2002

11/12/2003 Your famous favourite site -Phead- enters to the best 1000 worldwide music sites at #121!!

The Interactive Music Awards of 2002 (IMA-2002) gave a list of the best 1000 music sites worldwide (the most popular) were Phead -your favourite portishead website was in #121!!! Last year at OMO 2001 Phead was placed to #592. Personally, I would like to thank you all Phead fans who supported this effort and made Phead the best portishead website worldwide and one of the most popular music site in the world! you can see this intresting list of IMA 2002 here. Also another portishead website (Heikki's) was in #400. THANK YOU VERY MUCH

11/29/2003 New French tour dates!!

13 Feb Le Confluent, Toulouse
14 Feb Le Moulin, Marseille
15 Feb Transbordeur, Lyon
17 Feb Le Grand Rex, Paris
18 Feb L'Aeronef, Lille

11/28/2003 Beth Gibbons on Janice Long's show 9th December 2002
the official site:http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/janicel_show/ 

11/25/2003 Listen out for Beth's selected live acoustic tracks on Janice Long's show! Proving there's life after midnight, Janice Long presents the Monday-to-Friday early morning show, featuring exclusive live studio performances and interviews. We don't know exactly when Beth Gibbons will be live on BBC's radio 2, but should be this weekday. check out the official BBC's site for this appearance

11/13/2002 PHEAD EXCLUSIVE: The cover of the french magazine Inrockuptibles featuring Beth Gibbons and David Lynch!

this is the number 363 of the magazine available in kiosks in France

11/12/2002 PHEAD EXCLUSIVE: Gibbons new photo not included in the official site 

11/4/2002 Gibbon's solo album "out of season" at number #28 of official UK charts

28 ( ) OUT OF SEASON BETH GIBBONS & RUSTIN MAN GO BEAT

the new album has reached the uk top40 albums from the first week (10/28/2002- 11/3/2002) you can see the official chart here.

10/23/2002 EXCLUSIVE:A live review of Gibbon's show (tcom)

BETH GIBBONS AND RUSTIN' MAN
Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 16 October 2002

DJ sets. I like DJ sets as support acts. I can't remember who the two DJs were last night (let's for the sake of convenient tropism call them Leverkuhn and Famulus) but their selections were restrained, dying inside, forever 1971 as can only be viewed from a 21st-century perspective. A balm of underheard whispers from the sort of '70s about which BBC2 on a Saturday evening will disclose absolutely nothing - Nyro, Riperton, Callier, Lucien, Axelrod, Nancy and Lee, even Bread ("It Don't Matter To Me" which further suggests that rehabilitation for David Gates is long overdue). A nod to the comparable late '60s - "Alone Again Or," Gainsbourg/Birkin's Pulp template "Jane B" - and then, out of nowhere, Donna Summer's oceanic ovary of a record, "Down Deep Inside," which never appears on any of her compilations (John Barry-related copyright reasons, apparently; it does appear on a few of the latter's compilations) - Barry, literally, meets Moroder, the greatest Bond theme there never was; the central section where it all dissolves into aqueous dub before the strings re-emerge like the Titanic's bow port. Then the waves started to roar...

...and Beth came on stage with her six-piece band. "It's been a bloody long time since I've been up here," she said, grinning nervously at the audience, but she hadn't changed. Still half-crouching over her microphone, protecting it like a child, or trying to hide from it - the anti-Gallagher - she launched quietly into "Mysteries." The voice stopped everyone dead, as it should do; not forward in nature, but systematically radiating to every part of the theatre, every atom of your heart.

This was the live premiere of Out Of Season (see album review on 27 Sep 02). All the songs were heard, albeit out of sequence. No Portishead songs were performed, but the influence was far more palpable than is sometimes evident on the album, the sonorities more forceful when required. "Romance" illustrated her great ability to handle dramatic silences - no one dared to breathe in the pauses before she whispered "but that's not me."

