Tag: XTC

Petition launched to convince BBC to air new XTC documentary 'This Is Pop'

Petition launched to convince BBC to air new XTC documentary ‘This Is Pop’

An XTC fan in the U.K. has launched a petition to convince the BBC to air a new documentary about the band called “This Is Pop” following reports the British television broadcaster has passed on showing Special Treats Productions’ film. By Saturday, the petition had collected more than 1,600 digital signatures.

Watch: Andy Partridge stars in trailer to upcoming XTC documentary 'This Is Pop'

Watch: Andy Partridge stars in trailer to upcoming XTC documentary ‘This Is Pop’

There’s a new documentary about XTC in the works that’s currently titled “This Is Pop,” and a 6-minute, 20-second trailer for the film — featuring archival footage of the band and much screen time by frontman Andy Partridge — has made its way online. You can watch the whole thing here.

Andy Partridge working to restore XTC's 'Oranges and Lemons' for audiophile reissue

Andy Partridge working to restore XTC’s ‘Oranges and Lemons’ for audiophile reissue

By all appearances, XTC’s 1989 album Oranges and Lemons is next up in the band’s current series of audiophile reissues, as bandleader Andy Partridge has been tweeting in recent weeks about work on the 5.1 Surround mix, including an attempt to transfer the baked album tapes that were “in a very bad way.”

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, Afghan Whigs, Wedding Present, Nick Cave

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, Afghan Whigs, Wedding Present, Nick Cave

This week’s new releases include a huge number of reissues, with re-released titles coming from Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, The Afghan Whigs, The Wedding Present and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, plus a brand-new live album from The Fall compiled by Mark E. Smith.

XTC's 'Drums and Wires' audiophile reissue to include new 5.1 mix, demos, rehearsal tracks

XTC’s ‘Drums and Wires’ audiophile reissue to include new 5.1 mix, demos, rehearsal tracks

The audiophile reissue of XTC’s classic 1979 album Drums and Wires — with its new 5.1 Surround mix that frontman Andy Partridge last summer boasted is “so good it’s upped my opinion of the album” — finally arrives Oct. 27 on CD and Blu-ray, with the latter format stuffed with bonus material.

New releases: XTC's new 'Skylarking' on CD, plus Johnny Marr, The Fixx, The Godfathers

New releases: XTC’s new ‘Skylarking’ on CD, plus Johnny Marr, The Fixx, The Godfathers

This week’s new releases include XTC’s “corrected polarity” version of ‘Skylarking,’ finally arriving on CD, plus Johnny Marr’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack, a live set from The Fixx on CD and DVD, plus a reissue of The Godfathers’ 1993 self-titled album.