Blow Up Records

03/01/2024

Justin Liquid Anderson unleashes the create potential of AI for your pleasure, stimulating a visual and emotional response for Drink and Jive which is taken from the album 'The Lace and the Longing' by Cosmetique

Drink and Jive
Written by Sarah Churchill and Justin 'Liquid' Anderson.
Published by Blow Up Songs
Produced by Justin Liquid Anderson
Taken from the album The Lace and the Longing.
Blow Up Records 2023

Justin Liquid Anderson unleashes the create potential of AI for your pleasure, stimulating a visual and emotional response to Drink and Jive which is from t...

26/12/2023

From 2014, one of several seasonal recordings from Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck'XOXO' feat. Stockholms Indiekör. Merry Christmas!

'XOXO' is a brand new track from Sweden’s Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck - a melancholy indie-pop Christmas song featuring the uplifting vocals of Stockholms Indi...

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas. We hope you are having a wonderful time wherever you are.

Here is a festive track from the Blow Up Records archives Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck Bought and Wrapped (2013) for your enjoyment.

'Bought And Wrapped' a brand new track from Sweden’s Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck - a melancholy indie-pop Christmas song which, following the band's tradition,...

20/12/2023

"Fab rush out to get it" The Lace and the Longing by Cosmetique as reviewed by Jeff Penczak for the latest issue of Shindig! Magazine... the latest!

09/12/2023

"The weekend as they say starts here" The Weekenders make the NME front page with an On Page feature in 1994.

01/12/2023

❄️ The Big Boss Man track Christmas Boogaloo is on It's A Cool Cool Christmas - a Christmas album with a difference! First released in 2000 by Jeepster Records, all proceeds support War Child and their life saving work with children affected by conflict. The last of the physical product is reduced for this Christmas meaning you can get the double album for around £15 / £16 which is a bargain!
Christmas Boogaloo was recorded around the sessions for the debut Big Boss Man album Humanize on Blow Up Records
🔗Get your copy of the limited coloured vinyl here: https://bit.ly/3N4AUOO

21/11/2023

'' Flatfoot Hustle is taken from the sixth album from The Bongolian 'Harlem Hipshake'.From the East Side to the West Side, get ready for the Harlem Hipshake...

17/11/2023

A limited 100 edition CD pressing of the Ali Heath debut solo album is available to buy direct from the Blow Up Records (Greedbag) shop from today.

The CD sleeve is a gatefold card sleeve with lyric insert.

ORDER LINK : https://blowup.greedbag.com/buy/when-the-day-is-done-0/

When The Day Is Done was written, recorded and performed solely by Ali. Two singles We Go There Anyway and The Alarm Goes Off have received international radio support with a new single We You Remember heading to radio in the next week.

Blow Up Records have had a long association with Ali as a member of Alfa 9, who have released three highly acclaimed albums to date, Then We Begin, Gone To Ground and My Sweet Movida.

15/11/2023

New Rules by Cosmetique will be played today on the Golden Glades radio show broadcast from Hamburg Germany on ByteFM presented by Sandra Zettpunkt.
You can listen to the show today 5-7pm CET via live stream here: http://www.byte.fm
Hamburg UKW: 91,7 und 104,0 MHz.
Berlin DAB+: Kanal 7B
New Rules is taken from the album The Lace and the Longing, streaming now on all digital music platforms.

04/11/2023

Blow Up 30 at Jamboree London is sold out.

The Blow Up 30 event in London sold out last night. Thank you for the support. We look forward to seeing you Friday 24th November at Jamboree Kings Cross, London. Doors 8pm / Carriages 2am.

DJ Paul Tunkin. Live guest The Bongolian

03/11/2023

US radio presenter Leeza London has been celebrating 30 years of Blow Up on her radio show on The Independent FM all this week. Not only has she been featuring Blow Up Records Records artist releases all week on the show but she has made the Cosmetique single Heart Goes Boom Single of the Week. Tune in tonight from 9pm GMT.

03/11/2023

Second single Heart Goes Boom by Cosmetique from The Lace and Longing gets a play on this weeks Round At Milligan's - Proudly independent music show. Listen Back via Mixcloud.

7 Presenters all bringing great music! The return of JosieJo! (from the JosieJo Show)! The return of Dave Vagrant (From the SlotR YouTube Channel)! Special guest: Noz (from The Rum Muse Sessions)! Expect music from Boozoo Bajou, Modalist Breaking Fuel David Bowie Ella Fitzgerald ernest hood Funke an...

03/11/2023

Sea Groove Big Boss Man hit over 8 million Spotify streams yesterday. It was the bands first single and is taken from the album Humanize on Blow Up Records.

Big Boss Man’s 1st single, Sea Groove, hit
8 Million streams on Spotify this morning!

24/10/2023

In one month, final tickets released today...

One month to go until Blow Up 30 at Jamboree Kings Cross London Friday 24th November. Paul Tunkin will DJ with The Bongolian performing live. Today we have released the final ticket allocation for this event, if you are looking to attend please be quick and grab a ticket...

Ticket link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/591518

19/10/2023

What's Hot on the Shindig turntable (Sept issue) Cosmetique 'A Kiss A Kiss'. Taken from the album The Lace and the Longing on Blow Up Records
Referencing Sarah Churchill's vocals as "Sarah Cracknell meets Debbie Harry cooing that's guaranteed to melt hearts at 100 paces" and additionally that Sarah sang on the title track of the Saint Etienne Official album Finisterre.

