Lovvers

LA BLAQUE CHRIS AND HAR MAR.

2011-04-08T05:13:00.000-07:00

OFFSET FESTIVAL.

2011-04-08T05:02:00.000-07:00

WASTED YOUTH HOME VIDEO.

2011-04-08T05:01:00.000-07:00

LVVRS MEETS ABE VIGODA MEETS HAPPY MONDAYS

2010-05-05T05:42:00.001-07:00

STRANGERS

2010-05-05T05:36:00.000-07:00

New 7" available now

PLANT POT DRUMS

2010-04-19T05:13:00.001-07:00

CROSS

2010-04-16T07:18:00.000-07:00

SXSW SCHEDULE

2010-03-17T07:32:00.000-07:00

HAVING FUN WITH DOGS IN OKLAHOMA

2010-03-16T13:40:00.000-07:00

Twin Peaks, North Bend, WA

2010-03-11T17:12:00.000-08:00

Hotter than Heaven on the day that you die

2010-03-09T19:40:00.000-08:00

Courtesy of http://chhavinanda.wordpress.com

SXSW PPM SHOWCASE

2010-03-06T19:50:00.001-08:00

March TOUR starts Monday

2010-02-27T00:50:00.000-08:00

03/01: London @ The Stags Head w/ French Kissing + Sex Beet
03/02: London @ Rest Is Noise w/ Fair Ohs + Cold Pumas
03/04: Seattle, WA @ Comet Tavern w/ The Strange Boys + Chain And The Gang
03/05: Portland, OR @ East End w/ So Cow + Stalkers
03/06: Oakland, CA @ 21 Grand w/ Abe Vigoda + Shannon And The Clams
03/07: San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill w/ Abe Vigoda
03/09: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place w/ w/ Abe Vigoda + So Cow
03/10: Los Angeles, CA @ Echo w/ Abe Vigoda
03/11: San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant w/ Abe Vigoda
03/12: Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space w/ Abe Vigoda
03/13: Santa Fe, NM @ Corazon w/ Abe Vigoda
03/14: Lubbock, TX @ Nume House w/ Abe Vigoda
03/15: Norman, OK @ Opolis w/ Abe Vigoda + Vivian Girls + Male Bonding
03/16: Dallas, TX @ Lounge On Elm St. w/ Abe Vigoda + Vivian Girls + Male Bonding

SXSW Dates – Austin, TX
03/17: Epoch (16:30)
03/17: Cheapo Discs (18:00)
03/17: Gallery Black Lagoon (20:00)
03/18: Spiderhouse Cafe (13:00)
03/18: Find-N-Grind Skate Shop (16:30)
03/19: OK Mountain Gallery (14:00)
03/19: Club 1808 (15:30)
03/19: Red House Pizzeria (17:00)
03/19: Union Park (18:30)
03/20: Aster’s Ethiopian Restaurant (16:30)
03/20: Mohawk (Panache Showcase) (22:15)
03/21: Beerland (Panache Hangover Party) (19:00)

First UK gig since October...

2010-02-16T02:51:00.000-08:00

SOME GIGS

2010-02-15T04:48:00.000-08:00

LACK OF INTEREST

2010-01-28T11:44:00.000-08:00

Yeah, been having a break for awhile and not had many updates. We have a west coast USA tour coming up with our friends Abe Vigoda and will be playing SXSW again. Will put the dates up at some point. Also we have a few 7"s coming out in the next few months. More news on these soon.

For SXSW bookings get in touch with Michelle at Panache: michelle@panacherock.com

Here's a video from last year:

Lovvers SXSW 09 from Louisa Mayman on Vimeo.

