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The Unkindness Of Ravens featured on Some Of It Was True!



The Unkindness Of Ravens may have released their latest single, Virus | Viper, way back at the beginning of October, but that hasn't stopped them picking up another great bit of press.

Some Of It Was True! have featured the single in its entirety for you to listen to for free on their site, and have even included an interesting little train-of-thought introduction to get you into the right frame of mind for the intense, industrial electro rock experience that is The Unkindness Of Ravens.

Virus | Viper is released via Sonic Fire Records. The single is available to buy on iTunes, but you can buy it cheaper via the band's Bandcamp page.

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Posted Fri, 18 Nov 2011 in The Unkindness of Ravens

The Birthday Suit reviewed in Rock Sound!



Another week, another brilliant review for The Birthday Suit's debut album The Eleventh Hour.

Rock Sound have given the album a well deserved 8/10 calling it an "unexpected treat". The review appears in the December 2011 issue of the magazine, number 155 - out now!

If you'd like a little taster of the album, you can download the track "Do You Ever?" from the ABoF Soundcloud page.

The Birthday Suit - Do You Ever? by abadgeoffriendship

The Eleventh Hour is available to buy now for £7.99 via The Birthday Suit's official website.

The Birthday Suit are currently rescheduling their recently postponed UK tour. Keep checking Rod's Facebook and Twitter page for official updates.

We can, however, announce that he'll be playing the following three dates before the end of the year. Check out the details below:

  • 25th Nov - Beat Generator - Dundee
  • 26th Nov - Tollbooth - Stirling
  • 9th Dec - Greenside Hotel - Glenrothes

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    Posted Thu, 17 Nov 2011 in The Birthday Suit
  • The Moth & The Mirror to be played on Amazing Radio!



    We're pleased to announce that The Moth & The Mirror's album track, "Fire", will be given a spin on The Paul Lester Show on Amazing Radio at 1pm today.

    You can tune in via DAB radio, or click here to catch the show online.

    Honestly, This World is out now on Olive Grove Records and available to buy on the band's Bandcamp page or alternatively you can get it on Amazon or iTunes.

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    Posted Thu, 17 Nov 2011 in The Moth & The Mirror

    Classic Rock Magazine (online) choose The Moth & The Mirror’s “Fire” as their Track of the Day!



    We've got some fantastic news for The Moth & The Mirror this morning!

    Classic Rock Magazine (online) have chosen the track, "Fire", (taken from their debut album, Honestly, This World) as their "Track Of The Day". Be sure to head over there now, and give it a listen.

    Honestly, This World is out now on Olive Grove Records and available to buy on the band's Bandcamp page or alternatively you can get it on Amazon or iTunes.

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    Posted Thu, 17 Nov 2011 in The Moth & The Mirror

    DELS Last.fm pop-up session online now!



    Cutting edge, underground rapper DELS (aka Kieran Dickins) recently performed an exclusive set for Last.fm and HP at The Lock Tavern. The session was 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.

    Kieran talks about his album, playing in front of his family for the first time and how he wants fans to hear his music. You can also watch clips of the session, including DELS' performing the fantastic single "Shapeshift".



    The next band to get Last.fm's "pop-up treatment" will be quirky pop-folk outfit The Leisure Society. The band will play Tamesis Dock on 27th November 2011. More news about that next week!

    The partnership between Last.fm and HP already seen secret pop-up acoustic sessions from Sheffield duo Slow Club in Soho Square, London based quartet The Boxer Rebellion on Carnaby Street, and Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize nominee, Ghostpoet (aka Obaro Ejimiwe) at The Vibe Bar.

    Alongside the live music activations, HP gave its Facebook community access to exclusive content captured by Last.fm at some of the summer's most popular music events. With access to some of the most hyped musicians of the moment, Last.fm and HP interviewed these artists around the Power of Sound in their lives and also took questions from the HP Facebook community to discover the influences behind their music and what drove their passion to write and perform.

    Keep up to date on HP's "Artists' Lounge" and for the latest information on the pop-up sessions, exclusive content and artist interviews follow HP on Twitter.

    For more information on the partnership between Last.fm and HP or the pop-up sessions, please email info@abadgeoffriendship.com

    Posted Wed, 16 Nov 2011 in Last.fm