Swedish tour with The Cynz who we played with in New York and New Jersey
March 26th, 2014
This week our pals The Cynz from New Jersey are coming to Sweden. Fronted by bombshell Cyndi Dawson – spoken word and poetry rock and roll femme fatale with an amazing stage persona – they´re a rock and roll tsunami that recalls the CBGB´s days and artists like Patti Smith and Jim Carroll. And now they´re playing with us in Eskilstuna, Stockholm and Uppsala. Can´t wait!
Behind the scenes – the making of the Turn The Tide album
March 25th, 2014
A year ago our latest album Turn The Tide was released. Now we have released a behind the scenes-video on YouTube, with clips from the making of the album.
Getting ready to take Manhattan… and Brooklyn… and New Jersey – but first we take the Pet Sounds Bar
November 7th, 2013
“Sorry it took so long, but we were just tuning.” Just like everybody else we were devastated to hear the news about Lou Reed´s passing. And now this quote from his Live Take No Prisoners album comes to mind. So sorry for having neglected this page for a while. But we´ve been busy tuning. Tuning this rock and roll machine of ours into perfection for our first plunge across the Atlantic pond.
The Relentless Turn The Tide Tour goes to Liverpool and London
May 14th, 2013
This week – 16th May to 18th May – The Plastic Pals are going on a mini tour to the UK. Thursday May 16 and Friday May 17 we´re playing at The Cavern Club as a part of the line up for the 11th festival Internartional Pop Overthrow, Liverpool. Straight after last Liverpool gig, Friday 17th May, we go straight down to London to play at The Betsey Trotwood in Clerkenwell. Last gig of this tour is Saturday 18th May when we play at the Dirty Water Club at The Shacklewell Arms in Dalston, London.
The Vinyl Remedy – new album (180 grams vinyl) soon available for pre-order
November 15th, 2012
Yes, yes, yes….It´s been a long time waiting. We know! But soon the new album Turn The Tide will arrive from the pressing plant in Essex, UK. An 180 grams deluxe vinyl in a limited run of 300 copies (including CD with all 13 tracks). And soon we´ll start taking pre-orders. Interested?…
Hawk in interview with Final Frontier Radio (US)
June 2nd, 2012
Friday June 1 Hawk was interviewed by Rick Busby on Final Frontier Radio (Harrisburg, PA, USA). Chatting on the band, the story about the band and the name of the band, the story behind the Good Karma Café album, the new album and plans for future gigs. Tunes played were “Leave it ´til tomorrow” and “The Sweet Spot”.
PalsHeads from the Valley of Light
June 1st, 2012
A cool bunch of guys from Ljusdal (means Valley of light) – that´s in Hälsingland, Sweden – turned up at our gig The Liffey in Stockholm Saturday May 26. One of them got so excited he bought Plastic Pals t-shirts to all his pals. So now we´ve extended our cool group of PalsHeads to Ljusdal. Do you wanna be a PalsHead too?
Plastic Pals with Flaming Lips
May 3rd, 2012
This is awesome news. Our single Leave it ´til tomorrow is on fine UK Americana blog Mad Mackarel´s Best of the Month list for April. And the fact that The Flaming Lips are on the list too is really cool.
A Plastic Viking in New York – Hawk with the Band of Outsiders
April 2nd, 2012
Saturday last weekend,March 24th Hawk visited New York for the first time. And friends from legendary CBGB´s and Max´s Kansas City combo Band of Outsiders had set up a gig at The Lakeside Lounge in Greenwich Village for a triplet guitar party.
Leave it ´til tomorrow – new single available
April 2nd, 2012
This Wednesday, April 4th, The Plastic Pals will release the first single from upcoming album April 4th – via all major digital music services. “Leave It ´Til Tomorrow” – available now for preview and pre-order via 7-digital – is heroin disco in the spirit of Velvet Underground and Bowie, according to pr company Birds will sing for you – that The Plastic Pals have partnered with for this release. Want your own copy? Just sign up for our newsletter and it´s just a click away.
