Tape The Radio

German tour with Fenech Soler

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:45:30 +0100

We are pleased to announce that we will be heading back to Germany for some shows with Fenech Soler. They start in less than a week! Here are the shows…..
Oct 16th Hamburg - Molotow
Oct 17th Berlin - Magnet
Oct 18th Cologne - Luxor
Oct 21st Munich – Atomic Café
We look forward to seeing you there.

European Tour...new dates added!!

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:35:00 +0100

We’re pleased to announce that more dates have been added to our European tour in September. Here they are…..

Sept 22 Amsterdam Paradiso

Sept 25 Berlin Lido

Sept 27 Hanover Capitol

Sept 28 Cologne Luxor

Sept 30 Munich 59-1

Oct 1 Stuttgart Universum

Oct 2 Bern ISC

Oct 4 Zurich Mascotte

Oct 7 Aarau Kiff

Oct 8 Wil Gare De Lion

Oct 9 Brussels Botanique

See you there!!

European Tour

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:08:00 +0100

We’re pleased to announce that we will be supporting The Duke Spirit in Germany and Switzerland in September/October. Here are the dates..

Sept 25 Berlin Lido

Sept 27 Hanover Capitol

Sept 28 Cologne Luxor

Sept 30 Munich 59-1

Oct 1 Stuttgart Universum

Oct 2 Bern ISC

Oct 4 Zurich Mascotte

Oct 8 Wil Gare De Lion

We will be adding some of our own shows too. We look forward to seeing you at the shows!!

Competition: Win tickets to our Club NME show in London

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:36:00 +0100

We’re playing Club NME at Koko next week. We’d love to see you all there so we’ve got a few pairs of tickets to give away. For the chance to win just click HERE and tag yourself in one of the pictures.

You can improve your chance of winning by tagging your friends too, and then forcing them to take you along! GOOD LUCK!

Gonna be a good one, hope to see you there!

Tickets are also available here, if you’re not feeling too lucky!

'Louder Than War' live review

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:25:14 +0100

Those lovely folk from Louder Than War came down to London’s Buffalo Bar last night for the launch party of our debut album ‘Heartache and Fear’. (which you can buy by clicking on that link)

Here’s some of the words they said…

‘They may take much of their lead from the gloriously earnest years of great British indie, but there’s a crack of light shining through Tape The Radio as well. It’s that dichotomy that we like.’

You can read the full live review by clicking right here

Kidderminster takes note of TTR!!

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:03:16 +0100

We’ve just had another great 8/10 review in The Shuttle, which is the local paper in my home town, Kidderminster. They don’t even know I’m from there….Might have to let them know!! MC x

Here it is……

Rating: 8/10 (Review by Mike Fletcher) Tape The Radio - Heartache And Fear Taping the radio was a painstaking process, attempting to finish your recording without an annoying jingle or presenter’s voice coming in to spoil your favourite track. Considering it took London-based trio Tape The Radio three tricky years to put together their debut album, suddenly their name seems very apt. Heartache And Fear shows their hard work has paid off, though, with plenty of variety in sound and tempo. The Message is reminiscent of the Manics, Shaking Hearts has a hint of Feeder about it, while former single Our Love Is A Broken Heart is similar to Stereophonics’ early stuff. Fans of White Lies may prefer edgier tracks such as Save A Life, but there is plenty here for any indie-rock lover.

TTR do Myspace

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:24:40 +0100

Today Tape The Radio were featured on the front page of Myspace with a link to Malcolm playing an acoustic version of ‘Our Love Is A Broken Heart’, filmed exclusively for the site.

Click the image to view the video:

The new Tape The Radio album, Heartache And Fear, featuring the original version of the track can be bought by clicking here

Debut album 'Heartache and Fear' out now

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:19:22 +0100

Our debut album is now available in all good record stores, digital and physical.

http://on.fb.me/TTRalbum

Here’s the press release….

Monday 30th May 2011 marked the release of Heartache and Fear, the debut album from London based three-piece Tape The Radio. Produced by Jim Lowe (Stereophonics, Foo Fighters) and mixed by Alan Moulder (Depeche Mode, The Killers, My Bloody Valentine).

Tape The Radio first came into being in March 2008 when Ben Caruso (bass) left his native San Francisco to team up with Canadian,Bryan McLellan (drums) and Londoner Malcolm (Vocals / Guitar). The last three years have seen the band lovingly craft each track, tending their record and lavishing it with attention. The album is the band’s longed for child, something that was gestating inside Carson for a decade, something he nurtured through career tumult, failed relationships, lost friendships and something he sheltered despite the vagaries of the music industry. As the name suggests it is the culmination of a lot of ‘Heartache and Fear’. It is also a glorious and wide screen album; a sum of its parts and very much the product of the years of personal experience that all three members have poured into it.

