Parlour Flames member Vinny Peculiar recalls the Aston Villa star with a guitar.
Taken from the Official Aston Villa Match day programme.
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Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Parlour Flames member Vinny Peculiar recalls the Aston Villa star with a guitar.
Taken from the Official Aston Villa Match day programme.
Parlour Flames 'Vinny Peculiar' Recalls The Aston Villa Star With A Guitar
Parlour Flames member Vinny Peculiar recalls the Aston Villa star with a guitar.
Taken from the Official Aston Villa Match day programme.
David Bowie
Parlour Flames
Roxy Music
The Smiths
Vinny Peculiar
This summer’s Nozstock festival will almost be a homecoming gig for Vinny Perculiar.
Vinny Perculiar is the pseudonym for Alan Wilkes, a singer-songwriter and poet who has been based in Manchester for nearly twenty years.
But Vinny, who has worked with former band members of the Smiths, Aztec Camera and The Fall, was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. He has famously been christened as the “Tony Hancock of Pop” by Uncut Magazine, and has regularly appeared at Glastonbury. Growing up, Perculiar was influenced by not only music artists such as David Bowie, David Burn and Roxy Music, but also writers such as Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac.
Click here to read the full article.
Parlour Flames Interview
This summer’s Nozstock festival will almost be a homecoming gig for Vinny Perculiar.
Vinny Perculiar is the pseudonym for Alan Wilkes, a singer-songwriter and poet who has been based in Manchester for nearly twenty years.
But Vinny, who has worked with former band members of the Smiths, Aztec Camera and The Fall, was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. He has famously been christened as the “Tony Hancock of Pop” by Uncut Magazine, and has regularly appeared at Glastonbury. Growing up, Perculiar was influenced by not only music artists such as David Bowie, David Burn and Roxy Music, but also writers such as Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac.
Click here to read the full article.
Bonehead
Oasis
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Paul Arthurs, better known as Bonehead during his days with Oasis, has put together a band with Manchester-based singer songwriter and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes). Parlour Flames combine Peculiar’s witty lyrics and melodic piano with Bonehead on multi-instrumental duties, and their debut album – a 60s-soaked folk/pop fest - is really very good...
This Feeling caught up for a chat with the ex-Oasis man in the midst of a string of live dates across the UK…
Click here to read the interview.
Bonehead On Parlour Flames, Oasis, The Vortex And More
Paul Arthurs, better known as Bonehead during his days with Oasis, has put together a band with Manchester-based singer songwriter and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes). Parlour Flames combine Peculiar’s witty lyrics and melodic piano with Bonehead on multi-instrumental duties, and their debut album – a 60s-soaked folk/pop fest - is really very good...
This Feeling caught up for a chat with the ex-Oasis man in the midst of a string of live dates across the UK…
Click here to read the interview.
Beady Eye
Bonehead
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Is there life after Oasis? Well, the Gallagher brothers are both treading fairly successful, if lower-profile, paths since the demise in 2009 of the erstwhile mega-group.
Liam and the rest of the band continue as Beady Eye, while Noel ventured into a solo project called Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
But what of founding member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, rhythm guitar player in young pre-Gallaghers Manchester outfit The Rain, and stalwartly on stage in the Oasis glory years from 1991-1999?
Well, he might not have been in the mainstream spotlight, but he's been beavering away quietly in the small basement studio he built after he quit the band to enjoy family life with his wife and their son and daughter, now aged 18 and 16.
"Oasis was an incredibly tense band to be part of," recalls Paul. "The sheer volume of gigs we did was crazy and we never had a day off. The fun went out of it for me and you can't carry on unless you are 100 per cent committed. I think overall the highs outweighed the lows, though."
There have been some wanderings into the live arena with other musical collaborators in The Vortex, some DJ sets and radio show hosting around Manchester. But now comes Parlour Flames – the project Paul, now 47, feels he has been waiting for.
This time it's a collaboration with Manchester musician and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes); their eponymous self-produced album was released last month on Cherry Red Records and now they are in the middle of a UK-wide tour that brings them to Bristol and Glastonbury Festival later this month. The album is an intriguing quasi-psychedelic pop creation that's rich in lyrical reminiscence and features some delicious brass arrangements. Paul is absolutely delighted with it.