Also heres a funny video my friend made which I'm sure a lot of you can relate to:

Michael / Lovvers x

SEATTLE - FRIDAY

2009-11-18T11:10:00.000-08:00

SAN FRANCISCO

2009-11-15T13:11:00.001-08:00

ARIZONA DESERT

2009-11-12T18:09:00.000-08:00

AUSTIN

2009-11-09T08:47:00.001-08:00

'A clean entry, no splash back and much better than Steve's belly flop. 9.5 id say...' Laurence Eaves

ATLANTA

2009-11-09T08:29:00.000-08:00

Kurt Vile @ 529

Our Luxurious Van

Halloween

Dead Mouse

MEMPHIS

2009-11-09T08:21:00.000-08:00

FLORENCE, ALABAMA

2009-11-07T01:00:00.000-08:00

FULL CIRCLE

2009-11-06T09:42:00.000-08:00

Halloween in St. Louis

2009-11-05T00:39:00.001-08:00

Columbus, Ohio

2009-11-05T00:33:00.000-08:00

Thanks Jared!

ARIZONA

2009-11-04T10:55:00.000-08:00

CHICAGO

2009-10-29T09:42:00.000-07:00

USA / CANADA TOUR

2009-10-18T10:30:00.000-07:00

Here you go:

20 Oct Santos - panache CMJ showcase New York, NY (11pm)

21 Oct Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA w/ Popo

22 Oct Pianos - Brooklyn Vegan CMJ New York, NY (3pm)

22 Oct Comet Pizza and Ping Pong Washington DC

23 Oct Dartmouth Collage Hanover, NH w/ Turbo Fruits

24 Oct Brooklyn Bowl CMJ New York, NY (6pm)

24 Oct Union pool - panache CMJ showcase New York, NY (11pm)

25 Oct Casa Del Popolo Montreal, QBC

26 Oct The Garrison Toronto, ON (Pre Fucked Up Fest Party)

27 Oct Now That's Class Cleveland, OH

28 Oct Cafe Bourbon Street Columbus, OH

29 Oct Garden Bowl Cafe Detroit, MI

30 Oct Mac's Bar Lansing, MI

31 Oct Firebird St. Louis, MO w/ Turbo Fruits

1 Nov Hideout Chicago, IL w/ Turbo Fruits + Half Rats

2 Nov Hi Tone Memphis, TN w/ Kurt Vile

3 Nov 529 Atlanta, GA w/ Kurt Vile

4 Nov Black Owl Trading Florence, AL

5 Nov Saturn Bar New Orleans, LA w/ An Albatross

6 Nov Sam's Burger Joint San Antonio, TX w/ Shonen Knife + The Strange Boys

7 Nov Beerland Austin, TX w/ Jack Oblivian

10 Nov The Rhythm Room Pheonix, AZ w/ Health

11 Nov Bujwah El Centro, CA

12 Nov Bar Pink Elephant San Diego, CA

13 Nov The Smell Los Angeles, CA w/ The Urinals + Signals

14 Nov Spaceland Los Angeles, CA w/ Abe Vigoda + Le Face + An Albatross

15 Nov House Party Fullerton, CA w/ Audacity

16 Nov Elbo Room San Francisco, CA w/ An Albatross + The Fresh & Onlys

19 Nov East End Portland, OR w/ Nice Boys

20 Nov Comet Tavern Seattle, WA w/ Past Lives + Intelligence

21 Nov Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC

HAMBURG

2009-10-12T10:50:00.000-07:00

Playing in the park and outside Crypt Records.

Check out this recent interview and cool blog:
http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/10/11/your-new-favorite-band-lovvers

TORONTO

2009-10-11T02:27:00.000-07:00

Cubism Museum

2009-10-10T18:11:00.000-07:00

PRAGUE

2009-10-09T09:21:00.000-07:00

Number One Pop Punk Bar

2009-10-08T10:52:00.001-07:00

2009-10-04T13:41:00.001-07:00

Our courageous driver Matthew, with one eye on the road and the other keeping a look out for French mademoiselles....

Henry eating a pizza in Nemours, seen through the eyes of Michael and Stephen

Stephen and Michael eating a pizza in Nemours, France, as seen through the eyes of Henry.

Interviews

2009-10-04T13:39:00.000-07:00

A depiction of the interview process, as seen by our cheeky sound engineer Lol.

