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The Hugs are a Portland four-piece who've sat on my radar for a few years now, thanks to a heads up from my mate Nick. It's been interesting seeing them go from a precociously talented pair of baby faced High School students with some irrepresibly sugary pop songs, to having their (now ex) guitarist steal guitars from You Am I (controversy!), to being heralded as "next big things" (largely on their own myspace). They got a hip British rock photographer as their manager in Roger Sargent and signed with 1965 records and Columbia in the UK, in a year that saw them being groomed as a raucous garage rock band in the vein of then label-mates The View.

They've parted ways with that record label now and are back in Portland doing what they do best, making catchy as, irreverent pop songs with their long-time producer Shay Scott and putting out records on their own. Their latest, Again & Again, sees a return to the whimsical, unabashedly happy pop of earlier tunes like "Shoe Swapping", but with an even greater early Beatles vibe in the weaving melodic guitar riffs and "Sha la la" choruses.

Orbital (This Song Is Epic)

I love this song!

Danny (the only one who posts blogs anymore cause my band is lazy)

Letterman Is Funny!

Danny

The Hugs Play In The City

10:46 | Friday October 2, 2009

By Ben Cardew

Organisers have revealed the 32 bands who will play this year’s In the City Unsigned showcases.

Among the acts appearing are recent NME Radar act Egyptian Hip Hop and former Pipette Rose Elinor Dougall.

In The City co-founder and director Yvette Livesey says that the chosen acts faced strong competition to win their places.

“‘In The City Unsigned is one of the most important showcase platforms for new artists anywhere in the world and has been for many years,” she says.

“We are very proud of our record of choosing artists who then go on to achieve real success in the industry. We had thousands of entries for In the City Unsigned 2009 and it was very tough to narrow it down to just 32 artists but we now have a seriously strong line-up this year.”

The full list of the 32 bands chosen to take part in In The City Unsigned 2009 is as follows:

I Am Blackbird

Dry the River

Milk White White Teeth

Onlookers

Sophie Madeleine

Engine-Earz Experiment

Nadine Shah

She Is Danger

Life In Film

MAY68

Jesca Hoop

Gallops

Olfar

Egyptian Hip Hop

The Liberty Vessels

Dutch Uncles

The Crookes

Paul Thomas Saunders

Copy Haho

Crystal Fighters

Sweet Baboo

Rose Elinor Dougall

Silver Gospel Runners

Hook and the Twin

Save Your Breath

Lost Knives

Beatbox Fozzy

Unicorn Kid

The Hugs

Mount Kimbie

Language

Woodenbox with A Fistful Of Fivers

Full details of when and where all the bands listed above are performing during In The City 2009 will be available at www.inthecity.co.uk shortly.

To England and Beyond?

The Hugs are confirmed to play the "in the city" music conference in Manchester, England next month. It's a really cool conference for un signed acts, where labels and agents and fans meet.

A tour through out London's glorious rock n' roll venues will follow, so if your in London come visit us and pick up a CD and a t shirt and a good ol' show.

Oh yeah and this promo video is pretty neat for our single "She Was High"

Look below:

If Your In The Mood

I enjoyed this film!

It takes place in the future. . . Like most sci-fi movies. I am really into space movies. And this seemed to be the best pick, a movie about a team of six going to the sun to explode it to save life on planet earth (the sun is dying) . . .It turned out to be a great film, slow at times but start to finish a very good plot and special effects. Go check it out!

DD

Photo Blog

Hockey About To Be Released!

Local band Hockey who signed to EMI are about to deliver their debut album this month!

Make sure and get it! The Hugs like these dudes. Support them and buy "Mind Chaos"

In The City

Artwork is finished!

THE HUGS second full length LP "Again & Again" is on it's way to you!

We have applied to play 'in the city' music conference in Manchester, England in October.

If we get selected we will be living in London again and playing shows!

Exciting news, but not cement plans as of yet, we will know next week!

Wish us luck. This is the music conference that started the careers of Coldplay, Oasis, Artic Monkeys. & More!

Hugs

It Might Get Loud

This looks like a very cool movie. Featuring Jack White, The Edge, & Jimmy Page!

