Total Rock interview plus 2010 Tour Diaries Part 2 uploaded

Pete, Tina Saul and Jim – courtesy of Noel Buckley Images

Part 2 of our 2010 tour diaries are now uploaded to our Diary page, and on our Media page you can listen to Jim and Pete having a chat with Tina Saul of Total Rock at Hard Rock Hell IV last December. Some of the topics up for discussion – Dollybirds, Horlicks and On The Buses. No, really... and what exactly did Jim get up to after FM’s appearance at Download last summer?

HAPPY NEW YEAR and a big THANK YOU!

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!

As you probably know we're working hard currently writing and recording the follow-up to last year's METROPOLIS album and we're excited to be appearing with Thin Lizzy and Supersuckers at the Hammersmith Apollo later this month.  In the meantime we'd like to thank everybody who made the following possible -

Get Ready To Rock - 2010 Album of the Year for METROPOLIS
ARfm Radio - 2010 Best Band of the Year
Planet Rock - "Frozen Heart” in the Top 20 Greatest AOR Songs of all Time

Coming up on the radio on New Year's Eve...

Big thanks to everyone who helped make METROPOLIS 'Best Album of 2010' at Get Ready To Rock!

Read GRTR's 'Best of 2010' feature at www.getreadytorock.com/best_of_2010.htm

David Randall's Boxing Day show will be repeated at 21.00h on New Year's Eve, featuring a look back at the top albums of 2010 and including Mark Taylor's interview with Pete earlier this month. Plus, at the end of the show, the announcement of the Best Album of 2010!
Listen in at www.getreadytorockradio.com/index.htm

Coming up on the radio tonight Sunday 26th December...

Coming up on the radio today...

Tonight at 18.00h on what would normally be the Steve Price Rock show - Dominic Forbes will be hosting a special show featuring the favourite tracks of the ARfm team.
Listen in at www.arfm.co.uk/

At 22.00h on Get Ready To Rock! Radio - The Best Of 2010 with David Randall - featuring Mark Taylor's interview with Pete at our Christmas Party in Islington earlier this month.   A big thanks goes out to everyone who has voted for METROPOLIS in the GRTR Best Album of 2010 poll.
Listen online at www.getreadytorockradio.com/index.htm

A Christmas message from Pete Jupp

As 2010 draws to a close I just thought I’d have a reflect back and thank a few people for making this year as good as any I can remember for us FM boys.

Our year started with a sold-out album launch party at The Roadhouse in London.  More hugely successful headline live shows in Sheffield, Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Newcastle, Manchester, Buckley and London followed in the spring, summer and winter. It was an absolute honour to be asked to play the main stage at Download alongside Aerosmith and other rock music legends. It was a fantastic feeling playing on that huge stage, and seeing the appreciative crowd swell with each song was a real buzz I can tell you. Our resurrected Christmas Party in December nearly fell foul of the weather but most people managed to get there somehow. Respect! We finished off our live assault with a trek into the wilds of North Wales and Hard Rock Hell - it turned out to be a fantastic night. Over the previous months I’d heard nothing but great stuff about the weekend and let me tell you everything I heard was true.

Metropolis came out in March and was very warmly received by fans and critics alike. We are very proud of the album and are so pleased you, our fans, think the same. We’re already hard at work on the follow-up.

Another amazing first for us was getting two songs playlisted on national radio after all these years of trying. We’d also like to thank all the regional and internet stations for their support during the year.

So what about 2011?  Well hopefully more of the same really. We’d like to get out playing live in Europe and beyond, and there are schemes being hatched and plans afoot on that front as I write.

Winding up I just have to thank a bunch of people for working their butts off for “Team FM”:

Adrian Bell, Lidia Samson, Steve Strange, Julian Turner, John Spear, Richard Lloyd, Steve, Jo, Ali, Phil, Warren, Charles, Smudge - our crew, Dave Ling, Chris D’Adda, Jeff Knowler, John Oz, Ant Critchley, Dawn Foley, Craig Lawton, Dave and Tiff Thomas, Steve Price, Paul Anthony, Andy Fox.  I’m sure I’ve forgotten some very important people but please forgive me… it's Christmas… you know who you are.  Once again a special shout goes out to Firefest organisers Kieran and Bruce for pestering and cajoling us into getting back together...  It really is all your fault fellas.  :-)

And finally, the biggest shout of all goes out to you, our loyal, patient fans. The love we’ve felt from you all since 1984 right up to now is the reason we do this. We’re loving every single minute of our reunion and with every twist and turn we’re grateful you’re along for the ride because without you it would be a bit pointless. Thanks for spending your hard-earned cash on coming to shows, buying CDs, T-shirts etc.  We really do appreciate it.

