The Enemy Back National Free Music Lessons

The Enemy have joined others in supporting the launch of a national free music lesson scheme. The programme sees Yamaha's national network of  Music Schools offering free music lessons aimed at introducing people of all ages to music making for the first time. Participants will be asked for a voluntary donation of a few pounds for each lesson session and it's expected substantial funds will be raised for ChildLine, the free helpline for children provided by the NSPCC.

The ambitious programme is open to people of all ages and the tuition will be provided by fully trained music teachers via the 90 strong national network of Yamaha Music Schools which already teaches over 9000 pupils every week, reports LSI Online.

The campaign will have an underlying theme aimed at raising awareness of ChildLine, which is currently able to answer just two thirds of the 2m calls it receives every year from children and young people in distress. A point Yamaha's Ricci Hodgson is keen to reinforce: "Yamaha are really proud to be involved with ChildLine Rocks, recognising the hugely valuable work that ChildLine undertakes. Yamaha is founded on a culture of enriching people's lives through music making, whilst ChildLine offers a lifeline to the most vulnerable children in our community. We'd like to think that this partnership will help the more fortunate to help the less fortunate in our community. "

To supercharge participation and fund raising, this year's programme will culminate at the 2010 ChildLine Rocks Gig at the O2 Indigo, where a band formed from Yamaha Music School pupils will be invited to open the show following a public vote. The band will then become Young ChildLine Rocks ambassadors touring schools to raise funds and awareness following the concert.



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The Enemy Visit Jacket Factory

The Enemy might be busy on tour but they took time out to visit a jacket factory, as reported in The Shields Gazette, and reprinted below:

ROCK band The Enemy made a whistlestop visit to a South Tyneside factory after a sell-out gig.

Frontman Tom Clarke, bassist Andy Hopkins and drummer Liam Watts were given a tour of the Barbour factory in South Shields yesterday.

They met the workforce and saw how Barbour's classic wax jackets are made before going into the store at Simonside, where they tried on a selection of jackets from the latest winter collection.

The Coventry-based band, who are touring to promote their second album, Music For The People, dropped in after playing at the 02 Academy in Newcastle on Sunday night.

They were heading to Leeds, where they were playing last night(16/11/09).

Barbour PR manager Sue Newton said "The Enemy are big fans of our brand, and as they were in the area, they asked if they could call in.

"We were delighted to see them, and to show them around the factory and the store."

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VIDEO: The Enemy @ Sheffield

The Enemy continue their UK tour and rocked Sheffield on Thursday 12th November, our man behind the scenes (Malkit), recorded some videos from his prime location. The video below features Andy Hopkins crowd surfing (4 mins 30 seconds).



Check out Malkit's other videos of The Enemy and Akeal HERE
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The Enemy @ Music Week In Liverpool

The Enemy were in Liverpool performing as part of the cities Music Week and Anthony Mooney took some excellent pictures. The picture above captures Andy Hopkins in full flow as he stage dived into the waiting crowd, just like the old days!

To see more pictures by Anthony Mooney, click HERE or visit his website http://www.anthonymooney.com/

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The Enemy To Play Hogmanay

The Enemy have been added to the line up of this year's Edinburgh Hogmanay street party, reports NME magazine.



Taking place in Edinburgh city centre on December 31, the party also features Madness, Noisettes and Frightened Rabbit. The Fratellis' frontman John Lawler's sideproject Codeine Velvet Club are also set to perform at the bash.


Tickets for Edinburgh Hogmanay are on sale now. For more information see Edinburghshogmanay.com.


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PICTURES: The Enemy on Rock FM

The Enemy visited Rock FM earlier this year for an interview with In:Demand. The pictures are from the Rock FM website and you can listen to Tom Clarke, Liam Watts and Andy Hopkins as they talked about the last tour.

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The Enemy Tour Kicks Off

*pic by Huffee

The Enemy have already kicked off their latest tour of the UK with two crowd pleasing performances up north (Preston and Liverpool) ahead of the two dates in Scotland. The lads will then return south of the border for more northern dates.

Fans may be surprised to learn that the setlist is heavily weighted with songs from the first album, 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'. Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts belted out the latest tunes ('Be Somebody', 'No Time For Tears' and 'Sing When You're In Love'). There was also a surprise new song performed ('In The City'), written by Tom while in Preston.

Andy Hopkins even returned to his crowd surfing ways in Liverpool....................

