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Behind The Scenes With Sandi

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:41:00 +0100

The Thom Team have been busy with their cameras on the road lately and we're proud to bring you a couple of unique insights into Sandi's world.

First up is Sandi showing us round her tour bus as they take a break at the Belladrum Festival - Click here to watch.

Ever wondered what 35,000 people looks like from the stage? Find out and get a Sandi's eye view of a festival crowd - Click here to watch.

Design Sandi's Cover Art

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:53:00 +0100

Don't forget there's still time to enter the competition to design the cover art for this month's free download, 'Dancin' With The Ghost Of Stevie Ray' and have your work showcased on Sandi's website.

Listen to the track, which you can download right now simply by signing up to the VIP section of this website, read Sandi's comments about the song here and get creative.

Email your masterpiece to Interact@sonybmg.com with the subject line: "Sandi Sleeve Competition".

Stay tuned for the announcement of the winning entry. Good luck everyone.

Calling All Facebook Users...

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:57:00 +0100

For those of you spending half your days on Facebook - we understand there are quite a lot of you - you can now make friends with Sandi.

Click here to get friendly...

Congratulations...

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:33:00 +0100

...to Sandi and boyfriend Jake, who celebrate their second anniversary today!

New Sandi Album and Free Download

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:30:00 +0100

2008 is set to be the year of Sandi Thom - it gives us great pleasure to announce that Sandi's long-awaited second album 'Pink & The Lily' will be released early next year.

Here's Sandi:

"Well peeps i'm very excited to announce that the long awaited album no.2 is due for release in the new year. The album, entitled 'Pink and the Lily' is a collection of songs gathered from the experiences over the last few years. A little longer than the first it plays host to a variety of different tunes both in tempo and feel and in subject matter.

"Some are up beat rock'n'roll touchin on 21st century livin, some are nostalgic tales of bygone days (which we all know I'm a little partial to!). Some of the songs tell stories, some are political and some are just simply straight from the heart.

"Over the year there have been many songs written, however unfortunately there comes a time when we have to close the lid on the album. So some songs don't make it on. But instead of stickin them back on the shelves to gather dust I decided to give them away for free! This month marks the first free track to be given away prior to the album release. More will follow in the coming months!

"This track is called 'The Ghost of Stevie Ray'. As the story goes, the boys and I were out in North America coming to the end of our first U.S tour. The last venue we played was the 'El mecambo' in Toronto. Legend has it that when the venue empties and all the punters have gone home, if you listen carefully, you can hear the ghost of Stevie Ray Vaughn playin the blues.

"The night we played, many of the bar staff told me their own tales of how they'd actually been witness to hearing the late guitar legend playing the blues. As you can imagine I was sceptical however on that night in August 2006 I do believe that I met the ghost of Stevie Ray. This song is a true account of the night I met what I believed to be the ghost of Stevie ray Vaughn.

"Apparently, they say he likes the lights turned off as you leave at night as he only plays in darkness! Enjoy. X "

Click here to head over to the VIP Section for your free download 'Dancin' With The Ghost Of Stevie Ray'.

And that's not all - we know that you're all very creative so we're offering one lucky fan the chance to have their design for 'Dancin' With The Ghost Of Stevie Ray' declared the official sleeve and made available on the website.

Listen to the track, read Sandi's comments above and get photographing or photoshopping to come up with your sleeve. You can e-mail your masterpiece to Interact@sonybmg.com with Subject: Sandi Sleeve Competition.

Sandi Rides Again

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:09:00 +0100

"This week I've started riding again - horse riding that is! I've been looking at schools in South London, and I'm even considering getting another horse. (I used to own a horse when I was younger.)

"I'm off to L.A. next week! Details to follow... Also we'll be announcing loads of new and exciting things that will be happening on the site as of next week."

Sandi Meets G-Love

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:59:00 +0100

Click here to find out what happened when Sandi met up with America's finest purveyor of hip-hop infused modern blues, G-Love, in Japan at the Fuji Rock festival. Killing time backstage, the pair hit it off immediately and were moved to entertain onlookers with a spontaneous acoustic performance.

Sandi At London Fashion Week

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:14:00 +0100

Ever wondered what it's like to attend London Fashion week as a VIP - well, now you can find out.

Cameras recently followed Sandi as she hobnobbed with the stars at the glittering events, catwalk shows and parties that kicked-off this year's London Fashion Week.

Tune in to London Tonight on ITV1 at 6pm this evening to let Sandi be your guide to the glamourous world of fashion.

