 2CD and DVD video compilation, "Cigarettes and Alcohol", featuring a plethora of classic indie hits, including Oasis' "Hindu Times" on the CD and "Cigarettes and Alcohol" on the DVD, Primal Scream's "Rocks" on CD and DVD and "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind" on CD, the Super Furry Animals' "It's Not the End of the World" on CD and DVD and Teenage Fanclub's "I Need Direction" on CD. See the official Sony site for full details.

[Ed: Hopefully Sony will release a Primal Scream video compilation DVD in the near future. Let's keep our fingers crossed.]

Courtesy of CreationRecords.org

May 29, 2002

Album name still in limbo
According to NME.com, the name of the album is no longer 'Evil Heat', the band changed their minds. So once again the album is still untitled.

May 28, 2002

'Evil heat' World Premier in Dublin
For those of you lucky enough to live in Dublin, Ireland! So apparently the album is now complete

"In Dublin's fair city..." Hear the World Premier of the new Primal Scream album at DeathDiscoDublin ! Further info from your friends at:�www.bpfallon.com

Courtesy of Barney, bpfallon.com webmaster

May 27, 2002

Shake it Baby! UPDATE
Apparently the 'Evil Heat' 7 track sampler disc has indeed leaked. Deep Hit Of The Morning Sun, Sick City, Skull X, Autobahn 66, A Scanner Darkly, Rise, and Miss lucifer are now available on Audiogalaxy. Miss lucifer is the 2.29 minutes long version. Miss lucifer is much better than the Jagz Kooner bootleg remix doing the rounds. This is probably since it does have Bobby singing on it. Autobahn 66 is as all reports have indicated, it's quite dreamy. Sick City and Skull X are simply guitar monsters. I'm not quite sure what to say about Deep Hit Of The Morning Sun, an experimental psych song?, but I like it. Rise is interesting.

If it matters to you, the correct running order of the tracks are:

Deep Hit of the Morning Sun
Autobahn 66
Rise
Skull X
Miss Lucifer
Sick City
A Scanner Darkly

Thanks anonymous

Autobahn 66 title change?
Apparently 'Autobahn 66' title may be changed or has already been changed to 'Daydreaming'. This is according to sources close to the Weatherall camp as well an interview with Bobby for a Japanese magazine. Andy Weatherall produced Autobahn 66, A Scanner Darkly and possibly another track from the new album

Thanks to Amada and Miyuki

(Off Topic) Audiogalaxy gets sued
Audiogalaxy's future is now uncertain. Read the full story,

May 22, 2002

Weatherall on the new Primals album

PRIMAL SCREAM ALBUM WILL BRING A HIGH PRESSURE FRONT, SAYS WEATHER-MAN
Andy Weatherall has reunited with Primal Scream to produce at least two tracks on their follow-up to the 2000 LP Xtrmntr. Legendary My Bloody Valentine guitarist Kevin Shields is working on other tracks. By all accounts, it's a blinder.

"It's as good as Screamadelica," said Weatherall. "I get the impression the Scream have all woken up one morning and thought, What the fuck have we got to prove to anybody? We're the Scream, for fuck's sake!"

Weatherall added, "They're different people these days; I don't know whether it's fatherhood or what, but it's inspirational to be in their company."

Of the album's direction he added: "If I played you Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno and some old Neu! records, while someone in the next room put on a Beach Boys album, that would be reflect tracks we've done with the Scream.

The as-yet-untitled album is due for release in June. We can't wait.

Courtesy of Amanda Burton
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Originally appeared on a post (may 3) on the Swordsmen mailing List, a mailing list about Andy Weatherall and related artists.

May 21, 2002

New official site is up
See PrimalScream.net. It contains a loop of 'Miss Lucifer'

Miss Lucifer single - release date
'Miss Lucifer' is now going to be released on only one CD single. The release date is now July 15 in the UK and I'm not sure if June 5th is the Japan release date.

Evil Heat - release date
'Evil heat' is apparently the title of the album and will now be released July 29th in the UK and Europe apparently. I don't know the Japan release date but I assume it will be several weeks earlier. Still no word on a US release date.

