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Following the announcement of his starring role in, um, 'Magic
Roundabout', Robbie is looking to break onto the big screen. The
Daily Star is reporting that he's about to be cast as the lead in a
movie remake of the classic '70s cop show 'Baretta'.
Tony Baretta was that staple of '70s TV, the unconventional police
officer. Is there any other kind!? The series was huge and Mr
Anonymous Source is quoted as saying that "all of Hollywood is abuzz
about Baretta... the part is the most sought after role in Hollywood
and it looks like Robbie is the lucky guy who has landed it."
And why the sudden revival of a forgotten TV show? It's because the
original star, Robert Blake, is facing trial for the murder of his
wife. Robbie is reportedly going to visit the jailed actor in clink
for tips on the role. And in a move that takes tastelessness to new
heights, the film is scheduled to hit cinemas at the same time as the
trial hits the court rooms. Well, how could tinseltown let all that
free publicity go to waste?
Taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp
It all seemed so rosy for the Robster the other day - huge megabucks deal
signed, new album on the way, Rachel Hunter keeping him company, Christmas TV
special planned. Well, now it's all gone a bit pear shaped.
First, the news of the TV special was leaked to the press and now it seems to be
in doubt, as Robbie apparently claimed he'd back out if the story was leaked.
Secondly, Rachel and Robbie are, if the tabs are to be believed, close to being
on the rocks. Finally, Robbie's songwriting partner Guy Chambers, who co-wrote
'Millennium', 'Angels' and loads of others, may soon be departing the scene.
It seems Robbie's management want to sign Guy to an exclusive contract, meaning
he can only write for Stoke's finest. But Guy wants to be free to pen songs for
other artists as well. If he refuses to be restricted it may mean he and Robbie
part ways, and when a songwriting partnership as strong as this one goes down
the plughole the singer's career often goes with it - look at Elton after Bernie
Taupin left him, or Meat Loaf post-Steinman. We'll know in the next few days
whether Guy will stick around or not. But Robbie must be keeping his fingers
crossed.
Taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp
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Why is Robbie said to be "the equivalent of Madonna and Princess Di rolled into
one"? And what was it that prompted Robbie to say "It's not weird, is it? I want
to come in as Heidi tomorrow."
As witnessed by tour virgin Mark McCrum during last year's European tour;
Somebody Someday reveals more about Robbie's on-tour habits than ever before -
and it's out today in paperback, with a brand spanking new final chapter
entitled 'Swinging Westward'.
Swinging Westward covers Robbie's activities over the past year, from the summer
stadium tour through to the runaway success of Swing When You're Winning. It
also brings us bang up-to-date and into the studios of LA where we find Robbie
recording his new album, Escapology.
The new chapter reveals details of Robbie's new life in the US, from his
Hollywood houses to hanging out California-style, and we get to pop into the
studio to see how Robbie's doing and what he thinks of the new album. And, if
that wasn't enough, Mark McCrum spills the beans on why Robbie chose a curry
over a posh Marco Pierre White meal in Manchester - while helpfully including a
run-down on the truth behind various tabloid stories: 12-foot settees, Robbie's
relationship with Nicole Kidman, and his oft-questioned sexuality, to name but a
few!
However, the main body of Somebody Someday is a brilliant, in-depth account of
life on the road with Robbie during last year's European tour. So if you've ever
wondered what it's like being on tour with Robbie Williams, then wonder no
longer. With the man himself at its centre, Somebody Someday gives you an
insight into the Robbie Williams touring machine never before experienced. Mark
McCrum, (affectionately re-christened "Crummy"), a self-confessed novice to the
music industry before embarking on this journey with more than just a little
trepidation, slowly found his tour-legs as he worked his way into the tour's
'Inner Sanctum'. 'Then, it was hangovers and running jokes (at his expense) all
the way' says Rob. His account of Robbie's on-tour moods, the band's late
nights, the crew's long days, (and even longer nights!), will get you so close
to Robbie's life on the road you'll wish you'd had time to pack a suitcase!
Including fantastic new photos of Robbie, as well as the new Swinging Westward
chapter, the paperback edition of Somebody Someday reveals the many different
sides of the man behind the myth. Learn how Robbie deals with the daily
pressures of regularly performing to over 13,000 screaming fans, and how his
feelings change as the tour winds on. Read what happens when it all goes wrong,
or more importantly, what happens when it all goes right! The ultimate
complement to the film of the contradictory title, (Nobody Someday), Somebody
Someday takes a no-holds-barred approach to documenting Robbie at work, at play
and. Well, you'll just have to buy the book to find out!
