Monday 30 June 2014

It's Party (Out Of) Time - Single released

'Out Of Time' is released today (30th June), and the boys are parting like it's 1999 to celebrate.  

The single, which won 6Music Rebel Playlist listener vote, as well as winning both the panel and listener vote on Steve Lamacq's Roundtable review show, and was listed as 'song of the year on A Musical Priority is avalable on i-tunes & amazon as well as the duo's own bandcamp page for download.

Watch the Pete Fij -directed video here  As the duo party like only they know how. Warn the neighbours, alert the police and get ready for a Bickers & Fij party like no other! By the looks of it, the morning after is going to be frail

You can now pre-order the CD album of 'broken Heart Surgery'  with immediate download from our bandcamp page & you can join in the knees-up celebration with the party-loving duo at their live dates in July:
2nd Worthing
3rd Brighton
16th London
22nd Norwich
23rd Coventry 
 
Support on all shows is from I Am Ampersand the alter ego of Fujiya & Miyagi's Matt Hainsby
 
Join the Pete & Terry on Facebook to be kept up to date on all things Bickers & Fij-shaped. 

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Donnie Darko's rabbit to the rescue

Sometimes help comes in the most unusual of forms. It has transpired that one of the Kickstarter guardian angels who came to assist Pete & Terry is a genuine screen icon - none other than Frank - the giant 7 foot rabbit from the cult film 'Donnie Darko'.


 Actor James Duval who played the menacing rodent in the 2001 classic, was one of those who pledged money for Bickers & Fij to help make the album, and his name appears in the credits of 'Broken Heart Surgery'. 
 

Terry Bickers (6 foot 1") said "We'll try to see if we can get Frank the rabbit to appear in our next video, lurking behind us in the shadows" whilst Pete (5 foot 9") added "We knew that our music appealed to the lost and the lonely-hearted ; we can now add malevolent giant rabbits to that list"

You can now order the album from our the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers Bandcamp page. If you pre-order the album you will recieve an immediate download of the album, and the CD will be sent to your letterbox on release.

You can catch the duo, (or trio if Frank turns up) at their live UK shows in July:

 Wed 2nd Worthing, Persia Bar, Grand Victorian Hotel
Thur 3rd  Brighton Komedia, Studio Bar
Wed 16th  London St Pancras Old Church
Wed 22nd Norwich Bicycle Shop
Thur 23rd July Coventry The Tin Music & Arts Centre

Support from all shows will come from I Am Ampersand - the superb side project of Fujiya & Miyagi bassist Matt Hainsby 

Watch Pete & Terry's video for the forthcoming single 'Out Of Time' here

You can keep uptodate by liking the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers Facebook page & you can follow Pete on Twitter

Photo Credit: Michael Arvis Ocker


Pete & Terry tie up Loose Ends this weekend


Messers Bickers & Fij have been invited to appear on this week's 'Loose Ends' on BBC Radio 4 hosted by Clive Anderson. Our two radioheads will be guests alongside Suggs, David Schneider, Janet Suzman, Arthur Smith, Chris Stewart & The Moulettes.

The show will be aired on Saturday 21st at 6.15pm, and will then be available on the i-player for 7 days, as well as being repeated on Radio4Extra throughout the week.


You can now order the album from our the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers Bandcamp page. If you pre-order the album you will recieve an immediate download of the album, and the CD will be sent to your letterbox on release. 

Live Uk shows in July:

 Wed 2nd Worthing, Persia Bar, Grand Victorian Hotel
Thur 3rd  Brighton Komedia, Studio Bar
Wed 16th  London St Pancras Old Church
Wed 22nd Norwich Bicycle Shop
Thur 23rd July Coventry The Tin Music & Arts Centre

Support from all shows will come from I Am Ampersand - the superb side project of Fujiya & Miyagi bassist Matt Hainsby 

You can keep uptodate by liking the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers Facebook page & you can follow Pete on Twitter

 Photo Credit: Cait Brassneck

Monday 9 June 2014

'Out Of Time 'BBC6Music Single of the Week + Album pre-release

Our two downbeat troubadours have received fabulous response to their upcoming single 'Out Of Time' which has won both the BBC6music Roundtable Single of the Week, (beating the likes of La Roux, Manic Street Preachers, David Byrne & Anna Calvi and getting 10.10 from the panel), and also the 6Music Rebel Playlist listener vote which means the single will be played on every show every day all of next week.

'Out of Time' will be officially released on June 30, with the album out the following week on July 7th.

You can now order the album from our the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers Bandcamp page. If you pre-order the album you will recieve an immediate download of the album, and the CD will be sent to your letterbox on release. You can also pre-order the Pete Fij version of the album that was recrded some 5 years before but never released.

 Wed 2nd Worthing, Persia Bar, Grand Victorian Hotel
Thur 3rd  Brighton Komedia, Studio Bar
Wed 16th  London St Pancras Old Church
Wed 22nd Norwich Bicycle Shop
Thur 23rd July Coventry The Tin Music & Arts Centre

Support from all shows will come from I Am Ampersand - the superb side project of Fujiya & Miyagi bassist Matt Hainsby who has been championed by the likes of Jarvis Cocker & Gideon Coe on 6Music.

You can keep uptodate by liking the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers Facebook page & you can follow Pete on Twitter