Nick Beggs Live Performance Video – Iona 1994
Concert footage featuring Kajagoogoo Bass & Chapman Stick virtuoso Nick Beggs always proves popular, and today we have again dug deep to bring you the very best in live footage.
Taken from broadcast footage aired in the 1990s, the show contains an hour of Iona recorded live in March 1994 – the venue is alas unknown.
Treasure
Brendan’s voyage
Chi-Rho
Today
Burning like Fire
Flight of the Wild Goose
The Island
Here I Stand
Beachy Head
Kell Opening Theme
The Band
Joanne Hogg: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards
Nick Beggs: Bass and Chapman Stick
Dave Bainbridge: Guitars and Keyboards
Terl Bryant: Drums and Percussion
Mike Haughton: Tin Whistle, Soprano Sax, Flute, Vocals
For more information on Iona, please visit http://www.iona.uk.com/
Enjoy the show!
Steve Askew Update
Steve Askew Update
from REDdot Music
We thought that as a Kajagoogoo fan, we would give you a quick update on what Steve Askew is up to right now.
He is currently in the studio with his collaborator Lu Cozma, working on the follow up to their critically acclaimed album – RED, which you can download from iTunes and other digital outlets, as well as purchasing signed CD’s from Lu’s website at www.lucozma.com (signed by both Lu and Steve).
If you wish to “try before you buy” you can listen to the entire album for free on our Soundcloud account.
So far for the new album, they have around 5 tracks as work in progress, which are sounding amazing, and we hope to bring you a few snippets of them very soon.
Lu writes:
” There’s been great anticipation for our new album – so much support and excitement from fans. Steve and I love the creative process & working together. Performing our music is such a pleasure and feels as new as when we first started. There has indeed been a time of waiting for the follow up to the album RED. It’s understandable considering how busy our lives have been of late. But then again you can’t hurry great songs! We’re delighted to be out on the road again… to be bringing our new album to a gig near you soon.”
So, if you have never seen Lu Cozma and Steve Askew perform together live before, then you may be interested in the 2 dates we have listed below.
We would like to invite you along to the show at Togfest (Milton Keynes), which promises to be a great night and Bedford River festivals for those of you who are more central. – Don’t forget to bring the Freddo’s!!
June 30th 2012
Togfest Music Festival, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes
Link: http://www.togfest.org
July 21st 2012
The Bedford River Festival, The Embankment, Bedford
Link: http://www.bedfordevents.co.uk/river-festival
As well as working with Lu Cozma, Steve has also recorded and produced for the band “Ego Trip”. If you are on Facebook, then you will know that the band is fronted by Steve’s youngest son, Courtney.
Their Debut EP Krokadilian was released in February on iTunes, and the band have recently performed a string of gigs, including a gig alongside Bow Wow Wow at the O2 Academy on Oxford.
You can hear their EP for free at http://soundcloud.com/egotripofficial
If you are a budding musician, or in a band or a solo artist who are looking to be recorded professionally, then visit http://www.reddotmusic.co.uk
Under the experienced guidance of Steve Askew, we can fully record your material, mix and master it, and we can also manufacture it to CD and get it out on iTunes.
Contact us for more details via info@reddotmusic.co.uk or via the website at http://www.reddotmusic.co.uk.
Limahl – Neon 80′s
Anybody who enjoyed reading pop music magazines back in the 1980s may remember the name Huw Collingbourne. Huw was a writer for ‘80s music magazines such as Number One, Kicks and Flexipop! and as such interviewed the big stars of the day.
He is also the genius behind fantastic 80’s site http://www.80sempire.com.
Huw has recently published a fantastic book, Neon 80s, which is of particular interest to Kajagoogoo fans as it features, amongst other things, an interview with our very own Limahl.
Neon 80s is a great addition to your 80s collection and includes original interviews with: Steve Strange, Marilyn, Divine, Pete Burns, Boy George, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, Limahl, Midge Ure, David Sylvian, Adam Ant, Toyah, Modern Romance, Matt Bianco, Heaven 17, Duran Duran, ABC, The Thompson Twins and Kim Wilde. It also contains articles about the styles, fashions, musical trends and memorable events of the 1980s…
Neon 80s can be purchased from all major retailers, including Amazon, here.
Today we have more rare live footage, taken from the UK leg of the 1984 Islands tour.
