The Old Blue Last becomes The Severed Arms Pub for the weekend to celebrate the launch of Left 4 Dead 2

The Old Blue Last, Shoreditch, was infiltrated by the undead and transformed into The Severed Arms Pub by Left 4 Dead 2, for one weekend only.

Buy Left 4 Dead 2:

Left 4 Dead 2 on amazon.co.uk

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Zombiefied Hollyoaks barmaid, Jennifer Metcalfe joined the congregated 'Zombands' including The Priscillas, Disco Bloodbath, The Vinyl Stitches and Ben UFO to celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated game.

At London's hottest undead music venue guests also got the chance to hone their post apocalyptic survival skills, testing their ability to endure a L4D2 outbreak. Guests drank green slime cocktails and mingled with the infected until dawn.

L4D2 is available in the UK on PC and Xbox 360 console.

About Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2 is the sequel to the best-selling and critically-acclaimed multiplayer smash from Valve. Left 4 Dead 2 is set at roughly the same time as the original - just after the outbreak that turned most of the population into various zombie mutants. Players assume the role of 4 new “Survivors,” each with their own personality and new dialog. The game leads these “Survivors” through the southeastern region of the US - from Savannah, Georgia thru the bayou country, and climaxing in New Orleans' French Quarter. The title adds melee combat to the award-winning L4D style of play, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more.

Buy Left 4 Dead 2:

Left 4 Dead 2 on amazon.co.uk

Left 4 Dead 2 on amazon.com

For more information, go to

Left 4 Dead 2 Official Website

Thursday 5th February, 2009 launches the explosive second album of rock vixens and cosmic boogie babes, the magnificent Priscillas! With rock solid support by Camden's power punks The Vinyl Stitches, this promises to be a sensational show, bringing together a glorious collision of genres, from New York to Holloway Road!

The Mighty Boosh, Jay Kay, Shane McGowan, Franz Ferdinand, The Cramps, The Damned, Sky Saxon and designer Anna Sui may not often agree on things, but they have all declared their love for cult favourites The Priscillas and their unique brand of milkshake punk. Their second album '10,000 Volts' is out on Nag's Head Records on 2nd February, and is sure to make your ears pop.

Their first album was a retro slice of bubblegum pop, a John Waters-style Rocky Horror Show for the ears. It spawned two sell-out singles which made their mark on Radio One, BBC 6Music and XFM; Topshop voted a Priscillas video in their top 40 of the year; and in the US they guested on the radio show of Little Steven of Springsteen's E-Street Band and The Sopranos, plus sessioning for WFMU in New York. The cult was growing ...

With the new album, the band move on, embracing a wide range of different influences. While respecting their 'leader of the pack' ethics, powerpop, disco, 70s New York, indie-pop and mariachi all collide to make a unique genre mix of blazingly catchy pastiche and vibrancy. Singing about "Jimmy in a Dress" or "gonna rip up your photograph", these ladies know how girl/boy really works. The album has been given the once-over by producers Andy Chatterley (Kanye West, Pussycat Dolls, Kylie, The Kills) and Marc Waterman (Ash, Elastica) in the girls' mission to successfully channel those influences into their own unique sound.

Strong women know what they want, and this time round, the girls are joined by of all things ... a boy. Phil Martini, ex-Tokyo Dragons drummer, is a brave sticksman to deal with this cacophony of super heroines, catwomen, go-go dancers and superstars. Frontwoman Jenny Drag, a New Jersey feline of a chanteuse, prowls the stage like a panther, clad in a catsuit that would give Pussy Galore palpitations. And a strong diva needs a strong team to back her up. Norwegian guitar goddess Guri Go-Go may look like a B-movie kitten, but her mega-tight guitarwork suggests otherwise. Native Brit, Kate Kannibal's twist on melodic basslines kick as hard as her legs do on stage. Lucky Phil!

All this excitement won't surprise you if you've seen The Priscillas live. Aside from their deliciously playful charisma, the tunes carry cosmic boogie with unmitigated raunch to create a stunning live show. Stripping sensations from Blondie, Abba and Queen, the ensemble triumph on stage in taut, razor-sharp, rocking shows that have thrilled at Glastonbury, Leeds Carling Weekend, Bestival and Lost Vagueness. They have played with kindred spirits such as Art Brut, The Cramps, The Damned and The 5-6-7-8s.

