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Alan Coles

About Me

Dag = a clump of dung that clings to the fleece of a sheep!!...................Sometimes you'll hear a song on the radio or where ever and think; my stuffs better than that! Well, that 's something you've got to get used to, and who is really to say it actually is better! The thing to remember is that without people actually getting to hear a song it might as well not exist! look at what you've created, see it for what it is and get some enjoyment out of it!! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------There are more songs to hear on my website---------------------------------------- www.colesmusic.com

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Member Since: 23/09/2006
Band Website: www.colesmusic.com
Band Members: WWW.COLESMUSIC.COM
Influences: The Finn Brothers, Crowded House, the great Jeff Lynne. The Lamb lies down on Broadway (Genesis). Rush were a big crutch to me - never a dull moment and never any dead space in their music, beautifully complicated! Travis. I think the guitars on the Manics 'Tigers' album are great I 'd have to say Del Amitri were also a big influence, I love the way they,(like the Finns) would be able to take their guitars and stand in the street and just play, the songs would be appreciated at the bare bones level. There are a lot of bands and songs around that just wouldn't stand up to that! .. Please listen to Toy Horses , Al Lewis and Sarah Howells =========================================================== http://cdbaby.com/cd/dags
Sounds Like: Alan Coles, The Dags.

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Type of Label: Major

My Blog

New Album

 Hello!It's been a while!I'm currently at the planning stage of the next album, it'll be my fourth album but I won't record it as 'The Dags' it'll be under my own name. The album's working title is 'H...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:04:00 GMT

Up in Chalk Album Review

Album Review: 'Up in Chalk' by The Dags Up In Chalk, the 3rd album by Newport-based band The Dags, has just been released. The band's growing fan base will already know to expect melodious tunes with...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:50:00 GMT

My Website www.colesmusic.com

My website at www.colesmusic.com has now been updated,You can now hear more than 30 songs, read the lyrics and get their background. There is also a radio interview to listen to.Thanks Alan
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:35:00 GMT

Radio interview

Hello again,                       Had my first encounter with a radio interview the other week, wit...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:34:00 GMT

Gig

Played in the Three Golden Cups  Southerndown last night, Had a great  night; played for about 2 hours, all original songs just myself and John (bassist).  I'd recommend this as a ...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:01:00 GMT

Pippa Rogers sings Clouds and Trees

Great news! last night Pippa Rogers (see my top friends) came into the studio to sing 'Clouds and Trees'. This song was meant for a girl in the Donna Lewis mode . She picked out the harmonies in the c...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:35:00 GMT

British Academy of Songwriters and Composers

Hello again, I've just decided not to renew my membership to the BACS, and saved myself £70. You've really got to watch it, there are so many people/organisations out there who are just dying to relie...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:23:00 GMT

Up in Chalk

Hello again, just bought a ukulele off Ebay!! should be fun.  Started recording the third Dags album today with Mike, basically recording me singing and playing acoustic four of the songs to a cl...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:41:00 GMT

London

I stopped to think about it today and I realised that that I don't have one single contact in London, I might as well be going to New York! Then again I suppose it allows me a fresh start, ha! I'm wai...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:13:00 GMT

Trip to London

Hello Again. I've just bought my rail ticket and I'm now committed to going up to London on Monday morning 2nd July then coming back Thursday evening. I've got a few ideas on where to go but first I'l...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:52:00 GMT