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28 Costumes: The Fake Death Experience
by Mike Diver
Someone messed up. This isn’t meant to be happening now. Where are we? 2004? Fuck. Right, okay, no problem – everyone get in the back, we’re going for a ride.
Back in time.
Y’see, 28 Costumes don’t belong here, not now anyway. There’s something special here – a spark that just needs a little encouragement to roar into an uncontrollable inferno – and we need to take it back to the source. 1961, give or take. It’s not that far, we’ll be fine. We’ve got to give these boys the chance they missed through being too young, the chance to blow the pop music game wide open. What's that? Liverpool? We’re here. Everyone out.
Now, it’s not like I don’t recognise the significance of the Fab Four in contemporary popular music, but don’t you ever yearn for that bit more? Be fair, were it not for a floppy haircut and a complete lack of anything to do on a Friday night in the ‘Pool way back when, d’ya really think we’d be buying John fucking Lennon anthologies in 2004? Would we fuck, sir. Right, set it up over there. Yes, I know this is unethical, but fuck ethics, I want rock and roll. Ready? Hit it.
The new 2004. Merseybeat never happened. The La’s were never born. ‘Yesterday’ was a flash in the pan. John Lennon lives with his mental Japanese missus in the Wirral. ‘21 Years’ is covered by Pete Waterman’s latest pop project and gatecrashes the Christmas charts, knocking Band Aid from the top spot. ‘I Nearly Crashed My Car’ still closes indie discos across the land. ‘Hurricane’ jangles as well today as it did so many years ago. You're brand new, you're retro.
The new 2004 is bliss. No Thomas The Tank Engine on telly, mind.
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28 Costumes - The Fake Death Experience
I don't agree with your words sir. I think its a fantastic album and deserving of much praise and huge sales. -
28 Costumes - The Fake Death Experience
He did give it four stars didn't he? Then again, a side note saying 'By the way, the album's not that bad' would have been helpful... -
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The text doesn't state that it is bad, anywhere.
The text implies that it is good, everywhere.
Maths, do the.
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Erm - how about a review of the album? -
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28 costumes london album launch party THIS SATURDAY!!!
28 cossies (as they're known in in-the-know scouse-town) will als be performing and exclusive in-store set at PURE GROOVE 679 holloway road, check out www.puregroove.co.uk
The party is then proceeding to Nambucca (www.hollowayroad.co.uk) where the band will perform with the support of General Khaki and Chet.
Entry is FREE and pints are 1.50!!!
so that's...
pure groove PRESENTS... at Nambucca
Saturday 13th November 6 - Midnight
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Missed the album launch on Friday. Gutted. Sounded like it was top. -
28 Costumes - The Fake Death Experience
28 Costumes
The Fake Death Experience LP
LAUNCH PARTY
Saturday 13th November
Pure Groove @ Nambucca, Holloway Road, London N7
Open 6 till midnight, doors open till 11.
Free entry.
QUOTES OF THE PRESS:
"Full of risks and ideas" - THE INDEPENDENT
"Truly, this is a work of rare genius" - THE FLY
"A Raging tempest" - DAILY STAR
"Wonderfully fun, smart, clever rock" - DECODE MAGAZINE
"There's something special here" - DROWNED IN SOUND
Airplay:
STEVE LAMACQ, RADIO ONE
PHILL JUPITUS, 6MUSIC BREAKFAST SHOW
TOM ROBINSON, BBC RADIO 6
whoop whoop
it's free
to get in
so get in
and be free
hehehe
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here's what people say about the band n stuff
"Full of risks and ideas" - THE INDEPENDENT
"Truly, this is a work of rare genius" - THE FLY
"A Raging tempest" - DAILY STAR
"Wonderfully fun, smart, clever rock" - DECODE MAGAZINE
"There's something special here" - DROWNED IN SOUND
So then.
has been reviewed in The Independent, Teletext, Daily Star, Word Magazine, The Fly, Rock Sound, Decode, Drowned In Sound, and loads more press to come in, and Radio ise they've been played a lot on Radio one by Steve Lamacq, Phill Jupitus on Radio 6 Breakfast Show, Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music and PMS on Radio merseyside (ho ho).
Loadsa gigs throughout the UK and that legendary performance on German TV last month too...
LAST WEEK'S SHENANIGANS IN LIVERPOOL:
* The Vines Ballroom - go and see it - wood panelling, pictures of 19th Century Mayors on the walls; built by the same people that built the Philarmonic and the pub by Lime St station and regarded as the pinnacle of architectural pub building in the 1800s. Seriously, people used to travel from all corners of Europe to visit them.
* So the Cossies had their Liverpool version of the aul' album launch there and the two hundred and fifty people there were greeted on the door by a giant kangaroo. The kangaroo bouncer had to turn people away. With a tail and a slap and a kiss for the prettiest boys and girls. With tongues, on occasion.
* There was free pie. Date and Apple. From www.limetreepantry.com , who endorse the Costumes and provide pies at their many excellent Fake Death Experience parties in an unprecedented link up between pastry providers and nascent off-kilter rock and roll pop bands.
* People were dressed up very posh indeed. I, myself, wore a suit for instance. Imagine a mix between lost victorian lovers with bounteous cleavages and bereft, pale, nostalgic-for-noddy indie kids and you're halfway there
* It looked like a mixture opf The Shining and a ballroom on The Titanic. With added beer and people snogging the dancefloor with their uncontrollably excited feet and lithe bodies
* Dom Newton played some of those cheeky bluesy banjo-based songs first. He was very excellent, and is a gfreat harmonica player.
* Bexy Sitch came on next and were poppy and barmy and angry and charming and beautiful and going far
* The pies were eaten very quickly and lots was eaten and some was spilt on the floor
* As were the party poppers, glitter and free gifts handed out by 28 Costumes
* Who came onstage to some hard-scarey-monk-chanty-music
* Dressed as vicars
* And prayed for 3 minutes whilst the audience stood enraputured and spiritually hungry
* The band played riotously and brilliantly and with joy and effervescence and people's bodies smiled all over with the stunning sheen of love at life and music and beer and dancing and kissing and off-kilter pop music
all was good.
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Inner City Sumo Comes To London!
Sat.16th July 2005 7.30pm £5 Adv/£6 Door
28 COSTUMES + FLAMINGO 50 + THEY CALL ME SNAIL
Barfly London Tel: 0870 9070999
Inner City Sumo is Liverpool's coolest alternative band night that over the past three years has gained an awesome reputation for showcasing the best of Merseyside's best new bands though its regular monthly club night at Barfly Liverpool and it's compilation albums, released through Liverpool's Spank Records. The latest compilation 'Modern Rock & Roll From The Mersey Delta' is released on Mon. 18th July 2005. To celebrate, they present tonight a London Special with two of Liverpool's hottest new bands...
28 COSTUMES have received huge critical acclaim for their debut album The Fake Death Experience (including the review above) and for their great live performances full of interesting, angular, spikey pop delivered with cool scouse wit (www.28costumes.co.uk).
FLAMINGO 50 are a girl fronted pop punk trio with time great melodies, massive choruses and a reputation for ferocious live performances, with singer/ guitarist Louise Hanman the star attraction (www.flamingo50.co.uk).
London is represented by THEY CALL ME SNAIL. an all-girl three-piece with a shambolic charm and lyrics with an ascerbic wit that belie their tender years. (www.theycallmesnail.tk).
Check out www.innercitysumo.co.uk for more.
"Inner City Sumo revives the spirit of Liverpool's legendary Eric's Club" STEVE LAMACQ
"Inner City Sumo is a recognised scene bursting with vigour and great tunes" RECORD COLLECTOR
For More Info : Pete Bentham 07979 814307
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Re: 28 Costumes - The Fake Death Experience
Inner City Sumo Comes To London!
Sat.16th July 2005 7.30pm £5 Adv/£6 Door
28 COSTUMES + FLAMINGO 50 + THEY CALL ME SNAIL
Barfly London Tel: 0870 9070999
Inner City Sumo is Liverpool's coolest alternative band night that over the past three years has gained an awesome reputation for showcasing the best of Merseyside's best new bands though its regular monthly club night at Barfly Liverpool and it's compilation albums, released through Liverpool's Spank Records. The latest compilation 'Modern Rock & Roll From The Mersey Delta' is released on Mon. 18th July 2005. To celebrate, they present tonight a London Special with two of Liverpool's hottest new bands...
28 COSTUMES have received huge critical acclaim for their debut album The Fake Death Experience and for thier great live performances full of interesting, angular, spikey pop delivered with cool scouse wit (www.28costumes.co.uk).
FLAMINGO 50 are a girl fronted pop punk trio with time great melodies, massive choruses and a reputation for ferocious live performances, with singer/ guitarist Louise Hanman the star attraction (www.flamingo50.co.uk).
London is represented by THEY CALL ME SNAIL. an all-girl three-piece with a shambolic charm and lyrics with an ascerbic wit that belie their tender years. (www.theycallmesnail.tk).
Check out www.innercitysumo.co.uk for more.
"Inner City Sumo revives the spirit of Liverpool's legendary Eric's Club" STEVE LAMACQ
"Inner City Sumo is a recognised scene bursting with vigour and great tunes" RECORD COLLECTOR
For More Info : Pete Bentham 07979 814307
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