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With a million young bands all citing the same post-punk records as their main inspiration, the Futureheads have found a niche for themselves by working from the same building blocks and creating something that rings truer than the rest.

The first thing that comes to mind is that the band sound a lot like XTC did in their earliest days. Once you get past that, you can hear that they've got their own songs and ideas worming their way through this jagged, explosive, tight and highly tuneful concoction. The fact that all four members take on vocal duties and engage in some twisted harmonies and vocal trade-offs that are nearly dizzying also helps bring the band into their own.

This Sunderland four-piece are both an intriguing and powerful mass of contradictions. They are a band who - like all the best bands – look and feel like a gang, but who, in this instance, can rarely agree on anything at all. A band who have deliberately set themselves only short-term, low-key goals, but are, realistically, on the verge of going all the way. A band who recognise and salute the DIY ethic, while simultaneously detesting its implicit under-achievement. A band who can accurately cite Devo, Queen, Fugazi and Kate Bush as influences, but who have carved out their own instantly identifiable sonic niche.

The band released its debut single in late 2002, and followed it up with two more singles in 2003, 123 Nul and First Day, both of which were issued by the Fantastic Plastic label. 679 stepped up to release the band's self-titled full-length in mid-2004 and the band haven't looked back since with their single "The Hounds Of Love" reaching the top 10 in the UK charts.

The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles, not bad for a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record industry’s game. That was back in 1985 when David Lewis Gedge boarded a National Express coach in London with 500 records packed into a pair of his mother’s suitcases. In this fashion, the debut single GO OUT AND GET ‘EM BOY! was collected from the pressing plant, delivered to the distribution company, and The Wedding Present was born. That pioneering spirit has been at the core of the band’s philosophy ever since. From GEORGE BEST, “an unmitigated delight” [NME], the first full-length release on their own Reception Records onwards, the band has charted an appealing, if often eccentric, course of its very own.

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As we limp from our washout of a summer into the long, dark days of autumn, fear not, we bring good news. MTV TWO’s Gonzo On Tour is gearing up for its annual romp around the UK.

An event that has become as synonymous with October as Halloween itself,
Gonzo On Tour reigns supreme in any avid music fan’s calendar. This year promises big talent in little venues. We will be cramming headliners, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, The Automatic, Mystery Jets, Foals and Glasvegas into teeny-weeny venues. Why? So you can get up close and personal with your favourite performers. A far cry from the blips-on-screen you may have squinted at the festivals, you will literally be able to shower in the sweat of your idols!

A cracking support line-up: Iglu And Hartly, Noah And The Whale, Late Of The Pier, Esser, Friendly Fires and Magistrates, are all confirmed for the UK-wide tour.

Hosted by Zane Lowe and supported by Topman, the Gonzo Tour bus will land in Liverpool on Friday 10th October to kick off the revelry.

Gonzo on Tour has always been about the best of new talent...nurturing little known bands that have gone on to be huge. Previous Gonzo on Tour alumni include Franz Ferdinand, The Kooks, Snow Patrol, Biffy Clyro... the tour has also provided Maximo Park, Razorlight, and 2008 headliners, Kaiser Chiefs, with their debut TV performances.  

Reeling from last year’s 5th Birthday celebrations, culminating in the still talked about Queens Of The Stone Age bash, the Gonzo team have delivered once again in securing this year’s stellar line-up. In addition to plucking hot new thangs including, Iglu And Hartley and Noah And The Whale, Gonzo veterans, Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party pay homage to their favourite brown couch to headline the London and Glasgow dates respectively.

MTV TWO cameras will be filming at each gig and will capture backstage interviews and mayhem to air from Friday 14th November at 7pm.

But the fun doesn't stop when the bands come off-stage.  No sirree - we're bringing you an official Gonzo after party!  Zane Lowe will be taking to the decks for one of his justifiably legendary DJ sets and the Gonzo team are cooking up a host of other shenanigans and surprses to keep you up WAY past your bed time.

Adventures in Stereo is a new club night based in Aberdeen.

weekend alternative night for you, open from 10.30pm through to 3am in the main room of Moshulu.

Well be playing everything from a stack of Classic Indie and 60s/70s rock tunes, to the latest Electro/ Dance AND we'll be throwing in New Wave classics along with the latest Indie Seven Inches! This all combined with drinks promotions, high quality visuals and cheap entry (see flyer / poster for details) means it'll be the only place to be at on a Saturday night in the city!

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Adventures in Stereo is a new club night based in Aberdeen.

weekend alternative night for you, open from 10.30pm through to 3am in the main room of Moshulu.

Well be playing everything from a stack of Classic Indie and 60s/70s rock tunes, to the latest Electro/ Dance AND we'll be throwing in New Wave classics along with the latest Indie Seven Inches! This all combined with drinks promotions, high quality visuals and cheap entry (see flyer / poster for details) means it'll be the only place to be at on a Saturday night in the city!

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'You Me At Six, a fast rising emo quintet from Surrey. With Catchy melodies, snappy lyrics and hip-wriggling instrumentals, the young band are onto a winning combination and are sure to break through to mainstream consciousness in 2007' -Kerrang Magazine

''London lot Hadouken! are the freshest thing on the site this week by miles. They sound angry, they sound smart and they sound like something youll be hearing a lot more of in the coming months. Best tune 'That Boy That Girl is a savage, snarling work of genius that makes me want to smash bottles over my head. In a good way." NME

Hadouken! take the gold medal for carnage ... You'd hesitate to call Hadouken! frontman a singer, you'd also be reluctant to class him as a rapper but as ("nasty") samples flitter and near grime style drum n bass batter the lobes, Hadouken! don't half know how to make a racket. Tunes of the calibre of 'Dance Lesson', 'Tuning In' and 'That Boy. That Girl' sound superb at close vicinity and as crowd surfers sail overhead. Leedsmusicscene.net

'...a hardcore, PA-decimating, Oi-punk, chav-hop, day glo riot soon-to-be-know-to-everyone as HADOUKEN!' The Fly

What, then, to do if you're Stephen Fretwell and you've spent over a year of your life promoting Magpie, a slow-burning, gem of a debut album which moved and entranced in equal measures?  Simple. If you're Stephen Fretwell, you take off to New York, Magpie's success  had surprised everyone, not least its creator. You'd like Stephen Fretwell and not just because he has a stock of libellous anecdotes about former boy-band members, an easy-going charm and he'll laugh at your jokes if you kick his shins. Stephen Fretwell, was born in Scunthorpe in 1981, a fact that belies the maturity and worldliness of his song-writing. but he liked New York so much he decided to make his second album there.  An acquaintance in London thought Fretwell might be lonely in New York and suggested he give Eli Janney a call. As luck would have it, Janney, late of Girls Against Boys and producer of Garbage and Ryan Adams, was at home. The pair went for a drink.  "I liked him instantly," smiles Fretwell.  Pleasant night aside, easing himself back into the writing harness wasn't especially easy.  Shaken and creatively stirred, out came some new songs, over a dozen of them in fact. He played them to his new friend. Janney said one was good, the rest were "shit" and a creative partnership was born.  "I immediately thought 'I'd like to work with you'," smiles Fretwell.  The result, Man On The Roof, will surprise people. It's not as melancholy as Magpie, but it is just as beguiling.  There's a rich vein of songwriterly talent here. Cheered up or not, the core of Man On The Roof stares deep into the heart of relationship darkness. And what now for the man who is already planning album number three?  "I'm not interested in making a body of work," he insists, "but I would like to make a lot of records and I would like them to be a progression. What I'd really like is for people to buy this one who didn't know Magpie and then discover it for themselves." 

