Yo the General Public.
We have 2 new shows booked.
4th October (sunday) in Kingston,
T'Cocks
W/Lights Out + More TBC
6th November (friday) in Brighton,
T'Goblin
W/Serf Combat, The Grizzley Ends
These will be our last EVER shows. (Probably, Definitely, Maybe..) This is life. Touch my bum.
Sunday, 9 August 2009
Sunday, 2 August 2009
A Couple More Review and stuff...
Mass Movement Zine: July 2009
Bastion – Consequences CD (Home Of The Brave)
Now, this is phenomenal! Not allowing a second for unnecessary things like breathing, Bastion play a furious and unique brand of hardcore punk that doesn’t let up from the opening drum-roll of ‘Beasts’ to the fade-out of album closer ‘Velocity.’ Every song is an anthem. Closing your eyes and listening closely invokes images of sweaty basement venues, beer flying everywhere, and grown men embracing each other and shouting each word with a gusto usually reserved for heroes. The record is short and sweet, with 14 tracks clocking in at just under half an hour, meaning there are no fillers or weak tracks, just slab after slab of bruising punk rock in the vein of The Nerve Agents, Gallows, or None More Black. If you have grown bored of the almost endless stream of British ‘hardcore’ bands with faux American-slang accents (‘Straight Outta Bromwich?’), then trust me when I say you will not go wrong with Bastion. ‘Consequences’ is a mandatory buy for any hardcore or punk enthusiast.
***Cheers Mass Movement Zine, amazing!***
Black Velvet Magazine: Issue 61: July 2009
Bastion - Consequences CD (Home of the Brave)
At last, a punk rock band with more of a true punk influence, none of that watered down crap. Like many punk albums there us little difference between each track, but when the average length of a song is just over two minutes, few will care.You can forget the stereotyped punk lyrical content, sure there is anger and aggression, but the 'down with modern culture' attitude doesn't dominate this fun and frantic album. 'Deetectives', 'No Sleep 'Til Brighton' and 'Dooooomed' are some of the more enjoyable tracks. 'Velocity' is a grand and epic (as epic as punk can be) end to the album. 'Consequences' won't be a hit with the new legion of Green Day adoring punks, but anyone who has a love for Rancid or Minor Threat will come to adore it.
4/5 Rating (Reviewer: Mark MacQueen)
***Schwing! Cheers BlackVelvet people!***
So more good reviews, but alas what difference does this make - we already know that you won't buy the album you credit crunched mp3 downloading people!
Anyway, we're not doing anything over the summer - and as you probably already know Daves moving abroad in the Autumn and I'm (Bowden) being a treachorus bastard so we won't be playing a lot more shows, just one or two in October - so keep your eyes on the prize and we'll let you know when these final shows occur.
Have a grand summer y'all.
Bastion – Consequences CD (Home Of The Brave)
Now, this is phenomenal! Not allowing a second for unnecessary things like breathing, Bastion play a furious and unique brand of hardcore punk that doesn’t let up from the opening drum-roll of ‘Beasts’ to the fade-out of album closer ‘Velocity.’ Every song is an anthem. Closing your eyes and listening closely invokes images of sweaty basement venues, beer flying everywhere, and grown men embracing each other and shouting each word with a gusto usually reserved for heroes. The record is short and sweet, with 14 tracks clocking in at just under half an hour, meaning there are no fillers or weak tracks, just slab after slab of bruising punk rock in the vein of The Nerve Agents, Gallows, or None More Black. If you have grown bored of the almost endless stream of British ‘hardcore’ bands with faux American-slang accents (‘Straight Outta Bromwich?’), then trust me when I say you will not go wrong with Bastion. ‘Consequences’ is a mandatory buy for any hardcore or punk enthusiast.
***Cheers Mass Movement Zine, amazing!***
Black Velvet Magazine: Issue 61: July 2009
Bastion - Consequences CD (Home of the Brave)
At last, a punk rock band with more of a true punk influence, none of that watered down crap. Like many punk albums there us little difference between each track, but when the average length of a song is just over two minutes, few will care.You can forget the stereotyped punk lyrical content, sure there is anger and aggression, but the 'down with modern culture' attitude doesn't dominate this fun and frantic album. 'Deetectives', 'No Sleep 'Til Brighton' and 'Dooooomed' are some of the more enjoyable tracks. 'Velocity' is a grand and epic (as epic as punk can be) end to the album. 'Consequences' won't be a hit with the new legion of Green Day adoring punks, but anyone who has a love for Rancid or Minor Threat will come to adore it.
4/5 Rating (Reviewer: Mark MacQueen)
***Schwing! Cheers BlackVelvet people!***
So more good reviews, but alas what difference does this make - we already know that you won't buy the album you credit crunched mp3 downloading people!
Anyway, we're not doing anything over the summer - and as you probably already know Daves moving abroad in the Autumn and I'm (Bowden) being a treachorus bastard so we won't be playing a lot more shows, just one or two in October - so keep your eyes on the prize and we'll let you know when these final shows occur.
Have a grand summer y'all.
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Punktastic Online Zine / Website: July 2009
Bastion – Consequences (Home Of The Brave Records – 2009)
"This song is not going to change the world," Bastion proclaim on 'No Way Jose'. And they're right. It won't. About 12 years ago I would have adored this record. I would have been 17 and just discovering all the good stuff (fast and furious melodic hardcore straight outta the SoCal scene) and I would have lapped this up a treat. It reminds me a bit of Good Riddance, in places the vocal melodies kind of remind me of Agnostic Front, even though sonically they're miles apart. I guess the closest comparable band is maybe You Me And The Atom Bomb. Anyway, this record is choc-full of punk rock anthems, sung with a strong throaty swagger and lots of alcohol-fueled singalongs. It's pop-punk for the punks, not the pop kids.
And for that reason it kind of passes me by a little bit. Many moons ago I would have lived and breathed this record, but I've mellowed out a little bit in my (relative) old age and as a result I find this a little tired and dated. It's still passionate and emotive and for that the band deserve your attention, but I don't think too many people outside the strong DIY circle that will obviously love this record will be converted. Not because it's bad - because it's actually very good - but it's limited in what it does.
"This song is all about being punk, this song is all about being DIY" the band sing*. The whole album is testament to this ethos and for that alone is well worthy of a listen. For me, well my tastes have changed. I know the 17-year-old in me would have given this 10/10 but I can't hack it any more. If you like Chillerton and all of those quality south-coast bands then Bastion are definitely the band for you.
3/5 stars
*actually for the record we don't - it's 'this song is NOT about....." Ah well!
**Well, pretty good too, probably a pretty fair appraisal - Thanks Punktastic People**
Bastion – Consequences (Home Of The Brave Records – 2009)
"This song is not going to change the world," Bastion proclaim on 'No Way Jose'. And they're right. It won't. About 12 years ago I would have adored this record. I would have been 17 and just discovering all the good stuff (fast and furious melodic hardcore straight outta the SoCal scene) and I would have lapped this up a treat. It reminds me a bit of Good Riddance, in places the vocal melodies kind of remind me of Agnostic Front, even though sonically they're miles apart. I guess the closest comparable band is maybe You Me And The Atom Bomb. Anyway, this record is choc-full of punk rock anthems, sung with a strong throaty swagger and lots of alcohol-fueled singalongs. It's pop-punk for the punks, not the pop kids.
And for that reason it kind of passes me by a little bit. Many moons ago I would have lived and breathed this record, but I've mellowed out a little bit in my (relative) old age and as a result I find this a little tired and dated. It's still passionate and emotive and for that the band deserve your attention, but I don't think too many people outside the strong DIY circle that will obviously love this record will be converted. Not because it's bad - because it's actually very good - but it's limited in what it does.
"This song is all about being punk, this song is all about being DIY" the band sing*. The whole album is testament to this ethos and for that alone is well worthy of a listen. For me, well my tastes have changed. I know the 17-year-old in me would have given this 10/10 but I can't hack it any more. If you like Chillerton and all of those quality south-coast bands then Bastion are definitely the band for you.
3/5 stars
*actually for the record we don't - it's 'this song is NOT about....." Ah well!
**Well, pretty good too, probably a pretty fair appraisal - Thanks Punktastic People**
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Two more album reviews
From Mild Peril Zine, Issue 14 (June 2009)Bastion – Consequences (Home Of The Brave Records – 2009)
As soon as the first ring out of the first song Beasts rings out, I have a slight inkling that I’m gonna like this album, then it kicks off into this fucking intense upbeat melodic punk rock and I think I’m gonna REALLY like this album. The next track Big Yellow, is of a slower tempo, more of a mid-tempo gruffy variety, some fantastic backing vocals really make this sound HUGE! A kinda mixture of Swinging Utters and The Bouncing Souls. The album carries on from that point I’m glad to say, very catchy, sometimes fast, sometimes very fast, never too slow though! I won’t bother picking out my favourite songs, you should buy the album (£5.50 inc P&P) and choose your own! Anyway, these dudes are from Brighton and this is their debut album, apparently they are geeks; ones an electrical engineer, ones a science technician and two are comic book writers. Thank you loads Home Of The Brave for sending this my way, a proper great album which Bastion must be chuffed to fuck to have released, certainly going on my list of UK bands I like.
***Wehay! another good review, Cheers Mild Peril Zine Dudes!***
Issue Punk Zine Number 42: May/June 2009Bastion – Consequences (Home Of The Brave Records – 2009)
BASTION are a bloody fantastic punk band from Brighton, who have gigged extensively, put out a couple of decent demo's and now a knock out album. Delivered for the most part at breath-taking speed it is the perfect blend of old-school, melodic hardcore and even a dash of pop punk to complete the picture. There are a whole stack of fast, catchy, punchy punk tracks on the gem of a CD. All the songs are great, although track 9 (EDIT No Way! Jose!) is my fave and that's down to some of the lyrics. But it's all just so god-damned punky that it doesn't really matter cos they are all winners.
