20TH SEPTEMBER 2007

LATEST NEWS: IAN TURLEY HAS REPLACED GRAHAM BOOTH AS OUR BASSIST. IAN'S FIRST GIG WITH US WILL BE AT THE CORPORATION IN SHEFFIELD AT A GIG WITH A SMASHING LINE-UP THAT ALSO FEATURES ELECTRELANE AND DAS WANDERLUST.

WE'LL BE RELEASING A NEW SINGLE THIS AUTUMN. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.

31ST MAY 2007

AS PROMISED, THE FIRST FRUITS OF OUR RECENT RECORDING SESSION WITH ALAN SMYTH CAN NOW BE SAMPLED AT OUR MYSPACE PAGE. NAMELY 'SKETCH PADS' AND 'SECONDS'. THEY'LL ONLY BE THERE FOR A LIMITED TIME SO CHECK THEM OUT WHILE YOU CAN, AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

ALSO, CHECK THE GIGS PAGE FOR THE LATEST LIVE DATES.

23RD APRIL 2007

WE'RE HEADING INTO THE STUDIO SOON TO RECORD A WEALTH OF NEW TRACKS. WE'LL SLAP THEM ON THE MYSPACE WHEN THEY'RE DONE. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN HEAR US PERFORM THEM WITH OUR HANDS AND FACES AT BLOOMSBURY LANES IN LONDON ON 6TH JUNE. IT'S A BOWLING ALLEY. YES, A BOWLING ALLEY.

6TH JANUARY 2007

AFTER A BARELY EARNED REST, WE ARE BACK IN BUSINESS AND HEADING OUT ON THE ROAD AGAIN SOON, STARTING ON 16TH FEB AT THE BOARDWALK AND CONTINUING THE NEXT NIGHT IN SOWERBY BRIDGE. KEEP CHECKING THE MYSPACE AND THE GIGS PAGE FOR MORE DATES.

6TH JANUARY 2007

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS. JUST A QUICK ONE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT 'X WANTS THE MEAT' IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE iTunes STORE FROM HERE.

19TH DECEMBER 2006

SOME VIDEO FROM THE MAD FESTIVAL IN DOUAI FRANCE, 11TH NOVEMBER.


© CATHERINE TIMMERS 2006

17TH OCTOBER 2006

KARL LAGERFELD'S AMAZING. WE HAVE SO MANY OF THE SAME THOUGHTS AND WE TEACH EACH OTHER SOMETHING NEW ALL THE TIME.

LINDSAY LOHAN

ASIDE FROM BREEDING AND RECORDING, THE BAND HAVE BEEN GETTING THEMSELVES ON TO MORE COMPILATION ALBUMS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT. HERE'S A FEW TO BE GOING ON WITH:

'KARL LAGERFELD: LES MUSIQUES QUE J'AIME'
- IN WHICH SEPTUAGENARIAN FASHION DESIGNER KARL LAGERFELD PICKS HIS FAVOURITE MUSIC. OUR TRACK 'YER ACTUAL' IS ON THERE, ALONGSIDE SONGS FROM SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, THE FALL, THE PIPETTES, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM AND A LOAD OF OTHERS. IT WAS RELEASED THROUGHOUT MAINLAND EUROPE THIS WEEK. YOU CAN BUY IT, SHOULD YOU SO WISH, HERE.

'LOVE SHEFFIELD MUSIC HATE RACISM'
- IN WHICH VARIOUS SHEFFIELD BANDS/ARTISTS SUCH AS US, RICHARD HAWLEY, HIEM, HOODZ UNDERGROUND AND MONKEY SWALLOWS THE UNIVERSE ROCK OUT, PIOUSLY. OUR CONTRIBUTION IS OUR SECOND SINGLE KERMIT SONG. BUY IT HERE.

'LEEDS ON THE BONE'
- IN WHICH SOME OF YORKSHIRE'S FINEST BANDS, AND US, CONTRIBUTE A RARE OR UNRELEASED TRACK. OURS WILL BE A BRAND NEW SONG. THE COMPILATION WILL BE RELEASED EARLY NEXT YEAR.

MORE LIVE DATES COMING UP, INCLUDING IPSWICH AND CAMBRIDGE THIS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY RESPECTIVELY - FULL DETAILS ON THE GIGS PAGE, THEN WE'RE HEADING BACK TO FRANCE (VOTRE PAYS EST MILLE FOIS PLUS AGRÉABLE QUE LE NOTRE) AND BELGIUM IN NOVEMBER FOR A FLURRY OF GIGS, INCLUDING THE MAD FESTIVAL IN DOUAI ON THE 11TH. ALL OF THE CONTINENTAL DATES WILL BE WITH CHAMPION KICKBOXER.

3RD AUGUST 2006

A COUPLE MORE GIGS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, DETAILS ON THE GIGS PAGE, PLUS A NEW COMPILATION WAS RELEASED THIS MONDAY FEATURING SMOKERS.

TOUGH LOVE RECORDS HAVE RELEASED 'WHAT WILL SURVIVE OF US...?' TO CELEBRATE THEIR FIRST 12 MONTHS. HAVING PLAYED A COUPLE OF GIGS FOR THEM IN THAT YEAR, SMOKERS HAVE DONATED SECOND SINGLE 'KERMIT SONG', AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON CD. THE CD BOASTS 19 TRACKS AND IS A SNIP AT A MERE 4 QUID. YOU CAN BUY DIRECT FROM THE TOUGH LOVE RECORDS WEBSITE, PLUS THEY ALSO HAVE A LIST OF STOCKISTS.

