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/.
2012 KajaFax
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.
KajaFax Exclusive Limahl Competition – The Winners
The moment is finally here when we unveil the three lucky winners of our Limahl competition!
First of all, the all important answers…..
Q1: Which singer provided the female vocal on the English version of my global smash hit single ‘The Never Ending Story’?
Answer: Beth Anderson
Q2: Which two groups do I have “on cassette” as mentioned in the lyrics of my current single ‘1983’?
Answer: Duran Duran and Soft Cell
Q3: In the video for which single taken from the ‘Don’t Suppose’ album, am I to be seen sporting cricket whites?
Answer: Too Much Trouble
From a modest start, KajaFax eventually registered an incredible 3,981 views on the competition pages, and received 134 competition entries – a little over half of which were correct. We really are incredibly grateful for each and every person that took the time to enter!
Without further ado, may I announce the winners…..
Winner #1: Mandy Turner
Winner#2: Øyvind Blankvandsbråten
Winner #3: Peter Stanojevic
Congratulations go out to all of our winners, who we will be emailing later today to arrange delivery of their prizes.
A massive thank you is due to Greg and all of the staff at Gold Legion records, without whom, the competition would not have been possible. KajaFax is run on a zero budget, so the donation of prizes was a massive help for us!
Finally, KajaFax extends a HUGE Thank You to Limahl for his question ‘sound bites’ which brought an interactive feel to the competition and made it so much more fun!
KajaFax Exclusive Limahl Competition – Résumé
KajaFax in association with US record label Gold Legion are giving you the chance to win a brand new and sealed copy of Limahl’s debut solo album Don’t Suppose on CD. We have, courtesy of Gold Legion and in association with EMI Music Special Markets, three copies of the CD album to give away to three lucky winners!
Over the past three days Limahl himself has asked the questions, the answers to which could win you that elusive prize. Winning entries have been flooding into KajaFax HQ – so much so that we are going to extend the deadline for entries to 11:59pm BST this coming Friday, April 20th.
To win this great prize, you need to correctly answer three easy questions and email all three correct answers in to us here.
To recap, here are the questions, as asked by Limahl himself.
One or two readers have contacted KajaFax stating that they have had difficulty in streaming the audio, so to combat this, we have included question transcripts above each audio clip:
Q1: Which singer provided the female vocal on the English version of my global smash hit single ‘The Never Ending Story’?
Q2: Which two groups do I have “on cassette” as mentioned in the lyrics of my current single ‘1983’?
Q3: In the video for which single taken from the ‘Don’t Suppose’ album, am I to be seen sporting cricket whites?
Email KajaFax at admin@kajafax.com to include all three correct answers and you could be a winner!
Good Luck!
KajaFax Exclusive Limahl Competition Final Day – Question #3
Limahl fans worldwide are excited about the release of debut album Don’t Suppose by US record label Gold Legion. We have, courtesy of Gold Legion and in association with EMI Music Special Markets, three copies of the CD album to give away to three lucky winners!
To win this great prize, you need to correctly answer three easy questions and email all three correct answers in to us here – as soon as you have all three of course!
Here is the final question, Question #3:
Know the answer to that one??
Email KajaFax at admin@kajafax.com to include all three correct answers and you could be a winner!
Whilst you contemplate your answers and submit what could be your winning entry, you might want to hear this…. It’s a brand new remix of Kajagoogoo’s 1983 number one hit Too Shy , as remixed by Baltimore DJ Sahib Muhammad, and we at KajaFax HQ rather like it! If re-mixes are your thing, keep checking KajaFax for a hot remix exclusive in the coming days….
http://soundcloud.com/sahib-muhammad
Remember, you can still purchase Limahl’s current single, 1983, from all of the usual digital retailers, including:
1983 by Limahl is brought to you by Dig Music.
KajaFax Exclusive Limahl Competition – Question #2
All fans of Limahl are aware that US record label Gold Legion in association with EMI Music Special Markets have recently released debut album ‘Don’t Suppose’ on Compact Disc – the first time the title has been available on the CD format!
KajaFax has three copies of the CD to give away to three lucky winners, courtesy of our friends at Gold Legion records. To win one of these great prizes, you need to correctly answer three easy questions and email all three correct answers in to us…as soon as you have all three of course!
Here is Question #2:
Got that? Write it down and check KajaFax tomorrow for question number three…..
Need help with the answer? Help is but a click or two away……
1983 by Limahl – brought to you by Dig Music.
Good Luck! Remember, Question #1 can still be heard here.
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