Rocket Recordings

26 Jun 2009

WIN a Collisions 01 – Heads/White Hills promo CD

WIN a Collisions 01 – Heads/White Hills promo CD

Yes that is right, here is your chance to win the last promo we have in Mission Control of Collisions 01. These have been trading hands on ebay from £35 - £50, only 100 were made to send to magazines and webzines.

All you have to do is tell us what your favourite ever Heads track is & an explanation why you have chosen it.

If it is the same as our favourite & we dig the explanation the most, you win the promo CD!!!

To enter, give us the chosen track name & justification for your choice + your e-mail address, all in the comment box below...closing date is: Monday 22nd July.

Thanks

Rocket Probes JUNE 2009 Playlist

Kasai Allstars – In the 7th moon, the chief turned into a swimming fish and ate the head of his enemy by magic / CD
(anything with a thumb piano through a fuzz box has got to be a winner)

Vibes – Psychic / 7”
(great 4 track 7” from the rarely disappointing Not Not Fun Records, completely blown out bass, some nice wah and a screaming banshee on vocals)

Oneida – Live at Primavera / download
(40 minute version of Sheets of Easter...what more can we say!)

Sun Araw – Heavy Deeds / LP
(I read recently someone describe him as sounding like king tubby if he was in Hawkwind...after seeing them live I can see where they got it from, but maybe more Spacemen 3 than the Wind!)

Sunn O))) – Monoliths and Dimensions / Promo LP
(it’s rather good, but worth all the hype?...jury is still out)

Teeth Mountain – Teeth Mountain / LP
(since seeing them live recently this album is being played a lot again)

Hawkwind - BBC Radio 1 Live Concert CD
(heard this set from 72 on BBC6 Music played by Bruce Dickinson, so dug out my own copy, worth it for 'Paranoia' alone.... total freakout!)

Circle - Forest CD
(played this alot while driving on the motorway recently, as it's semi-acoustic, repetitive, hypnotic post-prog groove, is just perfect to focus on those Chevrons!)

Cave - Psychic Summer LP
(spaced out kraut-drone hypno rock doing the rounds on the turntable)

Arbete Och Fritid - S/T
(Sweden's answer to krautrock, the Svenska psych-prog-folk bands of the seventies, Third Ear Band meets Terry Riley)

Geoff Barrow Curates Invada Event

A Day of Music / Film & Art on Saturday 26th September at The Colston Hall.

Rocket Friends Invada Records, label boss, and Portishead member Geoff Barrow is to Curate a days worth of entertainment at Bristol's legendary venue the Colston Hall.

The Colston Hall is one of the most legendary entertainment venue's in Europe and has been around for 140 years. Since the 60's alone the venue has played host to The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix etc etc.

Recently the venue has extended and a new 30 million pound building has been built onto the existing structure. To celebrate the opening of this , Invada chief GB is too curate a day of music / film / art on Saturday 26th September.

So far Invada artists Crippled Black Phoenix / Team Brick / Joe Volk / Malakai and Thought Forms will play alongside some VERY special international guests who will be announced once contracts are signed.

Johnnyo Rocket will be part a team who will be providing visuals for the night, so we would like to support the event.

For more info on tickets and full line-ups over the forthcoming weeks visit the Invada Blog.

http://invada-records.blogspot.com/

19 Jun 2009

'Heads' DVD progress report

In other 'Heads' news, we are finally getting somewhere with the Heads DVD, 2 sets have been edited together (by the lovely people at Minton Films) from The Cube Cinema gig (06/11/04), a rock set & a psyche set, this will be the DVD main feature & recently having watched the psyche set several times, it certainly does tick right boxes.

We are now working on trying to edit all the extra features, so it's still a while off finishing yet.

I can assure fans that the final thing will be very good indeed, the idea being along the lines of watching a live gig & lightshow as a lightshow.

http://www.mintonfilm.co.uk/project.asp?projectid=53

Heads Live in Tilburg - LTD LP release

Coming soon will be a limited 12" LP run of 'The Heads Live in Tilburg', a vinyl pressing of the bands recently released CD on their own label. The LP will also be coming out on the bands own label so keep your eye out for it over the next couple of months or so.

http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/1997

Teeth Of The Sea to play 'Offset Festival' 2009

Festival is a unique event that joins the dots between exciting new bands and the artists who influenced them.

Taking place in a beautiful forest location just 30 minutes from London, the event features 7 stages with over 150 artists, hand-picked to represent the most exciting and creative lineup you'll see at any festival this year.

Put together by a team with over ten years of experience in putting together festivals, the event also offers camping, organic food stalls, art, a funfair, kids areas and a rare-breeds farm.

Date: 5-6th September 2009

Location: Hainault Forest Country Park, Redbridge, London

http://offsetfestival.co.uk/

18 Jun 2009

The Heads confirmed as Mudhoney support at Koko in London

ARTIST: Mudhoney
SUPPORT ACTS: The Heads
VENUE: KOKO
DATE: 11th October 2009
ADVANCED TICKET PRICE : £15.00
VENUE ADDRESS:1A CAMDEN ROAD, CAMDEN, LONDON NW1 0JH
DOORS OPEN : 7.00pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM: www.seetickets.com, www.ticketweb.co.uk, www.wegottickets.com, www.gigantic.com & www.stargreen.com

Another Blog additionhttp://www.atpfestival.com/NewsView/0906181449.php