New day turns new month turns the first day of your life.. everyday, amiright? Well, thankfully it's not like that in Ivan And The Wolves. Since we've been back we've been damn busy. Our first gigs back in England were sweet and The Monarch and The Good Ship witnessed some experimentation with our set. We're switching it all around and making every gig different and every song, be sure to pay attention to lyrics ;-)
So this blog is dedicated to all those without a home because.. well, we're without a house. Luckily we have good friends and family but in the words of a little band this city really is a vampire. Meanwhile, we're using our time to book more gigs and get all the information out to you through our mailing list that we've set up.
As for the absolutely fabulous Ivan And The Wolves mailing list, we want to thank those who are signing up! It's been great meeting all you guys after gigs and we're hoping to see you all soon at up and coming gigs! Including those 3 girls in pink and the dancing king. Love it!
There's been a delay in the recordings. Standard eh? Our schedule is to hit the studio to record The Get Out Clause and Subdivisions on the 17th September (that night we're playing down in London Bridge)! Busy times and we're looking to getting new stuff out there for all to grace their ear holes.
As for now, don't be strangers.
Much love,
The lads;
Ivan And The Wolves
Thursday 2 September 2010
Monday 2 August 2010
Great Gig In The Norwegian Sunset 2nd/Aug/'10....
Ivan And The Wolves are back in England (well, 2 of us) and are in the process of booking gigs. Don't be afraid of contacting us at any time of band@ivanandthewolves.com to ask for gigs in your local areas!
So! Norway. What an amazing place (and I'm sure Anders would agree). The first thing that really struck me when I first got there was the fact that it's so.. hot. I was expecting to be greeted by a tribe of Native men wrapped in seal fur riding a herd of polar bears. Alas, my fantasies did not come true, we were greeted by Anders.
Thus ensued an extended weekend of drinks, a festival, drinks, Sandefjord, Larvik, family reunions and the like. Stappen Festival was amazing. A tucked away stage in a quiet cul-de-sac in Sandefjord was filled up with 350 people and we played away to a sunset. Great gig but I can't help but feel we disturbed the noise pollution policies ha!
So many thanks to Stappen and Norway for our brief visit! We've been invited back next year so we'll be sure to be booking more and more gigs now, we might even by heading back there before Christmas. As for now, our focus is England. Note, the broadness of England.. we're looking to push our gigs outside of London and come to other areas. Let us know where you want us! Demand it, damn it.
New songs Spin, Someone Let In The Sun, Power Over Me and The Crush are nearing finished (in my mind anyway so expect them to be played in near gigs).
On August 13th and 14th us lads are recording two songs Subdivisions and The Get Out Clause, we'll be sending out the tunes through our mailing lists so be sure to sign up, get people signed up and then vote for your favourite! We're going to be launching a single campaign with the song you vote to be the best.
We'll see you up on the stage and then at the bar!
Nicko
Ivan And The Wolves
Monday 12 July 2010
Norway, Surface Unsigned, Promises 12/Jul/'10...
It's been a long time since I wrote a blog. Almost two months and that is nay good for a band who want to update their swarming mobs. It's also not good that we haven't been doing any gigs in July.. the sunniest and happiest July in the country for a long, long time. Guess we missed the wave.
So, promise 1) More blogs. We are going to keep you informed on every little thing we do. It's what you deserve for being our fans. Even if it's Jack buying Hobnobs from the shop because I know all of you have been dying to know what his favourite ice cream is.
Promise 2) After we've played in Sandefjord, Norway we will be refreshed like Esklar spring water. Ivan And The Wolves are going to gigging more, for longer and delivering new songs on a regular basis (of course, we won't drop Wednesday Morning Rain, all girls favourites - no offence guys).
Promise 3) More pictures and more demo songs. Anders' mangina? Or me dressed as a woman? Either way, watch our life in pictures. Ivan style.
Recently, we just dropped out of Surface Unsigned. This is a show that allows you to go through a number of rounds in order to reach the holy grail, the Shangri La, Nirvana, of the final prize. A reported £10,000, equipment and a single record deal. Well, we took a trip of the bus to Valhalla when we released the crookedness of it. If there are any bands out there trying to go far in these competitions. Don't. Do. It.
