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the highfives

highfives international

About Me

we put on bands, we dj, we dance, we highfive, been about for a while now, if you've not been to one of our nights... WHY NOT??
we throw a pretty good party.
We play rock n roll, punk, electro pop, country, rave, glam rock.

GET IN THERE!
bands we have put on in the past include...-The Holloways- Vincent Vincent and the Villains- Theorectical Girl- The Blood Arm- Cajun dance party- Pink Grease- These New Puritans- Louie- Captain Black- The Indelicates- The Creepy Morons- The Social- Negative for Francis- Pull Tiger Tail- Mystery Meat- The Barker Band- Blood Red Shoes- The Video Nasties- Circuits- Wolfie- The Eraserheads- Levelload- Blah Blah Blah- Jubb & the Dirty Sleeves- Headless- Kalev- Blondelle-and many more...

My Interests

djing and dancing, taking our shoes off when djing, watching sarah dance, watching each other fall over, stamping on each others feet, lepoard print, scrambled eggs, heated curlers, red high heels, and black hair.

I'd like to meet:

people who like high fiving, people who don't like high fiving...funsters and all manner of party people.

you wanna book us or play at our nights get in touch



*high five*

Music:

the cramps, the sweet, the sonics, nick cave, kate bush, the clash, nick drake, the knack - comon my sherona! leonard cohen, the velvet underground, good shoes, the slits, the zombies, the damned, blackwire, the sounds, richard hell and the voidoids, the buff medways, moving units, vibrators, arcade fire, some 80s electro pop (when playing in certain places.. its goes down a treat!, t-rex, the knife, the kinks, willaird grant conspiracy, piney gir, shirley ellis and the fucking CLAPPING SONG!! part-chimp, Hem, the jam, roger sisters, any kind of 50s rock and roll so we can put our rollers in and rock out, jilted john ( ok so it was one song but its still the BEST fucking song ever!) birthday party, the walkmen, clor, DFA 1979, the specials, the kills, creedence clearwater revival, johnny cash, grand drive, xray specs, the detroit cobras, vincent vincent and the villains, mamas and the papas, the ramones, the holloways, dustins bar mitzvah and all our the favorites of the moment...this is just a boring list now.. but i think you get the jist of where its going.

Movies:

funny ones.

Television:

family guy.

Books:

good.

Heroes:

we ♥ bettie

My Blog

Throwing Rocks Preview in Time Out.

     its too small to read here, but its damn good. and i get "quoted". amazing. rock n bowl, rave n roll (around on the floor in a mess). Laura. xxx...
Posted by the highfives on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 02:50:00 PST

PINK GREASE, VIDEO NASTIES, LEVELLOAD.. all at THROWING ROCKS!!

THROWING ROCKS thursday 29th June... PINK GREASE, VIDEO NASTIES, LEVELLOAD. your hosts the highfives will be joined by the dirty sounds djs. 8pm-2am £5 entrance all night. BANDS*BOWLING*CLUB REM...
Posted by the highfives on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:34:00 PST

WIN TICKETS TO THROWING ROCKS!!!

Win two tickets to THROWING ROCKS!! GO HERE answer right and we might see you tomorrow. ...
Posted by the highfives on Wed, 24 May 2006 05:00:00 PST

highfives present: VINCENT VINCENT & THE VILLAINS in a 1950s bowling ally&WHITEY djs&25th May

Hosted By: laura emelieWhen: 25 May 2006 20:00Where: Bloomsbury Bowling Lanesbasement of Tavistock Square hotel, Bedford Way. London, WC1UKDescription:laura emelie Click Here To View Event...
Posted by the highfives on Mon, 15 May 2006 05:26:00 PST

*ARTROCKER THROWING ROCKS REVIEW* by philip morley

Throwing Rocks at Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes 30/03/2006 This time next year you'll probably be at some indie disco or other and some smart-alec will remark on the song that has caused all the best lo...
Posted by the highfives on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:15:00 PST

**CALLING ALL KIDS**

Calling All Kids LONDON September 05 Present Catch, 22 Kingsland Road, EC2 the dirty dirrrrty ditch. 1st thursday of the month. 9-2am FREE!!!! This is our regular monthly night (to go fortnigh...
Posted by the highfives on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:54:00 PST

**THROWING ROCKS INFO**

throwing rocks Deep in the basement of the Tavisitock Square Hotel is an undiscovered secrect.. one that will make you scream with excitement its a brand new music venue in the shape of a 1950s styl...
Posted by the highfives on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:02:00 PST