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Sam and Me

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About Me


Biography:

Akoustik Anarkhy founder The Observa was intrigued by the appearance of two foot soldiers from a southern land armed with guitars and rainbow-coloured sticks of rock. So who's in the band? he asked the first. It's just Sam and me Rowan replied. That night, with their identity established, the pair begun their assault and they haven't looked back since.
"From a small seed, great things can grow."
Towards the end of last year the band took a break from playing live to recruit the four new members required to make the music they'd always wanted to. The philosophy remains the same - write beautiful songs and take them onto the live circuit, whilst creating frequency-filling soundscapes in the studio.

Click the button above to view the video for their debut single 'Sonic Boomerang'. Since it's release it has been played out on Radio1, XFM, BBC6 and the Sam and Me Show Podcast aswell as the video getting regular plays on MTV2.
Now based in the Capital, the band have gigged regularly in London, Brighton and Manchester supporting the likes of Alfie, Art Brut, Lone Pigeon (Ex Beta Band), Nine Black Alps, The Kooks and Feist and more recently Liam Frost & The Slow Down Family, Spinto Band and The Longcut. They are one of the central bands of Manchester's Akoustik Anarkhy collective - releasing their music through the aA label - and have brought the infamous aA clubnight to London and Brighton which now runs a bi-monthly Saturday night at their local.

Links:

Band website - www.samandme.com
Facebook Group - www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5982888782
Messageboard - www.eyebrowy.com/samandmeforum
Label website - www.akoustikanarkhy.co.uk
Video Group - www.youtube.com/group/samandme

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Member Since: 8/18/2005
Band Website: samandme.com
Band Members:Sam Pridell



Rowan Dawes



Dan Black (keyboards)
Mitchell Johnson (guitar)
Influences: Sandler, Freddy Adu, EyeBrowy, Thailand Beaches, Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman, Hayao Miyazaki, Mario & Luigi, Mike Skinner, Rose & Madeleine, our friends and family, Bruce Lee, Disney, God Fowler & El Macca, Hula Hoops, Rory Brady, aA, Gervais & Merchant + The K Man, Pro Evo Soccer, Tim Burton, Spongebob, Neighbours, Final Fantasy VII, Quentin T, Honda adverts, Russell Brand, Magners, fit women, Adventures Of Pete And Pete, Steven Spielberg, Brockwell Park, Marijuana, Mighty Boosh, Rhodes, Hollyoaks, New Zealand Story, Johnny Depp, Jake Robinson, Haruki Murakami, Harry Potter, Matt Groening, Game On, The Sopranos, Napoleon & Kip + Pedro, Street Fighter II, The Spice Girls, LOST, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Indiana Jones, Mexican Passion pizza, Amsterdam, Adam & Joe, Dazed & Confused, Shakey and The Minnesota Mafia.

Sounds Like: Flaming Lips, Elliott Smith, Super Furry Animals, Simon & Garfunkel, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Streets, Of Montreal, Alfie, early Oasis, Rufus Wainwright, Plus-tech Squeezebox, Mitchell Johnson, The Everly Brothers, Tilly & The Wall, The Stone Roses, The Strokes, Kings Of Convenience, Love, The Lemonheads, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Charlotte Hatherley, Cornelius, Belle & Sebastian, The Postal Service, Polysics, The Shins, Radiohead, Weezer, Chemical Brothers, The Apples In Stereo, Osymyso, Arcade Fire, Lily Allen, Left Banke, The Byrds, Gene Clark, Sondre Lerche, Nirvana, Nine Black Alps, Daft Punk, Fountains Of Wayne, The Loungs, Loose Canon, Tesco Chainstore Mascara, The Incredible String Band, Ol' Dirty Bastard, ELO, Professor Green, Soft Priest, Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart, Björk, Ash, The Maybes?, Eminem, Ian Brown, Grandaddy, Bloc Party, Moby Grape, SL2, Autokat, Dubstar, The Longcut, The Mitchell Brothers, barbershop and music from Nintendo video games.

Record Label: Akoustik Anarkhy Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Sam and Me song!

Hey gang, we've just uploaded a new tune - Something I Can Give (Demo) - to our MySpace page. Check it out and let us know what you think... Cheers, Sam and Rowan. xo
Posted by Sam and Me on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:44:00 PST

London (Demo) download...

A high quality MP3 of London (Demo) is now available to download from www.samandme.com - it's in the pressies section, so you can stick it on your iBod or whatever... Cheers, S&M. xo...
Posted by Sam and Me on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:22:00 PST

New EyeBrowy material online now!

Hey douchebags, our good friends over at EyeBrowy (they did the rather brilliant video for 'Sonic Boomerang') have launched a brand new website with 4 fantastic new animations featuring all your indie...
Posted by Sam and Me on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:19:00 PST

Sam and Me live with new band!

It's with great excitement that we can tell you about our first gig withour new 6-piece band. We're playing at our label-mates 'The Loungs'album launch party - Saturday 19th May (FA Cup final day)@ Br...
Posted by Sam and Me on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:43:00 PST

Another new Sam and Me tune on MySpace!

We've put up another of our demos (London) for your listening pleasure. Check it out and let us know what you think. Sam and Me. xo
Posted by Sam and Me on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:04:00 PST

The Sam and Me Show - Podcast - Episode 3 online now!

Well, it's taken far longer than we'd hoped but episode 3 of The Sam and Me Show is finally available to download from iTunes. Just head to the iTunes music store, then podcasts and lastly do a s...
Posted by Sam and Me on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:57:00 PST

New Sam and Me tune on MySpace!

Everything Is Yours (Demo). Check it out and let us know what you think. S&M. xo
Posted by Sam and Me on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:31:00 PST

Gartonbury festival 2006 - Live performance video!

Hey up SammonMesters, how the fuck are you all? I've finally made it home after Gartonbury in just about 1 piece... One hell of a weekend and one hell of a festival! It was fantastic to see so many ol...
Posted by Sam and Me on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 05:20:00 PST

S&M on free Democracy player!

What they say: Democracy Player. Your internet television has arrived. Stop squinting at tiny web video. Instead, download and watch all the best internet TV shows in one powerful application: any vid...
Posted by Sam and Me on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 08:17:00 PST

The Sam and Me Show - Podcast - Episode 2 online now!

Yes, that's right! Episode 2 is now available exclusivly from iTunes. It's still free and Episode 1 is up there too incase you missed it. So just go to the iTunes music store, then podcasts and l...
Posted by Sam and Me on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:46:00 PST