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Monday, December 20, 2010 12:23:02 PM
My pop-star friend Luke Leighfield is currently coming to the end of his latest tour. Titled 'Christmas Living Room and other places Tour', he lined up 16 dates across the length and breadth of the UK to play (mostly) in people's homes.
You can find Luke all over the web, but you can follow a blog of this tour on Punktastic. Luke's latest album, 'Have you got heart?' is available to download for free on Bandcamp.
Thursday, November 27, 2008 3:48:12 PM
Today at lunchtime I walked across town in the rain and got a film back from Advanced Photo. I had enough time to upload a few shots, so have done. You can see the photos on my Flickr account.
There's some random shots of Salford Quays, some shots from the FOUND! Magazine tour and a cool shot of my friend Hannah from Sunday - not amazing shots, but I was dying to get rid of this film and load my Konica Auto S2 with a black and white film - so glad to get these processed.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 1:39:32 PM
Tom Finch, Vikki and I went to the By The Time I Get To Europe Tour 2008, by Found Magazine last night - and it was awesome.
For those that are unaware of Found Magazine; they collect 'found' stuff - love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, doodles - anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life.
If you find something akin to this on the floor, much like I did with the Post-It Love Note around a year ago, scan it in and email Found or send the actual find by snail mail. Found Magazine collect these finds and publish them in magazines, books and on the web. They also find the time to write humorous songs about the extra special finds.
Last night was all about this. The show opened with 19-year-old sword-swallowing prodigy Brett Loudermilk, followed by readings of Found submissions by Found(er) Davy Rothbart and songs by brother Peter Rothbart. The show closed with a local band performing, To Sophia.
It was a good night. Entrance was £5, but it was well worth it - I just wish I'd taken some extra money to buy more merch (CDs and books around £10, Magazines £3 - £7). The tour dates are as follows. If the Found bunch are in a town near you, I heartily recommend going to see them!
That means you, EspenAO and Fred.
OctoberFor the latest info on all these dates, including more information about the venue and how to get there, hit up the 'Events' page on Found Magazine's website.
Sunday, August 3, 2008 10:06:03 PM
Tellison are, without doubt, one of the best live bands around - I've just returned home from seeing them play Manchester's Roadhouse. Support was from Tubelord, The Maple State - who are each excellent - and Scholars, who I missed play.
It's the last tour for Ben, who plays in Tellison as part of the live line-up - but this just means that there's some exciting new stuff in the pipeline from Encyclopedia, which can only be a good thing!
I shot a whole roll of film and have no idea what I was doing with the flash / retro 60s manual camera combination. Hopefully I'll be able to post some pics next weekend.
Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:45:32 PM
The ever-so-wonderful Hot Club de Paris are leaving their hometown of Liverpool once more to embark on a wonderful adventure of the United Kingdom. Stopping off at many fine gig venues along the way, it's all in aid of their new single 'Hey! Housebrick' and probably to promote the release of their forth-coming second album 'Live at Dead Lake'.
'Hey! Housebrick' is a snappy and concise pop song about a house brick hurtling towards a car's windscreen. The song documents the creeping claustrophobia of small-town living and the destruction and devastation produced by such negative forces. This is the first single to be taken from their new album and features backing vocals and hand-claps from Lucy and Nicola of fellow scouse-pop band Puzzle.
'Hey! Housebrick' is out on 26th May 2008 as a limited run 7" single and as a digital download from all good and bad record stores. You can watch the video on YouTube.
The album 'Live at Dead Lake' is available to pre-order has a release date of 26th 9th June 2008. A full list of live dates are available on the band's MySpace.
Related Links:
Hot Club de Paris on MySpace
Hot Club de Paris on Facebook
Hot Club de Paris on Last.fm
Hot Club de Paris Official Site
Hot Club de Paris at Piccadilly Records
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:22:38 PM
Around this time last year, I posted about Tea Time Tango!! - an event at Manchester's Castle Hotel featuring Vile Vile Creatures, Party Wierdo and Fake Tan. I went along and it was fun, they even had their own indoor waterfall.
This year, Tea Time Tango!! returns to mark the start of a UK tour for Sad Shields and Vile Vile Creatures and I urge anyone in the vicinity of Manchester to attend.
Details are sketchy, but it will most likely kick off at 4pm in the Castle Hotel. Entrance is free, but you can donate money to the bands or buy their merchendise on the day if you're so inclinded. RSVP on Upcoming or Last.fm
If you can't make it to Manchester, check out the MySpace of either Vile Vile Creatures or Sad Shields for all the latest UK tour info, door times and entry fees. Be sure to make it along to one of the dates for your fill of noise.
Related Links
Tea Time Tango Too!! on Upcoming
Tea Time Tango Too!! on Last.fm
Sad Shields on MySpace
Vile Vile Creatures on MySpace
Tea Time Tango!! photoset on Flickr
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:22:37 PM
I'm pretty sure I've posted a bunch of stuff about pop-princess Luke Leighfield before, but what better reason to post again than to promote the release of his new single, a music video tie-in, his upcoming tour of Europe, some spiffing t-shirts that he's selling (though not as good as the limited run of Prince Charles ones I have) and an opportunity for me to give you track of his to download for free.
As you can see, Luke Leighfield is keeping himself busy on his path to potential future pop-stardom - it won't be long before you see him on Top of the Pops. But, before that can happen, you'll need to purchase his single as either a digital download, or a limited edition 7" vinyl disc - preferably both.
The single 'If You Haven't Got Anything To Say' is set to be released on 16th June 2008 via Banquet Records and Luke's own label Got Got Need Records. The 7" comes with an exclusive new demo which hasn't and won't be on any future releases, online or off, and can be pre-ordered / purchased at Banquet Records for just £1.99. Did I happen to mention that the limited pressing is only 500 copies? BUY IT!
For those that want to try before they buy, you can check out the music video for the single at Luke Leighfield's YouTube Channel. It sounds the same as the single, but has motion pictures for you to marvel at. It's in colour and has stereo sound. WATCH IT!
If you're not one for buying singles or haven't got a record player, you can support Luke Leighfield by going to see him play live in person at a venue near you. He's playing all around the UK and Europe at normal gig venues, festivals and people's living rooms - he may even play at your house if you send him a nice message on MySpace - which is also where you can find a comprehensive list of tour dates. LIVE IT!
Where it's not often you'll find me posting about a band's collection of t-shirts (except for maybe Encyclopedia - kings of merchandise), but there are some spiffing tees available with a Luke Leighfield logo on the front. What's more, they verify Luke as being 'pop music' and have a 'Got Got Need Records' logo on the back - there is truely no better way you can look good this summer. WEAR IT!
If you're still reading this shameless act of promotional guff, I thank you and present you with your reward; an MP3 of 'If I Try' - the second track taken from Luke's latest album - which you can buy together with his debut album for just ten of your Great British Pounds. DOWNLOAD IT!
Related Links:
Luke Leighfield on MySpace
Luke Leighfield on Facebook
Luke Leighfield on Virb
Luke Leighfield on Last.fm
Luke Leighfield Official Store
Got Got Need Records Official Store
Thursday, November 2, 2006 10:37:16 AM
I should be sleeping but I wanna write an extensive piece about last week.
It was a tour of sorts. Some would no doubt say a series of shows, others would consider it a pitiful effort, but that's not really important. As a two-piece with no drummer and no image, I think it'd be fair to say we've not found it so easy to get shows around the country, let alone string more than a couple together, so this was a tour. Tour, tour, tour.
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