[2008-03-25] Supergrass "Diamond Hoo Ha"

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:48 am

SUPERGRASS OFFER FREE ALBUM PREVIEW TO FANS

Supergrass are to make a new track 'Diamond Hoo Ha Man' available as a free MP3 via their website.

The new song, recorded live earlier this summer is taken from the follow-up album to 2005's 'Road To Rouen.'

'Diamond Hoo Ha Man' will be available to download this weekend (July 28, 29) - to coincide with Supergrass' support slot at the Arctic Monkeys' mammoth Old Trafford shows.

The band's new album, produced by Nick Launay - whose previous credits include Arcade Fire and Nick Cave - is due for release early next year.

To download the free track - click here.

Wow, bluesy ~ excellent song!

'Diamond Hoo Ha Man'
'Bad Blood'
'Rebel In You'
'When I Needed You'
'345'
'Return Of Inspiration'
'Rough Knuckles'
'Ghost Of A Friend'
'Whisky & Green Tea'
'Outside'
'Butterfly'

[bigred]Standard Edition (CD Only)[/bigred]

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00104W7XI/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00104W7XI/?tag=imwan-21

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[bigred]Special Edition (CD with bonus NTSC/Region-0 DVD)[/bigred]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013XZ3PK/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:09 pm

Bizarre and horrible.

But hopefully Mick will recover ...

Supergrass star seriously injured in bizarre accident

Aug 31, 2007

Supergrass have cancelled their 'homecoming' gig at Oxford's Carling Academy due to an injury.

Bassist Mick Quinn suffered an accident which left him with a broken back, forcing the cancellation of the gig on September 23.

Quinn sleepwalked out of a first floor window of the villa he was staying at in the South of France.

He was rushed to a specialist spinal unit in Toulouse where surgeons operated to repair two broken vertebrae, and are also treating a smashed heel.

He is expected to make a full recovery.

Frontman Gaz Coombes said: "We hope the crazy fool gets back on his feet as soon as possible. I'm sure he'll make a full recovery; he's a tough cookie."

The Oxford show will be rescheduled, although there is no date set. Ticket holders can apply to the vendor for a refund and will be given first refusal on tickets for the rescheduled show.

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:18 pm

Supergrass side-project to gig in London

Nov 1, 2007

Supergrass' Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey are set to play a number of shows as their new duo The Diamond Hoo-Ha Men.

The duo, who have had to delay the release of the new Supergrass album since bassist Mick Quinn broke his back, have decided to gig while Quinn recuperates.

Speaking to NME.COM, drummer Danny Goffey said: "We're just trying to put some energy into something else, but not as Supergrass as a band, we're doing it as a guitar and drums fiasco.

"But it sounds brilliant, man, we've got loads of weird songs we've written for the duo and new songs we're playing. We might do a few old ones too that we've reworked."

While dates are yet to be confirmed, The Diamond Hoo-Ha Men will be playing London clubs around the end of November.

Goffey also explained that Supergrass are to perform without Quinn for a one-off gig, at an XFM fundraising concert.

"We've got Gaz's younger brother, Charly Coombes, playing stand-up keyboard bass with us, which is quite mental."

The drummer claims the duo have some special performance ideas up their sleeves, claiming: "We've got a car called The Diamond Hoo-Ha Van! We've got some mad ideas, but I don't want to tell you 'cause people'll nick them!"

Supergrass' forthcoming completed album, the band's sixth, is set to be released in the spring after Quinn recovers, with Goffey claiming: "It's sounding really good. It's sounding quite raw and rocky, quite upbeat."

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Love this band, will get release when available!

Thanks Linda for the update!

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:12 pm

http://www.nme.com/news/supergrass/32967

Supergrass announce tour under alias

05.Dec.07 3:13pm

Supergrass, under the alias Diamond Hoo Ha Men, have announced details of tour.

They will kick off the tour on Monday (December 10) at an unnamed location in Brighton.

According to http://www.myspace.com/diamondhoohamen they are "Duke Diamond and drummer Randy Hoo Ha" - namely singer Gaz Coombes and drummer Danny Goffey.

The pair are playing as a duo while bassist Mickey Quinn recovers from breaking his back.

Introducing the new band, a statement explained: "(They) started out playing Rammstein covers as part of a local residency. During this time they discovered they had an almost Jagger/Richards-esque knack for songwriting. They soon left Berlin for the bright lights of London where they now live...together.

