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Friday 28th November 2003
Riley New Website- November 22nd 2003
Riley's new website www.rileyofficial.co.uk has been launched with a host of features including audio samples, video, photo galleries, shop and a fan zone. The long awaited site should cater for all the needs of Riley fans and hopefully increase the fan base. Click Here to visit www.rileyofficial.co.uk

Thursday 27th November 2003
Smithereens Frontman to appear at Music Land- December 13th 2003
Lindenhurst, NY - Music Land USA has announced that Smithereens frontman Pat Dinizio will bring his Living Room Tour to its Lindenhurst location for a special holiday performance on December 13th, 2003. Dinizio, who led The Smithereens to the top of the charts with hits like "A Girl Like You", "Blood And Roses", and "Behind A Wall Of Sleep", has been travelling the country performing his one-man "Living Room" shows in between gigs with The Smithereens. "This is really a perfect match." says Dinizio.

The performance - which is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 13th - will feature a full acoustic set by Dinizio. The show will be recorded for future release. For More Information, Please Contact: Scott Kuchler @ Music Land (631) 226-2435, Fax: (631) 226-2896, skuchlermi5@yahoo.com

Thursday 13th November 2003
Riley Cavern Gig- November 22nd 2003
Riley will be headlining November 22nd at the Cavern, Liverpool Gig. Riley will be on stage approx 10.30/11pm. Set to be a good gig, the EP will be on sale and we will be filming. Click Here for Poster

Monday 10th November 2003
Riley Sit Up EP Release - November 22nd 2003
The long awaited Riley EP titled 'Sit Up EP' is available from November 22nd at the Cavern, Liverpool Gig. The EP will be available first via the website, gigs and will be in the shops in January. The EP contains four tracks 'Sit Up', 'Forgiven', 'Belief within the End' and 'We'll be Fine'. Click Here for more on Riley.

Monday 19th October 2003
Riley Upstate New York Tour - March 2004
After causing a storm on their flying five day visit in early October, Riley have been invited back for several dates in Upstate New York. Set to be a busy trip, last time they fitted in 3 radio interviews, 2 acoustic sets, 2 telephone interviews and made countless friends. As last time they are set to be joined by Emma Rugg. Click Here for more on Riley.

Saturday October 4th 2003
Mi5/BanJo/Vines Concert, Oneonta, NY, USA
Mi5/Vines Restaurant Acoustic Concert promoted by BanJo Radio Group, takes place on Saturday 4th October, in Oneonta, Upstate New York. Artists include Blue Mocking Birds, Mercyside and UK's Riley and Emma Rugg will also be performing in association with BBC Raw Talent. The event is hosted by James Gandolfini, Tony from the Sopranos.

Wednesday October 1st 2003
Channel M TV feature footage from the Mi5 Recordings UK ITC Showcase
Footage from the Mi5 Recordings UK/UKsounds.com Showcase is being aired on the 'Boxed' programme on Channel M in the Manchester Area. For more details on Channel M click Here.

Monday September 15th 2003
Mi5 Recordings UK label launch party, In the City, Manchester
Mi5 Recordings UK label launch party and UK Sounds Showcase, takes place on Monday 15th September, at South 4A South King Street, Manchester as part of the 'In the City' music conference. We have three live acts on, Riley our up and coming indie band, Hayley Hutchinson in association with BBC Raw Talent and special guests Manchester band, Java. DJ is by legendary front man of Jesus Jones, Mike Edwards. The event is going to be a great night and we have attracted some good press interest.

LATE ADDITION: Ze-Suicide (ex UKSUBS Stevie Roberts) will be performing a track from his new album with special guest Trevor Bolder.

Venue holds approx 250 and admission is FREE, so come early doors open 7.30pm, first artist on at 8pm, finishes around 12am.

July 30th 2003
Toots and the Maytals will be opening for the 'Rolling Stones' in Rotterdam, Holland and joining Jimmy Cliff and Freddie McGregor at the Hollywood Bowl, CA.

