Saturday, 1 November 2008

To The Bones perform 'Lips on Red' live for Zane Lowe.



www.soonerwithzanelowe.com for more performances and interview with To The Bones.

An Adapted version of Sharkies Bone Symphony by Fans.

Thursday, 30 October 2008

DAIZY PHOTOGRAPHY .

























***MANCHESTER MUSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK***

The fine people have given "DUKE TYPE A" by TO THE BONES album of the week.

DUKE TYPE A * album of the week *

:: To The Bones ::
10 November 2008 / Medici Records / 10 Trk CD
By Manuel Ecostos

The very first quivering rumble of “Judith” is like an earthquake… and then the assault begins. Menacing, driving, relentless. “Duke Type A” is the album that To The Bones have always threatened to make and after a series of low budget, but no less thrilling singles and split releases, they’ve taken the sound of the Bolton underground to the masses. The public will soon realise that there’s no Peter Kay themed rock here, but the noise of LA on fire, Hollywood Hills exploding and the kind of mangling distortions that can only be described as high speed death race collisions. But To The Bones don’t just growl, they delightfully sneer too, as “Rex” thunders out a bass line well off the Richter scale and the vocals step in like a super-scary version of The Mission. The album melts into a melee of oceanic skirmishes and familiar reference points; “Tycho” and “Sharkies Bone Symphony” guide you through other spine tingling, nerve shredding episodes (“Sonic Mammoth”, “To The Fucking Bones”). Hard hitting but reassuring stuff from the these northern musical atomic warheads.

MMMM ½


Resources:
To The Bones

Sunday, 26 October 2008

Video Footage. An On tour Video Blog.

Check out the video below. Sound quality isnt fantastic but its something...

http://www.vimeo.com/2069839

To The Bones @ The Barfly in London - Broadcast on XFM - Tune in or Be there.

Monday 27th Of October.

Wednesday, 22 October 2008

NME Album Review ****7/10*** - "Duke Type A" by To The Bones.

Mad crazy here. To The Bones Debut ALbum "DUKE TYPE A" - In this weeks issue of THE NME magazine( october 22nd ) - has rated the album 7/10 Also on NME.com/newmusic TO The BOnes have been listed as the top 10 bands you must hear this week! The video catalogue is up there. Check it!


Even more????/ To The Bones are also in this weeks GIG GUIDE in the NME under ' Radar Stars ' CHECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT. SEE YOU AT THE SHOWWWS/ SEE WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TOTHEBONES

Monday, 20 October 2008

BBC Manchester New Album Review!

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To The Bones
To The Bones – Duke Type A (Medici Records)
Chris Long

Just what are To The Bones? It sounds like an odd question but the truth is that despite their glorious riffs and big drums, it’s one that everyone who encounters them is hell-bent on answering.

Some take a look at the long locks and love of comic book art and push them in the direction of heavy rock. Others take their surging choruses and grizzled vocals and point them towards grunge.

Both of those opinions are wrong. If you really do want to stick them on a list, then you could probably file the Bolton four piece under heavy indie post-rock – but in all honesty, you’d be better off just shoving on this, their energetic debut, and just enjoying the whole thrilling, dynamic, electrifying brilliance of it.


To The Bones - Duke Type A
They are a band who wear their vast expanse of influences high on their sleeves – across the ten songs, nods to The Stooges, Motorhead, the Pixies and Queens Of The Stone Age all pop up, as do a myriad of others – but the beauty of 'Duke Type A' is that is undoubtedly the sound of To The Bones and no-one else.

Whether it’s the out-of-control rollercoaster of 'Sonic Mammoth', the tense, brooding paranoia of 'Lips On Red' or the dizzying pace and muscle of 'Sharkies Bone Symphony', the tight, frenetic finery of the band is present in spades.

Top of the pile are 'Rex' and 'Cay Augustina'. The former’s power was fine enough to make Manics producer Dave Eringa insist the band work with him, the latter has the intoxicating ability to make you try and start a mosh pit even if you're listening alone.

