Friday, May 09, 2008
Pin Me Down swing into London
Whilst the other members of Bloc Party top up their studio tan, Russell has been out-and-about with his side-project, Pin Me Down, who are currently two-thirds of the way through their first ever tour. Here's a few photos from the shows so far...
Tonight is the last date on the mini-jaunt...a 'Vice Kills' event at Camden Proud Galleries (get there early for tickets!)
Labels: Pin_Me_Down
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
ACL Taping Program, 17.09.07
Last September, Bloc Party recorded a session for the Austin City Limits TV show, a day after their appearance at the festival of the same name. Download the entire set below, exclusively from BP.net. (Plus click here for a video of a couple of the tracks and watch an interview with Kele and Matt).
01. Sunday
02. The Prayer
03. Hunting For Witches
04. Waiting For The 7.18
05. This Modern Love
06. Banquet
Labels: Audio
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
US mini-tour announced!
Bloc Party will be returning to the States again this summer for a series of shows scattered around their August Lollapalooza appearance. Here's the full list of dates:
28.07.08 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
29.07.08 Los Angeles, CA - Mayan Theater
30.07.08 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
01.08.08 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
05.08.08 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at the TLA
06.08.08 New York City, NY - Webster Hall
07.08.08 New York City, NY - Webster Hall
09.08.08 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Mobile Festival
Tickets will go on sale at the beginning of May from here, though members of Marshals will be able to buy tickets from April 29th (today!).
Labels: Tour
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Pin Me Down tickets on sale now
Follow the links to buy tickets for Pin Me Down's first-ever UK shows...
07.05.08 London Water Rats (£6)
08.05.08 London The Fly (£7)
The May 9th gig at Camden's Proud Galleries is part of a club night and tickets are only available on the door (so get there early)!
Follow the links to buy tickets for Pin Me Down's first-ever UK shows...
07.05.08 London Water Rats (£6)
08.05.08 London The Fly (£7)
The May 9th gig at Camden's Proud Galleries is part of a club night and tickets are only available on the door (so get there early)!
Labels: Pin_Me_Down
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
New US tour date...
According to Ticketmaster, Bloc Party will be making a stop in Los Angeles this summer...playing at the Mayan Theater on Tuesday July 29th. Tickets are $26.00, onsale from Saturday May 3rd. Check out all Bloc Party's announced summer dates here.
Labels: Tour
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Pin Me Down update
Whilst Bloc Party are still being busy little studio bees, Pin Me Down have announced more news, including further details of their upcoming 'Cryptic' single release and their first ever live shows! 'Cryptic' will now be released on June 2nd in Europe, preceded by an iTunes UK digital exclusive version of the single on May 19th and a 12" vinyl release on 26th May. Here're the tracklistings announced so far...
12" vinyl tracklisting:
A1. Cryptic (original)
A2. Cryptic Repuzzled (Jamie Ellis & Russell Lissack mix)
B1. Cryptic Phones Materialisation Mix (Paul Epworth)
The digital single will feature the tracks above, plus an exclusive mix:
Cryptic (Dave P & Adam Sparkles mix)
A1. Cryptic (original)
A2. Cryptic Repuzzled (Jamie Ellis & Russell Lissack mix)
B1. Cryptic Phones Materialisation Mix (Paul Epworth)
The digital single will feature the tracks above, plus an exclusive mix:
Cryptic (Dave P & Adam Sparkles mix)
In support of the single, Pin Me Down will be performing their first European live dates in May, as follows...
07.05.08 London, Water Rats
08.05.08 London, The Fly
09.05.08 London, Camden Proud Galleries
07.05.08 London, Water Rats
08.05.08 London, The Fly
09.05.08 London, Camden Proud Galleries
Finally, the Paul Epworth remix of 'Cryptic' is now being streamed on Pin Me Down's MySpace page...link me up please, Bob.
Labels: Pin_Me_Down
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Teenage Cancer Trust DVD...out now!
In March 2006, Bloc Party were invited to play as part of a Teenage Cancer Trust concert at the Royal Albert Hall (read BLOG PARTY's report of the gig). This week, the TCT release a DVD compiling the best bits of their concerts over the years, including a performance of 'Like Eating Glass' by Bloc Party. Read the full tracklisting and order the DVD here!
Labels: Other_releases
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