A quick rant on this, if I may. Not only do they take money of you to play. They place you in the worst venues with little to no publicity plugged into it. Of course, like promoters these days (are they promoters? Or just.... organisers? If that), they rely on you to run a PR campaign in order to gather the (amazing and loyal) fan base. When this is all done the fat cats roll in their dirty money and we are left to hear from a vote of hands on the bands that go through.
Wait? I vote of hands? You cry. Yes, they ask the audience to raise their hands for who they want to go through. Not only is this the worst voting system ever it's just,well, really, quite hilarious.
So promise 4) we will deliver to you and ourselves the best music possible in the best way.
Right now, I've been writing heaps of new songs, we've got some slower ones (Someone Let In The Sun) and upbeat ones (Power of Me) that will be given life when we're back and reunited in the Isles.
Until then, help us spread the word. We love you.
Nicko
Ivan And The Wolves
So, promise 1) More blogs. We are going to keep you informed on every little thing we do. It's what you deserve for being our fans. Even if it's Jack buying Hobnobs from the shop because I know all of you have been dying to know what his favourite ice cream is.
Promise 2) After we've played in Sandefjord, Norway we will be refreshed like Esklar spring water. Ivan And The Wolves are going to gigging more, for longer and delivering new songs on a regular basis (of course, we won't drop Wednesday Morning Rain, all girls favourites - no offence guys).
Promise 3) More pictures and more demo songs. Anders' mangina? Or me dressed as a woman? Either way, watch our life in pictures. Ivan style.
Recently, we just dropped out of Surface Unsigned. This is a show that allows you to go through a number of rounds in order to reach the holy grail, the Shangri La, Nirvana, of the final prize. A reported £10,000, equipment and a single record deal. Well, we took a trip of the bus to Valhalla when we released the crookedness of it. If there are any bands out there trying to go far in these competitions. Don't. Do. It.
A quick rant on this, if I may. Not only do they take money of you to play. They place you in the worst venues with little to no publicity plugged into it. Of course, like promoters these days (are they promoters? Or just.... organisers? If that), they rely on you to run a PR campaign in order to gather the (amazing and loyal) fan base. When this is all done the fat cats roll in their dirty money and we are left to hear from a vote of hands on the bands that go through.
Wait? I vote of hands? You cry. Yes, they ask the audience to raise their hands for who they want to go through. Not only is this the worst voting system ever it's just,well, really, quite hilarious.
So promise 4) we will deliver to you and ourselves the best music possible in the best way.
Right now, I've been writing heaps of new songs, we've got some slower ones (Someone Let In The Sun) and upbeat ones (Power of Me) that will be given life when we're back and reunited in the Isles.
Until then, help us spread the word. We love you.
Nicko
Ivan And The Wolves
Monday 24 May 2010
24/May/'10
So it's that time again and Ivan has been on a Germanic adventured, played gigs, written an receieved reviews and are now live on the internet.
Let start from the beginning. We originally planned to write a blog a week, this clearly did not happen. We're musicians, drunk and didn't want to saturate ours (and yours of course) blogspots with random drivel so we'll keep you all up to date with the important stuff.
First things first after 2/3 of Ivan And The Wolves headed over to Germany for a friends mothers wedding it was decided that we should not only start planning a tour around the UK but definately head into our European friends native lands too (and we're looking to you Germany). We'd love to hear from any of you guys out there if you want us to come for a quick visit, drink and a gig all over the Isles so drop us a line at band@ivanandthewolves.com
Secondly, we are finally up on Spotify and iTunes. Urban Bonfires is picking up sales which is a great initial response so keep doing what you're doing out there, spreading the word and helping us help you! (Jerry Maguire anyone?) There'll be a link up on our Myspace and website soon for any merchindise so keep your sweaty eye balls peeled.
Thirdly, and finally, there are reviews cropping up all over the internet of Urban Bonfires and we're particularly fond of Rock and Rolly's who describes us pretty much to a T, Bluesbunny and AMPjam.net have also taken their precious time to drop a couple lines down about our music.
Well, that's all for now folks. Thanks for the support! We don't forget.
