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STRANGE IDOLS R.I.P



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Member Since7/4/2005
Band MembersLaunette
Julian Mash
Dan Buckley
Fred Sedgeley


InfluencesLindsay Anderson

Tony Benn

John Betjeman

Blur

Ray Davies

Bill Drummond

Felt

Mike Leigh

Morrissey & Marr

Martin Parr

New Order

Brideshead

Sounds Like

"Strange Idols sound like rackety John Peel favourites from 1983" TONY NAYLOR, THE GUARDIAN GUIDE

"Take a bit of Stereolab, mix with a dab of Saint Etienne and a hint of The Primitives and Darling Buds and you have an idea of where this is coming from. Sweet."MUSICWEEK

“A band to watch out for, infectious pop-hooks coupled with melodies that would make Franz Ferdinand mess their hair up in disbelief at." ARTROCKER

"...there’s a distinct sassiness here, in the vein of early Long Blondes or Belle & Sebastian. What the radio ought call a great little record." PLAYLOUDER

"Like the Organ covering Camera Obscura whilst high on sugar. Yes, it’s that good."POWPOWPOW.COM

"....won’t fail to get you bopping down the street along to the jangly guitars and brassy trumpets. Lovely!" New Noise.Net on She’s Gonna Let You Down Again

..."A dance classic. Fantastic stuff." HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE LOVED on ’it’s no fun’

..."curious combination of C86ish sub-swagger with the force of its Postcard forebears and an occasional sprinkling of Talking Headsy martial funk. It’s thrillingly contemporary and blossomingly conscious stuff." PLAYLOUDER

"A band who could do something pretty special, pretty soon." DROWNED IN SOUND

"Indie pop like it was supposed to be – fizzy songwriting, jangling guitars, belting tunes. Sounding like Sophie Ellis Bextor ... with a healthy dose of Altered Images in the mix." HYPEBOT

"...They have quite a ridiculous amount of charm.....it wont be long before Strange Idols have jangled through the chink in your amour and into your affections."DROWNED IN SOUND

"...making pop music with electric guitars and quite possibly a drum machine. It’s sweet, C86 era indie-pop... "NOTHING BUT GREEN LIGHTS

This is excellent pop with plenty of influences from the likes of New Order and Postcard records shining through! A band to investigate further I feel. INDIE MP3 KEEPING C-86 ALIVE

There’s something about this band. Their shimmering stage presence and complete confidence is underlined by a plethora of reassuring yet searching tunes. WHISPERIN & HOLLERIN’

’Its No Fun’ conjures up images of summery bike rides, Jean Luc Godard movies and warm fuzzy jumpers...’ARTROCKER





Record LabelShady Lane/Modern Pop Records(UK) Ralleye (Japan)


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   About STRANGE IdOLS
SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE !

Singles Released:

Its No Fun/Old Times
released Oct 16th 2006 on Shady Lane Records
limted to 500 on 7inch








She’s Gonna Let You Down Again / Berlin
released April 2nd 2007 on Modern Pop Records
limted to 500







Mini album
released on Ralleye Label in Japan
SOLD OUT





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Red Rooms : LIVE





Jul 17 2009 4:51 PM

Hello STRANGE IdOLS. Here's what's happening on Saturday 25th July at The Red Rooms...



£4/£3NUS 8pm - 11pm

FOLLOWED BY...



This SATURDAY at Newcastles best Back Alley ClubNight!

Expect to hear a charmingly random selection,
including the likes of the following.

MGMT, The Specials, Prince, The Kinks, Crystal Castles, David Bowie, Prodigy, Blur, Hot Chip, The Smiths, Daft Punk, The Cure, Friendly Fires, The Beatles, Human League, Led Zep, The Clash, Oasis, Depeche Mode, The Streets, Stevie Wonder, Kasabian, Sister Sledge, CSS, Beastie Boys, Kings Of Leon, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Calvin Harris, The Stone Roses, Green Day, Jay Z, Duran Duran, T Rex, Detroit Social Club, James Brown, AC/DC, Shiny Toy Guns, The Who, The Chemical Bros., Maximo Park, ABC, Chic, Roxy Music, Blondie, Supergrass, Adam & The Ants, Queen, The Coral, Bloc Party, Justice, Tom Jones, Mystery Jets, Pulp, MIA, The Libertines, De La Soul, The Cribs, Erasure, Primal Scream, Curtis Mayfield, Snoop Dogg, Girls Aloud, Jimi Hendrix, Gossip, Verve, Joy Division, The Jam, The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Pink Floyd, Kanye West, The Charlatans, The Supremes, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads...

PLEASE NOTE NEW REVENGE PRICES:
£3 b4 11.30 £5 after £4 NUS/Guestlist


Drinks from £2.00


REDROOMS is situated above The Blackett Arms, near Grainger Market, Monument.
Indietracks Indiepop Festival





Jul 9 2009 12:33 PM

Indietracks Festival – click for more details!
Dirty Water ~ Live





Jul 7 2009 4:51 PM

RIR





Jul 6 2009 10:57 PM

Check out our new website! ^_^
The best Industrial, EBM and Synthpop music on the net meets our brand new, and sleek social networking website!

