Hoogstraten motherfucker
Check out the Akkerpop photos here! Timeschedule for the show in Wortel-Hoogstraten this saturday: 20h Midnight Souls, 21h Otis, 22h Oathbreaker and 23h Landscapes from the UK.
02.09.2010
Playing with Monotonix, Electric Eel Shock, The Responders, Midnight Souls, Oathbreaker, etc.
Eindhoven was pretty awesome, we had good times hanging at a pretty crowded Rambler with the Wiericx sisters, Maarten van der Poll, R.J. de Pauw, John de Haas and zullie Mitchel. Onno's nakedness in a too small van was the cherry on the pie again. Footage up here some time soon. We got a bunch of cool shows coming up: this friday (August 20) we will play at the Zebra Festival in Gemert (NL) together with The Responders, Red Track, pole dancers (!) and more. The next day you can check out bands like Hooghwater and the Hot Stewards there. After that we got 2 shows in a row in Hoogstraten coming up. On saturday (August 28) we're playing at Akkerpop in Meer-Hoogstraten (BE) with great acts such as Electric Eel Shock, Monotonix, Gino's Eyeball and Hard Resistance, and the next saturday (September 4) we're playing in Wortel-Hoogstraten at JH 't Slot together with Oathbreaker, Midnight Souls and more. What else? Still need Eurotour help and you should add this site to your favorites.
17.08.2010
Your mom goes to college
Next week we will play at the Rambler in Eindhoven with the girls from Civet (USA) so come say hi. We're working on a whole bunch of new (cover)songs and recordings, and pretty soon we'll post a shitload of videos here from previous shows. We still could use help with the Otis / Greyline tour so please get in touch. Danke schön, merci beaucoup, thank you very much, hartelijk dank.
04.08.2010
Kindertekeningen
I uploaded some drawings we received from the kids as a thank you and with that, this show has moved from the "awesome" status straight to "legendary". That's all for this update because I'm kinda busy right now, but I just had to share. Later today: voetbal & NOFX in Amsterdam!
28.06.2010
How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read if they can't even fit inside the building
We did a show for 4 year old kids which was great, check it out. More photos coming soon. This saturday we will play for grown-ups again, in Utrecht together with Whitney Houston Start Screaming and a bunch of other bands so y'all come on over.
16.06.2010
Cobra Skulls
Tonight there is a supernice FREE SHOW in Breda at the Groene Sael starring The Unborn from Roosendaal, Sweet Empire from de Randstad and Cobra Skulls from Reno, Nevada. Be there at 20:30, watch out for speakers falling from the ceiling.
02.06.2010
Otis / Greyline European tour in October
Greyline and Otis will be touring Europe together October 13 - 20. They will be around Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. All the info you can possibly need is located at this microsite. If you can help please contact bookings@blackdeathrecords.com and earn our everlasting gratitude.
26.05.2010
Modest Hyppoliet Joanna Schoepen
Check out @dvdwinden's pics of us plowing through the soundmud at Borstrock by following this link. Other news: finally saw Iron Man 2 and it kicked ass, and bought The Men Who Stare At Goats on DVD which I will hopefully watch later this week. Gone too soon: Ronnie James Dio. Also dead: Bobbejaan Schoepen. I just learned that this was only his stage moniker, his actual name was Modest Hyppoliet Joanna Schoepen. I shit you not. Random pic: Martijn Konings.
18.05.2010
Walter lives!
Walter is fully recovered from the incident after the Storm Is Coming show in Breda the other night so he's back to his old self again unfortunately. Quite a legendary night, the joint was sold out within an hour with a whole bunch of people locked out so that's a pretty good score if you ask me. The photos by Iris can be spotted here. Sorry if you couldn't get in, we will make up for it in September. It's gonna be sick. Also: new t-shirts! Check 'em out in the webshop, we got nice orange ones for the upcoming WK dus sla je slag. Next show: Borstrock this saturday, with our fuck buddies from All On Black again and When All Light Dies.
10.05.2010
We don't fake it we just take it
Good Cop Bad Mood album show pics can be seen here, audio can be heard there. Come see us do our Storm Is Coming album show this thursday April 29th (Koninginnedag) at Publieke Werken in Breda together with with Righteous Kill, All On Black and New Pokerface. We're gonna have some limited edition new t-shirts with us so bring money.
22.04.2010
Breedje dizzle
Area 51 and Podium Bloos turned out great. Too bad most of Eindhoven hung out at Paaspop but Breda represented just fine and delivered a drunken mosh while we were squeezing out our first album. Thanks Rik FTK & POB, photos and audio / video up here soon. As you might've heard we're also doing our latest album in Breda, at Publieke Werken on koninginnenacht together with our friends from All On Black Cock and New Pokerfacial. And, we're not done with Breda this year yet: we have just been confirmed as the closing act on saturdaynight in the Spaanse Kraag tent at the Breda Barst festival. We're looking for more festivals to rock at this summer so please contact us, also to get us on any stage at regular venues / bars / squats / livingrooms any fucking time. We're also still working on some new songs and covers we recorded recently, and we got our 100th show coming up soon ánd some limited edition vinyl to celebrate that. Coming sooner than all that: new shirts and hoodies. Coming up even before that: The Unborn, Yawp! and Burning Heads @ Winston in Damsko this wednesday.
09.04.2010
Easter Schmeaster
I think it's safe to say we have recovered from last weekend. You might've spotted us abusing drugs, women & alcohol all over Brabant (and Limburg) together with the Greyline and Fehler boys. Same sheet a suit this weekend: on saturday we'll be playing together with Vandal X at Area 51 in Eindhoven and the day after that we got the 1st of 2 integral album performances. This means we're gonna play Good Cop Bad Mood from start to finish at Podium Bloos in Breda. Shitload of other bands playing like Antillectual, Vanderbuyst and Lugosi so see you in a few days. #nowplaying: Zombi - Spirit Animal.
