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News and tidbits from 2005

Happy holidays! [2005-12-23]
I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the dark and cold north! At least we have a little snow to lighten things up...
Also I'd like to thank all of you who has provided input and valuable info to this site--Thank you! And keep it coming! :-)

Ed's in the studio... and possible tour [2005-12-21]
Currently Ed is in the studio, writing and recording what will be his next studio album. No release dates set as yet. There are also plans of touring Australia during the early part of 2006, with possible shows in Germany (Europe, hurrah!) in the middle of the year.

New retrospective album released [2005-12-15]
The long-awaited retrospective collection from Ed, entitled This Is The Magic Mile, is out! Facts and figures to be found here...

Excerpt from Clinton Walker's book [2005-12-15]
Read some excerpts from Clinton Walker's book Stranded. Read or download the pdf-file. (Will open in a new window.)

Laughing Clowns competition + review [2005-12-15]
On the i94-Bar website there's a Laughing Clowns competition... Go there and win! There's also a good review of Cruel But Fair from the same source. Read it here.

DVD is out! [2005-12-12]
According to several people on the messageboard the Ed Kuepper video retrospective The Man, The Music, The Magic is out!

More additions... [2005-11-17]
Check the print section for more reviews and the discography section for a whole lot of newly added cover versions of Ed and Saints songs... Also, check out these handwritten setlists from the Troubador gig! Thanks Dave!

Harvest Festival appearance [2005-11-09]
Ed and Jeff will play at the annual Harvest Festival in January. More info directly at the Harvest Festival website.

Cruel, But Fair and MFLL reviews [2005-11-07]
A review of Cruel, But Fair from UK mag Sunday Times and also a MFLL review added to the print section. Read more...

Ed live in Brisbane in December [2005-10-24]
Ed will play a show at the 4ZZZ Market Day concert on the 17th December. Apparently it has been advertised as The Laughing Clowns, but this is not the case. Ed will play with Jeff and Jane Elliott. There will also be shows in Sydney and Melbourne in January.

Magic Mile, preliminary (not official!) track list [2005-10-20]
In November Hot Records will release a 3 CD compilation of Ed's solo catalogue. Here is a rumoured track list...

Cruel, But Fair officially released! [2005-10-17]
Hot has now officially released Cruel, But Fair. If you wish, you can order it by mail, fax or phone. Use this pdf.

Ed working on a new album [2005-10-15]
Ed has started working on his next studio album. Early stages yet, of course, but I'll keep you posted...

Live pics from Brisbane [2005-10-15]
New live pictures of Ed and Jeff, together with Jane Elliott, shot by Judi in Brisbane this August.

Interview and Judi exhibition [2005-09-28]
New article and interview with Ed from Brisbane Courier-Mail. Mostly about how The Laughing Clowns came about and the Cruel But Fair compilation, but it also mentions an exhibition with photos by Ed's wife Judi Dransfield. Read more.

Re-arranging the deck chairs [2005-09-24]
Slightly re-decorating the start page of the site. Better or worse? What do you think... Let me know! Also a couple of other new updates...

Official release date for the Clowns comp [2005-09-20]
Official release date for the Laughing Clowns compilation Cruel But Fair is October 3 (Australia and the UK). You can pre-order a signed copy here!

STOP PRESS! (I almost said: Opera House gig... Only kidding... ;-)  
Hot news! –>  Pre order the Clowns box! [2005-09-13]
Yes! Pre-order your own signed and numbered Clowns box! Hot Records in the UK offers you to pre-order of the forthcoming Laughing Clowns compilation Cruel But Fair. First 100 copies signed! To order, please read on...

Tour poster from The Gov [2005-09-06]
A very nice tour poster from the gig at The Gov in Adelaide in July. Many thanks to Colin!

Tour dates September [2005-08-31]
Additional tour dates for end of August and beginning of September...

