'News' is where you can catch up on all the latest Rialto info as it happens.
(1/9/01)
London Crawling, which was
rumoured for release in September, will not be released until further notice. We'll keep
you posted with the details.
Rialto supported The Wonder Stuff last night at Hackney Ocean - you can read the review in
our Gigs section. Also added to that section is a Korean review from January, which was
dropped from Issue 7 at the last minute.
As previously reported, Louis supported Cheapglue on 7th July and played three new songs,
none of which have official titles yet. The setlist is below, along with what appears to
be the names of each song:
Heaven's In Your Eyes
Party Games
Stephen Duffy cover version - don't know the name!
She's Moving On
Catherine's Wheel
London Crawling
Rialto also played two nightclub gigs in July. If you went and would like a review posted on the site, feel free to email me!
(7/7/01)
Louis Eliot plays an acoustic solo set TONIGHT (sat 7 july) at Notting Hill Arts Club supporting Cheapglue. He will be on stage at 5.15pm. Entry is free.
Anything Could Happen charted at number 85 last Sunday.
The fanzine was sent out this week. Any subscribers who did not receive a copy should email me.
(25/6/01)
Two live dates for your diary this weekend:
Friday 29th June:
333 Old Street - Idler Launch Gig
http://www.nme.com/NME/External/News/News_Story/0,1004,33044,00.html
Saturday 30th June:
Mardi Gras, Finsbury Park
Rialto onstage 3.45pm
www.londonmardigras.com
(19/6/01)
As you may have discovered elsewhere, Rialto's releases have both been put back a week:
- 'Anything Could Happen' will now be
released on Monday 25th June
- 'Night on Earth' will now be released on Monday 9th July
The fanzine has also been put back accordingly, hence the amendments to the competition. For more info check out 'Issue 7' on the left.
(29/5/01)
Some major updates to report on in
Rialtoland:
- 'Anything Could Happen' will now be released on Monday 18th June
- 'Night on Earth' will now be released on Monday 2nd July
Rialto will play a one-off gig at The Hammersmith Club on Thursday 14th June. Rialto Towers Online is happy to bring you exclusive details of how to order tickets for the gig simply by clicking here or visiting the Gigs section of the site. Capacity is limited so order ASAP.
As I mentioned in the diary a couple of weeks ago, Rialto Towers and the Skyscraper will be arranging a fans meet up in a pub before the event. The venue for this will be announced over the next few days. it'd be great to see as many Rialto fans as possible, all in the sake of alcohol and a great band - how can anyone turn it down!! If you're interested, email me on benny@rialtotowers.co.uk.
The final piece of news is that, after a long period of holding back this news... Rialto Towers issue 7 is going to be sent out to everyone on the Rialto mailing list for free. It's four pages shorter than usual but has a clolour front cover and numerous other enhancements - for full details click on Issue 7 on the menu to the left.
(5/01)
Rialto have added an extra B-side to the single release of Anything Could Happen: a French version of top 40 single Monday Morning 5:19. The band actually performed one verse of the song in French back at their first ever headline gig at London's Criterion Theatre in September 1998, and have now recorded a full French version. The track will appear on CD2 alongside Anything Could Happen, Failing In Love, and the video to Anything Could Happen. The single comes out on Monday 4th June- for more info check out the Preview section on the left.
(5/01)
Rialto have - at long, long last - finally signed their new UK record deal. In a Rialto Towers Online World Exclusive - even Music Week won't be announcing the news until Monday - we can reveal that the four piece have signed to Eagle Records. The deal means that second album, 'Night On Earth' will be released in the United kingdom in mid-June, with a single released a couple of weeks beforehand. The band will shoot the video for the first single - which we'll confirm as soon as possible - in April.
Alice Cooper, James Brown, Robert Palmer, rock legends Status Quo, and Nik Kershaw are all Eagle Records' signings, so Rialto are in pretty illustrious - and succesful - company. Another recent addiction is young punk rockers King Prawn. Artists with albums in the Eagle Records back catalogue include Gary Numan, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Meat Loaf, and Bob Marley.
For more information on Eagle Records check out www.eaglerecords.co.uk.
(2/4/01)
RELEASE DATES and TRACKLISTINGS ANNOUNCED
(2/4/01) I received confirmation late last week that the first Rialto single off the new LP will be ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN, which will be released over here on two CDs on Monday 4th June. Tracklistings for the single are listen below. The album, NIGHT ON EARTH, will follow two weeks later and be released across Europe on Monday 18th June. Previews of the two single formats, and the LP, will appear in the PREVIEW section of this site shortly.
The band are currently discussing scripts for the video to Anything Could Happen with directors. It will be shot at some stage over the next two weeks. The band
Tracklistings are as follows:
CD1: Anything Could Happen/ Remote Control/ The Car That
Took My Love Away
CD2: Anything Could Happen/ Failing In Love/ Anything Could Happen (video)
LP: London Crawling/ Anything Could Happen/ Anyone Out There?/ Catherine's Wheel/ Idiot Twin/ Shatterproof/ Brilliant Fake/ Three Ring Circus/ Drive/ Deep Space/ Underneath A Distant Moon
(3/01)
CONGRATULATIONS TO...
Ryan Suchy, who is the winner of our Dream Another Gig competition. He wins himself the signed copy of the Summer's Over box set (below), which will be in the post shortly. His entry will appear in an upcoming issue of Rialto Towers. In addition, Malinda McCall wins herself a signed copy of Untouchable for coming a close runner-up. Thanks to everyone who entered.