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August 2008

As a follow up to all the recent excitement with Hamfatter after their appearance on
Dragon’s Den... despite all the coverage they had in the press/media, it’s fair to say
that it didn’t translate into quite as many sales as we had hoped, with their single
‘The Girl I Love’ charting at #71 in the UK. Ordinarily I would be jumping for joy, as
it is still quite an achievement, but I think we were all hoping for a slightly higher
chart position. Of course the single has yet to be officially released and this was
purely based on digital sales/downloads, so it’s pretty good really. The physical
release of the single has been put back until 25th August, hoping that it will get
playlisted on radio one or radio two in the meantime. Steve Wright has already
become a fan of the band and has been playing the single on his radio two show!

Hamfatter will be playing the following live dates:

Aug 03, 2008 - CityRoots Festival , Peterborough
Aug 04, 2008 - The Water Rats, Kings cross London
Sep 14, 2008 - Bar academy, Liverpool
Sep 15, 2008 - Barfly, Cardiff
Sep 16, 2008 - Cavern, Exeter
Sep 17, 2008 - Bar academy, Oxford
Sep 18, 2008 - Bar academy, Bristol
Sep 20, 2008 - Bar academy, Birmingham
Sep 22, 2008 - Borderline, London
Sep 24, 2008 - Bar academy, Newcastle
Sep 25, 2008 - King tuts, Glasgow
Sep 26, 2008 - Fibbers, York
Sep 27, 2008 - Soul Tree, Cambridge
Sep 28, 2008 - Night & Day, Manchester

July 2008 ~ Dragons' Den Update

Hamfatter with Jamie Turner and Peter Jones.

Well, what an exciting couple of days it’s been! I’m back from London, still smiling from all
the fun I had (except for finding out how much two drinks cost in the club that was hired out
for the broadcast party), but aside from that, things are going very well for the band! In case
you didn’t watch Dragons' Den on Monday, the Pink Hedgehog artist in question was the
Cambridge-based Hamfatter. I’ve been working with the band for about five years now,
releasing three albums and two singles for them, but we’d pretty much gone as far as we
could without getting some decent financial backing... and approaching the major labels
wasn't an option! So instead, Jamie (the band’s manager) came up with the Dragons'
Den pitch which seems to have paid off! The money secured from their appearance is
paying for a new album to be recorded and promoted, as well as the new single which
was released digitally this week prior to the ‘official’ physical release of the single in a
couple of weeks time on cd and vinyl... all of this without any involvement of a major
record label and the usual constraints and unpleasantness of the music industry!

Released 21st July (Digital), 25th August (Physical)

Sceptics are already airing their views all over the internet, but generally the reaction has
been positive in the legitimate press and has certainly prompted a lot of discussion about
the band and their unique approach, which has to be a good thing. The band’s MySpace
site had over 6500 plays the day after the airing, and ‘The Girl I Love’ went into the iTunes
chart at number 36 (number 7 in the alternative chart), which is encouraging. They played
the song live on GMTV Tuesday morning and Chris Moyles (in his uniquely unfunny way)
did the band a huge favour talking to Peter Jones for about twenty minutes about them
on Radio One. Hopefully they will be able to keep the momentum going throughout the
week and beyond before the release of the album and a UK tour taking in the Autumn.

Released 18th August (Digital & Physical)

So please do download the new single this week if you can, so that we can prove the cynics
wrong and show the world that you don’t need huge corporations and hundreds of thousands
of pounds to become successful and hopefully sustain a career in music; you just need great
songs, self-belief and perhaps that crucial bit of luck and good fortune! I have copied a few
of the better links below, including some footage of the Dragons' Den party we had at the
Bureau Club in London on Monday night... you may just catch a glimpse of me sat on
one of the sofas in front of the tv with a glass of vino looking a bit squiffy, I was just tired!

Footage from the Dragons' Den broadcast party and interviews.

BBC feature, "Busking for big bucks on Dragons' Den."

BBC feature on Hamfatter’s appearance on the telly.

Good clip from another BBC News feature.

The official video for the band's new single

The bands brand new official website.

July 2008

The star of Hamfatter continues it's ascent with the release of their brand new single this
month called The Girl I Love. The track will be available digitally from 21st July and out
on cd/limited edition 7" vinyl on 25th August. Visit their MySpace page for more info
and check out the video here! Visit our new page dedicated to all things Hamfatter!

