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HD video of The Aliens at Manchester Deaf Institute (26th May 2009)

hobbsy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:08:24 +0000

I shot some HD video on my little Panasonic Lumix TZ7 camera back in May when The Aliens played at the Manchester Deaf Institute

Ten videos in total, here’s a direct link to a YouTube playlist

Check them out on YouTube to see them in full 720p HD (1280×720)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3B31AA22B2522DE8

YouTube [1] The Aliens (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)
YouTube [2] The Aliens – Theramin (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)
YouTube [3] The Aliens – Sunlamp Show (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)
YouTube [4] The Aliens – Robot Man (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)
YouTube [5] The Aliens – Boats (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)
YouTube [6] The Aliens – Robin Jones drumming (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)
YouTube [7] The Aliens – Billy Jack (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)
YouTube [8] The Aliens – Happy Song (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)
YouTube [9] The Aliens – Gordon falls (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)
YouTube [10] The Aliens – Blue Mantle (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

Alternatively click on the read more link below to view them individually

[1] The Aliens (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKOiyOD7CE4

[2] The Aliens – Theramin (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJsqHjrQS-o

[3] The Aliens – Sunlamp Show (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lm8mEixtvU

[4] The Aliens – Robot Man (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypyxQ_7VoCw

[5] The Aliens – Boats (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR0rI1HGbO0

[6] The Aliens – Robin Jones drumming (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlSRpErOsfk

[7] The Aliens – Billy Jack (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmiFKCi8zF0

[8] The Aliens – Happy Song (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntyefNMQwI

[9] The Aliens – Gordon falls (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbnL0EcgDi8

[10] The Aliens – Blue Mantle (Manchester Deaf Institute, 26th May 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt4XRNwsLp8

Video of The Aliens at Glastonbury Queens Head stage

hobbsy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:29:16 +0000

Here’s a video of The Aliens performing at the Queen Head stage at Glastonbury last month:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKYhW23ASb8

Thanks to srs456 for posting the link on The Aliens msg baord

The setlist according to Mark on themsg board was:

Only Waiting
Robot Man
Billy Jack
Rox

The Aliens announce new EP details and more tour dates

hobbsy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:34:13 +0000

Just received this email from The Aliens mailing list (cut n pasted below), which gives details of a new EP and a seven date UK tour during May:

THE ALIENS_ UK DATES_NEW EP _ LUNA ON VINYL!

Hello, hope your well.

Exciting news – The Sunlamp Show EP out on May 18th!

The Sunlamp Show EP features the title track ‘Sunlamp Show’ in its original form, accompanied by remixes by Disco Bloodbath and Manmouse (aka John Maclean). Also included on the EP are the Roman Noise (aka Robin Jones) remix of ‘Boats’ and new track ‘Pernickitty Jack’.

It is being released digitally and the tracklisting is as follows:

Sunlamp Show (Edit)
Sunlamp Show : The Disco Bloodbath Effect
Sunlamp Show : Manmouse Mix
Boats : Roman Noise Mix
Pernickitty Jack

We are also touring the UK in May, check the gigs section of our website for more info.

Friday 22nd May – The Studio, Hartlepool
Saturday 23th May –Stag & Dagger @ Stereo, Glasgow
Tuesday 26th May –Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 27th May – Bush Hall, London
Thursday 28th May – Faversham, Leeds
Friday 29th May – The Cluny, Newcastle
Sunday 31st May – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh

We are making LUNA available on vinyl, you can pick up at copy at one of the gigs or buy through the website.

See you on tour!

The Aliens X

You can buy tickets to The Aliens concerts in London and Leeds via Seetickets.
I assume the rest will be onsale soon….

Check out The Aliens’ official site and official message board for more info

Update1: You can also buy tickets from Ticketweb for the following shows: London Bush Hall, Newcastle Cluny, the Stag & Dagger event in Glasgow, and The Garden Party at Kelburn Castle in Scotland (the latter goes onsale today, Fri 27th March at midnight)

Update2: Here’s a poster for the Leeds Faversham gig I found on the venue’s website:

The Aliens announce London show – more dates to follow

hobbsy — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:57:11 +0000

The Aliens have just announced details of a London show in May via their MySpace blog:

17 Mar 2009, 15:21
Subject: THE ALIENS _ LONDON SHOW
Body: Hello,

Hope your well.

We are back on the road with a London Show on Wed 27th May @ Bush Hall.

