Alun sings and plays bass, Phil hits drums, Chris plays guitar and sings.
Influences
Distortion pedals, starry-eyed pop music, The League Of Gentlemen, The Beatles in Hamburg, Guinness, Bettws Comprehensive School, Spurs, Spar vodka, 60ft Dolls, the genius of Eric Cantona.
Sounds Like
Cheap three-piece rock thrills... for more information and to sign up for sporadic email updates contact elephantrescueplan@hotmail.co.uk
The ERP's music has been aired on the wireless by the lovely disc jockeys Adam Walton on BBC Radio Wales, Steve Lamacq, How Stephens and Bethan Elfyn on BBC Radio One and numerous online stations. You may also have heard it used to soundtrack various extreme sports shows broadcast across the globe.
Bethan and Huw on Radio One were nice enough to say this about 'Fifteen':
"First there was 60ft Dolls, then came Skindred, soon after was the GLC - and now there's The Elephant Rescue Plan. Oh yes, Newport's band making machine has come up trumps again, their track 'Fifteen' is all about that awkward age, smoking out of windows, fake ID cards and late nights on the town. Something we can all relate to, with an anthemic sing-along chorus to ice the cake."
BUY OUR MUSIC:
To buy a copy of Public Service Broadcast Number Eight, the compilation from Smalltown America Records featuring the ERP song 'Fifteen' along with music from 21 other up and coming beat combos, click on the image below:
GINGER WILDHEART - FRIDAY 1ST MAY WHOLE LOTTA LED - SATURDAY 2ND MAY YOUR DEMISE + DEEZ NUTS - FRIDAY 8TH MAY BLAZE BAYLEY - THURSDAY 14TH MAY POSTMORTEM PROMISES *HALF DAYER!* - SATURDAY 30TH MAY THE ACACIA STRAIN + ABORTED - FRIDAY 5TH JUNE DEVILDRIVER + GOD FORBID - FRIDAY 12TH JUNE CLUTCH - WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE MC DEVVO + SHAD PIEZ - FRIDAY 19TH JUNE THE BOUNCING SOULS - TUESDAY 23RD JUNE DESPISED ICON + DESECRATION - WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY
& Many more!
All on sale NOW - www.seetickets.com / Spillers (Cardiff) / Diverse (Newport) / Derricks (Swansea) / Bristol ticket shop (Bristol)
TICKETS NOW ON SALE.. Dave McPherson lead singer from INME will be playing an acoustic set at Le Pub in Newport,South Wales on Saturday 21st March. Tickets for this event are £5 and are very limited (so get them early) you can purchase them from: www. livesoundpromotion. co. uk or Rockaway Records (Newport Indoor Market)
The Scarlets, Blues, Ospreys and Dragons have each released a single with the aim of getting into the UK Top 40 on Februaty 8th (The day Wales begin their 6 Nations defence against Scotland)
Which region will get the highest chart posittion?
Please support your region by pre-ordering their single NOW!
The Scarlets - 'Yma O Hyd' Text 'SCARLETS' to 78789
The Blues - 'Delilah' Text 'BLUES' to 78789
The Ospreys - 'Cwm Rhondda' Text 'OSPREYS' to 78789
Just to let you know, our (The XCorvettes) debut single 'Shine' is out today. It's taken from our forthcoming album ' An Alcoholic State of Mind'
Available on itunes. Click on the banner.
There's a link on our page too.
To celebrate our Album release on 2nd March we're having an Album Launch Party Gig at Cafe de Paris, London on Fri 27th Feb.
Advance tickets are £8 and include after show party (with DJ Digital Dust), and entrance to Cafe de Paris Club night - open til 3am. As well as entrance to the gig (4 bands).
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.
MINT II bringing you filthy electronic music wrapped up in tekno with dash of rock& roll sauce.
JUILIAN LIBERATOR acid tekno form London's favorite free party crew -stay up forever
STAEDLER AND WALDORF ,the original beat muppets unveiling a new set before invading the USA with their hypnotic brand of live breaks, and supaphat bass.
