Posts Tagged ‘Bear At The Bus Stop’
Bear At The Bus Stop is a featured video on Skope Magazine right now. Watch it here if you haven’t yet (missing out).
Eightyeight games have released the iPad / iPhone game Rollover Rover which features our song Bear At The Bus Stop on the soundtrack. Buy it here through the Apple store. It’s EXACTLY like a hybrid between R-Type, Brian Bloodaxe and Everyone’s A Wally but simultaneously nothing like that whatsoever. “IT’S SO GOOD I PUT MY NAME ON IT” as George Foreman would say.
It’s been a while. Maybe too long, or potentially too soon even. Who knows? You’re a load of people and I am one. I know you’re busy, you don’t have time for rambling preambles (or brambles), so I’m gonna give you executive types some bullet point love so you know what is what within the Neon Highwire stratosphere with MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY. So without further ado, here is a poem (limerick) dedicated to a kitten:
Mittens, you were cute and furry.
Mittens, with your wrath and fury.
My arm is still bleeding.
You had to stop breathing.
Mittens, you tasted great in curry.
And now that mortifying tale is out of the way, here are those bullet points, and by that I mean three words that rhyme with ORANGE:
DERRANGE
SYRINGE
Seriously though, I know you’re busy, busy like Jason Statham in that film Crank which I haven’t seen, but think has the most ridiculously wonderful concept and wish I could have been there in the original pitch meeting. “No, nothing like Speed“.
- Official Video for our recent single Bear At The Bus Stop.
- We’re playing at Powers on Nov 19th & 229 on Dec 1st.
- An interview with Live Taurus.
- An interview with Vents Magazine.
- An interview for a magazine that was rejected for being too offensive.
- Live video of us playing Neon Blink at Never Enough First Birthdays.
- We didn’t play 6Fest.
- We did play Scala.
- I met the head of the BPI and am now probably on a list.
- Luke and I made an awful video.
- I recorded cheesy vocals over a Mogwai song because I was bored.
- I promise not to read from my diary in public again.
- I disappeared for a week.
I could elaborate on all of those things, but that’s what the website is for and never let me be known as someone who says things twice. I will not gain the reputation as someone who says things twice.
Today’s Neon Highwire fan picked at random from Facebook to receive a free copy of our debut EP Luminescence is…
Steven Morgan.
Congratulations Steven, to claim your prize just send us an email with your address so we can get that to you in the post. Hang on a secind!
Meatwad! The upcoming shows! Stat!
Friday 19th November 2010
No Fiction (Neon Highwire, Hectors Fanclub)
Powers, 332 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 2QN
Wednesday 1st December 2010
229 Electro Night (Neon Highwire, Glass Diamond, ElectriXcity, DJ Engine-Earz)
229, 229 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PN
Maybe not wise, but heartbreakingly true,
Steve.
Sep
28
2010
Official Music Video for Bear At The Bus Stop
Posted on 09:00, September 28th, 2010 by Steven Morgan
Didn’t take much editing as the source material was so great in the first place thanks to all the wonderful people who came along on Saturday morning. Enjoy!
Sep
20
2010
When you can’t focus on anything else, hopefully this can serve as a distraction
Posted on 14:05, September 20th, 2010 by Steven Morgan
Much like the film Weird Science, this is not an excuse for anti-social behaviour. Unlike the film Weird Science, this is an update on what’s happening in the world of Neon Highwire. Roll VT.
Never Enough things which there are Never Enough of
This Friday (that’s THIS FRIDAY to those with bad eyesight), the band known as MY BAND (by me, Steve. Luke and Jim MAY refer to it as Steve’s band if they behave) will be playing at the Camden Head as part of the celebrations of one year of existence for the ace Music blog Never Enough Notes. Here is a list of the things you will need to know:
- The show is with two other ace bands who will FORCE YOU TO DANCE WITH KNIVES (in a good way) known as Fake Teak and Hot Beds.
- There will be cake.
- Doors open at 19:30.
- This is it on Facesbook
- This is happening afterwards at the same venue.
We need YOU to film a music video (avec free beer)
This is a marvelous opportunity to star in the upcoming music video for the Neon Highwire song “Bear At The Bus Stop” (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bear-at-the-bus-stop/id384570605?i=384570611).
