TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA violinist Anna Phoebe, who recently joined ROXY MUSIC for live shows, has posted her latest weekly column for Classic Rock Magazine. An excerpt is available below:

"While practising the Roxy songs, I have noticed a distinct similarity between the wacky synth solos and Tom Morello’s guitar solos. Have a listen to Editions Of You on the 1973 For Your Pleasure album. Go to 90 seconds into the track – see what I mean?! That could totally be Morello. Made me smile.

Apart from hours of Roxy practice (nearly 40 songs to learn) I have also been rehearsing with my solo band. So excited for the gig on Tuesday, May 11 at The Underworld – the stage is going to be full: drums, guitar, bass, keys, violin, tabla, and possibly even a ballet dancer for one number!

Hopefully it will all be captured on film and stuck up on YouTube for those of you unable to make it! Apart from the musicians from Jurojin, my old school friend Anna Tobert has joined the band, which I’m excited about – the last time we played together was aged 16 or so in our school music rooms.

The week ended last night with the final Sonnet 155 show. Full house at The Almeida Theatre and a standing ovation at the end! The project has been fascinating to work on – a one-of-a-kind project! Highlights of last night (apart from playing the music) include hugging Richard Briers and meeting Michael Nyman. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Nyman’s name… just Google him. He is Britain’s most successful and talented living composer! In 1993 he was nominated for both a British Academy Award and a Golden Globe for the score he wrote for Jane Campion’s film The Piano.

I met him after the show, and a group of us ended up back at his house admiring his collection of fencing helmets, and drinking vodka. Best of all, it looks like we may work together before the year has ended!"

Go to this location for the complete column,

Anna's Roxy Music summer tour schedule is as follows:

June

17 - Kaisafest - Helsinki, Finland
19 - Sonar - Barcelona, Spain

July

17 - Lovebox - London, England
31 - Fuji Rock - Tokyo, Japan

August

8 - Lokerse Feesten - Belgium
27 - Lots Festival - Holland
29 - Rock En Seine - Paris France

September

3 - Electric Picinic - Stradbally, Ireland
11 - Bestival - Isle Of Wight, UK

Anna's solo live schedule is now as follows:

May

19 - The Bedford - London, UK **
31 - The Purple Turtle - London, UK **

June

1 - The Bedford - London, UK (fulll band - free entry)

September

5 - Weyfest Festival - Farnham, UK (full band)

** Jurojin show