PSA: Follow Cleaners from Venus on Facebook
The inimitable Martin Newell has now taken over the posting reins on the Cleaners From Venus / Martin Newell Facebook Page! He’s sharing his thoughts, his wits and his rarities. We’re just giving you a heads up so you don’t miss…
The Final Cleaners From Venus Chapter: Vol. 3
The legendary lo-fi band Cleaners from Venus was formed in the small town of Wivenhoe, England at the turn of 1980s by Martin Newell – a rock singer and part-time kitchen porter with a love of sunny 1960s pop music,…
The Cleaners from Venus Announce Volume 2
The Cleaners from Venus Volume 2 is a collection that covers a three year period between 1983 and 1985 for the Brit combo, now being described as a “D.I.Y Beatles.” While the rest of the 1980s rock world had immersed…
Captured Tracks announces Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987
Today Captured Tracks’ announces, Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983 – 1987, the first volume of Captured Tracks’ new venture into compilations – Excavations. Spread across two LPs, Strum & Thrum includes an 80+ page booklet with an extensive…
Announcing The Jangling Man: The Martin Newell Story!
Today, Captured Tracks, Sharp Film and Larson Media have launched a Kickstarter campaign for the forthcoming documentary, The Jangling Man, the untold story of Cleaners From Venus’ Martin Newell. Though it would be wrong to say Newell is an “unknown”,…