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We Were Promised Jetpacks: TAS In Session

Posted 12-29-11 by
Tags: We Were Promised Jetpacks

One of the biggest (and oldest) New Year's Eve celebrations in the world, Scotland's Hogmanay, raucously marks the end of the old year and the beginning of the new (and Scotland even has their very own bank holiday for much-needed, post-Hogmanay recovery). The Alternate Side thought that the fast-approaching holiday was a fine time to visit the very special session that Edinburgh's own We Were Promised Jetpacks did for us not long ago, marking the autumn release of their sophomore album, In the Pit of the Stomach, out now on Fat Cat Records.

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The National Cover The Philistines Jr. For New Compilation (Audio)

Posted 10-26-11 by
Tags: Frightened Rabbit, Jónsi, Mates of State, The National, The Philistines Jr., We Were Promised Jetpacks

The National, who have a four-concert run at New York's Beacon Theater this December, join Jónsi, Frightened Rabbit, Mates of State, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Mercury Rev, The Kissaway Trail and more for a special edition — including remixes and covers —of the Philistines Jr.'s 2010 album If A Band Plays in the Woods ...? due for release on November 1. The Philistines Jr. play their first New York show in four years on October 29 at Arlene's Grocery. After the jump, check out The National's take on "Twenty Miles To NH (Part 2)."

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TAS Interview: Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit

Posted 4-30-10 by
Tags: Frightened Rabbit, Meursault, Neutral Milk Hotel, We Were Promised Jetpacks

Scottish rockers Frightened Rabbit hit a slight volcanic hitch delaying their North American tour - they were stranded at Heathrow Airport for days, wryly tweeting of their discontent. The quartet is finally on this side of the pond, catching up on lost time. Recently, The Alternate Side caught up with singer and songwriter Scott Hutchison who revealed his sunnier aspirations for the band's third album, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, and admitted that the best advice he's ever received was "don't be bitter." Even over Icelandic volcanos.

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TAS Live Review: We Were Promised Jetpacks At The Knitting Factory, February 8

Posted 2-17-10 by
Tags: We Were Promised Jetpacks

Scottish bruisers We Were Promised Jetpacks delivered a rowdy, rambunctious, guitar-pummelling show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn on Monday night and The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali was there.

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