sexta-feira, 18 de janeiro de 2008

Tom answers fans' questions


TOM ASNWERS YOUR QUESTIONS
18.01.08 | 10.56.am
Mr Chaplin faces your Ask Keane queries

Yes, as promised earlier in the week, we've asked Tom, Tim and Richard to answer some more of the questions which you folks have very kindly been sending in via the Ask Keane area of Ezine. Tom was quickest to reply to our email (gold star to Mr Chaplin!) so we're posting his responses first. Answers from Tim and Richard will follow in the next few days.

"Dear Tom. My question is, how you do always have your voice so tuned?"
Romina
Tom replies: Practice and luck.

"Hi Tom! I wonder if you are related to Charlie Chaplin?"
Siri
Tom replies: So do I! Recently, I've become obsessed by a British TV series called "Who Do You Think You Are?" in which various famous people are helped by a genealogist to find out about their ancestors and the social history that surrounds them. It's often a very moving experience and something I've even considered doing on a private basis! Chaplin is quite an unusual name and although Charlie Chaplin spent a large portion of his life in America, he was born in England. Anyway, I'd be very interested to find out.

"Hi Tom, what is your favourite colour?"
Lauren
Tom replies: All of them. Kaleidoscopes make my brain go funny. Does that count?

"Tom - What is your favourite Keane song?"
Miri
Tom replies: There's a new song called 'Perfect Symmetry', which is the best song that Tim has ever written. A true classic and also a song for our times. I can't wait to start singing it to you lot out there. You won't be disappointed.

"Tom, is it true that you had (or have) a rabbit called 'Biffo'?
Ana Catarina
Tom replies: No. I have two ducks called Hannah and Wayne that potter around on my pond. There were originally five of them but I reckon my builders ate them when they were working on my house. My girlfriend has a miniature poodle (and no it doesn't have a stupid haircut) that I've grown to love. They're actually reckoned to be one of the most intelligent dogs of them all, although this unfortunately also makes him one of the most defiant, spoilt and arrogant dogs I've ever encountered. Those traits seem to have come to the forefront since I've known him. Every dog is like its owner etc… Somehow he seems to get away with it, though. Is that me or the dog? Who knows?

"Tom, what's the most important thing in your life?"
Esmeralda Duenas
Tom replies: It flits between cricket and golf. Followed by the wonderful people I have in my life. As you can tell, my priorities are as confused as I am.

"Tom, can you hold a note for 20.2 seconds (like Morten Harket does in 'Summer Moved On')?
Danielle
Tom replies: I met Morten Harket once and he's the healthiest looking man I've ever encountered. He probably has lungs like hot air balloons. How can I compete with that?

"Tom, I'd like to know how do you take care of your voice? I'm asking because I intend to be a vocalist someday and my biggest fear is to wake up without my voice in the day of a performance! Have it ever happened to you?"
Maria Isabel
Tom replies: My voice only really goes when I get a throat infection or a bad cold. Then there was the War Child gig in Manchester where I had a terrible stomach bug – voice was fine but the rest of my body was a mess. Normally though I'm very lucky that my voice seems to be pretty robust. I do a lot of warming up and I look after my body very well on tour these days…which really helps.

"Tom, what is your favourite football team?"
George Papadakis
Tom replies: Ipswich Town. Wouldn't die for them though. Mainly because they're a bit ****.

"Tom, I am from Costa Rica and I think you guys are amazing. I just wanna know, what do you do when you feel alone?"
Tiffany
Tom replies: Wow, that comes across as an extremely philosophical question. I feel that living in these times we have more distractions and more opportunities to communicate; and yet it seems like there's more loneliness and unhappiness than ever before. Solitude is fine so long as that's what you really want. I like spending time on my own but I don't like being stuck on my own with a lot of bottled up anxieties. My answer, for what it's worth, is to try to talk to someone if you feel alone, however hard that might seem. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the old cliché of "a problem shared is a problem halved" is very helpful. Whenever I feel alone, it's because I'm stuck with problems and parts of my personality that I don't particularly like. I've spent a fair amount of time over the last year or two trying to articulate those feelings to other people, especially the people closest to me. Anyway, before I start sounding like some awful pseudo-psychiatrist, I'll be on my way. Lots of love to you all. Goodbye. Tom


Source:keanemusic.com

quinta-feira, 10 de janeiro de 2008

CHICKEN OUT!


