PULP PULP Now screening in selected Mexican & French Cinemas. April 2015. USA - NOW AVAILABLE on VOD & DIGITAL Bright House Networks "I felt that the film was a triumph—moving, funny, sweet, eccentric—and the reaction from the audience, well, it’s the kind of thing that makes you feel like you are smiling with your heart. Two people who I spoke with were moved to tears. How many rock docs can you say that about?" - DANGEROUS MINDS 'The only way to fully understand Pulp is to hang out in the town that birthed the band. "Sing along with the common people" isn't just a lyric - it's a mission statement.' - NOWTORONTO.COM IN US THEATERS 19 NOVEMBER 2014 WORLD PREMIERE SXSW MARCH 2014 90 minutes, UK 2014 IMDB Variety Review Starring Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Steve Mackey and the people of Sheffield. Directed by Florian Habicht . Produced by Alex Boden ( Pistachio Pictures ) Director of photography Maria Ines Manchego.

Edited by Peter O'Donoghue UK distribution and festivals Soda Pictures Australia & New Zealand distribution / festivals E One / Hopscotch Thanks for all the love from Saturday 7 June! Here's a slide show of responses from the premiere at Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield Doc Fest Opening Night... An infectious merging of mutually delighted spirits, Florian Habicht’s collaboration with Jarvis Cocker fixes the triumphant 2012 concert billed as UK pop rock band Pulp’s last ever within a loving portrait of the town where it all began. Applying the gregarious curiosity that’s served him so well in the hot pools of Ngawha (Kaikohe Demolition) and on the streets of Manhattan (Love Story), Habicht accosts resolutely down-to-earth Sheffielders with questions about love, life and the meaning of Jarvis. He draws equally arresting testimony from band members, visiting fans, Jarvis’ mum and the man himself. Rousing concert footage is supplemented with unlikely performances from locals who’ve made the Pulp repertoire resoundingly their own. Cocker’s knack for keeping it real, for drawing from regular experience and feeding back into it, is the film’s effortlessly realised QED.

If you ever had your head invaded for days on end by Pulp’s ‘Common People’, prepare to have it reoccupied, this time with a portrait gallery for company. If you haven’t, there could hardly be a more irresistible invitation to join the party. — Bill Gosden, New Zealand International Film Festival Mark Webber, Steve Mackey, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Jarvis Cocker Pulp: A Film about Life, Death and Supermarkets is the best film that could be made about Pulp. The majority of British pop bands were eager to be seen as “one of the lads,” with a pint in one hand and a copy of Loaded magazine in the other. Not Pulp, who wholeheartedly embraced an individualistic style of pervy proletariat, outsider chic. Their lyrics are the stuff of fluttering net curtains in run-down terraced houses, chaotic and confused teenage lust and not only not fitting in, but knowing you’ll never be able to. This documentary, centring on the band’s 2012 farewell concert, grasps everything that Pulp is about.

It’s less a straightforward band biography and more a sociological study of the swamp of fears, loves and passions that bubbles away under the industrially cratered landscape of Sheffield. -We Got This Covered, UK five stars - full film review here Band history... Most bands hit the big time immediately and fade away, or they build a dedicated following and slowly climb their way to the top. PULP didn't follow either route. For the first 12 years of their existence, PULP languished in near total obscurity, releasing a handful of albums and singles in the '80s to barely any attention. At the turn of the decade, the group began to gain an audience, sparking a remarkable turn of events that made the band one of the most popular British groups of the '90s. By the time PULP became famous, the band had gone through numerous different incarnations and changes in style, covering nearly every indie rock touchstone from post-punk to dance. PULP’s signature sound is a fusion of David Bowie and Roxy Music's glam rock, disco, new wave, acid house, Europop, and British indie rock.

The group's cheap synthesizers and sweeping melodies reflect the lyrical obsessions of lead vocalist Jarvis Cocker, who alternates between sex and sharp, funny portraits of working class misfits. Out of second-hand pop, PULP fashioned a distinctive, stylish sound that made camp into something grand and glamorous that retained a palpable sense of gritty reality. Jarvis Cocker formed PULP in 1978, when he was 15 years old. Originally called Arabicus Pulp, the first lineup consisted of schoolmates of Cocker. After a year, the band's name was truncated to PULP. While they were in school, PULP performed a handful of gigs. The band recorded a demo sometime in 1980-1981, giving the tape to John Peel at one of his traveling shows. Peel liked the tape and invited the band to appear on his show. PULP had their first Peel Session in November 1981. Instead of leading to record deals and pop stardom, PULP’s appearance on Peel led nowhere.

Discouraged by the band's lack of success, every member but Cocker left the band in 1982 to go to university. The following year, Cocker assembled a new lineup which featured eight members, including keyboardist Simon Hinkler, who would later join the Mission. In this incarnation, PULP had distinct folk overtones, as well as new wave underpinnings. The group landed their first record contract, releasing their debut album, It, in 1984. It didn't make much of an impact and the band fell apart again. After the second incarnation of PULP disintegrated, Jarvis Cocker formed another version of the band, with guitarist/violinist Russell Senior, who became Cocker's first full-fledged collaborator. Cocker and Senior added drummer Magnus Doyle and bassist Peter Mansell to the group, as well as Tim Allcard, who did nothing but read poetry. Musically, PULP backed away from the folky inclinations of It, adding keyboardist Candida Doyle in 1985, which led to a darker sound; shortly after her arrival, Allcard left the group.

In 1985, PULP released a series of singles on Fire Records. Just as their fortunes were looking up, Cocker became injured severely. As he was trying to impress a girl, he fell 30 feet out of a window, injuring his pelvis, foot, and wrist. For two months, he was confined to a wheelchair, but he performed concerts anyway. Released in 1986, Pulp's second album, Freaks, was a dense, dark affair. Following its release, the band split during the filming of the video for ‘They Suffocate at Night’. All of the members, except Cocker and Senior, left the group. For a year, the band was dormant, but Candida Doyle returned in 1987, with drummer Nick Banks and bassist Steven Havenhand joining shortly afterward. Havenhand was soon replaced by Anthony Genn, who was soon replaced by Steve Mackey. Although the group had a stable lineup, they weren't gaining much of a following. In 1988, Cocker moved to London with Mackey and began studying filmmaking at St. Martin's College. While he was studying, PULP was offered the chance to record another album.

The resulting album, Separations, was recorded in 1989 and reflected Cocker's newfound obsession with acid house but it also boasted some full-fledged pop songs. Separations was released nearly three years after it was completed. Cocker was prepared to stake out a career in film when a single from the album, ‘My Legendary Girlfriend’, was released. NME named the song Single of the Week in 1991 and PULP’s career suddenly took off. In early 1992, PULP left Fire Records for Gift, and began releasing a series of singles that consolidated the success of My Legendary Girlfriend. In particular, ‘Babies’ earned the band a great deal of attention. ‘Babies’ led to a contract with Island Records, their first major-label deal. Island released Pulpintro, a compilation of the Gift singles, as the band recorded its major-label debut, ‘His 'n' Hers’. Upon its spring 1994 release, ‘His 'n' Hers’ earned positive reviews and became an unexpected success, reaching the British Top Ten; it was also nominated for the 1994 Mercury Award.

