Sunday 3rd February - Finally, it's almost here!
Yes, at long last, the end is in sight in the creation of Kingtide's debut long-player. Thanks to a few gentle prods from the likes of Owen from Vehicle and Anthony Gliddon, not to mention Wiggi moaning "Let's just release it all as it is now, it sounds great", Ben began work on final mixes.
And then the mixing work became adding, replacing and mixing. more
Sunday 25th February - Ben's been busy
So then, what's been going on in Kingtideland? Well, quite a lot, actually. Work is still happening on the album, oh yes, and there's probably going to be an EP as well with more songs on it. more
Thursday 11th January - Album update
Ben Kingtide has confirmed that their new album is still coming along nicely and there are now 12 songs almost finished. more
Tuesday 21st November - New song on MySpace
Work is continuing apace on the new Kingtide album with momentum gathering as the project nears completion. The chaps are working on about 15 songs, and the first one to be mixed is now available for preview on the Kingtide MySpace page. more
Sunday 24th September - Kingtide back in studio
Kingtide are once again in the recording studio recording material for their currently untitled new album. So far all of the drums are done, along with quite a lot of bass, guitar and vocals. Particularly exciting is Ben's massive guitar sound: one guitar plugged into four all valve amps at once. more
Tuesday 8th August - Congratulations Sam and Kev
It's a little-known fact, but Wiggi is actually legally able to marry people (in some state in America at least). more
Tuesday 23rd May - Kingtide on nme.com
NME.com have setup a really cool new bands section and Kingtide are on there. There is some kind of voting system and as it's so new there are hardly any bands on there and so with your help we could be right up to the top easy peasy :-) But we need you to vote for us to make this dream reality... Here's how to vote
- Go to http://www.nme.com/register
- Fill in your details (nme take privacy very seriously and you can uncheck the boxes for receiving email etc)
- Click register
- Visit http://www.nme.com/newmusic/Kingtide
- Click vote for this band on the left under the nice pic of us
Thursday 4th May - Kingtide on the BBC!
Kingtide bassist Lewis Smith was on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire radio tonight with Jen, Jim and Jayne to promote the gigging for it show tomorrow night at the Jug. As well as getting in some good plugs for the show, we also got October played on the radio! Special thanks to Anita Miah at BBC Coventry and Warwickshire for having us, and plugging the gig so heavily. more
Saturday 15th April - High Rising
The fantastic guys from High Rising very kindly put a link to us on their brand new website. I promised to put a link back to them on our links page, but coming to look at the site I realise that we don't have one... more
Friday 24th March - Podcasts and other noises
Kingtide have been confirmed as one of 3 acts to take part in the first in a monthly series of podcasts organised by Pillar Box Records. more
Tuesday 14th March - Leam n Aid Pics
Another year, another great Leam n Aid. Packed house, £1,800 raised and a fairly drunken time had by all.
See the pics on the BBC gallery.
Or one of these fine outlets:
www.warwick.ac.uk/~esuclb/mp/leam'n'aid/leam'n'aid.htm
www.amc-photographics.com
www.projectcircle3.com/pictures
www.myspace.com/spareviews
more
Sunday 29th January - New record update
A (belated) happy new year to one and all! And what a year it promises to be. Here's some things to look forward to: Late-February will the release of "Coming In to Land", a collection of 10 largely acoustic songs recorded back in December. more
Sunday 11th December - New record and acoustic shows
Things have been very busy at Kingtide Towers of late! The boys are working on a new record with the intention of releasing it through Pillar Box Records in the new year. more
Sunday 6th November - Kingtide on MySpace
Better late than never, Kingtide now have a page on MySpace. So get youself to www.myspace.com/kingtideband, listen to the songs and make us your friend! more
Thursday 20th October - JP Day show a success!
Thanks to everyone who came to the John Peel Day gig at the Jug and Jester. A great night was had by all, and the best news is that after Mark from the Jug had emptied the big whiskey bottle we raised £230 - currently winging it's way to Amnesty International. more
Thursday 6th October - PBR On The Beeb
We love the BBC. And John Humphries is a god. more
Monday 3rd October - Pillar Box Records
So as you've probably heard, Kingtide have been recruited by Pillar Box Records to spread their music far and wide via the combined forces of MP3 and the interweb. Anyway, the promo is going rather well and so far we have been promised features in.. more
Thursday 18th August - Thanks Jonny!