Second single Heart Goes Boom hit radio stations yesterday!

Shindig! Magazine... the latest!

13/10/2023

This month Boudica Rides Again from Moog Maximus by The Bongolian has been used as a soundtrack for artwork for fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto

The Bongolian ‘Boudica Rides Again’ has been used by the fashion designer company Y’s Yohji Yamamoto at the Louvre Paris OCTOBER 2nd to soundtrack a video of the artwork by photographer Max Vadukul. Following the event watch out for the video on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CySkYx...

13/10/2023

Live this Saturday The Bongolian at the The Night Owl Birmingham.

09/10/2023

A second release of general admission tickets are available now for the Blow Up 30 event in London Friday 24th November after the first release and early bird tickets have sold out. As previously announced, Blow Up founder Paul Tunkin will DJ with The Bongolian performing live at the Blow Up 30 ...

06/10/2023

Tonight in London. Big Boss Man

TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT!!! An unmissable gig! Tickets available on the door and we open at 7pm. See you there!!

04/10/2023

How You Broke My Heart by Cosmetique video.

Edited by Munky (Mark Carter). Taken from the album The Lace and the Longing on Blow Up Records. Written by Sarah Churchill and Justin Liquid Anderson. Produced by Justin Liquid Anderson.

Cosmetique 'How You Broke My Heart' taken from the album 'The Lace and the Longing' (Blow Up Records). How You Broke My HeartWritten by Sarah Churchill and J...

02/10/2023

Sea Groove the debut single by Big Boss Man had a Sunday morning play on the Cerys Mathews show on BBC Radio 6 Music
yesterday. Listen back: 32:38 into the show.

Sea Groove is taken from the bands debut album 'Humanize' on Blow Up Records.

Cerys curates an eclectic soundtrack and chats to chef Jonathan Williams about laverbread.

29/09/2023

As announced earlier, The Bongolian are confirmed as live guests for the Blow Up 30 event London in November. Grab tickets while you can, all early bird tickets sold out a month ago! General tickets on sale now: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/591518

We are pleased to exclusively announce that The Bongolian will perform live at the Blow Up 30 London event to take place at Jamboree Kings Cross Friday 24th November. Blow Up Records have released all of the six highly acclaimed albums by The Bongolian, including the most recent album release H...

29/09/2023

The Lace and the Longing by Cosmetique as reviewed by Bertrand Tappaz Voix de Garage Grenoble.

LORD DIABOLIK Plus cool que toi, LP, Digital Sweet Grooves Rds Comment se tirer du format ultra rebattu du duo guitare/batterie ? ...

08/09/2023

Check out all the Alfa 9 releases at the Blow Up Records shop. Including the bands third album My Sweet Movida, available in limited and a Deluxe CD options. Released 2018.

One of the best things that you will hear all year"
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ RnR Magazine
"There’s plenty here to love" ★ ★ ★ ★
Shindig! Magazine... the latest!!

LP option - Limited single heavy weight 180g clear vinyl that includes download codes for the album + additional stripped versions + bonus tracks.
CD option - Limited Deluxe 2 x CD Edition (the regular album with an additional CD of alternate stripped versions + bonus tracks)

The new Alfa 9 album 'My Sweet Movida' on limited 180g clear vinyl (500 only), Deluxe Double CD & Digital.

01/09/2023

Blow Up 30th Anniversary - Friday 24th November 2023 London - General admission ticket (first release) now on sale - Early bird tickets SOLD OUT yesterday.

Blow Up 30th Anniversary - Friday 24th November 2023 London - General admission ticket (first release) now on sale - Early bird tickets are SOLD OUT.

After the starting pistol was sounded on Wednesday to the news that Blow Up will be celebrating 30 years at Jamboree Kings Cross London Friday 24th November 2023. The first and second release of Early Bird tickets sold out in a day. We have brought forward the first release at the general ticket price on sale now.
Thank you to everyone for the great response so far!

Ticket link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/591518

31/08/2023

Drink and Jive by Cosmetique Single of the week for the Leeza London radio show, broadcasting from Los Angeles on The Independent FM. Stream from the radio station website tonight at 10pm GMT, Tune in!

30/08/2023

We are pleased to announce that the starting pistol is now off to celebrate 30 years of Blow Up. Friday 24th November will see Blow Up celebrate 30 years with a club and live event at Jamboree, Kings Cross London. Blow Up founder Paul Tunkin will DJ, alongside special guests to be announced. Blow Up...

28/08/2023

To be released in September - Into Tomorrow – The Spirit Of Mod 1983-2000, on Cherry Red Records. This features not only one but two recordings from the Blow Up Records vaults with Big Boss Man Sea Groove and The Weekenders Seems You've Missed Sunday both included in the tracklist of this 4CD compilation.

Coming in September, Into Tomorrow – The Spirit Of Mod 1983-2000. A 4CD various artists compilation celebrating the new post-Jam era and the mod scene as it progressed after their break up. 92 tracks showing the scene as an underground network and an influence on the mainstream music scene, with rarities on CD for the first time including singles by Wipeout, The Playn Jayn and Steve Cradock’s first band The Boys. 👉 cherryred.co/IntoTomorrow

26/08/2023

Drink and Jive by Cosmetique Drink and Jive was played on the one and only Podrophenia radio show presented by Mondo and Piley two days ago.

Broadcast by Ship Full of Bombs - Thames Delta Independent Music Radio Station Listen back 1:43 into the show here:
https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-4heh2-148a04a