Archive for 2009
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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!
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 [...]
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