On a Plane was one of the outstanding tracks to feature on Islands and this live version is fantastic! Live content on KajaFax always pleases our readers and we are always happy to oblige – please let us know if there are any special requests for concert footage and we will do our best to source it.
That only leaves one thing….turn up the volume and enjoy 
One of the things we would most like to see complete on KajaFax is our collection of White Feathers Tour ticket stubs.
Today, we have yet another stub to add to the KajaFax archives.
A huge thanks to Angie for this one – she was at the gig back in ’83 and kindly parted with her ticket after 29 years! It could not have gone to a better home!
The Apollo Theatre, Manchester
That brings the KajaFax collection of White Feathers Tour tickets to:
UEA Norwich
De Montfort Hall Leicester
Hammersmith Odeon, London
The Coliseum, Cornwall
The Odeon Theatre, Birmingham
And also these other live dates:
Auburn – Indian Summer – Released Tomorrow!
Regular KajaFax readers will be aware that Auburn release their new album, ‘Indian Summer’, on Monday May 7th. Anybody who missed our original articles on Liz Lenten and Auburn may want to catch up here (Baby Boomerang feat Liz Lenten & Steve Askew), and read all about the new album by Auburn, Indian Summer, here.
‘Indian Summer’ is released tomorrow on Scarlet Records, and is available from all good record stores including Amazon UK.
KajaFax have been fortunate enough to be given a pre-release copy of the CD by the band, and can thoroughly recommend it as a truly great album.
The band is taking the album on tour – and here are the details!
Live dates UK starting May 2012…..
4th – South Holland AC, Spalding
5th May – Terry O’Toole Theatre, Lincoln
6th May – The Prince Albert, Brighton
7th May – The Slaughtered Lamb, London
Why not book your tickets now?
For more information, you can download the tour postcard here…
An area of particular interest to KajaFax and many KajaFans is that of collectibles. Vinyl, CD, Books, Badges, Posters or Clothing, we want it all.
Today, we bring you this scarce Korean issue of the Islands album. Under ‘official’ license from EMI to Oasis Records, the album features an inner sheet with English lyrics and a fabulous, logo emblazoned PVC inner sleeve.
This version is a promotional copy which makes it all the more unusual.
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Do you have a rare item that you want to share?
Email us at whitefeathers@rocketmail.com with some details and photos and we could feature your item on site.
Limahl Interviewed on WSDI Chicago – April 2012
Limahl was recently interviewed for American station WSDI and gave them 45 minutes of great chat!
For those who missed it ‘live’, click on the icon below to listen to a streamed copy ↓
…or right click and select ‘save target as’ on this link
For more great music, and chat, please visit http://www.wsdichicago.com/.
Kajagoogoo in International Musician Magazine
Today we bring you some magazine scans taken from trade magazine International Musician & Recording World.
Published in June 1983 the magazine was a glossy heavyweight and carried a whopping £1 price-tag. The magazine was also aimed at the ‘business end’ of the industry and thus very far removed from the Smash Hits and Number One magazines also on the newsagent’s shelves at that time.
Interviews tended to focus more on the recording techniques, equipment and instrumentation favoured by the artists interviewed as opposed to the more lightweight approach of its pop rivals.
The magazine folded after seventeen glorious years in 1991.
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A great feature and a different journalistic angle….
Once again KajaFax explores the world of remixes and remakes.
It is often said that ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’ and over the years, tracks penned by Kajagoogoo have appeared on various other hits in various forms.
Today, we focus on one such remake by the Groove Enforcers featuring Danish vocalist Lyck.
Released in 2007, A Little Closer is basically a dance re-recording of the ‘Goo hit Too Shy, with remix CD’s following in both 2008 and 2009. KajaFax has plundered its archives to feature the Limited Edition ‘Enhanced’ CD single – the enhanced bit being interactive content featuring photos, the video for the single, and the making of the video for the single.
Each alternate remix ‘maxi’ has its own alternate cover art – click on the below to see each one:
So you want to hear the song?
Not ones to ever be accused of showcasing low quality content, we have pulled out all ‘the stops’ (whatever that means) to bring you this quality pop promo.
….and would we be satisfied with just showing you the video?
Not a chance! We want to go interactive too.
Do you love what Groove Enforcers have done, or do you hate it?
Vote below in our KajaPoll and make your voice heard!
If you were a ‘Like’ voter in our poll, you may be interested in Lyck’s current single, Keep Waiting, which can be purchased here.
