Fast ein Jahr ist es her, dass Vega4 offiziell ihre Auflösung bekanntgaben. Nun gibt es für alle Vega4-Fans aber überraschend gute Nachrichten: Nein, sie haben sich nicht wiedervereint, sondern ihr Sänger und Girtarrist Johnny McDaid lässt Neues von sich hören! Wie das heißt? Na, wie er: Johnny McDaid. Wie das klingt? Na, super! Wo ihr das nachprüfen könnt? Na, natürlich hier.

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Heute früh erreichte uns die Nachricht, dass Vega4 sich aufgelöst haben. Eine traurige Botschaft, die sich aber aufgrund der so lang anhaltenden Stille um die Band bereits in der Gerüchteküche ankündigt hatte. Dem trauernden Fan sei aber zum Trost gesagt: Jedes der vier Vega4-Mitglieder wird weiterhin Musik machen, so dass man sicher schon bald das eine oder andere neue Material von einem der Jungs zu Gehör bekommen wird. Denn, wie sagt man so schön: Jedes Ende ist auch ein neuer Anfang. In diesem Sinne möchten sich Vega4 auch nochmals an euch persönlich wenden:

So Long Forever

Dear World,
So, this is it. It is with sadness that we announce that Vega4 has
drawn her last breath.

We would like to thank those of you who supported, loved, helped and
kept us alive when no one else cared. To those who gave us oxygen
while we were suffocating, those who truly believed and had the
courage of their convictions and ours - we won't forget you. In
the music we made you stay with us, and us with you. This can always
be. (A leopard does not change her spots).

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it only alters its form. Music
has always been and always will be. Vega4 will go on in the hearts and
minds of those who loved them and those who were them.

Each of us in our way continues, and while Vega4 is finished, her sons
are setting sail for new horizons. Take great hope in this.

From somewhere out there.

It was all worthwhile...

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Lange nichts gehört von den Vega4-Jungs, nicht wahr!? Umso erfreulicher ist, dass sie nun gleich mit solch einer Perle von sich hören lassen. Auf ihrer MySpace-Seite könnt ihr euch nämlich eine Live-Akustikversion des neuen Stückes „Time Of Our Lives“ anhören – und kostenlos herunterladen! Tut dies und erfreut euch an einem tollen neuen Song!

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Einen gutgelaunten, redefreudigen Johnny könnt ihr euch anschauen und ihm zuhören, wenn ihr das folgende Interview abspielt. Es sei jedem hiermit ans Herz gelegt:

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Gleich zwei Interviews im Videoformat haben wir heute von Vega4 für euch.

Einmal das Video-Interview, das kürzlich in Boston aufgenommen wurde und hier eingeschaltet werden kann. Und als zweites haben wir dann noch dieses im Angebot:

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Und (fast täglich) grüßt das Murmeltier. Heute mit der Überschrift “London Calling“:

Dear You,
I have pins and needles in my legs because I was watching "Lost" on my laptop and I forgot to uncross them. If they call my flight now, I'll fall over. I am in LAX, soon to be up there again, then over there and then back here.

I say it a lot, but I mean it every time. Thanks for having us. It's been good, as have you.

We have some ideas for the next tour (to be announced officially in the coming week). It covers a lot of ground and takes us back to many of the places we've been to recently.

I know that some of you out there are a bit pissed off that the shows are limited to those of you who are old enough to legally imbibe fermented sugar publicly. You may be old enough to fight in a war, drive a car, have a child, practice having a child and get married, but you can't drink. Quite the contrary to where I'm from. Perhaps our (Irish) forefathers meant to put that law in our constitution but got too drunk and forgot.

Anyway, my point is that you should keep an eye out online. We'll be attempting to do something around the shows that'll (hopefully) make up for you not having acquired a fake ID yet.

They are boarding rows 18 to 50 now and I don't want to sprint on this newly found leg. I know that pins and needles are a necessary evolutionary trait developed to let you know that a bit of you is not getting its much needed supply of blood. A proverbial note for you to move it or have it towed. Pain is pain in the arse. Any decent designer would have fitted us with a system of flashing red LEDs or a little warning bell in our heads. (No offence God, but why do sore things have to hurt?).

