Hungry Ghosts

CHILLED

2011-01-09T22:57:00.000Z

A nice show on Friday. Was good to bring out some of the slower songs and stripped back versions (particularly By the Bridge) that we never get enough opportunity to showcase. Pleasing feedback from a lot of you too. Nevertheless, we have not gone soft just yet. There is plenty of life on charge ready for the 20th. See you there?

Remember our Xmas eve eve gig...?

2011-01-04T15:05:00.002Z

For those of you came to our Xmas '09 gig at Basement Bar, York you will know what sort of thing to expect from our first gig of this new year...

Brought to you by NTH Events, we will be headlining the evening (Friday 7th Jan) with a selection of our songs, but not necessarily as you usually hear them...! As it's the new year we thought we should start it off in style and transform them into new musical delights.

More details (and £4 flyer) at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171820839514293

or

http://www.thebasementyork.co.uk/event/1227/

DOORS 7:30PM
AGE: 16+
£5 OTD / £4 FLYER

HUNGRY NEW YEAR!!!

2011-01-01T13:22:00.000Z

[cue suspense music]
And so...you wake up feeling slightly dazed and confused...the slight shimmer of daylight break through the curtains and hit you in the face...you have no memory of how you got here. Are you alive? You check your phone. No messages. You check your wallet. Nothing. You go downstairs. A carefully placed traffic cone sits slightly askew on top of the Christmas tree. The year is now 2011.
You ask yourself...'Am I the only survivor?' 'Do people drive flying cars now?'
Nope. You just got really drunk again, you idiot.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Some may say this is a time to start a fresh, some say it's a time to make progress from where you left off.

Either way, we are preparing ourselves for, what is potentially, a very busy year ahead. With our first new single of the year being released in the next few months, we are putting time in the studio, making a video, having photo shoots and booking a whole host of gigs and radio shows up and down the country. Check out the Forthcoming Shows as we may be playing in your area!

Enjoy the remaining festivities and join us, if you will, [cue uplifting music and cinema voice-over guy] as four men embark on a journey. A journey of hope. A journey of fortune and fame. A journey that will go down in history and be remembered forever.
THE.
END.

Get involved - Music Video help

2010-10-26T23:34:00.000+01:00

What is your favourite music video of all time? Why?
Is there a storyline?
Does it have choreography?
Do you just like to see the band playing their instruments?

Head over to our Facebook page and go to 'Discussion Board' and let us know what you like and dislike about music videos.....

HG

REVIEW: "(HG) take you places other bands can only dream of..."

2010-10-26T23:29:00.000+01:00

A review from earlier this year about our latest EP 'Talk For England':

"It’s a good time to be a music fan.

There are still some cracking bands out there, and they’re making some fabulous music. One such band is York-based Hungry Ghosts, whose third EP 'Talk For England' is now available in full via their MySpace page.

Why should you be interested?

Well, firstly the band have been around since 2007 and played support slots with the likes of Supergrass, The Futureheads and Shed Seven - not to mention the main stage at the Big In Falkirk Festival and the BBC Introducing Stage at both Reading and Leeds Festival - these lads know their way around the block. If that’s not enough for you, then the fact that they prove themselves adept with both faster tracks like the blistering opener 'Archaeology', for example, and the ska-tinged punk of second track 'Doctor’s Orders' followed by the lighters-in-air slow-burnering tunes like the soulful 'If I Said' and the bittersweet 'Edgeways'. These tracks should be enough to melt even the most icy of souls.
In the space of five short songs they give us sweeping guitars and soaring vocals that grip you by the heartstrings and take you to places other bands can only dream of. Think of a jam session between the Stereophonics and Bloc Party, or maybe between The Cure and Feeder - then, you’d be half way there - but there’s more to these Ghosts than their influences, oh yes, much, much more than that. Like we said, it’s a good time to be a music fan."

(*) (*) (*) (*) ( )
4/5 Star Rating
- Sphere Magazine Online

VISIT iTUNES NOW!!!!

STUDENTS, GET READY!!!!

2010-10-13T22:06:00.000+01:00

Next friday (22nd) we are playing the Grand Finale of the York Uni Fresher's fortnight of events. There will be live music from ourselves, "From Almost the End" and "IHeart".

First band kicks off at 8pm in the Roger Kirk Centre and the bar will be open until 12 every night so let's get squiffy, yah?!

IT'S FREE....every student's favourite word!....so get yourself down for some good wholesome student fun.

HG

This Friday...

2010-10-05T22:49:00.000+01:00

...Our stage time is 8:35pm. In case you were wondering. So now you know. Bye.

Studio, gigs and the more!

2010-10-05T00:02:00.002+01:00

So last weekend we were in London recording our next batch of singles, and are in the process of putting the finishing touches to them off ready for release in early 2011. We have no dates as yet, but hopefully we won't leave you waiting too long. We also did a gig in Hoxton's 'Underbelly' on Tuesday which felt like we only played for about 5 mins! But I think we were just so thrilled to be out of the studio for a while!

This Friday we are back in York at Fibbers, supporting Fenech Soler (off of 'Stop and Stare' and 'Lies' fame). Come check us out in the 'new' Fibbers since Tokyo Industries have taken the place over.