For the rest of 1994 and the early part of 1995, Jarvis Cocker suddenly became omnipresent on British television. These suave, humorous television appearances became legendary, making Cocker somewhat of a national hero, as well as a sex symbol. No matter how popular Jarvis Cocker had become, the band didn't break into the big time until they released ‘Common People’. The single became a massive hit upon its May 1995 release, debuting at number two on the U.K. charts. In July, PULP accepted a last-minute headlining slot at Glastonbury Festival when The Stone Roses had to cancel. PULP’s set was rapturously received, launching the band into superstar status in England and conveniently setting the stage for their forthcoming album, Different Class. During the recording of the album, guitarist Mark Webber — the president of PULP’s fan club — became a full-time member of the group. The first record to feature Webber was the double A-sided single, ‘Mis-Shapes’ and ‘Sorted for E's & Wizz’, which was released in August, two months before Different Class.

The single became a number two hit, despite a major tabloid controversy over the lyrics to ‘Sorted’. Different Class arrived in late October to rave reviews throughout the British press. The album entered the charts at number one, going gold within its first week and platinum within the second. At the end of the year, the album topped many best-of-the-year lists. In February of 1996, Different Class was released in the United States to positive reviews. The massive fame and attention that Different Class brought PULP influenced the direction of their follow-up, 1998's world-weary, paranoid This Is Hardcore. The album's troubled sound and somewhat mixed reception led some to speculate whether or not the group would continue; the band's members took some time to pursue side projects such as DJ-ing at various nightclubs and remixing tracks for artists like Black Box Recorder and Death in Vegas. Meanwhile, they continued to play live, performing at various festivals, including the Meltdown festival curated by Scott Walker. Walker proved such an inspiration for the group that PULP hired him on as the producer of their new material after recording with Chris Thomas went unsatisfactorily.

The resulting album, We Love Life — its name inspired by the September 11 terrorist attacks — was released in the fall of 2001 in the UK and in the spring of 2002 in the US to critical acclaim. In 2006, Cocker released a solo album entitled Jarvis. Pulp: a Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets Director Florian Habicht & Jarvis Cocker before the films NYC Rooftop Films Summer Series screening. Pulp film. Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Photo: Dana Distortion Biographies: FLORIAN HABICHT (Director, Co-writer) Florian Habicht was born in Berlin, and immigrated with his family to New Zealand in the early eighties. He studied at the Elam School of Fine Arts Auckland and Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam. Florian’s debut feature Woodenhead became a cult hit in New Zealand and was distributed in the U.S.A. by Olive Films. The b&w fairytale is renowned for the innovation of recording all dialogue, location sound and music before shooting even began. Florian was acting on explicit instructions from 80's pop duo Milli Vanilli, who visited him in a dream.

Florian's documentary Kaikohe Demolition (2004) is a loving celebration of a small struggling town that became famous for some of its children attacking Santa. Rubbings from a Live Man (2008) is a documentary performed entirely by it's subject Warwick Broadhead. In 2010 Florian spent a year in New York, where he made the innovative feature romance Love Story . Florian shot the film’s opening sequence, then asked everyday New Yorkers (and a psychic) for love advice and ideas on what should happen next in the story. These ideas were then acted out in dramatic scenes with actress Masha Yakovenko and the film’s narrative was crowd sourced / dictated by the city. When Love Story screened at the London Film Festival, PULP invited Florian to make a feature documentary about the group. Florian is the son of sixties photographer Frank Habicht . florianhabicht.com Instagram ALEX BODEN (Producer) Alex Boden enjoys being at the centre of the film production industry in the UK and increasingly internationally, through his production company Pistachio Pictures, launched in 1999.

Producer of films selected by 200+ festivals, Alex has worked with some of the finest directors, including Stephen Daldry and Quentin Tarantino. Other credits include Ed Zwick’s Defiance, Susan Jacobson’s Fantasporto-winning thriller The Holding, Cloud Atlas with Tom Hanks and Halle Berry as well as the feature documentary PULP, which premiered at SXSW. A graduate of University of Exeter (German & Drama C.Hons) and Binger Film Lab, Alex is the only UK producer member of the German French Film Academy. Pistachio Pictures was launched in 1999 by Alex Boden and Susan Jacobson, with offices in London and Berlin. The focus is on working with the very best directing talent worldwide, developing and producing feature films for the international market. Experienced creative and financial consultants, the company works across Europe and increasingly with North America. In addition to the above credits, the company has recently worked on films including Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous, Tarsem Singh’s Mirror Mirror and Collaborator starring Olivia Wilde. Current projects include A Hologram for the King starring Tom Hanks as well as a ground-breaking new series for Netflix, filming in 2014.

MARIA INES MANCHEGO (Director of Photography) Maria Ines Manchego is cinematographer and filmmaker based in New York. She has shot two feature films for Director Florian Habicht - Love Story a feature length narrative / documentary hybrid which played at the London Film Festival and Hotdocs for which she was nominated as Best Feature Film Cinematographer at the NZ Film and TV awards and most recently on PULP. She has shot various music videos and shorts. Her photography has been exhibited in Chelsea NYC and her commercial work won her a Young Directors award at Cannes in 2012. PETER O'DONOGHUE (Editor, Co-writer) Peter O’Donoghue is an award-winning editor, director and writer based in Sydney, Australia who has been working for the past several years on film projects in Australia, New Zealand, China, the U.S. and the UK. In 2013 he completed his first long form documentary as director - Happy Everyday: Park Life in China, filmed in Shanghai and Beijing and represented by PBS International.

He has been editor of Florian Habicht’s last 3 films and co-writer of the last two: their feature Love Story received Best Film, Best Director and Best Editor awards at the NZ Film Awards in 2011, and screened at numerous international festivals. W♥M: Jarvis Cocker Jarvis Cocker Jarvis Cocker Sally, joins us once again to talk more Britpop! Is there a britpopcast in the future? Talks centers around Jarvis Cocker and Pulp, Suede. Pulp started in 1978 … June is here and we’re adding another name to our ever-growing 2016 Musician Deathlist . Although boxer Muhammad Ali is not known for music, his boxing legacy, style, self-declared “The Greatest” and quotable catchphrase (“float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”) inspired musicians all over. A good solid listing can be seen on Wikipedia.com , which cited Johnny Wakelin & the Kinshasa Band (for their single ‘Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)’), Bob Dylan (for the song ‘I Shall be Free No. 10’), R.

Kelly (for the song ‘World’s Greatest’) and LL Cool J (for his 1991 single ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’) among some of Ali’s biggest fans. They didn’t mention Cat Power’s album and title track ‘The Greatest’, which I have always felt was a nod to Ali because of the boxing gloves on the album cover and the song lyrics, “Once I wanted to be the greatest. Two fists of solid rock, with brains that could explain any feeling.” Also: the father of Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp), Mac Cocker recently passed away, according to doublej.net.au . Apparently Cocker was a radio DJ for Double J (currently owned by Triple J). Dave Swarbrick of the English folk rock band Fairport Convention died at the age of 75 due to emphysema, according to theguardian.com . Universally known as Swarb, he played the fiddle in Fairport Convention. Swarbrick left Fairport in 1981 and in 1983, moved to Northamptonshire, and formed a new acoustic folk band, Whippersnapper.