Dublin-born Imelda May is fast becoming regarded by fans and critics alike as one of the finest vocalists currently emerging on the UK Jazz and Blues scene. This versatile singer songwriter began her career as a child performing in various musicals around Ireland. This led to TV work on the prestigious Late, Late Show, plus theatre work at The Olympia, The Gaiety, and The National Concert Hall. Her popularity as a Jazz and Blues artist led to a lengthy residency at Satchmo’s, Dublin’s premier Jazz Restaurant, as well as touring the country performing at high profile venues and working with artists such as Ritchie Buckley, Mary Stokes, Sean Foy, International Blues Band, and Rolling Stones guitarist, Ronnie Wood. Imelda has performed at The Shepherds Bush Empire, The Cornbury Music Festival, The Tower Of London Music Festival, The Royal Festival Hall, Colne Blues Festival, Coventry Jazz Festival, The Tate Gallery, and shared the bill with Alison Moyet, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Anastasia, The Supremes, Sister Sledge, Scissor Sisters, Matt Bianco, Elvis Costello, and Elton John. Imelda has also sung for Prince Albert of Monaco and HRH The Prince Of Wales.

Imelda is currently working on a new CD of original material with her talented new band of renowned musicians. Dean Beresford on Drums, Al Gare on Bass, and Danny McCormack on Piano, Darrel Higham on guitar, and Dave Priseman on trumpet.

The breakthrough for The Twelves came in July of 2007 when they remixed the track "Boyz" from M.I.A's sophomore album, Kala. The reworked track with an added club feel resulted in one of the most talked about remixes of 2007. The blog coverage surrounding the remix was extensive and eventually the track started to appear in sets from high profile djs around the world, including Kissy Sell Out, who played it on BBC's "In New Djs We Trust" series.

The duo followed "Boyz" with equally well received remixes for Asobi Seksu and Erlend Oye, both of which featured on a number of blogs and music related sites. This stream of good tracks soon caught the attention of a number of labels, including Modular Records (home of Cut Copy, Klaxons and others) who commissioned a "Twelves Remix" of the song "Get Lucky" by New Young Pony Club. The resulting remix was released alongside reworkings from household names like MSTRKRFT and Who Made Who, and received excellent reviews.

Press coverage in Brazil soon started to pick up, with interviews in newspapers and magazines. The coverage led to appearances in festivals and concerts alongside names like Justice, Diplo, LCD Soundsystem, She Wants Revenge, Van She, Phoenix, Groove Armada, etc.

Their live show is a unique blend of live keyboards, drum machines, mash-ups and remixing on the fly. A key element for the duo is trying to improvise as much as possible.

Dananananaykroyd's live shows, for the uninitiated, are somewhat legendary. They're young, and as young people in bands are prone to doing, they stand up on stage and play their songs with a bit of enthusiasm.. They thrive on the independence that identifies the truest hub of the Glasgow music scene – the bit that, in their own words, allows bands "to do exactly what they want to do, exactly how they want to do it, and always sound amazing at it, regardless of what London tells everyone is cool."

Dananananaykroyd released their first EP, Sissy Hits, on London-based Holy Roar Records in June 2008. Shortly after, they introduced ex-Russia drummer Paul Carlin as their new (other) drummer after James Hamilton of Errors left the band. Dananananaykroyd signed to Best Before Records shortly thereafter, and recorded their debut full-length album Hey Everyone! in the US with producer Machine. The band have toured the UK extensively with bands such as Foals and Johnny Foreigner and recently completed a European tour with the Kaiser Chiefs.

Howling Bells possess a sound reminiscent of another town, another time. They'll take you to a place far eerier than Twin Peaks. They'll spirit you to the abandoned Old West, to a town shrouded in snowfall, illuminated by campfire. In this town the beguiling melodies of this five-piece will reel and roll about your head like desire and anticipation - the twin themes of their forthcoming debut album.

Just as vocalist Juanita Stein's silky and sultry voice effortlessly traverses bouts of sudden calm, creeping rage and perfect pop, so too does their music. Lurching from blues-fuelled rock to country-folk lamentations, the buzzsaw melancholy of "Velvet Girl" and the barbed longing of "I'll Wait" are pitted against the unadulterated garage blues of "Low Happening" and the saloon-swagger of "Broken Bones." Then there's "The Bell Hit" - a song in possession of a carousing chorus within a simple yet poetic refrain. Of all these songs, one thing rings true - the Howling Bells will haunt and return to you.

Driveblind formed in Aberdeen in Scotland, in 2001. Originally a two piece singer-songwriter partnership comprising Nick Tyler and Terry McDermott, they recorded a few songs on cassette, later recruiting other band members to complete the band.

After quickly establishing themselves on their local music scene, they played several well-attended shows in Aberdeen before then heading across the Atlantic Ocean to perform shows in New York and Los Angeles. A weekend of gigs at the Viper Room in Hollywood, California led to them being noticed by music industry representatives.

The Wave Pictures are Dave Tattersall, Franic Rozycki and Jonny ''Huddersfield'' Helm. In 1998 Franic and Dave lived in a village called Wymeswold where they started playing music together, with Hugh J. Noble on drums. The band was called Blind Summit. When Hugh decided he didn't want to play drums he went to Exeter to study Philosophy instead. The band changed it's name to The Wave Pictures. Hugh was replaced by several drummers, until Jonny "Huddersfield" Helm became the permanent replacement. For a few years Dave, Franic and Jonny lived apart, meeting up sporadically to play music. They kept on writing songs and recording, and they played shows across the UK and in France and New York. During this time highlights included playing at the Mofo Festival in Paris at the invitation of friends Herman Dune, and playing shows with The Jeffrey Lewis Band. Dave also sang The Wave Pictures song "Dust Off Your Heart" with Herman Dune on a radio session for the late great John Peel. The Wave Pictures also served as backing band and co-songwriters for John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats, the results featuring on a seven-inch single released by 4AD records. Last summer, the band finally moved together and currently share a flat in Bethnal Green, London. They are more active than ever. They have toured Spain and Sweden with the mighty Darren Hayman, formerly of Hefner, and played several times in Berlin and France. FOR MORE SONGS,

REVIEWS AND INFO VISIT WWW.THEWAVEPICTURES.COM 

Adventures in Stereo is a new club night based in Aberdeen.

weekend alternative night for you, open from 10.30pm through to 3am in the main room of Moshulu.

Well be playing everything from a stack of Classic Indie and 60s/70s rock tunes, to the latest Electro/ Dance AND we'll be throwing in New Wave classics along with the latest Indie Seven Inches! This all combined with drinks promotions, high quality visuals and cheap entry (see flyer / poster for details) means it'll be the only place to be at on a Saturday night in the city!

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Jonah Matranga is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and novice snake handler who has released a variety of solo material and has previously been part of the bands Far and New End Original. His most recent band-related project was Grattitude, who put out their debut album in March 2005, but fell apart the following November. He now continues to work, under his own name and for Ted Turner as a solo artist with a new album in the works. He doesn't hunt often but fishes when he can. He likes candy

One of the most hotly-tipped new hard rock/punk acts to come out of Wales in recent years, The Blackout are a heavy and intense sixpiece who combine furious drumming, soaring melodies and great crunching riffs.

Their closest musical peers are Funeral For A Friend, as The Blackout take the sounds of the rockstars' debut album, make them slightly heavier and add even more screams. The genre of 'screamo' has rarely seemed so appropriate.

A swift rise for this band has seen them play shows with the likes of Funeral for a friend, Avenged Sevenfold, Dredg, Thrice and Hidden In Plain View, not to mention a place on the UK's biggest indoor rock festival - Give It A Name, joining Lostprophets, Angels And Airwaves, Taking Back Sunday, Goldfinger and Hundred Reasons.