It is also my birthday weekend so come help me prop up the bar with a few Jagerbombs and tequilas! :)

CH/HG

We are still alive!

2010-08-18T23:42:00.003+01:00

Hi guys.

So it's been over a month since we've last updated the site but, you know, we have been busy. Although we haven't really been 'on the scene' for a few weeks, we have been in the rehearsal studio writing some new material and planning our next studio venture! So just calm down the lot of you OK??!! Just CALM. DOWN.

We will be playing live sometime around October so keep your eyes open.

Without blinking.

CH/HG

The morning after the night before...

2010-07-04T12:09:00.002+01:00

Is it just me or did anyone wake up to a room full of LED lights and origami pigeons this morning?!

If anyone has photos from last night's show or even pictures of yourselves stumbling home with an origami parrot on your shoulder (I would absolutely love it if someone actually did that!!), please upload them to our Facebook sites 'Hungry Ghosts Official' and 'Hungry Ghosts - The Official Group'.
WE WANT MORE OF YOUR FAN PHOTOS!!

Our continual gratitude to you all.

CH/HG

Coming Up....

2010-07-01T22:39:00.002+01:00

This Saturday our London friends 'Up' are coming to support us at Fibbers this Saturday as well as our Yorkshire friends 'Alvin Purple' so get yourself a bloody ticket and come along!!
Usual price. Usual time.
If you need to know anything drop us a line or go to the Fibbers website.

We will of course be having a few drinks in York post-gig so please join us for drunken fun ;) Laters!

CH/HG

As we look forward to the day Youtube, Twitter & Facebook combine to form "YouTwitFace"...

2010-06-22T14:53:00.002+01:00

...we will update you with our news in as many individual ways possible!
Last Wednesday saw HG do a very special acoustic session in Kennedy's in front of friends, family and new fans who seemed to walk through the door heading towards the bar, stop and turn to watch us before realising they still hadn't bought a drink! Those vital moments, having the power to turn heads and capture their hearts is something quite warming. Even for us, it was one of the nicest gigs we've done in a while, playing completely stripped down versions of our songs with acoustic guitars and african drums.

But we can't hold on to these serene moments forever thus, on the 3rd July we have invited our good friends in the form of Alvin Purple and Up (Minus IQ...er, Minus Charlie!) to support us at Fibbers in York to increase the volume for a lip-smackingly good show.

You can buy tickets from Hungry Ghosts and MOR Music York.
Cheers

CH/HG

Don't become our Auntie Social!

2010-05-21T11:15:00.004+01:00

If you've recently seen HG play and wondered where you can find out more info about the band, follow the links at the top of the page to be re-directed. There are a two Facebook pages - an Official fan page and also an Official group which means you can be updated with details and forthcoming events much quicker and easier. But the great thing is, Facebook gives you the opportunity to interact with other fans - you can post discussions, fan photos from shows and post wall comments which will be picked up by Hungry Ghosts themselves!

HG also have a Myspace where you can listen to their music with links to purchase their newest CD from the webshop.
If you much prefer to own songs in mp3 format, you can head over to iTunes where all 3 EPs are available to download - 'Snap Shut', 'Spider Season' and 'Talk For England' (which features the brand new version of Archaeology)!

For those of you on Spotify, why not slip a few Hungry Ghosts tracks into a playlist? If you're hosting a house party with some friends, it's a good way of showing them your favourite HG songs. Then maybe next time HG are playing in your area, you can invite some more friends along with you to see them live!

For all you addicted Tweeters, you can also interact with the band via Twitter! Every now and then you may find exclusive pictures that they Tweet from inside the practice room or backstage at a show. If you get in a photo with the band, they will put it up for all to see. So get meeting so they can get Tweeting!

He's Alive!!!

2010-04-27T08:26:00.003+01:00

After what seems much longer than 3 weeks, James has now touched down in England after his extended trip to Kenya due to the ash cloud that grounded so many people. AND he wasn't eaten by lions so now we have a complete band again.

So...we thought why not throw in a last minute gig for a bit of fun?! This Friday night we will be playing down at Stone Roses Bar in York. It won't even cost you a penny as it's free. It will start 8.30/9pm.

There are a couple of other gig dates added too so check them out -->

Meanwhile, brush up on your 'woaahhs' and your 'deep downs' ready for Friday. Head over to the Myspace or Spotify for free streaming of our music!

See you soon
HG

Here's one we made earlier...

2010-03-12T12:48:00.002Z

Good morning!

Now that my lungs and orifi (plural of orifis, possibly) have been drained of talcum powder, I can now happily direct you to our latest bit of footage - 'The Making of Archaeology'.

We have been filming our first actual video in the studio, complete with Blue Peter-style 'smoke' machines - if nothing else, we left the studio smelling lovely. Over 16 hours of recording went into getting different takes and the right shots to create the scenes we wanted, of course, with thanks to Shanno, Andy and Martin (and Tom the Handyman!) and now it has to be sent away for a few weeks to be edited down to the 4 minute song that it is! Best get the kettle on...

