Beat Union
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Shortcut to Newark |
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| Origin | Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Redditch, United Kingdom |
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| Genres | Pop punk |
| Years active | 2003–2009 |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | Haddock Recordings Science Records |
| Members | Dave Warsop Dean Ashton Ade Preston Luke Johnson |
| Past members | Mark Andrews |
| Website | Official site |
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Beat Union was a pop-punk band from Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Redditch, United Kingdom. They were formerly known as Shortcut to Newark.[1] The group has garnered comparisons to Elvis Costello and The Jam, as well as pop punk groups like Green Day.[2][3]
In 2006 the band toured the UK with Bedouin Soundclash and Zox.[4]
Their debut full-length album, Disconnected, was released on Science Records in April 2008.[5] It was produced with the help of John Feldmann, producer and frontman of Goldfinger.[6] Rolling Stone named their song "She Is the Gun" Song of the Day on 17 July 2008.[7] The song also received rotation on BBC Radio 1, where it rose to #5 on the station's airplay charts.[8]
After releasing the album, the group toured with Goldfinger and then played the 2008 Warped Tour in the U.S.[9] A U.S. fall tour has been announced with Flogging Molly, followed by UK dates with Less Than Jake.[10]
Beat Union split up in January 2009.
In August 2009, Luke Johnson was officially announced as Lostprophets new drummer, as a permanent member providing "it all works out".[11]
Luke Johnson is now the drummer for rock band Lowlives after previously playing with No Devotion.
Dave Warsop now fronts the bands Sharp/Shock and NOT. He previously played in Suedehead who played at Coachella Festival and toured with Social Distortion. He also records and produces bands out of Strong Studios in SOCAL.
Ade Preston went on to reform Farse. He also played in The King Blues, Mad Caddies and King Adora.
Dean Ashton played in Farse with Ade. He joined The King Blues and recorded 3 albums with them and then spent 5 years playing bass with NWOBHM band Diamond Head.
Lineup
- Dave Warsop – Lead Vocals, Guitar (Shooter McGavin/Shortcut To Newark/Suedehead/Sharp Shock)
- Luke Johnson (aka Jocko Johnson) – Drums (Shooter McGavin/Shortcut To Newark/Amen/Lostprophets[12])
- Dean Ashton – Guitar, Backup Vocals (Shooter McGavin/Shortcut To Newark/Farse/The King Blues/Diamond Head)
- Ade Preston – Bass, Backup Vocals (Farse/The High Society/The King Blues)
Discography
- As Shooter McGavin
- "Saving The Day" 7-inch – Boss Tuneage (2001)
- "Split with Dugong" 7-inch – Rock 'Em Dead Records (2001)
- As Shortcut to Newark
- "Heads in Hands Heads in Half" 7-inch EP – Boss Tuneage (2003)
- Gearing Up for Getting Down CD – (Suckapunch Records (2006)
- As Beat Union
- "She Is The Gun" 7-inch/CD – Haddock Recordings (2007)
- Disconnected CD – Science Records (2008)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Shortcut to Newark". purevolume. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ^ Review of Disconnected. Allmusic
- ^ Review of Disconnected Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Alternative Press, June 2008.
- ^ Bedouin Soundclash, Beat Union, & Zox. BBC, 25 August 2006.
- ^ Beat Union Get Disconnected. Chart Attack, 14 April 2008.
- ^ Review of Disconnected. Aversion.com.
- ^ Song of the Day. Rolling Stone online (mirror at Yahoo!), 17 July 2008.
- ^ For this album, Beat Union has hired music video director Daniel Chesnut to do videos for tracks: "Calling" and "Pressure Zone".Beat Union travel the world for summer festivals and fall dates with Flogging Molly and Less Than Jake Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Cleveland Leader, 5 August 2008.
- ^ Beat Union at Allmusic
- ^ Beat Union to Flog Molly This Fall. Antimusic, 6 August 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lostprophets Announce New Drummer And Look Forward To Reading And Leeds – Features". Rocksound.tv. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."propAMENda :: Amen band, Scum and Casey Chaos fansite :: biography". A.guillou.free.fr. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
External links
- Official band site Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Official Myspace page
- Science Records band page
- Beat Union Take To The States Script error: No such module "webarchive". Feature article. PlugInMusic.com