Signed in summer 2006 to Fierce Panda, and nominated for Best British Newcomers at the Kerrang! Awards, the band have had a great reaction to their first Fierce Panda single Hard Slammin', which precedes the mini-album The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!

Adventures in Stereo is a new club night based in Aberdeen.

weekend alternative night for you, open from 10.30pm through to 3am in the main room of Moshulu.

Well be playing everything from a stack of Classic Indie and 60s/70s rock tunes, to the latest Electro/ Dance AND we'll be throwing in New Wave classics along with the latest Indie Seven Inches! This all combined with drinks promotions, high quality visuals and cheap entry (see flyer / poster for details) means it'll be the only place to be at on a Saturday night in the city!

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Sue Denim and Dee Plume are Robots In Disguise - the most exciting songwriting duo of the moment.

Dee's aerobic guitar solos and Sue's grooving bass lines dance over anthemic lyrics and pogo electro beats.

Dream ESG, Peaches and Gainsbourg in a pop clusterf*ck.

Live, they ROCK! The stage is their playground - on guitars, singing n shouting, RID entertain their audience, partying it up (throwing out DIY art and cool moves) n entertaining in true old-skool style.

Dee & Sue can also be seen playing the 'Electro Girls', Neon & Ultra, in the first series of The Mighty Boosh.

Late Of The Pier was created somewhere in the mists of 2003, born from the warped minds of Sam Eastgate and Ross Dawson somewhere in the mists of G.C.S.E's. No-one can remember exactly how it happened but lets just presume it went something like… 'Lets start a band' 'OK' …ignoring the fact that neither Ross or future guitarist Faley had only ever touched their instruments once at this point. (Ross had a knock-about on Sam's drums one evening, Faley skipped school to get stoned in Sam's attic and make a song 'Wasted Intellectuals'... probably LOTP's first song).

LOTP found a home in Way Out West and it's all-ages gigs, their feelings reciprocated by the new generation. Stuck mid-way between an older generation of somewhat static crowds and a younger generation of hyper-active kids, LOTP gained a dedicated following in the younger generations through myspace.com and for the energy of their live shows and in the older generations for the music itself. The Klaxons/NME had just coined the phrase 'Nu-Rave' and Late Of The Pier's ideas of live music began to become popular with the mainstream. With this came more interest from the music industry… NME and Radio1 quickly picked up on the band, noting them as one of the bands to watch out for in 2007 and music industry king-pins and affiliates soon became regular attendees to London gigs, often for pleasure instead of business.

Adventures in Stereo is a new club night based in Aberdeen.

weekend alternative night for you, open from 10.30pm through to 3am in the main room of Moshulu.

Well be playing everything from a stack of Classic Indie and 60s/70s rock tunes, to the latest Electro/ Dance AND we'll be throwing in New Wave classics along with the latest Indie Seven Inches! This all combined with drinks promotions, high quality visuals and cheap entry (see flyer / poster for details) means it'll be the only place to be at on a Saturday night in the city!

get down and tell all your friends!

Email us : adventuresinstereoaberdeen@googlemail.com

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Adventures in Stereo is a new club night based in Aberdeen.

weekend alternative night for you, open from 10.30pm through to 3am in the main room of Moshulu.

Well be playing everything from a stack of Classic Indie and 60s/70s rock tunes, to the latest Electro/ Dance AND we'll be throwing in New Wave classics along with the latest Indie Seven Inches! This all combined with drinks promotions, high quality visuals and cheap entry (see flyer / poster for details) means it'll be the only place to be at on a Saturday night in the city!

get down and tell all your friends!

Email us : adventuresinstereoaberdeen@googlemail.com

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Due to a last minute European promotion the Horrors were offered a place on Primavera Festival Bill in Spain and so unfortunately have had to indefintely postpone their scheduled Aberdeen date.  The band have said they will do their utmost to return in the Autumn.

REDUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM POINT OF PURCHASE.

Oceansize exist for devotees of minimalism, maximalism, the uncompromising and the intriguingly unique. They were conceived quietly in the minds of five young men strategically placed around the UK and are currently based in Manchester.

Although unwilling to disclose their influences, Oceansize have a deep respect for the following: Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Can, Cardiacs, Jane's Addiction, (early) Verve, Swervedriver, The Beach Boys and Tortoise. But the only way to really appreciate the Oceansize sound is to see their incendiary live show. Signed to Beggars Banquet and with a handful of major tour supports and a SXSW slot, Oceansize have been backed by the forces that be at London’s ultimate Indie Rock Station, XFM as well as NME and Kerrang. Oceansize’ developing sound, using samplers and keyboards, creates an incessant, hypnotising bass rumble that synchs easily with their devastating 3 guitar attack and groove. ‘Cataclysmic’ as NME say….

"Flood your synapses with the psych rock onslaught from these triple guitar toting visionaries"-Kerrang!

This is a band who live it like they play it - hard, dirty and victorious. The single established the band with UK press ("... a rip roaring blues rallying call...Single of the Week" - The Sun) and radio ("One of the best live bands around, I love them and so should you!" – John Kennedy, Xfm) and the boys embarked on their first tour of Europe, supporting Juliette & The Licks in October/November. 

Hanoi Rocks is a Finnish rock band formed in 1979, their most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 due largely to the devasting death of their drummer. Currently; vocalist Michael Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy from the original line-up are back together, and have been playing under the Hanoi Rocks name again since 2002. This is a great opportunity to see and hear some of Rock N Rolls finest legends in the flesh.

Championed by critics, fans and peers alike as one of the finest UK metal/hardcore crossover acts of their generation, Brighton, England quintet ARCHITECTS return with third album “Hollow Crown”, their debut for Century Media Records and the indisputable jewel of the band’s acclaimed and prolific career. Since their formation in late 2004, ARCHITECTS have secured themselves footing on a continually upward stream the old fashioned way: via steadfast commitment to touring and a wholehearted dedication to refining their craft. Their 2006 debut “Nightmares” was a scarily competent showcase of the quintet’s potential; recorded and released while the band averaged an age of just 17, the album already clawed at the heels of their older and more established peers. However, it was 2007’s “Ruin” that turned these ripples into waves. A mélange of complex riffs, challenging structures and accessible groove, “Ruin” saw ARCHITECTS step up from underground leaders into international contenders. ARCHITECTS hit the road across the UK, mainland Europe and Canada alongside the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, As I Lay Dying, Sikth, Gallows and The Holly Springs Disaster, gaining momentum and earning new supporters every step of the way. Amongst these new supporters were Century Media Records, who kicked off their worldwide three-album partnership with ARCHITECTS in July 2008 by releasing “Ruin” to a worldwide audience. Now the time has come for the next chapter in ARCHITECTS’ musical evolution - for their third album “Hollow Crown” which sees this ferociously ambitious quintet become a new beast entire.  “Hollow Crown” will surely see ARCHITECTS turning their waves into tsunamis.

"Right now, Pendleton are the best skate-punk band in the UK.”
(Punktastic.com)

“Marrying the force of Rise Against with the playfulness of NOFX but bringing a large streak of originality as well, Pendleton are undeniably a hot prospect. Tearing through a strong set with mach speed and razor precision, songs like Falling Apart to Double Time sound great live... A great show from an exciting new band."
(Rocksound)

“This EP might just be one of the best skatecore/melodic punk rock records in the last few years. Brilliant."
(MetalOrgie.com)

"Rocket-Fueled and supersonic, the quartet has taken that classic Cali sound and added a decidedly British slant... Pendleton play punk rock before it became obsessed with haircuts and fashion; when it was true and honest and played with passion."
(Big Cheese)

Pendleton have just completed a stint at the Vans sponsored Warped tour and their own headline tour afterwards.

