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Roland Shanks

Goodbye.

About Me

Three members of Roland Shanks are now fronting a new project called 'Tare' and will be giging from June. Please check them out, and then add them to your friends list.Tare's site is sat in our Top 8.They will playing the next Shanks discotheque on August 17thRoland x

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/10/2005
Band Website: rolandshanks.com
Band Members: Jamie Blanco/Bass, Vocals khris Tierell/Guitar, Vocals Sam Nias/Guitar Ted Pearce/Keyboard, Vocals Jim Woodley/Drums
Influences: Talking Heads, The Pixies, Q and not U, Hans Zimmer, Joy Division, The Jam, Death From Above 1979, The Rapture, The Smiths, My Bloody Valentine, Sadistic Mica Band, The Cure, Blur, Tears for Fears, Billy Childish, Bert Jansch, Fugazi, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Buddy Guy, Minor Threat, Prince, Dinosaur Jr, Brian Eno, Tom Petty, Sonic Youth, The Experience, Syd Barrett, The Pupils, Timberland, Son House, Kate Bush, Bjork, Beastie Boys, Beefheart, The Velvets, Steely Dan, Liars, Acid House, The Mothers of Invention, Grime, house parties, our friends
Sounds Like: .. width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" ..Video's by John Blanco contact: [email protected]
Record Label: none!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Shanks On Lamacq Live Mon 19th

Yo, we're playing live on steve lamacq's show monday 19th june at 9.00pm on radio 1 www.bbc.co.uk/radio1listen to some new shitword
Posted by Roland Shanks on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:25:00 PST

second chance to hear xfm session

John Kennedy will be playing our world beating session again on Feb 9th. Check it.
Posted by Roland Shanks on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:04:00 PST

Shanks on yank radio!

Check the link to hear Lamaq big us up on daytime KCRW! http://www.kcrw.org/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=mu&air_date =2/2/06&tmplt_type=show
Posted by Roland Shanks on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:02:00 PST

Interview live on BBC Radio 6

Wed 8th Feb at about 5.30/6pm Jamie and Ted will be chatting to Steve Lamaq live on BBC Radio 6. Word.
Posted by Roland Shanks on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:00:00 PST

Cutting Teeth out 13th Feb ltd 7"/download

New Single Cutting Teeth is out on limited 7" and download on Monday 13th feb. Go buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Roland Shanks on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:58:00 PST

Vote for Shanks xfm chart

Vote for Cutting Teeth in the XFM tasters chart and we'll buy you drinks and take advantage of you. Click on the link; http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=75518
Posted by Roland Shanks on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:37:00 PST

'August/Anniversary' out mon 15/08/05

That's right folks, get your limited copy of our debut single on Monday 15th August. Only 1000 copies released - Do It!
Posted by Roland Shanks on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST