with: Mike Smith bass/voice (1999-2002, 2005-2006) Neil Baldwin drums (1999-2002) Gish guitar (2000-2002) Jonny Steele bass (2002-2003) Simon Cooper drums (2002-2004) Ryan Banwell bass (2004-2005) Simon Chapple drums (2004-2005) Richard Phillips guitar (2005) Laura Kidd bass/voice (2005-2006) Dan Smart drums (2005-2006)
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Influences
Guns n Roses, The Clash, Radiohead, Blur, My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, dEUS, PJ Harvey, These Animal Men, Velvet Revolver, Jacob's Mouse, Muse, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Suede, Tori Amos, Jeff Buckley, Nine Inch Nails, The Verve, The Stone Roses, Carina Round, The Teardrop Explodes, Graham Coxon, Pearl Jam, Manic Street Preachers, Marion, Green Day, Coldplay, Audioslave, Therapy?, U2, Black Grape, The Prodigy, Rage Against The Machine, The Small Faces, BiS, Cat Power, The Wonder Stuff, Motorhead, Metallica, DIO, Al Green, Rory Gallagher, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Asian Dub Foundation, Leftfield, Tricky, Massive Attack, Beautiful Creatures, Stone Temple Pilots, Monster Magnet, Dirty Americans, Deep Purple, Kingmaker, Feist, Le Tigre, Alice In Chains, Mudhoney, The Siamese Sluts, Tears For Fears, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Rainbow, Frank Zappa, Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Scissor Sisters, Happy Mondays, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Kansas, The Charlatans, Jesus And Mary Chain, Beck, Primal Scream, Europe, Becky Jago, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Volunteers, Popular Workshop, Komakino, She Makes War, Jeff Beck, Bloc Party, System of a Down, Supergrass, Supertramp, Oasis, Embrace, Reuben, Kinesis, Rob Zombie, Toots & The Maytals, Take That, Bob Marley, Billy Joel, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Belle & Sebastian, The Libertines, Ride, Pop Will Eat Itself, Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Curtis Mayfield, Minor Threat, The Sundays, The Priory, We Start Fires, My Hi-Fi Sister, Chevette, Atari Teenage Riot, Moloko, Elastica, Teenage Fanclub, Dinosaur Jr, Idlewild, Sonic Youth, Carter USM
"When the Miss Black America manifesto says ’Let the white noise take you over’ it’s not a command. It’s an acceptance of the inevitability of fate. It’s time to rejoice because music has finally delivered a band that we could quite feasibly fall in love with." - Drownedinsound.com, 2001 "The best voice-to-the-voiceless punks around" - Rock Sound, 2005 "Your new cult heroes... we need Miss Black America" - NME, 2002 "A definite winner... suited to almost anyone who likes modern music" - Zero, 2005
"The Best Band in Britain" - Rolling Stone, 2002 "They have the motivation, they have the tunes, they have the genius factor, they have a magnetic frontman with both eyeliner and ready quips – what can stand in their way? Look out – they’re coming out screaming." - Drownedinsound.com, 2001
***BIOGRAPHY***
Miss Black America formed in the sleepy English town of Bury St Edmunds in October 1999. Influenced as much by the local drum n bass scene, The Stone Roses and dEUS as Manic Street Preachers and The Clash, their sound was a direct reaction to the boredom and frustration of small-town life, which quickly made them rather popular on the East Anglian Axis of Rock (alongside The Dawn Parade, The Exiles, Blue Gandhi, Becky Jago and The Secret Hairdresser).
Debut single, the self-financed Adrenaline Junkie Class-A Mentalist EP, sold out within weeks of release (on local label R*E*P*E*A*T Records) after legendary DJ John Peel began to champion the band on his Radio One show. Over the next couple of years, the band recorded numerous BBC and XFM sessions (for Peel, Steve Lamacq, Tom Robinson and John Kennedy), and in 2003 were invited by Peel to play at the Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, Holland.
