Ryan Adams collaborates with Starsailor frontman
20 Dec 2001 [NME]
Alt-country rock 'n' roller RYAN ADAMS and STARSAILOR's JAMES WALSH are set to collaborate on a future project, NME.COM can reveal.
The pair met up yesterday (December 19) in London, Walsh having recently finished a UK tour supporting The Charlatans and Adams in the city on a brief PR junket. Both are known to be fans of each other, having dedicated live tracks to the other.
Walsh revealed that Adams, renowned for his frenetic and voluminous work-rate, had wanted to go straight into the studio last night. But the Starsailor man is more meticulous in his approach and the two will now find a date in the New Year.
Adams' most recent collaboration saw him come together with new-wave folk singer Beth Orton to record a cover of the Rolling Stones 'Brown Sugar'.
NME Carling Show
17 Dec 2001 [NME]
ANDREW WK, APHEX TWIN, STARSAILOR and DOVES are among the stars already confirmed for an extra-special series of NME CARLING SHOWS next February, as we take over the LONDON ASTORIA for an entire month!
The gigs, our most extensive ever, are the first stage in a number of exclusive events marking NME's 50th anniversary. For tickets to any of the confirmed dates, click here to buy online or ring the NME Ticketline on 0870 1 663663. Tickets go onsale NOW.
Fabulous February will also include shows by Pet Shop Boys, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Rival Schools and Nickelback, as well as many more to be announced over the next few weeks.
NME editor Ben Knowles said: "The NME Carling Shows this year are the most exciting we'll have done - I've ordered two weeks in the liver clinic afterwards. For NME to take over the Astoria for the whole month of February is just madness. In the early-'60s NME had The Who, Stones and The Beatles on the same bill. It's only fitting for the start of our 50th year that we'll have a line-up that is 2002's equivalent. Amazingly, it's only the start of this year's NME 5.0 celebrations."
The bills confirmed so far for the NME Carling Shows are:
Aphex Twin plus guests (February 6)
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Clinic, The Faint and one other guest (7)
Starsailor, Ed Harcourt plus guests (8)
Andrew WK, Lostprophets, The Coral and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the lineup of the nationwide NME Carling Tour, as previously reported (10),
Nickelback, Rival Schools, Backyard Babies plus one other guest (12)
Pet Shop Boys plus guests (14)
Doves plus guests (21)
More artists will be confirmed imminently. The whole package, which will feature the best new music and the biggest names in rock, pop and dance, aims to reflect what has been one of the strongest years for music in decades. NME.COM will bring more details and additions to the lineups in the coming weeks. For tickets to any of the confirmed dates, click here to buy online or ring the NME Ticketline on 0870 1 663663. Tickets go onsale NOW.
NME Top 50 albums of the year
4 Dec 2001 [Official Site]
The NME voted 'Love Is Here' at No.5 in their Top 50 Albums of the Year. Above them were The Strokes, Spiritualized, White Stripes and Jay-Z?!
Starsailor get support from Coldplay on first night of US tour
3 Dec 2001 [NME]
STARSAILOR started their first major US tour last night in BOSTON with members of COLDPLAY looking on.
Vocalist Chris Martin and guitarist Johnny Buckland, who were in town playing a Holiday radio concert, watched on as Starsailor showcased their album, 'Love is Here', to a smitten crowd.
The audience were treated to lushly rendered versions of 'Poor Misguided Fool' and 'Fever', as well as a solo acoustic version of 'Coming Down' and a cover Elton John's 'Rocket Man', by frontman James Walsh.
Although 'Love is Here' is not to be released in the US until January 2002, Walsh was clearly chuffed to find some of the crowd was already familiar with the songs, saying, "It's good to see people up front who know the words," and joking, "Did you get it off the Internet? Good work."
Other than one member of the audience, who Walsh scolded, for implying his group sounded like fellow northerners The Verve, the set was met with enthusiastic applause, the biggest being for the closing to their encoreless set - an epic and anthemic 'Good Souls' followed by a glowing version of 'Tie Up my Hands'.
The set in full was:
- Alcoholic
- Poor Misguided Fool
- Fever
- Way to Fall
- Coming Down / Rocket Man
- She Just Wept
- Lullaby
- Love is Here
--- encore --- - Good Souls
- Tie Up my Hands
Starsailor complete their US jaunt in New York on December 10 and are scheduled to return in January in support of The Charlatans. Following that, they will return to the UK for a headlining tour in spring.
James Walsh pay tribute to George Harrison
30 Nov 2001 [NME]
Earlier, James Walsh, frontman of Starsailor, told NME.COM that he felt Harrison was "the most underrated guitar player in rock." "And with 'Something', he came up with one of the greatest love songs ever written. He was the cool, quiet one in the The Beatles," he added.
STARSAILOR SET SAIL!
21 Nov 2001 [NME]
STARSAILOR have announced details of their first American tour. As previously reported on NME.COM, the band were planning a North American jaunt this autumn to preview the release of album 'Love Is Here', out Stateside on January 8.
