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About Me

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This is us playing our skank along Burning Heart - for more videos, click here

If you want to book us, please read this

The main direction of the band is Ska, but with a healthy dose of Punk and the occasional injection of Thrash - the lyrics range from everyday life to politics, to comedy. There's even a ballad. Only one. There's a rumour going round that we do covers and are available to do these for functions, weddings, bar mitzvah's etc. This is true - the covers range from 50's Rock 'n Roll to simple 90's Rock, with a heavy dose of ska/reggae thrown in. Think;
Eddie Cochran
Del Shannon
Rancid
Madness
Clash
The Jam
Sex Pistols
Buzzcocks
Beatles
Nirvana
Crass
Specials
Bad Manners
Cranberries
And so on...
We play anywhere, we're not afraid to travel, we've been up and down the country and have played alongside Buzzcocks, Dr and the Medics, Stranglers, Highliners etc - Scooter Rallies are a particular fave and we can be easily bribed to play cheap at them, just ask Sticky Rock, Can't Start Won't Start, Yorkshire Scooter Alliance, Huddersfield Scooter Club, Odd Mod Squad for a start.
This is our finest hour...
So that's us - we're a straight forward band, we turn up, we play loud and fast, we're not complicated, and we're cheap!! Probably the cheapest Scooterist band in the world...
We rehearse and record at this place because it's ace, and erm, oh yeah, we own it...!!

Check these guys out for some decent gig promotions and tell them to book us lots!!
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Member Since: 7/23/2006
Band Website: addictivephilosophy.biz
Band Members: GeZ Addictive - vocals, lead guitar
AnnA Addictive - trumpet
PiP Happy Feet - vocals, rhythm guitar
KeV Bass Fiend - bass guitar, vocals
DaN electro - drums
Influences: Many influences, not necessarily who we sound like - Nirvana Sex Pistols Madness Lawnmower Deth Motorhead Red Hot Chili Peppers Jimi Hendrix AC/DC Iron Maiden Smithsand general Punk/Thrash/Ska/Indie types
Sounds Like: Well, we've been told we sound like a Jam/Rancid hybrid which is good, and recently we were told we sound like a Madness/Clash hybrid so also good. We generally have 3 distinct sounds to our songs which are either Punk, Ska, or Thrash - sometimes they blend in one song, sometimes they're kept seperate. The best likeness is probably Rancid for our Ska stuff, anything from 77 (Pistols, Clash, Jam) for our Punk stuff, and Discharge/Crass for our Thrash stuff.
Record Label: HiQualit Recordings
Type of Label: None

My Blog

May 24 2008 @ The Vic

This gig was booked AGES ago by Blythe Curse and unfortunately they had to pull out at lhe last minute which was a shame as they're on fire now with their streamlined (ahem...!!) 4 piece line up. In f...
Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Fri, 30 May 2008 09:57:00 PST

Derby Battle of The Bands

Well hello there!! Last night, for those who don't know we played in IME's Derby Battle of The Bands. Cutting to the chase, we didn't go through - the bands that were successful were Pressure, Edison,...
Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Fri, 09 May 2008 05:45:00 PST

Were past Round 1 of Surface Unsigned

Yes!! We got through last night. The night was awesome, everything was well organised and the bands and atmosphere were wicked. We knew things were going well from the moment we announced we were from...
Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:43:00 PST

Surface Unsigned Round 1 - IMPORTANT

We have been selected to appear at this years Surface Unsigned Festival. This is an awesome event, and we're really excited about it. It is a competition with a few rounds in the Midlands before the F...
Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:15:00 PST

pHilosopHy - Addictive...

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Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:19:00 PST

Droitwich Gig

A few weeks back we were approached to go to Droitwich and play a Punk and Ska All Dayer. PiP was away but we decidied to go ahead and do it anyway, and put together a Punk set, and chucked a couple o...
Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:08:00 PST

Plans for next couple of months

Hey all, here's what's gonna be happening in the world of Addictive pHilosopHy over the next few months.We have a couple of gigs booked, so we're going to be doing them with our existing sets but in t...
Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:31:00 PST

Information for promoters, bookers, agents, etc...

This is information for anyone interested in booking us, about what we need, what we can supply, and what we do.We can play from as little as a duet to as many as a 5 piece - if you book us you are bo...
Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Sun, 06 May 2007 07:52:00 PST

We rocked with MOTORKILL

How do allWe went to Leicester last night (Coalville), and it was pretty cool as we took GoGo Tokyo Ash, and Ju for moral support!!The venue wasn't quite what I expected, but it was definitely cool in...
Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 05:46:00 PST

Travelling seats available Aug 10 2007

Anyone wanting to come with us to The Vic in Leicester let us know ASAP (we're supporting Motorkill, they're a Motorhead tribute) - we have a couple of spare seats and the gig is FREE. You need to be ...
Posted by Addictive pHilosopHy on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:58:00 PST