***And another good review, un-fucking-believable!***
As soon as the first ring out of the first song Beasts rings out, I have a slight inkling that I’m gonna like this album, then it kicks off into this fucking intense upbeat melodic punk rock and I think I’m gonna REALLY like this album. The next track Big Yellow, is of a slower tempo, more of a mid-tempo gruffy variety, some fantastic backing vocals really make this sound HUGE! A kinda mixture of Swinging Utters and The Bouncing Souls. The album carries on from that point I’m glad to say, very catchy, sometimes fast, sometimes very fast, never too slow though! I won’t bother picking out my favourite songs, you should buy the album (£5.50 inc P&P) and choose your own! Anyway, these dudes are from Brighton and this is their debut album, apparently they are geeks; ones an electrical engineer, ones a science technician and two are comic book writers. Thank you loads Home Of The Brave for sending this my way, a proper great album which Bastion must be chuffed to fuck to have released, certainly going on my list of UK bands I like.
***Wehay! another good review, Cheers Mild Peril Zine Dudes!***
Issue Punk Zine Number 42: May/June 2009Bastion – Consequences (Home Of The Brave Records – 2009)
BASTION are a bloody fantastic punk band from Brighton, who have gigged extensively, put out a couple of decent demo's and now a knock out album. Delivered for the most part at breath-taking speed it is the perfect blend of old-school, melodic hardcore and even a dash of pop punk to complete the picture. There are a whole stack of fast, catchy, punchy punk tracks on the gem of a CD. All the songs are great, although track 9 (EDIT No Way! Jose!) is my fave and that's down to some of the lyrics. But it's all just so god-damned punky that it doesn't really matter cos they are all winners.
***And another good review, un-fucking-believable!***
Friday, 12 June 2009
Some reviews of 'Consequences'
From 'Lights Go Out' Zine Issue 5 (June 2009)
Bastion - Consequences (Home of the Brave)
Being from up north means that I'm not very up on southern bands so I've
not heard this band before. Bastion are a punk band from Brighton. From
what I gather (that's right Mr T, I do my research!), they've had a
couple of demos and a couple of songs out on compilations but this is
their first full length album. They're one of those bands who play their
songs as fast as physically possible, which could be good or bad really.
These guys seem to pull it off though and the album is packed with fast,
sing-along songs, which wouldn't be out of place in an underground bar
packed with kids who have snuck out from their parents' houses on a
school night just to shout the songs.
***Not Bad! Cheers***
Bastion - Consequences (Home Of The Brave)
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we've found our album of 2009! Seriously
this is that f+cking good, I think you should all go and order your copy
without delay, maybe instead of reading the rest of this review. But for
those of you who haven't taken my advice then I guess I'd better tell
you a little more about Consequences by Bastion. Hailing from Brighton
this 4 piece play a very UK sounding gruff punk rock with some hardcore
and some street values, but with a foot definitely in the rock and roll
camp of punk. The songs are pacey and powerful, the vocals brash and
fast. The backing vocals are excellent too and it event has some great
sing a long opportunities. The power of this album really does hit you
full on smack in the face. It's hard to pick out some tracks of note but
I'll drop a mention to "Trust Me!", "Doooooomed", "One For The Road",
"Detectives" and "I Don't Like Your Face, Pal!" but it is hard from the
14 on offer. Not a duff tune on here. So if you've read the whole thing,
nice one and now get yourself ordering this album, it's gonna be stuck
on my player for quite a while!
***Believe it or not, we didn't suck off the reviewer.***
Reviews from Mild Peril Issue 14, and Issue Punk Zine will be added here as soon as we can be bothered to type them out.
Bastion - Consequences (Home of the Brave)
Being from up north means that I'm not very up on southern bands so I've
not heard this band before. Bastion are a punk band from Brighton. From
what I gather (that's right Mr T, I do my research!), they've had a
couple of demos and a couple of songs out on compilations but this is
their first full length album. They're one of those bands who play their
songs as fast as physically possible, which could be good or bad really.
These guys seem to pull it off though and the album is packed with fast,
sing-along songs, which wouldn't be out of place in an underground bar
packed with kids who have snuck out from their parents' houses on a
school night just to shout the songs.
***Not Bad! Cheers***
Bastion - Consequences (Home Of The Brave)
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we've found our album of 2009! Seriously
this is that f+cking good, I think you should all go and order your copy
without delay, maybe instead of reading the rest of this review. But for
those of you who haven't taken my advice then I guess I'd better tell
you a little more about Consequences by Bastion. Hailing from Brighton
this 4 piece play a very UK sounding gruff punk rock with some hardcore
and some street values, but with a foot definitely in the rock and roll
camp of punk. The songs are pacey and powerful, the vocals brash and
fast. The backing vocals are excellent too and it event has some great
sing a long opportunities. The power of this album really does hit you
full on smack in the face. It's hard to pick out some tracks of note but
I'll drop a mention to "Trust Me!", "Doooooomed", "One For The Road",
"Detectives" and "I Don't Like Your Face, Pal!" but it is hard from the
14 on offer. Not a duff tune on here. So if you've read the whole thing,
nice one and now get yourself ordering this album, it's gonna be stuck
on my player for quite a while!
***Believe it or not, we didn't suck off the reviewer.***
Reviews from Mild Peril Issue 14, and Issue Punk Zine will be added here as soon as we can be bothered to type them out.
Monday, 18 May 2009
Fuck.
It.
Thanks for those who came down and watched us.
The Park sound a lot like Art Brut.
Those Damn Owls did very well.
Gnarrrrrrrr (sex noise)
Thanks for those who came down and watched us.
The Park sound a lot like Art Brut.
Those Damn Owls did very well.
Gnarrrrrrrr (sex noise)
Friday, 15 May 2009
All Systems NO!
Morning,
Well, since tour we've done absolutely bugger all. Barely practiced, no shows, not a huge amount of writing....frankly it's been nice to chill out, only been to a few shows to watch too - Shot Baker / Classics of Love show is the only one that springs to mind, SB were ace and the album is pretty outstanding too, so at least it was worth venturing to the Engine Rooms (toilets now functioning - amazing). Oh, and Kunt & The Gang was pretty funny until his guts went wrong / swine flu / whatever excuse that lanky bastard gave! Actually, he seemed in genuine distress so fair play, and the documentary is fucking brilliant.
But alas all good things come to an end, and this coming Monday (18th May 2009) at the Prince Albert Pub in Brighton we'll be back on stage / floor area screaming our little heads off. We're playing with fellow Brightonians Those Damn Owls and a band only known as The Park who appear not to have a myspace/purevolume or any information about them so far, it might be their first show I think - but I digress, their bassist is rumoured to have been a member of Britpop chart botherers Cornershop back 'in the day'...so I'm expecting some quality poppy indie, and if it's another bunch of scruffy hooligans with spikey hair and tattoos then I'll be disapointed. Details below:
Prince Albert (upstairs), Trafalgor Street, Brighton - just below the train station.
£3/4 door tax.
We're on first at 8.30pm approximately.
The Park are up next, and then the evening concludes with Those Damn Owls....
If you haven't bought an album off us yet then we'll have a few with us - they cost £5 each, are 14 tracks in total, 30 minutes in length, and 100% of awesome. We also still have some 7" Lost London Records splits left from tour too...Obviously, after paying entry and for beers we totally understand if you don't, but we'll secretly resent you and plot your torrid downfall.
Plans: We don't really have any - we're not going out of our way to book shows between May and August, but if anything comes up we're all available for and it isn't too much hassle then we might one. I'm pretty much focusing on getting wedding stuff sorted as I'm getting married to my long term special friend Vicky on 14 August this year, but keep your ears to the ground for the long awaited (by me and 3 or 4 others) birth of Combat Wank, the heirs in waiting to the Beastie Boys throne.
Having said that we'll be back raring to go from September through to Dave's exodus to become a ski/snowboard instructor with his mrs, Gemma, in Austrian in November. So we'll do a few shows in Sep/Oct and probably have a Goodbye/thanks show sometime at the end of October or start of November. Then that's it. At least for 9 or 10 months, possibly permanently, we shall see...Unless I learn the drums and become the new Phil Collins that is...
Murghhhhhhhhhhh*
Bowden
*sex noise.
Well, since tour we've done absolutely bugger all. Barely practiced, no shows, not a huge amount of writing....frankly it's been nice to chill out, only been to a few shows to watch too - Shot Baker / Classics of Love show is the only one that springs to mind, SB were ace and the album is pretty outstanding too, so at least it was worth venturing to the Engine Rooms (toilets now functioning - amazing). Oh, and Kunt & The Gang was pretty funny until his guts went wrong / swine flu / whatever excuse that lanky bastard gave! Actually, he seemed in genuine distress so fair play, and the documentary is fucking brilliant.
But alas all good things come to an end, and this coming Monday (18th May 2009) at the Prince Albert Pub in Brighton we'll be back on stage / floor area screaming our little heads off. We're playing with fellow Brightonians Those Damn Owls and a band only known as The Park who appear not to have a myspace/purevolume or any information about them so far, it might be their first show I think - but I digress, their bassist is rumoured to have been a member of Britpop chart botherers Cornershop back 'in the day'...so I'm expecting some quality poppy indie, and if it's another bunch of scruffy hooligans with spikey hair and tattoos then I'll be disapointed. Details below:
Prince Albert (upstairs), Trafalgor Street, Brighton - just below the train station.
£3/4 door tax.
We're on first at 8.30pm approximately.
The Park are up next, and then the evening concludes with Those Damn Owls....
If you haven't bought an album off us yet then we'll have a few with us - they cost £5 each, are 14 tracks in total, 30 minutes in length, and 100% of awesome. We also still have some 7" Lost London Records splits left from tour too...Obviously, after paying entry and for beers we totally understand if you don't, but we'll secretly resent you and plot your torrid downfall.
Plans: We don't really have any - we're not going out of our way to book shows between May and August, but if anything comes up we're all available for and it isn't too much hassle then we might one. I'm pretty much focusing on getting wedding stuff sorted as I'm getting married to my long term special friend Vicky on 14 August this year, but keep your ears to the ground for the long awaited (by me and 3 or 4 others) birth of Combat Wank, the heirs in waiting to the Beastie Boys throne.
