6 2009

MGT GUESTS ON NEW REVOLTING COCKS

Posted on the Ministry/RevCo blog:

"On a short stopover from Tucson to the Secret Cover Tour show in Austin Texas, the Peter Murphy band dropped by the compound to say hello, eat Tex Mex and drink! Of course Uncle Al Jourgensen (who is in the studio now with guitarist Sin Quirin finalizing the new Revolting Cocks release, as yet untitled) immediately put everyone to work in the studio. 

Uncle Al with guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite (The Mission, Tricky, Peter Murphy and Mob Research).  Mark laid down some guitar trax for the new RevCo.  We had some great chats about our mutual friend, Paul Raven, as Mark collaborated with Raven on the Mob Research project which is out NOW! www.mobresearchinc.com. A great tribute to the late, great Raven.

Drummer Nick Lucero (Peter Murphy, QOTSA Rated -R), Uncle Al, Mr. Thwaite




http://www.pissarmy.com/viewtopic.php?t=21598

5 2009

WAYNE & JULIANNE RECORDING TOGETHER

As those of you who were able to listen to Wayne´s interview with Andrew Collins on Radio BBC 6 last Friday are now aware Wayne is currently recording an album with Julianne Regan.

We´ll let Wayne tell you about it in his own words.

`Yeah, Julianne and I are recording together. It´s a fairly loose remit with the only criterions being that we record songs we both like and we, Julianne and I, play all the instruments ourselves, no guests, and that it´s fun. We are sifting through a pile of suggestions for cover versions at the moment but as well as covers we do intend to write, both on our own and possibly together, a few new songs for this album along with maybe covering one or two old AAE & Mission songs. Some songs will be duets and some will feature one of us more than the other. There are no rules. And there is no deadline, we´ll do it at our own pace via the wonder of the internet to start with but I daresay that as the project nears completion we will get together on the same continent to add the finishing touches and to mix. We have absolutely no plans for playing live, no plans yet for release, all we´re gonna do is record a bunch of songs and see where it takes us. Hopefully it´ll be a fun ride. `

There is a thread on the MWIS forum asking for your suggestions of songs that you´d possibly like to see Julianne & Wayne record together. If you´d like to make a suggestion then please go to : http://themissionuk.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5157

http://themissionuk.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5157

Also at this time I´m sure you´d like to join all of us here at MWIS in wishing Wayne a very happy birthday for tomorrow (Tues. 26^th) and a speedy recovery from his recent surgery.

5 2009

WAYNE ON THE RADIO & CONGRATS TO THE MORGAN FAMILY

We´re sure you´d all like to join us in sending our heartiest congratulations to our webmaster, the venerable Mr. Paul Morgan, and his lovely wife, Rachel, on the birth of their bouncing baby boy, Griffin Coooper, recently. Well done you two. There is a thread on our forum here at MWIS where you can stop by and add your own personal message for the Morgan family.

We´d also like to let you know that Wayne will be interviewed live tomorrow (Fri. 21st) via telephone at midday by Andrew Collins on BBC Radio 6. We understand that Wayne will be announcing during the interview news of a new and, we think, exciting project he has recently embarked upon. And to that end there is another thread on the forum here on MWIS where Wayne has asked for your help´in suggesting songs by other artists that you´d like to hear him either record or perform live at one of his solo shows. Go on, add your own suggestion.

And look out for Mark Gemini Thwaite on tour with Peter Murphy this summer in a town near you (full dates in a previous news story). Wear your Mission shirt and go along to the show and say hello to Mark, he always likes that and always finds time for a word with everyone! What a lovely boy!

5 2009

MGT back on tour with Peter Murphy (USA / WGT)

4 September 2009

GOLD PRESENTATION DISCS

The First batch of Gold Presentation discs are now up for sale in the merch store. Other titles will be up soon. Exclusive Gold Disc Displays containing professionally gold plated discs for 'The First Chapter', 'God's Own Medicine' and 'Children' presented against a high quality jet black matt mounting. The ORIGINAL artwork taken from the album is also mounted within the display, alongside an engraved plaque with the personalised inscription.

The display of this superb 20" X 16" Gold Disc is set in a luxurious, high quality polished gold frame and is glazed with Plexi Glass, which can be wall hung.

All Gold Discs are also securely packed in a custom made carton to ensure safe delivery.

 

4 July 2009

Mob Research CD for Pre order NOW!

Mission guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite's new project 'MOB RESEARCH'  is well underway, and the Mission store now has the fantastic new CD for pre order. Holy City Zoo is up now! The album features the last recordings of the late great Paul Raven of Killing Joke/Ministry. Also look out for new items, including books, playing cards, keyrings, mugs and very special gold presentation discs up soon! You can pre-order the Mob Research album at the link below:

http://www.recordstore.co.uk/themission/productdetail.jsp?productPK=unittest-B6t1kNC7aULc9XIbqN3IEb-1

Mob Research: Holy City Zoo£12.99 (UK)
CD album
Release Date : May 25 2009

Wayne Hussey: "Raven was one of the good guys. He became a good friend of Mick Brown first and then gradually I got to know him and we got on very well. He was always encouraging, loved music, talking about it and playing it. The last time I heard from him was a month or so ago. Ironically he emailed me to tell me that it was 'a very nice thing to do to post a news message on MWIS about the death of a fan (Ashira)'. He also went onto say that he loved the idea of the Shepherds Bush shows and was gonna try to get to at least one or two of them. I shall miss him. I liked him a lot."

1. Tribe
2. Holy City Zoo
3. New Paradigm
4. Wambulance
5. Manufactured Terror
6. Skull And Bones
7. This One’s For You
8. Sky God Worshippers
9. The New Religion
10. Atmosphere
11. Tribe (Electrofish Mix)
12. Wambulance (Terminator Remix)
13. Tribe (Blueblood Warpaint Remix)
14. Holy City Zoo (Elektrofish Remix)
15. Skull And Bones (SinDaddy Remix)

4 January 2009

APRIL FOOL

OK, well done to those of you that figured out that last night´s news story about Wayne becoming an actor was an April Fool´s joke. We certainly didn´t fool as many of you this year as we did with last year´s story about Wayne rejoining TSOM. We´ll have to try harder next year to come up with something that will fool more of you, maybe something along the lines of The Mission, at long last, get a good review in the NME!!!!

Anyway, some facts regarding last night´s hoax: Wayne has never harboured ambition to act in a film or onstage. The closest Wayne would like to get to being in a film is that he would dearly love to score a film one day, Brad Pitt or otherwise. Wayne did indeed go to see Radiohead in both Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo recently and was invited to the aftershow parties. Brad Pitt wasn´t in attendance. Wayne has met Brad Pitt before, coincidentally backstage at a Radiohead show in Los Angeles on April 1st in the late ´90´s. Brad Pitt is a big Radiohead fan. Brad Pitt is not an avowed Mission fan although Mr. Pitt did, in fact, attend a Mission show at the Shepherds Bush Empire in the mid 90´s whilst he was in London filming Interview With A Vampire and did apparently buy 2 Mission t-shirts. Tom Cruise did not attend with him. 

Anyway, hope no harm was done this time around.

3 2009

WAYNE´S GOING TO HOLLYWOOD!

Hi, hope you´re good. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I am about to embark on a new career.....in acting!!!!! My wife, Cinthya, is an actress and doing rather well with it here in Brazil and having watched, and helped, her progress for the last 3 or 4 years I always felt it was something I could do myself and would enjoy doing, after all, what is fronting a band if not a form of acting?  Anyway, these were all just thoughts until recently when I went to see Radiohead in Rio De Janeiro. Having friends that work for Radiohead I was invited to the aftershow party and who was there? Brad Pitt! Now, I have met Mr. Pitt once before, coincidentally, at a Radiohead show in Los Angeles in 1999, I think it was. Anyway, we got talking and he reminded me that he was actually once a Mission fan, coming to see us at Shepherds Bush Empire in the mid 90´s whilst he was in London filming Interview With A Vampire and walking away with two Mission t-shirts that he´d purchased at the merch stall. The t-shirts have long since faded in direct contrast to Mr. Pitt´s career.

Anyway, as these conversations go, I asked what he was up to and he likewise asked me. I confessed my secret ambition to one day act in a film. So, since that recent meeting in Rio we have kept in touch via email and just last night he called me and asked if I´d be up for playing a small ´part in an upcoming film he´s about to start work on. Of course I jumped at the opportunity. I just wanted to share the good news with you all. I will, of course, let you know more when I do.