Wednesday 31st Aug - The Zoo, Brisbane
Thursday 8th Sep - Sawtell RSH, Sawtell
Friday 9th Sep - The Armidale Club
Saturday 10th Sep - Blues Central 2005@Davistown RSL, Davistown

The waiting is the hardest part [2005-09-02]
According to Milton Fernandez in Sydney (Thanks Milton!), Red Eye Records has set a release date for the Clowns box, 10 Oct 2005. I've heard nothing from Ed's management that either confirms or denies this. They say, however, that they wait for the advance press and radio attention, to let people know the album is coming out.

...and on bass, Mr Oxley! [2005-08-31]
Peter Oxley (more info on him, anyone?) joined Ed and Jeff on several gigs. Hopefully I will be able to have pictures from the gig at the Vanguard (Newtown, Sydney, 26 July) soon.

Clowns comp is close - and press release [2005-08-19]
Boy have we waited for this! The Clowns comp is fresh out from the factory and will hit the stores very shortly! The cover art has been slightly altered, picture up soon on the album page. Also I've put up the press release for the compilation.

New track listing on the forthcoming DVD release [2005-08-19]
The DVD is going to be called The Man The Music The Magic, and will be released in September 2005. The tracklist has been expanded from the previous VHS release.

I'm back and so are you... [2005-08-18]
Hi all! Glad to be back. There's a bunch of news for you, and I'm updating the site as fast as I can. First of all, there's a lot of new pictures from different live gigs. Several good people, including Tim and Andrew (among others) have sent me pics of Ed and Jeff playing. Take a look in the pictures section!

Also (and this is really good!) - news about the upcoming releases... The Clowns compilation is ready for release! It is in production, (whatever that means ;-) and I will keep you posted as much as I can. The DVD is going to be released at the end of September and The Magic Mile is scheduled for an October release. And -- very possibly -- you will be able to order signed copies of the Clowns compilation through this website! Exactly how this is going to work, I'm not sure yet, but I am discussing it with Didgeridoo! :-)

And also, both compilations is in digipack packaging, with extensive booklets with photos and new liner notes by Ed. And Jeffrey too! There's also a new track listing for the DVD... more on this soon!

I believe we have some great months ahead of us, friends! :-)

Clowns box set for early August release! [2005-07-06]
Latest news on the box sets! Laughing Clowns' Cruel But Fair for August release, DVD release of Kuepper Klips (hopefully with some new rare live footage!) in September and This Is The Magic Mile (solo box set) to follow in October. That's the plan!

Personally I will be taking some holiday soon, from mid-July and a couple of weeks into August. I will read and answer mail occasionally. Check the messageboard for news, rumours and friends! Hopefully we will have seen the release of the Clowns box before I return! :-) Take care out there... and catch so many Ed gigs you possibly can!

Reviews and interview [2005-06-23]
More reviews (Beat Magazine) and an interview with Ed from TripleJ in July 2004 also added. Read more...

New promo photo [2005-06-14]
Ed and Jeff very nicely caught by Judi Kuepper in this brand new promo shot!

Even more tour dates for July [2005-06-10]
Adelaide, Perth, Geelong, Margaret River and Fremantle added... Check dates here!

New tour dates! [2005-06-09]
Happy news for all you wanderers in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Geelong and Canberra... New tour dates here!

Clowns comp for July release...? [2005-06-09]
Yes. I've heard that the long awaited Cruel But Fair Clowns compilation finally closing in on release! Keep your fingers crossed and your focus on this space for more info...! Also! Don't miss the fabulous pictures in the picture gallery. Lots of new pics!

Melbourne review... [2005-05-24]
More raving reviews! The more I read, the more I'm starting to crave for an airline ticket to Oz... ;-) Well, well. Here's a nice review of the gig at Northcote Social Club in Melbourne. Read it and weep (of joy!). More reviews to be found in the print section.

Video re-release [2005-05-10]
The video collection Kuepper Klips released by Hot Records, will be re-released on DVD in August..