Having said that we'll be back raring to go from September through to Dave's exodus to become a ski/snowboard instructor with his mrs, Gemma, in Austrian in November. So we'll do a few shows in Sep/Oct and probably have a Goodbye/thanks show sometime at the end of October or start of November. Then that's it. At least for 9 or 10 months, possibly permanently, we shall see...Unless I learn the drums and become the new Phil Collins that is...
Murghhhhhhhhhhh*
Bowden
*sex noise.
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Tour Photos
The England/Wales Bridge. Ooooooh exciting.
Dave BBQ'ing in a Bottle at his parents house in Nailsea. Good times!
We Drive all day....
The Oldest Pub, in the world in Nottingham. Thumbs aloft!
Moshing to Break Stuff cover by Just Panic before the smackheads turned up....
Just Panic do their thing in Bristol.
More Just Panic Rock Action
There were more people on the stage than in the audience at this show! Doh!Iains a cheeky chap.
Southend (is) Pants.....
Southend on Mud, The Longest Pier in the World, Later in evening, the longest set in the world (it felt like it anyway...)
'Arty' Picture of Dan in the Car thinking about girls and stuff.
Alun Just Panic with his face and drums. Nice T-Shirt too.
Frank Just Panic trying not to look freaked out by the singer of Citizen Erased who played this show too. She had some stage atire.
Iain disrespecting Robin Hood.
"The Drunken Dave Party Pointy Rum Dance"
Screaming my head off in the Room of Doom, Nottingham.
One of the many, many pit-stops in service stations.
Just Panic in action in Kingston.
Southend (is) Pants.....
Southend on Mud, The Longest Pier in the World, Later in evening, the longest set in the world (it felt like it anyway...)
'Arty' Picture of Dan in the Car thinking about girls and stuff.
Alun Just Panic with his face and drums. Nice T-Shirt too.
Frank Just Panic trying not to look freaked out by the singer of Citizen Erased who played this show too. She had some stage atire.
Iain disrespecting Robin Hood.
"The Drunken Dave Party Pointy Rum Dance"
Screaming my head off in the Room of Doom, Nottingham.
One of the many, many pit-stops in service stations. 
Just Panic in action in Kingston.Sunday, 19 April 2009
Really old interview with G Unit of the Cats Penis Zine
http://thecatspenis.blogspot.com/2008/08/interview-with-brighton-punk-types.html
Thursday, 7 August 2008
Interview with Brighton punk types Bastion
Bastion have never been to Bastion Mews in Hereford which has left me feeling a bti disappointed. However, they do play some damn fine Bouncing Souls/Slapshot influenced old skool hardcore. I had a chat with my old pal Dan Bowden (singer) by email and he's what he had to say. Oh yeah, check their myspace...www.myspace.com/bastionuk
(1) Bastion, why the name? Are you named after Bastion Mews in Hereford? In fact, have you ever been to the Dinosaur Market in Hereford?Bowden: I've never been to the 'Ford Mr Postans... It would appear that Dan Bell was a sneaky fucker and managed to get us named after an X-Men villain - him and Iain love their comics - we were struggling to agree on a name for ages, and dan suggested Bastion - we all agreed it was the lesser of evils after such attempts as 'Matalan Slag' and 'Smartbomb'...<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastion_(comics) It later transpired that he'd gone and sneaked more comic stuff past us, Bastion is a kind of mutant-hating villian who is determined to wipe out all the x-men. I still don't really like our name but we've had it over a year so will probably stick with it forever. (*I'd like to change it to 'Dandandavians' - rhyming with scandanavians - see answer to question 4)
(2) Who are your main influences then? Don't you think you'd sell more records if you looked and sounded like those cunts from Fall Out Boy?Bowden: As I'm the 'singer' I guess I'd have to get more ginger and chubby to get the FOB look...what does Pete Wentz do other than pout? - I'd like to see Bell get involved with hair straighteners definitely. The obvious influences are probably Alkaline Trio, The Buzzcocks, Early Green Day - as Bell and Dave write a lot of our songs and they're really into stuff like that. Vocals-wise I probably look towards bands like Mclusky, The Bronx and Beastie Boys (Aglio el olio era) who shout more than sing, due to lack of any singing ability. We all listen to fair different stuff, so it's difficult to speak on behalf of everyone, but our sound does seem to be moving away from the poppier stuff due to the fact we can't harmonise for shit. Iain seems to more into hardcore/post-rock stuff and seems to be attempting to get the most dirgey fuzzbox noise he can. On a closer to home level, all the bands/promoters/friends who've helped and been nice to us, come to shows, bought cds/t-shirts and said anything nice about us - without these nice people we'd have probably packed it in long ago.
(3) I've seen you live and you're well fackin' lively, how do you go about preparing for gigs proper like? Any particularly favourite gigs you've played and why?Bowden: We used to be statues on stage, but the nerves are finally subsiding! My favourite shows have been SAI Fest in Ireland when we toured with Heroic Doses - was actually a proper stage and we had loads of crazy irish kids with flags invading the stage, as well as a lady who had the appearance of a crack-whore. She did actually offer sexual favours for a free CD - this was rebuffed as: sex with crackwhore - negative 1000 pointsgive cd away for free - negative 10 points= what would Bastion be gaining, aside an STD and loss of dignity?Simple maths. Sorry for my Heroic Doses bumming, but playing their final ever show at the Fighting Cocks in kingston in Feb 2008 was amazing - best atmosphere of any show ever, was rammed and the other bands (Black tax and The Hijacks - best UK ska punk band) were ace - was great to be part of that day.
(4) Who's in Bastion? I notice you have Lee from old boyband 911 on drums, how did that come about?The originators and brains are Dan Bell (Guitar) and Dave Reid/Lee 911 (Drums). Iain Buchanan was chosen for his rugged looks, and me for my IT and administration skills (I'm not joking). Dan and Iain are friends through Underfire Comics a Brighton independent publishing collective thing (insert website link plug here) and The rest of us met at University in Brighton. They've got the talent I just whore us about on the internet and suchlike... We're basically Dan, Dan, Dave and Iain.*
(5) The new songs on your myspace are sounding shithot. Do you plan to bring out a cd soon? Have you had any interest from any DIY labels?Bowden: Thanks G! We recorded those with Dan Goudie in June (he did our last demo/ep Circa 1882 too) - He's a seriously talented chap and we're lucky to be recording with him again in November this year - we should be recording the rest of an album then, and a few tweaks here and there then we should have a 12 to 15 tracks ready for an album. We're hoping to release it through our friends Toby and Jon from Heroic Doses/Earth Dies Screaming/Serf Combat's label 'Home of the Brave Records' (link plug), not sure how that all works yet - but hopefully they'll be able to help us and give us some much needed advice! We're also hoping to do a 7" split with our friends in The Small Mercies who are also frickin' awesome. Dan Bell is being locked in a shed for the summer holidays to write our new songs as we speak.
(6) What's the punk scene like in Brighton these days? Any good local bands we should be looking out for?Bowden: We're probably the wrong band to ask this kind of question, we're not the most sociable, and our fingers are not exactly on the pulse (probably should get out to more shows) But off the top of my head... The Blankheads (london/brighton) - snotty power punk in the lookout styleLos Mendozas (via mexico) - Wrestling based hardcore madnessThe North Pole - Spikey Indie punk - new band from ex/current hot damn/twofold types - seriously goodStrickland - ex random heroes rapid hardcore pop punkOffcuts - ridiculously spazzy hardcore/metal mess, songs about meat?Those Damn Owls - just started up, singalong melodic punk in rancid'y snuff'y vein, loads of potential and jolly nice chaps too.Toby is from brighton so add Earth Dies Screaming (Hendrix meets black flag ?!) and his newest band Serf Combat to that too.Sak-less Jack are also a great skate punk band who don't get the attention they deserve, from just down the coast although not technically Brighton.Lastly, CAUTIONHORSES - dunno if they're really punk - what is? but if you like Mclusky / Hot Snakes kinda stuff - superb band. + for DIY promoters its all about The New Wave of Cut and Paste, This ones for the Crew shows, Nothing to Prove records.
(7) Any of you chaps into football? Does ANYBODY like cricket? I mean, it's shite and the games go on for about 4 weeks.I love football! Dave doesn't mind a kick-about, and Iain and Dan really don't care for it...Beach football is my current fave as I'm all about the overhead kicks on sand. Southend United are my team, although I'm more armchair than hooligan. Cricket? I don't think any of us are big fans no - we're not a particularly sporty band although I do like a game of badminton, and Daves into extreme sports stuff like kite surfing, as well as sitting on his boat eating spinach and shouting 'YARRRRRGH'. Brett Angell over the Angel who plays for Villa any day. Fact.
(8) The Daily Mail told me that EVERYONE in Brighton is ginger beer and that they love spending £16.50 on a pint, is this true?I like ginger beer with whisky and lime on the rocks. Or even Tuaca - tuscan mule action. Great summer tipple my friend. Nobody loves spending that on a point, there's a few pubs in Brighton that are a little more reasonable but as a general rule it's frickin' expensive, though a great place to live. For bars, music, food, and just general niceness it's ace, I think Brighton only stocks the Guardian anyway so I didn't realise the Mail said that...
(9) Have you got any funny stories involving peni please? Erm, in the second year of Uni whilst living with my (still current) girlfriend (nay - fiance), after a night on the lash I sleepwalked and urinated all over her revision notes and text books the night before an exam. Drying piss-ridden statistics books at 4am with a hair dryer is not something I feel the need to repeat. Not sure if that's funny mind, not exactly a 'boys out the barracks' Alan Partridge moment...I also probably shouldn't share, but I 'nicked' myself whilst having a trim once. Ouch, but quite funny looking back on it - I was really frightened it would wither and fall off.