If you haven't yet seen 'The Making of...' hover over the videos at the bottom of the page and watch us in full talc-action.

Goodbye.
Clark

'Talk For England' OUT NOW on iTunes!

2010-02-24T19:06:00.003Z

"A unique sound - stunning song writing with an air of menace" says BBC Introducing

"[Each track is] beautifully crafted; the depth and richness of the sound is truly stunning" says Jx Management

"[These songs] take you to places other bands can only dream of." says Sphere Magazine
>READ FULL REVIEW

Hungry Ghosts' brand new EP 'Talk For England' is now available to download on iTunes, featuring 5 tracks - Doctor's Orders, If I Said, Edgeways, Bogeyman and a new (and improved...) version of Archaeology.

Have a listen to the tracks in full at the ol' Myspace (they will be uploaded to Facebook in due course) and you can also purchase the CD format at our online store: http://www.hungryghosts.bigcartel.com/

We'd love to hear your comments on any of our pages on Facebook, Myspace, website or even iTunes.
Our gift to you is the effort we've put it to create something we're proud of - we hope you like it too.

HG x

PLEASE VOTE FOR US!

2010-02-17T18:01:00.002Z

Everybody!

Please can you take two minutes from your day to give us your vote for the Emerging Talent Awards 2010.

If we get enough we could potentially play at the Camden Crawl this year...which would be nice!!

Click HERE to vote and bobs your Uncle!!

Cheers muchly!!
HG

It's out!

2010-02-16T10:38:00.002Z

BBC Introducing says:

"a unique sound - stunning song writing with an air of menace"

The brand new EP 'Talk For England' is now available to buy through our webshop. It will be released on iTunes for digital release in the coming weeks. In the meantime, head over to our Myspace to listen to all the the tracks in full.

We will also be selling them at our next show this Thursday at The Faversham, Leeds.

You can almost touch it...!

2010-02-05T18:27:00.001Z

As we (Hungry Ghosts) get ready to release our forthcoming E.P 'Talk For England' ONE WEEK from today, we thought it was only right to let you listen to the new tracks early.

You may have heard some of the tracks being played already on BBC Radio York on Matt Seymour's Saturday night show (and possibly our Live session from The Duchess will be going out this Saturday). However, on Wednesday 10th February 2010 you will be able to visit

myspace.com/hungryghostsuk

and listen to the latest tracks from the new E.P!!
Good. That's that then.

!!! And remember, the E.P Launch Show on 12th Feb is FREE ENTRY so get yourself down for an extremely exciting evening of energy and endless entertainment !!!

x

TREAT YOUR EARS THIS VALENTINE'S DAY....

2010-02-02T23:13:00.003Z

Our brand new installment to the HG catalogue will be released on Friday 12th Feb at a special FREE show at 'Stereo' - formerly 'The Speakeasy' - in York!!

We will be selling actual physical copies of the new 5-track E.P. 'Talk For England' on the night, and they will be available through iTunes (date tbc) for download.

You may find appropriate messages in these lyrics that bring you and your loved ones closer together in the run up to Cupid's day - whether it's getting 'deep down' with Archaeology, or maybe getting out the 'boots and leather' with Bogeyman, or maybe 'If I said put your head in a fan-assisted oven' is what you really need to get off your chest this Valentine's. There's definitely a little something for everyone :)

As we get closer to the release date we will be putting up the new songs for you to have a listen to on our Myspace page so keep looking out for these....the Myspace page will also look a little bit fresher as well!

Nothing like a spring clean to brush away the cobwebs..... (!)

Clark

BBC Show This Thursday

2010-01-18T15:40:00.002Z

On Thursday you can catch us at The Duchess in York for a special show hosted by Matt Seymour's MORE RAW show courtesy of BBC Radio York. Also on the bill are Alvin Purple, The Jaw-Line of Julianne Moore and Overreact.

Tickets are a mere £4 so...4 bands playing....4 quid entry....that's means you can still get a double Jagerbomb out of a tenner! Michael Winner!

See you Thursday for drunken fun x

Time for us all to reflect...

2009-12-31T08:39:00.003Z

Without getting too sentimental, that time of the year has come once again to look back over the year 2009 at what we've all achieved - the laughs, the tears, the drunken 'memories', the goals we set and are proud to say we achieved or disappointedly, well...didn't, the friends we made or lost, the best gig/festival of the year, that one song that makes up one more year on the soundtrack of your life....(anyone else feel like we're in an episode of The O.C. - cue powerful, heart-wrenching music!)

For us, it's been a good year. Despite losing out in a Battle of the Bands competition which would have meant a victory for the 3rd year running (York 2007, Scotland's 'Making It Big' 2008), we have instead played with a number of big names on stages of all shapes and sizes. We have supported The Futureheads, Shed Seven, Bear Hands, Red Light Company and Twisted Wheel. We have shared the stages at Sellindge Festival and Copmanthorpe Carnival with the likes of Supergrass, The Holloways and Elliot Minor. We released our second E.P. 'Spider Season' and ventured down for a mini tour in London on top of our 1st stadium appearance to perform 'Snap Shut' before a Leeds Rhino game at Carnegie Stadium. All-in-all it's been a pretty decent year. And we thank you for your support in all of this.