Taken from http://www.robbiewilliams.com
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Robbie Williams' brinksmanship has paid off. His new
album, 'Escapology', has been the subject of a fierce bidding war,
with Robbie making huge demands of any company that wanted to
distribute it. He threatened that if his demands weren't met he'd go
it alone with his own production, marketing and retail team. But EMI
have agreed to his terms, and signed him to the second largest deal
in music history - for a staggering £80 million! Only Michael Jackson
has been signed for more.
According to the Sun, the deal commits EMI to making Robbie a huge
megastar in the US and gives him access to his back catalogue. In
return they get a much larger than normal share of his touring
profits and merchandising rights, and four albums off the Robster.
The question is - is the new album any good? If it flops there'll be
egg on everyone's faces. And can Robbie really crack America, or is
he a Cliff for the new millennium? Time will tell.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp
It didn't take long. She's hardly back in the house after becoming the first
black woman to win the Mercury Music Awards and people are queing up to work Ms
Dynamite. Robbie Williams is one step ahead of the pack. According to the tabs,
the aspiring rat-pack popstrel has recorded an explosive duet with the young R&B
rocket.
Dynamite, real name Niomi Daley, has recorded vocals for 'Feel', which is set to
be the first single from Robbie's new album 'Escapology'. Straight on the job
Rob called the North London lass up to ask her to feature on the track.
Niomi told the Sun: "Yes, I've done a track with Robbie Williams called Feel,
which is on his new album. He phoned me up while I was in the studio and said
'It's Robbie', and I said, 'Robbie who? I don't know no Robbie.' Then he said he
was Robbie Williams. I didn't know what to say at that point but he was cool."
Ms D lost for words twice in one month. That could become an occupational hazard
for the lyrical livewire.
Taken from : http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp
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Robbie and the Simpsons
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation - Written by Mike Scully
Scheduled air date: November 10
When Marge finds out that Homer always wanted to be a rock star, she sends him
to Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp
Guest starring Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Brian
Setzer, Robbie Williams, and Lenny Kravitz as themselves
Taken from http://www.efanguide.com/~rwilliams/main.htm
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Robbie latest escapade?
Robbie Williams could "save the UK music industry" this winter with forthcoming
new album 'ESCAPOLOGY', according to industry watchdogs. The industry has been
in the doldrums this year with sales down 15% on 2001, something a host of big
albums, led by Williams , are expected to put right. The upturn will be slowly
led by big-hitting greatest hits albums by Elvis and Rolling Stones through
October, before 'Super Monday' on November 11 when a host of stars including U2,
Westlife and Craig David will unleash their albums. All this will be merely be a
warm-up for Robbie's November 18 arrival though, chart expert Gennaro Castaldo
from HMV said. "'Super Monday' is traditionally huge," he explained. "This year
there are major releases fromU2, Westlife, Shania Twain and, provisionally,
Craig David. But Robbie Williams especially is something people seem to respond
to. "His new album is a real bonus. It was already looking like being a bumper
run-up to Christmas, but now with Robbie it looks like being the biggest ever."
Robbie''s previous album 'Swing When You're Winning' bolstered album sales in
2001. It has to date sold just under two million in the UK alone. However, his
place as industry saviour comes at an odd time. As NME goes to press, Williams
was still without a record deal - an unprecedented position for such a major
player. A bidding war is presently ongoing with Williams ' previous guardians at
EMI duking it out with Warners, Sony and Universal for his signature. A fee of
£40 million was the asking price some months ago. Williams' management company
IE Music still hold all the cards. According to Music Week, distribution,
promotions and marketing have been sorted independently, suggesting they may not
go with a major label at all. NME.COM understands that the cover for
'Escapology' features Williams pictured suspended in a glass tank in the style
of conceptual artist Damien Hirst. The album itself includes tracks 'Something
Beautiful', 'Monsoon', 'Sexed Up', the Blur pastiche 'Song 3' and a heavy The
Beatles nod in 'Me & My Monkey'. While some tracks sound a little likeQueen ,
forthcoming single 'Feel' is said to be a classic Williams ballad. There were
also suggestions in the Australian press, that in a bid to be taken more
seriously, Robbie wished to be called Robert Williams from now on. Castaldo
denies this, saying that with less than two months to go until release, HMV
buyers were still expecting to stock 'Escapology' by Robbie Williams .