"It almost feels like it did in 1994 – you really enjoy something and it is really what you want to do," he declares. "Vinny is a proper storyteller – he talks about love and life and death. His lyrics are like a good book. After Oasis I got together with Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke from The Smiths and they became Vinny's drummer and bass player, so I got to know him through them.
"We became good friends and kept saying we should do something together; as soon as we did, it just gelled. Two songs turned into four, then six, then an album."
Paul admits he surprised himself with some of the intricate guitar work using an e-bow.
"I'm known for hammering those big Bonehead chords and there's some quite delicate stuff on the record," he says. "We really tried to better ourselves on it and that was easier because we had no outside pressures or time constraints."
One of the hardest challenges was deciding on a name; Vinny finally came up with Parlour Flames.
"I think it conjures up a lovely old-fashioned imagery that is romantic and comforting," says Paul, who hasn't been back to Cornwall since Oasis "attempted to re-record" Definitely, Maybe at Sawmills Studio by the River Fowey in 1994.
Convincing people to listen is the next hurdle, but there is still a heartening core support from Oasis fans.
"We aren't two teenage boys aiming for world domination, but we have both made something we are really pleased with and we can't wait to play it to people," he adds.
Parlour Flames play at Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, on Friday, June 21, the Fleece in Bristol on June 22 and Glastonbury Festival on June 28. Call the venue for tickets.
Source: www.thisissomerset.co.uk
Oasis Stalwart Is Fired Up About A Return To Spotlight
Is there life after Oasis? Well, the Gallagher brothers are both treading fairly successful, if lower-profile, paths since the demise in 2009 of the erstwhile mega-group.
Liam and the rest of the band continue as Beady Eye, while Noel ventured into a solo project called Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
But what of founding member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, rhythm guitar player in young pre-Gallaghers Manchester outfit The Rain, and stalwartly on stage in the Oasis glory years from 1991-1999?
Well, he might not have been in the mainstream spotlight, but he's been beavering away quietly in the small basement studio he built after he quit the band to enjoy family life with his wife and their son and daughter, now aged 18 and 16.
"Oasis was an incredibly tense band to be part of," recalls Paul. "The sheer volume of gigs we did was crazy and we never had a day off. The fun went out of it for me and you can't carry on unless you are 100 per cent committed. I think overall the highs outweighed the lows, though."
There have been some wanderings into the live arena with other musical collaborators in The Vortex, some DJ sets and radio show hosting around Manchester. But now comes Parlour Flames – the project Paul, now 47, feels he has been waiting for.
This time it's a collaboration with Manchester musician and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes); their eponymous self-produced album was released last month on Cherry Red Records and now they are in the middle of a UK-wide tour that brings them to Bristol and Glastonbury Festival later this month. The album is an intriguing quasi-psychedelic pop creation that's rich in lyrical reminiscence and features some delicious brass arrangements. Paul is absolutely delighted with it.
"It almost feels like it did in 1994 – you really enjoy something and it is really what you want to do," he declares. "Vinny is a proper storyteller – he talks about love and life and death. His lyrics are like a good book. After Oasis I got together with Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke from The Smiths and they became Vinny's drummer and bass player, so I got to know him through them.
"We became good friends and kept saying we should do something together; as soon as we did, it just gelled. Two songs turned into four, then six, then an album."
Paul admits he surprised himself with some of the intricate guitar work using an e-bow.
"I'm known for hammering those big Bonehead chords and there's some quite delicate stuff on the record," he says. "We really tried to better ourselves on it and that was easier because we had no outside pressures or time constraints."
One of the hardest challenges was deciding on a name; Vinny finally came up with Parlour Flames.
"I think it conjures up a lovely old-fashioned imagery that is romantic and comforting," says Paul, who hasn't been back to Cornwall since Oasis "attempted to re-record" Definitely, Maybe at Sawmills Studio by the River Fowey in 1994.
Convincing people to listen is the next hurdle, but there is still a heartening core support from Oasis fans.
"We aren't two teenage boys aiming for world domination, but we have both made something we are really pleased with and we can't wait to play it to people," he adds.
Parlour Flames play at Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, on Friday, June 21, the Fleece in Bristol on June 22 and Glastonbury Festival on June 28. Call the venue for tickets.
Source: www.thisissomerset.co.uk
Bonehead
Oasis
Parlour Flames
The Vortex
Vinny Peculiar
Is there life after Oasis? Well, the Gallagher brothers are both treading fairly successful, if lower-profile, paths since the demise in 2009 of the erstwhile mega-group. Liam and the rest of the band continue as Beady Eye, while Noel ventured into a solo project called Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
But what of founding member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, rhythm guitar player in young pre-Gallaghers Manchester outfit The Rain, and stalwartly on stage in the Oasis glory years from 1991-1999?
