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"Damaged Dubs"

Sunset Gun (Beat Mix)
Damage Addict (Ambient James Bond Mix)
Grounded (Dub Mix)
Damage Addict (Hammer Magic Dub Mix)
Mad Dialects (Jan 05 Atkins Mix)
Expand (Dub Mix)
Damage Addict (Accelerated Coventry Dub Mix)
Stateless (July 99 Atkins Dub Mix)

The latest Damage Manual release, limited to 250 copies and now available to order (with t-shirt) from Underground, Inc. Martin Atkins had this to say about it on July 15, 2006: "I was trawling through the archives here over the last few months and sandwiched in-between regular mixes etc I found my stress relieving dubs from the Damage Manual sessions. Some of them are awesome, kool drops, great low end and noodling with tape delays, feedback loops, eq sweeps and spring reverb drops........that nice warm fuzzy feeling of cocoon like trance while your favorite re-cogniseable tunes are dismantled and put back together in little bits.............a nice tightrope walk between analog and digital! These are the moments where i just said fuck it, fired up all of my toys and hypnotized myself for a while. I'm pleased I found them! We're just dubbing off 250 so i'll sign and number them and put them together with the supercool new damage shirt for ya!!"

The Damage Manual have contributed a cover of "Memories" to this Public Image Limited tribute released May 31, 2005 by Underground, Inc. Tracklisting:

Hanin Elias "Public Image"
The Winterbrief "Bad Baby"
The Damage Manual "Memories"
Jared Louche "Poptones"
Omegaman vs. Pigface "Religion"
October File "Under The House"
Irmin Schmidt & Kumo (of CAN) "Banging the Door"
Sheep On Drugs "Four Enclosed Walls"
The Countdown "Annalisa"
You Shriek "Ease"
Scars (feat. Greta Brinkman) "Seattle"
Pete Jones "Blue Water"
Vanishing Kids "Death Disco"
Twitch of the Death Nerve "Order of Death"
Chris Haskett "Banging the Door"

The new Damage Manual album "Limited Edition" was released February 22, 2005 by Underground, Inc. It features nine new tracks plus a remix by Irmin Schmidt and Kumo of CAN. The specially packaged edition (see and click above) is limited to 4000 copies and available from Underground, Inc. since February 8. "I Am War Again" is available at Underground Inc. for free download. Tracklisting:

Revenge Fiction
No Act of Grace
I Am War Again
Mad Dialect
Laugh Track
South Pole Fighters
Quiet Life
Driven Menace
Limited Edition
Expand (Remix by CAN)

A free Martin Atkins remix of "Damage Addict" entitled "Damage Dub" is available at Underground Inc. here ...

Martin Atkins is working on a book about his life and work. A survey is available at Underground Inc. here ...

The EP and album re-packaged as a 2xCD set in a slip case. Released July 29, 2003 by Underground Inc.

A 2xCD set of remixes of tracks from the debut EP and album. Released August 3, 2004 by Underground Inc.

By Martin Atkins- Artist, Label Owner, Entrepreneur, and Educator

With contributions from over 100 of the top experts and industry professionals on: mistakes to avoid, myths about touring, sex, drugs, software, marketing, better sound, opening bands, sponsorships, immigration, real stories, booking yourself, 61 proven strategies for a better show, and a combined 500 years of experience that will make a difference to your band tomorrow.

That’s right – Hundreds of years of experience, triumphs and catastrophes crammed into over 550 pages from: Recognized educators, managers, crew, journalists, venues, publicists, musicians, merchandisers, tour managers, accountants, immigration attorneys, bus companies, sponsors, Al Gore's national campaign scheduler, radio personalities, sex advisors, artists and professionals who are out there doing it, and more.

Including a stunning array of luminaries and lunatics from the real world of touring:

Henry Rollins, Cynthia Plastercaster, Zim Zum, Kevin Lyman, Steve Blush, Chris Connelly, Curse Mackey, Jason Pettigrew, Chris Payne, Jeff McClusky, Nixon Suicide, and The Enigma from in and around such revered institutions as: Time Out Chicago, University of Southern California, Alternative Press, House of Blues, Jam Productions, Adrenaline PR, Q101, CMJ, Lollapalooza, Columbia College Chicago, PETA, Senator’s Coaches, The SuicideGirls, Jagermeister, Revolver Magazine, Woodstock Tattoo and Body Arts Festival, The Metro Chicago, Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, Presonus Audio, DSG Accounting, Plastichead Distribution, SmokingGun.com, the Vans Warped Tour, and more

This book is a distillation of Martin Atkins' 30+ years in the business, from backing strippers at the age of 11 on a Sunday afternoon at Newcastle Labour Club to appearing on ABC’s American Bandstand and BBC TV’s live Old Grey Whistle Test to touring the world with Public Image Ltd, Killing Joke, a spell contributing to Nine Inch Nails and Ministry . Atkins formed the bands Pigface, Murder Inc, The Damage Manual, and Brian Brain. He is the owner of Invisible Records and The Mattress Factory Recording Studio. In addition, he teaches The Business of Touring at Colombia College Chicago, conducts his own seminars, guest lectures on many topics around the world, and is a weekly columnist for the SuicideGirls. Atkins married Katrina in 1996 to and is the proud father of their three boys, Ian, Harrison, and Sidney.

