Hips like Cinderella - A Foxtrot Bravo Blog

Awake..

2010-02-26T12:34:00.000Z

The snow is finally melting away here..

Hibernation almost over

A Windmill and a dog..

2009-08-18T10:59:00.004+01:00

Hello!

So the Windmill gig went really well!

Its a really cool place, and you know what? I realized why its called the "Windmill"

I took some pictures, see if you can guess too?!

Also. As you can see from the post added a few days ago, there's a big dog on the roof of the place!

-Ta DA! The Windmill - What you see is what you get!

2009-08-14T11:56:00.002+01:00

Yes. This Sunday we're playing the Windmill in Brixton. Brixton..we have never played there before AND its on the other side of the river? Actually, come to think of it...have we ever played in South London? Maybe we have.

Anyway..instead of worrying about that I'll go get some coffee now.

Bye

Barfly ..part 3

2009-08-11T13:45:00.003+01:00

We played at the Barfly in Camden last night..again.

Must be the 3rd time now in just a few months. It was good though..3 bands. First on was a band called the Zemitones and they were pretty good and a nice bunch, then us..we were (surprise) fantastic!

Last band was called the Ryco Saints and they were possibly the worst band I've ever seen, they cleared the venue pretty quickly though as most people headed downstairs as soon as they started their set.

After the gig we went back to the The Premises and drank beer for an hour or so..then I had a shower, a Valium..and got almost 5h sleep before the alarm went off. Sweet.

WE're playing the Windmill on Sunday. Brixton baby

2009-08-04T16:00:00.002+01:00

I forgot to mention that Reel Noice Records flew in from Norway to watch our gig at the Camden Barfly last Saturday. They are a nice bunch the Norvegians..

TICKETS FOR MONDAY the 10th

2009-08-03T13:37:00.000+01:00

http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=411642&filler3=id1nmearts

2009-08-03T12:52:00.002+01:00

...recording new songs and feel that I've possibly been sitting infront of the computer for too long.

CAMDEN BARFLY GIG

2009-07-28T09:32:00.002+01:00

We're playing the BARFLY on Saturday!

LOSE IT

2009-07-15T00:52:00.001+01:00

<a href="http://foxtrotbravo.bandcamp.com/track/lose-it">LOSE IT by FOXTROT BRAVO</a>

TONIGHT?

2009-07-10T12:42:00.003+01:00

Whats happening tonight? Gigs? - No. -Rehearsals? - No. -The Good Mixer? -No, its Video night!

And check out these titles!

Not sure what I think about this..

2009-07-10T12:37:00.004+01:00

My dad bought a new shiny guitar. With a cool looking tremelo bar?..God damn it.

Whats he up to next? Starting a band? Moving to London? Are we supporting him at 93 Feet East?

"There's a lot of talk of Chuck Norris, but at the end of the day, most people would rather deal with him than me"

2009-07-10T12:03:00.001+01:00

Heart in a Box

2009-07-08T17:44:00.000+01:00

<a href="http://foxtrotbravo.bandcamp.com/track/heart-in-a-box">HEART IN A BOX by FOXTROT BRAVO</a>

Just like Heaven

2009-07-07T10:11:00.003+01:00

Song of the day is "Just like Heaven" by the Cure.

Yes it is.

FOXTROT BRAVO

2009-07-06T12:13:00.005+01:00

These pictures were shot by Mary on Brick Lane. She's from Glasgow.

REVIEW

2009-07-01T15:23:00.004+01:00

Hello!

Check out this nice review we got from INDIE-CHARTS!

I know that it might look like I wrote it myself but I promise I didn't..for real.

"This band has so many things going for it, it's hard to

know where to begin. Starting with the singer: she's

brash, edgy, sexy, confident, and displays the tough

independent spirit/attitude of rockers like Chrissy Hynde

of the Pretenders. Her voice is strong and confident

enough to cut through the band noise and ride atop the

guitar thrash going on underneath. If she has a stage

presence to match the voice, this act is really one to

catch live!

The guitar playing is punchy, dynamic, and inventive in

both sound and technique. The guitarist knows how to

rock, but it's apparent he/she puts a lot of thought into

the playing as well, with a multitude of tasteful riffs,

solos, and lead parts.

Overall, the sound is fresh and betrays few obvious

influences. This helps Foxtrot remain original and stand

on its own.

Finally, the songwriting is of a professional level. Lots of

melodies and hooks among the ringing guitars. Jaguar

and Lose It are instant hits. This band sounds like it's

ready to break!"