UPDATE: Surfer Blood's guitarist Thomas Fekete died on 30 May 2016, but we just learned about it now. Fekete was forced to leave the band in 2009 when he learned of his terminal cancer. Fekete passed away at the young age of 27, according to spin.com . We are big fans of the band and previously caught them post-Fekete, with Art Brut in November 2009 . Below are more deaths for the month of June - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2016 . June (6) South by Southwest (SXSW) Music is next week: March 11-16th. Since March 1st, I've received about 200 emails with the subject header of "SXSW" … Day Four (March 13) of SXSW in Austin, Texas. Temples at Austin Psych Fest's Levitation Austin Thursday, March 13 Temples at Pyscfest. Having to stand behind the stage and fence. Couldn't wait for a two block line for a potential chance of getting in.... T-Rex meets Syd Barrett from Pink Floyd.

Get a groove and keep it going.... Lots of buzz on these guys and deservedly so. Temples' debut album, Sun Structures, is out now on Fat Possum. After SXSW, Temples will set out for their U.S. tour, stopping by St Paul's Turf Club on Thursday, April 24. Wytches at Austin Psych Fest's Levitation Austin Thursday, March 13 We just mentioned Wytches last night at The British Music Embassy , but here they are at Austin Psych Fest's Levitation Austin. Just caught the last song. The Wytches are currently based in Brighton. The three-piece surf-psych band are currently signed to Heavenly Recordings (Partisan Records in the U.S.) with "Gravedweller" as a free digital single. Casual Sex from Glasgow. Somewhat like Franz Ferdinand with a gimmick of makeup and whacky guitars; they didn't play straight up solos. They are another band who like chorus on their guitars... Casual Sex recently 'bumped' into legendary Jarvis Cocker (talk about some bad puns) at SXSW and they are promoting their EP 12" The Bastard Beat, out now.

Casual Sex at the British Music Embassy, Austin (03/13/14) SXSW With SXSW 2013 to be in March, we're already starting to see announcements for showcases. For those that can't afford to travel to SXSW every year, the good news is that really good bands are … It's that time of the year again: SXSW pre-announcements. Expect to hear nothing but SXSW bands from now until April. Vu, Brody and Rebecca Ann Henry (RAH) on W♥M Radio this week, to talk SXSW. With over 1,700+ bands on the lineup for SXSW, it's almost way too much. We talked about some of these bands that we're looking forward to seeing at SXSW. The Magic Numbers - English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Hanwell. Only Real - British band, "they just dropped out". Jarvis Cocker - Pulp's singer will be giving an extraordinary talk on the meaning of artistic vision at the SXSW 2014 Music Conference.

Cocker will be speaking on Wednesday, March 12th from 12:30pm-1:30pm at the Austin Convention Center Room 18ABC. Strange Talk - Melbourne-based alt-pop four-piece will be releasing their Wind-up Records debut album Cast Away on April 29, 2014. Look for them at CMJ and SXSW. Jezabels - Sydney-based band, currently on tour in support of their album Prisoner. Action Bronson - He raps about food. Rebecca Ann Henry - Singer/songwriter with full band called RaH. Suzanne Vega - New Yorker singer/songwriter is set to play SXSW 2014 Music Festival on Saturday, March 15th at the Central Presbyterian Church. We talked about SXSW strategy, free drink tickets, and seeing random free shows Song of the show is: "Concrete Floor (Amontillado)" by Rebecca Ann Henry. -- W♥M Radio is available on iTunes , please subscribe! Subscription Options The Fratellis After a five year absent from the music scene, The Fratellis are back with a brand new album We Need Medicine.

The Scottish band is currently in the middle of a tiny, tiny U.S. tour in support of it, and basically selling out every … THE FRATELLIS thefratellis.com We were lucky enough to have caught The Fratellis at their sold-out tour in 2013. The Scottish band just announced new 2014 North American tour dates. Buy your tickets now (if it's available for advance tickets), because based on their previous sold out status at smaller clubs, these shows will likely sell out as well: 02/21: Atlanta, GA @ Hell Stage 02/22: Orlando, FL @ The Social 02/26: Vancouver, BC @ VENUE 02/27: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile 03/01: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre The Fratellis' latest album is called We Need Medicine and it is out now on BMG Records. Stay tuned for more news from The Fratellis coming soon! Bonus section: The Ceremonies aren't from Scotland, but we saw them in Chicago with the Fratellis.

They seem to like Scottish bands, because they've just announced a Winter 2014 tour date with Scottish indie-rock band Glasvegas. We previously mentioned the Glasvegas tour dates here , but in case you missed it: 02/16 Washington DC Rock N Roll Hotel (All Ages) 02/17 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar 02/18 Boston, MA Great Scott (18+) 02/19 New York, NY Mercury Lounge 02/20 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade 02/22 Toronto, ON Mod Club 02/24 Chicago, IL Schubas 02/25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry (18+) 02/28 Seattle, WA Columbia City Theater 03/01 Vancouver, BC The Venue 03/02 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 03/04 Los Angeles, CA The Echo (18+) The Ceremonies debut self-titled EP is out now on Atom Factory Music/Capitol Records.

E Rey - Live in Philadelphia FatCat Thanks to motormouth for sending in some information and upcoming tour dates for We Were Promised Jetpacks. Jetpack's latest album, These Four Walls was released earlier this month, their upcoming tour schedule … WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS wewerepromisedjetpacks.com We Were Promised Jetpacks will be returning with E Rey - Live in Philadelphia, an album that was recorded at Philadelphia's Union Transfer. The live album will be out February 25th via FatCat and follows up We Were Promised Jetpacks critically acclaimed sophomore album In The Pit Of The Stomach. I previously saw We Were Promised Jetpacks at SXSW 2009 at the Scottish Showcase, and they were so very happy to have such a crowded audience (especially showing up early for the opening band), and mentioned on stage that no one gave a "sh***" about them in their hometown. Looks like the band is back in the U.S.

to tour around SXSW this year: 02.21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The El Rey 02.22 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club 02.24 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 02.25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's Sally, joins us once again to talk more Britpop! Is there a britpopcast in the future? Talks centers around Jarvis Cocker and Pulp, Suede. Pulp started in 1978 … EVERYTHING IS NEW everythingisnewproject.com 'Everything is New' is the international outreach project created by Scottish arts community Transgressive North in aid of Dalit "untouchable" children in southeast India, now has over 1,000 contributors, all working for free. Proceeds from the project go to the charity Scottish Love in Action which feeds, clothes, houses, educates and provides medical care for over 500 children by funding the Light of Love Home and School in southeast India.

Coming out next week, January 20th, are two releases: [1] Marram's Sun Choir, featuring Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Owen Pallett, doseone, White Hinterland and Margaret Bennett [2] a compilation called BOATS, featuring exclusive tracks by Four Tet, Dan Deacon, Bear in Heaven, Califone, Deerhoof, El Guincho, Gang Gang Dance, Lucky Dragons, Julian Lynch, Max Tundra, No Age, The Ruby Suns, Rustie, Son Lux, Sun Airway, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Taken By Trees, Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu), YACHT, and many more. On both releases, you can hear the voices of Light of Love Children's Choir, which is made up of the voices of the children from the Light of Love Home and School. In further support of the project, Transgressive North released Marram feat. Jarvis Cocker and Margaret Bennett's "Falling From The Sun." You can hear it on Soundcloud . Celtic Connections This is the best part, the entire soundtrack was created by instrumental Scottish band Mogwai.

