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The Charlatans and Ride Announce New North American Co-Headlining Tour Dates for January

The Charlatans Will Perform Between 10th and 11th and Ride Will Perform Nowhere

Sep 25, 2023

At the start of this year The Charlatans and Ride teamed up for some co-headlining North American tour dates and next January they are doing it again. As with the previous tour, Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans will be performing their 1992-released sophomore album, Between 10th and 11th, and shoegazing icons Ride will perform their 1990-released debut album, Nowhere. More

Tim Burgess – Listen to Our Interview in the New Episode of Our Under the Radar Podcast

The Sixth Episode of Season 3 of Under the Radar with Celine Teo-Blockey Is Out Now on Major Podcasting Platforms

Feb 09, 2023

Author, solo artist, and Charlatans frontman, Tim Burgess is our latest guest on Season 3 of our Under the Radar with Celine Teo-Blockey podcast, talking about his sixth solo album Typical Music, his childhood, Tim’s Twitter Listening Parties, the late, great Rob Collins, and much more. More

Nov 29, 2022

The Charlatans and Ride have announced a North American co-headline tour for 2023. Tickets are set to go on sale this Friday (Dec. 2) at 10 a.m. local time. More

Sep 23, 2022

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans has released a new album, Typical Music, today via Bella Union. Burgess has also shared a video for the album track “Flamingo.” More

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans Shares Video for New Solo Song “Sure Enough”

Typical Music Due Out September 23 via Bella Union

Aug 23, 2022

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans is releasing his new solo album, Typical Music, on September 23 via Bella Union. Now he has shared another song from it, “Sure Enough,” via an animated video for the single. More

Jun 06, 2022

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans has announced the release of his sixth solo album, Typical Music, which will be out on September 23 via Bella Union. Burgess has also shared a video for the album’s title track. More

Apr 15, 2022

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans has shared a video for his new song, “Here Comes the Weekend.” It is the first release from Burgess’ forthcoming solo album, which is expected to come out later this year via Bella Union/[PIAS]. More

Under the Radar Announces Special 20th Anniversary Double Issue

Issue 69 Has Two Cover Group Shots Featuring Grandaddy, CHVRCHES, Kamasi Washington, Bat For Lashes, Weyes Blood, The Divine Comedy, Elbow, Nilüfer Yanya, Miki Berenyi, The Horrors, and Rose Elinor Dougall

Dec 21, 2021

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is our special 20th Anniversary Issue. It’s a double issue celebrating two decades of the magazine (our first issue came out in December 2001). The issue has shipped out to subscribers and stores and can now be bought from us directly here. The issue features two special covers, each featuring a different group of musicians together. More

The Charlatans Share Previously Unreleased Song From 2001 “C’mon C’mon”

A Head Full of Ideas Vinyl Career-Spanning Box Set Due Out October 15 via Republic of Music

Sep 09, 2021

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans have shared “C’mon C’mon,” a previously unreleased song originally recorded for the band’s 2001 album Wonderland. It is featured on A Head Full of Ideas, a new career-spanning vinyl box set. More

The Charlatans Share The Go! Team Remix of “Tellin’ Stories” and Announce Free NHS Show

A Head Full of Ideas Vinyl Career-Spanning Box Set Due Out October 15 via Republic of Music

Aug 11, 2021

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans have shared a remix of their 1997 song “Tellin’ Stories” by The Go! Team and have announced a free show in Manchester, England for NHS (National Health Service) workers on November 15 at Gorilla. More

Tim Burgess Announces New Book Inspired By His Twitter Listening Parties

The Listening Party Due Out September 2 via DK; Burgess Will Donate Royalties to Music Venue Trust

Mar 23, 2021

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans has announced that he will be releasing a new book. The announcement coincides with the one-year anniversary of Burgess’ #TimsTwitterListeningParty series, where artists and fans alike would tweet about and have listening parties for their favorite albums. The book, entitled The Listening Party, will be out on September 2 via DK and it collects tweets and stories from 100 of Burgess’ listening parties, including featuring rare photos from the artists behind the albums. More

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans – COVID-19 Quarantine Artist Check In

“Nothing will be the same after this, some for the better, some for the worse.”

