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73-505: Trashcan Sinatras are a Scottish Indie Rock band that were formed in Irvine , Scotland in 1986. The band's music makes frequent use of pop harmonies and wordplay. The band members met through the club/pub music scene in Irvine. The original band members included Frank Reader (bass), Davy Hughes (guitar and vocals), George McDaid (guitar) and Paul Forde (drums). By late 1986/early 1987,

146-453: A $ 3 million budget deficit at the station. The show is repeated twice on KCRW's music webcast , and live performances are also sometimes available as audio and video podcasts . Typically, the show features two or three live performances each week during the last hour of the day's broadcast. KCRW Sounds Eclectico is a compilation album featuring live performances by leading Latin alternative artists on Morning Becomes Eclectic. The album

219-591: A Club, or Society for Commemorating the birth of Robert Burns the Ayrshire Poet – and we agree to meet at an early day to get the preliminaries of the Club properly arranged". Dr John Mackenzie , was the first club president. He had been a doctor in Mauchline, attended Burns' dying father at Lochlea in 1784 and married one of the "Mauchline Belles" before moving to Irvine in the capacity of personal physician to

292-596: A commercial port and houses a small number of privately owned pleasure craft. It is also home to part of the Scottish Maritime Museum with numerous vessels on display, including the 'Spartan', one of the last surviving Clyde puffers . Irvine Harbour is home to a unique and distinctive building which marked the tide level. It was built in 1906 and devised by Martin Boyd, the harbourmaster at that time. The Automatic tide signalling apparatus indicated

365-628: A lengthy convalescence. In 2006, Francis Reader sang a cover of The Beatles ' " Got To Get You into My Life ", which was featured in an advertisement campaign for the U.S. telecommunications company Qwest Communications . The band collaborated with writer Ali Smith on the song "Half an Apple", for the album Ballads of the Book , released in March 2007. Reader also contributed vocals in 2007 to Kevin Ayers ' album The Unfairground . 30 May 2010 for

438-643: A meaning of 'west flowing river.' "Eriwine" and "Erwinne" are also old English first names. A parish in Annandale in Dumfriesshire has the name Irving. In the 12th century a Gilchrist, son of Eruini, witnessed a charter in Galloway and this is the earliest use of the name so far discovered. Part of modern Irvine contains the oldest continually inhabited village in Europe. Dreghorn , a separate village on

511-400: A series of "exclusives" offering unique content, merchandise and updates throughout the recording process. On 21 October 2015, the first track, "Best Days On Earth," was released to the band's PledgeMusic supporters in a project update on the site. In the same update, the band confirmed that the new album would be titled "Wild Pendulum." In an August 2015 project update, the band announced that

584-457: A ship called The Gift of God of Irvine belonging to John Dean, Barclay's brother-in-law. Margaret Barclay was alleged to have wished the crew would be eaten by crabs at the bottom of the sea. Stewart hung himself, and Barclay was tortured, found guilty by her confession, and executed along with Isobel Scherer, herself accused of the same acts. Trindlemoss Loch , Scotts Loch, or the Loch of Irvine

657-591: Is a Community council in Irvine. However, unlike counterparts elsewhere in Scotland, it opts not to use 'Royal Burgh of' in its title. The motto used on the coat of arms of the Royal Burgh is 'Tandem Bona Causa Triumphat.' This means "The Good Cause Triumphs in the end". The Westminster Constituency of Central Ayrshire is currently held by Scottish Labour . The Member of Parliament (MP) is Alan Gemmell . The Scottish Parliament Constituency of Cunninghame South

730-634: Is a town and former royal burgh on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire , Scotland . The 2011 Census recorded the town's population at 33,698 inhabitants, making it the largest settlement in North Ayrshire, and 22nd largest settlement in Scotland . Irvine was designated at the fifth and final Scottish new town in November 1966. Irvine is the administrative centre and

803-670: Is also held by the Scottish National Party. The Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is Ruth Maguire . At the 2014 Scottish independence referendum Irvine went against the national trend where 28 out of 32 council areas voted against the proposal for Scotland to become an independent state on a margin of 55.3% No to 44.7% Yes. In the Irvine West electoral ward 6,543 votes were cast in favour of independence compared with 6,397 votes cast against

