NEWS | Fly53

Little more than 6 months ago SE London boys Palma Violets were a name most of us didn’t know that much about. We guess this is probably down to the fact that they have mostly been honing their craft at secret gigs in the Lambeth area to a select few which (more than likely) means if you’re not a member of the uber ‘in’ music crowd in London you weren’t there.

But no matter…They’re coming out and we’re pretty fucking happy about it.

The escalating hype about the guys is deserved, they are exciting in style, in stage presence, in sound. Primarily sitting in the rock genre but within it reaching deep into the corners of garage rock that so many before them were just too pussy, or polite, or something to explore.

Their sound is riddled with echo-laden guitars, deep organs, simple yet euphoric bass lines and of course the cherry on the cake, the beating heart of the band, the chemistry between it’s two frontmen, bassist Chilli Jesson and guitarist Sam Fryer. Their on stage relationship is magnetic, confident, tactful and has earned them comparisons with that of Pete Doherty and Carl Barât.

Their first single “Best of Friends” was voted NME’s song of the year for 2012, and their debut album ’180′ is due to hit the shelves on the 25th February this year. Signed to Rough Trade, who previously spotted both The Strokes and Pete Doherty’s gang we predict massive things from this little lot… Mark our words.

Posted on: January 29, 2013

As if our epic Fiddy% off wasn’t enough of a treat, we’ve gone and turned things up a notch and are now offering a mammoth 70% off selected lines. All your favourite Fly53 threads for a fraction of the price, including this little lot. No Brainer.

What are you waiting for? Head on over and get shopping while stocks last.

Posted on: January 18, 2013

We just couldn’t help ourselves… After watching in horror on the news yesterday that supermarket giant Tesco have been selling burgers (advertised as your average everyday beef burger) containing up to 29% horse meat (yes thats horse meat) we had to have a bit of fun with it.

It’s no secret our mantra is to stick it to the big guy and it’s safe to say Tesco is one hell of a big guy… Stop selling us fucking horse meat.

Based on our original tee ‘Ketamine – Just Say Neigh’ from three years ago we’ve come up with this little beauty. Enjoy.

Posted on: January 17, 2013

We’ve been hooking up and swaping clothes for beats with this guy since back in 2006 when he stared making a massive name for himself as a host and MC in both drum & bass and dubstep circles.

Regularly working alongside DJ Die, Skream, Benga, Redlight, Pinch and Kutz at their own request, as well as frequent sets at the UK’s top club nights including Fabric, Detonate, Bedlam and Run, Dread’s is now a household name, and if you’re throwing a party it’s more than likely he’s gunna be on your ‘to call’ list.

This week we caught up with the man himself after playing at the Redbull Culture Clash, held in Wembley Arena and featuring all the hottest names in music right now including the likes of Disclosure, Rudimental, Redlight, Ms Dynamite and Katy B but to name a few.

If you missed this one, don’t run home crying to your mum you can catch Dread at the dates below.

29 Nov O2 Academy – Glasgow

30th Nov Warehouse Project – Manchester

1st Dec O2 Academy – Bournemouth

6th Dec Subzero – Colchester

7th Dec Fabric – London

8th Dec Talk – Southend

14th Dec – Smack – Lemington Spa

21st Dec – Death of Planet Earth DOPE – Kent

31st Dec- Chibuku – Liverpool

31st – Warehouse Project – Manchester

31st – Urban Nerds – London

A big thank-you to Justin De Souza for providing the amazing photography for this article Check out more photos from the night over on www.freshtodeath.com link.

Posted on: December 4, 2012

This week we’e sending some serious Fly53 love out to one of our favourite independent retailers this year; Chaos Clothing in Halifax. A family business owned and run by the seriously creative and frankly, very lovely Lucy Perkins.

Sick of seeing 90% of the population in the same black Superdry jacket (you know the one we mean) Lucy and the rest of the gang set out to bring unique and individual fashion to the men and women of Halifax and have been successfully fulfilling their mission (repping the very best of Fly53) for two and a half years now.

The brand itself is particularly special to Lucy, (as we were soon to find out) her initial interest in it was sparked back in the early days of its creation, when Lucy recalls saving to buy one our original bestselling jackets for her childhood sweetheart who remains to this day her current partner (perhaps it sealed the deal? – a good jacket is definitely up there in ways to a mans heart if you ask us).

Remembering being particularly impressed with the quality and unique story behind the brand, from then Lucy became a regular shopper of all things Fly53 herself.

Whats more her personal connection to the brand was to deepen further, after their original shop was broken into six months after opening. Fortunately the Fly53 order which had been delivered that week was still boxed and locked away downstairs (the only area the burglers didn’t manage to destroy) making it one of the only brands which allowed the shop to carry on trading immediately.