Meanwhile, Robbie will debut 'Feel' at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Barcelona
on November 14. His live performance at the Palau Sant Jordi will be a world
exclusive.
Taken from NME
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Robbie splashes out
'Splash' actress Daryl Hannah is to co-star alongside Robbie Williams in his
brand new video, according to reports. The video, on which the singer is
spending £500,000 of his own money, will portray Robbie as a cowboy riding
through a Wild West town. The solo star is committed to releasing his new album,
'Escapology', on November 18, and is said to have made contingency plans to set
up his own record label in case negotiations with EMI, Sony and Universal break
down. According to a UK tabloid, Robbie is demanding around £50 million for a
three-album deal, but major labels are reluctant to spend that much on a star
not overly successful in America. As previously reported on dotmusic, Robbie
will debut the new single, 'Feel', at the MTV Europe Music Awards on November
14.
Taken fromDotmusic
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29.9.02: NICOLE BABY COULD HAVE BEEN MINE NOT ROBBIE'S
POP beauty Nicole Appleton became pregnant after bedding Robbie Williams AND a
young boyband star in quick succession, the News of the World can reveal today.
The All Saints star told Robbie the baby was his, but last night Worlds Apart
idol Cal Cooper insisted: "The child could well be mine. She cheated on Robbie
with me - and she was like an animal in bed." Nicole, who now has a baby with
her fiance Liam Gallagher, claims she terminated her pregnancy under pressure
from pop bosses - and it devastated Robbie. But Cal, 28, said: "She'd have been
worried that if she gave birth, Robbie would find out about me. We did
everything you can think of." The All Saints beauty had unprotected sex five
times in a single night, said Cal.
Wild
Only last weekend 28-year-old Nicole wrote in her new autobiography that drink
and drug-addicted Robbie put his hand proudly on her belly and said: "This baby
is saving my life." But Cal told the News of the World: "She can't have known
who the father was - because she can't possibly have forgotten what she was
doing with me before she tried playing happy families wih Rob. "We did it in
every position imaginable. It wasn't just on the bed either - we had sex
standing against the wall, on one of the tables in a hotel room, across a chair.
It was completely wild and uninhibited. I'd be having sex with her and carrying
her around the room at the same time so we could do it in different places.
"Neither of us even spoke about contraception-we just did it. It was very, very
spontaneous and went on all night, then carried on when we woke in the morning."
The pair met in Cannes and went clubbing together. "We got quite drunk on a
cocktail called Woo Woos - a mixture of vodka, peach schnapps and cranberry
juice with two wedges of lime," said Cal. "At around 3am, Nicole just said, 'Do
you want to come back to my hotel?' She was staying at the Noga Hilton on the
seafront. "I was bang up for it. As soon as we were inside the door we went at
each other like a couple of animals, we were ripping each other's clothes off.
Nicole has a body to die for. I always think of Natalie, her sister, as the
romantic one and Nicole the horny one. That turned out to be true. Nicole had
the most perfect pair of breasts I'd ever seen - not too big, not too small. And
she was in great shape, there wasn't an ounce of fat on her. "We did just about
everything you can possibly do with a member of the opposite sex that night.
"Nicole knew exactly what she wanted from a man - tons and tons of sex. There
were lots of mirrors in the room and we would watch ourselves as we did it.
