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Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Bruce Foxton.

Bruce Foxton, bass player, song writer, singer! was born in working, Surrey England 1 september 1955.

He, Rick Buckler and Paul Weller made up that iconic band from the late 1970s early 1980s The Jam.

Unfortunately The Jam split in 1982! leaving millions of fans, me included! Disappointed!

Bruce went on with a short solo career releasing the album "Touch sensitive" (#68 uk) and had minor

uk hits in 1983-84 with "Freak" and "This is the way" "Makes me wonder" . He later joined "Stiff little fingers" and was in that band for 15 years! Stiff little fingers released 5 albums.

In 1995 he and Jam drummer Rick Buckler collaborated on "our story" a biogrophy on their years in The Jam.

And then in Febuary 2007 Bruce and Rick did what Jam fans around the world could only dream about! They announced that the 2 of them would be reforming along with members from

"The Gift" a Jam Tribute band and go on tour! In march 2008 they toured Australia and New Zealand! I caught the Perth show ( Western Australia ) And although Paul Weller wasnt in the band they still sounded great and true! My older brother was with me, He being the one to turn me onto The Jam!

Knowing how i was feeling about seeing 2 of my 7 hero's, The others being, John ,Paul, George, Ringo, and Paul Weller, and seeing his face light up made my day! Bruce released a solo album in 2012 called "Back in the room".

This link is to Bruce Foxton's official web site.

http://www.brucefoxton.com/

http://www.theoompahroundabout.com/

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

The Oompah Roundabout's 4th single is out!

The Oompah Roundabout's 4th single is out and is currently available at cdbaby.com http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheOompahRoundabout with iTunes,Amizon,Google play and all other online stores to follow!

The song is called "Breed with you"! A fast paced, rocker reminiscent of The Kinks, The Easybeats, The Knack, with a bit of The Jam and The Beatles thrown in as well!

Recorded at their home studio ( Gap central recording studio ) and mixed / mastered at The Wave shop in the USA, This is the first recording since the studios upgrade a short time ago! and the boy's are pleased with the results!

The layout and wall treatments have brightened the drum sound not to mention making more room for microphone placement allowing the boy's to try different mic setups!

In this song Hormone used his Rickenbacker for the rythum tracks and his mint coloured Fender stratocaster for the lead and over dubbed strums! adding texture and power to the guitar sound.

The video shoot is planned for early september and should be up on their uTube channel the end of that month!

Be sure to check out their uTube channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M_Vwx-G7MA like,subscribe and comment on their video's, As well as recording all their songs they also shoot and edit their video's at their home film studio they call ( Halfanacker film studio ) and are planning to not only add their music video's but also other video's, interviews,home studio vids, and what ever else their crazy minds can come up with!

The Oompah Roundabout, Truly can call themselves an indie band and look like being around for some time!

Oh, they asked me to say thanks for all the suport you have given them! they are blown away with it! and one last word! Oompah! :):)

Press/Reviews - The Oompah Roundabout

www.theoompahroundabout.com/press/

Dec 11, 2013 - A special thanks to Adrian Howe for allowing me the opportunity to share their music and the bands journey with my readers. 'Oompah ...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Oompah-Roundabout/dp/B00E9RVZOK

http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/the-oompah-roundabout

https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/The_Oompah_Roundabout?id=A7v3kg4ev6776ld7lyudgvcxsbu&hl=en

https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/oompah-roundabout

http://www.jango.com/music/The+Oompah+Roundabout

http://www.emusic.com/album/the-oompah-roundabout/holiday/14854008/

http://www.curmusic.com/music/artists/2901776/The%20Oompah%20Roundabout

http://redmp3.ru/artist/2371779/the-oompah-roundabout.html

http://misssqueak80.blogspot.com/

http://www.7digital.com/artist/the-oompah-roundabout

https://www.facebook.com/TheOompahRoundabout

http://adrianhowe.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-oompah-roundabouts-first-single-is.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Holiday-The-Oompah-Roundabout/dp/B00J6W75AG

Saturday, 5 April 2014

Paul Weller

Paul Weller.

Paul Weller (born 25 May 1958) is a British musician and singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam (1976–82), Weller went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council (1983–89). In 1991 he established himself as a successful solo artist, and remains a respected singer, lyricist and guitarist.

Despite widespread critical recognition, Weller has remained a national rather than an international star, and much of his songwriting is rooted in British culture. He is also the principal figure of the 1970s and 80s mod revival and is often referred to as the Modfather.

Saturday, 28 September 2013

The Jam! PT 1.

The Jam!!! PT 1.

The Jam were an English punk rock/new wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped clothes, and they incorporated a number of mainstream 1960s rock and R&B influences rather than rejecting them, placing The Jam at the forefront of the mod revival movement.

They had 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. As of 2007, "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remained the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK.^[5] They released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, The Gift, hit number one on the UK album charts. When the group split up, their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100.

The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk andnew wave. The trio was known for its melodic pop songs, its distinctly English flavour and itsmod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of The Jam’s original compositions, and he played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker. Bruce Foxtonprovided backing vocals and prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band’s songs, including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "The Eton Rifles", "Going Underground" and "Town Called Malice"