The Wigan outfit will make six stops on the visit and are scheduled to appear on 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien' on December 11. The band will return in the New Year to support The Charlatans on their tour, and make an appearance on The David Letterman Show on January 7.
Capitol Records, the band's label in the US, have also announced tentative plans for a headlining tour in March of 2002.
- The full tour will call at:
- Boston Paradise (December 2)
- Chicago Double Door (4)
- Los Angeles Troubadour (5)
- San Francisco Bimbo's (7)
- Philadelphia North Star Bar (9)
- New York Bowery Ballroom (10)
January tour with The Charlatans:- Los Angeles Palace (January 11)
- San Francisco The Fillmore (15)
- Seattle WA The Showboat (17)
- Vancouver WA Commodore Ballroom (18)
- Minneapolis MN Fine Line Music Cafe (21)
- Chicago IL Vic Theatre (22)
- Detroit MI St. Andrews Hall (23)
- Toronto ONT Kool Haus (25)
- Montreal QUE Cafe Campus (26)
- Boston MA Paradise (28)
- New York NY Irving Plaza (29)
- Washington DC 9:30 Club (30)
- Philadelphia PA Theaterof the Living Arts (31)
- Boston Paradise (December 2)
WINTER 'LULLABY'
17 Nov 2001 [NME]
STARSAILOR have confirmed details of their new single 'LULLABY'. The track is released on December 10 and lifted from the group's current album 'Love Is Here'. The song will be backed by a brand new track 'From A Whisper To A Scream', as well as a live version of 'Tie Up My Hands' recorded for LA radio station KCRW.
A DVD version of the single also contains additional live material and video interview footage with the band.
One Live In Birmingham
30 Oct 2001 [BBC Radio 1]
You can see Starsailor's full gig online now at BBC Radio 1. 1hour12min. It was really great gig. Worth watching it!
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Best New Band
30 Oct 2001 [Q4music]
Q Awards took place on Monday 29 October 2001 at the Park Lane Hotel in London. Starsailor picked up 'Best New Band'.
Q Awards
8 Oct 2001 [Q]
This year's Q Awards nominations was announced on Monday 8 October at a heaving shindig at London's Hanover Grand, in which the great and the good (and a phalanx of fortune Q4music users) were entertained by a set from Starstailor.
"Can someone call the UN and get them to stop the war?" asked softly-spoken singer James Walsh, mid-way through proceedings. "'Cos we're having such a good time."
Starsailor is nominated for Best New Band. Q Awards is held at London's Park Lane Hotel on 29 October.
James "It's amazing, a really great feeling, overwhelming and flattering 'cause it was never in the masterplan or anything." We're just four lads who started playing music in a garage in Warrington. It would just be a really great way to end a rollercoaster of a year."
Starsailor in NME this week
2 Oct 2001 [Official Site]
Check out this week's NME for their review of 'Love Is Here' plus their 'Exclusives' free CD covermount includes a live acoustic version of 'Fever'. - album review appears in full in the press reviews section on this site.
Starsailor Launch Album
2 Oct 2001 [dotmusic]
Starsailor are to make a special appearance at HMV in London for the launch of their debut album, 'Love Is Here'. One of this year's most talked-about bands will give an after-hours show at the Oxford Circus branch on Tuesday October 9.
Only 500 fans will be admitted to the gig - the band's only performance before they embark on their UK tour on October 14. Fans will also have a chance to meet the band at an album signing after the show.
Just one pair of tickets were available on a first come first served basis at HMV Oxford Circus yesterday. Tickets will also be given away by XFM and by Starsailor's official website. 'Love Is Here' is released on Monday, October 8.
'Love Is Here' released in Japan
27 Sep 2001
'Love Is Here' was released today!Ok, I went to shops and cheked what you can get with record. Well, HMV and Virgin, with T-shirt competition postcard. Towerrecords, with poster.
* all shops in shinjyuku area
STARSAILOR'S BRING 'LOVE' TO US
26 Sep 2001 [NME]
STARSAILOR have announced details of their debut album's US release. 'Love Is Here' will be released on January 8 2002, preceded by a short tour in December.
The band are currently preparing for the release of 'Love Is Here'on October 8 in the UK, before undertaking promotional duties in America. Following their December dates, the band will undertake a larger tour of the States in 2002.
Starsailor have their first hit
24 Sep 2001 [BBC Radio1]
Starsailor are celebrating their first UK top 10 hit with their debut single 'Alcoholic'. The band are supporting Charlatans on their Arena tour in December, and will be performing for One Live in Birmingham on October 30th.
Singer James says he's chuffed to bits: "Amazing for that to happen with a song like 'Alcoholic'. It proves the charts are opening up and music's really changing." He adds: "For us to have a top 10, we're just a bit stunned really, thanks to everyone who got into it".