According to a post on alt.music.primal-scream, people are starting to get samplers or possibly complete album promos shortly. so hopefully someone will leak them to us :) Of course we will buy the album when released, who wants crappy mp3's?

May 13, 2002

New album tracklisting!
In an exclusive with HotPress.com , Bobby revealed the tracklisting of the new album. ' Autobahn 66' and ' A Scanner' are produced by Andrew Weatherall. Bobby says 'Autobahn 66' is the best thing they've done since 'Higher than the Sun.' It appears that 'Bomb the Pentagon' has indeed been changed to 'Rise' as first reported here. Kate Moss and Martin Duffy have been recruited to sing. Also Jim Reid will be singing on the album as well, though it's unclear what his contribution is called. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) "blows some harp" (blues harmonica) on ' The Lord Is My Shotgun' previously know live as 'Doors'. Interesting that 'Dresden' doesn't appear to be on the album unless it has been renamed. The album is now apparently out in August.

Here is the tracklisting:
Deep Hit Of The Morning Sun
Miss Lucifer
Sick City
Autobahn 66
Rise
Skull X (aka Skull Exploding)
A Scanner
The Lord Is My Shotgun (aka Doors)
Some Velvet Morning
Space Blues 2

See HotPress.com for the full preview of the album.

Thanks to Chris' post on alt.music.primal-scream for the heads up.

UPDATE: NME.com reports now that they talked to a spokesman for Primal Scream and the tracks are still being worked on and some these songs might not appear on the album.

May 11, 2002

(Off Topic) Celine Dion kills iMacs!
According to MacUser.co.uk all new Sony records and related labels use copyright protection on their CDs which makes them unplayable on Macintosh and Windows computers, and in the case of the iMac it might wreck your computer! You are also unable to make copies for yourself. Copyright protected CDs also apparently suffer from poor sound quality and the media itself is not as good either. Many other labels are doing this as well.

Why should you the Primal Scream fan be concerned? Well Primal Scream is signed to Sony Records or a sublabel there of in the UK, Europe and Japan.

See Campaign for Digital Rights for more info.

UPDATE: Apparently these CDs are not technially and legally CDs! The Compact Disc logo has been replaced with "Will not play on PC/Mac"

Webadelica sez: "Destroy all evil empires" *

* only with non-violent means of course :)

May 8, 2002

Miss Lucifer remixes
According to Alec Empire's (Atari Teenage Riot) Digital Hardcore site, Alec Empire has remixed 'Miss Lucifer'. It is unlcear whether this will appear on the single or the album.

According to a post on alt.music.primal-scream, re: according to a post on Christine's primalschat list on yahoogroups, there is also apparently a Two Lone Swordsmen mix as well. I'm not sure if the poster may be confused since the bootlegged remix doing the rounds is apparently an Andrew Innes/Jagz Kooner remix.

April 25, 2002

Yet More Album details
Bobby Gillespie - From one extreme to the other THE NEU LOOK PRIMALS!

PRIMAL SCREAM's new album is "NEU meets the BEACH BOYS", according to singer BOBBY GILLESPIE.

Primal Scream have now almost completed work on their untitled new album, the follow-up to 2000's 'Exterminator'. The first single is likely to be 'Miss Lucifer', released in June.

Speaking in the debut issue of Jack magazine, the new brainchild of Loaded creator James Brown, Gillespie revealed how the album is progressing.

"We're doing it in our studio, the Bunker in Chalk Farm", he said. "It's going amazing, it's mostly mixed. There's about three more songs to go. We've just done a track with Andy Weatherall, it's probably the best thing we've done since 'Higher That The Sun'. One track's kinda Neu meets the Beach Boys". Then there's some extreme rock'n'roll with Kevin Shields from My Bloody Valentine. Half of the tracks are sort of psychedelic and the rest are quite light rock'n'roll."

Gillespie also revealed that one of the songs will feature a "40-piece orchestra".

