We have 2 tickets to give away to our ‘HMV Next Big Thing’ gig at The Borderline this Sunday with The IC1s.
To be in with a chance of winning them, all you need to do is answer this simple question;
At our Xmas gig at The Buffalo Bar on December 22nd 2011, Panashe dressed up as Santa. To complete the look, he wore a specially made pair of Red Puma trainers. In order to win the tickets, you need to correctly guess what size they were..?
Send your answers to thesupernovasholloway@gmail.com.
Winners will be announced here on Thursday afternoon.
Yes it has.
I have been slacking over the last few months in terms of blogging but fear not, it has been a busy busy time for The Supernovas of late.
April saw our first ever dates in Paris, with a brace of shows at The Hard Rock Cafe and Le Klub, followed by a great Camden Crawl show at The Hawley Arms.
And then May saw us retreat to the studio to record some demos, whilst at the same time tightening up for our upcoming show this Thursday (9th June) at Camden Dingwalls supporting our friends Tribes at what has been dubbed as ‘The Camden Gig Of The Summer’.
We also managed to squeeze in a surprise set at The Holloways’ last ever gig at The Garage last Monday (30th May) which was followed by an after party at the Albert and Pearl in Upper Street.
Tickets for the Dingwalls show with Tribes are now sold out but we have been informed that there will be a very limited number available on the door so if you do wish to come, then please get down there EARLY as they are not expected to last very long!
And finally, I leave you with this:
http://tjandthetux.com/post/6181777445/shock-and-awesome-weiner
Shock and Awesome is a programme on New York radio station East Village Radio. Every month they have a different featured band on their podcast and this month we are that band so check it out. It’s good craic.
Much love to all of you and hopefully see you in the very near future.
The Supernovas xxx
So February was the month of Clarks, Clash and Guilemotts in the world of The Supernovas.
First of all we were featured in the February edition of Clash Magazine (HERE) sporting some classic Clarks Originals designs, whilst still looking like we’d just woken up (Moses)!
Then on Feb 17th we played to a packed house at London’s Bathhouse with Guilemotts and The Pierces in support of Clarks, Strummerville and Clash Magazine.
Then the next morning, still hungover and feeling sore from our throats to our ankles, we donned our new shoes and headed down to the Clarks Originals pop-up shop in Regent Street (which is well worth a look by the way – don’t get it confused with the Clarks shop further up Regent Street towards Oxford Circus -it’s much better and the address is 101 Regents Street) for an instore show which was well received, filmed and edited so that we could spam the internet with it for your viewing pleasure…
And now as the debate rages on about whether it was actually John Lennon or George Harrison who said it first (they’re both credited with it by different sources) we’re sitting tight, rehearsing and getting ready for two shows this weekend. One at The Dublin Castle on Saturday and one at the Bussey Building on Sunday in Peckham.
Oh and did I forget to mention? We stayed in a caravan in Swindon last Friday. Its amazing how many people you can fit in one of those things if its raining… X
An action-packed couple of weeks are about to be commenced upon.
Firstly, we are playing at THE WHEELBARROW in Camden tomorrow night (11/2/2011) and its FREE entry. For those of you that are unfamiliar, The Wheelbarrow was formerly known as Tommy Flynn’s and its nearest stop is Mornington Crescent.
As soon as we’re done there, I, Joei, your humble narrator will be heading over to NAMBUCCA in Holloway for a DJ set which will mostly feature Motown, Northern Soul and Mod stuff. I’ll blatently throw some Britpop in as well. Message me back for £2 guestlist for that.
Then, next week we’ve got 2 shows with Clash Magazine and Strummerville.
The first is at BATH HOUSE on Thursday night (17/2/2011) supporting a Very Special Guest used to be in a band, is now a solo artist and looks a bit like Damien Rice..
And then on Friday (18/2/2011) we have an Acoustic instore gig at 1pm at the pop-up Clark’s shop on Regent Street.