Farrah Fawcett

2009-06-26T11:29:00.003+01:00

To die is never a good thing...but to pass away on the same day as Michael Jackson, King of pop, is really, really bad so today we pay tribute to the best of Charlie's angels: Farrah Fawcett - R.I.P

CYMBALS..

2009-06-25T15:44:00.007+01:00

Jay, our drummer, just called:

J - Hey dude I'm in Wembley, buying cymbals!

R - ..M'kay...?

J - Should I buy Zildjan, Paiste or Sabian?

R- Get those really...shiny ones?

J - *click*

LITTLE BOOTS AND HER FREE-BEES

2009-06-23T08:24:00.010+01:00

Hello!

You ok?

So yes, we are rehearsing at the same place as "Little Boots"..okay?

Never seen her..(them?) but I do know where they store their stuff. Just.next.to.ours.

As she's doing pretty well right now, she can afford to ask for cool things on her rider...you know..fresh flowers, belly-dancers, midgets, food and..vodka.

No matter how rock'n roll you are (and I'm not saying that "Little Boots" isnt..) sometimes it's just not the right time to knock back a bottle of vodka, so I guess you then just take the bottle with you and keep it for next time, yeah?

So you put it in your locker..it might look like this:

..Very tempting for a poor Scottish bassplayer who's been out rocking and rolling with FOXTROT BRAVO for the whole night without getting anything on HIS rider..

..too tempting:

-The bottle is too big...it wont fit...god damn it!!?

-Aha..RESULT!:

VIBE BAR

2009-06-16T12:10:00.003+01:00

VIBE BAR on Sunday.

We are on at 9pm and from what I've heard...it sounds like it will be a classic gig.

Next Gig

2009-06-09T09:36:00.001+01:00

Satan?..nice!?

Next gig will be at the VIBE BAR on Brick Lane.

June 21st - More info shortly

/FB

Iglo Pop!

2009-06-05T12:14:00.004+01:00

Guess what?

Iggy Pop thinks you should get lost!

Ha!

BARFLY REVIEW

2009-06-02T15:27:00.004+01:00

The BARFLY Gig?

I give it a modest 5 out of 5!

And this is how cocky Liv gets as soon as she gets her hands on a backstage pass:

BARFLY

2009-05-28T10:06:00.001+01:00

CAMDEN BARFLY THIS SATURDAY

2009-05-27T09:54:00.005+01:00

Hello,

This Saturday we're playing the Camden Barfly with "The Perils" and "Nylo"

We are on stage at 9.30 and the club is open until 3am.

-Screw you Pink Floyd..we're all going home!

2009-05-19T13:26:00.005+01:00

If its 1am and the bar is about to close and you really fell like ruining the night for everyone, you can always go up to the jukebox and play "Shine on you crazy diamond" by Pink Floyd.

I did this on Sunday night.

I WAS aiming to go out in flames and play "She sells Sanctuary" by the Cult but the stupid, worthless piece of crap jukebox seriously took the piss and started to play the Pink Floyd song..

It was 13 minutes of pain and there was no way to cancel it.. Haven't been that embarrassed in a long time actually?!

2009-05-15T10:59:00.001+01:00

Reading about compressors, noise gates, EQ's and Mics..

Its jungle my friends..a messy jungle, but oh the joy it brings!

Ciao

1995 calling..

2009-05-05T12:29:00.003+01:00

A while ago when we were rehearsing there was a cover-band in the room next door.

They were belting out the Skunk Anansie hit song "Weak", from the early 90s and it made me feel a bit tired.. I mean..c'mon? Really?

After rehearsal I noticed that the band next door actually was ....

That made feel even more tired.

Stalking the KLAXONS..

2009-05-01T13:27:00.003+01:00

While the KLAXONS were safely tucked up in bed...or out on the town, getting drunk.

I managed to sneak into their studio and ogle their gear! Check out this pedal board?! -Pretty cool huh? I have ..four pedals, but one is a tuner so it doesn't really count. This guy has ..19!

One day....one day soon I'll get my 5th one!

After the gig..

2009-04-30T12:31:00.003+01:00

The BMI Showcase went pretty well.

Except for a few things obviously but that's always the case.

We had a bit of a weird start to the evening though..we arrived at the Cobden Club in Notting Hill and there was a stage, a sound-guy, another band sound checking, so when the band before us were done we started to set our gear up...cables, amps, drum kit, the whole thing. Its not FUN...really, its hard work.

Anyway, just as we are about to start playing a song there's this guy coming up and asks if we're Foxtrot Bravo? -Yeah?..

-You're in the wrong place. You're playing upstairs in the big club

-Doooooh..

We had to take all our stuff down, carry it to the second floor and start all over again.