"Duke & Randy are infamously inseparable and although not officially partners, they share the same bed (Duke always on the right, Randy on the left), eat, drink and bath together. It's true they have a volatile relationship, but there's no doubting this 'Odd Couple' make very special music."

Venues are expected to be announced on Monday (December 10).

They will play in the following cities:

Brighton (December 10)
Leeds (12)
Nottingham (13)
Manchester (14)
London EC2 (15)
London WC2 (late show) (15)
London W1 (17)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtCxh0CtAHE[/youtube]

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:53 pm

The proper studio version of the first single from the album, "Diamond Hoo Ha Man", can now be listened to at Supergrass' MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/supergrass

(I can tell already this is going to be in my Top Ten albums for 2008 ... wow that song is terrific! :love3:

)

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

Linda wrote:

(I can tell already this is going to be in my Top Ten albums for 2008 ... wow that song is terrific! :love3:

)

Very 70s sounding, which is not a bad thing! :ohyes:

Does "bite me" have a different connotation in the UK than it does in the US?

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:50 pm

Sounds more like Gaz is screaming "baby!" in this live version:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsHNOs9FL1Q[/youtube]

You're right though, it sounds like "bite me" or "bait me" on the studio version. :think:

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:26 am

http://www.nme.com/news/supergrass/33256

Supergrass DON'T play intimate London show

Dec 18, 2007

The Diamond Hoo Ha Men - quite possibly Supergrass' Danny Goffey and Gaz Coombes in white jumpsuits - played a rare intimate show at Madame Jojo's in central London last night (December 17).

With bassist Mickey Quinn currently recovering from a broken back, Supergrass are currently taking time out from live duties.

However Randy Hoo Ha and Duke Diamond - who bear an uncanny likeness to the Oxford band's drummer and singer - have taken it upon themselves to showcase the band's new tracks from forthcoming album and classics with a series of two-man acoustic shows.

Emerging onstage with an immediate observation of "tough London crowd", the pair opened with a cover of Michael Jackson's 'Beat It', inspiring a loud singalong in the basement club.

"We're going to be playing a selection of new songs and cheeky cover versions," announced Diamond, adding that "we'll get to those later" as the duo introduced '3,4,5' - a track to be given away as a free download on NME.COM later this week.

"We're going to play a few Supergrass covers for you now," announced Diamond, before launching into 'Never Done Nothing Like That Before' and 'Lenny'.

The pair then left the stage, declaring: "We've got no more songs." However, they quickly returned for an encore explaining they "hadn't been going too long" and were "a recent project" hence more Supergrass covers, namely a storming version of 'Caught By The Fuzz', which had the crowd in good voice.

The Diamond Hoo Ha Men, or perhaps members of Supergrass, played:

'Beat It'
'Bad Blood'
'3,4,5'
'Outside'
'Rough Knuckles'
'Never Done Nothing Like That Before'
'Lenny'
'Diamond Hoo Ha Men'
'Caught By The Fuzz'

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:32 pm

http://www.nme.com/news/supergrass/33588

Supergrass bassist speaks after breaking back

Jan 11, 2008

Supergrass’ Mick Quinn is on the mend after breaking his back last year.

The bassist was injured on a family holiday last August when he walked out of a first floor window where he was staying.

The injury meant Supergrass had to abandon several shows, leading bandmates Gaz Coombes and and Danny Goffey to gig as the duo The Diamond Hoo Haa Men in the interim.

However, speaking to Teletext Quinn explained he is now on the mend, despite the band fearing his accident could have forced them to split.

"I'm going to be back doing shows at the end of February,” he explained. “I'm fine, I just might not be able to jump up and down quite so much in future.

“Danny and Gaz were in total shock (when they heard about the accident). They didn't think I'd be able to walk again."

Quinn explained that he had not been sleepwalking as first thought, but the injuries were the result of a ill-fated, night time toilet dash.

"I needed a pee and, stupidly, I didn't turn any lights on," he explained. "I forgot we were on the first floor, mistook a window for a glass door in the dark and stepped through it!”

Despite being stuck in a French hospital for two weeks and his slow convalescence, the bassist explained there had been some benefits, namely he has given up smoking.

"I was offered nicotine patches, but I was on morphine so I didn't need any," he explained. "I lost weight too. I could write a health guide, but the method is pretty severe.”

