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RocketGoldStar (RGS) are based in Cardiff, Wales, UK. They formed their current lineup in February 1999.
The band's history stretches back to 1993 when Frank and Gaz formed the dance influenced Funclebod together with Andy Flack, Tim Buckland, Toby Millie and Guilian Palladino (brother of The Who's Pino)
This lineup (minus drummer Andy and keys player Toby) moved into a remote farmhouse on top of a Welsh mountain in 1995 and proceeded to write and rehearse music for an album deal that they had landed. They started initially in their funky dance style but as time wore on the bands music changed and their quirky nature came forth into the music. It was here that the band metamorphised first into Drastic for a short while and then RocketGoldStar (named after one of the band's anthemic songs)
This lineup bit the dust spectacularly at the tail end of 1998 but with the addition of Sion Orgon (ex Pod) Gaz and Frank managed to revive the group and continue.
The year 2000 was the best yet for the group with the most activity and success. They signed a new deal in march with FFvinyl and released their first proper commercial release in June with the very well recieved semi concept EP "Soul of a Nu Machine".
The band achieved a certain amount of national exposure with a couple of typically quirky events in May 2000 prior to the EP launch. These included the ambitious 12 hour single (a song played live with no breaks for 12 hours!) released as a continuous download (hampered somewhat by the dial up modems of the day!) and the groundbreaking "Silent Gig". This was a concert performed using digital equipment and no amplifiers with the whole audience wearing headphones! Assisted by Roland UK this event was claimed to be the first of its type in the world.
Their FFVinyl album debut followed in september 2001 called "Soft Eject" Three singles were extracted from the album and were released in this period: "When in the Darkest Night", "What are you Singing About?" and "Steamboat to Nowhere". Three radio one sessions, one peel session (with MC Mabon), five Radio Wales sessions and one live XFM session were completed around this time. The follow up to Soft Eject was recorded by /Coil/Spititualized member and Julian Cope producer Thighpaulsandra but unfortunately has not been released as of yet.
The group only venture out to gig occaisonally these days but with a new album imminent and a new record deal in place, 2009 could well see a return to more regular action.
Hi, I'm pleased to announce that "Toughts of Rabbits Are Rabbits" album is finally OUT and it's available on iTunes at a very special price. Just click on the image here below to be redirected on iTunes:
Oh my , oh my. I have to write you guys a long love letter but here's a tip of iceberg little comment - - 'Manners' is delightful, whatever you did to the bass at about 1:53 is pure nutritrition!!!
The Donde Stars launch their brand new single, 'America' at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. Support comes from 'Cutting the Beef' and 'Black Russian'. £5 Entry gets you a free copy of the single! Advance tickets from... http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_wales&query=detail&event=335143 Or Spillers Records ***The Donde Stars also play a stripped down instore gig at Borders book store on the Hayes at 1pm***
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
This year Meltdown is proud to offer you 2 completely contrasting seasonal specials!
Sun Dec 14th Mr & Mrs Clark present a Christmas Cabba Hey! Milgis Lounge Bar, City Rd, Cardiff. FREE! Exorcise the ghosts of everything that’s excruciating about Xmas. A surreal, funny journey into all our festive fears featuring the globally renowned performance duo, the magic of the Milgis YURT, plus Satellite City star Boyd Clack and more surprise special guests. “like Terry and June on crack”. Amy Stackhouse www. mrandmrsclark. co. uk
Sat Dec 20th Meltdown & Secret Garden Christmas Cavalacade A snow-Globe of sumptuous seasonal shennanigans in aid of award winning mental health charity Mind in the Vale of Glamorgan brought to you by two of Cardiff's most adventurous promoters - Meltdown and Secret Garden Soundsystem and including a a 20-piece jazz/ska wall-of-horns, sassy cabaret, top DJs, a seductively bizarre Mancunian collision of hip-hop, folk and scat, and Santa.
Acts include: Gideon Conn, Wonderbrass, Radio 1’s DJ Huw Stephens, Lilywhitesass Dancers, Kareoke Carols with the Helium Choir, and much more. All in a splendid new 350 capacity venue: The Globe, Albany Rd, Roath, Cardiff. £8. All the fun of the annual Secret Garden Xmas Bash with added Meltdownery.
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The Donde Stars launch their brand new single, 'America' at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. Support comes from 'Cutting the Beef' and 'Black Russian'. £5 Entry gets you a free copy of the single! Advance tickets from... 