Courtesy of NME.com

April 22, 2002

More Album details
NME reports that the Scream's new album features production from Andrew Weatherall, who worked with the band on their legendary 1991 album 'Screamadelica', as well as My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields. It was recorded over the past year in the band's North London studio and tracks include 'Deep Hit of the Morning Sun' and 'Skull Exploding', both of which where produced by Shields. Singer Bobby Gillespie told NME that the album was "electronic garage band future rock and roll."

Alan McGee, the band's longtime friend as well as former label boss and manager, has described the album as "a cross between fuckin' heavy metal, Stockhausen and fuckin' Phillip Glass, man."
Originally appeared in NME 13 April 2002

Primal Scream perform new song on MTV?
Someone emailed me and said a friend of theirs saw Primal Scream perform a song called "Rainbow" on MTV in the UK last week. Can anyone else confirm this?

April 15, 2002

Japan single + album release dates
'Miss Lucifer' is to be released on May 29th in Japan, and the new as yet untitled album is scheduled to be released on June 12th in Japan.

[from the sonymusic website]

thanks to satoko for the heads up

April 13, 2002

One Hot Summer again
According to my sources, 'Miss Lucifer' will be released on June 17th in the UK. There will be 2 CD singles. This source is usually very reliable! I'm unsure whether or not this will push back the release of the album which was due in June

April 3, 2002

One Hot Summer
According to NME, 'Miss Lucifer" will be released in the summer. Apparently the band the group are also rumoured to have approached controversial director Jonas �kerlund to work on video. He previously directed the clip for Prodigy's 'Smack My Bitch Up'.
Check NME.com for full story

March 31, 2002

Greg the bunny!?
A new comedy show here in the US called "Greg the Bunny" featured "Kill all Hippies" during one of it's segments on the episode that played on March 31. Strange but true!

March 30, 2002

Bobby Speaks Webadelica Exclusive!
Our new unofficial Webadelica correspondant met Bobby at the ACR gig in London on Friday March 29th and talked about everything from new scream songs to his new baby boy, Brian Wilson, John Lydon and even Primal Scream websites.

The original 'Miss Lucifer' is only two and a half minutes long and is a full on onslaught and nothing like the Jagz Kooner remix that's been played. It seems our correspondant was flying high so-to-speak as he talked to Bobby and couldn't remember how he described it, it was hard to take it all in he said.

He also said the song 'Bomb the Pentagon' has been changed to 'Rise' and Bobby changed the 'Bomb the Pentagon' line in the song to 'Rise' as well. Bobby said it's not worth the hassle, he doesn't want everyone on his case.

Our correspondant also asked if they were gonna do a 'greatest hits' set at the festivals and Shepherds Bush, Bobby said they're gonna hit people with a load of new stuff.

"He was great to talk to, really chilled, and was talking to me about everything from his boy to New Order, Brian Wilson (going to see him live is like going to church, ...moves him to tears) and Lydon (he said he likes Primal Scream because they're always changing)." He also said The Jesus and Mary Chain is still his favorite band

Apparently Throb is on great form Bobby said - apparently he's been working out and is really fit and up for it ! [ed: I assume this means he's up for the live shows]

Lastly, he spoke to Bobby about Primal Scream websites and our correspondant said to him that "the official site is crap!" Although he said he doesn't really check out the websites (but other members of the band do), he said he agreed and they're in the process of getting a new one sorted.

Courtesy of Ajay Sawhney and a special thanks to Bobby.

March 29, 2002

New album and single
According a post on the primal scream newsgroup (courtesy of primal-scream.net), Primal Scream will release their new album on June 17th in the UK and on June 5th in Japan. It will be preceeded by the single "Miss Luicfer" on June 6th in the UK and on May 22nd in Japan. No news of a US release as of yet. The album is untitled at this point.

March 24, 2002

UK Tours Dates
Check the Other section on Webadelica for 2002 tours dates

February 24, 2002

Miss Lucifer
Apparently the new scream track is called "Miss Lucifer" and is a Jagz Kooner remix (i believe). It should be available on audiogalaxy under "scream - Miss Lucifer" Pretty crazy track...

February 23, 2002

What the new song sounds like
I forgot to listen to the xfm show! but here's what the new track sounds like courtesy of Mark's post on alt.music.primal-scream:

"totally instrumental with demented indecipherable fuzzed shoutings echoing over the top; dancey, more so than xtrmntr and harsher than screamadelica ... very very funky ... am just starting second listen but couldn't hear mani first time round. no obvious evidence of the presence of hms kevin shields, either. no mention of a title, but wasn't btp, dresden or doors ... anyone make out the repetitive shout at the start? sounds like buttercup ..!>"

"Seems a bit of a mish mash of the last few really, bit subdued and muted like vanishing point, with mad noises washing around in the background, but quite fuck-off like xtrmntr. fucking killer intro."
[Thanks Mark]

February 14, 2002

New Scream material debuts
Jagz Kooner is DJing at Xfm's Remix Night at Cargo next Thursday (21st February) and his set will include new material from Primal Scream. The highlights of the set will be broadcast on Xfm on Friday 22nd between 9-11pm. You can listen to the show at xfm.co.uk [Hopefully this highlight show will include the new Scream track, i suspect the will]
[Special Thanks to Charlotte at xfm.co.uk

February 12, 2002

More on the new album
An anonymous source told me has spoke with Duffy after the Charlatans gig at the Astoria in London on February 11. He asked him about the new album and he confirmed a May/June release date. But more interestingly, he asked him about 'BTP.' Duffy said that the song has definitely not been shelved, but he wouldn't elaborate. Then he asked him if it had been re-named and he just had a wry smile and he kept just saying let's just say it's not been shelved.
[Thanks Anonymous]

February 11, 2002

Mani DJing Feb. 14
According to the Charlatans messageboard on the official Charlatans site Mani will be DJing (among other DJs) at the Temple Bar Music Centre on Thurs 14th Feb in Dublin.
[Thanks Marnix]

February 1, 2002

New album pushed back
According to my reliable source, the new album release date has been pushed back until June. Hopefully more details soon.

January 18, 2002

New album this spring
A very reliable source has informed me that there will be a new album coming out in April or May of this year. The band wants to tour also at that time.

Many people have asked me whether they plan on touring the US again. At this point, I highly doubt it. They don't have a record label in the States but more importantly Bobby has said in the recent past that he doesn't care about America and never wants to come back. These comments where made upon when hearing that the Scream had been dropped by Astralwerks due to poor sales apparently.

January 3, 2002

Recent Bob sighting
Here's a recent photo of Bobby and his girlfriend Katie taken at a recent Ronnie Wood gig in London by BP Fallon. Apparently Katie was expecting their child this December, so Bob might be a Papa as you read this.
[Courtesy of Barney, webmaster at bpfallon.com]

New(?) "Diamond Blue" song
Supermodel KATE MOSS and PRIMAL SCREAM frontman BOBBY GILLESPIE have recorded a duet together, called 'DIAMOND BLUE', NME.COM can reveal. Moss reveals a charming voice on the song which is a traditional blues track featuring Bobby playing guitar and him and Kate singing in harmony. The lyrics feature the line:

"Sometimes I think you're too sweet to die to die/Other times I think you should be buried alive/Diamond Blue".

The song and short film shot for the song can currently be seen on the internet on fashion website
. The film is shot in black and white and sees the pair larking around a rambling country farmhouse in summertime, with Kate dancing around in a floaty white dress. A spokesperson for Bobby told NME.COM that the film had been made a while ago, judging by Bobby and Kate's haircuts. He continued: "It's just beautiful, isn't it? I have no idea why it was shot though, but I think it's some sort of fashion thing. Bobby and Kate have known each other for a while anyway, so it's not surprising." However, he said it was unlikely that the song would ever be released. Primal Scream meanwhile are still busy in the studio recording the follow-up to 2000's 'Exterminator'. Their spokesperson said that it would be released in the first half of next year.
{Apparently this is very old footage. Only works with Internet Explorer]
Courtesy of NME.com

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