Well, he might not have been in the mainstream spotlight, but he's been beavering away quietly in the small basement studio he built after he quit the band to enjoy family life with his wife and their son and daughter, now aged 18 and 16.
"Oasis was an incredibly tense band to be part of," recalls Paul. "The sheer volume of gigs we did was crazy and we never had a day off. The fun went out of it for me and you can't carry on unless you are 100 per cent committed. I think overall the highs outweighed the lows, though."
There have been some wanderings into the live arena with other musical collaborators in The Vortex, some DJ sets and radio show hosting around Manchester. But now comes Parlour Flames – the project Paul, now 47, feels he has been waiting for.
"The kids are growing up now, so it's time to get out there again."
This time it's a collaboration with Manchester musician and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes); their eponymous self-produced album was released last month on Cherry Red Records and now they are in the middle of a UK-wide tour that brings them to Falmouth's Princess Pavilion this month. The album is an intriguing quasi-psychedelic pop creation that's rich in lyrical reminiscence and features some delicious brass arrangements.
His first record release since Oasis, Paul is absolutely delighted with it.
"It almost feels like it did in 1994 – you really enjoy something and it is really what you want to do," he declares. "Vinny is a proper storyteller – he talks about love and life and death. His lyrics are like a good book. "After Oasis I got together with Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke from The Smiths and they became Vinny's drummer and bass player, so I got to know him through them.
"We became good friends and kept saying we should do something together; as soon as we did, it just gelled. Two songs turned into four, then six, then an album."
Paul admits he surprised himself with some of the intricate guitar work using an e-bow.
"I'm known for hammering those big Bonehead chords and there's some quite delicate stuff on the record," he says. "We really tried to better ourselves on it and that was easier because we had no outside pressures or time constraints."
One of the hardest challenges was deciding on a name; Vinny finally came up with Parlour Flames.
"I think it conjures up a lovely old fashioned imagery that is romantic and comforting," says Paul, who hasn't been back to Cornwall since Oasis "attempted to re-record" Definitely, Maybe at Sawmills Studio by the river Fowey in 1994.
Convincing people to listen is the next hurdle, but there is still a heartening core support from Oasis fans.
"We aren't two teenage boys aiming for world domination, but we have both made something we are really pleased with and we can't wait to play it to people," he ads.
Parlour Flames play at Princess Pavilion, Falmouth on Friday, June 21. Call the venue for tickets.
Source: www.thisissomerset.co.uk
Is There Life After Oasis?
Is there life after Oasis? Well, the Gallagher brothers are both treading fairly successful, if lower-profile, paths since the demise in 2009 of the erstwhile mega-group. Liam and the rest of the band continue as Beady Eye, while Noel ventured into a solo project called Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
But what of founding member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, rhythm guitar player in young pre-Gallaghers Manchester outfit The Rain, and stalwartly on stage in the Oasis glory years from 1991-1999?
Well, he might not have been in the mainstream spotlight, but he's been beavering away quietly in the small basement studio he built after he quit the band to enjoy family life with his wife and their son and daughter, now aged 18 and 16.
"Oasis was an incredibly tense band to be part of," recalls Paul. "The sheer volume of gigs we did was crazy and we never had a day off. The fun went out of it for me and you can't carry on unless you are 100 per cent committed. I think overall the highs outweighed the lows, though."
There have been some wanderings into the live arena with other musical collaborators in The Vortex, some DJ sets and radio show hosting around Manchester. But now comes Parlour Flames – the project Paul, now 47, feels he has been waiting for.
"The kids are growing up now, so it's time to get out there again."
This time it's a collaboration with Manchester musician and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes); their eponymous self-produced album was released last month on Cherry Red Records and now they are in the middle of a UK-wide tour that brings them to Falmouth's Princess Pavilion this month. The album is an intriguing quasi-psychedelic pop creation that's rich in lyrical reminiscence and features some delicious brass arrangements.
His first record release since Oasis, Paul is absolutely delighted with it.
"It almost feels like it did in 1994 – you really enjoy something and it is really what you want to do," he declares. "Vinny is a proper storyteller – he talks about love and life and death. His lyrics are like a good book. "After Oasis I got together with Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke from The Smiths and they became Vinny's drummer and bass player, so I got to know him through them.
