So the cool kids reckon Google Plus is the new cool hangout so we thought we settle in and share a few photos and videos. If you’re on Google Plus sure add us to your circles. We’d love that.
Brand New Frank and Walters Google Plus page!
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Franks frontman Paul stars in Annette Buckley’s cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
Check out Pauly’s acting skills in this video by Annette Buckley and her cover of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart”. Enjoy!
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Indie Love Song Teaser with Fan Tweets!
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On Wednesday 18th of January we gave an exclusive listen to our new single Indie Love Song. We received some very kind words on twitter so we collected a few and added them to the teaser clip. Have a look to see was your tweet featured!
Much love,
The Franks
Listen to Frank and Walters new single “Indie Love-song” Wednesday 18th January
The Frank and Walters invite you to have an early listen to their brand new single “Indie Love-Song”. The new single will be streamed on the Franks’ website FrankandWalters.net on Wednesday 18th of January at 7pm til 9pm.
Be sure to log on to get an early listen of the new single before it’s release on Valentine’s Day!
Frank and Walters relax after the Christmas gig
Happy Christmas from The Frank and Walters
What better way to relax after a gig than to dress festively and pose near a decorated plant wearing shades! Thanks for all the support during the year and to the lunatics who made it to the gig last night in The Pavilion in Cork.
Happy Christmas folks x
Happy Christmas from the Frank and Walters
Paul, Ash, Rory and Cian want to wish indie kids everywhere a very happy Christmas. It’s been a great year that’s seen us tour with Carter USM, 2 trips to France, gigs in Hungary and Croatia, (where we invented the “Statue Re-enactment”) and recorded a brand new album due for release next February.
The Frank and Walters at Manchester Academy
The final gig of the year will be our annual Franks Christmas Show on tonight the 23rd of December in the Pavillion, which will see the first outing of a few new songs!
For now we’ll leave you with our Franks Christmas song which we released last Christmas “Song for a Future Love”. Happy Christmas folks!
The Frank and Walters versus Ricky Gervais
(This blog was written by Ashley on Myspace in January 2006, we thought we’d share it here. Enjoy!)
OK, there i was, flask and tuna (dolphin un-friendly) sandwiches packed in my action man lunchbox, credit union train ticket in the back pocket, book check, paper check, walkman(original) check, shirt check, skies were clear so that was 7 quid I could hang on to instead of handing it over to Kcabs, with half an hour to make the Dublin train i stepped out the front door with a smile on my face and a hat on my head.
Having a bit of time i decided to take the scenic route, along the south channel of the River Lee and past the Holy Trinity Church, on past Connoly Hall and then a quick left past the Custom House, phone rings, frantic searching of pockets, me:”hello”,
bloke: “erm, eh, Ashley?”
me: “ya?”
bloke: “from the Frank and Walters?”
me: “ya?”
bloke: “there’s a problem”
me: “oh?”
bloke: “yeah, about the Ian Dempsey Show tomorrow”
me: “ok”
bloke: “yes, you see Ricky Gervais has agreed to come in so could we put ye back to Friday? I’m sure you understand…. erm, its ricky gervais you see….”
me: “oh, ok”
Now like a lot of other people I like The Office, and even though my day had been thrown into turmoil I wasn’t that annoyed, and even though my Friday had now taken a turn for the worse I could cope, and even though my train ticket would now become null and void because I had filled out the date before-hand i could keep myself calm with the knowledge that I had saved 7 quid on a taxi, and when all is said and done I actually did understand, as bloke said “its Ricky Gervais you see”
But (there’s always a but) this wasn’t a new thing, believe it or not Ricky Gervais has been popping in and out of our lives for a while now, and far from being a pleasurable experience, our dealings with this cheeky master of the awkward silence have always been negative affairs, negative for us that is! Continue reading
The Frank and Walters on tour with Carter USM
The Frank and Walters are just beginning to catch their breaths after a hectic weekend on tour supporting Carter USM. The gigs took in two of the UK’s finest venues: The O2 Manchester Academy and the infamous Brixton Academy in London.
The fun began in Manchester when friend of the band “Sig” came over from Derry with the notion that he should come on stage wearing an oversized Bez mask. This made perfect sense with Manchester being the home of The Happy Mondays. However, Sig’s next surprise was producing life-size masks of The Frank and Walters (pictured below).
The Franks wearing Franks' masks
Paul got such a kick out of these that he suggested the band wear them onstage. Despite visibility being restricted to two tiny pierced holes the band wandered cautiously onstage wearing the masks of themselves to the bewildered delight of the Manchester fans. And it wasn’t only the fans’ eyes playing tricks on them. Further psychedelia was added by Paul and Rory wearing the masks on the back of their heads for the rest of the gig. Ash said it was a bizarre sight watching Paul’s head smiling back at him while his “other face” sang to the crowd!
The guys decided to keep the stage tricks for the Brixton Academy which has a capacity of 5,000.
The biggest cheer of the night came for the rarely performed “Happy Busman” which many of the crowd remember from The Franks’ performance on The Word.
One of the nice things about being the support band is having the opportunity to unwind with a beer and watch the fantastic Carter USM delight the crowd with their indie anthems and incredible light show.
The Franks' Paul with Carter USM's JimBob
At the after-show party Carter’s manager Marc informed The Franks that Saturday night’s gig had the second largest amount of Beer ever sold at the venue, just behind a gig by The Specials! Let’s put that impressive stat down to the fact that the crowd worked up quite a thirst due to the amount of indie dancing….
So after the incredible reception received at both Manchester and London The Franks return home happy in the knowledge that they’ll soon return to London in The Borderline on March 24th 2012 with a brand new album tour. Click here to pick up your tickets now!
The Franks’ Paul and Carter’s Jimbob
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The Frank and Walters Paul Linehane and Carter USM’s Jimbob catch up at the Carter After-show party in Jam, London after both bands played the O2 Brixton Academy.
Table Tennis Deathmatch: The Franks’ Paul Linehane versus RedFM’s Dave Mac
This Friday night will see a clash of the Table Tennis Titans: The Frank and Walters’ Paul Linehane takes on Red FM’s Dave Mac in a table tennis match held in Curran’s Restaurant.
This showbiz showdown has been on the cards for months now with both contenders eager to clinch the crown of Cork’s greatest table-tennis champion. The trash-talking first began on this very blog when Dave Mac became aware of Paul’s ping-pong prowess as demonstrated during the recording of The Franks’ new album “Grenwich Meantime” in The Factory in Dublin. Having beaten the rest of the band senseless Paul began to destroy the confidence of “Once” director John Carney.
Paul’s success just made Dave Mac hungrier for a faceoff and he raised the notion of a showdown on his show on Red FM. The competition gained more ground at The Franks’ acoustic show on Spike Island in September where Dave Mac was the MC. But the fateful day has now arrived.
On Friday 24th of November Dave Mac will play Paul in Curren’s restaurant at 8pm with the winner being awarded the honour of singing seminal Frank’s song After All at The Christmas Show on Dec 23rd in The Pavillion (tickets available here)
For your chance to win 2 tickets to the Table Tennis Death-match (and a few drinks and snacks!) simply log onto the Franks Facebook page here and like the deathmatch status!
Good luck!
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