Pay us a visit and see what you think! www.realindustrialradio.com

Elsehow - album OUT! available on iTunes





Jun 27 2009 5:20 PM

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:



here it is a "trailer" of the album:

Elsehow - Thoughts of Rabbits Are Rabbits



it's available also on:
Amazon MP3: www.amazon.com/Elsehow/dp/B001NV8UMK
Emusic: http://www.emusic.com/album/Elsehow-Thoughts-of-Rabbits-Are-Rabbits-MP3-Download/11361451.html

cyclones





Jun 24 2009 7:50 AM




The Rational Academy





Jun 22 2009 1:40 PM

Hey, this is our new record...


Click to pre-order from Someone Good

DiscError Recordings





Jun 12 2009 1:12 PM

A.Ladyland: album OUT NOW!





Jun 11 2009 4:11 PM

Come see us on our tour! Album review in OMM this Sunday. Exclusive hand- decorated vinyl! Tshirts! Album out July 6th... Photobucket
JULY 21ST JV HOSTS MY HOUSE IN L.A





Jun 7 2009 10:46 PM

HudsonValleyNightlife.com
[ Click for more info ]



The Picturebooks





Jun 5 2009 3:28 PM

TPB June2009
Saïbu





Jun 4 2009 11:09 AM

IXAK





Jun 4 2009 5:38 AM

I like your music!!! your profile is cool too!!

Have a good one!!
THE VINYL STITCHES





Jun 2 2009 3:15 PM

Vinyl Stitches Flyer
KING CHARLES





May 28 2009 1:14 PM


SUPERSWEET





May 27 2009 12:22 AM

*Those that come early enough will be given KASMS signed vinyls, CDs, T-shirt and a bunch of really cool posters!
TeamPlastique





May 23 2009 2:34 PM

Just when you thought the internet was safe....

Mercy BJ remixed by John Callaghan
Preview on our site....myspace.com/teamplastique
Plus "Virgins do it best" remixed by Fielder

Full version on myspace.com/teamplastiqueremixes
More remixes are coming soon....
THE COOLNESS - NEW JULY TRACKS UP NOW !!





May 19 2009 10:45 PM



http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=60991982831

Red Rooms : LIVE





May 12 2009 8:42 PM

Hello STRANGE IdOLS . We have 2 events coming up that we'd like you to take a look at...

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This event is on Facebook

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More info and event page on Facebook: Redrooms Live
This event is on Facebook


Tickets for The Brett Domino Trio are on sale here!

Saturday 30th May:

Sona Di
Fallen Pheonix
Mansfield Holiday
Simple Swan

@ The Red Rooms (above The Blacket Arms)
£4/£3 NUS

The BRETT DOMINO TRIO will Play at THE RED ROOMS, Newcastle on Thurday 4th June. Tickets on sale now!
Playyoursong





May 9 2009 3:10 PM

Hey guys !!! Playyoursong is a iniciative that pretend to trasmite on a global level the importance that artist like you have in the music scene, and with this increase your promotion possibilities. If you want to join us and are interested in making your music known, IT IS VERY EASY, you just have to fill in a registrationform in this next link, validate your account, insert the music creation that you want ( MP3 Format )
Acces to website :

www.playyoursong.net

Register artists :

http://www.playyoursong.net/artistas/registro.php?lang=en

JOIN US !!!

Team of playyoursong

(NOTE: It is absolutely for free)

Red Rooms : LIVE





Apr 30 2009 3:32 PM

Hello STRANGE IdOLS . We have 2 events coming up that we'd like you to take a look at...

Photobucket

This event is on Facebook

Photobucket



More info and event page on Facebook: Redrooms Live
This event is on Facebook


Tickets for The Brett Domino Trio are on sale here!

Saturday 30th May:

Sona Di
Fallen Pheonix
Mansfield Holiday
Simple Swan

@ The Red Rooms (above The Blacket Arms)
£4/£3 NUS

The BRETT DOMINO TRIO will Play at THE RED ROOMS, Newcastle on Thurday 4th June. Tickets on sale now!
Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation





Apr 25 2009 11:05 AM

..New Split single from Slow Down Tallahassee & Standard Fare.
OUT NOW!


Click cover to listen!


Download now or buy the 7" from our profile or www.theespc.com
..

The Picturebooks





Apr 22 2009 7:16 PM

Autorotation





Apr 21 2009 6:30 PM

Autorotation & nebulus.

Super smokey, psychedelic visuals with beautiful shoegaze/dreampop music, live and direct at the Fiddlers Elbow in Camden.
Lots more besides!! A great evenings lineup for the perfect post Easter weekend warmup!
Bring along a flyer: (http://autorotation.org/cmsms/uploads/flyers/flyer_cf.jpg) for speedy entry!

the rest of the evenings lineup is as follows:
(caution promoter speech!! ;) )

Club Fabulous presents:

Autorotation playing live with nebulus on visuals

with

Rakell Sa (http://www.myspace.com/rakellsa)
Gno-Stic (http://www.myspace.com/gnosticband)
Unrecorded (http://www.unrecorded.org/)
Beat Milk Jugs (http://www.myspace.com/beatmilkjugs)
£5 on the door
18+

This is probably the maddest line-up ever: sexy brazilian electro, mega-cool hip-hop, electronica, idm, experimental pop, break beats, visuals....

This is going to be MAHOOSIVE and you'd be quite crazy to miss it!
DJ MOJO





Apr 20 2009 9:07 PM

THE TRASH BAR welcomes the return of

VALIENT THORR!!

APRIL 26th

at The Trash Bar - 256 Grand St - Brooklyn NY
with Golden Error, J.Roddy and The Business, Ex Humans

$10 at the door - 21+ - open bar 8-9

Valient Thorr Facebook Event Page

The Trash Bar Website



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