Congratulations to Lisa on the news of her brand new double live CD & DVD 'Live In Manchester' hitting the Official UK charts at No.4. Here's a snapshot look at the UK's official music video Top 50 charts from 30th August-5th September 👌
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Lancashire lass Lisa Stansfield has been around the world but she brings it home for her new live album and DVD. The singer, 49, talks to Attitude’s Simon Button about strange fans, on-stage gaffes and why the gays love her. Just how live is the Live In Manchester album and DVD? It’s completely live. Honest to god. We’re really a good band and we do our job. We play, we sing and we do everything live. There’s no need to tweak anything. Other people miming? I don’t mind it. You know what? I don’t dance around the stage for two hours, but if people do you can allow them some compensation for that. But then when you look at performers in the 1930s and 1940s it’s fucking unbelievable what they used to do. Look at Gene Kelly and Singin’ In The Rain. Who’d be your dream duet partner if you could get absolutely anyone up on stage with you, alive or dead?
Someone like Sarah Vaughan but I wouldn’t be able to stand up to her, would I? My god! I’d just sit at her feet, like a dog. What’s been your strangest fan encounter? There was this guy in America. We’d fly to every venue and he’d be there before us, every time, for every single gig. He’d be standing outside every hotel and our security man had to say to him ‘You know, it’s not really healthy’. Did we see him after that? No. But he was really weird. He reminded me of that guy who shot John Lennon. And what’s been your biggest on-stage gaffe? I can’t remember where it was, maybe Japan, but we had monitors on the stage and Winston, the bass player, had moved the wedge that went underneath his monitor to one side. There was a bit where in a black-out I had to walk to the centre of the stage but he’d left his fucking wedge in my way. I’ve still got a massive dent in my leg and every time I look at it I go ‘Winston, you fucking bastard!’ To quote All Woman, have you ever performed looking a mess and dowdy in a dress? [Laughs] Oh, I probably have. You certainly looked dowdy in Northern Soul… Any more acting roles in the pipeline? No, I’ve not actually. I’m looking at a few things but I’m not gonna say any more than that because I don’t want to jinx anything. Is it true you turned down the role of Stella on Corrie? I did turn down Corrie because I’d have had to do it for three years and you’re not allowed to do anything else when you do Corrie. The only reason I’d want to do it is because I’d love to go into the Rover’s Return, so maybe I could be a friend of someone for two weeks. I’ve always wanted to sit in the Rover’s Return drinking half a lager or summat, then go play a game of darts, and just be in the background. What do you think is your biggest gay anthem? I think now it’s So Be It because it’s saying ‘This is what I am’. What do you think is my biggest gay anthem? [When told I think it’s Let’s Just Call It Love] Oh, right! But I think So Be It is gonna overtake that. It’s all about being yourself. Why do you think the gays ‘get’ you? I think it’s just cos I’m honest. I’ve been around gay guys for so long and I don’t really give a shit about the way that I talk. I just fucking say it as it is and if a gay guy says to me ‘You fucking dirty bitch’ or summat like that I don’t take offence. I also think gay guys love me, and lesbians too, because my songs are all about being yourself and being honest and free and lovely. Has anyone, at a record company maybe, tried to rein you in? Yeah, they wanted me to go for elocution lessons. I went along and this woman put newspaper down on the floor, like I was dirty. I got up and said ‘I’m going’. I was 18 years old and they wanted me to do Crackerjackand they said ‘If you want to do that if you have to have elocution lessons’. I refused, I didn’t do Crackerjackand this is why I’m still here now. I could have ended up doing fucking This Morning with Richard and Judy. What’s the campest thing you’ve ever done? Oh god, when I was really young I had this stylist who tried to put me in a feather bowler and a bowler hat, like Sally Bowles, and I was like ‘No, you can’t do that to me’. Was it for a photoshoot? No, just for a party, but I didn’t do it. Sally Bowles is too sacred. Have you ever seen a drag queen Lisa Stansfield? I have, yes, and it was fucking hilarious. Imagine seeing someone doing an impression of you. It’s really weird. I went ‘Oh my god, it’s more like me than I am, and it’s a guy and he’s got a cock somewhere down there’. How do I know? I could tell by his stubble. How do you account for the current glut of female pop stars at the moment? Good for them, but I think there’s loads of different stuff out there. There’s loads of good stuff hanging around below the surface and it’s gonna come up. I always say that if you’ve got a pint of milk the cream always comes to the top. Maybe you shouldn’t say ‘cream’ on a gay website… [Laughs] Oh yeah. It’s a bit like a wank really, isn’t it? Who are you listening to at the moment? I’m not listening to anything because when I’m writing songs I get influenced by other people. But I do think pop music is great at the moment, although I don’t like the X Factor shit – not because of the artists but because of how they’re being manipulated. It’s vile. So are you working on a new album? Yeah, yeah. Definitely, yeah. And I imagine we’ll be touring again next summer. We’re gonna try and give everyone some beauty. Lisa Stansfield: Live In Manchester is out now on CD, DVD and Blu-ray. This exclusive clip of 'Change' is taken from Lisa's brand new live album and concert DVD, 'Live in Manchester'. Recorded last September at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, it is finally released in Europe from tomorrow, August 28th. It's hard to believe that this song which was originally released 24 years ago (from Lisa's 1991 album 'Real Love') still sounds incredibly fresh today. Check out John Thirkell and Mick Donnelly exhilarating trumpet and saxophone outro. In fact, the whole band sounded amazing. The live set will be released in the USA on Friday, 4th September 2015. We are pleased to announce that Lisa will be making an exclusive guest appearance in Zurich for a brand new new festival. It is called 'Zermatt Unplugged Kaufleuten' and brings the successful model of the 'Zermatt Unplugged' directly to Zurich which will be from 22nd-24th October 2015.