They are more shoegazy or mathrock, but for the soundtrack, which was released February 25th … CELTIC CONNECTIONS celticconnections.com Taking place in a few days is Celtic Connections music festival. Over 200 musicians from around the world is playing in Glasgow between January 16th and February 2nd, 2014. I looked over the map, it seems like there are over 10 different concert venues participating in this three-week event.

Some of the artists schedule to appear are: Del Amitri, Imelda May, Capercaillie, Bobby Womack, Mahotella Queens, Salsa Celtica, Amadou & Miriam, Lúnasa, AR Rahman & Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Mogwai, Peatbog Faeries, Julie Fowlis, Elephant Revival, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Manu Dibango, Treacherous Orchestra, Shawn Colvin, Nicola Benedetti, Stockton's Wing, The Gloaming, Lau, Suzanne Vega, Seth Lakeman, RANT, Boban Marković Orchestra, Alkinoos Ioannidis, The Olllam, Bill Callahan, De Temps Antan, RM Hubbert, Lloyd Cole & the Leopards, Kathleen MacInnes, Tim Finn, Dick Gaughan and The Stray Birds. Fatherson Tour Dates facebook.com Vladimir is "the noisiest band in Dundee [Scotland]", according to Daily Record.

The four-piece young band (everyone is 18 years old) is known for their "excessively loud chaotic live shows", opening up for such bands as Peace, The View, Pigeon Detectives, The Twilight Sad and Wet Nuns. Their last release was "Come Over", which came out November 18th, 2013. You can hear the track on soundcloud.com . The track is free to download. The band was recently on " Vic's 25 Scottish Artists to Watch 2014 ". The list is in alphabetical order, so take that as you will with Vladimir ending up last because of the 'v'. [2006] I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child [2009] Mean Everything to Nothing [2011] Simple Math If you don't know your maps, Liverpool (home of the Beatles) is in the west by the river. Manchester is home of the legendary The Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, and Stone Roses, obviously a hotbed of amazing bands.

Sheffield is interesting, it's not really a place you think of music - big bands from this city includes The Human League and, of course, the unrelated Cockers: Joe and Jarvis (Pulp). Of course, London, that's the capital of England. MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA Like Barenaked Ladies, Manchester Orchestra's name does not describe the band (they are neither from Manchester nor are they an orchestra), they are an indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. I was recently reminded that their new album, Simple Math, was recently released May 10th via Favorite Gentlemen Records /Sony, because of their appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 12th. What I thought was cool was that they feature a row of the the Brooklyn Youth Chorus singing backup to Manchester Orchestra's song, "Virgin". While their live performance seems more, I don't know, "angry", I thought the studio version on their album sounds much better. It feels more personal, and it does feature children doing the backup chorus.

Clearly, the song is about singer/songwriter Andy Hull's question about religion, I felt that the rest of the album paints more like an emotional rollercoaster: from the unknown/direction of his band ("Deer") to happy ("Pensacola") to silly ("April Fool") to jealousy ("Pale Black Eye") to sinful love ("Simple Math"). If there was a theme to Simple Math, it might be how passionate Hull feels about his life. If you like your rock hard with a ton of storytelling lyrics, you'll like Manchester Orchestra. Their album Simple Math is out now. THE BIG EYES FAMILY PLAYERS big-eyes.co.uk James Green orginally formed Big Eyes, in Leeds around 2000, in an effort to create a classical music band. After releasing four albums under the Pickled Egg label, they broke up in 2004. Green went on to form the current The Big Eyes Family Players, now based in Sheffield. Their latest album is called Family Favourites, released a few months ago (March 22nd), I did get a chance to give it a listen.

What I can tell you is that it's all instrumental, and has a very "Renaissance" flavor to it, although what the band is going for is to record a sort of chamber-folk-pop album. Recommended if you're going to be reading a book by candlelight, this soothing, breezy soundtrack is perfect for you. Unfortunately, I don't really know if there's a huge market for this sort of niche music. Favorite tracks are "Bunny", mostly for the upbeat arrangement, and "Fast, Lose, and Lovely" because of the violins. Saddest-sounding song is "The Boo Girl". The free preview track, Jack , is a good start, lots of acoustics and maybe a glockenspiel? Vinyl fans will be glad to know that it's available on wax via Karate Body Records . THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND Formed in London in 1975, this is the legendary Sex Pistols, the band that influenced generations of punk bands. One wonders if things would've worked out differently if the band got it all sorted out, instead of a glorious crash and burn in 1978 when they band broke up after touring the US.

Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose a year later, much of this is well documented in books and films (see Alex Cox's "Sid and Nancy"). The band re-formed in 2007, for a string of live festival appearances. They recorded the Brixton Academy appearance (November 10th, 2007) for a DVD release called There'll Always Be An England available the following year. For those that missed the band and the DVD release, the good news is that the Bluray version is coming out this Summer, June 13th. UK residents can preorder on amazon . For US audience, if you want to check out the DVD, it's available on Netflix as a rental . The fan reviews basically said that the extras are worth it (including a 2-hour documentary called "The Knowledge"). Here's the best endorsement for the video from Johnny Rotten: "I started out this evening fat but I've just lost 15 f**king pounds". Tracks played include their big hits, "Pretty Vacant", "God Save The Queen", and, of course, "Anarchy In The UK".

Also, interestingly enough, a cover of "(I'm not your) Stepping Stone" LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY Just a quick note that the Liverpool Sound City is this week: May 19th to May 21st. This is their fourth year of the music festival, this year is bigger than ever, with over 300 bands scheduled to play. Prices are pretty reasonable (compared to, say, Glastonbury), for a three day wristband it is £45. Bands scheduled to appear are: Black Lips, Cast (yes, that is John Power's band!

I love Cast, I hope they do "Fine Time"), Funeral Party, Jamie XX, Spank Rock, Whip, Frank Turner, Mona, Yuck, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Three Trapped Tigers, Miles Kane, F*cked Up, Wretch 32, Young Knives, Amanda Blank, Dutch Uncles, Trophy Wife, Phoenix Foundation, View, Clinic, Set Your Goals, Philip Selway (from Radiohead, of course!), Smoke Fairies, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Broken Records, Delta Maid, Yasmin, Dels, Marina Gasolina, Cults, Cloud Control, The Jezebels, Braids, Grimes, Dan Parsons, Flashguns and many mores... The festival also just announced a special show with The Kooks at The Bombed Out Church. I don't see them on the lineup poster , but it should be pretty fun to see The Kooks (I saw them in Chicago in 2007 ). It's too bad I don't live in Liverpool, but the festival is definitely on my radar now. Jarvis Cocker - Big Julie Talks centers around Jarvis Cocker and Pulp, Suede.

