MansunCast One, the first in a series of Mansun podcasts, is available now. In it Paul Draper & Producer/Engineer PDub are in conversation with Billy Reeves, of BBC London, and discuss the origins of the band, the making of ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ and the task of bringing the new 21st anniversary box-set re-issue of it together. You can listen to … Read More
PAUL DRAPER ‘SUPERB SINGER-SONGWRITER’ … XSNOIZE REVIEW ROUGH TRADE EAST ACOUSTIC GIG
XSNOIZE have reported on the acoustic session that former Mansun frontman, Paul Draper, performed at Rough Trade East, to celebrate the 21st Anniversary reissue of ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’, saying: “Paul announced he would begin with The Chad Who Loved Me. An appropriate choice, after all, Attack of the Grey Lantern opens with this haunting, charming anthemic classic, the “antithesis to what … Read More
‘SPOOKY ACTION’ NOMINATED FOR BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR IN PROG AWARDS, VOTE NOW!
Paul’s critically acclaimed debut solo album ‘Spooky Action’ has been nominated for Best Album Of The Year in this year’s Prog Awards. In a statement, Paul says ” It’s an honour and I’d be delighted if everyone who has supported myself & Mansun over the years could vote for me and Spooky Action by clicking the link below, it’ll take just 10 secs … Read More
WATCH PAUL PERFORM ACOUSTIC VERSION OF ‘WIDE OPEN SPACE’ LIVE ON RADIO 5. AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!
Paul made his first appearance on BBC Radio 5 on Sunday 10th June, when he appeared on the arts programme ‘Will Gompertz Heat Map’. You can watch a video of Paul performing an acoustic version of the Mansun classic ‘Wide Open Space’, with his guitarist Ben Sink, on the BBC website HERE . The video is available for the next 29 days … Read More
REMINDER: IN-STORE ACOUSTIC SHOW AND SIGNING IN LONDON TOMORROW
Paul will play an intimate in-store acoustic show and signing at Rough Trade East in London TOMORROW, Tuesday 12th June to celebrate the 21st anniversary reissue of Mansun’s ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’. For full details please head over to the Rough Trade website: https://www.roughtrade.com/…/rough-trade-east-paul-draper-m…
THE DELUXE REMASTERED REISSUE OF ‘ATTACK OF THE GREY LANTERN’ IS OUT NOW!
The deluxe remastered reissue of Mansun’s iconic debut album, ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ is OUT NOW! It is available in a wide range of formats: As a lavish four disc deluxe book (3CD+DVD) which includes remastered album, DVD (including 5.1 mix, original videos and hi-def mix), a 70 page book with a new extended essay on the making the record and its … Read More
PAUL IS ‘ARTIST IN RESIDENCE’ ON RADIO X THIS WEEK
Paul Draper will be Artist In Residence on Radio X’s X-Posure with John Kennedy programme, for four nights from Monday 4th June to Thursday 7th June, performing a live track from Mansun’s ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ each night with his band. You can catch up with Monday’s track, ‘The Chad Who Loved Me‘ by using Radio X’s ‘listen again’ feature HERE and forwarding to 31 minutes into the … Read More
JUST A WEEK UNTIL THE ‘ATTACK OF THE GREY LANTERN’ REISSUE; THIS IS THE ‘DARK MAVIS’ DEMO
With just a week until the 21st anniversary reissue of Mansun’s ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’, you can now listen to the ‘Dark Mavis’ demo, taken from the Outtakes cd in the 4 disc boxed set. This lavish four disc deluxe book (3CD+DVD) includes remastered album, DVD (including 5.1 mix, original videos and hi-def mix), a 70 page book with a new extended essay on … Read More
‘A MUST HAVE REISSUE’ … SUNDAY TIMES REVIEWS ‘ATTACK OF THE GREY LANTERN’
The Sunday Times have given the 21st anniversary reissue of Mansun’s ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ a glowing review, describing it ‘A Must Have Reissue’. ‘An anomaly on its release in 1997, in the last days of Britpop, the Chester band’s debut album set out its stall in a manner that still seems audacious; symphonic strings, proggy digressions, a song … Read More