10TH JULY 2006

MORE GIGS CONFIRMED, DETAILS ON THE GIGS PAGE. ALSO LOOK OUT FOR SMOKERS ON A COUPLE OF COMPILATION ALBUMS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. WE'LL POST FULL DETAILS WHEN WE HAVE THEM.

9TH JUNE 2006

JUST POSTED SOME MORE GIGS. CHECK THE GIGS PAGE FOR DETAILS.

11TH MAY 2006

MORE REVIEWS FOR 'X...' ON THE REVIEWS PAGE, INCLUDING A PARTICULARLY COMPLIMENTARY ONE FROM DROWNED IN SOUND.

SMOKERS WERE ALSO FEATURED IN NME'S "RADAR" FEATURE, COVER DATE 6TH MAY 2006. SCAN TO COME.

21ST APRIL 2006

UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO UNFORESEEN ETC, THE HUDDERSFIELD GIG IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE RESCHEDULED. WILL LET YOU KNOW ONCE WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE DATE BOOKED IN.

ANOTHER REVIEW OF 'X...' HAS BEEN PUT ON TO THE REVIEWS PAGE.

25TH MARCH 2006

THERE'S BEEN A SLIGHT DELAY ON 'X...' GETTING OUT TO SOME STORES. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM ALL STOCKISTS AS OF MON 3 APR, AND IS AVAILABLE NOW FROM THEE SPC AND THE LAUNDRETTE.

THE ROUGH TRADE SHOP HAS GIVEN US A NICE REVIEW. CHECK OUT THE LINK ON THE RELEASES PAGE.

25TH MARCH 2006

THINGS ARE STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT EXCITING FOR SMOKERS DIE YOUNGER. MONDAY (27TH) SEES THE RELEASE OF SMOKERS' DEBUT LP, 'X WANTS THE MEAT', WHICH IS BEING JOINTLY RELEASED BY [DETAIL] RECORDINGS AND THEE SPC. THE ALBUM'S AVAILABLE AT A SPECIAL PREORDER PRICE NOW FROM THEE SPC WEBSITE AND THE LAUNDRETTE. ALSO, ON SUNDAY NIGHT, FOREVER CHANGES RECORD SHOP, HICKMOTT RD, SHEFFIELD WILL BE OPENING AT MIDNIGHT FOR FOLKS TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THE FIRST COPIES OF THIS STUNNING LP. MEETING IN THE PORTER COTTAGE PUB, SHARROWVALE RD, FROM 9PM.

AGAIN, IT'LL BE AVAILABLE AT THE BARGAIN PRICE OF 7 QUID, BUT IF YOU'RE A BIT SKINT, WHY NOT POP DOWN ANYWAY AND ENJOY THE CARNIVAL LIKE ATMOSPHERE? EVERYONE'S WELCOME. THERE'LL BE A FILM CREW THERE WHO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A DVD ABOUT THEE SPC AND THEIR ROSTER.

IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DOWN, COPIES WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE AT NORMAL HOURS FROM MONDAY FROM THE FOLLOWING FINE RECORD EMPORIUMS:

ACTION RECORDS, PRESTON
FOPP, SHEFFIELD
FOPP, BYRES RD, GLASGOW
FOREVER CHANGES, SHEFFIELD
JACKS, SHEFFIELD
JUMBO RECORDS, LEEDS
THE LAUNDRETTE, ONLINE
NORMAN RECORDS, ONLINE
PURE GROOVE, LONDON
PICCADILLY RECORDS, MANCHESTER
ROUGH TRADE, LONDON (BOTH STORES)
SELF WORTH RECORDS, SHEFFIELD
SPILLER'S, CARDIFF
THEE SPC, ONLINE

20TH MARCH 2006

THEE SPC TODAY RELEASES 'I SPY DRY FEAR', THE THIRD SINGLE TO BE TAKEN FROM 'X WANTS THE MEAT' AS A DOWNLOAD ONLY, VIRTUAL VINYL SINGLE. GO TO THE THEE SPC SITE TO DOWNLOAD IT.

THEY'RE ALSO NOW TAKING PREORDERS FOR THE SMOKERS DIE YOUNGER DEBUT LP 'X WANTS THE MEAT' AT THE REDUCED PRICE OF SEVEN POUNDS. ALSO AVAILABLE TO PREORDER FROM THE LAUNDRETTE, ALTERNATIVELY THE ALBUM WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MIDNIGHT AT FOREVER CHANGES RECORD SHOP (HICKMOTT RD, SHEFFIELD), AGAIN AT THE REDUCED PREORDER PRICE. MEETING IN THE PORTER COTTAGE PUB FROM 9PM, SUNDAY 26TH MARCH.

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18TH MARCH 2006

FORTHCOMING FROM THEE SPC....

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16TH MARCH 2006

LYRICS NOW AVAILABLE TO PERUSE. TICKETS FOR THE ALBUM LAUNCH SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM FOREVER CHANGES, JACKS AND NATURAL SHY RECORDS BY THE WEEKEND. SEE FLYER FOR DETAILS:

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