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876-487: Is provided by Stagecoach West Scotland . There are two primary road crossings over the River Irvine, the more southerly of which has been criticised for some years. It is situated on the site of the former Irvine to Kilmarnock railway link which has long since been closed. The bridge over the river there has long been unsuitable for heavy traffic – being of a Bailey bridge design – which was constantly repaired over

949-561: Is still a yearly festival, called Marymass, held in the town. Marymass refers to Mary Queen of Scots and is celebrated for around a week starting from the 15th of August, and was therefore Mary's Mass hence Marymass. One interpretation of the placename is that it means 'green river' as in the Welsh river named Irfon . It has had many variants, such as Irwyn (1322), Ervin (1259) Irewin (1429–30), Irrvin (1528), and Irwin (1537). Another author lists Yrewin, c.1140; Irvin, c.1230; Orewin, c.1295, with

1022-590: Is still visible from Irvine Harbour. A shipyard on the River Irvine , the Ayrshire Dockyard Company, remained active until after World War II , though its last ship was built just prior to the war. Afterwards it was involved in refitting ships and also in the manufacture of fittings for other vessels including the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 . Irvine Harbour is now officially closed as

1095-650: The ABC Family Channel series Wildfire . The band's fifth studio album, In the Music , was recorded with producer Andy Chase between November 2007 and February 2008, at Stratosphere Sound in New York and in Martha's Vineyard . In July 2008, Carly Simon recorded backing vocals for the song "Should I Pray?" The single "Oranges and Apples" was released as a download-only single on 13 October 2008. The song

1168-683: The BBC calling it " . . . tender, affecting music which impresses with increasing listens." The band supported the 2009 album release with nearly 40 concerts and promotional appearances in the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom between July and November 2009, and with a follow-up tour of Japan in March 2010. On the follow-up Japanese tour, the band was supported by Japanese act Sunny Day Service , with whom they also recorded and released English-language and Japanese-language versions of

1241-607: The City of Adelaide started its final journey to Adelaide , South Australia . Irvine is home to two football teams: Irvine Victoria and Irvine Meadow . The local rugby union team is Irvine RFC . The town used to have two greyhound racing tracks: the Townhead Greyhound Track , closed in 1967 and the Irvine Caledonian Stadium , closed in 1993. The horse racing Bogside Racecourse

1314-701: The Earl of Eglinton and his family. David Sillar, the first vice-president, had been a friend of Burns since his teenage years, was a member of the Tarbolton Bachelors Club, became a grocer, and finally an Irvine Council Bailie. The Irvine Burns Club is one of the oldest continually existing Burns Clubs in the World and has an excellent collection of Burns artifacts, including the Kilmarnock Edition and Edinburgh editions of "Poems chiefly in

1387-524: The Glasgow and South Western Railway Company, is situated at the west end of the town which is on the main line between Stranraer and Glasgow . The railway company responsible for local routes is ScotRail who operate Saltire liveried Diesel and Electric Multiple units of the former Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. A comprehensive local bus network, coupled with frequent services to Ardrossan , Largs , Kilmarnock , Ayr , Troon and Glasgow,

1460-546: The 1967 Lulu #1 hit). The Trashcans did not tour in North America, only the UK and Japan. Their record label, Go! Discs, had made a successful short film for the band Portishead and greenlit the production of Spooktime , a film of stories based on characters from The Trashcans' lyrics. The 15-minute film was to be shown in cinemas before screenings of Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys . After their record company Go! Discs

1533-469: The 19th century when Glasgow, Greenock and Port Glasgow achieved higher prominence as sea ports. Despite this, there was still commercial sea traffic, though the harbour went into further decline in the 20th century. The main shipping in the 20th century was light coastal traffic and vessels destined for the Nobel Explosives facility. This facility had its own quay, which, although now disused,

