Just a quick note to say that we've been selected for the prestigious HARD WORKING CLASS HEROES Festival which will be held in Dublin on the weekend of 16-18th October. The festival is all about celebrating the best indie and underground music Ireland has to offer and showcases many artists that go on to big things. We're delighted to be chosen and are really looking forward to the festival.
Yay us. Read more at http://www.hwch.net/
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Recording Update 1
Hallo there.
Sitting here in what was once a kitchen in a lovely house on the edge of a lake in Donegal but is now the control room of the headquarters for the recording of our debut album. Dave's standing beside me doing the second take of a re-recording of a song you all know while Karl and Kevin sit on the other side of the dinner table/control desk twiddling things and generally trying not to make Dave laugh. We finished our live takes this morning with another re-recording and the cabin fever is being kept at bay by liberal doses of hob-nobs, tea and ridiculous punning.
The scoreboard on the wall beside me shows that Kev is well ahead with final drum takes done on 13 songs and Dave is very, very slowly creeping up behind him. I've got vocals, backing vocals and guitars to do on everything so it's a fair bet I'm not going to be winning this album. Everything so far has been recorded live with guitar, bass and drums being put down simultaneously but now begins the business of seperately recording all the other elements (and redoing those bass and guitar takes that just don't cut it).
Once more, we're not going to let you know what's being recorded but already things are beginning to sound a lot like we hoped they would. A long way to go yet but it's great to be some of the way there. Got to go as Dave has just completed that song and the lads are doing an impression of a bunch of dogs barking the riff from the next one.
Unlimited love to y'all
Billy/TDF
Sitting here in what was once a kitchen in a lovely house on the edge of a lake in Donegal but is now the control room of the headquarters for the recording of our debut album. Dave's standing beside me doing the second take of a re-recording of a song you all know while Karl and Kevin sit on the other side of the dinner table/control desk twiddling things and generally trying not to make Dave laugh. We finished our live takes this morning with another re-recording and the cabin fever is being kept at bay by liberal doses of hob-nobs, tea and ridiculous punning.
The scoreboard on the wall beside me shows that Kev is well ahead with final drum takes done on 13 songs and Dave is very, very slowly creeping up behind him. I've got vocals, backing vocals and guitars to do on everything so it's a fair bet I'm not going to be winning this album. Everything so far has been recorded live with guitar, bass and drums being put down simultaneously but now begins the business of seperately recording all the other elements (and redoing those bass and guitar takes that just don't cut it).
Once more, we're not going to let you know what's being recorded but already things are beginning to sound a lot like we hoped they would. A long way to go yet but it's great to be some of the way there. Got to go as Dave has just completed that song and the lads are doing an impression of a bunch of dogs barking the riff from the next one.
Unlimited love to y'all
Billy/TDF
Friday, August 7, 2009
ALBUM
Right.
Myself (Billy), Dave and Kevin are going to be locking ourselves away in a house in darkest Donegal for the next 2 weeks with Mr. Karl Odlum to begin what we hope will become our debut album. There's no release date or anything set yet so don't get yourselves into any kind of panic- it'll be 2010 before anything like that'll be happening. However, this is a big step for us and we're delighted to be finally going for it.
We've got a great set of songs, painstakingly culled to a 15-16 song shortlist to be recorded over the next few months and we're really hoping to put what we've learned with previous releases to good use with this one. We're very much upping the ante and all I'll say is that this is not going to be a flash-in-the-pan kind of thing. We're aiming to put together an album that'll knock your socks off so we're going to take our time about getting it right.
If our internet access is working, we'll try to keep you posted during the recording process and we'll be having some shows in Sligo and Bundoran in mid-August so we'll see you then
flags, the dead xx
Our Grand German Adventure
So we played the Eier Mit Speck Festival in Viersen near Dusseldorf in Germany.
we took to the stage around 2pm on Saturday and it duly started to absolutely piss down during our set. with technical hitches aplenty, we rocked out as best we could in front of the soaked hordes, most of whom left the mudbath pit area and sought shelter in the various tents around the place but they still watched and clapped and cheered and sang along. in the middle of O My Love! O My God!! (which a fair proportion of the audience seemed to know, probably thanks to it being up on the festival website) the sun came out and more people ventured out to dance and frolic to our wonderful tunes.
after the set, we headed backstage to the bar and began a marathon drinking session during which we met all the other bands and had a good old broken-english natter about the german and european music industries.
strangely monikered but actually very entertaining bands such as "She's All That" and "Buttermaker" kept us going all afternoon and (it may be the beer's fault) but we really began to enjoy the sounds of German hip-hop and Dutch reggae after a while. 
then as the night came on, entering the 8th hour of boozing, myself (that's Billy) and Dave were chatting behind the stage when a northern irish accent yelled "Ah, The Dead Flags! How are ya?" and we turned into the face of Andy Cairns of headliners Therapy? After a brief bit of starstruckness we had a wee chat and wished him luck with their set. Then we headed to the side of the stage to watch their fantastic set to an absolutely huge crowd during which Andy dedicated a song to us and got the crowd to give us a big hand.
