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Post by mattkips on Dec 8, 2010 16:55:45 GMT
I really enjoyed reading that.
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Post by joshpeett on Dec 8, 2010 17:14:05 GMT
^ Cheers dude, I started it for a course at Uni but I enjoy doing it for myself. Feel free to leave a comment.
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Post by PartyWound on Dec 9, 2010 1:35:59 GMT
I think everyone should read this. knifeandcompass.tumblr.com/post/2148642077/pillow-talkI started Throats along with Bill and Al because I was depressed. My best friend had just hung himself. Amongst a host of reasons such as depression, the unbearable weight of the world, the fact he was financially crushed by banks that were all to happy to lend him money knowing repayments would be hard for him, It was all too much for him and I lost him. Never has the world seemed so cruel. Every pathetic fantasy about my life being different or in some way special was ripped out of me. After nights of punching mirrors and cutting myself with the shards, sick of the sight of the boy who couldn’t save his friend, I sought help to help deal with the pains of Ben breaking my heart (which in time would warm occasionally but always remain broken). It failed. Nothing was able to fill the void. Throats was something to take my mind off every meaningless venture in my life. Loveless, deserted, struggling with awkward social and parental relationships, and struggling to get to grips with the world, I found solace in noise. Translating the heaviness of my being into music became an overpowering necessity. Over the years Throats would become the only thing I cared about, throwing away perfect girlfriends, thousands of pounds, and endless hours in vans travelling the country playing as much of the UK and Europe as we could. I’ve met so many incredible people who I hold very close to my heart and touring with my best friends has been more than I could ever ask for. Were I to die tomorrow, I’d die happy knowing I’ve had more incredible experiences than one man could ever dream of. I’ve got so much love and respect for everyone who’s been in this band and given all they could, made the same sacrifices that I have and helped make Throats a beautiful adventure. We did a lot of dumb stuff along the way and there’s no shying away from the fact we were naive and were finding out about ourselves and the “industry” the whole time, but I hope at least that it was clear to people these were honest decisions based on wanting to play to as many people as possible, avoid any form of elitism as best as we could and have as much fun as our bodies would permit. I like to think we occupied a middle ground that other people sometimes shy away from, too worried about what people will say, too interested in how they’re perceived. Who knows? All I know is I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have been given the opportunities I did and I want to thank every band we’ve ever played with, everyone who’s ever given me a place to stay, drivers, lovers and best friends, Alex and Ellen at Holy Roar, Jihad at Twelve Gauge, agents, magazines, the few soundguys who didn’t tell us to turn down our amps, and everyone who ever came to a show and banged there head. Needless to say we’ve met a few terrible people along the way but by and large we did a pretty good job of shutting them out. I don’t want to promise anything because things have rarely been straight forward for this band but since we decided to split the unbelievable reception and personal messages from friends and strangers has brought to light how much this band meant to some people, (something I’ve honestly never been aware of) and personally have performed a complete 180 on the idea of a last show. Initially I was dead set against it (being the bitter, horrible, sulk I am), worried it would come off as last ditch attempt at an ego boost or “cashing in”. Why cheapen what we’ve all worked so hard for these past four years? Now I find myself in the position where I’d be very upset if a final show didn’t happen. I feel like we owe it to the few people who did give a shit about this band and to ourselves. I want it to be a fun night and put the beast to rest. I’m interested to hear where people would like to see us play our last show (please don’t say the OBL!) and if people would be interested in last show merch? My ideas on this would be to do a run of shirts as cheaply as possible and sell them at cost so everyone could grab one as cheaply as possible and only aim to break even. My other thought would be to do a free shirt with the ticket providing we can cover the cost of the venue + shirt costs. All just ideas and I’d be interested to hear everyone’s thoughts. These are all just ideas obviously and under the premise that we actually do a last show. If one happens I’d love to see you there and if it doesn’t it was fun whilst it lasted. Peace and Love Mark Ringrose |
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Post by joshpeett on Dec 9, 2010 15:09:11 GMT
That is some of the most honest stuff I've ever read.
A last show would be awesome, I would definitely pick up a shirt as well.
One more chance to bang my head would be amazing.
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Post by kimbie on Dec 10, 2010 16:18:57 GMT
so apparently Throats are no more? I just read this from the Rolo Tomassi Tumblr. When did this happen? :c
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Post by PartyWound on Dec 10, 2010 16:32:15 GMT
From the lovely Rolo Tomassi ( rolotomassi.tumblr.com/post/2166434420) THROATS R.I.P So a couple of days ago I found out that Throats had split up. I was gutted. Absolutely gutted. And Im still pretty sad about it now. I found out whilst we were waiting for a plane to go to our last show in Australia and immediately wanted to write something up but equally wanted to have the time to do it properly to truly do them justice. I think we first met Throats (or at least a very early version of the Throats that our band would come to love) at Rapture Fest in Reading maybe 3 years ago. I remember them looking sketchy as fuck (they still do now but with more charm) and turning up with literally no equipment, asking to even borrow plectrums to play. Over the next year we’d meet them properly, hang out with them, get drunk with them and eventually go on tour together. We toured with Throats twice and played a whole host of other shows together. They did the first tour we did for Hysterics and then the tour we did for Cosmology in the UK and Europe earlier this year. The latter tour remains amongst my favourites we’ve ever done and it was largely down to the company, as well as being on tour with bands whose music I loved. I haven’t been able to speak to any of them about what brought to them to their decision to end their band but I fully support them for it. Im sure it made sense to them and whilst the UK has lost one of its best bands I know our friendship will outlast all of that stuff anyway. To my favourite set of bastards, farewell.  |
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Post by TOM on Dec 11, 2010 11:07:53 GMT
kinda weird how i've have a sore throat since the day they 'announced' the split.
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Post by PartyWound on Dec 11, 2010 11:26:29 GMT
Contemplating getting a "Fuck Life" tattoo somewhere.
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Post by kimbie on Dec 11, 2010 11:34:11 GMT
Contemplating getting a "Fuck Life" tattoo somewhere. knuckles? |
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Post by owencc on Dec 11, 2010 18:56:51 GMT
Have only been in to hardcore for a short period of time, fell in love with Rolo Tomassi, saw these guys with them on the Hysterics tour and pretty much opened the door to this label and TDON, the rest is History!
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Post by Lowliver on Dec 11, 2010 21:46:22 GMT
Really cracking band. Nice kids. Pretty shit, seeing as the S/T Ep really impressed me. I reckon we will be seeing an influence in no time at all.
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Post by PartyWound on Dec 12, 2010 14:19:03 GMT
Contemplating getting a "Fuck Life" tattoo somewhere. knuckles? Aha no, I already have plans for them  |
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Post by kimbie on Dec 12, 2010 14:55:47 GMT
Aha no, I already have plans for them ohhhh realllyyyy haha tell me you are getting 'holy roar' on your knuckles... if not, maybe I'll do it |
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Post by PartyWound on Dec 12, 2010 15:00:27 GMT
Aha no, I already have plans for them ohhhh realllyyyy haha tell me you are getting 'holy roar' on your knuckles... if not, maybe I'll do it Twas my plan. black outline/purple fill |
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Post by tomwds on Dec 12, 2010 15:41:21 GMT
If there was a last show and shirts as talked about in that blog post. I would love to see another run of the tie-dye T-shirts with the playing cards symbols and THROATSOFGOLD at the bottom.
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