Not to mention chapters on:
Planning, Routing, Marketing, Booking Yourself, Promoters, How to Be a Better Opening Band, Why Tour?, Press and Publicists, Radio, Sponsorships, Merchandising, Revenue Streams, Using the Web, Creating Your Own Event, Building Blocks, 42 Strategies for a More Successful Show, Excel Basics, Agents, Buy-Ons, Management, Guest Lists, Crew/Production, How to Get a Better Sound, Scenery, Sex, Drugs, Personalities, Software That's as Hard as Nails, Accounting, Settlement, Contracts, Transportation, Health Tips, The Future of Touring, Stories from the Front Line, Good Advice from Baaad People, Being a Grrrl on the Road, Case Studies, China, and even more.

For more info, please visit the Tour:Smart website.

“The Religion of Marketing” is a gallery retrospective put together by Martin Atkins.

Atkins has moved into the world of publishing with a new column for Suicide Girls, and his book Tour:Smart, hits the shelves this Spring. When not teaching at Columbia College Chicago, Atkins guest lectures throughout the world, most recently taking a trip to China where he signed and recorded several bands, filmed a documentary, and created a traditional instrument and scratch DJ hybrid that has already been featured on NPR.

It seems a fitting time to assemble some of his more visual work for a retrospective through his gallery exhibit, “The Religion of Marketing.”

His first gallery show “The Religion of Marketing” is very closely tied to his musical output and ranges from the massive to the minutia - the Mickey Mouse watch he used to generate some of the sounds on Public Image Ltd.’s Flowers of Romance album, and his 1980 diary with the matter-of-factly documented appearance on American Bandstand. The 15 foot high dollar bill backdrops from Killing Joke’s 1989 tour, “Money Is Not Our God,” underpin the memorabilia side and sign post the way forward to larger pieces using repetition of multiple images.

The next several years see him bouncing from small sculptures dealing with addiction to religious iconography. The pieces get larger, less smelly, and easier to cut up as time goes by. The Eye piece is 20 feet high and weirdly also available as limited edition print on perforated blotter acid sheets. A small 12” x 16” sculpture, created during his first weeks sober became part of an extensive work documented in the booklet for Pigface’s 1994 album, Notes from thee Underground. This work, in turn, spawned a stage set covered in dot-screened Newcastle Brown Ale bottle caps in front of which Pigface performed with special guest Danny Carey from TOOL.

Throw into this some pieces designed for Test Department’s only North America tour, a collection of hand screened Sheep on Drugs posters, a limited edition red vinyl 7” of music from China wrapped in posters from the Cultural Revolution and you almost forget this guy has a collection of post-punk photographs worthy of a show in their own right. (and yes, some of those will be shown too!)

The gallery affords the luxury of showing the 12 foot tall pieces in their entirety. Some of this is not for sale, some of it is, the entrepreneurial spirit behind everything Martin has done provides 24” x 17” easy to carry portions of these works to take home – “memorabilia for the masses.”

Several events are already planned. The gallery will play host to two evenings dedicated to presentations on the China music scene, as well as the launch party for Martin’s book, Tour:Smart. Some limited seating/sign up events are also planned where, having opened up some of his visual archives, Martin will be around to chat and open up some pieces of his brain. Check the gallery schedule for special events.

This amalgam of art and memorabilia will be available for viewing with a launch party on May 11^th at 1915 S. Halsted and also by appointment outside of gallery hours. Presented by the Chicago Arts District.

Various parties and workshops are planned. For more details on what is sure to be an interesting experience keep your eye on this page or www.undergroundinc.com.

The new album "Forgiveness & Exile" was recorded over a weekend in late September and mixed in November of 2007. It will be released in the spring of 2008 by Jnana Durtro. The album features the same band and producers as the previous album, "The Episodes", plus guests David Tibet (Current 93), Shirley Manson (Garbage), David Miller (Finitribe) and actress Torri Higginson.

Connelly posted to the Converse With Chris board on July 15, 2006: "A lot has been happening in my little world, the biggest news is that Shayna and I are having a baby, October 10th is the due date, and it's a boy, needless to say, I am thrilled and will be devoting my time to the wee one, that's not to say there won't be any new music forthcoming, there probably won't be any tours, and not so many local appearances, but definitely some."

Mirror Lips
The Son of Empty Sam
Every Ghost Has An Orchestra
Henry vs Miller
Soul Boys/Hard Legends
The Son of Empty Sequel
Empty Coda

The new solo album released April, 2007 (in stores June 5, 2007) and currently available from Durtro (UK/Europe) and Jnana Records (North America). The album, produced by Tim Kinsella and Ben Vida (also of Everyoned), features an 8-piece band with about 15 other contributors and was recorded at Clava Studios in Chicago and outside on location at Lake Wandawega, Wisconsin ...

Released July 4, 2006 by Underground, Inc. A 6xCD box set of the following albums: "Initials C.C.", "Night Of Your Life", "Private Education", "Lounge Ax, Bottle, and Elsewhere", "The Ultimate Seaside Companion" and "Blonde Exodus". If you order from Underground Inc. "Lounge" comes signed and the set contains a poster with lyrics ...

