Local girl done good

  So, finally, Kate Winslet won an Oscar. And hoorah for her, I say, because not only is she a damn fine actress but, like The Lightyears, she hails from Reading. Reading isn't generally considered to be "on the map" when it comes to famous sons and daughters, although it did also spawn Kenneth Branagh, Ricky Gervais and Dawn French. Plus, according to Tony (who perhaps ought not ...

LYs to headline at world premiere of “Body Gossip”

On Sunday 29 March we're returning to the London scene for a headline performance at the launch of Body Gossip, a celebrity-endorsed theatre event examining the effects of the "size zero" phenomenon on the nation's sense of body image.   The show is taking place at The Hub in King's Cross - an exciting new venue which describes itself as "a global community of people from every profession, background and culture working at 'new frontiers' to tackle the ...

South African media praises The Lightyears

Our recent tour to South Africa was one of the highlights of our careers so far. The gigs were superb, the crowds were incredibly receptive and, most importantly, the food blew my mind. ;-) Due to the interest surrounding our release of the song "Johannesburg", as well as our status as INDY Award winners and our previous international touring adventures worldwide, we attracted quite a bit of press attention whilst we were out there. Follow the links below to read more: “The Lightyears ...

The Lightyears’ International 5-Star Hotel Breakfast Richter Scale

  As you will probably be aware if you have been following our band for a while, food is incredibly important to us. We just got back from a storming tour of Cape Town, South Africa, and the many hours spent anticipating, enjoying and rating the various breakfasts on offer has prompted me to create something which I really should have dealt with a long time ago - The Lightyears' International 5-Star Hotel Breakfast Richter Scale. Man cannot live on chord sequences alone and when you're out on the road it is ...

Lightyears rock Cape Town

We arrived back in the UK a few days ago after one of our most successful tours yet - South Africa '09. All the usual adventures were had, stages were rocked, mountains were climbed (literally) and beaches were stormed. We headlined at the first-ever Cape Town Tens Rugby Tournament on 7 and 8 February in front of a crowd of thousands, and the gigs were definitely amongst the best we've ever done. Tournament host Robbie Fleck - a man who has ...

News from The Cape…

Here's something I've discovered about journalists in South Africa - they're extremely diligent. I've been interviewed by a few local writers over the past couple of days and every one of them had done extensive homework on the band. In fact, the guy I spoke to yesterday knew things about us I'd forgotten myself! On the subject of press attention, iAfrica - the country's biggest web portal with 5.7 million hits per month - has just run an article on us on the front page of their music section....