MBA signed to Integrity Records (home to Million Dead, Reuben and Katastrophy Wife) in 2001, and debut album God Bless Miss Black America won widespread critical praise (Rolling Stone magazine’s Michael Krugman and Jason Cohen voted God Bless... their Album of the Year 2002); all five singles from the album ranked highly in John Peel’s Festive Fifty and live favourite Talk Hard was Virgin Radio Drivetime Single Of The Week.
The band’s hefty touring schedule and close association with Rock Against Racism saw MBA playing high-profile supports with The Libertines, Liars, The Long Blondes, Buzzcocks, The Long Blondes, Engerica, Parkinsons, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The Others, Doves, Billy Bragg, Tex La Homa, Cornershop, Alabama 3, The Dears, The Dandy Warhols, Kinesis, Therapy?, Reuben, Antihero (later Pull Tiger Tail), Parva (later The Kaiser Chiefs) and Ms Dynamite.
After a year’s break from touring to write and record, Miss Black America signed to London-based Ruby Slippers Records in August 2005. Following a series of riotous gigs in the capital, new album Terminal once again attracted praise from the UK press, backed up with enthusiastic radio support and more live sessions. The first single from the album, Dot Dot Dot, was Rock Sound magazine’s Single Of The Month, while follow-up Drowning By Numbers was Single Of The Week in The Independent.
Following the release of Emotional Junkmail, the final single to be taken from Terminal, and an accompanying UK tour with We Start Fires, Miss Black America decided to call it a day in July 2006. The band members have all gone on to do lots of other things, although core members singer Seymour and guitarist Mat still see each other far too often, and have never ruled out the possibility of recording together again sometime in the not-too-distant future.
For a limited time only we're offering you the chance to buy all four of our (rather fab) compilations for HALF PRICE! We spoil you, we really do...
The albums feature the likes of Slaves to Gravity, Shush, Obsessive Compulsive, Eyelash, Disarm, X Is Loaded, She Makes War, In So Far, Phluid, King Lizard, David R Black, Patchwork Grace, Uniting The Elements, Star Scream, Devilish Presley, Zen Motel, Robin Black, Catfish Scar, Teenage Casket, Electric Eel Shock, B*Movie Heroes, Blunderbuss, Ten Foot Nun, McQueen, THE*GA*GA*S, Miss Black America, Zombina & the Skeletones, My Ruin, Ariel-X, Planet of Women, Nebraska, Rachel Stamp, Tat, Kinesis, Plan A, Scarlet Soho, Sack Trick, Drugdealer Cheerleader, Antiproduct and Maple Bee amongst others!
Hi everybody, just here to say a big thanks for all your support. The new workshop is well and truly up and running and the custom cabs are now available to order. All the best, Stevie Flynn.
ROCK BRIGHTON presents FEEDBACK XV
Saturday 1st November at The Brighton Coalition (Formerly The Beach), Kings Rd Arches
Doors open at 7:00pm
Entry £4 / £3 NUS
Hey there, just a quick NOYR update. Firstly we're having a big sale, you can pick up all our releases (including new albums from Young Heart Attack, 4ft Fingers and The Good Time Charlies, the InSoFar mini album and Loyalties, Radio Dead Ones and Devildolls vinyl) cheaper than you can buy them digitally! Head over to the Not On Your Radio website to pick up some bargains.
Our bands are keeping busy 4ft Fingers will be heading out on another uk tour soon and City 13 have just release their debut album.
We're currenlty working on a few new releases, more news on that soon and keep an eye open for our new website in the coming weeks / months / years!
New Radio Show Online -
Ain't No Party Like A Rocklands Party
Recorded at the Rockands Party feat.The Pepys,Heath,The Fairies Band,The Shakes,The Total Drop,Plugs & Blah Blah Blah
I just got reminded that its been 5 years ago since I first saw you, aaawww those were the days, I still have the poster that Seymour signed and wrote 'keep hold of this as one day it will be worth literally loads of pieces' well im a bit in the red so can you hurry up :P just kidding
Much Love
Kesh
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