"We became good friends and kept saying we should do something together; as soon as we did, it just gelled. Two songs turned into four, then six, then an album."
Paul admits he surprised himself with some of the intricate guitar work using an e-bow.
"I'm known for hammering those big Bonehead chords and there's some quite delicate stuff on the record," he says. "We really tried to better ourselves on it and that was easier because we had no outside pressures or time constraints."
One of the hardest challenges was deciding on a name; Vinny finally came up with Parlour Flames.
"I think it conjures up a lovely old fashioned imagery that is romantic and comforting," says Paul, who hasn't been back to Cornwall since Oasis "attempted to re-record" Definitely, Maybe at Sawmills Studio by the river Fowey in 1994.
Convincing people to listen is the next hurdle, but there is still a heartening core support from Oasis fans.
"We aren't two teenage boys aiming for world domination, but we have both made something we are really pleased with and we can't wait to play it to people," he ads.
Parlour Flames play at Princess Pavilion, Falmouth on Friday, June 21. Call the venue for tickets.
Source: www.thisissomerset.co.uk
Bonehead
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Parlour Flames 'Pop Music Football & Girls' is released today, visit the bands official website here for more details.
Parlour Flames 'Pop Music Football & Girls' Is Released Today
Parlour Flames 'Pop Music Football & Girls' is released today, visit the bands official website here for more details.
Bonehead
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Below is the official video for 'Pop Music Football & Girls' by Parlour Flames.
The track is taken from Parlour Flames self-titled debut album released worldwide on 20th May by Cherry Red Records. Pre-Order the album on Limited Edition 12" vinyl or CD.
For more details to pre order, live dates and more visit the bands official site here.
Watch Parlour Flames Video For 'Pop Music Football & Girls'
Below is the official video for 'Pop Music Football & Girls' by Parlour Flames.
The track is taken from Parlour Flames self-titled debut album released worldwide on 20th May by Cherry Red Records. Pre-Order the album on Limited Edition 12" vinyl or CD.
For more details to pre order, live dates and more visit the bands official site here.
Bonehead
Liam Gallagher
Oasis
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Music fans can hear a sneak preview of a new album featuring the Hale-based ex-Oasis guitarist, Bonehead.
The 47-year-old - real name Paul Arthurs - will perform songs from Parlour Flames at a free gig in Manchester on April 20, (Saturday).
Bonehead will be joined by songwriting partner Vinny Peculiar for a gig in Pretty Green, the King Street clothes shop owned by his former band mate Liam Gallagher.
The CD is Bonehead’s first album release since leaving Oasis in 1999 and the musician said he’s looking forward to the performance.
He said: “I'm excited about playing the album in the venue as it's not a regular gig venue, and obviously it's owned by Liam who is a good friend of mine. Also we wanted to do something different to celebrate the release of the record for Record Store day.”
Bonehead said both he and Vinny are happy with the album and added that the idea was first broached several years ago.
He said: “As the recording progressed, we both felt that we had produced something we were both happy to put out. I don't think it was a case of waiting so long to release something, more a case of "this feels right" and I'm happy to put my name behind it.”
Liam and Noel Gallagher have a colourful reputation and Bonehead said working with them in Oasis was a “massive” part of his life.
He said: “We went on to achieve everything, and more, that we set out to do. It's certainly a period of my life that I'm immensely proud to have been a part of, and yes I've got plenty of anecdotes I could share with you, but you probably wouldn't put to print.”
* The gig starts at 1pm and admission is on a first come first served basis. Pretty Green can accommodate up to 120 people.
Source: messengernewspapers.co.uk
Parlour Flames On Playing A Free Gig This Weekend
Music fans can hear a sneak preview of a new album featuring the Hale-based ex-Oasis guitarist, Bonehead.
The 47-year-old - real name Paul Arthurs - will perform songs from Parlour Flames at a free gig in Manchester on April 20, (Saturday).
Bonehead will be joined by songwriting partner Vinny Peculiar for a gig in Pretty Green, the King Street clothes shop owned by his former band mate Liam Gallagher.
The CD is Bonehead’s first album release since leaving Oasis in 1999 and the musician said he’s looking forward to the performance.
He said: “I'm excited about playing the album in the venue as it's not a regular gig venue, and obviously it's owned by Liam who is a good friend of mine. Also we wanted to do something different to celebrate the release of the record for Record Store day.”
