New York was cold, but we liked were we were living….

April 11th, 2015

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It´s over a month now since we got back from New York. But we´ve been busy with other things and haven´t gone round to updating. Sorry ´bout that. We had two great shows: the World Wide Vibe Records night at the Sidewalk Café and Bowery Electric. Adding to that a web tv interview at the Rew & Who? show (where we played at tune) at Otto´s Shrunken Head plus an interview with legendary radio host Bill Kelly at WFMU in Jersey City.

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New York and Connecticut – here we come!

February 27th, 2015

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The Plastic Pals are playing three shows on US East Coast February 28 – March 4. First a World Wide Web Records label night at Sidewalk Café, Manhattan, Saturday February 28. The Two Boots, Bridgeport, Connecicut, Sunday March 1. Last gig is at The Bowery Electric, Wednesday March 4.

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Riding with Elvis on Goldie´s Garage and Jonathan L:s Loopsided World

February 20th, 2015

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Today Friday 20th Riding with Elvis is being played on Genya Ravan´s super cool show Goldie´s Garage on Little Steven´s Underground Garage. Also, the tune is debuting on Jonathan L´s radio show Loopsided World of L.

Just a week before we´re leaving Sweden for a tour to New York and Connecticut, Little Steven´s Underground Garage dj Genya Ravan is playing Riding with Elvis on her show Goldie´s Garage. Tune in @ 9 PM Pacific & East Coast on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio – Channel 21.

Also today, the song debutes on Berlin-based radio dj Jonathan L´s show Loopsided World of L. A show that´s broadcasted via Berlin, Liverpool, Tuscon (Arizona), Phoenix (Arizona), Gothenburg (Sweden), Wellington (New Zealand), Sydney (Australia) and Los Angeles. Starting today at 7 pm CET via Mersey Radio, Liverpool. Jonathan L is nominated for 2015 International Radio Personality.

Happy 80th Elvis – here´s Riding with Elvis

January 8th, 2015

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Today it´s 80 years since Elvis Presley was born. And today we´re releasing our new single called “Riding with Elvis” on World Wide Vibe Records. A NYC label run by Phil Gammage, who used to play with the amazing A Certain General in the 80´s. This is a digital single and it´s available on all major online outlets.

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Countdown to Xmas with The Plastic Pals

December 1st, 2014

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Long time since we posted. Sorry ´bout that, but this Fall´s been a rough one. Anyway, as Xmas is getting closer we´d like to share with you here a Christmas Calendar – songs we like and one or two of ours. So you can follow us in our Countdown to Christmas. Simply click the image above and you´ll come to the calendar. A new tune will be added for each day up until Christmas.

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Riding with Dan Stuart

June 29th, 2014

In May we had the pleasure to do a shortish two-gig tour with “the grumpiest man in showbusiness” ex-Green on Red frontman Dan Stuart. But it didn´t take many seconds of twanging before he was all smiles – as you can see from this 15 minutes clip from Southside Cavern, Stockholm, May 10th.

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Green on Red´s Dan Stuart till Stockholm lördag och Malmö fredag

May 6th, 2014

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Paisley underground legends to Sweden – we´re opening for The Dream Syndicate and for Dan Stuart

April 22nd, 2014

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Three major dates coming up in May for fans and friends of the 1980´s paisley underground scene. 2 May The Dream Syndicate play at Nalen, Stockholm. 9 May and 10 May ex-Green on Red-cat Dan Stuart play in Malmö and Stockholm. Yours trulies are opening on all three dates.

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Swedish tour with The Cynz who we played with in New York and New Jersey

March 26th, 2014

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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!

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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.

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