http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:48:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So! A brand new song has gone up on our MySpace and its melancholic summery vibe is sure to please. The Aluminum Group called the song "tender and calliope-like", which I am very happy about since I am a huge fan of the band. As someone who doesn't like ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/07/01/the-sound-of-footsteps/ I'm sorry to report that we had to cancel all of our June gigs due to Christopher's ongoing ill health. Hopefully he'll be able to play some keyboard parts by next month, ready for our HDIF gig. But we haven't been sitting about, no. We've been cooking up a ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/06/24/apologies/ This coming Wednesday we are playing Alan McGee's DEATHDISCO. We're the first band on, onstage at 9.30pm. Here is the key information: Entry is FREE until 8pm, and £5 thereafter. So, come early. More info at the Notting Hill Arts Centre website. Please come and see us, and say hello! http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/05/26/gig-weds-28th-may-deathdisco-at-notting-hill-arts-centre/ We've been busy moving, writing new songs, being played on Radio 1, knitting, playing gigs, buying old keyboards and going to ATP. Have you got your tickets for The High Llamas at the Whitechapel Gallery yet? We have. See you there. http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/05/21/long-time-no-see/ We are going to be busy next week! On Tuesday the 1st of April we'll be supporting the excellent NOW at the Vibe Bar on Brick Lane, London. The gig will be FREE ENTRY all night. Here is some info from the venue website: Tuesday 1st April HEAD & ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/03/26/london-and-oxford-in-the-same-week/ What a nice flier, eh? Come catch us at Riffs & Fragments on Friday 14 March at Christ Church and Upton Chapel, Lambeth (map). The sublime Télégramme à Jane, who we supported in Paris, will also be playing so make sure you don't miss them. Doors are at 8:00pm, ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/03/04/riffs-fragments/ Our next gig will soon be upon us - Friday 22 February is really not that far away. And it looks as though Fortuna POP! has assembled a fine evening of electronic loveliness. Playing alongside us are: The Keyboard Choir, Champion Kickboxer and The Leaf Library. Tickets are now ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/02/05/february-fortuna-pop/ We're very excited to announce our first show outside the UK and, indeed, outside London! We will be playing with the wonderful Télégramme à Jane on 23 February 2008 at Le Vieux Léon in Paris. It looks like a lovely little venue. Tim and I have both never been ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/01/26/live-in-paris/ Two more performers have been added to this week's Scaledown line-up: Mark Norton - Although best known for his saxophonic talents with the mighty Gene Drayton Unit and a host of other bands, tonight Mr Norton will be leaving his horn at home and entertaining us with a sparkling spoken ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/01/21/more-acts-confirmed-for-scaledown/ Some more acts have been announced for the Scaledown gig on 25 January at the King & Queen. Here are the details: Mark Braby, Andy Coules and Dan Whaley present the latest in an ongoing series of genuinely alternative after-office live entertainments. Admission is free to members (show your membership ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/01/14/more-on-scaledown/ Cheers! Hong Kong In The 60s is one this month! You can help me celebrate with a nice honey and lemon to soothe this dreadful flu. What with Christmas and New Year and so on, we never got round to telling you about our gig with Misty Roses (brilliant ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2008/01/07/new-years-round-up/ I donned the finery of a debonair Dennis Wheatley-esque Satanist in order to attend a rare UK performance by Daemonia, the band led by former Goblin keyboard maestro Claudio Simonetti, last Saturday night. He's one from the left below, though sadly in this photo he isn't sporting the ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2007/12/06/daemonia/ On Saturday 1st Dec, Mei Yau and I went to see the Sisters of Transistors at the George Tavern in East London. The group are a new project from Graham Massey of 808 State, and their myspace page describes them thus: The Sisters Of Transistors (S.O.T.) are a Combo Organ ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2007/12/02/the-sisters-of-transistors/ Hey! We were played on the radio in Spain! Thanks goes to Agustín Fuentes for playing us on his show, La Merienda, on Radio Extremadura. Agustín had emailed us a few months ago, asking for a CD, and he was very complimentary about our music on his programme. ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2007/11/29/la-merienda/ "My name is John Harrington. I'm 30 years old. I'm a paranoiac. Paranoiac. An enchanting word, so civilized, full of possibilities. The truth is, I am completely mad. The realization which annoys me at first, but is now amusing to me. Quite amusing. ... http://hongkonginthe60s.com/news/2007/11/21/the-truth-is-im-completely-mad/