Seriously. Far too many to mention but i'll give myself a 5min time limit, here we go: Michael Jackson, Nina Simone, Donovan, Radiohead, The Beatles, Syd Barrett, The Cure, Pulp, The Velvet Underground, Nico, Felt, Luna, Denim, 80s indie-pop, Postcard Records, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Strokes, The Libertines, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Fante, F Scott Fitzgerald, Bukowski, David Bowie, Blur, The Bishops, Bloc Party, Polytechnic, Television, Orange Juice, Hefner, Richard Hawley, Vivian Stanshall, Marvin Gaye, The Zombies, The Spinto Band, Edith Piaf, Herman Dune, REM, Johnny Cash, Love, Elvis, Postcard Records, Frank Sinatra, Kurt Elling, Kula Shaker, Adam Green, The Moldy Peaches, Thomas Truax, The Loungs, Richard Pryor, Ginsberg, Oscar Wilde, John Keats, John Candy, Bill Murray, Bill Hicks, Graham Nash, Eva Cassidy, Jonathan Richman, The Modern Lovers, James Brown, Morrissey, Jim Noir, Magnetic Fields, Nouvell Vague, The GO! Team, Harrisons, Dionne Warwick, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Alfie, Jackson 5, Quincy Jones, The Shirelles, The Ronettes, Merge Records, Rough Trade, Phil Spector, Motown, Dion & The Belmonts, New Wave, The Longcut, Nine Black Alps, Pete Doherty, Pink Floyd, Broken Social Scene, The Blues, Belle & Sebastian, Loose Canon, Elliot Smith, The Stone Roses, Scott Walker, Neil Young, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Coral, Sam & Me, Joy Division,The Smiths, I Am Kloot, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Im From Barcelona, New Order, Stevie Wonder, The Postal Service, Lauryn Hill, Sufjan Stevens, ..bored now (to be continued)
Half-Mauritian 25-yr old poet, musician, promoter and general man-about-town PIERRE HALL hails from London and was brought up on the sunny side of the Wirral before becoming a firm stalwart of the Manchester music scene back in 2001.
He played in a band called LEAD BALLOONS and along with Sam Gardner has run burgeoning indie-manc clubnight FRIENDS OF MINE since 2004, now a firm favourite in this fair city.
Get the hell involved.
PIERRE IS NOW WORKING ON HIS FIRST COLLECTION OF POETRY, DUE FOR RELEASE SOON AND ALSO A NEW MUSIC PROJECT, DEMOS CAN BE LISTENED TO AT:
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams..."
'Fifteen minutes later none of this matters. The sun's come out and we're sitting on a grassy bank drinking and singing along to some top notch summer indie-pop like it's 1986; thank you, LEAD BALLOONS, the infectiously brilliant "Don't Bother With Him" just saved the day. Singer Pierre Hall was born just days after NME released its legendary C86 tape, and more than almost anyone the band seem to carry its spirit in their blood - friendly and joyously lo-fi, unashamed to jangle through bittersweet little sing-songs but equally likely to rock out in a thoroughly enjoyable way - by the last couple of tunes their pop's gone all Buzzcocks but is no less sparkling.'
-manchester music
Pierre Hall & The Lead Balloons:
"Pierre Hall, Manchester's most ubiquitous scenester and street pop poet finally gets a band together, and - who'd have thought it! - writes the drunken, pie-eyed skiffle pop anthems that The Libertines' second album should have sounded like. Exuberent pop heaven.." -MANCHESTER TIME OUT
'This boy has rare talent'-City Life*Demo of the Week
'A sweet boy, with a heart full of tunes' -Manchester Music
'Made me dance around the house and put me in a good mood!' ADAM GREEN (Moldy Peaches) on the Lead Balloons
Hi, my debut album '13 ROUNDS...' is out now on iTunes, Play.com, Hmv.com check http://www.vijaykishore.co.uk and the myspace for more information.. Hope all is well and cheers for the support.. spread the word..
The shirts are all hand screen-printed using water-based inks so they have a lovely soft feel and they don't hurt the Earth quite as much as solvent-based inks.
