ALSO PLEASE NOTE: The new Fun Lovin' Criminals has now arrived... 'Classic Fantastic' was released on March 1st 2010.
The third single release from the new Fun Lovin' Criminals' album Classic Fantastic has now been released to download.
This time the band have decided to release a double A-side, featuring We, The Three and the awesome Keep On Yellin' - their collaboration with Roots Manuva.
When you download the single, there are also a couple of great remixes available, both keeping it in the family, made by Radio Riddler (Fast and Frank's side project) and Boy Kid Cloud (Frank's younger brother).
Tracklisting:
We, The Three
We, The Three (Radio Riddler Remix)
Keep On Yellin'
Keep On Yellin' (Boy Kid Cloud Bashment Remix)
For more info on where you can download the tracks from, visit the FLC official website page HERE.
At the end of June the Fun Lovin' Criminals and Roots Manuva spent a day at the famous Maida Vale Studios in London, recording a number of live tracks together. Above is a couple of examples of the excellent results from the day.
Both tracks were debuted on Huey's 6Music radio show on the 4th of July, as part of the radio station's 'Independents Day', devoted to music on independent record labels.
A fantastic version of Roots Manuva's 'Witness The Fitness' - renamed 'Witness (1 Hope) for the occasion, along with a reggae version of 'Scooby Snacks'. Enjoy these videos while you can, as we're not sure how long the BBC will keep these videos online - especially with the impending (and very sad) closure of the superb 6Music radio station.
NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions the video CANNOT be viewed from our website. However, click on the link provided when you click PLAY to go to the YouTube official channel to see the video in full.
This flcnyc.co.uk editor thinks that Plan B is pretty amazing, and so after seeing him appear on 4 Music's 'Evo Rooms' programme in March this year, naming 'Scooby Snacks' as an influential song of his life, he raised even higher in my estimations!
Following on from FLC's live performance on the show (as a result of his excellent taste!), we were then surprised to see Huey and Frank making an appearance in his next video, 'Prayin'.
Have a look at the video, and see if you can spot them, in their 'little home from home'!!
Pssst...If you need a clue... check it out from about 1 minute 40 seconds in!
Saturday the 19th June saw the premiere of Shimmy Marcus' new film 'SoulBoy' at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
The film, set in Stoke On Trent in 1974, sees FLC's Huey dipping his toes into acting again, playing a character named Dee Dee - a long-haired (seemingly Cockney) record store owner. It's not the first time that he has acted for director Shimmy Marcus, if you haven't seen it already, check out his transvestite drug lord in the 2003 film 'Headrush'.
The film is based around the British Northern Soul movement of the 70's, if you view the trailer you'll see Huey and get the idea!
To find out more about the film, visit the official SoulBoy website by clicking this link.
UPDATE:
Get your glides and spins ready for the Northern Soul party of the year!
Celebrate the release of crowd-pleaser SoulBoy (on general release 27th August) at Kings Hall Stoke-on-Trent who will play host to a dazzling array of DJs and special guests.
Tickets selling fast, so buy now to avoid disappointment.
Northern Soul All Nighter Event - Kings Hall, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent
Saturday 21st August 2010
See the film at 7pm, DJs from 9pm
No admittance after midnight
Dancing until 7am
Over 18s only.
Ticket: £20:00 Booking Fee: £1.50
The Fun Lovin' Criminals are set for an INCREDIBLY busy year - with plenty of tour dates through 2010. Having just completed a mammoth set of dates through March and April the gigs just seem to keep on coming!
flcnyc.co.uk hope to see lots of you there!
The dates we currently have are:
AUGUST
Thursday 12th August 2010 - Feest in Het Park, Oudenaarde, Belgium
Saturday 14th August 2010 - Pinkpop Classic, Megaland, Landgraaf, Netherlands
Thursday 2nd September 2010 - The Palace, Aldershot
Friday 3rd September 2010 - The Plug, Sheffield
Saturday 4th September 2010 - 53 Degrees, Preston (University of Central Lancashire)
Sunday 5th September 2010 - Tivoli, Buckley
Tuesday 7th September 2010 - Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury
Wednesday 8th September 2010 - The Arena, St. Albans
Friday 10th September 2010 - The Picturedrome, Holmfirth
Saturday 11th September 2010 - HMV Picture House, Edinburgh
Sunday 12th September 2010 - The Empire, Middlesborough
Tuesday 14th September 2010 - The Engine Shed, Lincoln
Thursday 16th September 2010 - The Junction, Cambridge
Friday 17th September 2010 - London, 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
Saturday 18th September 2010 - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
Wednesday 22nd September 2010 - Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thursday 23rd September 2010 - Train, Arhus, Denmark
Saturday 25th September 2010 - Tivoli, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Sunday 26th September 2010 - Off Corso, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Monday 27th September 2010 - Metropool, Hengelo, The Netherlands
Tuesday 28th September 2010 - Den Atelier, Luxembourg
DECEMBER
Monday 20th December 2010 - Trix, Antwerp, Belgium
We know that some people will be unhappy that there are still no US/Canadian dates for FLC fans - but hopefully these will come. If we hear anything, we'll let you know!