And remember if it isn't loud, turn it up or turn it off.
Let start from the beginning. We originally planned to write a blog a week, this clearly did not happen. We're musicians, drunk and didn't want to saturate ours (and yours of course) blogspots with random drivel so we'll keep you all up to date with the important stuff.
First things first after 2/3 of Ivan And The Wolves headed over to Germany for a friends mothers wedding it was decided that we should not only start planning a tour around the UK but definately head into our European friends native lands too (and we're looking to you Germany). We'd love to hear from any of you guys out there if you want us to come for a quick visit, drink and a gig all over the Isles so drop us a line at band@ivanandthewolves.com
Secondly, we are finally up on Spotify and iTunes. Urban Bonfires is picking up sales which is a great initial response so keep doing what you're doing out there, spreading the word and helping us help you! (Jerry Maguire anyone?) There'll be a link up on our Myspace and website soon for any merchindise so keep your sweaty eye balls peeled.
Thirdly, and finally, there are reviews cropping up all over the internet of Urban Bonfires and we're particularly fond of Rock and Rolly's who describes us pretty much to a T, Bluesbunny and AMPjam.net have also taken their precious time to drop a couple lines down about our music.
Well, that's all for now folks. Thanks for the support! We don't forget.
And remember if it isn't loud, turn it up or turn it off.
Saturday 1 May 2010
The Dublin Castle 30/Apr/'10.....
So, a successful night I'd say. The secret of who Ivan really is what revealed just a little but more, two new songs played and performed and plenty of pretty new faces in the crowd. Who knows if we'll see them again but we love the dancers who, well.. danced. So cheers for making the gig entertaining and bringing some light into our concrete hell of lives.. but you helped Ivan and the Wolves shatter that concrete and I salute you right
Here's the new songs then:
Subdivisions - Being honest, it's our U2 song. Every band has one, and I stand firm that if a band doesn't have a U2 song, at least one, then they're not a band. That being said it isn't filled with delay effects and reverb effects on the guitar that lasts for about a year if you play one note and doesn't have some annoying, sun glasses ridden guy singing.. o wait, yes, yes it does. A new opener.
A Breathrough - So this is our lighter rock song. At first I, being an aged metal head, cringed at the idea of having a lighter rock song in our set but works out pretty well. Good groove and a dark meaning. Be ure to see this sly one creeping into some set lists.
And then the drinks flowed... and yes, they did. We met someone with an Ancient Greek name, a real life Kim Jung Il (that's right, we all know he isn't real) and from Czech Republic, and then the night ended up with Anders drunk and having cake high up his anus crack.
Next gig. 21st May, headlining at the 333 Mother Bar, Shoreditch. Come down for 10 and have some drinks. We're starting up our "Class of [insert gig]" there so be sure to attend.
Here's the new songs then:
Subdivisions - Being honest, it's our U2 song. Every band has one, and I stand firm that if a band doesn't have a U2 song, at least one, then they're not a band. That being said it isn't filled with delay effects and reverb effects on the guitar that lasts for about a year if you play one note and doesn't have some annoying, sun glasses ridden guy singing.. o wait, yes, yes it does. A new opener.
A Breathrough - So this is our lighter rock song. At first I, being an aged metal head, cringed at the idea of having a lighter rock song in our set but works out pretty well. Good groove and a dark meaning. Be ure to see this sly one creeping into some set lists.
And then the drinks flowed... and yes, they did. We met someone with an Ancient Greek name, a real life Kim Jung Il (that's right, we all know he isn't real) and from Czech Republic, and then the night ended up with Anders drunk and having cake high up his anus crack.
Next gig. 21st May, headlining at the 333 Mother Bar, Shoreditch. Come down for 10 and have some drinks. We're starting up our "Class of [insert gig]" there so be sure to attend.
Sunday 28 March 2010
New gigs for Spring 2010!
Hey all!
Thankyou again to everyone who came to the EP Launch, the night was a massive success, selling the venue out, and what a great audience you were!