Sept 25th - Doll & The Kicks @ Sub61 - fresh from 2 sold out Apollo dates with Morrissey, D&TK returun for a headline show in Manchester - £6 from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/50385
LOTS LOTS MORE GIGS ON THE MYSPACE SO CHECK THE FULL LISTINGS......... IF YOU WANT TO PLAY A GIG FOR US MESSAGE US VIA THE MYSPACE
Sept 25th - Doll & The Kicks @ Sub61 - fresh from 2 sold out Apollo dates with Morrissey, D&TK returun for a headline show in Manchester - £6 from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/50385
LOTS LOTS MORE GIGS ON THE MYSPACE SO CHECK THE FULL LISTINGS......... IF YOU WANT TO PLAY A GIG FOR US MESSAGE US VIA THE MYSPACE
THE MANDIGANS - LIVE @ MANCHESTER ARNDALE........ JULY 1ST - 7PM
Its our only Manchester gig of the Summer as we're taking a break to write some new songs - so come on down for your last chance to hear the old Mandigans songs
WHATS THE DATE AND WHAT TIME? Wed July 1st @ 7pm
WHERE? Halle Square - its where JD Sports and Henri Lloyd store are
(Note: There's a very very small chance the gig may get moved to Exchange Square, near Next, so if you dont see a PA system and band around 6.30pm at Halle Square you know where to move to)
ISNT A GIG IN A SHOPPING CENTRE A BIT WEIRD? Yeah, in the UK maybe, but they happen all the time in America.... so come down, make noise, invite your mates and make sure everybody knows the Mandigans are in the building
IM NOT IN MANCHESTER SO CANT MAKE IT? We have gigs throughout the Summer in Wigan, Blackburn, Leeds, London, Birmingham and maybe a few more TBC so keep checking http://www.myspace.com/themandigans
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
La Folie are having a launch party on the 8th of June at The Forum in Sheffield! £2 advance tickets/£3 on the door! Plus the added bonus of if you film some stuff from the night of us, you or anything else connected and send it us, we will send you a free copy of 'Risus Sardonicus'
People of Manchester – we’re playing the delightful, Moho Live on Thursday 21st May. Their will be jugglers, taxidermy, colouring in, advanced sock puppetry…In fairness probably just music – but we may pull a few shapes! So get down! X
YOU BETTER BE COS WE'VE JUST JOINED THE WONKY POP TOUR IN MANCHESTER ON MAY 26TH....AND ITS HALF TERM SO NO ESCUSES ABOUT EXAMS (NOTE: its an early show with doors at 6pm and us on at 6.30pm)
CONFIRMED BANDS FOR 2009 INCLUDE... NINE BLACK ALPS KID BRITISH WAVE MACHINES MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE THE TRAVELLING BAND TEN BEARS THE VORTEX THE MAYBES KARIMA FRANCIS THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP FRAZER KING CASIO KID GIDEON CONN THE GAY BLADES THE WHISKYCATS TEN BEARS ..... with around 200 bands over the weekend
**** CHECK THE MYSPACE BLOG FOR FULL MUSIC AND ARTS LISTINGS ****
WE'VE GOT LOADS ON IN MAY / JUNE / JULY SO HERE'S JUST A HANDFUL OF THE GIGS SO FAR - CHECK THE MYSPACE PAGE OUT FOR THE FULL LISTINGS
LOTS LOTS MORE GIGS ON THE MYSPACE SO CHECK THE FUL LISTINGS......... IF YOU WANT TO PLAY A GIG FOR US MESSAGE US VIA THE MYSPACE
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ADVANCE TICKETS
June 19th - The Ruling Class @ Manchester Roadhouse - Just been on tour with The Charlatans and The Twang - £5 tickets from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/47829
June 20th - The Sand Band @ Roadhouse - one time Coral guitarist and just played Manchester gig with Nick McCabe / The Black Marquee - £5 tickets from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/48101
Microcosm is your chance to see local musicians and dj's in the comfort of one of the best bar around! This night is completely FREE and will feature Natural Selection's full collective up close and personal. The place will be infused by the sounds of LIVE Roots Reggae, Dub & Jazz vibes for your summer evenings.
Musical talents:
“Extra Love”
Extra Love are a tight cross-genre collective of session musicians. Born over 3 years ago, Extra Love have performed at some of the UK's best loved music festivals, events and producers. As a professional collective “Extra Love” have grown from a 2 piece duo to a 10 Piece band. The band delivers a unique mix of rhythm’n’blues, reggae, dub, soul, funk and aggressive jazz. Over the last 7 months natural selection has enabled the development of “Extra Love” linking with world class vocalists. The band are well known to improvise entire tunes to keep the spontaneity and excitement to the up most.
Selector duties:
Crucial Bunny Miss Wirewaist SweetC Ras Leo Iselection
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