Having overcome this very tough time the shop relocated to 16 Union Street and with the move came a shift from very alternative to more of an edgy range of brands for men and women alike. On top of this from Lucy (understanding just how much her clientelle appreciate individuality) committed to only ever buying one of each size of each product, to avoid customers walking out and bumping into someone wearing the t-shirt they’ve just spent the time and the care picking out for themselves. Genius.

One of the finest independent relailers in the land, Chaos Clothing supplies the best edgy clothing for fashion forward people who care about style, quality and looking unique and best of all it’s all delivered with second to none customer service. So if you’re ever nearby or fancy a short break be sure to pop in – we gaurentee a warm reception and a selection of some of the best brands around. It’s really is one of a kind.

In the area?

Best night out: Liquid

Best Place to eat: La Luna, Westgate Arcade.

Posted on: November 29, 2012

After another weekly rummage through our wealth of golden oldies from back in the day and we stumbled across this little beauty from Fly53 HQ.

We probably don’t need to explain whose in this one as it’s more than likely you’ve seen Ilirjana Alushaj around. Often described as a, ‘one girl revolution,’ not only is she a regular fashion blogger, she also runs her own magazine, record label and still finds the time to be a member of three (yes three) different bands (and we thought we were busy).

Beautiful, tall, commanding and powerful this woman is a striking Australian-raised, Brooklyn-based creative powerhouse who boasts the most exotic name in indie music. And hurr she is Rocking Fly53 threads (we’re calling our mothers to tell them we’ve made it).

To top it all off, take a peek at who took the photo.

Posted on: November 27, 2012

It’s that time of the week again when we hit you up with the best and worst from the world of music and (being brutally honest) sifting the gold from the shit this week has been more of a challenge than we thought.

With a host of shit spilling out of our radio from the likes of Girls Aloud (even tho they are fit) Labrinth, Olly Murs, Kelly Clarkson, Noisettes, Daley and Pitbull with his latest track to drop (very originally titled) ‘Don’t Stop The Party,’ … yeah we know, don’t all rush to buy it at once.

The diamond in the rough this week (thank God) comes from a band we’ve been big fans of for a long time, Northern Irish Indie rockers, Two Door Cinema Club. Their latest single ‘Sun,’ the second release to drop from their studio album, ‘Beacon,’ is right up our street.

Check it:

And as for this weeks musical hate well, you can take your pick really but way up there has got to be this guy:

Need we remind you he made his own girlfriend look like she’d done ten rounds with Tyson, then proceeded to get a suspiciously similar looking tattoo of her beaten face on his neck – so forgive us but asking us not to judge you we find a little irritating to say the least. Plus to top it all off (lets be blunt here) if his music were on fire we probably wouldn’t piss it out. Ouch.

Thats all for now folks. Tune in next week for another slap up serving of the weeks best and worst from the world of music.

Don’t forget to tell us what you think tweet @fly53 or hit us up on facebook.com/fly53. Ciao for now.

Posted on: November 21, 2012

It’s safe to say Manchester born Indie Rock Band Egyptian Hip Hop are responsible for seriously distracting us from getting anything done this week.

Despite a long wait since they last appeared on our radar way back in 2010 with their debut EP ‘Some Reptiles Grew Wings,’ (so long infact that their label dropped them for keeping them waiting a little too long), they’re back and not fucking around this time.

The album in question, their debut, ‘Good Don’t Sleep,’ released at the end of October this year is experimental, exciting and an intensely rich mixture of old pop, new pop and the underground an it really works. They’ve got a new look too less Shell-suits and more hipster making them look and sound similar to the likes of Klaxtons or Late Of The Pier.

We’re in. Keep em coming.

Posted on: November 20, 2012

The Big Mouth’s got winter covered. Chunky, warm and stylish it’s not surprising it has little room for modesty really. We’ve created a monster.

Our design team have taken inspiration from one of our favourite bands, (The Smiths) 1986 hit single ‘Bigmouth strikes again’ and in particualr front man Morrissey; the Jekyll and Hyde of the music world.

Infamous for being soft and gentle in one breath a ripping your fucking head off with his bare hands for eating meat in the next in this track he reminds his lover that he was only joking about wanting her bludgeoned to death in bed. Hhahaha nice (nervous laugh) yeah, we knew that.

Much like Morrissey the Fly53 Big mouth Jumper is a twisted mix of personalities. It has a gentle side it is made from the finest, softest lambswool, but don’t be fooled, it’s a style pimp that knows how to slap other jumpers.

A lean mean winter machine if you will. Oh ,and one more thing we’ve added to the mix our version of this seasons essential all over Fair Isle patten. A traditional technique which depends on repetative detailing for a bold effect, we’ve mixed the concept up a little, inserting our Fly53 lightening bolts, something unpredictable, introduced to knitwear to make order from chaos.

Posted on: November 18, 2012