Backstreets XIII

It's that time again... new Backstreets poster is done. Hope you can come along, The Winter Olympics are likely to blow the roof off... And if they don't, me and ElectricGoose will be playing music until the early hours afterwards. See below for more info:

Now into its lucky 13th running, Backstreets is a semi-regular night of music featuring some of London's best bands and DJs spinning classics. Great music to get drunk to on a Friday night!

BITTER THINGS (London)
Formed out of the ex-members of the Furies (who played the very first Backstreets!) and bass player/vocalist Lizzi Ford, Bitter Things have gone from strength to strength primarily through word of mouth. They’ve recorded at the illustrious Mayfair studios with Simon Hayes and headlined shows across London and have been compared to a range of acts including The Velvet Underground, the White Stripes, the Pixies, the Strokes and … Fleetwood Mac. This is great bitter-sweet folky-rock with a garage twist.
http://www.myspace.com/bitterthingsmyspace

THE WINTER OLYMPICS (London)
Backstreets’ favourite office workers are back! Inspired by the DIY dignity of Dischord, the daft funk of DFA and the non-ironic, no-nonsense stadium-slaying standards of Def Leppard, they are not like the other bands. Live, the Olympics are an unlikely riot: all loose loud guitars, warehouse sized rave keys and lion-lunged love songs about girls, work and spaceships. They play like five IT guys who happen to be hiding The Stooges inside, they sound like a bomb going off inside a tiny radio.
http://www.myspace.com/winterolympics

THE 45 REVS (London/Leatherhead)
Rock with a punk-edge, these boys play quirky and jumping riffs mixed with wild vocals that will make you want to jump and dance. They stormed last years’ Surface Unsigned Music Festival and look set for even bigger things in 2009.
http://www.myspace.com/the45revolutions

THE HEAVENS (Leeds)
Brainchild of Richard Green, songwriter, guitarist and singer from both Ultrasound and The Somatics. The Heavens are a blend of British and American Psychedelia, Rock & Roll and 90's Brit-Rock and have gone down a treat in the Leeds music scene.
http://www.myspace.com/theheavensband

Plus Backstreets' legendary drunk DJs until late.

More info:
http://www.myspace.com/backstreets_london
http://twitter.com/backstreets_lon