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1606-595: The English arrived only to find that dissension amongst the Scots leaders was so great that armed conflict would not occur, and many of the leaders would end up changing sides and joining King Edward I . Bourtreehill House , the only major Estate in the parish, was periodically possessed by all three kings, and possibly the Constables of Scotland before them. In December 2010, the writer A. J. Morton stated that Irvine

1679-588: The Irvine weir was constructed in 1895, but popular protests saved this remaining stone. The Grannie Stane is visible when the water is low. The medieval parish of Irvine was one of the most important regions in Scotland. Originally the site of the Military Headquarters of the Lord High Constable of Scotland , and one of the earliest Scottish Capitals, it served as an HQ to no fewer than three kings. King John I of Scotland inherited

1752-479: The Millennium celebrations, an exhibition known as The Big Idea opened in 2000. It was constructed on the north side of the River Irvine near the former Nobel quay. A footbridge from the harbour area was constructed, although it had to be able to open and close to still allow the small pleasure craft to pass. The Big Idea closed in 2003, due to low visitor numbers. North Ayrshire's theatre and arts centre

1825-526: The Milne's Inn (now The Crown Inn) is now based in Wellwood House, Eglinton Street, and has an unbroken history dating back to 2 June 1826. The club had twelve founding members of whom five were known to Robert Burns, and two were once his close friends. The original minute of the meeting reads "The subscribers agree hereby to form, and do now form ourselves into a Committee for the purpose of establishing

1898-676: The Netherlands after the Battle of Bothwell Bridge . It has been suggested that it was during this exile that he learned the skill of land reclamation. The harbour for Irvine has a long history and once was one of the most prominent ports in Scotland after Glasgow . Across from the main harbour itself there was a terminal for the ICI-Nobel Explosives plant on the River Garnock . Much of the harbour went into decline in

1971-598: The Royal Burgh of Irvine as a distinct village and latterly burgh in its own right in the Parish of Dundonald until the Irvine Burgh Act 1881 extended the town's boundaries. Irvine continued to administer itself with the usual Royal Burgh administrative arrangements of Provost , Bailies and Burgesses , who were based at Irvine Townhouse . Responsibility for public health, schools and strategic services such as roads passed to Ayr County Council in 1930 when

2044-526: The Scottish dialect" , by Robert Burns. The club has six of the original manuscripts which Burns sent to John Wilson, printer, Kilmarnock, for his famous Kilmarnock Edition, published on 31 July 1786, namely – The Twa Dogs , The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer , The Address to the Deil , Scotch Drink and The Cottar's Saturday Night . The Irvine Burns Club has the oldest continuous record of any Burns club in

2117-558: The Songs of Robert Burns . This song was later recorded by the Trashcans and released as an EP in 2005. John Douglas wrote two songs, "Should I Pray?" and "Prisons", which appear on Eddi Reader's 2007 album Peacetime . The Trashcans have also recorded these songs for In the Music . In 2013, Douglas and Reader were married, shortly after which he was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease, ulcerative colitis , which necessitated surgery and

2190-528: The Stone's western home, or say with any certainty that Irvine is most definitely Evonium. What is certain is that the Irvine district was enormously important in the middle ages. The most intriguing evidence concerns Irvine’s links with early monarchs and officers of post-Norman Scotland. In 1618, John Stewart (said to be a vagabond or juggler) and Margaret Barclay , wife of Archibald Dean (a burgess of Irvine), were tried for witchcraft. They were accused of sinking

2263-417: The UK in 2001. Instead they focused on writing additional songs and recording demos for their fourth album. In March 2002, recording began at Riverside Studios in Glasgow . The band recorded a dozen songs on and off over the course of a year. In 2003, the band started to raise its profile by playing concerts and festivals in Scotland. They hired New York City based record producer and musician Andy Chase (of

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2336-466: The UK, North America and Japan in support of the album. The band's third album, A Happy Pocket , followed in 1996. AHP was released in the UK and Japan, but was unavailable in the U.S. after the band's American distributor declined to release the record. The band released four singles from AHP ("The Main Attraction", "Twisted and Bent", "How Can I Apply...?" and " To Sir, With Love ", a cover of

