Gay For Johnny Depp - The Politics of Cruelty

Genre: punk / homocore / alternative. Lead/radio track: ‘Cumpassion’. For a fans of:  Gallows, Every Time I Die, Blood Brothers Websites: www.myspace.com/gayforjohnnydepp / www.gayforjohnnydepp.com / www.captainsof.com. Gay For Johnny Depp are confrontational and controversial hardcore band from New York. They have previously released two EP’s, ‘Erotically Charged Dance Songs For The Desperate’ (Firefly, 2005) and ‘Blood: The Natural Lubricant (An Apocalyptic Adventure Beyond Sodom and Gomorrah)’ (Captains Of Industry, 2006). They received positive press in NME, Kerrang!, Vice, Rock Sound, Plan B, Metal Hammer, Terrorizer etc and numerous plays on Radio 1, including - thanks to Huw Stevens – the airing of arguably the most-expletive-addled song ever played on Radio 1, ‘No Teeth? Thumbs Up!’ (54 ‘fucks’ and counting…). Gay For Johnny Depp further courted controversy when their debut UK show saw the hospitalization of a barely-clad frontman Marty Leopard at the hands of a ‘fan’ who took umbrage at a set of songs based wholly on the grace and beauty of Johnny Depp. The misleading story of a homophobic attack at a punk rock show was nevertheless beamed around the world via various magazines, websites and tabloid newspapers. Since then, the quartet toured the UK a number of times (playing with the likes of Million Dead and Gallows), appeared at 2006’s Download festival and had their debut single ‘Shh, Put The Shiv To My Throat’ remixed by KLF man Jimmy Cauty’s Blacksmoke Organisation. Band members have played or continue to play in a variety of other bands, including Instruction, Garrison, Hopewell, Gods Fires Man, Errortype:11 and I Hate Our Freedom.Gay For Johnny Depp are Marty Leopard (vocals), Sid Jagger (guitar) Fabrizio Cokboi (bass) and JJ Samanen (drums). Scheduled singles: ‘You Have A Theory, I Have A Gun’ (8th Oct 07), ‘Belief In God Is So Adorable’ (4th Feb 08), ‘Point The Finger (7th Apr 08). Press and radio: Album reviews and band profiles to run in Kerrang!, Dazed & Confused, Rock Sound, NME, The Fly, Big Cheese, Metal Hammer, Plan, Playlouder, DrownedInSound. Radio airplay from Daniel P Carter (Radio 1 Rock Show), Mike Davies (Radio 1 Lock Up), Huw Stevens (One Music, Radio 1) Zane Lowe (Radio 1), XFM, Total Rock, Playlouder Radio. Video being serviced to Kerrang! TV, Scuzz etc. Marketing : Adverts to run in fanzines and in regional and national press in month prior to release. Online promotion and street team activity throughout October. Touring: Gay For Johnny Depp tour the UK in November 2007, dates to be confirmed. Press quotes : “Bloody and brutal brilliance” –  NME.  “One of the best punk outbursts of the year” - KKKK, Kerrang!  “They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger but this comes close” – Terrorizer.  “A remarkable, breathtakingly fresh release…it will give you the kind of art-rock sucker- kiss that’ll leave you gasping for more.” – Drowned In Sound.  “Gay For Johnny Depp exploded all over our faces, bringing out the mightiest mini-album of the year” – Playlouder.  “A brilliant mess” – Metal Hammer

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