Archive for 2009

Merry stuff!

Dec 22 2009 - posted by willem

Isn’t it a jolly good time? Our tiny country is covered under a layer of snow, resulting in a total meltdown of all activities. The climate summit in Copenhagen last week seems to have become a meltdown of equal scale: all initiatives to save our civilization have been meticulously snowed under by lobbies to preserve [...]

A new week

Nov 30 2009 - posted by willem

Tomorrow we will have the first rehearsal in our new practice space at the Onderbroek in Nijmegen. Can’t wait to try it out and blast our amps at full throttle. Riekus also bought a new nice flightcase for his drum stuff, and Tom just bought a new bass. Aren’t we ready for some thrashing of [...]

Winter break

Nov 20 2009 - posted by riekus

This is the end of our winter break. Behind the scenes a lot of stuff has happened for us the last couple of weeks. And it’s about time to get out again. First of all “us” isn’t the same people anymore.  Second of all: despite that our ambitions are bigger than ever. Third of all: [...]

A week and a half to go

Nov 11 2009 - posted by willem

And then we can hit the stages again. We are really eager to come out and play. For our standards it’s been a while since we played. And a lot is happening behind the screens and as soon as we get out, you will notice.
In the mean time Punk Your Store has aired. It is [...]

Enjoy your Fest!

Oct 29 2009 - posted by willem

Originated out of jealousy this goes out to all Yanks, tourists and other Fest visitors who are gonna celebrate the best weekend of the year this weekend in Gainesville. I wish we could be there ourselves, but hopefully we will be back next year. Have fun watching our friends from Static Radio, After the Fall, [...]

Practice makes perfect

Oct 27 2009 - posted by willem

And today we had another rehearsal session with Tom! Our first set with him is nearing completion. We are very excited to play the (new) songs with Tom. There is a new dimension added to both the old and new songs having a new melodic voice in the band. These rehearsal sessions also give Riekus [...]

Kraken Gaat Door! (Squatting Continues)

Oct 21 2009 - posted by willem

“News flash!”: The Dutch goverment is trying to forbid squatting by means of a new law. Since a lot of people experience the benefits of empty buildings being squatted and only a little group of property speculators makes money on purposely keeping buildings vacant, there is a lot of resistance against the new law. Even [...]

Yvo pulls the plug

Oct 19 2009 - posted by willem

The times they are a-changing in the Dutch punk rock scene. After the break up of befriended bands like Smash the Statues, 1000 Miles Ahead and Progress Antillectual couldn’t fall behind. For some it might be a surprise, others might have seen it coming since Pieter (Omission, Rush n Attack) replaced Yvo on the past [...]

Return at the base

Oct 13 2009 - posted by willem

So, sunday night we arrived back home more or less safely from a tour that showed us a lot of asphalt, gas stations and “European Unity”. We have posted some professionally shot pieces of picture here. We dropped off the Americans at the airport, they should be home right now. The shows were a blast! [...]

From Switzerland with …

Oct 09 2009 - posted by willem

Right now we are in Switzerland for our tour with After the Fall. Things are going great. Good shows, a lot of people showing up and enjoying both bands. When we were in Bremen we did an interview for Waste of Mind. Please check it 0ut if you’re German is OK or if you have [...]

Squatting continues! (new song)

Sep 15 2009 - posted by riekus

Hey everyone, what’s up? We’ve been laying a little low on our updates, basically because we’re working our asses off booking the last dates for our tour with After the Fall, writing new songs and all that. Please allow us to share a new song with you

Fairtrade sampler

Sep 02 2009 - posted by riekus

As of today, the song “Sponsorship for life” from our latest full-length album Testimony is featured on a CD-sampler made by the guys at Fairtrademerch.com. We’re very pleased to make a contribution to the awareness surrounding the Fair Trade movement, and besides that we’re really pleased to share a spot on this sampler with great [...]

Several single shows

Aug 22 2009 - posted by willem

The tour with Rentokill was amazing, as we hoped for. We have been friends with those guys for quite some years now and it was really fun and interesting to be on the road together for the first time. Hopefully more enterprises like this will follow. Thanks for coming out to the shows and dancing [...]

Touring with Rentokill

Jul 29 2009 - posted by riekus

While we have barely recovered from our last trip to Fluff Fest and more, we’ll be hitting the road again this Saturday. We’re finally teaming up with our friends of Rentokill for an 8-day tour of Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands.
Needless to say, we are way stoked to get out there again! On this tour, [...]

Our own International Four Day March

Jul 22 2009 - posted by riekus

While the city of Nijmegen and its surroundings are being visited by tonnes of international marchers and possibly even more beer drinking festival-goers, we are preparing for a little Four Day March of our own. Starting tomorrow, a weekend tour of a mere 2700 kilometers will be our main concern. We’re really looking forward to [...]

All the small things

Jul 07 2009 - posted by willem

So we had 3 very nice shows last week of which 2 acoustic. And I must say it’s going better and better. Reactions are overall positive. Obviously we aren’t going for the popularity vote beacuse you know that some people will prefer loud guitars over acoustic ploink ploink. Make up your own mind and listen [...]

“Pull the plug” out now + acoustic shows

Jul 04 2009 - posted by riekus

We recently announced the release of our acoustic 7″ titled “Pull the plug”. Those of you who follow us on Twitter might have heard about it already: the 7″ is finished and we’re damn proud of it. The first pressing comes with a lovely, screen printed sleeve and pink or black vinyl. Check it out:

In [...]

Tour w/ After The Fall!

Jul 02 2009 - posted by yvo

We’re going on another European tour with our buddies from overseas After The Fall (usa). If they didn’t blow your socks off  already, check their music here. We can’t wait!
The tour is from October 2 till 11. get in touch if you’d like to do a show. Thanks!

Acoustic tastes/ sounds like more…

Jul 01 2009 - posted by yvo

We played a small, intimite show in The Move in Arnhem last sunday. It was a hot afternoon. Acoustic guitars and subtle drums. My kids were there as well. I really enjoyed it. Playing our songs acoustic force (in a very gentle, yet fierce way) us to relearn those very same songs. I like the [...]

Podcast: Erfurt radio F.R.E.I. session

Jun 22 2009 - posted by riekus

Our very first podcast! a radio show in Erfurt (DE), where we played some acoustic songs and talked about life on the road, germany, the UK, USA, kids, propagandhi, descendents and more. 11 minutes for your listening pleasure

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