01.04.2010
Good weekend coming up
Friday pt. 1: play with The Unborn and Fehler at het Trefpunt in Halsteren. Friday pt. 2 plan A: race from Halsteren to Breda to see Greyline play at de Groene Sael in Breda with Witness The Fall and Avoid. Friday pt. 2 plan B: drink beer in Roosendaal with the Greyline boys and probably end up watching the Justice and / or NOFX DVD's. Saturday: travel to Tienray to play there with Otis, Greyline and Human Demise. Looking forward to it all. Another thing: go download Walker Diver's new cover album for free at his website, it's fucking great.
23.03.2010
Bleached anal cavity
This friday (19-3) we will talk shit once again at Stadsradio Breda to do some promo for our upcoming integral album performances in Breda I told you about in the previous newsitem, so tune in at 20:00 via ether or internet. Onno bleached his anus for this one so I guess he might've misread his e-mail. Oh well. The day after that we're playing at De Groote Weiver in Krommenie and tickets will cost you one lousy Euro so come and get it. A full list of upcoming shows in March and April by Black Death artists can be found here.
14.03.2010
Namedropping
We had a fantastic time tearing the roof off Tilburg, check out the photos at hail-otis.com/pics plus a review at hail-otis.com/reviews. Speaking of which; all the album reviews are pretty much in by now (I guess Aardschok and Oor missed out) so also check that out in the reviews section and you will see that Storm Is Coming received a very nice overall score. We saw little negative criticism and a shitload of thumbs up which made us happy the peppy. Total score of comparisons this time: At The Drive-In, Mastodon, Black Flag (3x), Nomeansno (2x), Fugazi (2x), John Zorn (2x), Slayer, Valient Thorr, Hüsker Dü, Snapcase (2x), Minutemen, Jello Biafra, Coalesce, Breach (2x), Botch, Helmet, Zu, The Ex, Sonic Youth, Yakuza, Unsane, Godflesh (2x), Dag Nasty, Drive Like Jehu, Refused (3x) and Dischord. Not bad. We will do an integral performance of the album on April 29th at Publieke Werken (w/ New Pokerface and All On Black) and we're doing the same with our first album on April 4th at Podium Bloos (w/ Lugosi, Vanderbuyst, Antillectual and a whole lot more) so don't miss out Breda! But, first things first: Krommenie w/ Fehler and Feast next week. Today's random image: Onno Pijl. Today's random quote: "als frikandellen drijven zijn ze gaar".
10.03.2010
Jackie is a punk Judy is a runt they both went down to Berlin joined the ice capades
Big up to the folks of Vera, Lugosi, Greyline, Shock, Hunger etc with whom we hung with in Groningen last weekend. Check out photos here if you like. Next up: the Little Devil in Tilburg this friday with Lugosi again, and the boys from Fehler, and DJ Michiel Eikenaar.
24.02.2010
Stijve kut
Repost from the Black Death website: BAM! The new records are out! We proudly present Sweet Empire's The Flood 7" EP (blckdth015) and Greyline's much anticipated new album Behind The Masquerade (blckdth016). Release shows are widespread this weekend: Vera in Groningen hosts the Greyline show (with Anaphylactic Shock and more) this Friday, and on Saturday the Black Death party will continue right there with Otis and Lugosi in the basement. That same day you can also go check out the Sweet Empire release (with Union Town and more) at De Groote Weiver in Krommenie. Check the shows section for more details. After the weekend we will air the Black Death online store since it is as good as finished so get ready to spend money! End of repost. In other words: see you this weekend. Oh and while you're at it, also check out the brand new AUC Bookings website and contact them to book us at your show. A bunch coming up but can always use more! Come on!
15.02.2010
New Otis live shows are upon you
If we survive the carnaval you can come check us out playing new songs (and new covers) in Groningen, Tilburg, Krommenie, Tienray, Eindhoven, Breda (twice) and Nieuw Vossemeer. More shows (also outside NL) coming up real fucking soon. New recordings are doing well, we will post stuff when finished. And, there's a book out on De Waterput and guess what? We're in it.
07.02.2010
You just got killed by a Daewoo Lanos motherfucker
No blogpost in almost a month, what's up with that? Busy with Black Death Records, writing & recording new stuff and working our asses off, that's what! Stay tuned for some new material in our heavily reconstructed MP3 section in a short while. Also: a whole bunch of new shows coming up. We'll be back with more info next week or so, so you better sign up for the mailinglist right now.
24.01.2010
Black Snake
Last week we set up some mics in our rehearsel room and ended up with new stuff on tape. I have just uploaded one of these demo recordings at our Myspace page to give you an idea. The song is called Black Snake and you can find the lyrics here. Sorry for the overall crappiness, we hope to do some proper recordings next month so check back soon. I guess that's it from us this year, see you in the next one. Remember to light your fireworks drunk and indoors.
26.12.2009
AUC Bookings
We are proud to announce that we've been added to the AUC Bookings roster! So, from now on please e-mail Joep at aucbookings.com to get us at your show. AUC Bookings is a brand new agency by the people that brought you amsterdam-underground.com but now they're turning it up a notch with management for great bands such as Hooghwater, Supersuckers, The Reactionaries, Union Town and All On Black. We shared the bill with this last band and Lugosi in Rotterdam a few days ago, check out the photos by Iris right there. Oh, and both Otis and Stockholm Syndrome got indexed in the OOR pop-encyclopedia 2010.
07.12.2009
Exit Roffa
Exactly one week from now, thursday December 3rd, we will do our last show of 2009 at the Exit in Rotterdam. The entire city will be closed except for this show so everybody in a diameter of 20 kilometers should come the fuck on over. Next to us and local punkrock(st)ers Bat Bites there are bands playing whose members you've seen somewhere before on stage, namely Lugosi (ex-Stockholm Syndrome, ex-Dead Rivers, ex-Bob Miller) and All On Black (ex-Razor Crusade, ex-Betercore, current-Omission and ex-Against Time). In other words: collect those scenepoints, don't miss out.