But now it's time to turn over to 2010 and make those all important New Year's resolutions. What are your resolutions for 2010? What is the new year going to bring?

Hopefully bigger stages, bigger names, bigger crowds...
We have been grateful for the money and time you have granted us turning up to our gigs, travelling around and buying our music, as well as the ear-bashing you have received from our Facebook updates (those of you who STILL haven't actually been to a gig, I think we all know what your new year resolution is!).

So raise your glasses. Here's to a new decade. A new year.

The Year of the Ghosts.

Happy New Year!
Clink!

HO! HO! HO!

2009-12-21T00:16:00.002Z

Have we got a special treat for you this Wednesday!
As it is our final gig of the year, 2 days before actual Christmas, we thought we would do something a little different.

As a way of thanking our fans for their continued support through 2009 we are going to play a few old songs, a few songs that have never been played to you before and a few of our more well known songs, except not quite the way we usually play them....!! To get a little taste before Wednesday, you may want to listen to our 'Arachnacoustic' version of Spider Season at our Myspace...

Bring your festive cheer cos it's going to be one fun Christmas party!

HG

So you've ended up here...

2009-12-12T17:01:00.004Z

There may be various reasons for this happening...

Numero Uno: you were one of the lucky ones that ended up with HG promo in your grubby mit (or in you coat pocket!!) and thought you would check us out, gald you did!

Numero Dos: You've 'googled' "Hungry Ghosts" and ended up here whether it be intentionally or not...again, glad to have you here!

Numero Tres: You know this site already, your probably my Mum and you fancied having a nosey at the drivvle we are churning out these days...so to you...HI MUM!

Anyway, my main reason to post (other than to say a quick hello as its been a while since I've posted on here!) was to let you know that you CAN STILL GET YOUR HANDS ON FREE MUSIC!!

Just send an email to hungryghostsblog@googlemail.com with "free track" in the title and you will almost instantaneously receive the instructions on how to download your free track.

Hope you enjoy it and that we will see you all soon!

Kindest Regards!

Ant

"It's Getting Better All The Time..."

2009-12-10T08:41:00.002Z

...as said by some wise man. Rick I think his name was...

Anyway, we have woken up with smiles on our faces this morning as we reflect upon the great response we received from so many Shed fans; so many music fans. Although it was an earlier gig than usual we still managed to play to some keen supporters (if you were at the barrier and took advantage of the free t-shirts draped over it, please wear yours with pride!).

I managed to get to chat to a number of people as you were leaving while myself and the team handed out our flyers - yes, it's not all glitz and glamour when you have to do your own promotion :) - but on the positive side, I got to find out what you really thought of us (cunning). Could I be anymore overwhelmed? Probably not. We have definitely put Nottingham on our Christmas card list that's for sure.

Remember this name, remember where you saw us first. Hopefully we will meet again....

Clark

Hungry Ghosts

NEWCASTLE WAS....

2009-12-08T02:42:00.002Z

pretty amazing, right?! We finally get to our humble abodes at 2:30am, but what's another few minutes of sleep lost in order to thank those who travelled to see us in Newcastle and those who went to see the hosts, but may have appreciated our music a little bit! Let it be known that the Shed's were on top form, but we hope that we've broken through their fans and added to our tally! It was the first time we have played in Newcastle and once we were shouted at by a Shed fan on the front barrier to "play some f***ing music" as soon as we walked on stage, we realised we were in a good place.

Please give us a tinkle on the ol' Myspace or Facebook page. Follow the links below for more Hungry goodness.

Cheers pet :) x

JUST AROUND THE CORNER

2009-12-03T09:57:00.002Z

It's only a few days now until we are supporting Shed Seven on their Tour which is very exciting. Although it's not for the full tour, these two venues are going to be fresh ground for us so it'll be nice to see some friendly faces when we arrive.

If you spot us around and about please stop for a high 5!

E.P Update: New Year is looking good for the release of the EP 'Talk For England' which is in it's mastering stages and will be our first physical release.

Why not visit iTunes or click the image on the right and download our back catalogue.

New additions to the Myspace (link at the bottom of the page) are also waiting for your ears.

Happy Christmas Shopping!

REMINDERS

2009-11-24T23:42:00.002Z

If you haven't heard the newest additions to our Myspace yet, go and have a listen.

If you haven't bought tickets for either dates of the Shed Seven tour, you can click the links on the right hand side under Forthcoming Shows and buy them through the secure Ticketmaster website.

No other news except we have been in rehearsals and churned out a pretty feel-good song. Let's hope we can remember it at next rehearsal so we can get into one of our sets!

'for now!

NEW DATES ADDED

2009-11-06T00:41:00.002Z

Happy Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night to all!

Remember Remember the 21st of November.....This month you can catch HG at The Duchess in York supporting soul/rock outfit Alvin Purple which is expected to be a sexy night of music.

We are also pleased to announce two more extra dates in December supporting our local boys, Shed Seven, in Newcastle at the O2 Academy and Rock City in Nottingham! You can buy tickets HERE

In more serious news, if you have any ghostly Halloween pictures you would like to share with us, please post them to our Facebook site with all our other Fan Photos.

