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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:

> 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!



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Line-up 2003: Fabian - chant; Rico - drums; Francky - guitar; Sylvain - guitar; Bruno - basse - Photo: Emmy Etié

More photos on Alain Marie website: http://www.alainmarie2.net

Live picture by J.B. in ""LE WAGON" - July 2003

News:

From the 05th to the 12th of August TV MEN played the " frienship festival" in Gorazdé / Bosnia : click here for the report !

3 TITLES ON THE WEB SITE, 2 IN REAL AUDIO:

RDV avec la mort (620ko)
Bubble star (444ko)

MP3 : LET'S GO LET'S GET

Discographie : "Have a good trip" Démo tape 4 titres '95 ; "Ajaja" EP et k7 5 titres '96 ; "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 www.action-recordz.com

Compilations : 'Générations Dynamite' CD 96 ; 'Cloaque' LP 96 ; 'Breizh Attack' k7 97 ; 'Breizh Disorder' CD/LP 99 ; 'Breizh Ardente' CD 99 ; 'Dernier Rampart' CD 00 ; 'Independent PunkHardcore' CD 00 ; 'Blast of Rock'n'roll for a good cause' CD ; 'Moloko Plus' CD with Fanzine ;... French tribute to GG Allin 7'' (septembre 2002)...

Contact: Mass Productions / Fabian - 11 rue du manoir de servigné - 35000 RENNES - France - Tél: 0033 (0)223402645