Of course, music is and will remain my first love, and once I have established my film career I will return to making records and playing shows. I´m sure you´d like to wish me all the best of luck in my new direction.

Cheers,

Wayne Hussey

3 2009

Q MAGAZINE GIVE THE MISH 4 STARS

The May 2009 Edition of 'Q' Magazine awards 'The Final Chapter' with **** 4 Stars for the show and *** 3 Stars for the bonus material, and is the highest rated DVD this month..!! Nice - if a little late!!

3 2009

LIVE AND LAST USA RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED

The Live and Last boxset is now due for release in the USA on 14th April 2009. Here is the link to amazon.com for pre orders..

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Last-Mission-UK/dp/B001R4V4VM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1237386443&sr=8-2

3 2009

MISSION BAND MEMBERS FEATURE ON NEW DEAD GUITARS ALBUM

 Dead Guitars, who supported The Mission on the last European tour, have released a new album called 'Flags'.

Mission band members Mark Gemini Thwaite, Richy Vernon and Wayne Hussey contributed bass, guitar and vocals to the following tracks.

01 Pristine 5:54 - feat. Mark Gemini Thwaite
03 Isolation 5:01 - feat. Wayne Hussey
04 Blue 5:13 - feat. Richard Vernon

The Album is for sale in The Mission Store. http://www.recordstore.co.uk/themission/

more information on Dead Guitars: http://www.deadguitars.com/

3 August 2009

MISSION AT NUMBER 6 IN THE UK OFFICIAL DVD MUSIC CHART
The 'Final Chapter' DVD is the highest new entry in the official UK Music DVD chart at No:6 - week commencing 8th March 2009. A huge thank you to those who purchased the release. So far the feedback has been very positive. George.

3 June 2009

CLASSIC ROCK - FREE DOWNLOAD OF FINAL CHAPTER TRACK - 'DELIVERANCE'

Classic Rock Magazine are giving away a free link/download to watch 'Deliverance' from The Final Chapter Mission DVD release. Click on this link to get it!! http://www.classicrockmagazine.com

3 March 2009

NOCTURNAL MAGAZINE WITH WAYNE ON THE FRONT COVER
issue two of the new Nocturnal magazine features Wayne Hussey on the cover with an extensive two page interview and a review of the new releases. For more information go to: http://www.nocturnalpublications.net/site/index.php

3 February 2009

THE MISSION LAUNCH NEW OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE STORE
The Mission Merch has been taken on by Digital Stores Ltd who will be selling exclusive merchandise and signed exclusive Cd's, posters and DVD's. The full range will be up soon to include Jewellery, downloads and new T shirt designs. The shop is now open at this link: http://www.recordstore.co.uk/themission/

2 2009

MISSION FEATURE IN GOTH DOCUMENTARY - LISTEN ON LINE

The Mission featured in a BBC Radio 2 show called 'The G Word' tonight. Andrew Collins interviews Wayne Hussey and talks through the history of Goth: You can listen again HERE: - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries/thegword.shtml

2 2009

RELEASE NEWS

The Highly anticipated ‘THE FINAL CHAPTER DVD’ is released today in Germany and the rest of Europe will follow on Monday 2^nd March, along with the collector’s edition ‘Live & Last’ double CD. Copies are available through all major UK music retailers, Amazon France, Germany and Japan. We hope you enjoy these releases and re-live the memories of 1 year ago today!

2 2009

WAYNE ON TOTAL ROCK RADIO

Wayne will on air again, this time, TOTAL ROCK RADIO:

The interview will be broadcast on next Wednesday's Batcave show from 6-9pm at www.totalrock.com

2 2009

WAYNE ON BBC RADIO 2 TONIGHT!

Wayne will be in conversation with Janice Long on BBC Radio 2 tonight from midnight, playing his favourite tracks and talking about the new releases..You can listen on 88- 89 fm on online at this link!  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/long/

Also in this months issue (March '09, issue 73) of the UK based 'The Word' magazine there is an inyeriew by AndrewCollins with Wayne!  

2 July 2009

HUSSEY CONFIRMS 2 GERMAN SHOWS
We are pleased to be able to announce that Wayne Hussey has extended his stay in Europe and scheduled a couple of shows in Germany for later this month.
The shows are on Thursday 19th February at Gelnhausen Lorbass and Friday 20th at Schwalmstadt Bunker.
We do know that of time of writing Ryanair are offering flights from London Stanstead to Frankfurt Hahn, which is the nearest airport, for a paltry £5!
We did try to reschedule the earlier canceled Italian shows but due to venues already being booked we were unable to. 

1 2009

Definitive DVD & live CD release dates/tracklisting..

The highly anticipated swansong recording "The Final Chapter" - Live at Shepherds Bush Empire 3xDVD set is to finally be released by SPV records on 27th February 2009 from all major online retailers. The DVD will play on all regions (region free).

In addition, the Shepherds Bush live CD set will be available from 2nd March 2009 on Eyes Wide Shut recordings.


Here's what Mission frontman Wayne Hussey had to say about the DVD release:

"I met up with George Allen (Mission manager) and he gave me a copy of the rough edit DVD of the last night we played at Shepherds Bush back on March 1st 2008. I have to totally concur with George and say that I am over the moon with it. It's a fantastic performance, both by the band and by you, the audience. And it is filmed so well and sounds really great. I am sure you're all gonna be as delighted with it as we are... I do believe it is a fitting tribute
both the band and our audience.
It's pure celebration" (Wayne Hussey)

Heres the full tracklisting:

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THE MISSION: THE FINAL CHAPTER DVD set: released 27th Feb 2009 (SPV records)
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DVD I - The Final Chapter

1 Amelia
2 Hands Across The Ocean
3 Into The Blue
4 Paradise (Will Shine Like The Moon Tonight)
5 Butterfly On A wheel
6 Sea Of Love
7 Grapes Of Wrath/Lovely
8 Bird Of Passage
9 Belief
10 Hungry As the Hunter
11 Deliverance
12 Like a Child Again
13 Mr Pleasant

running time 63:24

DVD II - The Final Chapter

1 Like A Hurricane
2 Over The Hills And Far Away
3 Bridges Burning
4 Dance On Glass
5 Stay With Me
6 Island In A Stream
7 Love Me To Death
8 Dream On
9 Afterglow
10 Fabienne
11 Severina
12 Wake (rsv)
13 Forevermore
14 1969
15 Shelter From The Storm
16 Tower Of Strength
running time 87:20

DVD III - Bonus DISC

*Rehearsals

With extracts of: Kingdom Come, Love Me To Death,
Black Mountain Mist, Mr Pleasant, Island In A Stream,
The Crystal Ocean, Garden Of Delight, 1969, Bridges
Burning, Heat, Fabienne.
running time 32:34

* On the road with the Mission
fly on the wall insight into the European tour leading up
up to the Shepherds Bush Empire shows.

running time 74:40

Köln Live Music Hall, Köln, Germany
* Full versions of: Kingdom Come, Beyond The Pale and
Garden Of Delight filmed live.
running time 14:25

* Aftershow party at the Shepherds bush empire, with live footage
of Serpents Kiss and Wasteland for the season ticket holders.

running time 14:25

* Interviews : Miles Hunt from the Wonder Stuff
interviews Wayne Hussey, Simon Hinkler, and the band,
plus fan interviews at the show.

running time 51:50

DVD's are all region compatable (region fee)

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The Mission: LIVE & LAST double CD collectors set - released 2nd March 2009
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DISC 1.
(Shepherds Bush Empire 1st march 2008, last set)

* Like a hurricane
* Over the hills and far away
* Bridges Burning
* Dance on Glass
* Stay with me
* Island in a stream
* Love me to death
* Dream on
* Fabienne
* Severina
* Wake
* Forevermore
* 1969
* Shelter from the storm
* Tower of Strength

DISC 2 (koln Live music Hall, 24th February 2008)

* Butterfly on a Wheel
* Naked and Savage
* Hungry as a Hunter
* Serpents Kiss

PLUS
* Interview with Janice Long and Wayne Hussey, Recorded December 2008

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 WAYNE HUSSEY & "SHARED"

Just a reminder that Wayne will be playing the "Shared" show this week with Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls (The Wonderstuff), Nick Heyward, Roddy Frame and Katell Keineg also playing that same night - the show will take place on 30th January at the Birmingham Town Hall.

1 2009

Wayne in exclusive 'one-off' Uk show...