Bonehead said both he and Vinny are happy with the album and added that the idea was first broached several years ago.
He said: “As the recording progressed, we both felt that we had produced something we were both happy to put out. I don't think it was a case of waiting so long to release something, more a case of "this feels right" and I'm happy to put my name behind it.”
Liam and Noel Gallagher have a colourful reputation and Bonehead said working with them in Oasis was a “massive” part of his life.
He said: “We went on to achieve everything, and more, that we set out to do. It's certainly a period of my life that I'm immensely proud to have been a part of, and yes I've got plenty of anecdotes I could share with you, but you probably wouldn't put to print.”
* The gig starts at 1pm and admission is on a first come first served basis. Pretty Green can accommodate up to 120 people.
Source: messengernewspapers.co.uk
Bonehead
Chris Hutton
Oasis
Parlour Flames
The Rain
Vinny Peculiar
Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs was a founding member of Oasis. He, Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan, Tony McCarroll, Liam Gallagher and a dude named Chris Hutton formed The Rain in 1991. Soon after, Hutton was replaced by Noel, and Oasis was born. The eight years to follow were the most chaotic in Bonehead’s life; three incredible records, tens of millions of albums sold, some of the biggest gigs in UK rock history, fame/fortune etc. In 1999, he chose to leave the band.
In 2012 Bonehead hooked up with Salford based songsmith Vinny Peculiar to form Parlour Flames. Their upcoming LP is the first record Bone will have put his name to since Oasis’ LP Be Here Now (1997).
To read the interview in full click here.
Bonehead Talks About Parlour Flames, Oasis And More
Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs was a founding member of Oasis. He, Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan, Tony McCarroll, Liam Gallagher and a dude named Chris Hutton formed The Rain in 1991. Soon after, Hutton was replaced by Noel, and Oasis was born. The eight years to follow were the most chaotic in Bonehead’s life; three incredible records, tens of millions of albums sold, some of the biggest gigs in UK rock history, fame/fortune etc. In 1999, he chose to leave the band.
In 2012 Bonehead hooked up with Salford based songsmith Vinny Peculiar to form Parlour Flames. Their upcoming LP is the first record Bone will have put his name to since Oasis’ LP Be Here Now (1997).
To read the interview in full click here.
Bonehead
Helen Chamberlain
Max Rushden
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Parlour Flames duo Vinny Peculiar and Bonehead joined Max and Helen on the Soccer AM sofa.
Click here to watch the video.
Video: Parlour Flames On Soccer AM
Parlour Flames duo Vinny Peculiar and Bonehead joined Max and Helen on the Soccer AM sofa.
Click here to watch the video.
Bonehead
Helen Chamberlain
Max Rushden
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
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Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden are joined by Bonehead and Vinny Peculiar from Parlour Flames for the nations favourite Saturday morning football show, with regular features and all the latest from the worlds of soccer and showbiz.
Soccer A.M is on this morning at 10am on Sky One (UK Only).
Parlour Flames Are On Soccer A.M This Morning
Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden are joined by Bonehead and Vinny Peculiar from Parlour Flames for the nations favourite Saturday morning football show, with regular features and all the latest from the worlds of soccer and showbiz.
Soccer A.M is on this morning at 10am on Sky One (UK Only).
Bonehead
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden are joined by Bonehead and Vinny Peculiar from Parlour Flames for the nations favourite Saturday morning football show, with regular features and all the latest from the worlds of soccer and showbiz.
Soccer A.M is on Saturday at 10am on Sky One (UK Only).
Parlour Flames Are On Soccer A.M This Saturday
Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden are joined by Bonehead and Vinny Peculiar from Parlour Flames for the nations favourite Saturday morning football show, with regular features and all the latest from the worlds of soccer and showbiz.
Soccer A.M is on Saturday at 10am on Sky One (UK Only).
Bonehead
Gem Archer
Liam Gallagher
Mama And Papas
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
His return may not quite match the frenzy which greeted David Bowie’s comeback but 14 years after quitting Oasis, Bonehead, the band’s original guitarist, is to release his first album.
A cult figure who walked out of Oasis in 1999 at the height of the band’s Britpop success, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs abandoned a life of stadium gigs and tabloid infamy to spend more time with his family.