Yashin - "I must admit, when I see the word 'screamo' I tend to turn and run the other way, but not in this case, quite the opposite effect really, I found myself quite addicted and listening to the songs over and over. Proving in the most hard core of ways, that the music scene doesn't have to be all about making and playing the safe indie pop stuff, and that they are bands still out there who can create music that brings out the heavy artillery and not just relies on someone screaming down a mic for the sheer effect of it all. They've created a perfect balance of the screamo and metal that lets their raw talent shine through in its best possible ways." - (Infuzed)

Yashin have shared the stage with the Lostprophets, Flood of Red, Kids In Glass Houses, My Mind's Weapon, Ghost of a Thousand, Zico Chain, Dividing The Line, We Are The Ocean and many more...

PMX - After 8 years together, playing countless shows and recording several self-financed cds, Pmx have developed into one of Britains top melodic punk rock bands.

Having played alongside world renowned bands such as Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag, OPM, Taking Back Sunday and Propagandhi to name a few, the band released their debut album 'Rise and Shine' on 3 independent labels - Bells On Records (Japan, Europe) Milk And Cookies (Canada) and Allstar-Recordings (Uk).

The quartet have toured the UK, Canada, and Europe to promote the album and are soon to hit Japan.

After being selected to play the Taste Of Chaos Tour 06, the band went on to win Ernie Balls International Battle Of The Bands Competition, winning £10,000 of equipment from sponsors.

Pmx have received airplay from Radio 1 DJ Mike Davies numerous times and were included on his 'Tipped for 2007' play list.

allstationsdown - allstationsdown are 6 lads from the north-east playing a bleeding assault of screamo-hardcore that can be likened to Underoath and Beloved. They have shared the stage with bands such as A Poetic Yesterday, Civilsed, My Minds Weapon and Clearer The Sky.

A Bad Manners show somehow encapsulates the spirit or essence of a good time, a party band without trying to be someone else, something else or without trying to move with the times because the band represents what humans have always done when the opportunity and conditions allow. Drink, dance and be merry. This makes the band original, authentic and timeless, cult; because it is what it is without having to change. To get cult status you don't dance to the latest tune you are the tune- Bad Manners don’t pay the piper , they break his whistle in half and stuff it up his kilt -For those who have not experienced a Bad Manners show the question of what to expect might not have been answered. The question is not 100% answerable; I can only give the consistent qualities that exist in a Bad Manners show. Energy and passion with dance music performed by musicians not machines that creates a party atmosphere. The band plays the favourites, Buster does his stuff and people come back time and time again, it is an experience that has an appeal to an eclectic group, skins, punks, bikers, surfers, good timers, gig fanatics, Ska fans, nostalgic 40 somethings and students.

Bands today are often reluctant to say which bands have inspired them lest
music journalists start comparing them to their heroes. Not *The
Changes*though. They're not scared one bit, simply because journalists
wouldn't have
a clue how to pin them down. As their name might suggest, these
twentysomethings from Chicago – singer Darren Spitzer, guitarist Dave
Rothblatt, bassist Rob Kallick and drummer Jonny Basofin – don't stick to
anything so crass as a musical blueprint. In fact, not long ago, they had an
inexhaustible list of influences posted on their Myspace. Here's a taster:


Genesis ('All of Genesis, from the beginning to the very end,' says
Kallick), The Beach Boys, Phoenix, The Sea And Cake, Tortoise, Charlie
Parker, Miles Davis, New Order, Mick Fleetwood, The Police ('It would've
been fun to tour with The Police in 1978. We'd learn from Sting. Even the
Tantric sex,' says chief songwriter Rothblatt), Huey Lewis, The Smiths,
disco… and on it goes.


Friends and band members since 2002, they've had time to grow group
affections for these same bands, films (those of Werner Herzog) and baseball
players (Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki being one in particular). Now, five
years down the line and *The Changes* are, says Kallick, a 'crazy,
dysfunctional family' who get rid of their frustrations in the same way best
mates always do: yelling, hitting, slapping and laughing. In other words
they're a proper gang who, having waited patiently for their stab at being
more than just another Chicago *'it'* band, could be *'the'* band of the
moment with their debut album '*Today Is Tonight'.

The displacements honed their talents playing free gigs in local pubs and getting all of their mates rammed in. They then started touring and playing gigs all over the country travelling in the backs of vans and big red trucks. The lads spent many nights writing songs in their hometown, inspired by the bands they loved, the girls they liked, the things they’ve seen and the nights out they’ve had.

Their style has been likened to The Who, a Hamburg era Beatles, The Kinks and even Scouse Horror! Or as one reviewer put it: Think Motown meets the Clash after a pint with circa 1966 Mick n Keef along the way"

They then started running their own club night in Leicester, each one they put on sold out and a real buzz started. After a riotous set at the summer sundae festival, plays on steve lamacq, a manager that goes by the name of Justin, lots of gigs, drinks and songs, they started to receive a lot of industry and A & R attention. Then they wrote this biog…

Hailing from Dundee, and riding on a new wave of enthusiasm for new music in the town, The Law first came to light playing at the Doghouse. As a powerful 4 piece, they initially got together writing & playing songs as a means of venting frustration at birds and bosses, and have grown hugely in the past year.

Several sessions at the T-Pot Studios with established producer Robin Evans and a recent UK tour with mates The View has earned the band nationwide interest. With a set of album worthy tunes and more songs in the making The Law are set for a busy 2007.......

"There is too much work to sit here and sell us or sell you and sell what you found so WE write songs because we have had fear frustration love adoration humility death and life cross everything we are | so have you | and so has every girl and boy across the oceans REASONS REASONS MORE where is the strength needed for people to hold onto here THUS we make songs forever | we do it alone and we do it now | SHINY TOY GUNS are weapons of sharpness | the words CUT the melodies run our blood | CUT CUT RUN we are fronted by a prodigy of voice and guitar | carah faye charnow and gregori chad petree TOGETHER jeremy dawson blends synthesis mike martin backbones percussion NO MORE GREY SKIES we are hope we are alive we are pilots TIME TO GO k.bye"

Embracing the best elements of pop, post-punk, alternative and dance music, Shiny Toy Guns create enveloping, inviting soundscapes best described as future-forward rock. While they manipulate the latest technology with ease, theirs is not a quest to be hipper, more modern or more post-ironic than other bands with the same gear. Shiny Toy Guns are far more driven by the need to open doors and create great songs that resonate through their listener’s minds long after the latest trends in music have faded away.

Check them out!

Throughout rock history, from OK Computer to War to London Calling, third albums have defined careers. With the bombastic, breathtaking CITIES, ANBERLIN’s cohesive and adventurous new album, the group puts itself in some esteemed company, with a modern classic that uplifts as much as it initiates thought and elicits emotion.

Crafted at Sprinkle’s Seattle-based Compound facility, with drums captured at the infamous London Bridge studio (where classic albums by Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Temple of the Dog and Blind Melon were realized), MILLIGAN says he’s grateful for the opportunity to work where so many legendary discs were born. “It’s out in this wooded area, like 40 miles north of Seattle,” he says. “And there’s this incredibly huge live room there. So we all got together in pre-production to play out the songs and the place had the best feel to it. You actually felt like you were a part of this historic place and it was the perfect vibe to get the record started.”
“We walk onstage and hear the crowd roar,” STEPHEN adds. “I got goosebumps. I don’t drink or do drugs, but I can’t imagine any high that would be better than that.” Equally inspiring is the new disc’s potential to exceed its predecessor from a success standpoint.
As for the band’s mission as Christians, STEPHEN says matter-of-factly, “It’s not like we have a huge platform. We’re not Coldplay or U2, but I want to touch people’s lives. I’ve got two routes to go. I can either go the sex, drugs, and rock & roll route--which is so temporal--or I can invest in people’s lives. When I look back on my life, I want it to have meaning.” 