The Wonder Stuff’s Miles Hunt presents “Shared”, an evening of acoustic performances on January 30th by some of the UK’s finest artists including The Mission's very own Wayne Hussey, also Erica Nockalls, Nick Heyward, Roddy Frame and Katall Keineg ...

"Having now been touring and releasing records for over two decades, I have seen more than my fair share of gigs. From the early energetic and often shambolic era of the mid’ 80’s Indie Music Scene, where I first cut my teeth, to the more considered forum of the acoustic singer/songwriter & raconteur that I now find myself a part of. And I’m more than happy in the company that I currently share."

"Having been given the opportunity to play at the newly refurbished Birmingham Town Hall I fought off the temptation of simply hogging the limelight to myself and instead felt compelled to invite a gathering of some of the finest players I’ve seen over the years, some of them friends of mine, and others that I have admired from a distance. Every artist performing at “Shared” has had a great affect on me, not only as a writer/performer myself, but also as a fan and I take it as an honour that they have accepted my invite."

"It is with great pleasure then that I invite one and all to come and share in a night that features such varied and distinct performers. It promises to be a very special evening indeed."
~ Miles Hunt

The first “Shared” event will be held at Birmingham's Town Hall UK on January 30th 2009. Tickets are priced at £19.50 GBP each (plus booking fees and other charges where appropriate). Tickets are available now from the Birmingham Town Hall's website where a number of special offers and deals on local accommodation are also available.

Tickets now available on (UK) 0121 780 3333 or from www.thsh.co.uk

for more information check out www.myspace.com/sharedevent

These are very likely to be the last solo shows Wayne will play for quite some time, certainly in the UK, as we know he is planning on spending an extended period of time in the studio this year working on various projects.

In addition to Shared, Wayne will be performing on Thursday 29th January at Hertford Corn Exchange, 39 Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1AL UK. Tickets are priced at £15 GBP and are available from the venue itself, Hertford tourist information, and . Support for the evening will be folk rock band ‘Divided Opinions’.

On Friday 30th January Wayne will appear at  ‘Shared’ at the newly refurbished Birmingham Town Hall. Tickets are priced at £19.50 and are available from the Birmingham Town Hall box office at or by phoning 0121-780-3333.

And on Saturday 31st January Wayne will appear at London’s Islington O2 Academy in London UK, supported by ‘Grassby & Walker’ (Ed & Rob from Rhombus) who apparently debuted rather successfully in this guise at the recent Whitby Goth Festival. Tickets are priced £15 GBP. Please be aware that this show is an early show with doors open at 7.00 pm and a 10pm curfew, we are told!. So please plan to arrive early to catch both Wayne & Grassby & Walker.

1 December 2009

MGT at NAMM show this weekend...

Mission UK guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite will be at the ProTone booth 1268 Hall E at the NAMM show, Anaheim Convention Center California this Saturday 17th at 4pm. Mark - who also plays with Peter Murphy and Mob Research, his band with the late great Paul Raven  - will be demoing the new Raven 'Dirty Chorus' stompbox and the Peligro Fuzz pedal. Mark will also be available for signings so if you're around NAMM be sure to drop by and say hello!

For more info on NAMM visit www.namm.org and for ProTone pedals visit www.protonepedals.com. Also www.markthwaite.com

1 May 2009

HUSSEY SOLO SHOWS UPDATE

We have some additional information for you regarding the upcoming Wayne Hussey solo shows in the UK. These are very likely to be the last solo shows Wayne will play for quite some time (apart from the recently canceled shows in Italy that Wayne is currently trying to reschedule for February), certainly in the UK, as we know he is planning on spending an extended period of time in the studio this year working on various projects.

Firstly, Wayne will be performing on Thursday 29th January at Hertford Corn Exchange, 39 Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1AL. Tickets are priced at £15 and are available from the venue itself, Hertford tourist information, and . Support for the evening will be folk rock band ‘Divided Opinions’.

On Friday 30th January Wayne will appear along with Nick Heyward, Roddy Frame, & Katell Keineg at the Miles Hunt & Erica Knockalls (from the Wonderstuff) hosted ‘Shared’ night at the newly refurbished Birmingham Town Hall. Tickets are priced at £19.50 and are available from the Birmingham Town Hall box office at or by phoning 0121-780-3333. For more info go to .
And on Saturday 31st January Wayne will appear at London’s Islington O2 Academy supported by ‘Grassby & Walker’ (Ed & Rob from Rhombus) who apparently debuted rather successfully in this guise at the recent Whitby Goth Festival. Tickets are priced £15 and are available from:
Please be aware that this show is an early show with doors open at 7.00 pm and a 10pm curfew, we are told!. So please plan to arrive early to catch both Wayne & Grassby & Walker.
Also we’d like to take this opportunity to make you aware that the Dead Guitars, the band that supported The Mission on their last tour this time last year, have a new album soon to be released – entitled Flags – that boasts guest appearances from Wayne Hussey, Mark Gemini Thwaite, & Rich Vernon. Watch out for the album as it is a rather splendid work. And also watch out for Dead Guitars tour dates for April-May as it is strongly rumoured that they have a guest guitarist/keyboard player joining them on-stage for the tour!

12 2008

NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM WAYNE

Well, here we are. Coming to the end of yet another year. Christmas has just come and gone and I hope you all received the presents that you asked Santa for and had a good time, and copious amounts of alcohol and food,  with families and friends.
Me, I spent a quiet time at home in Brazil with the wife, in-laws and friends. No turkey for me, nutroast it was and very nice too but I did get my roast potatoes. And some very nice presents. Cin got me record player (yeah, so I can play all my old vinyl!) and I'm now sat in the office listening to the first solo Tom Verlaine album whilst writing this. I'm sorry to have to tell all you Northern Europeans that it is hot here and I am sat in shorts and t-shirt and flip flops with an ice cold beer at hand. Picture it.......:)
So anyway I guess  now is the time to look back on this last year and reflect. Professionally it's been a very busy year for me and most of it I have enjoyed immensely.
As we all know The Mission played their final shows in Europe in February culminating with the 4 nights at Shepherds Bush Empire, London. That indeed was a glorious way to commence 2008. Thank you to all of you that made the effort to attend and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and have memories as fond as mine.
The very last show on March 1st was filmed for posterity and the DVD release of that particular show will be released early in the new year. It's a goodie, I can assure you......
After a few weeks spent mixing the audio from the London shows I went home to Brazil in April to play some solo shows in Sao Paulo, Curitiba, and Porto Alegre with cellist Victor Rice in tow. Good shows and it was a lovely touch to have Victor playing with me.
In May I returned to the UK and spent a little time overseeing the editing of the film for the DVD. And then returned to Brazil just in time to spend my 50th birthday with my lovely wife, Cinthya.
In June Victor and I went out to play a handful of solo shows in Argentina, Peru, & Chile. Again, a good experience and it is always good to spend time in Buenos Aires. We made sure we had a day off there.
In late August I played a couple of solo shows in Bradford On Avon and Bristol. I really enjoyed both of those shows although I did have a mother of an hangover for the 2nd, the Bristol, show.
A couple of days after that Graham (Battery to those on the forum), who was my stage tech for the shows, journeyed to NYC and spent a week there being tourists. I have to concede that in the all times I've ever been to NYC and in all the time I've spent there I have never before been up the Empire State Building.
On Sept. 3rd I started a solo US tour in NYC with Miles Hunt and Erica Knockalls (of the Wonderstuff) and we spent 5 weeks traveling across the vast expanse that is the USA. A lot of fun was had even though some of the drives were horrendously long for attendances that were less than encouraging in some destinations. All in all though it was a lovely experience and Milo and I reaffirmed our long standing friendship and made a fantastic new friend in Erica. Also, Graham got really close which came at a time we both needed it. That's what comes of sharing a hotel room with the same person for 3 months. Thanks Gra, you've been a real friend. I hope you feel the same way about me.
We finished the US tour in New Jersey at the beginning of October and then spent 10 days or so at home in Brazil with Cin before we started up again for the sol European tour which commenced in Lisbon on 24th Oct and finished in Budapest on Nov 19th. Lots of highlights, favourite shows probably being Bochum (as always) and Barcelona.
I've met a lot of new good people along the way and re-acquainted myself with some old familiar faces. Thanks to all of you for making 2008 a good experience.
So now onto 2009. I hope the new year brings you all what you desire. Me, I have the 3 solo shows coming up in the UK at the end of January, the last shows for the forseeable future, and after that my plans are vague. I will keep busy though and keep making music. One of my objectives for the new year is to finally get around to involving myself in various musical projects that I've wanted to do for a while now. Any and all news you will be able to find here on MWIS. And all that is left to say is 'have a great 2009.'

