Max Monroe: Baritone Guitar, Bass, Harmonica, Vocals.
Bad Marxx: Drums, Percussion, Mental Telepathy.
Lucius Mendacori: Keys, Horns, Vocals, Percussion, Guitar.
Influences
Lack of Sleep. The economic crisis in Tanzania. Cake. Ween. Flaming Lips. Rainy Sundays. Andrew Ridgelys Haircut. We firmly believe that louder is the new loud. Individually, our influences overcome us. Together, we overcome them. It's a handy little arrangement.
Sounds Like
We sound like Beveren's Toy, which is an astonishing coincidence. Some people have said we sound Gomez meets Ween meets Arcade Fire crossed with a slice of Cake and every once in a while we add a dash of Pogues for good measure. According to The Evening Echo we're the aural equivalent of the POW-ZAP-ZOK Adam West thrilled a generation with back when he was Batman, and the same reviewer noted, somewhat brilliantly, that we make the kind of music The Blues Brothers would sell their souls for if they gave up on the orphanage and started worshipping at the Church of Hendrix. Up to that point, we didn't even know there was a Church of Hendrix, but it's about bloody time.
AND IN BEVEREN'S TOY NEWS...
WE JUST BOUGHT OUR OWN FOOTBALL TEAM!
You can (and should) follow its progress on footy.ie.
Here's our first match report:
Since we bought the team we've finally turned it around: 2 wins on the trot and climbing!
Beveren's Toy FC's excellent form continued with an emphatic 4-2 victory over table-toppers Littleton at the Estadio Garyyduff on Wednesday night.
The mercurial Patrick O'Sullivan put tabloid rumours of his off-the-field "antics" behind him with a match winning performance; scoring twice and laying on the third for the excellent Aidan Barrett.
Toy's expensively assembled squad are showing signs of gelling into a formidable unit, and at times Littleton had no answer to their slick passing and movement. Despite going 2 down inside the first 10 minutes Toy fought back with Barrett slotting home calmly after O'Sullivan had split the Littleton defence with a slide rule pass. 5 minutes before half time, O'Sullivan got on the end of a Barrett flick and slotted it into the corner.
Littleton were well aware of the Toy’s reputation for tempremental brilliance and set out to unsettle the superstars with some rough-house tactics. Time after time Toy’s intricate passing moves were broken up by cynical fouling and robust challenges. Unlike earlier in the season, the Toy kept their discipline and at the back Conor Hyland and Paul Craig comfortably dealt with Littletons attacking threat.
Toy FC continued to dominate in the second half and goals from Barrett and O’ Sullivan sealed a comfortable victory.
O'Sullivan’s twinkling toes have more prevalent on the dancefloor of Banana Brown's this season than on the pitch but he answered his critics emphatically with a display that justifies his value in the transfer market.
Toy’s turbulent season shows signs of improving but they are still severely hampered by the 9 point deduction the league imposed for alleged gross sexual deviance on a pre seaon tour to the far east. However, our idea of deviance differs slightly from those of the fine people of Youghal.
Toy Chairman and Beveren's Toy member Max Monroe is threatening to take the league authorities to the small claims court in a bid to overturn the points deduction. Monroe wasn’t present at the estadio as Beveren's Toy were performing at the glamorous Freakscence birthday party, but when pressed to comment he allegedly stated “those cheerleaders were born in 1990...god...” and, cryptically, “the bus was out of petrol and we had no money, what were we supposed to do?”.
In the true spirit of our new Capitalist Religion... You can BUY our souls on
Hi again. We just did a session for some friends up in Kerry, recording 'Song For Edie' . Heres the footage of the day... Rex...
If you'd like to see our sexy new press shots, taken by Pat at Hype Photo & Seamus M, click HERE.
And now you an enjoy the rough storyboard for the Action Adventure Romance and Love video that still hasn't appeared!. Good for a laugh though....
If you'd like to see some pictures of our Limerick Ann Summers Gig (well the pictures are more of the models in lingerie than of our gig) Just Click HERE.
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT BEVEREN'S TOY:
Beveren's Toy draws its members from some of the corners of Ireland. Well, one of the corners. The one with Cork and Kerry on it And the
top bit of that corner, on the way up the coast to Dublin. Actually, Ireland doesn't really have corners.
"The Toy," as the band is sometimes known, is a five-piece anarcho-rock
post-funk demipunk quasi-vegitarian infra-soul outfit,
though if you confront them with such an accusation they will most
likely deny it. Formed in Cork from the elements carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen and nitrogen, the boys are chiefly concerned with narrating -
often at length - all the little things that matter, such as:
Gaining the upper hand in a punishing game of "hit me in the head as
hard as you can".
