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‘Let Light In’ with The 66 – New Song

February 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Hello Sports Fans, hope your start to 2010 and been good?

We’ve removed all the tracks off the myspace player, and will start to upload new samples for you over the coming months.  Starting with ‘let light in’, these are currently produced by ourselves as we pick and mix for the album release 2011.  

Listen Here – http://www.myspace.com/the66uk

2010 is already shaping up to be an amazing year, currently we’re working on the mixing for Genghis Khan our Debut Single.  We’re aiming to release it mid-year either independently or via one of the labels that has shown an interest. 

The 3 degrees of Kevin Bacon has also presented some really exciting things in the pipeline that may, or may not happen.  Stay Posted!

Whichever way, the 66 will be going full force 2010 so we hope you can enjoy the ride with us!

the 66 x

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2010 – the 66

January 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment

the 66

Yeahh boi.

Straight into 2010 and the 66 creative engine is in full flow!  We’ve been busy in the practice room banging out some hits for the debut album. 

We’ve built up a catalogue of around 30 songs already, gonna hit about 50 and the pick and mix it for a release in late 2010 / early 2011 (it really is the future..)

In the meantime we’re going to working on our debut single release of Genghis Khan about mid 2010.  We’ve got the audio and it’s currently at the lab getting prepared for mixing. 

Exciting times!

We’ll be sending out our material from the album to labels to get their response, but we’re still keeping the option open of doing it ourselves as well.  There’s something tempting about D.I.Y, but not everyone out there is a blood drinker.  So we’ll see!

No gigs for a few months. after 2 and a half years of straight gigging up and down the island, we’re having a short break before hitting the promo trail for the single. 

But STAY POSTED!

If something good enough comes in we’ll let you all know via the social networking sites.

TUNES

We’ll be uploading some demo tracks for you in the coming weeks, they may or may not appear on the album but we want to give you something new to chew on!

Have a fucking banging 2010 and see you there :)

the 66 x

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Chameleons Vox & The 66, what a top send off for 2009.

December 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

On Monday 28th dec we ended our gigging spree with a top smash at Sub61 supporting Chameleons Vox.

What a quality night it was :) thanks to everyone who came up to us after the show and everyone who moved and grooved for the 66.

Also thanks to the Chams for the equipment usage.

After 3 years non stop gigging we’ll be taking a little rest in 2010 to work on new material for our debut and to finish mixing the debut single ‘Genghis Khan’.

Unless something special comes up we can’t resist!

Thanks for all your support this year and in the past, it just gets better every year :)

If you’d like to stay up to date with our ramblings and exclusive tune drops (some new recordings are going up shortly) then make sure you join us in facebook :)

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All the best for 2010 and see you soon for Phase 2 of the 66 :)

the 66 x

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December Gigs for The 66 – come and join us PRE and POST Christmas for some great events in Greater Manchester & Warrington

December 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

With a total of five gigs around the festive period for you, there’s plenty of scope to come and join us for a proper rum time of laughs, drinks, and MUSIC! 

 Just take a look below and choose your destination/s from these fabulous events (all of them earth shattering in their own right)

December 5th

Freemans @ the Ducie Bridge Pub, Manchester (FREE GIG)

 The launch of the new MRO (Manchester Radio Online) Pub and HQ

Little Red Promotions returns, one of Manchester’s most respected promoters with the emphasis being on ‘the fairness for the bands’, a refreshing change in these days of band persecution by countless venues

This is a totally free gig in a lovely intimate pub right in the beating heart of Manchester, featuring music from John Mackie, Modern Alarms, and The 66.  The bands will be followed by DJ’s spinning amazing tunes till the early hours

For anyone fed up of expensive drinks prices, you won’t be disappointed with Lager at £2.50 a pint, shots at £2. 

This is what you’ve been waiting for Manchester, now it’s yours.  Come and support the night and MRO and witness the beginnings of a new era :)

Ducie Bridge Pub, 152 corporation street, M4 4DU

FB EVENT http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=203772316248&ref=ts

  

December 11th

Sex night @ WA1 Venue Bar, Warrington (£3 approx)

3 of Warrington’s most (self) destructive bands come home to play the newly re-opened, hometown venue

Anyone from Warrington over 22 will have ventured into WA1 in the town centre at one time in their life.  Almost as famous for being as shit as it could be good, it’s resurrected!  Will the alcohol last the night?  Only one way to find out…

So, after leaving the Warrington boundaries and building up a tidal wave of accolades, love, and critical acclaim between them – Dropscience, China White, and the 66 return home for a special one-off gig. 