26.11.2009
If I say it's safe to surf this beach then it's safe to surf this beach
Added a bunch of brand new photos from last week's shows in 013 and on the partyboat from Dinteloord. Good times with Kees as an extra drummer. No further shows planned in this line-up, but we hope to record a song with it sometime soon. We'll keep you posted.
18.11.2009
Drunken Boat
Yesterday's show in 013 was cool, thank you if you were there. Black Elk is an amazing band so you should go see them this friday in Utrecht with Amen Ra if you get the chance. Special thanks to Eduard who came down last minute from Beverwijk to DJ. Demo sounds great bro! This saturday we got a very nice show lined up for ya: we will rock the party at an insane fest on the partyship Catamaran Castle. This boat has three decks stuffed with DJ's and bands ranging from rock to electro to lounge to punk. The event will start at 21:00 and the ship will set sail from the harbor of Dinteloord after 22:00, and will be back sometime around 1:00. Party will be going strong until somewhere around 3:00 though. Info on ticketsales can be found here. We did a competition via our newsletter last week where you could win tickets for this and the correct answer was Dead Kennedys. Iris and Steffie are the winners, so congratulations and see you on board.
12.11.2009
Added a bunch of stuff, supporting Black Elk
Added an interview with Fret magazine and more album reviews here, a new song for y'all to listen to entitled "One Year From Now" at our Myspace profile, and a report from the weekend in France right there. Go check. Next wednesday we have got a supervette show together with Black Elk at 013 Tilburg so get your ass over there and yes, Haverkamp is joining us on drums again.
05.11.2009
Just a man with a mind for victory and an arm like a fucking cannon
Halleej! Very happy with all the reviews concerning Storm Is Coming so far. To quote Musicmaker: "Otis is een fantastische band. Serieus, hun live-reputatie was ze al vooruit gesneld dus heb ik de band een keer opgezocht en het was absoluut geweldig. Dit plaatje is niet anders. Sterke, afwisselende nummers, prachtig ongeforceerd gitaarwerk met stiekem fantastische riffs, een mooi concept, gave teksten en fantastische cover art op een mooi doosje." You're welcome. Next Saturday (31-10) we're doing a show with Screw Houston Start Creaming Your Pants at the Elektra in Sliedrecht, and in November we got 2 amazing shows lined up at 013 and at sea so check back here soon for more info and also for the France tourreportje. Oh, and if your e-mails to mario@hail-otis.com will remain unanswered this week it's because I'm off to the island of Sardinia so send everything to Barry instead.
22.10.2009
Chuck Norris does not wear a watch because he decides what time it is
We somehow managed to make it back alive from France and there will be a full report covering the entire damn weekend with photos and videos up here soon. Thanks go out to Yohan, Celine, Audrey, Onito, the guys from Aside From A Day, Cheesy Lane, Bud Spencer and all the other bands and people that were there and made this something to remember. Another thing: check out this interview on lordsofmetal.nl about us and the new album. Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna slip back into my coma.
06.10.2009
I want you to say I love crepes
Yesterday was the best time on stage ever thanks to Kees Haverkamp, photos up here this week for sure. The winner of the "date with Onno" contest's full body shot can be seen here. Be gentle with each other you lovebirds you. Next up: three shows in a row in France this weekend! Totally looking forward to that. La France ici nous venons! Le chien est dans la voiture, j'aime votre pantalon et fromage.
28.09.2009
Win free tickets!
We're giving away free tickets to the Rockin' Hard festival this weekend! The question: how many shows did Otis play so far this year, not counting the upcoming ones? Send your answers to info@hail-otis.com, we've got 4 free tickets to give away so be quick. And! If you order tickets through us you can save yourself €5 because only Otis is selling the tickets for just €10 instead of €15. So, also, info@hail-otis.com to order tickets. Competition #2 concerning this event: send your full body shot to all@hail-otis.com and the best one wins a date with Onno. We will announce the winner during the show this sunday (must be 18+ to enter).
23.09.2009
Slagerij van Haverkampen
We're gonna do a very special hometown performance at the Rockin' Hard festival with 2 drummers and some more surprises. Also playing that day are Tech 9, The Blackbox Revelation and Jan Akkerman. Shortly after that we are going to play in Paris, Metz and Tours the first weekend of October together with Aside From A Day, Ebenezer Howard and Ludwig Von Dutch. For photos from the shows in Goes and Etten-Leur click there.
22.09.2009
Show in France wanted on 3-10
The show in France on Saturday 3-10 is fucked so all you people over there: we need help! The day before we are playing in Paris and the day after in Tours, if you can fix us something please do so. All y'all who can read Dutch check out the interview and competition on musicfrom.nl about the Storm Is Coming album!
15.09.2009
Jello Biafra Paradiso photos
The Paradiso photos of our show with Jello Biafra by a.o. Berserker photography are online now! Proud of that. What up next? This Friday we're playing in Goes with the mighty fine Young Ones, Teenage Lust, Scallywags and This Routine Is Hell and on Sunday we're doing an open air festival in Etten-Leur with (to name a few) Gypsy On The Rocks, When All Light Dies and Claw Boys Claw. And, next week we are artist of the week on musicfrom.nl starting this Monday! A whole lot more coming up so check back real fucking soon.
09.09.2009
I'm doubling up the rent because the building is condemned, you're gonna help me buy City Hall
The show with Jello Biafra and his awesome band in Paradiso's main hall was amazing. I want to tell you more now but I'm too fucked up so more details and photos this week. Thank you goodnight.
02.09.2009
Play ethnicky jazz to parade your snazz on your five grand stereo
Our new album is getting very positive reviews so far! You can buy it online now at the muziek.nl webstore, or (if you want more Otis merchandise) you can send us an e-mail for now because our online ordering thingy here is kinda fucked. Sorry. Don't forget to see us open for Jello Biafra this Tuesday! Check the previous newsitem, get your tickets here and see you then!