310 UXBRIDGE ROAD, LONDON W12 7LJ

Tickets from:

www.seetickets.com
0870 264 3333

www.ticketweb.co.uk
08700 600 100

More shows to be announced this week.

The Aliens xxx

Currently if you visit Seetickets they already have two dates on sale:

27.05.2009 London Bush Hall
28.05.2009 Leeds The Faversham

London show is £13.50 plus booking fee, and Leeds is £10 plus b/f

Watch a behind the scenes video of The Aliens single Magic Man

hobbsy — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:45:02 +0000

Check out this behind the scenes/making-of video for Magic Man by The Aliens

The video is reminscent of The Beta Band’s classic Inner Meet Me, with a touch of Michael Gondry :)

Watch The Aliens’ Vic Galloway session for BBC Scotland online

hobbsy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:06:13 +0000

The Aliens played a live set on BBC Radio Scotland’s Vic Galloway show last month – 6th October 2008 to be precise :)

You can check out the breath-taking performances of ‘Billy Jack’ and ‘Theremin’ over on the BBC website right now:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/vicgalloway/sessions/thealiens/

If you do only one thing today I’d recommend checking out these videos… they’re incredible!

The Aliens release new album Luna today!

hobbsy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:00:22 +0000

The brand new album from The Aliens – Luna – is released today!

The Aliens have also launched a new website to coincide with the new album and tour

Check it out at www.thealiens.co.uk

Here’s a MySpace bulletin posted by the band today:

29 Sep 2008, 11:50
Subject: THE ALIENS _ LUNA OUT TODAY!!
Body: Hello,

Our album LUNA is out today in all good record shops & online!

We will do some vinyl & for that extra special listening experience you can download the 24Bit Masters at http://www.linnrecords.com/recording-luna.aspx

Our UK tour kicks off next week in Dundee on the 7th .We have sets of tickets to give away so keep an eye out for a competition this week.

7 DUNDEE, DOGHOUSE
9 EDINBURGH, LIQUID ROOMS
11 MANCHESTER, ACAD 3
12 NOTTINGHAM, STEALTH
13 BRISTOL, THEKLA
14 LONDON, HOXTON BAR & GRILL
16 BRIGHTON, DIGITAL
17 LIVERPOOL, ACADEMY 2
18 NEWCASTLE, OTHER ROOMS

Enjoy LUNA!

The Aliens x

Buy The Aliens new album Luna from HMV
Buy The Aliens new single Magic Man from HMV

Buy The Aliens concert tickets:
- Buy The Aliens tickets from Ticketmaster
- Buy The Aliens tickets from SeeTickets

Vote for The Aliens new video on the MTV Myspace chart

hobbsy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:47:24 +0000

You can now vote for the excellent new ‘Magic Man’ video by The Aliens over on MTV’s website for the Myspace Chart. The show premiers Sundays at 7pm on MTV TWO with a daily recap Monday to Thursday

Visit the MTV Myspace Chart website and vote now

Pre-order The Aliens new single Magic Man
Pre-order The Aliens new album Luna

The Aliens announce UK tour dates for October

hobbsy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:42:08 +0000

The Aliens have announced an UK tour in October to promote the new album Luna

Tue 07.10.2008 – Dundee Doghouse (Ticketweb)
Thu 09.10.2008 – Edinburgh Liquid Room (Ticketmaster)
Sat 11.10.2008 – Manchester University (SeeTickets),(Ticketline)
Sun 12.10.2008 – Nottingham Stealth (SeeTickets),(Ticketmaster)
Mon 13.10.2008 – Bristol Thekla (SeeTickets),(Ticketmaster)
Tue 14.10.2008 – London Hoxton Bar & Grill
Thu 16.10.2008 – Brighton Digital (Ticketweb)
Fri 17.10.2008 – Liverpool Carling Academy (SeeTickets),(Ticketweb)
Sat 18.10.2008 – Newcastle Other Rooms (Ticketweb)

- Buy The Aliens tickets from Ticketmaster
- Buy The Aliens tickets from SeeTickets

Watch the video to The Aliens new single Magic Man here

hobbsy — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:47 +0000

The Aliens have put the video to new single Magic Man (directed by John Maclean and Christian McKenzie) up on MySpace. The single is released on 15th September, and features on the new album ‘Luna’, which is released two weeks later on 29th September 2008

You can pre-order The Aliens new album Luna from HMV for £7.99 here (with free delivery)

Check out the video for Magic Man below:

Magic Man

Link to The Aliens video for Magic Man on MySpace

You can also stream the new single Magic Man on The Aliens’ MySpace