The Penny Black Remedy

TPBR play Small World Summer Gathering 2010

TPBR — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:04:49 +0000

We are delighted to be playing a last minute show at the Small World Summer Gathering today at 8.30pm. Tickets are £70 if you have a well paid job or £50 if you don't. Kids under 16 get in free. You can book tickets by visiting the official bookings page. The Small World Summer Gathering is a five day festival of creative spirit and sustainable living. Powered by the wind and the sun.

One Step Fjord-ward, Then Right Back Hrvatsk-ya

TPBR — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:08:01 +0000

All of us here at TPBR HQ are positively brimming with excitement, as we prepare to play our first ever live shows in both Norway and Croatia.

Review: Summer Sounds with TPBR

TPBR — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:33:25 +0000

I'm always in search of a summer anthem (last year it was Always Like This by Crouch End's ever more successful Bombay Bicycle Club) and this year it's a fusion of Country, Punk, Ska and Balkan Folk, courtesy of the The Penny Black Remedy (TPBR) and their superbly named single, You Have Wasted Your Life, Now Please Stop Wasting Your Money. The track has an instant resonance and is wildly catchy. Lead singer and songwriter Keith M Thomson says: "The fact that most of my songs are about death, lost love, brothels or just trying to live in a constant state of crippling paranoid fear and cope with the daily grind of everyday life is irrelevant...

TPBR on new Fatea Compilation

TPBR — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:04:17 +0000

We are delighted to announce that we shall be appearing on the forthcoming Autumn edition of The Fatea Showcase Sessions compilation, 'Windswept'. The featured TPBR song is, 'I Won't Argue When I'm Dead', which is track number 2 on the compilation. Here is a wee bit more information about The Fatea Showcase Sessions ...

Secret Garden Party 2010 (photos)

TPBR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:47:46 +0000

Photos of two shows at Secret Garden Party on Thur 22 July 2010 – all shot by Imelda Michalczyk. See more of her work on www.rebeladelica.com Share this on del.icio.us Share this on Facebook Post this to MySpace Ping this on Ping.fm Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Tweet This!

New! Limited Edition 7” Coloured Vinyl

TPBR — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:54:34 +0000

As you may already know, our new single, 'You Have Wasted Your Life, Now Please Stop Wasting Your Money', was released for download at the end of June 2010. Well, we are downright dizzy with delight to announce that we have just had a very limited amount of singles pressed on 7" 'dollar-green' coloured vinyl.

Next Stop: The Secret Garden Party

TPBR — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:26:51 +0000

Having just returned from the absolutely delightful Larmer Tree Festival (see below), we shall next be gleefully galloping off like exceedingly eager equinae to The Secret Garden Festival in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, where we shall be playing two shows, both of which are on Thursday 22nd July. Our first show is at 9pm on The Artful Badger Stage and the second is at 11pm on The Lizard Lounge Stage, where we are very much looking forward to reuniting with our dear old amphibious chums, Mark and Lee.

Larmer Tree Festival 2010 (photos)

TPBR — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:35:02 +0000

Photos of our wonderful time at the lovely Larmer Tree festival by the brilliant-as-ever Imelda Michalczyk aka Rebeladelica :) xx

NEXT STOP: Larmer Tree Festival

TPBR — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:54:37 +0000

The next stop on our summer expedition is the wonderful Larmer Tree Festival, in Wiltshire. And over the course of the weekend we are delighted to be playing two full length shows. The first show is at 7.15pm on Friday 16th July on The Garden Stage and the second show is on Saturday at 7.45pm on The Big Top Stage.

TPBR Live: Take Back Parliament

TPBR — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:14:43 +0000

Our dear chums at Eye See Sound have teamed up with the courageously cognizant organisation Unlock Democracy to host an event in aid of the campaign ‘Take Back Parliament’. The campaign is all about trying to change the electoral system so that we actually live in a democracy, which of course, would be lovely. The event is being held in The Luminaire in Kilburn, London on Friday the 9th of July and also on the bill are JohnnyGoneHome and True Ingredients. The doors open at 7.30pm, the performances begin at 8pm and the show end at 11.30pm.