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14/2/04 |
the rocks + special needs + the barbs on tour
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19/1/04 |
couple
of bromide dates – tonight at the 12 bar , earlier time of 11:15. then next sun 25th jan at the elbow room 89-91, chapel market n1. it’s free to get in, onstage 7:30pm the rocks meanwhile are busy in the studio innit, and repairing their sleeping bags in preparation for some uk live action in feb. details to follow.. lastly special needs debut single sylvia/tarts is in the shops today. buy. you. go. now |
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3/12/03 |
excellent pics here. the rocks last 2003 gigs will be at moles club 14, george st, bath with the dirty on thurs 11th
dec £5 adm, on stage 11pm and then **artrockers of the
year ** at the garage highbury cnr,
n5 sat 13th dec. this one’s free to
artrocker members – full details here. celeste is in the shops now, cd only this time. for the chains better try hmv rather than virgin or you can get it online at amazon. + last bromide 12 bar late slot of the year is tonight 11:30. |
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10/11/03 |
scratchy records.. breaking gnus.. the rocks release new single thepoptasticinabeatlesinhamburg anothergirlanotherplanetkindofway celeste on mon 24th nov. the single also includes a cover of the only ones’ someone who cares plus legendary video for the bomb. reserve your copy now at hmv or ahem, sainsburys. ahead of this there’s plenty of gig action – this thurs 13th nov special kerrang! night thing at the barfly, camden. on stage 8:30 £6 adv. sadly this will be drummer aidan’s last gig as he has been offered a full time placement as quarantine officer with her majesty’s customs.. oh well. then it’s three dates in new
york – luna lounge sat 15th, sin-e tues 18th and plaid wed 19th nov. |
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15/10/03 |
rocks tour. er, maybe.. well they’re off to sheffield tomorrow thurs 16th oct to play at the octagon students union thing as part of the acupuncture tour then it’s nottingham rock city on sun 19th oct but not sure about the rest of the tour as yet.. on top of this customs officials appear to have delivered a different drummer to the band for these dates – this one is called rob and he no like squirrels.. more gnus soon including new single celeste + don’t forget to listen to john kennedy on xfm next week when the rocks will be his artists in residence. there’ll be session tracks broadcast
throughout the week plus he’ll be chatting with the band on weds 20th.
and finally bromide returns to the owl platform
at the 12 bar slightly earlier time of 11pm.. |
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1/10/03 |
and another.. tonight.. metro, oxford st (opp. virgin mega) 9:30 on stage. supporting mistreaters |
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26/9/03 |
er.. quick one.. rocks tonight at rhythm factory 10:30.. whitechapel road, aldgate east tube.. tell your pets |
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8/9/03 |
morning, time to wake the squirrel*. the rocks are back in action this thurs 11th sept at the metro, oxford st. (opp. big entrance virgin megastore) supporting the ludes. on stage 9pm. £5 to get in. then it’s up to manchester/in the city on mon 15th sept to play at night & day 26, oldham st. onstage 11pm. free entry. *if you locate a nut depot and it’s already been opened then there’s not a lot we can do, sorry. unless of course you’ve had your nuts microchipped or individually photographed. |
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23/7/03 |
last chance to see the rocks tomorrow, thurs 24th july before they take a badly needed break to sort out drummer aidan’s sense of direction. looks like someone has interfered with his internal workings whilst he was held in quarantine recently.. so if you see him wandering around please accompany him in person to the windmill, 22 blenheim gardens SW2 for around 8pm. he’s relatively friendly and likes talking about the libertines and ‘homies’. directions here. special needs also performing. |
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18/7/03 |
tonights the night as mr. young quite rightly pointed out and the rocks will be celebrating the release of their new single we got it / the bomb with a gig at hammersmith working men’s club alongside fellow chaos merchants special needs and television worshippers razorlight. full details here. + special limited edition vinyl copies of the rocks single with hand stamped artwork will be available from next week. can’t find the single in the shops ? amazon can help. |
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10/7/03 |
scratchstock II ‘the focus group’ – more tunes and tantrums next tuesday 15th july at the betsey trotwood 56, farringdon rd EC1R (opp. the guardian). nearest tube farringdon. full line up here. |
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4/7/03 |
the rocks single launch party next tuesday 8th july at the paradise bar in new cross. free admission + beers £1. hello. for more details including how to get there click here. we got it / he bomb will be out in the shops on monday 14th july. |
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2/7/03 |
rocks live tonight at the
barfly in this week’s nme / kerrang.
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27/6/03 |
following some phenomenal wrestling action earlier in the week (see next week’s nme for a full write up on the acupuncture gig) the rocks play a free show tonight at fortress studios 34-38, provost st N1 opp. moorfield eye. all you’ve got to do is email www.smsmessenger.co.uk/killallhippies- they’re on stage at midnight. there’s also some entertaining new pics up on their site.
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19/6/03 |
more rocks action tonight, dirty water club at the 9pm £6. drummer aidan has managed to get day release from quarantine for this one (what he’ll be wearing though is as yet unclear). meanwhile bromide will be pestering the insomniacs at the 12bar club, denmark st. wc2 this coming mon 23rd june on stage 11:30pm and then airing new mini-opera ‘the trouble with bromide’ at the enterprise opp. chalk farm tube on tues 24th june at 8:30pm £4 to get in.