The album throws its doors open with title track ‘Heartache and Fear’, a rumbling, dark opening statement. It is chunky and epic yet delicately exposes raw nerves and sensibilities. An emotional confession of a song, it is both brave and bold; from Carson’s delicate guitar riffs to McLellan’s heavyweight drum rolls. ‘Shaking Hearts’ is the second song in and from the off it’s clear that Tape The Radio are a band who knows how to write soundscapes. As the album unfolds it reveals that all of the tracks have huge visual impact. They are cinematic, they are climatic and they flash hints of a musical lineage that only could have been transcribed by a worldly hand. There are amphetamine-fuelled, caffeine-twitch guitar jerks on current single ‘Save A Life’ (available to buy via the links on this page) and whilst it is a much more to-the-bone kind of track, ‘Save A Life’ demonstrates that thematically Tape The Radio seem to have an incredibly primal sound. It is earthy and not a little Celtic. Landscapes flash into the mind’s eye as the record plays; Welsh valleys roll into view, oceans stretch out and rain torrents down – all part of its visual impact. Not surprising then, when bands such as Echo & The Bunnymen and the Manic Street Preachers were part of Carson’s musical DNA.

These influences flow through tracks such as ‘1989’ and particularly, the upbeat and vital midway point of the album, ‘Horses’. Venturing once more into darker turf ‘Suffer Me Suffer Me’ is an altogether heavier proposition. Drummer Bryan McLellan sets the tone with an insistent and unquestionable bass drum thudding backbeat and both Ben Caruso’s bass and Carson’s vocal all underline not just the near gothic sensibilities of this track but also Robert Smith’s lipstick traces that are all over it. The ghost of The Cure also lurks around ‘Stay Inside’ – a glorious, skipping, summery, pop song. The first single from the album was ‘Our Love Is A Broken Heart’. Released late last year, it also has a huge pop direction and a levity set against a bittersweet lyric. “An anthemic lament which also packs a punch”, said Record of the Day and with early radio play from those other men of exceptional taste Tom Robinson and Steve Lamacq at 6Music, the single and band were beautifully introduced to both the media and listeners alike.

The penultimate missive is ‘The Message’ which is nostalgically wistful and gloriously edgy. These split level, schizophrenic musical swings between almost pretty pop melodies and darker much more metallic riffery are undoubtedly Tape The Radio’s trademark and something they handle with aplomb. A skill they demonstrate to great effect live. The depth and dimension is more 3D than their 3 piece combination suggests. So to the final song of ‘Heartache and Fear’ the debut album by Tape the Radio, simply titled ‘A Desert Track’it is a magnificent totem of a song. It is towering and monumental and stands out against the musical landscape it is sited in. More than that it is a vital part of the album as a whole, an album which reflects the entire story of Tape The Radio, songs about ambition and loss, ‘Heartache and Fear’.

Heartache and Fear - ARTROCKER - 4/5

Mon, 23 May 2011 10:22:00 +0100

Artrocker magazine have given us a 4/5 review for our debut album.
You can pre-order the album here: http://bit.ly/TTRheartache

‘Since forming in 2008 Tape The Radio have, according to the press release, spent their time ‘lovingly crafting each track, tending their record and lavishing it with attention’. Hmm. Press releases do talk bollocks sometimes, don’t they?

That aside, ‘Heartache and Fear’ does sound like an album that’s taken a considerable amount of time and effort to get right. One of those albums where you keep going back to the mixing desk, endlessly making changes so minute that only you could possibly notice.

The band’s sound is a form of rock usually found in the eighties; I haven’t seen any of Tape The Radio’s videos, but I’m pretty sure they’ll be playing on a cliff top looking windswept in denim jackets.

Listening to ‘Heartache and Fear’ brought memories of The Cure, The Icicle Works and early U2 flooding back, but there’re traces of White Lies and The Killers here too. The end result of those influences and the band’s attention to detail is an album that has a sense of urgency, especially in the vocals, and a sound of epic proportions. Pretty much any of the ten tracks here could be picked for a single, though my personal highlights are ‘Our Love Is a Broken Heart’ and the adrenaline-pumping self titled opener.’
- Mark Cousens

http://www.artrocker.tv/

Tape The Radio on BalconyTV

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:21:00 +0100

PRESENTED BY JAMIE STEPHENS

Tape The Radio first came into being in March 2008 when Ben Caruso (bass) left his native San Francisco to team up with Canadian, Bryan McLellan (drums) and Londoner Malcolm (Vocals / Guitar). They are cinematic, they are climatic and they flash hints of a musical lineage that only could have been transcribed by a worldly hand. Not surprising then, when bands such as Echo & The Bunnymen and the Manic Street Preachers were part of Carson’s musical DNA with these influences flowing through in the great track ‘1989’ which Malcolm very kindly performed on his tod when he stopped by BTV London.’

