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TAS Interview: Bad Lieutenant's Bernard Sumner Takes On Another Twist Of Fate

Posted 4-27-10 by
Tags: Bad Lieutenant, Bernard Sumner, New Order

The wrath of Iceland's ash-coughing volcano forced Bernard Sumner and his new band Bad Lieutenant, whose new single is the portentously named "Twist of Fate," to cancel their first Stateside tour last week, the second time that the group has had to postpone US dates. But as the former New Order frontman and Joy Division guitarist told us recently, he's become strangely adept when it comes to adapting to unexpected detours and fresh beginnings ... and he's "addicted to waking up in the morning feeling good.

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Tour Plans Of Bands Disrupted By Volcanic Ash Cloud; Coachella Cancellations

Posted 4-16-10 by
Tags: Bad Lieutenant, Delphic, Frightened Rabbit, Gary Numan, Los Campesinos!, The Cribs

The massive disruption of flights from Europe and the UK to the US thanks to the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull (and no, we can't pronounce it either), resulting in an enormous ash cloud harmful to airplanes, has also derailed the Coachella and North American tour plans of The Cribs, Frightened Rabbit, Bad Lieutenant, Delphic, Gary Numan, Los Campesinos! and many more. Los Campesinos! have rescheduled their Saturday gig at Maxwell's to Wednesday, April 21.

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