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The Blood Arm live review featured in This Is Fake DIY
We're pleased to say that The Blood Arm's album tour keeps picking up great press!
The latest to spread the word about the band's impressive live show are the folks at This Is Fake DIY, who proclaimed their performance at The Ruby Lounge in Manchester as "a mini-masterclass in showmanship and something that all up and coming bands should aspire to. . ."
The band's close friend, and fellow ABoF artist, Keith Top Of The Pops also got an honourable mention, as The Blood Arm kicked the night off as part of his Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band. It sound slike it was an amazing show, so be sure to check out the full review.
Download the free MP3 "Introducing Randy Newman", from Turn and Face Me, from the ABoF Soundcloud page.
The Blood Arm - Introducing Randy Newman by abadgeoffriendship
Check out the video to album track, "She's A Guillotine", over on the band's YouTube page.
Their album Turn And Face Me is out now on Pau! / Snowhite and is available to buy via iTunes.
Fuck You! I'm Keith Top Of The Pops is available to buy on CD, Vinyl and digitally from Corporate Records.
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The Birthday Suit review on This Is Fake DIY
Whilst Idlewild are on hiatus, guitarist Rod Jones releases the debut album from his solo project - The Birthday Suit. The smashing debut is called The Eleventh Hour and is out next week (11.11.11).
The response has been fantastic so far and This Is Fake DIY have rightly picked up on the musical similarities to Idlewild's fantastic second album 100 Broken Windows. The full review can be read on This Is Fake DIY's website now.
Although The Eleventh Hour is due for release on 11th of November 2011 via Sing It Alone Records, the band have made the album available to download from their official website at a special early bird price for fans - £5! This discounted price will expire on the 11th November so get in there quick!
If you'd like a little taster of the album, you can download the album track "Do You Ever?" from the A Badge of Friendship Soundcloud page.
The Birthday Suit - Do You Ever? by abadgeoffriendship
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The Birthday Suit played on Amazing Radio!
Some great news to kick off the week, as we've just heard that The Birthday Suit have picked up some radio play!
Amazing Radio are set to give a track off the band's debut album, The Eleventh Hour, a spin on Bethan's Rock 'n' Roll Book Club. You can catch the show at 7pm tonight on DAB radio, but don't worry if you miss it: it's repeated again on Friday at 1pm, and you can always listen to it again on the Amazing Rewind Service.
Although The Eleventh Hour is due for release on 11th of November 2011 (that's 11.11.11) via Sing It Alone Records, the band have made the album available to download from their official website today at a special early bird price for fans - £5!
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ABoF Friday News Round Up
Another week gone by, another week closer to Christmas! It's been another busy one at ABoF HQ, with the news flowing in thick and fast and our DJ set at the Q Awards Aftershow Party going down a storm, before we retired to the free bar to enjoy some medicinal whisky. This week also saw Paul post on the blog for the first time, and what a great debut! He took on the DIY scene, and how alternative culture, and indeed any form of individuality, is cheapened once a hardcore set of rules is put in place. It's a great piece, and we highly recommend you check it out.
The news has been non-stop for The Moth & The Mirror's divine debut album, Honestly, This World, with reviews pouring in from 17 Seconds, Subba-Cultcha and Who's Jack. They've also seen the Headron remix of their album track, "Germany", posted all over the web. Not a bad week at all for the Scottish supergroup.Honestly, This World will be released on November 7th via Olive Grove Records as a download and limited edition CD.
The Birthday Suit have also enjoyed a great week of press, as not only were they featured on the Sourmash Mixtape Vol.2: Wax And Feathers, but Classic Rock Magazine (online) featured "Do You Ever?", a track from their upcoming debut album, The Eleventh Hour, and made it their "Track Of The Day"!
Although The Eleventh Hour is due for release on 11th of November 2011 (that's 11.11.11) via Sing It Alone Records, the band have made the album available to download from their official website at a special early bird price for fans - £5! This discounted price will expire on the 11th November so get in there quick!
After the success of Last.fm and HP's summer campaign of pop-up sessions, featuring Slow Club, The Boxer Rebellion and Ghostpoet, they've announced three more to wrap up 2011 as part of HP’s Everybody On global campaign, celebrating how people around the world are using HP technology to pursue their personal and professional passions.
The first of these sessions will be a free live performance from DELS (aka Kieran Dickins) on the 7th November at The Lock Tavern - there are no tickets required, so just turn up at 8pm. DELS is a new type of rapper (which is another way of saying that he’s more than just a rapper), applying the kind of attention to detail, micro-management and macro-vision which Jay-Z used to build a business empire. DELS makes art.
Following an exciting summer of music, and the remaining two scheduled pop up-sessions, the partnership culminates with a large-scale live music event hosted in London – more details to follow, but for the time being you can keep up to date on HP's "Artists’ Lounge".
For the latest information on the pop-up sessions, exclusive content and artist interviews follow HP on Twitter.
Coming Up
The Lowriders will be kicking off the week by releasing their debut album, Fury - we really can't wait for everyone to hear it! It's a return to the gritty side of rock and roll, and we're sure people are going to love it.
ABoF will once again be hitting the decks, this time for Geek Out at The Wheelbarrow, Camden. If you're free on Thursday 4th November, head down for a night of cracking live music.
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Who’s Jack review The Moth & The Mirror’s debut album.
The Moth & The Mirror's fantastic debut album, Honestly, This World, has picked up another amazing review!
Who's Jack awarded the album an impressive 5 stars, praising them for their heartfelt intensity, and urging readers to catch them live at the earliest opportunity. Be sure to check out the full review.
Honestly, This World will be released on November 7th via Olive Grove Records as a download and limited edition CD.
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