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The Passion

Rocking all over BN2

About Me

The Passion formed in Brighton in October 2004, thanks to a series of uncanny coincidences which prove that the world really is a small place.

We are united by a love of loud music and close harmonies, and can be seen sporadically 'playing out' in the usual Brighton hotspots.

Watch this space...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/6/2006
Band Website: Nope.
Band Members: Ruth
Lead Vox, Percussion
Amy
Guitar, B.Vox
Julia
Drums, B.Vox
Louise
Bass, B.Vox
Influences: Stuff like:
...AC/DC, Afghan Whigs, Steve Albini, Alice In Chains, Marc Almond, Tori Amos, Ash, At The Drive In, Babes In Toyland, Bad Brains, Belle & Sebastian, Brigitte Bardot, Birthday Party, Black Flag*, Black Sabbath, Blondie, Bowie, Billy Bragg, Breeders, Kate Bush, Buzzcocks, Byrds, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Clash, Cream, dEUS, Dinosaur Jr, Faith No More, Foo Fighters, Aretha Franklin, Fugazi, Fu Manchu, France Gall, Judy Garland, Girlschool, Goldfrapp, Green Day, PJ Harvey, Hellacopters, Hendrix, Hole, Billie Holiday, Hüsker Dü, Iron Maiden*, Joan Jett, Janis Joplin, Juliette & the Licks, Kenickie, Kings Of Leon, Kinks, Hildegard Knef, Kyuss, L7, Luscious Jackson, Lydia Lunch, Madonna, Manic Street Preachers, MC5, Metallica*, Liza Minelli, Misfits, Joni Mitchell, Steven Patrick Morrissey, Mudhoney, Muse, Nebula, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Orange Goblin*, Dolly Parton, Peaches, Liz Phair, Pink, Pixies, Pleasure Seekers, Polvo, Prefab Sprout, Proclaimers, Suzi Quatro, Queen*, Queens of the Stone Age, The Raincoats, Ramones, Rollins Band, Runaways, Rush*, Sebadoh, The Seeds, Sex Pistols, The Shaggs, Shangri-Las, Shellac, The Shirelles, Nina Simone, Nancy Sinatra, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Slayer*, Sleater Kinney, The Slits, Small Faces, Patti Smith, The Smiths, The Sonics, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, Soundgarden, Dusty Springfield, Squeeze, Steely Dan, early Stones, Stooges, The Strokes, The Supremes, Tenacious D, Thin Lizzy, Throwing Muses, The Troggs, Twilight Singers, Velvet Underground, Violent Femmes, Waitresses, early Who, Amy Winehouse, X-Ray Spex, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Neil Young, ZZ Top...

*subject to internal debate
Sounds Like: Ourselves.
Record Label: Not yet.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Cant believe its nearly February...

...and Spring is just around the corner.  We're into the busy bit of the band annual cycle where we're sorting out our Fringe gig for May 2008, getting our entry into the Glastonbury Unsigned com...
Posted by The Passion on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:22:00 PST

A Winter Warmer from The Passion - gig & new tunes

The Passion will be warming the cockles of your heart & roasting your chestnuts on Thursday 6th December 2007 at the Horse & Groom, 129 Islingword Road, Brighton BN2 9SH from 8.00pm. It's free...
Posted by The Passion on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:23:00 PST

Its a girl!

The Passion are delighted to announce that Louise has given birth to a bouncing baby girl!  All our love goes to Lou and Andy and their new daughter. Congratulations and felicitations!
Posted by The Passion on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:25:00 PST

Season of Mists

Autumn update...The main news is that Lou is due to become a proud mother very soon!  Her due date is the 29th October, and we're all looking forward to meeting the new arrival.We didn't get up t...
Posted by The Passion on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:52:00 PST

School's Out

The summer holidays are upon us once more, and as is traditional our delightful drummer Julia has departed these shores for a six-week sky-diving stint.  Here's hoping she returns in one piece......
Posted by The Passion on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:01:00 PST

Hanover Hangover

We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to our gig last night at the Hanover Centre - what a top night!Massive thanks also go to Dates and the Brown Stripes for donating their tale...
Posted by The Passion on Sun, 20 May 2007 12:31:00 PST

Goodbye Rohan, with all our love

Rohan Chadwick died early in the morning of Monday 7th May 2007.  We send all our love to him, and to everyone who knew and loved him.We will never forget you Rohan.
Posted by The Passion on Wed, 09 May 2007 07:01:00 PST

Spring Joy! Fringe Gig & New Tunes

Spring has sprung in sunny Brighton, and to celebrate the Passion are proud to unveil our latest studio outings for your delight and delectation.We recorded, overdubbed and mixed five tracks over two ...
Posted by The Passion on Thu, 03 May 2007 05:07:00 PST

We like badges! (slight return)

The Passion are delighted to announce that our much-sought-after badges are back in stock, thanks to Matt at Band Badges. We can recommend him for his speedy delivery, excellent prices, and top all-r...
Posted by The Passion on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:22:00 PST

Happy New Year

2007 is upon us, and The Passion have hit the ground running...We have two dates lined up for the next few months (plus a private party), and we've been working on some new stuff too. Getting into th...
Posted by The Passion on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:12:00 PST