Hello Bastards #1 was a rip roaring success. Throwing Stuff played a stupid set and I did my best Henry Rollins impression. Apparently I don’t have the physique though. We partied on and jumped around to The Get-Up Kids and Piebald and stumbled home at some ungodly hour. This Saturday (the 18th) it is time to do it all again with Hello Bastards #2.
Again, Reece is putting on some bands to whet your appetite before the sound-system bangers begin to ring in your ears. This week is Watch Commander (who played an amazing set at Manchfester 1.5 in May, especially impressive considering it was their second gig), Stay Home (who I know nothing about, but I’m sure they’re good) and Crywank (everyone’s favourite quirky dude from Barnsley, he is a British Paul Baribeau that plays heartfelt songs, impressive covers and smokes a ton of weed).
So come one, come all. It is most likely my last night in Leeds. So come say goodbye to me in style.
Ben
The Sweet Smell of Paraffin: Calvinball need help? Big fucking surprise!
Can YOU help some brothers out?
Okay, so this isn’t our fault, but we need help again. Our Saturday and Sunday shows (4th and 5th June) in Belgium and Germany have fallen through. We have some other leads we’re gonna try look up, but if everyone could post this all over…
Once again, the law of sod has fucked things up for the Calvinbrawlers. Help them out, like.
Throwing Stuff @ Crash Doubt Fest.
They see me rollin’, I’m spammin’.
I can’t believe we have t-shirts without having any songs recorded haha. Priority city.
Spend some monies, save some monies.
Y’all should head to http://notshyofthediyrecords.limitedpressing.com/ for the remainder of their sale on orders over £10. Spending and saving has never been so convienient with new releases like the Boozehounds split or the fresh Bangers LP, because you’ll probably buy them anyway. Remember to enter sale code NOTSHYOFSALE and Craig will knock off a lovely 20%.
Sweet deals.
Listen up, yo!
So, incase you haven’t already heard 10 times today, Bathroom Break Bidder a.k.a Giles Bidder (ex-Cynics, LOL) has been on the verge of getting his candy ass sued by “The Cynics”. In a move to avoid being financially fist fucked, Giles and his new merry band of man and woman have rebranded themselves as Great Cynics. Get behind our boy (figuratively) Giles and check out his new Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/greatcynics. The new release “Don’t Need Much” is coming out on Household Name (blast from the past!) in the UK and Kind of Like Records stateside, on June 14th. I’m told there’ll be a number of release shows so drag all your asses to one and buy these dudes, and fine lady dudette a beer.
S’laters.
The Sweet Smell of Paraffin: Oh That Guy Likes The Descendents! Oh Wait It's New Bruises! Oh Wait It's Shook Ones! Oh Wait It's...
You know when you suddenly realise you have formed a very strong and full opinion on something without being previously aware you had an opinion at all? It’s a good feeling! It happened this weekend when a conversation cropped up with my friend Ben about parody band t-shirts and their seemingly…
Opinion backed. Guilty of owning Shook Ones parody but I did leave it in Philadelphia. Swings and roundabouts?
this is tomorrow, manchester
