http://www.tmdrfan.com/ Thomas Dolby, of She Blinded Me with Science fame, may not have made any significant new music in a while, but he is still making news. Hopefully some time in the near future, he'll take to heart all of his dedicated fans and get back to making music for all to enjoy! en-us Tue, 22 Nov 2004 14:33:00 GMT Tue, 22 Nov 2004 14:33:00 GMT milliner@pobox.com milliner@pobox.com http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?06292005 06/29/2005 - (Live!) Accoring to the site Pollstar Thomas Dolby will be playing the House of Blues on the West Coast of the U.S. in January of next year. http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?06132005 06/13/2005 - (Retro Ringtones) Innovative Ringtones Will Be Available through Major Carriers, Including Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?02142005 02/14/2005 - (Beatnik) Beatnik's Audio Engine Reaches a Quarter of a Billion Mobile Phones; One of the Fastest Adoptions of Embedded Software Technology in the Handset Industry http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?01312005 01/31/2005 - (Musical?) "Songs like Spandau Ballet True and Thomas Dolby She Blinded Me With Science are woven into the story to set the period and mood of the piece, while illustrating the actions and emotions of the characters." http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?01292005 01/29/2005 - (Articles) I've had these additional news stories sitting in my email box for almost a week. '80s pop star crafts cell phone jingles | Has-beens , pop stars cashing in on ringtone fad | Industry Roundup | Thomas Dolby new gig: ringtone producer http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?01232005 01/23/2005 - (Article) Dolby's latest company make news again. Here is a great line from the story "He estimates he's written "a couple of hundred" of these generic ringers, including the arrangement of the polyphonic version of Francisco Tarega's Gran Vals, better known as Nokia's ubiquitous signature ring." Everytime you hear the Nokia ringtone you're hearing Thomas! http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?120504 12/05/2004 - (Review) Really good review of the Live Aid DVD. http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?112204 11/22/2004 - (Article) Thomas is quoted in an article in Wired about a new type of file sharing service that provides free music files and a system that allows the downloader to pay for the file after three free plays. Thomas says that he is considering using it for his music. Maybe this hints at some new Thomas music in the future? http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?111804 11/18/2004 - (News Releases) For those who wonder what Thomas has been up to, it appears he's been working hard promoting his most recent venture RetroFolio. His previous venture, Beatnik, still uses his name for promoting press releases, and both of these releases came out the same day, so I suspect they are coordinated. http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?111704 11/17/2004 - The official Live Aid DVD has been released. Thomas did play in David Bowie's backup band and can be seen for a few brief moments. The video clip of Bowie's performance can be seen on the VH1 website for free! An added treat is that also on stage is Matthew Seligman and Kevin Armstrong. http://www.tmdrfan.com/tmdr/news/index.html?110704 11/07/2004 - (Article) A great little blurb/story/trivia about the Fairlight CMI series of synths which Thomas used a bit on some of his early work