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Please, Please Me: BBC Revisits Beatles' Debut

Tue, February 12 2013 6:18pm - Source: Mojo

To mark 50 years since the release of The Beatles ' debut LP Please, Please Me , artists including Graham Coxon, Stereophonics, Beverley Knight and I Am Kloot got together yesterday to recreate the landmark album for BBC Radio 2's anniversary show 12 Hours To Please Me. A film documenting the broadcast is now set to air this Friday, February 15, on BBC4 at 9pm.

Please Please Me: Recreating the Beatles' first album

Sun, February 10 2013 1:06am - Source: The Independent - Music

Tomorrow, 50 years to the minute, within the same four walls where Please Please Me was committed to tape, scores of artists will attempt to recreate the famous session.

Almost Hits: Squeeze, “Tempted” (1981)

Tue, January 29 2013 1:21pm - Source: Something Else!

Probably anyone between the ages of 40 and 60 would be surprised to learn that Squeeze's most familiar song didn't even crack the top 40 in the US, much less the top 20.

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: An Epic Interview With Disco Vietnam

Wed, January 16 2013 4:03pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Before those of you in the peanut gallery start throwing things in the name of nepotism, I must remind you that we here at Passion of the Weiss aren't in the business of writing about bad music.

IoS pop review: The xx, Guildhall, Portsmouth Squeeze, Forum, London

Sun, December 16 2012 12:29am - Source: The Independent - Music

It's a paradoxical trick, but Romy Madley Croft, Jamie Smith and Oliver Sim have become one of the most successful British breakout bands of the decade – toppers of charts, winners of awards, covered by Shakira and Gorillaz, sampled by Rihanna, loved by seemingly every-one – by removing themselves almost entirely from the picture.

The Squeeze interview

Tue, December 11 2012 3:02pm - Source: The Music Mix

They were always sharper than your average singer songwriter-based, new wave-influenced beat pop combo.

Squeeze - Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone - 27th November 2012 (Live Review)

Mon, December 10 2012 3:00pm - Source: Stereoboard

The Pop Up Shop Tour marks a return for the legendary band who have once again packed-out venues across the country including this evening for their show at Folkestones Leas Cliff Hall. New and mainly old fans are crammed in to watch the old-timers at work.

Squeeze – “Tommy”

Mon, November 19 2012 4:19pm - Source: Meadow Music

Even if this blog concentrates on presenting Swedish music, I do get a lot of tips from artists and labels from around the world.

Squeeze Down Under

Tue, October 16 2012 4:06pm - Source: Uncut.co.uk

Did you see that terrific BBC4 Squeeze documentary, Take Me I'm Yours, on Friday night?

Squeezy does it - a (very) few words with Chris Difford...

Tue, October 16 2012 9:45am - Source: Planet Mondo

Ian Peel (keeper of the ZTT archive), kindly put me in touch with Chris Difford for a natter about his then new volume The Last Temptation of Chris.

Old music: Squeeze – Up the Junction

Fri, June 29 2012 3:28pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

This song opens with a keybaord phrase from Jools Holland that comes to an abrupt stop.

Squeeze add Hampton Court Palace Festival date

Sat, June 02 2012 11:06pm - Source: Music-News.com

New-wave heroes Squeeze have added an exciting summer festival date to their packed 2012 UK schedule, with an outdoor performance at Hampton Court Palace Festival on 19 June.

Concert Review: Squeeze Digs Deep at New Jersey Gig

Thu, April 26 2012 6:28pm - Source: Pop Dose

What does a somewhat-recently reunited band with a pretty good live album on their hands do after several live tours and a prime spot on the bill at the Coachella Music Festival ?

Squeeze Announce 'Pop Up Shop' Winter UK Tour & Tickets

Tue, April 24 2012 1:34pm - Source: Stereoboard

Following their incredibly popular 2010 Spot The Difference Tour British legends Squeeze return with an extensive tour of the UK this November and December.

Review: Squeeze, “Live at The Fillmore”

Tue, April 10 2012 12:53pm - Source: Pop Dose

In a recent thought piece on The A.V. Club , Josh Modell ruminated on the dilemma of bands touring endlessly around the hits that made them famous, even as they continue to record new material (or not).

Glenn Tilbrook, Blackheath Halls, London

Sun, December 25 2011 2:25am - Source: The Independent - Music

Tonight, Tilbrook's hair has been radically tamed and he appears less cheery, but that sweet pop voice and his accomplished guitar work are still evident, and this particular set is epic (it's split into two halves with a two-song encore) spanning his five decades of performing.

