--------------------------------------------------- This is VALID --------------------------------------------------- ISSUE THIRTEEN - OCTOBER 2001 Artists Against Success, bringing you the TRUTH --------------------------------------------------- IT'S US AGAIN It's true, you wait six months for an issue of This Is Valid, and then TWO come along in the space of... er... two months. And why? BECAUSE WE HAVE NEWS. A NATION GIRDS ITSELF FOR THE CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT If you have noticed the entire nation trying to diet, going to the gym, and buying new clothes just lately and wondered why - WONDER NO MORE, for LO! it is simply because the entire nation knows that The Chemistry Experiment are coming round soon and wants to look NICE. With their LEGENDARY debut album "The Giraffe Album" out around about October 29th (featuring ALL their other material released to date, CD fans!) the BAND are off on a PREEMPTIVE TOUR, where you can buy it from the Chemex Kids THEMSELVES. Those dates again: Sat 13th October Nottingham, Bunkers Hill w/The Lucksmiths and The Essex Green Mon 15th October Leeds, Josephs Well w/The Lucksmiths and The Essex Green Tues 16th October London, Toynbee Hall w/The Essex Green and Chinese Burns Wed 17th October Hull, The Adelphi w/The Essex Green Thurs 18th October Bath, Moles club w/The Essex Green and The French Kicks Fri 19th October Reading, Rising Sun Arts Centre w/The Lucksmiths and The Essex Green Sun 21st October Paris, La Guinguette Pirate w/The Lucksmiths and Comet Gain Go along and see them if you can, because they really are BLOODY GRATE and we're, hey, deeply proud as a label to have them. http://www.chemistryexperiment.co.uk A NATION CONFUSED BY THE KRAKEN If you've noticed the entire nation looking slightly bemused, bumping into things, smiling gently and appearing for all the world to be entering that blissful phase of a workday morning just before a really enormous hangover kicks in and you think "But i feel GRATE! What's going on?" then DON'T PANIC. The entire nation didn't go out last night for a quiet drink only to inexplicably find itself in Tuesday Night Student Night "Indie" Disco (all drinks a pound) at 2a.m. dancing to that song that sampled "How Soon Is Now" and unable to remember what it was called. No, the entire nation has probably been listening to "Man Car Plane" by The Frightened Prisoners of the Kraken which is well and truly OUT NOW. Honestly, if you've not got this yet DO go out and get it as you WON'T be disappointed, it's GRATE. And when you do, pass sympathy to the various radio stations who have described it as "The perfect medium between kids TV and Brian Eno" , "Bizarre!", "Another dismal failure from AAS. WILD album!", "Nuts! I love it!" and quite possibly "HELP! WHAT IS IT?" It's that sort of album really - you'll either love it or... well, you'll be an awful dullard who prefers instrumentals because lyrics give you headaches. Anyway, WE LOVE IT, go buy, go buy! http://www.bababall.co.uk/ AGM NEARLY HERE We're FIBRILATING with THRILLS here at the AAS fictional HQ, as the AGM draws close. Happening on October 22nd at the Blessington Carriage in Derby, the evening will start around 8pm with a KEYNOTE ADDRESS by our charming, handsome, newsletter writing Chairman. Telegrams from non-attending bands will be read, there will be financial reports and JAPERY, followed by a BEER BREAK and SINGALONG SESSION wherein all present will have a go at entering their peers. It's going to be GRATE, and YOU are invited. OTHER NEWS! QUICK! This is much the same as last time, but just quickly: The JOHNNY DOMINO album's mastered and out SOON; FRANKIE MACHINE are still working on their album; MJ HIBBETT & THE VALIDATORS have a track called "Give Us A Kiss (for Christmas)" due on a compilation at ... er... Christmas; INTENTIONS OF A ASTEROID - The New Name For Mr Stumble; Ben has left Pala for ROCK anew; The Fighting Cocks have been a bit quiet lately, and SALOON's album "(this is) what we call progress" is out in January. MORE on all of these, NEXT TIME! BAND MEMBER FOCUS This time, it's the turn of Steven, from The Chemistry Experiment: Favourite drink: You buying? Would you like one? Would I like one? Would I like one! Favourite crisp flavour: Salt & Vinegar Chinese, Curry of Pizza? mmm... Chinese curry pizza sounds like a great idea. Favourite member of Take That: Lulu. Sheesh, you need to update this question. You're sooo behind the times. Favourite Pub: The nearest. Why do you want this position: Position? I think this questionnaire was written for someone else. What is your message to THE KIDS? Grow up. Favourite bit in Star Wars: Um... The red bit.