EASTFIELD NEWS    

DECEMBER 2009:

Ho ho ho. Well we've shied away from putting up any news for a few months. What is there to say? Well we've continually been doing a few gigs up and down the country - normal service being well and truly resumed. The gigs page is always updated regularly, immediately as new shows get finalised. Perhaps next year, I'll be dynamic and post a news bulletin at the start of each month, unless that sounds a bit too bloggy or twittered.

Things a-foot for 2010: The end of February will see Eastfield playing 2 long weekends with the charismatic Steve Lake doing a solo set of classic Zounds songs. We plan to revisit this later in the year too. Easter should see us twisting an unsuspecting friend's arm to drive us over to Germany and Switzerland for a 10 date tour with Munich's very own Garden Gang. The summer will be spent playing the usual array of weird and wonderful non-commercial festivals and if I pull my finger out and finish writing it, we may even get to record the next Eastfield album which some would say is long overdue, but in reality will sound just the same as the previous ones. Unless of course I get given that elusive fourth chord for christmas. Bah humbug!

MAY 2009:

The new CD 'Songs from the Scrapyard' is now available. This is the much threatened 'solo' album which people have been pestering me to do for a while now. Under the guise of 'Eastfield Derailed' it occupies the ground between a more acoustic album and an Eastfield full band album. The rationale behind it follows that every Eastfield song starts off as a 'sketch' which is deliberately kept as basic as possible. This time around these sketches have been embellished by collaboration and recorded over time. We are happy enough to unleash the results upon the unsuspecting public. (see releases, orders and lyrics pages for further details)

APRIL 2009:

Journalist Adrian Johnson has written a novel 'Love and Taxes' based on people's resistance to the poll tax, which is currently celebrating it's 20th anniversary in Scotland. He is reading some extracts from it as part of an anti-poll tax exhibition at the People's Palace in Glasgow on Saturday 18th April. Jessi will be accompanying the readings with acoustic guitar and singing a few Eastfield-esque refrains to punk-tuate it.

MARCH 2009:

The wonderful people of BBP Records have been in touch about releasing an Eastfield live tape. We have some good 'rough and ready' audience recordings from last summer that feature the various marvellous stand-in drummers when Oddo was in hospital. This will be a fitting tribute to them for their time, effort and for caring enough about the good train Eastfield to keep it on track.

FEBRUARY 2009:

New songs are currently being written and recorded in sketch format. Each Eastfield song has been done this way but this time around the trusty 4-track has been jettisoned in favour of a bit more time and effort as well as throwing the production skills of H into the mix. The plan is to release them as our 'basement tapes' as a prelude to full band versions becoming available...Eastfield Derailed - Songs from the Scrapyard. You get the gist.

DECEMBER 2008:
EASTFIELD RADIO INTERVIEW ON BOXING DAY

If Jessi works out how to use a cheap international calling card...he'll be interviewed live on the net at 8am UK time, midnight US time:

NOVEMBER 2008:
ANARCHY ON THE AIRWAVES

On Thursday 27th November Jessi will be appearing as guest on Under the Pavement, (an alternative/ radical radio show) from 11.00pm until 1.00am. Broadcast on ALL FM 96.9 (in the Manchester (uk) area) and online at http://www.allfm.org/. Jessi will be performing a couple of acoustic songs live in the studio and chatting about stuff!
Check www.underthepavement.org for latest playlists, schedules and more!

AUGUST 2008:
AND NOW IN STEREO

Tune in to the 'Punk and Disorderly' radio show www.phoenixfm.co.uk between 8-10pm on Wednesday 27 August 2008. Stevie Caldwell of 'People who care' will be guest presenting along with Jessi (Eastfield) and J (Inner Terrestrials). There will be interviews, live acoustic tracks plus a selection of the godawful music we all like. Tune in or drop out.

JULY 2008:
NORMAL SERVICE RESUMED

Oddo (Eastfield driver, equipment carrier and drummer) has had a successful operation and is currently convalescing. We all wish him a speedy recovery. Thank you for all your thoughts and well wishes. It is his wish that Eastfield carry on during this period. We are lucky to have a pool of marvellous stand-in drummers to call upon to keep his seat warm. The gigs page will be kept updated. Sorry for the glitch with this website during June. Normal service is now resumed. Have it!