What The Uck

2009-10-04T13:36:00.001-07:00

Buffalo Bar, Cardiff has had a makeover. Cheers Noel & Adam

PRAGUE

2009-09-30T02:13:00.000-07:00

Von: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Datum: 29. September 2009 13:41:59 MESZ

An: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Betreff: Re: LOVVERS PREPRODUCTION

hey

Lovvers song "AXTXTXIXTXUXDXE" is so ass-kicing stuff that i had a car accident listening exactly to this one on the highway this sunday very late night.

just one wheel + front window destroyed. no harm. :)

looking forward the show!

PRIZE PETS

2009-09-15T01:36:00.000-07:00

Come see 'Prize Pets' play with us in Sheffield this month. They are a new Nottingham band and you can check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/prizepets

Also check out 'Guilty Parents' another new Nottingham band. They kind of sound like old Die Kreuzen but with John 'Gilbert' Joseph on vocals: http://www.myspace.com/guiltyparents

THE PERFECT SHOW FLYER.

2009-09-14T04:43:00.000-07:00

If you are putting on a show, and you are having trouble coming up with a sure-fire winning flier guaranteed to lure in the punters.. here's a few ideas for you. (My how far the internet has come since 2007)

NEAT NEAT NEAT.

2009-09-10T08:53:00.000-07:00

SOCIETY JAM

2009-09-08T07:08:00.001-07:00

Here's a new song we recorded with Jarvis Taveniere (Woods / Meneguar) at his Rear House Studios in Brooklyn, New York.

Lovvers - Society Jam by divisionpromotions

It should be available as a 7" with the song 'Traffic Jam' at some point.

Some of this was actually recorded in a toilet so the reviewers will have to think of something else to talk about with this one.

RIP PAUL MCCARTNEY.

2009-09-07T03:20:00.000-07:00

ANOTHER RESOUNDING SUCCESS

2009-09-03T08:34:00.001-07:00

Looking forward to tour. Never mess with a fat kid in a wheelchair.

"Lovvers were my least favourite band of the whole Festival. Cynical and pointless, their pretend "couldn't care less" was completely out of place in the context of enthusiasm and commitment shown by all the other bands on BBC Introducing Stage (see below). Even the attempt to humiliate a member of the audience rebounded. That's how it looked to me."

The records been getting some positve feedback aswell,

"The received wisdom is that certain labels can do no wrong, Factory, Creation, Warp, Sub Pop; these were/are surely more cultutal bastions than commercial enterprises, forging ahead on the ship of impeccable taste, never failing to spot genius in the making anfd doing it all for us so we don't have to."

So far so good......

"With a roster containing amongst others The Cribs, Bloc party and Conor Oberst, you could argue that a similar logic applies to Wichita. You'd be wrong of course because based on OCD Go Go Girls, The Lovvers are about to prove that even imprint supremo DICK GREEN and his team are failible after all."

"How does it sound? Like it was recorded inside a shed, excluding the pointlessly mystifying use of a rolling timpani on the intro - with child like riffs copied from "Lets play indie punk #101" and distorted vocals that resemble two crackheads (that must be the double tracking) screamining the contents of a chinese menu at each other across Times Square. Tellingly, they toured with other micro scene acts like Times New Viking and Wichita would like us to believe they're the very spirit of 1976's talentless-optional DIY aesthectic. But for every New Order, there was a Shark Vegas, so please Dick, pull the other one!"

Who are Shark Vegas anyway? Answers on a postcard! (Why do you never hear that phrase anymore?) The internet has alot to answer for.

WEIRDAPALOOZA.

2009-08-18T14:10:00.000-07:00

SCOTLAND

2009-08-18T14:02:00.000-07:00

We're playing two shows with DIVORCE in Scotland this week, plus a free show in Leeds tomorrow. After that we're playing READING/LEEDS Festivals. Should have all our US dates sorted soon so keep an eye out for those.

BAGS.