HGx

EXCLUSIVE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!

2009-10-27T18:18:00.002Z

Imagine turning on the TV to watch 'Come Dine With Me' (Celebrity episode of course!) to find it is a Hungry Ghosts Special...well that's not what's happening but it is something too similar to contest.

The band have been slaving away in the metaphorical musical kitchen creating the perfect meal that is the next EP. Think of this as the main course. A wholesome dish full of elegant flavours to satisfy your tastebuds.

The smells are wafting through but, as this is a 3-course meal, we can't leave you hungry. Pour yourself a glass of your finest and wait for the starter to be served because you're in for a treat!

Head over to www.myspace.com/hungryghostsuk to hear three special tracks that will certainly whet your appetite: the arachn-acoustic version of 'Spider Season'; a live acoustic version of 'By The Bridge': and a beautiful new track called 'Indiana'.

Please leave the chef your comments and hope you're not too full for the main course and dessert!!

Update from HG HQ

2009-10-25T12:21:00.002Z

With James taking time away with family this week, we thought it would be a good time to take a break from the studio and let you know what's going on in the HG camp.

Over the past weeks, we have been working on our next E.P. over at Bad Bear studios and Studio 47. We are in the final mixing stages and already this E.P is looking to be the best one yet. We have a really good feeling about the quality of these recordings and hopefully it won't be too long a wait to release them. No date has been confirmed yet.

On top of the E.P recordings, earlier this year we recorded some acoustic tracks which should be going up on Myspace in the next week.

As for shows, the next one is in November in York supporting Alvin Purple so make sure you make that date free! If you haven't seen you play this year, it might be the last one of the year so make sure you are a part of it!

Take it easy (and remember the clocks went back an hour last night!)

Party Time

2009-10-10T10:39:00.002+01:00

Message from Clark:

"I am looking forward to turning 25, although I am told it is downhill from here! If that's the case I may as well start with a bang and have a blow-out this weekend. My celebrations are starting today but tomorrow (Sunday) is my actual birthday which is great as we have a gig. Unfortunately Sound of Guns have pulled out to go on tour with The Twang (!), but on the plus-side, we are now the headlining act. I'm hoping that so many of you can come along to celebrate my birthday and get some bands in as well".

Junction, York.
Entry £4. Party starts 8pm onwards.

The One Where Clark Turns 25

2009-10-04T11:24:00.002+01:00

Hello one and all,

It is my birthday on Sunday 11th Oct which is also the date we play at The Junction, York with a band I am listening to right now called 'Sound Of Guns'.
www.myspace.com/soundofguns

As general as this invite may sound I, of course, would like you to be there to help celebrate with me in fine style not as fans but as friends. And if you are having trouble thinking what to get me for a present (!) I would be very grateful that you bought a ticket to the event.

If you don't, I feel I may suffer from a quarter-life crisis...is that what you want?? Is It????

Right, must go and assess my life's goals over a game of POGS.

Clark x

ADVANCED TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM US @ £4

Age Restrictions: 16+ (bring ID)

JOIN THE EVENT ON FACEBOOK AT 'HUNGRY GHOSTS OFFICIAL'

FUN TIMES

2009-09-28T11:27:00.003+01:00

I think it's safe to say Friday night at Stone Roses was a lot of fun. The crowd was made warm and fuzzy by the ever-brilliant Minus IQ and the crowd made us feel warm and fuzzy throughout our set (even one guy I managed to pick out shouting his request for 'Snap Shut' after every song!) Patience my friend, patience.

In other news, we had a very big BBQ yesterday courtesy of 'Casa Henderson' which finally made us full! By the evening we all had that Boxing Day feeling of having eaten so much, sitting in front of the TV in an almost horizontal state resting a bottle of beer on our bellies, slightly doe-eyed, bored of our Christmas presents and ready to fall asleep! Goooooood times.

This week we will be recording the last few bits ready to start the enduring process of mixing and getting ready for Thursday's big one at Fibbers in York supporting Twisted Wheel. Hope to see you there!

Clark

BLOGS / GIGS / STUDIO

2009-09-14T13:08:00.003+01:00

3 new shows in York have just been added to the list for October and November (including one on Clark's birthday!) so make some space in your diaries for these.

Remember that the next show we have on 25th September is FREE ENTRY so don't miss this! (Age restrictions: 18+)

If you join us on Facebook we will be posting videos of stuff we've been up to throughout the year so you will be able to see what goes on behind closed doors....If you go now you can see 'Hungry Ghosts at The Olympics'!

In the studio, we are working on our next project (and deciding whether to call it an E.P. or mini-album!). Ant and Clark spent 4 days recording their drums and bass tracks and some of the guitars were recorded too; Adam and James will continue their efforts from this evening in our 2nd studio. We are starting to hear a much maturer sound already but it's not going to be rushed. It has to be right.

ENERGY RELEASED!

2009-08-29T11:52:00.002+01:00

A big thanks again to all of you who stopped by to watch us at Fibbers on Wednesday! Hope you enjoyed the new song too! We were definitely ready to play as we hadn't seen each other for a month for all our busy lives outside of the 'Ghosts! We couldn't wait to play a gig that, although featured most of the usual songs, somehow seemed quite fresh and had a real energy about it.