It just leaves me to wish you all the most fantastic Christmas and a happy, prosperous, but above all healthy and peaceful New Year!  Thanks once again, God bless each and every one of you.

Love, light and peace,

Pete Jupp  xxx

21st December 2010

Review of FM Christmas Party on Get Ready To Rock

Check out the great review of our Christmas Party at O2 Academy Islington courtesy of Andy Nathan for Get Ready To Rock.

Voting is open in the Get Ready To Rock "Best Album of 2010" poll

Vote for your favourite new album of 2010 in the Get Ready To Rock poll.  We'’re very pleased that Metropolis has been included in the list!

Click here to go to the voting page.

Results will be published early in December and selected readers/listeners picks will also be included in the end of year specials on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio (Saturday 25 December, 15:00h and Sunday 26 December 22:00h)

Interview with PJ on Halton Community Radio 92.3FM

Earlier this week Pete was interviewed by Peter Blackmore for the rock show on Halton Community Radio.   Listen in on Saturday Nov 27th between 9pm and 12 midnight on 92.3FM or on the web at http://www.hcr.org.uk/

Thin Lizzy / FM / Supersuckers - 22 January 2011

DJ Juppy set to take over the ARfm airwaves...

Shhh... don’t tell Steve Price but we have 'borrowed' the keys to the ARfm studio.  If everything goes to plan (and the locks haven’t been changed!) DJ Juppy will be taking over the Steve Price Rock show this Sunday, November 21st 6pm-9pm. Tune in at www.arfm.co.uk on Sunday to hear some of Pete’'s favourite tracks, news about the FM Christmas Party on December 1st, and no doubt some highly philosophical ramblings... 

Email your requests during the show to studio@arfm.co.uk

Christmas Party Meet & Greet News

Applications are now open for our Christmas Party Meet & Greet on December 1st at London O2 Academy Islington.

Closing date for applications is midnight Friday 26th November 2010 and places are limited so don't hesitate!  Head to our Meet & Greet page for more info and to apply.

If anyone is wondering whether this will be THE unmissable Christmas Party of the Year here's a little info about the evening...

Four Wheel Drive will open proceedings at 7.10pm.  Their brand of high rollin' rock 'n' roll has been getting rave reviews and we highly recommend you check them out.  4WD will be filming on the day for their first live DVD.  Check out the 4WD website for more info on the band.

Good friends of FM, Airrace need no introduction.  They will be taking to the stage at 8.10pm and there's a whisper that their set will include a couple of brand new songs from their currently-being-recorded new album.  Don't miss them!  Click for more info on Airrace.

Keeping the evening running smoothly will be Master of Ceremonies, none other than DJ Steve Price of ARfm.  Mr Bah Humbug himself will be playing some cool Yule music in between bands and ensuring that matters get very out of hand...

... and so to FM.  We've always loved our Christmas shows and on December 1st we're planning to have an absolute blast.  To help us celebrate the evening we'll be sharing the stage with some very special guests.  More details soon...

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As 2010 winds down, we would like to thank everyone for helping to make this year a fantastic year for the band.

You've wholeheartedly embraced our new songs on METROPOLIS and CITY LIMITS EP and you've sung your hearts out at our shows.  We can't wait to see you at our Christmas Party and at Hard Rock Hell on December 3rd. We're excited about what 2011 holds for FM and look forward to going on that trip in your very good company. We'll start 2011 on a good footing by confirming that we are delighted we'll be appearing with Thin Lizzy at London Hammersmith Apollo on 22 January 2011.

Four Wheel Drive added as Special Guests for Dec 1st London show

We are very pleased to confirm that Four Wheel Drive will join Airrace as Special Guests at our Christmas Party in Islington on December 1st.  Check out 4WD at www.fourwheeldriverock.com.