Following those great events, I took stock of my utter drunkenness and decided it was better for everyone that I head back to the hotel. Dave and Kev stayed drinking with Therapy? and the rest of the bands and from what we could all piece together, it was a great night all round.
So to sum up our German Adventure in one word:
Thanks to Saori, Miranda, Jurgen and all the crew for such a great weekend. Even the DeadFlagMobile breaking down in Kinnegad on the way back from Dublin to Sligo couldn't put a dampener on the experience.
A wonderfully organized (it was a German festival, not an Irish one after all) event, we had our own driver and free beer/food all weekend. Free eggs and bacon every morning (hence the name) and a wonderful atmosphere in general.
we took to the stage around 2pm on Saturday and it duly started to absolutely piss down during our set. with technical hitches aplenty, we rocked out as best we could in front of the soaked hordes, most of whom left the mudbath pit area and sought shelter in the various tents around the place but they still watched and clapped and cheered and sang along. in the middle of O My Love! O My God!! (which a fair proportion of the audience seemed to know, probably thanks to it being up on the festival website) the sun came out and more people ventured out to dance and frolic to our wonderful tunes. after the set, we headed backstage to the bar and began a marathon drinking session during which we met all the other bands and had a good old broken-english natter about the german and european music industries.strangely monikered but actually very entertaining bands such as "She's All That" and "Buttermaker" kept us going all afternoon and (it may be the beer's fault) but we really began to enjoy the sounds of German hip-hop and Dutch reggae after a while.
then as the night came on, entering the 8th hour of boozing, myself (that's Billy) and Dave were chatting behind the stage when a northern irish accent yelled "Ah, The Dead Flags! How are ya?" and we turned into the face of Andy Cairns of headliners Therapy? After a brief bit of starstruckness we had a wee chat and wished him luck with their set. Then we headed to the side of the stage to watch their fantastic set to an absolutely huge crowd during which Andy dedicated a song to us and got the crowd to give us a big hand. Following those great events, I took stock of my utter drunkenness and decided it was better for everyone that I head back to the hotel. Dave and Kev stayed drinking with Therapy? and the rest of the bands and from what we could all piece together, it was a great night all round.Sunday was spent like this:
So to sum up our German Adventure in one word:Thanks to Saori, Miranda, Jurgen and all the crew for such a great weekend. Even the DeadFlagMobile breaking down in Kinnegad on the way back from Dublin to Sligo couldn't put a dampener on the experience.Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
THE DEAD FLAGS at CRAWDADDY Saturday 11th July (Press Release)
“THE DEAD FLAGS are not just good, they’re irritatingly good. Your daddies died in the punk wars for this”- HOT PRESS Magazine
Friends, lend us your ears. THE DEAD FLAGS play a special show at Dublin’s renowned Crawdaddy venue this Saturday 11th July and you, the public, will not want to be elsewhere.
Straight outta Sligo, the band have spent the last year building a sizeable national following and establishing a reputation for energetic and life-affirming live performances on a seemingly endless national tour. Three men banging out guitar pop with an emphasis on witty lyrics and melodies you’ll still be humming this time next week, the band cite Eels, Supergrass and early Violent Femmes as their main influences.
Their song “I Can’t Be Held Responsible” will be familiar to many from Alison Curtis currently using the track as a jingle for her nightly Today FM show as well as regular airplay on BBC Radio One, 2FM, Phantom and more. The song is taken from the band’s 4-Track EP “We’ve Got The Ways And The Means”, produced by rising Irish producer Karl Odlum (Ham Sandwich, The Frames).
The release of their infectious debut single “O My Love! O My God!!” in August 2008 brought them critical acclaim - “Pick Of The Fortnight” (Hot Press), “Single Of The Week” (Irish Daily Star) and “Song of the Month” (Campus.ie) - as well as Chart Success with the single peaking at No.22 in the IRMA Irish Singles Chart and No. 1 on DownloadMusic.ie.
With a European tour just rapping up, the band now enter the studio with Odlum to work on their debut album. Saturday’s show will showcase new and old material, all on the shortlist for these imminent recording sessions, as well as helping to provide the means to make those sessions happen.
Catch The Dead Flags at:
Sat 11th July Crawdaddy, Dublin
Sun 12th July Pop 4, TG4
Wed 15th July Balcony TV (www.balconytv.com)
Sat 25th July EIER MIT SPECK Festival, Germany
Fri 21st August The Clarence, Sligo
Sat 22nd August The Chasin’ Bull, Bundoran, Co. Donegal
For more information, check out
www.thedeadflags.com
myspace.com/thedeadflags
Friends, lend us your ears. THE DEAD FLAGS play a special show at Dublin’s renowned Crawdaddy venue this Saturday 11th July and you, the public, will not want to be elsewhere.
