The Bangles love Katrina And The Waves
Tue 18 May 2010“Kimberly Rew is a gentle genius and his songs are a revelation. Because he is and they are.”
-Vicki Peterson, The Bangles.
REM’s Peter Buck is Kimberly Rew Fan
Sun 16 May 2010“I have been a fan of Kimberly Rew’s song writing for 25 years, and am dumbfounded by his guitar playing every time I see him play”
-Peter Buck, REM.
Mick Fleetwood on touring with Katrina And The Waves
Fri 14 May 2010“I have great memories of touring Europe in the 80’s with Katrina and the band. It was wonderful to see the love of her audience and how the band ignited them. I remember how powerful “Walking on Sunshine” was at that time so it’s not surprise it has remained a classic till this day.”
- Mick Fleetwood, Fleetwood Mac
“Walking On Sunshine” on The Huffington Post
Fri 14 May 2010Walking On Sunshine has been featured in a special Mother’s Day post on The Huffington Post website. Check it out here – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamara-conniff/music-to-give-mom_b_569295.html
Celine Dion reminisces about Kimberly Rew
Wed 12 May 2010“I remember the very first time I heard one of Kimberly’s great songs…..’That’s Just the Woman In Me’. For more than 10 years I couldn’t get the song out of my mind, and I finally had the chance to record it a few years ago. Now, that’s what I call a memorable songwriter!”
– Celine Dion
Walking On Sunshine, with the Soweto Gospel Choir
Fri 30 Apr 2010In continued celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of Walking On Sunshine, the track has been re-recorded featuring the fantastic Soweto Gospel Choir! Check out the making of this collaboration
Bible Of Bop available digitally and Back-catalogue available on CD in the US
Mon 26 Apr 2010Today is the day that Bible Of Bop the first album collection by legendary Katrina And The Waves singer-songwriter Kimberley Rew is re-released digitally.
You can buy your copy direct from the band’s store by clicking the link on the right hand side of the site
Over the next few weeks all of the 4 digital re-issues will become available on the site, if you buy all 4 direct from us we’ll send you a free digital copy of the new Katrina And The Waves ‘Anthology’.
If you live in the US, today is a double Katrina And The Waves bonus day for you as the band are releasing 4 back catalogue albums on CD there today. Here they are, all available from Amazon:
Bible Of Bop – Buy now
Katrina And The Waves 1 – Buy Now
Katrina And The Waves 2 – Buy Now
Shock Horror – Buy Now
If you’re not ready to take the plunge on buying a cd or digital album, then why not start off by getting a free track from the side bar on the right.
Releases coming up from Katrina And The Waves
Fri 23 Apr 2010There is a busy period of releases from Katrina And The Waves and Kimberley Rew coming up, so just to make it a little easier for you to figure out when you will be able to get hold of these re-issues and Walking On Sunshine 25, check out this handy little list:
26th April – Bible of Bop (Digital)
26th April – Back Catalogue released on CD in the US
23rd May – Shock Horror (Digital)
10th May – Katrina and The Waves (Digital)
17th May – Katrina and The Waves 2 (Digital)
17th May – All 4 albums released on CD outside of the US
24th May – Walking on Sunshine 25
– Walking on Sunshine Featuring The Soweto Gospel Choir Single
I hope that clears things up, head back here Monday for links to buy a digital version of Bible Of Bop and for you fans in the United States, links to buy the CDs themselves.