These two tracks alone are enough to sell the splendour of To The Bones to anyone. The fact that they come surrounded by eight more gems only makes it better.

With this much determination and talent on show, 'Duke Type A' should be the first step along a glittering path to stardom, regardless of how they’re tagged.

Reviewed: To The Bones and more at In The City >

Tour Blog 2. London, Brighton and York + In The City Revelations...

To The Bones began our October Album promo tour on October 3rd back in our home town of Bolton. Since then we've been around england playing shows, getting up to allsorts of mischeif and even playing 2 official shows at In The City this year. Some photos are included in this blog. More about those revelations later. 3 shows done this week, and they began in London on thursday @ the Metro in Soho, Brighton on friday night @ the freebut with 'Kill Kenada' and ' The Horse' and lastly @ the duchess of york venue in York. ( brighton to york i hear you say?...Yes we are mad. ).All shows were great, the best being in Brighton with our friends and new friends. Good to see a few To The Bones T-shirts knocking about on new faces. Kill Kenada were on great form as were the horse. You should check these bands out.
As for revelations of performing IN THE CITY this year in Manchester, To The Bones have been selected as one of the four best bands of In The City this year on the official website and by XFM. All this in conjunction To The Bones, Baddies, Detroit Social Club and the Jessie Rose Trip have been asked to perform The Barfly in Camden on Monday October 27th and the show will be going out live on XFM. Be sure to come to the show if your in London, and if not, tune into XFM where ever you may be and listen to the show.

To The Bones are on Stage @ 8:45pm @ THE BARFLY ,Camden , London on Monday October 27th as part of XFM XPOSURE LIVE AND BEST OF IN THE CITY PRESENTS...

See www.inthecity.co.uk for more info.

The tour bodes well so far..............hope to see you at some of the shows. www.myspace.com/tothebones for more dates.








Monday, 13 October 2008

Tour Diary Blog 1. Basingstoke, Oxford and Chelmsford.

Smell it, smell the road, smell the service station, smell the sweat of your fellow men in confined spaces ( not really they actually smell very good ) and the diet of biscuits, chrisps and caffine. Bread in the mix and your on your way as a full fueled rock diesel punk rock n fuckin roll machine. Gear crammed in the back of the van with Tommy T-bone in total blackness if not for the small torch whilst reading a book on "MR. E." The rest of us in the front cockpit listening to mundane radio while the sun goes down and drive like a monster to Basingstoke. Money at an all time low and PUNK ROCK 101's hind legs kicking in like a horse on steroids.

We're rushing around a lot today. People laughing at the fact of how late we are to travel from the north all the way down to chelmsford. We're not worried, we know we'll get there, and we did. The light lounge in Basingstoke. We didnt really get to see the sights of basingstoke, but we got to see a HSBC and that was about it. The show was "ok". The bill was a bit random......a vintage prog band and an acoustic artist. ! The set list consisted of new album tracks in various orders over the nights.
We did the show, bagged our shit up and headed off to oxford to stay over where we were to play the next day at " The wheatsheaf" with the DRESENS. ( Winnebago Deal side project)
Oxford rocks. The wheatsheaf rocks. Things started to pick up as soon as we hit Oxford. Good venue. good £2 burgers and faster than lightning nitro food.
Great crowd at the Wheatsheaf and killer sound.
Last day off to chelmsford which is in Essex. I was relieved of my Van driving duties and i could finally sink a few beers.Fuck me. 2 days, 2 gigs not a drip of fucking beer. We headed to the BARHOUSE in Chelmsford. A very trendy looking bar. Partially receptive crowd including a pasionate 'bez' type charater dancing throughout the set. Interesting. Fill the petrol tank up, we're back off to the north around midnight. Arrive back in the mother land around 4am. Sleep. Wake up. Sort out supplies and gear for the next three shows starting this thursday at the METRO in London.