Luckily I got this picture of a funny fish..

TONIGHT!

2009-04-29T15:00:00.004+01:00

We're on at 10pm!

Set list:

JAGUAR

LOSE IT

DRIVER

HEART IN A BOX

I know I was moaning about the very short set before...but hey, that was before I realised that Arsenal plays Man United tonight. I would have refused to do more than 4 songs if I knew that.

Now you know.

BMI Showcase

2009-04-28T10:43:00.003+01:00

Hello!

Just found out that our set at the Cobden Club on Wednesday will be a rather short one..
We're playing 4 songs... That kinda sucks?!
So we're bringing all our gear, drums and bass amps to west London..and our gig will be approx 15 minutes. Oh the JOY!

I guess we could add a 'experimental new age' part to one of the songs and just..jam.. but theres nothing I dislike more than bands that jam ..ugh..I even dislike the word JAM.

If the Ramones or Guided by Voices were on the same bill their set would be 5-6 minutes so I guess if could be worse.

1-2-3-4

2009-04-23T16:44:00.002+01:00

Hello!

At the moment we're going punkrock. Bass panned to the left speaker, guitars to the right, drums in the middle! Organ? You kidding.

Gig at the BMI place in West London on Wednesday!

/FB

The day after..

2009-04-16T10:47:00.002+01:00

...the gig..

Headache, full of cold, tiered after lifting heavy amps etc etc.

It was good though. Perhaps not AS good as I mentioned in a previous post "An Epic gig" or something like that...but still a good start and I have a sneaky feeling that the NEXT gig, at the BMI showcase, will be ....EPIC!

/FB

GIG at Zigfrid Von Underbelly..

2009-04-08T11:08:00.003+01:00

I got the flyer for our gig at Zigfrid Von Underbelly on Wednesday so thought I'd better post it here.. We will be on stage at 9pm...and I have a feeling that it will be our best gig ever. No, its true..an Epic gig!

LOST

2009-04-06T11:09:00.006+01:00

So..while the KLAXONS were busy polishing their Mercury Award next door, we spent 9 hours eating nuts and drinking wine waiting for the lovely Ben to arrive.
He never did and we haven't heard from him since.
Should probably call the police but will leave it until tonight..

Where can he be I wonder?
Anyone with information of his whereabouts can you please contact the local animal rescue service in Hackney!

/FB

2009-04-03T09:42:00.010+01:00

You know that you need to get out more often when you read the line up for a new trendy London festival, and you only manage to recognise two and a half bands out of...36

(how many do you know?)

Stag And Dagger Festival is:

Cold War Kids

The Mae Shi

Abe Vigoda

Lovefoxxx

Black Lips

Mika Miko

Telepathe

Girls

Andrew Weatherall

MapsJames

Yuill

Rusko

N-Type

Wild Beasts

Filthy Dukes

Marina and The Diamonds

Dan BlackMagistrates (DJ Set)

Soy Un Caballo

High Rankin

N-Type

Tomb CrewDJ

SlugzEd-DlMoodie

Maxmillion

We Have Band

Your Twenties

PlugsTrailer Trash

TracysEx Lovers

Let's Wrestle

Tubelord

The Virgin Passages

Male Bonding

Arch M

Young Turks

Young And Lost

Pure Groove

Casper CGirlcore

NEW GIGS BOOKED

2009-03-31T14:11:00.008+01:00

-Havana good time?
-Yes please!

We have booked some new gigs:

April 15th - Smokycarrot sessions - Zigfrieds
April 29th - Showcase for BMI at the cobden club
May 30th - Camden Barfly!

/FB

We have a bassplayer!

2009-03-30T11:52:00.005+01:00

So we've finally found a bassplayer...and he looks exactly like the guy on the picture above.
A handsome devil you might say!
His name is Ben and he used to play in bands like Serafin and A-Human. He talks his talk with a mighty Scottish accent!

We are currently rehearsing the set at the Premesis studios on Hackney Road and look forward to start gigging at the end of the month!

Randomness..

2009-03-30T11:44:00.003+01:00

Liv and video director Foucald Barre' discuss important stuff at the 2nd video shoot for "Lose It".

Das Future..

2009-03-27T10:32:00.001Z

2009-03-26T16:28:00.004Z

FOXTROT BRAVO went for some drinks with the very stylish and freindly guys from SmokyCarrot last night!

Check them out!

/FB

Foxtrot Bravo Photo-Shoot in Kentish town

2009-03-17T09:56:00.017Z

So when first got there, John Hooper the photographer, was hanging out in large white room, playing around with some umbrellas. He didnt really give us a good reason as to why..even though it wasnt raining and we were inside.

