DASTARDS

Hello!

So … what’s been happening with the dastardly ones?

Well here goes ..

WAKE has re-recorded The Future and you can hear it here:

http://soundcloud.com/dastards/the-future

The band is choosing tracks for the first album. This is the choice so far:

Flashlights

I Know

Life On The Edge

Lonely In Between

Spitting Roses

Pylon

Succumb

Take A Left

The Sympathy March

Blood

Unknown Metaphors For Lift Off

The Future

Trouble

These tracks show the true nature of DASTARDS - the darker, more thoughtful side. Let us know what you think of that choice.

WAKE has been in Norway for a few weeks touring around. He’s back on 17th July when the band can start gigging again.

And we’re looking forward to the WORCESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL (www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk) in August where DASTARDS will be appearing on the BBC Introduing stage at the Marrs Bar in Worcester on August 20th. See you there!

DASTARDS play at the Firefly in Worcester tomorrow night (6th May - Election night). Starts at 8pm (don’t be late). Also on are Tantrums and Barefoot. Not seen either of these before.

Plus a TV company has asked the band to audition on 13th May for a forthcoming TV programme. (That’s all we can say on that one).

And DASTARDS have re-recorded The Sympathy March at the Magic Garden Studio. The track was produced by Gavin Monaghan (who also produced The Editors, The Twang, Kings of Leon, Ocean Colour Scene etc. etc.)

And BBC Hereford & Worcester played ‘Pylon’ last Friday night. I sent them the newly recorded track but I suspect that it takes a while to get through the BBC’s ‘uploader’ system ..

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Tom Robinson (soon ‘Glad to be Grey’) is playing TAKE A LEFT by DASTARDS on his ‘Fresh on the Net’ show this weekend (17th / 18th April).

Tom has played a number of DASTARDS tracks over the past 18 months - and we really appreciate it. It’s not like we know him - although he has emailed us a couple of times - so these tracks are being played on their merit alone.

Playing DASTARDS tracks on the radio is the ONLY way we will be able to reach a wider audience (bearing in mind how few people go to live gigs these days) so it’s even more important that 6 radio is saved from the BBC axe.

Please everyone - listen to 6 Radio. Contact the BBC - and let them know that scrapping 6 radio will stifle the emergence of great new music.

Thanks.

And a big thanks to Tom and his team.

Stretch & DASTARDS

www.DASTARDS.com

www.bbc.co.uk/6music

DASTARDS have had some new promo shots done. Here’s an example .. 

Next gigs

21st April  The Croft, Bristol

1st May     Marrs Bar, Worcester

6th May    Firefly, Worcester

8th May    Private Party, Worcester

6 June       Worcester Music Festival Fundraiser at Worcester  Arts workshop 

Monday 15th March :       Photo session

Tuesday 16th March :      Gig (Non-Public - Assessment)

Wednesday :                      Rehearsal

Thursday :                         Gig (O2 Academy, Bristol)

Watch this space for further developments …

Wake & Jake are performing a live acoustic session at The Drawbridge in Bristol on Friday March 12th. FREE ENTRY !!! Join us.

DASTARDS are putting on a show this coming Monday (15th Feb 2009) at Joe Public’s in Bristol.

The night is called ‘BANDAGE’ and is to raise money for the people of Haiti. It’s FREE ENTRY and there will be a bucket passed round for donations to the DEC appeal. Also are are HOT FICTION. Should be a great night!

Our new postcards have arrived so we’ll be giving lots away during the night.

Join us on Monday and hear some previously unplayed tracks (like PYLON and BLOOD) from Britains hottest new unsigned band.

See you there - STRETCH

On advice from members of the Musicians Clinic held in October 2009, plus with feedback back from A & R, DASTARDS have re-recorded FLASHLIGHTS in order to make it even better.

Gone are the arpeggios and acoustic guitars. In come some real ballsy guitars, a new bass line, massive lead breaks and a bigger drum sound - the overall effect being to give the track (already well-liked by Kerrang Radio) a huge wall of sound - just the spacey feel originally intended.

Check it out here:

http://soundcloud.com/dastards/dastards-flashlights-new

It’s a New Year - and it’s a new focus for DASTARDS.

After 5 years of playing the toilet circuit the band is breaking through in 2010. In readiness the web sites, logo & image are being updated.

FLASHLIGHTS - the most-played DASTARDS song on national radio is being re-recorded to be even bigger and better. We’ll post a link as soon as it’s ready.

So - remember where you were when DASTARDS broke thru!

All the best for the New Year from all of us at Stretch and DASTARDS

Cheers,

Stretch & Co.

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Last nights gig was moved at the last minute (we only heard during the drive down) - and was therefore a complete shambles. We had to stop and get the details of the new venue. So the band arrived late. All the people who were coming to see the band went to the original venue - and couldn’t get in because it was a private party.

So - the band had no time to sound check, were still stressed out from the journey (the road was closaed outside the venue so it meant an extra 20 minutes trying to find another route in London traffic), there were very few people there (even though the pub downstairs was full).

Anyway - the band gave it their best shot and then retreated outside to re-group.

Highlight of the evening? Hearing the new version of FLASHLIGHTS. It was only a rough mix but it sounds FANTASTIC!

Can you tell they are pissed off?

Let’s hope next weeks gigs are better. They are at THE JAILHOUSE in HEREFORD on WEDNESDAY 16th DEC (Hereford 6th Form College’s Christmas Party) and at THE JUNCTION in BRISTOL on 19th Dec 2009.