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Sleeper
I love fanzines. How I got into them were through Tower Records' massive magazine stand. They would sometime carry local fanzines. Usually the type of 'zines I was interested in were Morrissey, Suede…
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Jon Stewart of
Sleeper dropped in on W♥M Radio. Guitarist Jon, along with singer/guitarist Louise Wener, drummer Andy Macclure and bassist Diid Osman formed Sleeper in 1993.
Topics:
Surrender Dorothy and Sleeper
“Sleeper U.K.”
Indolent Records for UK and Arista Records (later BMG) for America
Britpop Movement
New live band members: Kieron Pepper on bass, Aimee on keys, and Neil on additional guitars
2017 shows (Brighton and Birmingham)
Star Shaped Festival (Britpop Music Festival)
Special Sleeper Christmas show on 02 December 2017
Song of the show:
Sleeper’s ‘What Do I Do Now?’.
Sleeper is currently on tour:
29/07/2017 - O2 Institute Birmingham, Digbeth*
05/08/2017 - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London*
12/08/2017 - O2 ABC Glasgow, Glasgow*
19/08/2017 - O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester*
02/12/2017 - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
* Star Shaped Festival: Sleeper with The Bluetones, Space, Dodgy, My Life Story, and Salad
Bonus Section:
Elvis Costello’s ‘What Do I Do Now?’ cover
“That’s us, low-rent Blondie, that’s us”
Trainspotting used Sleeper’s ‘Atomic’ and ‘Statuesque’
Brand new Sleeper songs?
‘Little Annie’
Chuck D (Public Enemy)
W♥M266: Wizard World Minneapolis 2017 (14 May 2017)
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W♥M265: The End of the Year 2016 (29 December 2016)
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W♥M264: Golden Age of Superheroes (11 December 2016)
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W♥M263: The Year in Deaths 2016 (08 December 2016)
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W♥M262: KT Tunstall (25 September 2016)
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W♥M261: The Heavy (22 September 2016)
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