Now Arthurs, 47, will finally give fans a taste of the band Oasis might have become when he unveils his new band, Parlour Flames, who will release their self-titled debut album in May.
Arthurs, a plasterer who formed the band which became Oasis in the late 80s, shares writing credits with Manchester-based musician and poet Vinny Peculiar, in the new venture.
Their first single is called Manchester Rain and the album’s musical sophistication, featuring cellos, flute and flugelhorn, may surprise those who assumed that Noel Gallagher was the song-writing genius behind Oasis.
The single is influenced by the Mamas & Papas classic California Dreaming. In Bonehead’s version his drizzly hometown is where “all the fields are brown and the buildings are grey”.
Bonehead said he quit Oasis because being in the band was no longer fun and he wanted to see more of his young children.
“We were renting out Christian Dior's mansion in the south of France. Liam was on a drinking ban and I wasn't helping by not sticking to it,” said the guitarist.
After leaving Oasis, Bonehead set up a recording studio and presented a radio show on BBC Manchester.
Bonehead was replaced by Gem Archer in Oasis and has indicated that he would be willing to rejoin the band, which split in 2009, for a one-off reunion concert.
The rhythm guitarist, who also plays piano, once said his favourite Oasis song to play was Columbia because it consisted of just three chords.
Immortalised in one of the band's B-sides, Bonehead's Bank Holiday, the guitarist got his nickname years before he joined the band because of his thinning hair.
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Forget Bowie...Bonehead's Back
His return may not quite match the frenzy which greeted David Bowie’s comeback but 14 years after quitting Oasis, Bonehead, the band’s original guitarist, is to release his first album.
A cult figure who walked out of Oasis in 1999 at the height of the band’s Britpop success, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs abandoned a life of stadium gigs and tabloid infamy to spend more time with his family.
Now Arthurs, 47, will finally give fans a taste of the band Oasis might have become when he unveils his new band, Parlour Flames, who will release their self-titled debut album in May.
Arthurs, a plasterer who formed the band which became Oasis in the late 80s, shares writing credits with Manchester-based musician and poet Vinny Peculiar, in the new venture.
Their first single is called Manchester Rain and the album’s musical sophistication, featuring cellos, flute and flugelhorn, may surprise those who assumed that Noel Gallagher was the song-writing genius behind Oasis.
The single is influenced by the Mamas & Papas classic California Dreaming. In Bonehead’s version his drizzly hometown is where “all the fields are brown and the buildings are grey”.
Bonehead said he quit Oasis because being in the band was no longer fun and he wanted to see more of his young children.
“We were renting out Christian Dior's mansion in the south of France. Liam was on a drinking ban and I wasn't helping by not sticking to it,” said the guitarist.
After leaving Oasis, Bonehead set up a recording studio and presented a radio show on BBC Manchester.
Bonehead was replaced by Gem Archer in Oasis and has indicated that he would be willing to rejoin the band, which split in 2009, for a one-off reunion concert.
The rhythm guitarist, who also plays piano, once said his favourite Oasis song to play was Columbia because it consisted of just three chords.
Immortalised in one of the band's B-sides, Bonehead's Bank Holiday, the guitarist got his nickname years before he joined the band because of his thinning hair.
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bonehead
Parlour Flames
Pete Macleod
Vinny Peculiar
Parlour Flames have a number of T Shirts on sale at the official site here, a teaser video for 'Manchester Rain' will be made available tomorrow.
'Manchester Rain' will be released as a limited edition 7 inch coloured vinyl single, on April 20th.
Pete MacLeod who has collaborated with Bonehead in the past will tour in March to promote his new EP, 'Glasgow Keep's Me Real, California Let's Me Heal'.
The tour dates are:
Glasgow 2nd March - The Griffin (Sold out)
Hamburg 13th March - Freundlich & Kompetent
Los Angeles 30th March - Ghengis Cohen
The EP is now available to download for free at www.petemacleod.net
Parlour Flames T Shirts Are Available Now
Parlour Flames have a number of T Shirts on sale at the official site here, a teaser video for 'Manchester Rain' will be made available tomorrow.
'Manchester Rain' will be released as a limited edition 7 inch coloured vinyl single, on April 20th.
Pete MacLeod who has collaborated with Bonehead in the past will tour in March to promote his new EP, 'Glasgow Keep's Me Real, California Let's Me Heal'.
