26 November 05 [news index]
GIGS: Full details for tonight's gig at Club Bohemia, courtesy of Kitten:
The Black Tulips
The Black Tulips could probably be found somewhere in the English countryside drinking tea and playing croquet. All very quaint, except that if you turn your back they'll pour whisky into the tea and force you into sordid things with the mallets. For you see while their songs are steeped in Englishness they are produced with such a sneer and poured over with so much sex that you can't get within 20 feet of them. That's not a problem though as frontwoman Alexandra will probably be in your face before you've a chance to think anyway, screaming with her Bowie-esque snarl, while the rest of the band squeal, stamp and swagger their sound into your subconciousness. So it's a dash of David Bowie, a swig of Siousxie, a drop of Debbie and lashings of lust making a combination that "Just Keeps Coming".Silvery
Silvery are plain crazy. Well of course they'd say they do "Vaudevillian post-punk performance art", but we all know that's just an excuse to have an accordian on stage. Not that this is a bad thing, oh no. Sounding like Sparks, David Devant, Roxy Music and Queen all dressing up as circus clowns riding a wild fairyground carousel. So it's bright and chaotic as a circus should be, yet devilishly fun at the same time. You can't help but be swept along for the ride, just be careful if any of the lions get loose.Villette
Villette are a band out of time. In an age when elegance, wit, sophistication and charm exist that is where you would expect to find Villette. That age has certainly passed long ago (if indeed it every existed) but that doesn't prevent Villette from still existing there. The sing about the important things in life; reality, love, affection, honesty, truth, courage. It's deep, personal, intense and meaningful but thank god not pretentious which saves it from what otherwise sounds like a recipe for disaster. Their clever lyrics are wrapped up in some killer hooks which would make Johhny Marr or Bernard Butler jealous. It might come from another time, but it speaks volumes about now, so catch the future before it passes you by.
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21 September 05
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13 September 05
PRESS: A 'must explore band' in the...
12 September 05
PRESS: Glamorous, erudite and ever-so...
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The Black Tulips are on MySpace...
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Dirty Electric and the back of...
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AND SECRETS: You may now buy Black...
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AND GIGS: The flyer for 29 September is...
24 August 05 PRESS:
Joyzine has reviewed The Black Tulips...
22 August 05 PRESS:
Damn Pest has reviewed The Black...
22 August 05 GIGS:
The Black Tulips will be appearing at The...
17 August 05 RADIO:
Earwax will be featuring The Black...
14 August 05 PRESS
AND GIGS: Organ has been nice to us...
8 August 05 PRESS:
Joyzine has reviewed The Black Tulips EP...
8 August 05 GIGS:
iDOU (the latest project from Carter USM...
6 August 05 PRESS:
The Black Tulips are featured on the new...
6 August 05 GIGS:
We will be playing Joyzine's night at The...
6 August 05 GIGS:
The venue for our 30 September gig with...
2 August 05 PRESS:
Metrolite has published an interview with...
31 July 05 PRESS:
SoundsXP has reviewed The Black Tulips EP...
31 July 05
Alexandra has prose ('Play Dead') and a poem ('The...
27 July 05 GIGS:
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22 July 05 PRESS:
Vanity Project has reviewed The Black...
22 July 05 GIGS:
We are very sad to announce that we will be...
21 July 05 PRESS:
Unpeeled has reviewed The Black Tulips EP...
15 July 05 PRESS:
Organ Magazine has made The Black Tulips...
15 July 05 RADIO:
Plan B have been playing Just Keep...
15 July 05 PICTURES:
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12 July 05 GIGS:
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29 June 05 PRESS:
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28 June 05 GIGS:
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