Rob - Vocals, Keyboard
Josh - Guitar
Dan 'G'- Bass
Jon - Drums
Influences
The Cure, Blur, Joy Zipper, The Pixies, Cocteau Twins, Japan, The Beta Band, Underground Deep House Music - DIY (Simon DK Digs & Woosh), Playing 4 Da City , DJ Rasoul, Migs, Pubs, The Smiths, Graham Coxon, Depeche Mode, Gorillaz, Soft Cell, Beer, Women, Focus , Kraftwerk, The Jesus & Mary Chain, John McGinlay, The Associates, Weather, Morrissey, Brakes, The Rollison Affair, Viva Voce, Bolton, Chinese Burn (Titanic), Sea & Cake, Air, Ian Brown, King Biscuit Time, Talking Heads, Happy Mondays, Electro Pop, The Seagulls, The Mission, The Budgie Rap!, Sulzer 6LDA, Geemeister, Brent, My Bloody Valentine, Velvet Underground, Stones, EE16SVT, Stone Roses, Joy Division, Stereolab, Tea, Telex.
Rob and Josh spent several years writing house music with BRS & J & R Productions with releases on labels, Imperial Dub, Cyclo Records and BRS label Friends & Families. In 2003 they formed a live band Popgang.
By 2008 Popgang had played many gigs, in Stroud, London, Brighton, Bristol & Nottingham, one of the highlights being their gig at the Hub Collective Night in Stroud Sub Rooms with Brakes & Actress Hands. Decided end as after long time drummer Jonny casual emigrated
Released 2x EPs 'Get Out and Walk 'EP/Mini Album' and 'Foursides'.
Four Sides EP Review.
EP is a Rare Treat By Adam Horovitz. www.thsisstroud.com
Popgang's New EP is one of those rare treats - a zeitgeist-driven pop record that, despite its parochial origins could have been released on any good indie label.
Opening track Spacerock lives up to its name, being happy, hypnotic and pleasingly sqelchy in the synth department, while Deltic builds up slowly to a mantra-like romantic refrain.
December stretches Rob Evans' normal detached vocals into warm and ever so slightly punky territory, a little like later period Magazine. Final track Tescos is a revelation, though.
Spiced with an infuriatingly catchy synthesised whistle and littered with enough hooks to catch a stream-full of fish, this should have been the opening track and would play very well on the radio, given that is a big dumb pop song of the very best sort.
Hi, through JUNE AND JULY we are slashing our day time rehearsal prices. Between 10am and 5pm all our rooms are either £6 or £7 per hour including weekends. Making us one of the cheapest in SUSSEX. Plus If you buy 3 hours we will even throw in a 4th totally FREE. YES TOTALLY FREE.
OUR RECORDING RATES ARE STILL JUST AS AFFORDABLE TOO, FULL DAYS FROM £200 ALL IN.
So come and rehearse and record in one of the best equipped music complex's in the South.
Yo Was wondering if you knew anyone that plays synth/drums in the London/SE area? I have a backlog of London/Brighton/Midlands gigs and I'd much rather do them with a permanent live band. Any word would be appreciated.
Details of how to apply for this years festival can be found in our blog or on our website. Check it out!
We'll be hosting our first fundraising party of the year at the end of the month! You'll get to spend the evening in the company of The Ten Pound Suit Band as they rip through a set of non-stop, rebel rousing fun!
That's right! "The best swingabilly band in town!"
Date: Sat 31st Jan. Venue: La Tasca. The Triangle, Clifton, Bristol. Time: 8:00pm kick off. Tickets: £5adv from Bristol Ticket Shop.
Hi there Popgang, its so very nice to meet your acquaitance, and thanking you muchly for being my (our) friend.
I hope you enjoyed our tunes - I thought you might do judging by the stuff you seem to be into like - if you fancy a couple of our mp3s for you ipod/nonbrandedmp3 player then just ping me your email address back for our mailing list (info about gigs and the like) OR just click here on these here words and I'll sort that out for you, probably in the next couple of days, quite busy.
Forgive the indulgence but I've just worked out how to do this so i'm gonna put it in here - its a video of us playing one of the songs we would send to you live @ Bull and Gate last month just to show you what it may be like, hope thats ok :)
Our next gig isnt for a while but will probably be at Metro on Tottenhem Court Road - (so not really that close to you if I'm being honest ha ha :), but who knows - you may be on holiday, or finding out what its like to visit somewhere with 10 million people in about a square mile :)
Ok guys is that a definate confirmation? Payment will be £50 plus a case of beer. And should be some good press as its the start of our summer tour too! Benj x
News on the street is that we are playing a FREE gig this sunday at the newley refurbished DB's in Stroud with Blue In Green, The Form and Decipher Manana (4 bands for free!!!!!) We plan to play a high energy half hour set that will melt face! See you there! STP Xx
'Live in the Park' at Gloucester City Main Park in aid of Cancer Research UK. Live Sound Promotion will be taking over a part of the Gloucester City Park on the 28th June 2008. A screened, secured fence will be erected on the site throughout the week before the event, this will enable people to get a feeling of an event arena, which can obviously only be entered via controlled gates with a 'Live in the Park' ticket. Check our website out for more details: www. livesoundpromotion. co. uk
Unfortunately we've had to cancel our gig at the lock keepers this weekend. Not quite sure what is happening with the gang at the moment but hopefully we'll be back soon..
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