Danny

Tracklisting For "Again & Again"

1.) Dreams

2.) Never Gonna Live, Never Going To Die

3.) Ego's

4.) In Love

5.) Frozen Frogs

6.) Years Have Shown

7.) Midnight Dream

8.) Come Close

9.) Damn Toes

10.) She Was High

11.) The Florida Girl

12.) Yesterday Now

13.) Go Wild

14.) Keep It

Coming Tuesday October 6th!

9/1/09 @ Ella St Social Club

Be There!

Land Of The Lost

This made me laugh! Go Watch it!

Danny

"Come Close" Music Video

This is a video we did awhile back for our song on our new album "Come Close" more music video's on their way!

Fawkin' Oasis Calls It Quits

In an official statement on the band’s website, Noel, 42, wrote last night: “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.

“Apologies to all the people who bought tickets for the shows in Paris, Konstanz and Milan.”

Speculation has been growing about the band’s future in recent weeks and was fuelled by the Manchester band’s failure to perform their headlining slot at the V Festival in Chelmsford last weekend, saying that Liam had laryngitis.

In an interview with NME magazine this month, Liam was asked if he would oppose Noel taking time off from the band to pursue a solo career. He said: “If it makes him happy, yeah, if it makes him happy.

“If it was up to me I’d have six months off and then get straight back in the studio and make records. That’s what I’m in Oasis for. I’m not here to f***ing sit around for five years twiddling my thumbs.”

Liam, 36, had taken to his Twitter page earlier this week to dispel rumours that the band were due to split and to apologise to fans at the V Festival.

As well as paying tribute to the bands who covered Oasis’s slot and apologising for having “given you sh*t” in the past, Liam wrote: “Finally reports in smartarses column about Oasis last British gig ever. The kids talking out his arse, I mean rkids, bware of darkness. LG.”

Liam had revealed earlier this month that he and Noel were no longer on speaking terms and while on tour travelled separately, seeing each other only on stage.

Oasis came to national attention in 1994 with the release of their single Supersonic, which was followed by the album Live Forever, which reached No 1, later that year and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? in 1995.

Photo From London!

By: Dan Kendall (London)

It Was Cold. . .

"AGAIN & AGAIN" Artwork Unveiled

The Hugs "Frozen Frogs"

Hello Everyone! 

This is the music video for "Frozen Frogs" it is the first Single off our newly crafted second LP officially titled "Again & Again". A second single will be announced soon as well! 

Enjoy. A release date for the album will be announced shortly along with a CD Release Party in our hometown of Portland, Oregon. To say the least the songs sound polished and loaded with hooks and surprises. For a preview go to www.KBCrecords.com

E S

House Show 2009

Doug Fir Show!

Look At These Upcoming Shows!

Press From Salem Show (s)

If Kim Jong Il had the gentle, delightful music of The Hugs in his life, would he still be so difficult?

Probably, but you should still go to one of the band's shows this weekend in Salem.

While the quartet's effect on international relations are still dubious, its music is pretty, pretty, pretty awesome.

The Hugs play loopy and freewheeling poppish rock that sounds a little British, with good reason. Although the lads are from Portland, in 2008 they toured in the United Kingdom, where they also recorded an album.

And amongst the people who discuss these things, The Hugs definitely are a band to watch for possible future world domination.

So you can say you saw them way back when. And, with an all-ages show and a 21-plus show on the slate, there's no excuse not to go.

On Friday, they'll hit the IKE Box starting at 7 p.m., with 1776 and Devil's Punchbowl. That show all-ages is $5 at the door, or $3 if you buy tickets in advance.

Then at 9 p.m. Saturday, The Hugs will be playing at The Space along with 1776 and Bottle Rocket. Cover is $5.

To check out the band's music, visit www.thehugsmusic.com

— K. Williams Brown

SOUND FEST 09

24 Hours W/ Peter Doherty

Coconut Records

  

Save Your Home

Watch this film! It is life changing and worth it!

Click the link below to watch the full film!

"We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being possible."

www.YouTube.com/HomeProject

Live Video's Shot By William Landers

Filmed By: William Landers