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Hot Rocket

"Do the Show"

About Me

wearehotrocket.com
getcommunion.co.uk
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HOT ROCKET'S ALLUSIONS TO PRINCIPLES
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"What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it."
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral concepts."
Hemmingway
"The ear is the avenue to the heart."
Voltaire
"Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."
Epicurus
"Have a Good Time. . . All the Time"
Viv Savage


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Press
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" Recently in The Daily Telegraph Neil McCormick wrote in an article entitled, "It takes more than a credit crunch to keep musicians quiet" : "Perhaps escapism is the primary function of music; when the going gets tough, people dance to forget their troubles" . This is certainly true of Hot Rocket, a 5 piece from South West London currently taking the city by storm. Hot Rocket are the antidote to potentially troubled times ahead, using decadent hedonism and old school rock and roll values to escape from the dark and troubled world around them.....

" To Read the full article click here
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Gigs

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/31/2006
Band Website: wearehotrocket.com
Band Members: Nick Sings . Mole Guitars . Ben Keyboards . Kev Basses . Chris Drums

For Press please contact - Anton Brookes @ Bad Moon

For Radio please contact - Jon Turner @ StationToStation

For All Other Queries please contact our manager:

darrenmichaelson[@]googlemail.com

Influences: the the
mansun
dire straits
the boss (bruce springsteen)
waylon jennings
cold war kids
stone temple pilots
inxs
strokes
flight of the conchordes
rufus wainright
killers
bloc party
early police
eagles
the knife
elbow
radiohead
doors
janes addiction
cortinas
ELO
Men at Work
Jesse Quin
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Indelible
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Launch Party - Tonight!

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Posted by Hot Rocket on Tue, 13 May 2008 05:33:00 PST

The German Tour Blog - Bis Bald!

The mini German Tour of Spring 2008Our trip to Germany last weekend was an unforgettable few days. We had an amazing time and met so many awesome people. For a few anecdotes of what went down, read be...
Posted by Hot Rocket on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:04:00 PST

Hot Rocket Germany tour update (gruner jager cancelled)

Hi all , just to keep you all updated , the gig at the gruner jager in hamburg has been cancelled by the venue , we are sorry to all those who were looking forward to seeing us live ,(we are also pis...
Posted by Hot Rocket on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:49:00 PST

Germany here we come / 2008 so far...

Hello wonderful people,So it’s been too long since we’ve done any "blogging" - it’s been a crazy few months for us. Here’s what’s been going on: - Communion - Communion&r...
Posted by Hot Rocket on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:01:00 PST

January Communion

Communion was sold out, with brilliant sets from The More Assured, Tellison, Hoodlums, Mumford and Sons, Laura Groves and Lucy and the Catapillar. The Puppini Sisters and Jay Jay Pistolet/Chess Club p...
Posted by Hot Rocket on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:54:00 PST

Happy New Year!

New songs, new recordings. We're back in the studio and putting down lots of new ideas  also deciding on the next single... watch this space!
Posted by Hot Rocket on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:53:00 PST

West Rocks!

West Rocks Christmas party! This was a lot of fun and a perfect way to finish off the year, including an impromptu Christmas jam from a mix of Hot Rocket, Marcus Mumford, The Locarnos, and some excell...
Posted by Hot Rocket on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

Update - Single Launch / XFM

Firstly, thanks to some great support by various people the DoDoDo song has made it onto the Xfm playlist. It usually gets played on Steve Harris's Music Response show in the evening so listen out for...
Posted by Hot Rocket on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:20:00 PST

Communion V & VI

Communion V and VI:The last 2 Communions have been amazing. Highlights included:Laura Marling headlining at our 6 month birthday party. Fresh from her appearance on Later with Jools Holland, she wa...
Posted by Hot Rocket on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:04:00 PST

New Recording - New Pictures

New News!Do Do DoWe've just replaced our Paper Gun EP with the new recording of Do Do Do. The track was recorded live with Ian Grimble at 2Khz Studios in White City. We'll be adding more tracks weekly...
Posted by Hot Rocket on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:56:00 PST