Next up, London, Brighton and York.

Red. ( as promised )

Over and out.

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

TO THE BONES Debut Album - STEVE LAMACQ - BBC RADIO ONE - ALBUM OF THE WEEK!

We're pleased to announce here that the TO THE BONES debut album- "DUKE TYPE A"( out now !) - ALBUM OF THE WEEK by STEVE LAMACQ on BBC RADIO 1.! - MONDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2008.

"DUKE TYPE A" IS AVAILABLE NOW EVERYWHERE. ( PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL ) ( see www.myspace.com/tothebones for more info! )

See the playlist and listen back here!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/innewmusicwetrust/stevelamacq/index.shtml

Thursday, 2 October 2008

Album review in this months FLY.


" DUKE TYPE A " rated 4/5 - !

www.the-fly.co.uk

Sunday, 28 September 2008

To The Bones are featured in Zane Lowe's new TV show - SOONER.

www.soonerwithzanelowe.com

To The Bones blasting into the zone with the mammoth TV and Radio personality Zane Lowe. Zane invited To The Bones and London based band Data Select Party to perform live and be interviewed as part of his new TV project. It took place at AIR studios in London in August 2008 and the studios was originally founded by the Beatles producer George Martin. You can see the full preview of the days revelations over at www.soonerwithzanelowe.com and download MP3's of the performances. Thanks to Zane and all the production staff there.

www.myspace.com/TOTHEBONES
Upcoming Shows ( view all )

3 Oct 2008 20:00
Kico Club Bolton, Northwest
5 Oct 2008 20:00
Cellar Vie (In The City - Rock Sound Showcase) Manchester, Northwest
7 Oct 2008 20:00
Cellar Vie (In The City Showcase) Manchester, Northwest
9 Oct 2008 20:00
Light Lounge Basingstoke
10 Oct 2008 20:00
The Wheatsheaf Oxford
11 Oct 2008 20:00
Barhouse Chelmsford
16 Oct 2008 20:00
The Metro Soho, London, South
17 Oct 2008 20:00
The Freebut - with Kill Kenada/The Horse Brighton, South
18 Oct 2008 20:00
Duchess of York York
23 Oct 2008 20:00
Hertford Marquee Hertford, South
24 Oct 2008 20:00
The Venue Derby
31 Oct 2008 20:00
The Barn Salisbury, South
6 Nov 2008 20:00
The Leopard Doncaster, Northeast
10 Nov 2008 20:00
The Old Blue last, Levis "Ones To Watch" London
14 Nov 2008 20:00
Leeds Cockpit Leeds
21 Nov 2008 20:00
The Railway Winchester
25 Nov 2008 20:00
Night and Day Cafe w/ Bad For Lazarus Manchester, Northwest
29 Nov 2008 20:00
Escobar Wakefield
5 Dec 2008 20:00
Meat Market @ The Fly London
12 Dec 2008 20:00
Engine Rooms Brighton
18 Dec 2008 20:00
Ruby Lounge Manchester

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

To The Bones on BRUCE DICKISON SHOW - BBC6.

ARTIST - TRACK - SEPTEMBER 5th
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild

Attack! Attack! - This Is A Test

Funeral For A Friend - Kicking And Screaming

Bitune - Still

Millencolin - Broken World

Hotleg - Trojan Guitar

To The Bones - Rex

ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man

ZZ Top - What It Is Kid

AC/DC - Rock 'n' Roll Train

Driver - Sons Of Thunder

Angel House - Mask


Evil Twin

Ministry - Roadhouse Blues


Nevermore - Inside Four Walls

Sister Sin - On Parole

Unsun - Whispers

Deep Purple - Fireball

Swallow The Sun - Hope


Three The Hard Way

Kiss - Crazy Nights

Pantera - I’m Broken

Napalm Death - Polluted Minds


Winds - Universal Creation Array

The Haunted - Moronic Colussus

Falconer - Boiling Led


All Men Play On Ten

Judas Priest - Tyrant


Omnium Gatherum - Nail

Order Of Ennead - As Long As I Have Myself I Am Not Alone

Sothis - Lair Of The Benighted

Slaves To Gravity - Meantime

Slaves To Gravity - Mr Regulator

Slaves To Gravity - Doll Size


Archive Session

Alice In Chains - We Die Young

Alice In Chains - The Rooster

Alice In Chains - Angry Chair


Made Out Of Babies - Grimace

Twin Atlantic - What is Light?