Goodbye America. Until the next time we meet, I wish you and yours well.

In deference to my friends here in LA; Later Dudes.

Love,
J x

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Ein Brainstorm-Telegraph aus dem Hause Vega4. Bitte sehr:

I have a reputation for verbosity. I am writing a list today. I don't like broken promises. I smoke too much. I hate people who don't listen. I am bad at dealing with frustration. I like being nice to people. I hate ads that promise and don't deliver. I don't like pretending to be happy. I hate people who don't listen. The new shins album is very good. I am glad that ice floats. Spandex is not fashionable. Those who don't do their jobs shouldn't have their jobs. Sometimes, I am a snob. I like good people. I don't like people who don't listen. I am less comfortable with myself than people think. I am good at cooking eggs. I like science. I am awkward. I like being in love. I am difficult. I like people who listen. I like sex. I don't like being ignored. I have a big ego. I like people who listen. I will probably end up wearing sunglasses inappropriately. I can't spell. I get tired when I am emotionally challenged. This is a lie. I never lie. This is the truth. I want to live in New York. I am going to live in New York. I am in a band. I am embarrassed easily. I like when people listen. I need space. I work hard. I talk too much. This might be true. I am bad at keeping in touch. I don't give up easily. I am shy. I am made of atoms. You are reading this. I don't like being convinced against my will. I have an overactive imagination. E=mc2. Sometimes people I love insult me. I am quite strong. I am moody. I like children. Over political correctness upsets me. I am much more than this. It is hot. I am not easily defined. My father is a big influence. I am very jumpy. Atoms are mostly empty space. I drink too much. I might not publish this. Religion is not faith. You are still reading this. One of my teeth is not real. I question everything. If I don't publish this I really think something bad might happen. I am complicated. If you knew me you might not like me. I feel guilty a lot. Some people use me. If you've read this before, you've finished it. Read this again.

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Vega 4 bloggen fleißig auf Myspace, während ihre Homepage renoviert und fein hergerichtet wird. Lest mal rein in Blog Nummer 1 und in Blog Nummer 2.

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Hier eine Message aus dem Vega4-Blog mit der Überschrift "Long Slow Goodbye":

Hello all,

I am at this very moment in a car bisecting the highway as we forge our way through Northern California. We are heading towards our second radio station of the day so far and it hasn't yet hit the Post Meridiem.
Traversing the country is something I love, but I am at least as tired as I have ever been. This place is vast, bi-location would be a handy super-trait, and I feel like I could let the other one of me could sleep for a week.
Around me are fields of green and brown that flow out in all directions away from our car. Trees are painted black calligraphic silhouettes on the hazy purple hue of a mountainless horizon where the earth lazily meets the beginning of outer space. Telephone poles sprout from the ground and guard the road like soliders lined up along side us in their skinny brown parade costumes, each flicking into a blur out of the corner of my eyes. My own personal Daft Punk / Gondrey collaboration.
The tour with Augustana has finally seen its last curtain call and we will miss the Californian boys who have, over the past months become good friends. The ships of both our bands must cease convoy and reconcile our meetings from now on to a chance docking at a festival or TV show. The last show of the tour in San Diego was one of my favourite hours ever.
To all of you who made us feel so at home away from home on this leg of the tour, I would like to thank you on behalf of our band.
We are strangers in a new land and it already feels like we are finding that the dirt under our feet and the sky above our heads is more and more familiar and good to us.
Until the next time, from us to you, as you say - so long.

J x

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Vega4 haben eine tolle Idee und bitten euch um aktive Teilnahme. Ein "Life is Beautiful"-Wettbewerb, bei dem zwar auch ein schöner Preis lockt, aber in erster Linie Idee und Inhalt zählen! Lest selbst, was sich die Vier ausgedacht haben:

A lot of people have told us that "Life is Beautiful" would make a great theme song for environmental causes. We've always liked the idea, but it wasn't until the video posted below was brought to our attention that we saw the possibility. Watching the video gave us a great idea. With Earth Day coming up, we want to encourage all of you to do all that you can to try to make a difference and make your own personal contributions to make our environment safer. Conserving energy, using public transportation, driving fuel efficient cars, petitioning your local governments and demanding that they support bills and laws that holds companies accountable for their actions – and supports those that are actively changing their corporate policies to make the earth safer for future generations.