Visit http://www.balconytv.com

We’ve just had a new set of press shots taken by Steve...

Wed, 18 May 2011 13:11:00 +0100

Photos By Steve Gullick

Photos By Steve Gullick

We’ve just had a new set of press shots taken by Steve Gullick. Steve’s been a sought after music photographer since the early 90’s having been commissioned by NME, Melody Maker, bands and other music magazines across the world.

He’s famously taken iconic pictures of Nirvana, The Prodigy, Foo Fighters, Nick Cave, Foals, Beady Eye and many more. You can check out his website and photos by clicking here - http://www.gullickphoto.com

Let us know what you think.

Competition Winners!

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:21:00 +0100

Apologies for the delay guys but here are the randomly chosen 6 winners of a Tape The Radio t-shirt.

Giovanna Costentino

Christina Bass

Lauren Davies

Lizzy Moon-lover Whatmough

Nathan J Measures

Nick Hillard

Send us your t-shirt size (we’ll try our best to make sure everyone gets what they want!) and addresses to info@cyoa.co.uk - Please put ‘TTR Comp’ in the email subject line.

Thanks!

'Save A Life' - Losers remix

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:32:00 +0100

You can now check out the Losers remix of our track ‘Save A Life’ on Soundcloud - http://www.bit.ly/TTRvsLosers

Losers are X-FM’s Eddy Temple-Morris and Tom Bellamy

Eddy is the Xfm radio legend responsible for the corruption of thousands of former rockers, slipping a pill into their collective pints and seducing them onto the dance floor until dawn.

Tom is a keyboard, FX pedal and guitar legend whose perfect cheekbones and wild techno-noise could be seen and heard on stage right of a Cooper Temple Clause gig for many years.

Together, they remix and produce music at Tom’s residential studio, Bellamy Towers, or ‘the Fortress Of Ultimate Darkness’, just outside Reading in Berkshire, England. They have remixed lots of artists and are almost finished working on their debut album, ‘Beautiful Losers’, which features Brian Molko, Pablo Decoder, Riz MC and Envy.

Losers live shows feature Tom Bellamy on vocals, guitar and keyboard, Eddy TM on bass and keyboard, and Camilla Morris on drums plus guest vocalists like Riz MC, Envy, Marcus Midimidi and Pablo Decoder. The live show is a full-on electronic, bowel shaking assault so don’t even dream of missing out.

More info:

http://www.tapetheradio.com
https://www.facebook.com/losersuk

COMPETITION: Win one of 6 Tape The Radio tees

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:36:00 +0100

We’ve got 6 t-shirts to give away, to be in with a chance of winning one just follow the simple instructions below.

1. Click ‘Like’ below this post

2. Visit our page on Facebook - http://on.fb.me/exbpG9

3. Tag yourself in the Competition photo (it’s on the Facebook page and looks like the one below)

4. We’ll randomly pick 6 winners on Wednesday 27th April at midday.

Our decision is final so no arguing!

Good luck and hopefully we’ll see you at a tour date soon!

http://on.fb.me/TTRtour

This Is Fake DIY review 'Heartache and Fear'

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:42:35 +0100

‘Don’t let the polished veneer fool you; this is an album of deeply personal songs that explore the most intimate of emotions and events in a person’s life’

This Is Fake DIY have given our forthcoming album 8/10 - really nicely written review by Ben Ross. Check it out here - http://bit.ly/TTRdiy

You can pre-order it here - http://bit.ly/TTRheartache

TTR added to Music Choice

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:35:21 +0100

Music Choice supplies music programming to over 40million music fans across 17 countries in Europe and they’ve added our track ‘Save A Life’ to their playlist this week! - http://bit.ly/TTRmusicchoice

THIS FRIDAY! After our little jaunt around Italy we’re...

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:02:22 +0100

THIS FRIDAY!

After our little jaunt around Italy we’re back in the U.K and ready to hit the road again.

If you’re coming along then please RSVP on our Facebook page - http://on.fb.me/TTRevents

New Tape The Radio tees!

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:55:19 +0100

New Tape The Radio tees!

Tape The Radio feature on Artrocker.TV

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:05:12 +0100

Check out this acoustic version of ‘Heartache and Fear’ from Malcolm, exclusive for Artrocker and featured on the front page of their site. - http://bit.ly/ArtrockerTTR

Tape The Radio/MONA review

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:48:30 +0000

‘Full of sensual bass tones, they’re every inch tactile; you can very easily communicate with their sound’

Read the full review at http://stokesounds.blogspot.com