World stars in an intimate setting, will perform on the stage including the legendary frontman of 90s Britpop band The Verve's Richard Ashcroft, the British superstar Alex Clare & Marlon Roudette, the German MTV Unplugged artist Max Herre & friends who voiced superwoman Cat Power, newcomers Jack Savoretti and Zermattkenner band of Horses & Billy Lockett. 3 days with more than 25 concerts on 4 stages in the middle of Zurich, what more could a music fan ask for especially as Lisa will be performing during the All Starts concert of Ronnie Scott's. It will be a seated dinner in an intimate setting at the Backstage Club from 18:00 on 22nd October The pre-sale of tickets are from August 25, 2015 at midday click here for tickets. The entire program can be found here! Here's an exclusive of 'All Around The World' taken from Lisa's brand new double CD & DVD 'Live in Manchester' which is out on 28th August 2015. Don't miss out and order a copy now. Go to the following links: The double disc CD and digital download will be released August 28th. CD: smarturl.it/LS_Live_2CD iTunes: smarturl.it/LS_Live_iTunes The DVD and Blu-ray will be released August 31st. DVD: smarturl.it/LS_Live_DVD Blu-ray: smarturl.it/LS_Live_BR To buy the above with an exclusive signed Litho Print order via Lisa's online store HERE Have you pre-ordered a copy of 'Live In Manchester' yet? There's only 10 days until the release date, but you can still be one of the first to get your hands on a copy of Lisa's brand-new double live CD and DVD when it's released. When you pre-order the album via iTunes you get 2 tracks instantly, ‘Can’t Dance’ and ‘All Around The World’. The double disc CD and digital download will be released August 28th. CD: smarturl.it/LS_Live_2CD iTunes: smarturl.it/LS_Live_iTunes The DVD and Blu-ray will be released August 31st. DVD: smarturl.it/LS_Live_DVD Blu-ray: smarturl.it/LS_Live_BR To buy the above with an exclusive signed Litho Print order via Lisa's online store HERE The below links are only for the UK & Germany Order the double live CD (digital) via ITunes (released 28th August 2015) - £6.99 Order the double live CD via Amazon (released 28th August 2015) - £11.48 Order the DVD via Amazon (released on 31st August 2015) - £14.99 Order on Blu-ray via Amazon (released on 31st August 2015) - £14.99 Order via Amazon Germany (released on 28th August 2015) Please check your country listings for availability with Amazon and Itunes as well as for local currency pricing.
Craig Charles stands in for Graham Norton on BBC Radio 2 for the next couple of months. On Saturday 15th August his show will feature an interview with Lisa which was recorded in mid-June.
We are very sorry to hear the sad news about Lisa's former manager at (Big Life Management) and good friend Jazz Summers who passed away yesterday. His company shared the news via a press release below. 15 August 2015 - via Big Life Management
Jazz Summers, the legendary music manager, has died aged seventy-one. He had been living with lung cancer for over two years. The music industry has lost one of its most vibrant, most notorious and most brilliant characters. A champion of new music, a non-conformist and a visionary, Jazz Summers will be greatly missed. Jazz Summers was a master of artist development. His ability to hear a song and recognize its power and potential brought him huge success across several decades. Jazz managed Wham!, Lisa Stansfield, Soul II Soul, The Verve, Badly Drawn Boy, Snow Patrol, Klaxons, La Roux, Scissor Sisters and London Grammar among many others. His artists have sold over sixty million albums and seventy two million singles around the world including over one hundred Top 40 hits in the past forty years. Jazz was born on March 15th 1944. He enrolled in military school aged twelve and joined the army aged fifteen. He served as a radiographer, spending time in Hong Kong and Malaysia. In 1985, in partnership with Simon Napier-Bell, Jazz helped Wham! to become the first western pop group to tour China. Summers was crucial in breaking the band in America and established a reputation as an expert in the American market. A reputation that would be strengthened by his work with Snow Patrol and La Roux. Summers formed his own management company Big Life in partnership with Tim Parry in 1986. They also ran Big Life Records, which featured hundreds of releases from artists including The Orb, Yazz, Coldcut, De La Soul and The Soup Dragons. In 2003, Jazz was awarded the prestigious Peter Grant Award and in 2007, the Strat Award at the Music Week Awards. Big Life will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. It continues to prosper. Summers was an active campaigner for artists’ rights. As chairman of the MMF (Music Managers’ Forum) he was vocal in many issues affecting artists, including the extension of copyright, secondary ticketing, and VPL. He was also prominent in setting up the Featured Artists’ Coalition and Julie’s Bicycle, a not-for-profit organisation working on sustainability in the creative industries. In September 2013 Summers’ autobiography ‘Big Life’ was published to critical acclaim. Jazz is survived by his wife Dianna, his daughters Katie, Rio and Georgia, his granddaughters Claire, Lila and Rose and his brother Don.
The Swiss Italian TV channel, RSI LA2 finally televised last Octobers Baloise performance this evening. Below is a compressed version (uploaded to YouTube) of the original 75 minute show that was held at the impressive Congress Centre.
The band: Lisa Stansfield, Davide Giovannini - Drums, Davide Mantovani - Bass, Dave Oliver - Keyboards & Musical Director Ian Devaney - Keyboards & Guitar, John Thirkell - Trumpet, Snowboy - Percussion, Micky Donnelly - Saxophone, Terry Lewis - Guitar, Wendy Rose - Backing Vocals |
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