28.08.2009
Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine
We would like to thank Joep, Jeps, Ben and Jan-Willem for making it possible for us to support Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine on September 1st in Paradiso's main hall! Woohoo! Jello's new live band features (ex-) members of Victims Family, Rollins Band, Ween and Hellworms just to name a few (Faith No More's Billy Gould played bass on the album but won't be there for the tour because he's on the road with FNM). I guess it's time for me to use the word "siked" for the first time. SIKED! There, I've said it.
21.08.2009
Monique Smit
We managed to survive Beverwijk which is pretty amazing with bassplayers looking like this. Thanks to Sweet Empire, the Stroomstoring DJ team and Eduard for making things happen. Apologies to Marc for stealing his Cursed vest. Today's random photo: gaat erop.
17.08.2009
Beverwijkse Steekweek
The Beverwijkse Feestweek stands in front of the door again so we're going down to Sodom and Gommorah this saturday to play at the Asgard together with Sweet Empire and a bunch of hardcore DJ's. You should probably come too. Admission: zero. Click here for a photo of a mentally and physically challenged person in a too small inflatable swimming pool.
11.08.2009
Clooney has got Darfur, Sting has got the Amazon and Bono has got Aids
We are looking for some shows abroad in October so if you can help us out please do so: we need places to rock on thursday 1-10 and sunday 4-10 in Belgium and / or Luxembourg, and on saturday 31-10 in Germany (Cologne area). Merci beaucoup / danke schön. We have got a report online about the album release weekend with Nomeansno so check it. Next show: Asgard, Beverwijk. More on that next week or so. Peace out.
28.07.2009
I am married to a cigarette butt lying in the gutter
Last weekend was totally awesome. We did 4 shows in 3 days and had an amazing time thanks to Nomeansno and crew and all the people that helped out, came out, hung with us, gave us a place to sleep and / or bought the new cd. There will be a decent report here with a lot of photos like this one as soon as we get to it. Next chance to see us live and pick up the album: this friday at het Trefpunt in Halsteren together with Screw Houston Start Screaming.
14.07.2009
New album out now!
Yes! The new album has arrived! Storm Is Coming is our second full-length album and DHL just delivered us 1000 digipacks! This cd has been under construction for over a year now and the result is quite stunning. Thanks to Patrick (recording / mixing / mastering), Bram (illustration), Bart & Iris (photography) and Tony (duplication) for helping us create it all. Plenty of opportunities for you to check us out this weekend and get the album first hand at de Waterput Bergen op Zoom, Tongerloplein Roosendaal, Patronaat Haarlem and Vera Groningen. These last 2 shows are obligatory because Nomeansno is headlining them. Willem Jongeneelen interviewed us about the album for BN De Stem so you might want to check it out, along with the review and photos of last week's final Coalesce show. Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go roll around naked in a huge pile of fresh cd's. Woohoo!
09.07.2009
New album out on July 10th
The Storm Is Coming releasedate is set for July 10th when we will do an instore showcase at the Waterput in Bergen op Zoom. The next day we're playing at an open air fesival in Roosendaal at 14:00 and at 20:30 we're opening for Nomeansno in Haarlem. The day after that we're also supporting them in Groningen so there are plenty of opportunities for you to come check us out and pick up the new cd that weekend. Before all this we're playing with Coalesce again together with Hammers on the final date of both their European tours this Tuesday in Tilburg. See you then.
27.06.2009
Wild Ox Moan
Yesterday we witnessed what I think was the best show of 2009 so far. Coalesce is truly amazing live so you must go see 'em this month. We're looking forward to playing with them again on the 30th and if all goes well I'll see them this Saturday in Antwerp together with Voivod, Torche, Kylesa and more. Great line-up. More show news: we're proud to announce that next to the Nomeansno gig in Haarlem we're also gonna be opening for them in Groningen! Our new album will be out that weekend, more info on all the releaseshows real soon.
17.06.2009
Thank you Nozzman
We have sent out the masters to the people at Red Hot to make us 1000 digipacks which means we are going to release Storm Is Coming around 11-7. Check out the front and the back right there, thanks to Nozzman for making an amazing painting based on the album's lyrics. The freak even vomited olive oil all over the thing while naked and listening to The Shaggs over and over. Hm. We will be playing with a.o. Nomeansno (another thank you to Nozzman for the sick poster) on one of the release shows, more dates coming soon. Expect a whole bunch of gigs in 1 weekend, we're trying our best. But, first we're gonna celebrate our split tape release in Damsko this Tuesday! Mario is turning 34 that night which means we're auditioning new singers because this one is getting too old.
11.06.2009
What more do you want from me? Some sort of apology?
Alrighty then: OUT NOW! Proceed to the new and improved merch section to get your hands on this and more, or come see us play with Coalesce in Amsterdam and / or Tilburg this month. Looking forward to being blown offstage by these guys on the first and the last date of their maiden voyage to Europe. Get OX now because it's arguebly their best work to date and one of 2009's finest albums so far. Speaking of albums: ours due in less than a month through Black Death once again. It's about time.
04.06.2009
The sky is falling and I want my mommy
Just confirmed: on 11-7 we will be supporting Nomeansno in Haarlem! Completely stoked I tell ya. Before this we will play shows with Coalesce but more on that next week or so, when the split with The Unborn is out. We had 14 minutes per band to fill so we managed to get 4 songs on it and The Unborn no less than 16. Extremely limited (50 copies, handnumbered) and available in 6 different colors. Thanks to Rick and Teun from Brainwreck for releasing this.
26.05.2009
I'm talking like crazy boyband ass
Shows wanted! Send e-mail and we'll work out a sweet deal because we were born to rock your stage / floor. We got a number of brand new releases coming up throughout the year: before the album there's the split which will be released sometime next month on Brainwreck Records. More releases in the pipeline, more info when we have it. Next show: supporting Coalesce in Amsterdam next month. New photos in the diary: Kabaal Am Gemaal and Babylon. Today's random pic: sexy.