Tim writes about the Chicken Out! campaign

Happy new year everyone. We're gearing up to start work in the studio next week, which is very exciting. Everyone's feeling great and the songs are coming together nicely.

In the meantime, here's a thought for the day. The three of us all have very strong feelings about animal welfare, and also about the ethics of sourcing and buying food generally. Someone I've found very inspirational because of his relentless campaigning in this area is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, so we're pleased to be lending our support to his excellent Chicken Out! campaign.

Maybe some of you saw the first episode of Hugh's TV show about battery-farming yesterday (it will be continued tonight and tomorrow). If you did I hope you'll agree that it was both deeply disturbing and inspiring.

If you agree with Hugh, and with us, that rearing animals in this way should be illegal - rather than being the standard practice of supermarket-supplying farmers - then please sign up for the Chicken Out! campaign by clicking the banner below.

We can also make a statement - and force an improvement in rearing practices - by changing the way we buy food (again, in this case chickens). Buy free range, preferably organic, chickens rather than cheap battery-farmed animals, and let retailers know that food sourced in such a brutal way does not appeal to shoppers in 2008.

See you all soon. 2008 should be a great year.

Tim


Written by: www.keanemusic.com

terça-feira, 8 de janeiro de 2008

Fan-Chosen Playlist For Mojo: Keane

Fan-Chosen Playlist For Mojo HD's 'London Live New Year's Eve Special' Topped By The Killers

The KillersOver the past month, MOJO HD's fans have been voting online to determine the play-list for the channel's second annual New Year's Eve special: London Live New Year's Eve Countdown which airs December 31, 10:00pm on MOJO HD, available on all major cable systems around the country. This holiday program will contain the most popular concert performances from this season's shows in groundbreaking state-of-the-art high definition, 1080i picture and 5.1 sound. London Live New Year's Eve Countdown, hosted by celebrated BBC1 radio and television personality Sara Cox, will serve as a soundtrack and visual focus for fans' high-energy New Year's Eve celebrations.

The winning selections, as voted by London Live fans, are (in order of votes): The Killers ("Bones"); Amy Winehouse ("Rehab"); Maroon 5 ("Wake Up Call"); Athlete ("Hurricane"); My Chemical Romance ("Welcome to the Black Parade"); Fergie ("Big Girls Don't Cry"); Kanye West ("Stronger"); Feist ("1234"); Bloc Party ("The Prayer"); Jet ("Bring it on Back"); Editors ("Racing Rats"); Jamiroquai ("Runaway"); Keane ("Nothing In My Way"); Beck ("Cell Phone's Dead"); KT Tunstall ("Hold On"); The Rapture ("Whoo! Alright Yeah...Uh Huh."); Kaiser Chiefs ("The Angry Mob"); The Magic Numbers ("You've Never Had It"); The New York Dolls ("Gimme Luv & Turn on the Light") and Lupe Fiasco ("Kick Push").

"Nowhere else will the serious music connoisseur find quite the confluence of talent that London Live provides," says David Asch, Senior Vice President, Programming & New Media, iN DEMAND Networks (MOJO HD's parent company). "London Live fans have chosen an incredible amalgam of high octane performances, all in stunning high definition, which will be the perfect accompaniment for New Year's Eve parties."

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sábado, 5 de janeiro de 2008

Keane: The 3rd Album

Novidades!

Na Q Magazine de 2008 os Keane revelaram alguns dos nomes das músicas que vão constar no 3º album: Black Burning Heart, Playing Away e Perfect Symmetry .
E mais importante: o novo album está previsto para Setembro de 2008.

q magazine 3 album

Scanned by: ShelleyA

quarta-feira, 2 de janeiro de 2008

Top 50 singles

Votem nos Keane (Bad Dream/The Night Sky) para serem considerados um dos melhores singles de 2007!

Neste site: http://www.top50singles.co.uk/