BANGERS

So we’re playing some shows this weekend to celebrate the release of our new EP “Good...

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:35:23 +0100

So we’re playing some shows this weekend to celebrate the release of our new EP “Good Livin’”! If you haven’t yet, you can listen to the EP here and buy a copy here, or at one of these shows…

FRI 1ST JUNE - 78, THE CUSTARD FACTORY, BIRMINGHAM (FREE ENTRY)
http://www.facebook.com/events/356406537757894/
SAT 2ND JUNE (1:30PM) - STRUMMERCAMP, MANCHESTER
http://www.facebook.com/events/149613175098567/
SAT 2ND JUNE (5PM) - CRASH DOUBT FEST, LINCOLN
http://www.facebook.com/events/182844605139386/
SUN 3RD JUNE - THE BLACK HEART, CAMDEN, LONDON with Attack! Vipers!, ONSIND, Zatopeks, Caves…
http://www.facebook.com/events/391010390930393/
MON 4TH JUNE - THE CAVERN, EXETER All Dayer with Attack! Vipers, Solutions, All Eyes West…
http://www.facebook.com/events/170063826453723/

Cool Dudes

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:16:08 +0100

Our friends at Cool Dudes Radio have included a new Bangers song on their latest podcast along with their other sexually frustrated ramblings, interesting facts, and Dave Straight fixation.

http://cooldudesradio.blogspot.co.uk/

The song’s called The Mitigation Committee from our new 7inch which will be up for pre-order soon.

Sam Russo thinks it’s a good one and kept singing bits of it on tour.

See you soon.

Roo

Bit of a last minute one this, but Thursday night we’ll be playing the Cavern in Exeter with...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:05:31 +0100

Bit of a last minute one this, but Thursday night we’ll be playing the Cavern in Exeter with Some Sort Of Threat and Baby Zeus.

Doors 8-1 £3 16+ show. Plus DJs after.

Details: http://www.facebook.com/events/324388640955741/

Euro Tour with Mr. Sam Russo!

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:28:00 +0000

We’re off on tour in the mainland soon and we’re taking our good friend Sam Russo with us. Come see us in one of these places…

FRI 30th March – THE HYDRANT, BRIGHTON
SAT 31st March– ATHERBLISSMENT, COLOGNE, GERMANY
SUN 1st April– THE PLU, HERLEEN, NETHERLANDS
MON 2nd April– TILBURG, NETHERLANDS
TUE 3rd April– CAFE LOKAAL, HEEMSKERK, NETHERLANDS
WED 4th April – ROTE FLORA, HAMBURG, GERMANY
THU 5th April – HELP!!! (GERMANY)
FRI 6th April – KASTANIENKELLER, BERLIN, GERMANY
SAT 7th April - TREIBWERK, WEINER NEUSTADT, AUSTRIA
SUN 8th April – SUB, GRAZ, AUSTRIA
MON 9th April – ARENA DEL SOLE, SAN GIULIANO MILANESE, ITALY
TUE 10th April – FLYIN DONKEY PUB, SAN MAURO PASCOLI, ITALY
WED 11th April – HELP!!! (ITALY / SWITZERLAND)
THU 12th April – PRACTICE SPACE, SCHAFFHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND
FRI 13th April – AJZ, BIELEFELD , GERMANY
SAT 14th April – JK ZOMAAR, DILBEEK, BELGIUM
SUN 15th April – ACU, UTRECH, NETHERLANDS (matinee)

As you can see we still have a couple of dates that ideally we’d like to fill, if you have any suggestions for either date get in touch! We’re up for playing anywhere, venues / practice room / house shows are all good.

bangerstheband@googlemail.com

After a right rave up on homebrew the night before we played at...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:56:10 +0000

After a right rave up on homebrew the night before we played at Crocus’ daytime release show in Penzance. This is a new one from our new 7 inch, and there’s full sets from us, Monolithian, As We Sink and Crocus all filmed by CxTxVisual on Youtube.

Get loosey goose to this, clowns.

FULL SET; http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAD374FD16B101AE1

Hey guys! Totally fucking dig your band, and so do my friends here in Canada. I'm just wondering if you'll ever sneak by and play some shows in North America, and what tuning you play in? Thanks!

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:50:08 +0000

Thanks, no plans to come back to north America at the moment sadly. Takes a lot of time and money, currently none of us have either. We play in standard tuning, tried tuning down a semi tone once but it sounded weird.

Printing some new shirts & sweatshirts of these 2 designs...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:46:13 +0000

Printing some new shirts & sweatshirts of these 2 designs soon, if you want one head here and order it: http://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk

Will be printing and posting these out early Feb.

Feb UK tour...

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:48:00 +0000

Just confirmed all the details for our tour next month. Can’t wait!