2009-08-10T02:35:00.000-07:00

Our first full-length record comes out today, who would have thought? National AD campaign aside, we've been told that the CD will be availible in a week or so but if you want vinyl then it should be in shops from today. We'll have them at shows from wednesday. We're playing 2 shows. First is at PUREGROOVE at 1pm. Second is at BARDENS from 8pm with HIPSHAKES & STRANGE BOYS. If you come to puregroove and buy an LP you get a bag with it.

Infact if you buy the LP from any of the following places, you also get a bag. So Rough trade east and west, Piccadilly Manchester, Banquet Kingston, Resident Brighton and Norman Records mailorder aswell. In other goings on, we've been recording some stuff for some new releases. We went into Rear House in NYC (see below) and hope to release what we recorded there for our fall US tour. We're also gonna be featured on this FLIPPER compilation that Dominio is putting together and the OIB 7inch is out AUGUST 30th.

Aside from records we are slowly confirming shows for the rest of the year, we're going to be on tour from Sept 17th and this will include UK, Ireland, Europe and America all in one big hit. We'll post all the dates here when there done, otherwise double click the LP cover on the right and it'll take you to the shows we currently have booked! Over and out.

OHIO SHOOTS/AMERICA BITES

2009-08-10T02:29:00.000-07:00

THIS CHANNEL HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED.

2009-08-10T02:22:00.000-07:00

DROP OUTS BOOGIE.

2009-08-10T02:15:00.000-07:00

HOME.

2009-08-10T02:07:00.000-07:00

Right we are home, back from 3 weeks in the USA. Met some fine folk, weird folk and will be doing it all again in OCTOBER. Many thanks to Michelle, Mark, Derek, Jake, Alligator Bar, Kevin and all the people who let us dirty up there floor.

BACK PATCH

2009-08-09T06:35:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn Tonight

2009-08-01T15:48:00.001-07:00

ILLUMINATED BY THE LIGHT

2009-07-17T09:18:00.000-07:00

If anybody wants a showdown on the table tennis court, we'll be playing for money tonight in DC. Watch out for my topspin backhand.

SHOULD HAVE SHOT PAUL.

2009-07-12T08:49:00.000-07:00

NEVERMIND.

2009-07-11T06:19:00.000-07:00

FEEDING OF THE 5000.

2009-07-11T04:59:00.000-07:00

Lovvers representative Henry Withers meets head of CRASS fan club to discuss recent issues.

SEX BOMB

2009-07-09T13:28:00.000-07:00

PENIS ENVY.

2009-07-09T07:56:00.000-07:00

Two days ago i was wondering if anyone actually reads this blog. Yesterday we received an email from someone representing the band CRASS. Remember CRASS the anarcho-punk band from the late 70's who utilised and advocated that "Do it Yourself" approach and were famed for there anarcho ways. Well they've asked us to remove our take on their logo from this blog, otherwise our label informed us they'd take legal action and sue. Can you imagine how funny a situation that would be? Shame really i thought they wouldn't give a shit. Oh well, guess they have a reputation to uphold. Anyways i found this funny quote from Steve Ignorant, "I don't have to justify what I do. (...) . Remember that three-letter word, 'fun'?" Apparently not Steve.

LOVE VISIONS.

2009-07-03T14:29:00.000-07:00

THRILLER.

2009-06-29T09:57:00.000-07:00

ELVIS DIED FOR ME.

2009-06-18T06:33:00.000-07:00

BOYS CLUB/VOX POP

2009-06-18T03:35:00.000-07:00

OIB Split Series Vol.3 feat. Lovvers; Knyfe Hyts; Best Fwends & The Death Set. This is finally coming out AUGUST 31st. We'll have copies with us for US dates.

BLACK DIAMOND.

2009-06-16T13:13:00.000-07:00

DETROIT ROCK CITY. COUPLE OF NEW SONGS ONLINE.

TEENAGE SHUTDOWN.

2009-06-12T10:15:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to people who came lastnight, sorry it got shutdown. It wasnt possible to continue. Hopefully more shows soon!

BEWARE THE LIMITS!

