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Festival 2010 Part 2
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Festival 2010 Line-Up |
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Now in their 24th year together, having performed over 4,000 concerts and with a national mailing list exceeding 20,000, the Hamsters are established as the UK’s premier blues-rock attraction. This has been achieved purely by hard work with the band handling all their own affairs, thereby disproving the popular misconception that it can’t be done without major label muscle.
The Hamsters are simply three virtuoso musicians: Slim on guitar and lead vocals, the Rev Otis Elevator on drums and singing along a bit, and the irascible Zsa Zsa Poltergeist on bass and also doing a bit of singing.
Southend’s finest have been voted one of the UK‘s best unsigned bands by Kerrang magazine, (they already have a record deal, but it’s a nice compliment). Even BBC’s Top Gear magazine recognises the band as the UK’s hardest working, and featured them in an article on in-car entertainment, the Hamsters being the ideal people to ask as they’re always travelling somewhere.
Originally forming for their own amusement (and taking their name from the Sex Pistols, who once used it as a pseudonym to outwit hostile councils), the Hamsters enjoy the irony of being an aggressive band with a cuddly name. Although serious about what they do, they don’t take themselves too seriously.
Although primarily performing their own brand of material, they are also widely regarded as the UK’s leading interpreters of the music of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top. Band members have performed with artists such as Eric Clapton, Alison Moyet, Status Quo, John Otway, Doctor Feelgood, Walter Trout and the late, great gentleman of British Blues, Alexis Korner.
World Champion Formula 1 driver Damon Hill is a fan, and was spotted wearing a Hamsters tee shirt at the Hungarian Grand Prix! Their version of Hendrix’s "Voodoo Chile" has been used in an edition of BBC TV’s Top Gear. Slim has been voted one of the top 100 guitarists of all time in a radio poll on LBC.
The Hamsters’ latest release is a three-hour live double DVD set, titled 'Curse of the Killer Hamsters!' Their musical output includes 8 CDs and 5 DVDs including the 1995 release ROUTE 666 which entered the New Musical Express chart at number 7.
Slim has been interviewed in the 'Seasick Steve' edition of Guitarist magazine... He's also contributing a lesson to Guitar Techniques magazine early in the New Year... The title track to their Album 'Route 666' is to be used in a forthcoming comedy-horror movie entitled 'Stag Night of the Dead'... They were recently mentioned on BBC1's 'Bargain Hunt' programme... we thought it was weird too....
Don’t just take our word on how good the Hamsters are, here are some quotes from people who really know their stuff:
"THEY'RE FABULOUS! ONE OF BRITAIN'S VERY BEST LIVE BANDS" - Bob Harris, Radio 2
"THE HAMSTERS ARE A GREAT BLUES BAND" - Johnny Walker, Radio 2
“SLIM IS ONE OF MY CHILDREN!” - Albert Collins, blues legend
“F***ING BRILLIANT!” - Suzi Quatro
Newsflash: Guitarist/singer Slim is participating in an event on Sun 9th May 2010 at London Olympia Conference Centre called 'Guitar Nation' - with Steve Vai (Zappa, Whitesnake, David Lee Roth), Steve Lukather (Toto) and more.
Find out more at The Hamsters
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