Fire & Wine
Jubbergait Nurse
Harbour Days
Island Head
Saliva Beach
Cartwheel Proposal
Nobody's Scared
My East Is Your West
The Early Nighters
No More Changing of the Guard
Model Murmur
Bordell Geist

Available now via Chris (or Underground, Inc.) is the new CD (not CD-R) collection of previously unreleased live, studio and demo tracks. Send a check or money order for $12 (made payable to Chris Connelly, same domestically or internationally) to:

Chris Connelly (live CD)
c/o Reckless Records
1532 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622-6672

Here's what Chris had to say about it:

"I have some more info on "Initials CC volume 2"-right now I am about halfway done mixing the material with my friend Dave Collins engineering/producing-it's a collection of 14 tracks from 94 to 2001, none of which has been available before anywhere-there are live selections sourced from three different live shows from 96/98 -one show with THE BELLS-there are 2 demos from Shipwreck with the shipwreck band, some demos for PRIVATE EDUCATION and some for NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE -4 songs that have never been re recorded anywhere-best of all might be the demo for "The early nighters" which I found by accident recently, it's very eerie...oh, and there is a cover version of a folk song called "fire & wine". I can't say exactly when it's going to be available, but probably November, and it's not going to be in the stores, just from here and gigs, it will not be a cDR, it's a real silver cD, with a pretty picture. I was really excited when we were working on it the other day, it's almost like a missing link record, more cohesive because it covers a shorter period, and, thanks to Dave's skills in the studio, it sounds really good...."

Chris Connelly.com added various demo and live audio and video tracks for free download. Visit the "Converse with Chris" message board for futher info ...

This Is Life (w/William Faith)
Found (w/Alan Sparhawk)
To Forget (w/Iva Davies)
Reason to Live (w/Joseph Budenholzer)
Redeemer (Lion)
Woman's Dreams (w/Paz Lenchantin, Monica Richards)
Into Feral (w/Blixa Bargeld, Nic LeBan)
Feral Blixa (w/Blixa Bargeld)
Feral (w/William Faith, Paz Lenchantin, Steve Von Till)
Your Virgin Martyr (w/Nic LeBan)

This Is Life, Meridien (w/Percy Howard)
Angel David (w/David J.)
Dark Strong Sauce (w/Mika Vainio)
Bass Force/Angel Jim [Low Rider Mix] (w/William Faith, Kris Force, Paz Lenchantin)
Torn Kiss (w/David Torn)
Penance (w/James Izzo)
Subtraction (w/Chris Connelly)
Jarboe Feral (Durga)
When the Sun Rises (w/Diana Obscura)
Edward Life (w/Edward Ka-Spel)

Available now via Jarboe. Connelly contributes on "Subtraction". "Six years in the making, Jarboe’s THE MEN ALBUM project is finally revealed via a twenty track double-CD, showcasing the impressive range of her interests & artistry. THE MEN ALBUM brings together an eclectic global roster of artists from diverse musical backgrounds- whose only commonality, for the most part, is Jarboe herself. Beyond the music, THE MEN ALBUM examines the dreams of a woman- and the exploration therein of her identity as seen through the “masculine gaze”."

Too Long In My Mind
Don't Landslide Away From Me
Night Of Your Life
Stella (Stand Up and Take Your Man)
Glass Rose
Nicola 6
Roullettescape
Respond To Beauty
Cartwheel Proposal
Stevie Smith

Connelly's latest solo album was released May 11, 2004 by Underground, Inc. Connelly recorded the album in Los Angeles in August of 2003 with longtime collaborator, best friend and producer Chris Bruce (Seal) and keyboardist Jamie Muhoberac (Seal, Tricky, Bob Dylan, etc.).

Glass Shall Wake
Knife Audition
Friends of Mine
First to Know
Curtains
Dancer's Legs
Low End Flight
You Wear It Like Smoke (real audio at Brilliante's site)

Connelly's latest collaborative effort is the band Everyoned with other Chicago locals Brent Gutzeit (TV Pow) on bass, Ben Vida on gutar and vocals and Liz Payne on percussion, viola and vocals (both of Town and Country) and Tim Kinsella on guitar and vocals (Joan of Arc). Their self-titled debut was released February 10, 2004 by Chicago's Brilliante Records. Connelly says of the project "it's unlike anything I have ever done, very melodic and focusing on extremely complex structures that perhaps appear like antistructures, I would hold this up against 'Largo' in certain respects, with emphasis on guitars rather than piano..."

Miscellaneous: Connelly opened for VooDou in February and toured with Pigface March-April of 2003. Chris Connelly.com may in the future release a 2 CD DAT soundboard recording culled from the Phenobarb Bambalam tour of 1992. The full set is present, including songs from "Whiplash Boychild" and "Phenobarb Bambablam" and covers of John Cale's "Chicken Shit", Alice Cooper's "Desperado" and Neil Young's "Fuckin' Up". The band included Martin Atkins on drums. The latest Pigface album "Difficult Listening For Easy Fuckheads" features 2 tracks with vocals by Connelly. And according to the Shock of Point 6 site, Connelly will appear on Hammer Head Housewife's "NuAge Depression", a new project by Groovie Mann of The Thrill Kill Kult. Visit the "Converse with Chris" message board at Chrisconnelly.com for further updates and information ...

