March 2014

March 2014

Contents:

Editorial



October 2013

October 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our 10 October 2013 showcase

10-12 October
Norwich Sound & Vision 2013

DOE

Horse Party

The Mondegreens

Our next full gig –
Friday 13 December 2013

our 13th birthday and Christmas party

Drugstore

She Makes War

BUOYS



June 2013

June 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 7th June 2013

Loom

Die You Now

Darwin & the Dinosaur



April 2013

April 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 26th April 2013

violet violet

Cthru27

Arrows of Love

The Nightingales


Recommended:

April 2013 @ NAC



January 2013

January 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Wednesday 23rd January 2013

The Joy Formidable

WE//ARE//ANIMAL


Recommended:

January 2013 @ NAC

21 January 2013, Blood Red Shoes @ NAC



December 2012

December 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 14th December 2012

Cold In Berlin

Tortoise Family Connections

There's Someone In The Pond


Recommended:

December 2012 @ NAC



October 2012

September 2012

June 2012

June 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 22nd June 2012

Yeti Lane

collider

The Thinking Men


Reccommended:

Norwich Arts Centre selected June 2012 highlights




May 2012

April 2012

April 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 13th April 2012

Drugstore

Fiel Garvie

Port Isla




February 2012

February 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 24th February 2012

Electricity in our Homes

Octagon Court

Invisible Cities




December 2011

December 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 16th December 2011

Magoo

We Can't Dance

Khan

Tim Clare

John Osborne



October 2011

October 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 7th October 2011

The Victorian English Gentlemans Club

Olympians

The Shadow Project



September 2011

September 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 16th September 2011

Sarabeth Tucek

Alloy Ark

Rory McVicar


Reccomended:

BBC Music Video Festival

Norwich Sound & Vision convention



June 2011

June 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 17th June 2011

Underground Railroad

Fever Fever

The Day The Robots Came




April 2011

April 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 8th April 2011

Talons

Deers

Embarrassing Machines




February 2011

February 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 25th February 2011

Blue on Blue

C.O.L.L

Typewriter Radio




December 2010

October 2010

September 2010

August 2010

August 2010

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Sunday 1st August 2010
Waterloo Park Walkabout Our compere

Black Vox

Blue on Blue

Glory Glory

Hellhound Oconnor and the Winkles

KunK

Olympians

These Ghosts



June 2010

The Thinking Men
This image makes you think, doesn't it? Make sure you find out more by catching them live: buy an online ticket from the button at the bottom of this linked page.

The Thinking Men play wombatwombat on Friday 22 June 2012 @ NAC

Please give us a brief history of The Thinking Men.

Johnny and Ronnie started the band, we were in separate bands at the time but were best friends. We enjoyed the occasional jam but after a while discovered that we worked really well together and that we weren't bad at writing songs. We both decided it would be best to focus purely on this new, fresh project, which we named The Thinking Men. We came up with the name because we enjoyed mixing philosophical thoughts in with our music. From this basis we built up the band and roped in Sarah to play the keys, this just fuelled the fire and provoked our passion to a new level to write individual and alternative music. As a trio, we played some cracking gigs and even had the chance to do a mini tour of Serbia and Macedonia. In fact, Tommy didn't join until the beginning of 2012 after we had a re-evaluation of the band and decided we needed a drummer to make the sound bigger and more powerful. Johnny found Tommy's number in Cookes music shop in Norwich and gave him a ring, he had a listen and came to band practice. Since then we haven't looked back and we've never been more happy with our sound.

The Thinking Men's very individual sound is best described as…

We sound like the kind of music you would hear while having a BBQ on a summer's day, just before it's about to rain. Drawing inspiration from songwriters and blues legends in equal measure, we like to think we're trying to unearth the style of the '60s with a new modern twist.

Who do you think will best connect with your band?

We tend to cite Tom Waits, The Doors, Lou Reed, Jack White, Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters among our biggest influences, so people who listen to a similar style of music to us will probably appreciate our sound.

What would you like people to think after your set at wombatwombat?

We want them to feel that they have experienced music filled with passion and excitement, leaving them with a greater appreciation for somewhat older genres of music. We want the audience to leave whistling our tunes and wanting to listen to more of our music.

Please share your thoughts on the Norwich music 'scene'…

Music in Norwich at the moment seems to be very dominated by singer/song writers of a folk orientation, but has its fair share of indie rock bands owning the electric scene. Music in the 'fine city' seems to be very healthy at the moment with a buzz about it, but our intentions are to start a new scene of music with influences from bands of old, but with a new modern twist. We want to give our city a new and refreshing sound making us stand out from everywhere else.

Social media snapshot

Which social media do you use and how do you rate them in terms of the best way to promote your band, with 1 being the best?

Ranking

Social media

URL

1

Website (bandcamp)

thethinkingmen.co.uk

2

Facebook

facebook.com/thethinkingmen

3

Twitter

@thethinkingmen

4

YouTube

youtube.com/thethinkingmen

5

Myspace

myspace.com/thethinkingmen

Three Thinking Men and a thinking woman…

Johnny is the lead singer and also plays electric guitar, Ronnie plays electric guitar as well and Tommy recently joined to play the drums. Sarah plays the keyboard and also sings backing vocals.

The Thinking Men