Sandi's friend Andy Knox released his single 'Feel Me' this week

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:49:00 +0100

Andy is 18 from Edinburgh and has supported Sandi at gigs in Scotland earlier this year. Andy has released this single on his own; no label, no pr, no money. It's available on iTunes. Thanks for your support.

THE LATEST FROM SANDI

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:36:00 +0100

Check the blog section now for the latest diary updates from Sandi herself, including photos straight from Sandi's mobile and all the latest reports from the road.

Check Out Channel Sandi

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:46:00 +0100

Sandi Thom now has her very own YouTube Channel!

There're plenty of live and promo videos including 'Lonely Girl' and 'What If I'm Right?'.

There's also a brand new interview with Sandi from Glastonbury, strolling round the site and talking about album number two.

Check it all out at youtube.com/sandithom.

The Latest From Sandi

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:09:57 +0100

With the new album finished Sandi is taking a well-earned break at a health spa in Crete, going to bed early, living well and preparing for the next few hectic weeks. She's just finished a photoshoot and next up is the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan - which Sandi and the band are really looking forward to. In other news, Sandi is thinking about getting a new car, probably another Ford Focus. However she can't bear to part with the one she has so may just keep it at her mum's and rest it...

Sandi's Rock 'n' Roll Backstage Antics

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:19:41 +0100

Sandi and the band have been gettin' up to some naughty stuff out on the road. The singer seems to have lately been lettin' her hair down and breakin' out the rock n roll antics! After a fantastic set at Glastonbury Sandi and the band were caught naughtily nicking a load of coffee mugs to drink the whisky, gin and beer filled rider from Charnock Richard Services. After the festival Sandi and the band arrived at the Glasgow Hilton next morning having not been to bed! Apparently, they had a bit of a boozy breakfast in the posh hotel! After playing Glasto Sandi and the band headlined the Tullin's Festival in France and having played another rockin set Sandi and the band were caught displaying more rock n roll antics. Sandi was spotted ridin' around on the back of a Harley and later on that night was spotted riding around in Golf Buggies, tearing up the Golf course at their hotel in the Alps. The singer topped the night off with a little late night swimming in the hotel pool! All this partying comes at a great time as Sandi is currently celebrating the end of her second album due for a September release and also the recent news that 'Punk Rocker' has reached a whopping 400,000 sales in the UK alone while her debut album has just clocked up one million sales worldwide! Rock on Sandi.

Sandi on 'When Horsepower Meant What It Said'

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:18:21 +0100

We caught up with Sandi to get all the behind-the-scenes insight from the 'When Horsepower Meant What It Said' video, live now in the video section... "We filmed it in Regent Street about a month or so ago now and it was pretty hilarious - just kind of DIY, two people with handheld cameras and me standing in the middle of Regents Street playing the guitar. I got a lot of funny looks. "There were people actually knocking into me and stuff. Really rude. I guess people in London are so used to seeing film crews running around that they're just oblivious to it now. A load of French people came up and recognised me and I think there was some kind of massive parade going on right through the middle of town, like a Hare Krishna thing, lots of crazy monks running around. Very hot that day as well. Good fun. "It wasn't like a conventional video making style, there was no-one holding a massive sun torch glaring out in the street or anything, it was literally just a guy with a laptop who I was desperately trying to hear over the traffic. "We just made it off our own back, we didn't make it with the label or anything, because the song's about cars and traffic jams we thought it would be quite apt to do it in the middle of the street with loads of traffic - the idea was that I was standing still and everything else was moving, which is pretty much what the song's about."

Sandi Steps On The Gas

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:40:30 +0100

Head over to the Sandi Thom media player right now and you can check out the Simon Hanning-directed video for Sandi's tribute to simpler times, 'When Horsepower Meant What It Said', filmed on the streets of London and live onstage at the Islington Academy. Don't forget you can host the Sandi Thom Media Player on your MySpace profile, blog or homepage - just click here to check it out and find out how...

Q&A With Sandi...

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:43:47 +0100

With the latest batch of recording sessions done and dusted and Sandi back on the road in Europe, we thought we'd bring you back the latest news on the eagerly awaited follow-up to 'Smile... It Confuses People'. Q: Do you have a title for the next record yet? A: "I want to call the album Pink & The Lily." Q: How many complete songs are there right now? A: "Right now there're eleven tracks finished, they're all definates for the album." Q: What�s the track you're most proud of so far and do you think it will match the success of �Punk Rocker��? A: "I'm equally proud of all of them, and I sincerely hope one of them will be as successful as Punk Rocker!" Q: How do you feel you�ve grown as an artist between the two records? A: "I think the new album has a lot more confidence that the debut's success gave me, I feel I have gained a lot of confidence as an artist simply because of all the fans I have, They're the ones that have given me purpose in my music." Q: Do you think the new album will surprise people? A: "I think people are surprised when they hear the first album if the only track they ever heard was '...Punk Rocker', so I am sure the second will be the same." Q: Have you drawn upon your experiences of the past couple of years for the new songs? A: "Oh yes certainly, in the last year especially I've had to take the rough with the smooth and the songs definitely reflect this." Q: You�ve had an amazing couple of years � do you have any ambitions left to fulfill? A: "Many! Loads! I would love to see the next album do as well as the first, my ultimate goal is to play Hampden Park, Wembley & Madison Square gardens... Sold Out!"

Sandi Steps In For Sir Paul

Tue, 22 May 2007 16:40:10 +0100

Sandi had a great time last night at the Greatest Britons Award Ceremony 2007. Sir Paul McCartney was one of the nominees in the Greatest Living Briton category and - as he couldn't make it - he asked Sandi to represent him and pick up his award should he emerge victorious. Unfortunately, Sir Paul was beaten to the title by Her Majesty The Queen, but Sandi enjoyed the evening all the same and got to meet a whole host of big stars including Dame Helen Mirren and David Beckham. The show was screened on ITV1 last night but you can check out a comprehensive list of winners here.

New Journal Entry...

Fri, 18 May 2007 13:10:21 +0100

Head over to the journal section for Sandi's latest from-the-road update featuring laryngitis, George Michael, Tokyo and more...

Sandi Set For Glastonbury

Tue, 15 May 2007 16:02:46 +0100

Sandi Thom is pleased to announce she'll be making the trip down to Worthy Farm this June to play the legendary Glastonbury Festival If you were lucky enough to secure tickets to this wonderful event you'll be able to witness a special acoustic set by Sandi in the Acoustic Tent on Friday June 22. There is surely no better way to begin your summer. Check out www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk for more information.

New Journal Entry...

Wed, 09 May 2007 08:46:32 +0100

Check out the Journal Section to read Sandi's latest update, live and direct from Tokyo, Japan.

Sandi Opens The Axis

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:53:32 +0100

Every year from May 4 to May 6, Stoke On Trent plays host to the Axis Festival an annual smorgasbord of musical delights, with a wide range of artists playing at venues like the legendary Sugarmill, Fat Cats and Touch. This year the honour of opening the festival has gone to Sandi, who'll be playing the festival launch party on May 2 at the Sugarmill. You get a free drink with each ticket so for more info and booking details head over to www.axisfestival.co.uk.

Sandi Reschedules German Dates

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:31:19 +0100

Due to unforeseen circumstances Sandi's upcoming German dates have been rescheduled. The new German dates now read as follows: 14th May - Cologne, Prime Club (Buy Tickets) 3rd June - Munich, Ampere (Buy Tickets) 4th June - Darmstadt, Centralstation (Buy Tickets) Unfortunately Sandi's show at the Frannz Club in Berlin on 30th May has been cancelled. Ticket holders should contact the point of purchase for a refund. We apologise for any disappointment and promise to get back to Berlin as soon as possible.

New Journal Entry...

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:31:20 +0100

Check out the Journal Section for a new update from Sandi, currently in Nashville working on the follow-up to 'Smile, It Confuses Poeple'...

Sandi To Rock Fuji

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:14:19 +0100

Sandi is pleased to announce she will be playing the Red Stage at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan on Saturday July 28. Fuji Rock is Japan's premier music festival and takes place in a unique location in the mountains near the city of Niigata. Any Japan-based Sandi fans should consider it well worth a visit. Find out more at Fuji Rock's website.

New Journal Entry From Sandi

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:29:25 +0100

Head on over to the Journal Section to read the latest from Sandi, currently at home in Scotland and looking forward to her upcoming trip to New York, New York. Plus get the all-important album update...

Sandi Announces European Tour

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:13:10 +0100

Sandi Thom is pleased to announce details of a forthcoming spring European tour. Sandi will be heading out across the continent in May on a jaunt that takes in Germany, Scandinavia, France and Holland. Tickets are sure to be snapped up quickly, so check out the gigs section of the website as soon as possible and get your hands on some hot tickets.

NEW YORK... NEW YORK!

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 13:54:25 +0100

Hay schmoo's! I'm gonna be performing at this year's Tartan Event in New York on the 2nd of April! I will be walking down the catwalk in a tartan dress designed especially for me by none other than the Queen of Punk herself....Viviene Westwood!! Not only that, but I'll be accompanied by a host of tartan-clad models and I'll be playing a tartan guitar!! I am so excited. Check back here for further details. Sandi x x

Sorry Northampton Fans...

