If you’re a Sprout fan like us at RepHERtoire, you will probably be a little nervous about what the latest visual effort will be. You see, Prefab Sprout videos are curious beasts. There’s never been a huge budget for them and the directors often have strange ideas as how to stretch this budget to the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Prefab Sprout
More Than Just A Pretty Face: Confessions of a Fangirl
by Rozonda Salas Everyone who knows me knows that I have a passion for 80s music, especially for groups like Aztec Camera, Scritti Politti, Danny Wilson and, above all, my favourite band for 25 years, Prefab Sprout. As I started following these bands in my teens, and many of them were led by young men … Continue reading
Oops James Blunt! Accidental leaks: music marketing ploys or genuine error?
By Gina G. James Blunt was on Twitter yesterday apologising for sending out an e mail to all those on the Warner Bros mailing list. Strangely enough it contained a link to his new single. It could’ve been worse I suppose: an e mail to his girlfriend grovelling for forgiveness, an e mail to his … Continue reading
Kitchenware Records, not dead yet
by Gina G Kitchenware Records, not dead yet Keith Armstrong’s new business venture, going back to the original name of ‘Soul Kitchen’. Continue reading
New Prefab Sprout album ‘Crimson/Red’ in your hands on October 7th UPDATE
By Miranda Diboll (updated August 8th 5.50 pm) We have an album cover: Do you like it? Please leave comments below! ‘The Jewel Thief’ will be the first single off the album (as predicted!), released same day as album…expect a video for it say official sources! Album will be available as a download, CD and … Continue reading
‘New’ Prefab Sprout album leaked and our take on it all
By Miranda Diboll It’s a hard life being a Prefab Sprout fan. Kate Bush fans may disagree but when you know that the man behind it all, Mr Paddy McAloon is becoming more and more reclusive by the second, you start to abandon all hope. They have a wonderful website called Sproutnet, its a semi-official … Continue reading