MAY 2008:
IN PRINT

The lyrics to 'Bury Vic Berry' from 'Roverbrain' have been quoted in a book about Leicester's River Soar entitled 'The Mile Straight' by Roger Hutchinson, an artist and local historian. The book was created to bring the geography and history of Leicester's waterways to life for the people of the city. Although mainly about canals, the book has a 2 page feature on Vic Berry's notorious scrapyard. The book is available for £6.50 (cheques payable to Mac Associates (Leicester) Ltd) from Roger, 39 Hazel street, Leicester LE2 7JN. Further details: rogerhutchinson@ntlworld.com

JANUARY 2008:
BACK IN THE STUDIO

Eastfield have been dragged back into Jigsaw studio to record songs for a forthcoming split cd with Destructors 666 on Rowdy Farrago records. Release date is 28th April 2008. Our part of the split will feature 2 new Eastfield songs: 'Money' and 'Jumping Under Someone Else's Train', plus 2 cover versions: Divine's 'Shake it Up' and Tom Robinson's 'Glad to be Gay'. Homophobia still abounds in all aspects of the music industry, so we thought it would be a fitting idea to get our friend H to update the lyrics and sing lead vocals on the track. Tom Robinson has been supportive of the idea and use of his song. Destructors 666 will continue their fine tradition of recording one old song, a cover and a new track...something old, something borrowed and something new. I guess our version of 'Shake it Up' - a hi-energy club classic from the 1980's can form the something blue part.

AUGUST 2007:
LOADHAUL TO LHASA - RELEASED

New CD is now available........LOADHAUL TO LHASA....... with versions of Rugeley Crimestoppers, Train to the Top of the World and Class 20's of the Apocalypse. 38 minutes of the same 3 chords but in a different way - contains normal Eastfield, acoustic and 'Altered State Transit' mixes.





MAY 2007:
URBAN RAIL PUNK - RELEASED

Due to the 'Keep it Spikey' and 'Fanaticos para Trenes' albums selling out and the others running low, we wanted to make the songs continually available. This is a collection of more or less every eastfield song recorded and released between 1997-2005 on one double cd. Contains all tracks on 'Keep it Spikey', 'Fanaticos para Trenes', 'Roverbrain', 'One Wrong can move a People and a Wronged People can move the World' and 'Express Train to Doomsville' plus alternative versions of songs that appeared on various compilations at the time. Running time is 143 minutes, which isn't bad for the same 3 chords.

Elsewhere, eastfield tracks appear on 3 new compilations from Deadlamb, Angry Scenes and the final release from Punk Shit records. Our distro at gigs is now overflowing so we're selling all old stock off cheap as chips.
Punk Shit have also recently put out the 'Middleground 3' compilation. Eastfield have contributed the 3 cover versions done over the years. This cd is the only place these are available as the 'Gatecrashing Eurovision' cd has also sold out.

Details of all these can be found on the releases and orders pages.

That's enough retro, back to the present day - Eastfield have been back to the wonderful Jigsaw studio to record some new songs which once various mixes have been finalised should see light of day in July/August. These will be the first to feature Oddo and may actually shut him up for 5 minutes.

OCTOBER 2006:
WE NOW HAVE OUR OWN BEER...

Potbelly Brewery of Kettering are currently brewing 'EASTFIELD I.P.A.' beer. It comes in at a respectable 7.0% and should be ready for drinking at the all-day gig at Kettering Sawyers on Sunday 29th October. Gig goers are advised to please drink sensibly, ha ha.






After filling in marvellously on the drum stool during October we are happy to welcome on board Oddo from Northampton's Rotten Agenda as our new permanent drummer. He also does a good 'Man from Atlantis' impression.

SEPTEMBER 2006:
EASTFIELD VIDEOS.

The Eastfield videos have now been moved onto a faster server. Hopefully this will mean no more waiting!