"Nicole had quite long nails and she liked to dig them in me quite hard as we
were making love. I wasn't left with any scratches but it gives you an idea of
the intensity of it all. We'd have sex and then just carry on kissing and being
intimate until I was ready for action again. "We'd done it four times by about
6am and once more when we woke again at 8am. I didn't use any condoms and she
couldn't have been on the Pill because she got pregnant by somebody." The dates
when all this took place are vitally important. Cal says he and Nicole had their
one-night stand in the early hours of Sunday, January 18, 1998. In her
autobiography Together, written jointly with her sister Natalie, Nicole says she
discovered she was pregnant in March 1998. She thinks the baby was conceived
with Robbie on Valentine's Day, 1998-less than four weeks after her night with
Cal. But then she details a row with her All Saints manager John Benson who, she
says, told her that having a baby would wreck the future of All Saints. She
underwent a termination at a New York clinic. She does not give a date for this
in the book but says the doctor told her she was four-months pregnant. At the
time Nicole was at the peak of her pop career with All Saints. Birmingham-born
Cal was a huge star with Worlds Apart. While they only enjoyed modest chart
success in Britain-making No.15 in 1994 with their cover of the Seventies
classic Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - they were massive in Europe and South
America. In an interview this weekend Natalie claims that All Saints success was
marred by further problems, and that she and her sister felt like they were
treated as backing singers by the other two members, Shaznay Lewis and Mel
Blatt. She says during a row she and Shaznay even came close to blows. Cal,
still a millionaire from the success he once enjoyed, added yesterday: "The
child could well be mine. I'm not saying I'm definitely the dad but I bet Nicole
wasn't sure either. "I feel bad about telling Robbie about me and Nicole as well
but I'm sure he'd want the truth."
Taken from http://www.efanguide.com/~rwilliams/main.htm
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Robbie Williams has undoubtedly made many a boyfriend jealous, but we're betting
that enraging mono-browed moaner Liam Gallagher tips his smug-0-meter off the
scale.
The latest development in their long-running spat revolves around Robbie calling
up old flame Nicole Appleton, after reading in the ex-All Saints singer's new
book that she was once pregnant with his child. Liam and Nicole have been an
item for some time now - but monkey boy Gallagher has been climbing the walls
after learning of the calls.
An insider told the Star: "Robbie has been trying to get hold of Nicole... and
Liam is more than annoyed about it and he has told Nicole in no uncertain terms
that she has to sort it."
Bear in mind though folks, Liam is actually human, as the tabloid's insider
points out: "Liam just gets mad whenever Nicole is linked with Robbie. It may
have been over a long time, but he doesn't want reminding that they were ever an
item." Aww... diddums.
Taken from : http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/news/index.shtml
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I dunno when it's released in the US. U saw him! I'm soooooo jelous! The
closest I've got is going to a concert! I hope it wasn't with his "new" hair
that you saw him because, as much as I lov Rob that hair was terrible!! I feel
so sorry for him over the abortion though! Poor Rob!!!
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i'm so excited. being from america, its even better to know that it
will be released out here too. its also great because rob is living
in l.a. and i live about 2 hours away from there. i actually saw him
a couple weeks ago with my friend. it was awesome. anyway, does
anyone know when it'll be released in the u.s.?
--- In robbiewilliams4evr@y..., "Debz" <debba@b...> wrote:
> I cant wait for the new album AND the new single (released in
December 20th... i think...) It's good to have him bak!
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
I cant wait for the new album AND the new single (released in December 20th... i
think...) It's good to have him bak!
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Hannah,
the release dates fro "Escapology" are supossedly November 18th or
19th, 2002. I'm really excited too. I think its great that Rob loves
performing so much, that its what he eats, sleeps, and every waking
moment does. I know "Escapology" will be just marvelous!!!
USA Rob Fan,
Ausha
--- In robbiewilliams4evr@y..., groovy_b_uk <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> I was really interested in the album review that you have given
for
> Robbies new album and I am really looking forward to getting my
hands
> on it. I dont suppose you could tell me when its going to be
> released do you or where I could get hold of a copy before it is
> released?
> Many Thanks
> Hannah
>
>
> --- In robbiewilliams4evr@y..., "Debba" <debba@b...> wrote:
> > Escapology - Review & Editorial
> >
> > Something Beautiful: A mid-tempo tune, showing Williams in good,
> > soulful voice singing, "Lost, tired and lonely, something
beautiful
> > will come your way."
> > Monsoon: With ample rock guitar riffs and a song structure which
> > hints towards Mr Mercury, the most Queen-like track of Williams'
> > career.
> > Sexed Up: A swooning guitar ballad, IE have ear-marked this as a
> > possible single for Xmas 2003, among the most Elton-like tunes
of
> the
> > selection.
> > Wanna Love Somebody: More Bond than Queen, but another massive
> epic,
> > almost rock opera number with a massive sound.
> > Song 3: A play on Blur's Song 2 perhaps? An opening Damon-like
fey
> > vocal, begins a glam-gunge rocker.
