Be sure to sign the guestbook -- here
jJune 2008 Many people have written in wondering when Kevin might venture out again and tour. Never having been a big fan of life on the road and always terribly nervous to stand before an audience, Kevin is these days even more reluctant to go and get himself out there. "I would rather go fishing than join in the race" remains his view on all this. And so it is.
Jan 2008. The Unfairground will have a release in the USA via Gigantic records in NYC. Out on March 18th 2008. Please see the press contact page for review copies etc. here
20 Nov 2007 two songs from 'The Unfairground' are posted at the Kevin Ayers myspace page. here
20 Oct 2007
Art posters of the Unfairground gatefold artwork are now available for purchase from Lo-Max -- rather reasonably priced too. Please check here.
"the Unfairground" has been selected as one of the albums of the month in Rough Trade's famous subscription Record Club.
29 sept 2007
Kevin Ayers And The Whole World - Hyde Park Free Concert 1970 -Reel Recordings release this masterfully restored recording. Information and to order: here
20 sept 2007
Read recent press and reviews for The Unfairground here
10 sept 2007
new album The Unfairground -- Out Now. for release info and to listen to some samples from the album click info
20 July 2007
Monade [Laetitia from Stereolab] and the Zincs [Thrill Jockey Recordings artists] join forces to cover two Kevin Ayers tracks. 1000 pressing 7" release 23rd July on Duophonic
11 May 2007
Syd Barrett -- Madcap's Last Laugh -- Kevin joined an all-star line-up to celebrate the life of this late retired eccentric. May 10 Barbican Hall -- further info here
20 Oct 2006
There is a myspace site for Kevin (100% official). Check it out! here
Cuneiform records have released a live recording of Soft Machine at The Middle Earth club in London from 1967 when the line-up was Kevin Ayers. Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt. We have heard it and it is quite extraordinary! For more details and to order a copy direct from Cuneifrom please visit their website
Congratulations to Graham Bennet whose excellent biography of Soft Machine has won the Association for Recorded Sound Collections 2006 Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Out-Bloody-Rageous is the definitive and thorough biography of Soft Machine. Graham Bennet's engaging style tells the story of the time when fronted by Kevin Ayers they were the house band of the College of Pataphysics and (with Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd) pioneers of the British underground psychedelic scene and then onwards after Kevin's departure and the band's innovations into Jazz. Details
Soft Machine's first ultra rare single -- the Ayers penned She's Gone is included on Joe Boyd compilation CD. here
May 4th 2006 -- Kevin headlines benefit concert for Tibet -- listen to an mp3 recording. here
