Antillectual

this week we will finish the mix of the new recorded songs. we've heard a premix and we're "ultra" excited already. expect a new song online next week. there will be several samplers featuring the new songs as well. we'll keep you posted on those releases.

the upcoming recordings will be very exhausting financially speaking, and therefore we have made some offers you simply cannot refuse, once you checked them out (paradoxal, isn't it?). we are "selling out" because we've invested quite a bit in merchandise over the years and we are gonna need all the cents we can scrape together for the recordings. please check the merch section if you've tried all the refusing but gave in. if you think you have an interesting offer yourself, surprise us and let us know!

we also added some new shows, both national and international. as we told you before (and cannot mention enough), we will be touring the u.s.a. again in july. together with a band called static radio. they will join us in september and october on a european tour to return the favour. if you're interested in having us play in your town, check the shows section and we'll see if we can work something out.

thirdly, all the tour reports have been uploaded and put in the photo section, even if they don't include photo's. some old ones that weren't online before are up now as well, even the 2004 u.s.a. tour report.

and last but not least: there's bob-news! the good thing is: bob is still active behind his drum kit. the bad things is: together with (former) members of last to go, all under age and the shining he plays in a band called "frightening fiction". just kidding, no bad news, it's an awesome band with the coolest scenstars holland will ever produce. their first gig will take place april 19 in de onderbroek in nijmegen together with brat pack and the tenement kids. go check em out since the stuff i already heard is amazing. fast! 

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first of all a big "thank you!" to all the nice people that came to see us in oostende. we got such amazing responses, it was a great show. wuft!

the second "thank you!" goes out to all the people that read our tour report and gave all those nice comments. i hope it made clear we really had a blast on this tour. you can still read it right here.

speaking of which, at youtube you can find some sort of video compilation of our show in l'autan, toulouse, check it here, but don't expect anything fancy. and don't watch it when you're on drugs.

there's an interview online with the people from our label, angry youth records, at punx.nl (in dutch, sorry!). read it and find out how they've become what they are. we recently did an interview with a swedish e-zine called skrutt. they have an enormous amount of interviews online, so you should check their site anyway, but here's the direct link to our interview. take a minute and sit down for it. it will be worth it.

some more foreign news: the belgian sampler from kick ass records has arrived and is for sale through our merchandise section. some other belgian news, how coincidental: the "bobby in a volvo"-online sampler is online as well! you can download one of our previously undownloadable songs and loads of cool european punkrock tunes at their website. expect the long awaited triebwerk sampler in next week.

and last: we have a new show to announce in eindhoven in may. for those who might show up! take care and hope to see you soon. 

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happy new year! let's see what this one's got coming for us. and let's see what we can do against it. we're leaving on tour in 4 days and in the show section you can find the latest news and information about the shows. please, if you have the chance, drop by and come say "hello!" or "bon jour!" or whatever they say in spain.

on this tour we'll bring a new shirt design, so you can be the first if you come and check us out. we'll also bring the books from typewriter distro and, for the first time, the c.d. distro from snowstar records. this tour would most definitely turn out to be terrible without the help from "just like your mom" toursupport and annie mae bookings.

oh, and now the most important news: we're on hyves. that's it for now, hope to see you on tour or perhaps afterwards! 

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hi, it's us again! the updates are getting more frequent, and that's a good thing i guess. we're always eager to highlight our political side/sight, therefore: there is a dutch initiative coming from dissent-nl to protest against the g-8 summit coming to germany from june 6-8. in very short: 8 world leaders deciding how to shorten this and other planets' life span. and all this supposedly in our name. hmm, well … the protest against this g-8 summit in heiligendamm/rostock will, among many other things, be a benefit c.d. with our song "no government needed" on it and hopefully some accompanying benefit shows throughout the netherlands. don't worry, we will keep you informed.

ok, less politically correct, we have a video of our infamous show at the speak out fest in the willemeen in arnhem from this year on our myspace.

well, now the main reason for this update, so please keep reading: we're going on tour again! after months of not touring we're very excited to go again. and we decided the people of france and spain to be the victims of our urge to cross the borders for the sake of our "music". so you can check the tourdates in our show section. and you will soon discover that not all dates are filled. that's where we hope that you come in. if you can help us out with a show or a contact that might be able to help us out, it would be very much appreciated. very very much. please, email us or make use of any possible medium if you can be of any help. we're doing this together with our friend joni from annie mae bookings. of course you can get in contact with him directly as well.

i think that's it for now. hope to see you all soon again! 

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hey there! here we are again, with actual news to announce! check the latest live xs with a review of our show at the valkhof affaire festival in nijmegen. we got compliments for our show and a comparison with both hot water music and bad religion. anyone heard of those bands?

we also have new shows in the netherlands and belgium. we'll be supporting our austrian friends from rentokill on their benelux dates. besides the dates we play with them, this incredible band will play at the stage in arnhem on thursday december 7. go check those guys out! besides all these confirmed shows we have some more coming up. as soon as they're confirmed, we'll post them.

we also post our dates on our "renewed" myspaced. renewed: we've put some new pics on it and you're extra welcome to become our "friend": www.myspace.com/antillectual

we're still writing and working on new songs which are coming along pretty well. we plan to make demo recordings later this year or early next year. again, we'll keep you updated. good news on the kiddies front as well: jippe is healthy and well, the little fellow is growing like falafel, or on falafel … take care!

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