Author: Paul Tunkin

We’re in the Olympic mood here at Blow Up HQ, and have compiled a 4 track EP of appropriately titled tracks. …Yes its the ‘ Triumphs Of The Olympians EP ‘ featuring The Bongolian , Big Boss Man (who have already dedicated title track to Wiggo), Neon Plastix and SILVERY . AND it’s free for a very limited time from http://blowup.co/Th3EkK …spread the word!

Blow Up SF: San Fransisco & Lost In Sound Launch Mod Soul New-Wave & Britpop Action For Pop Stylists! Blow Up returns to SF and to the Monarch with a great line-up of DJs from the SF scene: Carlos Perez (Tailor Made), Major Sean (Tailor Made, Club Leisure), Galine Tumasova (Shake Appeal) & Russel Quan (Teenage Dance Craze) and a live show from The Chuckleberrys. Plus FAY HALLAM & THE BONGOLIAN Record Release Party! (Blow Up Records) This is a brand new collaboration between Fay Hallam (Makin’ Time, The Prime Movers, Phaze) and Blow Up Records’ Nasser Bouzida (The Bongolian). Please note event is 21+. More info: blowupclub.com • monarchsf.com • Facebook Event • Map Connect: Facebook • USA Facebook • Twitter • mySpace

Big Boss Man return to Spain for 2012 with an 7 date tour this April and May including Madrid, Gijon, Leon and more. See all dates here to see if they’re coming to a town near you. Just before they head out to Spain they’ll be playing the Canteen in Bristol on Saturday April 7th.

7th April – CANTEEN BRISTOL

28th April – SALA OXIDO GUADALAJARA

29th April– SALA BEAT SEGOVIA

30th April – GRAN CAFE LEÓN

1st May – LA ANTIGUA ESTACION OVIEDO

2nd May – THE MONKEY CLUB GIJÓN

3rd May – SALA LA BOITE MADRID

4th May – FESTIVAL EBROCLUB MIRANDA DE EBRO

5th May – SALA KARMA PONTEVEDRA

We’re pleased to announce that we now have 3 new additions to Blow Up Records‘ roster for 2012: Fay Hallam & The Bongolian (a new collaboration), singer-songwriter David Woodcock from Southend-on-Sea and Sicilian duo Daiquiri Fantomas. Plus, ‘Towers‘ the long-awaited follow up to Baltic Fleet‘s self-titled debut will be released this Summer, followed swiftly by the second album for Alfa 9 ‘Gone To Ground‘
head over to the BLOW UP BLOG to read more

FREE DOWNLOADS The first 2 singles for 2012 will be ‘Engage‘ from Baltic Fleet, and ‘Dancing‘ from Fay Hallam & The Bongolian which we’ll be giving away as free downloads for a limited time…
head over to the BLOW UP BLOG to read more

The Bongolian will be playing a rare london show at Blow Up’s Christmas Party, on Friday 2nd December in London (more): in session he long-awaited 4th album from The Bongolian continues the musical journey where 2007’s Outer Bongolia left off, bringing us back down to Earth possibly via France circa 1967 via 2011, in a wildly eclectic rare groove fusion of Funk Soul Hammond Beat Jazz and a Sci-Fi Boogaloo.

BLOW UP CHRISTMAS PARTY – FRIDAY 2nd DECEMBER 8PM – 3AM
THE BONGOLIAN + THEE FACTION +PETE KOSANOVICH + BLOW UP DJs
GINGLIK Shepherd’s Bush Green, London W12

The 2nd of Blow Up’s new monthly West London residency at Ginglik in Shepherd’s Bush, and just in time for Christmas! read more…

THE BONGOLIAN will be in session on the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show this Saturday 26th November on BBC Radio 6music! Along with some banter, he’ll be performing tracks form his new album ‘Bongos For Beatniks‘. Tune in / listen online from 7pm GMT: bbc.co.uk