To The Bones REX on Tom robinson BBC 6

Friday 5 September
Up The Down Escalator
THE CHAMELEONS

Talking Words
DARKER MY LOVE

Jump In The Pool
FREIENDLY FIRES

Astronaut
AMANDA PALMER

Same Old Lines
ROD THOMAS

Here Come The Popes (Part 3)
SERGEANT BUZFUZ
LIVE HUB SESSION TRACK

Computerwelt (German only 12” mix)
KRAFTWERK

Larry’s Dance theme (Tribute To The Electric Boogiers)
GRANDMASTER FLASH

Manabadman
TODDLA T

Jealous Enemies
DARK CAPTAIN LIGHT CAPTAIN

Rebellion With Fries
SERGEANT BUZFUZ
LIVE HUB SESSION TRACK

A New Career In A New Town
DAVID BOWIE

And Then I Dreamt of Yes
THE DANDY WARHOLS

Souled Out!!!
CONOR OBERST

Left Handed Girl
JAMES YUILL

In the Back of My Cab
SERGEANT BUZFUZ
LIVE HUB SESSION TRACK

Broken Drum (Boards of Canada Remix)
BECK

It’s Raining Today
SCOTT WALKER

Horror Head
CURVE

Underpass
JOHN FOXX

Sex On Fire
KINGS OF LEON

Paintball’s Coming Home
HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT

Rex
TO THE BONES

I Gotta Get Drunk
WILLIE NELSON

Just Like That
NICK BURBRIDGE & JON SEVINK WITH ROBERT KENNEDY

Shack Up
A CERTAIN RATIO

Saturday, 13 September 2008

TO THE BONES BRAND NEW MUSIC VIDEO - REX .

So here's the follow up to the last TTB music video Sharkies Bone Symphony. Its called REX and it is the new single out september 29th 2008 on ITUNES and all the other digital retailers. It was recorded by Dave Eringa and also features him on backing vocals. We wanted invite all our fans and friends and throw a party with stupid amounts of alcohol in the mix. So we did. Drinking from half 9 in the morning we were. Very messy and one psychotic music video. If you think it looks crazy you should of been there. Bruises my friends. Lots of bruises and tender heads afterwards.

http://www.vimeo.com/1693828

Monday, 8 September 2008

To The Bones confirmed for IN THE CITY 2008 main events.

IN THE CITY 2008 -To The Bones confirmed to perform.
In todays news....
To The Bones have been confirmed to perform this years main events at IN THE CITY festival in Manchester where the event will be taking the place over the 5th, 6th and 7th of October. For more information please visit the official In the City website and see whats happening. More info on where To The Bones will be performing coming soon...keep checking back. Meanwhile if your in London town and want to see To The Bones perform this week, come to Notting Hill arts centre this Wednesday ( 10th sept ) to see the lads play Alan McGee's Death Disco. Its free before 8pm. Come.
www.inthecity.co.uk

Monday, 1 September 2008

New single - REX - Out September 29th 2008.


We can announce that our new Single REX produced and mixed by the legendary (Manics , ash, idlewild and many more) producer Dave Eringa will be out on Monday September 29th through all Major online retailers. There will be 2 extra b-sides and more original art work by the legend that is http://www.jackademus.com/ .


This is the best damn single in the world. Turn it up mega fucking loud. Drink Absynthe and dream about the woods.