For more info on dates - Click Here

For more info on Toots and the Maytals - Click Here

Keith Richards with Toots.
Photo courtesy of tootsandthemaytals.com, the Official Toots and the Maytals Website

July 2003
Bachir Attar, the Master Musicians of Jajouka

We are proud to announce that we will be working with Bachir Attar, the Master Musicians of Jajouka and David Meinhert (Bachir's manager) of Fuzed Music recording new materials as well as digging up some unreleased interesting materials. Plans for the Blue Mockingbirds to travel to Morocco this November and record new material as well as integrate Bachir's music into a new Blue Mockingbirds album are already in process.

For more info - Click Here

July 5th - 22nd 2003
John and Mary from 10,000 Maniacs with Special guest Ted Mason from Modern English California Tour

John and Mary from 10,000 Maniacs are on tour across California throughout July and will be joined by Ted Mason from Modern English and Mi5.

For the full dates - Click Here

June 12th 2003
The Last Hombres

The Last Hombres
Please join us for a very special performance by The Last Hombres featuring Levon Helm at The Rodeo Bar in Manhattan on Thursday June 12th at 8:00 PM. Admission is free, because we love you!!!!

And don't forget to pick up there new CD,"Redemption" - in stores now!!!

For more about Levon Helm and The Last Hombres - Click Here

Levon Helm and the Last Hombres

May 17th 2003
Oneonta/SUNY College in the Catskills

SUNY College Graduation, VH1 and Mi5 Recordings! Thousands of people turned up in Oneonta New York to participate in the Mi5 Recordings/Vines one year anniversary/Graduation party. We have to thank the BanJo Radio Group for all their help. Especially Jim Johnson, Clive Griffiths and James Gandolfini, the town of Oneonta, everyone working sound and all the bands that played!
VH1 had a camera on the Mi5 crew for almost 2 days so I am sure we will see some silly behavior. 2 shows one during the day, Troop 47, the Drakes and the Mi5 line up of John Kruth, Mercyside, John and Mary from 10,000 Maniacs and the Blue Mockingbirds. At night in Vines an acoustic version took place to a packed house, with the same line up. The show was organized by Ted Mason and Clive Griffiths originally to celebrate the one year anniversary of James Gandolfini and Clives restaurant, Vines. But we got the city ordinance to shut down main street, put up a stage and the rest was fun!

May 17th 2003
Oneonta/SUNY College in the Catskills

Banjo Radio Group "100 Days of Summer"
James Gandolfini and Clive Griffiths Vines'
present an Mi5 Recordings Summer Concert
A VH1 filmed event!

Line up includes the Blue Mockingbirds, John and Mary from 10,000 Maniacs, Mercyside, John Kruth from the Violent Femmes, the Drakes and Troop 47.
Event is held on Main Street Oneonta, New York outside of Vines 214 Main Street. VH1 will be on hand to film the event and follow Mi5's former Modern English dude and Blue Mockingbird member around. The concert will be played on VH1's "Undiscovered Genius".

April 16th 2003
Volvo For Life Awards at Times Square Good Morning America Studios

Mi5's John and Mary from 10,000 Maniacs with the Blue Mocking Birds at The Volvo For Life Awards. click here for more .

April 16th 2003
Times Square Good Morning America Studios

Mi5's very own John and Mary from 10,000 Maniacs will be performing at the Times Square Good Morning America Studios. For last years Times Square http://www.bizbash.com/content/editorial/e1971.asp) Guests will also include Paul Newman, Donald Sutherland, Jane Goodall, Maya Lin and James Beluchi.

March 2003
Diminishing Perspective - Rock Musical

Scott Kuchler, Fluxedo Junction and Mi5 Recordings have announced plans to unveil a rock musical titled "Diminishing Perspective". The piece, originally written as a screenplay in 1967 and only recently rediscovered, is a rock musical featuring lyrics by Barry Dennen and music by Murray Head.

