Cocteau Twins 'Hearsay' (Jan 2008 Issue)

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This is a copy of the monthly newsletter sent out to all forum members.



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Hello again, username, and a very happy New Year to you!!

Welcome to another issue of 'Hearsay' - the newsletter that promises to keep you
up-to-date on the latest Cocteau Twins & related news.

-----COCTEAU TWINS IN MOJO-----
Cocteau Twins appear in December's issue of Mojo magazine in an article on the best
and worst Christmas songs ever. The Cocteau track "Winter Wonderland" was rated one
of the best and the reviewer wrote - "Never mind When Mama Was Moth, this song will
convince you that Elizabeth Fraser's theremin of a voice was made for Christmas."

-----HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBIN-----
Robin Guthrie just celebrated his 46th birthday on January 4, 2006. If you'd like
to post your birthday wishes for him, here's his birthday thread:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=19351

-----ROBIN GUTHRIE'S WEBLOG-----
Robin has finally updated his online weblog, he hadn't posted since October! Here's
a brief excerpt: "So this is Christmas. I am at the top of a very wobbly ladder in
my garden attaching Christmas lights to a tree. I am 45
years old. I feel like Rod Hull. My cellphone has gone off twice in the last five
minutes, Steve from Heligoland arranging an upcoming session and a text from my
friend Gaelle, who couldn’t possibly know that I am up a
tree but will surely feel bad if I a/ fall off, b/ electrocute myself, c/fall off
while electrocuting myself. Nevertheless this is Christmas and I’ve a very strong
urge, no, need, to hang little lights in my trees and become festive." If you'd
like to read his entire xmas message and post a
reply, you can view the entire entry by viewing this forum thread:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=19203

-----ROBIN GUTHRIE INTERVIEW-----
We've reposted an interview that Robin did back in 2003. If you'd like to read the
interview it's available in this forum thread:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=19260

-----NEW COVER OF TEARDROP-----
José González has released a cover version of Massive Attack's (plus Liz Fraser)
version of the song "Teardrop" on his new album "In Our Nature". For more details
visit the Mute Records webpage here:
http://www.mute.com/releases/viewRelease.jsp?id=8748627

-----COCTEAU TWINS & iTUNES-----
As previously reported in last months 'Hearsay' newsletter, some Cocteau Twins
videos are now available for download directly through iTunes. It
will probably come as a surprise to all of you that when Robin Guthrie found out
about this, he had this to say: "Just for the record...these have been made
available without our approval or permission. Just another
way for a record company to squeeze a little more toothpaste out of the tube.
Pathetic." If you'd like to take part in this discussion, follow this forum thread
link:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=18610

-----SIMON RAYMONDE-----
Simon has provided a list of his top 10 albums of 2007. If you'd like to view the
list simply follow this forum link:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php?t=19064;

-----BECAUSE OF WORDS-JACK-----
There's a new contest on the forums, giving members the opportunity to win a nice
selection of Cocteau Twins & related items! Members are asked to creatively compose
a story, poem or paragraph simply using Cocteau Twins related words, titles, etc.
For a look at all of the items you can win or for details on how to enter the
contest, follow this forum link:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=19108

-----ULTIMATE BANDS FOR COCTEAU FANS-----
There's a new thread on the forums inviting members to add their suggestions to a
great list of other bands they would recommend that Cocteau Twins fans should
check-out! To view the list or to add your own
suggestions, just view this forum thread:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=18972

-----COCTEAU TWINS FREE DOWNLOADS-----
*Here's your chance to download an entire Cocteau Twins live soundboard recorded
concert! The Detroit 1990 gig is available for a limited time (the links expire) if
you follow this forum link:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=19259

*Another chance to download a classic Cocteau gig dating all the way back to 1984.
Their show recorded in New York at The Danceteria is now available for download in
this forum thread:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php?t=19388;

*An interview with Elizabeth Fraser on BBC radio in 1993 is available for download
in this forum thread:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=15506

Please remember to share your live downloads with other fans!

-----WINTER WONDERLAND VIDEO-----
In the spirit of the season you can now find a fan-made Cocteau Twins video on
youtube for the track "Winter Wonderland" The video is a black & white montage of
photographs of winter scenes. You can watch the video by following this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eBwmvVIBZo

-----THE RAREST OF ALL COCTEAU TWINS ITEMS-----
Most Cocteau Twins fans aren't even aware of the promotional Cocteau Twins CD
compilation called "The Honda Promo" It was released by Honda, only in
Italy after the song "Carolyn's Fingers" was used in an Italian television
commercial. Low and behold, we've just discovered that there are actually two
different versions of this extremely rare Cocteau collectible. View
more details and images here:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=19122

-----LUCY BELLE GUTHRIE-----
Lucy Belle has added two of her new songs to her myspace profile. If you'd like to
hear them just check out her myspace profile here:
http://www.myspace.com/lucybelleguthrie

-----FREE COCTEAU TWINS RINGTONES-----
More than 300 Cocteau Twins ringtones have been created. Fans are invited to
download these ringtones from a wide selection of their discography.
The ringtones are FREE! Download the ringtones here:
http://www.cocteautwins.org/~leesa/cocteautwins/cHTML/html/ringtones.html

-----NEW ONLINE RELATED GROUPS-----
Here's a list of some recently created online usergroups you may be interested in
joining:

Robin Guthrie YouTube Group
http://www.youtube.com/group/robinguthrie

Robin Guthrie LastFm Group
http://www.last.fm/group/Robin+Guthrie

Elizabeth Fraser LastFm Group
http://www.last.fm/group/Elizabeth+Fraser

Robin Guthrie Facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2407112767

Bella Union Facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2317282390

-----BELLA UNION-----
"We are happy to announce that The Kissaway Trail will be playing the JD set at
Manchester Night and Day on the 21st February. Playing alongside Pull Tiger Tail and
Cherry Ghost, it is set to be an excellent night so
don’t miss out! For more information and tickets check the website below:
www.thejdset.co.uk

Bella Union is also having a holiday sale. For more information, please visit their
official website:
http://www.bellaunion.com

-----HOT FORUM TOPICS-----
RANKING COCTEAU TWINS ALBUMS
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...d.php5?t=19003

QUIZ: WHICH COCTEAU TWINS RECORD ARE YOU?
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/sh...ad.php5?t=3859

-----FORUM MATTERS-----
Our Administrator, mmmender is taking an extended leave of absence beginning in the
New Year. David Priddy (forum username dprid) will be taking over control of the
forums during her extended absence. Any forum queries or issues should be directed
to dprid or one of the other forum Moderators.

Don't forget that EVERY SUNDAY we have an open "Cherry-Coloured-Chat" session!
Admission is free to any registered forum member. For more details or to test out
the new chatroom yourself, visit:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/misc.php?do=flashchat

We've added BLOGS to the forums as well! Each and every member has the opportunity
to create their own blog on any subject. The latest blogs are listed at the bottom
of the forum homepage, or follow this forum link (or the new dedicated url) to read
some of our forum members' latest blogs:
http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/blog.php5
http://www.blogteau.com

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holiday season. Remember that our forums are open 24/7 so pop-in anytime during the
holidays!

Regards,

David (dprid)
cocteautwinsforums.com Vice-Administrator
cocteautwinsforums@gmail.com

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