Bananarama performed 'Cruel Summer' on last nights episode of 'Watch What Happens Live' on Bravo.
Host @BravoAndy tweeted the following:
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Bananarama on 'Watch What Happens Live' on Bravo
Bananarama performed 'Cruel Summer' on last nights episode of 'Watch What Happens Live' on Bravo.
Host @BravoAndy tweeted the following:
Monday, 1 October 2012
Bananarama on The Morning Jolt
Earlier today, Bananarama were guests on Larry Flick's incredibly entertaining radio show 'The Morning Jolt'. Larry is such a fun host and the Bananarama ladies clearly had a great time.
If you were expecting a run-of-the-mill standard interview, then FORGET IT! I won't reveal too much because I will let you listen to it yourself. However I will say that it was a bit on the saucy side at times.
SiriusXM is a subcription radio station, but you can sign up for a free trial (no card / payment needed) at this site: siriusxm.com/freetrial
For a short period listeners will be able to play back the show, so be quick! I think you'll be hooked on the show. Larry awlays gets the best stars on the show. His Twitter Profile icon is a photo of him and Kylie Minogue.
If you were expecting a run-of-the-mill standard interview, then FORGET IT! I won't reveal too much because I will let you listen to it yourself. However I will say that it was a bit on the saucy side at times.
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| Photo courtesy of Coyne PR |
SiriusXM is a subcription radio station, but you can sign up for a free trial (no card / payment needed) at this site: siriusxm.com/freetrial
For a short period listeners will be able to play back the show, so be quick! I think you'll be hooked on the show. Larry awlays gets the best stars on the show. His Twitter Profile icon is a photo of him and Kylie Minogue.
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Another photo of Keren & Sara, the adorable kittens from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. http://www.battersea.org.uk/
UPDATE: Great news! Keren & Sara have found a home!
UPDATE: Great news! Keren & Sara have found a home!
USA Today article
There is a fantastic little article on the USA Today website.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/09/30/bananarama-tour-on-the-road-again/1601891/
9:23PM EST September 30. 2012 - Absent from U.S. stages since 1989, English girl group Bananarama returns this month for a two-week tour of Hard Rock Cafes. Founding members KerenWoodward and Sara Dallin, best friends since age 4, will reprise '80s dance-pop gems like Cruel Summer and I Heard a Rumourstarting Tuesday at the Hard Rock Cafe New York, with additional stops in Boston, Tampa, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Las Vegas.
One banana, two bananas: Bananarama last played the States during 1989's The World tour, when they were still a trio. (Original member Siobhan Fahey left the group in 1988; Woodward and Dallin kept the act a duo after replacement member Jacquie O'Sullivan departed in 1991.) "We're bringing our band, who are lovely," says Dallin, 50. "It'll be a bit less of an extravaganza than we did in '89, which was a full-on stage show with great big sets and costume changes. I'm not sure we can manage a costume change in mid-set this time."
Is it live? In the early part of their career, the members of Bananarama more often performed with backing tracks than with a full band. "It wasn't something that we thought would have longevity, that would be a career forever," Dallin says. "Keren and I were 18, and we thought this was really good fun. It was a good laugh. We had boys that came out on stage and danced with us." The group's creation coincided with the rise of MTV, which meant that a dance-oriented act like Bananarama could penetrate deep into the public consciousness without having to stage a full-scale touring production. "You didn't need to travel, although we did travel to do tons and tons of TV," says Woodward, 51. Since 2005, when Move in My Direction and Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango) returned Bananarama to the U.K. and U.S. dance charts, they've toured more regularly, and usually with musicians. "We don't really enjoy doing track shows as much," Dallin says.
Did they know where they were going to? Throughout Bananarama's career, the act has been known for high-energy covers of songs like Shocking Blue's Venus and Steam's Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye. Woodward and Dallin's very first recording was a cover, too -- Barbra Streisand's Evergreen, sung into a cassette recorder. "My mother thought it was fantastic and played it for everybody that came to the house," Dallin says. The two also appeared in school musicals together, playing hat-check girls in a production of Guys and Dolls. "I also played piano in Annie, Get Your Gun," Dallin says.