I decided to play along with his twisted mind-games and didnt ask again.

He also brought a very friendly assistant along to keep an eye of things..which he did, as you can see in the picture above.

..and he was also helping out with some of the tricky stands and tripods!

A guy called Michael came along to help out with make-up. Even if you cant see him here you CAN see all his make up gear. Some of us were very impressed.

Those pretty flags in the picture didnt make themselves...Miss Molly the stylist did! She even brought her own sewing machine!

...and tons of clothes. Liv was kitted out in a swanky red dress and lots of pretty pearls!

..I was just reading a news-paper for most of the time.
For some reason I didnt get any pearls, no red dress and hardly any makeup. Not sure why but once again, I rolled with it and didnt complain.

So, here's the flag in action. Looks good!?
And so it went on and on for about 5-6 hours more. I like Kentish Town!

2009-03-16T12:19:00.006Z

-Dont listen to what your parents say, look at Liv:

Smoking IS cool and its n.e.v.e.r too late to start!

/FB

Its Friday!

2009-03-13T14:07:00.002Z

Finally Friday. Enjoy.

This weekend FOXTROT BRAVO will rehearse , finish the video for "Lose It", finish the pint on the picture!

2009-03-12T11:49:00.004Z

Ha!

I stole this picture from maelas blogg!
Not a very nice thing to do but I cant stop giggling at it! Funny..

Lou Reed..

2009-03-06T12:10:00.007Z

Lou Reed, possibly the coolest man in the world.

...offers you his hand!? *nice*

Then takes it back, makes rude gesture..

Smokes a cigarette*laughing at you behind his shades*

Pirate-Bay on Trial!

2009-03-03T13:44:00.003Z

Its the last day of the trial against the founding members of pirate bay (below)

- LOOOOK AT THEM!!!!

I cant stop...dorks, nerds, geeks... I just want to bully them, take their lunch money, whip them with my wet towel after gymclass..-Arghh... Look at his beard?!?!?!

I say lock them up and throw away the key. A Lifetime sentence for being total douchebags pleaaaase...?!?!

..ok, I'm done now..

Mould:

2009-03-03T12:38:00.003Z

Hi!

Lets talk about mould:
There are thousands of known species of molds, which include opportunistic pathogens, saprotrophs, aquatic species, calders and thermophiles. Like all fungi, molds derive energy not through photosynthesis but from the organic matter, inside of which they live.

Why? No reason, no reason..

By the way. Here's a picture of our new rehersal space:

Gig and toilet grafitti..

2009-03-01T22:55:00.010Z

Hello.

So the gig at Tommy Flynn's went very well.. we played a pretty short set and managed to get through it all without any major issues and after that we had drinks and missed all the other bands. It was a perfect evening.

Looking forward to the next one now!

I managed to capture some of the more interesting 'grafitti' from the toilets:

For ex this one..

"Camden is over"..Obviously we didnt know this before this gig but now when we do..we will never play in Camden again..N.o W.a.y!

There was also one saying that poor old Nance was a..

..a Cont? Not sure what that might be?..

Some classic sillyness...

I'm the first one to agree with Eric Cartman and all that but there's hardly any Hippies left now is it?

Anyway..I decided to add some of my own poems and thoughts of the night:

Thats all for tonight!

/Tjing

Gig tonight at "Tommy Flynn's"

2009-02-26T12:14:00.003Z

Gig tonight at "Tommy Flynn's"

Judging by this picture its a place were grumpy old men drink their ales all day while complaining about stuff..(fits me perfectly if thats true) but that might not be the case!?

The Bar logo...looks a bit like "Lord of the Rings" or perhaps its just Irish?..Middle-Earth-ish even.

Anyway. We should go on stage around 9...then we'll be in the bar..complaing about random stuff, drinking ales.

/Tja

Ironic poster?

2009-02-24T13:10:00.004Z

Haha..I saw this poster on a wall in Hackney the other day and..hehe..its just that...-HAHA..It makes me laugh so bad!! Hihihihih...-I know I shouldnt but -Moah-Ha-Ha-Ha!!..

Of course its crap!

CAMDEN GIG!

2009-02-23T12:49:00.000Z

This Thursday FOXTROT BRAVO plays a short set at Camden's
TOMMY FLYNN venue.

We should be on stage just before 9pm and the address is 55 Camden High Street! -Bliss!

Video Shoot in Camden

2009-02-23T12:32:00.001Z

Above you can see a picture from the Video shoot for "LOSE IT" in Scar studios in Camden.

At the moment our talented French director is about to go in for a close-up of Rach's stylish lip-syncing.