THE THURSDAY CORRESPONDENT

Thu, October 13 2011 5:09am - Source: THE VINYL VILLAIN

On Friday 6th August 2010 JC wrote a piece on the Dundee band The View's single Superstar Tradesman and included in the article was a track which was in my opinion the worst ever cover version I've ever heard….

Video Classics: ‘Black Coffee in Bed’ – Squeeze

Sat, August 13 2011 3:42am - Source: WNEW

Squeeze was one of the standard-bearers of the New Wave movement.

Popdose Flashback ’91: Squeeze, “Play”

Thu, July 21 2011 1:50pm - Source: Pop Dose

This album, for all intents and purposes, saved my life.

Check Out: River City Extension ft. Glenn Tilbrook – “Letter to Lainie” (CoS Premiere)

Mon, June 06 2011 4:59pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

It's not common to see a band play Bonnaroo , the Newport Folk Festival , The Bamboozle and the Vans Warped Tour.

SADNESS: SQUEEZE

Tue, May 03 2011 6:57am - Source: THE VINYL VILLAIN

This track, 1993's 'Some Fantastic Place' speaks for itself - and we can find our own personal references within.

Squeeze Team Up With Fred Perry

Tue, November 30 2010 2:50pm - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

Squeeze are to team up with another icon of British culture, Fred Perry.

LHB’s Shorties (Elvis Costello, Squeeze, and More)

Mon, October 25 2010 7:00pm - Source: MBV

Vanity Fair interviews Elvis Costello about his new album, National Ransom (out November 2nd) (and also streams the album).

Squeeze To Play Absolute Radio Gig At Hard Rock Cafe

Wed, October 20 2010 3:17pm - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

Hard Rock International and Absolute Radio have today announced that legendary band Squeeze will be the next artists to grace the Hard Rock London stage as part of the regular 'Hard Rock Presents Absolute Radio Sessions' series of shows on 20 October 2010.

Squeeze Reveal New Album Tracklisting

Wed, September 08 2010 12:35pm - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

On October 11th, the highly-rated, quintessential London band Squeeze return with 'Spot The Difference' a collection of 14 of their best-loved hits, re-recorded by the band as faithfully to the original versions as possible (whilst challenging their fans to spot the difference!)

The fan club grows up and goes digital

Thu, August 26 2010 11:20pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Remember when CDs used to come with an inlay card for you to post back to the band's fan club?

Video Classics: 'Black Coffee in Bed' - Squeeze

Fri, August 13 2010 7:50pm - Source: WNEW

Black Coffee in Bed was the first single released from their fifth studio album , Sweets From a Stranger.

Squeeze Lineup Stays 'Feisty' for Live Shows

Mon, July 26 2010 6:05pm - Source: Spinner

The version of Squeeze touring this summer with Cheap Trick and the English Beat bears little resemblance to the one first came together in London in 1974.

Squeeze Play Their Classics at Radio City Music Hall

Wed, July 14 2010 2:02pm - Source: Spinner

Between 1977 and 1998, its years as an active recording band, Squeeze tended to release two kinds of singles.

Setlist: Cheap Trick and Squeeze in Cleveland, 7/11/10

Wed, July 14 2010 9:13am - Source: Addicted to Vinyl

For most, Sunday night's pairing of Squeeze and Cheap Trick at the House of Blues (and also coming soon to a city near you) represented one of the greatest ideas for a power pop double header EVER.

Squeeze Frontmen Renew Friendship for Hits Album, Tour

Mon, July 12 2010 4:14pm - Source: Spinner

Glenn Tilbrook understands why people want to believe that he and Chris Difford, his longtime songwriting partner in the band Squeeze , are best buddies.

First Night: Cornbury Festival, Oxfordshire

Mon, July 05 2010 12:22am - Source: The Independent - Music

Cornbury bridges the gap between traditional rock festival and an English garden fete.

Squeeze open IOW festival in style

Fri, June 11 2010 12:23pm - Source: Music-News.com

Squeeze headlined the Big Top Tent pre-festival line up last night which included The members, Semi Precious Weapons, Are You experienced, with Glen Tilbrook and Chris Difford playing their hits to a very enthusiastic crowd.

Why Squeeze are cool for cats all over again

Thu, June 10 2010 11:54pm - Source: The Independent - Music

It's a significant year for Chris Difford.

Review: Lost Classic: Squeeze - Argy Bargy

Fri, May 28 2010 12:23pm - Source: Glorious Noise

In high school, I worked as a lifeguard for the municipal pool during the summer months.

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