So it’s all systems go! Hopefully see you all over the next couple of weeks and in the meantime, get yoursef a copy of Clash Magazine – we’re in it!
We are enjoying some festive cheer ourselves at the moment and would like to share a couple of things with you on this fine winter’s evening.
Firstly, we will be playing an instore gig at Youth Club, which is on Marshall Street, which is just off of Carnaby Street W1. The fun will begin after 6pm with a DJ set, followed by an acoustic set.
We will also have some merchandise with us to sell at Xmas-sale price which brings us onto our second point. It’s Xmas and such is a time for charity and good will amongst men. And in keeping with this tradition we have decided to reduce the price of our vinyls from £5 to £3, making them an ideal Xmas gift for anyone with a decent taste in music. We will also have T-Shirts with us available for sale at the price of £8.
And lastly, to see out the year and break nicely for Mince Pies, Turkey Sandwhiches and Baileys, we’re gonna be playing our last gig of the year at the 360 Xmas Party @ The Social on December 21st. It’s gonna be a wicked night, tickets are just £3 to get inand they are available from: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/93394
So get involved x
Alright people?
A couple of big announcements for this week…
On Wednesday night, we will be featured on Channel 4’s ‘Strummerville Sessions’ programme, which is aired at 00.25. It’s gonna be ace. So dont miss it.
Also, we have two gigs this week. One in London at Notting Hill Arts Club on Thursday (onstage at 8:30pm) and one in Brighton at The Prince Albert on Saturday (onstage at 9:10pm). Please email your names to thesupernovasholloway@gmail.com for reduced entry guestlists – £3 for London, £4 for Brighton (state which one – or both – you want them for!)
Look forward to seeing you all there!
The Supernovas x
So, we’re in Scotland. It’s quite cold, no one has had a go at us for having English accents yet and the Service station just South of Carlisle has a Ladbrokes in it! This pleased me as the only reason I even got out of the van in the first place was to lose my money in one of those cuddly-toy-picky-uppy things anyway so actually having a crack at the horses was much more enjoyable.
The last time we left off, we were nearly at the venue in Bristol. The gig went well. Good crowd and a cracking DJ set from Don Letts afterwards. After the set we went to the Grosvener Casino which was handily situated directly across the road from our hotel room. I lost, Panashe broke even and Rizo won. After heading home, chilling out and having a few hot whiskies, we went to sleep and woke up a short while later to head off for Leeds.
Leeds is a mad city. Lucky Leeds. It’s particularly interesting when you arrive to the venue you’re playing at to be greeted by the Socialist Worker’s Party riling up their comrades (and any other passers by that might be up for it) for a demonstration against the next wave of Tory cuts, this time on Higher Education – which is always a hot subject at Universities – especially when Channel 4 News are filming a debate on the subject in the ‘refectory’. Fair play to the SWP though, they managed to break into the studio live on air and bring their protest to a national audience so for that, they ought to be applauded.
The gig was ok, a couple of technical issues but nothing major. Afterwards we went out to explore the great city of Leeds and ended up dancing to Soul in a club called HIFI, so I was very happy with the way that things turned out. Once closing time arrived, we realised that it was about 3:30am and we didn’t know which Travelodge we were booked into. After weighing up our options, we headed for the nearest one and were lucky enough to have guessed right (there were 3 to choose from so that was a fairly good win).
Once we got back to the hotel, we turned on the telly to see that they were just about to pull out the first of the trapped Chilean miners so we stuck the kettle on and decided to get comfortable before watching history unfold. It was an interesting chain of events. The kettle began to reach boiling point and slowly got louder and louder. The louder the kettle got, the more excited the newsreader’s voice got. “We’re just seconds away from seeing the first miner being res…” STOP. “What happened?” “I dunno it just stopped” “Which one of you fuckers has sat on the remote!?!” “No-one, its over there!”
