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The Beta Band — Heroes To Zeroes

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By Dan "The Mouth" Lovranski (CHARTattack) May 4, 2004 11:24 am
Despite the obvious comparisons that The Beta Band get to groups like Spiritualized, Tortoise and even Radiohead (since they toured with them in 2001), they also have a connection to British eccentrics of the ‘60s, especially bands like Family or even Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. The Beta Band create some great pop songs — complete with lots of juicy...
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The Chart Time Tunnel: Superchunk

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) August 26, 2009 1:31 pm
This summer's happening event within the tight-knit circle of indie rock has been the 20th anniversary of Merge Records... "the little label that could." A much younger Merge Records was still scoring a decade earlier. Ten years ago this week the label's flagship band Superchunk released their seventh studio album, Come Pick Me Up....
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The Chart Time Tunnel: The Beta Band

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) August 19, 2009 11:45 am
It seems like only a decade ago the hype was swirling around The Beta Band. This '90s version of Pink Floyd had taken the music world by storm swallowing up every rock critic in its wake. The band even entered the general public's consciousness via their inclusion in the film High Fidelity from 2000. Do you remember the scene when John...
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Aliens Sophomore Album Gets Re-Release

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 10, 2009 1:37 pm
The Aliens — the Scottish indie rock band featuring ex-Beta Band members Gordon Anderson, John Maclean and Robin Jones — will re-release their Luna sophomore album in North America on Oct. 20 through Birdman Records. Luna was recorded at an isolated studio in rural Scotland and was originally released in the U.K. last year through the band's own...
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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) January 9, 2009 4:35 pm
Listening to this a few years after the fact, it's pretty clear why nobody actually cares about The Beta Band anymore. See ya.
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Ex-Beta Band Members Are Alienated On New Album

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By CHARTattack Staff May 30, 2007 4:30 pm
Scottish band The Aliens' Astronomy For Dogs debut album, which is already out in the U.K., will receive a North American release via Astralwerks on June 19. The psychedelic-influenced group are comprised of former Beta Band members John Maclean, Robin Jones and Gordon Anderson (who also recorded two albums as Lone Pigeon). They'll release...
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Former Beta Band Singer Disappears Before Release Of Solo Debut

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By CHARTattack Staff May 10, 2006 6:30 pm
Former Beta Band frontman Steve Mason was supposed to launch a tour in Northern Ireland on Friday in support of next week's U.K. release of the debut album from his King Biscuit Time solo project, but the upcoming shows have been cancelled and the Scottish singer can't be found. "Neither his management nor his record company have any idea...
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The Beta Band Go Gentle Into That Good Night

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By David Missio (CHARTattack) August 3, 2004 3:00 pm
Their free form approach to music, complete with experimentation and continually developing innovative live performances, helped them to develop into one of the U.K.'s most influential new bands. With the recent release of Heroes To Zeros, things were only looking up. So, of course, now The Beta Band are calling it quits. The band, made up of...
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Beta Band: Back On Track

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By Darrin Keene (CHARTattack) June 26, 2002 9:30 am
A while back The Beta Band were in Toronto on a second leg of their tour supporting the Hot Shots II album. After gaining music fans worldwide with the nebulous sounds of their first three EPs (later assembled into a popular compilation disc), the band showed they were not afraid to experiment with widely varied sounds on their self-titled debut...
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The Beta Band — Hot Shots II

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) July 17, 2001 2:36 pm
The most memorable moment in the film High Fidelity was the record store scene when the film's protagonist, Rob Gordon pops into the record store's CD player The Beta Band's "Dry The Rain" and the whole store full of customers begin to head-bop to the band's infectious grooves. With that, The Beta Band made cinematic...
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Are The Beta Band Hot Shots?

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) May 10, 2001 1:00 pm
Canadian fans of The Beta Band won't have to wait too much longer than their U.K. counterparts to get their grubby little rock geek elitist hands on the group's sophomore album. Slated for a July 2 release across the pond, Hot Shots II will be released on our fair shores by Virgin Music Canada on July 17. Although the title recalls one of the...
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