Dexy's Midnight Runners News

“Of course. Was it the night I played Come On Eileen ?”

Andy Leek, formerly of Dexy's Midnight Runners, talks about the highs and lows of life as an in-demand wedding singer As told to Phoebe Greenwood There are two sides to my life. via Times Online

Gideon Spanier, Evening Standard 16 April 2008, 3:56pm Troubled music giant EMI has raided rival Universal to recruit the A&R man who has masterminded the success of Amy Winehouse. via This Is Money

“They are the new generation of record executives, and both recognize it is original artistry that matters. I know they will be even more successful as the leaders of an amazing record company in an exciting and fast-changing business”

Gatfield to head up A&R Labels for EMI Universal Music Group exec Nick Gatfield, the former member of Dexy's Midnight Runners who signed Amy Winehouse, will be moving to EMI Music as president of A&R labels, ... via Variety

There's a whole lotta executive shaking going on at music major EMI. Terra Firma, the record giant's new private-equity owner, is reshuffling the top creative ranks of the company, tapping Nick Gatfield the ... via New York Post

“When we open this time capsule Wednesday at noon, we'll see what our young people were thinking about 25 years ago”

Britain and Argentina were in the midst of the Falkland War. America was slowly struggling out of the grips of a recession. via North Texas e-News

Ra Ra Riot are a jangly American indie-pop septet, whose elated and melancholic songs reference the Police and Dexy's Midnight Runners without sounding retro. via Slog

“White face, black shirt, white socks, black shoes, black hair, white strat, bled white, died black.”

Songs about other people who sing songs 1 American Music Club: Johnny Mathis' Feet In which Mark Eitzel desperately appeals to his fellow San Franciscan troubadour for some help with his songwriting, nay, his ... via Scotsman.com Living

“I might be older now but I'm just warming up, I'm beginning to get some glide in my slide and some loot in my suit.”

DO you know the name Geno Washington? Perhaps you know that Dexy's Midnight Runners wrote their No 1 hit Geno about the Sixties soul singer's legendary live performances. via IcWales

Washington, Nov 14: 'Dancing Queen' by Swedish band Abba has topped the list of the 'Best Party Tunes of All Time.' The 1976 track, which hit the number one spots in both the U.K. and the U.S., has been named ... via Daily India

Hearing on the radio yesterday Dexy's Midnight Runners singing Van Morrison's tribute to the soul singer Jackie Wilson - the fabulous song Jackie Wilson Said - reminded me of my favourite editing error of all ... via Times Online

“Only 20 people showed any interest and it was costing me more money for the adverts than I was getting back from the lessons. "I know fans of the Dexys might find it strange that I'm teaching guitar. I just hope they remember who I am.”

Former DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS star KEVIN 'AL' ARCHER is giving guitar lessons to kids - because he is desperate for the money. via ContactMusic.com

“Alarm Clock': a melted trumpet-fuelled rollock with a warble-pop chorus that blasts away your cobwebs with wind-tunnel force. 'Girls And Boys In Love”

OK, anyone who has read anything about them, seen them live, glanced at a photo of them, walked past them in the street or heard more than a three-second snippet of their music, will know that The Rumble Strips ... via NME.com

Dexy's Midnight Runners are best known in America as one of new wave's ultimate one-hit wonders, thanks to their 1982 number-one smash "Come on Eileen," a distinctive fusion of '80s pop, Celtic folk, and ... via Magic 96.5