14.05.2009
Wall of death
Kabaal Am Gemaal 2009 was pretty legendary. We had an awesome time playing for our biggest crowd so far, and we managed to trigger a circle pit ánd a wall of death. Thank you Wageningen. This Saturday we're off to Belgium again, this time to play in Westmalle. Heard they have great beer there. I might need it since I have been playing with a fractured rib since the Breda show. I have added the audio from last week's radioperformance at 3FM here so you might want to check that out. About new Otis releases: Storm is still coming but first we will do a split with The Unborn. More info real soon. Oh, and this website got showcased at Faster Forward Interactive so take a look.
06.05.2009
Hou me vast streel me zachtjes door mijn paard
Had quite a crazy week: on monday we played an utterly insane show in Heijningen (thanks Robert) in one of the smallest en coziest rooms ever, after that we had The Hunger on our floors for 2 nights straight (thanks for the shirts fellas) and on wednesday we rocked the house in Breda, check out the sensational photos here. We were still sweating it off and fingerpointing to some Biohazard and Madball (1996 all over again, thanks Rik) when 3FM gave us a call and wanted us to come over to their studio in Hilversum right away. Tim from New Pokerface handed us the keys to their van and tagged along for the ride. Fuck sleep. Next: Kabaal Am Gemaal this tuesday, find more info about this a few posts back.
01.05.2009
Last minute show in Heijningen rock city!
This monday we are doing a very last minute show together with All On Black and The Hunger in the township of Heijningen. The show is in someone's livingroom so dress down and bring your own booze. Go to work all fucked up the next day like a real man. Another thing: the definitive master cd is in and sounds great. 40 minuten schoon aan de haak.
25.04.2009
God save the queen she ain't no human being
Due to national festivities we've got a few supercool shows coming up: first up there's Koninginnenacht in Breda together with New Pokerface and more, check out the competition concerning this event here. The next day you can sleep late (if you're Dutch) so come on over and get shitfaced. Next up is Bevrijdingsdag in Wageningen where we will be playing on this huuuge free festival together with de Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, This Routine Is Hell, Miguel Osorio, Jacques Herb, Rene SG, Kubus & Bang Bang, Hooghwater, Willeke Alberti, Rioteer, Vandal X, our brothers from Anaphylactic Shock and the sexiest woman alive Ellen ten Damme. Otis is on at 17:00 at Kabaal Am Gemaal.
22.04.2009
You're fucking out, I'm fucking in
Danke schön Belgien! Here are the Trix pix, thanks to Ben for the show and to Adolina for bringing the Shellac / Drive Like Jehu vibe. Great karaoke afterwards. Also thanks to Geert & crew for organizing another fine edition of Aspirock. We played some soccer, drank some whiskey and unfortunatly had to cut short our set because of technical difficulties. We'll make up for this in the near future, so bear with us Meerle. Today's random photo: click.
21.04.2009
Toit like a toiger
It sure as shit was nice last weekend in Eindhoven and Aarle-Rixtel. Check out Iris van Turnhout's pics of the Aloys show here, the pics and vids from the other show will follow soon. Thanks to Kees for driving the bus. Next up: Belgium. We will be playing in Antwerp tomorrow and at Aspirock in Meerle on Saturday.
15.04.2009
New Otis website online now!
Here it is folks, the rebuilt and upgraded Otis site. Proud as a dog with 2 cocks right here. A lot has changed and there are a great deal of new photos here, but please note we are still kinda beta testing. Everything will be 100% bugfree and browserproof real soon. Also, check out the MP3 section for a new song called Murat Reis The Younger and for some unreleased demo recordings of songs from Good Cop Bad Mood. Come see us live this weekend in Eindhoven and Aarle-Rixtel where will be playing with The Hunger (both nights), Omission, New Morality, Kill Spectator and a lot more.
10.04.2009
w00t
This just might be the final update on this ye olde website. We will air a brand new one in about a month thanks to the hardworking overweight people at Faster Forward Interactive. The shows: tomorrow we will be playing in Asten-Heusden together with supercool bands such as Civil Terror, Union Town, The Butcher and a lot more. Thing starts at 15:00. Human Demise will replace Hooghwater this Saturday in Meer-Hoogstraten because HW got more shows that night and now they can't make it on time. Better luck next time! Izah will also be playing then. Looking forward to it all. We've got more shows planned as you can see but more on that later on. What about the album? Some more mixing and mastering to do but we're sure as hell getting close now.
21.02.2009
This head movies makes my eyes rain
News: Cast The First Stone is Radio Mortale's hit of the week, we got a bunch of shows up with great bands like Union Town, Izah and Hooghwater, we got indexed at pishond.nl and we would like to welcome the newest member of the family. He crazy.
29.01.2009
Two thousand and nine
To quote The Cro-Mags: Best Wishes. The year started out great with a vulgar display of oliebollen eten en bier drinken followed by getting rid of hangovers in Leiden the next day. What is up? This year we will release a new album clocking in around 40 minutes total and it's turning out to be a tad different from Good Cop Bad Mood. We're about to record some backing vocals, saxophone, cello, acoustic guitars and water (I shit you not) and then the mixing will commence. Almost there! Also coming up: a brand new website. And: check the current issue of Up Magazine at your local newsstand because we're in it.
05.01.2009
Rob Schneider is The Stapler
Come see us do our last show of 2008 and first show of 2009.
18.12.2008
I've been a bad bad boy, father
Album update: we pretty much committed all the music to tape now. Next month we're gonna finish the vocals and additional instruments and after that is da mix. Next show: Saturday 6-6, Middelburg together with The Setup and more. Represent.