Falling over the odd time, just for the sake of it.
Embracing complete strangers when nobody else is looking.
Licking the eyeball of a willing participant.
Hoarding mink.
Developing a liking for those strange coffee-flavoured sweets you
still get sometimes.
Finding the cure for James Blunt. Not a cure for him, he's not sick.
Finding the cure for the very concept of Blunt, so he will never have
existed at all.
Having investigated the possibility of compiling a portfolio of
cover-songs to accurately portray their varied interests, The Toy
decided that to do their crusade any justice at all they'd have to
start writing their own stuff as the baseline for a project to embrace strange mink when James Blunt
isn't looking.
It is hoped science will soon find a way to blend their
musical spectra (which range from sparse, poignant songs through
intensely funksome anthems and rock rioting to huge, eyeball-licking,
head-melting madness) into a single genre.
Beveren's Toy. Not suitable for children under 36 months. Also available in red...(see our 'pics' for further details)
Beveren's Toys are:
REX MUNDI - Rex has tattoos in places other people don't even have places. He
likes a joke, is fond of a smoke, and it on the blacklist for entry to
the small, xenophobic country of Albania. It's a long story. He plays bass and
guitar and sings a lot and has penned most of the insanity Beveren's
Toy produces. On stage, he takes the form of a large shadow, floating
high over the auditorium and inspiring fear and poetry in those who
experience him. He may or may not be from New York. There's just no
way of knowing. Ask Heisenberg; he'll tell you why.
JAZZ HAND - Jazz isn't his real name, but it suits him better than might, say,
Harold or Bob or Neville. At airports, Hand is quite often mistaken
for his guitar, such is the bond between them. He does not sound quite
the same when strummed, however, and over the years his bandmates have
learned to tell them apart with a plectum and a good hard scratch.
Jazz Hand's voice has been likened to broken glass dipped in honey and
fed to a kitten. His turn-ons include sand and wallpaper and he writes
songs about thinking before you act and then forgetting what you just
thought about.
MAX MONROE - Does exactly what it says on the tin. It's a tin of "plays baritone
guitar, bass guitar and harmonica". Max is the one responsible for
Bevern's Toy's posters, and as a result has been given a stern
talking to by four bishops and a cardinal so far. We have high hopes
for an audience with the Pope when we tour Italy. Max has a byline as
a transcontinental express courier, and leads the world in
exports of "the vibe, man".
"It's all about the vibe."
BAD MARXX - A testament to the rhythm at the core of all people, Mr.
Marxx is the public face of Beveren's Beat. In fact, he does not play
drums: we just tie angry cats to each skin and let them flail,
presenting Bad to the world because he's rather pleasing to
look at. From time to time, the mentally weak have been cast into
utter psychosis by trying to keep track of his arms as they whizz at a
remarkable turn of speed from high to low and left to right. He enjoys
a nice rim-shot from tom to tom.
LUCIUS MENDACORI - Lucius trusts only Lucius, and among his foibles refuses to reveal his date of birth to anyone. Apparently, he has his reasons. He is the keyboardist of the band, and occasionally moonlights on trumpet, and
guitar, and vocals, and bodhrán and other percussive bits and pieces. Mendacori finds it distasteful to mix business with pleasure, and prefers to focus only on the latter. When he drinks too much
coffee, he writes songs about old men and the adventures they're sure
to have had.
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Come and join our 2nd CAPOEIRA FESTIVAL IN CORK 2009 "Batizado & Troca de Cordas" - Saturday 22 & Sunday 23rd August! Capoeira is not only a martial art but an art form in the more conventional sense. Through Capoeira, one develops different creative skills: music, movement, songs, improvisation, rhythm.
MYSTERY GUEST STARS lift the veil of secrecy with a FREE GIG this Saturday July 4th in The Courtyard (near Cubin's, Hanover St. Cork) at 9pm. Also playing are THE PEOPLE. It's shaping up to be a good one and it would be great to see you there.
Hey lads.. how's the form? Just lettin ye all know we're playing a FREE GIG in Cyprus Avenue tomorrow nite at 9.. Agbonlahor supporting!! Would appreciate ye dropping in if ye're around town having a pint.. Cheers biys
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Grab a free download of the single "Birdwings" plus electro remix from www.justingrounds.com
If you dig this music come out and see a live electro-acoustic show on this Ireland tour:
Cheers,
Justin
Come and escape into a world of decadence, glamour and shameless joy! An extra strong extravaganza of swing, circus and temptuous dance acts on Wednesday 15 April at the Crane Lane in Cork. Hope to see you there!
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