Cheers, Wayne

My solo shows: Hope to see you at one or more......

Thur. 29th: Hertford Corn Exchange, 39 Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1AL, 01992 442992 - Tix £15.00 each available from the venue, Hertford Tourist Info or www.seetickets.com
30th: Birmingham Town Hall (as part of Miles Hunt's and Erica Knockalls 'Shared' night along with Roddy Frame, Nick Heyward, Miles & Erica, & others.)

31st: London Islingtom Academy 2

12 2008

XMAS MESSAGE FROM WAYNE

Hi, I just wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas and best wishes for 2009. 

Thank you for your continued support throughout 2008 for both myself and The Mission. 

Hope to see at least some of you at  my upcoming solo shows in the UK in January.

Love & peace,

Wayne Hussey 

 

11 2008

Wayne's Milan and Rome shows cancelled..

We know this is very late news but Wayne has had to cancel his show in Milan tonight. Wayne has been fighting a cold for the last week or so and has finally succumbed and had to cancel. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Also, the show in Rome tomorrow has been canceled due to the venue being double booked.

However, both Vienna and Budapest will still go ahead as planned.

11 June 2008

DVD AND CD RELEASE DATES

The Shepherds Bush Empire DVD is planned to be released 30th January 2009 - details on how to purchase the DVD to follow.

In addition, the Shepherds Bush CD set will be available from the 19th January 2009, with the digital download of the final (bonus) disc being made available soon - date tbc.

10 2008

WH SHEFFIELD SHOW - 2 FOR 1
As a special Halloween promotion, anyone turning up to the Sheffield show on 31 October (Friday) in fancy dress costume gets 2 tickets for the price of 1!!! For more info see http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_northeast&query=detail&event=280604

10 2008

MGT BACK IN THE STUDIO.. with Schecter

Schecter Guitar Research is proud to announce the addition of Mission guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite to their roster of artists which include The Cure, Stone Temple Pilots, Prince, Ministry, Type O Negative, Rancid, Ozzy Osbourne, Stereophonics and the late great Paul Raven. Check out www.schecterguitars.com for more info. MGT is currently rocking his new Schecters in the studio working on new material with legendary Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy. Watch for MGT live in concert with Peter Murphy in November:

November 1st Lisbon Colliseum, Portugal

November 2nd Oporto Coliseum, Portugal

more dates to be announced soon.

Meanwhile anyone wondering what was happening with MGT's MOB Research project with Paul Raven (Killing Joke/Ministry) will be pleased to know that the album is pretty much completed and a release date is provisionally set for March 2009. Check out www.myspace.com/mobresearch69 for samplers..

10 2008

ROME CONFIRMED & VENUE IN LISBON

We can now tell you that the Rome show for Sat.15th Nov. has been confirmed and will take place at 'Rising Love'.

Also, we know it´s late in the day but in some places tonights show in Lisbon has been reported at being at an erroneous address. The show will in fact take place at Lisbon Tuatara as previously announced here on MWIS.

October

Fri. 24th: Lisbon Tuatara

Sat. 25th:  Barcelona Luz De Gas (supported by The Satellites Of Love)

Mon. 27th: Madrid Ritmo Y Compas

Tues. 28th:  Berlin K17

Weds. 29th: Leipzig Conne Island

Fri. 31st: Sheffield Academy 2

November 

Sat. 1st: Whitby Goth Festival

3rd: Warsaw Progresila

Weds. 5th: Hamburg Logo

Thurs. 6h: P60, Amstelveen

Fri. 7th: Frankfurt Nachtleben 

Sat. 8th: Matrix, Bochum (Wayne will be joined on-stage by The Dead Guitars for a couple of songs!) 

Sun. 9th: Erfurt (tbc)

Tues. 11th: Freiburg Café Atlantik

Weds. 12th: Lyon, Lyon’s Hall

Thurs. 13th: Le Klub, Paris

Fri. 14th: Milan Casa 139

Sat. 15th: Rome Rising Love

Mon. 17th: Viper Room

Tues. 18th: Budapest Alcatraz

January 2009

Thurs. 29th: Hertford Corn Exchange

Fri. 30th: Birmingham Town Hall (As part of Miles Hunt & Erica Knockalls 'Shared' show)

Sat. 31st: London Islington Academy 2

February

Sun. 1st: Athens (venue tbc)

10 2008

WAYNE HUSSEY SOLO EURO TOUR UPDATE

Wayne  Hussey kicks off the European leg of his solo tour this coming Friday, 24th Oct, in Lisbon, Portugal. However, Wayne will be appearing at FNAC in Lisbon at 6pm on Thursday to sign CD's etc and to play a couple of songs. There have also been some shows added, one canceled (Vigo on Sunday 26th Oct), and some venue changes and the tour in full can be seen below. Also, due to un-forseen circumstances Wayne will not now be joined by cellist Dave Wesling for this tour. Apologies to anyone that was looking forward to seeing Dave. 

Wayne Hussey European solo tour.

October

Thurs. 23rd: In-store at FNAC, Lisbon.

Fri. 24th: Lisbon Tuatara

Sat. 25th:  Barcelona Luz De Gas (supported by The Satellites Of Love)

Mon. 27th: Madrid Ritmo Y Compas

Tues. 28th:  Berlin K17

Weds. 29th: Leipzig Conne Island

Fri. 31st: Sheffield Academy 2

November 

Sat. 1st: Whitby Goth Festival

3rd: Warsaw Progresila

Weds. 5th: Hamburg Logo

Thurs. 6h: P60, Amstelveen

Fri. 7th: Frankfurt Nachtleben 

Sat. 8th: Matrix, Bochum (Wayne will be joined on-stage by The Dead Guitars for a couple of songs!) 

Sun. 9th: Erfurt (tbc)

Tues. 11th: Freiburg Café Atlantik

Weds. 12th: Lyon, Lyon’s Hall

Thurs. 13th: Le Klub, Paris

Fri. 14th: Milan Casa 139

Sat. 15th: Rome (tbc)

Mon. 17th: Viper Room

Tues. 18th: Budapest Alcatraz

January 2009

Thurs. 29th: Hertford Corn Exchange

Fri. 30th: Birmingham Town Hall (As part of Miles Hunt & Erica Knockalls 'Shared' show)

Sat. 31st: London Islington Academy 2

February

Sun. 1st: Athens (venue tbc)

10 2008

BUDAPEST VENU (WH SOLO SHOWS)
The Budapest show is being hosted at the Alcatraz venue - http://www.alcatraz.hu/eng_index.php for all the low down on how to get there.

9 2008

SBE CDs UPDATE
As of Today the Mission CD's from the Shepherds Bush shows will go off sale. This is because we are putting the CD's in shops across the world, so they will now be totally accessible to those of you who were holding back due to postage charges etc!!! we have not got the release date as yet,, but please keep an eye on the news section for this announcement.

9 2008

2 shows cancelled on Hussey US tour
Just to let you know that Wayne Hussey and Miles Hunt have had to cancel two shows on the US tour;

Sept 27th - Metarie, LA - Keystones

Sept 28th - Birmingham, AL - The Nick

We're very sorry to have to do this but circumstances beyond our control..  The shows in EL Paso, Austin TX, Atlanta Georgia on the 29th & Long Branch, NJ on Oct 2nd will go ahead as planned.

9 August 2008

ADDED DATES & CHANGES TO HUSSEY SOLO EURO TOUR

There has been another couple of shows added to the Wayne Hussey solo Euro tour. The new shows are in Frieburg at the Cafe Atlantik on Tuesday 11th November. Also, the venue in Madrid has changed to the 'Sala Live'. Also, we previously announced that Wayne would be playing in Hamburg on 7th November but we received the wrong information. The show, in fact, will take place on 5th November and and yet another show has been added at the Frankfurt Nachtleben for the 7th. The tour in full is below. All US shows are with Mles Hunt & Erica Knockalls of The Wonderstuff.

Mon. 8th: The Pike Room, 1 Sth. Saginaw, Pontiac, MI. $12 adv. & on door.

