Formed in East London in 2012 by members Rachel Aggs (guitar), Billy Easter (bass) and Andrew Milk (drums), SHOPPING forge an itchy, angular explosion of propulsive bass lines, primitive disco-not-disco drums and guitar lines sharp as broken glass. Having done time in a plethora of UK DIY bands including Trash Kit and Wet Dog, they draw from a well of late '70s / early-'80s post-punk with a voraciousness seldom seen these days, bringing to mind the jagged aggression of Gang of Four, the pure, raw yelp of The Slits and the dance-inducing thrust of Delta 5, The Au Pairs and ESG.
The band released their debut album Consumer Complaints in November 2103 on their own Milk Records, and personally hawked around UK indie stores (where it quickly sold out of its 1,000 pressing). The LP drew a flurry of press for their spot-on divining of post-punk’s driving force, seeing them dubbed a “band you need to hear” by NME and “Artist To Watch” by SPIN. Pitchfork wrote that "the fragmented shout-it-out hooks, pin-prick guitar lines and ramshackle rhythms... sound like they were captured live off the floor in the BBC's Maida Vale studios sometime in 1981," noting that “they never sound particularly dated or like a carbon-copy, a testament to the group's song writing abilities.” Rather, Shopping embody the spirit of experimentation, social upheaval, (without becoming didactic) clashing gender politics and ethical change that defined their 70’s counterparts and still ring true today.
On their brilliant new album WHY CHOOSE, their debut for FatCat, the band teams up again with Jamie Grier, who mixed and mastered their debut, this time placing Grier in the recording chair at Glasgow’s Green Door Studios, while mastering duties fall to Alan Douches (Japandroids, Animal Collective, We Were Promised Jetpacks, etc.)
Tracked just before Xmas, the album was edited and mixed in January and February 2015 and is set for release on October 9th. WHY CHOOSE retains the urgency, bite and the bristling, shard-syncopated rhythm-hooks of its predecessor, expanding their palette with the addition of synths on several tracks and seeing vocal duties switched between members. With the majority of its thirteen tracks clocking in at under two and a half minutes (running to 34 minutes in total), the album is lean and precise, powering forward on a relentlessly kinetic, infectious energy and leaving the listener craving more. Spiky and jittery, its angular funk groove pulls off the neat trick of meshing an edginess with an ultimately huge sense of fun.
Onstage Shopping are a blisteringly energetic, taut and utterly engaging live act. The 405 wrote that "Shopping ignite coals beneath your toes that make you want to gyrate", whilst The Quietus noted how the band "have a life-force all of their own.... you can't help but move to this music".
The band have recently completed tours with Merchandise and fellow post-punk outfit Golden Teacher. Upcoming dates include shows with ESG, Priests, Ought and a US tour with Shannon and The Clams.
The band say of the new album, “We wanted WHY CHOOSE to have the same feel as our first album but with an even sharper edge. Our main focus was still to have fun and write some songs that would get people dancing but there is also a darker undertone to this record – mostly we are singing about rejection, frustration, fighting, fleeting relationships, wasting time and losing money but there is also a kind of wildness and fun – a liberated freak out of a shopping spree that we really hope people can identify with.”
LIVE DATES:
1st September - Village Underground, London w/ Ought
2nd September - Deaf Institute, Manchester w/ Ought
3rd September - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham w/ Ought
24th September - Fiddler's Club, Bristol w/ ESG, Golden Teacher
26th September - Oval Space, London w/ ESG, Golden Teacher
7th October - The Dalston Victoria, London *Album Launch Party* w/ Joey Fourr, Good Throb [free]
If you want to catch Ostrogoth on tour, read below as you have three opportunities!
Saturday October 10th 20115
JH Bogaard, Diestseweg 135, 2440 GEEL
Line-up: Ostrogoth, FireForce, Toxik Shock, Leave Scars, Objector, Mittgard, Dorian's Secret, Innervate, Speed Queen
vvk € 6 / kassa € 8
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Saturday October 24th 2015
Black-Out Bash III, JC De Spiraal, Zakkaai 29, 9500 GERAARDSBERGEN
Line-up: Angel Witch, Ostrogoth, Hyades, Experienced, Indemnity, Organized Chaos
vvk € 12 / kassa € 15
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Saturday November 7th 2015
MACC (Metal Against Child Cancer), CC De Wieke, DEERLIJK
Line-up: Ostrogoth, FireForce, Eternal Breath, Sons Of Lioth, Hope Erodes, No Nonssens, Basement Critters
vvk € 10 / kassa € 15
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The tenth season of Supernatural is out on 16th September on DVD. Also available is a boxset containing all ten seasons?