Great reviews and a competition!

Check out some cool reviews -

Review of Newcastle show on Mayfair Mall ezine -
http://www.themayfairmallzine.com/

Review of Buckley show on Get Ready To Rock -
http://www.getreadytorock.com/reviews2010/fm_gig3.htm

Reviews for City Limits EP on Room13 and GRTR -
http://www.getreadytorock.com/reviews2010/single_reviews1010.htm

http://www.roomthirteen.com/cd_reviews/11399/FM__City_Limits_EP.html

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*** COMPETITION ***
For a chance to win one of 2 signed copies of City Limits EP check out the competition over at Get Ready To Rock - http://www.getreadytorock.com/fm_comp2.htm

FM on the Radio today - Wednesday 13th October

Steve Price's show from last Saturday will be repeated today at 3pm, featuring a merry little chat with Mr O and The Juppmeister.
Listen at http://www.arfm.co.uk/

Pete will also be having a chat live with Paul Anthony tonight sometime after 8.15pm on Rock Radio 106.1.
Listen online at http://www.rockradio.co.uk/manchester/

FM on Steve Price show tonight 6pm-9pm

Don't miss the Steve Price show on ARfm tonight 6pm - 9pm to hear us having one of our now near-legendary chats with Steve!  http://www.arfm.co.uk/

Live interview on 7Waves Radio tonight

We'll be chatting with Kev McDempster live from rehearsals just after 9pm tonight, Sunday 3rd October. Listen live on 7Waves Radio.

Special Guests for October and December shows confirmed

We're pleased to announce the following Special Guests for our forthcoming shows -

Wed 6th Oct - Newcastle - Moonlight Valentino    www.myspace.com/moonlightvalentino

Thu 7th Oct  - Manchester  - Madison and Rollin Thunder   www.madisonofficial.com and www.myspace.com/rollinthunder22

Fri 8th Oct - Buckley - Whiskey & Lace    www.myspace.com/whiskeyandlaceofficial

Wed 1st Dec - London - Airrace    www.myspace.com/airraceband


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*** Check out the City Limits EP soundclips which are now up on our Media page ***

*** Deadline for October Meet & Greet applications is midnight Thursday, 30th September ***

FM to release City Limits EP in October

After the fantastic success of our WILDSIDE EP, and from talking to fans at recent live shows, we are happy to announce we will be releasing the stonking CITY LIMITS EP.

The EP - featuring 9 incredible tracks - includes the radio edit of "Bring Back Yesterday" and a brand new song "Start It Up". This fantastic track will only be available on the CITY LIMITS EP and as a download - it will not feature on our next studio album. Also included is a stripped-down and sexy acoustic version of the FM classic "That Girl". As if that wasn't enough there's more...

During the band's recent live activity selected shows were recorded and the EP features live versions of "Wildside", "Hollow", "Metropolis", "Over You" and "Flamingo Road", all taken from this year's acclaimed METROPOLIS album.  Bringing up the rear is another extended mix - this time "Bring Back Yesterday" gets the DJ Juppy knob-twiddling treatment.

CITY LIMITS EP will be officially released and on sale in the FMofficial webshop on October 11th for £6.00 + P&P.  Those wishing to get their hands on a copy prior to the general release date can do so as the EP will be sold at the band's forthcoming October UK live shows.

Full tracklisting -
Bring Back Yesterday (Radio Edit) / Start It Up / That Girl (Acoustic Version 2010) / Wildside (Live) / Hollow (Live) / Metropolis (Live) / Over You (Live) / Flamingo Road (Live) / Bring Back Yesterday (City Limits Extended Mix)

Meet & Greet applications for October now open

We've had so much fun at previous Meet & Greets that we are going to do it all over again!

Applications are now open for our October tour dates.  Closing date for applications is midnight on Thursday 30th September 2010, so don't delay!

Go to our Meet & Greet page to apply.

Pete Jupp's Download Diary - Not to be missed!

If you haven't yet had the pleasure of reading Pete Jupp's new 'Download Diary', don't forget to head over to the FM Diary page to check it out!