"Near perfect power-pop" - NME
"There's a new breed of girl groups on the scene ... The Priscillas exude B-movie glamour" - Vogue
"Hotly tipped, all-girl rock n rollers" - The Independent
"They're The Cramps, The Shangri-Las and the New York Dolls all rolled into one." - Kerrang!
"A purring, shrieking, shimmying torment of riff-fuelled fun ... demand[s] to be heard" - Metro
"All bubblegum boogie and juke-joint jive" - I-D
"The quartet displays an innate pop sensibility that beats at its frothy core" - Julian Marszalek

Special Guests: The Vinyl Stitches

Coming out of Camden with their high energy Stooges-style Sixties garage rock, the Vinyl Stitches are perfect support for headliners The Priscillas. Two boys called Jean Claude and Vinny and two girls called Sam and Evy, create an orgy of foot-stomping noise to soundtrack an imaginary psych-ploitation film.

The Vinyl Stitches MySpace

Plus special guest DJs - TBA.

Thursday 5th February 2009
7pm - midnight
£5
Madame Jojo's, 8–10 Brewer Street, London, W1F 0SE
Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus.
020 7734 3040
events@madamejojos.com

Madame JoJo's

The Priscillas Official Website
The Priscillas MySpace

We bring you tidings of comfort and joy. Our new single, "One Christmas Wish" is out Monday December 3rd, 2007 on our very own Beehive Records via Cargo distribution.

(Read The Priscillas interview!)

Feel free to do what you will with it - play it on your radio show, write about it, put it on your Christmas compilation for your friends...or just plain LISTEN to it. Fill with joy at the key changes, and weep a tear of festive joy at the use of TWO types of bells.

2007 has been a great year with live appearances at the Camden Crawl, Bestival, Port Eliot Literary Festival, the NEC, Camden Electric Ballroom to name a few and radio plays by Gary Crowley, XFM, Rob Da Bank, Radio 1 and 2 and lovely press from NME to The Independent to Vogue.

Thank you to all of you who've been to our shows, bought our CD and 7" vinyl singles, booked us, worn our T shirts, emailed us, played us on the radio, written about us, taken pictures of us, blogged about us, befriended us on MySpace, bought us drinks, or supported us in any other way. Thanks also to the support of all our London friends who voted for "(All The Way To) Holloway" to be XFM's Song For London.

Merry Christmas Everyone and Best Wishes For 2008!!!

The single, "One Christmas Wish" was recorded and produced by Marc Waterman.

Come and see The Priscillas live - 2007 show dates:

November 15 - Gaz's Rockin Blues, St Moritz, Wardour St, London W1
November 22 - Islington Academy, London N1 with Electric Eel Shock
November 29 - The Priscillas and Alex Zane turn on the Holloway Road Christmas lights, Nags Head, Holloway Road, London N7 at 5.30pm (broadcast live on XFM 104.9FM and via www.xfm.co.uk)
December 2 - DJ set at the Mucky Pup, London N1 from 4.30pm
December 7 - Dirty Water Club, The Boston, Tufnell Park, London N19
December 15 - Clerkenwell House, 23-27 Hatton Wall, EC1 with Kevin Rowland

For more pictures/information/show news/hair care tips, go to:

The Priscillas Official Website

Talk behind our backs at The Priscillas Message Boards

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The Priscillas are a London based punk/pop/rock band that we have been admiring from afar for sometime now. They've been making waves around the live music circuit here in England and have been turning heads with their latest release, "Superhero".

Their colorful and quirky videos are also noteworthy, creating a late 70's underground vibe. If The Priscillas are playing in a town near you, we highly recommend getting out to one of their shows for a great night of music and entertainment! - Jenny May

The Priscillas interview with Band Weblogs
Compiled by: Dave Tommo

Why the name The Priscillas?

Guri: Move over King of Rock and make space for the Queen(s)!

Your song Y.O.Y. was mysteriously placed on the B side of the Klaxons single release. Are the Klaxons your mates? If so, how did you meet?

Jen: Nope. All is still a mystery. Don't know them.
Guri: We don't know the boys - but they are very welcome to be our friends!
Hege: Have never met the lads before, apart from when I saw them at Hyde Park miles away. Would love to meet them though! Would be great to play a gig or seven with them!
Kate: We like their music. Weren't we lucky to be on the flipside of their platter?

Who is your favourite superhero?

Guri: Bananaman
Jen: Catwoman (Julie Newmar) and Underdog.
Hege: Clark Kent, of course.
Kate: I have a crush on Batman.

Where is the best place to go clothes shopping?

Jen: I like Camden Stables Market because there are a lot of mom and pop shops. But stupidly, that's being torn down to put up giant chain stores. Ick! Also, I like the malls in New York and New Jersey...where they have really good giant chain stores, haha!
Guri: Any TK Maxx.
Kate: The eBay.