Pulp started in 1978, but did not garner fame until His N Hers in 1994, followed by the international hit album, Different Class the following year. "Common People" is perhaps Pulp's biggest, most well-known hit song. By the time This is Hardcore came out, towards the end of the Britpop era, people had become disinterested in the band (although I thought This is Hardcore is a great album). By 2002, the band released We Love Life and ultimately broke up, however singer and songwriter, Jarvis Cocker continued on by himself. It made sense, really, he was the creative driving force since the very beginning. So far, Cocker released two solo albums, Jarvis (2006) and Further Complications (2009). Stay tuned after the "Angela" song (which is a free download from jarviscocker.net ) for some even more random thoughts: the state of music and the kids, "Sally's music shop", music magazines, and Oasis.

Pulp · 2017 Tour Dates and Concert Tickets | Thrillcall Track Artist for New Show Alerts Pulp are an English alternative rock band who formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their line-up consists of Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar), Candida Doyle (keyboards), Mark Webber (guitar), Steve Mackey (bass) and Nick Banks (drums). Leo Abrahams has been a tou... Pulp are an English alternative rock band who formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their line-up consists of Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar), Candida Doyle (keyboards), Mark Webber (guitar), Steve Mackey (bass) and Nick Banks (drums). Leo Abrahams has been a touring member of the band since they reunited in 2011, contributing electric and acoustic guitar. Throughout the 1980s, the band struggled to find success, but gained prominence in the UK in the mid-1990s with the release of the albums His 'n' Hers in 1994 and particularly Different Class in 1995, which reached the number one spot in the UK Albums Chart.

Different Class spawned four top ten singles, including "Common People" and "Sorted for E's & Wizz", both of which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. Pulp's musical style during this period consisted of disco influenced pop-rock coupled with "kitchen sink drama"-style lyrics. Jarvis Cocker and the band became reluctant figures in the Britpop movement, and were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 1994 for His 'n' Hers; they won the prize in 1996 for Different Class. They headlined the Pyramid Stage of the Glastonbury Festival twice. The band would release two further albums, This Is Hardcore (1998) and We Love Life (2001), after which they entered an extended hiatus, having sold more than 10 million records. Pulp reunited played live again in 2011, with dates at the Isle of Wight Festival, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Sziget Festival, Primavera Sound, the Exit festival, and the Wireless Festival. A number of additional concert dates have since been added to their schedule.

On 28 January 2013 Pulp released "After You", a re-recording of a We Love Life demo track, as a digital download single. It was the band's first single release since "Bad Cover Version" in 2002. History Early years: 1978–83 A 15-year-old Jarvis Cocker and his friend Peter Dalton, who was 14, conceived the band at The City School in Sheffield. Cocker's original preference was to name the band after the film Pulp starring Michael Caine, though it was decided that this was too short. Instead, the two took inspiration from a copy of the Financial Times which listed the Arabicas coffee bean in its commodity index. Cocker and Dalton used this, with a slight spelling change, and the band became "Arabicus". Early rehearsals took place in Cocker's house and featured Cocker, Dalton and Dalton's younger brother Ian. After finally deciding on "Arabicus Pulp", a fixed line-up was then established: Cocker, Dalton and two friends of theirs, David Lockwood and Mark Swift. The band played their first public gig at Rotherham Arts Centre in July 1980.

Later that year, Cocker met future member, Russell Senior who recognised Cocker from his charismatic sales techniques in his part-time job at the local fish market. Their musical style at this time was varied, approximately described as "a cross between Abba and The Fall". A local fanzine also noted this eclecticism, describing them as sounding "as if they listen to the John Peel show every night in an endless quest for influences". Indeed, in October 1981, they gave a demo tape to Peel, who granted them a Peel Session. The session was a giant leap forward for the young band, who became well-known on the local music scene as a result. The tracks recorded were in the typical Sheffield sound of the time (cf. The Human League and Comsat Angels): electronic New Wave and post-punk. These tracks were released in 2006 on The Peel Sessions compilation. Despite their exposure on national radio, success was not forthcoming and, apart from Cocker, most of the core line-up left for university.

Soon, a new set of musicians was gathered: Simon Hinkler (who later joined The Mission and produced All About Eve), David Hinkler, Wayne Furniss, Peter Boam, Gary Wilson, and Cocker's sister, Saskia. They managed to get enough local backing to record a mini-album in late 1982, entitled It (the title was a pun on pulp-it, as if the band were preaching to the audience), which was released in April 1983 by Red Rhino Records. This largely consisted of folkish, romantic pop songs influenced by Leonard Cohen and was a change of direction from the Peel Sessions two years earlier. The album was later released by Cherry Red Records. Though It failed commercially and fame was still elusive, the band continued to seek commercial success even to the point of recording a single, "Everybody's Problem"/"There Was". The single demonstrated a style shift advised by Red Rhino's Tony Perrin who had convinced Cocker that he "could write commercial songs like Wham!". This approach also failed and Cocker was becoming unhappy with his chosen musical direction.

He was set to break up the band and go to university himself before a practice with Russell Senior (violin, guitar, vocals) and Magnus Doyle (drums) led to the establishment of a new, more experimental, artier and noisier direction for Pulp. They were subsequently augmented by Peter Mansell (bass) and Tim Allcard (keyboards, saxophone, poetry). Independent days: 1984–91 The new incarnation of Pulp survived a number of ill-fated gigs (including one at a rugby club at Brunel University which ended in a riot) before Allcard left to be replaced on keyboards by Magnus Doyle's sister Candida. Following her first performance with the band, they were signed to Fire Records. Soon after signing to Fire, in November 1985, Cocker fell out of a window while trying to impress a girl with a Spider-Man impression and ended up in hospital, temporarily requiring the use of a wheelchair in which he appeared during concerts. Pulp's relationship with Fire Records was tempestuous and Cocker admitted later that the band only accepted the deal as it "was the only offer on the table".

During this period, the singles "Little Girl" and "Dogs Are Everywhere" were released. Pulp's next major release was Freaks (1987), an album recorded in one week due to record label pressure. Cocker was irritated, and remarked that "the songs could've been done a lot better if we'd have had a bit more time...". The release of Freaks ended up being delayed for a year, and the record was not well received. The album's darker style may be considered the antithesis of the happy and optimistic It. When Freaks failed to be a success, Pulp recorded tracks with FON, a Sheffield-based label. A single called "Death Comes To Town" was due to be released by FON in early 1988, but this relationship disintegrated and the release was cancelled. It was during this time that Cocker was taking a part-time foundation course at Sheffield Polytechnic. This led to him leaving for London to study film at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, effectively folding the band. The fold was short-lived however.

Steve Mackey, a regular at their Sheffield and London gigs, was also studying in London and was asked to join the band as a bass player. The line-up now consisted of Cocker, Mackey, Senior, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks (drums). In mid-1989, they began recording another album for Fire, this time with a bigger budget and production from Alan Smyth, called Separations. This was a progression of the style of Freaks, with Leonard Cohen-esque ballads on side one and an Acid house infused track-listing on side two. The disparate styles can be attributed to Cocker and Mackey's different and changing tastes; Mackey introduced Cocker to house music which led to them both going to raves, while Cocker introduced Mackey to "Scott Walker and Serge Gainsbourg". Like Freaks, the release of Separations was delayed, to an extent lessening the potential impact. In the meantime, however, in 1991, a 12" recording – "My Legendary Girlfriend" became music periodical NME's single of the week. Stuart Maconie described it in his review as "a throbbing ferment of nightclub soul and teen opera".

Furthermore, "Countdown" began to be mentioned in the mainstream press, heralding a turning point in Pulp's quest for fame. Commercial height: 1992–96 Pulp's repertoire was growing rapidly. Tracks such as "Babies", "Space" and "She's a Lady" were being played live throughout 1991 and in October of that year, they played their first overseas gig, a concert organised by French magazine Les Inrockuptibles. However, the band were still frustrated that Separations still had not seen a release and so Pulp left Fire and signed to Warp Records imprint Gift Records in 1992. Buoyed by a changing musical current, in June 1992 Pulp released "O.U." on Gift while Fire finally released Separations in the same month. Melody Maker made "O.U" a single of the week alongside "The Drowners" by Suede, a prominent new band. Pulp then signed to Island Records, who jointly released (with Gift) the singles "Babies" and "Razzmatazz" to increasing chart success.

Next were the singles "Lipgloss" and their first top 40 hit on the UK Singles Chart, "Do You Remember the First Time?", which were put out as full Island releases. These singles were followed by the Ed Buller-produced album, His 'n' Hers (1994), which reached number nine on the UK Albums Chart and was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. This sudden increase in popularity was helped by the massive media interest in Britpop alongside acts such as Suede, Oasis and Blur, with Pulp supporting the latter in a 1994 tour of the United States. 1995 saw the peak of Pulp's fame, with the release of their number two single on the UK Singles Chart, "Common People", in May 1995 and their performance in June at the Glastonbury Festival (standing in for The Stone Roses at the last minute). A double-a side single, "Sorted for E's & Wizz/Mis-Shapes", was to precede the release of their next album, Different Class (1995).

Upon the release of "Sorted for E's and Wizz", the Daily Mirror printed a front-page story headed "BAN THIS SICK STUNT" alongside a story by Kate Thornton which said the song was "pro-drugs" and called for the single to be banned. The single had an inlay which showed how to conceal amphetamines in a DIY 'wrap'. Cocker released a statement two days later saying: "...'Sorted' is not a pro-drugs song. Nowhere on the sleeve does it say you are supposed to put drugs in here but I understand the confusion. I don't think anyone who listens to 'Sorted' would come away thinking it had a pro-drugs message." The single reached number two on the UK Single Charts. Released in October 1995, Different Class garnered significant critical praise and debuted at the top of the UK Album Chart. This was the first album featuring Pulp fan-club president Mark Webber, who became a permanent member of the band on guitar and keyboards. The album followed similar themes to their previous work with observations of life expressed through Cocker's sexualised, sometimes dark and witty lyrics.

Other singles released from Different Class were "Disco 2000" and "Something Changed", which reached numbers seven and ten respectively in the UK. In September 1996, Different Class won the Mercury Music Prize. It was at this time that Cocker gained significant media exposure due to a notorious prank at the 1996 BRIT Awards, where he invaded the stage in protest during pop singer Michael Jackson's performance of "Earth Song" and "wiggled his backside" at the audience. After complaints by Jackson and his entourage, Cocker spent the night in Kensington Police Station charged with actual bodily harm and assaulting the child performers. However, with British comedian and former solicitor Bob Mortimer acting as legal representation, he was released without charge. This incident propelled Cocker into great controversy in the UK and elsewhere, and Pulp's record sales soared as a result. The event also coincided with the beginning of their first arena tour and the Daily Mirror, who had attacked the band months earlier, set up a "Justice for Jarvis" campaign backing his actions and carried out a stunt at Pulp's Sheffield Arena gig on 29 February, handing out free T-shirts.

The NME described Cocker's actions as a "great publicity stunt" which was "creative, subversive and very, very funny", while Melody Maker described Cocker as, "arguably the Fifth Most Famous Man in Britain" and suggested he should be knighted. In March 1996, a compilation of Pulp's early recordings on Fire Records entitled Countdown 1992–1983 was released on the Nectar Masters label. It received largely negative reviews, but due to the band's popularity at the time it reached the top 10 of the UK charts. Cocker, whose permission was not sought before release, urged fans not to purchase the album, comparing it to "a garish old family photograph album". Later in 1996, Pulp gained minor international recognition on the back of the inclusion of the track "Mile End" on the Trainspotting soundtrack. In August, the band played their last public performance for almost two years as headliners of the 1996 V Festival. The band also played a gig in the Shetland Islands, as arguably the most high profile band to do so.

Till break-up: 1997–2002 It was during this period of intense fame and tabloid scrutiny that longtime member and major innovator in the band's sound Russell Senior decided to leave the band, saying, "it wasn't creatively rewarding to be in Pulp anymore". The band were due to begin working on a new album in late 1996. However, Cocker was having difficulty with the celebrity lifestyle, battling cocaine addiction and a break-up of a long-term relationship. When the band came to begin work on the next album, they had only one song – "Help The Aged". This creative inertia meant the band took over a year to finish the next record. Indeed, it was Cocker's disillusionment with his long-desired wish for fame that made up much of the subject matter of the This Is Hardcore, which was released in March 1998. The album took a darker and more challenging tone than that of Different Class and lyrical topics – pornography (the title track), fame ("Glory Days") and the after effects of drugs ("The Fear") – were dealt with more earnestly than on previous records. This shift in style meant This Is Hardcore received mixed critical and commercial reactions.

Also in 1998, Pulp collaborated with Patrick Doyle on the song "Like A Friend" for the soundtrack to the film Great Expectations. The song was also used in the Adult Swim cartoon The Venture Bros. season 4 finale Operation P.R.O.M. Pulp then spent a few years "in the wilderness" before reappearing in 2001 with a new album, We Love Life. The extended period between the release of This is Hardcore and We Love Life is partly attributed to having initially recorded the songs which comprise the album and being dissatisfied with the results. Subsequent interviews also suggested interpersonal and artistic differences, including managing the fallout of the Britpop/Different Class era. Singer/songwriter Scott Walker agreed to produce the record and this symbolised a new phase in Pulp's development. Pulp subsequently undertook a tour of the National Parks in the UK, even playing a show as far North as Elgin in Scotland. Richard Hawley, the Sheffield-based singer/songwriter, was also present on various dates on this tour. In 2002 the band announced that they were leaving their label, Island. A greatest hits package was released: Hits, with one new track.

It is unclear whether this was the band's decision or released to satisfy contractual agreements. A music festival, Auto, was organised (held at Rotherham's Magna centre) where they played their last gig before embarking on a 9-year hiatus. After break-up: 2003–10 Cocker was involved in a number of one-offs and side projects, including the group Relaxed Muscle with Jason Buckle and the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where he fronted a group which included Steve Mackey and members of Radiohead. Also in 2007, Cocker appeared on Air's album Pocket Symphony giving vocals to the two tracks "One Hell of a Party" and "The Duelist". His first solo album Jarvis, with the participation of Mackey, was released to critical acclaim in November 2006. Also, Candida Doyle has performed live with Cocker on his solo tours. Mackey has produced tracks on the debut album by M.I.A., Arular and on Someone To Drive You Home by The Long Blondes, both of which were critically well received. He has also produced tracks for Bromheads Jacket and Florence + The Machine.

