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Pinhole were a Liverpool indie rock band formed by Matt McManamon and Charlie Turner who started a band during their teenage years under the name 'Rest Home'. They changed their name to 'Pinhole' and released the 4-track "122 Duke Street" EP(named after the address of Liverpool bar The Pit, where the band played many of its first shows). Ben Gordon and Bryan Johnson joined Pinhole in 2000.

Pinhole released the "Breaking Hearts & Windows" EP on Thrill City Records in 2001 and the "So Over You" / "Morning Rain" single on Too Nice Records in 2002. They a recorded a John Peel session at  Maida Vale studios on 27 January 2002. This was broadcast on 7 February 2002. Tracks recorded were "Is This The End", "I'm So Bored of the USA", "City Living" and "Addicted To You". The band's single "So Over You" reached No.8 in the John Peel Festive Fifty of 2002. Pinhole toured extensively throughout the UK supporting artists such as Green Day and The Hives. The band announced that they had split up via their website in early 2003.

After a few months away the band reemerged under the name 'The Dead 60s'. They signed to Deltasonic Records, then home of The Coral, The Zutons and The Basement. They began to tour heavily throughout the UK, supporting artists such as Morrissey, Kasabian, The Thrills, The Music, The Coral, The Zutons, The Bees and Supergrass. In 2008, the band called it a day.

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Peel had a copy of their debut single, Breaking Hearts & Windows, which he nominated as one of his singles for November 2001 (Peel's Record Box) and December 2001 (Peel's Record Box). So impressed by them that he invited the band to do a session for his show in January 2002, where they performed four tracks. The group's next single, So Over You, was also another favourite of Peel, where he nominated it as one of his singles for August 2002 (Peel's Record Box) and October 2002 (Peel's Record Box). The track later entered the 2002 Festive Fifty at number 8.

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PINHOLE_John_Peel_27th_January_2002

PINHOLE John Peel 27th January 2002

1. Recorded: 2002-01-27. First Broadcast: 07 February 2002

  • Is This The End? / I'm So Bored Of The USA / City Living / Addicted To You

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2001
Pinhole_-_So_Over_You

Pinhole - So Over You

2002

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