In a world where art so often comes second to the pursuit of the almighty dollar, it's always good to meet someone like Jonny Random. more
Saturday 13th August - Fitter, happier, more productive
Whilst all may have seemed a little quiet on the Kingtide front of late, behind the scenes that certainly hasn't been the case. more
Tuesday 26th July - New Front Page Photo
So we finally added a pic that is of the current band members! The day we went to take the photos was the one day of English summer, but against the advice of our photographer we insisted on taking some pics anyway. more
Sunday 17th July - Drummer Boy Graduates!
Congratulations to Wiggi on his graduation. He got a first in something to do with computers, though rumour has it he was awarded the grade not because of the quality of his work, but because no-one has ever started their final year project so late and still handed it in on time. more
Monday 4th July - Kingtide announce new line-up!
Following the departure of Colin Locke and Paul Ryan, Kingtide have recruited a new drummer in the (skinny, scruffy) shape of Richie J, otherwise known as the boy Wig. more
Tuesday 8th March - Kingtide Invited to Play Peace Festival
Kingtide have been invited to play this years Peace Festival! "We're absolutely ecstatic", said bassist Lewis, "we love the peace festival and we turn up every year, so playing will be fantastic!" more
Saturday 5th March - Buy Kingtide CD's Online!
You can now buy either of the fantastic Kingtide EPs direct from this very site! Just follow the sounds link above. more
Thursday 3rd February - Leam 'n' Aid on TV!
Leam 'n' Aid is officially top pop after bubbling it's way onto BBC TV. BBC Midlands, who have previously featured Kingtide as their band of the month, mentioned the Leam 'n' Aid festival on Midlands Today as well as in this article. The appeal was also featured on the front page of the Leamington Observer today (coverage online soon) with a picture of Paul Kingtide, Jen Marketing and Andy Landlord with a nice story about the event which happens this weekend at the Robbins Well in Leamington. To watch the TV mention click here and scroll to 12:50. more
Thursday 13th January - Leam n' Aid is Front Page News!
"A Live aid style benefit concert by bands in Leamington has attracted such support, the event has turned into a two-day festival" Or so the Leam Observer say on the front page this week anyway. A big thanks to everyone who's helped out so far, all this couldn't be possible without you lot and we look well set to reach our target of raising at least ?1000 for the appeal. more
Sunday 2nd January - Tsunami Relief gig
We are organising a benefit concert for the victims of this terrible tragedy. For more details, and for details of how you can help, follow this link. Thanks in advance. Kingtide more
Thursday 23rd December - !!Send a Kingtide Christmas Card!!
Wednesday 22nd December - Kingtide Press Coverage online!
We at kingtide.co.uk are proud to announce that you can now view a few some of the press coverage that we have recieved online. more
Saturday 18th December - Kingtide Busking Pics
Our good friend Scott took these fantastic pictures of Ben and Paul busking in the run up to the Launch Party. go! More pics of the band are available here. more
Sunday 5th December - Christmas Gig Confirmed
Kingtide (or should we call them Yuletide- chortle) have just confirmed a Christmas gig at Robins Well scheduled for 23rd December. more
Monday 15th November - Launch Party a Royal Success!
Sore heads and defaced t-shirts aside, Kingtide?s Record Release Party for the Red EP last Saturday (13th Nov) was an out and out success! more
Friday 12th November - Stop Press! Kingtide in local news!
Yes, its official, Kingtide have become local celebs after two of Leamington?s premier news publications ran features on the rise of the ?Tide. more
Monday 8th November - Red EP Launch Party- This Saturday (13th Nov) at the Jug
After months of preparation, Kingtide are set to throw their long awaited launch party for the brand new Red EP this Saturday (13th Nov) at the Jug and Jester in Leamington Spa. more
Saturday 6th November - CWR vote Kingtide Band of the Month!
Kingtide have been chosen by BBC CWR as Novembers official Band of the Month!
The local BBC radio station has not only set aside a whole page on its lovely website to tell the world about us, but has also invited visitors to listen to Green EP classic ?Into the Light? as well as plugging the Red EP launch party! more
