a silver for Fox-Pitt, King, Nicola Wilson, Zara Phillips and Tina Cook

and a FREE download of Band A Part's Cascabel for YOU today!

a Bronze for Louis Smith, Max Whitlock, Daniel Purvis, Sam Oldham and Kristian Thomas

and a FREE download of Hawaii Fried Dough's Tumblebee for YOU today!

A Bronze for Rebecca Adlington

and a FREE download of Parenthesis...'s Synthesized Swimming for YOU today!

a Silver for Elizabeth Armitstead

and a FREE copy of Town Bike's Tour De Force for YOU today!

free downloads for WINNERS

quite an opening!


we will be giving away the sporting theme for every medal team GB wins during the games, so if Alison Williamson, Amy Oliver, Naomi Folkard, Larry Godfrey, Simon Terry or Alan Wills win an archery medal, DJ Downfall's Shoot It Shoot It (Hit Me Again) will be a FREE DOWNLOAD until the next medals are won!

and to start things off DARREN HAYMAN's wrestling ROMP! - Bundle! - is ALREADY available as a FREE DOWNLOAD SINGLE 

a review in the TIMES

all the bells

All the Bells at Westminster...

MORE?...

well... i had to really!

he runs along RAILWAY TRACKS!... he passes MARKET STALLS!... he hurdles PARK BENCHES!...

ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY!

Gonna Fly Now

yup, not the Olympics, but it's ROCKY!...

he punches MEAT!... he outruns a SHIP!... he climbs STEPS!... EVERYONE CHEERS!

hope you enjoy the games...

a message from Boris - the Everyman Olympian

... yup... he's completing a challenge based on EVERY Olympic sport... magnificent work Boris!

" I'm sure athletes and average joes alike with enjoy the tunes!

 

Boris, The Everyman Olympian"

How Does It Feel's gig of the week

HDIF's Gig Of The Week Sat July 28 - Pete Astor + Leaf Library + Hong Kong In The 60s at Union Chapel A special daytime show in the bar at the Union Chapel to celebrate the release of "It's The Taking Part That Counts", an olympics themed compilation album released by the estimable Where It's At Is Where You Are records (the folks that released the Bruce Springsteen tribute album that inadvertently led to the formation of Allo Darlin' as a band). Headliner Pete Astor once led The Loft and The Weather Prophets, of course, while both The Leaf Library and Hong Kong In The 60s have played HDIF Presents before - all are highly recommended. It's free admission and runs from midday to 2pm, and doesn't feature any announcements by Boris Johnson!

Epcot in Orlando

John Soares went to Epcot in Orlando and look this- thanks John

it's the taking part that counts launch party

yup, just 10 days to go now until the opening ceremony, so seems a good time to mention our own opening ceremony, and seven reasons it will be BETTER

1. the wiaiwya global pop sportsday is FREE!
2. it takes place in the Union Chapel - the best live venue in London!
3. it's on a Saturday 28th July!
4. it's presented by those nice people at Arctic Circle!
5. it starts at Midday, and goes on til two, leaving the alfernoon to hang out with CHUMS!
6. it features Pete Astor!, Hong Kong in the 60s! and the Leaf Library!
7. you can get your copy of the album there, so you don't have to listen to Muse constantly throughout August!

review on Sounds XP

Town Bike’s ‘Tour De Force’ hurtles faster than Mark Cavendish on slick cobblestones, mixing Ramones with the Shop Assistants to make sweet punk-pop, while the glitschy electronic pop of The Leaf Library’s ‘Badminton’ also stands out. But medals go to The Vatican Cellars’ ‘A Palpable Hit’ (bronze), for writing graceful chamberpop specifically about fencing; One Fathom Down’s ‘Exodus’ (silver), a twangy Link Wray instrumental, which covers a 1960 film theme; and the High Barnets’ ‘Danny’s Got a Good Shot’ (gold), which represents the Butterflies of Love back to their pristine prime.

review on Neon Filler

and it's a 9/10... marvellous:

"As a compilation this ticks all the right boxes, offering something new with 26 exclusive tracks, and introducing us to some exciting new artists, such as the dirty rock and roll of One Fathom Down and fine songwriting of Jeff Mellin, who features here with one of the album’s stand out tracks Hit Me!"