For "Tom The Model" the theatre was bathed in blood-red light and the performance was much closer to Portishead than the R&B arrangement on the album - this song took on new colours, expanded its existing emotions. Conversely, the searing lament of "Funny Time Of Year," which closed the main part of the performance, was propelled by the band into a hammering kaddish. And there was no need for Gibbons to sing anything further on top of it; her starkly clear emotional turmoil was already evident, her voice emphatic and shattering without the need for Whitney-style arpeggio aerobics. During the instrumental climax she went for a brief walkabout among the adoring audience, getting a light for her fag, signing some autographs, and then ambled back on stage as if to say, "well that's how I cope - how about you?"

There was one more song to come, though, saved for the encore - "Show," for which the stage was appropriately illuminated by Blue light. A devastating last rite for something which is now out of reach. "The words that we'll never know." Piano, violin and double bass, all trying to play as quietly as possible, all turning in upon themselves. There was more than one person crying.

"I hope that was OK!" beamed an unsure Beth. It was more than that. It destroyed me.

posted by Marcello Carlin 8:51 AM

15/10/2002 Nme offering tickets to Beth Gibbons super rare show

(from nme) Beth Gibbons, beguiling chanteuse from Portishead, is about to unleash her new record with Rustin Man, 'Out Of Season'.

Rustin Man (aka Paul Webb) is one of the driving forces behind the mighty Talk Talk.

So with a record on the way shes dusted down her best gig shoes and the pair of em are in the big smoke in London next week (October 16) at the London Shepherds Bush Empire. And weve got two pairs of tickets for what is set to be an unforgettable evening.

To win a pair all you have to do is answer the following question: What is the name of  portishead debut album?

E-mail your answer along with your name, address and contact telephone number to bethgibbonscomp@nme.com.Dont forget any of the details as the competition monkeys wont be able to get you your prize. Youll be surprised how many people forget. And remember the Editors decision is not only final, it also intransigent.

The new album Out Of Season is released on 28 October.

10/10/2002 Uk's Gay.com runs a competition for Beth Gibbons

(from uk.gay.com) 

All the things captured on Out Of Season, the album by Beth Gibbons and Paul Webb, aka Rustin' Man. You'll know Beth from Portishead and Paul from Talk Talk.

“Out Of Season” is an album with spirtual depth, infused with sadness, yet full of the joys of nature. An album that is unique one you won’t be able to stop playing!

We’ve got one pair of tickets to see Beth Gibbons play at London’s Shephards Bush on October 16th. Five runners-up will get a copy of the album out at the end of October.

Competition closes midday 14th October 2002.

25/09/2002 PHEAD EXCLUSIVE: The first ticket scan of 2002! see the new scanned ticket of the Shepherd's concert only at Phead

special thanks to Dan Parsons for his contribution

(Dan) : a bit of paper which beth,
ade and geoff all signed for me. It was in San Fran outside the warfield
where me and my mate met them all. They put us on their guest for the gig
the following night and they were all such cool people.

24/09/2002 The first review of the new album!! 

This is the first review for the album "Out of Season" from hmv :

Seasons come, seasons go, but some things remain the same. The feeling of being out of season and out of step with the times, the surprise of first time experiences. All the things captured on 'Out Of Season', the album by Beth Gibbons and Paul Webb, aka Rustin' Man.

You'll know Beth from Portishead and Paul from Talk Talk. They've been friends since before Beth joined Portishead when Beth had auditioned for Paul's post-Talk Talk band, O'rang. The pair kept in contact andat the end of the last Portishead tour a break for Beth arose and a conversation sparked the collaboration.

On one level, 'Out Of Season' is all you'd expect an album from the duo's background: exquisitely melodic, haunting…both three-in-the-morning air of calm and nape-hair-raising at the same time. With a spiritual depth, but palpably human emotion. With a definite feeling of sadness, but infused with the joy of nature ("God knows, how I adore life / When the wind turns on theshores lies another day" - 'Mysteries'). But then this is a different record to Portishead or Talk Talk. For one, it's 'beats'-free, and has more of a timeless, feel. Those who love Nick Drake, or Nina Simone, or even Radiohead's 'Exit Music (For a Film)' should unconditionally love 'Out Of Season'.

