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Sweet Baboo Featured on Mad Mackerel!
Singer/songwriter, Sweet Baboo has been featured on Mad Mackerel.
The blog features a few words on the up-and-coming EP release and gives away a free download of the track "The Day I Lost My Voice".
Sweet Baboo's EP, Girl Under A Tree, is out via Shape Records on 19th Sept 2011 on limited 10” white vinyl / Download.
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Introducing… The Lowriders
The Lowriders are Colchester based four-piece Dave Garlick (vox), Brian Ware (guitar), Adam Parrot (drums) and Jay Chamberlain (bass). Formerly known as Freud, their experience of creating an album from scratch and attempting to release it while maintaining as much creative control as possible feeds into their latest album, Fury.In 2008 the band decided to turn a new page, leaving their record label behind, renaming the four-piece, creating their own label (Adrenalin Records) and finally releasing their first single under their newfound identity - 2010's Big Moustache.
You can stream and download the album track / single Big Moustache via the ABoF SoundCloud page.
The Lowriders - Big Moustache by abadgeoffriendship
The album opens with a flood of distorted guitar and driving percussion, and it rarely lets up. Fury lacks pretension and represents the work of a band who have discovered a sound in which they feel comfortable, and infused it with critically biting lyrics, charting the highs and lows of trying to survive within an increasingly dog-eat-dog music industry.
Their single Who's Gonna Save Your Soul is the second taken from the album, and is inspired by society's fixation with the phenomenon of celebrity and the reasons behind it. With an aggressive guitar attack, and an understated vocal that builds into a primal scream as the track progresses, The Lowriders have created a song that harks back to the days when bands would captivate an audience in a smoky bar with their simple, yet effective, rock and roll grooves.With a history of guerrilla gig campaigns, and a flair for the theatrical, 2011 is sure to mark the completion of the band's renaissance.
Who's Gonna Save Your Soul will be released via Adrenalin Records on October 3rd 2011, while the album, Fury will be released on October 31st.
The Shaking Sensations Album ‘East of Youth” Out Now!
The Shaking Sensations debut album, East of Youth, is out to buy today!
Having had some stellar write-ups already with the likes of Subba Cultcha scoring the record 8/10 and Artrocker rating it 4/5, it is an album not to be missed.
You can have a listen to The Shaking Sensations track "Glass Wings" on the ABoF SoundCloud page if you fancy a sneak peak of what the band have to offer.
East of Youth is released via Pad & Pen Records and is out to buy today from Amazon for just £4.74!
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Ghostpoet Last.fm session news extravaganza!
We've just received four more great pieces of press for Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize nominee, Ghostpoet's session at The Big Chill Bar last month. The Black Cab Session was organised in association with Last.fm and HP, and the whole event was caught on film.
The 405 have posted the video on their site, as well as God Is In The TV Zine, who as well as featuring the video, have provided their readers with a full breakdown of the partnership between Last.fm and HP to promote "The Power Of Sound".
Panic Dots and Glasswerk are also sharing the video for their readers, so if you didn't manage to make it down to the performance, you've more than enough opportunities to watch it online.
For the latest information on the pop-up sessions, exclusive content and artist interviews follow HP on Twitter and Facebook.
Ghostpoet Last.fm session video featured in Artrocker Magazine (online)!
Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize nominee, Ghostpoet (aka Obaro Ejimiwe) turned up at The Big Chill Bar on Brick Lane last month to perform a session for Last.fm and HP. The Black Cab Sessions captured his performance on camera, and we're very happy to say that the resulting video is being shared all over the internet.
Artrocker Magazine (online) have just posted the video on their site for all their visitors to enjoy, so if you didn't manage to make it down to the session, be sure to head over there and check out the video.
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