(10) Ever seen a cat's penis?Probably - I must have seen at least 14 cats in my lifetime, aren't they meant to be barbed or something? Dan Bell probably has one pickled in formaldehyde in his living room, he's into weird stuff like that. erm also: www.murdochspace.com/bastionuk
Thursday, 7 August 2008
Interview with Brighton punk types Bastion
Bastion have never been to Bastion Mews in Hereford which has left me feeling a bti disappointed. However, they do play some damn fine Bouncing Souls/Slapshot influenced old skool hardcore. I had a chat with my old pal Dan Bowden (singer) by email and he's what he had to say. Oh yeah, check their myspace...www.myspace.com/bastionuk
(1) Bastion, why the name? Are you named after Bastion Mews in Hereford? In fact, have you ever been to the Dinosaur Market in Hereford?Bowden: I've never been to the 'Ford Mr Postans... It would appear that Dan Bell was a sneaky fucker and managed to get us named after an X-Men villain - him and Iain love their comics - we were struggling to agree on a name for ages, and dan suggested Bastion - we all agreed it was the lesser of evils after such attempts as 'Matalan Slag' and 'Smartbomb'...<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastion_(comics) It later transpired that he'd gone and sneaked more comic stuff past us, Bastion is a kind of mutant-hating villian who is determined to wipe out all the x-men. I still don't really like our name but we've had it over a year so will probably stick with it forever. (*I'd like to change it to 'Dandandavians' - rhyming with scandanavians - see answer to question 4)
(2) Who are your main influences then? Don't you think you'd sell more records if you looked and sounded like those cunts from Fall Out Boy?Bowden: As I'm the 'singer' I guess I'd have to get more ginger and chubby to get the FOB look...what does Pete Wentz do other than pout? - I'd like to see Bell get involved with hair straighteners definitely. The obvious influences are probably Alkaline Trio, The Buzzcocks, Early Green Day - as Bell and Dave write a lot of our songs and they're really into stuff like that. Vocals-wise I probably look towards bands like Mclusky, The Bronx and Beastie Boys (Aglio el olio era) who shout more than sing, due to lack of any singing ability. We all listen to fair different stuff, so it's difficult to speak on behalf of everyone, but our sound does seem to be moving away from the poppier stuff due to the fact we can't harmonise for shit. Iain seems to more into hardcore/post-rock stuff and seems to be attempting to get the most dirgey fuzzbox noise he can. On a closer to home level, all the bands/promoters/friends who've helped and been nice to us, come to shows, bought cds/t-shirts and said anything nice about us - without these nice people we'd have probably packed it in long ago.
(3) I've seen you live and you're well fackin' lively, how do you go about preparing for gigs proper like? Any particularly favourite gigs you've played and why?Bowden: We used to be statues on stage, but the nerves are finally subsiding! My favourite shows have been SAI Fest in Ireland when we toured with Heroic Doses - was actually a proper stage and we had loads of crazy irish kids with flags invading the stage, as well as a lady who had the appearance of a crack-whore. She did actually offer sexual favours for a free CD - this was rebuffed as: sex with crackwhore - negative 1000 pointsgive cd away for free - negative 10 points= what would Bastion be gaining, aside an STD and loss of dignity?Simple maths. Sorry for my Heroic Doses bumming, but playing their final ever show at the Fighting Cocks in kingston in Feb 2008 was amazing - best atmosphere of any show ever, was rammed and the other bands (Black tax and The Hijacks - best UK ska punk band) were ace - was great to be part of that day.
(4) Who's in Bastion? I notice you have Lee from old boyband 911 on drums, how did that come about?The originators and brains are Dan Bell (Guitar) and Dave Reid/Lee 911 (Drums). Iain Buchanan was chosen for his rugged looks, and me for my IT and administration skills (I'm not joking). Dan and Iain are friends through Underfire Comics a Brighton independent publishing collective thing (insert website link plug here) and The rest of us met at University in Brighton. They've got the talent I just whore us about on the internet and suchlike... We're basically Dan, Dan, Dave and Iain.*
(5) The new songs on your myspace are sounding shithot. Do you plan to bring out a cd soon? Have you had any interest from any DIY labels?Bowden: Thanks G! We recorded those with Dan Goudie in June (he did our last demo/ep Circa 1882 too) - He's a seriously talented chap and we're lucky to be recording with him again in November this year - we should be recording the rest of an album then, and a few tweaks here and there then we should have a 12 to 15 tracks ready for an album. We're hoping to release it through our friends Toby and Jon from Heroic Doses/Earth Dies Screaming/Serf Combat's label 'Home of the Brave Records' (link plug), not sure how that all works yet - but hopefully they'll be able to help us and give us some much needed advice! We're also hoping to do a 7" split with our friends in The Small Mercies who are also frickin' awesome. Dan Bell is being locked in a shed for the summer holidays to write our new songs as we speak.
(6) What's the punk scene like in Brighton these days? Any good local bands we should be looking out for?Bowden: We're probably the wrong band to ask this kind of question, we're not the most sociable, and our fingers are not exactly on the pulse (probably should get out to more shows) But off the top of my head... The Blankheads (london/brighton) - snotty power punk in the lookout styleLos Mendozas (via mexico) - Wrestling based hardcore madnessThe North Pole - Spikey Indie punk - new band from ex/current hot damn/twofold types - seriously goodStrickland - ex random heroes rapid hardcore pop punkOffcuts - ridiculously spazzy hardcore/metal mess, songs about meat?Those Damn Owls - just started up, singalong melodic punk in rancid'y snuff'y vein, loads of potential and jolly nice chaps too.Toby is from brighton so add Earth Dies Screaming (Hendrix meets black flag ?!) and his newest band Serf Combat to that too.Sak-less Jack are also a great skate punk band who don't get the attention they deserve, from just down the coast although not technically Brighton.Lastly, CAUTIONHORSES - dunno if they're really punk - what is? but if you like Mclusky / Hot Snakes kinda stuff - superb band. + for DIY promoters its all about The New Wave of Cut and Paste, This ones for the Crew shows, Nothing to Prove records.
(7) Any of you chaps into football? Does ANYBODY like cricket? I mean, it's shite and the games go on for about 4 weeks.I love football! Dave doesn't mind a kick-about, and Iain and Dan really don't care for it...Beach football is my current fave as I'm all about the overhead kicks on sand. Southend United are my team, although I'm more armchair than hooligan. Cricket? I don't think any of us are big fans no - we're not a particularly sporty band although I do like a game of badminton, and Daves into extreme sports stuff like kite surfing, as well as sitting on his boat eating spinach and shouting 'YARRRRRGH'. Brett Angell over the Angel who plays for Villa any day. Fact.
(8) The Daily Mail told me that EVERYONE in Brighton is ginger beer and that they love spending £16.50 on a pint, is this true?I like ginger beer with whisky and lime on the rocks. Or even Tuaca - tuscan mule action. Great summer tipple my friend. Nobody loves spending that on a point, there's a few pubs in Brighton that are a little more reasonable but as a general rule it's frickin' expensive, though a great place to live. For bars, music, food, and just general niceness it's ace, I think Brighton only stocks the Guardian anyway so I didn't realise the Mail said that...
(9) Have you got any funny stories involving peni please? Erm, in the second year of Uni whilst living with my (still current) girlfriend (nay - fiance), after a night on the lash I sleepwalked and urinated all over her revision notes and text books the night before an exam. Drying piss-ridden statistics books at 4am with a hair dryer is not something I feel the need to repeat. Not sure if that's funny mind, not exactly a 'boys out the barracks' Alan Partridge moment...I also probably shouldn't share, but I 'nicked' myself whilst having a trim once. Ouch, but quite funny looking back on it - I was really frightened it would wither and fall off.
(10) Ever seen a cat's penis?Probably - I must have seen at least 14 cats in my lifetime, aren't they meant to be barbed or something? Dan Bell probably has one pickled in formaldehyde in his living room, he's into weird stuff like that. erm also: www.murdochspace.com/bastionuk
Saturday, 11 April 2009
April Tour Conclusion from Bowden
Hello.
So, we've done the tour thing again, here's a summary from my point of view. These opinions and views expressed do not represent the group consensus of Bastion, they are merely ramblings of someone with little better to do at 00:28 on a Saturday night.
Friday 3rd - K Town Rocks
So we set off from the offices of EDF energy in three bridges, and drive to the Fighting cocks to the sweet sounds of Cochise by Audioslave, in fact we only last the opening epic riff before giving into Chris Cornells warbling and put some other music on. I did actually start to log our car stereo choices, before giving up on day 3 and losing the bit of paper, ah well. It's academic.
Anyway, the gig itself, cheers and thanks to Tony Dead Beat (better stop calling him mercies now) and anTony Fink / Dead Beat and Timmy for sorting this out for us, and for Tony for putting us up in his ladpad afterwards. legend. The night was awesome, rambled to Josh on the bar and the lady who does an amazing job with the sound every single time, whose name has just eluded my eroded brain, sorry. Imelda done an amazing job with taking some photos for us (a couple below, more on our myspace page) cheers for that. We played okay I think, yet again Entrapment was played shambolically, but this time we got Jon El Guapo to sing for old times sake, he seemed a little reluctant but I hope it didn't destroy his soul too much! The Dead Beats first ever show was great - lots of people raved about them, Cardinal Fink were ace too reminded me a little of Guided By Voices in places, Colt Seavers were intense, and amazing moustache. Just Panic blew me away again, bastards. lovely bastards. Drank more at Tonys and admired his organised CD collection. SLEEEEEEEEEEEP (and spooned Iain in his sleep apparently, ooops...)
Saturday 4th - Thee Olde Trap
Wetherspoons breakfast, coffee, drive to nottingham. Lots of tunes included the Cut Ups and Future of the Left from memory....
Get to the venue tres early, go and look at the Castle and drink in the olde trap, the oldest pub in the world/england? had a little explore and then went and peered through the windows of that classy establishment Hooters, decide that maybe going inside with all the suited holligans of Nottingham is not the wisest move ever, head back to venue with tail between legs.
The venue at this one was ace, a little dungeon style practice room, BYOB - we did. Lots of booze, drank beer and then much rum, mainly to keep warm - but the effects were lethal. We played pretty okay, watched Just Panic 'rip shit up' again, and also the Human Targets who dedicated their song Temporary to me, as I like it, which was nice. Good lads, cheers Fraser.
It all got a bit hazy after the rum, and I woke in the morning in a bed in Alun Just Panics houseshare - apparently after disapearing to go to the toilet. Thankfully I didn't wet the bed. (2nd night in a row I slept in my clothes hmmmm...) Nothing too shameful though. A great night all in all.
