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Holiday Presents
Mojo picks Rings Around The World as Album Of The Year. Super Furry Animals are also featured in this week's NME.
Xfm will broadcast Super Furry Animals At The Forum on 22nd December from 19:00-20:00. You can listen via streaming audio from their website. The concert will later be broadcast on Swedish Radio P3 Live on 7th January at 21:03 Swedish time (+1 GMT). Follow this link to the webcast.
The Skam has an interview with Pete Fowler, conducted at his art studio in London. ~ 21 December, thanks to James
North American Release & Tour
Rings Around the World will be released in North America by XL-Recordings/Beggars Group. The release date is 19th March for the CD and DVD. A tour is now being arranged, and details will be posted here soon. ~ 17 December
Skull Dishes
The SFA Shop is offering handmade ceramic Super Furry Animals dishes. Crafted at Rumney Pottery Wales, these 4" skull dishes have an upraised Pete Fowler design in their centre, completely hand painted in ceramic enamels and silver lustre. Glazed in a deep black and finished with a gold band, these limited edition pieces are of the highest hand crafted quality. Each dish is hand signed by the maker. There will only be 500 of these produced and they will be allocated on a first come first served basis. To order, visit the SFA Shop. ~ 12 December
Welsh Music Awards
 At the inaugural Welsh Music Awards, Super Furry Animals won Best Video and Best Single for Juxtapozed With U, Best Album for Rings Around The World and Best Welsh Band. SFA let Charlotte Church win Best Female Solo Artist on a technicality. The awards, held at Cardiff's Coal Exchange on 6th December, were voted on by readers and website vistors of Buzz Magazine. ~ 12 December
3 Dec : FM4 Vienna
Alternative Radio FM4 in Vienna will broadcast an acoustic session this evening, 3rd December, from 22:00 (local time). ~ 3 December
It's Not The End Of The World? ~ Single
 Visit ringsaroundtheworld.co.uk for a preview of the new video for the forthcoming single, It's Not The End Of The World?.
The single will be released in the UK on 14th January 2002. The video was directed by French artist David Nicolas. Talking about the song Gruff says:
"It's a romantic song about growing old: a very melodic string-laden song. It sounds a bit bleak on paper but I think it's one of the most seductive songs on the album."
The single will be available in these formats:
CD: It's Not The End Of The World? ~ The Roman Road ~ Gypsy Space Muffin
DVD: It's Not The End Of The World? ~ The Roman Road ~ Gypsy Space Muffin
12": It's Not The End Of The World? ~ The Roman Road ~ Gypsy Space Muffin
Gypsy Space Muffin is sung and written by Huw Bunford ~ 3 December
25 Nov : 2FM Broadcast
SFA's set from Witnness Festival will be broadcast on 2FM from Dublin, this Sunday evening, 25th November at 10 PM (local time). The programme will also be webcast on the 2FM website. ~ 24 November, thanks to Ann, Jemma
Now Touring Europe
Super Furry Animals are in the midst of a European tour. The international release date for Rings Around The World is set for the 28th January. ~ 18 November
Furry Gear
Bunf talks to Guitarist magazine about SFA's gear in the November issue (#217), now on sale in the UK. ~ 18 November, thanks to Andrew
NME Awards
NME.com are inviting fans to vote in the annual NME Carling Awards, set for early 2002. You can vote for the Super Furries in the album, single, video and live categories. You can even vote for ringsaroundtheworld.co.uk! Go on..........
~ 17 November
Avocado Dip
Avocado Dip is an SFA magazine that's been a few years in the making. Issue 1 is now available. From Sarah:
"It's got loads of stuff in it from interviews (Questionnaire from Gruff, Debs from Welsh Bands Weekly, Pep Le Pew, Beulah, Pete Fowler and Neil McFarland) to puzzles, reviews to furry fiction and loads of other fun stuff!! The mag costs �2.50 inclusive of P+P in the UK and is printed (so all the piccies are nice and clear), A4 size, 52 pages long with a glossy full colour cover (designed by Neil McFarland and Pete Fowler) and a giant furry furryhead badge as well!"
To order, write: [Sarah, Avocado Dip]
If you publish a fanzine or website featuring SFA and you'ld like it mentioned here, please write: [SFA News] ~ 9 November
More Furry TV Fun
BBC Channel 4 are producing a new music programme with Jo Whiley called The Cut and the Super Furries will be one of the first bands to play the show. Visit ringsaroundtheworld.co.uk for a chance to obtain tickets for the 13th November taping.
SFA's appearance on Later with Jools Holland will be broadcast Friday, 9th November on BBC2. ~ 3 November
Welsh Music Awards
Super Furry Animals are nominated in a number of categories in the first Welsh Music Awards. Follow the link to vote for your picks, and for information on attending the ceremony to be held in Cardiff on 6-7 December. ~ 1 November
Monsterism in London
Pete Fowler's Monsterism exhibition is now on display at:
Exposures
Little Portland Street, London W1
(opposite the Social Bar)
29th October - 29th November
By appointment only, Monday to Friday, 10 AM - 4 PM, telephone 020 7907 7130
The show presents various new representations of mutated creatures in the form of large sculptures, small environmental scale models, paintings and other two-dimensional works.
Visit Pete's new website www.monsterism.net for more on his work and the launch of his toy line, featuring 14 monsters with interchangeable parts. Details on UK stockists will be posted soon, and online ordering will be available in early 2002. ~ 31 October
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