BOMB CULTURE giving you an onslaught of rotten rock n roll, bleeps,squeaks&blistering beats
NO SLEEP POLICE straight outta blackwood with kick ass hip hop to rock~&shock the nation PROJECT SERPO giving us the best in electro acoustic fun and bleeps
DR NITROGEN from critical mass on the decks DUBSTEP GROOVES ON THE ROOF TERRACE FROM MONDO, ONE MAN DUB SLIPPERS THE DARKSIDE GALLERY VISUAL SLUT
20/11/08 at the MEZE lounge ,market street,newport 8;30 -3;00am
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE (two members of WILCO) + PLUSH (Liam Hayes) Sunday 7th September @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
The Autumn Defense is a collaboration between Wilco/Uncle Tupelo bassist John Stirratt and Wilco multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone who has also produced records for the likes of Andrew Bird and Joseph Arthur. They have released 3 albums of beautifully arranged, organic, wispy folk-rock and singer-songwriter musings.
"Comfort music for the soul...” UNCUT **** "never less than utterly gorgeous" THE WORD "reference points include Nick Drake and CSN, Bread, Big Star and the essence of Love, Steely Dan and a dozen others" MOJO **** "edifying and beautifully textured" DAILY MIRROR **** "soft rock at it's most elegant." TIME OUT "Soft, dreamy and bittersweet” WASHINGTON POST "Warming, gorgeous and delightful” DAVID FRICKE, SENIOR EDITOR, ROLLING STONE
Liam Hayes appeared as himself in High Fidelity and his band Plush's long lost masterpiece 'Fed' is currently receiving rave reviews across the music press including 5/5 in Uncut, 4/5 in Mojo, Q, Plan B, NME 8/10 etc. A regular collaborator, he has also worked with Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), appearing on keyboards across the Palace era output, and also played on records by Royal Trux.
"Fed is beautifully excessive, ornamented with dazzling soul/pop arrangements. And the songs are glorious..." UNCUT ***** "A banquet of sonic gorgeousness" NME 8/10 "Fed is something of a lost classic" MOJO **** "Fed can be finally heard as a testament to Hayes's widescreen obsessions" Q **** "Perfect takes time" PLAN B “a soulful symphonic masterpiece” ROLLING STONE
A pretty decent amount of superlatives there for just £9 (adv.) Get your tickets from www. clwb. net, Spillers (Cardiff) or Diverse (Newport)
SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR W/SUICIDE SILENCE + 5 MORE! - 8TH SEPTEMBER THE MIRIMAR DISASTER - 9TH SEPTEMBER THE PLIGHT - 29TH SEPTEMBER WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH/SYLOSIS - 8TH OCTOBER LIFERUINER/RECON - 16TH OCTOBER THE WARRIORS/FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS - 27TH OCTOBER THE RED SHORE/VIATROPHY - 3RD NOVEMBER DEEZ NUTS/MORE THAN LIFE - 10TH NOVEMBER AUGUST BURNS RED/SHAPED BY FATE - 11TH NOVEMBER SOILWORK - 13TH NOVEMBER GORGOROTH - 27TH NOVEMBER CRYPTOPSY/BENEATH THE MASSACRE - 4TH DECEMBER BURY YOUR DEAD/EMMURE - 11TH DECEMBER
Awriiiiiiii! How's ya diddlin' blads? Nice to see you're on the bill with him from the Bluetones..get in! I'l prob come over for that...it's been a while :)..xx
The day of reckoning gigs amongst us! Battleturfs Ultimate Battle of the Bands has come! the finals will be held at the legendary TJS in Zooport on Saturday 23rd. Doors open at 6.30.
Its taken over 30 bands 6 weeks to get to this moment where 6 of the best unsigned bands battle it out to win a prize that will fulfill any fame hungry band.
tickets are £6 on the door or a 5er if you can find someone to sell you one before the door opens! lol
this has been a battleturf message, we hope you're not too depressed for not getting a Reading ticket and think hell with it, underground bands is where its all at!
eclectic dancey nights out with a wide brief. but preference for dirty bass with a lick of rock &roll and supa-phat -ness-mess. on sept 11 in meze . with live acts SICK NOTE ,BOMB CULTURE ,NINJA PIGEONS djs BASS PILOTS,MONDO, ONE MAN DUB, MR BEN ,DR NITROGEN and arty freaky artists WHITE ROPE ,TAFFIA vjing on a massive screen by THE DARKSIDE GALLERY lots of entertainment going on to see and listen and dance to.drum and bass,dubstep,live acts and art.enjoy or miss out the choice is yours.x
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