Sunday 5th - Southend-on-Hell
ESSEX! Back to my roots this one, stayed at my folks - so relative luxury, stocked up on food and then headed to the longest pier in the world TM, and more excitingly £1 bowling on the seafront. Was hungover as hell on this day.....this was pretty much the high point for me, Dave won bowling I think....we have photographic evidence which I'll add once Dave uploads (same with other days generally)
The show itself wasn't our greatest moment ever! Not the promoters fault as I hassled him to let us jump on the bill, but all the other bands were much more screamy and hardcore than us, some to me was just noise - but thats because I'm untrendy and old I guess. Anyway, we got told off for feeding back into an amp, and the crowd generally smoked outside whilst we played - probably for the best, but thanks to my good friends Wes, Ian and Sally who make the journey down and all of Wes mates, at least we played to a few people - and we met a nice person in Markovsky who had some nice musical moments, though still a little screamy for my personal tastes. Thanks to the other bands who let us use their gear n that, and I do like the Sunrooms as a venue I must say.
Got depressed and drunk and rambled shit for hours after this show - and couldn't open door and had to wake folks up to let us in - not my greatest moment, but still. A show's a show eh?
Monday 6th - Crack: Moreish, apparently.
Bristol, now Daves hometown for a visit - Jak (suicide bookings) had sorted us out on short notice after we lost another show so thanks loads to him for this. Stayed at daves house - was epic. He had turtles and a remote control helicopter. After the show I made a pizza from scratch and put more chillis on it that really necessary - sorry Steve who was Just Panics mate. A burning ring of fire indeed. We had a BBQ the morning after show, and many beers into the early hours whilst Just Panic showed us some sick stuff on the WWW. SICK it was. *shudder*
The show itself, well - turn out not so good, but given Jak had a week to promote not his fault, and the barman/soundman was a legend. nice chap, and well funny. Killed By Hollywood were grand stuff, Just Panic played 3/4 of their set as well as ever whilst we sang along, and then did some amazing covers impromptu - where is my mind by the Pixies I think was one of them, I forget, and sweet home alabama which prompted the best Killed by Hollywood rap one could ever care to see, wish I'd videoed this. We probably played a fairly tight set, but alas to noone!
Oh yes, and then the smackheads came and caused shit, thus causing police to stop the show and us to get the hell out of there before we were stabbed with needles. Fantastic, Just Panic never got to end their set - sucked. Then more accident/diversions/police pressence added 30 mins to our journey back to Daves. Funny old night, but Jak was a grand chap so thanks for the show dude.
Tuesday 7th - Who doesn't like Brum?
Birmingham now, courtesy of Laughing in the Face Of's Steve Lowry AKA Easy Target. We arrived in the Brum, feeling frankly shattered, very very shattered. The venue didn't seem an obvious place for a punk show to begin with, but by the end of the night had had a great time. Easy Target did his acoustic goodness which I enjoyed muchly to begin, nice chap to book. Duller in Colour followed us, and were slightly more poppy, but also more angular than us - not straight ahead punk, but totally tight and great and what they do - and very nice blokes to boot, Lars in particular, and the guitarist who name escapes me. Good stuff. Just Panic headlined and yet again played all their songs note perfectly, Bastards. I think we were okay, but a little under the weather and lacked a bit of energy at this show, also big cheers to G and his mates who came down and gave their support, I did an inapropriate dedication to Gareth, but he can take that shit like the manbitch he is, so all okay on that front. We slept as much as possible forseeing much booze in swansea, we weren't wrong....
Wednesday 8th - S-Town also rocks.
Swansea! Awesome, got there - minced about for a bit and then bowled. I kick the others asses. Sorry lads, but it's a fact. I felt sorry for the alley girl who had to take our shoes to exchange for bowling shoes as at this stage they were frankly rank.
Rhys Arteries and Trev AKA the Swansea Collective sorted us out this show, so cheers for that dudes. Trev cooked and amazing curry for us, and then got wrecked like a champion, we stayed at Rhys's after a heavy night of Mohito's and Bucket Cocktails.
The show itself - The Groundnuts and Independents kicked everyones' asses again with their great S Town punk rock n roll. Singalong stuff, and they played very very tightly considering their alleged lack of practice. Admired Greg Groundnuts new emo hairstyle which was apparently due to lack of quiff-effort. The punkrock quiz by pugs was pretty fun, though we clearly know shit all about punk, and if it was not for Trev's help would've scored a big fat zero. We played okay I think, a few drum problems from the prima donna that is Dave ;) but we got through a decent enough set in the end and a few people said nice things, which was, nice. Met Nigel and a chap from the Symptons whose name eludes me again (I should write this when not so tired) who were all sound as. Oh, and great to see Ryan of Heroic Doses original member 'Fame' and his new fiance (congrats again)....Basically a top top night.
and I snored Z Z Z Z!
Thursday 9th - The End of an beERA.
After a long drive with some ipod DJing back from Swansea, we arrived back in Brighton late afternoon and popped home for quick showers before heading to the Hobgoblin to set up and greet bands arriving. I was a dead man walking by this stage, truly exhausted and not really looking forward to the prospect of another eve of 'fun'. Especially as I made an amateur promoter error of booking TOO MANY FUCKING BANDS. I really need to know how to say no / be more sensible, a lesson learned one could say. I was a proper snappy stresshead and also kept faffing about with the running order to 3/4 of Bastions dismay, but heyho it all worked out ok in the end.
Those nice chaps AKA Those Damn Owls opened proceedings with their take on 1990's style pop punk, music maybe american in sound, but the vocals give them a great authentically british edge so they don't sound like they're just copying 90's bands like Rancid/Green Day. Grand set with lots of energy, they need to get out Brighton at some point though, the lazy gits ;)
Laughing in the Face Of returned the favour next, really amazing techical skate punk - totally not fashionable, and all the better for it - aside a technical hitch played some amazing stuff. Finally chatted to them a bit more after sharing a couple of bills together in the past - nice blokes.
Just Panic played next - seriously great as ever, and loads of people told me how much they enjoyed them which was really cool to have people agree with our opinion of how good these fellas are (sorry for the arselicking, but people really do need to check them out)
You Me & The Atom Bomb played an earlier set due to transport commitments, they were as good as you'd expect from them - I'm really sorry that due to my logistical clusterfuck they played a shorter set than we'd all have liked. Great band, and v.understanding of my fucking dire time management.
Poison Heart from Belgium up next, a fast and furious set from them - melodic hardcore with a crazilly energetic frontman named Manu. Was pissed off that it wasn't a bigger crowd for them after travelling such a long way. Played a belter of a set and also cut it a bit short so we could manage to squeeze a short set in the end.
We played last as I thought best all the other bands definitely got to play in case we totally ran out of time - we played for about 10/15 minutes in the end and fitted in about 5/6 songs - but I did enjoy this 10/15 mins, and people were really nice and cheery, which was unexpected and really cool. Thanks to all the other bands who stuck around also.
Wasn't a total disaster in the end, which was a cheeky bonus! Thanks to all our mates who stuck around to the very end, and those who tried to cheer me up.
Anyway, that's an overview with epic detail of the tour, a huge thanks to everyone who came and watched us, bought a CD, gave us a show, put us up or offered to, drank with us, to Just Panic and Steve for being totally nice blokes and getting to watch them SLAY each night. Bands that lent us gear and nice sound/venue people, parents and relatives whose houses we abused all generally all that jazz.
More photos will be added to this once Dave has uploaded.
I will never apologise for length or width.
Bowden
Friday, 3 April 2009
Hellogoodbye.
Tour begins forthwith.
A week of fighting over CD choices in car, stinking feet, hips and elbows digging into the floor at night, warm beer, cold shoulders, waxey build ups, drinking from 11am, getting lost on route, french showers, feeling inadequate compared to 99% of the bands we play with, singing along to the arteries/cutups/dauntless/chillerton CD's Dave has in permanent residency in his car, Dave wearing shitty hats, Dan moaning at Dave for wearing shitty hats, Dan Bell engrossed in comics, Me getting pissed off over nothing, and then the creeping realisation that I'm wrong and a massive cockpiece, bemoaning lack of money, selling 0.3 records a show, smelly smelly feet. Football in laybys/petrol station, seeing the sights, getting looked at funny, meeting nice new people, meeting a few dicks inevitably, videoing the whole sorry affair so we can replay-replay-replay on return to real life.
Maybe I'm hyping it up a bit, we're only off for 6 days after all, but fuck it - if we're going to pretend we're a proper band, we might as well do it properly.
So tonight, if you don't think we're guff: we have all the things I mentioned below - vinyl is on route, DIY t-shirts have been DIYYYYYed, Dave has his 'tour hat', Bowden has a 'MacEnroe' sweatband and fro, Dan and Iain have animal suits.
Can we kick it? Why yes sir! We can.
If you need urgent assistance / contact then email bastionuk (at) gmail (dot) com if you don't have our phone numbers (I'm not publishing that little treat) as dave has an update thingy on that I think.
Come to the shows, hoes.
Bowden
A week of fighting over CD choices in car, stinking feet, hips and elbows digging into the floor at night, warm beer, cold shoulders, waxey build ups, drinking from 11am, getting lost on route, french showers, feeling inadequate compared to 99% of the bands we play with, singing along to the arteries/cutups/dauntless/chillerton CD's Dave has in permanent residency in his car, Dave wearing shitty hats, Dan moaning at Dave for wearing shitty hats, Dan Bell engrossed in comics, Me getting pissed off over nothing, and then the creeping realisation that I'm wrong and a massive cockpiece, bemoaning lack of money, selling 0.3 records a show, smelly smelly feet. Football in laybys/petrol station, seeing the sights, getting looked at funny, meeting nice new people, meeting a few dicks inevitably, videoing the whole sorry affair so we can replay-replay-replay on return to real life.
Maybe I'm hyping it up a bit, we're only off for 6 days after all, but fuck it - if we're going to pretend we're a proper band, we might as well do it properly.
So tonight, if you don't think we're guff: we have all the things I mentioned below - vinyl is on route, DIY t-shirts have been DIYYYYYed, Dave has his 'tour hat', Bowden has a 'MacEnroe' sweatband and fro, Dan and Iain have animal suits.
Can we kick it? Why yes sir! We can.