We love your Christmas song "One Christmas Wish" here at BandWeblogs.com. What is the best Christmas song ever?

Guri: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).
Hege: Last Christmas, Wham, is a great tune and a pompous and sad video. Lovin' it!
Kate: One Christmas Wish by The Priscillas, of course. Otherwise, all of the Phil Spector's A Christmas Wish For You, Walking In The Air by the Snowman, and Oh Come All You Faithful (with descant harmonies).
Jen: One Christmas Wish. There are a lot of great Christmas songs. Bowie and Bing Crosbie doing Little Drummer Boy, The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's Fairytale of New York...

How do you write your songs?

Kate: Together.
Hege: It varies, but most of the times it comes like a shooting star and hits us in our heads, and there you go, we have a new song!
Jen: We channel all of our favourite composers and thoughts and sounds, mix them in a big bowl and lob it at a giant fan and watch it splatter.
Guri: By utilising three chords and the truth!

Your songs give me a late 70's vibe. Who is your favourite band or artist from that era?

Hege: ABBA were a great glamorous band and are still alive and kicking!
Jen: Buzzcocks, Blondie, Kate Bush, Siouxsie, Pistols,
Guri: Burt Bacharach.
Kate: ELO, The Damned, Squeeze, Adam and his Ants, CRiME, Madness, The Rezillos, Blondie, Can, The Clash, Supertramp.

Where is your favourite place to play music?

Kate: On stage. Loudly and well.
Jen: A good sized stage where we can run around like idiots.
Guri: Loud and proud in a steaming, dark club with drunk and disorderly people dancing their rocks off.
Hege: Anywhere where we are treated well, where we are fed and given a nice little rider including hot men and cider.

What colour wellies did you wear at Glastonbury?

Guri: Not for me, I'm afraid! I had some sensible peep toe plastic shoes for the occasion. Glamour over comfort, people!
Jen: Ugh! Perish the thought! I had an array of PVC (that's waterproof, people!) boots in various colours and heel sizes. Never substitute style for comfort. Sometimes you can have both.
Hege: Heavy trekking boots of leather
Kate: See through PVC with golden tassles and Swarovski crystal laces. With a little mice in silver crowns standing on each toe, waving.

How do you relax when not near music?

Hege: Relaxing at our castle by the sea in Italy.
Guri: Knitting and watching a B-horror or science fiction film.
Kate: Shouting loudly though a megaphone. Hatching eggs. Watching Midsummer Murders.
Jen: TV or just silence with my cats.

Do The Priscillas have a say in the making of your videos? Are they your ideas?

Guri: We have been very lucky to work with Paul McCloone and Clare Sparra for our videos. They are very competent, have great ideas and we have complete faith in their creativeness.
Hege: Yes we do have a say, and we are also very open for ideas from the directors. The last video was a blast! When our director, Claire Brookes, presented her idea, we realized that her idea was exactly the same as ours! What a coincidence...
Kate: We collaborate with very talented people.
Jen: For our next one, the director wants us in little bikinis with a rap video feel, but we've opted for a barrel with straps and blacked out teeth look. The next hottest trend!

Can you give us a good cocktail recipe?

Guri: 25ml Vodka
25ml Malibu
Crushed Ice
Squeeze half lime
fill to top with banana and Strawberry smoothie.
YUM!
Hege: 2/5 Vodka Smirnoff
2/5 Soda Water
Dash of lime and a squeezed lime
Served in a pint glass, and the day after you have absolutely no hangover! If you want it to look like a proper cocktail, why don't you apply an umbrella and a big strawberry?
Kate: 1/2 pint of advocaat (Lidl do a good cheap one)
Lemonade to top
Splash of lime juice
Cherry on a stick and
Umbrella to garnish.
Mix it all in a pint glass. Serve with crisps. I call it a Snowman's Revenge
Jen: Go to off-licence
Buy one very large bottle of cider
Chill
Twist off cap
Garnish with straw (and a sprig of mint optional)
And enjoy

Which of your songs would you get people to listen to first who have never heard you before?

Jen: We've just written a few gems. Fly In My Drink, Y.O.Y., The King Is Dead...
Guri: Brain surgeon, Y.O.Y., Holloway. To start with.
Hege: Y.O.Y and Fly In My Drink (which is not released yet).
Kate: Fly In My Drink. Y.O.Y. Brain Surgeon.

Is the X-Factor a good platform for new talent? How do you feel about the show?

