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the hampdens

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Member Since: 8/31/2005
Band Website: thehampdens.com
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team hampden...susie q sings, julie hew pings, gavvy c plucks, lonnie bonny strums, robbie v drums /violins, photomagician, therapist: justin edward john smithy/ crotchets, 7/4 time: karlos the lewis/ keytars & re-routing: ridgy didge/ books & tea merchant: andy pickle/ threads: toni maticevski, clive burcham, savers/ bells & whistles: VVV & PK. respect/ overseas correspondent: jon the elder/ singing, handclaps, photoflashes: jordan bo/
Influences:Air, Phoenix, Joan Didion, The Cars, Fleetwood Mac, Shakespeare's Sister, Postal Service, Blur, Ryan Adams, The National, K&D, Brett Easton Ellis, Sigur Ros, Blonde Redhead, Tahiti 80, Massive Attack, Neil Young, Donna Tartt, Caribou, Zero 7, Francois Hardy, F Scott Fitzgerald, Serge Gainsbourg, Mazzy Star, Echo & the Bunnymen, Smashing Pumpkins, Pulp, King Crimson, The Cure, The Smiths, 4hero, Joan as Policewoman, Feist, Broken Social Scene, Douglas Coupland
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Last Party Album Launch

The Hampdens are mega excited to announce their launch shows for their debut record "The Last Party". The first shows are in Sydney and Melbourne with the other capitals to be anounced shortly. There ...
Posted by the hampdens on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:43:00 PST

On Channel 10 live

The Hampdens perform live on The David and Kim show tomorrow. Watch the segment between 9-11am
Posted by the hampdens on Tue, 13 May 2008 05:14:00 PST

Check out this video: backstage at the Hampdens Toff show - bit of live footage in there too!

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Posted by the hampdens on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:10:00 PST

Check out this video: the Hampdens cover "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac

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Posted by the hampdens on Wed, 07 May 2008 07:55:00 PST

Child Slavery and Lex Luthor

hi gang,We are playing at the Global Night Shift "End Child Slavery" show on 16 May at Docklands in Melbourne, and will be playing on Channel 10's 9am show on Tuesday 14 May to promote the event. Also...
Posted by the hampdens on Tue, 06 May 2008 06:38:00 PST

Residency Shots

These photos by Gen Bailey came from the show last week at the Northcote Social Club. Enjoy! ...
Posted by the hampdens on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:59:00 PST

mid-residency meltdowns, or how we learnt to love Seal

first up major thanks to everyone who has already come down to the Northcote Social Club for a shandy and a Hampie-fest on the first 2 Tuesday nights this month... so far we've managed some double-dru...
Posted by the hampdens on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:33:00 PST

Asleep On The Lawn behind the scenes

We've just finished shooting the film clip for our next single 'Asleep On The Lawn'. We've posted some pics from behind the scenes on our MySpace so check them out at www.myspace.com/thehampdensAlso r...
Posted by the hampdens on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:04:00 PST

NEW SONG  GENERATION Y

Hi friends, We've just posted up the song "Generation Y"-  which is going to be the first single from our debut record "the Last Party". We hope you love it& there will be a bunch of remixes comi...
Posted by the hampdens on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:54:00 PST

Recording '06, NYC, and Prada Ribbon Mics?

hi Gang, ok so there was supposed to be photos, and maybe a brief description of cutting dub plates in underground labs and smoking menthol cigarettes and drinking iced frappazeros but we ran out of t...
Posted by the hampdens on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:07:00 PST