################################################## _______ __ __ __ |_ _|| |--.|__|.-----. |__|.-----. | | | || ||__ --| | ||__ --| |___| |__|__||__||_____| |__||_____| ___ ___ __ __ __ THIS IS VALID | | |.---.-.| ||__|.--| | ISSUE FOURTEEN | | || _ || || || _ | CHRISTMAS 2001 \_____/ |___._||__||__||_____| ################################################## WWW.ARTISTSAGAINSTSUCCESS.COM ################################################## CONTENTS: * KERRANG TELL US OFF * OUR NEW VIRTUAL HOME * IT'S A VALIDATORS CHRISTMAS * GIRAFFE ALBUM OUT NOW * EVERYBODY FOCUS * "EXCITING" NEW COMPETITION * NEW SIGNINGS AHEAD; DIFFERENT * AAS AGM A-OK ## KERRANG TELL US OFF! For two months running this MIGHTY ORGAN has been roundly scolded by KERRANG, for not putting our gig dates at the top of our newsletter. SO here, just for the only weekly (although it's fortnightly, but you know what we mean) music paper NOT written by and for a bunch of cnuts, are THOSE DATES IN FULL: 13 December, The Blue Cat Cafe, Stockport Frightened Prisoners of the Kraken AND MJ Hibbett ## OUR NEW VIRTUAL HOME After several happy years at www.aas.mcmail.com, we have finally moved on to our own PROPER domain name - consider this your impersonal but slightly twee change of address card, and do please pop in for a cup of tea at: http://wwww.artistsagainstsuccess.com ## IT'S A VALIDATORS CHRISTMAS FINALLY, The Kids' prayers are ANSWERED - MJ Hibbett & The Validators finally release new material just in time for Christmas! The EIGHT(8) track EP "Milk & Baubles" is out in the shops NOW! It features LIVE FAVOURITE "Easily Impressed" PLUS "Give Us A Kiss (for Christmas)" the, frankly, ACE Christmas song featured on the compilation"50,000 Elves Fans Can't Be Wrong" ALSO out just in time for Christmas. With 2 BRAND NEW tracks especially recorded and FOUR previously unreleased HITS from the "Say It With Words" archive, this is the ideal present for young or old! Go see them LIVE too, it'll be NICE! ## GIRAFFE ALBUM OUT NOW YES after the HOT THRILLS of their recent tour, where many an album was sold, it's time for those poor few unable to attend to have THEIR chance at buying the LEGENDARY "Giraffe Album". Compiling EVERYTHING they've so far released (where "released" may mean "given to 3 friends) with some EXCLUSIVE new tracks, this is the ideal present for young or old! ## EVERYBODY FOCUS Having pretty much run out of bands to badger into answer the usual questions, we now present our NEW! INVIGORATING! VAGUELY SIMILAR! FOCUS exercise. This month we ask all sorts of people: What would you like for Christmas? Matyi from The Fighting Cocks: "My Two Front Teeth" Stephen from Johnny Domino: "A Dukla Prague Away Kit" The Frightened Prisoners of the Kraken: "Just about anything from off the Shopping Channel, so long as (a) it has an FM radio built into its handle and (b) it doesn't look like Matthew Kelly." Francis Albert Machine: "An end to all wars. Especially any that involve grown men, stupid robots and Craig Charles." Gary from Frankie Machine: "As my late grandma used to say - a doll and a drum and a kick up the bum. It's interesting to note that when she passed on, she no longer recognised her own children on account of being too mad. it's like having a genetic crystal ball." Joanne from Frankie Machine: "two glittery cats kissing" The Frightened Prisoners of the Kraken (again): "Since you're paying, I'll also have some body chocolate, and a roller and tray. That way, I can spread a large area with ease, it will dry quicker and I won't get any of those annoying streaks. Perhaps some peanuts too, for a pleasing pebble-dash effect. " MJ Hibbett: "A Kiss." ## "EXCITING" NEW COMPETITION We haven't got vast piles of records clogging up our lofts or anything, honest. That's crazy talk. HOWEVER, we WOULD like to give some of them away to our loyal readers, so to win a selection of AAS records FREE, simply answer this oddly familiar question? What Would YOU like for Christmas? Best answers WIN, judges decision is FINAL and VALID, get them in before New Year to our NEW email address: artistsagainstsuccess@ntlworld.com - bring it ON! ## NEW SIGNINGS AHEAD; DIFFERENT Amongst all this FUN, let us never forget our MISSION: To Release Records Of Great Beauty. But ALSO to go out and FIND some NEW records of Great Beauty to show off about, and BOY OH BOY do we have some GRATE stuff on the horizon. No names no pack drill as yet, but be warned that one of the potential new AAS recruits is the HEAVIEST BAND YOU WILL EVER HEAR (really - Kerrang! bloke, if you are still reading, you are going to LOVE these), and the other is CLASSICAL PIANO and it's GORGEOUS! Artists Against Success: ECLETIC, and GRATE! ## AAS AGM A-OK Finally, a quick note to thank all those who attended this year's AGM. A ROLLICKING time was had by all and afterwards the BOARD and various associated retired to a DANCING PARLOUR where dancing and BEER were undertaken well into the night. Even when undertaken essential business administration tasks we BLOODY ROCK.