"The thing that I'm into is the philosophy of the music. I love the surprise of things, the accidents…just the sound of a word, to try to express them in the best way, so that the emotion is totally revealed -Beth Gibbons

19/09/2002 PHEAD EXCLUSIVE: The cover of Beth's new album "Out of season" is available for first view at Phead

13/09/2002 Beth Gibbons play her debut solo show!

The new album "Out of season" has been recorded with former Talk Talk man Paul Webb, and she plans to debut songs at a gig at the London Shepherds Bush Empire (October 16). An exact release date for the album is currently unconfirmed. For ticket availability call the NME Ticketline on 0870 1 663 663. (from new musical express)

8/22/2002 (this information came from Gobeatrecords.com) Beth Gibbons solo album but she's not leaving Portishead


Beth Gibbons and Rustin' Man are the voice of Portishead and her mate Paul Webb (of Talk Talk). Releasing her debut solo album 'Out Of Season' on October 28th, Beth will be taking the album on the road - watch this apace for details of UK and continental shows and then continue work on the next Portishead album, due 2003.. The album is largely semi-acoustic and deeply moving. Lead track 'Mysteries' will promote the release but not be available in the shops.

5/26/2002 (WARNING: THIS IS JUST A RUMOUR) The full tracklisting of the new P album "Alien" now available

The new album is currently titled "Alien" and contains 11 tracks + 1 remix.

Tracklisting:
01. Open Box
02. Love Of Life
03. Broquette
04. Broken Wall
05. Beatless Day
06. Of Liberty For All And None
07. Alien
08. Signature
09. Minor Pain
10. Traveling Fast To There
11. Tomorrows Death
12. Broquette [Multi Mix In F-Slowdown]

The information comes from David McLeaf who claims to work for Go!Beat Records.

5/3/2002 DVD details

Finally, The new DVD has been released. Portishead concert in New York (Roseland Ballroom) in 1998 with dd 5.1 sound, video clips of "Numb", "Over", "Only you" and "Sour times" and 2 short films: "To kill a dead man" and "Road trip" video. Also, an "acoustic" version of Wandering Star is included. Very nice DVD coming out from Go! Beat of Universal. A new vote poll about the new DVD is here:

4/2/2002 Portishead track "Numb" from the album "Dummy" is featured in the new promotional advertisment of Nissan Almera.

3/3/2002

BOY GEORGE, BEZ, TIM WESTWOOD, NORMAN JAY and LO-FIDELITY ALLSTARS are amongst 30 DJs appearing at LONDON club FABRIC to celebrate WORLD DJ DAY.

The event, 'The World's Most Expensive DJ Set', will take place on March 4 from 9pm. Each DJ will spin their favourite record, before moving over and allowing the next their chance. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Nordoff-Robbins music therapy affiliated charities. (nme.com)

The confirmed DJs are:

2/19/2002

Roseland DVD will finally be released 4/1/2002 instead of today.

2/12/2002

the DVD "Pnyc: Roseland New York: Live" by Portishead has special features from vhs. Thease are:

1. Promo Videos For- Numb, Sour Times, All Mine, Over, Only You
2. Short Films- Roadtrip, To Kill A Dead Man

Now, ALL portishead video clips, roadtrip and most-wanted "To kill a dead man" movie are included in this special DVD!!!

Click here to buy it from Amazon (by following this link you save £1!)

go here and pay for Portishead DVD -from Amazon.co.uk- only £16.99!!!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005UJAV/phead-21

1/28/2002

Portishead will release a new album with non-album tracks for previous albums in April. Also, there are many rumours for portishead world tour and new work this year. Portishead.co.uk will be updated totally very soon. Finally, there are portishead news and activities that will be posted on phead news and phead message board

1/16/2002

The latest portishead release is Roseland Ballroom Live in USA - 1997 DVD. This concert was released in Octomber '98 in video format and now it will become available in DVD (93') from February 4th. Buy it here and save £1!!!

1/14/2002

The new Nike's commercial advertisment has used a portishead track from Dummy (1994) for promotional reasons worldwide