29.11.2008
Say hi to Sexual Harassment Panda
This Friday it's on at the Boulevard in Breda where we will do a whole bunch of new songs so come see us fuck it all up. There's absolutely positively nothing else to do in Breda that night so I guess you got no choice. First 50 females there get some tongue from Onno.
05.11.2008
The more flesh it shows the higher up the ladder it goes
Breda Barst pics up here, various live vids being edited as we speak, plenty new shows coming soon but want more, new album doing fine. Check back soon. Bye.
15.10.2008
Tommy Killnigger
The show with Kees on drums went good, thanks to the sack of shit for some great drumming! Videos up here soon. If you haven't got plans for the weekend yet let me tell you what's going down: tonight we're guests in the Local FM studios in Etten-Leur where we will talk the usual shit, and next Sunday we're playing at Breda Barst, 16:30, Spaanse Kraag tent. Another must-see this weekend: The legendary Tommy Killnigger will be doing a reunion show at the unbelievable ZXZW festival, on Saturday in the Extase. I can't believe this is really happening.
[EDIT] P.S. Don't tell Marcus because it's his bachelor party surprise and all. [/EDIT]
20.09.2008
Have spermkake
Thanks to the Akkerpop crowd and crew, we surely had a splendid time last Saturday. Check out Peter Uytdehage's pictures of our set right here. Next up: the King Of The Kaloot kitesurf finals and BBQ party! Martijn is away on vacation then, but All On Black's Kees Haverkampf will fill in on drums so God help us all. My guess is that we will fail miserably and will end up naked and covered in feces in a matter of minutes. Be there to witness this already legendary event. And, we've just entered the top 10 in the Watt Rotterdam list! Thanks for voting, if you haven't done it already then please do so now.
26.08.2008
Vote for Pedro
Go to Watt's website and vote Otis! Thank you! And, this Saturday we're playing at Akkerpop with a whole bunch of other bands so feel free to drop by. The admission is zero and the beer is cheap.
20.08.2008
Cast The First Stone
We have just completed a mixdown of one of the songs from the upcoming album. The thing is called Cast The First Stone and you might have heard it already because it has been in our live set for some time now. Check it!
03.08.2008
She had nothing on but the radio
To all the people in Breda, Etten-Leur, Oosterhout and surrounding areas: tune in to 107.3 FM in the ether and 92.9 FM via cable tonight to hear us and a very special guest talk shit on the radio. To the rest of planet earth: Click right thurr. We're on between eight-thirty and ten.
12.07.2008
It's like Titanic with bears
Morgen spelen we in de Heksenketel dus beter ben je erbij.
19.06.2008
Trained professionals
The first sessions at 195 are in the pocket. The next few months we will return frequently to do more damage and come out with something that has the working title The Drunken Boat. Check out the studioreport here to see trained professionals showing you how it's done. Also added some older videos to the video section, check 'em out.
04.06.2008
I follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change.
28.05.2008
I totally want to cut off your skin and wear it to my birthday
Next Saturday we're playing at the Vera together with Anaphylactic Shock so it's surely gonna be a night to remember. Check out the awesome poster here. And make sure to go see The Unborn play with Cursed in Amsterdam tonight.
19.05.2008
3voor12 gefeliciteerd
VPRO's 3voor12 has been around for exactly 10 years now. To celebrate this the Breda department invited us a few months ago to play this show which was aired on 3voor12 TV yesterday! If you missed this precious moment in rock history you can check out the livestream right there. Fast forward to 2h28m to see Otis.
17.05.2008
New cd in the works
We are currently writing and rehearsing lots of new stuff. Recording will start in less than a month at Patrick Delabie's lair. There's finally a decent video section on this site containing a.o. the Podium Bloos & Verkadehuis shows. Older films coming soon as we get to it. Kinky FM was nice, never saw so many people wearing sunglasses indoors.
26.04.2008
Dolfijnenkenker
The tour is postponed to whenever, don't even start. See you later Europe. Check out pictures and videos from the shows we did the last couple of weeks: first we got 3voor12 Breda photos, next month this show plus an interview by Willem Jongeneelen will be aired on national television! More info coming soon. Then there's pics from the other show in Breda and the party back home. Lots of filmed footage from this last show can be found here. Thanks to Hans Wilders for filming this, his footage from the other show will be up here soon. Massive respect to everyone involved, we had great times all the way. So what's next? This Friday we will talk the talk live on Kink FM in Stacey Rookhuizen's show so you'd better tune in. Peace out.
07.04.2008
Brabant
Before our little voyage into Europe we got some nice things going on close to home this month. Next week we got a gig in Gilze on Saturday, and the rest of the Easter weekend we're spreading the disease in Breda: On Sunday we got Podium Bloos and the day after that we're playing live on 3voor12 in De Vulling. But first, this coming Sunday we're doing the Moshmeeting in Roosendaal together with Born From Pain and a lot more. Party starts at 14:00, Otis is on last in het Verkadehuis at 21:00 sharp.
13.03.2008
Kink FM
One month from now (April 11) we're gonna pay Stacey Rookhuizen at the Kink FM studios in Hilversum a little visit because we won the Dutch Delight thing late last year. The week after that we're hopefully gonna do some shows in France and Spain again! Check out the shows section right now, more info and more shows coming up. And, the photos from the show in Deurne are here.
10.03.2008
Naakt
Shitload of new pics added.
12.02.2008
Punk is verzet
Because Ivo has died of aids earlier today, July Knives and Circus Bon Voyage will be replaced by Human Demise tonight. Eindhoven gek.
24.01.2008
These carrots are not gonna ejaculate themselves
Long time no update, been busy. New photos from the shows in Breda and Tilburg are online and next Thursday you must come on over to Eindhoven to see us share the stage with The Hunger, July Knives and Circus Bon Voyage. I truly hope CBV won't live up to their reputation as spoiled divas like they did in Breda a while back (they cancelled the show on the spot due to the fact that the venue didn't take their catering rider seriously) so we can all relive the magic like I myself witnessed at the show these urban legends gave in Bergen op Zoom last summer. We'll see.
