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09/08/2008

Greetings fae Cuddly Shark HQ! Just a wee update to tell you what's happening with the album and upcoming gigs we've scheduled. The album's nearly finished just in the final stages of mixing, should have summit out by the end of September for yer little ears to savour. We've got a shed load of gigs scheduled for this summer.......well 6 so far. Check oot the dates below. Hope to see yer sunburnt faces soon. CS.

Friday 15 August - Drummonds, Aberdeen
Tuesday 19 August - 13th Note - Glasgow
Friday 12 Sept - Bungalow Bar/ Crow Bar - Paisley
Sunday 14th Sept - Bongo Club - Edinburgh
Friday 19th Sept - Captains Rest w/ Baddies - Glasgow

19/06/2008

Howdy peeps! In case you were wonderin we have some gigs scheduled for the summer, just to keep things ticking over til we get the album finished. See below for details. Also planning another single release sometime soon, so watch this space for further info.

Thursday 26 June - The Captains Rest, Glasgow
Sunday 6 July - Admiral, Glasgow
Friday 1 August - Winchester Club, Glasgow
Monday 4 August - Snafu - Aberdeen
Sunday 14 September - Bongo Club - Edinburgh

28/05/2008

Album news:: A wee update on what's happening with our dayboo. All tracks have been recorded and we're now at the end of the mixing process. Just a couple of tweaks here and there and that should be that. No release date as of yet, first need to get some money to master it and then get it pressed so i can keep a box full of unsold copies in my Mum's garage. Ah the joys!

13/05/2008

Just a quick reminder, tomorrow sees us kick off our mini Scottish tour with Sheffield's finest Kill The Captains. Head on doon to the following venues for some reet good cock rockin fun!

Wednesday 14 May - 13th Note, Glasgow
Thursday 15 May - Cafe Drummonds, Aberdeen
Friday 16 May - Hootenannys, Inverness


05/05/2008

Sunlight never felt so good! After a week in the confines of a studio located in the east end of Glasgow we emerged pale skin and bleary eyed with the makings of a promising album. It isn't quite finished yet oh no, but rest assured everyone in camp cuddly is psyched about it and we're sure you'll be too. But before all that nonsense you can catch us live on our mini tour with Kill The Captains! I'm so excited i may drop me Greggs steak bake! Hoof!

02/04/2008

Well that's our wee Scottish tour at an end folks, thanks to all o y'alls who turned up. Special big thanks to the Elgin crew who rocked up in style with the help of a yellow bus and some alcopops, Inverness will never be the same!

The next couple of months are going to be fairly busy for us. We head into Chime studios the last week of April to record our blistering debut album. We've already sessioned the tracks and i have to say the new songs are rockin!

May see us play some dates with our label mates Kill the Captains who are truely sensational! Please listen to them, they're only a click away! http://www.myspace.com/killthecaptains

Both bands will be rockin oot at the following venues:

Wednesday 14 May - 13th Note, Glasgow
Thursday 15 May - Cafe Drummonds, Aberdeen
Friday 16 May - Hootenannys, Inverness


27/03/2008

Big fanks to everyone who showed up to the Aberdeen and Edinburgh gigs! A thoroughly enjoyable couple of nights was had by both bands and hey we couldn't have done it without you guys!

Well just 3 dates left on this tour now, which means there's still a chance to catch us live before we retreat into our burrows nuts cradled to record our debut album!

Don't know where we're playing?! Fits a dee wee yer ee baws min!? Hae a lookee doon below!

Thursday 27 March - Drouthy Neebors, Dundee
Friday 28 March - Hootenanny’s, Inverness
Saturday 29 March - The Greenside, Leslie


19/03/2008

Greetings from Cuddly Shark HQ! Couple of items on the agenda this week, first of all we had our second spin on Radio 1 last Thursday. The lovely Vic Galloway played us to the nation and dedicated it to everyone listening as well as some dude who’s gone travelling for 5 months called Robbie. Robbie if you're reading this good luck! Bring us back summit nice!

Our first interview ever with Subba-Culture is now online. To read it just click here:
http://www.subba-cultcha.com

Don't forget we begin our Scottish tour this Saturday supporting Le Reno Amps. Check out the dates below and come on down!

Saturday 22 March - Cafe Drummonds, Aberdeen
Sunday 23 March - Bongo Club, Edinburgh
Thursday 27 March - Drouthy Neebors, Dundee
Friday 28 March - Hootenanny’s, Inverness
Saturday 29 March - The Greenside, Leslie


11/03/2008

The Punisher of IV30 single is now available from the following download service providers: Tunetribe.com, MSN, MTV Digital Download Centre, HMV Digital, Sonic Selector, Oxfam Music and Tiscali Music Download. Follow the Emu Bands link. Now you have no excuse, get clicking on those clicky bits!!!


03/03/2008

The Punisher of IV30 single Out Now!!!!! Available from iTunes, HMV Digital and Napster. Simply click on the links just to your right (below the reviews) or from our media page.....enjoy!!!!


26/02/2008

The Punisher of IV30 single launch this Saturday upstairs at Barfly, Glasgow!!!!


21/02/2008

So everything's set for our debut single 'The Punisher of IV30' backed with live favourite 'Hails of Bay' and the soon to be anthem that just rolls of the tongue, 'Jamie Foxx on Later with Jools Holland'. Recorded in Glasgow’s Maybank Studio last year, the single will be available from all digital download providers from Monday 3rd March and a small number of CDs will be available at our shows.

We will be rocking around our homeland to support the single in March, catch us while you can:

Saturday 01 March - Barfly, Glasgow w/ The Elvis Suicide *Single Launch Party*
Saturday 22 March - Drummonds, Aberdeen w/ Le Reno Amps
Sunday 23 March - Bongo Club, Edinburgh w/ Le Reno Amps
Thursday 27 March - Drouthy Neebors, Dundee w/ Le Reno Amps
Friday 28 March - Hootenanny’s, Inverness w/ Le Reno Amps
Saturday 29 March - The Greenside, Leslie w/ Le Reno Amps

The Punisher of IV30 out now!

The Punisher of IV30 out now on Armellodie Records:

"…like Birthday Party being thrown down some stairs with Wire, it definitely warrants your attention now"
Subba-Cultcha (Single of the Month)

“…the punk strut of The Stooges, The Cure and The Cramps…the musical expanse of Fugazi and the humour of early Roxy Music”
Daily Record

“…do-it-yourself White Stripes-style rock, experimental punk and rye Scottish humour” Playing Out Loud

“…what Young Knives would have sounded like if they had traded geekdom for good old fashioned fist fighting as children”
The Plastic Ashtray

Digital Download available at:
The Punisher of IV30 on iTunes | The Punisher of IV30 on Emu Music

 
 
 

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