Hows My Pop were a four-piece, indie rock band from
Lancaster, England
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.
Career
The band formed late 2005 and after a few weeks of writing songs together they organised their first show in
Lancaster
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Lands and titles
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*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies
*Duke of Lancaster
*Earl of Lancaster
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...
. Soon after their first show they received radio coverage on
BBC Radio Lancashire
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Originally launched as BBC Radio Blackburn, in 1981 it expanded to cover the whole county and was renamed BBC Radio Lancashire.
It broadcasts on FM, DAB ...
from DJ Sean Mcginty.
In the summer of 2006, Hows My Pop were invited to play the first ever
Kendal Calling
Kendal Calling is a music and arts festival, held annually at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District, Cumbria in the North West of England. It has grown from a two-day, 900 capacity event in 2006 to a 40,000 capacity 4-day music festival. Kend ...
festival alongside such acts as
Little Man Tate
''Little Man Tate'' is a 1991 American drama film directed by Jodie Foster (in her directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Scott Frank. The film stars Adam Hann-Byrd as Fred Tate, a seven-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-a ...
and
British Sea Power
Sea Power, previously known as British Sea Power and initially as British Air Powers, are an English alternative rock band. The group's original lineup consisted of Jan Scott Wilkinson, known as Yan; Martin Noble, known as Noble; and Alison Co ...
.
Following a TV appearance on ''City Life Social'' on
Channel M
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in 2006, they played shows at Dpercussion and In The City festivals in
Manchester
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, and supported acts such as
The View
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at
The Night and Day Café
The Night & Day Café is a café bar and live music venue in Manchester, England.
Location
It is located in the city's Northern Quarter on Oldham Street, opposite Piccadilly Records. It is near the Afflecks palace shopping arcade and a fe ...
,
The Holloways
The Holloways are an English indie rock band from North London. Their single " Generator" reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart on 11 June 2007. They have had five No. 1 singles on the UK Indie Chart and several Top 40 singles. Their debut ...
and
The Research
The Research are a band from Wakefield, England. The members are : Russell 'The Disaster' Searle (vocals/guitar/synthesizers), Georgia Lashbrook (bass/vocals/harmonica), and Sarah Williams (drums/vocals). Their songs - typically about themes of l ...
.
Hows My Pop were chosen to play on the
BBC Introducing
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stage at
Glastonbury Festival
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in 2007.
Shortly after this they went into the studio to record ''Am I Normal Yet??'' which was unreleased until 2010.
The band went into a permanent hiatus following the release of ''On The Hop'' on the label Barnbox.
Reunion
Hows My Pop performed a one-off gig at the Yorkshire House in Lancaster in December 2014.
Discography
* ''On The Hop'' (2009)
* ''Am I Normal Yet??'' (2010)
References
{{Reflist
External links
BBC Radio 6 Feature on Hows My PopChannel M feature on Hows My Pop
English indie rock groups