The Aliens Reviews

Venue: Brecon Beacons, Wales Teaser: Ric is kidnapped by fez-wearing drug fiends in a remote Welsh music festival. But, being the trooper he is, he escapes to check out Pete and The Pirates, Battles and The Aliens! Pull quote 2: The Aliens are attacked by inflatable bananas and rubber chickens – but still deliver a seriously swaggering rock show… First para:...
Venue: ULU Teaser: Lewis reviews ex-Beta bandits The Aliens at their recent ULU gig. Pull quote 2: Anderson is clearly enjoying himself, switching between various comic impressions between songs and deftly mocking accusations of plagiarism: “Come on, it’s easy to remember the words, I wrote it! Or did I?” First para: Rising from the ashes of the much-loved...
Band name: The Wombats, The Aliens, XX Teens + more Teaser: Singles from this week reviewed by John McCarthy, including The Aliens, The Wombats, XX Teens and more… Pull quote 2: We should all surrender to them now and if Will Smith or those scientists from E.T. arrive wanting to kill or internally probe The Aliens we should tell them to take their guns and tubes ...
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