Straight outta Sligo, the band have spent the last year building a sizeable national following and establishing a reputation for energetic and life-affirming live performances on a seemingly endless national tour. Three men banging out guitar pop with an emphasis on witty lyrics and melodies you’ll still be humming this time next week, the band cite Eels, Supergrass and early Violent Femmes as their main influences.
Their song “I Can’t Be Held Responsible” will be familiar to many from Alison Curtis currently using the track as a jingle for her nightly Today FM show as well as regular airplay on BBC Radio One, 2FM, Phantom and more. The song is taken from the band’s 4-Track EP “We’ve Got The Ways And The Means”, produced by rising Irish producer Karl Odlum (Ham Sandwich, The Frames).
The release of their infectious debut single “O My Love! O My God!!” in August 2008 brought them critical acclaim - “Pick Of The Fortnight” (Hot Press), “Single Of The Week” (Irish Daily Star) and “Song of the Month” (Campus.ie) - as well as Chart Success with the single peaking at No.22 in the IRMA Irish Singles Chart and No. 1 on DownloadMusic.ie.
With a European tour just rapping up, the band now enter the studio with Odlum to work on their debut album. Saturday’s show will showcase new and old material, all on the shortlist for these imminent recording sessions, as well as helping to provide the means to make those sessions happen.
Catch The Dead Flags at:
Sat 11th July Crawdaddy, Dublin
Sun 12th July Pop 4, TG4
Wed 15th July Balcony TV (www.balconytv.com)
Sat 25th July EIER MIT SPECK Festival, Germany
Fri 21st August The Clarence, Sligo
Sat 22nd August The Chasin’ Bull, Bundoran, Co. Donegal
For more information, check out
www.thedeadflags.com
myspace.com/thedeadflags
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Some Oh-So Exciting News
So you want an update do you?
Well, for the past few weeks we've been working on some new songs for you, the huddled masses who call themselves fans-of-the-flags. We've also been booking some shows for the coming months to take advantage of the Summer festival season and try and get ourselves playing to some future-fans-of-the-flags.
First up though, we'll be appearing on national TV once again, this time on TG4's "Síle" show- it's an afternoon magazine programme and we'll be recording a song for them on Monday. We're very excited as we're not often allowed in front of camera's due to our devastating handsomeness causing dangerously high levels of arousal (ladies) and blind jealousy (the men). Also, we'll be filming in a bluescreen studio so when you see it, we may well be flying through space or something so that'll be fun. We'll fill you in on when that'll be broadcast as soon as we know ourselves.
We've also just confirmed that we'll be joining our heroes Super Furry Animals and some great Irish bands like Fred and Ham Sandwich on the bill for this year's Sea Sessions Festival which takes place beside the (yes, you guessed it) sea at Bundoran, Co. Donegal. The gig takes place on the weekend of 26th-28th June and we'll be playing on the Saturday night around 8pm so don't miss it/us. Check out the Sea Sessions website here.
We'll have more news and gig announcements pretty soon so get your fine selves back here asap.
'Til then xx
Well, for the past few weeks we've been working on some new songs for you, the huddled masses who call themselves fans-of-the-flags. We've also been booking some shows for the coming months to take advantage of the Summer festival season and try and get ourselves playing to some future-fans-of-the-flags.
First up though, we'll be appearing on national TV once again, this time on TG4's "Síle" show- it's an afternoon magazine programme and we'll be recording a song for them on Monday. We're very excited as we're not often allowed in front of camera's due to our devastating handsomeness causing dangerously high levels of arousal (ladies) and blind jealousy (the men). Also, we'll be filming in a bluescreen studio so when you see it, we may well be flying through space or something so that'll be fun. We'll fill you in on when that'll be broadcast as soon as we know ourselves.
We've also just confirmed that we'll be joining our heroes Super Furry Animals and some great Irish bands like Fred and Ham Sandwich on the bill for this year's Sea Sessions Festival which takes place beside the (yes, you guessed it) sea at Bundoran, Co. Donegal. The gig takes place on the weekend of 26th-28th June and we'll be playing on the Saturday night around 8pm so don't miss it/us. Check out the Sea Sessions website here.
We'll have more news and gig announcements pretty soon so get your fine selves back here asap.
'Til then xx
Monday, April 6, 2009
Tour Tour Tour
well.
just back from a wee jaunt around this fair isle playing shows in Dublin, Limerick, Clonmel and Donegal Town. I thought i'd let you know how fun it was, in a visual manner.
just back from a wee jaunt around this fair isle playing shows in Dublin, Limerick, Clonmel and Donegal Town. I thought i'd let you know how fun it was, in a visual manner.
dave fell off the wagon in limerick. ever seen "Harvey"?
myself and kev met some alpacas in waterford
and i found my family name to be ubiquitous in clonmel. hilarious.
Cheers!
BF
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