In January 2012, Scopitones, in association with Raw Shark Comics, published a fascinating graphic novel compiling stories inspired by David Gedge song titles. The NME has called David Gedge ‘one of the most consistently brilliant songwriters in Britain’, his songs slicing through the messy business of love, loss, and longing like a cut throat blade. […]
The Wedding Present have recorded a cover of ‘Hand In Glove’ which was originally released by The Smiths in 1983. The Wedding Present version is for Please, Please, Please, a Smiths tribute album which was released by American Laundromat Records of Connecticut in December 2011. David Gedges ‘other’ band, Cinerama, have also submitted their cover […]
In October 2011, The Wedding Present’s classic major label debut album Bizarro was re-released as a 10” vinyl box set by British label Vinyl180 Records. This new release, which comprises three lovingly packaged discs, features all the songs from the original album plus the extra tracks from the Kennedy and Brassneck EPs. There are also […]
In July 2011 Thirdhand Films of New Jersey released a DVD that was filmed during The Wedding Present’s 2005 tour of North America. At the time, these were the band’s first concerts in the USA and Canada for eight years. The tour was carried out to celebrate the release of The Wedding Present’s classic Take […]
In May 2011 The Wedding Present donated a track for inclusion on Anything For Progress – a ‘download-only’ compilation album released by ‘& Records’ of Tokyo. All profits from this iTunes release benefited victims of the disaster in Japan. The Wedding Present’s track is called ‘Peek-a-boo’ and was recorded and mixed in Chicago by Steve […]
‘& Records’ of Tokyo released a live Wedding Present album on 16 February 2011. This release [the track-listing of which is below] is available as a double CD with sleeve notes in which Japanese journalist Masatoshi Arano conducts an interview with David Gedge. Bizarro : Live In Tokyo 2010 was recorded at the O-West venue […]
On 15 June 2009, Terry de Castro – former bass player with Cinerama, The Wedding Present and Goya Dress- released her debut solo album, ‘A Casa Verde’. Here’s what we said at the time… Terry de Castro takes a novel approach to her solo debut, one that is especially charming, likable, and… well, curious. She’s […]