Breast efforts: The current tour is part of Hard Rock's Pinktober breast cancer awareness campaign. "I have a cousin who had breast cancer and had to have a mastectomy about 10 years ago," Woodward says. "She went through chemo, and it was just devastating for the whole family. Around that time, I had a scare myself and had to have a biopsy, but I was OK." Sales of Pinktober merchandise will benefit several breast cancer charities, including the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the U.K.'s Caron Keating Foundation.
Sometimes a Bananarama is just a Bananarama: No matter what you may have heard, the members of Bananarama did not choose their name by combining allusions to The Banana Splits Saturday-morning TV show and Roxy Music's song Pyjamarama. The Roxy Music part is correct -- it was one of Woodward and Dallin's favorite records -- but the "Banana" was simply a tropical-sounding word intended to complement the phonetically learned Swahili lyrics to 1981 debut single Aie a Mwana. Had they known that they'd sell 30 million records worldwide and stay together so long, they might have gone with another name. Although, Dallin says, "I don't even notice the word now. It's like saying 'the Tower of London' or 'Buckingham Palace.' It's just a word."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/09/30/bananarama-tour-on-the-road-again/1601891/
English girl group Bananarama returns in October to play hits like 'Venus' and 'Cruel Summer' during a two-week tour of Hard Rock Cafes. The tour starts Tuesday in New York.
9:23PM EST September 30. 2012 - Absent from U.S. stages since 1989, English girl group Bananarama returns this month for a two-week tour of Hard Rock Cafes. Founding members KerenWoodward and Sara Dallin, best friends since age 4, will reprise '80s dance-pop gems like Cruel Summer and I Heard a Rumourstarting Tuesday at the Hard Rock Cafe New York, with additional stops in Boston, Tampa, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Las Vegas.
One banana, two bananas: Bananarama last played the States during 1989's The World tour, when they were still a trio. (Original member Siobhan Fahey left the group in 1988; Woodward and Dallin kept the act a duo after replacement member Jacquie O'Sullivan departed in 1991.) "We're bringing our band, who are lovely," says Dallin, 50. "It'll be a bit less of an extravaganza than we did in '89, which was a full-on stage show with great big sets and costume changes. I'm not sure we can manage a costume change in mid-set this time."
Is it live? In the early part of their career, the members of Bananarama more often performed with backing tracks than with a full band. "It wasn't something that we thought would have longevity, that would be a career forever," Dallin says. "Keren and I were 18, and we thought this was really good fun. It was a good laugh. We had boys that came out on stage and danced with us." The group's creation coincided with the rise of MTV, which meant that a dance-oriented act like Bananarama could penetrate deep into the public consciousness without having to stage a full-scale touring production. "You didn't need to travel, although we did travel to do tons and tons of TV," says Woodward, 51. Since 2005, when Move in My Direction and Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango) returned Bananarama to the U.K. and U.S. dance charts, they've toured more regularly, and usually with musicians. "We don't really enjoy doing track shows as much," Dallin says.
Did they know where they were going to? Throughout Bananarama's career, the act has been known for high-energy covers of songs like Shocking Blue's Venus and Steam's Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye. Woodward and Dallin's very first recording was a cover, too -- Barbra Streisand's Evergreen, sung into a cassette recorder. "My mother thought it was fantastic and played it for everybody that came to the house," Dallin says. The two also appeared in school musicals together, playing hat-check girls in a production of Guys and Dolls. "I also played piano in Annie, Get Your Gun," Dallin says.
Breast efforts: The current tour is part of Hard Rock's Pinktober breast cancer awareness campaign. "I have a cousin who had breast cancer and had to have a mastectomy about 10 years ago," Woodward says. "She went through chemo, and it was just devastating for the whole family. Around that time, I had a scare myself and had to have a biopsy, but I was OK." Sales of Pinktober merchandise will benefit several breast cancer charities, including the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the U.K.'s Caron Keating Foundation.
Sometimes a Bananarama is just a Bananarama: No matter what you may have heard, the members of Bananarama did not choose their name by combining allusions to The Banana Splits Saturday-morning TV show and Roxy Music's song Pyjamarama. The Roxy Music part is correct -- it was one of Woodward and Dallin's favorite records -- but the "Banana" was simply a tropical-sounding word intended to complement the phonetically learned Swahili lyrics to 1981 debut single Aie a Mwana. Had they known that they'd sell 30 million records worldwide and stay together so long, they might have gone with another name. Although, Dallin says, "I don't even notice the word now. It's like saying 'the Tower of London' or 'Buckingham Palace.' It's just a word."