Blow Up feat. DC Fontana + Electric Stars + David-Woodcock Blow Up’s monthly West London residency at Ginglik in Shepherd’s Bush with live guests this month DC Fontana and The Electric Stars. Plus Blow Up DJs Paul Tunkin & Ian Jackson spinning their trademark mix of Pop Stylism, 60’s Soul, Beat, Garage, Funk, Ska, Soundtracks, Electronica, Library Music colliding with British Pop, Glam, Indie-Pop and New-Wave. More info: blowupclub.com • Facebook Event • Map Tickets £6 adv. from: Stargreen.com • We Got Tickets • Gigantic • SeeTickets • Ticketweb Connect: Facebook • Twitter • mySpace DC Fontana live at Blow Up Turned-on music to shake your hips & pluck your heartstrings… DC Fontana are on a mission.The 2012 edition of the band is fronted by Louise Turner while founding member Mark Mortimer plays bass & is one of the two main song-writers along with Scott Riley who used to play with Spectrum, the psychedelic off-shoot of the Spacemen 3.With producer Donald Ross Skinner (Julian Cope, Prolapse, Salad, Cud etc) at the helm the DCs delivered the kitchen-sink drama Six Against Eight after camping inside the famous Parr Street Studios in Liverpool where they had been invited to record by legendary Echo & The Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant, a fan of the band. Electric Stars at Blow Up THE ELECTRIC STARS Infectious melodies, lyrics that become part of your life & songs that you NEED to own! If there was a modern mash up of Stones/Who/Kinks/Beatles…This is what it would sound like! David Woodcock live at Blow Up DAVID WOODCOCK New Blow Up Records’ signing David Woodcock returns to Blow Up as part of his monthly residency. Expect great songs delivered in Dave’s own inimitable Essex style. Best described as the closest thing to a knees-up with Chas’N’Dave and The Kinks’ Ray Davies!

Blow Up presents the album launch for Fay Hallam & The Bongolian ‘s new album ‘Lost In Sound ‘ (Blow Up Records) with a rare live London show by the Mod Queen herself, with a brand new band line-up, and featuring special guest appearances by ex-Prisoners/ Prime Movers/ Phaze/ Solar Flares, bass-legend, Allan Crockford . Blow Up’s monthly West London residency at Ginglik in Shepherd’s Bush with Blow Up DJs Paul Tunkin & Ian Jackson spinning their trademark mix of Pop Stylism, 60′s Soul, Beat, Garage, Funk, Ska, Soundtracks, Electronica, Library Music colliding with British Pop, Glam, Indie-Pop and New-Wave. The Blow Up playlist includes classic tracks from both its past and present, from its Brit Pop era favourites, (the scene of which the club helped kick-start way back in 1993 in Camden Town) to the current new things tickling our fancy – the new Pop stylists putting the art back into pop alongside essential New Wave, Glam and indie classic cuts. All this alongside Blow Up’s trademark mix of 60’s killer dance floor tracks in the following genre’s – 60’s Swinging Soundtracks, TV Themes, 60s Exotica & Electronica, 60s Club Soul, Northern Soul, Beat, Mod Jazz, French Pop, Library Music and Ska. Bloody marvellous! More info: blowupclub.com • Facebook Event • Map Tickets £6 adv. from: Stargreen.com • We Got Tickets • Gigantic • SeeTickets • Ticketweb Connect: Facebook • Twitter • mySpace

Baltic Fleet will be live in session on BBC Radio 6 Music on September 6th 2012 with Marc Riley tomorrow night from 7pm performing tracks the new album ‘Towers‘.

If you’re not in the UK you can listen online here.

We’re in the Olympic mood here at Blow Up HQ, and have compiled a 4 track EP of appropriately titled tracks.

…Yes its the ‘Triumphs Of The Olympians EP‘ featuring The Bongolian, Big Boss Man (who have already dedicated title track to Wiggo), Neon Plastix and SILVERY. AND it’s free for a very limited time from http://blowup.co/Th3EkK