The tour dates are:
Glasgow 2nd March - The Griffin (Sold out)
Hamburg 13th March - Freundlich & Kompetent
Los Angeles 30th March - Ghengis Cohen
The EP is now available to download for free at www.petemacleod.net
Bonehead
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Parlour Flames have announced another batch of UK live dates, visit www.parlourflames.com for more details.
Below is an interview Bonehead and Vinny that has been recently uploaded to YouTube from last year.
Parlour Flames Announce More UK Live Dates And More
Parlour Flames have announced another batch of UK live dates, visit www.parlourflames.com for more details.
Below is an interview Bonehead and Vinny that has been recently uploaded to YouTube from last year.
Bonehead
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Parlour Flames will release their debut album 'Parlour Flames' on May 20th on Cherry Red Records.
The album will be preceded by new single 'Pop Music Football And Girls' on May 20th, they will also release 'Manchester Rain' as a limited edition 7in vinyl for Record Store Day on April 20th.
To read a recent interview with the boys click here, for more information on the band click here.
Parlour Flames Interview And Album Release Details
Parlour Flames will release their debut album 'Parlour Flames' on May 20th on Cherry Red Records.
The album will be preceded by new single 'Pop Music Football And Girls' on May 20th, they will also release 'Manchester Rain' as a limited edition 7in vinyl for Record Store Day on April 20th.
To read a recent interview with the boys click here, for more information on the band click here.
Bonehead
Parlour Flames
Vinny Peculiar
Parlour Flames kick off their UK Tour with a concert at King Tuts in Glasgow today. Click here for other dates and ticket information.
Parlour Flames To Start Their UK Tour Later Today
Parlour Flames kick off their UK Tour with a concert at King Tuts in Glasgow today. Click here for other dates and ticket information.
Anna Zweck
Badly Drawn Boy
Bob Marsh
Bonehead
Che Beresford
Dave Fyfe
Oasis
Parlour Flames
Semay Woo
Vinny Peculiar
Cherry Red Records is delighted to announce VOLUME#ONE the debut record by Parlour Flames is due for release Spring 2013! Parlour Flames is a musical collaboration between former Oasis rhythm guitarist Bonehead (aka Paul Arthurs) and the Manchester based singer songwriter & poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes).
Vinny and Bonehead have co-written & produced all the songs on VOLUME#ONE, playing the guitars, basses, pianos and keyboards. The vocals and lyrics were all sang/written by Vinny.
The record features Che Beresford (Badly Drawn Boy) on drums and percussion, Semay Woo on cellos, Anna Zweck (Samson & Delilah) on flute and backing vocals, Bob Marsh (Badly Drawn Boy, I Am Kloot) on trumpets & fugal horn. Ollie Collins alos plays bass on a couple of tracks.
The record was engineered by Dave Fyfe, and produced by Parlour Flames in Boneheads home studio. Parlour Flames were so named by Vinny after watching a TV program on Victorian lifestyles, early performance spaces and the flames of faith and endurance.
The band will play a number of UK gigs in February. Check the dates here.
To find out more about Parlour Flames & to hear some samples check out their official website & Facebook page or follow them on Twitter @ParlourFlames.
Source: www.cherryred.co.uk
Cherry Red To Release Debut Record By Parlour Flames
Cherry Red Records is delighted to announce VOLUME#ONE the debut record by Parlour Flames is due for release Spring 2013! Parlour Flames is a musical collaboration between former Oasis rhythm guitarist Bonehead (aka Paul Arthurs) and the Manchester based singer songwriter & poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes).
Vinny and Bonehead have co-written & produced all the songs on VOLUME#ONE, playing the guitars, basses, pianos and keyboards. The vocals and lyrics were all sang/written by Vinny.
The record features Che Beresford (Badly Drawn Boy) on drums and percussion, Semay Woo on cellos, Anna Zweck (Samson & Delilah) on flute and backing vocals, Bob Marsh (Badly Drawn Boy, I Am Kloot) on trumpets & fugal horn. Ollie Collins alos plays bass on a couple of tracks.
The record was engineered by Dave Fyfe, and produced by Parlour Flames in Boneheads home studio. Parlour Flames were so named by Vinny after watching a TV program on Victorian lifestyles, early performance spaces and the flames of faith and endurance.
The band will play a number of UK gigs in February. Check the dates here.
To find out more about Parlour Flames & to hear some samples check out their official website & Facebook page or follow them on Twitter @ParlourFlames.
Source: www.cherryred.co.uk
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