"Diminishing Perspective" was unearthed last year when Fluxedo Junction began working with actor Barry Dennen - known to many for his performance as Pontious Pilate in Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Tim Rice's classic "Jesus Christ Superstar". "I was having lunch with (Fluxedo Junction founder) Scott Kuchler one day, and I happened to mention this project that I had begun over 30 years ago. It was abandoned right after Murray and I signed on to do "Superstar." When Scott asked if it still existed in any format, I dug into my archives and found not only the screenplay, but also the original demos that we recorded for the project - 8 songs in all with Murray singing and accompanying himself on acoustic guitar."

In addition to planning a stage adaptation for 2003, work is also underway to release a CD of all 8 songs, with the possibility of new material being written and recorded as well.


Barry Dennen	Murray Head

March 2003
Mi5 Promotions - Levon Helm and The Last Hombres

Mi5 Promotions are proud to announce it's partnership with Levon Helm and The Last Hombres. Mi5 Promotions, who have been retained to handle Media Relations for the group, are promoting the group's debut release on KOCH Records, "Redemption". To kick off this promotional campaign, The Last Hombres will perform as part of the IBS college radio convention program at the Hotel Pennsylvania in NYC. Panel sessions will be held Friday 3/14 between the hours of 1pm and 8:15pm and on Saturday 3/15 from 9:30am-6pm. The Last Hombres will perform at the convention on Friday night, and a panel discussion with the group is scheduled for the following day (Saturday) where convention goers will be able to particiopate in a private audience with the group. Scott Kuchler, Director of Media Relations and A&R for Mi5, will also be participating in the Triple A panel discussion the same day.

Levon Helm and the Last Hombres

March 2003
KOCH's Scott Kuchler signs on with Mi5

New York /UK - Mi5 recordings announced today that Scott Kuchler would be joining the company as a partner and Director of A&R and Media Relations. In addition to signing new acts, Kuchler's responsibilities will include co-ordinating radio and publicity campaigns for the entire Mi5 roster. Label President Ted Mason says; "We're excited to have Scott as part of the Mi5 family. We're a rapidly growing, artist friendly company and Scott's history with the artists he's worked with proves that he's a perfect fit for the company."

Kuchler is no stranger to Mi5 - in 2000 he negotiated a P&D deal for the label with KOCH Entertainment for new releases from Midge Ure, Jesus Jones, The Blue Mockingbirds and Mercyside. Prior to joining Mi5 - Kuchler served as Label Manager for the KOCH Progressive label, working with artists as diverse as Carole King, Ringo Starr, Bill Wyman, Dave Davies, Bob Geldof, John Entwistle and Gregory Corso. His most recent project - the George Harrison tribute album "Songs From The Material World", will be released on KOCH Records at the end of February and features Todd Rundgren, They Might Be Giants, Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Jay Bennet and Edward Burch among others.

Carole King with Scott Kuchler

December 2002
Mi5 Christmas Party

James Gandolfini (The Sopranos) is throwing a Christmas party at his restaraunt in Oneonta, New York and the Blue Mockingbirds and Mercyside have been invited to play. Party open to the public. Saturday 28th December, Vines, 214 Main St, Oneonta, NY.

November 2002
New Jesus Jones, UK single 'In The Face Of All Of This' out Now

March 2002
Volvo 75th Anniversary Party

Blue Mocking Birds opened the Volvo 75th Anniversary Party at ABC Studios Time Square on 27th March, other acts include Sugar Ray and Suzanne Vega.

February 2002
New Jesus Jones, UK single 'Nowhere Slow' out early March

February 2002
New Jesus Jones Shop

Now open selling everything from T-shirts to Signed Band pics Visit

November 2001
Meryside New Album

New Album 'Truth Is' is released on 6th November in USA/Canada

November 2001
Blue Mocking Birds New Album

New Album 'In Colours' was released on 6th November in USA/Canada