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Wireman

"........they'll stand and stare when you're gone"

About Me

Wireman be: Ben Powell - (vocals and guitar), Ben Renshaw (drums and percussion) and Dave Corry - (bass and ambience).Based in Bristol in the south west of England, Wireman have been fusing blues, folk and grunge with a total disregard for public safety since 2002.


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/9/2006
Band Website: wireman.moonfruit.com
Band Members: Ben Powell: Guitars, Vocals, Mayhem.
Dave Corry: Bass, Ambience, Peace.
Ben Renshaw: Drums, Percussion.

Wireman use & recommend www.room4studios.co.uk
Influences: Pearl Jam, Nick Drake, The Levellers, Jeff Buckley, Pink Floyd, Bert Jansch, Nirvana, Godspeed you! black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Gomez.
Sounds Like: All the listed influences with a healthy sprinkling of angst induced rock!



Type of Label: None

My Blog

Bath Gig Cancelled

Following an rugby injury, Ben has damaged his larynx and is unable to sing so we have had to cancel our gig at the Porter butt. At the moment, it's not clear just how permanent the damage ...
Posted by Wireman on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:12:00 PST

METALLICA

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA We will beat the ticket touting money grabbing bastards, I have tickets to see Metallica at wembley. I wave my private parts at their Aunties and fart in their general direction. ...
Posted by Wireman on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:37:00 PST

WIREMAN - 33% extra FREE!! Now with added Ben!

Wireman are pleased to announce the recruitment of drummer/percussionist Ben Renshaw. We've been on the lookout for a drummer for some time now and finally we seem to have found someone who is on our ...
Posted by Wireman on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:27:00 PST

February: what's the point?

I read recently that due to the mild winter, bears in Romania are waking up early from hibernation and are wandering around the woods in a generally grumpy mood, annoying the locals.I can't say I blam...
Posted by Wireman on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:15:00 PST

Pearl Jam Fans Be Aware

Hey Are you aware of the obscene prices that pearl jam tickets are going for on ebay.co.uk. It sickens me that real fans cant get tickets because greedy fat cats want to make money (money I might add ...
Posted by Wireman on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:00:00 PST

Back in the saddle

Ha!! We laugh in the face of adversity and poke a finger in the eye of misfortune!! Afer a having to cancel a run of gigs we finally seem to to have beaten the jinx with a rocking gig at the...
Posted by Wireman on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:32:00 PST

Another Gig Bites The Dust

Oh no. It seems like the odds are stacked against us. We've had to cancel tonights gig at the poets wine bar. This is due to Ben's throat still being damaged from that rugby injury. We would like to t...
Posted by Wireman on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 06:25:00 PST

New Inn gig cancellation

First off, a big apology to anyone who turned up to se us at the New Inn in Dursley last night. While playing rugby on Saturday, Ben recieved an elbow to the throat, resulting in a bruised larynx. By ...
Posted by Wireman on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:11:00 PST

ATTENTION ALL ACOUSTIC ACTS

Tired of playing gigs to one man his dog? (and the dog is more interested) Do you have a killer 45 min set but when asked to stretch to 1hr 30min find yourself chucking in set fillers?Do you want new ...
Posted by Wireman on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:07:00 PST

Poets Wine Bar

Cool Poets Wine Bar One day people will lie about having been to this gig. Ben decided to stand for the first time in over four years, adding a new dimension to thier performence. Pete Taylor, the hea...
Posted by Wireman on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:26:00 PST