On 11 September 2006 the band re-released three of their albums (His 'n' Hers, Different Class, and This Is Hardcore), each with a bonus disc of B-sides, demos and rarities. On 23 October 2006 a 2-CD set compiling all of Pulp's John Peel Sessions from 1982 to 2001 was released. Reunion: 2011–present In November 2010 it was announced that the Different Class line-up (Cocker, Banks, Doyle, Mackey, Senior and Webber) would be playing at the Wireless festival in London's Hyde Park and a Saturday slot at the Isle of Wight festival in 2011. In a message sent to the band's official mailing list on 1 January 2011, Cocker said the large amount of interest in the band's reunion had been "an inspiration," and that he was pleased with how rehearsals were going. The band announced 22 concerts between May and September 2011, taking place in Europe and Australia.

Pulp were one of the surprise special guests at Glastonbury Festival 2011 in June where they played on The Park stage on Saturday evening. They performed at the Sziget Festival in Hungary on 10 August, Way Out West Festival in Sweden on 13 August, and played as co-headliners to The Strokes at the Reading Festival and the Leeds Festival during the final weekend of August 2011 . They headlined the Electric Picnic on 4 September, their last festival of the year. On 9 January 2012, the Coachella festival line-up was released, with Pulp listed as part of the line-up. Further dates have been announced, including a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Senior has not been taking part in the 2012 gigs. In February 2012, It, Freaks and Separations (the albums released by Fire Records) were re-issued. These editions came with bonus tracks, including "Death Goes to the Disco", "Dogs Are Everywhere" and "Sink Or Swim".

In April 2012, in an interview with ShortList magazine, Cocker said that he was working on ideas for new Pulp songs. Pulp announced in July 2012 that they would be playing a one-off concert in their hometown of Sheffield in December that year, at the 13,500 capacity Motorpoint Arena. Cocker stated in an interview with Q in November 2012 that the band has no plans whatsoever to release new material, and would be "cruising off into the sunset" at the end of the year, signalling a possible end to the reunion. At 12AM on 25 December 2012, Pulp made a previously unreleased track, "After You", available for download to individuals who had attended the Sheffield concert, and was subsequently released to the general public on 28 January 2013 via digital download. The song had previously only existed in demo form. The band performed "After You" on The Jonathan Ross Show on 9 February 2013.

Band members Radionomy | Listen to Bauhaus radio stations for free Please sign in to use this functionality Bauhaus Bauhaus was an English gothic rock band, formed in Northampton, England in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy (vocals, occasional instruments), Daniel Ash (guitar), Kevin Haskins (drums) and David J (bass). The band was originally named "Bauhaus 1919" before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation. With their dark and gloomy sound and image, Bauhaus are generally considered the first gothic rock group.Bauhaus first broke up in 1983. Peter Murphy began a solo career while Ash and Haskins continued as Tones on Tail and, later, reunited with David J to form Love and Rockets. Both enjoyed greater commercial success in the United States than Bauhaus had, but disappeared from the charts in their homeland. The band reunited for a 1998 tour and again from 2005–2008.HistoryDaniel Ash, his friend David J. Haskins and Haskins' younger brother Kevin had played together in various bands since childhood.

One of the longer-lived of these was a band called The Craze, which performed a few times around Northampton in 1978. However, The Craze still split up fairly quickly, and Ash once again tried to convince his old school friend Peter Murphy to join him, simply because Ash thought he had the right look for a band. Murphy, who was working in a printing factory, decided to give it a try, despite never having written any lyrics or music. During their first rehearsal, he co-wrote the song "In the Flat Field".Ash's old bandmate Kevin Haskins joined as the drummer. Ash made a point of not inviting David J, the driving force in their previous bands, because he wanted a band he could control. After only a few weeks though, Ash reconsidered and invited David J to replace original bassist Chris Barber. David J. had already agreed to tour American airbases with another band, but decided that joining his friends' group was "the right thing to do".

With their line-up complete, the unnamed band played their first gig at the Cromwell pub in Wellingborough on New Year's Eve 1978.The band chose the name Bauhaus 1919, a reference to the German Bauhaus art movement of the 1920s, because of its "stylistic implications and associations", according to David J. The band also chose to use the same typeface used on the Bauhaus college building in Dessau, Germany. Bauhaus associate Graham Bentley said that the group was unlike any Northampton band of the time, most of which played predominantly cover songs. Bentley videotaped a performance by the group, which was sent to several record labels in the hope of obtaining a contract. This approach was hindered partly because many record companies at the time did not have home video equipment or Bentley had to provide it himself, so the group decided to record a demo."Bela Lugosi's Dead" and 4ADTogether for only six weeks, Bauhaus entered the studio for the first time at Beck Studios in Wellingborough to record a demo.

The band recorded five songs; one of the tracks from the session, "Bela Lugosi's Dead", running more than nine minutes, was released as the group's debut single in August 1979 on Small Wonder Records as Bauhaus (the 1919 abandoned). The single received a positive review in Sounds and stayed on the British independent charts for two years. The song received crucial airplay on BBC Radio 1 and DJ John Peel's evening show, and Bauhaus was subsequently asked to record a session for Peel's show, which was broadcast on 3 January 1980.The band released three more singles, "Dark Entries", "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" and "Telegram Sam" – originally written by glam rock pioneers T. Rex – before the debut of their first album, In the Flat Field, in 1980 on 4AD. NME described it as "Gothick-Romantick pseudo-decadence".

Despite negative reviews, In the Flat Field topped the indie charts and made headway onto the British pop charts, peaking for one week at number 72.Beggars Banquet and breakupBauhaus' growing success outstripped 4AD's resources, so the band moved to 4AD's parent label Beggars Banquet Records. Bauhaus released "Kick in the Eye" as its debut release on the label. The single reached number 59 on the charts. The following single, "The Passion of Lovers", peaked at number 56. Bauhaus released its second album, Mask, in October 1981. The band employed more keyboards and a variety of other instruments to add to the diversity of the record. In an unconventional move, the group shot a video for the album's title track as a promotional tool for the band as a whole and not any specific song from the record.Bauhaus followed with the single "Spirit", produced by Hugh Jones and intended to break into the Top 30. However, "Spirit" only reached number 42.

The band was displeased with the single and re-recorded it for their third album The Sky's Gone Out in 1982. In the same year, Bauhaus scored their biggest hit with a cover of David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust", which was recorded during a BBC session. The song reached number 15 on the British charts and earned the band an appearance on the television show Top of the Pops. Thanks to the success of the single, the album also became the band's biggest hit, peaking at number 4. That same year, Bauhaus made an appearance in the horror film The Hunger, where they performed "Bela Lugosi's Dead" during the opening credits. The final cut of the scene focused on Murphy; this, coupled with the singer's modelling work in a popular ad campaign for Maxell, caused resentment among the rest of the group.Prior to the recording of their fourth album, Burning from the Inside (1983), Peter Murphy was stricken with pneumonia, which prevented him from contributing much to the album. Daniel Ash and David J took the reins and became the driving forces behind the record, and even performed lead vocals on a few tracks.

