Unveiled earlier this week was the fantastic new video from the one and only Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra. The video in question is for the Bangarang single mix, and is a visual promo featuring Dawn Penn and Sharon Shannon. Once again this features Lee in dual roles, this time as a taxi driving everyman as […]

While many are still waiting for Madness to be awarded with a Brit Award, the band continue to be nominated for or listed in other awards line-ups across the globe. This latest addition sees our favourite band inducted into the Goldmine Magazine Hall of Fame. 420 artists have already joined the hall of fame with […]

A belated happy Valentines day weekend from us to all lovers of Madness. If Specialized’s current cover of It must be love isn’t enough for you, Mr Thompson’s sent you a love gift, see later in this issue! News for the Irish is that Suggs has added two more solo shows in Derry and Belfast, […]

Following our mention of Dr Martin’s Boots and Peter Capaldi’s costume for Doctor Who, which was unveiled last week, we can now mention that the Loakes brand of boot were bought by Mr Capaldi himself. And where from? In none other than The British British Boot company in Camden Town The British Boot Company were […]

Although there’s been no official announcement, it looks like plans for a 2014 tour are now underway. What evidence do we have? Well, if you skip down to the first article in our Sign of The Times section you’ll see that The Literacy Trust charity are currently running an online auction to include VIP tickets […]

We begin this week’s MIS with news that’s sure to interest subscribers with iPhones, iPads or the iPod Touch. Why? Well, thanks to many, many hours of effort from MIS web site designer and maintainer Simon Roberts we are pleased to announce the release of the Madness Information Service app. Synching with the MIS web […]

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Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of the MIS Online newsletter. In this issue we bring you a mass of additions to the Showtimes section as The Magic Brothers announced a mass of gig dates at Camden’s Dublin Castle. Taking place over March and April tickets for these events are going to go fast. […]