2009-06-08T04:41:00.000-07:00

Go check out the new SHITTY LIMITS LP its out now on La Vida Es Un Mus (UK LP) / Boss Tuneage (UK CD) and is killer in every department. In other news we found this picture of some random american dude going crazy at some show in LA!

DILS DILS DILS.

2009-05-28T14:48:00.000-07:00

I NEVER SEEN SOMEONE LOOK SO HAPPY AFTER A BEATING.

T I M.

2009-05-26T12:55:00.000-07:00

WE'RE PLAYING IN LONDON IN A FEW WEEKS AND ITS FREE SO NO WORRIES. MORE SHOWS ON THE WAY.

JAMMING WITH JAMIE T- BACK IN THE GAME

2009-05-19T09:35:00.001-07:00

SPEX FEST WORKED OUT REALLY WELL, NEXT SHOW IS THE SHITTY LIMITS LP LAUNCH JUNE 6th @ RISING SUN ARTS CENTRE IN READING.

GUEST GUITAR.

2009-05-15T06:02:00.000-07:00

Going for that Replacements vibe can be a tricky thing so we enlisted the help of someone who knows exactly how these things work. Unfortunately we didn't get around to tracking any mandolin.

I WILL DARE.

IN THE STUDIO TWO.

2009-05-04T14:48:00.000-07:00

We did a phone interview with this freebie and totally mediocre mag called THE FLY, the one they always have in those venues that you always, always find yourself in?

SPEX FEST.

2009-05-04T10:30:00.000-07:00

So Blank Dogs first ever UK show, our first Nottingham show since the last one, TNV and Shitty Limits kicking out the jams and lots of uber dudes in Spectacles.

TV EYE.

2009-05-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

Steves suggestion that we are keeping an eye on him is getting out of hand.

On the other hand we played with the yeah yeah yeahs, it was great. Everyone was very nice and Dave Pajo was there playing keyboards, thanks James for getting stuff done and to Nick for asking us to play. Not bad.

YEAH YEAH YEAH.

2009-05-04T08:38:00.000-07:00

Last time we played in London i got accused of being homophobic, then 6 months later we're back and its like everything is forgiven.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

2009-05-04T08:18:00.000-07:00

So we spent a day at ELECTRIC mastering last week, ELECTRIC is pretty great, everything there looks cool and is very expensive, it also over looks the west way. This made me think of the Clash and then made me consider if our new record sounds anything like them? I remember thinking the same thing in Portland; i came to the conclusion that if it does then its more Carrer Opportunities than Overpowered By Funk. Anyways once you've mastered a record then it basically means it's finished, so we are finished. Below Michael sits and thinks, whilst i try and take a photo of the machine that cuts grooves into the wax.

YOU HAVE TO LAUGH.

2009-04-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

Hello, my name is Marc Urselli and I am a 3-time Grammy Award winning engineer, mixer, producer, sound designer based in New York.
This year I attended SXSW again and I am always overwhelmed by the amount of bands that there are. Every year I try to see as many bands as I can and this year I managed to see about 6 per day on average.
I am trying to make the best out of SXSW by contacting all of the other bands I didn't get to see play live, which is why you are getting this email.
I apologize if this is impersonal but if you choose to write me back I promise you my reply will be personal and specific to your music. I don't like writing bulk emails either but there are sooooo many cool bands at SXSW and I regret not being able to see them all and interact with all of them. This is my attempt at doing so because SXSW is a networking opportunity after all and I am trying to network and make the best of it.
I would love for you to check out my discography and see if you find any artists whose music or sound you dig. If you think you might be interested in discussing the possibility of mixing your upcoming single or EP or album I would love to talk to you about it.
Anyway, if you did read my message all the way to here I want to thank you for your time and your patience and for not getting too aggravated by yet another impersonal email. I would love to hear back from you. info@marcurselli.com

WHAT A DUDE. IF ONLY THIS GUY WROTE A ZINE.

WASTED YOUTH

2009-04-22T02:41:00.000-07:00

Wasted Youth from Next L.v.L on Vimeo.