Chris Connelly "Initials C.C. - Outtakes, Rarities & Personal Favorites Volume One: 1982-2002"

Fini Tribe "Detistimony"
Murder Inc. "Mania"
Revolting Cocks "At the Top"
Revolting Cocks "Stick"
Pigface "I Can Do No Wrong"
Revolting Cocks "Stainless Steel Providers" (live version)
PTP "Rubber Glove Seduction"
Fini Tribe "All Fours"
The Damage Manual "Ignore The Noise"
Chris Connelly / Chris Bruce "My East Is Your West"
Chris Connelly / Bill Rieflin "To Play A Slow Game"
Bill Rieflin / Chris Connelly "The Call Girls"
Chris Connelly "A Mutual Friend"

F/i "2000 Light Years From Home"
Fini Tribe "Paperself"
Fini Tribe "Me And My Shadow"
Chris Connelly "Confessions Of The Highest Bidder" (original demo)
Chris Connelly / Bill Rieflin "No Man's Land"
Chris Connelly / William Tucker "What's Left But Solid Gold" (acoustic version)
Chris Connelly & The Bells "The Long Weekend"
Chris Connelly / Chris Bruce "Twilight Shiner"
Bill Rieflin / Chris Connelly "Partick Roullette"
Chris Connelly "About The Beauty Of Laura"
Chris Connelly / Bill Rieflin "The Fortune" (demo)
Chris Connelly / Andy McGregor "Niddrie Street Tape Loop Experiment"

A 2 CD career retrospective, "Initials C.C. - Outtakes, Rarities & Personal Favorites Volume One: 1982-2002" was released November 26, 2002 by Invisible Records. It features unreleased music from The Revolting Cocks, The Damage Manual, Murder Inc., Pigface, Fini Tribe and solo work.

Harbour Days
Samaratin
You Versus Miracle
About the Beauty of Laura
Fortune Strikes Again
Lipstick in Labyrinth Park
No One Is Scared
The Last Hit Man in Heaven

Out now via Invisible Records. A truly solo album, pretty much just Chris on vocals and guitar.

Jah Wobble is currently working on an autobiography and the new musical project "Chinese Dub".

To be released (CD & digital download) March 19, 2007 (UK) by Trojan Records. A new solo album. The single "Sweetest Feeling" will be released on March 5th on digital format only. An exclusive dub of “Sweetest Feeling" will be available for free download via iTunes with the purchase of the single ...

When I Look Up At the Sky
On the Right Road
On the Right Road dub
Reggae Parts the Sea
Mumbai Blues dub
I Know You're Here
It All Fades Away
Ocean of Hills
Gardens of Suburbia
Beyond Higher Poymton
I Want
The Decline of the Music Industry
Beyond Thought
Alpha One Three
From Silvertown
To Heathrow Cargo, a Parcel
Voice in the Wilderness
The Wheel of Life
Looking Up at the Sky Again
Parts the Sea dub

Viking Funeral
Universal Dub
Samsara
Kojak Dub
Mu
Buddha of Compassion
New Mexico Dub
Love Comes/Love Goes
Softwear
Into the Light

Released September 12, 2005 (UK) and January 10, 2006 by Trojan Records. See the "Mu" web site for more information and the "Samsara" video. More links: 9/9/05 Independent Online article/interview, 7/15/05 Billboard article/interview

Released October, 2004 by 30 Hertz Records (previously available at emusic). Recorded in Belgium on the 2003 "Ode to Joy" tour.

Released August 23, 2004 by Trojan Records / Sanctuary Records. "A stunning 3-disc CD anthology documenting the 26-year strong career of one of music's most unique bass guitarists and singer/songwriters, Jah Wobble. This definitive 3-disc set documents Wobble's two year stint with the pioneering experimental rock band, Public Image (1978-80) and includes three digitally remastered PiL classics Public Image, Poptones and Death Disco." For more info and full track listings see the press release.

Ony Kutib (Wait for the Moon)
Etishganlar Raksy (Dance for Happy People)
Bilmadim (I Don't Know)
Donna
Ketmagyl (Don't Go Away)
Kiss Me
Druge (Friend)
Sugur (Thank God)
Oasis
Orol Dengyz Usmanova (Orol Sea)
Lola (Flower)
Ketmagyl Dub
Bilmadim Dub
Kiss Me Remix - (By Bill Laswell)
Kiss Me Remix 2 - (By Philippe Verga)

Out now via 30 Hertz Records. Yulduz Usmanova is a Central Asian vocalist whose songs are based on Usbekian folk songs. Music mostly by Jah Wobble who also mixes and produces the album. More info here.

Currently available for download here from EMusic and out now via 30 Hertz Records (U.S. release date July 27, 2004 via Azra Records). The CD version from 30 Hertz has 1 track removed and 3 added. The album features BJ Cole (pedal steel), Clive Bell (flutes, pipes), Zi-Lan Liao, Ku Cheng and Jean Pierre Rasale (pipes), Harry Becket (trumpet) and Chris Cookson (guitars). "World fusion for the 21st century". More info here.

Cannily Cannily
Banks Of The Sweet Primrose
Unquite Grave
Blacksmith
Blacksmith Dub
Strange Duet
They Came With A Swagger
Press Ganged
Sovay
Bykerhill
Trance Of The Willow
12 English Reprise

Club Scene
Club Scene Dub
Calm within the Storm
Calm within the Storm 2
Lam Saravane
Fight Scene
Lovers' Theme
Lam Tang Way Dub
The Courtship
Lam Siphandone

The original soundtrack for the French film "Fureur" ("Fury") with 7 new tracks and 3 tracks from the Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart "Molam Dub" album. Out now via 30 Hertz Records. More info here.

Five Beats Part I
Five Beats Part II
Just Me & Phil
6 Beats
Jeck, Drums, 2 Basses
Singing

Geordie Walker is working on a solo album and Ben from Killing Joke will appear on the album. Geordie's MySpace has demo tracks available for listening ...

"United Underground '05" tour with Pigface, Sheep On Drugs, etc, April-May 2005

The Damage Manual will not be part of the "The Free For All! Tour" after all. Chris Connelly posted the following to the Converse With Chris messageboard on 3/1: "I am very disappointed to announce that because of my own health problems, the Damage Manual will not be able to tour-I am going to be fine, and I don't feel like going into it, but I can't leave to go on tour right now or for the foreseeable future. However, don't let that stop you, the tour will be highly entertaining without me, and I am very proud of my contribution to the new album, I think that stands on it's own amid it's regal blackness...."

The tour will feature Pigface, Sheep On Drugs, Nocturne, The Countdown and Th'Enigma. Dates so far:

1 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Velvet Room
3 - Seattle, WA - Fenix
4 - Portland, OR - Dante's
5 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
6 - San Jose, CA - The Blank Club
7 - San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick
8 - Hollywood, CA - Key Club
9 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
10 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad (put tickets on hold here)
11 - San Antonio, TX - Sanctuary
12 - Dallas, TX - Curtain Club
13 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
14 - Springfield, MO - The Rockwell
15 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater
16 - Winston Salem, NC - Ziggy's
17 - New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (on sale now at Ticketmaster)
18 - Boston, MA - Manray
19 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
20 - Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity
21 - Columbus, OH - Promowest Pavilion
22 - Chicago, IL - The Abbey (2 shows)

The summer 2004 tour was cancelled save for the 6/11 Chicago show at the Bottom Lounge. The setlist: Sunset Gun / Blame and Demand / Damage Addict / Peepshow Ghosts / Expand / Age of the Urges / Leave the Ground / Top Ten / King Mob / <encore> Broadcasting / Stateless

Chris Connelly - vocals
Krztoff (Bile) - guitar
Greta Brinkman (Moby, L7) - bass
Seibold (Hate Dept) - keyboards & guitar
Martin Atkins - drums

May 14, 2004 - We regret to announce that all of the dates other than the June 11th Chicago show for The Damage Manual have been cancelled. Words from Martin Atkins:

Usually, I'd refrain from going into much personal detail about all of this - but the Damage Manual has become very important to myself & mine and Chris's new band mates alike - and, having had problems in the past with visas etc causing cancellation of the very first tour, I thought it best to let you know exactly what is going on - I hope the Damage Manual has become important to you too. I am currently in the UK where my dad has had a fairly serious stroke, whilst traveling backwards and forwards to the UK I missed the first rehearsals with new bassist Greta, anyhow, also whilst here for the second time in a week, I learned that my wife, 7 months pregnant, had experienced contractions 5 mins apart. Having missed the birth of my second son Harrison (he was born 6 weeks early while I was mixing a Pigface album) as a husband and father, I cannot risk this again, nor the stress on my family of me being away. The original due date was July 30th so we originally thought that we were on safe ground - the one thing you learn as a parent is that nothing should be taken for granted!

We are trying to continue with the Chicago show, stay tuned for details on that and a triumphant, glorious Damage Manual tour later in the year.

Love, Peace, Respect and Thank You for your support

Martin Atkins

"United II" tour with Pigface, Dope, Professional Murder Music, November-December 2003

7 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa (all ages)
8 - Cleveland, OH - The Odeon (8pm, all ages)
9 - La Crosse, WI - Warehouse (6 pm, all ages)
10 - Toledo, OH - Headliners (8pm, all ages)
11 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews (6 pm, 18+)
12 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts (7 pm, all ages)
13 - Washington, DC - Nation (8 pm, all ages)
14 - Rochester, NY - Water St. Music Hall (7pm, all ages)
15 - Northamptom, MA - Pearl St. (7 pm, all ages)
16 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero (7 pm, all ages)
17 - New York City, NY - BB Kings (6 pm, all ages)
18 - Randolph, NJ - Obsessions (8 pm, all ages)
19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Laga (8 pm, all ages)
20 - Atlanta, GA -Masquerade (8pm, all ages)
21 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theater (8pm, all ages)
22 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room (8pm, all ages)
23 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits (6 pm, all ages)
24 - New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf (8 pm, 18+)
25 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's (8 pm, all ages)
26 - Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Live (18+)
27 - Austin, TX - Elysium (18+)
28 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom (all ages)
29 - San Antonio, TX - Sin 13 (8 pm, all ages)
30 - El Paso, TX - Club 101

