Boat To Row

Boat To 2010

2010-01-07T12:56:00.000-08:00

Happy new year :)

us rowers hope you've had a productive start to the year, I'm managing to stick to my 20 press ups a night in my bid to keep fit and reading more! Rosie's Grandparents gave a me a £10 WHSmiths voucher that i bought a new book on classic poems called 'Poems for Life' by selected Laura Barber, so that's keeping me thoughtful and content in this post white christmas backdrop.

I have began recording again for the first time since the summer, which excites me a hell of a lot! 6 new songs are being tracked and will be released by Danger! Lazer! Phaser! Razor!

this excites me very much, so keep checking back for a date and sneak previews.

so yeah, recording and writing is going well i just can't wait to get it out there.

Today has been great...freeeeezing...but great. Myself, Trav and Laura went out into the snowy fields of Fillongly and shot a video for a new song of mine called Higham Hill. Pretty off the cuff but amazingly fun, it's something we've wanted to do for a while and with the snow finally landing in Warwickshire we had to drop and go and it was perfect, can't wait to see the end project, check Trav's stuff out

On a sad note my car is dying, slowly and painfully with every winter night that passes. today i have sadly lost a passenger seat door handle and my original set of car keys (snapped in the door)

Rupert my dear friend, together we can fight the cold.

if Rupert can hold out i will be playing at these dates:

January 9th @ the Railway Tavern, Nuneaton
January 13th @ the Bulls Head, Birmingham w/ Ali Forbes (maplas) & LIttle Palm
January 23rd @ Charmelon, Nottingham w/ Sharp Knees & Bagheera
January 27th @ Packehorse, Leeds w/ Felix
January 28th @ Hare & Hound, Birmingham w/ The Boy Who Trapped The Sun & Ness Parava
May 12th @ Lee Rosy's, Nottingham w/ Hungrytown

take care reader x

Holy Christmas!

2009-11-27T10:46:00.000-08:00

Just proving that even BRUTAL people love christmas, Alex and Ellen of Holy Roar records have included Boat To Row on there annual christmas compilation tape.

the song 'Best Wishes' features among other rarities and exclusives from the likes of Brontide, Holy State, Throats, Youves, run WALK! and loads more.

it'd definitely fit snug in anyones stocking!

Order it from here: http://holyroarrecords.com/#http://holyroarrecords.com/%23/album.php?id=131

Thumbs Up x

94 sleeps, 9 hours, 34 minutes and 30 seconds...

2009-09-21T07:19:00.000-07:00

Me and the Crap Bastards, Shoes and Socks off, James Moss and Greatest Hits, have recorded a Christmas single called 'Merry Christmas and a Crappy New Year' It will be released through BSM in December and it's hilarious!

There will be 4 B-Sides that will be an exclusive track from each of us. We will be doing another short 5 date tour to support it, which will be immense!

One little mention...

2009-09-01T15:24:00.000-07:00

Thank you to Rosie Moss for creating this wonderful banner:

Crap Bleepers!

2009-09-01T14:44:00.000-07:00

So the 'Crap Bastard' tour is now over and what a week it was, here are some highlights....
We made a tour banner in Brighton...

...we visited Grandma Manville...

....we wrote and recorded a Christmas song in Birmingham....

....we played in a basement at Rosie and Fehm's house...

....we also had daily 'Crap Bastard Awards' that sam won twice, Toby and I both won once (James was never crap). We went swimming but sadly couldn't take our cameras into the baths!

Thank you Ross, James' house mates, Carlo, Rose and Fehm, the other rowers and everyone that came out!

love mike x

Not in a million...

2009-06-18T13:41:00.001-07:00

it's been so long since i updated this so i hope your up for a good read.

Boat to Row have been stuck in books and exam halls over the past couple of months but are free and ready to roam the United Kingdom...

Firstly, I'm excited to announce that 'The Young and Quirky E.P' is out now, available via iTunes and a physical release both courtesy of Elementary Recordings. A big thanks to Alan Neilson, Dan Quanstron (artwork is so lovely, check him out) Rosie Moss (wait til you see the end product), and Craig Wainwright.

The Young and Quirky E.P

Hand Made Pouches!

....we've also been playing as much as we can. 2 notably good shows we're with Cherbourg in Derby and the late addition to the House Of Brothers & Jonquil show in Nottingham, i was smiling more than usual.

here are our next string of shows:

24 Jun 2009 Filmrats @ Bristol Pear

26 Jun 2009 Queen Of Hoxton w/ Calories

25 Jul 2009 Coombe Abbey Country Park

21 Aug 2009 Rosie and Fehm’s House Warming Party w/ House Of Brothers & Dog Is Dead

21 Oct 2009 Lee Rosy’s Tea Shop w/ David Lutes (PlumTucker)

Thanks for reading,
Mike and the other Rowers