If you need urgent assistance / contact then email bastionuk (at) gmail (dot) com if you don't have our phone numbers (I'm not publishing that little treat) as dave has an update thingy on that I think.
Come to the shows, hoes.
Bowden
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Gramatically incorrect, nethertheless awesome.
"So, our friends Bastion from Brighton who you should totally check out are playing Swansea next week and it's not all sorted yet and the pretty picture attached probably isn't the proper flyer or anything and it's probably only going to be like £2 or £3 or something and we're playing and someone else might play or maybe not and/or maybe there'll be a punk rock themed quiz with cool and probably not so cool prizes and it's in Coyote Bar which is always a fun night and you can buy cocktails or maybe hang outside for some sneeky street drinking or you could drive as it's mid week and I guess it will all start at about 8.00 pm but whatever. Dd I mention half of Bastion are comic book geeks and half of them are called Dan and half of the Dan's really liked Liberty 37 who are like totally from Swansea and everything but I couldn't scam a free Liberty 37 shirt for him so I feel bad about that but I have an old one he can totally have but he looks like he works out and I don't so it's probably way too big for him? You should so come."
Taken from the Groundnuts & Independent's myspace page. I wish my blogs read as well as that, it's like Jack Kerouac free-flowing consciousness jazz writing or something, love it.
P.S Liberty 37 were AWESOME. it's a fact.
Bowden
Taken from the Groundnuts & Independent's myspace page. I wish my blogs read as well as that, it's like Jack Kerouac free-flowing consciousness jazz writing or something, love it.
P.S Liberty 37 were AWESOME. it's a fact.
Bowden
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Giant Metal Cock & Racist Darts.
So, Dorking Town, Dorktown, Big Fun Alfs Pleasuredome....whatever you call it, we played on Friday - not the hugest turn out ever, but it was a momentous occasion - we 'headlined' a show, well, not really - but we played last...this essentially meant we played to the least people, but fuck it, we didn't care!
Cheers Alf and the other bands (Brothers, really ace - imagine a heavier version of The Thermals playing garage punk with great almost streetpunk style vocals, Some Sort of Threat - some sort of treat! Nice acoustic folk stylings, like a young billy bragg or something, nice chap too. Dunc McDinkle did his thang, to much applause and awesome backing vocals from the crowd, infectious stuff!) Was a nice friendly bunch, and cheers for Jon Jess and Timmy for making the journey from Kingston on a cold March evening.
So, we saw the giant metal cock, to similar amusement and punnage as the last time, we played darts with some nice st.georges flags and union jacks as flights - hence, racist darts....PCwot?
Everyone who bought me a pint, thanks - I didn't have to play sober in the end. Ace. We also played for a million years (we need the practice), probably double our usual set-length, which jon pointed out is twice as long as we should have played for! Ah well, double the practice.
Oh yes, there will 99% be 11 only limited number DIY made bastion t-shirts ready for the tour. We hope.
I don't like Mondays. I don't need to tell you why.
Bowden, as ever.
X
Cheers Alf and the other bands (Brothers, really ace - imagine a heavier version of The Thermals playing garage punk with great almost streetpunk style vocals, Some Sort of Threat - some sort of treat! Nice acoustic folk stylings, like a young billy bragg or something, nice chap too. Dunc McDinkle did his thang, to much applause and awesome backing vocals from the crowd, infectious stuff!) Was a nice friendly bunch, and cheers for Jon Jess and Timmy for making the journey from Kingston on a cold March evening.
So, we saw the giant metal cock, to similar amusement and punnage as the last time, we played darts with some nice st.georges flags and union jacks as flights - hence, racist darts....PCwot?
Everyone who bought me a pint, thanks - I didn't have to play sober in the end. Ace. We also played for a million years (we need the practice), probably double our usual set-length, which jon pointed out is twice as long as we should have played for! Ah well, double the practice.
Oh yes, there will 99% be 11 only limited number DIY made bastion t-shirts ready for the tour. We hope.
I don't like Mondays. I don't need to tell you why.
Bowden, as ever.
X
Friday, 27 March 2009
Dorks and Stickers and a one week countdown...
Yup, tonight is Dorking - playing with lots of Exeter types (Brothers and Some sort of Threat) and also Dunc the chap from Dinkle and Killing Pablo who are both ace bands so he should be good fun too.
Due to financial constraints this might be the first ever show I do 100% stone cold steve austin sober. I have concerns. But considering my spending budget for tour isn't exactly expansive, I suppose I'd better get used to it....maybe if I'm nice to people they'll buy me drinks? maybe?
To put how skint I currently am into context, I just had my lunch - a pack of mini chedders. Can a man live on this alone? I'd probably better flash the cash and buy an apple later too so I don't get scurvy.
We've just had some little stickers with a lovely big face sent out to us, so if you'd like a couple just ask, they're free as the wind baby...we'll tuck these inside the albums anyway so if you buy an album they'll be in there. Decorate your face suckah.
Anyway, one week to tour starts in Kingston - we're 50/50 at getting our split 7"s in time. Just pray on that one. But come to Kingston, bring friends, watch bands, drink and be merry and all that shit.
5.5 more working days, thats 39.88 hours of work until a week of sleeping on sofas and drinking cider. Ace.
Due to financial constraints this might be the first ever show I do 100% stone cold steve austin sober. I have concerns. But considering my spending budget for tour isn't exactly expansive, I suppose I'd better get used to it....maybe if I'm nice to people they'll buy me drinks? maybe?
To put how skint I currently am into context, I just had my lunch - a pack of mini chedders. Can a man live on this alone? I'd probably better flash the cash and buy an apple later too so I don't get scurvy.
We've just had some little stickers with a lovely big face sent out to us, so if you'd like a couple just ask, they're free as the wind baby...we'll tuck these inside the albums anyway so if you buy an album they'll be in there. Decorate your face suckah.
Anyway, one week to tour starts in Kingston - we're 50/50 at getting our split 7"s in time. Just pray on that one. But come to Kingston, bring friends, watch bands, drink and be merry and all that shit.
5.5 more working days, thats 39.88 hours of work until a week of sleeping on sofas and drinking cider. Ace.
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Iain (No Relation) Buchanan's Art Attack in Bristol
Well, It's all coming together....Iain drew this lovely poster. We're supporting Jak Suicide Bookings band Killed By Hollywood, and there's one more band to be announced. Lovely job.
In other news, I was told I have 'pretty hair' by a lady at work yesterday. Maybe I should get the clippers out.
Bowden.
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Massive Failure and Reasonable Doubt.
Well, the post below was a schoolboy error. So, yes ignore the html disaster and proceed to www.myspace.com/bastionuk and purchase our album via there if you so wish. JAG!
So, onto the tour, it had gone a wee bit tits up, but the tits are fully grounded again and all systems go thanks to a very helpful chap in Bristol called Jak(www.myspace.com/suicidebookings) we're fully back on track. Thanks Fella.
Oh, we've also got some nice vinyl stickers on order from www.awesomebadges.co.uk (JAG!) at the moment so if they arrive soon we'll be chucking one of them in each CD we sell too.
Tour dates!
Friday 3rd April, The Fighting Cocks, Kingston Upon Thames
W/ Griswalds (UK Pop Punk at it's finest), Just Panic (you should know them), Cardinal Fink (MC4 style indie rock types) and The Dead Beat (ex shermer ex mercies, new sound Hot Snakes VS Minor Threat - First ever show, don't miss them!)
8pm doors £4 entry
Saturday 4th April, The 'Room of Doom', Nottingham
W/ The Human Targets (Beatsteaks worship Uk style), Just Panic (Doh!), Citizen Erased (Female fronted RAWK), & The Dirty Magnets
CHECK OUT DETAILS ON OUR MYSPACE - PRIVATE PARTY, YOU NEED TO PHONE A NUMBER FOR DIRECTIONS AND TO GET A TICKET IN ADVANCE - BASEMENT SHOW!
Sunday 5th April, The Sun Rooms, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
W/Crocus (Progressive Hardcore), Markovsky, Sharks! Sharks! Sharks! (New local hardcore punk supergroup!) + 1 Other
6pm doors, Entry TBC
Monday 6th April, The Junction, Bristol
W/Killed By Hollywood (Bristol punkrock in an 'Austrian' style) Just Panic (yessss) and 1 TBC
8pm doors, Entry £2
Tuesday 7th April, The Adam & Eve, Birmingham
W/ Duller in Colour (Driving melodic Punk/Rock), Steve 'LITFO' Lowry (acoustic set of Litfo songs and covers) Just Panic (Indeed)
Free entry, Doors 7pm (I think)
Wednesday 8th April, The Coyote Bar, Swansea
W/ The Groundnuts & Independents (Great singalong punk vets* from Swansea City) + TBC
Details will follow in due fucking course.
Thursday 9th April, 'PRE BANK HOLIDAY SPAZZ OUT', The Hobgoblin, Brighton
W/ You me and the atom bomb (Household Name Lawrence Arms influenced/sounding sexual chocolate from Pompey, Poison Heart (Belgium's finest melodic hardcore exponents), Those Damn Owls (Brighton poppy punkrock imps), Laughing In The Face Of (Speedy technically impressive skate punk from Brum, the city, not the car) and Just Panic (Yup, you heard that!)
Doors 7pm, FREE ENTRY - DONATIONS FOR TOURING BANDS WELCOMED*
*welcomed/expected/demanded - come on, it's 6 bands for fucks sake! ;)
Ya fackin' love it daaaaan't ya?
X
So, onto the tour, it had gone a wee bit tits up, but the tits are fully grounded again and all systems go thanks to a very helpful chap in Bristol called Jak(www.myspace.com/suicidebookings) we're fully back on track. Thanks Fella.
Oh, we've also got some nice vinyl stickers on order from www.awesomebadges.co.uk (JAG!) at the moment so if they arrive soon we'll be chucking one of them in each CD we sell too.
Tour dates!
Friday 3rd April, The Fighting Cocks, Kingston Upon Thames
W/ Griswalds (UK Pop Punk at it's finest), Just Panic (you should know them), Cardinal Fink (MC4 style indie rock types) and The Dead Beat (ex shermer ex mercies, new sound Hot Snakes VS Minor Threat - First ever show, don't miss them!)
8pm doors £4 entry
Saturday 4th April, The 'Room of Doom', Nottingham
W/ The Human Targets (Beatsteaks worship Uk style), Just Panic (Doh!), Citizen Erased (Female fronted RAWK), & The Dirty Magnets
CHECK OUT DETAILS ON OUR MYSPACE - PRIVATE PARTY, YOU NEED TO PHONE A NUMBER FOR DIRECTIONS AND TO GET A TICKET IN ADVANCE - BASEMENT SHOW!
Sunday 5th April, The Sun Rooms, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
W/Crocus (Progressive Hardcore), Markovsky, Sharks! Sharks! Sharks! (New local hardcore punk supergroup!) + 1 Other
6pm doors, Entry TBC
Monday 6th April, The Junction, Bristol
W/Killed By Hollywood (Bristol punkrock in an 'Austrian' style) Just Panic (yessss) and 1 TBC
8pm doors, Entry £2
Tuesday 7th April, The Adam & Eve, Birmingham
W/ Duller in Colour (Driving melodic Punk/Rock), Steve 'LITFO' Lowry (acoustic set of Litfo songs and covers) Just Panic (Indeed)
Free entry, Doors 7pm (I think)
Wednesday 8th April, The Coyote Bar, Swansea
W/ The Groundnuts & Independents (Great singalong punk vets* from Swansea City) + TBC
Details will follow in due fucking course.
Thursday 9th April, 'PRE BANK HOLIDAY SPAZZ OUT', The Hobgoblin, Brighton
W/ You me and the atom bomb (Household Name Lawrence Arms influenced/sounding sexual chocolate from Pompey, Poison Heart (Belgium's finest melodic hardcore exponents), Those Damn Owls (Brighton poppy punkrock imps), Laughing In The Face Of (Speedy technically impressive skate punk from Brum, the city, not the car) and Just Panic (Yup, you heard that!)
Doors 7pm, FREE ENTRY - DONATIONS FOR TOURING BANDS WELCOMED*
*welcomed/expected/demanded - come on, it's 6 bands for fucks sake! ;)
Ya fackin' love it daaaaan't ya?
X
Friday, 20 March 2009
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Well, hopefully there's a spangly little yellow box above sending you a paypal link to purchase the album and not a lot of HTML bollocks. *prays*
We're selling the album for £5 shows or £5.50 through paypal so we can buy envelopes and pay for postage innit. 14 tracks.
If you do reviews / write a zine and want a 'promo' copy without all the spangly lovely art (which all 4 of us lovingly hand drew) then drop us a line at bastionuk@gmail.com and we'll get a copy chucked your way also.
Anyway, no other major news bar the fact the Newbury show is definitely TITSUP so we're looking for a show on the 6th. If you have any ideas let us know!
Cheers
Dan
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Well, hopefully there's a spangly little yellow box above sending you a paypal link to purchase the album and not a lot of HTML bollocks. *prays*
We're selling the album for £5 shows or £5.50 through paypal so we can buy envelopes and pay for postage innit. 14 tracks.
If you do reviews / write a zine and want a 'promo' copy without all the spangly lovely art (which all 4 of us lovingly hand drew) then drop us a line at bastionuk@gmail.com and we'll get a copy chucked your way also.
Anyway, no other major news bar the fact the Newbury show is definitely TITSUP so we're looking for a show on the 6th. If you have any ideas let us know!
Cheers
Dan
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Credit where credit's due...
http://www.Rebeladelica.com
http://www.myspace.com/imeldadancephotography
The above photo from the Boozin' of the 5000 Saaaarth London Punk Fest is going to be a diddy image on our split 7" Lost London release...so the Credit in the bottom right hand corner is even more obscured than here, and therefore not giving any credit to the Photographer Imelda Michalczyk. This therefore needs to be rectified.
Have a good ganders at the above websites for more examples of her work, and to contact her for shoots / live shoots etc.
Cheers.
Monday, 16 March 2009
So....
We played on Friday.
Personally I only saw Off with their Heads and The Blankheads and both were excellent. I got drunk the rest of the night and missed the 2 other bands, which was probably a foolish error, especially as I was shit at Pool, and spilt someones drink over a coat. (Bob I'm really sorry about that if you ever read this, and the offer for cleaning costs are there as I know how annoying it is when pissheads do this..)
All four of us had different opinions on how well / sloppy we were! Personally I thought 2 shows in the last 7 months (!) definitely showed, and that we still need to practice all the new songs from the album a fair bit more before tour as they need tightening up big willie style. Dan Bell thought we were as AWESOME as ever the mentalist, and I think Dave and Iain were somewhere inbetween and a bit more sensible. Thanks to the usual gaggle of friends who came and politely applauded and massaged our massively inflated egos (Jimbo, Tom, dAnneka, Jo, Vicky, Dawn, Steve, Julie, Gemma) as ever it's nice to see everyone together and especially on a weekend, though wish we played the albert more as the toilets are so rank in the Hobgoblin. And it was really good to see some Kingston/London types (and exiles) turn up at various stages of the evening, mainly the end though, as they all missed us due to us playing at 4.26pm (probably for the best though, with hindsight!).
Same old Lessons for me from playing live: STOP FUCKING TALKING AS I'M SHIT AT 'BANTER'. Could someone hold up a board with that for me at every show please, abusing your bandmates and generally apologising for being so shit does not a frontman make.....take note.
Pretty much sorry to anyone I drunkenly bored and depressed the rest of the evening - I blame the Cider. And the Sambuca. I take no responsibility for my actions.
Well Album sales are off to a flyer - we sold ONE! ho ho ho. We're laughing all the way to the wankbank.
We now have another show before tour with some nice people in D0rking (Fun Alf! and co.), and with some nice people from Devon also playing (Brothers, Some sort of threat) - think there's still a big ol' spanking TBC on that bill too. This'll be at the Lincoln Arms, usual times and all that nonsense. Someone bring the 'shut the fuck up dan' sign please - or just shout it out, seriously. That's happening on Friday 27th of March that is...
Sounds like one of the tour dates (6th) might be a bit sketchy due to some fuckhead thiefs who robbed one of the venues and royally fucked them over - May they burn for enternity in cash converters, the (likely) scaggy thievy bastards. We'll keep you posted with regards to this. If Newbury/surrounding area date goes tits up then we'll either be a) looking for a show, or b) out on the piss in Brighton / London / Southend. I wouldn't mind a game of Megazone actually....
Still haven't set up an online purchasing system for the Album on the myspace or here, but I'm sure you'll all survive.
Yours excrutiatingly,
B'den
Personally I only saw Off with their Heads and The Blankheads and both were excellent. I got drunk the rest of the night and missed the 2 other bands, which was probably a foolish error, especially as I was shit at Pool, and spilt someones drink over a coat. (Bob I'm really sorry about that if you ever read this, and the offer for cleaning costs are there as I know how annoying it is when pissheads do this..)
All four of us had different opinions on how well / sloppy we were! Personally I thought 2 shows in the last 7 months (!) definitely showed, and that we still need to practice all the new songs from the album a fair bit more before tour as they need tightening up big willie style. Dan Bell thought we were as AWESOME as ever the mentalist, and I think Dave and Iain were somewhere inbetween and a bit more sensible. Thanks to the usual gaggle of friends who came and politely applauded and massaged our massively inflated egos (Jimbo, Tom, dAnneka, Jo, Vicky, Dawn, Steve, Julie, Gemma) as ever it's nice to see everyone together and especially on a weekend, though wish we played the albert more as the toilets are so rank in the Hobgoblin. And it was really good to see some Kingston/London types (and exiles) turn up at various stages of the evening, mainly the end though, as they all missed us due to us playing at 4.26pm (probably for the best though, with hindsight!).
Same old Lessons for me from playing live: STOP FUCKING TALKING AS I'M SHIT AT 'BANTER'. Could someone hold up a board with that for me at every show please, abusing your bandmates and generally apologising for being so shit does not a frontman make.....take note.
Pretty much sorry to anyone I drunkenly bored and depressed the rest of the evening - I blame the Cider. And the Sambuca. I take no responsibility for my actions.
Well Album sales are off to a flyer - we sold ONE! ho ho ho. We're laughing all the way to the wankbank.
We now have another show before tour with some nice people in D0rking (Fun Alf! and co.), and with some nice people from Devon also playing (Brothers, Some sort of threat) - think there's still a big ol' spanking TBC on that bill too. This'll be at the Lincoln Arms, usual times and all that nonsense. Someone bring the 'shut the fuck up dan' sign please - or just shout it out, seriously. That's happening on Friday 27th of March that is...
Sounds like one of the tour dates (6th) might be a bit sketchy due to some fuckhead thiefs who robbed one of the venues and royally fucked them over - May they burn for enternity in cash converters, the (likely) scaggy thievy bastards. We'll keep you posted with regards to this. If Newbury/surrounding area date goes tits up then we'll either be a) looking for a show, or b) out on the piss in Brighton / London / Southend. I wouldn't mind a game of Megazone actually....
Still haven't set up an online purchasing system for the Album on the myspace or here, but I'm sure you'll all survive.
Yours excrutiatingly,
B'den
Monday, 9 March 2009
All systems go for the tour - here's a some of the flyers and a poster lovingly created in Paint for Windows as I'm a total photoshoot idiot, so if dan bell or iain have time we might have an improved posted before tour! (I hope..)
I also did the Fighting Cocks poster with some help from google images and dan bell. Check out the dead beat - www.myspace.com/thedeadbeatlondon - they've just uploaded their first ever recordings, which are NICE.
We now have the albums all ready (once we've folded the lyrics sheets) for this fridays show at the Hobgoblin supporting Off With Their Heads and others - which is nice. Come down! It's FREE!
burden music done a pretty tidy job with them so thanks for getting them back to us so quickly. Nice job.
I also recieved a test pressing from Jake and Ed the Lost London Records chaps over the weekend and had a beer with them! which was nice. Good to properly meet those gents. Excited over the 7" now! Hopefully news on a release show to follow sometime in future if calendars and diaries allign....
