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Lucky Rubes celebrate their UK debut at the International Pop
Overthrow Festival in Liverpool
IPO Liverpool 2008
will take place at Liverpool's famed Cavern Club, Cavern Pub, and
Lennon's, 20 May 2008 to 26 May 2008 2008. The international
festival, captained by Los Angeles musical impresario David Bash,
will feature over 150 bands from all over the world over five days.
All the way from San Francisco, California, roots rock band Eric
Friedmann and the Lucky Rubes celebrate their UK debut at the
International Pop Overthrow Festival in Liverpool next month.
The band takes the stage at the Cavern Pub Tuesday, May 2008 at
4:30pm, and again at the Cavern Club Wednesday, 21 May 2008 at
8:45pm.
Eric Friedmann and The Lucky Rubes have been together since the
summer of 2001, playing mostly Bay Area and Los Angeles venues.
Eric has been a fixture of the California music community since the
mid-eighties, and has played in countless bands on various
instruments up and down the West Coast, the Midwest, and Europe.
He has worked extensively as a producer and engineer in various
studios, recording numerous local and regional bands, as well as
being involved in musical productions for Comedy Central and ABC
Television. In 1992 he founded Solana Records, and has
recorded and released albums by some of the Bay Area's most exciting
musical talent.
The simple, stripped down sound of the band may remind the listener
of the great Americana/Britanica guitar and vocal-based artists such
as Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Dave Edmunds,
The Plimsouls, Cheap Trick, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and
Nick Lowe. 2007 saw the band relocating from San Francisco to
the Los Angeles area accompanied by a brand new album, and have
played this year at venues such as Tangier, 14 Below, The Rhythm
Lounge, The Blue Cafe, and The Dragonfly. The new CD
"Telephone Girl" is available now on Poison Tree Records.
For more information about the and log onto
www.myspace.com/ericfriedmann
also tune into our online radio station Liverpool Reporter. |
A
third of drivers admit to ignoring laws of the road!
THE Highway Code was first
introduced 77 years ago, but research by online car insurance expert
elephant.co.uk reveals 34% of drivers are happy to ignore a number
of rules of the road, with men flouting traffic laws more often than
women.
elephant.co.uk surveyed 1,800 motorists and a third admitted to
breaking a number of traffic laws including driving without a
seatbelt, driving through red light and not stopping at pedestrian
crossings. The two rules most commonly broken are not using
indicators when turning, and parking in restricted areas. 17%
of people admit they don’t always use their indicators and 7% admit
they ignore parking laws (see the table below).
elephant.co.uk managing director, Brian Martin said:- “There
are few motoring issues that anger people as much as parking and
it’s clear that many motorists often ignore parking rules and just
park where they want to. Perhaps the parking laws that will be
introduced in the Autumn whereby drivers can be charged using CCTV
footage might stop more of them breaking these rules.”
Another rule from the Highway Code ignored by motorists is the ban
on using a mobile phone while driving. Worryingly, although
91% of motorists said they agree with the ban, around a quarter of
motorists admit they have used their phone while driving.
21% more men than women admitted to
dialling when driving.
Brian continues:- “Men seem to be the main culprits with 39%
more men than women admitting to breaking the rules, but despite
this they are still quick to criticise other drivers and tend to
think of themselves as faultless. The results showed
that 61% of men think they are better drivers than the average
motorist, with only 41% of women thinking the same.
More men also claim they would pass their driving test if they sat
it today, two thirds compared to just over half of women. It
sounds like over-confidence to me as they would certainly fail if
they ignore these traffic laws during their test.”
elephant.co.uk wants to know how well you know the Highway Code.
Take the fun Highway Code quiz by clicking
here. |
