Bertus de Blaauw - Drums and Lead Vocals,
Eddy van den Bos - Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals,
René van der Zee - Guitar and Lead Vocals
Live Squad:
Willem Kraayeveld, Danny Versluis, Jeroen Jaquet, Geert Teekens
Influences
Beatles, Descendents/ALL, Th'Inbred, The Police, Minor Threat, New Pornographers, AC/DC, 7 Seconds, Adam &; The Ants, Aereogramme, Black Flag, XTC, Bad Brains, Self, Beach Boys, Burning Airlines, Alkaline Trio, Cardiacs, aMiniature, No Knife, Barkmarket, Buzzcocks, Vandals, The Byrds, Cheap Trick, The Clash, Dag Nasty, D.I., Dead Kennedys, Social Distortion, Dwarves, ELO, Elvis Costello, Elliott Smith, Foo Fighters, The Four Tops, Fugazi, Helmet, NoMeansNo, High Speed Scene, It Dockumer Lokealtsje, The Jam, Jawbox, Joe Jackson, The Specials, Johnny Cash, The Kinks, KISS, The Knack, Lemonheads, John Zorn, Mastodon, Meat Puppets, Minutemen, The Move, Circle Jerks, NRA, Offenders, Only Crime, The Posies, Refused, Robert Palmer, The Ruts, Sailor, Foetus, Scream, Sex Pistols, Little Feat, Sham 69, Wire, This Heat, Shudder To Think, Slint, Small Faces, Sniff 'n' the Tears, Sparks, The Stereo, Suicidal Tendencies, They Might Be Giants, Thin Lizzy, The Undertones, Van Halen, Venom, Slayer, Victims Family, Weezer, The Who, Zeke,
In a time where the name of a band is more like a tongue twisting nonsensical sentence, usually no less than 17 words including a day of the week and a brand of panty pads, its good to know that there are still bands who like to keep it simple. Like Cooper, a three piece punk rock band that dont need eyeliner and girls jeans but may wear the occasional tight t-shirt, to make a criminally catchy blend of Circle Jerks, Beatles and The Police with The Descendents and Dave Brubeck looking over their shoulder. Cooper have already released three previous albums, "Do You Know Not?" (1994), "No. 2" (1996) and Activate (2001). Do You Know Not? and No.2 were both recorded and produced by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL), who was so impressed with Renés hot finger licks, he recruited him to tour with Junkie XL for several years. Activate was produced by Michel Schoots (Urban Dance Squad). Coopers fourth effort, modestly titled Cooper Makes Tomorrow Alright, was produced by one of their all time heroes, the legendary Bill Stevenson (known for his drumming for Black Flag, Descendents/ALL and Only Crime as well as producing numerous punk bands like 7 Seconds, Good Riddance, Rise Against and Zeke). The album was recorded in the Netherlands where prostitutes and drugs and other such like things that every growing boy needs are never far away. Together with his partner in crime Jason Livermore, Stevenson then mixed the sessions at his own Blasting Room in Ft. Collins, Colorado USA. Vandals bassist and Kung Fu Records owner Joe Escalante heard the album, decided that it sounded great and then asked what the plan was. One thing led to another and before anyone could shake a shitty stick, Cooper were added to the very impressive Kung Fu rooster. Live Cooper are exciting, tight and powerfully intense, and as most 3 pieces achieve, create a powerful melodic wall of sound leaving the songs running round your head for weeks after. Theres a good chance you have seen the band play as theyve been busy over the past several years playing with the likes of Social Distortion, Fugazi, Offspring, Vandals, Living End, Explosion, Stereophonics, Morphine, Jesus Lizard and Sum 41 amongst others.
Hey Hey! Zijn jullie goed thuis gekomen? We hebben ons super geamuseerd met jullie in Mont de Marsan en ik hoop dat we dat nog eens kunnen herhalen. Trouwens als jullie in Bordeaux willen spelen, geen probleem, wij organiseren ook shows, dus het kan ook wel via ons volgende keer :) Dat zou te gek zijn! Ik ga de foto's vandaag of morgen online zetten! Hou jullie goed! Tiny Terrors!
Villanuts presents: Winter Wired '09 @ BINK36 A mini festival where innovative electronic art meets upfront music! BINK36 Binckhorstlaan 36, Den Haag 21.00 - 04.00 / 5 euro www.wiredfestival.net
Music: Nobody Beats The Drum / zZz / Lola Kite / Milligram Retreat / Topless / Bombay Show Pig / YobKiss / Narain Ashad and many more!.
Interactive art installations: Andrea Reyes & Marcus Graf / Tijmen Zonnevijlle / Joris Strijbos & Daan Johan / Merlijn van Eijk / Yoko Seyama & Lyndsey Housden
Live Cinema performances:
Macular / Martijn van Boven
Live Fashion Surprise: One Surprise, Six Designers. Studio Rouge .... The Gift: Marlous de Roode, Lidewij Corstiaans, Annemarije van Harten, Dorrith de Roode, Louisiana.
DJ's: Boehmer / Monsieur Noir / Jan Aafoe & Roman Holiday / Mr Lowman / Wolf! Where? / Megatronick
Hey guys, I received "Right Now" from Kicking today! Love the whole album and you always bring some sweet vocal melodies. Similar to Unco from France who you surely know, as I said before. Take care. Marc/Canada.
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