Idlewild are a Scottish rock band formed in December 1995, by Roddy Woomble (vocals), Rod Jones (guitar), Phil Scanlon (bass), and Colin Newton (drums).

Initially their sound obeyed the conventions of 1990s British indie-punk guitar music, but unlike many of their contemporaries, it developed over time, from an edgy and angular sound approaching post-hardcore, as heard in their early material (once described by the NME as "the sound of a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs"), to a different, sweeping, melodic rock sound as displayed on their third album The Remote Part. Idlewild's sound cannot be easily placed into a specific genre, though they have clearly been influenced by bands like Blur, Nirvana, Gang Of Four, R.E.M., The Smiths and Fugazi.

Part of Idlewild's early success can be attributed to their singles gaining heavy rotation on Steve Lamacq's Evening Session on BBC Radio 1, as well as his all-round endorsement of them - the diminutive DJ often cites them as one of his favourite bands.

On November 21st 2005, Idlewild announced that after eight years and four albums they were parting ways with their record label Parlophone/EMI. Part of the band statement reads 'The band had fulfilled their record contract and it seemed like a good time to move on.' Since then, they have signed to Sanctuary and released their latest album Make Another World on March 5th 2007.

goFASTER>> formed in the summer of 2006 in Liverpool to write pop songs about rubbish jobs, daytime television and STDs. Subsequent touring with The Wombats and the inevitable championing by Steve Lamacq and John Kennedy (XFM) prompted Rocklouder.co.uk to say, "One of the best, spine-chillingly brilliant pop bands we've had the pleasure of hearing in ages".

Holding a Wolf by The Ears finds From Autumn to Ashes playing with a level of passion and intensity not seen since their 2001 debut, Too Bad You’re Beautiful. Fans will still find the searing guitars and bone-crunching rhythms, but there’s a new duality – a much heavier sound buoyed by the focused melodies that introduce the listener to Mark’s surprisingly dynamic vocal range.

One thing Francis Mark can’t predict is the reception that Holding a Wolf By The Ears will receive from the band’s dedicated and worldwide fan base. “I know that there’s no bullshit on this record. What I wrote was direct from my heart, as honest as can be. And I’d like to think that that’s what people can relate to.”

Fans will get plenty of chances to experience this “new” band, with multiple tours already lined up for 2007. With the aid of guitarist Rob Lauritsen, who joined the band last summer, and the addition of a new touring drummer, From Autumn To Ashes have nothing holding them back.

“Music is the one thing on this planet that brings me the most enjoyment,” confesses Mark. “I don’t have a plan B, because if I’m not doing this, I don’t intend on doing anything at all.”

A band that need no introduction; The Bluetones have been releasing records since 1995. One of their first reviews in Q Magazine proclaimed, “They are the new Stone Roses”. 10 years on and so many wish that The Roses could have continued to do what The Bluetones do. Which is make music that people still want to hear. The band who gave us Indie anthems like 'Slight Return', and 'If…' are still cutting the finest Indie-pop songs today. From the early days of ‘Expecting To Fly’ to the later days of ‘Luxembourg’, The Bluetones will always make a comeback, but what’s important to them is that when they do, they never fail to impress.

The new 5th studio album is in the shops now. Do get a copy pronto, it's called quite brilliantly: 'The Bluetones'. A second single entitled "Head On A Spike" has recently been released from the afforementioned long-player.

Imagine a time when warriors strode the earth. A time when battle-painted warrior-poets sang of battles and heady feats of heroism, myth intermingled with fact, and romantic notions of adventure on the high seas sparked the imagination. The time is now, because so-called battle metal maestros TURISAS – named after their homeland's ancient god of war – are bringing back the old school. As in, 1000 AD. “This comes from somewhere deep inside,” is the only way founder and chieftain songwriter Mathias 'Warlord' Nygård can describe both his music and the inspiration behind it. “We play around with history, there's fantasy imagery there, but I hate fantasy metal with all those dragons or whatever. There's no substance there. We actually believe in what we're doing.”

Be afraid. With festival appearances across the board – Wacken, Tuska, Earthshaker, Party.San, Bloodstock, Nummirock, Summer Breeze, not forgetting an uproarious sold-out UK tour with compatriots Lordi – it was no surprise when readers of the UK's Metal Hammer magazine voted TURISAS 'Best New Band' in their 2006 Reader's Poll. It's because there's simply no one else like them. With 2004's debut 'Battle Metal', a thrilling folk-flecked tour de force, they already established themselves as a genre of one. Now they're upping the ante with “The Varangian Way”, the most singularly ambitious album of the year. Recorded at Sound Supreme Studio and mastered at Finnvox, this metal-clad 8-song battlecry is awash in epic themes, eastern-european folk, and an abiding belief in the almighty power of the riff.

Dark Tranquillity is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the Gothenburg metal scene and one of the pioneers of the melodic death metal genre.

From 1995 to 2002, all of Dark Tranquillity's recordings were produced by Fredrik Nordström, who is known as one of the leading melodic death metal producers. After 2002 every recording the band released was self-produced until Fiction, which was co-produced with another well known melodic death metal producer, Tue Madsen.

Dark Tranquillity has now finished recording their newest album, Fiction, which they co-produced with Tue Madsen. The album was released on April 2007.

“This is rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are challenging war- monger politicians and their courtiers (Bono, Geldof etc). I hope these songs prosper.” Tariq Ali

“This is my favourite album of the year” Mike Davies- Radio One

“The best album you will hear all year” Last Hours Magazine

“A bit of Summer ska for you, big with our chat room, sound sgreat” Zane Lowe- Radio One

“I’m liking it, I’m liking it a lot, sounds great!” Huw Stephens- Radio One

“An absolute stunner of a debut album” Caught In The Crossfire

“The King Blues are the most exciting thing to come out of the punk scene in a long time… “Under The Fog” is the perfect album to accompany your Summer” Indigo Flow

“The King Blues spread more than a little magic, presenting street politics and protest with a smile and a wink. Invigorating, the King Blues reach the places others can only dream about reaching.” 5 out of 5 Review by Sean McGhee- Rock n Reel magazine

“I was so blown away by these guys, they have the raw creativity and freedom that’s been lost” No Front Teeth

“This is protest music at it's most vital and basic a slice of life that's recognisable enough to call together everyone fed up of being spoken for. Excitingly necessary.” Punktastic

“The King Blues are infiltrating the mainstream with integrity intact. 2007 should shape up to be one hell of a year for these inner city youths fighting back.” Big Cheese

You must’ve noticed that there’s something happening in british rock – many bands are sick of the way things are – major label US rock is over-hyped, over-cooked, over-here and it’s about to be over….period. The Charge Of The Dark Brigade has begun.

Zico Chain are three lads in their early twenties who are part of this new slew of UK guitar bands who are sick of (scr)emo-attention-seeking and are about to grab their slice of the pie. The trio have distilled the punk riffola of Motorhead, the druggy vision of QOTSA, the musical skills and visual impact of the White Stripes and a 21st century homegrown social consciousness to create a potent brew worthy of a hard-rocking, hard-living, hard-thinking east London outfit.

Touring the UK with Alkaline Trio, Thursday, Wolfmother, Fall Of Troy and Nine Black Alps before recording their album in LA with godfather of rock Joe Barresi (Bad Religion, Tool, QOTSA), Zico Chain have been winning over friends, lovers and bartenders on both sides of the Atlantic, with their message of celebrate yourself, use your voice, get fucked up. 