It turned out the kettle boiling had caused a power surge and blown the fuses in the plugs. Which meant we didn’t get it back on. Which meant that we missed that great historic moment and instead just had to go to sleep. Marvellous.
As I write from the back of the Strummervan approaching Bristol, I am neatly tucked in under a purple sleeping bag (cheers Jimmy) and a nice fresh pillow (cheers Travelodge). I’ve got a slightly sore throat but I don’t feel as bunged up as I did and all in all, I’m considering my personal health to be on the up.
It’s day 2 of the Strummerville: Westway Round The UK Tour and last night was a good start to the week. We set off yesterday morning and had a pretty straight forward journey to Sheffield for the first leg. It was good to catch up with The Deadtime Philharmonic who were headlining and played a great set. Dinner was served in the local Wetherspoons pub (Sausage and Mash which tasted suspiciously like the Sausage and Mash that you get frozen in a box from Iceland – I know that Sausage anywhere).
Now, last week we were visited in the studio by our good friends Darien and Schwegler of Krakatoa. Darien was helping us out by putting down some harmonica on the recording of MDMA and we decided to meet in The Coronet – a Wetherspoons pub in Holloway. Whilst we were there, we were given three books of vouchers ‘for students’. After using them to buy a bacon roll and coffee for just 99p each, we got up and headed on to the studio. I was about halfway back up Holloway Road when I realised that I’d left my book of vouchers behind on the table. I knew that I’d regret it if I didn’t go back but I didn’t have time and decided to leave it. Mistake.
Less than a week later and I am now in a situation where there is a very realistic chance of the rest of the week’s meals all being provided by the lovely staff at J.D. Wetherspoons but alas, no vouchers so I’m gonna have to pay full whack. This isn’t over though. We’re gonna use our London charm to try and hustle a couple of books over the coming days. Last night was unsuccessful but today is another day.
In other news, it turns out that Brandy and Jaegermiester go quite well in the same glass (it’s imaginatively called a ‘Supernova’) and getting a fry up from Tesco isn’t always very nice .
Skank rock symphony from the actionpacked young punk/ mod crew completes an excellent opening trilogy of singles. Perceptive slice-of-life lyrics and ebullient powerpacked drive puts them in a London lineage of Small Faces, Kinks and Madness. No smoke without musical fire – and they have plenty.
A long time in the land of no see.
How are we all?
Not bad thanks, just a few urgent announcements to keep you all on your toes…
After taking a month or so out to cook up some new recordings in the studio and a couple of new tunes in the rehearsal room, we’re very pleased to be reminding you all that we will be releasing our new single City Of Smoke TOMORROW (03.10.2010) and to celebrate this, we will be playing a FREE gig at Camden’s Lock Tavern!
We will have vinyl copies of the single with us for sale on the day as well as our new ‘The Supernovas’ T-shirts which are scientifically proven to increase your chances of getting laid by 75% if you wear them. With statistics like that, they’re not gonna hang around forever so get over to our shop at www.thesupernovas.com/shop and order yourself one! The vinyl is also available to buy from the same link so please feel free to order yourself one of those too if you’re unable to attend on Sunday.
Once that’s done we’ll have just a week left before heading off on our first national tour in the form of the Strummerville: Westway Round The UK Tour alongside Rum Shebeen and Beans On Toast so as you can imagine, we’re a bit excitable at the moment!
Full tour below:
Sunday 3rd October – Single Launch – Lock Tavern, London (FREE ENTRY)
Sunday 10th October – The Boardwalk, Sheffield
Monday 11th October – Cooler, Bristol
Tuesday 12th October – University, Leeds (Club Night)
Wednesday 13th October – Nice ‘N’ Sleazy, Glasgow
Thursday 14th October – Moho, Manchester (In The City)
Friday 15th October – Digital, Newcastle (Jukebox Club Night)
Sunday 17th October – Flowerpot, London (FREE ENTRY)
Wednesday 24th October – Oxjam Takeover, Southampton
Friday 29th October – Corn Exchange, Hertford
