All about The Hotknives
Ska legends The Hotknives were originally formed in 1982 by a group of friends interested in ska, dub, reggae and Northern Soul. They recorded two live albums, "Live at the boatman" and "Live and Skanking" before recording their first studio album, "The Way Things Are" in 1989. Having reached the top of the 3rd Wave ska scene and been banned from Radio in the UK, the band decided to call it a day in 1993. In 1994 the band reformed, this time with Marc Carew of Long Tall Texans fame and Richard "Bosky" Allen from Too Many Crooks . The band started to regularly tour Europe with their infectious ska rhythms and memorable melodies. In 1996 the band released their second studio album "Home" to rave reviews on the ska scene. In 2000 the band released their next studio album,"Screams, Dreams and Custard Creams" getting in the top 10 in the Zoom charts in Germany. In 2003 they had their most recent and dynamic line-up change to date with the addition of Stuart Brown on guitar and Marc Carew taking over on lead vocals. The band continued to build up their following in Europe, headlining both ska and rock festivals and are due to headline festivals in Germany and the Czech republic in the summer. Being described as influenced by The Clash, The Specials, The Cure and Madness as well as original 60s ska, the band are currently working on their fourth studio album to be released later this year.
The Hotknives have just returned from their first tour in Japan and would like to thank all their new mates there. What lovely lovely people you are.
The Hotknives are: - Marc Carew - Vocals,bass. Richard "Bosky" Allen - Vocals, keyboards. Stuart Brown - Guitar, backing vocals
Clemmy - Drums, backing vocals www.myspace.com/thehotknives
Add to My Profile | More Videos This vid was taken by someone at a recent gig so not pro quality. It was a fun night so here's a little clip. Thanks to Frank for uploading. Hope you don't mind us bunging it on our page mate. HOTKNIVES - YOU AGAIN - LIVE ! ..
Here is a quick vid of us mucking about at the very brilliant Potsdam festival. We nicked this off youtube so cheers to whoever filmed it and sorry about the sound quality. We were a bit loud
hey thanx for add!!!!! A band greeting from Mexico Would be super if one day they decided to come here His music never left hear sounds excellent greetings
Hello, I'm Aylén, a fan of Chile :D I don't speak very well english :( I wanted that you publish the lyrics of some of your songs to understand them better. Thanks <3!
hey guys! just wanted to thank you for the awesome gig in berlin at the kato! it is always such fun to visit a concert from you! hope to see you again soon! greetings from berlin, me julie
ockidocki!!! i will try it, but it would last about one or two month, cause i'm coming from the countryside of bavaria. its a journey to munich. we will see. ciao
Hello fella's what a pleasure to have you as friends on our site. I love your songs and I love your energy even more, I sincerely hope that we can grace a stage together sometime in the not too distant future. BIG LOVE Jennie Bellestar Matthias X