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THU 9TH FEB - THE CAVERN, EXETER with DEADMEN (+ silent disco afterwards)

FRI 10TH FEB - THE MOON, CARDIFF with THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, OUR TIME DOWN HERE, PIPEDREAM & THE STRIKE FADES - FREE ENTRY!

SAT 11TH FEB - ANIMALS V MACHINES at THE ATIK, MIDDLESBROUGH with BISONS

SUN 12TH FEB - BASEMENT 20, LIVERPOOL

MON 13TH FEB - ROYAL PARK CELLARS, LEEDS with ABOVE THEM, BHURGEIST & ENDLESS ROPE

TUE 14TH FEB - THE CENTRAL, NEWCASTLE with MARTHA & PURE GRAFT

WED 15th - KARMA KAFE, NORWICH with BIG SUCCESS, CLAVACADES & MUG

THU 16th - THE PORTLAND ARMS, CAMBRIDGE, with BIG SUCCESS & SH DAVIDSON

FRI 17th - FIGHTING COCKS, KINGSTON with DAUNTLESS ELITE & THE AMISTAD

SAT 18th - THE DORCHESTER ARMS, SOUTHAMPTON with DAUNTLESS ELITE & THE AMISTAD

SUN 19th - PLYMOUTH OPPOSITE NUMBER ALL DAYER with OUR TIME DOWN HERE, GRIEVED, RASPUTIN, AS WE SINK!, GRAZES, WEGROWBEARDS…

Due to letting myself get excited about Christmas in about November and listening to Christmas songs...

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:57:57 +0000

Due to letting myself get excited about Christmas in about November and listening to Christmas songs almost every day since I already kind of feel like Christmas is over, and as it’s too early to get out of bed and be bummed out about Christmas being over, I wanted to get pumped about the cool shit that Bangers are planning next year.

So firstly, Andrew came to stay for almost a week and we practised 4 new songs for a 7 inch that we’re planning to record in January/release by Easter.

Secondly, we’re touring the UK in February, for which a few dates have surfaced already and we’re going to some new places which should be really fun.

Thirdly, we’re going to tour Europe in Easter with (gush gush, he’s really swell) Sam Russo, and show him what it’s like to not be miserable and be plied with free beer by friendly Europeans.

Fourthly we should all be living in Exeter by the Summer.

Fifthly we’ll be squeezing in recording a split 7 inch with What-a-Night’s from Japan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7f4YZLG3EA) which will get released as and when.

Sixthly I actually feel Christmassy as all shit. So Merry Christmas. Go and listen to Russo’s depressing Christmas song which whatever Daveinball says was written for me. And have a great few days.

Oh, and on the recommendation of my friend Steve Smith I watched that film Dig! about The Dandy Warhols vs The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was cool and it’s on Youtube, so do that too.

And finally, anyone who wants a recipe for making a bucket of boozy ginger beer in just 5 days, e-mail me or something.

See you soon.

Roo

weekend oop north...

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:17:56 +0000

Having a little trip up to Scotland this weekend for Book Yer Ane Fest in Dundee, this is the furthest north we’ve ever played in the UK, and I’m pretty excited about it! It’s also nicely sandwiched between 2 shows with The Arteries, The Slow Death & Mikey Erg!

THURSDAY 1ST DECEMBER - THE REDHOUSE, SHEFFIELD with The Arteries, The Slow Death, Mikey Erg & Fear of the Wolfingtons

SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER - KAGE NIGHTCLUB, DUNDEE with Leatherface, Antillectual, Departures, Kaddish….

SUNDAY 4TH DECEMBER - BASEMENT 20, LIVERPOOL with The Arteries, The Slow Death, Mikey Erg, Crocodile God, Watch Commander, Throwing Stuff…

Got a bunch of leftover merch from the US tour available. These...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:19:52 +0000

Got a bunch of leftover merch from the US tour available. These shirts, the new discography cassette that’s out on Dead Broke, and more copies of the Small Pleasures LP (some of which are on red vinyl).

http://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk

I’m sorry to anybody who gets bored of me posting reviews of our not-very-new-anymore album...

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:01:25 +0000

I’m sorry to anybody who gets bored of me posting reviews of our not-very-new-anymore album here, but this actually cleared up some of my back home blues for a minute.

http://www.roomthirteen.com/cd_reviews/12378/Bangers__Small_Pleasures.html

“At first listen you may think that the band are a bunch of serious punks that have a depressing outlook on life and are close to choosing which way is best to leave this so-called life…”

In other news, two thirds of us are back home from America (Andrew is holidaying in a Florida swamp) where we had a very nice time with the deservedly popular Timeshares and the very inspiring Mike Harpring.

