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Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

sclit by Septic Clit [Edit this content] ▾ 50 comments 18:15 February 14th, 2005
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One from our what not to watch '05 list gets himself in trouble...

This is what they want, big news stories about what dangerous individuals they are. How their 'antics' are bigger, badder and more dangerous than anyone else. In a time of Keane, we need this but do we need criminal damage and assault in small venues run by good-hearted people, attended by the minority of people in this country who give a crapola about new music?

Following reports on DiS last week about trouble at their Cambridge show, news is in that Donny Tourette (real name Patrick Brannam), lead singer of overhyped poodle-punk band Towers of London has been charged with criminal damage and assault.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman told BBC Cambridgeshire "Patrick Brannam, of [leafy punk rock suburb] Buckinghamshire, had been charged with two counts of criminal damage and one of assault."

Paddy is due to appear at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on 15th February.

DiScuss: Yawn...

Towers of London

Towers of London the cuckin funts get arrested

This band appeared in the pages of TWO publications picked up by these hands on Friday.
One, I write for.
I was *this* close to texting the editor of said magazine for an explanation: "Why oh why oh why is this band in your magazine?"
Blah blah... and that's all the words I'll waste on them.
Mike_Diver | 14 Feb '05, 18:19 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

Nah, i think it's fair enough. TOL presumably don't mind a slagging, as it seems to be how they generate publicity.
GreenMindPromotions | 14 Feb '05, 18:44 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

This band are brilliant at PR. I've never, ever heard them and yet I know the entire history of their various "outrageous" antics...
Smileadelic | 14 Feb '05, 18:47 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

Quit giving them news stories for god's sake. Maybe if we ignore them they will piss off?
homesick_alien | 14 Feb '05, 19:02 | X | Reply

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It is NOT good publicity. Things like this do not help me or the venue. The new venue is due to open on March 3rd and, with the licence hearing on the 2nd, this berk's actions could jeopardise that.

Don't be an idiot Anthony.
GreenMindPromotions @amgibbons | 14 Feb '05, 19:44 | X | Reply

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I made a mistake in booking them. I knew they had a rep, but not that they would risk electrocution of themselves and the audience. The odd broken mic stand is one thing, this was something else.
GreenMindPromotions @amgibbons | 14 Feb '05, 19:46 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

rrrrraaaaawwwwwkkkkk !!
these guys are some crazy bad ass in yo'face hard partin' motherfu*kers !

no wait, they're just attention whores that shouldnt last 5 minutes
soapy | 14 Feb '05, 19:49 | X | Reply

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"is it me or does anyone else find septic clit unfunny?"

pathetic and embarrassing for the site too. i hate attention seeking twats who go out of their way to try to offend. just what is the point?
Jane-O @amgibbons | 14 Feb '05, 21:00 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

anyone else notice the Towers of London gig at Glasgow Barfly mentioned under the gigs picks section on the right?
lurchy2 | 14 Feb '05, 21:19 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

apparently one of them had a fight with alan mcgee at death disco once, when he pulled him out of the dj booth to tell him he loved him...

so i don't know if it's an act or if they ARE meatheads.
i-deserve-to-be-in-your-band | 14 Feb '05, 22:54 | X | Reply

Re: Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

probably a bit of both.

ignore them and they'll go away eventually.

xxx
-gen- @i-deserve-to-be-in-your-band | 14 Feb '05, 23:31 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

I noticed they were playing Glasgow. I've never heard of them, who the fuck are they?

They sound rubbish.
ImageChange | 14 Feb '05, 23:47 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

I'm of the opinion that these venues and promoters are ALLOWING this band to play their punk antics, so there should be a little bit of give and take.

You book this band, you expect a bit of attitude, be it real or faked.
You play this venue, you don't fuck it up to the extent that you get arrested.

I'd ask cheekily here...
"are the songs so shit that they have to break things to get themselves noticed?"

josh | 15 Feb '05, 00:10 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

Maybe they'll grow up. Trail of Dead went through a period of barely getting 20 minutes into any show before screwing up.

Then all that would be left is the music. Apart from one song I've heard (which was OKish), is it any good?
Damian | 15 Feb '05, 00:10 | X | Reply

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The local press were there. They didn't "lift" nuffin.
Durutti @amgibbons | 15 Feb '05, 08:21 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

Lol! "in the time of Keane"
Trying to imagine Fatface and the boys from Blue Peter getting nicked is quite a funny thought.
Psyche | 15 Feb '05, 08:53 | X | Reply

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No-one said they nicked anything
GreenMindPromotions @Durutti | 15 Feb '05, 10:25 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

Anyone remember Birdland? They always used to set about the PA at the end of the gig, headline-grabbing antics, which saw them sensationally slamdunk into the charts at number 70...until they tried it on in Glasgow and the promoter broke the drummer's nose.
tommymack | 15 Feb '05, 12:44 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

I'd take the panto hairspray Towers of London over Ugmo Hawkins and the Shitness anyday.
There's ugly and then there's ugly and then there's vile.
I think we all know which category Ugmo fits into.
And now on that disgusting note, I'm going to be sick.
Psyche | 15 Feb '05, 14:08 | X | Reply

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You haven't explained how wrecking small venues fits into their 'nice guys' ethic...
Damian @strafe78 | 15 Feb '05, 14:42 | X | Reply

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i'm very cynical about people who sign up to drownedinsound just to post on a particular news article, praising their favourite band.

they're what us in the know consider under "Ignore" section.
brusma @strafe78 | 15 Feb '05, 17:32 | X | Reply

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>RFTC would kick the shit out of these tossers.

I'm not a violent person but from everything I've been reading, I've come to the conclusion that I'd personally pay to watch Speedo take them out one by one.
Damian @blingblingbling | 16 Feb '05, 13:14 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

Rocksound said that????? Unbelievable
GreenMindPromotions | 16 Feb '05, 13:33 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

there an awesome band....
that_old_legend | 16 Feb '05, 20:10 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

they pulled the lights off the ceiling at the white horse too, although somehow they got away with it, the stagehand had to stand near the stage holding it up in the air for about the last ten minutes of the set so that it didnt fall off completely or onto the audience.

i thought they were mindless good fun.
jamesdenial | 1 Mar '05, 15:38 | X | Reply

Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested

I like Towers of London, sorry! Ace live and nice people (despite what you hear)
jen_left | 5 Mar '05, 09:26 | X | Reply

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