* The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart - 23 Sep 2001
10 (new) Starsailor - 'Alcoholic' (Chrysalis)
One Live In Birmingham
20 Sep 2001 [BBC Radio1]
Starsailor will play at 'One Live In Birmingham' on Tuesday 30th October. This gig will be webcast live on Radio 1 Online.
NME
20 Sep 2001
Starsailor on NME. Here in Japan, you can get the paper from import record shops next week.
STARSAILOR IN 'WONDERLAND'
18 Sep 2001 [NME]
THE CHARLATANS and STARSAILOR are to embark on a UK tour together in December, NME.COM can reveal. The bands will perform three Arena shows just prior to Christmas, with The Charlatans in the headline slot.
The dates are at:
Glasgow SECC (December 13)
Manchester MEN Arena (14)
London Wembley Arena (15)
Ticket prices and details are to be announced shortly.
Alcoholic release
15 Sep 2001 [official site]
The new single's out on Monday, available on 2 CD's and Tape. A 7" single is available the following week.
According to the official site, starsailor will visit japan on 1st October for promotion.
Listening session in the UK
[Sep]
15 Wolverhampton - Little Civic 8pm
17 Chorley - Harry's Bar 8pm
18 Exeter - The Cavern 8.30pm
Newcastle - Trillians Rock Bar 7pm
19 Glasgow - King Tuts (7.30pm downstairs / 8.30pm upstairs)
Canterbury - The Studio - cancelled
20 Taunton - Sounds of the Underground, Cafe Mamba 8.30pm
22 Norwich - The Waterfront 10pm
Rayleigh - The Pink Toothbrush 9.30pm
Coventry- Colosseum 8.30pm
23 London - The Elbow Rooms, Islington 4pm (and throughout the evening)
[Oct]
1 Manchester - Night & Day 7pm
2 Nottingham - Rock City 9pm
Waterface
14 Sep 2001
It is said that Waterface was a previous name of Starsailor. You can hear some Waterface's songs on Peoplesound.comIt might be a rumore....
Pilton festival
3 Sep 2001 [NME]
At Friday's show, Starsailor played a rapturously-received 45 minute set that consisted of their entire forthcoming debut album 'Love Is Here', a cover of Gram Parson's 'Hot Burrito No 2' and frontman James Walsh's solo acoustic version of Jeff Buckley's 'Eternal Life'.
Change release date
26 Aug 2001
Japanese release date has changed to 27 Sep 2001. There's no bonus track on it. (In the UK, it realese 8 Oct 2001)
[ Title ] Love Is Here
[ Tracklisting ] 1. Tie Up My Hands 2. Poor Misguided Fool 3. Alcoholic 4. Lullaby 5. Way To Fall 6. Fever 7. She Just Wept 8. Talk Her Down 9. Love Is Here 10. Good Souls 11. Coming Down
James on BBC Radio1
22 Aug 2001 [BBC Radio1]
James's interview on BBC Radio 1. He told they were planning to release Live EP in US.> Read and Watch
PILTON PARTY
18 Aug 2001 [NME]
THE BETA BAND and STARSAILOR are the bands confirmed to appear at this year's PILTON PARTY. The mini-festival, organised by Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis, takes place annually on Pilton Playing Fields. The event helps raise money for local charities.
This year's event takes place on August 31. Tickets for the show are only available on the door of the event, and are priced £10. In addition to Beta Band and Starsailor, other 'special guests' are still to be
Starsailor in Japan
15 Aug 2001 [EMI Japan]
According to EMI Japan's Starsailor site, Starsailor will come to Japan in October. It will be a promotion for their debut album.
Again, release date has changed. Album will release on 3rd October. (TOCP-65799 2,548 yen)
UK tour
14 Aug 2001 [official site]
Starsailor played at Haldern Festival in Germany on 11 Aug. They played a new song called 'Tie Up My Hands'. After V2001 (18,19 Aug), Starsailor will play in Europe and USA, then 16 date UK headline tour in October/November.
UK tour date：
- October
- 14 - Leeds Metropolitan University
- 15 - Hull University
- 16 - Bristol The Rock
- 17 - Oxford Brookes University
- 19 - Portsmouth Pyramid
- 20 - Liverpool L2
- 21 - Lancaster Sugar House
- 23 - Glasgow QMU
- 24 - Perth City Hall
- 25 - Newcastle University
- 26 - Sheffield University
- 28 - Nottingham Rock City
- 29 - Norwich UEA
- 30 - Birmingham Academy
- 15 - Hull University
- November
- 1 - London Forum
- 2 - Manchester Academy
ULU Gig
5 Aug 2001 [playuk]
You can watch the Starsailor's London ULU gig on playuk.tv. It starts on 6 Aug and available a month only. Fulllength about 53 min.
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Site Open!
1 Aug 2001
I've started up this Starsailor fan site. Because I saw their gig in Tokyo a week ago and it was so impressive!
Hope everyone enjoy this site.