> > Feel: The first single (which is due in early December), this is
> one
> > of the least immediate of the selection, but a classic ballad.
> > Cursed: Led by Robbie's distorted vocals, this is a true rock-
out
> > with string-break in the middle and underscored by an epic
melody.
> > Me & My Monkey: A fabulously immediate melody, this highlights
> Robbie
> > at his most mischevious and borrowing a lyric from The Beatles'
> > Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me & My Monkey.
> >
> > "Hotly anticipated" is a wildly overused phrase in the music
> > business. But, in the case of Robbie Williams' new, fifth studio
> > album, the anticipation is about more than just the music.
> > Who will release the record has become one of the longest-
running
> > sagas of the year - and it appears no nearer a resolution.
> > Despite suggestions last week that EMI have secured a deal -
after
> co-
> > manager Tim Clark's visit to Williams in Los Angeles on Tuesday -
> > nothing is yet finalised. Indeed, it is understood that all the
> major
> > companies - barring only BMG - remain in the frame, with
Warner's
> > Riger Ames and Sony's Paul Burger joining EMI and Universal by
> > throwing their hats in the ring.
> > Williams' management company IE Music declines to comment on the
> > speculation surrounding deal negotiations, but IE's Tim Clark
says
> > they are ready to go with the record themselves, if necessary.
> > "We have put together a brilliant team of people to put this
record
> > out if we have to," Clark says. "We have out plan A, which is to
do
> a
> > deal. We are still talking seriously to a number of majors about
> it.
> > But we will be able to put the record out."
> > Retailers have certainly been left in no doubt: the
> > album, "Escapology", is firmly linked in for November 18th. IE -
> with
> > 3mv - have been playing five tracks to retail over the past
> > fortnight, with the second of two presentations staged on
Wednesday
> > last week.
> > Eight tracks played to Music Week range from magnificent, mature
> > ballads such as the Elton-esque "Something Beautiful", to rock
> epics
> > which echo Queen at their best. The diversity of the tracks
> suggests
> > that Williams has added new maturity to his familiar impudence,
and
> > that his partnership with Chambers is as potent as ever.
Virtually
> > every track on the album is written by Williams with Chambers;
> > although one track was penned solely by Williams.
> > Chris Briggs, who has A&Red Williams' albums for EMI:Chrysalis
over
> > the past five years, has also been hired by IE to A&R the latest
> > project. Although some final mixing is still continuing, the
entire
> > album of 14 finished tracks is completed, following six months
of
> > recording in Los Angeles with Guy Chambers. Work is also now
> starting
> > on a video for the first single, "Feel", which is set for an
early
> > December release.
> > On the promotional front, word is also emerging of a media scoop
to
> > rival last year's Live At The Albert Hall concert - which was
> > broadcast by the BBC twice during the final quarter of 2002, and
> > again earlier this month - to give impetus to the album
campaign.
> > IE's "brilliant" team of independent consultants include Outside
> > Organisation (press), The Partnership (promotions), Katie Conroy
> > (international promotions) and Andy Murray (international
> marketing),
> > with THE as distributor.
> > IE's deadline for making a decision on a deal is fast
approaching.
> > Sources close to the company suggest that they will make their
mind
> > up by the end of next week, barely seven weeks
before "Escapology"
> is
> > due for release.
> > For a string of majors, it will be an anxious wait. The clock is
> > ticking. (music week)
> >
> >
> > Taken from http://www.efanguide.com/~rwilliams/main.htm
I was really interested in the album review that you have given for
Robbies new album and I am really looking forward to getting my hands
on it. I dont suppose you could tell me when its going to be
released do you or where I could get hold of a copy before it is
released?
Many Thanks
Hannah
--- In robbiewilliams4evr@y..., "Debba" <debba@b...> wrote:
> Escapology - Review & Editorial
>
> Something Beautiful: A mid-tempo tune, showing Williams in good,
> soulful voice singing, "Lost, tired and lonely, something beautiful
> will come your way."
> Monsoon: With ample rock guitar riffs and a song structure which
> hints towards Mr Mercury, the most Queen-like track of Williams'
> career.
> Sexed Up: A swooning guitar ballad, IE have ear-marked this as a
> possible single for Xmas 2003, among the most Elton-like tunes of
the
> selection.
> Wanna Love Somebody: More Bond than Queen, but another massive
epic,
> almost rock opera number with a massive sound.
> Song 3: A play on Blur's Song 2 perhaps? An opening Damon-like fey
> vocal, begins a glam-gunge rocker.
> Feel: The first single (which is due in early December), this is
one
> of the least immediate of the selection, but a classic ballad.
> Cursed: Led by Robbie's distorted vocals, this is a true rock-out
> with string-break in the middle and underscored by an epic melody.
> Me & My Monkey: A fabulously immediate melody, this highlights
Robbie
> at his most mischevious and borrowing a lyric from The Beatles'
> Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me & My Monkey.
>
> "Hotly anticipated" is a wildly overused phrase in the music
> business. But, in the case of Robbie Williams' new, fifth studio
> album, the anticipation is about more than just the music.
> Who will release the record has become one of the longest-running
> sagas of the year - and it appears no nearer a resolution.
> Despite suggestions last week that EMI have secured a deal - after
co-
> manager Tim Clark's visit to Williams in Los Angeles on Tuesday -
> nothing is yet finalised. Indeed, it is understood that all the
major
> companies - barring only BMG - remain in the frame, with Warner's
> Riger Ames and Sony's Paul Burger joining EMI and Universal by
> throwing their hats in the ring.
> Williams' management company IE Music declines to comment on the
> speculation surrounding deal negotiations, but IE's Tim Clark says
> they are ready to go with the record themselves, if necessary.
> "We have put together a brilliant team of people to put this record
> out if we have to," Clark says. "We have out plan A, which is to do
a
> deal. We are still talking seriously to a number of majors about
it.
> But we will be able to put the record out."
> Retailers have certainly been left in no doubt: the
> album, "Escapology", is firmly linked in for November 18th. IE -
with
> 3mv - have been playing five tracks to retail over the past
> fortnight, with the second of two presentations staged on Wednesday
> last week.
> Eight tracks played to Music Week range from magnificent, mature
> ballads such as the Elton-esque "Something Beautiful", to rock
epics
> which echo Queen at their best. The diversity of the tracks
suggests
> that Williams has added new maturity to his familiar impudence, and
> that his partnership with Chambers is as potent as ever. Virtually
> every track on the album is written by Williams with Chambers;
> although one track was penned solely by Williams.
> Chris Briggs, who has A&Red Williams' albums for EMI:Chrysalis over
> the past five years, has also been hired by IE to A&R the latest
> project. Although some final mixing is still continuing, the entire
> album of 14 finished tracks is completed, following six months of
> recording in Los Angeles with Guy Chambers. Work is also now
starting
> on a video for the first single, "Feel", which is set for an early
> December release.
> On the promotional front, word is also emerging of a media scoop to
> rival last year's Live At The Albert Hall concert - which was
> broadcast by the BBC twice during the final quarter of 2002, and
> again earlier this month - to give impetus to the album campaign.
> IE's "brilliant" team of independent consultants include Outside
> Organisation (press), The Partnership (promotions), Katie Conroy
> (international promotions) and Andy Murray (international
marketing),
> with THE as distributor.
> IE's deadline for making a decision on a deal is fast approaching.
> Sources close to the company suggest that they will make their mind
> up by the end of next week, barely seven weeks before "Escapology"
is
> due for release.
> For a string of majors, it will be an anxious wait. The clock is
> ticking. (music week)
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Escapology - Review & Editorial
Something Beautiful: A mid-tempo tune, showing Williams in good,
soulful voice singing, "Lost, tired and lonely, something beautiful
will come your way."
Monsoon: With ample rock guitar riffs and a song structure which
hints towards Mr Mercury, the most Queen-like track of Williams'
career.
Sexed Up: A swooning guitar ballad, IE have ear-marked this as a
possible single for Xmas 2003, among the most Elton-like tunes of the
selection.
Wanna Love Somebody: More Bond than Queen, but another massive epic,
almost rock opera number with a massive sound.
Song 3: A play on Blur's Song 2 perhaps? An opening Damon-like fey
vocal, begins a glam-gunge rocker.
Feel: The first single (which is due in early December), this is one
of the least immediate of the selection, but a classic ballad.
Cursed: Led by Robbie's distorted vocals, this is a true rock-out
with string-break in the middle and underscored by an epic melody.
