Friday, May 28
The Cavern Pub

12:15 TBA
1:00 Focal Point
1:45 The Anydays
2:30 Boston Manor
3:15 Krakatoa
4:00 The Deccas
4:45 The Beat Rats
5:30 The Ace
6:15 The Dukes Jetty
7:00 The Madd
7:45 Popgun
8:30 Karl Morgan & The Click
9:15 High Child
10:00 The Contrast

Friday, May 28
The Cavern Club
Front Stage

12:15 The Seasongs
1:00 Kelly’s Heels
1:45 The Corderoys
2:30 The Gurus
3:15 Yani Martinelli
4:00-6:00: John Lennon 70th Birthday Tribute6:15 Paul Bevoir
7:00 Cola Jet Set
7:45 Detox Cute & the Beauty Junkies 8:30 The Ragamuffins
9:15 Feel Dizzy
10:00 The Hype
10:45 The Dukes Jetty
11:30 The Madd
12:15 The Fuzzy Halo
1:00 The Fast Camels
1:45 Rockburn
2:30 Stars in Coma

Friday, May 28
The Cavern Club
Back Stage

2:00 The Seasongs
2:45 Bang 74
3:30 Feel Dizzy
4:15 High Child
5:00 The Fuzzy Halo
5:45 Jeremy
6:30 TBA
7:15 The Corderoys
8:00 The Anydays
8:45 The Gurus
9:30 Bruise
10:15 Twilight Birds
11:00 Karl Morgan & The Click
11:45 DC Tempest
12:30 Krakatoa
1:15 Empire
2:00 The Contrast
2:45 The Movers

The Contrast’s new album God of Malfunction will be available for free streaming all this week on the below websites:

• Spinner Music: http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/new-releases#/10

• The Street Date: http://www.thestreetdate.com/the-contrast-god-of-malfunction/ — this one seems to be USA only

• MSN: http://music.msn.com/music/listeningbooth/ a direct link to the stream is here.

100% preshrunk cotton (6.1 ounces), in a metro blue, with a stunning, three color design (in dark red, orange, and red). Double-needle stitched. Seamless color. Taped shoulder-to-shoulder. Seamless collarette.

http://www.wickedcoolrecords.com/shop/bands/the-contrast/the-contrast-god-of-malfunction-t-shirt-men.html

Also available bundled with the CD of God of Malfunction http://www.wickedcoolrecords.com/shop/bands/the-contrast/the-contrast-god-of-malfunction-blue-t-shirt-cd-bundle-men-pre-order.html

The track was recently voted “Coolest Song in the World” on Little Steven’s Underground Garage.

All digital downloads are MP3s are 320kb quality and DRM free so can be enjoyed on any type of MP3 player.

Check out the Wicked Cool records page of The Contrast’s goodies at http://www.wickedcoolrecords.com/shop/bands/the-contrast

[UPDATE] God of Malfunction is also available to pre-order on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

Little Steven behind the board for energetic Brit-band The Contrast
Official Press release – February 25 2010:
The Contrast’s ‘God of Malfunction’ (Wicked Cool/ April 13): Twelve More of “The Coolest Songs in the World”
The Contrast “could be the first great 21st century power-pop band” (Houston Post, 4.10.08), and they offer further proof on ‘God of Malfunction,’ their 6th album and first for Little Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records, out April 13.

Little Steven has been the energetic Brit-band’s champion since 2002, when he touted their track “Mystery #1″ as the “coolest song in the world’ on his “Underground Garage” radio show. In fact, during 2007, Steven put together a compilation of his favorite Contrast tracks for Wicked Cool and called it “Perfect Disguise – Introducing The Contrast.” Now, with Van Zandt as Executive Producer on a studio album for the first time, The Contrast were bolder, and ‘God of Malfunction’ delivers twelve of the best, jangly, guitar-driven, power pop gems of the band’s career.

Their spirit is perfectly captured by the album’s first single, “Coming Back to Life,” with its memorable chorus: “We are strange, getting stranger // We won’t change, we’ll screw the danger // Coming back to life.”

See a video clip of “Coming Back To Life” here:

The band’s distinctive Rickenbacker jangle and chime is back, along with other vintage guitar and keyboard sounds, enhanced this time by cello,theremin, mellotron, treated electric piano & Eno-esque ambient textures – “whatever it takes,” says Glasgow-born lead singer/songwriter/guitarist David Reid.

Says Little Steven: “This is The Contrast’s most creative and ambitious work to date.”

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For more information on The Contrast, Wicked Cool Records and Little Steven Van Zandt, please contact Diana D’Angelo (ddangelo@shorefire.com) or Chris Taillie (ctaillie@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media
http://www.shorefire.com/clients/wickedcool/

‘God of Malfunction’ is set for release on April 13, 2010 on Wicked Cool. The coolest song chosen will be available for purchase on March 1st. Brrr, it’s getting exciting now…

‘God of Malfunction’ is set for release on April 13, 2010 on Wicked Cool. The coolest song chosen will be available for purchase on March 1st. Brrr, it’s getting exciting now…

‘God of Malfunction’ is set for release on April 13, 2010 on Wicked Cool. The coolest song chosen will be available for purchase on March 1st. Brrr, it’s getting exciting now…

Excellent stuff, and in order to support this thecontrast.net will make the three songs available at 00:00 GMT on 18/02/2010. That’s like nearly today you know…

The songs in question are “Good Luck Charms”, “She’s a Disaster”, and “Coming Back to Life”. In order to vote you need to go to Fuzztopia.com, log in (or register if you are not already a member) and vote. There are already snippets of the songs on the site and there are full versions available on Wicked Cool’s MySpace page and as I say here on thecontrast.net we will be making the tunes available for streaming only a few hours.

‘God of Malfunction’ is set for release on April 13, 2010 on Wicked Cool. The coolest song chosen will be available for purchase on March 1st. Brrr, it’s getting exciting now…