Tue. 9th: Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport, Chicago, IL. $15 adv. & on door.
Wed. 10th: The 400 Bar, 400 Cedar Ave. Sth., Minnieapolis, MN. $10 adv. & on door.
Fri. 12th: Bender's Tavern, 314 E. 13th Ave., Denver, CO. $10 adv. & $12 on door.
Sat. 13th: bar Deluxe, 666 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT. $12 adv. & $15 on door.
Sun. 14th: El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave., Seattle, WA. $12 adv. & $15 on door.
Mon. 15th: Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., Portland, OR. $10 adv. & on door.
Tue. 16th: Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market St., San Francisco, CA. $15 adv. & on door.
Wed. 17th: The Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento, CA. $10 adv. & on door.
Thur. 18th: The Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., LA, CA. $12 adv. & $15 on door.
Fri. 19th: The Gypsy Lounge, 23600 Rockfield Blvd., Ste 3A, Lake Forest, CA. $12 adv. & on door.
Sun. 21st: The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA. $15 adv. & on door.
Mon. 22nd: Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AR. $12 adv. & on door.
Wed. 24th: Atomic Cantina, 315 Gold Ave., SW, Alberquerque, NM. Free show.
Thu. 25th: Uncle Paulies, 126 Shadow Mountain Drive, El Paso, TX. $15 adv. & on door.
Fri. 26th: Elysium, 705 Red River, Austin, TX. $11 adv. & $14 on door.
Sat. 27th: Keystones, 3408 28th St., Metarie, LA. $7 adv. & on door.
Sun. 28th: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave Sth, Birmingham, AL. $7 adv. & on door.
Mon. 29th; The Atlanta Room at Smith's Olde Bar, 1574 1/2 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta, GA. $10 adv. & $12 on door.

Oct:
Thur. 2nd: The Brighton Bar, 121 Brighton Ave., Long Branch, NJ. $10 adv. & on door.
Fri. 24th: Lisbon Tuatara
Sat. 25th: Barcelona Luz De Gas
Sun. 26th: Vigo Sala A
Mon. 27th: Madrid Sala Live
Tues. 28th: Berlin K17
Weds. 29th: Leipzig Conne Island
Fri. 31st: Sheffield Academy 2

Nov:
Sat. 1st: Whitby Goth Festival
Wed. 5th: Logo, Hamburg
Thur. 6th: P60, Amstelveen, Netherland
Fri. 7th: Nachtleben, Frankfurt
Sat. 8th: Matrix, Bochum
Tues. 11th: Cafe Atlantik, Freiburg
Thur. 13th: Le Klub, Paris
Fri.14th: Milan Casa 139
Sat. 15th: Rome (venue tbc)
Mon.17th: Viper Room, Vienna
Tues. 18th: Budapest (venue tbc)

2009
Jan:
Thur. 29th: TBC

Fri. 30th: Birmingham Town Hall

Sat. 31st: London Islingtom Academy 2

9 May 2008

Mission collaborate on new Dead Guitars album..

Wayne, Mark and Rich have all made contributions to the new forthcoming Dead Guitars album 'Flags', due in stores February 2009. Here's what the DG guys had to say:

"We are all thoroughly thrilled by the kindness and support "THE MISSION" lads have lent us by their cooperation on 3 of the songs. To start off with the one and only WAYNE HUSSEY  sings (as only he can) with CARLO on "Isolation". MARK GEMINI THWAITE lends his wonderfully unique guitar riffs and solos to "Pristine". And RICHIE VERNON  lays down a gorgeous bass tapestry on "Blue":..............Thank you guys, we are immencely chuffed.....Anyway more details on that later.

The FLAGS album will be available exclusively at our next gig in Moenchengladbach-Galerie Cafe'  Germany on the 17th October 08, so get there if you can. More gigs to be announced."   Pete (Dead Guitars)

for more info check out the DG Myspace page at www.myspace.com/deadguitars

Mark Gemini Thwaite has also completed a remix of 'Slave' by LA based electronic band REGENERATOR under his Metalmorphosis alter ego.  You can hear the bands original version on their myspace at www.myspace.com/regenerator and hear MGT's re-recorded rock mix on the Metalmorphosis remix page at www.myspace.com/metalm0rph0sis.  For more info visit Marks website at www.markthwaite.com.

9 April 2008

ANOTHER WH DATE IN THE UK

Wayne has added another date to his solo tour:

31 October : Carling Academy 2 Sheffield37-43 Arundel GateSheffield S1 2PNTel: 0114 253 7777

8 2008

BBC COMPILATION COMP RESULTS

Thank you to all of you who entered The Mission BBC Recordings Competition. The Answer was of Course: JANICE LONG: and the lucky winners who were drawn at random are:

1.       Michael Steidinger
2.       Matt Claridge
3.       Steve Knight
4.       Lynne Cox
5.       Jean-Paul MonseuIf

The lucky winners can send postal address’s to george@empspace.com  for the signed copies to be sent to, then I will post them ASAP..  well done!  George.

8 2008

MGT TO JOIN HUSSEY IN LA & OTHER CONFIRMED SHOWS

Mark Gemini Thwaite will be joining Wayne Hussey on stage for a few songs at both of Wayne's upcoming solo shows in LA & Lake Forest. This will be the first time that Mark and Wayne have even been on the same continent let alone the same stage since the last Mission show at Shepherds Bush back on March 1st earlier this year. 

Also, Wayne Hussey has confirmed more shows for his autumn European tour. The newly confirmed shows are Madrid Ritmo Y Compas on Mon. 27th Oct, Sheffield Academy 2 on Fri. 31st Oct (Halloween, as if you didn't know), Hamburg Logo  on Fri. 7th Nov., and shows in Milan on Fri. 14th, Rome for Sat. 15th, Venice on Sun. 16th (venue's tbc), Viper Room, Vienna on Mon. 17th with the final show of the tour being in Budapest (venue tbc) on Tues. 18th. And early next year Wayne will be appearing in the UK on Thur. 29th January (venue tbc), Birmingham Town Hall (as part of Miles Hunt's 'Shared') on Fri. 30th, and London Islington Academy 2 on Sat. 31st. Below are all the dates in full.

Sept:

 

Wed. 3rd: The Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St., NYC. $15 Adv. $17 on Door.
Thu. 4th: T.T. Bears, 10 Brookline St., Boston, MA. $10 adv. & on door.
Sat. 6th: Bernies Distillery, 1896 N. High St., Columbus, OH. $10 adv. & on door.
Mon. 8th: The Pike Room, 1 Sth. Saginaw, Pontiac, MI. $12 adv. & on door.
Tue. 9th: Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport, Chicago, IL. $15 adv. & on door.
Wed. 10th: The 400 Bar, 400 Cedar Ave. Sth., Minnieapolis, MN. $10 adv. & on door.
Fri. 12th: Bender's Tavern, 314 E. 13th Ave., Denver, CO. $10 adv. & $12 on door.
Sat. 13th: bar Deluxe, 666 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT. $12 adv. & $15 on door.
Sun. 14th: El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave., Seattle, WA. $12 adv. & $15 on door.
Mon. 15th: Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., Portland, OR. $10 adv. & on door.
Tue. 16th: Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market St., San Francisco, CA. $15 adv. & on door.
Wed. 17th: The Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento, CA. $10 adv. & on door.
Thur. 18th: The Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., LA, CA. $12 adv. & $15 on door.
Fri. 19th: The Gypsy Lounge, 23600 Rockfield Blvd., Ste 3A, Lake Forest, CA. $12 adv. & on door.
Sun. 21st: The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA. $15 adv. & on door.
Mon. 22nd: Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AR. $12 adv. & on door.
Wed. 24th: Atomic Cantina, 315 Gold Ave., SW, Alberquerque, NM. Free show.
Thu. 25th: Uncle Paulies, 126 Shadow Mountain Drive, El Paso, TX. $15 adv. & on door.
Fri. 26th: Elysium, 705 Red River, Austin, TX. $11 adv. & $14 on door.
Sat. 27th: Keystones, 3408 28th St., Metarie, LA. $7 adv. & on door.
Sun. 28th: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave Sth, Birmingham, AL. $7 adv. & on door.
Mon. 29th; The Atlanta Room at Smith's Olde Bar, 1574 1/2 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta, GA. $10 adv. & $12 on door.

Oct:

Thur. 2nd: The Brighton Bar, 121 Brighton Ave., Long Branch, NJ. $10 adv. & on door.

