Billy is honoured to announce the release of a benefit album, which he has been asked to contribute a track to, which is in aid of Diabetes research and to help out our friend Lenny Thomas who was recently hospitalised.
Earlier this year our friend (and Sorry & The Sinatras/ex-Trashlight Vision drummer) Lenny Thomas was hospitalised with a pretty severe injury to his foot. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse and became further complicated by his pre-existing diabetes and Lenny was hospitalised for quite some time. He’s slowly but surely on the mend now but medical bills are piling up and he’s likely to lose months of work if he’s even able to go back.
Released on April 6th, the compilation will feature songs from the likes of The Wildhearts, Michael Monroe, Piggy D (Rob Zombie), Steve Conte & the Crazy Truth, Eureka Machines, Billy Liar, Sorry & The Sinatras, The Loyalties, and many more.
Find out more info, and purchase the compilation here:
Billy is currently busy in the studio, writing and recording the follow-up to his latest release, 'It Starts Here', but is taking time out to play in Edinburgh, supporting the mighty Thomas Truax.
Straight outta Wowtown (via NYC), one-man band Thomas Truax is famed for his array of bizarre homemade instruments (including the now-legendary 'Hornicator'), captivating live performances, and ground-breaking recordings. He crafts some very potent songs, poetically evocative and rich with melancholy. He's recently collaborated on projects with Jarvis Cocker and Amanda Palmer and upped his profile considerably with acclaimed covers album 'Songs From The Films Of David Lynch'. His new tour concentrates mostly on a unique presentation -replete with visuals- of his latest CD 'Monthly Journal' , which was written and released in 12 intervals over 12 months of the past year.
"Inventive and Romantic" - TimeOut
"Truax is shaping up nicely as one of the great rock eccentrics" - Uncut
"Genius." - NME
Check out more about Thomas Truax by clicking the poster above. Many thanks to Mr Jason Morton for the beautiful artwork.
Billy is very pleased to be joining the line-up of Strummercamp, for the second year running in 2012. Strummercamp was one of Billy's favourite events in 2011, and is sure to be a highlight of 2012 too.
Bands that so far have been announced for this year's festival include New Model Army, the Jim Jones Revue, Neck and Goldblade, and Billy's pals in Bootscraper, Acid Drop, The Murderburgers and Faintest Idea, and many more will be announced over the next few months.
Keep checking this website for more tour updates!
You can learn more about Strummercamp 2012, and book tickets here:
News just in!
Billy has just been confirmed for Rebellion Festival 2012.
Rebellion Festival is the biggest punk and hardcore festival in the world and it takes place in Blackpool every August.
This will be Billy Liar's third year running at Rebellion, and as well as playing a set, he will be running an open mic stage throughout one of the days of the festival, so come along and sing some songs with him!
Also confirmed for Rebellion 2012 so far are: Rancid, Public Image Ltd, The Slackers, TV Smith, UK Subs, Subhumans.......
More information and tickets are available here:
Billy can't wait to play Book Yer Ane Fest for the third year running in Dundee from 2-4th December.
BYAF is based at Kage from 2-3rd, and Dexters on the 4th. Billy will be performing on Sunday 4th, and also performing at an instore at Groucho Records on Saturday morning.
Book Yer Ane Fest is a three-day DIY festival of punk/hardcore/emo goodness to benefit the charity, Safe-Tay.
Also performing throughout the weekend are bands and acts such as Leatherface, Franz Nicolay, Chris T-T, Bangers, The Living Daylights, Uniforms and Antillectual.
If you can't make it to Dundee, Billy will be performing an intimate set with Franz Nicolay and Chris T-T in Edinburgh on Monday 5th December at the Banshee Labyrinth.
Find out more about the organisers of Book Yer Ane Fest; the incredible Make That A Take Records, by clicking the poster below:
Billy is very pleased to announce he is joining the ranks of Strummerville.
Strummerville is a registered charity that gives support to aspiring musicians and help to projects that help change the world through music.
Set up by the friends and family of Joe Strummer in the year after his death, the charity seeks to reflect Joe's unique contribution to the music world by offering support,
resources and performance opportunities to artists who would not normally have access to them.
Bands that have previously received help from Strummerville include Frank Turner, Beans On Toast and Mumford & Sons, and supporters include Mick Jones, Billy Bragg and Don Letts.
Click on the Strummerville logo to see Billy's page:
