Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys will be returning to their roots next Monday when they visit the site of Eric's Club for a new TV documentary.

OMD are being followed by a TV crew throughout the year for a special programme focusing on OMD. As well as being interviewed and taken to OMD landmarks such as Eric's Club, the TV crew will also be there for the band's first rehearsal performances.

Eric's Club in Liverpool's Mathew Street was the breeding ground for many of Liverpool's bands in the 1980's and the site has since become a bar. Andy and Paul are also hoping to gain access to the original location of The Gramophone Suite - their self-built studio where they wrote and rehearsed in the early days of OMD. The building in which The Gramophone Suite was based is in the process of being redeveloped for loft suites and a private member's club. The Gramophone Suite was originally housed on the first floor at the back where a new restaurant has now been established. You can read more on the development here: www.themontreal.co.uk

The TV documentary has no planned transmission date as yet but is planed for broadcast on BBC TV in the future.

Messages - The OMD Magazine returns with issue 4. The new issue has a wealth of features including:

• New Andy McCluskey Interview
• Interview with Paul Humphreys
• A feature article on OMD Picture Discs
• A John Peel Tribute
• A look at the classic Korg MS20
• A photo review of 2005's OMD Event
• Competition to win OMD Prints!
• Plus all the regular news, reviews, stories, Q & A's and much more!

Please note that the planned Organisation interviews have now been put back to issue 5.

You can subscribe to Messages via this link: Messages Preview Site

If you've renewed your subscription or have subscribed for the first time, then you'll be pleased to know that the Messages website has also been updated:

• An interview with Andy McCluskey talking about OMD plans.
• Orchestral Archive - Picture essays from OMD's career.
• Test your OMD knowledge in the new Messages Quiz - a slice of interactive fun.
• New Survey asking you what your favourite Messages website section is.
• Plus all the regular features: Competition, Downloads, Discount Merchandise, Interviews and Pandora - The OMD AI!

If you're a Messages subscriber then please email the OMD Website for details on accessing the Messages Website.

OneTwo will be peforming in concert at Leicester Cathedral on Monday 28th August. Tickets will be priced at £17 each (£15 concessions).

Please note that the Cathedral only holds 350 people so booking early is advised. A website will be available by 31st March at www.leicester.gov.uk/castleparkfestival which will provide further details, including accommodation information.

Details for ordering tickets as below:

Priority Booking Offer

OneTwo fans who are registered with www.theremusic.com & the Official OMD Website will have priority booking status for the Leicester Cathedral concert. Website visitors have between 3rd - 16th April to purchase tickets before they go on general sale on Monday 17th April. All tickets are subject to availability and will be sold on a first come-first served basis.

Booking your tickets

In Person
You can call in to the Box Office at The Guildhall (see address below) to purchase tickets by cash, cheque or credit / debit cards. Opening hours are as follows:

Saturday ' Wednesday: 11.00am to 4.30pm
Sunday: 1.00pm to 4.30pm.

By Telephone
Book your tickets by phone using a credit / debit card on 0116 253 2569. Please note that the box office operates an answer phone service when busy ' leave your name and telephone number and staff will get back to you.

By Post
Send a cheque made payable to Leicester City Council with details of the tickets you require and a SAE to:

The Guildhall Box Office
Guildhall Lane
Leicester
LE1 5FQ

Concessions
Concession prices apply to over 60s, under 16s, students, disabled people and UB40 holders unless otherwise stated. Please refer to Box Office when making your booking.

A new interview with Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey is online via Hagen Schmitt's German OMD Site. The interview was conducted by Lola Karnapke following the recent Munich TV appearance and discusses the plans for OMD's future. You can read the interview here: www.omd-germany.de/deutsch/htm_deutsch/extras.htm

One of the tracks originally dropped from the Dazzle Ships album was titled Swiss Radio International - a song that Mal Holmes famously referred to as "the ice cream song" and which was similar to Radio Prague.

Anyone curious to know what the track sounded like should pay a visit to this website: http://home.arcor.de/uvolk/curis_eu.htm which features a series of sound files culled from various radio stations - including Swiss Radio International (RealPlayer file).

Finally, an ambitious seller on eBay has listed a copy of the original Architecture & Morality tour programme for sale - with a Buy It Now price of £90(!). The seller adds: "it is a very rare item & i have seen it for £200.00 on other websites!!.

Yesterday's recording for the Formel Eins TV show in Munich appears to have been very successful. OMD performed both Maid Of Orleans and Dreaming for the show which is scheduled to be broadcast on German TV in November.

In other news, Andy McCluskey was recently interviewed for a forthcoming Radio 4 programme about the Mellotron.

With work on the forthcoming OMD reunion keeping everyone busy, the Muzic2Burn and Listening Pool CD's previously sold via the OMD Website are no longer available. This isn't necessarily a permanent move and we'll post up details on their availability in the future.