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SIGN UP TO THE MAILING LIST! |
[06.09.09]
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If you would like to receive news on a new free track featuring Paul then sign up to the Mailing List as we'll be sending a special mailout to Paul's fanbase on the 11th September.
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PAUL FEATURED IN NEW BOOK ABOUT MAGAZINE |
[06.09.09]
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If you're a fan of post-punk rock band Magazine you may be interested in buying the new book Magazine: A biography, which features quotes from Paul talking about working with Howard Devoto and how Magazine influenced himself and Mansun. You can pre-order it from Amazon by clicking here.
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LISTEN TO PAUL ON BBC RADIO WALES |
[27.07.09]
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Paul made an appearance on Adam Walton's BBC Radio Wales show yesterday evening. To listen to him giving advice to up-and-coming musicians about the pros and cons of the music industry, click here and navigate to 1:09.45 into the show. Adam also announced Paul's plans to work with The Joy Formidable plus his ongoing collaborations with You Animals and Catherine AD which we will be announcing the full details of in due course.
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PAUL MAKES SPECIAL APPEARANCE AT FINAL ASTORIA SHOW |
[14.01.09]
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After a 7 year break from playing live, Paul took to the stage last night in celebration of the final London Astoria show. Along with bands including Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead and The Automatic, Paul performed the 1996 Mansun classic 'Wide Open Space' during My Vitriol's set. Click here to watch a fan video of the performance. Below are a selection of photos from the performance - click on the thumbnail to view a larger version.
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PAUL TO APPEAR ON 6 MUSIC'S ROUNDTABLE SHOW THIS WEEK |
[12.01.09]
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Following his appearance at this Wednesday's final Astoria show, Paul will be a guest on Steve Lamacq's Roundtable show on Thursday 15th January. The show will air between 6-7pm on BBC 6 Music which can be listened to live online here, on DAB digital radio or on Freeview (channel 707), Sky (channel 0120), Freesat (channel 707) and Virgin (channel 909). Paul's fellow panelists will be Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly singer Sam Duckworth and singer-songwriter Eugene McGuinness.
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PAUL TO PERFORM WITH MY VITRIOL AT THE FINAL ASTORIA SHOW |
[09.01.09]
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Paul Draper has been confirmed as My Vitriol's special guest at the London Astoria's Demolition Ball - Astoria Final Show on Wednesday 14th January 2009. This live performance will be Paul's first in nearly 7 years and he will be performing Wide Open Space with the band. It is sure to be a very special occasion so we hope you can be there!
Tickets are going fast, so order yours now from Ticketweb by clicking here or from Seetickets by clicking here.
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NEW PAUL DRAPER INTERVIEWS NOW ONLINE |
[06.11.08]
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As well as being busy recording for his solo project, Paul has also been busy being interviewed for various magazines and websites.
The excellent Japanese fansite, Luv Remainz, has just added a Q&A with all questions posed by fans; you can read the Q&A by clicking here.
The Finnish website, Desibeli.net, has a brand new interview with Paul; to read the Finnish version, click here, or to read the English version on Paul's forum, click here.
The music blog, Les Enfants Terribles, also has an interview with Paul which you can read here.
Finally, an English translation of Paul's interview from the October edition of China's Hit Music magazine can be read on Paul's forum here.
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'THE DEAD FLOWERS REJECT' COVER ARTWORK WINNER ANNOUNCED |
[02.10.08]
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Congratulations to Tim Cutting from England for winning 'The Dead Flowers Reject' artwork competition. We had a hard time whittling the entries down as the the quality of the submissions was so high. Thanks to everyone that submitted their artwork. Here is the winning artwork:
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THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE 'SIX' 10TH ANNIVERSARY! |
[08.09.08]
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We would like to thank everyone that signed up to the mailing list to receive Paul's 'Six' 10th Anniversary Blog. If you missed out on the blog you can access both blogs by playing Side 1 and then flipping over to Side 2.
