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The Towers

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About Me

We are The Towers.

We're tall

We sweat....profusely!

We write songs you'll pretend you're too cool to listen to...

...and you'll hate yourself for it!

Most of all, we love the rock, and we hope you do too x

"The Towers manage to blend great pop sensibilities and hooks to brilliant and catchy guitar riffs" By Night Magazine

"If the A&R Men are wanting a band who could make an impression on the charts, this is the first place Id look" Daily Record

"A sound and passion that Bloc Party would strive for" The-Mag

Our debut full length - Pop By Numbers - is also on sale from the following outlets now (£5 a cd or 79/99p a track):

Avalanche Records (Glasgow)
Avalanche Records (Edinburgh)
www.hmvdigital.co.uk
www.napster.com
Oxfam Music
MSN Music
MTV Music Downloads



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/20/2005
Band Website: thetowersrock.co.uk
Band Members:

Jamie Sellers (Vocals)



Niall Sommerville (Guitars)



Stevie Rankin (Bass)



Gavin Sommerville (Guitars)



Ali Rankin (Drums)


Influences: The Get Up Kids, Idlewild, REM, Weezer, Blink, The Starting Line, Franz Ferdinand
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Regarding the wonderful evening at Capitol...

Hello ladies and gentlemen, Well what fun that gig was the other night! Thank you to all those that came down, there was a nice wee crowd swell which always makes the night a lot more fun. The night ...
Posted by The Towers on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:28:00 PST

The Towers @ Capitol - 21/04/08

The Towers, The Carreras, Darren Williamson (Acoustic Set) Monday 21st April 2008 Capitol (Sauchiehall St, Glasgow) Doors 8:30pm Entry £4Help The Towers liberate Monday's from the dreaded 'School Nigh...
Posted by The Towers on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:17:00 PST

T-Break Showcase

Hello! We are delighted to announce that we've been chosen to play a Showcase gig for T-Break, which means we have a shot at playing T in the Park this summer. T-Break is a search for the freshest up ...
Posted by The Towers on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:52:00 PST

Video Shoot: Day 2

So the towers have now officially finished filming their first music video! woo! Day 2 on ’set’ went pretty well - we still had to get the final shots for the explosion scenes and the high...
Posted by The Towers on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:53:00 PST

Video Shoot: Day 1

We’re officially half way through shooting our first music video, and the mood in camp is jubilant. Can it last? Can the good times roll on until Day 2? Better not curse it just yet! Today was p...
Posted by The Towers on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:28:00 PST

I’d be more Apathetic (If I wasn’t so Lethargic) - FREE DOWNLOAD!

Towers In! We have a new song! Nestled at the top of our music player is the brand new track from the tallest quintet in the city - the lavishly titled "I’d be more Apathetic (If I wasn&rsq...
Posted by The Towers on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:15:00 PST

Video Shootin

Towers In! We're shooting our very first music video this weekend (16th March). The excitement is palpable! Set to the tune of our new track - I'd be more Apathetic (If I wasn't so Lethargic...
Posted by The Towers on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:05:00 PST

The Towers @ Classic Grand - Fri 7th Dec

Howdy Folks!   Those loveable rouges The Towers are headlining the Classic Grand (18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow) on Friday 7th December. Completing the line-up are the quite excellent Room...
Posted by The Towers on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:01:00 PST

2 Day Tour

Well thats the 2 Day Tour of Dundee and Glasgow (does that count??) complete...what a journey! We managed to get all the way to Dundee on Tuesday in one piece, it was a massive acheivement. 2 cars we...
Posted by The Towers on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:11:00 PST

Towers on the Airwaves - Interview with Tilly B

Check out our interview with Scratch FM DJ Tilly B, below, to hear everything there is to know about Glasgow's tallest band! For added hilarity, the second mp3 is Jamie's woeful attempt at the mu...
Posted by The Towers on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:33:00 PST