We Are Ash

The ashcloud spewed out by an erupting Icelandic vulcano which is engulfing Northern Europe is claiming its first victims in the whacky world of music.

Gary Numan has just announced on his myspace blog that he is momentarily unable to fly out to Los Angeles from London for the Coachella fest in LA this weekend. Says Gazza "we might just make it to the festival site in time for our slot but without a single second of rehearsal with Robin Finck, the American based guitar player for the US shows, who has never played with us before, and no real chance of collecting and checking the equipment that we have hired for those shows, which includes all the keyboards, guitars, drums etc etc"
Gazza is now "glued to the TV" for more news.

Bernard Sumner's Bad Lieutenant made a similar announcement yesterday stating that they were forced to cancel their opening date in San Francisco due to British airspace being closed cos of the ashcloud. Bad Loo ( (c) Recycle) are also scheduled to play the Coachella fest with further U.S. dates in Chicago and New York. The groups current whereabouts are unknown.


pic.: Gary Numan seeks alternative means of transport to LA for the Coachella fest. oh dear..