Setlist (variations):

Aggro



Had Enough


No Time For Tears


40 Days And 40 Nights


Away From Here


Technodanceaphobic


Sing When In Love


We'll Live And Die In These Towns


Be Somebody


It's Not Ok


This Song Is About You


Elephant Song

Happy Birthday Jane


You're Not Alone

 

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The Enemy Edinburgh Gig Cancelled

The Enemy have sadly had to cancel tonight's Edinburgh gig after Tom Clarke went down with a sore throat. The gig will be rescheduled for Tues 1st December 2009.

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The Enemy Tour Snaps From Pepsi Maxcast

The Enemy have teamed up with Pepsi Maxcast who have compiled a collection of pictures to get fans in the mood for the current tour. The pics include photos from Beachbreak, Glastonbury, Ibiza Rocks  and Summersonic in Japan. Plus check out the pic of two of road crew after Andy and Liam had chucked them in the pool in Ibiza!
Liam Watts also lists The Enemy’s Tour Essentials, which you can read on the Pepsi Maxcast website. Expect more updates on Pepsi Maxcast as the tour rolls on................

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Vote For The Enemy In XFM's Song Of The Decade

Remember how you felt in 2007 when The Enemy released 'Away From Here'? Well now you can vote for The Enemy as part of XFM's 'Song Of The Decade'. The radio station will  be playing the Top 100 Songs Of The Decade on Saturday November 28 between 11am and 7pm and your vote could win you 100 free iTunes downloads. XFM will select 10 winners at random, so head over to the XFM website HERE and cast your votes.

Show your support for The Enemy by voting for 'Away From Here' as your 'Song Of The Decade'

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Who Are Supporting The Enemy On Tour November 2009?

The Enemy are touring the UK during November 2009 and listed below are the support acts that will be performing on stage during those gigs.

Lowline : http://www.myspace.com/thisislowline

17 Nov 2009 - Lincoln Engine Shed – Lincoln
19 Nov 2009 - London HMV Forum – London
22 Nov 2009 - Folkestone Leas Cliff – Folkestone
24 Nov 2009 - Portsmouth Guildhall – Portsmouth
26 Nov 2009 - Birmingham O2 Academy – Birmingham
27 Nov 2009 - Leamington Assembly – Leamington
29 Nov 2009 - Manchester Apollo – Manchester


General Fiasco : http://www.myspace.com/generalfiasco


8 Nov 2009 - Liverpool – University-Liverpool
10 Nov 2009 - Edinburgh - Corn Exchange- Edinburgh
11 Nov 2009 - Glasgow Academy - Glasgow
12 Nov 2009 - Sheffield Academy - Sheffield
15 Nov 2009 - Newcastle Academy - Newcastle
16 Nov 2009 - Leeds Academy - Leeds Academy
17 Nov 2009 - Lincoln Engine Shed – Lincoln
19 Nov 2009 - London HMV Forum – London
22 Nov 2009 - Folkestone Leas Cliff – Folkestone
24 Nov 2009 - Portsmouth Guildhall – Portsmouth
26 Nov 2009 - Birmingham O2 Academy – Birmingham
27 Nov 2009 - Leamington Assembly – Leamington
29 Nov 2009 - Manchester Apollo – Manchester

Akeal : http://www.myspace.com/akeal

7 Nov 2009 - 53 Degrees - PRESTON
8 Nov 2009 - Mountford Hall - LIVERPOOL
10 Nov 2009 - Corn Exchange - EDINBURGH
11 Nov 2009 - O2 Academy - GLASGOW
12 Nov 2009 - O2 Academy - SHEFFIELD
15 Nov 2009 - O2 Academy - NEWCASTLE
16 Nov 2009 - O2 Academy - LEEDS

The Enemy full UK tour is:

Sat 07 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ 53 Degrees Preston Buy Tickets

Sun 08 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Liverpool University Buy Tickets

Tue 10 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Edinburgh Corn Exchange Buy Tickets

Wed 11 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Glasgow O2 Academy Buy Tickets

Thu 12 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Sheffield O2 Academy Buy Tickets

Sun 15 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Newcastle O2 Academy SOLD OUT

Mon 16 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Leeds O2 Academy Buy Tickets

Tue 17 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Lincoln Engine Shed Buy Tickets

Thu 19 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ London HMV Forum Buy Tickets

Fri 20 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Norwich UEA Buy Tickets

Sat 21 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Folkestone Leas Cliff Buy Tickets

Tue 24 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Portsmouth Guildhall Buy Tickets

Thu 26 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Birmingham O2 Academy Buy Tickets

Fri 27 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Leamington Assembly SOLD OUT

Sun 29 Nov 2009
The Enemy @ Manchester Apollo Buy Tickets

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The Enemy Booked For Snowbombing Festival 2010

The Enemy are set to rock the Snowbombing Festival in the mountainous Mayrhofen region of Austria. The location will offer a combination of live music and extreme sports from 5 - 10 April 2010 with the Editors, Doves, Friendly Fires, De La Soul and Vitalic all confirmed as performers.