We would also like to say a huge thank you to everyone that turned up to the forum Q&A last night. Paul and Andie had a great time over the seven and a half hour chat-a-thon, so thanks for making it so special for them.
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RETROPHOBIC INTERVIEW NOW ONLINE |
[06.09.08]
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Italian webzine, retrophobic.com, now has a brand new Paul interview online. Click here to read it in Italian or English. Many thanks to Fabio.
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PAUL INTERVIEWED FOR SO ROCK MAGAZINE |
[02.09.08]
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Highlights of a revealing new interview with Paul are now available in the September edition of the Chinese music magazine, So Rock. In addition to this, the Chinese GreyZine, will also be carrying a fuller version of the interview which includes Paul's thoughts on Kleptomania's lyrics, communism and Mansun's infamous Hard Rock Cafe gig in Hong Kong. The fanzine is due out in early September to coincide with the Six 10th anniversary.
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GREG DOWNEY 'WIDE OPEN SPACE' REMIX NOW ONLINE |
[31.08.08]
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DJ Greg Downey's fantastic remix of Mansun's 'Wide Open Space' can now be heard on Paul Draper's official Myspace page at www.myspace.com/pauldraperofficial. The track has been a hit in the clubs and is due for an official release in the near future. To request the track on Radio One's Essential Mix, please visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix.
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'SIX' FORUM Q&A WITH PAUL DRAPER ON 7TH SEPTEMBER |
[10.08.08]
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A special forum Q&A session with Paul will be happening on the 10th anniversary of the Six album's release. The chat will happen from 6pm (obviously!) BST on Sunday 7th September. All are welcome to join in the chat and ask questions regarding all aspects of the album. Sign up to the forum now at forum.pauldraper.net to ensure you will have access to post on the day. We look forward to seeing you there!
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DROWNED IN SOUND ARTICLE ON SIX'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY BLOG |
[03.08.08]
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Drowned In Sound have written an article for the forthcoming 'Six' 10th anniversary blog. The blog, which will be sent out exclusively on the 7th September via the PaulDraper.info mailing list, will contain Paul's thoughts, memories and musings on the writing, recording and touring of the classic album. You can read the Drowned In Sound article here.
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PAUL DRAPER INTERVIEW WITH R*E*P*E*A*T FANZINE NOW ONLINE |
[10.05.08]
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A new interview with Paul can now be read at www.repeatfanzine.co.uk. In the lengthy chat he talks about the Mansun reunion rumours, his solo project, his favourite musicians and much more!
Many thanks to Steve Bateman at R*E*P*E*A*T.
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MANSUN & PAUL DRAPER PHOTO GALLERIES NOW ON FLICKR |
[10.05.08]
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Paul now has own official Flickr page at www.flickr.com/pauldraperofficial. You will find a vast range of images throughout his career, including previously unreleased photographs from noted photographers such as Anton Corbijn and Pennie Smith.
We would love to include fan photos as well, so if you have any of yourself with Mansun, gig photos or magazine scans, please send them to flickr@pauldraper.info. All photos we receive will be credited to the original photographer. Thank you!
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ADD PAUL TO YOUR FACEBOOK, BEBO AND MYSPACE! |
[10.05.08]
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If you would like to add Paul to your Myspace, Bebo or Facebook friends list, please click on the following links:
When time permits, Paul does respond to messages that are sent to him via these sites, so feel free to get in touch!
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RARE MANSUN VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE |
[10.05.08]
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Previously unseen footage of Mansun is now available on Paul's official YouTube page at www.youtube.com/pauldraperofficial. These include the mixing of Anti Everything and Negative at Olympic studios, behind-the-scenes footage of the Stripper Vicar video as well as high quality versions of Mansun's promo videos. More videos are being added on a regular basis, so please subscribe to our videos which will ensure you will be notified when new videos appear.
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