From Universal we got this:
After Catwalk Criminal it’s time for KANE’s second single; Shot Of A Gun. Along side the single version there will also be an additional acoustic version released…
The maxi single includes the club mix van Catwalk Criminal seeing this is a huge hit in the international DJ scene. Finally they’ll get this on CD. The video of Shot Of A Gun is applicable on your iPod Video. Just get it on there and enjoy! Track 2, the YouTube mix, was created especially for the fans to post and embed through YouTube on their own blog (Hyves, MySpace and Facebook).
Release of the new KANE single Shot Of A Gun on Friday the 11th of April…
Guitarist of Dutch rockband KANE, Dennis van Leeuwen, will participate on recordings of a special single released to raise awareness for Tibet. The track ‘Als je ooit’ is an adapted Dutch version of ‘As ge ooit’ of JW Roy and Gerard van Maasakkers. Also working on the recording are Peter Slager and Bas Kennis (from Dutch band Bløf), Bart van der Weide (Racoon), Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering), JW Roy, Loten Namling and Jeroen Goossens. The track will be released before the Dutch Ticket for Tibet festival, which will be on the 20th of April in Amsterdam. Dutch bands Bløf and Racoon will perform next to other musicians.
Since 1950 Tibet is under occupation of China. The people of Tibet have been fighting along side the highest religious and political authority, the inspirational Dalai Lama, for their independence for years now. All the info on this topic is to be found on http://www.myspace.com/104277526 ( Save Tibet myspace ) and http://www.tibet.com
On Wednesday the 23th of April it’s finally time for the exclusive try-out gig for KANE’s long awaited new album! The guys from KANE and their band will perform the brand new tracks along with some of their best classic songs. For this one off the guys chose the Paard van Troje venue in The Hague, Netherlands seeing it’s their favourite venue. Want to be there? Then you’d better be quick because only a few hundred tickets will be available for this exclusive gig.
Ticket sales start on Saturday the 8th of March at 10 o’clock. Tickets can be purchased on www.paard.nl ( click on ‘event’ and ‘buy tickets’ )
date: Wednesday the 23th of April 2008 – Location: Paard van Troje, Prinsegracht 12, The Hague Netherlands – doors: 19u30 – kick off: 20u30 – cost: 25 Euro (excl. admin. cost )
Things seem relaxed on this end but it ain't. Dinand just got back from New York where he's been singing. Result? Single number 2 is nearly ready to be released! Bet you gonna love this one! Release date and more info soon!
The artwork for the new single is nearly finishes as well. Then there's a video to be shot. Always great fun. Once again with our friend Bjørn from Belgium who's busy with preparations. Afterwards Dinand will finish off singing in the new album and there will be some remixing as well. Deadlines are tight but still we're on schedule.
Got some disturbing mails from Belgium. No worries, we'll soon be heading over there and all info on this trip will be put on www.kane.nl .Kanefans, the waiting is nearly over. Soon more news on KANE.NL Its gonna be a long HOT summer!
See you soon!
Dennis wrote an update:
I already mentioned Scott, our producer, is in town these days. Primarily to check the recordings made in NY and to extract the best ones. Today we're recording some guitars in a familiar spot: The Wisseloord studios in Hilversum. Funny story about that place to tell: our engineer back in NY (Neil Dorfsmann) once worked on the famous Hysteria record of Def Leppard here at the Wisseloord studios for months alongside the legendary producer Mutt Lange, husband of Shania Twain (name dropping, got good at that ever since we've been in NY). Neil told us the Wisseloord studio got his name from that legendary recording session. It lasted a staggering 3 years. The producer insisted the guitars were recorded string by string and drums had to be recorded at the nearby swimming pool because the sound was awesome. Those were the days. I suggested we'd do the same but unfortunately nobody fell for that… Anyway, at the Wisseloord we're on known territory because here's where we recorded the 'As Long As You Want This' album and the 'What if' was mixed here by Tim Palmer. Mind blowing exciting sessions of table tennis were played here during breaks with Tim. All won by us, off course. And b-sides, one with the longest title ever: 'Christmas Time Won't Be The Same Without You But Maybe Next Year It Will', and 'Moment Of Truth', were recorded here. Good to be back. µ
Two days later and three songs more. Today's Saturday and single 2 is almost finished. Everybody's excited! Sounds awesome. But we got a tight schedule and we're now working on track 4. Meanwhile girlfriends, buddies, record company friends, publishing mates and visual artists drop in. Amongst them Reyn, friend of the family, who played some string-music. Great to record in Holland but at the same time it's distracting. Different then recording in a studio on a mountain near Woodstock, where you gotta take in groceries for a week or take a stroll for 2 hours for that milk.
