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Jan 21

What’s Happening Now / Extra-Curricular Activities

Hello, it’s been a bit quiet of late around here. I thought I’d let you know what all the Tropics are up to and also what we have planned for the future.

First up, Robin has left. We still love him dearly and remain bestest friends but he decided he wanted to concentrate on his other bands Male Bonding and Your Twenties, both of which are pretty damn special so please check them out.

We are currently looking for a new drummer (we have a few people lined up) and are scheming on writing our debut LP and playing some more shows, hopefully including some overseas this year.

In other news I’m playing in a band called Cold Pumas (Oliver pictured above next to MF, thanks OFR) in Brighton, we’re noisy and repetitive. Matt Flag is playing in The Pharoahs / Thee Fair Ohs / Les Pharaons and they play a neat line in garage rock. Jodie Cox continues to play in Narrows and Rohame who rock and hypnotize respectfully. We are busy boys.

We’ll soon get back together to work on some heavy jams. Until then check out our other shizzles. We’ll be back very soon.

Dan x

Dec 17

Owen Richards Takes Pictures……..and he took a load of us whilst we were on tour. check them out at www.flickr.com/photos/owenrichards under the Tropics section.
xo

Dec 11

Matt Flags 2008 Best Of's............

I normally do this to while away the time at work when i should be doing session plans and other stuff, so here are the records that made 2008 a better place for my ears to live in! Congratulations to everyone listed below! Also look out for the other Tropics to post their lists before the year is out xoxo

ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2008

Abe Vigoda - Skeleton (PPM)

Fucked Up - Chemistry Of Common Life (Matador)

Vivian Girls - S/T (In The Red)

No Age - Nouns (Sub Pop)

Graffiti Island/Male Bonding/Pens Split Cassette (Self Released)

An Emergency - Wrecked Angles (Faux Discx)

The Light Sleepers - We Are Gathering Dust (Faux Discx)

The NightMarchers - See You In Magic (Vagrant)

Gitsome - Cosmic Rock (1234 Go!)

Vampire Weekend - S/T (XL)

Torche - Meanderthal (Hydra Head)

7”s RELEASED IN 2008

Vivian Girls - I Can’t Stay (In The Red)

The NightMarchers - Whose Lady R U? + Tour 7” (Vagrant)

Narrows - S/T (Deathwish)

Sex/Vid - Nests (Doms America)

The Shitty Limits - Espionage (Dire)

NOT RELEASED IN 2008 BUT RULING THE STEREO

Kinks - First 3 Lp’s, The Milkshakes - After School Session + In Germany, The Beatles - White Album, Pebbles Trash Box + Nuggets + High In The Mid 60’s + Back From The Grave Compilations, The Buff Medways - Medway Wheelers + 1914, 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sound Of, Wipers - First 3 Lp’s, King Khan & Bar B Q Show - Whats For Dinner, Fleetwood Mac - Best Of, Wild Billy Childish & The MBE’s - Punk Rock At The British Legion Hall, Daniel A.I.U Higgs - Interdimensional Song seamstress + Metampsychotic Melodies, Pissed Jeans - Hope For Men, Make Up - I want Some, Weakling - Dead As Dreams, Velvet Cacoon - Genevieve, Drudkh - Blood In Our Wells, Thee Mighty Ceasers - Surely They Must Be The Sons Of God, Beat Happening - Jamboree + You Turn Me On, The Breeders - Pod, Agnostic Front - Victim In Pain, GG Allin - Always Was, Is And Will Be, Karp - S/T + Suplex, Murder City Devils - Broken Hearts And Empty Bottles, Replacements - Let It Be, Thee HeadCoats - Elementary Headcoats + Beach Bums Must Die.