Manda Rin. Just me.
Live - my Rinettes are Dave on guitar, James on guitar and Stuart on bass.
Influences
CSS, Operator Please, Paramore, B-52's, New Young Pony Club, the Ting Tings, To My Boy, the Faint, the Slits, Kleenex, Klaxons, Clor, Sparks, Polysics, Fangs, Metric, Gossip, Futureheads, Le Tigre, the Automatic, the Pipettes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Friendly Fires, Be Your Own Pet, the Whip and Morrissey.
Manda Rin biography - by Jim Gellatly (XFM Scotland)
Step back to 1996 and a cheery wee girl shouts her way through a song called 'Kandy Pop' on Top of the Pops. Roll on to 2008, and Manda Rin in finally set to unleash her debut solo material.
Along with the Clark brothers (AKA Sci-fi Steven & John Disco), that first Top of The Pops appearance went down in history, with Bis becoming the first "unsigned" band to appear on the legendary TV show.
Going on to sell over 100,000 albums in Japan, signing to the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label in the States, and soundtracking the popular Powerpuff Girls cartoon series, Bis finally called it a day in 2003.
Later re-emerging in the critically acclaimed outfits The Kitchen and Data Panik (also featuring her former Bis bandmates), plus a couple of Bis reunion shows last year, Manda recently guested on a couple of singles with Fife electro-popsters Juno!
She may be older and wiser than the Glasgow teenager who first made that TV appearance, but with her solo material she retains all the energy of her early Bis performances.
Continuing to dabble in disco-punk, but with a strong guitar pop edge, she claims her new direction is influenced by acts like The Gossip, CSS, New Young Pony Club, To My Boy, Blood Red Shoes and her new favourite band Late Of The Pier.
If the truth be known though, she's been making this sort of music for over a decade now, so she's more likely to have been inspired rather than influenced by the above.
Manda Rin's debut single 'DNA' (through This Is Fake DIY Records) paves the way perfectly for an album set to put her at the forefront of new music.
Do the Static - live at the Mill, Oran Mor, Glasgow 4th March 2009
Guilty Pleasure promo video
DNA promo video
Typeface - Barfly, Glasgow - the 1st gig! 22 August 2008
Interview for Daily Record online
Mini rehearsal clips
DNA - Barfly, Glasgow 22 August 2008. The first gig!
You are so welcome. I have always loved your music since I've heard the Powerpuff Girls ending theme. I recall everyone told me I shouldn't get a Bis album, but I did and I loved it. Just like the song "School Disco" says, "This is our future Bis Nation won't fall".
I'm glad Bis are going to be playing next year. I just wish I was over there where I could see you in concert. I've always wanted to see you and hear you live. Even these days if I need it I put on a Bis cd and I can feel happy. Not to mention Manda...your music is awesome as well.
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Lol sara just called me today saying OMG MANDARIN WAS IN TODAY (she was the girl at the door in silverburn-she was at the gig with me lolol) how did you get on?? All good? Xx
We hope it will be a wonderful party for everyone involved. We now have Jen from Colour Me Pop DJing too! If only we can get Santa Deirdre to appear - now that would just complete the night!
Sigo muy preocupada con este tema, y ya han pasado meses...
No comprendo que pretende, ni cuales son sus verdaderas motivaciones, la verdad, cada dia entiendo menos todo esto, pero aunque no me llame y no sepa nada de él... siempre apoyaré a mi hijo incluso en una locura como esta.
Muchas gracias por estar ahí.
Arriba te dejo una img de mi hijo x si no sabes quien es.
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