22.01.2008
Nobody fucks with the Jesus
Tomorrow night we will be playing at 013's Kleine Zaal at 20:00 sharp. Also playing are Harmful featuring Billy Gould and the mighty COLISEUM! Oh, and we won the Kink FM thingy so we're invited to drop by in Hilversum sometime soon.
29.11.2007
Is this thing on?
Stadsradio Breda invited us in their studio again so you can hear us talk shit on the air this Friday between 20:00 and 22:00 on 107.3 FM (ether) or 92.9 FM (cable) if you live in the Breda area. The rest of planet earth can listen to it online.
09.11.2007
Jot
A last minute show in Breda has been added. Next week we'll be playing at the Boulevard together with The Real Danger & more. And, Coliseum (!) has been added to the bill on November 30th in 013, en wij zijn officieel de oudste mensen ooit met een Hyves account.
18.10.2007
Otis back on track
It's been forever since the last update. The past couple of months we've been busy travelling Europe, renovating houses and working on The Unborn's new album. Back to Otis: check out the raving reviews Good Cop Bad Mood has received so far, and come see us next month when we'll be playing in the Mezz on Kink FM's Dutch Delight party and when we're supporting Harmful at 013 right? We got lots of new songs ready for y'all, bearing titles such as Two-Headed Giant and Not Impressed By Your Gaping Wound.
04.10.2007
Meldy Peaches
Added a video archive to the site where you can see a surprise performance by The Meldy Peaches during the last part of our set in Eindhoven last Friday.
31.07.2007
Bla
Our new album is harvesting lots of good reviews, check 'em out in the reviews section. Also check out the nifty MP3 player I added to the downloads section, now you can listen to the entire album online. To all you peeps living in the Eindhoven area: come check us out on the 21st at The Rambler and the 27th at Area 51. Eindhoven de gekste.
17.07.2007
Donde esta la cerveza
As promised the pictures from our trip to Spain and back.
19.06.2007
My erection has nothing to do with you
Our very first shows abroad turned out great. We had an amazing weekend down south, pics up here soon. Another good thing was last Friday, when we partied hard in Tilburg with the Vatican Analog clique, Anaphylactic Shock, Rush'n Attack and the sexy Meldy Peaches. The day after we rocked the BOHO in Bergen op Zoom together with July Knives and the amazing Circus Bon Voyage. Surely a name to look out for.
16.06.2007
New cd and shirt available now
Thanks to everyone who came down to our release show! We got photos from that night and from the day after (in Groningen) online here. So, the cd is out! We've also picked up new t-shirts at merchandise.nl today. Thanks for the great service guys! For those of you interested in the new items send e-mail but you'll have to wait until next week for an answer because we're leaving for France and Spain tomorrow morning. Bob Miller himself will be driving so it's gonna be wild.
25.05.2007
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
We're gonna have a party in the Oude Danserije in Roosendaal with our good friends from Daily Fire, Gomer Pyle and The Missing Coins. That night only we're having a discount on the album since it's the releasedate and everything so we can hook you up with a copy for only five euros. How nice of us. The day after we're invited to play in Groningen at Nico's birthday party together with Rush'n Attack and a lot more so I think that weekend is as cool as it can possibly get.
04.05.2007
Viva la France!
We're planning a weekend in France at the end of May. We're looking for shows on Friday 25-5 and Sunday 27-5. Anyone who can help us out: Let us know! Merci beaucoup. Check out NRA's blog for more about this, in French. Thanks Gwynn!
14.04.2007
Death to false metal
Check out a brand new MP3 called Dead Air right here or on our Myspace page. Vincent Koreman mastered it and I finished the artwork so now it's up to the pressing plant to deliver the goods. Let's hope they will do a better job than the stupid fucks that screwed up the split 10" w/ DF last year.
11.04.2007
Michel bedankt!
Check out the pictures from Michel's farewell show!
03.04.2007
That's the way I like it baby I don't wanna live forever
The place to be this Saturday is the Internationaal (The Bar Formerly Known As Wally's Place) in Roosendaal rock city, where you can check Michel's very last show with Otis. Other bands playing are Tenement Kids, All On Black and Restless Youth. Plus: Onno went from temp to steady, so welcome aboard Onno! The latest on the album: we hope it's out next month. Check out the front cover hiero.
27.03.2007
Here come the pigs
As you can see we got a brand new website with a whole lotta love on it. Come check us out in Zwolle w/ Callisto and Daily Fire tonight!
20.02.2007
Blue steel
Added a shitload of photos from past shows.
03.02.2007
Exit Michel
Due to an extremely busy personal life Michel has decided to part ways with Otis to focus on his family. We deeply regret his departure but good luck and happiness to them, and thanks a hell of a lot for everything so far. Michel's final Otis shows will be on 17-2 in Leiden and 31-3 in Roosendaal. Some good news: we're not out of the running because of this because Michel's temporarily replacement goes by the name of Onno and his first shows with us are on 10-2 in Sint Oedenrode and 20-2 in Zwolle. Thanks for helping us out dude! We're now looking for a highly motivated bass player (m/v) from the West-Brabant area who is willing to sacrifice a lot of free time to rock and party. Contact us if you got what it takes. Other news: we did an incredible covershoot for the upcoming album! We would like to thank Tonny for shooting amazing pictures, and John and Noortje for posing their asses off in the freezing cold.
01.02.2007
I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell
Good times in Eindhoven last Saturday w/ lots of (old) friends. What's next? Well, we've got a couple of shows together with Callisto from Finland and our friends from Daily Fire. Yesterday we finished recording the forthcoming album, we're gonna mix and master the thing next month. Check back soon for new MP3.
13.01.2007
Straight bourbon redneeeeecks!
