With a little bit of Rock and a little bit of Roll,
a little bit of Blues and a little bit of Soul
Oneyesblue’s unique blend of popular music
has bought them to the fore-front of the Midlands music scene
Oneyesblue, although under three years old, have some great achievements
to boast. The band have recently supported the likes of ;
The Thrills, The Zutons, Maximo Park, The Maccabees, Mohair, Jack Penate, Tiny Dancers,
OK GO, Biffy Clyro, The Holloways, Two Gallants, Goldrush
amongst many others.
In December '06, Oneyesblue self released their debut EP "The Basement Blues Sessions" through their own label Sleeveless Records. This EP has since sold out and is only available through download sites. Oneyesblue have recently travelled to SXSW in Austin, Texas and have sent representatives to the Midem Festival in France to promote their material on a wider scale.
Oneyesblue, still in their early 20's, draw upon influences from all over. Their
sound has evolved from listening to Rock and Roll, Folk, Blues, Soul, Pop &
Country music and admire bands and artists such as Crosby Stills and Nash,
Bob Dylan, Buddy Holly, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, Ben E. King, The Stray Cats, Blondie, Neil Young, Son House, Dexy's, Steve Earle, Jonathan Richman.
REVIEWS
*"I love the songs you guys have up on your myspace page! keep up the great songwriting!" Tony Hoffer - Producer (The Kooks, The Fratellis, The Rumble Strips, The Thrills, Beck etc)
*"Future Sounds comes from India this month, amongst the smoke from smoldering Jade Goody effigies. Meanwhile, in the UK winter has apparently outstayed its welcome if this month's two C&W/blues offerings are anything to go by. These two bands are a gloriously long way from the gak and burnt crack bottles of skinny'ditch.
First up are the immaculately named Oneyesblue, consisting of another pair of Stoddart siblings, how many do we need? I guess we'll just say 'when'. Here we get a genuine blues voice, like shoveled gravel. Despair and blurred regret are all present and correct, along with harmonica and jail breaks into the moonlight; you can almost smell the stale beer and bruised timber bar."
Tom Hocknell - Future Sounds - Rockfeedback- Written on 28/02/2007
*ONEYESBLUE: The Basement Blues Sessions VERDICT: *****
THE debut EP from the Midlands band who have been making quite an impression with their live appearances at the Barfly. Featuring bar room Blues and Americana, the only complaint is that, with three of the four tracks less than two and a half minutes long, it's over far too soon. We now await the album!
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Hallo! Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! Joyous New Years Salutations!
A couple of weeks into the new year and we're still wishing you fond tidings. How nice are we?! And we're also still offering gifts. More awesome bands, dance to more handsome DJs and generally more hijinks.
ALL can be had at our first BAP of the year at PUNK, in London's Trendy West End(tm) on the 23rd of January.
Now all you sods from west/south/east London have no excuses to miss the finest indie shindig in town!
Playing Live:
Captain Black The Indelicates Rosie Oddie and the Oddsquad Friends of the Bride
DJs
Tom Frog Sexual Hot Bitches Gabi Woo This Handsome Devil That Perfect Fumble Micky Blue
Aaaaand an exibition of art by Colette Elson (our resident artist), The Sexual DJ Wheel Of Death, BAP Confession booth, picture with a poet and lashings of awful poetry...
ps there may be some birthday cake as well if anyone fancies baking it (we like chocolate cake if you're wondering...)
pps comment us with your awful poems to win artwork, beers, free entry and CDs...
Good Day Lords & Ladies!!! The sledge is coming round the corner, Gran is getting ill, Woolworths are planning their Easter festive offers, and the turkey is getting fat and is wondering why the farmer is building a big new shed. In short, the yuletide season is upon us!
So here at Bloody Awful Poetry we have chained up the Christmas carolers and replaced them with a whopping 7 awesome BANDS!!! ITS AN ALL-DAYER NEXT SATURDAY!!! Lots of treats to be had, presents to be given out, tunes to be danced to, partners to be met and drinks to be consumed. Print this flyer for cheapy entry, and go to our page and comment us with a Bloody Awful Poem! The worst one wins prizes!!!
And if that wasn't enough, we're throwing a BIG FAT FREE PARTY four days later at the venerable Old Blue Last!
On Saturday 17th November at the wondrous watering hole that is Nambucca, we have the bouncetabulous Dexter headlining, with awesome supports in the likes of the tremendous Rum Shebeen, the folktastic The Prelude and the terrific Milk Kan The very next day, we relax and sip dry sherry at the marvelous Monkey Chews. And are joined by another 4 splendid acts. Friends Of The Bride, Looker, Jon Byrne and Marcus Mumford. So, come join us for a bevvy. Lets pull on our dancing shoes, tie our dicky bows, and ply ourselves with enough alcohol to sink a small Oliver Reed. Also, go enter our bloody awful poetry competition. Just post some of your truly terrible poetry on our page. The worst wins. Its simple!
hope yas can make it - gonna be wicked!!! literally!!! plus - free jagermeister shot on entry, a chance to appear on MTV, win tickets to see Saw4 - for the best scary costume, and the chance to have a boogie with sexy lil' me!!! fuck fibbers royally up the arse and come rock out with alto rumore - save some lives @ the same time - as all £££ will be goin straight to OXFAM!!!! love to all... annie @ alto rumore xxxxxxxxxx
Aaaalso, our awful poetry competition where you can win original artworks and free beer (comment us with your entries), aaaaaand This Handsome Devil & That Perfect Fumble and The Mescalitas all plying their DJ trade till the wee hours.
Very cool hanging out with you at Stubbs. Thanks for the beer and the music and the tip about avoiding Badly Drawn Boy. I should've asked about Aqualung, too. I fell asleep standing up... see you next year? Dan
ok guys you are now my friends...but i hope you realise that in my country that means we're married now!!!
Where's my ring?
and does my bum look big in this?