Dizzee Rascal has described the festival, "It's like Ibiza in the snow." Full details can be found on the official website HERE

*PIC: Ed Mills/NME
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Andy Hopkins Talks About Coventry City Football Club On BBC

The Enemy's bassist, Andy Hopkins met up with BBC's Mark Clemmit from The Football League Show on the BBC. Watch the video as Andy chats about Coventry City Football Club and life in a rock 'n' roll band. Plus he answers the all important, "Who would win in a football match between The Enemy and Kasabian?"


Watch the BBC Video : HERE


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The Enemy: Mirror Interview And Video

The Enemy have sparked debate about Radio 1's playlist after being interviewed by The Mirror. Read the full interview below and watch the video below:

The Mirror chatted to the band as part of the celebrations for Guinness's 250th birthday in Dublin. 

The Enemy have launched an astonishing attack on BBC Radio 1, saying it has given up on trying to break new guitar bands.

The Coventry band, who won Best New Band at last year's NME Awards, say that believe the playlist is largely ignoring upcoming acts of a more indie or alternative bent.

Frontman Tom Clarke told us: "I think 2009 has been an awful year for music because in England, Radio 1 for some reason have stopped playing anything with a guitar in it.what’s happened, their balls seem to have retracted into their lower abdomen, and they’re playing what can only be described as shi*te. But there’s always Kerrang! and XFM isn’t there?"

Radio 1 has recently rejigged its playlist criteria and schedule in a bid to attract younger listeners.

The move comes after commercial radio executives called for an overhaul of the station, arguing that it had breached its remit by having an average listener age of 33.

In a report made to the BBC Trust, the commercial radio sector's trade body, the RadioCentre, said the station was eating into their audience instead of targeting the 15- to 29-year-old target age range.

The overhaul started last month.

But Tom stormed: "In trying to alienate all the older listeners in playing sh*t, then yes, they’re going about in completely the right way. They’re just presuming that younger listeners want to listen to sh*t. I don’t understand it. I do think that it’s diabolical at the moment. I can’t listen to it.

"It’s a really hard time for new bands. We’re alright ‘cos we’ve been going for years, so it doesn’t affect you that much, you’re just not on Radio1, but for new bands coming through it must make it absolutely impossible.

"It’s such a shame. It’s so hard for a band to break through anyway and with radio not helping, you know, there’s great bands out there with real talent going completely unnoticed because someone at Radio 1 has decided that he doesn’t like guitars. For god’s sake people get a grip, and get good guitars bands back on the radio."


The band, who's new single Be Somebody has just been released, said they also agreed with Lily Allen's views on filesharing.

Tom said: “I think Lily Allen has a fair point. When big artists moans about it (filesharing), it’s a bit annoying as they don’t really need the money. What, does Bono need a new yacht or something? It affects bands at a grass root level who’re just starting and where every CD sale and every T-shirt sale is whether they can put the fuel in the transit van to get to the next gig. That’s important and on that level it can ruin bands and it destroys new music so it’s a pretty dangerous thing."

He continued: "People do get to hear music that they maybe they wouldn’t have heard and perhaps they’ll go out and buy it, but I think that’s wishful thinking though, I think they’ll just listen to the illegally downloaded stuff.

"It’s bizarre that people think it’s acceptable to steal music, ‘cos that’s what you’re doing, you wouldn’t think it’s acceptable to fill your car up and drive off."

The band spent the summer supporting Oasis on their stadium tour but Tom said they had no idea the Gallagher brothers were seriously on the verge of splitting.

Tom shrugged: “It’s a shame and I’m absolutely gutted. But hopefully….you never know what will happen in the future. Touch wood Their mum will sort it out, yeah, Peggy will get on it, bang their heads together. I’d love to see them get back together, but I’d also like to see a solo album from Noel. I really think he’s got an absolute quality album in him.”

