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'''April 2021'''
'''May 2024'''


* 13/4 - An interview from 2014 with James Lavelle has recently been uploaded by Byronesque. Take a look [https://www.byronesque.com/james-lavelle-unkle here] as he recalls seeing Soul II Soul and the early sound system days. There's also two video directed by Justin Westover featuring music from Never Never Land. The videos were first uploaded to [https://vimeo.com/85283921 Vimeo] 7 years ago.
* 25/5 - The latest episode James Lavelle's [[Living In My Headphones]] aired this week. Listen [https://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/living-in-my-headphones-james-lavelle-14052024/ here] on Mixcloud. The episode was pre-recorded.


* 10/4 - UNKLE have sent out an email announcing everyone who orders a copy of Rōnin I from the UNKLE official store before 30 April 2021 will be entered into a draw to win test pressings and merchandise. Winners will be notified one week after the closing date, and customers who previously made orders have been automatically entered into the draw. Read the email [https://mailchi.mp/unkle/win-exclusive-test-pressings-bape-merch-and-more?e=0fc2bae2b2 here].
* 17/5 - A new remix has been released. [https://youtu.be/cfxs_E_L22Y?si=PCRX3Dc40YG8Ucli Only You (& ME Remix)] is available to stream now.


* 8/4 - James Lavelle has scored the soundtrack to a short film titled AD2021 for furniture designers Clarke and Reilly. Watch the film and read more details on [https://www.anothermag.com/design-living/13233/this-film-captures-the-romantic-and-brutal-beauty-of-clarke-and-reilly Another Mag].
'''April 2024'''


* 8/4 - A remix of an UNKLE song appears on a new compilation by Stella Polaris Music. The compilation will be released for Record Store Day. Details [https://recordstoreday.co.uk/releases/rsd-2021-drop-2/various-artists-including-yeasayer-unkle-der-dritte-raum-erasure-thomas-dybdahl-moi-caprice-days-of-may-ian-dawn-tom-and-his-computer/ here].
* 30/4 - The latest [[Original Headz]] newsletter came out last week. Inside, James Lavelle writes about his upcoming shows, working in the studio, and teases some upcoming merch. He also discusses the [[Mo Wax Arts|unreleased Mo' Wax toy]] he worked on with Massive Attack's 3D. Anyone interested in getting the latest issues should subscribe from the [https://unkle.com/originalheadz/ UNKLE website].


* 8/4 - Also from Record Store Day, UNKLE have remixed Texas featuring Wu Tang Clan. Details [https://recordstoreday.co.uk/releases/rsd-2021-drop-1/texas/ here].
* 30/4 - UNKLE have announced their upcoming show in Bristol will be a new show titled Rōnin Live:3D:FX. The show will be held at Bristol Beacon on Saturday 25 May. [https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/unkle/ Tickets here].


* 2/4 - More information [https://unkle77.proboards.com/post/135610/thread has been shared] about the Kickstarter rewards: They are all pre-psyence fiction album demos, done after James came back from LA, when he was working with Tim Goldsworthy. The vinyl came from a DAT marked 'UNKLE 1 Rough Mix', the cassette is a facsimile of the session DAT from Milo studios. Lonely Soul also came out of that session at Milo, as Josh was there working on that. So the titles are literally just what they were recorded as on those DATs - Vinyl: UNKLE 1 Rough Mix - Cassette: ‘Untitled One’ and ‘Untitled Two’
* 30/4 - UNKLE also have several live shows in China, UK, Germany, and Latvia this year. Links to these can be found [https://linktr.ee/unkleofficial here].


* 2/4 - The Ronin listening party on Twitter from earlier this week can be relived [https://timstwitterlisteningparty.com/pages/replay/feed_722.html here].
* 30/4 - James Lavelle is DJing in Margate on 28 June. [https://faithinstrangers.co.uk/events/james-lavelle Tickets here.]


'''March 2021'''
* 30/4 - James Lavelle is DJing at Mostly Jazz Festival on 12 July in Birmingham. [https://mostlyjazz.co.uk/ Tickets here.]
 
* 29/3 - James Lavelle has been [https://www.clashmusic.com/features/do-yourself-some-good-unkle-returns interviewed by Clash Magazine]. He talks about this years Rōnin mixtapes,  The Road Part 3, the That's How It Is mixes he did in 2020, and sorting through the UNKLE archives. Read the whole thing [https://www.clashmusic.com/features/do-yourself-some-good-unkle-returns here].
 
* 29/3 - James Lavelle spoke to NME about the new UNKLE mixtape, part 2, and a potential UNKLE Greatest Hits album. Read it [https://www.nme.com/news/music/unkle-ronin-i-mixtape-interview-clubbing-dhani-harrison-james-lavelle-2908993 here].
 
* 29/3 - Listen back to James Lavelle on Mary Anne Hobbs' show on [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000tgc8 BBC Radio].
 
* 29/3 - South have posted a short documentary on the recording of their album From Here On In which was produced with James Lavelle and released on Mo' Wax. Watch it on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BjbDL3l3SI YouTube].
 
* 27/3 - Fans have begun receiving the [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mowax21/urban-archaeology-21-years-of-mowax/comments Kickstarter rewards]. They are a 7" record and cassette tape featuring demos from 1996, and a t-shirt. No track listing was given for the cassette or record.
 
* 27/ 3 - The third [[Original Headz]] newsletter was sent out yesterday.
 
* 27/ 3 - Rōnin I is availble on Bandcamp in as a [https://unkle.bandcamp.com/album/r-nin-i-mixed mixed] and [https://unkle.bandcamp.com/album/r-nin-i-non-mixed non-mixed] edition.
 
* 26/3 - Rōnin I is out now.


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Revision as of 16:22, 25 May 2024

May 2024

  • 25/5 - The latest episode James Lavelle's Living In My Headphones aired this week. Listen here on Mixcloud. The episode was pre-recorded.

April 2024

  • 30/4 - The latest Original Headz newsletter came out last week. Inside, James Lavelle writes about his upcoming shows, working in the studio, and teases some upcoming merch. He also discusses the unreleased Mo' Wax toy he worked on with Massive Attack's 3D. Anyone interested in getting the latest issues should subscribe from the UNKLE website.
  • 30/4 - UNKLE have announced their upcoming show in Bristol will be a new show titled Rōnin Live:3D:FX. The show will be held at Bristol Beacon on Saturday 25 May. Tickets here.
  • 30/4 - UNKLE also have several live shows in China, UK, Germany, and Latvia this year. Links to these can be found here.
  • 30/4 - James Lavelle is DJing in Margate on 28 June. Tickets here.
  • 30/4 - James Lavelle is DJing at Mostly Jazz Festival on 12 July in Birmingham. Tickets here.

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