1 - Lubbock, TX - Backroom - "Live"
2 - Tempe, AZ - Bash on Ash
3 - West Hollywod, CA - Keyclub (7 pm, all ages)
4 - San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick (6pm, all ages)
5 - Orangeville, CA - Boardwalk (6 pm, all ages)
6 - San Francisco, CA - Pound (all ages)
7 - Portland, OR - The Roseland (8pm, all ages)
8 - Seattle, WA - Fenix Underground (8pm, 21+)
9 - Salt Lake City, UT - DV8 (6 pm, all ages)
10 - Denver, CO - The Ogden (6:30 pm, all ages)
11 - Kansas City, MO - Davey's Uptown (8 pm, 18+)
12 - Minneapolis, MN - The Qwest (7 pm, all ages)
13 - Chicago, IL - The Metro (all ages)
14 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave (7pm, all ages)

20 - Prague, Czechoslovakia - Akropolis
22 - Zurich, Switzerland - Abart
23 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
24 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche
26 - Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan
27 - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
29 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmarte

October

2 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
3 - Liverpool, UK - Carling Liverpool Academy
4 - Glasgow, UK - The Garage
5 - Leeds, UK - The Cockpit
6 - Manchester, UK - Manchester University
7 - Northampton, UK - Roadmenders
10 - Bristol, UK - Carling Bristol Academy
12 - London, UK - The Astoria
14 - Dublin, Ireland - Temple Bar Music Centre
15 - Belfast, UK - The Limelight
18 - Sheffield, UK - The Leadmill

22 - New York, NY - Webster Hall (CMJ)
23 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
24 - Baltimore, MD - Fletchers
25 - Boston, MA - Axis
26 - Philidelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
28 - Toronto, ONT - Lee's Palace
29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Laga
30 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
31 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre

November

1 - Chicago, IL - Metro Smart Bar
2 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave/Eagles Ballroom
3 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
5 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
6 - Salt Lake City, UT - DV8
8 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
9 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
11 - Vancouver, BC - Richard on Richards
13 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
14 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
15 - San Diego, CA - The Scene

19 - Sydney, Australia - The Metro
21 - Brisbane, Australia - The Arena
23 - Melbourne, Australia - The HiFi Bar & Ballroom

"United" tour with Pigface, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Zeromancer, Bile March-April 2003

The Pigface line-up included Martin Atkins (drums), Chris Connelly (vocals), Curse Mackey (keyboards/vocals), Krztoff (guitar), Charles Levi (bass), Lacey Conner (vocals), Michelle Walters (vocals), Seibold (vocals/guitar), Edsel (vocals) and Groovie Mann (vocals). Songs performed by Pigface included: "Sweetmeat", "Everything", "Sunset Gun" (Damage Manual), "Stateless" (Damage Manual"), "Murder Inc." (Murder Inc.), "Stainless Steel Providers" (Revolting Cocks), "Insect/Suspect", "Divebomber", "Mind Your Own Business", "King of Negativity", "Autohag", "Weightless", "Closer to Heaven" and Suck. Tour dates:

13 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave / Eagles Ballroom
14 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
15 - Cleveland, OH - The Odeon
16 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
17 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
18 - New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club
19 - Buffalo, NY - Continental
20 - Washington, DC - Nation
21 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
22 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
23 - Pittsburgh, PA - Metropol
24 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
25 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy's
26 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
27 - Atlanta, GA - Riviera Club
28 - Jacksonville, FL - Marquee Theatre
29 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
30 - Tampa, FL - Twilight
31 - Tallahasee, FL - Beta Bar

1 - Baton Rouge, LA - The Varsity Theatre
2 - Houston, TX - Numbers
3 - Dallas, TX - Canyon Club
4 - Austin, TX - Elysium
5 - San Antonio, TX - Sin 13
6 - El Paso, TX - Club 101
7 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
8 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
9 - Las Vegas, NV - Huntridge Theatre
10 - Sacramento, CA - Roadhouse
11 - West Hollywood, CA - Key Club
12 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre
13 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
14 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
15 - Seattle, WA - Catwalk
16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Xscape
17 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
18 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
19 - St. Louis, MO - The Galaxy
20 - Chicago, IL - The Metro

1/25 - La Crosse, WI - Warehouse - Apocalypse Theatre
1/26 - Milwaukee, WI - The Globe - Apocalypse Theatre
1/27 - Chicago, IL - Cubby Bear - Apocalypse Theatre
1/28 - Newport, KY - Southgate House - Diablo Syndrome
1/29 - Hamtramack, MI - Smalls - Esion
1/30 - Rochester, NY - Waterstreet - Diana Behlke aka Moth
1/31 - Cleveland, OH - Fantasy - Furnace St. / State of Being
2/ 1 - Pittsburgh, PA (4 to 8 early show) - Rex Theatre - Forced
2/ 2 - New York, NY - Don Hills - Defragmentation
2/ 3 - Randolph, NJ - Obesseions - Defragmentation
2/ 4 - Springfield, VA - JAXX - TBA
2/ 5 - Charrlette, NC - Casba - TBA
2/ 6 - Atlanta, GA - Somber Reptile - Synchro Nine Factor
2/ 7 - Tampa, FL - Liars Club - Grim Faeries
2/ 8 - West Palm Beach, FL - Respectable St. - TBA
2/ 9 - Jacksonville, FL - Imperial Lounge - TBA
2/10 - Tallahasee, FL - Beta Bar - TBA
2/11 - Baton Rouge, LA - The Spanish Moon - Taurent Vaccine
2/12 - Lafayette, LA - Toys Music Store - TBA
2/13 - San Antonio, TX - Midevil Nights - Nocturne
2/14 - Houston, TX - Rhythm Room - Bozo Porno Circus
2/15 - Austin, TX - Elysium - TBA
2/16 - Dallas, TX - Spider Babies - Nocturne
2/17 - Wichita Falls, TX - The Mac Stack - TBA
2/18 - Tulsa, OK - TBA - Nocturne
2/19 - Kansas City, MO - Balancas Basement - Lo Lo
2/20 - St. Louis, MO - The Galaxy - TBA