For links to the gig venues and ticket info visit FLC's official website here.
There's plenty of new goodies for the FLC fan to buy from the merch stalls at the latest live gigs. However, for those of you not fortunate to get to any of the dates, there is still the opportunity to have a look and buy online at www.mamstore.co.uk
Along with tour t-shirts (for both men and women), there's a couple of other t-shirt designs, along with a hoodie, a bottle opener/keyring, mugs, a very-lovely-looking signed poster print and a fab tote bag for the ladies (see pic left).
The merchandise is priced from £6 - £30 and international shipping is not a problem - so click the link above and check out all this fab new stuff!
If you haven't seen these yet, then please check them out. It seems that after the 'documentary footage' of FLC making their escape from the cells in their Classic Fantastic video (aherm...) Huey, Fast and Frank are branching out as crime fighters!
Join FLC News anchor man Ernie Ernastitoes as he brings you breaking stories and the best in investigative journalism from FLC News man-on-the-ground Wayne Lazar. Ernie Ernastitoes and Wayne Lazar are joined by heartthrob sports and weather man Ron (never-knowingly-giving-inaccurate-weather-forecasts) McPhee.
Some may have started to think that the day would never come - but we're so happy here at flcnyc.co.uk to finally be able to say that you can get your hands on the brand new album from the Fun Lovin' Criminals - 'Classic Fantastic' - from Monday March 1st 2010.
TRACKLISTING:
1. Mars
2. Classic Fantastic (single also available)
3. The Originals
4. She Sings At The Sun
5. Keep On Yellin’ (featuring Roots Manuva)
6. Jimi Choo
7. El Malo
8. Conversations With Our Attorney (featuring Paul Kaye)
9. We, The Three
10. How Low?
11. Mister Sun
12. Rewind
13. Get Your Coat
Classic Fantastic is available from iTunes, Amazon and Play websites through CD purchase and/or download. On iTunes there appears to be an additional track 'Soul Of A Man'. This is bound to be an essential album of the year - so don't waste any time getting your hands on it!
We have lots of talk on the flcnyc.co.uk news page about the Fun Lovin' Criminals' side projects - Huey's radio shows and acting, Frank's bands Uncle Frank and Fatal Star and an occasional mention to Fast and Frank's reggae side-project Radio Riddler - but we felt that it was time to give Fast the credit that he truly deserves!
As well as playing just about any instrument you can think of with the Fun Lovin' Criminals, Fast works as a media producer/DJ/songwriter/producer and programmer (how he finds the time we'll never know!). On Fast's MySpace page you can get a taster of some of his brilliant mixes/music production skills via his music player online.
He's also created some cracking mixtapes over the last couple of years, which are available for download:
www.funlovincriminals.tv is unsurprisingly crammed full of great FLC stuff, including lots of info on the new album 'Classic Fantastic'. There's also news, tour dates and a full discography - plus links to the band's new video channel on YouTube - as well as links to the band's pages on Twitter, MySpace etc.
Also at the moment, if you visit the website and sign up to their mailing list (click here for the link), you will be rewarded by being sent to a link to hear a brand new track entitled 'Right On For The Darkness'.
We suggest you get your asses over to www.funlovincriminals.tv and check out a great-looking website! Please join the mailing list and show the band your support.
flcnyc.co.uk are really enjoying FLC's Huey in his new venture as part of the line up of DJ's at the BBC's 6 Music radio station.
Huey's slot on 6 Music is a 2 hour show on Sundays at 2pm (UK time).
You can listen on digital radio, online or on digital TV (Sky 0120, Freeview & Freesat 707 or Virgin channel 909)
Great news for FLC fans! The band now have their own OFFICIAL MySpace page.
www.myspace.com/funlovincriminalsnyc is run with band's full knowledge, consent and personal input... and is the first stage of FLC getting back online, following the disappearance of www.flcnyc.com in 2006.
It's worth visiting the page to hear an exclusive on there, a track known as 'My Style' is available on their MySpace player, along with other more well known songs..
The band are planning to follow up their MySpace with a brand new website.
The page promises "something very special coming your way..." and "blogs coming up too...". It also contains a mailing list application - which promises to send fans regular information on what the band are up to.
We at www.flcnyc.co.uk would like to welcome the guys back to the world wide web, and wish them every success with the MySpace page and the new website when it arrives!
PLEASE NOTE: This is an UNOFFICIAL MySpace page for the band - therefore we are not able to pass on messages to the band through this page. However, the band do occasionally browse by the page as far as we are aware - so you are welcome to post comments.