The respect is mutual, the love is mutual, and it’s time to breed.  SEX NIGHT

Make sure you don’t miss out.  This will be talked about for a long time.

WA1 venue bar, Legh Street, WA1 1UJ

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 December 12th

 Saturday night live @ Underground Live, Ashton under Lyne (£5)

the 66 return to their hidden bat-cave in Ashton for a Christmas shindig. Tthe batwing is charged up, Danny Khader has phoned Father Christmas to bring his sack… it begins….

Music on the night comes from, Luke Bailey, Cheap Cuts, Drink & Drive, The 66, and The Words.  All in all, a cracking night ahead and we’re looking forward to heading back to see the Ashton massive.

Underground Live, 119a Stamford St Central, OL6 6XJ

 

December 14th

Dirty Sanchez @ Moho Live, Manchester (£10 – £8 directly from us)

Crazy Welsh MTV stars rip themselves to shreds on stage, while the 66 watch from the sidelines and pity the fool who just got a glass smashed over his head… this could be the headline after the event

For more information about this massive event, please see our previous blog posts below.  Tickets are £10 for this and it’s selling out fast.  We have a limited number of tickets available for £8, if you would like one please contact us through any of our social networking sites.  Strictly first come, first served basis I’m afraid.

Moho Live, Tibb St, Manchester

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December 28th

Chameleons Vox @ Sub 61, Manchester (£10)

Can there be any better way to spend post Christmas than spending it with some Manchester legends and the 66?  We think not! 

Following our In the City gig for MRO, we’ve been invited by special invitation to join the bill again for this fantastic post Christmas party.  And that’s exactly what it is, a party that will have a cracking warm atmosphere full of friends and music lovers. 

We can’t wait for this one, a room full of good eggs, blowing minds with amazing tunes.  Christmas comes late this year, this is it!  Secure your ticket via the promoter at http://www.myspace.com/el_derbo

FB EVENT http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=190306939352&ref=ts

 

FLYERS

Sick? for sure...

Legendary...

the night Warrington gets wet

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Dirty Sanchez & the 66 / MOHO LIVE, MANCHESTER, DEC 14th / are you ready for a night of COMPLETE CHAOS?

October 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

the 66 will be supporting DIRTY SANCHEZ live and unleashed on DEC 14th.

For those of you that haven’t heard of Dirty Sanchez, here’s a short slice to educate you.

With a Major TV and Film Series through MTV, as well as the stage shows, they perform dangerous, crude, ridiculous and self injuring stunts… similar to Rimmer on a night out in… well anywhere really. Their latest MTV series, Sanchez Get High, took the brand back to its roots as, minus Dan Joyce and Pancho, this focused on the on-going, Pritchard Vs. Dainton battle that started it all.

Looking for the ultimate natural high the boys trekked their way through Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, Australia and Japan, among others, enjoying such thrills and highs of naked skydiving, traditional tattoos, eating the heart of a cobra and ingesting old remedies and substances which are used in many traditions to experience different feelings of hallucination and euphoria. The live show proves that these guys live their roles as extreme stuntmen.

Whether its pounding their own flesh with a meat tenderiser, sticking needles through skin or nailing a hand to a piece of wood they are here to shock but, more importantly, they are here to have fun and entertain. Dainton explains what we can expect from the show: ‘When we’ve toured with Sanchez in the past we just took turns to do stunts. ‘With the new, Pritchard Vs. Dainton show it’s more of a battle between us ,with the loser receiving a hefty forfeit. It’s bloody awful but fun, in a weird kind of way.

TICKETS for this will undoubtedly sell out, so to make sure you capture this historical and highly dangerous night by securing yours via the OFFICIAL link below

https://secure.ticketline.co.uk/tickets/13240158/dirty-sanchez-live-unleashed/manchester-moho-live/2009-12-14

Here is all the important facebook info for you….

OFFICIAL EVENT PAGE

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=163912865953&ref=ts

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So, we’ll see you at the front, if you are brave enough…

the 66 x

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SINGLE RELEASE – The world is in your hands Mr GENGHIS KHAN, it’s off to the studio we go, and we’re going Old School Bubba….

October 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

As the madness of ITC weekend is tagged, bagged and filed for later use, it’s time to get back to the serious issue of recording our debut single.

Things can be serious, but fun, and topped with 10 layers of Rum….

We’ve held out on a release for the past 2 years as we didn’t see the point in doing it so early.  We still wanted to carry on building up our songs / sound / and spreading the word of ‘the 66’ before releasing anything official to the world.