Their debut single ‘Where Would You Rather Be?’ sounds like survival itself, kicking off about hopelessness and mental escapism with a daylight shredding voice over a sick rhythm section rumble. “No future that’s for sure, so stop trying and pray for cures….low living your system crashed, God gave you an autograph.”

“1965 – that was the year Vietnam hotted up,” explains Jak Payne, guitarist with The Metros, the teenaged south London five-piece who count Squeeze, Ian Dury and the Beastie Boys among their biggest influences. 

In a few hours’ time, a band member will break Saul’s front teeth when he punches him through the window of the band’s van. Minutes after that, The Metros will electrify the Heavenly Social with an extraordinary – if somewhat chaotic – fusion of punk, funk, rockabilly, pop and witty lyrics about bunking trains, the degradation of the Welfare State, nights out for a tenner and old Cockney lags with sawn-off shooters.

It’s exhilarating, and with the punch-ups, Mod flash, lectures on Vietnam, monumental boozing and ramshackle charm you can’t help wondering whether the next chapter in British pop is starting here.        

The demarcation line between “the fantasy” of south London life and their own fringe participation in dodgy goings-on is blurred, to say the least. As the lager flows, so do tales of selling pills for their mates for spare cash, numerous run-ins with the police, and Saul’s admission that he was expelled from his school for hurling a computer at a teacher whom he recalls was a “prick”. “But we’ve all grown up a bit now,” smiles Jak, not entirely convincingly.

Scheduled to go into the studio this month, the songs they’ve amassed so far suggest they’re all set to be the latest in a line of knavish but gifted London-based ne’er-do-wells that stretches all the way back to The Small Faces, via Madness, Squeeze, Flowered Up and The Libertines…

Pat Gilbert -July 2007

It’s time. Armed with sublime songs from their up-coming brand new album Make It Happen, Nizlopi are bursting out of the studio and taking to the road to get people up onto their feet. With their thrillingly intimate live shows Nizlopi are a revelation, a musical revolution, set to the soaring melodies of Luke Concannon’s powerful vocals (Tracy Chapman meets The Streets), and the dirty beats of John James Parker’s jazzed up double-bass and human beat box. ‘When were you in a gig last where the people smiled so broad that the reflection from their teeth contributed to the acoustics?’ bbc ‘The most exciting hip- hop, acoustic, double-bass shit going down’ Mojo Collections.

Signed to their own label, provocative and inspiring, their groove-driven beat-based songs are a mix of soul, folk, jazz, hip hop and everything in between. Get up, stand up. Love the place you live. Shake the thing your mamma gave ya.

‘Monstrously melodic….absolutely mesmerizing’ Musicweek. Get involved.   

‘nizlopi are the real thing’  the guardian

‘the missing link’  the independent

‘astounding’  irish world

‘raw talent’  the sun

‘intense, angular and beautiful’  Colin Murray bbc radio One  

Drawing from artists such as Gomez, Cathal Coughlan, Athlete and Grandaddy, Sam proceeds to meld them into something unique. The song 'I-Spy' describes him perfectly in its opening lyrics:

"...I don't care that this song has a melody or that the beats are not complex / I'm just trying to make you sing and not be perplexed. It doesn't mean any less."

And that is the appeal of this! It is music stripped down to its basic core and performed with a raw passion. Surely that's what music should be about, right?

It was during the cold, short days at the start of 2006 that Sandi Thom had her Eureka! moment. Instead of driving to gigs up and down the country with her band in her clapped-out car, as she had done for years, the singer from Scotland resolved to try a different approach. She bought a webcam, and announced a run of 21 shows to be performed on consecutive nights during February and March in the basement of her flat in Tooting, South London.

The audience capacity in the flat itself was limited to just six people. But the half-hour shows were to be broadcast, free of charge, via her website at http://www.sandithom.com. The first night, 70 people tuned in to watch, the next night it went up to 670. And by the middle of the second week she was performing to a peak audience of 70,000. By then, the suits from every major record label had visited the flat to see the show for themselves. What they heard was a singer with a sensational voice - strong and expressive enough to fill the largest theatres, but also warm and soulful enough to win over hearts and minds in the most intimate of settings. All the record companies put in offers, and a fortnight after finishing her virtual tour Thom signed a recording contract with RCA executive Craig Logan, live in front of her webcam.audience.

Hailing from Oxfordshire and featuring brothers Henry (lead-guitar) and The Lords (bass), plus Skewie (drums), the band have carved local and minor national ripples over the past few years for a small succession of handsomely penned EPs and mini-releases, yet are now going at it all-guns-a-blazin’.

Being produced by Gang Of Four’s Andy Gill (also the production-head behind Killing Joke, The Futureheads and early Chili Peppers) helps, as does a diary packed with imminent (and recently aired) performances alongside fellow upstart hopes for the year impending – namely, Maximo Park, The Immediate, Tom Vek, Editors and Youth Movie Soundtrack Strategies. And then there’s the tunes. Of which, ‘Weekdays & Bleakdays’ has already become a cult web-hit, after having been included on the recent Queens Of Noize ‘Best of 2005’ iTunes release. Not so much ‘nifty’ as ‘revelatory’. Would we lie to you?

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Legendary Scottish Rockers arrive for their 40th Anniversary Show with top secret appearances from some VERY Special Guests.

"With the work already started on their 2nd album, Dirty Pretty Things have announced plans to tour which includes 3 dates in Scotland.

Less Than Jake is a ska-punk band from Gainesville, Florida. They were recently released from their contract with Warner Brothers. Their current line-up includes Chris (vocals, guitar), Roger (bass, vocals, guitar at certain live shows), Vinnie (drums, lyricist), Buddy (trombone, bass at certain live shows) and JR (saxophone). The band’s name derives from a dog Vinnie had while growing up, which was treated better than the rest of the family. It’s also a reference to the phrase “everything is jake,” which is an old phrase meaning everything is cool.

The band recently finished recording their latest studio album, In with the Out Crowd, which was released on May 23rd 2006, in 2 formats: CD, and a CD/DVD special edition, packaged to look like a college yearbook…

Cancer Bats have come to destroy. Fueled by a burning desire to rage harder, play louder and have more fun than any other band, Cancer Bats mix hardcore, southern metal and punk rock into a lethal rock and roll explosion.

The band originated in May of 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto metal band At The Mercy Of Inspiration. The two wanted to form a project that combined their favorite parts of bands like Refused, Black flag, Led Zeppelin and Down, among others. The lineup was rounded out with the addition of Andrew McCracken on bass and Mike Peters on drums.

The four-piece wasted no time writing and recording songs for a self-released EP that first saw light in January of 2005. With hundreds of shows, and many epic tours under their belts, Cancer Bats are eager to party in every city, town and metropolis that will have them. Cancer Bats’ long anticipated first full-length record BIRTHING THE GIANT is out NOW

Britpop favourites Dodgy follow up their major comeback tour in 2007 and several festival appearances this summer with a 7-date Barfly Tour this autumn/winter. Last year the band also released a live album ‘So Far on 3 wheels’ which featured hits including ‘Staying Out For The Summer’, arguably the catchiest summer song ever! Collaborating with On-line and On-Tour means that audiences will be able to see Dodgy in relatively intimate venues, close-up and also that an unsigned talent gets introduced to their audiences across the UK.  

Go to MeMusic.co.uk for details of how to enter the on-line and on tour competition and your band could be supporting Dodgy on this national tour. Alternatively you can go to MeMusic to vote for the band you think is best deserving of this amazing opportunity.