Bananarama hit New York, #30YearsOfBananarama is released in the USA!
Bananarama are now in New York! The US tour has begun!
There is lots of promotion planned and the following appearances have been announced:
(Oct 1st) 'Watch What Happens Live!" http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/season-8 on Bravo
(Oct 1st) WCBS-FM Radio http://wcbsfm.cbslocal.com/
(Oct 2nd) Fox and Friends http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-friends/index.html
I also know that they will be interviewed by @LarryFlick on October 1st for his radio show.
Bananarama are also going to be interviewed by Bylli Cayone http://byllicrayone.com/ Bylli is certainly an interesting chap. Clearly ambitious and most definitely an eccentric! That should be fun!
I shouldn't post these, but I will do because it is a bit of a hoot. A very enthusiastic fan had waited for the Banana's arrival in New York and asked them to sign just about every piece of vinyl that exists in the entire world (possibly even several Rick Astley albums, an Anita Dobson single and that hideous Naomi Campbell album that nobody bought....) He was clearly super excited to see the ladies back on US soil.
As regular readers should know, I am of course a registered psychic (that is a lie). This is a LoveBananarama exclusive! I can reveal Sara's actual thoughts as she was signing those records. "Bloody hell, we recorded a lot of singles! Oooh, I don't like my hair on that cover!....That's not even one of our singles! Who put a Smurfs album in here? Smile....I'll just smile my through this and imagine the large vodka and tonic waiting for me at the hotel".
I didn't need to read Keren's mind as she made her thoughts quite clear. "Bearing in mind I flew from Singapore, London and New York...it's like cruelty for me.." she said grinning, whilst aware of the camera aimed at her face. For the record, Keren need not have worried as she looked gorgeous and not like most people do after a long flight. Glamourama, infact (that was poor, wasn't it?)
BTW - Team Derek, if you're reading this. You are clearly a mahoosive fan. We love you for your persistance and cheekiness.
More great news! '30 Years of Bananarama' is now available to download in the USA, from iTunes and Amazon (and possibly other places too).
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| After an evening of fun, the ladies require an expensive car to support their aching pins. |
(Oct 1st) 'Watch What Happens Live!" http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/season-8 on Bravo
(Oct 1st) WCBS-FM Radio http://wcbsfm.cbslocal.com/
(Oct 2nd) Fox and Friends http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-friends/index.html
I also know that they will be interviewed by @LarryFlick on October 1st for his radio show.
Bananarama are also going to be interviewed by Bylli Cayone http://byllicrayone.com/ Bylli is certainly an interesting chap. Clearly ambitious and most definitely an eccentric! That should be fun!
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I shouldn't post these, but I will do because it is a bit of a hoot. A very enthusiastic fan had waited for the Banana's arrival in New York and asked them to sign just about every piece of vinyl that exists in the entire world (possibly even several Rick Astley albums, an Anita Dobson single and that hideous Naomi Campbell album that nobody bought....) He was clearly super excited to see the ladies back on US soil.
As regular readers should know, I am of course a registered psychic (that is a lie). This is a LoveBananarama exclusive! I can reveal Sara's actual thoughts as she was signing those records. "Bloody hell, we recorded a lot of singles! Oooh, I don't like my hair on that cover!....That's not even one of our singles! Who put a Smurfs album in here? Smile....I'll just smile my through this and imagine the large vodka and tonic waiting for me at the hotel".
I didn't need to read Keren's mind as she made her thoughts quite clear. "Bearing in mind I flew from Singapore, London and New York...it's like cruelty for me.." she said grinning, whilst aware of the camera aimed at her face. For the record, Keren need not have worried as she looked gorgeous and not like most people do after a long flight. Glamourama, infact (that was poor, wasn't it?)
BTW - Team Derek, if you're reading this. You are clearly a mahoosive fan. We love you for your persistance and cheekiness.
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More great news! '30 Years of Bananarama' is now available to download in the USA, from iTunes and Amazon (and possibly other places too).
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