“The Godfathers had hoped to tour the USA in February for the first time in 20 years. And it is with sincere regret that the group have to announce that this tour has now been severely curtailed due to the ongoing credit crunch. In the financial Armageddon currently laying waste to banks and financial institutions there are plenty of innocent victims. CD and record shops, music retailers, venues and record companies are all struggling to survive the collective belt-tightening of a world living in fear for it's jobs and security.
The Godfathers' projected US tour in February is the latest victim of this financial meltdown. Only announced just before Christmas, the seismic shifts in the world economy and general doom and gloom in the music business has unfortunately led the tour to be radically restructured.”
It’s certainly a sorry state of affairs when a band has to issue a statement like the above. Even sorrier since I was planning to go…British post-punk rockers The Godfathers don’t perform music — they seethe it. Raw, angry bursts of aggressive melody with a pounding beat, slashing guitars and Cockney-tinged vocals that demand attention. “Punk meets mod at the bottom of the social barrel.” Sometimes you need that sort of thing to help you forget about things like the ongoing credit crunch. The Happy Medium Song of the Day comes from the band’s cheeky-titled 1986 debut Hit By Hit and it’s called “I Want Everything.” Is that too much to ask? Have a great weekend.
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The Godfathers' projected US tour in February is the latest victim of this financial meltdown. Only announced just before Christmas, the seismic shifts in the world economy and general doom and gloom in the music business has unfortunately led the tour to be radically restructured.”
It’s certainly a sorry state of affairs when a band has to issue a statement like the above. Even sorrier since I was planning to go…British post-punk rockers The Godfathers don’t perform music — they seethe it. Raw, angry bursts of aggressive melody with a pounding beat, slashing guitars and Cockney-tinged vocals that demand attention. “Punk meets mod at the bottom of the social barrel.” Sometimes you need that sort of thing to help you forget about things like the ongoing credit crunch. The Happy Medium Song of the Day comes from the band’s cheeky-titled 1986 debut Hit By Hit and it’s called “I Want Everything.” Is that too much to ask? Have a great weekend.
(Please use the comments box to share your thoughts.)