Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Supergrass Solo projects

During 1998, Coombes and Quinn were invited to play on Dr John's Anutha Zone album. they appear on the track "Voices In My Head", whilst Goffey contributed to the debut album by Lodger which also featured his partner Pearl Lowe and members of the band Delicatessen.

Danny Goffey has also embarked on a solo project between Supergrass engagements, called "Van Goffey" which saw tracks being released via MySpace in August 2006, the first three being "Crack House Blues", "I Feel so Gaye" and "Natalie Loves the F". He also is drummer on the charity football song Born In England by a collective of musicians called Twisted X, which charted at number 8 in the UK Charts in 2004. Danny Goffey was also a drummer in the 2004 charity single Band Aid 20, along with members of Radiohead and The Darkness.

In July, 2008, Coombes joined Foo Fighters on stage during a show that saluted The Who's musical career, VH1 Rock Honors. Coombes performed vocals on The Who's classic song "Bargain". In 2007 and 2008, while Mick Quinn was still recuperating from his injury, Danny Goffey and Gaz Coombes were performing as a duo Diamond Hoo Ha Men, the name taken from the band's sixth album and its lead single. They have been appearing in character as Duke Diamond and Randy Hoo Ha to play gigs at small venues. Gigs to date included an appearance at the Apple Store on London's Regent Street, which featured Mick Quinn's first appearance in the band since his injury. He appeared on stage introduced by Gaz as Biff Hymen.

Goffey and Coombes are currently undergoing a new side-project under the name The Hotrats originally The Hot Rats. They released an album of covers produced by Nigel Godrich called Turn Ons in 25 January 2010.


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