When asked what it felt like to have played after a month off, Ant replied, "Playing these songs tonight felt like being re-united with an old friend!"

Friend and fan of the band, Daymo Sweeting, said "You have so many great songs; your set was too short to fit them all in!" as he leaves the venue wanting more!!

Look out for video blogs, further updates and forthcoming shows.....

Life Outside Hungry Ghosts

2009-08-01T11:31:00.002+01:00

Hello one and all...

It seems like we haven't been in touch for a while, although it probably is actually just a few days!
The reason for that is because we have been very busy people, but not necessarily just with Hungry Ghosts! (Yes, we are capable of other things!). In fact, everyone has been working on exciting projects outside of the 'Hungry Ghosts' Empire lately.

Ant has started his new photography project which concentrates on live music but also other areas of image capturing. Have a look at the site:
www.hendosyndromephotography.co.uk

James has been continuing working on a side project with our very good friends at 'Radio Gypsy' and has returned to writing a musical in preparation for a youth theatre project in his hometown in August which tries to encourage children into the Arts, which has had a positive response in his previous years.

Clark has also been musical theatre-ing. Last week he got a 9-show job playing drums for the sold out 60's musical 'Hairspray'.

And Adam has taken his songwriting talents and started working with James on some new tracks to take into the rehearsal studio. Even at at these early stages they have great potential so expect more great songs once we've run our grubby little mits through them!

But maybe more importantly Adam has been helping to keep the alcohol industry alive as we discovered when he was found unconscious with his head inside the toilet bowl!

From inside the Hungry Ghosts camp, album plans are underway with recording expected to start in Autumn!!

In the meantime, if you've not seen the new 'Spider Season' video it is on all of our sites. Let us know what you think too as your opinions matter. You are the fans after all!!

Talk soon
HGx

Update from HG HQ

2009-07-15T21:39:00.002+01:00

HG were back in their regular rehearsal slot this week; dedicated to the cause we certainly are! And what happened? Well, we only went and wrote two new songs didn't we?! Still need some more time in the rehearsal room though to perfect them but they sound exciting.

If you haven't seen the new video yet then you've obviously not been looking hard enough, especially since it is on Myspace, Facebook, YouTube and er, at the top of this page!!

Besides that, nothing else to really report. Clark had a swine flu panic and went to hospital last night (but doesn't have it, so it is ok to approach him!).

Over.

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2009-07-10T00:08:00.002+01:00

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2009-07-09T08:45:00.002+01:00

This weekend will be an exciting one because, following on from a good gig in Sheffield last night, on Friday we'll be playing at The Cockpit in Leeds; a venue we've never played before so we're all looking forward to playing there.

Not only that, if you hunt around over our websites (this one, myspace, facebook, youtube, etc) you will find a new addition in the form of a music video for 'Spider Season'!

Hope to see a lot of you in Leeds tomorrow!

HGx

Copmanthorpe Carnival

2009-07-04T22:52:00.002+01:00

A few thank-yous are in order for today...Minster FM for running the music stage; Jem, Si and the rest of the sound & stage crew for doing their usual grand job...but also the supportive Yorkshire folk at Cop Carnival (which is probably you!). It was great to meet so many new fans as well who are already making use of our Facebook page at HUNGRY GHOSTS OFFICIAL!

If you want to get in touch or listen to our music, try one of the links below or follow the link on the right.

FREE DOWNLOAD

2009-06-10T22:55:00.002+01:00

As part of the new EP Launch we are giving away the 'Arachnacoustic' version of 'Spider Season'! All you have to do to obtain it is send an email to hungryghostsblog@gmail.com

You will be sent a link which you can then download the track for free. Enjoy.

We would like you to also join us at our Facebook page 'Hungry Ghosts Official' and leave your 3-word reviews of the new EP on the discussions board.

HGx

Spider Season on iTunes

2009-06-08T17:53:00.001+01:00

THE BRAND NEW 'SPIDER SEASON' EP IS AVAILABLE TO BUY AND DOWNLOAD NOW AT:

iTUNES

Following the release of the debut EP 'Snap Shut', our follow-up EP featuring 'Spider Season', 'Archaeology' and 'Something Rational' is now available at the link above

Grrr-eaatt!!

2009-06-07T21:25:00.005+01:00

Right then. We have returned to the comfort of our own homes and greeted with the pleasures of Ant's ma & pa's sunday dinner bbq (leg ends!) after, what seems, a very busy couple of days.

Friday was our EP Launch which went down really well (I think). It was pretty loud where I was sitting but people were singing along at the end even after being sprayed with silly string so I'm guessing it went well!

We would have loved to have continued the party with many of you but we had to head straight down to Kent to play Sellindge Festival - couldn't risk even a few hours kip in case we slept in and missed the chance to play on the Main Stage with the likes of Supergrass and The Holloways! So with amps and guitar cases acting as beds we hit the road!

