The Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes
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The Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes
- Tavistock Square, London and South East, UK
- Last Login: 11/23/2009
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Nov 10
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The Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes posted a new blog entry: Things get a little bit steamy at November's Rock a Hula!
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The Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes added 3 new photos to the UPCOMING EVENTS album.
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Nov 06
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The Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes is attending Bustin' Loose! Live on Saturday, Nov 14, 2009.
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About me:
The Bloomsbury Lanes or just 'the lanes' as our many regulars call us is a unique venue in London or indeed anywhere. At the core of the venue are our eight bowling lanes and bar. However, we have morphed into a live music venue, with a new upgraded sound system and dj booth. Watching live music or dancing to our djs at the lanes is truly special. We host a wide range of events, club nights and live performances. Check out our calendar below for details. We are conveniently located on Tavistock Square, close to Russell Square tube, Euston and Holborn. www.bloomsburybowling.com Tel: 0207 183 1979 Bookings: info@bloomsburybowling.com Band Enquiries: music@bloomsburybowling.com ......
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Music
Vintage sounds and music for the now generation! Including Little Richard, Fats Waller, James Brown, Johnny Cash, Prince Buster, Wilmouth Houdini, Elvis Presley, Etta James, Big Mama Thornton, Bessie Smith, Link Wray, The Fabulous Penetrators, Little Willie John, Hank Williams, Little Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Phil Spector, The Ronnettes, The Crystals, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Rotary Connection, Late of the Pier, Plaster of Paris, Lightspeed Champion, Cibelle, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Metronomy, Devandra Bernhart, The SlitsMovies
Withnail and I, Blue HawaiiHeroes
The Bowl Master himself... Dick Weber
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Nov 19 2009 4:56 PM
London-born with a heritage both European and Ghanaian, LEILA ADU was brought up in New Zealand, and is now based in Rome
She has been described as 'A Nina Simone for the Noughties', and her two acclaimed albums infuse a broadly 'art-rock' approach with elements of torch song, speakeasy blues, avant garde jazz, gamelan, the post-rock textures of Slint and Tortoise, and a David Lynch style dreamlike b-movie melodrama. As her website has it, exploring the "dissonant edges of familiar forms", but with that kind of 'dissonance' that they once accused Thelonious Monk or Debussy of, the kind that soon betrays it's own compelling melodic and harmonic logic to the attentive listener...
'Dark Joan', Leila's third album as a solo artist, was recorded in Chicago with the legendary Steve Albini (PJ Harvey, Joanna Newsome, Nirvana, Pixies), and Albini's genius has been to strip her sound back to it's essence, and hold it's most distinctive qualities up to the light. It doesn't hurt that this is by far Leila's most powerful set of songs to date, and if anything we are lead even deeper into her world by the pictures painted with just piano (or in some cases harpsichord or a grime-encrusted electric piano) and that voice...
Capable of anything from delicate heartbreaking purity to a fearsome dramatic power, her powers are seemingly limitless, yet unlike most other singers of her calibre, never does she resort to melodrama or show-boating, or any kind of pastiche, instead she employs her resources fully in the expression of her distinctive musical vision and the deep well-spring of her imagination. Nothing ever sounds as though it could have not been sung...
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LP/CD from http://www.frizzrecords.com
Nov 13 2009 5:24 PM
Nov 13 2009 2:47 PM
Great to have you aboard, new friend.
Have an awesome weekend!
~FDO
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Nov 13 2009 12:32 PM
“Two floors of vintage dance music to fill the soul and move your feet”
Saturday November 14th 2009
On the 1st floor: ‘Tune Up’
the sounds that spin:
northern & rare soul
scorcha ska, rocksteady
original reggae
Resident DJs:
Smart Phil & Giordano
Guests:
Craig Simpson
French Fred (Boom Shaka Lacka!)
