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The Naked Apes

THE NAKED APES

About Me

The Naked Apes are the warped brain child of Mikey McCleary, a New Zealander, now living in London, England. The songwriting began in 1999 with Mikey and Davo (an old school friend from New Zealand, who shared the same birthday!) They would travel the world together, party and and write songs. On one of their infamous writing trips, hanging out on a beach in Mexico, Mikey and Davo randomly thought of a name for a band - The Naked Apes. Later that evening they arrived at their very cheap hotel and found only 2 books on the shelf in the lounge. These were The Naked Ape (by Desmond Morris) and The Bible ! This was clearly a divine sign, and, as there was already a band called The Bible, they decided on The Naked Apes.TV, TOURS & RELEASES: Since the birth of The Naked Apes, the band have been recording their own demos and producing independent videos, which have appeared on MTV, Scuzz and Chart Show TV. The Naked Apes were discovered by Hadyn Wood, from UK indie label Airplay Records, in June 2002, and have since toured the UK extensively, supporting the likes of Wheatus, REEF, Athlete, Fun Loving Criminals, [spunge] and Steriogram; and appeared at a variety of Extreme Sports Events, Festivals and College shows. Their music has been featured in a variety of Films, TV Shows and DVD's, including 7 Episodes of 'PUNK'D' on MTV, 'The World Wakeboard Championships', FOX TV's 'Rebel Billionaire', UKTV's 'Secret Life of the Gym' and indie films in Japan and America. In August 2003 and August 2004, the band released 2 limited run, independent singles to their growing fan base and scored 2 consecutive Top 20 indie chart hits in under 12 months. Their debut album "Something In My Genes" was recorded and produced by the band at Brit Row studios, in London, mixed by Dan Swift (Snow Patrol) and is now due for release throughout the world courtesy of licensees, including Radikal/4 West Records (US and Canada - RELEASE DATE MAY 1st 2007), TKO (Japan) and Sheer Music (South Africa)...naked apes - wasted

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Member Since: 9/14/2005
Band Website: thenakedapes.com
Band Members: Mikey McCleary : Guitar/vocalsAndy Shields : Bass guitar/vocalsRusty Evans : Drums
Influences: Green Day; Blink182; Bowling For Soup; Presidents Of The United States Of America, Violent Femmes, Bloodhound Gang.

Artist: The Naked Apes :
Label: Airplay Records:
Website: The Naked Apes :

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‘Wasted’ (Single)
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Party Naked : £0.99:
Life's A Beach : £0.99:

DOWNLOAD ALL 'WASTED' SINGLE TRACKS: £1.99:

‘Extreme’ (Acoustic Single)
If You See Kay : £0.99:
Extreme: £0.99:

DOWNLOAD ALL 'EXTREME' SINGLE TRACKS: £1.99:

‘Something In My Genes’ (Album)
Wasted: £0.99:
Little Nympho : £0.99:
Life's A Beach, Then You Dive : £0.99:
If You See Kay : £0.99:
Fantasy Girl : £0.99:
Party Naked : £0.99:
Extreme: £0.99:
Grow Up : £0.99:
Me Me Me : £0.99:
Uncomfortable Trousers : £0.99:
When I Get Some Cash : £0.99:
Bumping Into Stuff : £0.99:
Teflon Man : £0.99:

DOWNLOAD ALL ALBUM TRACKS : £9.99:

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Record Label: Airplay Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Fiddling About !

If you've seen us live, you'll know we do a country and western version of little nympho in the live set (started out as a joke on our manager, who likes everything to be like it is on the CD !!!) Tu...
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Bumping Into Stuff

So we have a track (Bumping Into Stuff) in a forthcoming movie.... '10 MPH'   which is on release stateside from 29th may. The film's a documentary about a couple of guys who give...
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Apes/USA/UK

The Naked Apes debut album (Something In My Genes) is now in stores throughout the US and Canada.
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

ThE NAKED APES at THE MINT.....LA

Ok so this is our last showcase gig in the US and we've got 40 complimentary tickets to give away.The MINT, 6010, Pico Blvd, LA.Just turn up before 10 30pm DEMANDING your complimentary ticket to see T...
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Toronto ROCKS!!!!

We got a bit of a shock on arrival as it was -16C (thanks for the scarf mum x), but we soon got into the swing of things.Wednesday we did a radio interview (Liquid Lunch, www.ThatRadio.com) which was ...
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Canada/USA mobile numbers...

We're starting a US/Canada mobile number data base, using a system that allows us to text specific towns and cities. Message us your number if you want to be a part of it. ...
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

NEW YORK, supporting The Hedrons.

New York gig added for monday march 12th, supporting The Hedrons at The Knitting Factory. 
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

THE NAKED APES ON TOUR/Canada/USA

Here's where we'll be : - TORONTO 7th till 10th march (Kathedral on 10th) NEW YORK 11th till 14th march AUSTIN, SxSW 15th till 17th march (Radical/Indecent Media showcase at Uncle Flirtys 1-4 pm on fr...
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

HOOOKA

Check out our new Hoooka which is our album, Something In My Genes, streamed. Go to the 'share this hoooka' button, at the bottom of the player, and it gives you the code to cut and paste, so's ...
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

TNA in the USA........and CANADA

We're going on tour, starting in Toronto on march 10th, then New York, Austin, LA and NY to finish off. We COULDN'T BE more excited about this. I'll get more dates up on here, as we go along, and jus...
Posted by The Naked Apes on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST