Peter Murphy solo: Search & Destroy

whatchu talkin bout bimble

hahaha *deep voice* "that's the second time you be talking at me like that, willis! hahaha

If you have already seen this video of him covering Grace Jones' "Nightclubbing" and you didn't tell me about it, well, I'm disappointed in you. I'm glad I've got a friend who likes goth rock and can tell me about this shit.

Iggy had the original, Bimble, not Grace Jones!

I always thought Murphy was a poor man's Iggy, and there goes your proof.

Yeah I just found that out, Timi, about Iggy being the writer of it. Oh well.

Iggy and Bowie!

You would tolly dig The Idiot if you're into Murphy.

Here's a better version w/ Trent and Geordie:

This guy is fucking goth:

I am still more goth than everyone on this board, sorry.

As posted via his official Twitter account:

Peter's Secret Cover Tour '09 will coincide with the release of 4 single covers, the 1st will be "Instant Karma"- release date TBD by iTunes

Secret Cover Tour '09???

He's announced dates -- playing here in OC on June 8.

`Member this?

wtf? Hell no I do not remember that.

Ned, plz to post tour dates? Me thanky in advance.

i don't know the rest of the dates but he is also playing at the House Of Blues on Sunset in Hollywood on June 10.

Here's what's on the official page:

To coincide with the staggered release of 4 single covers, the first of which will be "Instant Karma" -- release date TBD by iTunes. The Secret Cover Tour will include a preview of new material from Peter's forthcoming release (to be announced in the near future). More touring is planned to follow US & Europe.

5.31.09 Wave Gotik Tref festival in Leipzig, Germany
6.02.09 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
6.03.09 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
6.04.09 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s
6.05.09 Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s
6.06.09 Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort
6.08.09 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
6.10.09 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
6.11.09 Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club
6.12.09 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
6.13.09 San Diego, CA - Cannes Ballroom
6.14.09 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
6.16.09 Tucson, AZ - Rialto
6.18.09 Austin, TX - Emos
6.19.09 Dallas, TX - Lakewood Theatre
6.22.09 New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf
6.23.09 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
6.24.09 St.Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
6.25.09 W. Palm, FL - Respectable
6.26.09 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
6.27.09 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
6.30.09 Greensboro, NC - Club N
7.01.09 Greenville, SC - Handlebars
7.03.09 Falls Church, VA - State Theatre
7.06.09 New York, New York - Highline Ballroom
7.07.09 New York, New York - Highline Ballroom
7.09.09 Foxboro, MA - Showcase Live
7.11.09 Toronto, CA - Opera House
7.12.09 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
7.16.09 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
7.16.09 Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
7.17.09 Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargos
7.19.09 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave

Additional Dates TBA

Going to be very interesting to see what covers he does play!

Austin show, here I come!

Thanks!!

He's dropping by West Palm Beach? Hm.

I've bought tickets to his show here, but more because my friend's crazier about him than I am. I haven't seen him live (solo) since...oh god, the late 80's, so this will be interesting.

Gotta say, dude's a very thoughtful and friendly interviewee.

Indeed, very nice guy. Met him at SXSW a few months back.

Nice. He had great things to say about that show.

Greensboro? Weird. We'll see. He was awesome the one time I saw him solo circa '87.

Okay, so I went to the show. But my friend couldn't go, so I was broken hearted, but I had to go down there at least to try to sell the ticket. When I got there some dudes outside told me it was too late, it was almost over and there wasn't anyone else around. But one of them complimented me on my Can Ege Bamyasi T-shirt, which meant a lot to me because no one had ever complimented me on it before. He also complimented me again later in the bathroom, AND another entirely different dude did later as well. But I digress.

When I got there Peter was performing a song I didn't know. Then he did "Final Solution" and I was like "oh come on, I never liked his cover of this, I don't even care about the original, to be honest". Then he did "A Strange Kind of Love" and played guitar this time and I was like "yeah now we are talking!". He had this gorgeous silk scarf on, some mixture of hot pink with either blue or green, I couldn't tell in the light. Might have been some purple in there, too, it really played tricks on your eyes. So then in the middle of that song he started singing Bela Lugosi's Dead. Also somewhere in here he did a "new song" that was really rock and roll guitar. I liked it well enough. Then he came out for an encore and the next thing I remember is he (they) were playing "The Passion of Lovers" and I had a complete and total trip out at that moment. Then "She's In Parties". Then I think it was some Bauhaus song I couldn't even identify, even if I'd heard it before. I could only conclude it must have come from Burning From the Inside, because otherwise it seemed to me I would recognize it. I'm gonna look up the lyrics here in a minute when I finally quit typing. And then...the next thing I knew it was his last encore where he came out in his trademark black feather boa and a black porkpie hat of sorts and also he sortof had this black gymsuit thing on. And the song he ended with was Bowie's "Major Tom". That was nice enough and one of the few Bowie songs I really like. But then it was over.