We will be sorting out both the bear and the bus stop (and filming), but what we need from you is the visually weird and wonderful. Essentially, anything that doesn’t involve bears, bus stops or general bus stop attire is what we’re …looking for and we need as many people as possible to help out. Be who you want to be, do what you want to do, just do it on Saturday 25th September in London in front of a camera.
Turn up at the bus stop S on the South Bank next to Royal Festival Hall at 11am sharp for the full briefing. Here it is on the maps:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=Waterloo+Station%2C+Lambeth%2C+London&sll=43.480926%2C-80.537664&sspn=0.091799%2C0.222988&g=Waterloo&ie=UTF8&hq&hnear=Waterloo+Station%2C+London+SE1%2C+United+Kingdom&ll=51.505742%2C-0.115429&spn=0.00123%2C0.003484&z=19&layer=c&cbll=51.505684%2C-0.115522&panoid=tYUY6CjAOTj0owkqRFrzcw&cbp=12%2C137.82%2C%2C0%2C10.42
Bit vague, right? Well yes, intentionally so! To give you some ideas of the some examples that come to mind, we’re talking:
Dressing up as pirates and swordfighting.
A game of chess on a portable fold out table.
Look good in a tux? Strut!
Aerobics.
Eating a cake with your bare (not bear) hands.
Animal impressions.
Parkour.
Map reading.
As a thank you to all those who take part, there will be a thing afterwards with free beer, and everyone loves free beer, even bears.
Come along! Bring your friends! Jebus!
Facebook it up for up to the minute news on this once in a lifetime event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104258616302307
Pete & The Pirates, Bloc Party, The Maccabees & Scala
On Saturday 23rd October, we’ll be playing on this ace line up at one of my favourite venues, Scala in Kings Cross. Here is the event on the ubiquitous Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123597277691518. Tickets are available to buy online (and come with a FREE copy of our debut EP Luminescence) and can be bought here. It’s going to be an epic night and one we’re superexcited about, naturlich.
AOB
- We’re currently recording our second EP. It’s sounding ace (official quote).
- I bought tickets to go see The Dismemberment Plan twice in New York at the end of January. I will be travelling alone (was a bit of a spontaneous decision). What should I do!?
- Are you a hipster? Take this test!
- I wrote an article about sound checks for God Is In The TV. It contains the word “defecating”.
- Procrastination breeds misguided creativity.
- Listen to Bear At The Bus Stop on Spotify.
Gig summation (through said nation):
Friday 24th September 2010
Never Enough First Birthdays (Fake Teak, Hot Beds, Neon Highwire)
The Camden Head, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU
Saturday 23rd October 2010
Absent Kelly Presents (Pete & The Pirates, Bloc Party DJ Set, The Maccabees DJ Set & Neon Highwire)
Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London, N1 9NL
I seriously hope you get it, though I’d happily travel north if it meant seeing you,
Steve.
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Sep
13
2010
Bear At The Bus Stop now on Spotify
Posted on 13:05, September 13th, 2010 by Steven Morgan
For those who like their music streamy, free and interlaced with Canadian voiceovers talking about summer houses, you can listen to Bear At The Bus Stop on Spotify right now!
Also, I’m totally addicted to other people’s playlists on Spotify at the moment, so bring it on.
Aug
31
2010
Star in the Bear At The Bus Stop Video!
Posted on 10:18, August 31st, 2010 by Steven Morgan
This is a marvelous opportunity to star in the upcoming music video for the Neon Highwire song “Bear At The Bus Stop” (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bear-at-the-bus-stop/id384570605?i=384570611).
We will be sorting out both the bear and the bus stop (and filming), but what we need from you is the visually weird and wonderful. Essentially, anything that doesn’t involve bears, bus stops or general bus stop attire is what we’re …looking for and we need as many people as possible to help out. Be who you want to be, do what you want to do, just do it on Saturday 25th September in London in front of a camera.
Bit vague, right? Well yes, intentionally so! To give you some ideas of the some examples that come to mind, we’re talking:
Dressing up as pirates and swordfighting.
A game of chess on a portable fold out table.
Look good in a tux? Strut!
Aerobics
Eating a cake with your bare (not bear) hands
As a thank you to all those who take part, there will be a thing afterwards with free beer, and everyone loves free beer, even bears.
Come along! Bring your friends! Jebus!
Jun
04
2010
Is a lack of emotion a curse or a skill to rely on?