Me & My Monkey: A fabulously immediate melody, this highlights Robbie
at his most mischevious and borrowing a lyric from The Beatles'
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me & My Monkey.
"Hotly anticipated" is a wildly overused phrase in the music
business. But, in the case of Robbie Williams' new, fifth studio
album, the anticipation is about more than just the music.
Who will release the record has become one of the longest-running
sagas of the year - and it appears no nearer a resolution.
Despite suggestions last week that EMI have secured a deal - after co-
manager Tim Clark's visit to Williams in Los Angeles on Tuesday -
nothing is yet finalised. Indeed, it is understood that all the major
companies - barring only BMG - remain in the frame, with Warner's
Riger Ames and Sony's Paul Burger joining EMI and Universal by
throwing their hats in the ring.
Williams' management company IE Music declines to comment on the
speculation surrounding deal negotiations, but IE's Tim Clark says
they are ready to go with the record themselves, if necessary.
"We have put together a brilliant team of people to put this record
out if we have to," Clark says. "We have out plan A, which is to do a
deal. We are still talking seriously to a number of majors about it.
But we will be able to put the record out."
Retailers have certainly been left in no doubt: the
album, "Escapology", is firmly linked in for November 18th. IE - with
3mv - have been playing five tracks to retail over the past
fortnight, with the second of two presentations staged on Wednesday
last week.
Eight tracks played to Music Week range from magnificent, mature
ballads such as the Elton-esque "Something Beautiful", to rock epics
which echo Queen at their best. The diversity of the tracks suggests
that Williams has added new maturity to his familiar impudence, and
that his partnership with Chambers is as potent as ever. Virtually
every track on the album is written by Williams with Chambers;
although one track was penned solely by Williams.
Chris Briggs, who has A&Red Williams' albums for EMI:Chrysalis over
the past five years, has also been hired by IE to A&R the latest
project. Although some final mixing is still continuing, the entire
album of 14 finished tracks is completed, following six months of
recording in Los Angeles with Guy Chambers. Work is also now starting
on a video for the first single, "Feel", which is set for an early
December release.
On the promotional front, word is also emerging of a media scoop to
rival last year's Live At The Albert Hall concert - which was
broadcast by the BBC twice during the final quarter of 2002, and
again earlier this month - to give impetus to the album campaign.
IE's "brilliant" team of independent consultants include Outside
Organisation (press), The Partnership (promotions), Katie Conroy
(international promotions) and Andy Murray (international marketing),
with THE as distributor.
IE's deadline for making a decision on a deal is fast approaching.
Sources close to the company suggest that they will make their mind
up by the end of next week, barely seven weeks before "Escapology" is
due for release.
For a string of majors, it will be an anxious wait. The clock is
ticking. (music week)
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Robbie the TV star
ROBBIE WILLIAMS has landed an acting role in a top US TV comedy.
The pop superstar has agreed to film a cameo role for the new show
Keen Eddie for the Fox network.
He will fly from Los Angeles to Elstree Studios — where this year's
Big Brother was shot — to film his scenes over the next few weeks.
Robbie is currently negotiating a new record deal and is being chased
by a number of labels. But he is keen to get into acting now he has
settled in LA with Rod Stewart's ex Rachel Hunter.
He once had a walk-on part in EastEnders — as a drinker in the Vic —
and last year starred in the documentary Nobody Someday about his
life on the road.
The singer is also bidding for a role in the next Star Wars movie and
hopes Keen Eddie will be his big break.
The show was made as a pilot in the States and has been commissioned
as a series after it went down a storm with TV bosses.
It stars ex-ER actor Mark Valley who plays Eddie Arlette, a down-on-
his luck New York detective.
After being dumped by his girlfriend and botching a drug bust, Eddie
is sent to England to clean up the mess he made during his failed
narcotics sting.
He shares a flat with blonde Fiona, played by gorgeous British
actress Sienna Miller.
The pair go through a string of London parties, pubs and nightclubs
to track down an evil chemist, played by Alexei Sayle.
The show, which is being made with Paramount Network TV, is being
billed as the next big US telly sensation.
It uses successful techniques from hit series 24 including split
frames, flashbacks and flash forwards.
It will include a string of cameo performances by other British
stars, including John Cleese.
Colin Salmon, better known as M's right-hand man Charles Robinson in
recent Bond films, plays a Scotland Yard superintendent. (the Sun)
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