11/30 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK
12/ 1 - JB's - Dudley, UK
12/ 2 - The Garage - London, UK

3 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House
4 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
5 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
7 - Portland, OR - Satyricon
8 - Seattle, WA - E.M.P. (JBL Theatre)
9 - Salt Lake City, UT - Zephyer Club
10 - Denver, CO - 15th Street Tavern
11 - Kansas City, MO - Balancas
12 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
13 - LaCrosse, WI - The Warehouse
14 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
15 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews (Lower)
16 - St.Louis, MO - The Galaxy (Fetish Night)
17 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
18 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
19 - Columbus, OH - Little Brothers
20 - Buffalo, NY - The Continental
21 - Hartford, CT - Webster Underground
22 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East (Upstairs)
23 - New York, NY - CB's 313 Gallery
25 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
26 - Richmond, VA - Nine Twenty Nine
27 - Atlanta, GA - The Riveria
28 - Jacksonville, FL - Infinity
29 - New Orleans, LA - The Mermaid Lounge
30 - Baton Rouge, LA - The Spanish Moon

2 - San Antonio, TX - Strutters
3 - Houston, TX - Numbers
4 - Austin, TX - Elysium
5 - Dallas, TX - Spider Babies
6 - Tulsa, OK - South Boston Liquid Co.

Pigface toured North America in late 2001 with Gravity Kills and Godhead. The line-up included Damage Manual members Martin Atkins, Chris Connelly and Charles Levi, along with Meg Lee Chin, Curse Mackey (ex-Evil Mothers), Dickless (Beernuts), Krztoff (Bile) and Seibold (Hate Dept). The sets included the Damage Manual songs "Broadcasting", "Sunset Gun", "Stateless" and "Damage Addict", as well as "Murder Inc." and "Supernaut". My review of the 12/2 Austin, TX show is here. More info at Invisible's tour page here. The tour dates were:

Wed Nov 14 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall w/ CEOXiME
Thu Nov 15 Boston, MA @ The Roxy w/ Live Sex Act
Fri Nov 16 Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Opera House w/ The Devine
Sat Nov 17 Rochester, NY @ Water Street w/ Moth
Sun Nov 18 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Foufounes
Mon Nov 19 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Laga w/ Coup D'etat
Tue Nov 20 New York, NY @ The Limelight w/ Lorin Richards
Wed Nov 21 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA w/ Defragmentation
Thu Nov 22 Washington, D.C. @ Nation w/ Imbue
Fri Nov 23 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall w/ VooDou
Sat Nov 24 Atlanta, GA @ Cotton Club
Sun Nov 25 Tampa, FL @ Masquerade w/ Grim Faeries
Mon Nov 26 Jacksonville, FL @ The Marquee w/ Grim Faeries
Tue Nov 27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room w/ Gods and Monsters
Wed Nov 28 Tallahasse, FL @ Cow Haus w/ Hale
Thu Nov 29 Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds w/ Bozo Porno Circus
Fri Nov 30 Dallas, TX @ Canyon Club w/ Victims in Ecstacy
Sat Dec 1 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit w/ Boxcar Satan
Sun Dec 2 Austin, TX @ Metro w/ Victims in Ecstacy
Mon Dec 3 Tempe, AZ @ Boston's Outdoor w/ Victims in Ecstacy
Tue Dec 4 Anaheim, CA @ HOB w/ Krell
Wed Dec 5 Hollywood, CA @ The Keyclub w/ TV Jesus
Thu Dec 6 Chico, CA @ Brick Works
Fri Dec 7 San Jose, CA @ Cactus Club
Sat Dec 8 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
Sun Dec 9 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre w/ SMP
Mon Dec 10 Seattle, WA @ Experience Music Project
Tue Dec 11 Boise, ID @ Big Easy
Wed Dec 12 Salt Lake City, UT @ Zephyr Club
Thu Dec 13 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theatre & Club
Fri Dec 14 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Sat Dec 15 Omaha, NE @ Ranch Bowl
Sun Dec 16 Lacrosse, WI @ The Warehouse
Tue Dec 17 Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
Wed Dec 18 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Thu Dec 19 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Down Under
Fri Dec 21 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Sat Dec 22 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

5 - Birmingham, UK - Foundry
6 - Cambridge, UK - Junction
7 - Sheffield, UK - Boardwalk
8 - Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
9 - London, UK - Astoria
10 - Brighton, UK - Pavillion Theatre
11 - Bristol, UK - Bier Keller