So now…

We’re heading into Analogue Catalogue Studio on Sunday 25th October, to record our debut single, Genghis Khan… We discovered the studio after speaking to T-Dog of the Exile Parade who recommended it; we looked, listened and fell in love with its warm and smooth analogue sound. 

There’s something about analogue that no matter what anyone says, it can’t really be replicated even with modern machines.  And one other thing, there is no BULLSHIT! You get what you create, no digital enhancements, no fixing of notes, REAL LIFE BABY!  There’s no polishing of turds involved.

Some bands are studio bands, who then try to replicate their tracks live.  You could say we are the opposite; the hard thing for us is capturing the raw energy and sound that happens live and putting it down on record.   Well we’ve got a good feeling about this place and think it’s going to be perfect for capturing the energy and vibe of our gigs. 

We’ll be using a rare legendary trident desk, and most likely playing around with all the equipment such as New Orders synths and whatever other vintage equipment we may find that can add to the sound.  That may even include the hot tub upstairs, basically anything is possible.  For us, this will be like a caner in a candy shop.  But don’t worry we won’t drown it!

Producing along side Julie and Rob who have a wealth of experience between them, we know exactly how the song needs to sound, fucking massive!  It’s layered with keys, space echo, and massive drums, driving bass and an epic vocal, all bringing out the atmosphere of the track and tugging at your emotional strings.

Genghis Khan was the choice amongst the 66 fan base we asked, it’s got massive radio potential if we can get it through the security gates.  We want as many people to hear us as possible and think this track has the potential to do just that as a debut release.

 

Release

Looking at a possible release date of April 2010, but saying that there are a lot of sandwiches on the table at the moment so we need to decide which one tastes the best and how to proceed. 

We’ll spend the next couple of months doing what we always do, gigging, writing and getting rum, preparing for the quickening!

On a final note, thanks for all your comments, messages over the last couple of months, and all the new fans that have jumped on board.  We look forward to you all hearing the new track and catching us at our future gigs. 

Love the 66 x

 

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ITC GIG REVIEW – the 66 @ moon under water / for manchester radio online

October 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment

THAT, was one hell of a night! MRO put together a
Cracking set up, 3d graphics, top sound, 27000 listeners, top bands, and a massive post gig rumfest.

A review of our gig has just appeared on Manchester Musics ITC blog review.

“THE 66, I also probably know something approaching equally as well. It’s always a pleasure to listen to or see them and it’s a while since I last caught them live. I just can’t believe that they’ve somehow made themselves better still. I couldn’t find fault before – not a crack or even a hint really, but now they are just revelling in their time on stage and their audience – the event of it all really. New songs are magnificent, the wig out of “Firefly “ is still ever present – their drummer is playing what looks like a basic kit, but is locked into a click and makes it sound ten times bigger. The keyboards exert an effective psychedelic edge and the bass and guitar are, just well, awesome. Singer Danny Rimmer has upped his game – was that ever possible? – it seems yes, and I can’t possibly imagine this band just staying at this level for much longer.”

Thanks to everyone who came down, sent us messages / comments etc and we’ll see you all soon :)

The 66 x

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Song Lyrics – Jenny the Creator

October 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I don’t usually release lyrics before they’ve been put to music, as words usually change, melody alters etc.  With this one the music is already in my head I just need to transfer it to reality!  I think it will be a case of heading to the practice room later and playing everyones instruments…

Complete with artwork.

Mike x

Jenny the Creator

Jenny was a spirit,
Who sat upon a cloud
Watching all the people
Come and go in life

As she sat above us
For 90,000 years
She watched us burn and recreate
But Jenny never aged

As our world ended, Jenny descended

She danced just like an angel
Gave light to darkened skies
Her dance entranced survivors, who hung on to their lives

She danced just like an angel
Tears came from her eyes
Her tears turned into rivers, a flood began to rise

As the flood receded
Revealed a land of new
Another chance to live again, Jenny’s gift to you

From caves to huts to houses
Man began to build
Instead of thanking Jenny
Her story was unheard

So as she sat above us
Time forgot her name
Another million years
For her was just one day

As our world ended, Jenny descended

She danced just like an angel
Gave light to darkened skies
Her dance entranced survivors, who hung on to their lives

She danced just like an angel
Tears came from her eyes
Her tears turned into rivers, a flood began to rise

As the flood receded
Revealed a land of new
Another chance to live again, Jenny’s gift to you

As Jenny ascended to her cloud in the sky,
She thought of man and wondered why?
Man would have to learn to breathe, without her it was time to leave
No more, would she cause the floods, cure the world then cut it up,
No more, would she dance again, bring the sun and give us rain
No more, she would tell her god, the time for man has been and gone

