Heaven 17 Live on Later with Jools Holland
Heaven 17 have been confirmed as special guests on Later With Jools Holland. The programme will be transmitted LIVE on Tuesday 19th at 10.00 p.m. on BBC2 and the pre-recorded programme will transmit on Friday 22nd October at 11.45pm on BBC2. Don't Miss
Radio 2 interview
Heaven 17's appearance on Radio 2's Radcliffe & Maconie show can now be listened to again here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tzntv
Glenn and Martyn talk candidly about the forthcoming tour, CD Box Set and the making of Penthouse & Pavement, as well as giving a couple of the the newly remastered Penthouse & Pavement tracks an airing.
H17 Radio Interviews
H17 are interviewed “live” on the Funk & Soul Show from 8-8:30pm on BBC 6 Music on Saturday October 2nd. Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory will do a face to face in-studio interview with Craig Charles in London. H17 are mentioned on the BBC 6 Music web page here – Listen Online.
The band’s interview on BBC Radio 2’s Radcliffe & Maconie Show will now air on Wednesday October 6th at approximately 9:10pm. H17 are mentioned on the Radio 2 web page here - Listen Online.
Both interviews will discuss Heaven 17’s forthcoming “Penthouse And Pavement” UK Tour which starts on November 22nd, and the release of “Penthouse And Pavement: The Collector’s Edition” a 3-disc set released on November 22nd by EMI Records.
Read more on the tour here.
Limited Edition Signed H17 CDs
A limited edition of 100 copies of Heaven 17's 2004 "Before / After" CD has been added to the H17 webstore. Each CD is completely unique, featuring a custom artwork created and autographed by the band - some are personal photographs from the band's archive or from recent touring. Each copy is numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the band.
You can purchase this limited edition CD while stocks last (only 100 ever made!) at the Heaven 17 Webstore
Heaven 17 Storm BESTIVAL
Heaven 17 put in a great set at Bestival on the Isle of Wight last weekend, kicking off the weekend with a bang. The Big Top tent was packed on the opening night of the festival, as part of Mark Jones' Back To The Phuture line up. Not only was 'And That's No Lie' played for the first time ever, the band were also joined by Elly Jackson of La Roux for a cover of Terence Trent D'Arby's 'Sign Your Name' (a track which Marytn Ware originally produced).
Heaven also joined forces with Elly Jackson for a stint on the Bestival Radio station which aired around site on the day of the show. Hear the show again here.
Quietus Interview
Martyn and Glenn recently chatted to "The Quietus", a well respected Music website, about the forthcoming Penthouse & Pavement tour, the making of the original album and all sorts of other random topics. It makes a very interesting and entertaining read!
Click here
NUDE release cover of H17's " Let Me Go"
German Big Beat act NUDE have released a high-octane cover of Heaven 17's 1982 single "Let Me Go". The band have gained a lot of attention for their stunning live show, and this is the first new release before their new album.
The track and accoanying remixes are available to download at all major digital stores.
Tracklisting:
1. Let Me Go - Radioedit
2. Let Me Go - Extended Edit
3. Let Me Go - Directors cut
4. Let Me Go - The 21ED RMX by Zied Jouini
http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/let-me-go/id379892615
http://www.7digital.com/artists/nude/let-me-go/
Glenn @ Glasto
Glenn Gregory triumphed in the sunshine as a special guest with La Roux during their set at Glastonbury festival last weekend, promoting NME to label the duet "Astounding!". Check out the video below. Maybe Elly from La Roux might repay the favour on the forthcoming tour? Watch this space...
Penthouse & Pavement Story on iPlayer
Having aired on the BBC in May to huge public and critical acclaim, The Story of Penthouse & Pavement documentary by Strong Pictures is back by popular demand, and can be seen for the next week on BBC iPlayer. Click here to view.
Heaven 17 vs. La Roux continued....
Following Heaven 17's triumphant BBC 6music session earlier this year with La Roux, the collaboration continues, as Glenn has been invited to perform onstage with La Roux at Glastonbury Festival on Friday 25th June. Keep an eye out on the BBC's televised and radio coverage of the festival.
