22 February 2004

Although things have been quiet on the Spy51 front recently, that does not mean our illustrious threesome have gone away. The band are currently working on their new album, which is scheduled for release in April 2004.

8 November 2003

The new 6 track mini-album from Spy51 entitled 'We Jet Hem' is going to be released through Double R Records on Monday 1 December 2003. It will be available to buy in shops around the country as well as on line at www.spy51.co.uk

1 August 2003

The Fab 3 have achieved a landslide victory in the Radio 1 on-line poll with their new single 'Sheila's Sister'. However we are appealing to all you Spy51-sters to keep e-mailing, phoning and texting Radio 1 to play it some more.

You can now buy the single in the very cool Rough Trade shops. You can find them in Talbot Road, London W10 (just off Portobello Road) and at 16 Neals Yard, Covent Garden, London WC2H9DP. Alternatively you can buy the single at the bands own official website www.spy51.co.uk  Do it now! You know it makes sense!

14 June 2003

Spy51 have been enjoying some radio air play of late, but they need more!! As all you hipsters, flipsters and finger poppin' daddies will already know getting radio air-play is never easy. However you can help the heroic trio by voting for them at XFM. E-mail XFM (the address is on their website at: www.xfm.co.uk and tell them you want to hear Spy51.

26 May 2003

At long last the new Spy51 single 'Sheila's sister' is available. To obtain a copy go to the official Spy51 website at www.spy51.co.uk, or buy a copy from a Spy51 gig near you.

The band are currently in the process of putting the finishing touches to their mini-lp. This should be availble later in the year.

21 January 2003

Happy New Year to you all.

Spy51 welcome in the New Year with the relaunch of their website. www.spy51.co.uk is back on-line and in our completely unbiased opinion we have to say it does look pretty groovy. The new look site features some great new photos of the band along with updated news of their activities over the last year.

The band have also made a video to accompany their new single 'Sheila's sister', however we still haven't seen it yet.

Finally two new gigs have been announced. Check out our Live Dates page for further details.

24 December 2002

Everyone at Eyespy51.com is very saddened at the news of the death of Joe Strummer. The leader of the world's greatest band The Clash was an inspiration to us all. A rebel with a cause, Joe Strummer's last gig was to play in support of the Fire Brigades Union. He will be sadly missed. We offer our condolences to his wife, family and friends.

27 November 2002

Spy51's Manchester debut at the 'Rock to Stop Homelessness' gig was a big success. A sell out crowd at Manchester's Roadhouse helped raise £1,900 for the DePaul Trust.

For a review of the gig see our 'Live Reviews', plus photographs of Spy51 live in Manchester are now up in our 'Gallery'.

28 August 2002

Following on from the success of the Big Issue benefit gig at the amicus-MSF Section Trade Union annual conference in Blackpool that raised £2,400, Spy51 will be playing a benefit gig in Manchester for the Depaul Trust.

The Depaul Trust is a charity which provides shelter and support for homeless youth in the UK, and facilitates the only emergency shelter for homeless youth in Manchester.

The gig, entitled 'Rock 2 Stop Homelessness in Manchester' is being organised by RTS (Rock 2 Stop) and is sponsored by Trade Union amicus-MSF Section. Also playing live at the gig will be Velvet Shore, Vertigo Base and Flamingo50.

For further details see our 'Live Dates' section.

1 July 2002

It's been one gig after another for the fab three. In their own words they've "Been up and down those stairs with broken amps like a whores drawers". They've rocked Ireland, and apparently Ireland has rocked them. Most recently they have played the Mardi Gras at London and Newcastle as well as London LadyFest.

Despite all this strenuous activity the have secured themselves a deal and are currently in the studio recording their new EP. It has a working title of 'Sheila's sister' and should be available later this summer on Freakscene. For more info go to www.freakscene.co.uk.

However if you can't wait that long you can purchase their mini LP. It is entitled 'Spy51' and is available from the bands' official website www.spy51.co.uk Check our 'cd reviews' section for more about the Spy51 mini lp.

Singer and bass player Lea Andrews now has her own club night called 'Lower the Tone'. It takes place on the last Friday of every month at the Oak Bar, Green Lanes, Stoke Newington, London. For more information about the Oak Bar and what else is happening in London go to www.gingerbeer.co.uk

 www.charleys-parka-army.co.uk is up and running. It is an on-line shrine dedicated to the Helena-Bonham Carter of Rock herself. It has been updated very recently with some great photos and a live journal.

Finally about ourselves. We began to experience some technical difficulties with our previous site. Not being internet experts by any stretch of the imagination, the more we tried to fix the problems the worse they became. The phrase "Stop digging" eventually sprung to mind, which is exactly what we did. Now we are back with a new, hopefully improved, site which we hope you all like. Why not let us know what you think? Go to the 'Contact Us' page where you can leave your comments on our message board, and don't forget you can email us too.