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:05:45 +0100

The Northampton gig has, unfortunately, now been cancelled because the venue has gone into receivership! Great timing I know!! Instead, I'm gonna return to the Pocklington Arts Centre in York for a second date on Tuesday February 20.

And for all you Midlands-based fans, never fear, I haven't forgotten you - you still have the chance to catch the live show, at an additional date in Milton Keyes at The Stables on Wednesday February 21. I very much hope to see you all there. BIG LOVE!

Check out the gigs section for full details.

Sandi On Tour

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:11:36 +0100

Sandi Thom kicks off 2007 in her usual globe trotting style with a run of dates round Europe, followed by a quick hop over to Australia before returning to the UK for dates in London, Glasgow and more. Shows in Paris, Munich and York have already sold out so if you want to see Sandi play live you'd better get your skates on! For a full list of dates check out the Gigs Section here.

Happy Christmas From Sandi

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:41:10 +0100

Sandi's recorded a special Christmas message for all her fans - hit the links below to see it. Happy Christmas Everyone!

What The Papers Say...

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:43:48 +0100

Check out The Sun newspaper for an interview with Sandi about writing and recording the follow up to 'Smile... It Confuses People'. Click here for the article. The Daily Record also recently ran a piece about Sandi's work with Brilliant Sango a 15 year old orphaned Zimbabwean girl. Click here for the article.

Get The Sandi Thom Media Player

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:40:17 +0100

Now you can host Sandi's music on your website, blog, MySpace profile or anywhere you like. Just click here to see the player and get the code you need to host it.

Hilarious Podcasts...

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:20:27 +0100

Get a taste of what Sandi got up to down under... Podcast 1
Podcast 2
Podcast 3 Right-click and select 'Save Target As' to download.

Take 40!!

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:16:33 +0100

EXCLUSIVE TO MY AUSSIE FANS!! hay peeps check out this awesome performance the boys and i did in OZ its called the take 40 and it was one of the best tv gigs ive ever done, it was like MTV unplugged !! To all not in OZ im sure this will be available on you tube at some point!! If not i will make it available to watch on the site soon! click here. (you need to sign in to view this) username: Sandi_fans password: sandithom click on 's' to find me! ENJOY!!

Win A Personalised 'Lonely Girl' Pendant

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:17:19 +0100

Noticed the pendant Sandi wears in the 'Lonely Girl' video? If not check out the video in the Video Section. Seen it? Want one? Great - just click here for your chance to win your very own personalised pendant. The competition will close on December 18. You can see the full range of Argos jewellery and other products at www.argos.co.uk.

Sandi On Your Television

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:18:26 +0100

As of tomorrow you can see the 'Lonely Girl' video on VH1 and TMF. Check it out. 'Lonely Girl' is available for downoad from Monday December 4.

All The Sandi Action From Down Under

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:38:28 +0100

Sandi Thom's taking Australia by storm this week and here's everything Aussie fans need to know about where she'll be popping up and how to win tickets to see her live! Tuesday (November 28) Sandi will be live on the radio at 2Day FM, Nova 969, Nova Motorola Aria CHart Show and 2UE. Wednesday (November 29) Sandi will be playing a secret MySpace event today. Find out where by registering here. Thursday (November 30) Sandi will be interviewed live on Nova 100 and the Hot 30 Countdown as well as somehow finding time to play a live show at MCM's 'Live Lounge'. You can win tickets by clicking here Friday (December 1) Sandi will be playing live first thing on Sunrise TV/Chennel 7. You'll also be able to hear her later in the day on Fox FM. And don't forget to check out the Gigs Section for details of Sandi's Australian shows next year.

Sincere Apologies to the Prince's Trust

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:03:54 +0100

Sandi is so very sorry to The Prince's Trust for having to cancel the performance tomorrow (November 23) and has vowed to make it up in any way possible. Unfortunately Sandi has been very ill and has had to take a few days of to recover. Thank you to The Prince's Trust for being so understanding.

'Loose Women' Re-scheduled Due To Illness

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:44:08 +0100

Unfortunately Sandi's performance tomorrow (November 23) on Loose women has been re-scheduled to December 7. Sandi unable to perform due to illness, get well soon Sandi!

Sorry Newcastle!

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:17:29 +0100

Apologies to all Geordies looking forward to Sandi's show in Newcastle last night. Sandi fell seriously ill earlier in the day and is currently recuperating - but still managed to write a personal apology. Check it out in the Journal Section...