2409-510: The United States, where it spent three months in the Billboard 200 , led to extensive touring in both the UK and North America in support of the album. The follow-up record, I've Seen Everything was released in 1993. The song " Hayfever " made an appearance on the MTV animated series, Beavis and Butt-head . The band released two singles ("Hayfever" and "I've Seen Everything") and toured

2482-498: The World. See Category:People from Irvine, North Ayrshire Morning Becomes Eclectic The program was created by Isabel Holt. MBE was previously hosted by Tom Schnabel (July 1979 - November 1990), Chris Douridas (1990 - 1998), and Nic Harcourt (1998 - November 2008). Jason Bentley followed Harcourt as host in 2008. He announced that he was relinquishing his duties as Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic after 10 years on August 30, 2019. Anne Litt ,

2555-714: The band Ivy ) to mix the new album tracks, which was completed by the end of the year. With a new album ready for release, the Trashcans stepped up their activity in 2004. The band played in Spain and London, before heading to the United States in March. They appeared on the Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show with Nic Harcourt in March, the day of their sold out show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles California (their first appearance on

2628-459: The band contributed a cover version of The Smiths ' "I Know It's Over" to the tribute compilation The Smiths Is Dead . In 1998, the band recorded a song "Duty Free" under the pseudonym The Cat Protection League. The song was included on a compilation of local Kilmarnock/Irvine-area artists as part of a university music class project. John Douglas wrote "Wild Mountainside", which was recorded by Eddi Reader for her 2003 album Eddi Reader Sings

2701-541: The band purchased a recording studio in Kilmarnock , naming it Shabby Road. Work began on their debut album, which was eventually released in 1990. Cake featured the band's largest worldwide hit single , " Obscurity Knocks " as well as a couple of other alternative music hits (" Only Tongue Can Tell " and "Circling the Circumference"). The band were often compared to The Smiths and the success of Cake in

2774-540: The band's November 2009 UK tour. Lo-Five also released a limited, numbered deluxe edition of the album in July 2009, which featured two additional bonus tracks ("I Can't Stand Tomorrow" and "I Just Don't Know How") and an in-depth booklet of liner notes, photos and a listing of everyone who pre-ordered the release. The album received strong reviews from print and online media with The Guardian describing it as "Gentle, grown-up popcraft that reveals more with each listen", and

2847-414: The building into a watch tower for the benefit of the people of Irvine and visitors. In November 2016 the first stage was completed with an overall roof installed, new windows, a new door, the building re-painted and a radio aerial installed. The harbour and surrounding area became an area heavily blighted by industrial waste even long after some of the industries were gone. There was a waste bing known by

2920-603: The development of Irvine as Scotland's fifth new town. The Corporation subsumed the planning powers of the Royal Burgh of Irvine Town Council, Kilwinning Town Council and the Irvine Landward District Council. This involved massive and sometimes controversial development of the old parts of the town. The provisions of The New Town (Irvine) Winding Up Order 1993 officially ended the New Town Designation on 31 December 1996. This marked

2993-485: The end of the Irvine Development Corporation and the return of full planning control of the area back to the local authority. The Irvine Bay Regeneration Company was set up in 2006, one of the second generation of Scottish URCs. Irvine is one of the five towns in the area, along with Ardrossan , Saltcoats , Stevenston and Kilwinning . Major development projects in the Irvine area include

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3066-459: The land in and around Irvine is very flat. Two rivers flow through the area, one being the River Irvine and the other being the Annick Water . The Annick Water is very popular for fishing. The area experiences relatively cool, wet summers and cold, wet winters, although snow in the area is not uncommon. Part of the reason why this part of Scotland is particularly mild is the influence from

3139-527: The line-up had changed to include Paul Livingston (guitar), John Douglas (guitar) and Stephen Douglas (drums), along with Frank Reader moving to vocals and Davy Hughes to bass. While the band has included other members for short periods of time over the years, this is the line-up that would record the bulk of the Trashcan Sinatras' music to date. The band was spotted by Simon Dine in 1987 and quickly signed to Go! Discs . Using their signing advance,

