Mission Of Burma, Laibach, The KLF, Joy Division, Dinosaur Jr., Einsturzende Neubauten, Depeche Mode, Orbital, Nirvana, My Bloody Valentine, Big Black, John Hughes, Alan Turing (for his early electronic work), Pythagorus.
Sounds Like
Nothing you've heard before!
(Unless you've ever listened to nerd bands with guitars and drums machines, who can't sing properly)
By day, The Clap may seem like 3 professional nerds in dead end jobs - but by night... they're asleep.
In between this however, they sometimes do find the time to write a few songs, play a few gigs and act like rockstar posers.
After an early gig, they were described as being "like the first season of Buffy - it was shit, we knew it was shit, Joss Whedon knew it was shit - but we liked it all the same"
But since then the band has gone from strength to strength and the most recent review said "The Clap are one of my favourite culchie Dublin bands at the moment, if they could only ditch their really shitty songs and make sets with 'One Race', 'Nobody Likes Us' & 'The Star Bar Song', I reckon they could nail a really great show. just add a few better ones guys."
Surely great things are in store for them (and by 'them', I mean 'us' - obviously).
SOn Friday, May 25, indie rock's official answer to heavy metal, <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Fucking Champs</span>, will be playing at Bottletree with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Birds of Avalon </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Red Fang.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Champs</span>, who feature members of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nation of Ulysses, Golden, </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Trans Am, </span>will be touring in support of their recent Drag City release predictably named <span style="font-weight: bold;">VI. <br><br></span>Bring your guitar wankery-loving asses out for a night of full-on guitar wankery. You'll love it so much you'll pardon our redundant repetitiveness. <br><br>Check it: <span style="font-weight: bold;">The F'ing Champs</span> live <span style="display: inline;" id="vidDescRemain">in San Francisco, CA December 31, 2006 at 12 Galaxies</span>:<br><br><object enableJSURL="false" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" height="350" width="425" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/bQOJglzT9Ns">
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Some of you sweet folks may have been around long enough to remember when Bottletree first opened its doors. If you were one of those sweet folks, you undoubtedly remember Elf Power and know that the band was willing to play at our infant venue when few feet had tread there before.<br><br>Please help us celebrate a successful first year by welcoming back <b>Elf Power</b> from Athens, GA Friday, May 11. The quirky relic of Elephant 6 will be performing with Kyle Hamlett of Nashville's <b>Lylas</b> and <b>June Avenue</b> from Birmingham.<br><br>Tickets are $10 and can be purchased right off our <a href=http://www.ticketbiscuit.com/bottletree/EventPage.aspx?EID=11036>website</a>!<br><br><b>Elf Power / Kyle Hamlett / June Avenue<br>Friday, May 11<br>Doors @ 8:00<br>Show @ 9:00</b><br><br><object enableJSURL="false" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" height="350" width="425" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/liSr_jOqmos">
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Hey babycakes...check out "Because I'm Awesome" (coming out March 13th on Blackheart Recs) on ABC's UGLY BETTY tonight...during a montage thing! If you miss it it'll be up online tomorrow..xoox & bruises - The Dolly 3
'ay up lads,
if you're not doing anything thursday i'm playing in radio city (across from the busarus station) with the adventures [used to be pedestrian], fairlights and mendoza
go on, be good for a laugh
8.30pm/5 euros
