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Rog Hildreth

About Me

Originally from Hartlepool, North East England, I currently reside in Manchester. I was previously a member of: Mouse (bass, 1999-2002), Travolta (guitar 1999-2001), Moustache (bass/guitar 2003-2005), The Film Extras (vocals/guitar 2003-2005) and various projects with Cheeky Thief/Chris Wright over the years. Throughout this time I have performed solo acoustic gigs and recorded my songs to 8-track. In 2005 my cover version of The Lemonheads 'Bit Part' featured on the Evan Dando Tribute album 'Squealing Fans In My Tune Volume II', available on MalloTwist records. In 2007 I completed my 5th full length demo LP, "The Weight Of Water". I'm currently recording new songs in a stripped acoustic form which will be posted on here in the coming months...

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Member Since: 09/09/2006
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Band Members: Rog Hildreth - all instruments and voices on the above songs. All songs written by R.S.Hildreth.

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Influences: Neil Young, Teenage Fanclub, Morrissey, early R.E.M., Charlie Kaufman, Paul Heaton, Belle & Sebastian, Pulp, David Hume, Robert Rankin, Ed Harcourt, Erland Oye, The Magic Numbers, The Flaming Lips, Alex Cox, Ben Elton, Christopher Brookmyre, Charlie Brooker, Larry David...
Sounds Like:This. No, not silence - turn your speakers on. It plays automatically you see. That player bit in the top corner.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

2008 etc

First off, apologies if anyone has glanced on here in recent months to find no updates, it's been a hectic year in which I didn't get much recording done. During the past year however, I've moved ho...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:57:00 GMT

Neil Young - Manchester Apollo 12/3/08

Just back from seeing Neil Young at Manchester Apollo - fantastic gig, has to rank as one of the best I’ve ever been to. It was all seated, but I had a prime spot in the stalls (floor-level) abo...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:59:00 GMT

Thought Bubble Sank

I'm now slipping down to a steady post a month, which I think works for me. Gigs played recently: The Whitworth, Manchester, 26/1. Really enjoyed this one, had a nice crowd and tried out a couple of ...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:20:00 GMT

Causeway / 2008 / Albums of 2007

A belated hello to 2008 on MySpace and hope all had a good Christmas and New Year. It's back to normal now of course and January is on the home-straight. I'll be playing my first gig of the year ...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:37:00 GMT

Lancashire Gigs

Been to see quite a few Lancs based bands this month, here are my thoughts... Ian Brown / Manchester Central (formally G-Mex) / 8-12-07 was a bit of a disappointment all in all. I liked the ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:40:00 GMT

Small Towns / Stalwarts TS26

I've posted a rare song of mine today called Small Towns Breed Indecision, I hope you like it. It was recorded between the sessions for Now That Our Troubles Are Over and Beard Of Bees, and previously...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:20:00 GMT

6 Song Player?

I now appear to possess a 6-Song Player on this page so I've added back a couple of EP tunes. If you have the time, just pan down in the player-box on the right. Been to a couple more shows recently, ...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:45:00 GMT

Thirsty Scholar Set / Kozolek

..> Following on from last week's run of gigs, I saw Mark Kozelek this week at The Dancehouse in Manchester. Not someone who's easy to catch live if you live in England, this was an excellent&nb...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:27:00 GMT

Attendee

Excellent week of gigs (attendee rather than playing): Took on Cold War Kids at Manchester Academy on Wednesday. Excellent night, the band was on fine form. They make no attempt to fill the empty spac...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:34:00 GMT

Tonight’s Set

Did a short set opening the EBA Night at The Whitworth tonight, my first one playing alone in a while. If you missed it, I played... They Of This / The Lost Sheep / Red Rope & Blanket / Think (Are...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:39:00 GMT