Realised that we now only have a max of 4 practices before tour so that's a bit scary. And lots of general life maintenance and administration to do before then so busy times.
We might have new badges, we might not...I'm sure you'll live either way.
Also, in unrelated news The Bronx and F*cked Up Brighton show last week was fun. I wish I was Matt from the Bronx, but I'm not, so I'll get over that in time.
Nice.
Bowden
Monday, 23 February 2009
Good afternoon,
Nothing major happening with us at the moment, but we're just getting back in the practice rooms and getting rid of the cobwebs and practicing our newish songs for the OWTH show in March. Practicing back on the University site will be a throwback for Dan Bell and Dave from their east slope days...although the equipment seems to work now so that'll be a change.
We should recieve our albums pretty soon from the printers so once we get them we'll sort out an online purchasing system from our myspace page and here. One of those big cartel shindigs or something.....we had the sample copy through and that looked pretty sexy and we've been assured the final ones will be even sexier. So, sexy cd's soon - say that faster. sosexycdssoon. Iains putting together a hand-done lyrics sheet for each album at the moment so you'll be able to read what we're shouting incoherantly about if you so wish. I guess it'll probably be available via the Home of the Brave site too.
The lost london records split release seems to be going very nicely with Jake and Ed (not Will - got the name wrong on a previous post) and the artwork etc all seems pretty bang on to be honest.
Only bad news is Just Panic can't make one of the tour dates (swansea) due to unforseen and unmoveable committments. Which is a shame for swansea folks as the JP is a treat live for sure.
That was the news.
Bowden
Nothing major happening with us at the moment, but we're just getting back in the practice rooms and getting rid of the cobwebs and practicing our newish songs for the OWTH show in March. Practicing back on the University site will be a throwback for Dan Bell and Dave from their east slope days...although the equipment seems to work now so that'll be a change.
We should recieve our albums pretty soon from the printers so once we get them we'll sort out an online purchasing system from our myspace page and here. One of those big cartel shindigs or something.....we had the sample copy through and that looked pretty sexy and we've been assured the final ones will be even sexier. So, sexy cd's soon - say that faster. sosexycdssoon. Iains putting together a hand-done lyrics sheet for each album at the moment so you'll be able to read what we're shouting incoherantly about if you so wish. I guess it'll probably be available via the Home of the Brave site too.
The lost london records split release seems to be going very nicely with Jake and Ed (not Will - got the name wrong on a previous post) and the artwork etc all seems pretty bang on to be honest.
Only bad news is Just Panic can't make one of the tour dates (swansea) due to unforseen and unmoveable committments. Which is a shame for swansea folks as the JP is a treat live for sure.
That was the news.
Bowden
Monday, 2 February 2009
Album-a-go-go!
Good Morning,
After an amazing bonus day off work I've just got up and checked the work website which confirmed my fears - I have to return to work today and not play in the snow / drink in the pub. Balls.
On the plus side, Mr Bell worked his little socks off over the weekend and finished the final details of our album artwork. What a little legend. He's also working on another bands artwork - looks :)
And.....here's the first Lost London release artwork. Should be out and available from shows in March. Exciting times!
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Unoriginal, Unimaginative, Uninspired...
Hello, Welcome to the Bastion Blog.
There is blog on our myspace page (www.myspace.com/bastionuk) but here there is even more blog.
I think we'll mainly use this for adding silly pictures, maybe some thoughts on shows and news updates rather than spamming the fuck out of the bulletin to friends thing on myspace.
So to start off: Currently what's happening with us. Dave is recovering at home from some minor surgery, so we're not doing anything in the way of playing shows / practicing / recording for a little while.
Our next show is 13th March @ The Hobgoblin, Brighton - We're supporting Off with their Heads again which is pretty amazing - and the other bands on the bill are frankly killer - The Blankheads, Attack! Vipers! and Cop Out, have seen all of these at least once or twice and they're all infinitely better than us so we'll have to practice and make sure we're not too embarrasingly rusty after our break from playing. We'll probably play pretty much 70% of our album, which is a mix of older and brand new songs.
A couple of weeks later we'll be off on tour, with (for hopefully all, but at least half the dates) Just Panic (www.myspace.com/Justpanic from Southport / Liverpool who we've played with a few times and are top chaps and amazing live, they play a Mix of Gruff Pop punk with amazing harmonies and some folky moments - kind of an awesome northern Against Me! So we'll get to watch them play every day, and they'll have to watch us - We definitely have the better deal.
So far the tour looks like:
Thursday 2nd April - TBC but hopefully somewhere daaaaaan south
Friday 3rd April - Kingston, Fighting Cocks - and if the bands confirm with an AMAZING line up!
Saturday 4th April - Nottingham, Venue TBC - With our hosts The Human Targets (www.myspace.com/thehumantargets) who play ace Beatsteaks influenced Melodic Punk.
Sunday 5th April - WE NEED THIS DATE OR....
Monday 6th April - WE NEED THIS DATE. (We'll play Liverpool the other day, but if someone can help sort us a show for 5th or 6th we'll be eternally grateful*)
Tuesday 7th April - Birmingham, The Adam & Eve (free entry show)
Wednesday 8th April - Swansea, I can't remember the venues name at the moment - but with Peachfuzz - who frankly sound very decent indeed.
Thursday 9th April - Brighton, The Hobgoblin with You Me and The Atom Bomb, Those Damn Owls, Laughing in the Face Of (and possibly one more) - YMATAB won't be able to headline / play last as they have to catch a train so they'll be playing slapbang in the middle of this people.
*Grateful / able to offer a brighton show in return sometime in future.
Recorded stuff:
Album is fully recorded, mixed etc etc. We are proud of it. We're currently finishing the artwork which was hand-drawn by all 4 of us over a few beers, it's definitely titled 'Consequences', it's definitely 14 songs in length. I'd like to say it'll definitely be available at our next show, but it will probably be....
Tracklist on that badboy is:
1. Beasts
2. Big Yellow
3. One For The Road
4. Dooomed!
5. D.A.V.E.T.O.O.
6. Falling Down
7. Detectives
8. Trust Me
9. No Way! Jose!
10. Verging On Violence
11. I Don't Like Your Face, Pal
12. Make Slogans History
13. No Sleep 'Til Brighton
14. Velocity
AND we're going to be on a 7" vinyl release. Which is a nice surprise. Jake from the band TAT is starting a label: Lost London Records with a chap called Will. They asked us to feature on the first release with 3 other bands (Moral Dilemma, The Kramers and Armed Response Unit). We said yes. Artwork looks pretty sweet too. Should be out by March also, and hopefully in time for tour. Brilliant.
That's pretty much everything for now, once we have the artwork finalised for both releases I'll post it up here.
Cheers for reading
Bowden
There is blog on our myspace page (www.myspace.com/bastionuk) but here there is even more blog.
I think we'll mainly use this for adding silly pictures, maybe some thoughts on shows and news updates rather than spamming the fuck out of the bulletin to friends thing on myspace.
So to start off: Currently what's happening with us. Dave is recovering at home from some minor surgery, so we're not doing anything in the way of playing shows / practicing / recording for a little while.
Our next show is 13th March @ The Hobgoblin, Brighton - We're supporting Off with their Heads again which is pretty amazing - and the other bands on the bill are frankly killer - The Blankheads, Attack! Vipers! and Cop Out, have seen all of these at least once or twice and they're all infinitely better than us so we'll have to practice and make sure we're not too embarrasingly rusty after our break from playing. We'll probably play pretty much 70% of our album, which is a mix of older and brand new songs.
A couple of weeks later we'll be off on tour, with (for hopefully all, but at least half the dates) Just Panic (www.myspace.com/Justpanic from Southport / Liverpool who we've played with a few times and are top chaps and amazing live, they play a Mix of Gruff Pop punk with amazing harmonies and some folky moments - kind of an awesome northern Against Me! So we'll get to watch them play every day, and they'll have to watch us - We definitely have the better deal.
So far the tour looks like:
Thursday 2nd April - TBC but hopefully somewhere daaaaaan south
Friday 3rd April - Kingston, Fighting Cocks - and if the bands confirm with an AMAZING line up!
Saturday 4th April - Nottingham, Venue TBC - With our hosts The Human Targets (www.myspace.com/thehumantargets) who play ace Beatsteaks influenced Melodic Punk.
Sunday 5th April - WE NEED THIS DATE OR....
Monday 6th April - WE NEED THIS DATE. (We'll play Liverpool the other day, but if someone can help sort us a show for 5th or 6th we'll be eternally grateful*)
Tuesday 7th April - Birmingham, The Adam & Eve (free entry show)
Wednesday 8th April - Swansea, I can't remember the venues name at the moment - but with Peachfuzz - who frankly sound very decent indeed.
Thursday 9th April - Brighton, The Hobgoblin with You Me and The Atom Bomb, Those Damn Owls, Laughing in the Face Of (and possibly one more) - YMATAB won't be able to headline / play last as they have to catch a train so they'll be playing slapbang in the middle of this people.
*Grateful / able to offer a brighton show in return sometime in future.
Recorded stuff:
Album is fully recorded, mixed etc etc. We are proud of it. We're currently finishing the artwork which was hand-drawn by all 4 of us over a few beers, it's definitely titled 'Consequences', it's definitely 14 songs in length. I'd like to say it'll definitely be available at our next show, but it will probably be....
Tracklist on that badboy is:
1. Beasts
2. Big Yellow
3. One For The Road
4. Dooomed!
5. D.A.V.E.T.O.O.
6. Falling Down
7. Detectives
8. Trust Me
9. No Way! Jose!
10. Verging On Violence
11. I Don't Like Your Face, Pal
12. Make Slogans History
13. No Sleep 'Til Brighton
14. Velocity
AND we're going to be on a 7" vinyl release. Which is a nice surprise. Jake from the band TAT is starting a label: Lost London Records with a chap called Will. They asked us to feature on the first release with 3 other bands (Moral Dilemma, The Kramers and Armed Response Unit). We said yes. Artwork looks pretty sweet too. Should be out by March also, and hopefully in time for tour. Brilliant.
That's pretty much everything for now, once we have the artwork finalised for both releases I'll post it up here.
Cheers for reading
Bowden
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