Posted on 17:18, June 4th, 2010 by Steven Morgan
Guess the origin of the lyrics (artist and song please, bonus point if you can guess my favourite item of clothing whilst listening to each of them):
“You’ve never been to Alton Towers, Michael Caine doesn’t follow you and you’ve never been to Spain”.
“You and I have to get out of Stephan’s way”.
“My dealer drives a three wheeler, lives in a house by the side of the sea”.
“I guess I sort of lied when I said it’s not that bad. That fly, that helicopter, that red and white van”.
“I want to be colonically irrigated, so I know how it feels not to be full of sh*t”.
WHATEVER STEVE, GET ON WITH IT.
Big Chill
We’re playing at The Big Chill House on June 17th. It’s gonna be incredible, we’re on last so a longer set than usual which will be nice, though tiring. I’ve never been to the Big Chill festival, but is it just me who’s all like “Big Chill? Why the hell would I go to a festival to chill? What am I, some sort of c-?”. So yeah, we’ll be bringing our lounge-core to the Kings Cross area and hopefully I’ll have the surgery to shoot lasers out of my knuckles complete by then too. It’s got free entry, so come along you dummy! For your health.
Bear At The Bus Stop
New song from us which you can hear here. It’s short, it’s instrumental and it embraces triplets much like this sentence. Feedback so far has ranged from “I like that it’s instrumental” to “Is it finished or ongoing?”. With feedback like that, how can you resist?
Video
We made a video to educate you again. No need to thank us, we’re martyrs and will just moan about you not thanking us behind your backs. TYPICAL. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5tJi0XGOdY
Twitterview
Never Enough Notes asked us questions, we gave them answers. That’s how interviews work yeah? Difference here is that it was through Twitter. It’s like the future today. 386 baby, 386. Here it is.
Remixes
As part of the upcoming Neon Blink release on Blue Dove Records, there’ve been a load of Neon Blink remixes and there are more to come. Take a listen to some because they’re great. Don’t take a listen to them if you eat your own farts. You don’t eat your own farts, do you? Oh man, if people knew you ate your own farts, you wouldn’t get invited to that thing you’re really excited about going to. Think about it. Just listen.
Still to come, Fresh:Mesh, Novelty Music Scene and perhaps even something from James Furness (fingers crossed). Plus as a bonus, a remix of Creation #4.00 by RhythmJunky to look forward to. Also there’s a remix of the Delphic song Halcyon which Luke created and can be heard here. Summer in your ears.
Others
- Under Moonlight features on a Syllabus Music compilation.
- On Westside Will‘s US radio show
- Rough mix of a collaboration with Skyline Dossier that’s been abandoned, take a listen if you’re perverted.
- Playing a one day festival in Reading in August.
- Playing a special show early September, special as in sauce, not school.
- Two more songs almost finished recording.
Greggs. I mean gigs:
Thursday 17th June 2010
THE PLAYGROUND (Neon Highwire, The Goos, The Gavels, The Black Sands, Mercers)
The Big Chill House, 257-259 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NL
Saturday 7th August 2010
Here Comes The Sun (Neon Highwire & tbc)
The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silverstreet, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2STFacebook; Last.FM
It’s been way too long, this needs to be rectified!
Steve.
The fact you’re reading this means there’s a good chance you like our music. Either that or you’ve met us and harbour a crush on Jim that you’re working up your courage to realise or find us so arrogant, annoying, derivative and disposable that you end up spying on us in an angry voyeuristic way hoping to see the cracks, hoping to see things tumbling down just to feel a little better.
None of that matters, whichever is true, you’re reading this, so I win by default.
Here’s what you should do. Got a Twitter account? Follow us. Got a Facebook account? Become a fan. Got a Myspace Page? Be our friend. Got an email address? Join our mailing list.
Got other friends with decent taste in music? Improve their lives, tell them about us. Think you’re wasting your life watching shitty TV or spending way too much time at the same pub with the same person / people? Come watch us live. Think your remixing skills are laudable? Email us. Any other ideas of projects relating to the band? Let us know, we’ll talk it over.
Of course, alternatively you could do none of these things. If you do though, you get +10 life points for each. Just imagine!
Oh yeah, and don’t forget to listen to our new track Bear At The Bus Stop on Soundcloud. It’ll raise the temperature of your metaphorical testicles.
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