We suggested to our record label that they should sponsor a "Life is Beautiful" contest to inspire everybody to try and make a difference. We know that many of you are creative people, and with that in mind, we'd love to see what you can do. Use "Life is Beautiful" as the soundtrack to your videos and slideshows and upload them to the Vega4 group on youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com/group/Vega4). We'll watch all the videos and slideshows and decide which one we like the best. The winner will win two tickets to the Live Earth show at Giant's Stadium this summer.

Earth Day is April 22nd – let's all make a difference.


Und hier das erwähnte Video:




Wir sagen: Tolle Idee! Also bitte jeder mitmachen!

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... sind diese drei:

Wir haben einmal einen schicken Vega4-Player, den die Kollegen von Bunch-TV gebastelt haben:



Dann findet ihr dort noch einen neuen Blogeintrag und hier unten eine recht unterhaltsame Videoversion zu „You and me“:

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Die Vega4s waren ja kürzlich hier auf deutschen Bühnen unterwegs. Aber scheinbar zog es sie auch in andere Gebiete abendlicher Unterhaltsamkeiten… seht und hört selbst Gavin’s Stripclub-Erlebnis, das sich Hamburg ereignete:



Weitere Live-Videos (mit Musik, ohne Geschichten!) von dem am 24.02.07 stattgefundenen Konzert im Kölner Gebäude 9 findet ihr hier: Es handelt sich um „Bullets“ und „The Caterpillar Song“.

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Es gibt zwei schöne Livevideos von der letzten Tour im Netz.
 
"Caterpillar Song" findet ihr, wenn ihr diesem Link hier folgt und hier könnt ihr euch direkt "Bullets" anschauen:

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Vega4 in Berlin - neben den tollen Berichten der Buddys haben wir noch einen von Soundmag.de, die außerdem noch ein Interview mit der Band geführt haben.

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Wie ihr wisst, suchten wir pro Konzert zwei Buddys, die dort mit ihrer eigenen Kamera Fotos machen und diese mit einem Konzertbericht auf Allmybands.de veröffentlichen.
Folgende Buddys können kostenlos die VEGA4-Show besuchen, um die Mission durchzuführen:

21.02.07 Hamburg – Molotow: Valentine78
22.02.07 Berlin – Lido: johnbo, Kat
23.02.07 München – Atomic Café: lalilou
24.02.07 Köln – Gebäude 9: sunny4shiny, Anika

Alles Weitere dazu findet ihr auch in unserem Board , und alle anderen (genauso lohnenswerten) Missionen könnt ihr hier einsehen.

Aber bevor ihr missionieren geht, schaut euch nochmal um: Denn Bryan hat Unterhaltsames über die Tage, Abende und Obskuritäten während der US-Tour geschrieben. Ist fast schon eine kleine, unterhaltsame Kurzgeschichte geworden… oder doch ein hobby-philosophischer Essay!? Urteilt selbst.

Morgen geht es dann also auch in unseren Gefilden live endlich Vega4-mäßig los! Hier könnt ihr euch noch mal „Traffic Jam“ kostenfrei downloaden und zur Einstimmung die dazugehörige Review lesen.

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Unter Vegafans.de findet ihr eine toll und liebevoll gemachte Fanpage! Absolut aktuell informiert und mit speziellen Hintergrundinfos ausgestattet, seid ihr dort in jedem Fall unter vielen Gleichgesinnten.

Für euch Vega4-Liebhaber haben wir zudem auch noch eine brandneue Mission gestartet: Besuche eine Vega4-Show, mache Fotos und schreibe einen Konzertbericht! Was Du davon hast??? Du bekommst dafür zwei Gästelistenplätze!!! Es lohnt sich also! Mehr Infos dazu findest du im Missions-Bereich!