The album's lead single, "She's in Parties", reached number 26 on the charts and earned Bauhaus their third and final Top of the Pops appearance. Bauhaus then embarked on an international promotional tour for the album, with dates in Europe and the Far East. David J recalled that the night before they were supposed to perform two shows at Hammersmith Palais in London the group decided to disband.The band played their farewell show on 5 July 1983 at the Hammersmith Palais; dedicated fans had been warned by the band's crew not to miss the show without telling them it was the last. After a long encore consisting of some of their early songs, David J left the stage with the words "rest in peace". Burning from the Inside was released a week later. The album received largely positive reviews and reached number 13 on the charts. Bauhaus released the single "Sanity Assassin" in limited quantities as a farewell gift for those who joined the group's fanclub.Post-breakupAfter Bauhaus disbanded, the members of the band did various solo work.

Peter Murphy worked briefly with bassist Mick Karn of Japan in the band Dalis Car before going solo with such albums as 1988's Love Hysteria and 1989's Deep. Daniel Ash had already started Tones on Tail with Bauhaus roadie Glen Campling as a side-project in 1981; after Bauhaus broke up, Kevin Haskins joined the group, and the group released an album and several EPs before breaking up following a 1984 American tour. During this time, David J released two solo albums and collaborated with other musicians, recording two albums with The Jazz Butcher, and also with comics writer/spoken-word artist Alan Moore in the short-lived band The Sinister Ducks.During a discussion about the state of their projects at the time, Ash and David J began talking about reforming Bauhaus. All four band members arranged a rehearsal, but Murphy failed to show up the day it was scheduled. The other three band members rehearsed regardless, and were inspired by the chemistry they had as a trio. As a result, Ash and the Haskins brothers formed Love and Rockets in 1985.

Love and Rockets scored a US hit four years later with "So Alive". The band broke up after seven albums in 1999. Both Daniel Ash and David J released solo albums during the Love and Rockets years; Peter Murphy contributed backing vocals to David J's 1992 single "Candy on the Cross".ReunionsBauhaus reunited for the "Resurrection Tour" in 1998, which featured a new song, "The Dog's a Vapour", which was also included in the Heavy Metal 2000 film soundtrack. A live album was recorded during the tour, Gotham, which was released the following year and included a studio recording of Dead Can Dance-cover "Severance".Bauhaus reunited again in 2005, playing that year's Coachella Festival, Indio, CA, USA - opening their set, Peter Murphy was lowered upside-down, to the stage, singing "Bela Lugosi's Dead". Following Peter Murphy's 2005 tour, Bauhaus embarked on a full tour beginning in North America and Mexico, in autumn 2005, and ending in Europe in February 2006.

The band also mentioned that they hoped to record new music following the tour. In May, the band was the opening slot of Nine Inch Nails on the summer leg of their US tour.In 2008, Bauhaus released their first new studio album since 1983, Go Away White, it marked the band's end and the album had no promotional tour. In late-2007, drummer Kevin Haskins said: "We were getting along really well, but there was an incident that occurred". As a result, "some of us just felt that we didn't want to carry on as a working unit." In early-2008, Peter Murphy claimed that he "was most satisfied with the bonding on an emotional level. It was good to be working together and to put the past behind us and it was very positive.

The result was coming out really fast, so it was exciting and it was very enjoyable", but in the end "that rocky character worked and I think it was a bit right to finish it, really." In Spring 2008, bassist David J commented on the breakup: "You have a test tube, and you pour in one chemical, and you pour in another chemical, and something happens. It starts to bubble. Pour in another chemical, and it starts to bubble a bit more. You pour in a fourth chemical, and it bubbles really violently, and then explodes. That's my answer."On 31 October 2013 (Halloween), David J with Jill Tracy released "Bela Lugosi's Dead (Undead is Forever)", a cinematic rework of "Bela Lugosi's Dead".Musical styleBauhaus' influences included: punk rock (e.g. Devo, The Stooges and Sex Pistols), glam rock (e.g. David Bowie, Gary Glitter and T. Rex), art rock/experimental music (e.g. Brian Eno, Pere Ubu, Roxy Music, Suicide and The Velvet Underground), Krautrock (e.g.

Kraftwerk, Can and Neu!), funk (e.g. James Brown) and dub reggae (e.g. Lee Scratch Perry, Errol Thompson, and King Tubby). During their 2006 tour reunion, Bauhaus covered Joy Division's "Transmission", an important contemporary influence.Bauhaus combined these influences to create a gloomy, earnest and introspective version of post-punk, which appealed to many music fans who were left disillusioned in the wake of punk's collapse. Its crucial elements included Peter Murphy's deep and sonorous voice, Daniel Ash's jagged guitar playing, and David J's dub-influenced bass. The sound they helped pioneer would eventually come to be known as gothic rock.LegacyAlthough the band was short-lived, their music was influential upon many bands and artists that followed, across many post-punk and gothic rock related genres. They have an impact on goth and deathrock groups including: Christian Death, Type O Negative and Glenn Danzig. The Mission's Wayne Hussey sang with Peter Murphy on stage in 2013.Bauhaus has inspired many industrial rock groups like Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Nitzer Ebb and Skinny Puppy.

The band has been cited by electronic act Carl Craig. The band has also been hailed by several Alternative/indie rock groups and musicians, including, A Neon Rome, AFI, Hole, Interpol, Jane's Addiction, My Chemical Romance, She Wants Revenge, Eliott Smith, Soundgarden, The Dresden Dolls, The Flaming Lips and The Horrors. Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins sang T. Rex's "Telegram Sam" live on stage with Bauhaus in 1998.The group have been namechecked by several other front-men and musicians, including: Steve Albini (of Big Black), Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, Fred Durst (of Limp Bizkit), Duff McKagan (of Guns N' Roses), Stuart Braithwaite (of Mogwai), Stephen Malkmus (of Pavement) and Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp).Their song, 'All We Ever Wanted Was Everything', was covered by artists and bands, including: John Frusciante (former guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers), MGMT and Xiu Xiu.

Xiu Xiu recorded it in 2006 for their Tu Mi Piaci EP.Popular cultureBauhaus's influence on popular culture is visible. In the Beavis and Butt-head's, season 3 (1993), episode "Meet God, Part II", they are viewing and commenting on a music video for Bauhaus' Bowie-cover "Ziggy Stardust". At the end of the Daria's season 2 (1998), episode 'Write Where It Hurts', a snippet of a Bauhaus song, "Fish Cakes" (from the song 1. David Jay 2. Peter Murphy 3. Kevin Haskins 4. Daniel Ash) is played throughout the closing credits. In James O'Barr's comic book, The Crow, the main character, Eric, was heavily based on Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy when O'Barr saw the band in Berlin, Germany. In Neil Gaiman's series The Sandman, Dream's face and appearance is based on Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy. In fact, Gaiman explained that Murphy was the original model for Morpheus.

Gaiman also stated that Sandman artist, Dave McKean, based Dream's face in the cover of Sandman #1 on Murphy.Former membersPeter Murphy – vocals, occasional instruments (1978–1983, 1998, 2005–2008)Daniel Ash – guitar (1978–1983, 1998, 2005–2008)Kevin Haskins – drums (1978–1983, 1998, 2005–2008)David J (David John Haskins) – bass (1978–1983, 1998, 2005–2008)Chris Barber – bass (1978 ; fired same year) cc-by-sa

Question: Which rock band did Jarvis Cocker form in Sheffield in 1978 - they had their big break in 1981 ?
Answer: PULP