Fri. 24th: Lisbon Tuatara

Sat. 25th: Barcelona Luz De Gas
Sun. 26th: Vigo Sala A

Mo. 27th: Madrid Ritmo Y Compas 

Tues. 28th: Berlin K17
Weds. 29th: Leipzig Conne Island Nov:

Fri. 31st: Sheffield Academy 2
Sat. 1st: Whitby Goth Festival
Thur. 6th: P60, Amstelveen, Netherland

Fri. 7th: Logo, Hamburg
Sat. 8th: Matrix, Bochum
Thur. 13th: Le Klub, Paris

Fri. 14th: Milan (venue tbc)

Sat. 15th: Rome (venue tbc)

Sun. 16th: Venice (venue tbc)

Mon. 17th: Viper Room, Vienna

Tues. 18th: Budapest (venue tbc) 

 

2009

 

Jan:

 

Thur. 29th: UK tbc

Fri. 30th: Birmingham Town Hall

Sat. 31st: London Islingtom Academy 2

 

8 2008

ROCK & ROOTS FESTIVAL CANCELLED...AGAIN!

And the saga goes on and on.....We have just heard that the ROCK & ROOTS FESTIVAL has once again been cancelled and it looks like it´s for good this time. We received the email message below from the organisers this morning. It looks like an official announcement maybe from their website. Anyway, on behalf of Wayne Hussey we´d like to apologise for any inconvenience caused and to those that bought tickets we wish you all the luck in the world claiming your refunds from the organisers.  Wayne´s warm-up shows in Bradford On Avon on Friday and Bristol on Saturday will still go ahead as planned.

"We have tried relentlessly to get this cancelled gig at Much Marcle rescheduled with the help of Chepstow Racecourse at their site,

 but the sheer amount of ticket refunds requested over the past 3 days, together with the loss of  2 bands,

 Marillion being one of them and an essential drawer, has made this  an impossible task.

Please accept our sincere apologies  and appreciation to those who have written  in with support and the loyal music lovers willing

to still come and move to Chepstow for the event. The disruption is unimaginable !

The up front infrastructure and future band payments now far exceed any over draft and loans we have committed to, it has become  financial suicide.

The ROCKnROOTS FESTIVAL 23 24 25^TH AUGUST 2008  cannot go ahead

We now look to addressing the licensing issue  we will try to set a precedence through our legal team and ensure this legal farce from last week in Hereford

 cannot happen to any other event organiser.  

8 2008

ROCK & ROOTS FESTIVAL BACK ON! SITE MOVED!

We have just been informed that the Rock & Roots Festival that Wayne Hussey is appearing at on Sunday 24th August in now back on but the festival site has moved from Much Marcle to Chepstow Racecourse. The news item below was posted on the Rock & Roots Festival website earlier today. 

"We have had to move The legends of ROCKnROOTS festival
August Bank Holiday Weekend,….
We have an alternative venue / site
The CHEPSTOW RACECOURSE on the Welsh borders at the bottom of the WYE valley from
the original Herefordshire site.
It is a regular and popular festival site..
A green field site with great parking and access and of course an added bonus to
the bank holiday Monday with a race meeting !!!
So we are all systems go for the bank holiday as planned, Friday get in with campers
and caravans etc and an evening of music in one of the tents.
Please note Chepstow is on the major London – Swansea train line.
We will also have a coach service on for Ledbury / Much Marcle / Ross On Wye
areas on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
And from potential customers – will you come ??? We will lose one of the marquees,
but the headline and the majority of artists will be appearing
on 2 stages instead of 3.
We are taking legal action with regard to this diabolical decision by Hereford
council, that has no moral or commonsense values , in
fact just the opposite as many small business people will be hurt and some crippled
with this. We are !
All Tickets for Much Marcle are VALID for this event
We need to know from our existing ticket holders if they CANNOT or don’t want to
make it. So please write back asap.
thank you
Festival team
The Festival entrance can be found on the A466, mid-way between the Racecourse main
entrance and the village of St. Arvans, approximately one mile from Chepstow town
centre. The site is huge, totally flat, is entirely within the secure walls of the
Racecourse grounds and has designated site access roads.
What’s more, it is built on limestone rock and drains extremely quickly. (Even
during the weather excesses of 2007 the site remained dry.) The site is set in the
fabulous scenery of the Wye Valley, yet is well above river/sea level.

How to Get there
By Road
The Racecourse is on the A466 Chepstow to Monmouth road, not far from the Severn
Bridge. From the M4 East (Junction 21) or M4 West (Junction 23), take the M48 and
exit at Junction 2 (Chepstow).

By Bus
6 minute journey from Chepstow Bus Station
69 Bus Service to Monmouth "

8 2008

ROCK & ROOTS FESTIVAL CANCELLED

We have just heard that the Rock & Roots Festival that Wayne Hussey was scheduled to appear at for the weekend of Aug. 22nd-24th has been canceled until further notice. We have no further news at this time about ticket refunds etc but when we do hear anything we will let you know. You can also follow the news updates at http://www.rocknroots.co.uk/

We apologise on behalf of Wayne for any inconvenience this may cause.

However, Wayne's two scheduled warm-up shows in Bradford On Avon on Friday 22nd and  Bristol on Saturday 23rd will still go ahead as planned.

8 December 2008

COMPETITION NEWS

We are giving away five sets of the new BBC recordings. All you have to do is answer this question: "Who's BBC radio 1 show did The Mission record their first ever session for?"

All names will be put into a hat and the first five drawn will win!! Rules: one entry only: Competition ends 31st August 2008: Winners will be notified on MWIS. So to get your entry in, email George@empspace.com with the subject "BBC Recording Competition"

We can also announce the winners of the DVD competition who wrote their lasting thoughts on the band:  They are: Keith Penfold, Spooks, Marcelo Simonetti, Alex (from Italy), Helen Jayne,  Ramone Tuvalu, Dave and Glynis, good time.”The Final Chapter Robin Jacobs, TOM GUATELLI, Michel Frances Boffé. For you lucky winners, you can get in touch with George@empspace.com with your address details, then copies of the new DVD will be in the post on release in November..

7 2008

MORE CONFIRMED HUSSEY SHOWS
Wayne Hussey & Miles Hunt have confirmed even more shows for their upcoming tour of the USA. And in addition to the already announced appearance at the Whitby Goth Weekend Wayne will also be playing solo shows throughout mainland Europe in Oct & November. For the European shows Wayne will be joined on-stage by cellist Dave Wesling. More shows will be added so watch this space over the coming few weeks. All the confirmed shows so far: Aug: Fri. 22nd: The Black Cat Rooms, Bradford on Avon. Sat.23rd: The Thunderbolt, The Olde Turnpike, 124 Bath Road, Totterdown, Bristol. Sun. 24th: Rock & Roots Festival, Much Marcle, Nr. Ross-On-Wye. Sept: Wed. 3rd: The Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St., NYC. $15 Adv. $17 on Door. Thu. 4th: T.T. Bears, 10 Brookline St., Boston, MA. $10 adv. & on door. Sat. 6th: Bernies Distillery, 1896 N. High St., Columbus, OH. $10 adv. & on door. Mon. 8th: The Pike Room, 1 Sth. Saginaw, Pontiac, MI. $12 adv. & on door. Tue. 9th: Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport, Chicago, IL. $15 adv. & on door. Wed. 10th: The 400 Bar, 400 Cedar Ave. Sth., Minnieapolis, MN. $10 adv. & on door. Fri. 12th: Bender's Tavern, 314 E. 13th Ave., Denver, CO. $10 adv. & $12 on door. Sat. 13th: bar Deluxe, 666 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT. $12 adv. & $15 on door. Sun. 14th: El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave., Seattle, WA. $12 adv. & $15 on door. Mon. 15th: Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., Portland, OR. $10 adv. & on door. Tue. 16th: Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market St., San Francisco, CA. $15 adv. & on door. Wed. 17th: The Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento, CA. $10 adv. & on door. Thur. 18th: The Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., LA, CA. $12 adv. & $15 on door. Fri. 19th: The Gypsy Lounge, 23600 Rockfield Blvd., Ste 3A, Lake Forest, CA. $12 adv. & on door. Sun. 21st: The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA. $15 adv. & on door. Mon. 22nd: Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AR. $12 adv. & on door. Wed. 24th: Atomic Cantina, 315 Gold Ave., SW, Alberquerque, NM. Free show. Thu. 25th: Uncle Paulies, 126 Shadow Mountain Drive, El Paso, TX. $15 adv. & on door. Fri. 26th: Elysium, 705 Red River, Austin, TX. $11 adv. & $14 on door. Sat. 27th: Keystones, 3408 28th St., Metarie, LA. $7 adv. & on door. Sun. 28th: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave Sth, Birmingham, AL. $7 adv. & on door. Mon. 29th; The Atlanta Room at Smith's Olde Bar, 1574 1/2 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta, GA. $10 adv. & $12 on door. Oct: Thur. 2nd: The Brighton Bar, 121 Brighton Ave., Long Branch, NJ. $10 adv. & on door. Fri. 24th: Lisbon Tuatara Sat. 25th: Barcelona Luz De Gas Sun. 26th: Vigo Sala A Tues. 28th: Berlin K17 Weds. 29th: Leipzig Conne Island Nov: Sat. 1st: Whitby Goth Festival Thur. 6th: P60, Amstelveen, Netherland Sat. 8th: Matrix, Bochum Thur. 13th: Le Klub, Paris 2009 Jan: Thur. 29th: tbc Fri. 30th: Birmingham Town Hall Sat. 31st: London Islingtom Academy 2

7 2008

MarkGT collaborates with Tricky on new album...