Continuing this month's update, I have news of some releases coming out over the next few
weeks. Firstly, we have a release date for the Atomic album Coming Up From The Streets
which will be out in the UK on the 7th July 2008. The album is jam-packed with well produced
indie-rock anthems, and if you can't wait for the official release, we already have this great
cd (complete with luxurious digipak sleeve) in stock at our online store. Just click here!

Electrasy are releasing a digital only single from their latest album Wired For Dreaming.
The track, 'Roll It Up' is an energetic and infectious romp, proving to be a live favourite at
all of their recent gigs. The single will be available from the 7th July 2008. Click here for
a preview and put a note in your diary to download the track when it comes out next week!

Simon Felton has finished his new collection of songs entitled Symmetry. It will be released
on the 14th July 2008 and available exclusivlely from the Pink Hedgehog Store as a strictly
limited edition cd-r. Click here for more details and a preview of one of the tracks from the cd.

June 2008

The new album from Garfields Birthday is now out there and just waiting for you to give it a
good home! As a special gift from us to you, we will be giving away a free dvd with the first
20 mail orders we receive at our store. The dvd is a DIY documentary put together by our
friends at Alien Igloo, featuring various classic camcorder clips of the band... rare live
footage and much silliness. Pop over to our online store now and get yourself a copy!

Our annual trip up to Liverpool for the IPO Festival went very well, and was considered
by organiser David Bash to be the most successful one to date. It was certainly an eventful
weekend, full of great music and good people. Click here to go to our IPO 2008 gallery!
So now our attention turns closer to home with the Big Grove Summer Festival which is
just around the corner! As some of you already know I am on the commitee so I have seen
first hand how much time and effort has been put into organising the event... it is certainly
something that deserves your support and we would love to see you all there on the day!
For all the details please visit the myspace site... at the moment the music line-up is:

The Big Grove Summer Festival @ the YOI Oval, Portland, Dorset, UK.

Saturday 21st June 2008

12-12.30 Grand Opening
12.45 - 1.15 Community Swing Band
1.30 - 2.00 Rob Ryan
2.15 - 2.45 The Poor Claires
3.00 - 3.30 Hallelujah Bay
3.45 - 4.15 Schnauser
4.30 - 5.00 Mumjums Soul Band
5.15 - 5.45 Ali (Electrasy)
6.00 - 6.30 Si Jubb Carruthers
6.45 -7.15 Garfields Birthday
7.30 - 8.00 Anton Barbeau
8.15 - 8.45 Paisley
9.00 - 9.30 Freak Circus
9.45 -10 .15 Beaver
10.30 -11.15 Gothic Chicken

This line-up and set times are subject to change!

May 2008

The sun is shining, my friend has invited me round her place for tea tonight, I have a bottle
of wine chilling... and my dog is asleep on the sofa, all is good. Anyway, time for a quick
news update. First off the Pink Hedgehog family has gotten bigger, we welcome German
indie-rockers Atomic to the fold, and give you advance notice of their new album Coming
Up From The Streets which we are releasing jointly with our friends at Dandyland over in
Europe... check back soon for more details on this release and when it will be available!

Also, many of you will already be aware of "local boy done good" Si Jubb Carruthers, well
he is joining our happy family on his journey towards pop godliness... it's written all over his
face! His Demonstration EP is coming soon, visit his myspace page for a sneak preview!

We are getting ever nearer to festival season and May see's the 2008 International Pop
Overthrow Festival up in Liverpool. As with every year since it first came to the UK, we
will be there holding a label night on Sunday 25th May. It's always loads of fun and a great
way to spend the bank holiday. If you need convincing, taken a look at this years line up:

Sunday, May 25th, The Cavern Pub

3:15 Anton Barbeau
4:00 Freak Circus
4:45 Si 'Jubb' Carruthers
5:30 Steve Wilson
6:15 Roger Tarry
7:00 Hamfatter

Sunday, May 25, The Cavern Club

8:00 Steve Wilson
8:45 Roger Tarry
9:30 Hamfatter
10:15 Anton Barbeau
11:00 Si Jubb Carruthers
11:45 Freak Circus

Not too shabby is it? We would love to see you there! To further tempt you, we will be giving
away a special Souvenir DVD to people who come along and join us at The Cavern Club!
There will only be 100 made, featuring 6 great new videos from the Pink Hedgehog artists.

