By hobbsy on Jul 30, 2008 in Black Affair | 0 Comments
Here are some new Black Affair tour dates that we’ve been sent by Steve’s management
Friday 8th August 2008
Belladrum Festival, Phoineas, Bealladrum Estate,
By Beauly, Inverness-Shire, IV4 7BA
Second stage, Penultimate slot.
http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk/
Friday 15th August 2008
Audio, Brighton, Part of Loop Festival
http://www.loopbrighton.com/
http://www.myspace.com/loopbrighton
Friday 19th September 2008
Fabric, London
You can find the latest Black Affair tour news on our forum here
By hobbsy on Jul 29, 2008 in The Aliens | 0 Comments
You can listen to a new The Aliens tune ‘Magic Man’ (from the forthcoming album ‘Luna’) courtesy of the BBC iPlayer
Magic Man had it’s debut airing on Marc Riley’s Brain Surgery show last night (Mon 28th July) on BBC 6Music. There was also a Black Affair live session on the same show
You can listen [...]
By hobbsy on Jul 29, 2008 in Black Affair | 1 Comment
Black Affair played a live session on BBC 6 Music last night (Mon 28th July 2008 at 7pm) on the Marc Riley Brain Surgery Show. The show was hosted by Rob Hughes in Marc Riley’s absence.
You can use the BBC’s iPlayer service to ‘listen again’ to the session (here’s a direct link to Monday’s show)
Steve [...]
By hobbsy on Jul 28, 2008 in Black Affair | 0 Comments
Black Affair are playing the Liverpool Bluecoat this Wednesday (30th July) along with Down The Tiny Steps and A Cup Of Tea
Tickets are priced at £12 and can be purchased from the Liverpool Bluecoat’s website or via telephone on (0151) 7025324
http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/downthetinysteps
http://www.downthetinysteps.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/acupofteaforyouandme
By hobbsy on Jul 22, 2008 in The Aliens | 0 Comments
The Times have selected Bobby’s Song by The Aliens as their ‘track of the day’ today
You can read the article on The Times Online website, and listen to Bobby’s Song on the The Aliens’ MySpace
By hobbsy on Jul 17, 2008 in The Aliens | 0 Comments
According to NME.com, the new album from The Aliens is called ‘Luna’ and will be released on Monday 29th September 2008
They also report the album will be preceeded by a new single, ‘Magic Man’, on Monday 15th September. Both releases will come out on the band’s own record label, Pet Rock Records.
Read the full news [...]
By hobbsy on Jul 17, 2008 in The Aliens | 0 Comments
The Aliens have uploaded a new tune called Bobby’s Song from their forthcoming album to MySpace
Check it out at http://www.myspace.com/thealiens1
Here’s an accompanying image (cover artwork?) for the song, also from MySpace:
By hobbsy on Jul 15, 2008 in The Aliens | 0 Comments
The Aliens appeared at the London Rise Festival in Finsbury Park over the weekend (Sunday 13th July 2008). Also on the bill were CSS, Jimmy Cliff, Dub Pistols, Ty and Kitty, Daisy & Lewis.
Here’s a photo of The Aliens performing live courtesy of Elliott Franks
Photo by Elliott Franks / www.elliottfranks.co.uk
By hobbsy on Jul 15, 2008 in Black Affair | 2 Comments
Steve Mason is currently on tour as Black Affair. You can check him out at the following dates (according to his MySpace)
25 Jul 2008 - Crawdaddy, Dublin (buy from Ticketmaster)
26 Jul 2008 - BE@ Proud Galleries, London
30 Jul 2008 - Bluecoat, Liverpool
09 Aug 2008 - The Arches, Glasgow
30 Aug 2008 - Bangers and Mash DJ [...]
By hobbsy on Jul 15, 2008 in Black Affair | 1 Comment
The NME have reviewed the new album by Black Affair (Steve Mason’s current project) in this week’s issue - scoring it 8/10
Camillia Pia’s review describes the album as “shimmering electro-funk that tells sultry tales of dark obsession and kinky copulation” and “A brilliantly tense and often remarkable record”
You can pre-order Black Affair - Pleasure [...]
