REWIND: The Bluetones - 'Cut Some Rug'

Only four years after going their separate ways, 90s indie legends The Bluetones are getting back together for some gigs this September. The news was announced today via the band's Twitter and Facebook accounts, along with a list of tour dates that can be seen HERE. The shows are to mark the much-loved group's 20th anniversary, and will no doubt feature all of the brilliant and massively underrated hit singles that the four-piece delivered over their career. One such piece of magic is this from the 1996 debut album 'Expecting To Fly', and a song that I purchased on cassette single from a Woolworths bargain bin. A bargain indeed. Reaching number 7 in the charts. 'Cut Some Rug' was one of thirteen Top 40 singles that the band enjoyed.

With the band reunited, I hope that frontman Mark Morriss continues with his solo career. His solo album 'A Flash Of Darkness' from last year is a superb piece of work, and is reviewed HERE. Give it a listen!

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Photos of Mark Morriss (Portsmouth, June 2012)

Photos of Mark Morriss, former lead singer with The Bluetones and now brilliant solo artist in his own right. These pictures were taken by me at the Victorious Vintage festival, held at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on the 2nd of June 2012. For a review of the gig (and videos) go HERE.

REWIND: The Bluetones - 'Keep The Home Fires Burning'

Here is one of my favourite songs from the year 2000, which was released as the first single from The Bluetones' third album 'Science And Nature'. I also went to the Virgin Megastore in Bristol the week it came out, where the band were doing a signing session. As well as getting the CD single and a poster signed, I also brought along a promo copy of the next single the band were due to release, much to their surprise. 'Keep The Home Fires Burning' reached number 13 in the UK charts in February 2000. The band played their final gigs in 2011, and frontman Mark Morriss issued his first post-Bluetones solo album earlier this year. It's called 'A Flash Of Darkness' and it's superb. A review can be found HERE. Mark has recently done an interview with the Britpop Revival radio show, where he talks about his time in The Bluetones and his new record. Listen to that HERE.

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