January 2007
Guide Down, the 5th King Me CD is released on My First Sonny Weissmuller Recordings. You can listen to the songs on LastFM or on Myspace. Leejon Verhaeg (of Templo Diez fame) will joins in on stage and in the future recordings. A home made video of the album track "Pretty Girls" is published on You Tube. King Me recorded David Bowie's All The Madmen for a tribute CD celibrating the great winer's 60th birthday. The CD is released this month on Midfinger Records.
 

July 2006
May 31th "Happy Happy" is released in Italy by Midfinger Records.

October 2005
You can listen to an acoustic live session recorded in de Jaap Boots Loods for BSR Live (choose listen to the archive). 

April 2005
King Me did a short tour with Timesbold, Templo Diez, Danger Men and Coparck.

January 2005
"Happy Happy", King Me's 4th CD, is released on January 24th on My First Sonny Weissmuller Recordings.
You can read the first reviews here.

October 2004
On October 17th, King Me plays on a tribute festival called "Songs for the Silver Surfer". This to honour and remember our dear friend, Telefunk's drummer/sampler Arnoudt Pieters. Along with the show a special CD, with exclusive tracks of the performing bands and other friends was released, the benefits will go to Simone and the kids. King Me provides a demo version of a track called "Wrong Wrong".

May 2004
King Leo leaves the band after being Mr. Bass for 5 years. His place is filled by Marc van Dijk.

January 2004
The More Than A Woman CD is finished. Artwork by Coparck’s Odilo. You can order it here and read an interview (in Dutch) about the compilation here.

December 2003
King Me records Family Affair (a Mary J. Blige song) for the Gender Bender CD "More Than A Woman". Sin Ropas' Danni Iosello was so kind to sing a few words with Michael. The idea is that bands cover a song that originally was sung by a female artist. Michael is 'Madam in Command' and asks bands he likes to join and record a song.

July - October 2003
King Me is working on new songs. King Me opens for Herman Düne and Sin Ropas. Meanwhile the King Me homestudio the "Jaap Boots Loods" was finished, it was opened this month with a few friends playing their songs Mr. B. himself recorded a song in it this October. This song and other songs of bands we like will ben on a sampler that will come out early next year.

March 2003
On November 27, 2002 King Me recorded a session for VPRO's De Avonden.

Februari 2003
Keep It Here gets more reviews, King Me plays shows with Telefunk and Coparck. King Me plays as an "all star" band, including members of Seesaw and Venus Flytrap (thanks!).  At the Telefunk show Dave (former member of the Manuela’s and De Drie Negers) joins King Me on stage.

December 2002
King Me wins VPRO's Flut Award. Listen here how Michael receives the award.

October 2002
"Keep It Here" is distributed in Spain. The King Me session for VPRO's Club Lek can be heard an seen here. There is a King Me interview in this months FRET Magazine.

September 2002
The release of "Keep It Here" is set for September the 23rd. Meanwhile, the compilation CD "Eye Of The Beholder II" is released on Tract Records. It contains an acoustic version of "The Drive", recorded November 16th, 2000.

July 2002
The last tracks of the CD are recorded and mixed. Club Diana’s Marcel joins Michael in a duet called "We’ll Never Win" and does some backing vocals on a track called "Backdraft".

April/May 2002
Michael and Corno record six songs for what has the work title "Keep It Here". Recordings will continue in July. Members of Seesaw, Zoppo and Mashed Potatoes join King Me in the studio. Michael wrote a diary for Muzzy about the recording sessions.

Februari 2002
Almost Summer gets it's first Italian review.

December 2001
Almost Summer is released in Italy on Ee:lettro. Michael decides to change plans and work as a project from now on. Recordings will go on, but not as a "rock band" anymore. Corno Zwetsloot, Leo and Michael record under the name "El Paso" a track called "Gravlaks" for VPRO's De Avonden (X-mas broadcast). It is released as a limited CD (150 copies).

September 2001
The Ramones tribute double CD "1,2,3,4... A Lo-Fi Ramones Tribute" is released on B-Track and is distributed by Zomba Records. King Me does two national radio sessions, one for Nachtbuzz and a 2 Meter Sessie.

August 2001
Michael records a new song called "21" with members of Zoppo and Seesaw.

June 2001
Menno Wigman leaves King Me, Barbara Koedooder is the new drummer. For Leidse Live King Me records a version of Almost Summer with a choir of twelve older people (85+) who sing the chorus.

April 2001
King Me does 3 sessions for Dutch national radio. You can listen and watch the VPRO Club Lek show online. King Me is played on Turkish Radio.

February 2001
Almost Summer is released February 26 on My First Sonny Weissmuller Recordings.

January 2001
King Me records a home-fi song called "Swimming" for LVR's "Hometaping is illegal (and it's killing music!)"

December 2000
King Me records the Palace Brothers song "New Partner" for an upcoming Will Oldham Tribute CD.

November 2000
My First Sonny Weissmuller Recordings asks King Me to send them some new material. With Seesaw's Ineke and Mandy Hopman on drums, some songs are recorded for what seems to be another King Me CD called "Almost Summer".   Menno Wigman steps in as the new King Me drummer.

September 2000
Leo, Janneke and Michael play an acoustic performance for Tsjech Radio Prague and record "What's your game" for a Ramones Tribute CD.

Early 2000
The "King Me project" seems to end: John Robbemond, Hans de Vries, Marijke Kuiper decide to spend their time on other things.

November 1999
2 Will Oldham/Palace Brothers covers (the CD track "I see a Darkness" and "You will miss me when I burn", recorded in 1997) appear on Stable Songs (a Will Oldham tribute CD)

October 1999
The CD track "Tattoo" is released on the October 1999 Opscene CD

September 1999
King Me plays for Dutch National Radio (Leidsekade Live) in Paradiso together with Daryll-Ann, Suburbs and Scram C. Baby on September 19th 1999.

July 1999
Under the name "King Me" a CD is pressed for private use only. It contains 5 songs recorded lately added with some songs Michael Milo recorded with other people since 1995. The idea is a private release of 200 copies for friends and family only. By coincidence the CD manufacturor has an offer that makes it cheaper to press 1000 copies than the original 200. So some CDs are sent to magazines to get rid of the piles in the hall.

May 1999
King Me records 3 songs at Next to Jaap Studio and 2 songs at Leo's Kitchen.

April 1999
John Robbemond (first time drummer) and Hans de Vries (drums and percussion) join King Me.

March 1999
King Me is the name for a project of some friends recording some songs. The original line-up is: Michael Milo (vocal, guitar), Ariël de Graaf (violin, vocal), Janneke Milo (guitar, vocal), Marijke Kuiper (violin, vocal), Leo Meijer (bass), Krijn Tabbers (cello). 3 songs are rehearsed in living rooms.

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