JULY 2006:
PABELLON 314 TOUR DATES.

We have got our Basque comrades Pabellon 314 over for a short tour of the UK in August.
Their confirmed dates are:

AUGUST
Thu  3  - BRIGHTON The Albert (with Eastfield and Flatpig)
Fri  4  - SOUTHAMPTON King Alfred (with the Bus Station Loonies)
Sat  5  - LONDON Stockwell - The Grosvenor (with PAIN)
Sun  6  - NORTHAMPTON Racehorse (with Eastfield and Rotten Agenda)
Mon  7  - BIRMINGHAM Market Tavern (with Eastfield and Rotten Agenda)

Please note Eastfield are only doing some of the shows due to prior commitments


NEW RELEASES.

Eastfield feature on 2 recent compilations:

Punk in Sunderland and around the world

'Punk in Sunderland and around the world' double cd featuring 48 bands.

Split 7 inch

Plus a split single featuring Eastfield and 4 of the bands we recently toured with in Scotland.

Please see releases page for info

MARCH 2006:
EASTFIELD 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR.

Eastfield will embark on a lengthy tour in April and May to commiserate 10 years of their existence. Confirmed so far are: (Please see gigs page for extended details)

APRIL
Sat 1 - SLIGO Coollera House
Sun 2 - KILLIBEGS
Mon 3 - BELFAST
Thu 6 - NORTHAMPTON Labour Club HUNT SABS BENEFIT
Fri 7 - CROMFORD The Boat
Sun 9 - LONG EATON Sportsman
Mon 10 - LONDON Metro Bar (PUNK AID)
Wed 12 - COVENTRY Jailhouse
Thu 13 - BRIGHTON Free Butt
Fri 14 - DOVER Louis Armstrong
Sat 15 - (Daytime - noon) EASTBOURNE Bonners Music Shop
Sat 15 - (Evening) SHEFFIELD Matida Social Centre PUNX PICNIC
Sun 16 - BIRMINGHAM Market Tavern
Mon 17 - HITCHIN Club 85
Wed 19 - ***CANCELLED*** SOUTHAMPTON
Thu 20 - BASQUE COUNTRY (Laudio)
Fri 21 - BASQUE COUNTRY (Laudio)
Sat 22 - BASQUE COUNTRY (San Sebstian/Donosti)
Sun 23 - BASQUE COUNTRY (Sopelana)
Fri 28 - DERBY Victoria Inn
Sat 29 - BIRMINGHAM Bearwood (4pm)
Sat 29 - RETFORD Broken Wheel (eve)
Sun 30 - BOSTON Indian Queen

MAY
Mon 1 - BRISTOL Packers Field
Tue 2 - BELPER Queens Head (solo)
Fri 5 - KETTERING Sawyers
Tue 9 - LANCASTER Yorkshire House
Wed 10 - EDINBURGH Subway
Thu 11 - DUNDEE Dexters
Fri 12 - ABERDEEN Tunnels
Sat 13 - ELGIN Ocean
Sun 14 - GLASGOW Queen Margaret Union
Thu 18 - IPSWICH The Railway

DECEMBER 2005:
NEW VIDEOS.

Punky Rebel Media have completed the first of three Eastfield films. More should follow in due course. Two of them can be downloaded from here.

MAY 2005:
TWO NEW RELEASES...

The new Eastfield album EXPRESS TRAIN TO DOOMSVILLE containing 11 new tracks on CD is now available.

Also available now is the GATECRASHING EUROVISION CD EP. This contains all the silly cover versions that Eastfield have recorded -
Two versions of 'Oooh, Aah Just a Little Bit' by Gina G;
'Wasted' by The Dangerfields (recorded October 2003);
'Turn That Noise Down' which featured on the 'New Wave of Chas and Dave' CD.

Gigs continue to come in - amongst others Eastfield are playing at the Lancashire Reclaim Mayday event, the 'Wasted' festivals in Morecambe and Amsterdam, Glastonwick Beer & Music Festival, and the annual Tallington Ashes. Please check the gigs page for frequent updates.