Ballboy are 3 boys and 1 girl from Edinburgh in Scotland. They've been making independent music since November 5 1999 which was the launch date of our first ep - Silver Suits for astronauts.

Since then we have released 4 albums:

Club anthems 2001
A Guide for the Daylight Hours
The Sash My Father Wore and Other Stories
The Royal Theatre
(Album 5 is in the pipeline)

They've toured the UK too many times to count and have been lucky enough to tour the USA and Sweden too (not forgetting one memorable snowy, drunken show in Berlin).

Thanks to the some amazing support, they were voted as runner-up's to Kids In Glass Houses in the 2007 Kerrang Readers' Poll 'Best Unsigned Band' category, and never fail to put on an awesome live show.

Sergeant have already been creating a buzz around and about their hometown of Glenrothes, Fife, where they bring something sunny to the town, including daffodils, if you want them. It all started one day when two young lads from Coaltown of Balgonie (of all places) decided to try and write a song or two.

These two young hopefuls, DUNCAN and MERCER, managed to compile a few tunes, and decided a 'rythym section' was required. They enlisted the two Jonny's - Sweet and Welfayre, one for drums and one for bass, but due to 'musical differences' , Jonny Welfayre decided that the Royal Navy was more suited to him as a career, pfft. And so he left...
It was at this point that things started to change. A school friend of the one and only Welfayre's was enlisted as a replacement for the loose little deck swabber. He went by the name of ANDERSON, and he had a beard! how could a boy of such an age like 16 have such a full, thick facial foliage? He also used the word "Bud" quite a lot, but not so much nowadays. 
Sweet Jonny was moved to rythym guitar.
And then there was no drummer. 
And so enlisted was BUCHANAN. He could hit the drums right at least, and finally the young boys could get on with some real work.
Unfortunately, there was another line up change which saw the loss of Sweet Jonny, but his presence is still strongly felt in the band where his guitar technician skills are always put to good use.
And so on went SERGEANT, to show everybody what they had, and to provide everybody with everything they could. They supported Dundee's merry pranksters The View,they played The Barrowlands, The Carling Academy, The Liquid Rooms they played the Rothes Halls many times, of which most were so sold out, even their own friends couldn't get in. Then they played and played and played... They also nearly played T In The Park, but for some obscure reason they never got to. So they played some more...

Formed in Edinburgh, August 2006, the Vivians were made by long term friends and strangers; Damon, Chris, Kit, Scott & John who are now based in London. With their "gives a fuck" attitude The Vivians do nothing by halves. This attitude may be reminiscent of "punk" although their music refreshingly takes influence from a broader musical spectrum. Twin guitars fighting one another for the rawest, catchiest riff over a disco beat and impassioned vocals of Damon Deville, creating the perfect musical concoction for their exhausting live performances. Such performances have earned them the reputation as being one of the hottest live bands around. The Vivians posses it all; a style, substance and sexual tension for you to listen to, drink to, dance to, fuck and snort glue to in a kind of marvellous beautiful craze that has almost been forgotten today.

"The Vivians are the future... Divided We Stand is an anthem for us all" ...Daily Record

"one of the best frontmen of the minute, with one of the best bands around... 10/10" ...Club NME

"a must see" ...The Sun

"Punk Rockin' Genius" ...Vic Galloway Radio 1 Scotland

"Essentially, The Vivians are all about attitude. Their live performances exude the platoon mentality of The Clash and the unhinged, intense presence of The Voidoids. To top it off, they have the smouldering tunes that make you want to dance, fuck and fight simultaneously." ...The Skinny (Interview, May 2007)

This Town Needs Guns are best described as: 'New guerilla folk/Social awareness messages with an overdose of Jewish chutzpa/Israeli power punk chopped with ethnic elements, rap rhymes & pop choruses/North African beat & east European melodies schizophrenically combined with a rough street disco flavor.'

Emma-Lee Moss, known by her stage name of Emmy the Great, is a London based singer-songwriter.

 "It's been a while since Next Big Thing Tips by the NME and DiS but Emmy the Great's debut is a triumph, with a maturity beyond her years, and with a humour no less enjoyable for being subtler."
Drowned In Sound - 9/10

"Emmy The Great kicked off her UK tour last night (January 31) with a dedication to Elton John.
Playing with a four-piece backing band, the singer/songwriter performed a stirring 50-minute set, which featured fan favourites 'First Love', 'Gabriel' and 'The Hypnotist's Son'. Set closer 'Two Steps Forward', meanwhile, was dedicated to the Rocket Man. The singer/songwriter, whose debut album 'First Love' is released next week (February 9), was in a cheerful mood, talking at length to the packed crowd between songs and dedicating several songs to friends who were present at the gig."
NME online - Feb 1, 2009 

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National Battle of the Bands Competition.

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National Battle of the Bands competition.

http://www.myspace.com/theredfestival

National Battle of the Bands Competition.

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National Battle of the Bands

http://www.myspace.com/theredfestival

National Battle of the Bands competition.

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National Battle of the Bands. 

A Bad Manners show somehow encapsulates the spirit or essence of a good time, a party band without trying to be someone else, something else or without trying to move with the times because the band represents what humans have always done when the opportunity and conditions allow. Drink, dance and be merry. This makes the band original, authentic and timeless, cult; because it is what it is without having to change. To get cult status you don't dance to the latest tune you are the tune- Bad Manners don’t pay the piper , they break his whistle in half and stuff it up his kilt -For those who have not experienced a Bad Manners show the question of what to expect might not have been answered. The question is not 100% answerable; I can only give the consistent qualities that exist in a Bad Manners show. Energy and passion with dance music performed by musicians not machines that creates a party atmosphere. The band plays the favourites, Buster does his stuff and people come back time and time again, it is an experience that has an appeal to an eclectic group, skins, punks, bikers, surfers, good timers, gig fanatics, Ska fans, nostalgic 40 somethings and students.

Alan Fletcher (born 30 March 1957 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Karl Kennedy in long-running soap opera Neighbours.

Fletcher is also the lead singer in a band called Waiting Room, with other members including Tommy Rando, Chris Hawker and drummer Jeff Consi. They have toured the United Kingdom several times.

With a handful of their own songs they incorporate a selection of cover versions into their set. Fletcher also covers Smokie's "Living Next Door to Alice", substituting Alice, for "Susan", his on-screen wife (Jackie Woodburne).

Alan will be onstage at 10.30pm at Moshulu performing an accoustic set followed by a meet and greet in the club!  Ticket = free entry to Robot Rock clubnight afterwards.

SKATE 4 CANCER featuring EDGAR PRAIS/ DIRTBOX/ THE HIJACKS / QUIVER & THE LADYSNATCHERS/ ONION TERROR and Special Guests
14 +
£5.00

CHARITY NIGHT

7.30pm - doors

curfew - 11pm

first band on sharp 7.45pm

We've been together as people for most of our lives and as a band for the past 6 years. It's been a hell of a journey - Two albums and hundreds of gigs around the world which have been a pleasure to share with those of you who have been there.

Now is a particularly exciting time for us. Our lives have changed so much since we started this fresh from school and went straight on the road. The two years since our second album "Welcome To The North" have been challenging times. We've been working out who we are, sorting our personal lives and trying to push ourselves to write an album that we and other people can believe in. It's been a difficult process at times, but it's been well worth the struggle. The ideas and inspiration we're finding now are stronger than ever. This feels fresh and exciting and we can't wait to share what we're making with people.

We've always known that we can be a great band. Our ambition for our music spans way beyond where we've taken it so far, and in a way, it feels like we are just ending the first chapter of our story and turning the page to the start of the second. In that spirit we've just signed to a new label (Polydor). Finding a new home has been part of this feeling of renewal. It's invigorating to find people who share our passion and belief.

