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2006: Bruno / bass - Sylvain / guitar - Fabian / vocals - Cyril
/ drums - Pentho / guitar / PICTURE BY EMMY ETIE
TV
MEN : WILD ROCK'N'ROLL!
www.massprod.com/www.actionrecordz.com
New album "Lights,Camera,Action!" / Action Records/
Overcome Distribution
TV MEN biography:
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Breton band formed in 95. > >
The line up: 2 original members. Fabian singer, Pento guitars.
One ex Greenfish Sylvain on 2nd guitar and ex Gunners Bruno on
bass. A brand new drummer joined the band one year ago Cyrille
from 19 Hell > >
They played about 400 gigs in France and Europe. They shared the
stage with: New Christs, the Saints, Peter &ttb,Burning heads,
Noone is innocent, Rocket from the crypt, TV Killers, Zeke, Electric
Frankenstein, The Peepshows, > Glucifer, the Dontcares, Weak,
Shotgun Bluez, Church of Confidence, > Luckypunch, Nevrotic explosion,
Dogs, The Dickies, Puffball, the Spades, Man Made Monster, Turbo
Ac's, Deniz Tek & Scott Morgan... > >
TVMEN is a Breton band formed in 95.
Fabian on vocals, Pento on guitar,Manu on guitar, Hervé
on bass,and Lolo on drums.
Strongly influenced by Australian rock, Celibate Rifles, New Christs
and other Trilobites, the 05 members of the band release a first
7" on Mass Prod', recorded by Mr Chris Mix.
This
mini opus is well aclaimed by international and French press who
put TVMEN in their fathers prints previously quoted.
The band will find the oportunity to play frequently in france
and will share the stage with headlines such as The SAINTS (australia)
in la boule Noire in Paris in 96, or the NEW CHRISTS (australia)
at Carnavalorock festival in St Brieuc in 97.
A first album will appear in 96, with sound engineer Mr Wilf ,
who produced the Mass Murderers album. Manu plays jazz in Paris
letting his place to Laurent C on guitar.
This recording was released at Mass Prod's studios.
A little mix for an efficient result. TV Men will play with SEVEN
HATE, BURNING HEADS but also ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT(usa) thanks
to this first record and to Massprod' who manages the band.
TV MEN appears on numerous compilation at this period, "
dernier rempart", "Breizh attack", " BREIZH
DISORDER" with the hit " rdv avec la mort".
After two line up changes, the Bretons reveal themselves to the
European public with a new disc always recorded and produced by
Mass Prod', CHANEL FICTION in 1999.( cd et lp).
This cd is recorded Mr Bruno Perrin ex GUNNERS et actual bassist
.A new guitarist is with the band, Popol ex SHITBONE.
The band energises at maximum his Punk style and will go teasing
and kicking ass in Germany, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland during
several mini tours organised by Mass Prod'and TEENAGE HEAD BOOKINGS(
b).
TV MEN will provoke preaching their"FUCK HIGH SPEED PUNK
'N'ROLL StYLE", They'll play with TV KILLERS in Strasbourg
, ZEKE(usa) at Gambetta in Paris and ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN(usa)
in Montpellier. These are the years 2000.
The Bretons appear on the Punk Rock comp' with a nice article
presenting their international vocation and will to sing in English,
with in opposite la FRACTION.hors série punk ROCK SOUND
no 4/ 2000.
The band notoriety grows, years go and Popol too giving the relay
to Sylvain from GREENFISH.
A new album is born" ELECTRIC EYE ON YOU", always at
Mass Prod'. Sylvain 60's touch and MassProd' team work will make
the band cross the Scandinavian roads from the DONTCARES ( mass
prod'),PUFFBALL,PEEPSHOWS ( burning heart),PSYCHOPUNCH(white jazz)
and other SHOTGUN BLUEZ.
A good conexion with Sweden is on the way.
A meeting with WEAK(mass prod') in Douarnenez is the start for
a stong Rock'n'roll friendship.Both bands will do a mini- tour
in Germany thanx to the German label MIDDLE CLASS PIG RECORDS.
After a quick meeting with Johnny Cat on a little tour in the
Alpes, the Bretons could discover and apreciate his producer work
listening to the recordings of BACKSLIDERS, GANGBANGERS,SATOR,BOYS...the
return to the Australian rock roots operates by magic!
TV MEN can be found on the sublime compilation RCS presenting
the best of French Rock'n'Roll: "BLAST OF ROCK'N'ROLL FOR
A GOOD CAUSE!"
Johnny Cat proposes to TV MEN to record a 10" at his home
at the ROCK ON STUDIO, 04 heat with white titles they share with
their friends PSYCHOPUNCH (white Jazz).
Ricco from Mass Murderers joins TV MEN and plays drums on this
recording session in Avril 2003.
TV MEN with this formation will play the Pont Du Rock Festival
in Malestroit with HARD ONS, will play with The DAMNED at Pragues
Punk Aid festival in 2004.
At the end of 2004 TV MEN meet Cyrille actual 19 Hell drummer.
He joins the band that composes songs ciselled in the Rock melting
pot: sincerity, simplicity and guts! We don't go that fast but
to the essential, we purify, we distil!
A new TV MEN is born and recorded a brand new album at Johnny
Cat's in February 2005." LIGHTS ,CAMERA, ACTION ! "It's
their fourth album !!!
On
Action Records with National distribution on Overcome distribution.
From September 2005 the band will tour for the promo of "LIGHTS,CAMERA,ACTION!".
A short tour is planed with WEAK ; Erotic tour part 2 will occure
soon with NEVROTIC EXPLOSION .
TV MEN have played more than 400 concerts in France and Europe
and shared the stage with:
NEW CHRIST.SAINTS.PTTB.BURNINHG HEADS.ROCKET FROM THECRYPT.TVKILLERS.ZEKE.ELECTRICFRANKENSTEIN.PEEPSHOWS..GLUECIFER.DONTCARES.WEAK.SHOTGUN
BLUEZ.CHURCH OF CONFIDENCE.LUCKYPUNCH.NEVROTIC EXPLOSION.DOGS.DICKIES.PUFFBALL.SPADES.MAN
MADE MONSTER.TURBO AC'S.DENIZ TEK.SCOTT MORGAN.WAYNE KRAMMER.REAL
MACKENZIES.BLACKFIRE.HOLY CURSE.JERRY SPIDER GANG.NASHVILLE PUSSY.THE
BELLRAYS.THE BLACKLIST.JUDASVILLE.BAD MACHINE.HELLSCRACK.DRUG
DEALERS.DOBERMAN.WASHINGTON DEAD CATS...
Right on!
Fabian/Rock'n'roll shit from planet Mars!
NICE PICS ON www.photorock.com
et www.alainmarie2.net
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Line-up
2003: Fabian - chant; Rico - drums; Francky - guitar; Sylvain
- guitar; Bruno - basse - Photo:
Emmy Etié
RDV avec la mort (620ko)
"Out of your screen" CD 7
titres '98 ;
"Channel fiction" CD et 25cm/10"
9 titres '99
"Electric eye on you
" CD album 13 titres sorti en juillet 2002 
split 10" vinyl only with PSYCHOPUNCH (Sweden) / 2003.2005:
new album "lights, camera, action!" on 
