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James Are Returning Kings

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) September 24, 2008 12:07 pm
From the moment singer Tim Booth took the stage and howled that distinctive intro to "Born Of Frustration," it was clear James were fully in command on Tuesday night. The reunited Manchester vets were making a return to Toronto after a multi-year absence and were rewarded with an incredibly zealous crowd at the sold-out venue. Rare is...
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Tim Booth of James (photo by Carrie Musgrave)
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James — Hey Ma

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) September 19, 2008 12:28 pm
It's a shame the campus pub popularity of James' "Laid" will forever doom them to a place in barfing-by-the-quad soundtrack Hades next to Spirit Of The West, The Proclaimers and Violent Femmes because the band have always been so much more sophisticated than that. Sure, the oft-repeated line "Hey Ma, the boys in a body bag, coming home in pieces"...
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James Return After Seven Years

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By Zack Vitiello (CHARTattack) July 18, 2008 2:30 pm
James will release their first new album after a seven-year hiatus when Hey Ma arrives in stores on Sept. 16 via Decca Records. James and producer Lee "Muddy" Baker wrote and recorded Hey Ma in a studio complex they built at France's Warzy Chateau. They apparently wrote 120 compositions before choosing the 11 that made it on to the...
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James Reuniting For British Tour And New Album

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) February 1, 2007 5:30 pm
British alternative pop band and authors of pub-perv singalong "Laid," James are getting back together after more than six years of inactivity and will mount a small British tour in April. "As I'm sure you're all aware by now, James is back," bassist Jim Glennie wrote on the band's website about the reformation, which began...
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Kulas Makes New Machines After James

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By Mike Doherty (CHARTattack) April 26, 2002 3:00 pm
There's no question that now is not the brightest time commercially for Brit-pop. Back at the end of 2001, English heroes James, wanting to go out on top, laid their career to rest. They've threatened to return one day in some form, but they'll be without vocalist Tim Booth or, for that matter, Michael Kulas. After five years with James, the...
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Michael Kulas: Life After James

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By Rob Brown (CHARTattack) February 11, 2002 5:30 pm
Colonized anglophiles will want to circle February 21 on their social calendars. Not seven years ago local boy made good Michael Kulas was credited with the distinction of being in a band that had one of the top 20 independent albums of the year. This year the ex-James vocalist/percussionist will try to climb back to the top when he releases...
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James — Pleased To Meet You

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By Matt Mernagh (CHARTattack) July 10, 2001 10:20 am
James’ once grand transformation from gleeful pop act (hear “Sit Down”) to pop experimentalist (hear “Laid”) has almost run its course on Pleased To Meet Me. While those fans that became enraptured in those aforementioned tunes will be disappointed with this disc, longtime James fans should find much to enjoy. While...
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