Twenty years of Peel endorsed indie pop, with a giddy mix of Boltons terraced
back streets, Cumbrian fells, big lions, Kitchen sink and D.I.Y. drama, Vaz
Te's surging runs down the inside, sweaty palms and the Sunday tabloids.
Decoration make cinematic Pop where the movies playing are all grainy black and white Shelagh Delaney screenplays and where Julie Christie is catching the midnight train to London alone. It’s nothing new, and I for one have been here a host of times before, but so what? Isn’t that part of the whole magic of Pop? That sounds can capture moments of the present and the past in one magically conjured breath of reference that crashes across the boundaries of our personal histories, leaving us scarred for a second and reverberating with fall out for a week, a year, a lifetime…
Alistair Fitchett.
In the midst of John Peel fuelled fervour the band signed to Scottish indie label SL Records, who released their debut album Dont Disappoint Me Now (recorded with The House of Love producer Pat Collier) in October 2005. This had been preceded by a vinyl run of the track that started it all - and was the first ever white label promo to enter the John Peel Festive 50 - I Tried It, I Liked It, I Loved It.
Big Bad Love at 93 Feet East July 10th Doors: 7pm £6.50
This is our first 93 Feat East gig and we’re happy to be gracing this illustrious stage so look out for special door price offers a few days before the gig… Or you can buy in advance here: http://www. wegottickets. com/event/32336
Join us for another Big City Redneck Presents! Another wonderful eruption, nay, ejaculation of good music at the Buffalo Bar this month!
What can I say? We won’t disappoint.
Buffalo Bar June 19th £6 on the door… 8.30pm till they kick us out…
Mama Shamone http://www. myspace. com/mamashamone “Put Mama Shamone on at any venue and they are likely to take the roof off, this was one of the best live shows I’ve seen in years - certainly one of the best in London. In my opinion these guys are destined for greatness, it felt like I was witnessing history being shaped-something was just so right about what they were doing up there.” Vibe Bar
We Yes You No www. myspace. com/weyesyouno “We Yes You No sing about the end of the world, the end of everything. But in an apocalypse that would sound like this I would buy god’s last EP” – Big City Redneck
Language http://www. myspace. com/languageuk “"The verbosity of funk, the poetic twang of intelligent pop. The bridge between Franz Ferdinand and Smashing Pumpkins perhaps" – Bugbear
aye im still witing for that Glasgow Gig! if i need to come down there!!!let me know when you want to come and ill find a nice wee venue for you..by christ you can even kip on ma floor...its just pure rock n roll! from one of your legions of fans..check out your lasft FM profile - people need you back!! mon the decoration!!:)
Thankyou for adding Camden Calling as a friend Benefit By Audio will help homeless and vulnerable people to access the Arts. For those of you who may be interested our artwork is original and designed by a homeless person. Hope to see you there 08.08.08 Kentish Towm Forum 7pm-1am 6 bands 2 dj's £12. 50
Like every year we’ll offer you a completely free SXSW CD !
Finally, I’ve made my decision for the following 21 tracks by 21 great artists and dj’s. Be quick, because we don’t know, how long these tracks will be available for your pleasure ! All 21 MP3-files are downloadable FOR FREE !
You can download the cover and inlay artwork on my profile! Just go to the photo section and choose SXSW....(-:
SXSW Compilation 2008 - Tracklist
01 BRITISH SEA POWER – „Waving Flags“ 02 AIR TRAFFIC – „Shooting Star“ 03 HEY WILLPOWER – „Hundredaire“ 04 NOAH AND THE WHALE – „2 Bodies 1 Heart“ 05 OH NO! OH MY! – „Walk In the Park 06 JENS LEKMAN – „The Opposite Of Hallelujah“ 07 FANFARLO – „Fire Escape“ 08 BO PEPPER – „Blinkandyou’llmissit!“ 09 THE INDELICATES – „Julia, We Don’t Live In the 60s“ 10 GEORGIE JAMES – „Need Your Needs“ 11 LOOK SEE PROOF – „Casualty“ 12 THE VON BONDIES – „Pale Bride 13 JOE LEAN AND THE JING JANG JONG – „Lonely Buoy“ 14 THE REDWALLS – „Summer Romance“ 15 THE PIGEON DETECTIVES – „I’m Not Sorry“ 16 THE STEPS – „Belle“ 17 THE VOOM BLOOMS – „Nine Ships“ 18 I WAS A CUB SCOUT – „Pink Squares“ 19 THE WHIP – „Trash“ 20 THE GOSSIP – „Yr Mangled Heart“ (Guns N Bombs Remix) 21 BONDE DO ROLE – „Office Boy“ (Shir Khan Remix)
our old friends THE LODGER new single / album out on Bad Sneakers with bouncing bass and extra jangle here is their new video which is reallly nice: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=LGQ114DPvuY
finally.... there is a new issue of The Cuckoo Press coming out soon!! watch out for updates.. we have a couple of spaces left for nice adverts, so if you want one.. see you soon!!xx
Big City Redneck Presents the third installment of our ongoing series of showcases for up and coming swellegant, magnificent and downright stupendous bands on Thursday April 17th (this thursday!!) at the Buffalo Bar in Islington.
Interviews with the band will be available on www. bigcityredneck. co. uk shortly!
Big City Redneck Presents! Doors: 8:30pm - 1am Nr. tube: Highbury and Islington £6/£5 concessions
Rosalita http://www. myspace. com/rosalitaband http://www. rosalita. co. uk/ "Madness meets the Mode/Depeche Madness. On Manga Girl the singer even yelps, you know, like Adam Ant used to. They love 1981. " - Paul Lester, Guardian
The Laurel Collective www. myspace. com/thelaurelcollective ***Just signed to Domino Records!*** “The Laurel Collective are 6 nice, affable young bachelors and two sick, ultraviolent delinquents who play a simmering stew of musical influences. ” – Channel 4
The Great Statesmen http://www. myspace. com/thegreatstatesmen ***XFM Unsigned/BBC6Music Unsigned WINNERS*** “The Great Statesmen live show is more than just a gig - it a full body workout with a massage at the end. Go and see them!” – Clubfandango
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The next Soup Kitchen night has been confirmed for Saturday 2nd February 2008 and will take place at The Grosvenor in Stockwell. It's not too far from the Brixton Jamm.
The club will be free entry for all those watching the bands and for anyone joining after 11pm - the club will run to the early hours of the morning.
Smokers Die Younger
Coming down from Sheffield for a rare London show we have Smokers Die Younger who have been described as an astounding, soul-embracing band you dreamed you were discovering throughout your teenage years.
Coming over all the way from Iceland for a whirlwind visit. This is their only London show of their brief stay.
Champion Kickboxer
A feast of beautifully organic pop music a little like the Super Furry Animals with great vocal harmonies and a melancholic air that drifts through all the songs. A must see band.
The Bridport Dagger
"The Bridport Dagger are a bass-less 3-piece who craft darkly hypnotic songs that conjure up images of the past without ever falling into the realms of nostalgia" so says Maps magazine.
An exclusive, unreleased session track by Decoration is featured in my January show on Dandelion Radio, a Peel-inspired online station playing exciting new and unsigned music. We are a fully-licensed Internet station that is run and presented by volunteers recording monthly shows.
To view the schedule and listen to the audio stream, as well as listen to the results of the official 2007 Festive Fifty, visit our website www.DandelionRadio.com, or find us on MySpace at myspace.com/dandelionradio. Hope you can find the time to listen to our fine shows...
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