Jesus and Mary
The Three Wise Men
Methuselah
Mohammed
Stilton Cheese
The Ark of the Covenant
Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth-Toast
Doric Temples
Tsar Nicholas II
The Green, Green Grass of Home
Brian The Rabbit
Cagmee Fatima Stegosaurus
Lacey Beyonce
The Hot Toddy
Sammy Davies Jnr's Little Fingernail
Nasal Irrigation
Sounds Like
The Sun going down at Café Del Mar... And coming up in London Town.
As they unplugged their instruments, and the doors prematurely closed on their Ibiza club night for the last time, Alex Larke, and his band, X, knew that distant dream was gone. Gone too was the strangulated apathy, the mistrust and the deceit. The band was over for good. This was September 2002, and Alex landed with a bump back on British soil.
Alex was a gifted front man, lyricist and vocalist, but he was never a musician. His knowledge of three guitar chords wouldn’t get him too far, unless he wanted to go down the punk route, yet the whole disaster, that was the band, left a very bad taste in the mouth. There was no other option, in his mind, but to go solo, but without any musical knowledge it was going to be a monumental task. Someone once said that ‘when it is dark enough, you can see the stars’. Yeah, he could see them, but were so very far away.
By chance, a call from an old friend in Sunderland, in north-east England, offering him a flat to look after for a few months, proved to be pivotal. Armed with a cheap bass, a guitar, a computer and a tutoring keyboard, Alex hauled himself up from his familiar leafy Hertfordshire surroundings to the gritty inner city. He turned to page one of the ‘Guitar Handbook’ and settled down for the winter.
Come spring, Alex had a handful of simple, yet tuneful songs to his name. Electronic beats fused with guitar licks, synths and soothing strings; lilting harmonies flowing over catchy pop choruses. This was certainly the start of something. He knew he had made the right choice by shedding the shackles of the confines of his former band. This new music had a special quality that deserved to be shared. This was a rebirth. A resurrection.
As time has progressed, so has his ability to craft beautiful, yet gritty songs. Tales of deceit, of love won and lost, and calls for insurrection – swirling melodies, harmonies and beats: the fundamentals of the distinctiveness of the ‘Alex The Great’ sound.
The success of this music has lead to an exceptional fan base for a self-promoted, unsigned artist. His MySpace page has seen countless fans countrywide clamouring for the music, anticipating the day an album will be released. Word of the stunning live performances that encapsulate the sexy, charismatic swagger of the man dubbed the “modern day Mick Jagger”, has quickly spread.
2009 looks set to be an eventful year, working with the great Cut La Roc and appearing on his album, Larger Than Life, alongside Snow Patrol's lead singer, Gary Lightbody. Get yourself to http://www.myspace.com/cutlaroc for a sneaky preview!
hey hey .. You are invited to : Xmas Party celebrating the re launch of www.ffruk.com Special Guests include Live performances from Menace (As you've NEVER seen them before) The Duel The Anoraks PLUS a unique Electro Punk DJ set from Dave Ball & some sweet surprises for all the guests .. Doors 7pm til 2pm - try be there early :)
Hope to see you there !!
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GET IT FOR FREE.... Now (and only here) - can you get this full-length, high quality, promotional download of 'RUNNING' (Supersaw feat. Veronica Start) - as heard on Armin van Buuren's ASOT 237.
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BackPocket Issue #6 now available http://issuu.com/achaney/docs/issue6 We are looking for talent, models, artists, designers, and more to feature. Visit: Urbanalex.com Never2Funky.com BackPocketMag.com
Hey! we are playing a showcase show for RedBlue records in Holland MI on September 27th we need to sell 50 tickets! the show starts at 6:00 PM at Park Theatre 5025 50th Street, Holland, Michigan w/ Phone Calls From Home and The Venetia Fair. if you buy your tickets from us we will sell them to you for $8 instead of $10 that it would cost at the door!!!! So spread the word and if you could PLEASE buy your tickets from us message us rite away! =]
Feeder, Ash, Gary Numan, The Blackout, Hundred Reasons, Cancer Bats, We Are The Ocean, The Ghost Of A Thousand, Attack! Attack!, Sonic Boom Six, In Case Of Fire & many more hit the Kent coast for a one-day alternative music festival this Summer!
Hevy Music Festival • Folkestone Seafront (CT20 1PU) Saturday 1st August 2009 • Gates 1pm • Tickets £48 www.hevy.co.uk
As they unplugged their instruments, and the doors prematurely closed on their Ibiza club night for the last time, Alex Larke, and his band, X, knew that distant dream was gone. Gone too was the strangulated apathy, the mistrust and the deceit. The band was over for good. This was September 2002, and Alex landed with a bump back on British soil. 
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