The following month sees the second Big Grove Summer Festival on Portland, and it looks
to be even bigger and better than last years inaugural event! We have a new site, bigger stage,
bigger PA and loads of superb music, not to mention a miniature train and oodles of other fun
things! At the moment the line up looks like this, although there may be some fine tuning...

The Big Grove Summer Festival @ the YOI Oval, Portland, Dorset, UK.

Saturday 21st June 2008

Wow, what a great line-up, count me in! As you can see, we have once again managed to
elbow our way in quite extensively, which can only be a good thing! More details nearer
the time, but I can tell you that 2CR radio will be in attendance and broadcasting live!

In terms of new music, we're in the process of arranging the release of the Atomic album
I mentioned earlier, and we are pressing up a limited edition (100 copies) of the debut ep
Demonstration by Si Jubb Carruthers which I can whole-heartedly reccomend. The new
Garfields Birthday album Let Them Eat Cake is still scheduled for release on 19th May.
Finally, the new Hamfatter ep Do Something Stupid Tonight has been postponed for the
time being. The reason for this is the band have something pretty big in the pipeline that
will hopefully lead to many great opportunities and success for them. Unfortunately we
can't go into the details at the moment, but as soon as we can, you will hear all about it!

April 2008

Quirky Cambridge 3-piece Hamfatter are all set to release their charming reggae-tinged
pop nugget ‘Do Something Stupid Tonight’. It’s the second single from their acclaimed third
album What Part of Hamfatter Do You Not Understand? Previous single ‘Sziget’ reached
number 54 in the UK singles chart and number 13 in the indie singles chart in July 2007.
The cd version of the single featues 3 brand new and exclusive tracks. Listen to a clip here!

Track listing:

Do Something Stupid Tonight (Radio Edit)
Down Tonight
My Great Grandfather
21st Century Sex (Electro Remix)

March 2008

Electrasy Gig Announced @ Beaminster Town Hall, Dorset
On 29th March 2008, 20:30, Cost: £10 adv (Only 250 tickets).

Electrasy will be headlining, with support from Spoof + DJ. There will be a licensed bar,
huge big PA and lights. This is gonna be a full on gig, not to be missed. All the proceeds
(after costs) go to Beaminster Community Project (please don’t expect any free tickets).
Max capacity is 250 people - book early for guaranteed entry. Tickets available £10 each
from The Red Lion, Beaminster (01308 862364) Looking forwards to a fantastic night!
There will also be a Pink Hedgehog Stall selling all our releases, ang lots of freebies!

February 2008

Garfields Birthday have been promising this new album for ages now, in fact the
first tracks were recorded back in 2005, but two and a bit years later it's finished!
It has been quite a sporadic project, at different stages the three band members
were living in Weymouth, Bristol and Canada; so getting everyone in the same
place for long enough to get anything done was a challenge in itself! Despite this,
they have come up with ten stunning pop gems that are certain to put a smile on
your face. The album will be officially released in May 2008. Listen to a clip here!

Track listing:

Molly's Eyes
Punch & Judy Man
Take A Ride
We Know Your Name
You Should Know Better By Now
The Bastion Of Teenage
Mr Newton
Mystery Boy
Sugar Pop
Cocaine Joe

Released 19th May 2008

January 2008

Garfields Birthday kick off the new year in style with the release of their brand
new Molly's Eyes EP, featuring four tracks taken from their new album called
Let Them Eat Cake. This digital only EP will be released by Pink Hedgehog
on the 28th January 2008, followed by the physical release of the album by
Pink Hedgehog/Dandyland Records in the Spring. Listen to a clip here!

Track listing:

Molly's Eyes
Punch & Judy Man
Sugar Pop
Mystery Boy

Released 28th January 2008

The marvelous Freak Circus album Freak Shall Inherit The Earth will finally get
released on 14th January 2008. This means all you punk-pop fans can order it from
just about anywhere, including your favourite online retailers like Amazon in the UK.
It's also availaible from the Pink Hedgehog Online Store if you click right here!

Track listing:

All You Need Is A Gun
Sky Girl
Chemistry MP3
My Lullaby
Troubling Trainspotters For Loose Change
How To Laugh
It Took Some Time
Ugly Head
Mercury Falls
Custer's Last Cluster Bomb
Ten Minutes Short
Sex Vampire
Shell Beach

Released 14th January 2008