13 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club (cancelled)
14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Laga (cancelled)
15 - New Your, NY - Bowery Ballroom (cancelled)
16 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero (cancelled)
17 - Northhampton, MA - Pearl Street (cancelled)
18 - Boston, MA - Middle East (cancelled)
19 - Ottawa, ONT - Barrymore's (cancelled)
20 - Toronto, ONT - The Opera House (cancelled)
21 - Williamsville, NY - Runwayz (cancelled)
22 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection (cancelled)
23 - Cleveland, OH - The Odeon (cancelled)
24 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews (cancelled)
25 - Chicago, IL - Metro (cancelled)
26 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue (cancelled)
27 - Denver, CO - The Gothic Theatre (cancelled)
28 - Seattle, WA - Catwalk (cancelled)
29 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom (cancelled)
30 - San Francisco, CA - The Filmore (cancelled)

1 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubador (cancelled)
2 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Concert Theatre (cancelled)
3 - Phoenix, AZ - Nita's Hideaway (cancelled)

19 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
20 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews
21 - NYC, NY - Wetlands Preserve (CMJ)
22 - Philadelphia, PA - Upstage (onstage 11:30)
23 - Washington, DC - The Cage
24 - Columbus, OH - Outlands
25 - Cleveland, OH - Venue TBA
26 - Chicago, IL - The Double Door (Invisible Records Night with Meg Lee Chin and Attrition)

All dates confirmed. Charles Levi (My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, etc) will be replacing Jah Wobble on bass as he has too many other commitments at the moment. The NYC date is a headlining performance at the CMJ Festival, also featuring Ari (The Slits), Kimball Roeser Effect, The Shelia Divine and The Chaos Twins. The Damage Manual are on at 11:00 pm. Limited tickets are available!

9 - London, UK - Astoria (cancelled)
10 - Leeds, UK - Met Uni (cancelled)
11 - Norwich, UK - Fat Pauly's (cancelled)
12 - Dudley, UK - Jb's (cancelled)
13 - Tunbridge Wells, UK - Forum (cancelled)
14 - Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso (cancelled)
15 - Oxford, UK - The Point (cancelled)
16 - London, UK - Electrowerkz (cancelled)

"Just to let you know, we had the first full rehearsal last night with Charles Levi on bass and although the question you all seem to have is "What's up with Wobble?"

First off, I don't think that anyone could feel the loss of Jah Wobble more strongly than I. Wobble was the first call that I made when I decided to put this new band together and as you surely must know, Wobble and I worked together almost 20 years ago when PiL was a groundbreaking force to be reckoned with. But last night's rehearsal transcended the question, "What's going on with the 'bass'?" and Charles Levi's precise, fat bass lines underpinned the songs and had me marveling at the tones coming from Geordie's guitar and the groove/mesh between us all.

From what I've seen on the Web, so far, this is shaking out to be some kind of "who did what, what's going on, winners, losers, blah blah blah" scenario. And I tell you, last night, it was the songs that triumphed. I am more excited than I've ever been about this band and the possibilities that are before us. Take that for what you think it's worth. What the fuck do I know? Whether you decide to come or not, is of course, up to you but Charles, Lee, Chris, Geordie and myself will be"

We are informed that Jah Wobble features on posters and publicity for the forthcoming Damage Manual shows. This concerns us as, several weeks ago, Jah Wobble specifically stated to Martin Atkins at Invisible Records that he would under no circumstances be touring with Damage Manual at any time. He also told Martin that his name (Jah Wobble ) was not to be used in publicity for any forthcoming shows. This was fully understood and acknowledged by Invisible Records. We hope that this mistake will be rectified. In the meantine Jah Wobble continues his schedule of work, including the re-release of the William Blake album, selected dates to promote this along with a feature on a november edition of Omnibus, further promotion for the landmark Molam Dub CD, live dates for Deep Space, and compiling the forthcoming Evan Parker/Jah Wobble release on 30 Hertz Records.

June 15, 2000 The first U.S. tour by the new rock super power The Damage Manual has been postponed until the fall.

The tour to promote their debut CD "1" was to have run June 13-July 3, and featured fellow Invisible Records artists Meg Lee Chin and Not Breathing. The Damage Manual will be back for a full US tour (including stops in Canada) in October. In fact, the band has decided to drastically shorten a 3 month European tour to return and play shows in North America.

This unfortunate postponement was due to continued processing delays of the band and crews' US visas. This problem originated within the immigration system itself and, in fact, has recently effected numerous other touring bands including The Eurythmics. It's a most regretable situation for all involved, and Invisible Records extends it's sincere regret to all of the fans, media, radio personel, retailers and everyone else that worked so enthusiastically to make this tour happen. We will be back in October! In the meantime, Invisible Records is pleased to announce that Meg Lee Chin will support My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult on that band's month-long American tour scheduled to begin July 8th in Seattle. Check www.invisiblerecords.com for updates. In the fall, The Damage Manual will be touring in support of their first full length CD, tentatively titled Music To Be Murdered By , which features mixes by Bill Laswell and Alex Patterson of The Orb among others. Street date for Music To Be Murdered By is September 5, 2000. In the meantime, "1" is garnering strong radio airplay and press, and - in the wake of a series of shows in the UK earlier this month which brought rave reviews from the media - the band is beginning to receive national and international acclaim for their powerful studio recordings and stunning live work. The Damage Manual will continue to play in Europe in the coming months with a number of headlining gigs and festival appearances until their return Stateside in the fall.