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ARTIST: Mike TV
TITLE: Mike TV
LABEL: Banquet Records
GENRE: Punk Rock
SOURCE: CD
BITRATE: 234 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 49:03
RELEASE DATE: 2008-00-00
RIP DATE: 2009-11-10
Track List
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1. Single 4:16
2. Hands Up 3:32
3. American Idols 3:02
4. Get Together 4:14
5. Count In 3:03
6. Favourite Foe 3:31
7. When Push Comes To Shove I've 4:11
Fallen In Love
8. Diversion 4:30
9. Lie Low, Lilo 3:26
10. Routine 4:11
11. 27 3:26
12. The Day 3:19
13. Chameleon 4:22
Release Notes:
Mike TV were reborn again in 2008 after spending several years languishing under
the phallic pseudonym of Pickled Dick. Like a middle aged moron who has found
religion, the band set out to inform the world of their new found pop
sensibilities without anyone really listening or caring. That first year saw the
quirky quartet release a new 13 track S/T CD and tour with such bands as ZOLOF
THE ROCK AND ROLL DESTROYER, ARMY OF FRESHMEN, USELESS ID, THE DICKIES, RANDOM
HAND and GUTTERMOUTH as well as performing alongside stalwarts of the UK punk
2009 has already seen Mike TV headline the last ever show at London Astoria 2
and top the bill at the renowned Camden Underworld. In March the single 'LIE
LOW, LILO' was released via Banquet Records in the U.K as a download/limited CD
along with a brand new music video and and extensive headline U.K tour taking in
such towns as Norwich and Weston-Super-Mare. Mike TV then followed this up with
a 20 date trek through China, including playing at China's biggest Festival -
MIDI FESTIVAL and climbing up a massive wall. This summer will see them
supporting CJ RAMONE (he was in a band called The Ramones) and Fat Wreck band
THE FLATLINERS.
Their self-titled album produced and recorded by underground super-producer
Peter Miles (The King Blues / Sonic Boom Six / Captain Everything!) is out now
in the UK on Banquet Records and Hotpot Music in China. It is soon to be
released in Japan via Thistime Records.
Drummer Riff Reynolds left the band to pursue a career in pole-dancing in the
summer of 2009. He was replaced by a Welsh school-girl from Stoke called Glyn
Mellor.
now and this is one of the best UK releases of the year." - Punktastic.com
"Mike TV's debut single, 'Lie Low, Lilo' is three minutes of pure pop rock
bliss, that doesn't see the quartet put a foot out of step. Glorious harmonies,
upbeat and driving rhythms, and a chorus that won't be leaving your head for a
good few weeks are the backbone of this single, but the band are given a real
ace card in the tongue in cheek but educated lyrics on offer." - Rockmidgets.com
"Mike TV have made an impressive comeback here. Instead of merely picking up
where their wacky former selves left off, they have returned to transcend
themselves into an infinitely superior league to their former incarnation." -
Punkornothing.com
always a lot of fun, but their outgoing nature isn't a veneer to disguise any
(NL)
www.miketvmusic.com
www.myspace.com/miketv
www.banquetrecords.com
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