I will add the video as soon as I get my hands on it..

Soundcheck!

2009-02-20T15:14:00.001Z

This picture was taken at the soundcheck for the Water Rats gig.

Jay was soundchecking the drums and I was thinking "Yeah..Louder..c'mon..louder, more..give me!"

..Liv was obviously thinking something completely different.

2009-02-20T08:13:00.000Z

The BMI competition is still running...you vote for FOXTROT BRAVO by clicking HERE! Thanks lo lot!

/FB

Hillybilly combat!

2009-02-19T23:48:00.000Z

So.. some of FOXTROT BRAVO went to see "The Bright Knights" gig in Brixton last night, got p.r.e.t.t.y rough in the end.

South of the river and all that..Luckily I had my friend Earl backing me up!

Thank god for farmers with kung-fu skills!

/Good night

Thinking cap!

2009-02-18T09:34:00.000Z

...Thats the cap..or hat I put on when I need to concentrate really hard.

Like here when Im trying to figure out how to play "King of the mountain" from the KISS album 'Asylum'.
When I was in school I used to be a mean guitar player and these kinda songs was a walk in the park to play but now.. nope.

/R

Vote for FOXTROT BRAVO!

2009-02-17T19:18:00.000Z

Our song "JAGUAR" has been nominated in the latest edition of the BMI podcast!

Have a look at BMI and give us a vote! Its easy-peasy! FOXTROT BRAVO currently have 80% of the votes but would prefer to have...well..more?!

Thanks /FB

Warning!

2009-02-13T23:40:00.000Z

This is Jay. He plays the drums.

He's not only a popstar, he also got a black belt in Judo...how wicked is that?!

Anyway...dont mess with him, ok?!

2009-02-12T18:05:00.000Z

So.. I also wanted to add 1 of the new promo pix shot by John Hooper! It was damn freezing on that roof down in Old.St at 10am in the morning but at least we saw the sun for the first time in 10 months!

Action and no Action!

2009-02-11T13:20:00.001Z

Yeah!

We have just cancelled the gig at Zigfrids Von Underbelly at Hoxton Square as Liv got a bad cold and cant sing...but instead we booked a new show in Camden on the 26th @ Tommy Flynn's. That should be fun so try to come to that one instead!

We are also in the middle of rehearsing our set with a new bassplayer...it must be the 7th or 8th bassplayer we have and I really hope we can stop this now as it slowly starts to feel like we're Spinal Tap!

Other gigs coming up are BARFLY and GOOD SHIP!

2009

2009-01-02T12:59:00.000Z

....So.. Happy New Year all!

I know its a bit late but still..

Just a quick note to say that we will play 2 cool gigs in January + that we have been offered a single release that we seriously are considering!

More info about this will follow shortly but it sounds rather sweet doesnt it?

Now I need to get back to Spungebob squarepants the movie!

Magazine feature!

2008-12-18T13:43:00.000Z

Forgot to mention that "FEMALE FIRST" (one of me favourite magazines!) run a nice story about the band and you can read it here..

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Introducing+Foxtrot+Bravo-6514.html

2008-12-18T13:17:00.000Z

So...almost time for X-mass now people!

However, before the holidays we have 1 little task to tick of the big 'To Do' list for 2008

We are currently in talks with a bunch of producers and other lowlife's about remixing the 2 tracks "Lose It" and "Jaguar" for us.

We have had some kinda cool replies so hopefully this should be sorted shortly.

This X-mass I plan to grow a holiday beard and be constantly merry for 2 weeks!

-Whats your plans?

...I uploaded a picure from our latest gig at the PROUD GALLERY in Camden...no reason really, just because I know how to do it!

Ciao

Hello Friends...

2008-12-03T10:27:00.002Z

Foxtrot Bravo is a Swedish/Anglo 5 piece indie-outfit based in London. The project was set-up 2 years ago by Rob Choler and Liv Lyons. From the outset the project received huge encouragement and support from the music industry such as Warner-Chappell, Universal, Chrysalis and in particular Sony ATM Publishing.

The music sounds like a mix between a Swedish summer day and a gritty London night. The songs are written on acoustic guitars and transformed in the studio, into a sound that has been compared to both The Pretenders and The Cardigans

Last year the band went to Stockholm, Sweden to record an EP with producer Henrik Edenhed who previously worked with fellow Scandinavians Robyn and The Sounds. It was a week of late nights and lots of wine in the old EMI studio in Skarmarbrink in Stockholm city, the very same studio where ABBA recorded some of their classics...

The band is currently writing more material and recording in their London studio while at the same time playing exclusive showcase gigs in the London area.