Oh well.

At least I saw the girl who does tarot cards at the goth club there. And another extremely good looking dude who wears a lot of punk gear.

But the band who played after them were SO bad. Oh my god, so bad. It was like if you wanted to have one more drink before leaving, you had to suffer through it. I kept wanting them to be punk rock but they kept leaning for grunge or something. I bet the singer jacks off to the thought of Eddie Vedder. Disgusting.

Yes indeed, the song I couldn't identify was not just from Burning From The Inside, but was indeed the title track.

My interview with him is up. (I had nothing to do with the headline.)

Nice work, Ned! He definitely seemed to be enjoying himself when I saw him.

I've seen Mr. Murphy twice in the past year and I'm surprised how good he remains live. Definitely going to catch this tour in Austin, very excited.

Excellent show tonight. And he's a very friendly guy in person too.

Honestly completely surprised (in a good way) by this news:

http://twitter.com/petermurphyinfo/status/22551651474

Holy crap! I adore Dali's Car, I guess Mick's health crisis spurred this on...

As I was saying on Ned's FB, I'm dubious about this. One tweet from PM, nothing else, right? No mention on Mick Karn's website, for example. I was under the impression Karn was pretty ill, and I was also under the impression Murphy a) doesn't get on with Karn and b) has a habit of doing this kind of thing without proper checks (look at the brendan perry debacle)

That said, hey - a new Dalis Car album could be an interesting idea.

he is actually talking about the second dali's car albumen.

Haha.

Cornwall Egg.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2013306/hosted-assets/peter-murphy/petermurphy_tour2011.jpg

March 7, 2011

Peter Murphy has signed to Nettwerk Music Group's label roster to release his upcoming ninth studio album, aptly titled Ninth, out June 7, 2011.

Also, don't forget Peter kicks off his tour today in Seattle, WA

Ha! Had never before seen the Maxell ad posted upthread. Awesomecakes.

The Simpsons did a little pisstake/paean to that ad, when Milhouse is playing Bonestorm in his room.

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldy3nbxMHV1qzdf0go1_400.gif

I keep forgetting he plays a few blocks away on Sunday! Need to get hold of a friend of mine about that.

Trayce, this is the original ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2WcBi9mu6A

Wow, this whole thread without any mention of the great lost EP, Tale Of The Tongue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjm_FZLA940

Crut: yeah I wasnt sure if the SImpsons one was based off the original or the Murphy one, theyre reasonably similar in any case.

I had tale of the tongue! That was a great single, one of his best!

March 22, 2011 (New York, NY) – As PETER MURPHY continues to enchant audiences across the US on his current tour, the iconic frontman has released new music from his forthcoming full-length album NINTH, out June 7. Lead single “I Spit Roses” is classic Peter Murphy, reminiscent of such notable tracks as “Cuts You Up” and “All Night Long,” while b-side “The Prince & Old Lady Shade” is driven by gritty guitars; both are available today at iTunes. Listen to the songs here: http://bit.ly/i0qk9S.

Ninth Track Listing:

1. Velocity Bird
2. Seesaw Sway
3. Peace To Each
4. I Spit Roses
5. Never Fall Out
6. Memory Go
7. The Prince & Old Lady Shade
8. Uneven & Brittle
9. Slowdown
10. Secret Silk Society
11. Crème de la Crème

Really like "The Prince & Old Lady Shade!"

New interview.

oh wow, did Soriah open for him?

Yup, opened at a couple of shows. If I had stuck around Tuesday night I would have seen the opening set but since he had to postpone the Dust set, striking as it sounded I just needed to go home and rest (given that I was, you know, just four days out from surgery and all).

Peter Murphy: Destroyed

http://i67.tinypic.com/10yoxf6.jpg

Last week he definitely was reaching the end of this cycle -- looking like that and the voice was often rougher. But both the Dust set and the Bowie tribute on the final night were often stellar. The whole run was good fun, of the seven shows I saw.

i just saw him a second time in a month this week. posted about it in the Bauhaus artist poll. anyways, he has run out of steam the first show was unforgettable thou.

Peter Murphy postpones NYC residency after suffering a heart attack

just heard about this, get well Mr. Murphy!