*Story: The Mirror
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VIDEO: The Enemy on Soccer AM

Here is the video footage of The Enemy from Sky's Soccer Am on Saturday October 3. The band talk about their new single 'Be Somebody' and FIFA 10, plus the lads talk about football, Tom spills the beans on why he had to miss the Wembley Oasis gig and Andy reveals how he was edited out of the last video.

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The Enemy On Soccer AM

The Enemy will be appearing on Soccer AM this Saturday (October 3), hoping to follow on from their last appearance on the show. The last time Tom, Liam and Andy were on the show they joined the prestigious Soccer AM hat-trick club and couldn't wait to tour with Oasis and Kasabian.

This time the Coventry fans will be on the show ahead of the release of their new single, 'Be Somebody'. The video for the single was filmed at the Ricoh Arena and the song is even being used on the new FIFA 10 computer game!

The Soccer AM crew will be asking the boys about all of that and lots, lots more! So tune in to watch all the gang, plus this week's Soccerette and our Blackpool fans of the week, 9am, Saturday on Sky Sports 1 and Sky1.


The Enemy on Soccer AM 11/04/09


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VIDEO: Tom Clarke Pepsi Maxcast Interview

Here is an exclusive interview with Tom Clarke by Smivadee for Pepsi Maxcast. Tom chats about Oasis, how The Enemy got their name and the idea behind the bands new single 'Be Somebody'.

*Video by: Pepsi Maxcast

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The Enemy To Perform Charity Gig

The Enemy will be performing a gig as part of Youth Music Week at London's Phillips de Pury Gallery in London on Friday 13th November. The gigs are part of a project by top photographer Rankin for Youth Music, a charity for children.

Little Boots will be performing at the same venue on the 12th and tickets for the events can be bought HERE for £20 (plus 12.5% booking fee). Various musicians were asked by Rankin to customise a picture of themselves as part of the week long events and include REM's Michael Stripe, Blur's Alex James, Jarvis Cocker, Carl Baret and Kasabian.


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The Enemy In New Gaming Approach

The Guardian have an interesting Blog about The Enemy's latest release 'Be Somebody' in the promotion of FIFA 10 written by Jack Arnott and printed below:

Fans of football games and The Enemy (a band which I guess I'd be more aware of were I ten years younger or lived nearer to Shoreditch) will be pleased to hear that the band's new single, Be Somebody, will feature on Fifa 2010, released this coming Friday.

The band, it seems, like playing Fifa when they aren't strumming their guitars or growing their hair - you can see them playing the game in the video above.

'What's new?' I hear you shout. 'Who cares?' Well what makes this slightly different from Song 2 from Fifa 98 or that annoying song about Kennedy and King and something else from Pro Evo 09 is that both game and song are being released in the same week - cross-promotion on an scarily well-organised scale.

While the use of films to sell music is now a well established part of the Hollywood blockbuster system (cast rappers to be in soundtrack, or have a single released which has a film trailer as a music video), music and games is a relatively untapped marketing avenue.

If you think about how well you know the songs from your radio station of choice on GTA 4 for example (Fusion FM for me) it's easy to see how the real estate of your ears could be exploited.

Of course, the fact that early consoles couldn't manage CD quality audio is a large factor in this tactic taking a while to catch on, but if you consider how likely the average gamer is to be a music fan it's surprising we haven't seen more of this type of cross-promotion. Cynical it may be, but if in-game music gets better as a result the consumer stands to benefit greatly.

If EA succeed in getting both The Enemy and Fifa 2010 to the top of their respective charts next week, it's a practice we're bound to see much more of. What's to say that at this very moment Take That aren't writing a song with lyrics inspired by BioShock 2?

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The Enemy Feature In New Coventry Exhibition

Tom Clarke, Liam Watts and Andy Hopkins of The Enemy will feature in a new exhibition celebrating Coventry's musical history. The display at Coventry's Herbert Art Gallery and Museum will demonstrate that the city has more on offer than just The Specials.

The Enemy have once again put Coventry on the musical map during their three years of constant touring and the lads have always been proud to promote Coventry (as seen in their latest video 'Be Somebody').

Martin Roberts, senior curator at the Herbert, said: “An exhibition celebrating the music of Coventry is long overdue. Artists from the city have had an amazing impact around the world and it’s astounding to see the successes and achievements that these artists have had.”

'More Than Two Tone' opens in Coventry on Saturday October 3 and will remain open to the public for free until Sunday 3rd January 2010.

*Read full story in Coventry Telegraph

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