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Couple of Things…

Barnaby Fudge

Dearest Internet

As the Art Brut press machine chomps at the bit, gunning the engine waiting for the lights to flash green, here are a two warning shots across your bow -

1) Art Brut will be featuring on 'Pictures of You', a collection of Cure covers celebrating the NME decision to bestow the Godlike Genius award upon Smith & Co.'s sterling shoulders. Our Brutites have brought their own re imagining to the classic 'Catch'. This shower of brilliance will be the NME cover mount CD to be picked up from any reputable news vendor February 25th.

2) Whilst on the subject of Brutish covers, here's a doozy. A while back Glasgow ABC2 bore witness to a collaboration of epic proportion. Art Brut, after a maelstrom set, were joined on stage by none other than ex-Strangler, Hugh Cornwell. The whole thing was catured by camera and will now be broadcast on Channel 4 Friday 20th March as part of the JD Set Presents series. Here's a press release -

THE JD SET RETURNS TO FRIDAY NIGHTS ON CHANNEL 4

From February 2009, Channel 4’s Friday night output will once again rock out to the sounds of The JD Set, a series of one-off gigs partnering a line up of hot new bands with Ex Stranglers front-man Hugh Cornwell. Over the next two weeks you can catch Fox Cubs (Feb 20th) and Les Gars (Feb 27th) both tear up the stage and Belfast’s finest music emporium Spring & Airbrake. Music fans can look forward more awesome live performances from:

· Fri 20th Feb Fox Cubs, Spring & Airbrake, Belfast (Tx 01.10am)

· Fri 27th Feb Les Gars, Spring & Airbrake, Belfast (Tx 01.10 am)

· Fri 6th Mar Sam Isaac, The Cluny, Newcastle

· Fri 13th Mar Paddingtons, Spring & Airbrake, Belfast

· Fri 20th Mar Art Brut, ABC2, Glasgow

Each episode shows the band perform two tracks plus their exciting collaboration with punk legend Cornwell. Russ Tanen, the upcoming Channel 4 presenter, interviews the artists as they come off stage and provides all the behind the scenes antics. Filmed in black and white, the fifteen minute shows are bursts of musical energy capturing the UK’s most talented new artists live in action.

The JD Set began life in 2002 and have since established the reputation for delivering the buzz bands du jour. During its six-year history, The JD Set has played host to artists such as The Wombats, Foals, CSS, Kate Nash, Futureheads, and Foals. The JD Set celebrates Jack Daniel’s long-standing association and support of music, which goes way back to the man himself Jack Daniel. In 1892 he formed the Silver Cornet Band, a group of distillery workers and townsfolk.

You can view more audio, video and photography from the November JD Set Tour at http://www.thejdset.co.uk . Check the website for news announcements on the two forthcoming tours in March and May 2009. Know when to unplug. Please drink Jack Daniel’s responsibly.

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Barnaby Fudge

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