For anybody who didn’t go, Fest was wild as always and Underground Railroad to Candyland kind of stole the weekend. Except that Hamish says Punch did. And I accidentally took speed which was nowhere near as funny as that time Matt Calvinball smoked crack.

See you in the North, or at WTFest soon.

Roo

USA! USA! USA!

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:26:00 +0100

In a week’s time we’ll be in the US! We’re playing a few shows on our way to the Fest, most of which are with the awesome, Timeshares.

October 21 | Bethpage, NY | Mr. Beery’s
w/ Iron Chic, Pure Graft, Wiretap Crash, Polygon
Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121850991248858&ref=ts

October 22 | Brooklyn, NY | Party Expo
Kiss Of Death/Kind Of Like Records CMJ Matinée
w/ Captain, We’re Sinking, Static Radio
Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185106871563417

October 23 | West Chester, PA | My Parents’ House
w/ Slingshot Dakota, Caseracer
Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213679358695866

October 24 | Philadelphia, PA | The Golden Tea House
w/ The Great Explainer, Scarier Area

October 25 | Richmond, VA | Church Of Abraham
w/ The Great Explainer, Luther

October 26 | Wilmington, NC | The Soapbox Laundro Lounge
Day 1 of Southbound And Down: A Pre-Fest Shindig
w/ Dead To Me, Cobra Skulls, Banner Pilot, Nothington, Restorations, Red Collar, Look Mexico, Luther, Landmines, The Great Explainer, Weak Teeth, Almost People, Jeff Rowe, Mourning is for Suckers
Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/southboundanddown

October 27 | Tampa, FL | Transitions
w/ Good Luck and loads more

THE FEST 10!
October 29 | Gainesville, FL | 1982
playing 3:50 - 4:20

Should be a blast, hope to see lots of you along the way!

Nothing very new to say about Bangers at the moment, but I did find a flat out bad review of Small...

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:26:28 +0100

Nothing very new to say about Bangers at the moment, but I did find a flat out bad review of Small Pleasures to share.

http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/issue/music/album-review-bangers-%E2%80%93-small-pleasures-3/

Also Loren from Scene Point Blank said some slightly nicer things about it.

http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/bangers/small-pleasures

Thanks to Sebastio and Loren.

See y’all in the US.

Roo

As you may or may not know, we’re off to the USA next...

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:21:01 +0100

As you may or may not know, we’re off to the USA next month to play The Fest 10 and a string of east coast dates with the awesome Timeshares (exact dates will be up here soon). Flights are all booked and we’re raring to go. But as I’m sure you do know we’re all constantly skint so we’re selling off a few rare / out of print records and test pressings to help pay for all the other stuff (hire car / hotels / merch bills) that seems to be piling up.

You can check out the auctions here. If you want any of this stuff please bid what you can, every little helps!

Our in print records and a few shirts are still available here and you can download all our music and donate us money if you’d like at our bandcamp. That’d help too.

We’re playing Southsea Fest next Saturday with loads of...

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:38:50 +0100

We’re playing Southsea Fest next Saturday with loads of awesome bands. Look here for more details.

Also the day after we’re now playing at The Croft in Bristol with As We Sink and Fighting Fiction.

I wish that actually working full time was this cool.

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:08:38 +0100

I wish that actually working full time was this cool.

When I said we weren’t going to do anymore shows this year, I lied. We’re now also...

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:44:11 +0100

When I said we weren’t going to do anymore shows this year, I lied.

We’re now also playing Cardiff a week tomorrow (Thurs 4th) with Pacer and Question The Mark. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213958978650906

upcoming shows!

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:43:17 +0100

Just updated our gig listings, here’s what we’ve got planned for the rest of 2011.

Starting with this weekend!

FRI 29TH JUL - UNIT, SOUTHAMPTON with LEMURIA / CHEAP GIRLS
SAT 30TH JUL - WAGON & HORSES, BIRMINGHAM

Then…

WED 3RD AUG - VOODOO LOUNGE, PLYMOUTH

THURS 11TH AUG - LIVE BAR, TRURO
FRI 12TH AUG - BOARDMASTERS FESTIVAL, NEWQUAY (VANS STAGE 5:30PM)

SAT 17TH SEPT - SOUTHSEA FEST

22ND - 31ST OCT EAST COAST USA! - DATES TBC
SAT 29TH OCT - THE FEST - GAINESVILLE, FL

THURS 1ST DEC - SHEFFIELD
SAT 3RD DEC - BOOK YER ANE FEST - DUNDEE
SUN 4TH DEC - LIVERPOOL

Probably not going to do many more than this for the rest of the year so make it down to one of these if you can!

specialistsubjectrecords: Next show we’re doing is on Saturday,...

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:40:55 +0100

specialistsubjectrecords:

Next show we’re doing is on Saturday, should be wild! Details here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183638358360230