Tag: Paul Weller

Watch Paul Weller perform a 5-song set with the London Metropolitan Orchestra

Watch Paul Weller perform a 5-song set with the London Metropolitan Orchestra

Last month, former Jam frontman Paul Weller participated in Save the Children’s Christmas Tree Sessions benefit, performing five songs — including a brand-new one called “Gravity” — while backed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra, a 20-minute set that is now available to watch.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Paul Weller and The Style Council go under the ‘120 X-Ray' — 1988

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Paul Weller and The Style Council go under the ‘120 X-Ray’ — 1988

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we go back almost exactly 30 years with this “120 X-Ray” segment on The Style Council, which aired Aug. 7, 1988. As you can see in this clip presented below, the Kevin Seal-hosted segment features Paul Weller and Mick Talbott discussing their then-new album.

New releases: Paul Weller, Alison Moyet, British Electric Foundation, Johnny Thunders

New releases: Paul Weller, Alison Moyet, British Electric Foundation, Johnny Thunders

This week’s new releases include a limited-edition ‘Sonik Kick’ 7-inch singles box set from Paul Weller, plus the U.S. releases of recent albums by Alison Moyet (‘the minutes’) and British Electric Foundation (‘Dark’), plus an expanded reissue of Johnny Thunders’ 1983 album ‘Hurt Me.’

New releases: Paul Weller, Gary Numan, UK Decay, Peter Hook, The Monochrome Set

New releases: Paul Weller, Gary Numan, UK Decay, Peter Hook, The Monochrome Set

This week’s new releases include a brand-new two-track single from Paul Weller (“Flame-Out! b/w “The Olde Original”), the first album since 1981 from UK Decay, a remix collection from Gary Numan and live albums both new and old from Peter Hook & The Light and The Monochrome Set.

Paul Weller announces 6-date U.S. tour of East Coast cities this July

Paul Weller announces 6-date U.S. tour of East Coast cities this July

After playing just a handful of U.S. shows in support of last year’s Sonik Kicks, modfather Paul Weller will return to these shores this summer for a limited tour of cities on the East Coast, playing six concerts in New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. They’re billed as his only U.S. shows this year.

Video: Paul Weller shows off his picks for Amoeba Music's 'What's In My Bag?'

Video: Paul Weller shows off his picks for Amoeba Music’s ‘What’s In My Bag?’

For the latest installment of Amoeba Music’s series “What’s In My Bag?,” Paul Weller shows off the fruits of a recent trip to the indie chain’s Hollywood megastore, including two albums he declares to be must-owns: the Tropicalia: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound compilation and John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme.