joint Influences; Bob Marley, David Bowie, Trojan and Two Tone Ska, Reggae, Punk, Beethoven and Rizzla.
Bands Played with; The Beat, Selector, Bad Manners, Tarantism, G.B.H., Inner Terrestrials, P.A.I.N.,Neville Staples Specials, The Splitters,Babyhead, Banco De Gaia (at The Green Roadshow in the Circus Croissante-Neuf, Glastonbury Festival,) Think, The London Swingphonia featuring Harry Martin, Top Cats, and Shikoya, (at Lost Vagueness Cabaret Ballroom, Glastonbury Festival 2004), The Undertones, Eddie and the Hotrods,Zion Train,and Drongo's for Europe
Best Gigs; Supporting The Beat at their first reform Gig in Birmingham at the Market Tavern, Digbeth. (feb 2003), Smeatharpe Free Festy, (june 2003), Glastonbury Festival 2004 in The Green Roadshow in the Circus Croissante-Neuf, and in The Lost Vagueness Cabaret Ballroom.
Worst Gigs: - When the P.A. was shagged at a benefit gig so we couldnt play, but we went back two months later with our own rig and we nailed it.
Funny Moments; Breaking in and out of Free Festivals and Squats to play live !!?? Believe !!
Disasters: - Not Quite! We went to Bristol to play a gig at a free Squat Party that got raided by 50 coppers in riot gear before the party had even got started. Fortunately the Squatters were game, so the front doors were barricaded by the squatters and as the police tried to batter their way in through the barricade we all sneaked out of the back door in small groups and escaped via a building site next to the squat. We emerged safe to find the street in front of the squat full of fifty riot police and about three hundred hopeful partygoers waiting for the party to get started.
Albums Titles To Date: - Skunkrocker released in May 2001 and Bard For Life released in April 2003 on Bard For Life Records. No Room for Nothink ! 2007..Eventually released on download sites only 22 Sep 2008..Bard for Life records.
All three Cracked Actors albums are available as a single download titles Act I-III from all good digital download sites, including iTunes, Etunes, Tesco etc.
Listen to Batching It's debut album "Homage" in it's entirety before it is released! CD out in January 2010! Featuring songs by NOFX, Skankin' Pickle, Swingin' Utters, Pearl Jam, Rancid, Lagwagon, Metallica, Sublime, No Use For a Name, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, No Doubt, The Descendents, Less Than Jake and Operation Ivy!
hey how are you ? .. check out our new song up 'feelin good' and a video of us live from the blue rock festival ! .. we are also planning on getting back in the studio this week :) let us know what you think. safe x
You boys are in trouble! It's come to light that your expenses include 2 million on scotch, 4 million on entertaining women of dubious pedigree and heaven only knows how much on items that cannot be mentioned here.....You'll have to pay it back as it's not fair on me....I've already had to pay back ten times more than you simply because I allowed my Lear Jet to be hired by Cracked Actors for a gig in the Bahamas and now I find it's been ten times around the world and used for binge drinking parties!! You naughty boys will have to get your big fat cheque books out to reimburse poor Bertie!!!! If you were not such a fantastic band I might send the Heavies around to sort you out!!
video discription for winter in its place/add voiceover video my blog comment.
I SIGHT THE ROSE small wonder then,all made when all formed and dreams and shadows and guilt make low forcasts sound like great guns. then drive the diluted,shake off the steam wonder why then all say why we are again. after high mount low spear small town low drawn hollow hill large brow,when once one never tells.and all around makes safe rather than spill the beans,deal to lose and draw to gain show to please and drown for pain,please only when you trust me then cross the border slay me again. WONDEROUS WHORE OF WISDOM,SPEAK SOME SUMMERTIME TROUBLE COME FORMED AS A SAINT. only to find winter in its place. not long before midnight march may seem shrouded by glory and carrest in dreams look apon past hartackes within the loseing spring, dread life as you make it then shoulder and scream. for iam the trust the mantel the forge,the stern and the cross. when the light is mine the meal is yours and all shall be available.
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