REQUEST 'GREEN ROOM' on TRIPLE J ... the radical Sarah Howells has been playing our other single 'Tangerine Bird' of late during her morning weekend show on Triple J. If you get a chance we'd be so stoked if you could hit up super request, or just Triple J in general, to play 'Green Room'....
And to do it all you need to do is go to the links below ...
They are the sound of spiralling petrol prices, political scandal, a ready supply of the drug of your choice, roaming bikie gangs, botched invasion attempts, one raised finger to the man, a surfboard hitting that wave and fucking it all. They fly that freak flag up on high and into the sky. Swaying like the breeze, mind whistling like leaves, it's all in the way Bailey on vocals (with his Amish beard and anti-establishment grooves) make THIS band the very Zeitgeist of it all!
If ever there was anything lacking from our apocalypse as envisioned in childhood, it's in the sights THEY bring to our feverish minds – it’s in the second coming of the mad 70's blunt groove, Rogerthat style. Bikini girls on Harley's, swallowing swords and spitting out fire.
The breath of fresh air we needed, smoking out the room to an intangible haze. Walking the water and swimming the land.
If ever there was a diagonal slide into sweet oblivion that needed magnifying with guitar, bass, drum and electrified amp, Rogerthat are the one to deliver it. They're a spaghetti western act of desperado with both guns blazing moments before the saloon goes down in flames.
Since their return from Europe in June 08 Rogerthat have spent the best part of the year buried away in their shipping container cum studio working maniacally on their debut album like the hairy, multi headed mad professor that they are, their brains spinning every which way. 08 turned to 09 and the band were still working and stirred only briefly, emerging to tour, charging up and down the east coast and then blessing the Festival of the Sun, the Espy and Pyramid with their presence.
The first born from these sessions was the pre-pro EP featuring the track Tangerine Bird, late in 08. Maybe you’ve heard it? It’s been played on Triple J and, of course, on your friendly local community station.
The first single from the bands debut album sessions is a re-worked version of the band’s garage pop diamond, Green Room, out early 09.
Recent touring highlights :: - selling out venues at Australian tour Feb-Apr 09
- 25 date tour of Europe & UK
- Big Day Out '08
- Wonderland Festival (headlining 2 years)
- The Quiksilver pro show festival (twice, Gold Coast).
- Pyramid Festival
- tours with: The Beautiful Girls and State Radio (US)
- The Black Seeds
- as well with Ash Grunwald, Alabama 3 (UK) and the Custom kings.
Tracks from their CD’s have featured on:
- Guerilla Gardeners Channel 7 national TV show
- 2007 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast July ‘Tracks’
surf magazine DVD
- Fuel TV (pay TV)
- Californian compilation SOUTHCALI VOL 1.
- Recent AIR play compilation
- Tracks Does Bells – a cover mount surf film
- ASP online coverage of Mexico Rip curl Pro, Billabong Pro, and Pipe Masters
NEWS
Rogerthat single 'Green Room' added to FBI Radio Sydney!
(March 09)
touring...
ROG is back from the festival run ...Pyramid, FOTsun, the beach Party and the Big Right Hook! Mad fun!
Check out the blogs if you get a chance .
We are now out of the limited run, pre-release disc.
Gone.
never fear though, some of the tracks will be on the album. '
.:RELEASES:.
New album 'The Desert's Call' to be released April 09. Stay tuned!
INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS....
'Green Room' Single of the Week in Rave Magazine:
"Green Room just has so many layers, all of which sound like they’re taken from an old, slightly dog-eared and decomposing-round-the edges twelve-inch cardboard sleeve ... Green Room’s so engaging to listen to on repeat" MORE
Spoz Blog in Adelaide after seeing Rogerthat live:
"Rogerthat. They're just the breath of fresh air we needed, smoking out the room to an intangible haze. Here walking the water and swimming the land, the second coming of the mad 70's blunt groove." More? Copy this link into your browser: http://spoz.blogspot.com/2008/11/roger-that-kytes-of-omar-live-ed-castle.html
Check the German review of Rogerthat The Vanilla Gorillas at ::
... Rog review
Fasterlouder.com.au have done a feature article on the band talking about the Big Day Out '08 and life on the road....
the link is:
Rogerthat loud and clear review
i don't blame you hey, i have a feeling when i go overseas i probably won't wanna come home for ages!! cool, are you guys playin up brisbane way at all when you're back? hope your travels are goin awesome, look forward to the spam :D xo
Once again Mouthguard are heading to Europe.Join them at the Jubilee Hotel on the 11th July along with Blowhard,Provoke,The Pretty Boys,Protest,Pride of Place and The Skinwalkers and The Boss Sounds Djs.Doors at 7.30 pm and only costs $10 entry
How are you doing? Thank you guy's SO much for yesterday.!!!!:D it was awesome^_^ Did you go into town afterwards or went straight to bed?:P haha I'm the girl[Jessica -prob. one of the many..:P] who got my CD singed *yay* i'll put the photo's on MySpace a.s.a.p. so that will be sunday:P
So.. when are you flying back? was that today[9th of july] or are you still enjoying the dutch wind-mills and tulips for a few more day's?:P wel.. i hope that one of you will write a comment back..=)
hey duuudes.. yeah got the album, kinda tripped out you devoted the ENTIRE inside cover to that quote thingy. although I did know about it beforehand.. your band manager cleared it with me (I swear I goofed a word or two tho reading back on it.. hahahaha). As for the gig listing on my myspace? that's not just for show (excuse the pun) those are actual gigs I'm considering on catching. so likely I'll be catching you monkeys when you next swing by again.
how's the tour n shit? ever get the feeling it's pretty much the same people everywhere you go after you've drunk more than six beers? just curious.. I get that feeling here (then again I never leave Adelaide :P )
Laurieton show - yep we will be there I will promote it on our website for you also. Another crack at the interview Jimmy - or another crack at Ultra Violet...LOL
ahhhh amsterdam sik flying from cafe to cafe.. god you guys do hav it tuff hahah so stoked hope all the gigs are goin really well for yas,,, yeah woodys...boys we will be there for shiz and there will plenty of beers to drink an spill its just a bloody stones throw away.. we will get chinny to blow sum dongas and we will try jump on the support... only if he is good at blowing dongas that is...hooo ha hooo ha take care rogers see ya soon robertoid
www.myspace.com/lolabai Sortie 1er ALBUM "Sur la pointe des pieds".
A Paris - La Bellevilloise - 10 juillet à 19H. A Paris - L'Entrepôt - 18 juillet à 21h + Valentine's day.
La presse en parle : «Lola Baï s’affirme comme une des artistes les plus douées de sa génération.» Ouest France «La miss a le “truc” pour les mélodies qui tombent comme des évidences.» Presto. «Elle réussit la prouesse de maintenir l’auditeur dans un état de curiosité et d’attention de la première à la dernière note.» Francofans. « La jeune chanteuse séduit et emporte l’adhésion.» Lylo. « La déjantée Lola Baï !» Platine. « Une personnalité originale qui séduit avec une grâce naturelle » Le Maine Libre.
hey guys!! i saw you at a symbiosis gig a while back in good ol' melbourne, but i'm currently travelling europe so i'll try to come see you in holland or somewhere! Good to see you boys travelling and getting ya music out there!!! Congratulations!
