Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | yesterday
Recently you may be seen Tommy on stage with Bloc Party, he filled in for their bass player Gordon Moakes whilst he was off on paternity leave! As well as warming up the audience playing a support solo set.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... Smith."We'll do the same kind of thing, we'll reflect what we've done over the years."Bloc Party's Gordon Moakes described the Cure as "a classic English band"."I think there's something very genuine about Robert Smith too - if he was American I think he'd make a cult out of it," he added."What's interesting is that you can take his contemporaries from when the Cure started i.e. Morrissey,...
Kid Vinyl (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Following the recent announcement that The Cure are to be furnished with the Godlike Genius accolade at next year’s Shockwaves NME awards; the band will also headline the Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig at London’s O2 Arena. Their headline set will take place on February 26 th the day after the awards, which will be held at Brixton Academy. The support bill is yet to be revealed but Gordon Moakes,...
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
Bloc Party's Gordon Moakes says the band are considering stopping releasing singles on CD.
prefix (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
In an interview with BBC 6Music, Bloc Party bassist Gordon Moakes has announced that after the band’s current single, “Talons,” the band will not be releasing singles on a CD ...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
Bloc Party's Gordon Moakes has said that the band are considering never releasing singles on CD format again after their current effort, 'Talons'.
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
... the dining lounge at the Tempelhof International Airport on Thursday (23Oct08) night. And bassist Gordon Moakes admits it was a strange experience. He says, "It was quite exciting when we first walked in and saw the runway right next to us... But the building... reeks of old Germany." The show is likely to be the last ever gig at the airport - it is due for closure next week (30Oct08)...
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
Rex FeaturesBloc Party have performed a gig inside the dining lounge of Berlin's Tempelhof International Airport.The hour-long set ran through 14 tracks, including 'Mercury', 'One Month Off' and 'Halo' from their new album Intimacy.Speaking to NME about the performance, bass player Gordon Moakes said: "It was quite exciting when we first walked in and saw the runway right next to us."Weirdly,...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
British rockers BLOC PARTY have played their most surreal gig to date - beside the runway at a German airport.The band performed in the dining lounge at the Tempelhof International Airport on Thursday (23Oct08) night.And bassist Gordon Moakes admits it was a strange experience.He says, "It was quite exciting when we first walked in and saw the runway right next to us... But the building...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
... admitting that he hadn't had time to learn the language properly.Shortly after the gig, bassist Gordon Moakes told NME.COM that the band were impressed by the gig venue, saying it was "surreal" to play in such a strange setting."It was quite exciting when we first walked in and saw the runway right next to us," he said. "Weirdly, it actually reminds me of the Academy 3 in Birmingham...