As a band, we don't feel like the music we are hearing and seeing out there is particularly exciting or inspiring. We want to be a part of changing that and hope with our next album we can bring something to the party that isn't out there at the moment.

Lets make these times special again.

See you out there

The Music.

From TV on The Radio to Secret Machines, it's pretty obvious that prog is the new punk. When it comes to summers of love, no-one wants snotty-nosed misanthropes shooting up sewage when they could have self-indulgent libertines rolling around in fabulous drugs and five-week long tunes. Indeed, so wanton is 19-year-old Michael Feerick, that it has taken him three years from writing this album to finally getting a band together to record it. Still, at least the rest of Nottingham's Amusement Parks On Fire also appreciate the finer things in life. Lick My Bloody Valentine. For this debut is not the prog of tedious old arseholes like Pink Floyd but the shimmering beauty of Kevin Shields, with a side-kick of My Vitriol, Sigur Rós and Spiritualized. Lick 'Venus In Cancer' with its crashing layers of fractured noise tissue, or 'Wiper', which sounds like the sun rising on the greatest night of your life.

AB/DC was formed in early 2006, on the back of a long unfulfilled ambition of good friends, Drummer Scott “The Tunk” Reid and Guitarist Brian Massie, to perform the powerful rock anthems of ACDC. AB/DC came to life to the crashes of thunderous applause when they played there first gig at Aberdeen’s Café Drummonds in September 2006, playing to a 300 strong audience. The band continued to play gigs all over Scotland with shows in Glasgow, Dundee, Inverness, Ayr and Edinburgh to name a few cities. In 2007 ABDC headlined the Banshee stage at New Deer’s Wizard festival, and in 2008 they returned to play the festival for a second time. As well as traveling as much as possible, ABDC has continued to play many shows in there hometown of Aberdeen as possible.

ABDC has had many line up changes to date, but the line up is currently settled with Brian Crombie on vocals, Brian ”The Aberdeen Angus” Massie on lead guitar, Davie Hay on bass, Al Smith on Rhythm guitar and Scotty “The Tunk” Reid on drums. ABDC perform a powerful and accomplished ACDC tribute, covering both the Bonn Scott and Brian Johnson eras. The band is slowly developing a reputation as one of the best ACDC tributes in the UK.

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Catch them at a calm moment and brace yourself for a storm. These boys toy effortlessly enough with melody and drama to shelve themselves firmly in the London Calling hall of fame. We love 'em...

If Muse and Lloyd Cole were to collaborate on the next Tarantino soundtrack, it might not sound a million miles from this. The Bookhouse Boys' single and London Calling chosen track, Dead, is an epic and no mistaking.

Nine members, two drum kits, a brass section and one commanding presence by way of Paul Van Oestren's vocals make these boys an orchestral force to be reckoned with.

Together two years, the band are now releasing through independent label Black Label Records.

The Bookhouse Boys live

They describe cutting their first record, Tonight, as their best moment so far, but we rather suspect that the imminent success of the single could top that.

Currently playing dates around the capital, The Bookhouse Boys have been entertaining London venues with their collective love of David Lynch and Scott Walker-influenced ballads.

Catch them while they're hot and you might just witness the darkest version of Kylie's Confide In Me you're ever likely to hear.

Keep up to speed on all the band's gigs and releases by following their MySpace link in the right-hand column of this page.

 BROKEN RECORDS ANNOUNCE UK TOUR DATES TO COINCIDE WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM “UNTIL THE EARTH BEGINS TO PART” ON 4AD RECORDS ON JUNE 1. THE TITLE TRACK WILL BE RELEASED AS A SINGLE ON MAY 11. “We’re trying to do something different. People forget that music doesn’t have to be just bass, guitar and drums. It can be just as loud and exciting with glockenspiel and trumpet” “One of the country’s most exciting new bands” - NME “How Nirvana might sound had they formed in Belarus instead of Seattle” Q, Jan 2009 “a good outside bet to win the Mercury Music Prize” – News of the World, April 2009 “they simply astound, offering convincing evidence that they could be the UK’s answer to Arcade Fire – purveyors of an epic, swirling, joyfully mysterious music…with a warmth and heart the Canadian band somehow lack” – The Guardian, April 2009 “Utterly unique” - Clash Hotly tipped Scottish seven piece BROKEN RECORDS announce a series of UK tour dates to coincide with the release of their debut album “Until The Earth Begins To Part” on 4AD Records on June 1. The group, who formed in Edinburgh at the end of 2006, have already been tipped for greatness by publications as diverse as NME, Q, The Word, The Sun, The Fly, News Of The World, Clash, The Skinny and Drowned in Sound – a series of three independently released singles released in 2008 led NME to call them “an incredible proposition – set to go stellar as soon as they decide on a lucky label to sign to”. The album features ten tracks and was recorded in Monnow Valley studio in Monmouth with producer Ian Caple.

Moments of sweet delicacy ripped apart by the explosion of distorted guitars with soaring vocals that rise over impassioned choruses. Formed in the autumn of 2005 by lead vocalist Darcy Harrison and guitarist Graham Ward, the band moved through several incarnations in its early stages until drummer Sam Bacon, bassist/vocalist Hattie Williams and guitarist Darren LeWarne found their places within the band. These five friends, having all drifted into Brighton from various places across the country, have found a common ground in the escape from their small town upbringings. Telegraphs draw influences from the likes of Idlewild, Radiohead, Hope Of The States, Jeff Buckley and Biffy Clyro.

The release of their debut single So Cold/Ariel (Nighthawks Records) in the autumn of 2006 sparked a wave of interest in the band that continues to ripple and expand. The single has received national airplay in the UK, and was awarded single of the week status by two of London's independent radio stations. Internet fanzines quickly caught on, describing this freshman release as 'inanely catchy, brilliantly effective… has the appeal to transcend the boundaries of underground and mainstream indie" (God Is In The TV). This affirming attention, as well as some exceptional live performances, lead to the band playing sold out shows with Babybird and Seattle's cult heroes Idiot Pilot, as well as an unforgettable appearance with Dogs at Bath University Freshers' Week.

Adventures in Stereo is a new club night based in Aberdeen.

weekend alternative night for you, open from 10.30pm through to 3am in the main room of Moshulu.

Well be playing everything from a stack of Classic Indie and 60s/70s rock tunes, to the latest Electro/ Dance AND we'll be throwing in New Wave classics along with the latest Indie Seven Inches! This all combined with drinks promotions, high quality visuals and cheap entry (see flyer / poster for details) means it'll be the only place to be at on a Saturday night in the city!

get down and tell all your friends!

Email us : adventuresinstereoaberdeen@googlemail.com

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Opening Night -  (playlist 1) - see blog @

www.myspace.com/adventuresinstereoclubnight

Adventures in Stereo is a new club night based in Aberdeen.

weekend alternative night for you, open from 10.30pm through to 3am in the main room of Moshulu.

Well be playing everything from a stack of Classic Indie and 60s/70s rock tunes, to the latest Electro/ Dance AND we'll be throwing in New Wave classics along with the latest Indie Seven Inches! This all combined with drinks promotions, high quality visuals and cheap entry (see flyer / poster for details) means it'll be the only place to be at on a Saturday night in the city!

get down and tell all your friends!

Email us : adventuresinstereoaberdeen@googlemail.com

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Opening Night -  (playlist 1) - see blog @

www.myspace.com/adventuresinstereoclubnight

Kamikazi is Aberdeens longest standing rock clubnight. Every Friday expect good times in Mo