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TOUR PERSONNELSimon Buchman: Tour ManagerBarry Bartlett: Sound EngineerHollywood: Lighting

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ODERN EN'Modern English have just finisheda string of dates on the West Coastsupporting Thomas Dolby on hisHyperactive Tour. They will remainon the West Coast to headline someof their own gigs before moving on.(See tour info. on pgs. 2-3)

After their brilliant SOLD-OUT Show atthe Ritz, the band was invited to aparty at "AREA" (157 Hudson St.) -New York's "hottest" Club.

The Chapter 12 Video was added to, iTV's playlist on June 6th. This

particular video was filmed onlocation in England last February.Check it out!

DID YOU KNm-;r THAT ...Anne Sinunons designed ·the band'sclothes for the "Hands" Video; andshe also designed the children'sclothing.

Canadian Release: new 12" singleof Machines b/w Spinning Me Roundis scheduled for release in May.

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A special dance remix of "Machines" w.i l.Lsoon be on the airwaves. This remix willonly be available for radio, so fanskeep your tape recorders ready at alltimes. Credi t for thLs "HOT" remix goesto IVO of 4AD Records, London.Check' out the July '84 Issue of

STAR HITS for an article on ModernEnglish (includes COLOR PHOTO) .

Wherever Modern English play theyalways seem to attract a lot ofattention. While in Pittsburgh,the band was filmed by PMMagazine. The camera crew filmedthe band eating dinner and thenwen t, back to the William PennHotel and filmed Robbie in hishotel room. For everyone whosaw the TV Show and werewondering who that 'funny blondguy ih the background' was -well that'was the one and only"HOLLYWOOD" - the LightingDirector. (He supplied the fanclub with this information.)

Mick, Steve and Dick have taken up atrue American Sport. (No more videogames for these chaps) The guys allbought baseball gloves and are playingball on their hotel grounds. We arewondering just how many windows gotbroken along the way?

This information has leaked out ....MTV executives were at the band's showin New Haven, CT. They were there todiscuss a possible taping of a concertfor future broadcast on MTV. Hurry upwith the negotiations gentlemen, we'rewaiting.

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GLISHCongratulations to Side One Mgmt.and David Wallis for throwing sucha great 'bash' for the band. Thetour party was held at the Kamikazeon March 29, 1984. A lot of'peopleshowed up to welcome the band back.Besides all the press and musicindustry V.I.P.'s, Producer NileRodgers was there to congratulatethe band on their upcoming tour;so were members of Talk-Talk, theBongos and Ebn-Ozn. We hope to havepictures from the party in our nextissue. US Magazine is using thepictures now.

RUMORS ...RUNORS ...RUMORS ...RUMORS ...The next import single scheduled

for release (in July) will be -Breaking Away b/w ,vait. Both trackswere recorded in London last March.Breaking Away was produced by AlanShacklock (producer of the Alarm);and Wait was produced by IVO of4AD Records.

The band will return to Englandin early July for a month's vacation,playing only a few concert dates, andthey plan to come back to the Statesin August to do some more touring??recording??? we'll just have to waitand see.

Coming in August ... Issue #4 ofThe Modern English Fanzine witha recap of the tour, all the latestnews and lots of photos. YEAH!!

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CONCERT REVIEW: -By: (the ever groovy) IAN ROBB

MODERN ENGLISH/THE ALARMApril 19, 1984Trenton War Memorial

After a year of waiting, FINALLY, MODERN ENGLISH WAS BACK! It wasa bene f Lt concert with all proceeds going to M.D.A.

There was only one bad aspe ct of this concert of new optimism andthat was the pessimism of the bearded gorillas posing as 'security guards'.Expecting an imminent riot in the orchestra pit, these bullies went out oftheir way to warn (threaten?) each person that if they stood up to danceduring the concert they would immediately be thrown out of the hall. 'I'monly going to tell you once, okay!', they warned us. Their words kept meglued to my seat because I knew they meant business. But I was mad ashell, though!

After sitting through a painfully pretentious local band (of which Ihave conveniently forgotten the name) a large, beautiful back-drop ofModern English's Ricochet Days album cover was lowered and the band tookthe stage. Robbie, wearing his ever present ray bans, launched the showinto a sea of adoring applause with "Rainbows End", my favourite song fromthe album. From this very first song the boys had the audience GROOVIN'!Some overwhelmed fans DARED to dance and were instantly harassed by over-conscientious 'security guards'. This angered Robbie no end.