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4/6/03 |
dohp! no rocks gig in officials after test results showed up ‘irregularities’ following the amsterdam incident (news 8/5/03), but apparently he will be allowed to do the next london date which is tues 11th june at the metro, oxford st. supporting the livetastic whirlwind heat. the rocks will be on stage at 9pm. £6 on the door. + new release date for the single is 14th july. |
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21/5/03 |
** the rocks release new single** the follow up to their storming debut is another double A side, well kind of.. this time
it’s we got it and the bomb going head to head with save the wolf standing in as referee plus the fantastic video for we got it. out in the shops 7 july on cd and very special limited edition 2 track 7’ vinyl. ahead of this there’s plenty of live action – fri 23 may the royal park (cellar), leeds with bromide and tennesse train crash / sat 24 may the forum, tunbridge wells with mower and british sea power / tues 27 may artrocker at buffalo bars, highbury corner N1 and weds 4 june fleece & firkin, bristol with 80’s matchbox b-line disaster, who the band have been supporting on a couple of tour dates recently in portsmouth and brighton. bromide will also be doing some beardy acoustic trickery (i.e. the trick is to get to the end of the song) downstairs at the betsey trotwood, 56 farringdon rd EC1R on thurs 29 may on stage 9pm. email scratchy records for £4 guest list. + here’s some |
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8/5/03 |
very important gig news.. sat 10th may ‘scratchstock’ at rota/notting hill arts centre. this will be the first ever scratchy records showcase. it’s completely free and runs from 4- 8pm. the venue is opposite the record & tape exchange, just east of notting hill gate tube. for info on who’s playing click here the rocks meanwhile are back from their in quarantine after he was seen acting ‘like a monkey from 2001’ near a canal. if you speak dutch then this review of the gig and interview will make sense to you. the band began a frantic schedule of gigs yesterday
supporting hot hot heat in
birmingham and will be playing at water
rats, 328 grays inn road, wc1 tonight with mower. on stage 9pm. more tour dates and news about next single schoooon.. |
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4/4/03 |
bromide
figures
the solo idiot contraption will be stretching from the enterprise in
camden at 8pm on tues 15th april down to the 12 bar, denmark st. at 11:30 pm on the same night. come along and make statistics history. before this the rocks will be playing at the rhythm factory, whitechapel on thurs 10th april, details
here. then it’s off
to april. single is still available in the shops or from amazon. |
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26/3/03 |
next gigs.. the rocks are playing tues 1st april upstairs at the garage opp. highbury & islington tube. onstage 8pm supporting pink grease. £5 advance. the single has sold out in virgin oxford st. but you should be able to find it in rhythm records camden, selectadisc & sister ray berwick st and rough trade covent garden & portobello road. failing that you can always get it 24hr delivery from amazon here + the bromide
solo idiot contraption will be back at the enterprise opp. chalk farm
tube on tues 15th april at 8pm. £3 to get in. |
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19/3/03 |
very special news.. dastardly, scratchyrecords head of a&r has had kittens. 5 in all, 4 x black and 1 x black and white. picture to follow. looks like they might all have homes to go to but if anyone is looking then let us know as teardrop (press / pr) will probably be having some soon as well. + got a flyer for the rocks gig this friday 21st at the dirty water club. gets you in for £5. click on this link http://www.therocks.org.uk/flyer.htm - they’re on middle so best get there before 9pm. |
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11/3/03 |
the rocks single everybody in the place / I won’t need you when you’re dead is in the shops. should be in most virgins across the uk although some branches might not be displaying it until next week. serial no’s are sr 01387 for vinyl or sr 01382 for the cd. distributor is cargo. if you have difficulty finding it let us know or you can order from amazon here “It’s the best debut of the year, and will
probably remain so. It’s institutionalised means everything. It’s loud. It’s hope. It’s god.
And it’s fucking alive man, it’s alive…”
The Fly |
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7/3/03 |
bromide next week – first on, 8:15 tues 11th at the enterprise opp. chalk farm tube £3. not sure who else is
playing.. then last on, 12 midnight thurs 13th at the 12bar
club, on the bill at 10pm is ‘son of dave’ that rings a bell for some reason. + coming up later in the month is a gig in
leicester at the musician, grafton st west supporting songdog on sun
23rd + rocks action – this sunday 9th they’re supporting the black madonnas at the rescue rooms, nottingham.
then next one in town is fri 21st march dirty water club at
the tufnell park tube. on stage 10pm. think it’s £5 (£6 ?) to get in. don’t forget you can order copies of the single on amazon here |
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26/2/03 |
ooops.. rocks video wasn’t on christian o’connell’s show last night after all. sorry if you’d tuned in specially. apparently it will be soon so will let you know. however the single was played yesterday on radio 1’s
evening session. their next gig is tues 4th march at club
fandango / the camden parkway nw1. on stage 10pm. new release date for single is mon 10th march. you can get pre-order copies here |
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20/2/03 |
the rocks. boat party. tomorrow. + an unreleased video of the band will be shown on christian o’connell’s
new tv show on channel 5 next tuesday 25th at 7pm |
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13/2/03 |
another bromide gig for any insomniacs / homeless types / anyone else confused walking round the west end – mon 17th feb at the 12bar club, denmark st. wc2 on stage 11:30 - on earlier in the evening about 9:30 and well worth checking out is james william hindle |
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11/2/03 |
next rocks
gig is weds 19th feb at dingwalls, models from nyc. there’s a £5 list so get in touch |
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5/2/03 |
the rocks debut single everybody in the place / I won’t need you when you’re dead will be released on mon 3rd march 2003. available on 7’ vinyl (sr 01387) and cd (sr 01382) + extra track sicko. distributed by cargo Fresh new London garage rockers The Rocks are firm Artrocker
favourites.They number five, and dare to mention Sinatra, The
Misfits and ‘Miss You’ by Rolling Stones as an influence. It is sleazy, glamourous
post-punk rock, a sort of Vibrators meets Magazine.” Artrocker + next bromide gig is tues 11th feb at the enterprise opposite chalk farm tube. on about 9:30. this is another solo show + the usual false starts / animal noises. £3 on the door |
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