Apr 10, 2020

We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. What has their home quarantine experience been like so far and how is the crisis impacting both their career and art? Here we check in with Tim Burgess of England’s The Charlatans. More

Feb 17, 2020

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans has announced a new solo album, I Love the New Sky, and shared its first single, “Empathy for the Devil,” via a video for the track. More

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans Shares Video for “Nik V”

I Was Now Features Members of The Horrors, My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, Klaxons, and Ladyhawke

Oct 12, 2018

On Record Store Day Tim Burgess of The Charlatans released I Was Now, a 10-year-old unreleased album featuring Burgess on vocals, along with an all-star lineup that includes Ladyhawke, Josh Hayward (The Horrors), Martin Duffy (Felt/ Primal Scream), Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine), and Steffan Halperin (The Chavs/Klaxons). More

Jun 08, 2018

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans released a new album, Different Days, last year via BMG. Now they have shared a video for a new song, “Standing Alone.” Frontman Tim Burgess says the track is “a song of defiance, apology, and smashed phones.” More

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans Shares Video for “Clutching Insignificance”

I Was Now Features Members of The Horrors, My Bloody Valentine Primal Scream, Klaxons, and Ladyhawke

May 31, 2018

On Record Store Day Tim Burgess of The Charlatans released I Was Now, a 10-year-old unreleased album featuring Burgess on vocals, along with an all-star lineup that includes Ladyhawke, Josh Hayward (The Horrors), Martin Duffy (Felt/ Primal Scream), Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine), and Steffan Halperin (The Chavs/Klaxons). Now he has shared a video for the album’s “Clutching Insignificance.” More

May 14, 2018

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans released a new album, Different Days, last year via BMG. Now they have announced some fall North American tour dates. They go down this October and include shows on both coasts, as well as one show in Mexico and two in Canada (their first shows north of the border in over a decade). More

The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess Releasing Album with The Horrors and My Bloody Valentine Members

As I Was Now Featuring Members of Primal Scream, Klaxons, and Ladyhawke Due Out April 21; Listen to "Inspired Again"

Mar 07, 2018

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans has announced, As I Was Now, a 10-year-old unreleased album featuring Burgess on vocals, along with an all-star lineup that includes Ladyhawke, Josh Hayward (The Horrors), Martin Duffy (Felt/ Primal Scream), Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine), and Steffan Halperin (The Chavs/Klaxons). More

Full List of Record Store Day Releases Revealed - Arcade Fire, Courtney Barnett, and More

Plus Kevin Shields and Brian Eno, Mac DeMarco, The National, The Cure, Fleet Foxes, and Others

Mar 06, 2018

The full list of 2018 Record Store Day releases has been revealed. Record Store Day goes down on April 21 and just in case you don’t already know, the basic idea is to get music fans out to their local independent record store, with the bait being a slew of exclusive limited edition releases. More

Jul 07, 2017

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans released a new album, Different Days, back in May via BMG. The band have previously shared the album’s first single, “Plastic Machinery,” which features the legendary guitarist of The Smiths, Johnny Marr, along with Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe, as well as a video for the song and a remix of the song by fellow countrymen Sleaford Mods. More

Five Best Songs of the Week: alt-J, EMA, Kirin J Callinan, Washed Out, and Ride

Plus a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

May 26, 2017

To help you sort through the multitude of new songs released in the last seven days, we have picked the five best. Below that we have also highlighted other notable new tracks shared this week. This week was light on exciting new songs, likely due to the impending long Memorial Day holiday weekend, but there were still pleasures to be found. More

May 26, 2017

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans released a new album, Different Days, today via BMG. The band have previously shared the album’s first single, “Plastic Machinery,” which features the legendary guitarist of The Smiths, Johnny Marr, along with Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe, as well as a video for the song. More

