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Daphne And Celeste WILL Reform For Swells!!!!!!!!!!

Daphne And Celeste For Swells

As I mentioned earlier, about a decade ago the combined efforts of Steven Wells, myself, and many, many awesome people got Daphne And Celeste onto the main stage at the Reading Festival. Despite being pelted with piss and spears by a neanderthal section of the crowd, the girls put on an awesome show, and had a great time doing it. That performance was an incredible feat, 20 minutes of pure, PUNK ROCK, POP AS FUCK defiance, and embodies the TRUE punk rock spirit that ran through everything that Swells did.

It was suggested on Twitter today that someone should find Daphne And Celeste, and get them to reform for a gig to be held in the honour of The Greatest Music Journalist Who Ever Lived, our dear friend Steven “Seething” Wells.

I think that is a fucking ACE idea.

I think Steven would love that. I think a lot of people would love that. So I think that we, the awesome people who loved Swells, and are still here on Planet Earth, should make it happen.

EDIT: Andrew WK would be amazing as well, Swells loved him too as I recall. And brother John Robb has suggested The Three Johns….

— Thursday, June 25th, 2009

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  • The Dave

    I have some money. Who has a venue?

  • Akira The Don

    Sweet.

    Brother John Robb is down.

  • Mothboy

    Swell’s used to champion many *many* uk hardcore faves of mine in the 1980′s . … so I say get Extreme Noise Terror to reform for him as he was always banging about them

    and it would be an utter crime if Attila The Stockbroker couldnt be master of ceremony for the night too … him and “Seething Wells” were partners in crime

    Bang on with D & C tho

    Moff x

    r.i.p the big man

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  • Daniel Robson

    Count me in – although don't you think Swells would have preferred Bis?

  • Druze

    I think I disagreed with everything Swells ever had to say about music.

    Green Day = shit

    Insane Clown Posse = shit

    I also used to buy the NME every week and turn to whatever he wrote first, just so I could find out how much I disagreed with him this week.

    A serious talent.

    RIP

  • BJ

    I've found them both – check your email!

    Let's make it happen.

  • luke

    The only time I ever met Swells was when we went to see Andrew WK at ULU, Adam. I remember being somewhat nervous as I loved his writing when I was a teenager (his eviscerations of Bis and Sonic Youth were particular favourites) but he was a lovely fellow.

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