Warren Boogaloo (Boogaloo Soul)
On the 2nd floor: ‘Raise Your Hand’
the sounds that spin:
rhythm’n’blues
mod jazz
southern soul
Hammond grooves
latin boogaloo
Resident DJs:
Smart Phil & Southern Sam
Guests:
Jamie Parr
Jodie Lamb (Roots Of Rhythm)
Soggy (Klub Magnus, Oslo)
@ The Dogstar
389 Coldharbour Lane
London SW9 8LQ
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9pm - 4am, £6 before 11pm, £8 after
Nov 11 2009 12:58 PM
Thanks a lot for the friendship!
I hope you had a good time while viewing the page,
watching the videos and listening to my music!?
Take care and have a great day,
Ralph Jones
Nov 7 2009 4:31 PM
Enjoy! It’s called 'Stop'. Please tell us what you think.
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Nov 7 2009 4:22 PM
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
Check out www.punkrockblues.co.uk for tickets.
Nov 5 2009 3:55 PM
Alors profites en vite, sors toi les miches de ton canapé et viens assister à nos messes d’enfer.
Une chance ultime de sauver ton âme d’un paradis chiantissime
Mac Abbé et le Zombi Orchestra en concert :
06/11 - L’Emile Vache - METZ (57)
07/11 - Le Maquis - BESANÇON (25)
14/11 - l’Espace - THIERS (63)
19/11 - CCO - VILLEURBANNE (69)
20/11 - le Gaulois - CHARLIEU (42)
27/11 - L’Alibi Café - MILLAU (12)
28/11 - L’Autant - TOULOUSE (31)
Tu pourras pas dire qu'on t'a pas prévenu !
Nov 3 2009 1:04 PM
Oct 24 2009 12:20 PM
Oct 23 2009 3:28 PM
“DO YOU REMEMBER THE FUTURE BABY”?
“A surfabilly Clash…” (NME)
“Rocking 50’s rhythms with 60’s beat sensibilities…” (Shindig!)
“A lovely cracking little band” (Andrew Loog Oldham)
“Shades of Lennon’s amphetamine loaded Hamburg period” (The Boiler Room)
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Oct 22 2009 2:56 PM
"Anutha Kinda Brotha" is the debut LP from underground legend ART TERRY. Since moving to the UK from his native Los Angeles in the early 90s, Mr Terry has established himself as one of London's characters.
Describing Art's sound to the uninitiated usually involves debunking some of the stereotypes of what the 'typical' black Californian might play. Despite his jazz training, and coming of age to the sounds of classic soul and funk, these styles are only a part of his musical vision. His fascination with folk styles, classical music, punk rock, pure pop, easy listening, musical theatre and the European avant garde have taken him on different paths from most...
The result is an orchestral pop record full of sonic inventiveness, whether it's the blend of Shuggie Otis's 60s California and Sun Ra's ancient Egypt on 'Bible', Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons leading a mariachi band on 'Escort', or the Walt Disney music box orchestra of 'Miss Dominatrix', but whilst this is very much a sonic feast, we shouldn't overlook Art's extraordinary lyrical adeptness, and the distinctive character this brings to the proceedings, with a knack for unique and colourful imagery, and how like a great short story writer he is able to paint an engaging picture whilst keeping back from casting judgement on his characters, always leaving open ends for the listener to tie; giving us the feeling that however far astray someone might have gone, there is always sympathy and human feeling for them in Art's mind...
Download from http://itunes.apple.com
LP/CD from http://www.frizzrecords.com
Oct 19 2009 7:09 AM
Our single 'EMILY' is now up! Go listen! :D
Please tell us what you think
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Oct 16 2009 8:56 PM
Oysterband play a rare acoustic NTSOBC show at The Union Chapel on Tuesday 27 October.
Check out www.punkrockblues.co.uk for info and tickets!
Oct 14 2009 2:11 PM
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Oct 1 2009 6:39 PM
"Modern Mediaeval" is the third LP from singer-songwriter DAVID GARSIDE, and the first to receive the full Frizz Records vinyl treatment. It’s also clearly the most fully-realised statement of his distinctive vision so far…
It’s an easy route to locate David in the tradition of his ‘classic’ rock, pop & soul influences (McCartney, Nick Drake, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, The Beach Boys, Love, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, Dexy’s…), but there are few songwriters working today that have absorbed these
This is ’singer-songwriter’ music in the sense that it’s focus is on song-craft and the unfolding of the lyrical vision of a single individual, but if so then it’s definitely at the sophisticated end of the scale (’progressive’ if that term isn’t too loaded…), filed alongside ‘Bryter Layter’, ‘The Hissing Of Summer Lawns’, ‘Pretzel Logic’ or ‘Surf’s Up’...another FRIZZ RECORDS instant classic!
"Modern Mediaeval" can be downloaded now from the iTunes Store (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=319307665&s=143444)
The album is also available on heavyweight vinyl LP in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve, or on Digipack CD from the FRIZZ online shop (http://www.frizzrecords.com/?page_id=5&view_type=default&product_search=modern+mediaeval&search=Search) ...& all good retailers
Oct 1 2009 3:30 PM
Sep 30 2009 7:16 PM
The Jim Jones Revue celebrate the release of their new album “Here To Save Your Soul” with a release party at Cargo on Thursday 1 October. “Here To Save Your Soul” collects all the JJR singles together in physical format for the first time (Vinyl and CD).
Bring your hard hat and help us blow the roof off Cargo next Thursday!
For tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/54194
Here To Save Your Soul is released by Punk Rock Blues Records on October 5
Sep 25 2009 10:59 AM
Delta Blues legend David Honeyboy Edwards plays The Luminaire tonight at the incredible age of 94. This show kicks off another round of the 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival which continues with shows next week by The Handsome Family, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Kelly Joe Phelps and The Jim Jones Revue .
Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule
September
Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6
Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12
Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
October
Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Tuesday 27 October Oysterband @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
Tickets for all shows available from http://www.wegottickets.com & http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
Sep 22 2009 10:30 AM
"It's Not The Wand, It's The Magic" is the debut release from AUGUST, the London based band centred around the songwriting partnership between vocalist VEDINA MOSE and multi-instrumentalist / producer RAPHAEL MANN (MR HUDSON / JOY JOSEPH / ART TERRY), with master drummer CLEAN CUT MARK and clarinetist / vocalist MAREE CHOIE completing the core line-up, and a supporting cast including ART TERRY (keyboards), SHOHEI KAWAMOTO (AKA Japanese producer Baraki, Bass clarinet, soprano sax and flute), and KAI HOFFMAN (French horn)
Always an act that juggled a diverse set of influences, the album has been compared to artists as diverse as KATE BUSH, PRINCE, DE LA SOUL, SLY STONE, MADLIB, SERGE GAINSBOURG and THE DELFONICS, for its concoction of wild experimentation and traditional song craft, organic production and futuristic electronic touches, funk bass & drums and jazz & orchestral references, infectious melodies and lyrical flights of fancy...with nods towards classic soul, JB funk, Studio One, 60s pop, psychedelia, left field hip hop, new wave, doo wop, tropicalia, high life, & avant garde jazz, without any song ever fitting squarely into any of those categories...new music, basically...and an instant classic!
"It's Not The Wand, It's The Magic" can be downloaded now from the iTunes Store (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=319268431&s=143443)
The album is also available on heavyweight vinyl LP in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve, or on Digipack CD from the FRIZZ online shop (http://www.frizzrecords.com/?page_id=5&category=20) & all good retailers
Sep 17 2009 12:12 PM
This week is a momentous week for Trail. We have released a track from our upcoming album "To The Rest of The World" called "Prism". It is now available via iTunes, Amazon and via SMS (in the UK).. All the details are on our profile page. We are obviously working hard to get up as high as possible in the UK music charts so any help would be very much appreciated!
We also have our first official music video, check it out on our page or go direct to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfzeouKucys
Please let us know what you think fo the vid and single and thanks for your continued support for our music!
Sep 15 2009 10:15 AM
Sep 9 2009 12:59 PM
The Tail Dragger from Greenville, Mississippi AKA Mr T-Model Ford kicks off The 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival with a two date residency at The Luminaire on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September.
Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule:
September
Friday 11 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Saturday 12 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Tuesday 15 Bob Log III @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London, NW6
Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6
Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12
Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
October
Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Tickets for all shows available from http://www.wegottickets.com & http://www.ticketweb.co.uk