7 Seconds of Love

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Name = 7 Seconds of Love


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Origin = London, UK
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Genre = Ska
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Years_active = 2004-present
Label = Porkdance Records
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URL = http://www.7secondsoflove.com
Current_members = Joel Veitch
Pat Schulenburg
Alex Veitch
Ed Harding
Ian Paterson
Stephen Pattison
Ed Snow
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7 Seconds of Love are an English ska band fronted by musician and animator Joel Veitch that writes and plays songs with often random, silly lyrics. Veitch animates many videos of the band's songs, such as "Ninja" and "First Drink of the Day". Some songs have had videos directed by guitarist Pat Schulenburg, such as their most recent production "Twister". The band regularly tours the United Kingdom. The animations are available on Veitch's [http://www.RatherGood.com website] and the [http://www.7secondsoflove.com band's site] . [http://www.7secondsoflove.com/]

The band's first official single was "Twister" as an iTunes exclusive, but they have recently released "Love Me Like You Used To" and "Ninja" as a double A-side single. Originally the MP3's of these tunes were available for free, but these are new, fully re-recorded versions available for sale.

The song "Soupy George" has also inspired fans of the band to turn up at gigs wearing soup cans (either real, empty tins of soup or artistic representations) on their heads.

The band's long-awaited debut album, "Danger is Dangerous", was released in September 2008.

Band members

*Stallion Explosion (Joel Veitch): singer, ukelele, fireballs
*Cap'n Pat (Pat Schulenburg; aka Skipper): guitar
*Mighty Mighty Veitch Man (Alex Veitch; aka Oom Voom or Oom): keyboard, backing vocals
*Mr Ed (Ed Harding; aka Love Tubes): trumpet
*Chaynsaw (Ian Paterson): saxophone
*Bass Cadet (Stephen Pattison; aka Kelp Giant or Bear Slayer): bass guitar
*Skankhammer (Ed Snow): drums

Coca-Cola fiasco

The band sought legal advice after a Coca-Cola advertisement in Argentina featured music and animation very similar to that of the film clip for "Ninja" which the band had made available on their MySpace account and on YouTube. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/soft-drinks-hard-sell/2007/01/04/1167777185946.html Plagiarism article]

After talks, Coca-Cola agreed to an out of court settlement of an undisclosed sum. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6289933.stm BBC Article]

References

* [http://www.nme.com/newmusic/7-seconds-of-love NME - 7 Seconds of Love] "A miraculous explosion of kitteny ska goodness charging like an enraged Rhino into your brain."
* [http://www.designerpunk.co.uk/interviews/7secondsoflove.shtml Designer Punk - Interviews - 7 Seconds of Love]
* [http://www.moles.co.uk/banddetail.ihtml?BID=1461 Moles Club - 7 Seconds of Love]

External links

* [http://www.7secondsoflove.com/ Official website]
*MySpace-music|7secondsoflove
* [http://www.rathergood.com RatherGood.com]