Once we arrived, we set up camp in the artist's field (some of us having the luxury of pop-up tents!) enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of Sellindge and rocked out to a field of sun-kissed music lovers. Post-gig, we were free to roam and had a jam in the African Djembe & percussion tent, James and I chatted to some fans and Adam had a great drunken idea to get his face painted like a tiger.

Not quite following in the footsteps of Kiss, but maybe Adam could get sponsorship from Frosties one day.

Anyway, back to the real world.

Clark

NEW EP LAUNCH PARTY!!!

2009-05-31T21:22:00.003+01:00

This Friday 5th June is the launch party of our next E.P 'Spider Season' at Fibbers Barfly in York. The E.P features the title track, as well as 'Archaeology', and 'Something Rational'. Tickets are selling at the very cheap price of £4 in advance which, when you bring your ticket along to the show, you will get a copy of this EP.....ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!

If you are unable to make the gig and really, really, really want-our-new-songs-so-badly-like-'Oh-my-god-I-need-them-now!' sort of thing (or words to that effect), you can go to iTunes and buy them!

Hungry Ghosts supported The Futureheads

2009-05-31T21:16:00.002+01:00

On Friday night HG supported The Futureheads at York St John's Summer Ball which was a night of fun and frolics. We were happy to be a part of the university's final event of the student calendar and have pictures and videos following our events of the evening which we will put up onto Myspace & Facebook soon!!

'End of the Month' Thankyou

2009-05-27T23:58:00.003+01:00

This month has been a very odd month in terms of shows, with a lot of let-downs both for us as a band, and for you as fans. At the beginning of the month there was the gig in Parliament Street which, due to sound difficulties, meant we were moved to the following day. This was a real shame as a lot of you came to see us who usually couldn't see us due to having small children etc, and this was their chance to see us too, but unfortunately missed us! However we did manage to play to a great audience and somehow in between the rain showers!! :)

Then, on Saturday we were expected to play Liverpool Sound City Festival in an open air amphitheatre however, due to weather conditions + electrical equipment = not a good combo (!), last minute decisions meant we couldn't play!

Then the biggest thing of the month was the Battle of the Bands Final. We have mulled over this for enough hours so all we are going to say to those who aren't aware of the result...we came last! A disappointing and rather confusing result but the judges obviously made a very FAIR and calculated decision based on very strong performance and song quality criteria......!

Regardless of losing out to £1500 and also the fans, our friends and families, spending so much money following us through the campaign, we are eternally grateful. We would like to show our appreciation in the form of our E.P Launch on 5th June at Fibbers so we can give you some free Hungry Ghosts goodness! We are selling tickets at £4, but your treasures in return will be priceless!

Thanks again, The Band x

New songs are up!

2009-05-15T17:22:00.002+01:00

New tracks are up on the Myspace.....NOW!!!! New songs include Spider Season, Something Rational and Archaeology.

New gigs are added frequently so keep checking. It's always nice to see new and familiar faces!

NEXT GIG: LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY FESTIVAL - SAT 23RD MAY

We do treat you well!!!

2009-05-03T21:32:00.002+01:00

Tomorrow was going to be the big day when you could listen to our new tracks on Myspace but we thought, seen as you are all very special people to us, we would spoil you and put them up a day early!!!! So let's not waste anymore time.....head to our Myspace now to see new photos and hear new tracks from the new EP 'Spider Season'.

The countdown has begun...!!

2009-04-29T12:25:00.002+01:00

Photos are done. Artwork is done. New gigs are being added to the calendar everyday. Now the next exciting installment in the Hungry Ghosts story is that our next EP will be available to listen to on our Myspace THIS MONDAY!! We have been working hard to achieve some great tracks for your listening pleasure so we hope that we do you proud!

This EP will be the follow up to the debut EP 'Snap Shut' which is already available on iTunes.

Don't miss out!

HGx

Spring is Here!

2009-04-04T10:55:00.002+01:00

Well!

Hasn't it been a rip-roaring ride for the last few weeks. Gigs here there and everywhere and generally being busy back in the studio.

First off, a big thank you to those that came down to Fibbers for our first heat of BOTB. We made it through to the semi's (even though Skylights brought down most of Acomb!) and our semi final is fast approaching (15th of April if you didn't know)!

Also, thank you to those folk who got their phones out and rattled through hundreds of text votes to get us through Leeds Rhino's BOTB...our first stadium gig and its safe to say, the strangest, fastest, most frantic gig we have ever played! An update will be posted soon when we find out what happens next!

Recording is going well. Three songs almost finished and a fourth which needs re working...just didn't sound right unfortunately.

There have been gigs cancelled, re-arranged and new ones added so keep your eye on the listings as you never know what might change from one day to the next at the moment.

Other news in brief:

We have a new van (thanks Alan!)
Adam has a new job
We have new songs - which may or may not be showcased soon!

AND

Its almost Ants birthday (5 days to go!)

Nothing else to report!

Ghosts, OUT!

Wacky interview!

2009-03-15T18:22:00.004Z

Last week HG teamed up with Local Independent Music who have started promoting new talent from Yorkshire and the North East and asked them a few questions in an attempt to delve into the murky waters of just exactly who or what are Hungry Ghosts. There are two versions, the first being a rather wacky interview, the second being more serious version...bah! We do like the first one better, but have a look for yourself and decide.