She danced just like an angel
Gave light to darkened skies
Her dance entranced survivors, who hung on to their lives

She danced just like an angel
Tears came from her eyes
Her tears turned into rivers, a flood began to rise

As the flood receded
Revealed a land of new
Another chance to live again, Jenny’s gift to you

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Billy’s Last Stand (music video) Unsigned Single of the Week

September 29, 2009 · 1 Comment

We thought as it had been made Manchestermusics Unsigned Single of The Week, it deserved a video.  So we made one from the hours and hours of footage in the locker.  here it is! (MJ aint got shit on the 66)

 
“Billy’s Last Stand” is maybe The 66’s best track to date. The song is riddle with pop highlights and embraces their stadium sized sounds and ambitions. “I have a fire inside me…” sings Daniel Rimmer before dragging you onto a rollercoaster of chanting melodies. It seems an almost impossible task, but they have somehow snatched the spirit of 60’s psychedelic rock n roll and crammed it into another juggernaut bout of 21st century rock. MM)


With a minimal budget of 45p, we’re hoping that if you like the track you’ll share it with your friends to help spread the word :)

 *NEXT GIG*

Sunday 18th October – 9pm

In the City – MOON UNDER WATER – DEANSGATE – for MANCHESTER RADIO ONLINE

It’s FREE!

 For this year’s biggest industry event we’ll be main support for THE CHAMELEONS vox, true Manchester legends so we can’t wait!  It’s going to be one of the highlights of this year and absolutely packed.  Don’t miss out.

The gig is also broadcast live on air if you can’t make it!  (from 6pm till late) http://www.manchesterradioonline.com

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ITC OFFICIAL FRINGE SLOT announced for ‘Manchester Radio Online’ Main Support for Mark Burgess & John Lever of ‘The Chameleons’

September 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

This is one of those classic moments where you really look forward to writing a blog about something you are really looking forward to writing a blog about…

 Here is all the information about our first ‘In the City Fringe’ show to be announced.  There’s a few more in the pipeline so stay posted and sign up to the mailing list – mail@the66online.com

 In a snapshot, we’ll be main headliner for Mark Burgess & John Lever of ‘The Chameleons’ on the Official ‘In the City’ Fringe Event for Manchester Radio Online. 

 

Mark Burgess and John Lever from the legendary Manchester band The Chameleons collaborate with John’s new band Bushart to provide a mesmerising display of Chameleons tracks. This is a set that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. A truly fantastic musical experience for those who missed the Chameleons first time round – Source MRO

 

Sunday 18th October – The 66 on stage - 9PM

Moon under Water

Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2FN

Price – FREE!

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 We absolutely guarantee that it will be packed out for this gig!  It’s the first night of the MRO ITC Fringe and any true music fan around these parts is well aware of the influence of this band.  Expect the masses to descend on this free gig.

And book the Monday off work to party with ‘the 66’ it’s going to get heavy as sin.

If you can’t make the show it will be broadcast live from 5:00pm on http://www.manchesterradioonline.com Performances from 6:00pm

 

What is Manchester Radio Online?

It’s top… we’ve been avid listeners since it started and visited the station a few times.  We’re also extremely grateful for all the airplay the various DJ’s / Producers have given and continue to give us.  But a radio station should be about the music eh?  Well it is – top tunes a plenty are what it’s all about, they’ve built themselves from scratch into a powerhouse… and we like, and relate to that :)

MRO press release

 

This year, ManchesterRadioOnline.Com – a Manchester Radio Station with a listenership of 350,000 a month – with 80% of those listeners living and working in Greater Manchester – are planning to host the biggest ‘Official Fringe Event’ of this year’s festival in Manchester’s largest venue – The Moon Under Water, Deansgate.

Last year, our 3 day showcase during the ‘In the City’ Festival at The Moon under Water, was hailed by independent reviewers and publications as well as Sky Channel 180’s TV Programme “Live & Unsigned” as the ‘Pick of the Fringe Events in 2008.’

 

FULL LINE UP & STAGE TIMES for the NIGHT

6.00PM – ROOMTHIRTEEN

http://www.myspace.com/theroomiesplace

 7.00PM – DAMIEN MADDISON

http://www.myspace.com/maddisonuk

8.00PM – THE TIDES

http://www.myspace.com/thetidesinfo

9.00PM – THE 66

http://www.myspace.com/the66uk

10.00PM – CHAMELEONS VOX

http://www.myspace.com/chameleonsvox

Lastly, see you at the party Richtor!

the 66 x

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