Tag: Screamadelica

Denise Johnson, whose voice lifted Primal Scream, A Certain Ratio and New Order, dies

Denise Johnson, whose voice lifted Primal Scream, A Certain Ratio and New Order, dies

Denise Johnson, the Manchester-born singer whose soulful voice lifted the music of Primal Scream — most memorably on Screamadelica — A Certain Ratio, New Order and more has died at the age of 56, according to U.K. press reports and musicians she’d worked with. No cause of death has been announced.

Andrew Weatherall, British DJ, remixer and co-producer of 'Screamadelica,' dead at 56

Andrew Weatherall, British DJ, remixer and co-producer of ‘Screamadelica,’ dead at 56

Andrew Weatherall, the famed British DJ, musician, remixer and producer who helped Primal Scream craft its genre-flipping early masterpiece Screamadelica, died in a London hospital Monday after suffering a pulmonary embolism, according to his publicists. He was 56. Full details right here.

Stream: Primal Scream, 'It's Alright, It's OK' — band hits 'Screamadelica' vibe on new single

Stream: Primal Scream, ‘It’s Alright, It’s OK’ — band hits ‘Screamadelica’ vibe on new single

Primal Scream today debuted the second single off the band’s upcoming 10th studio album ‘More Light,’ a song called “It’s Alright, It’s OK” that rides along on a ‘Screamadelica’-like groove and stands in stark contrast to the dark, honking rocker “2013” that preceded it. The album itself is due out May 13 in the U.K.

Readers Poll 2011: Best reissues of the year

Readers Poll 2011: Best reissues of the year

Today we roll out the second of four days’ worth of results from our second-annual Slicing Up Eyeballs Readers Poll, in which nearly 500 of you cast ballots for your favorite new, reissued and freshly compiled music of the year. This time, it’s your Top 10 reissues of the year.

Contest: Win a copy of Primal Scream's 'Screamadelica Live' CD/DVD

Contest: Win a copy of Primal Scream’s ‘Screamadelica Live’ CD/DVD

To celebrate the release today of Primal Scream’s CD/DVD set ‘Screamadelica Live’ — filmed/recorded last fall during a performance of the band’s landmark 1991 album ‘Screamadelica’ in London — the folks at Universal Music have given us three copies to award to lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs readers.

Video: Primal Scream, 'Loaded' and 'Movin' On Up' from 'Screamadelica Live' CD/DVD

Video: Primal Scream, ‘Loaded’ and ‘Movin’ On Up’ from ‘Screamadelica Live’ CD/DVD

Back in March we brought you news that Primal Scream would release a DVD and Blu-ray of its Nov. 26 performance of 1991’s just-reissued ‘Screamadelica’ in London — and now we can confirm that the concert film also will be released in the U.S. on both formats, with a bonus CD accompanying the DVD version.

Primal Scream to release 'Screamadelica Live' — filmed in London — on DVD, Blu-ray in May

Primal Scream to release ‘Screamadelica Live’ — filmed in London — on DVD, Blu-ray in May

Primal Scream this May will release a live DVD and Blu-ray capturing its first full-album performance of its classic 1991 record ‘Screamadelica’ — a concert staged last Nov. 26 in London, which has now kicked off months of touring behind the reissue.