Come Live With Me
Re-paying the favour, La Roux have included Heaven 17's classic track 'Come Live With Me' on a new compilation album as part of UK label Renaissance’s new Sidetracked series.
The Sidetracked compilation will be released on July 26th in the UK, and will feature 17 songs handpicked by La Roux’s Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid for their influence on the duo’s music.
Jackson commented on the album in a press release, stating that “Me and Ben enjoyed putting this mix together. It’s a really nice snapshot of both our musical influences. A lot of the tracks on here are songs we listened to while making our album set alongside some new stuff we’re into…”
H17 Absolute Radio Happy Hour
Heaven 17 will host the Absolute 80s Happy Hour radio show between 12:00 – 13:00 from Monday May 31st to Friday June 4th.
Details of the radio show and Heaven 17 is on the radio station’s website here.
Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory will select some of there favorite 80s songs by other artists of that era. A few Heaven 17 hits will also be thrown in for good measure including Penthouse And Pavement, Temptation and more.
Tune in from at 12:00 GMT from Monday May 31st to listen to the Happy Hour show with Heaven 17.
Listen out for an exclusive radio session with Heaven 17 on the sister radio station Absolute Radio when the band perform three songs on the Geoff Lloyd Show on Thursday June 10th between 7-8pm. The band will perform Let’s All Make A Bomb, Temptation, and an acoustic version of Geisha Boys and Temple Girls.
Martyn's Blog/Guardian Piece
In his most recent post, Martyn pays tribute to the visual artists which helped make the Penthouse & Pavement shows such a success, read it here.
The Guardian piece on the recent BBC2 making of Penthouse & Pavement documentary can be read here.
Back to the Phuture free launch party
Martyn Ware will be Djing at the "Back to the Phuture at Bestival 2010" launch party at Le Beatroute in Soho next Tuesday, May 25th. Tickets are free and can be reserved at: http://crowdsurge.com/backtothephuture
Penthouse & Pavement Documentary BBC2
We're pleased to announce that the documentary about the making of Penthouse & Pavement, and the 30th Anniversary show, is confirmed for transmission:
Sunday 16th May on BBC2 at 11.20pm for the concert
Monday 17th May on BBC2 at 11.20pm for the documentary itself
Watch on BBC iplayer now:
Heaven 17: The Story of Penthouse and Pavement
Heaven 17 Live in Concert
UK Penthouse & Pavement Tour Announced
Read the full review here - Buy Tickets
Design Week feature: Heaven 17 enlists designers
Richard H Kirk & Paul Humphries DJ set confirmed
Claudia Brucken (Propaganda) will be joining Heaven 17 onstage
Claudia Brucken (Propaganda) will be joining Heaven 17 live onstage as an exclusive special guest at the Leamington and Sheffield shows.
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La Roux perform with Heaven 17
Fri 29 Jan 2010 - 19:00 BBC 6 Music
Electro legends Heaven 17 and breakthrough electro artist La Roux join forces at the BBC's Maida Vale studios for a very special session, presented by Steve Lamacq.
The artists play some of their own songs, perform on each other's material and also collaborate on a cover. Three decades ago Heaven 17 were instrumental in the popularisation of electronic music in the UK, and over the last year La Roux have come to prominence as one of today's leading electro torchbearers.
In bringing these artists together, BBC 6 Music illustrates the lineage and influence of the genre from the 1970s through to the present day.
Click here for more information
30th Anniversary Tour 2010
British Electric Foundation presents Heaven 17 performing Penthouse And Pavement live for the very first time
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Nokia Night of the Proms
Heaven 17 are thrilled to announce that they are appearing in this year’s Nokia Night Of The Proms tour in Germany in November-December. Featuring Heaven 17, Roxette, Alan Parsons and John Miles – all the acts will be performing with a 75 piece orchestra and 20 piece choir. Heaven 17 will create new epic orchestral versions of their classic songs ‘Temptation, Come Live With Me’’ and ‘Let Me Go’.
Night of the Proms regularly breaks box-office records in Germany, and already is number one in the ticket sales charts.
For further details click here & here.