We have new gigs for you all for April 2010, the first being Surface Unsigned festivals Round 1 on the 10th of April. To get through the first round of the competition, we need as many as you Ivanites as possible to get us the majority vote! Ivan and the Wolves are headlining this night, around 10.00pm, theres guaranteed to be some great music on throughout the night, so come give the bands some support! Tickets are available through us in advance (just email us, or in person) or on the door at £6.
The 30th of April see's another big night for us opening at the Dublin Castle. This is a great venue about 10 minutes walk from the centre of Camden, theres going to be some great bands following, and a potential suprise for everybody, come down to find out exactly what!
keep checking our .com and myspace for new announcements and material, our first clip from our EP Launch shall be online soon to start off our video podcasts!
See you soon
Ivan
Thankyou again to everyone who came to the EP Launch, the night was a massive success, selling the venue out, and what a great audience you were!
We have new gigs for you all for April 2010, the first being Surface Unsigned festivals Round 1 on the 10th of April. To get through the first round of the competition, we need as many as you Ivanites as possible to get us the majority vote! Ivan and the Wolves are headlining this night, around 10.00pm, theres guaranteed to be some great music on throughout the night, so come give the bands some support! Tickets are available through us in advance (just email us, or in person) or on the door at £6.
The 30th of April see's another big night for us opening at the Dublin Castle. This is a great venue about 10 minutes walk from the centre of Camden, theres going to be some great bands following, and a potential suprise for everybody, come down to find out exactly what!
keep checking our .com and myspace for new announcements and material, our first clip from our EP Launch shall be online soon to start off our video podcasts!
See you soon
Ivan
Sunday 7 March 2010
Who's Ivan?
Ivan and the Wolves are a 3 piece rock band, we know that.
But who is Ivan? No one in the band is called Ivan.
It all begins with Ivan the Lonely, who used to befriend the boys...
Anyone want to know the rest?
But who is Ivan? No one in the band is called Ivan.
It all begins with Ivan the Lonely, who used to befriend the boys...
Anyone want to know the rest?
The time has come.....ish
Thats right folks, we're less than two weeks away from our EP Launch night and things are hotting up!
Tuesday (9th March) will see us live on Lisa's Takeover at Smoke Radio, London's finest internet radio station, promoting the EP, chatting a whole load of bulldogs and performing an exclusive live set for all you beautiful people!
You can hear us coming from a computer near you from 8pm onwards, but only if you click on this very special link!
http://www.smokeradio.co.uk/player/LivePlayer.htm
Skip forward a week and a half and pow! Thats right, Urban Bonfires is here to make your record collection possibly the best around!! (you love it)
On the night, as well as some great bands (Blue Square of Death, Square Go, White City Gamblers) we're also recording and filming the entire evening in full glorious HD for a very special music video indeed, so make sure to wear your finest garments and come for the party of the year!
Tickets for the night are avaliable online here.. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/72616
be sure to get your tickets in advance if possible, they're selling like hot cakes, it would be such a shame not to see you there!!
Thats it for now folks, remember if you just cant get enough to chill at www.myspace.com/ivanandthewolves or just send us a message, let us know what your thinking, how you like the music, or what socks you wearing (we're into that)
peace
Ivan
Tuesday (9th March) will see us live on Lisa's Takeover at Smoke Radio, London's finest internet radio station, promoting the EP, chatting a whole load of bulldogs and performing an exclusive live set for all you beautiful people!
You can hear us coming from a computer near you from 8pm onwards, but only if you click on this very special link!
http://www.smokeradio.co.uk/player/LivePlayer.htm
Skip forward a week and a half and pow! Thats right, Urban Bonfires is here to make your record collection possibly the best around!! (you love it)
On the night, as well as some great bands (Blue Square of Death, Square Go, White City Gamblers) we're also recording and filming the entire evening in full glorious HD for a very special music video indeed, so make sure to wear your finest garments and come for the party of the year!
Tickets for the night are avaliable online here.. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/72616
be sure to get your tickets in advance if possible, they're selling like hot cakes, it would be such a shame not to see you there!!
Thats it for now folks, remember if you just cant get enough to chill at www.myspace.com/ivanandthewolves or just send us a message, let us know what your thinking, how you like the music, or what socks you wearing (we're into that)
peace
Ivan
Monday 8 February 2010
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