WE"RE ALL NUTS.

2009-04-10T12:49:00.000-07:00

OCD GO GO GO GIRLS.

2009-04-10T12:28:00.000-07:00

We are done. We have spent the last month in America eating pancakes and drinking PBR. We leave Sunday. Our first LP is now recorded (13minutes doesn't constitute a full length whatever most reviewers say or think) Anyways the record is called "OCD Go Go Go Girls" and it'll come out later this year. We recorded it in Portland with Pat Kearns, he's done records for the Exploding Hearts, Clorox girls, Red dons and a load more.

On the other side of things we'll be heading back to America in July to do a 2 week tour of the east coast. If anyone is up for helping with a show you need to contact michelle@panacherock.com

We'll be doing a full American tour in October and most likely 10 days in UK/Ireland in September followed by lots of European shows.

Big thanks to Michelle, Jesse, Mika Miko, Marcus, Le Face, Zak, Richie, Rough kids, Black Chris , Juan, Michael, Abe Vigoda, Eat Skull, Paul, Pat and Susan, Doug, Daniel, Red Dons and all the crazy people of Portland. Keep Portland weird!

Next show is with the YEAH YEAH YEAHS in London on April 26th. Followed by a Nottingham show with Blank Dogs, Times New Viking, Shitty Limits and more.

See you in England.

WHATS MY AGE AGAIN?

2009-04-09T14:24:00.000-07:00

JOKER.

2009-04-09T14:17:00.000-07:00

GONE ARE THE DAYS.

2009-04-09T14:10:00.000-07:00

COUNTDOWN.

2009-04-08T20:34:00.000-07:00

Quadraphonic Sound

2009-04-06T13:42:00.000-07:00

SPRING BREAK

2009-03-31T18:31:00.000-07:00

We're a band of few words. But this photo sums up our trip to America so far:

PORTLAND

2009-03-30T19:56:00.000-07:00

AA 137.

2009-03-13T10:33:00.000-07:00

DRINKING IN LA.

2009-03-13T10:22:00.000-07:00

LEXICON DEVILS!

2009-03-08T08:38:00.000-07:00

We Are Working On Our LP

2009-02-26T04:06:00.001-08:00

DIGITAL KIDS.

2009-02-17T07:02:00.000-08:00

Michael went all the way to FINLAND to get some noodles.

Henry playing "RING OF FIRE" by Johnny Cash.

Shaun in his mothers kitchen.

A IS FOR ANARCHY

2009-02-17T06:49:00.000-08:00

This guy drove us around EUROPE and he was one crazy fucker! The guy took shit from no one, in Norway about 40minutes before this was taken he laid out some homeless dude who tried to steal his last AVACADO.

This is one VEGAN you do not want to mess with!

A January Diary

2009-02-14T02:23:00.000-08:00

Michael had a good time in Finland..

But in the end we had to leave the Scandinavian lands...

And after all the excitement he just needed a rest..

Michael Wears Black & Gold Sweater (Model's Own)....

2009-02-12T10:39:00.000-08:00

SWEDEN

2009-02-12T02:38:00.000-08:00

Same clothes. Different weather...

2009-02-11T10:23:00.000-08:00

HOLY SHIT

2009-02-11T02:47:00.001-08:00

BLACK METAL TERRITORY!

2009-01-31T02:30:00.000-08:00

A few gems from EUROPE!

SELL OUTS!

2009-01-31T02:22:00.000-08:00

What a joy. At this gig i was fortunate to meet the guitarist from Raging Speedhorn, i was 16 sniffing glue and worshiping Satan, then 10 years later I'm in Stockholm asking this guy where can i go smoke.

NAZI DEATH CAMP!

2009-01-28T09:39:00.000-08:00

We just got home from tour. No crazy 20 hour drive home this time! We made it as far as Finland on this trip, met some pretty cool folk and generally had a blast! Our tour buddys in Finland were this great band called NAZI DEATH CAMP. CHECK THEM OUT! They were like KBD meets Screaching Weasel!