He's done pop-punk, he's done alternative metal and post-hardcore, now it's time for Fightstar's Charlie Simpson to show off his indie-folk side. The twenty-four-year-old has posted three new songs on his solo MySpace page. They go by the names of "Dead Man Walking", "Empty Guns" and "Carry Her", all exploring soft, shimmering acoustic textures, occasionally accompanied by sparse strings and ae...
Charlie Simpson and company (who now wear suits if the picture above is to be believed) will embark on a tour of the UK this coming October. The British foursome will hit the road on October 21st, starting out at the Cambridge Corn Exchange and will run through a total of ten dates before finishing on November 2nd in Portsmouth.
Messieurs Simpson, Westaway, Haigh and Abidi, collectively known as English post-hardcore stars Fightstar, are plowing full-steam ahead towards the release of their third album together. Entitled Be Human, it will arrive just over eighteen months after the airing of their second album together One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours (which gained a Top 30 position in the U.
Remember Fightstar? Yup, that's right, Charlie from Busted's new band, who are actually rather good. They've just announced a shiny new tour for April and May around the UK, playing the usual venues, and a few bizarre ones (who plays Peterborough these days?) Tickets are on sale now, priced at £12.50, except for London which is £13.50 [...]
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Aside from putting the finishing touches to their (hopefully better than the second but probably not) third album Be Human, Fightstar are also readying a rather large UK Tour set to start on April 22nd. The band stop off a total of 13 times hitting London only once and visiting Norwich, Edinburgh and Bristol as well.
He's done pop-punk, he's done alternative metal and post-hardcore, now it's time for Fightstar's Charlie Simpson to show off his indie-folk side. The twenty-four-year-old has posted three new songs on his solo MySpace page. They go by the names of "Dead Man Walking", "Empty Guns" and "Carry Her", all exploring soft, shimmering acoustic textures, occasionally accompanied by sparse strings and ae...
Here’s Fightstar’s latest single “A City On Fire”, is set to be released on December 7, 2009. This song will be featured on a “Deluxe” re-release of the Fightstar’s third album, Be Human, which will include four of five newly recorded tracks.It takes a lifetime to pull all of the knivesOut of a nations backThis [...]
Charlie Simpson and company (who now wear suits if the picture above is to be believed) will embark on a tour of the UK this coming October. The British foursome will hit the road on October 21st, starting out at the Cambridge Corn Exchange and will run through a total of ten dates before finishing on November 2nd in Portsmouth.