A complimentary article on Eastfield 7" single releases has appeared in the 'Digging for Gold' section of Record Collector magazine (April 2005 edition). Click here to read the article.

JANUARY 2005:
NEW ALBUM.

Eastfield are currently rehearsing 11 new songs for the next album with a plan to go back to Jigsaw Studios to record it sometime during March. This will be the first recording with the present line-up.

Track listing: Another Boring Eastfield Song - God’s Plastic Railway - Mick Murphy’s Dirty Bar - Humour Exclusion Zone - Sharks Against Surfers - Burt Reynolds Rides Again - Slam! - It’s Gotta be a Record Breaker - Grant the Lumberjack - How to Rip Off Your Band Mates - David Icke.

T-Shirts There are some new designs. Please see the orders page...

MARCH 2004:
EASTFIELD/CONFRONTATION split 7” is out now.

Breaking with tradition, the Eastfield side has a version of Gina G’s ‘Ooh Aah, Just a Little Bit’ recorded at the same time as the last CD. Well, why not? Bambi did the artwork. For their side, Confrontation from Lancaster provide ‘Going Nowhere’, an attack on Morecambe. Available in red, green or black vinyl. See releases/ orders page for details.

The next release should be the split 7” with The Dangerfields. We have recorded their classic ‘Wasted’, they will in turn be abusing one of our songs, possibly ‘Fortuna Hell’. We plan to go into the studio with the new line-up to record two new songs to add to our side of the single. This will hopefully be out in the summer.

DISTRO: Over the past few years we have been lugging round a small distro to our gigs. We’re up for taking a few copies of releases by bands that we tend to play with, generally selling them cheaply to give those bands an additional outlet. This works well and towards the end of last year everything more or less sold out. We are currently in the process of restocking, so if any bands/small labels want to trade their stuff against ours please get in touch.

PERSONNEL: Eastfield are back on the rails again - with improved transportation logistics. The permanent line up has Chris from Bishops Stortford occupying the drum stool. We also have a decent vocal PA so can play anytime, anyplace, anywhere.

BOOTLEG: There is a good quality live recording from Tallington (August 2001) doing the rounds. Copies will be available soon.

 DECEMBER 2003:
New CD 'One Wrong Can Move a People, and a Wronged People Can Move The World'.

Featuring 5 new songs recorded at the wonderful Jigsaw Studios in Frognall:
  • Off the Rails
  • The Second Fastest Cycle Courier in London
  • Hearing Nothing About a Revolution
  • Air-Con One
  • Elvis is Dead and Jazz is Shit
Compilation Update: The 25 Years of Birmingham Punk CD was released in September on Punk Shit Records. As the title suggests, it features 28 songs from bands in and around Birmingham. Eastfield provide 'Broad Street Trash' from Roverbrain. Also included are: GBH, Police Bastard, Contempt, Spithead, Drongos for Europe, General Winter and others. See the releases page for further details.

'Never Gonna Make It' CD Is now available, £4 from us post paid. Features mainly ska bands but Eastfield donate 'Fare Dodging' from Roverbrain.

See the releases page for further details.

Punktured - Rape Crisis Benefit CD A compilation of DIY punk and hardcore bands who've played gigs organised by the Punktured Collective in Leeds. Features: Left for Dead, Active Slaughtered, Bug Central, Dog on a Rope, Anal Beard, and others. Available for £3/$8 post-paid from Punktured, c/o 145-149 Cardigan Road, Leeds LS6 1LJ, UK (although we should be getting copies soon). Eastfield provide 'The Gasman' from 'Fanaticos Para Trenes'.

 Line-Up: After a two month overhaul, Eastfield are ready hit the rails again. Ben and Matt have reallocated to New Zealand and Spain. Joining the ever changing ranks of Eastfield are original bass player Bambi and Trina Vodkapunk. Bambi also plays bass for Blyth Power but don't hold that against him! A drummer is in the process of being conscripted then it's hey, ho, here we go...

The first gig with the new line up will be in Lancaster on Saturday 27 December.


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