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[ p o c k e t s ] are empty ...

lies and betrayal, fruit covered nails...

About Me

The last moments of [ p o c k e t s ]


[pockets]
...
rose belatedly from the ashes of [these hands]
That band started as a response to the plight of starving newly formed bands just after the turn of the century. It appeared that many of them were affected by being really rather rich boys yet unable to live comfortably for fear of not being 'real' or 'romantically rock'n'roll'. Hence they starved themselves in order to gain 'authenticity' and 'integrity' so people would follow their careers from rags to riches.
We helped raised awareness by playing small gigs and avoided the whole creditability issue with our apathy and cleverly contrived cynicism. However once the public accepted the bands for being lovely rich boys, we no longer served a purpose and imploded, impaled on our own soapbox.
A 9 month pregnant pause later and the two of us start jamming free from the restraints of any social cause and because we like to play but most importantly because we are lazy and live near each other.
The recordings are very primitive because we are wary of appearing too rich, and lovely and boys.
We hope you enjoy us because we're coming for your first born.Contact us: [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/4/2006
Band Website: [ p o c k e t s ] " [ p o c k e t s ]
Band Members:

[pockets] is;
[andrew] guitar/vocals/recording
[raul] kit/web/some thoughts


more [pockets] videos here


Influences:

matches being lit / Jackie Chan / elephants / wine from Chile / Korean cinema / metal fans (the ones that go grrrrrr) / metal fans (the ones that go whrrrrr) / salami / Fugazi / super 8 / Audrey Hepburn / Hugo Chavez and his socialist government / our government for making us more motivated every single day ... we're comin' for your first born ... sell outs / flowers / the eighties / John-Luc Godard / The New York Trilogy / China and its usurping of America as the dominant corrupt superpower of the world / trees / Minutemen / velcro / Zinedine Zidane / J G Ballard and his middle class revolt / architecture / the Byzantine Empire / white russians / Curb Your Enthusiasm boxsets / pockets / Seville / women / meat / sports / ATP / the herb / the sauce / Minneapolis / ice / Beefheart / seasons, and having four of them / Stoke Newington / routemasters RIP / Marlon Brando / weddings / Trotsky / Native Americans ...


Sounds Like: a match being lit.
Record Label:

not needed records


Type of Label: None

My Blog

[ h i t l i s t ]

* the sun newspaper* harry redknapp* Rupert Murdoch, our owner* Chelsea tractors* Crap remakes of films* most of West London and its wine bars* people who don't ask questions ...
Posted by [ p o c k e t s ] are empty ... on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:38:00 PST

Songs that make [pockets] have a little cry

'Through My Sails' Neil Young (Zuma)'Black' Bonnie Prince Billy (I See A Darkness)'Nothing Compares 2 U' Sinead O'Connor (originally by Prince)Most of Animal Collective's "Spirit They're Gone .." LP'R...
Posted by [ p o c k e t s ] are empty ... on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:32:00 PST

[ p l a y l i s t ]

[ 23/08/2006 ]* Charles Mingus* Small Brown Bike * The Monks* Hope Sandoval* Neu!* Bo Diddley* Pavement* Black Dice* Dancehall* Enablers* Captain Beefheart* Dr Dre Productions* Afghan Whigs...
Posted by [ p o c k e t s ] are empty ... on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:39:00 PST

[ m a n i f e s t o ]

 We as a band approve and strive for the  following:* no dress code.* freedom to meet nice people.* freedom to try anything once.* freedom to look down on bands who are either rubbish, wanna...
Posted by [ p o c k e t s ] are empty ... on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:22:00 PST