Mission guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite's latest collaborations with seminal UK artist TRICKY can be heard on the brand new studio album 'Knowle West Boy'. Released in Europe this month, this is the eighth studio album by the maverick UK artist, and the third full length album release to include guitars by MGT since he started performing with Tricky back in 1998. A US release is scheduled for September.

Named after Trickys place of birth (Knowle West, an area of Bristol UK, coincidentally also  Wayne Hussey's hometown), the album is a personal rediscovery of sounds and influences. Mixing hip hop, punk, reggae and rock with his own inimitable style, results in a broad yet intense record.For more information on MGT's work with Tricky check out www. markthwaite. com.


For further information and to check out mp3s from the new album check out www. knowlewestboy. com.

7 2008

END OF DVD COMPETITION TOMORROW (22nd July)

As you hopefully know we have been running a competition for Mission fans to get their quotes and memories into the The new Mission DVD booklet, due for release later this year. We received over 200 entries and now have more than enough to choose from, so the competition will close tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd July) at 6pm GMT. If you haven't yet made your entry but wish to do so then you have 24 hours left.
Anyone who wishes to submit a couple of sentences describing their memories, or just saying what the Mission means to you, will be entered into a competition to get theirs included in the DVD.The 10 winners will receive a free copy of the Mission DVD. Please send your 'quotes' to george@empspace.com   and/or make your entry on the forum here on MWIS. Rules: Please mark the email subject line with: Mission competition: please submit a name and country of residence:

Thank you for all your memories, winners will be notified here on MWIS by Mid August. George.

7 2008

In Memoriam : Ashira

For many that knew her, Ashira was a very active participant in the Mission community at large and of course a big Mish fan. The 15th of July 2008 marks a year of her passing and we at MWIS would like to make a point in acknowledging this, as well as the mark she made in this life which carries on today. If you would like to add your tributes, please do so on the forum : http://forum.themissionuk.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4584

 

7 October 2008

WAYNE ADDS VOCAL TO NEW VERSION OF "SEVERINA"

Wayne lends his vocal talents to a new version of 'Severina' by DJ Kastilla. The song is available to hear and download from all the usual outlets and will be 'officially' released by Chrisal Music/Bap Productions on Sept. 5th. 

Wayne says " I was approached via the Mission's Myspace page to see if I'd be interested in singing on a new version of 'Severina' by DJ Kastilla, who is based in Paris.  As we were just about to embark on our last European tour and didn't have any other time I suggested that I record the vocal during the afternoon of our Paris show back in February. So, a studio fairly near the Locomotive was booked and I was picked up from the venue by Kastilla and his long time Mission fan girlfriend, Grace, from the venue and driven to the studio. There, I heard the track for the first time. I firstly re-recorded the intro guitar part (couldn't use the original because of copyright issues) and then I sang the song in two takes, both of which seem to have been used in the final mix. It was fun to do and a pleasure to meet both Kastilla and Grace. I was only at the studio for an hour or so and then left for the venue and the soundcheck. The track is wholly Kastilla's idea and work. I just lent my vocal.

Also, whilst I was recently in Buenos Aires I was approached by Argentinian band, 'Cabezones', to sing on a version of 'Stay With Me' that they were recording. The day after the show I had a day off in BA and a time was arranged for me in the early evening to go to the studio to record the vocal. I went along and again heard the song for the first time there and then and then duly recorded the vocal in 3 tracks. They also got me to sing one of the chorus's in Spanish which was novel and fun for me."

Here  you can watch a short film of Wayne in the studio with 'Cabezones' (courtesy of Rod - thanks): http://www.proyectounder.com/nota.php?id=1273

7 April 2008

MORE US AND UK SHOWS

Two more shows have been confirmed for the Wayne Hussey/Miles Hunt solo tour of the USA in September and one additional UK show:

Sat 23rd August: The Thunderbolt, The Olde Turnpike, 124 Bath Road, Totterdown Bristol BS4 3E, Tel:0117 3738947 - Doors open at 8pm, 10.00 advance ticket price; 13.00 on the door.

Mon. 15th Sept: Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., Portland, OR

Fri. 19th Sept: The Gypsy Lounge, 23600 Rockfield Blvd., Ste 3A, Lake Forest, Orange County, CA.

The tour in full:

Aug:

Fri. 22nd: The Black Cat Rooms, Bradford On Avon (UK)

Sat 23rd : The Thunderbolt, Totterdown, Bristol (UK)

Sun. 24th: Rock N Roots Festival, Ross-On-Wye (UK)

Sept: (with Miles Hunt)
Wed. 3rd: The Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St.,  NYC.  $15 Adv. $17 on Door. 

Thu. 4th: T.T. Bears, 10 Brookline St., Boston, MA. $10 adv. & on door.

Sat. 6th: Bernies Distillery, 1896 N. High St., Columbus, OH. $10 adv. & on door.

Mon. 8th: The Pike Room, 1 Sth. Saginaw, Pontiac, MI. $12 adv. & on door.

Tue. 9th: Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport, Chicago, IL. $15 adv. & on door.

Wed. 10th: The 400 Bar, 400 Cedar Ave. Sth., Minnieapolis, MN. $10 adv. & on door.

Fri. 12th: Bender's Tavern, 314 E. 13th Ave., Denver, CO. $10 adv. & $12 on door.

Sat. 13th: Urban lounge, 241 Sth 500 E., Salt Lake City, UT. $12 adv. & $15 on door.

Sun. 14th: El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave., Seattle, WA. $12 adv. & $15 on door.

Mon. 15th: Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., Portland, OR. $10 adv. & on door.

Tue. 16th: Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market St., San Francisco, CA. $15 adv. & on door.

Wed. 17th: The Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento, CA. $10 adv. & on door.

Thur. 18th: The Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., LA, CA. $12 adv. & $15 on door.

Fri. 19th: The Gypsy Lounge, 23600 Rockfield Blvd., Ste 3A, Lake Forest, CA. $12 adv. & on door.

Sun. 21st: The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA. $15 adv. & on door.

Mon. 22nd: Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AR. $12 adv. & on door.

Wed. 24th: Atomic Cantina, 315 Gold Ave., SW, Alberquerque, NM. Free show.

Thu. 25th: Uncle Paulies, 126 Shadow Mountain Drive, El Paso, TX. $15 adv. & on door.

Fri. 26th: Elysium, 705 Red River, Austin, TX. $11 adv. & $14 on door.

Sat. 27th: Keystones, 3408 28th St., Metarie, LA. $7 adv. & on door.

We are expecting confirmation of further shows in Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC, & Philadelphia, PA, later this week. We'll let you know when we know.

7 January 2008

4th AUGUST RELEASE: THE MISH AT THE BEEB

A 3 CD box set of The Mission live at the BBC will be released on the 4th August. The CDs will cover the live and session recordings made by the band between 1986 and 1990.

A full track listing will become available shortly and you can pre-order from Amazon: 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mission-at-BBC/dp/B001BTLD4Q

6 2008

WAYNE HUSSEY TO DJ IN SAO PAULO & CONFIRMED US SHOWS

 Wayne Hussey will be a guest DJ at Trash/Autobahn Club at Hotel Cambridge, Avenida Nove de Julgo 216, Centro, Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday 8th July. This is an anniversary night and it is an '80's night. 

Also, we have now more info about confirmed shows for the Wayne Hussey / Miles Hunt tour of the US for September (see dates below).  There will be a few more shows added within the next week and we will let you know when they are confirmed. 

Wayne Hussey & Miles Hunt US Tour 2008.  

Sept:
Wed. 3rd: The Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St.,  NYC.  $15 Adv. $17 on Door.
Thu. 4th: T.T. Bears, 10 Brookline St., Boston, MA. $10 adv. & on door.
Sat. 6th: Bernies Distillery, 1896 N. High St., Columbus, OH. $10 adv. & on door.
Mon. 8th: The Pike Room, 1 Sth. Saginaw, Pontiac, MI. $12 adv. & on door.
Tue. 9th: Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport, Chicago, IL. $15 adv. & on door.
Wed. 10th: The 400 Bar, 400 Cedar Ave. Sth., Minnieapolis, MN. $10 adv. & on door.
Fri. 12th: Bender's Tavern, 314 E. 13th Ave., Denver, CO. $10 adv. & $12 on door.
Sat. 13th: Urban lounge, 241 Sth 500 E., Salt Lake City, UT. $12 adv. & $15 on door.
Sun. 14th: El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave., Seattle, WA. $12 adv. & $15 on door.
Tue. 16th: Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market St., San Francisco, CA. $15 adv. & on door.
Wed. 17th: The Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento, CA. $10 adv. & on door.
Thur. 18th: The Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., LA, CA. $12 adv. & $15 on door.
Sun. 21st: The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA. $15 adv. & on door.
Mon. 22nd: Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AR. $12 adv. & on door.
Wed. 24th: Atomic Cantina, 315 Gold Ave., SW, Alberquerque, NM. Free show.
Thu. 25th: Uncle Paulies, 126 Shadow Mountain Drive, El Paso, TX. $15 adv. & on door.
Fri. 26th: Elysium, 705 Red River, Austin, TX. $11 adv. & $14 on door.
Sat. 27th: Keystones, 3408 28th St., Metarie, LA. $7 adv. & on door.

6 2008

BARE NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD

We'd just like to let you know that the Wayne Hussey solo album 'Bare' is now available to download either as a complete album or as individual tracks from the following sites: iTunes USA, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, European Union/UK, & Japan. Also Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, GroupieTunes, Amazon MP3, Lala, & Shockhound.

And we also hope to have the full confirmed US Hussey/Miles Hunt tour for you very shortly. Watch this space! 

6 December 2008

New Solo Show Date confirmed

Another Wayne Hussey solo date has been confirmed :

Friday 22nd August 2008, The Black Cat Rooms, The Riverside Inn, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1DE UK; Doors open at 8pm- Ticket Price: £10 on the door

Anyone wishing to reserve a space can call to go on the paid guest list:  +44 (0) 1225 782281.

This is a warm up show to the Rock N Roots Festival that Wayne is also appearing at (see http://www.rockandroots.co.uk) and is not that far from where God Is A Bullet was recorded.

6 May 2008

THE MISSION DVD COMPETITION

The DVD release of the Mission's final shows at the Shepherds Bush Empire earlier this year is near completion. We thought it would be 'fitting' to include some fan memories of the 4 nights in London in the booklet which accompanies the 4 disc set (three dvd's + one 12 track audio CD). We are going to dedicate a page in the booklet to your memories of the nights. Anyone who wishes to submit a couple of sentences describing their memories, or just saying what the Mission means to you, will be entered into a competition to get theirs published.The 10 winners will receive a free copy of the Mission DVD. Please send your' quotes' to george@empspace.com   and/or make your entry on the forum here on MWIS. Rules: Please mark the email subject line with: Mission competition: please submit a name and country of residence: Winners will be notified on here in the next two months. Good luck!

Also, for those of you in the South America part of the world please note that Wayne Hussey's upcoming solo show in Lima, Peru, has been moved from Wednesday 11th June to the following day, the 12th. The dates in full: 

June 12           Peru             Lima                     Venue: Discoteca Voce

June 13           Chile            Santiago               Venue: Teatro  Oriente

June 14          Argentina      La Plata                Venue: El Teatro

June 15         Argentina       Buenos Aires     Venue: La Trastienda Club

5 2008

MarkGT rejoins Peter Murphy for tour...
Bauhaus vocalist and solo artist Peter Murphy has announced a lengthy US tour this summer, plus festival dates in Europe, reuniting with Mission UK guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, bassist Jeff Schwartoff (PMM/Human Waste Project) and drummer Nick Lucero (ex Queens of the Stone Age/The Flys). MGT previously toured USA and Europe with Peter in 2005 to promote the 'Unshattered' album. Peter is currently working on a new album, including some collaborations with MGT...

PETER MURPHY 'RETROSPECTIVE' USA TOUR 2008:
May 30 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
May 31 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
Jun 02 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Center
Jun 03 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Jun 04 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
Jun 05 – Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues
Jun 06 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Theater
Jun 08 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Jun 09 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
Jun 11 – Denver, CO – Ogden
Jun 15 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
Jun 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
Jun 17 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Jun 18 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Jun 20 – Columbus, OH – Promo-West
Jun 21 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Jun 22 – Buffalo, NY – The Tralf
Jun 23 – Pittsburgh, PA - New Hazlett Theater
Jun 25 – Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues
Jun 26 – New York, NY – Blender Theater @ Gramercy
Jun 27 – New York, NY – Blender Theater @ Gramercy
Jun 28 – Boston, MA – The Roxy
Jun 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
Jun 30 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
Jul 02 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
Jul 03 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Theater
Jul 04 – Jacksonville, FL – Freebird
Jul 05 – Ft.
Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Jul 06 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
Jul 09 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Jul 10 – Houston, TX – Meridian
Jul 11 – Austin, TX – EMOS
Jul 12 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Jul 13 – San Antonio, TX - TBA
Europe:
Jul 17 – Oporto, Portugal – Festival Mares Vives
Jul 19 – Jarocin, Poland – Jarocin Festival

For more info and ticket availability go to:
www. petermurphy. info

5 2008

WHITBY TICKET HOTLINE NUMBER UPDATE
We've just received word from the organisers of Oct/Nov's Whitby Goth Weekenthat the telephone number for tickets has now changed to 01947 602124 - this is the Whitby Tourist Info office.

5 November 2008

SHEPHERDS BUSH DVD

Hi, Hope you're all well. I'm in England at the moment enjoying the lovely summer weather (it's warmer here than it is in Brazil right now) and met up with George Allen (Mission manager) a few days ago and he gave me a copy of the rough edit DVD of the last night we played at Shepherds Bush bak on March 1st. I know George has made mention of it on the forum here at MWIS and I have to totally concur with George and  say that I am over the moon with it. It's a fantastic performance, both by the band and by you, the audience. And it is filmed so well and sounds really great. I am sure you're all gonna be as delighted with it as we are. 

Next weekend George and I are traveling up to Manchester (yeah, I know it hurts to be there the week of the CL final) to go through all the extras and to tighten up the actual film itself ready for summer release. We'll obviously let you know more details of release dates etc when we know but I do believe it is a fitting tribute both the band and our audience. It's pure celebration.

Also, I just wanted to say how much fun I had playing the 3 recent solo shows in Brazil. Thanks to those that came along and made the evenings memorable for me (hello Michel, Andrezza, and Frank). It was interesting to play with Victor on cello and he certainly added a welcome colour/texture. I'm looking forward to the upcoming shows in Argentina, Peru, & Chile also.  Hope to see some of you there.

There are plans afoot for further solo shows around the globe before the years end (you aleady know about the 2 UK festivals) and again as soon as we have more info we'll let you know.

It was interesting to witness the increased activity on the forums here in the aftermath of the Shepherds Bush shows and to welcome back a fair few souls I hadn't heard from for quite a few years (Ramone, Stoke, Jo & Pat, Bradleys, etc).

And lastly, I hope you will all raise a glass in honour of my 50th birthday on the 26th May. I know I will.

Cheers, 

Wayne 

5 October 2008

HUSSEY LIMA VENUE CHANGE

 Wayne Hussey's solo show in Lima, Peru will take place at the Discoteca Voce at 9pm.

4 2008

R.I.P Mel (aka Lucy*Fur

We are saddened to inform you that Mel (aka LucyFur) passed away peacefully this morning. We believe that Mel died in her sleep, had no pain, and just drifted away. She's with the angels now. 

Thanks to any of you who donated to her PayPal fund to help make her last few months slightly easier. If you can contribute even the smallest amount to help her husband in the wake of this, please do. You'll find the banner on our homepage.