"Is it me who's stupid, or what? I thought that concerts were forpeople to enjoy themselves and dance" Robbie chastised the bullies butstill we were not allowed to dance. The band played on .... Spinning MeRound, Machines, Ricochet Days, Hands Across the Sea (this song had every-body clapping), and After the Snow, Someone's Calling and a number "a fewof us might know" I 'Melt With You. It was during "Melt" that some over-zealous fans jumped on stage to dance with Robbie, only to be dragged fromthe stage by fast acting, yet slow-minded security. The daring dancers weremost likely thrown out.

Overall, Modern English have become a lot tighter. They play greattogether with a lot of interaction with one another. It is quite obviousthat they enjoy what they do. Gary's guitar work is hauntingly beautifuland he can play some amazing riffs that would compell the most jaded toe totap. Robbie delivers powerful, straight forward vocals, full of emotion andheart felt passion. Steve really grooves at the keyboards and enjoys dancingwhile he keeps time with a tambourine. Mick is the picture of concentrationwhile supplying Modern English's heavy duty bass lines, and Richard completesthe musical montage with his hard driving beats. With such a winningcombination, 1984 should be the year that M.E. will win the heart of America,for this is indeed a band that should not be ignored.

"I Melt With. You" was the finale of Modern English's brilliant set andto the fans disappointment there was no enco~e. They left an ecstatic crowdin the perfect mood for the Alarm. Waiting a year to see Modern English wastruly worth the wait. They were groovier than I remembered.

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All the words in the Word List below are hidden inthe diagram. Find them by reading FORWARDS, BACK-WARDS, UP, DOWN, and DIAGONALLY in a straight lineof letters. Each time you find a word circle itin the diagram and cross it off the word list.

Words in the parentheses in the word list define or explain thewords they accompany. Words in the parentheses will not be foundin the diagram. GOOD LUCK!

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Ricochet DaysHands (Across the Sea)After the SnowMelt (I...With You)MTVColchester (England)Robbie (Grey)Dick (Brown)UKChapter TwelveMesh and LaceNYCHugh Jones (Producer)BassReflection (B-Side)

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11Modern English I M A I L BAG"Congratulations on the first issue of the Modern English Fanzine. It was soGROOVY! I loved the entire fanzine and read it from cover to cover in onesitting. I'm glad that the~e is finally a fanzine dedicated entirely to oneof the grooviest bands to come out of Britain in the past few years. It iswritten with great love and with the positive energy that is the soul ofModern English. I am truly excited to be a member of such a groovy fan clubin which I, the member am the contributor. This makes me feel like I'm partof the club and what I have to say is important. Thanks for letting myvoice be hearq. Be groovy!"

-Ian Robb

Dear Fanzine: What a great way to keep Modern English enthusiasts informed!Keep up the good work. It's very informative but you should put it out moreoften. I noticed an error on your part in Issue 1t2, page 7.' It states: "Itwas a cold rainy Tuesday afternoon when Robbie, Gary, Mick, Steve and Dickarrived in NYC's Kennedy Airport. The date was March 13th." The date isc~rrect. The location is wrong. It was Newark, New Jersey's InternationalAirport' and it was a very wet, rainy, snowy, sleety Tuesday. I know, becausemy sister and I we re there. Believe me, a 2 hour drive (each way) fromLong Island to greet them was worth it! I'm glad I braved the snow storm todrive there! Robbie remembered us from last year and gave us each a hellokiss and spoke with us while he hurriedly boarded his plane for Florida ...Take Care and thanks for listening.

Rainbows End.-Rory Pugliese

Dear I-10dernEnglish: Ever since I heard your song "I Melt With' You"I've been in love with you. You seem to have a strong view aboutlove and caring. All your songs are so meaningful, and your latest,"Hands Across the Sea" is the best. I think that it's about afriend who is in another country. But the part where you say: "Comewith me/Close your eyes and touch what meets you there/Reaching out/Stretch your hands across the sea" is so beautiful I just have toexplain it in my own words. The first part seems to be talking abouttrust, like it's saying, close your eyes and trust me to lead youaround. And the second part means that we have to stretch our handsacross the sea and touch our neighboring countries. I don't see whywe don't all just throw our nuclear weapons away, join hands with ourenemies and make them our friends. I really think you should send atape of your "Hands" Video to the United Nations. Thank you.

Love, (with outstretched hands)Marianne Kiyou

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