Hege: Avoiding watching that kind of thing as it makes me absolutely incandescent. It generates a silly amount of wanna-be's. The attendants have never had to climb the ladder like everybody else, and they have a short way to stardom. Thank god they are not alive in the picture for that long. I'd say NO!
Guri: I think it's a waste of time and space.
Kate: I absolutely adore watching the early rounds, but it's all a sham, isn't it? I feel sorry for the deluded fools, and for the untalented kids not cushioned for the fall by their thick as a brick parents. But let them have their fun and let me watch their downfall. I'd love to be a judge.
Jen: I get them all mixed up. What's the difference between that and Pop Idol? It's all reality TV, isn't it? Just another Big Brother.

Do you play any cover songs in your set? If so, which ones?

Jen: Monster Mash once or twice at Hallowe'en.
Guri: The Norwegian National anthem on Norway's constitution day and once the wedding march "Here Comes the Bride" for a friend's wedding.
Hege: It would be wonderful to do Surfin Bird!
Kate: We might one day do All Night Long by Lionel Ritchie.

Listen to The Priscillas - "Superhero" MP3

For more information, go to The Priscillas Official Website
The Priscillas on Myspace

If you're looking for a gig to attend this Saturday, September 15th, 2007 in the London area, then you might want to check out The Priscillas at Bardens Boudoir in London.

The Priscillas have a great sound, and as I mentioned in my review of their latest single, "Superhero", they would be a great band to go and see play live. The Bardens Boudoir website describes The Priscillas as, "Looking like they've just stepped out of a Russ Meyer movie, these four girls with big boots, big hair and very small skirts rip through a handful of punk charged sixties go go groovers, delivering a mix of punk and garage rock with pop hooks and attitude a plenty."

Sounds good to me.

The Gypsy Hotel show also includes:

The Bricklane Boogie Boys
Miss Vicky Butterfly
Stuart Turner

Plus:

The Bees Knees
Gawkagogo
DJ Scratchy

And Loads More!!

A full night of entertainment.

Bardens Boudoir is located on the Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, East London.

For more details and directions, go to Bardens Boudoir Official Website

The Priscillas Official Website

By: Jenny May

London all girl band The Priscillas have been turning heads with their latest single "Superhero" and B-side "Y.O.Y." by touching the heartstrings of those nostalgic for late 70's punk. They also bring to the table their own style and pop sass and something tells me, their live shows are not to be missed if you're looking for a fun night out on the town.

The Priscillas formed in 2004 and as mentioned on their Myspace page, they've played shows with "Art Brut, The Pipettes, The Subways, and, uh, James Blunt" and have supported "all-time heroes such as The Damned, The Cramps, The Seeds, The Monks, and The 5.6.7.8s at bigger venues, including London's Astoria." This past weekend The Priscillas played the BBC Introducing Stage at the Bestival Music Festival and went down a storm.

They have a few videos available on YouTube and they're quite a treat to watch. The video for "Superhero" features dancing Barbie dolls, red and blue satin superhero-like outfits and Superman. It's great to see a band that doesn't take themselves too seriously and yet are able to convey the talent to entertain.

I know it's not the time of year to bring up Christmas, but The Priscillas have a great Christmas song called "One Christmas Wish". The video for it is in their YouTube Profile. I see that it was added one year ago, but hopefully they'll release it as a Christmas single later this year and if they do, I would look forward to watching it climb the pop charts.

Trivia: Top designer Anna Sui mentioned The Priscillas in a recent interview with Metro New York. She saw them play in Cornwall, England while she was there for a literary festival.

Watch The Priscillas video for new single "Superhero":

The Priscillas band members are:

Jenny Drag (vocals), Guri Go-Go (guitar), Kate Kannibal (bass) and Hege Hotrod (drums).

The Priscillas Official Website
The Priscillas on Myspace
YouTube video link for "Superhero"
The Priscillas Fan Forums

Related: Klaxons mystery song hijack solved - The Priscillas

By: Jenny May - Band Weblogs

Related: The Priscillas interview

This came to light when word spread it was one of their tracks on the Klaxons B side and numerous fans contacted the band saying they recognised the song as "Y.O.Y.", the B side to the Priscillas new single "Superhero".

The girls are just as baffled as to how the track got there. Maybe some magic or mysterious forces have been in action?

...a Superhero perhaps?

...or the power of rock n roll?

"Superhero/Y.O.Y." is set for release in October 2007 on Dirty Water Records.

The Priscillas are currently in the studio recording their new album with producer Marc Waterman.

The next live date is on the BBC Introducing... stage at Bestival on 7th September 2007 and at Bardens Boudoir on 15th September.

You can hear the mystery track on the NME website

The Priscillas Official Website
The Priscillas on Myspace