3212-401: The locals as 'The Blue Billy' due to the colour of the waste there. During World War II a Royal Observer Corps watchtower was sited here giving a wide overall view of the Firth of Clyde . It is also credited with the first visual sighting of Rudolf Hess 's Messerschmitt Bf 110 in 1941. Irvine was officially designated, in 1966, the fifth and last new town to be developed in Scotland and

3285-600: The lordship of Irvine sometime in the mid-13th century. Robert the Bruce , in an attempt to seize John's lands, made sure that he secured the town. From Bruce, it passed to his grandson Robert the Steward , future King Robert II of Scotland . Irvine is the site of an incident in 1296 (during the Scottish Wars of Independence ) when an English army marched to Irvine to engage the Scottish army, encamped at Knadgerhill;

3358-458: The new album would be released in January 2016. A second track, "Ain't That Something," was later released to PledgeMusic supporters, and the album's release was pushed back. On a 1 March 2016 project update, the band announced that a digital download of the complete album would be made available to supporters on 22 April 2016, with the album's release on physical CDs and vinyl to follow. In 1996,

3431-406: The only one to be located on the coast. The other Scottish 'new towns' were East Kilbride , Glenrothes , Cumbernauld and Livingston . Unlike most new towns which were either completely newly built or based around small villages, Irvine was already a sizeable town which had been a Royal Burgh since 1372. A quango , the Irvine Development Corporation (IDC), was set up in the 1960s to oversee

3504-490: The outskirts of Irvine, appears to contain archaeological remains dating back to the first incursions of humanity into Scotland ( Mesolithic ). Iron Age Hill forts are abundant around Dreghorn. The Grannie stone (or Granny Stane) is described as "one of Irvine's prehistoric puzzles", this boulder is either left behind from the Ice Age or is the last remaining stone of a stone circle; others were removed, by blasting, after

3577-802: The past 20 years. In 2010 the Trashcan Sinatras recorded a version of the Beatles song "Hello, Goodbye" for use in a promotional video campaign by Narita Airport in Japan. The video is expected to run in the airport, on board aircraft, and on Japanese media for at least one year. In 2018 and 2019, the band completed three-piece acoustic tours of North America. The 2018 tour featured songs from Cake and I’ve Seen Everything . The 2019 tour featured songs from A Happy Pocket and Weightlifting . Irvine, North Ayrshire Irvine ( / ˈ ɜːr v ɪ n / UR -vin ; Scots : Irvin [ˈɪrvɪn] ; Scottish Gaelic : Irbhinn [ˈiɾʲivɪɲ] )

3650-480: The proposal, with a vote share of 50.56% "Yes" to 49.44% "No". In Irvine East there were 7,111 "Yes" votes and 6,811 "No" votes, on a vote share of 51.08% Yes to 48.92% No. For Irvine as a whole there were 13,654 "Yes" votes and 13,208 "No" votes, breaking down to 50.83% Yes to 49.17% No. Irvine is situated in low lying Ayrshire overlooking Irvine Bay on the Firth of Clyde . It is a coastal town and lies approximately 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Glasgow. Most of

3723-580: The redevelopment of Irvine Harbour, creating a residential area with the atmosphere of a Scottish village. Planning for a new golf course with a hotel and holiday resort is also well under way in the Marine Drive area, and the Riverside Business Park will be revitalised to attract new business into the area. The Bridgegate renovation project was completed in 2017. Irvine was granted its first Burgh Charter around 1249. This entitled

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3796-449: The release of Cake , comprising the 3 Go!Discs albums and Weightlifting , digitally remastered with additional tracks and packaging including mementos reflecting the band's distinguished career. However, to date Earlies... has not been released. In October 2014 the band announced through social media that it would begin recording its sixth album in the coming months and offered fans the opportunity to pre-order it through PledgeMusic with

3869-432: The sea air, with summer temperatures lower than their continental counterparts and only slightly warmer than their continental counterparts during the winter. Generally rainfall is plentiful throughout the year due to Atlantic weather systems sweeping in from the west. Snow is not rare in this part of Scotland and in many cases brings the area to a halt, like in 1995 and winter 2009/10. Surrounding villages and hamlets around