To be continued!
Greetz, Den
On the KANE myspace we can read up on a new update from Dennis :
Yesterday we played live at the show of Paul de Leeuw for the very first time in KANE history. Must admit, not bad at all. Just watched the show on tape and damn that new firebird I gave myself as a birthday present sounded awesome! ;-)
Gotta thank you guys as well for our number 2 entry in the charts! Dinand already thanked you guys but have to join in here too! Great. Really close finish there (2%!!!) so we'd almost popped the cork of the champagne bottle. In any case we'd better wait with doing that until the second single will be released, another part for sure! Really great you were there once again supporting us like you did. Think CATWALK CRIMINAL got a hold on you guys now doesn't it. Took some time, no prob. We already knew the song for a while. Once again, thanks for the support!
This week it's working back at home in The Netherlands. Producer Scott Jacoby should be stepping out the airplane as I write this. Dinand and Scott will take a listen at the recordings made at the All Aire Studio and we'll record some additional tracks. We're slowly finishing that recording proces. Still should take a while I guess what's always exciting I think. But one thing's for sure. It's gonna be one hell of a record!
Ok have a nice day and see you soon! Gr dennis
A shout out from the guys on their Hyves :
Woooowwwww... KANE IS BACK … like it's been said 'a little weird, but fucking delicious' KANE entered the official Dutch single charts today. CATWALK CRIMINAL WENT STRAIGHT TO # 2!!!!!
Thanks everybody for your support... So cool... it only took a small 2% to keep us from the number one position… might get that number one position next week 'cause we're so damn close! The 15th KANE single delivers us our 9th top 10 single...
Yes.. we're very proud, Thnx so very much,
KANE
The musicians Sterling Campbell and Gail Ann Dorsey are collaborating with the guys on the new KANE album. Both play alongside David Bowie on stage. Drummer Campbell is known for his work with Duran Duran, Soul Asylum, B-52's, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop, Tina Turner and Lou Reed. Bassist Dorsey played alongside Gwen Stefani, Bryan Ferry, Tears For Fears and Skin.
KANE is currently recording their new album at the All Aire Studios in New York's Catskill Mountains. The new album is expected to be in stores in a few months. The first single of the album 'Catwalk crminal' is in stores as of tomorrow.
A few days after Belgian tv-presenter Chris Duchauchoit made an emotional appeal to politicians in Belgium regarding the BBC-documentairy 'Bulgaria's abandoned children' there we see Dinand Woesthoff of Dutch rockband KANE joining forces to raise awareness for the inhuman living conditions of these abandoned children. Dinand called upon several Dutch politicians by writing them emails to start immediate action against Bulgaria. After watching the BBC-television documentairy 'Bulgaria's abandoned children', Woesthoff (still recording in Amerika) send out emails to Jan Marijnissen from the Dutch SP party and Femke Halsema of the Dutch GroenLinks party. In the documentairy it's shown how handicapt together with poor children are being cared for in dreadfull conditions in an orphanage in Bulgaria.
The GroenLinks party has already started debats on this topic and started an online-petition against the inhuman conditions in orphans' homes like these. They will hand over the results of the petition to the European Union.
Check out the documentairy here , to sign the Dutch Groenlinks petition check this and for all further info check this or the special on AT Productions .
In a new update on the Dutch KANE hyves Dinand wrote this:
Fuck…. freezing here! Nice blue sky, views go on to Canada with frozen lakes and tones of snow. Walking in a winter wonderland is what hey call this I think. We're back in Woodstock. Home of many but also the All Aire Studios . In the next few days we'll finish of drum, bass and basic recordigs. Nope not quite finished yet. Long way to go. Heading there. That's for sure. Far from home. In the middle of nowhere, in one of the nicest studios we've ever been. Catwalk Criminal has been released today. For now online and on Friday in stores. Feels kinda weird. I'm writing this from a room overviewing the mountains while back at home the single is being released. Hope you'll download it or go out and buy it on Friday. Just saying that 'because we're so proud of it. This is KANE in 2008. Every time I play Catwalk I'm thinking 'I wanna be in that band!' Which is good 'because they tell me I am ha, ha.And we could use your support. We've decided to take KANE to the edge. Where's the excitement in us, that unknown thing, that you know has been there all along? Ha, ha, that's in a way the definition of the next KANE record…number 4. How do we take it to the next level? With you guys at our side, we hope. So we try to create the best tracks. Which will be released on single. So you just gotta download ( uh uh not on limewire ha, ha) the new single or get it at your local (Dutch) store on Friday.
From Woodstock, to Catwalk, to you. Think it's time I shut up. For now ha, ha.
Adios Amigos,
D.
