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Written by Mike
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Monday, 04 August 2008 12:46 |
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All at Hassle Records would like to express our sympathy and offer our thoughts to the family, friends and bandmates of Alex McCulloch, guitarist of UK pop-punks Me vs. Hero, who tragically passed away this weekend following a 50ft fall in his home-town of Preston. Alex was 20 years old.
Me vs. Hero were / are still due to support Four Year Strong at The Cockpit in Leeds in November and we hope the band are able to carry on and do Alex proud.
R.I.P.
Mike Hassle
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Four Year Strong - 'Bada Bing! Wit' A Pipe' |
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Written by Mike
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 23:41 |
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Wanna see Four Year Strong's newest video? Wanna see Josh lather up like Mariah Carey? Wanna see Jake gettin' pimp like Snoop? Wanna see Joe rock out like Missy? Wanna see Dan and Alan tearing around like '70s cops?
Course you do.
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Download FREE Black Lungs track! |
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Written by Mike
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 11:44 |
Download a free Black Lungs track from their media section.
The album 'Send Flowers' is out 25/08/08.
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XFM Rock Show / Hassle bands tickets giveaway |
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Written by Mike
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 11:33 |
Our hard-rockin' buddy, the ever so delightful Katie P over at the XFM Rock Show, will be giving away tickets for the series of Kerrang! gigs preceding the Kerrang! Awards on her show on Sunday. From a Hassle perspective, this means:
Sunday 17th August - Alexisonfire @ The Barfly
Monday 18th August - Rolo Tomassi (supporting You Me At 6) @ The Barfly
Monday 18th August - Anti-Flag, Cancer Bats & Black Lungs @ ULU
Yeah, we're all over these shows this year. Rad :)
To win, just tune in to Katie's show between 10pm - 1am on Sunday night and she'll drop all the info you need. You can listen on digital radio, on normal radio on 104.9FM, or via the interwebs at xfm.co.uk.
And don't forget to show your support for Hassle bands at the Kerrang Awards by voting for Cancer Bats for Best Album (for 'Hail Destroyer') and for Four Year Strong for Best International Newcomer.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 July 2008 11:35 |
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Four Year Strong co-headline show during New Found Glory tour! |
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Written by Mike
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Monday, 28 July 2008 18:22 |
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Yep, it's true - Four Year Strong will play a joint headline show with Set Your Goals on a day-off from the New Found Glory November tour, and it'll be completed by some brilliant UK bands! And, to make it even better, it's being organised by some friends of ours in the shape of Slam Dunk and Punktastic.com. This is what this scene is all about, folks.
Make sure you're there early for the supports. All Or Nothing and Me Vs Hero are both awesome UK bands and definitely Hassle approved. And, well, if you don't know about Set Your Goals by now, what on earth are you playing at???
Pick up our UK version of Four Year Strong's debut album 'Rise Or Die Trying' to get two exclusive tracks not on the US release of the album. Click here to buy!
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 July 2008 19:21 |
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There's a reason the football season doesn't extend into July... |
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Written by Mike
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Monday, 28 July 2008 13:51 |
So yesterday we took part, for the second year running, in the Big Scary Monsters 5-a-side football tournament, putting together a team with our friends at Signature Tune Records. Let's just say, we had a right laugh, but we don't think we'll be receiving any invitations from anyone to start playing regularly. Played 3, lost 3 speaks for itself. However, in the spirit of excuse makers everywhere, we blame the following:
* We were without our two star players (they're already up for restoring pride next year!)
* The weather was unbearably hot, and we were nursing terrible hangovers from the amazing Alcopopalooza event the night before
* The last time some of us played football was last year's tournament
* Etc etc etc
However, huge congratulations to our boys in Rolo Tomassi who, in a joint team effort with their pals in Mirror! Mirror!, made the final, only to be beaten by our good friends in the Punktastic team. Seems they don't just make astonishing music, they're pretty handy on the pitch too. Although, we think it's slightly unfair that Punktastic had the entire internet from which to select a squad!
A big thank you again to Kev and everyone from BSM for making the day such fun, and big shout-outs to the Blakfish / Shapes team for being far and away the most entertaining bunch of lads around.
SOCCER!
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 July 2008 13:53 |
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Pick Anti-Flag's Reading / Leeds set! |
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Written by Mike
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Friday, 25 July 2008 13:40 |
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Wanna have a say in what songs Anti-Flag play at this year's Reading / Leeds festivals? Of course you do, who wouldn't?
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Cancer Bats & Four Year Strong nominated for Kerrang! Awards |
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Written by Mike
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 16:46 |
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That's correct! As you may have seen in today's issue of Kerrang!, our boyz in Four Year Strong and Cancer Bats have both been nominated for prizes at the prestigious ceremony. GTFI.
Cancer Bats are up for Best Album for the phenomenal 'Hail Destroyer' and Four Year Strong are up for Best International Newcomer. This is awesome news for us, as they are Hassle's first ever K! Award nominations, and the bands are in the ring with some illustrious names. Which basically means we need your continued support to help our boys win.
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City and Colour interactive video online now! |
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Written by Mike
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 20:30 |
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That's right, folks. Rather than do just ya bog standard music video, City and Colour mainman Dallas Green was insistent that there was something a little bit more involving when it came to the promo for 'Sleeping Sickness'.
The newest album from City and Colour, the delicious 'Bring Me Your Love', is out now, whilst you can get a low, low price double pack of first album 'Sometimes' and 'City and Colour Live' exclusively from HMV.com.
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No Hassle news, so here's some shows! |
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Written by Mike
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Monday, 07 July 2008 17:41 |
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Yeah, so we've got nothing too drastic to tell you from our weekend, so we'll simply do a bit of advertising for our mates and their shows. Yes, we realise they're mostly London shows, but that's where we live!
This week, you should go to:
Tuesday July 8th
The Maple State, The Attika State & Data Select Party @ The Barfly, Camden
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Comeback Kid, Shai Hulud, Your Demise & Dead Swans @ The Underworld, Camden
Thursday July 10th
Stapleton & Nathaniel Green @ New Slang @ McClusky's, Kingston
Friday July 11th
Rolo Tomassi @ Supersonic Festival, Birmingham
Saturday July 12th
Blotto, The Dauntless Elite, The Shitty Limits, The Cost Of Living & Earth Dies Screaming @ The Fighting Cocks, Kingston
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Murder By Death @ Thekla, Bristol (Hassle & Vagrant boooooys in attendance!)
Sunday July 13th
Converge, Integrity, Coliseum & Centurions Ghost @ The Underworld, Camden
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