Last Friday was amazing. Tenement Kids were pretty cool and NRA played one of the best shows I've seen so far this year. Next: January 6th at Dynamo in Eindhoven together with the aforementioned bands plus Restless Youth. It doesn't get any better than that folks, so see you then. Prettig uiteinde.
18.12.2006
I have! No excuse!
Crawling back up after the unfortunate events last month: as you can see Otis and Patrick Delabie are currently working really hard at Studio 195 to record our debut full length. These sessions will be interrupted on the 12th to get busy on Radio Mortale and on the 15th to play this years final Otis show at 013 together with Tenement Kids and one of the best punk band in the world: the NRA.
06.12.2006
Fire
Yesterday most of Michel's house was destroyed by fire so we cancelled all upcoming activities. Thank God Michel and his family are unharmed, we wish them the best of luck to recover from this tragedy.
07.11.2006
Ooh Pip Pip cancelled
Due to sustained injuries The Ooh Pip Pip Ooh Pip Pip Yeah have cancelled all upcoming shows. That will show you not to attempt a human pyramid while being very drunk in a small dressing room. Tomorrow at the Vera in Groningen they will be replaced by the cocaine driven stoner rock monster Gomer Pyle. Hopefully more news about replacements next week, when we will be playing in Rotterdam, Tilburg and Klazienaveen with God knows who...
04.11.2006
Yada yada yada
Had fun and hangovers in October so far and we're wrapping up this month tomorrow in Nieuw Vossemeer. To promote this event some newspaper interviewed us so check it out. More good stuff: November will bring us 4 shows with the Ooh Pip Pip Ooh Pip Pip Yeah.
28.10.2006
If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball
Friday The Pitt in Roosendaal will close its doors after being the coolest metaldisco in town since we were old enough to drink. Already a legendary evening, so come on over to collect memoribilia before the building gets levelled... The week after that we'll be playing at the King Of The Kaloot fest on the beach of Borssele, right next to the chain reactor. For only € 15 unlimited quantities of alcohol will be yours! Party time denk.
10.10.2006
Fuck the police
The show at the Bar En Boos tonight just got cancelled because all crime in Leiden and surrounding areas was solved so the police focused on shutting down the squat in question. See you in Tilburg tomorrow.
23.09.2006
Diversity is an old wooden ship
We're playing at the Bar En Boos in Leiden, at the ZXZW festival (!) in Tilburg, at the very first Hospital Beds (ex-Stockholm Syndrome, ex-Envy The West) show in Breda, and at quite a bunch of other shows next month and the month after that. Flyer: click.
12.09.2006
Other bands play Manowar kill
Tomorrow we'll probably have the time of our lives playing with the Ooh Pip Pip Ooh Pip Pip Yeah, Gastric Female Reflex, Crank Sturgeon and Filthy Turd. It's a free show so please drop by at the Little Devil in Tilburg to bang your fucking head or to get feces thrown at you. Hasta mañana! And, we've booked Studio 195 again, this time to record a full-length album. Working title: Good Cop Bad Mood. Check back soon for more news.
03.08.2006
You couldn't protect a cup of warm piss
Check out the pictures from most of the shows we did last month. We had good times thanks to Joep, Nico, the guys in Daily Fire, The B Sharps and All On Black. Next Friday you can hear us talk shit & spin some wax on Stadsradio Breda, so if you live somewhere in the Breda area then tune in to 107.3 FM (ether) and 92.9 FM (cable) from eight until ten o' clock. The day after you must represent at the Boulevard around nine because we will be performing there together with Engine Of Doom.
06.07.2006
10" vinyl out now
We'll be playing 4 shows next weekend with a.o. Daily Fire, The B Sharps and All On Black in the cities of Roosendaal, Alphen aan den Rijn, Hoorn and Amsterdam. The kick-off is next Friday around 21:00 in Rockendale. Check various flyers concerning these events here. And did I mention the split 10" with DF is finally out? Well, it is, and we've also got t-shirts as well.
21.06.2006
Kris!
Yesterday Michel and Stephanie became the proud parents of a baby girl named Kris! She was born 7 weeks early but she and her parents are doing just fine. Gefeliciteerd!
04.06.2006
Recording some more
Just got back from Studio 195 where we recorded a few songs. Check 'em out here and check out the pictures here.
25.05.2006
Natural Born Firemen
Starting next month we'll be playing all over Holland together with our friends from The B Sharps, Daily Fire, All On Black and Engine Of Doom so don't miss out. Check out the shows section to find out where the parties are at.
06.04.2006
Photos
Check out some pictures from the shows in Tilburg and Ossendrecht in the photo section.
28.03.2006
Ignore the emphasis on competition
The 013 show went well. We haven't got enough songs yet for a decent live show but an Avail cover and lots of feedback did the trick. Tomorrow there's a free show featuring yours truly at the Dennenheuvel squat located in the woods near Ossendrecht, and next week we will be representing and rockin' out at the Unity Rally in Hardenberg. Check out the flyers here and here. More shows coming up, as well as 10 inches of fucking vinyl.
24.03.2006
5 terrorists going southeast on Bakalakadaka street
A few days ago we played an okay 1st live set at the Little Devil! Later that night we were caught red-handed in criminal activities so it's safe to say we had an overall good start. What's next? we'll be supporting Rye Coalition on their only headlining Dutch show apart from the big Foo Fighters tour. 013's where the party's at, February 1st. Tilburg yo.
23.01.2006
Myspace
Check out myspace.com/spottingwolverines. Th@nkz 4 tha add!
27.12.2005
Recording!
We hope to have a split release out with the fuckers from Daily Fire somewhere around spring 2006, when we will be playing our very first shows. Here are some shots of us recording our part of the deal at Studio 195 with Patrick Delabie. You can check out one of the songs in the MP3 section.
06.12.2005
Online as fuck
Welcome to the Otis website. There's nothing to say yet except that we're brand new and that this website is still under construction.
14.10.2005