Pictures from The Troubador [2005-05-06]
Pictures from the recent gigs at The Troubadour in Brisbane. Pictures taken by Ian Hutson. Take a look here.

Tour plans! [2005-04-22]
Tour dates announced! Ed & Jeff supporting Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at Melbourne Town Hall! Read more...

Even more reviews [2005-04-22]
More reviews of the Troubador gigs, this time from the Courier Mail. Read it here.

New updates lately... [2005-04-21]
Don't forget to check out the new updates on the site: new reviews, more lyrics, extended bootleg info, and more. (And in case you haven't noticed, we now have got a favicon! :-)

Review: Ed and Jeff at The Troubador, April 2005 [2005-04-19]
If you, like me, don't have a chance to see Ed and Jeffrey at the Troubador during April, read Donat Tahiraj's electric review here. Wish I could've been there...

Audio interview from ABC Radio (Aus), February 2005 [2005-04-12]
Short audio interview with Ed and David Pestorius. Read/listen here or go to the ABC websitelink

Faster and Louder @ The Troubador [2005-04-05]
Another short snippet on Ed and Jeffrey's April dates at the Troubador in Brisbane. This time it's at the fasterlouder.com.au website. With a nice picture too! :-) Check it out there . Or read it here.

New interview on TimeOff.com.au (March 2005) [2005-04-04]
Donat Tahiraj has made a new interview with Ed on timeoff.com.au. Don't miss it! About gigging with Jeffrey, new compilations, Everybody's Got To to be remastered... and more. Read the interview here.

Everybody's Got To re-issued [2005-04-04]
Apparently Everybody's Got To has be re-issued in Australia. The album is now out again on Hot Records with 4 bonus tracks, ie the out-of-print Happy As Hell EP.

Message from website admin (yup, that's me! :-) [2005-03-15]
Clearly I don't use Windows often enough. Apparently there's a problem with the look on some of the pages if you look at them in Explorer on Windows XP (and probably other Win flavors as well). Some items (typically headers, apparently) get aligned wrong, and it looks awful. But I'm working on it...

Top 100 Scorchers! [2005-03-09]
Read the article of the 100 most 'punk' singles of 1977. The Saints made it to two spots on that list, as presented in Mojo Magazine in October 2001. Read more in the print section.

New album covers! [2005-03-07] Extra! Extra!
I'm happy to present the first pictures of the upcoming releases from Ed and the Clowns! Have a look at the very nice covers here...

Ed and Jeffrey live in Brisbane throughout April [2005-02-22]
(Apologies to all! I thought I'd mentioned this already, but apparently not... Sorry.)
Ed and Jeffrey are playing live at The Troubador in Brisbane every Wednesday night throughout April, "basically having fun before the proper band tour later this year...". There's a good chance of guest stars and all. Sounds promising! :-)

Biography and lot of reviews [2005-02-19]
Search for Ed Kuepper at All Music dot com – a lot of reviews there. Also biographies and bandographies of Laughing Clowns, Aints and Saints.

Ed plays the Perth International Arts Festival [2005-02-09]
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (Ed and Jeffrey Wegener), will play at the Perth International Arts Festival on 19 and 20 February. More info on the Arts Festival website.

New solo box release! [2005-01-28]
Yes, the Clowns box is now definitlely ready for release. But not only that: there will also be a 3CD retrospective compilation of Ed's solo work, most likely to be entitled The Magic Mile. It is scheduled for release in the near future, maybe even along with the Clowns box.

Pictures from the European tour 2004 [2005-01-28]
A couple of very nice pictures from a gig in France, courtesy of Judi Dransfield Kuepper.

The first ever Stranded review
Read the now legendary first review of The Saints' I'm Stranded 7-inch single, the review that started it all in the UK. [2005-01-26]

New additions to the site! [2005-01-21]

 

For news from 2004, check here.

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