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Date: 22 February 2007 17:09:18
2007 looks like being the year more celebrity recycling to help save the planet. They lead the way in finding new ways to recycle. Examples for 2007 are as follows:
The Police - reformed and a possible tour
2/3rds of The Jam; Boyzone, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Steps, S Club, Gareth Gates and Rick Astley are all looking at recycling their careers this year.
This is nothing new really. The only good thing is that these things usually die a quick death, hopefully painfully in some cases. Yet they never seem to be discouraged in doing this.
The Rolling Stones and The Who have been doing this for years. Living off Greatest Hit releases, DVDs and tours, while producing very little, or sometimes very poor, new music. You still get the 80's/90's nostalgia tours every so often as well.
Some artists are still producing new music that's good but seldom heard as they can't gain access to the radio or TB shows to plug their music. Midge Ure is one of these unforunates.
Others have gone "solo" by using the internet to release new material. Marillion and Simply Red are, despite what you may think of them, making money and fans from this.
Whatever happened to the "I hope I die before I get old" or punk attitudes that some of us grew up with? Even the Sex Pistols, supposedly the angry voice of youth, sold out by reforming. Then again they aren't a good example as they were manufactured anyway.
So prepare for many old "new" faces in 2007. They have a great opportunity as the Global Cool gigs that were announced will provide plenty of opportunities for bill "fillers".