3942-501: The seat of the North Ayrshire Council administration which has its headquarters based at Cunninghame House. Irvine was the site of Scotland's 12th century military capital and former headquarters of the Lord High Constable of Scotland , Hugh de Morville . It also served as the capital of Cunninghame and was, at the time of David I , Robert II and Robert III , one of the earliest capitals of Scotland. The town

4015-577: The single "Town Foxes/yume iro no machide". The band also completed an 11 date USA promotional tour in June 2010. A live acoustic album Brel (recorded in Glasgow in 2009), a follow up to the band's 2005's acoustic live Fez (recorded in New York City). Brel was released on 9 November 2010. This was set to be followed by the release of Earlies... a 4 album box set marking the 20th anniversary of

4088-594: The start of their 2010 tour The Trashcan Sinatras played in Mike Chandler's Portland OR living room. This was billed as an experimental show and gained much media attention with stories in USA Today , Wired Magazine ' s blog The Underwire FOX News and The Oregonian . Tickets sold out in less than 36 hours, purchased by 50 fans who traveled from all over the west coast. The band played for three hours and over 30 songs with several songs seldom heard live over

4161-472: The station's current Program Director of Music, served as host from January of 2020 until February of 2021. In December 2020, Novena Carmel and Anthony Valadez were named as the new hosts, beginning their tenure on February 2, 2021. On January 10, 2024, the LA Times confirmed that Anthony Valadez had departed from MBE and KCRW as one of 16 station staff accepting restructuring-related buyout packages to address

4234-426: The tide's state in two ways depending on the time of day. During daylight, the level was marked with a ball and pulley system attached to the mast. At night, a number of lamps marked the tidal level. Unfortunately the building fell into some disrepair and the mast partially dismantled. In 2013 an initiative by Coastwatch Scotland, a Voluntary Coastal Monitoring and Safety organisation, got underway in an attempt to turn

4307-637: The town to organise its own affairs under a Town Council . In circa 1372 a dispute arose between Irvine and Ayr as to which of the two burghs had rights to control trade in the Barony of Cunninghame and Barony of Largs. The Burgesses of Irvine were able to produce Royal Charters showing that the town had the right to control trade in the Baronies of Cunninghame and Largs. The dispute was resolved by Robert II 's Royal Charter of 8 April 1372 conferring Royal Burgh status. Originally Fullarton remained outwith

4380-484: The town was re-classified as a Small Burgh. On 16 May 1975 the Royal Burgh of Irvine Town Council was abolished and its functions were transferred to the now defunct Cunninghame District Council and Strathclyde Regional Council before being transferred from 1 April 1996 onwards to North Ayrshire Council . The bulk of the Royal Burgh records have been made available to the public in Irvine Townhouse. There

4453-403: The vicinity of Irvine include Bourtreehill , Bourtreehill House , Lands of Broomlands , Cleeves Cove , Dreghorn , Drukken Steps , Eglinton Country Park , Girdle Toll , Irvine Harbour , Irvine New Town Trail , Laigh Milton Viaduct , Springside , Towerlands , The Chapel Well and Tanzie Well . Irvine is well served with numerous transport links. A railway station , originally built by

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4526-467: The west coast of the U.S. in 11 years). From there, the band headed off to Austin , Texas for five appearances at the South by Southwest music festival. The Trashcans garnered quite a bit of press ( Billboard staffers named the Trashcans one of the top 10 acts at SXSW) and record label attention.. which led to a licensing deal with New York-based spinART Records . The Trashcan Sinatras finally released their fourth album in August 2004. Weightlifting

4599-404: The years it existed. North Ayrshire Council announced plans to renew the bridge in a £2m investment which started in 2007, and was completed in 2010. Irvine is also well served by several arterial roads, namely the A78 (Greenock to Prestwick ), A71 (Irvine to Kilmarnock and beyond to Edinburgh), A737 (through the Garnock Valley to Glasgow via the M8 ) and the A736 to Glasgow . As part of

