That’s right Rat Fans, we’ve been busy designing Flyers for everybody’s favourite ska/reggae Podcast for a while now – If you’ve never heard the The Pressure Drop Soundcast, you can download the latest episode right here MUSICAL OCCUPATION, also, be sure to dip into their archives and have a listen to a wealth of great music, interviews and guest host episodes – These fella’s ain’t messing around, so simmer down & listen up..!
Some might say this is gonna be the hottest show of the summer and I’m not one to disagree – Expect the Anza to be packed to the rafters..!
Featuring the funk ska stylings of Fuzzcat, the mighty punk ska stomp of the Furios, the one & only Giraffe Aftermath plus HillyDilly, this place is gonna be on fire Friday 27th..!
www.myspace.com/fuzzcatmusic
www.myspace.com/losfurios
www.myspace.com/giraffeaftermath
Once again this Summer Seattle will play host to the Ska vs Scoot, scooter rally – And what better way to round things up than with a great ska show..?! ‘Natalie Wouldn’t’ head up a strong line up with their uptown Ska sounds, also you’ve got Do the Dog’s Acoustic songsmith ‘Drewvis’ along with Soul Reggae upstarts ‘The Valuables‘.
When we were asked to do the Gig Poster art for this show, we nearly bit their hand off..!
Rollerderby is one hell of a sport…In fact, some might even describe it as a subculture..! Last season Combi13 proudly did the Gigposter graphics (see below) for the UK’s Premier team, the London Rockin’ Rollers..! Wanting to know more about this most unique of past-times, we spoke to one of the Rollers co-founders – Margy Bargy..!
So are the dirty rumors true – I hear you’ve hung up your skates for good..?!
My skates have been gathering some dust for a few months now… but “for good” sounds so permanent *shudder*. Awaiting the chiropractor’s thumbs up and then who knows what way the story will go!
Roller Derby seems to be getting more and more popular by the day, with teams springing up everywhere – Have you and the London Rockin’ Rollers noticed the public’s interest grow in recent years..?
When the Rockin’ Rollers started there were only two other leagues in the UK – the Blitz Dames and the London Rollergirls. There are now approx. 30 leagues all over the country! And as more women come to watch their first bouts, so too will more rollergirls be made – it’s inevitable! You can’t watch a live bout and not fall in love with the game. After every bout the LRR get a flood of fresh meat who are smitten. Three years ago if you mentioned roller derby outside the circles you’d be met with a confused expression – these days the surprise is coming from our end as more and more folk are replying, “Yeah, I’ve heard of it!”
Your logo was designed by Vince Ray, one of my personal inspirations, what the link between him & the London Rockin’ Rollers..?
Vince Ray is friends with a few of our founders and veterans so he seemed to be the natural first choice to ask to design our logo. We like it!
To go along with that ever growing popularity there was recently a RollerDerby themed movie released starring Drew Barrymore – what are your thoughts on that?
First thoughts were, “They named the film after WhipIt!” – she’s one of our veteran skaters. The whole derby community worldwide is psyched about the movie but the UK seems to be the last to get it – we have to wait until April 2010 to see it in cinemas here. They used real rollergirls alongside the actresses – some of the finest derby players in the world – so kudos for that. One of them, Sarah Hipel of the Detroit Derby Girls (aka Killbox) spent a few weeks with us this summer sharing her prowess. We’ll be looking past Drew Barrymore and Juliet Lewis to squeal at glimpses of her on the track – she’s our star of the movie!
Having looked at your website I notice you have ongoing trials for new members to the team, or Fresh Meat as you reffer to them..! Is anyone welcome to come try out..? What qualities do you need to be a London Rockin’ Roller..?
Anyone is welcome to be a Rockin’ Roller – there are no tryouts yet but there is a beginner’s course that girls need to pass before training with the advanced girls. The only qualities needed are a passion for the game and a degree of fearlessness. The Rockin’ Rollers have also been coined as “the party league” – team that up with a successful bouting season in very rock’n'roll surroundings and you get a good idea of what being a Rockin’ Roller is all about!
Thanks for your time Margy – pleasure speaking to you..!
Our latest creation is quite the spooky effort – This time we’ve created a killer Gigposter for everyone’s favorite Ghouls, The Bone Daddies..! This haunting Artwork supports their upcoming tour with Vancouver’s own Rebel Ska Punkers, The Wrecktals – quite an exciting line up, I’m sure you’ll agree..!
You can catch latest news, tour dates and music from both bands over at: www.myspace.com/bonedaddiesband & www.myspace.com/thewrecktals
If Fuzzcat aren’t blazing a trial across stages with their high energy live show, you’ll most likely find them to be writing hook laden funked up ska tunes that will knock you right out of your socks – Their latest offering ‘I Get High’ does just that and then some… With new guitarist Steve and multi instrumentalist Peter joining their ranks, the Fuzzcat sound has now expanded so much it’s now somewhere well north of Awesome..!
As a thankyou to all you Fuzzy Fans out there, the band are giving this summertime anthem away free on their Myspace until Sunday the 18th August 2010, to download follow the link below and get her cranked..!
What do you get if you mix Power Ska with the sweetest voice in North America, a touch of East Coast skank and some good old fashioned soul music..?! This superb show at the Cobalt is exactly what you get..! This here lineup features some of the leading lights on the Canadian scene in my humble opinion & I can tell you, the show did not disappoint..! Do yourselves a favor and visit each and every one of these bands spaces today, then turn em up loud like y’know you should..!
www.myspace.com/rudecityriot
www.myspace.com/thefabulouslolo
www.myspace.com/dannyrebel
www.myspace.com/thevaluables
Here at Combi13 we’re lucky to work with some top bands in the name of our Artwork adventures, and they don’t come much bigger or better than L.A.’s very own Aggrolites – further to that, this show poster also features top talent in the form of The Resignators from Australia, Montreal’s superb, the Beatdown and Vancouver’s favorite ghouls, the Bone Daddies..!
You can visit each of the bands featured here by clicking on the following links: I would, jus sayin’…
www.myspace.com/theaggrolites
www.myspace.com/theresignators
www.myspace.com/jointhebeatdown
www.myspace.com/bonedaddiesband
We were super stoked recently to get a chance to design a custom Myspace for the UK’s no1 alternative music magazine, Big Cheese – and here’s what we came up with..! If you think this kicks some and would like a Custom Combi13 Myspace design for yourself, simply get in touch with your requirements and we’ll sharpen our pencils especially for you..! www.myspace.com/BigCheeseMagazine
Now we couldn’t just go around painting up Graphics all over the globe without spending a little time on our own now could we..? Here’s Combination13′s very own Myspace layout featuring some lovely galleries of past & present Graphic work that we’re sure you’ll enjoy..! If you’d like a Custom Myspace for yourself or your band/label/company/organization, just get in touch with us and we’ll be more than happy to oblige..! You can visit our Myspace right here – www.Myspace.com/Combination13