The bonusmaterial of the 10th season:
3 Episode Commentaries
A Very Special Supernatural Special
Supernatural at 2014 Comic-Con
Supernatural Theatre
The Winchester Mythology
Supernatural FANS
Unaired Scenes
Gag Reel
De broers Winchester nemen het al tien seizoenen lang op tegen duivels, demonen en andere grimmige figuren maar voorlopig zit er nog lang geen sleet op de succesformule van Supernatural. De serie werd al genomineerd voor 3 Emmy's en kan rekenen op een grote en bijzonder trouwe schare fans.
Het tiende seizoen van Supernatural is vanaf 16 september beschikbaar op DVD. Ook de boxset, met de eerste tien seizoenen van de reeks tot nu toe, ligt vanaf dan in de winkel. Een must voor al wie zich de komende maanden in de onderwereld wil verdiepen!
SYNOPSIS
Dean Winchester verloor zijn gevecht met Metatron, de engel en schrijver van het woord van God, en veranderde in een demon. Zijn broer Sam wil de koppige Dean redden maar moet daarvoor zelf ook sinistere paden bewandelen. Dit heeft ingrijpende gevolgen voor beide broers. Het is aan hun engelenvriend en wapenbroeder Castiel om de zaak te redden, in de betoverende afleveringen van seizoen 10.
BONUSMATERIALEN
3 Episode Commentaries
A Very Special Supernatural Special
Supernatural at 2014 Comic-Con
Supernatural Theatre
The Winchester Mythology
Supernatural FANS
Unaired Scenes
Gag Reel
As party starter and warm up for the release of the new BONES album “Flash The Leather”, on September 11th, the Swedish for-pack just uploaded one new song on the People Like You YouTube channel!
Check out the Lyrical-Video on the song „Die Wilden Jahre“! But be aware, a big surprize awaits you as the lyrics are entire in German language with vocal support from no one less then Sammy Amara of the „Broilers”, as well as Sammy Heininger from the Punkrock outfit „Three Minute Record“! Open up a Beer to oil up your voice, turn your speakers up to the max and sing along: „Hölle Hölle...“!
Along with the new album comes a headlining tour with support coming from their label mates in ROGERS as well as 4 Promille and The Electric Overdrive. No one will be safe and no one will be able to resist this bone breaking and evil dance of Rock’n’Roll live mayhem. This bold foursome is here with a massive bang and ready to rumble – so: beware!
THE BONES on tour
with ROGERS, 4 Promille, The Electric Overdrive:
25.09.15 (DE) Essen - Zeche Carl
26.09.15 (DE) Lindau - Club Vaudeville
27.09.15 (DE) Wiesbaden - Schlachthof
28.09.15 (CH) Zürich - Dynamo
29.09.15 (DE) Munich - Backstage Halle
30.09.15 (AT) Vienna - Arena
01.10.15 (DE) Stuttgart - LKA Longhorn
02.10.15 (DE) Leipzig - Conne Island
03.10.15 (DE) Berlin - C Club
04.10.15 (DE) Hamburg - Knust
A storm is brewing: This fall is going to be loud, wild and violent...
After their European tour last spring Erk and Racso from Hocico are touring Mexico and the US in September.
The time's right for new musical spheres soon and the 'In The Name Of Violence-Tour' will surely be another highlight with hard, dark and fast beats, old and new masterpieces and a couple of surprises as well.
Check the live dates and be there to celebrate hell breaking loose:
Sep 04 Steel Metal Bunker San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Sep 05 Morfos Bar Monterrey, Mexico
Sep 06 Numbers Night Club Houston, TX
Sep 10 Backstage Bar & Billiards Las Vegas, NV
Sep 11 Leonardo's Night Club Huntington Park, CA
Sep 12 QXTs Newark, NJ
Sep 13 CLUB AREA 51 Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 16 Club Rodeo Rio de San Jose San Jose, CA
Sep 17 333 Live Los Angeles, CA
Sep 18 El Rey Ballroom Chicago, IL
Sep 19 Black Box Tijuana Tijuana, Mexico
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Webpage: www.hocico.com