He added he was impressed with his bandmates efforts as a duo, but he has been taking notes for the group's return with their new album next month.

"The weirdest thing in all of this has been watching Supergrass shows," Quinn said. "I've been taking notes on what we need to do better - we don't talk to the crowd enough. They could use a bassist, too. But, you know what, we're a good band. I'd pay to go and see our concerts."

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:30 am

Here's the official promo video for "Diamond Hoo Ha Man":

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EPHk16mO20[/youtube]

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:05 pm

Supergrass announce new album details

Jan 21, 2008

Supergrass have announced details of their forthcoming sixth album, 'Diamond Hoo Ha'.

The follow-up to 2005's 'Road To Rouen' will be released on March 24, and was produced by Nick Launey, who has also worked with Arcade Fire and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

The band are promising an album of glam-rock style songs, with the lead single, named ‘Diamond Hoo Ha Man’, released earlier this month.

The tracklisting for the album is:

'Diamond Hoo Ha Man'
'Bad Blood'
'Rebel In You'
'When I Needed You'
'345'
'Return Of Inspiration'
'Rough Knuckles'
'Ghost Of A Friend'
'Whisky & Green Tea'
'Outside'
'Butterfly'

Meanwhile, Supergrass will play a short UK tour in March. The gigs will be the first bassist Mick Quinn will have played with the band since he broke his back last summer.

Supergrass play:

Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (March 11)
Liverpool Carling Academy (12)
Cambridge Junction (13)
London Roundhouse (14)

NoURider · **Joined:** 21 Jul 2006 **Posts:** 3308

This album was listed as one of the "10 Bands That Rock in 08" at allmusic -
http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/1/30/we-s ... ock-in-08/

(in case the link gets messed up that is:
blog.allmusic.com/2008/1/30/we-salute-you-10-bands-that-rock-in-08/
)

Supergrass is the only band on the list that I know - I'm not much into Heavy other than the usual suspects (frankly some of the others 'scare me')... but I thought it was an interesting inclusion (either a radical change of form, or the rest of the list is not as *scary* as I thought).

I was listening to "Supergrass is 10" yesterday at the gym. What an awesome comp! Two things:
1. I realized this comp is quite possibly in my top 5 favorite comps of all time (without a doubt top 7)
2. Due to their pumping encouragement, I was able to do 11.27 miles on the elliptical machine in 35 minutes - including cooldown (Take that Comcast!)

Where'd I slip my tongue..?

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:51 pm

Unlike the first single which was vinyl-only, the second single from the album ("Bad Blood") will be released on CD. It's coming out in the UK on March 17th. Here's the promo video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZhinVDm9yM[/youtube]

And here's the CD single:

2008 UK 4-track enhanced CD single including an alternate version by Gaz & Danny's alter egos the Diamond Hoo Ha Men!, a cover version of Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' recorded for an XFM session plus CD-Rom Video.

1. Bad Blood
2. Beat It - XFM Session
3. Bad Blood - Diamond Hoo Ha Men version
4. Bad Blood - CD-Rom Video

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014955DI/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0014955DI/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:51 pm

And the band have posted a message at their MySpace page about the forthcoming CD single:

Supergrass need only to sell 422 million copies of the single for the royalties from their use of Beat It to cover Michael's bill and save Neverland! Not to mention, it will make Bad Blood the biggest selling single of all time! So do your bit and pre order the single today! You really should hurry because the single is out March 17 and Neverland goes under the auctioneer's hammer on March 19.

:lol:

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:00 pm

Supergrass to busk in London tomorrow (March 19)

Mar 18, 2008

Supergrass are set to busk in central London tomorrow (March 19).

The band's Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey will revive their Diamond Hoo Ha Men personas and play as a duo at the West Plaza in Covent Garden.

Supergrass will play from 1pm (GMT), with all money going to homeless charity Crisis, while the results of their street session will be shown on the BBC's 'Culture Show' as part of their ongoing busking challenge.

Meanwhile the band's new album 'Diamond Hoo Ha' is released next week (March 24).

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

The US release is due out June 10, but I scored a promo today at 'Rama. No bonus DVD. In fact, the link above says the special edition is "currently unavailable." Was there indeed an import with a bonus DVD?

[2008-03-25] Supergrass "Diamond Hoo Ha"

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