Welcome, Big Album News, Big Gig News & Merch News

Evening all.

Looks like I've found my way onto a new contraption in the interworld... if they keep making them we'll keep using them I suppose.

Anyway, welcome to the new Shadowcops blog. This will be updated as and when is necessary (a.k.a. when I can be arsed - although we all know that I keep on top of everything anyway haha), mainly if we've got news or something we wanna share anyway!

so, what's new? Well... the big news I suppose is that the back end of February saw the release of or debut full-length album through TNSrecords, which was seen on its way by an awesome launch party at Satan's Hollow on Saturday 28th, so thanks to everyone who came down to that and made it so great. There are a shitload of pictures and videos knocking about too, so if you were unlucky enough to miss out you can catch some of the action at the following places:

PICS:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=504057472&ref=profile#/album.php?aid=70377&id=504057472

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=504057472&ref=profile#/album.php?aid=71052&id=504057472

VIDS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdJmyHya_4shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZEZcjGWkck

So this album then. By all accounts it's not bad. 12 tracks recorded in 2 sessions over the space of about a year (we're poor struggling musicians dontcha know ;)) chock full of the usual riffs, choruses and solos you might have come to expect. There are some tracks on the myspace, and as always we'd love to hear your feedback. It can now be purchased through a number of avenues as follows:

Rockers - Manchester / Piccadilly Records - Manchester / Action Records - Preston / Vibes - Bury / Jumbo Records - Leeds / Crash - Leeds / Probe - Liverpool / All Ages - London / Banquet records - Kingston / Spillers - Cardiff / Punker Bunker - Brighton / Selecta Disk - Nottingham / Guitar and Son - Stafford / Good Vibrations - Belfast.

On the interweb at:http://www.tnsrecords.co.uk/

http://www.punkrockorder.com/ - In Germany

http://www.interpunk.com/ - In the U S and A

http://fishbowlrecordings.info/ - USA

http://www.punkrockshop.co.uk/

and of course at our lovely website http://www.theshadowcops.co.uk/ (If you buy it from here then you can rest assured in the knowledge it was hand packaged by my good self and with all the love and attention it deserves ;))

Speaking of the Shadowcops website though, Nathan's given it a good old revamp, and I have to say it does look rather spiffing! So have a gander on over there and check it out. There's a bit of a video diary thing there too, I believe, with a sneaky preview of us playing two brand new songs in our practice room.

Okay now to some more big news for us gig-wise...

Our next Manchester gig will be on the 17th April 2009 at The Hop & Grape (or Manchester Academy 3 for the young or uninitiated) opening up for The Supersuckers and Nashville Pussy. This promises to be amazing... in support of two excellent international bands, and also the first time we've graced the stages in the University (and it's not even one of those shitty pay to play things that all the indie bands do! haha!). Here's to there being several more occasions.

Another notable gig will be happening 2 days later at Satan's Hollow where we celebrate the launch of new local music website http://www.ilovemanchestermusic.com/ With the demise of the old MancPunkScene and what looks ot be the end of ManchesterMusic we wish this venture all the best in its efforts to help reignite the local scene. The gig itself will be headlined by our practice roommates, Rock demi-gods, The Freezing Fog, and will also feature many of our other friends including Revenge of the Psychotroic Man and Stand Out Riot. More details can be found here:

http://www.ilovemanchestermusic.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=7007

Finally on the gig front our first festival appearance of the year has been confirmed at the Strummercamp which runs from 22nd-24th May 2009, at Manchester Rugby Club, Cheadle Hulme. As always this festival is to celebrate the memory of the late great Joe Strummer, and this years will be headlined by The Damned and Billy Bragg. Tickets are £59 for a top weekend (which is also slap bang in between mine and Andy Psychotronic's birthdays... I can see this one getting messy, haha).

Pop on over here for more info http://www.strummercamp.co.uk/

I think that just about concludes all the news I've got for the minute. I'll keep this updated, like I say as when there's summat new, but cheers for reading and keep in touch.

Right, I'm off to get my last beer out the fridge, and then see what havoc I can wreak on this new twitter thing everyone's banging on about.

See you soon.

Mike P x