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50ft Woman was featured once again on Music Control (www.musiccontrolradio.co.uk) last night, due to the interest from the MyUploaded website, except this time there is a competitive element and the winners get to be featured on an exclusive unsigned 'sessions' album.

So help 50ft Woman ... got to www.musiccontrolradio.co.uk, click on Uploaded Album and choose 50ft Woman! It's that easy, and you can vote as many times as you like. You have until Friday, but don't wait!

You can also see the Music Control website, MyUploaded and vote for me there too - www.myuploaded.com/50ftwoman

There will be some more voting tasks for you very soon, so make sure you keep in touch!

Pics and videos from the Halfmoon to come soon, we are just in the process of sourcing the best!

50ft Woman at the Red Stripe Music Awards (14th Feb)

After a storming packed-to-the-rafters pre-Christmas gig, it's time for me to return to stalking the streets of London.

I have been nominated by the infamous Halfmoon in Putney for the Red Stripe Music Awards and the first round of showcase gigs is on 14th February - yes, yes, I know that's Valentine's Day - even more excuse to come on down and show the lurve.

As usual, there is a theme, which appopriately is wear something red. It's doesn't have to be an all-over tomato suit, just a splash of something red so I know you care (plus it fits in with Red Stripe, geddit?). There will also be another opportunity to bring your offerings for the shoe shrine, though quite frankly, anyone would thing people in North Yorkshire didn't LIKE *pause for effect* SHOES! This I cannot believe. The ShoeShoe Club still managed to get a few new members, but the turn out was poor. I think they were all shy!

For those of you who don't know yet what on earth the ShoeShoe Club is ... this is the celebration of all things shoes. Those shoes that defy description and can merely be called - art. Shoes that are not even meant to be walked in, just worn and admired. For more information you can peruse http://www.shoeshoeclub.com. If you want to join, just bring a picture of your favourite shoes OR the shoes you would most like the object of your desire to wear. Write your name and email address on the back and simply bring it to the front of the stage to the shoe shrine. Don't be shy!

So - the details in compact bijou format

50ft Woman
The Halfmoon Putney
93 Lower Richmond Rd, London SW15 1EU:: 020 8780 9383
Door open 8pm
Band onstage at 9.30
Tickets £4, £5 on the door


Nearest tube: Putney on the District Line


The other links you may need ...
http://www.halfmoon.co.uk/
http://www.redstripe.net/

Reviews from the Gassienda

From my point of view it was a top gig! A bit alarming to go into a club on the 23rd November and for it to be totally Christmassed up, but it did make me feel very festive. (thanks Uncle Johnny)

As usual I didn't get to see the lovely boys in the support bands, Minus Jack and Fifteen Stories, though I do believe Minus Jack nearly got to see me - two of them ran into the makeshift dressing room as I was swapping bras. I'm not sure who was more shocked, me or them. (Probably them as they are punky little teenagers - some still at school I believe!)

Anyway, to the set itself. 10 songs, that seemed over all too quickly. I was nervous before hand, as I always am, but even more so seeing as this was the first gig with new guitarist Owen. I needn't have worried. The band were as brilliant as ever, and once again I must thank them for all their hard work and commitment. The sound of the band is really shaping up now (as you can read in the reviews - links below)

Shame that there are tables and chairs around the stage - doesn't really promote people coming forward and dancing - though we did manage one person on the dancefloor in front of the stage!

During one technical hitch I had to resort to the gig waffle that all front people have to have in hand at some point. Talking in between songs has never been my strong point - but being in such a friendly crowd it seemed really easy. I decided to recruit members for the ShoeShoe Club early, rather than its usual slot of just before Soho Sophisticated. It's at this point when you lay yourself bare .. when NO-ONE comes forward. Thankfully there wasn't a tumbleweed rolling past, but it does put you on your back foot when you don't get a response! I got the impression from some girls at the front that they were WEARING their favourite shoes, but didn't have a picture of them to offer to the shoe shrine. (note to self - next time bring camera on stage!;-)

Still, that blip aside, it was a fantastic gig. There is something about a Northern audience where they seem pre-disposed to having a good time. They come ready to tap feet (even if they ARE sitting down!). It's a lot harder to warm up the nonchalant London crowd! No matter HOW good you are.

Either way, it's just a shame that that was the last gig this year for 50ft Woman. I hope to be recording in January and have the first London gig penned in for February. but I tell you, it won't be long before I'm back up North again!

Read the reviews for yourself ...

The Gassienda Website
The Keighley News

Photos uploaded from Gassienda, Keighley 29/11/07

New photos have just been uploaded from the Keighley Gassienda gig on 23/11/07, (thanks to David Brett). What a fantastic night! Full gig report to come very soon - watch this space. Not much on the ShoeShoe Club front - I thought Yorkshirites were just as much into shoes as me .... most of them were WEARING their fave shoes, so I suppose that's something, still, 3 new blogs to lok forward to in the next week (Minki's musings will be due an update too - plus a couple of giddy self-portraits from after the gig ;-)

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New Photos!!

We have now uploaded a few more photos for your delectation.

You will find 2 new collages in 50ft Woman spotted, plus a few new pics in the Minki self portraits section.

Enjoy.

http://www.50ftwoman.com/text/stills.htm

50ft Woman off duty? Read and weep.

Want to see what Minki does when she is off duty from being 50ft Woman? You can now read her personal blog at http://www.minkismusings.blogspot.com.

50ft Woman on ESSEX FM 96.3 - 102.6 FM **CORRECTION

Just to let you know that 50ft Woman will be on Music Control on Essex FM 96.3 tomorrow (Friday) at 8.40pm.

If you can't get Essex FM, listen on the internet at http://www.essexfm.co.uk/. There is no excuse!!

There will be a clip of Minki introducing herself and then Kevin will play Ultra Violet. The show is also played out on other local GCAP Radio stations, so it should be good publicity. To find out what stations near you has Music Control from 7-9pm go to http://www.myuploaded.co.uk/, where you will see a list of the stations.

This will also take you to the Music Control website and we want everyone to go to http://www.myuploaded.co.uk/50ftwoman and vote!!!

We will be uploading a clip next week for those of you who miss it.