Update from HG HQ

2009-03-01T19:09:00.002Z

Firstly, thanks to those of you who continued your support and saw us last night at The Duchess, had an amazing gig! And of course, our appreciation goes out to Olly for fulfilling his guitar playing duties while Adam has been away.

We are back to the rehearsal room tomorrow ready for our next batch of shows and also to continue writing new stuff and re-writing some old stuff that you maybe heard once before back in the day that just don't get played these days.

We're getting ever closer to a final product of the next E.P. so expect it in Spring sometime.

In the mean time, please keep up your efforts in supporting us; visit the site,our Myspace, and join our facebook page if you still haven't done it!

NEXT SHOW: 14th March supporting Red Light Company @ Fibbers

A BIG thanks!

2009-02-01T18:36:00.004Z

Thanks to everyone who ventured into the arctic weather conditions to see us at York Residents Festival, that is commitment!! And also a big thanks to Minster FM for letting us put our music out to the fine people of York. We hope you will take a look at the upcoming gigs and join us once again! Merry February! x

Happy New Year!! New gigs announced...

2009-01-26T21:03:00.003Z

Thank you for joining us in 2009! It maybe the Year of the Ox in the chinese calendar, but for everyone else we hope it will be the Year of the Ghosts!

Check out the brand new gigs added and note them into your calendar, including Battle of the Bands (can we continue the winning streak?!), an invitation to support Red Light Company and the first confirmed festival of 2009!

We're also still in the studio mixing the next batch of songs for your listening pleasure so keep visiting our sites for updates!

We're also at www.myspace.com/hungryghostsuk so be our friend! And also our official fan page at 'Hungry Ghosts Official' on Facebook!!

Keep up the New Year's resolutions!

Love HGx

New Facebook fan page!

2008-10-14T21:26:00.003+01:00

A new fan site has been set up for you to simply join and find out about gigs and releases instantly, as well as options to view official photos AND upload your own for everyone else to see. Take part in discussions, send wall posts to the band and get in touch with other fans! Search for 'HUNGRY GHOSTS OFFICIAL' then click 'Become A Fan'.

HGx

Its all so quiet!

2008-09-20T10:39:00.002+01:00

Hey all!

After a monstrous few weeks the HG camp has all gone a bit quiet!

The Opera House gig was immense...pictures taken will be posted on here eventually (when I work out how!). Many thanks to Andy Stanistreet and Becky McPhillips for some fantastic shots of the gig.

We are now back in the rehearsal room being creative (its been a while).

Two gigs on the calendar for now - 18th October at Fibbers and 8th November at SSR in Manchester.

We are very happy to be invited back to SSR after our gig just before Christmas last year...its a cracking little venue. In light of this, we would love for as many people to enjoy it with us as possible. We are looking at putting a bus on so if you would like to join us for a magical day out (we'll go for beers in the Firkin too!) then drop us a line at hungryghosts@mail.com

Another update coming soon (hopefully with pictures!)

Bye for now

HG

Its all about the Opera!

2008-08-30T09:10:00.003+01:00

Hey all!

Hungry Ghosts are extremely excited/proud/giddy/insert appropriate adjective here to announce that we will be playing a one off special gig at The Grand Opera House in York. Support acts have just been confirmed as LIGHTS and ALISTAIR GRIFFIN.

Click poster for further details and to buy tickets.

Better be quick - they are selling good and you don't want to miss out...its going to be a bit different to usual!

Live footage from the Beeb

2008-08-25T11:46:00.005+01:00

You can see Hungry Ghosts performing a couple of tracks at the Reading festival, courtesy of the BBC website.

'Snap Shut' and three other tracks will be available soon at iTunes, but for now you can download tracks from our web store.

Its all go...Reading/Leeds, Introducing and more!

2008-08-21T17:43:00.003+01:00

Nice to see you have dropped by!

If you found us via NME - Welcome!

If you found us via the BBC/Reading & Leeds/Introducing - Welcome!

If you have randomly come across us - Welcome!

In fact to everybody that doesn't really know us - Welcome!

Its all a bit mad on HG camp at the moment. Final preparations are being made before we all jump in a van and high tail it down to Reading.

You can catch us on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading at 8pm on Saturday and in Leeds on Sunday at 7.30pm

Unfortunately not much time to write anything as bags need packing and directions printing but if you happen to be at either festival please come and say hi!

Take a look at our MySpace www.myspace.com/hungryghostsuk as for a limited time there are free downloadable tracks on there - you will also be able to download a track at both festival sites via bluetooth - check out details when yo get there!

Our first single seems to have been delayed hitting iTunes but rest assured it will be on there very soon!

So, speak to you soon?

Bye for Now

Ant
HG

It's alive!

2008-08-07T08:05:00.002+01:00

Ladeez and Gentlemen!

Welcome to the new Hungry Ghosts website/blog.

One day when we have all of the money in the world we will have a big flashy website but, for now this is our home...to be honest, anything to get away from MySpace for a while.

So, visit regularly to find out whats going on in the HG camp...you never know what you might find out!

Speak to you soon!

HG