May 01, 2017

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans are releasing a new album, Different Days, on May 26 via BMG. More

Apr 05, 2017

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans are releasing a new album, Different Days, on May 26 via BMG. Now the band has shared the album’s first single, “Plastic Machinery.” More

Sep 01, 2015

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans have announced some new U.S. tour dates. They are in support of their well-received recent new album, Modern Nature, which is out now. More

Apr 27, 2015

British ‘90s veterans The Charlatans (or The Charlatans UK in America, if you must) have shared the music video for their newest single “Let The Good Times Be Never Ending” from their album Modern Nature… More

Aug 13, 2013

Jon Brookes, founding member and drummer of The Charlatans, has died aged 44. More

Sep 16, 2010

Last night, at a gig in Philadelphia, The Charlatans’ drummer Jon Brookes collapsed on stage. Thankfully there was a doctor in the audience and paramedics responded quickly. Doctors are optimistic there will be not be any long-term effects on Brookes health. More

News Roundup: Meg White, The Charlatans, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Glastonbury, and more

Also Beastie Boys, Michael Moore, Ewan McGregor, Doctor Who, and They Might Be Giants

May 27, 2009

Our News Roundup briefly reports on various entertainment news stories that are circulating the web: Glastonbury lineup announced, Beastie Boys name new album, They Might Be Giants sponor little league teams, Meg White gets married, Gonzales breaks a world record, The Charlatans announce a U.S. tour, Ewan McGregor is against a Trainspotting sequel, Michael Moore’s new documentary on the economic crisis gets a release date, Buffy the Vampire Slayer might be rebooted as a new movie without Joss Whedon or the TV cast, and Doctor Who‘s David Tennant is set to play The Doctor two more bonus times. More



Interviews

Aug 11, 2022

As part of our 20th anniversary coverage we thought it would be interesting to conduct brand new interviews with some of the artists interviewed in our very first issue way back in December 2001. More

Jan 15, 2021

COVID-19 may have put paid to most of 2020’s live music events, but one of the surprise hits of the lockdown has been Tim Burgess, frontman of The Charlatans, and his Twitter listening parties. More

Oct 23, 2020

Despite 30 years in the game with The Charlatans and as a solo artist, Tim Burgess’ sense of wonder and enthusiasm for making and discovering new music remains undiminished. More

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans – COVID-19 Quarantine Artist Check In

“Nothing will be the same after this, some for the better, some for the worse.”

Apr 10, 2020

We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. What has their home quarantine experience been like so far and how is the crisis impacting both their career and art? Here we check in with Tim Burgess of England’s The Charlatans. More

2016 Artist Survey: Tim Burgess of The Charlatans

Burgess on Trump, Brexit, Scary Movies, Memorable Fan Encounters, Time Travel, and Stranger Things

Feb 20, 2017

For Under the Radar‘s 14th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2016. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2016 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Tim Burgess of The Charlatans. More


Reviews

Oct 08, 2021

The Charlatans have kept going as long as they have partly due to their adaptability. Since the early ’90s they’ve followed their instincts and incrementally evolved record by record, whether doing so put them in or out of sync with the pop moment. Their eponymous fourth album was the point where everything fully clicked, and it remains a benchmark for the band. More

May 26, 2017

North American audiences—if they’re old enough—might respond hesitantly with “The Only One I Know” if the U.K.‘s The Charlatans are brought up. That song from 1990 is arguably the group’s high point on these shores. But on their native soil, The Charlatans are not only current and relevant but held in the highest esteem. More

May 19, 2015

The Charlatans tend to come back strongly in the face of tragedy. The death of original keyboard player, Rob Collins, brought the group’s immensely popular (in the U.K. anyway) Tellin’ Stories. The still-fresh death of drummer Jon Brookes has evoked, Modern Nature, 12th album with the strongest songwriting in recent memory for the group, whose first release was 25 years ago. More