Posts Tagged ‘bobby gillespie’
introducing :: silver machine
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010from Creation Records’ official site:
NME.com reports that Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie has unveiled a unique one-off collaboration featuring members of the Sex Pistols and The Who.
The side project, entitled Silver Machine, have been announced to perform a special covers show at London’s 1234 festival in Shoreditch on July 24.
Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, The Who and former Oasis sticksman Zak Starkey, plus Primal Scream guitarists Andrew Innes and Barrie Cadogan have signed up for the covers project.
The band will performing a collection of their favourite songs by The Troggs, MC5, Creation, Thr Flamin’ Groovies and The Chocolate Watch Band for the bash.
I want to be there!!! I demand full youtube coverage!
“We’re great and we can’t wait,” declared frontman Bobby Gillespie.
Festival director Sean McLusky added: “We did a show at the Whitechapel Gallery with S.C.U.M and a bunch of other artists, Bobby was playing and rocked ‘Wild Thing’ by The Troggs with Jamie Hince from The Kills, so I asked him if he would do more of the same at the festival, so now we have….The Silver Machine.”
Shane Magowan + pals cover “I Put A Spell on You” for Haiti
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Is it wrong to say an act of charity is like, super sexy? but Johnny Depp and Bobby Gillespie in the same frame, oh honey pick me up off the floor!
Pre-order the single here! for only £0.79. Proceeds go to Haiti via Concern Worldwide
Bobby Gillespie, Mick Jones, and other cool people record “I Put a Spell On You” for Haiti
Thursday, February 4th, 2010all explained in this video.