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Ein paar Zeilen von Johnny:

Over the Ocean, The Great Destroyer

There are sirens outside in London town. The fire engines in New York are named after their ladder number. "Ladder 24" scared the frozen pants off me last week when it blew on 14th Street. It blew, it blew and it blew. There is no onomatopoeia for the sound of it. The beast of a machine with a hose strapped to its back looked capable of quieting the most recalcitrant flame. A dragon in reverse. In my head there's a picture of a giant pipe running up from the Atlantic and into the bowels of the big truck that spits water at the fire. Each twin packet of hydrogen bonded to oxygen, halts the process in play and quenches the burnee's thirst. Were the aqua molecules not already holding hands the story would be different. Ask a rocket. Boom.
The sirens here don't shake the earth. NeNaw. The fire can hardly feel scared. Nice red though. I want to post letters in the side of them. In Milwaukee a few weeks ago, I read the names of all the fire fighters who had lost their lives carrying out their duties. I read every one of them. Each had a story, and as I skimmed the chiselled granite I wondered what they'd be doing now, had they not fallen down.
I am lucky. I like fire when it is my friend. I used to light leaves in our garden in Ireland and watch the flicker of its curling fingers for hours. I am still here yet. I will take extra care when I put out this cigarette for I prefer to watch this movie from a distance. Be wise with our friend combustion, and may the siren's song always be dropping in pitch as she speeds away from you. Cue Mr Doppler.

J x

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Johnny schreibt nochmal kurz aus New York, bevor er sich in London etwas Ruhe gönnt, um frisch und voller Energie die anstehenden Deutschlanddaten Ende Februar zu meistern! Unten findet ihr auch noch zwei links, unter anderem zu einem Remix von "You And I".

I'm Leaving Today posted by vega4 - 9th February 07 I am in my friend Eamon's flat on the edge of the Village, NYC. He's the Eamon Harkin who remixed You and Me. It is so cold here -12 Celsius or 9 degrees as they call it here. Nothing this cold should have a positive integer to describe it. I am grateful for the long-johns and thermals. Atoms here move slowly. I am writing now the day before I leave for London. I can't believe the tour is over already. It has been amazing to play in America and Canada and I want to thank all of you who made us feel so welcome. The boys (and girls) from the Augustana camp were amazing and we'll miss them very much. Talking of missing, Gavin missed his plane (or mis-read his itinerary) out of here, so he and I ended up in a Pub in SoHo the other night. We were there to watch a great singer songwriter Michael Brunnock. The talented, brilliant man from Kells played ‘till 4 in the morning and capped the tour off perfectly. The Irish, singing in America. Gavin and I got up and sang a few songs to the smallest crowd we've played to so far here. The whiskey hurt the next morning but it made the night smooth. We ended it with breakfast in a diner and a walk in the snow at 6am, still singing. We want to come back here. We will come back here. We have enjoyed ourselves immensely and if I hear the sounds of a bell ringing as my cab approaches JFK, I will surely turn around. I am however without a cat, my knapsack weighs about 50Kg's and Whittington turned back to London but I know what I mean. Farewell to you for now, the shores of America. Until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Slán go foill,
Johnny x

www.myspace.com/eamonharkin www.myspace.com/michaelbrunnock

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Oben bei den Goodies könnt ihr mittlerweile doppelt zuschlagen: neben dem kostenlosen MP3-Download von „Traffic Jam“ findet ihr dort auch einen freien MP3 Ringtone zu „Life Is Beautiful“.

Jetzt oder nie - für umme zuschlagen!

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Vega4 kommen in drei Wochen zu uns, deshalb nochmal für den Ort hinter den Ohren:

21.02. Hamburg - Molotow
22.02. Berlin - Lido
23.02. München – Atomic Café
24.02. Köln – Gebäude 9

… und für das Wohlbefinden der Ohren, haben wir euch im Goodies-Fach schöne Klänge in Form von "Traffic Jam" hinterlegt - ganz umsonst und ganz schön!

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