Well, maybe the Beeb wasn’t keen on playing the ‘controversial’ to them song, however, BBC Radio 6 listeners voted “Dick Around” into the Top 30 of their year-end Top 100 singles at number 29!! Earth to BBC, Earth to BBC: the UK public likes the song!!! Na na na na na, na.
Ron and Russell would like to wish everyone a very happy holidays. This was an amazing year for Sparks and the guys would like to thank everyone for the incredible support from all over the world. Let’s do it all again in 2007!!
The List, Scotland’s popular ‘what’s happening’ magazine has unveiled the results of their readers’ poll for best gig of 2006. With over 10,000 readers voting, Sparks Carling Academy in Glasgow was voted NUMBER 3!!!!!!!!!!!!! And who edged our band out for the Number 1 and 2 honors, well, Radiohead and Flaming Lips, in that order…. Read More
KROQ radio DJ Jed The Fish this week made “Dick Around” his ‘Catch of the Day’ on the influential LA station. Now, let’s get the song on KROQ’s regular play-list rotation: You can request ”Dick Around” by calling +1 800 520 1067, faxing your request to +1-800-520-1FAX or by logging on to kroq.com. To send… Read More
DICK AROUND SINGLE HITS US STORES TODAY
Coming in November: from In The Red Records: SPARKS – the Dick Around single!! We announce with great pride, the first US single from Sparks’ Hello Young Lovers album. Edited down from it’s album length of nearly seven minutes to an explosive three and change, Dick Around is showcased here to be what we at… Read More
Yesterday Ron and Russell spent two hours in the Aoyama Book Centre in Tokyo signing copies of Sparks – Guide Book The book has been prodcued by Yuichi Kishino, an artist in his own right, who has also arranged the two concerts in Japan this week written in both English and Japan the book is… Read More
Make sure you check out Weird Al Yankovic’s new album Straight Outta Lynwood and the track “Virus Alert” [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzRxkxu5ZKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzRxkxu5ZKc[/url] This is an homage to Sparks, a favourite group of Al’s
Ron and Russell will be making two in store appearances during their visit to Japan: Thursday 19th October 19:00 Aoyama Book Centre Tokyo Saturday 21st October 18:00 Tower Records Osaka
Clyde Radio in Scotland will be recording a live session in Glasgow Broadcast date tbc