Day 1 (7/8/09):It was my third visit to the mega festival, which is held just outside of Tokyo, Japan. I saw Oasis and Kasabian for the first time in 2005, in 2007 I enjoyed The Enemy, Kasabian, Manics, Arctic Monkeys and many more, and 2009…?Summer Sonic is a 3 day festival, held in Chiba and [...]
The Enemy have announced dates for a forthcoming UK tour.The jaunt is set to kick off November 8 at Liverpool University and will run though several different venues including dates in Glasgow, Sheffield, Leeds, and London.Tickets for the forthcoming tour are now on sale.The Enemy Tour dates:Liverpool University (November 8)Edinburgh Corn Exchange (10)Glasgow O2 Academy (11)Sheffield O2 Academy...
The Enemy have announced a string of tour dates around the UK for November, when they’ll no doubt be cashing in on their huge success over the year.Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow, Thursday 3rd June.Sunday 8th November 2009 - Liverpool UniversityTuesday 10th November 2009 - Edinburgh Corn ExchangeWednesday 11th November 2009 - Glasgow [...]
These lads doing much outside the UK? Fucking awesome sound from their debut album.We played a show with them at the start of the year - good bunch of honest hardworking fellas with their feet on the ground. The show was shit hot but musically I didn't honestly see them laying down songs with enough variation. The album's has happily proved me wrong.Like the 'Monkeys there are lots of UK-specif...
We live in an awkward time, a time where dollar giants Warner Bros. can sign a band from Coventry and use their marketing people to sell them off as ‘working class heroes’ or (even more cringeworthy) ‘the voice of the credit crunch.’ This band is The Enemy, after the decent debut ‘We’ll Live and Die [...]
These lads doing much outside the UK? Fucking awesome sound from their debut album.We played a show with them at the start of the year - good bunch of honest hardworking fellas with their feet on the ground. The show was shit hot but musically I didn't honestly see them laying down songs with enough variation. The album's has happily proved me wrong.Like the 'Monkeys there are lots of UK-specif...
It's Not OK..In true punk spirit, despite signing to Warner Music the band stuck to an initial deal to release their first two singles with the cult label Stiff Records, which was formed at the outset of punk in 1976 and broke British acts including Ian Dury, The Pogues and Elvis Costello. The frenzied "40 Days and 40 Nights" (about the band's failed attempts at celibacy) came out as a 7in-only...
The Enemy have announced dates for a forthcoming UK tour.The jaunt is set to kick off November 8 at Liverpool University and will run though several different venues including dates in Glasgow, Sheffield, Leeds, and London.Tickets for the forthcoming tour are now on sale.The Enemy Tour dates:Liverpool University (November 8)Edinburgh Corn Exchange (10)Glasgow O2 Academy (11)Sheffield O2 Academy...
The Enemy have announced a string of tour dates around the UK for November, when they’ll no doubt be cashing in on their huge success over the year.Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow, Thursday 3rd June.Sunday 8th November 2009 - Liverpool UniversityTuesday 10th November 2009 - Edinburgh Corn ExchangeWednesday 11th November 2009 - Glasgow [...]
We live in an awkward time, a time where dollar giants Warner Bros. can sign a band from Coventry and use their marketing people to sell them off as ‘working class heroes’ or (even more cringeworthy) ‘the voice of the credit crunch.’ This band is The Enemy, after the decent debut ‘We’ll Live and Die [...]
I had the great privilege to see one of the finest young bands around at the moment, The Enemy of Coventry, England, make their New York City debut this past Monday night, August 11th, with a stellar performance at Bowery Ballroom.The Enemy, which is being billed as The Enemy UK here in America for some reason, are comprised of Tom Clarke on guitar and lead vocals, Andy Hopkins on bass and back...