4672-484: Was a "Lost Medieval Capital" and a likely candidate in the debate surrounding the Stone of Destiny and its location before it was moved to Scone. Citing Hector Boece , who said the Stone was kept at Evonium (a legendary city and home to the early Scottish crown), Morton said that Irvine's early high status position in the 12th century supported the theory that Irvine is Evonium. Morton wrote: We can't be certain that Evonium actually existed, so we can't properly identify

4745-424: Was acquired by Universal in 1996, the band was dropped from the label and subsequently forced to sell their Shabby Road recording studio and declare bankruptcy. The Trashcans kept a low profile in the following years.. not playing any concerts until early 1999 (in Japan and Ireland). The Japanese concerts occurred at the same time the band was recording a new single, "Snow" (a cover of the Randy Newman song), which

4818-408: Was built here in 1966, and plays hosts to touring drama, live music and exhibitions. The hulk of the historic clipper ship, City of Adelaide , was moved to a dry dock near the inner harbour in 1992. There were various proposals for preserving the ship, and in March 2012 preparations were under way to move the ship to Adelaide , South Australia , for conservation and display. On 18 September 2013,

4891-417: Was closed in 1965. The Irvine New Town Trail passes through a lot of the surrounding areas of Irvine; it forms part of the British National Cycle Network with routes 7 and 73 forming part of the route. The route forms a ring around the town and passes through Kilwinning , Bourtreehill , Girdle Toll and Dreghorn and passes through the town centre of Irvine. The Irvine Burns Club , originally formed in

4964-667: Was inspired by Syd Barrett , one of the founding members of Pink Floyd . The single was released in connection with The City Wakes, a festival in tribute to Syd Barrett that took place in Cambridge and London in October 2008. The album was released (with bonus track "Astronomy") in Japan on 22 April 2009 (on Victor Entertainment ), in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2009 (on Lo-Five Records) and 27 April 2010 in North America (also on Lo-Five Records, with digital distribution by Ingrooves and physical distribution by Fontana Distribution ). The North American release includes eight live bonus tracks, which are live acoustic recordings taken from

5037-419: Was once a haunt of Robert Burns , after whom two streets in the town are named: Burns Street and Burns Crescent. He is known to have worked in a flax mill on the Glasgow Vennel. Despite being classed as a new town, Irvine has had a long history stretching back many centuries and was classed as a Royal Burgh . There are also conflicting rumours that Mary, Queen of Scots , stayed briefly at Seagate Castle . There

5110-458: Was released by Nacional Records and co-produced by the show's host Nic Harcourt and veteran Latin rock artist manager Tomas Cookman. The KCRW Sounds Eclectico track listing features acts such as Julieta Venegas , Brazilian Girls , Manu Chao , Ozomatli , Café Tacvba , Kinky , Thievery Corporation , Aterciopelados , Sidestepper and Plastilina Mosh . Participating artists donated their proceeds from their live performances to KCRW, with

5183-419: Was released by Sony Japan in December 1999. In March 2000, the band set up camp in Hartford , Connecticut to record their fourth album. Between March and June, the band recorded around a dozen songs and played a handful of shows in the northeastern United States, their first shows in America since 1993. After returning to Scotland, the band decided to scrap the album. The band only performed four concerts in

5256-516: Was situated in a low-lying area running from Ravenspark to near Stanecastle and down to Lockwards, now represented only by the playing fields off Bank Street. The loch was natural, sitting in a hollow created by glaciation. The loch waters were progressively drained and in 1691 this was finally achieved. The loch and its adjacent land was purchased by the Reverend Patrick Warner (minister in Irvine 1688–1702),who had sought refuge in

5329-636: Was warmly received by critics and the band completed a 25 date U.S. and Canada tour in September and October 2004. They had follow up U.S. tours in December 2004 and in April and May 2005, while also extensively touring Scotland, England, Ireland, Japan and Australia during 2004–2006. The Weightlifting album included the song "All the Dark Horses", which was featured prominently in the first episode of

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