Hunter S. Thompson, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Noam Chomsky (although only occasionally really as he's a pretty hard read, but i will admit it even if no-one else will!) My Family, My Friends,My Girlfriend, Things That Happen Everyday, Waking Up, Going To Sleep, Love, No Love, The Opposite Of Most Things, Uninspiring Events, Cuddles/ Being Comforted, Being Active/Lazy, Beatles, Nirvana, Neil Young, The Shins, Nick Drake, Devendra Banhart, My Morning Jacket, Harry Partch, Howard Skempton, Shellac (Rapeman, Big Black), Why?, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, and many more i sound NOTHING like so....(and i sound nothing like most of the things in my short list here)i would keep going but the list goes on and on and on and on, and i don't wanna have one of those rediculous lists that you see on here! The thing that inspires me the most is being able to create anything i want to, and never giving myself any boundaries to exist within (concerning my art/music), and most of all not care what other people think of the things i create. All of the above plus whats missing are/is very important to me and i hope i never lose any of it/them be it physically or in rememberence.
Released EP
I'm apart of this collective called Monkey Love Records, and they have got some of my goodies for you to snap up. This is a re-release of the previous Thin King Twice EP that was available on fake science
We Have Breached The Walls
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"An acoustic lo-fi one man onslaught, Andrew is vocals,guitar,banjo,keyboards,and drums on his inaugural EP as Red Cassette." 5 Tracks
Four Songs EP
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"Red Cassette continues his one-man exploration of music with this wonderful 4-track EP. Each CD comes with it's own ONE-OFF hand-painted/drawn/crayoned inlay cover art." 4 Tracks
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About Red Cassette
Before i get started i would just like to say that MySpace deleted my front cover image because it was deemed 'sexually explicit' if like MySpace you are offended by art i have now posted a censored version to keep you all safe from this undying evil that is pencil on paper. Go back to sleep world you are safe for another day...........
Red Cassette is a person. A person who writes and performs music, in
the song vernacular. A person who performs to people who want to
listen, and often to people who don't.
Since travelling with a group of 16th century minstrels and learning
the craft of 'meta-story' telling. He performed daily across several
countries with accompaniment from the rest of the minstrels. It was
an exciting time for him, as he larnt new skills and met many new
people and had wonderful adventures. But as with all stories it had to
end evenually with the goup disbanding. The group had taught him all
he needed and the time came to move on, and to find pastures new. He
decided to go it alone. Walking for miles each day, travelling from
village to village , he would sing his 'meta-stories' to the village
people. Some village folk would not enjoy the fruits of his heartfelt
labour and would refuse to listen, discarding it as ordinary. This
never deterred the singer and he kept on day to day performing and
writing.
After many years of playing to people this person new this was his
calling, and no matter how measly the pickings were and how few the
rewards he would battle on, battle against the people who had no time
for him, battle on against the struggle of financial stability and do
the best he could with what he had: The Gift of Music. For he realised
he was merely a vessel to carry the drink, and be ready for people to
sip from and taste the flavour of what he did. So, now you place your
lips to the edge of the glass, it may not be the nicest crystal wine
glass in the world, but its an honest one. Tip it and let the drink
pour into your mouth, just to see what its like.
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What people think:
"Once again, Red Cassette was musically great. Some of these tracks, especially the newer ones, were lyrically clever, full of puns and innuendo, and rhythmically interesting." Matt Sparkes BBC Norfolk
"This guy just sounds clever" Seth & Jessica WHYME Podcast
"Download of the week" Gideon Coe BBC6 Music
Thrifty, Brave & Clean Vol 1 :
I've been involved with New York based "Boy Scout Recordings" and appear on there first ever compliation - Thrifty, Brave & Clean Vol 1
A sturdy collection of music for the great outdoors from some very exciting new acts. Includes The Earlies backing up Dawn Landes, Herman Dune backing up Turner Cody and vintage recordings of Tim Love Lee’s Granddad's tea dance band !
Some have said some nice things... "I'm a big fan of this compilation"Rob Da Bank, Radio 1 "I love this label !"Sean Rowley, BBC London 94.9FM
It is available on CD & download, at the ball bustingly cheap intro price of just £1.99 direct from Boy Scout Recordings
We really appreciate the add, and we hope that you are enjoying our songs. You have a great sound, and your vocal inflections have a resonance similar to the best parts of Youth Group. We will be keeping an ear out for you.
You might also like the mellow indie-folk of my other project called “Of The Isles” [myspace. com/oftheisles]. I'm also recording in the bedroom on my own. Thanks again, and have a great summer in the UK (we can't wait to get back over there someday soon).
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
hope the inking going well. i got a good pic of a big black bear on a hike the other day its in my pics if you want to check it out. oh yeah we also hope that you come state side in Sept. Peace
We are all counting on you coming in September!!! I really hope you can make it. Your Nebraska home is open anytime:) Hope you are doing good. We missed you last weekend. Bas and Cathy were amazing. We think the only way to top that night is to have you back, all three of you guys!
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
well my email adress is msully072@yahoo.com i think sarah is going to burn me a copy but if you got any new shit or anything like that feel free to let me hear it lol, i thought you guys really kicked ass..it was really good music, i love the accoustic sound, thats kind of what im going for with my band, although i dont really have one at this point in time. i also do a lot of raggae too though, gotta love that shit. take it sleazy,
Abigail Hopkins' new album, 'The Memoirs Of An Outlaw' is available to pre-order from: www. basilicamusic. bigcartel. com The first 100 copies are signed and numbered!
Hey! Hope you are doing good. I wanted to let you know about a show i'm doing in London on Sunday, June 1st.
I'm touring with Tommy Allsup. He played guitar with Buddy Holly, and is the guy playing on songs like "Heartbeat", "It's So Easy", etc, etc.....he is 76 and still going strong.
He is a character.
Anyway, i would love to see you at the show. I think as a fellow musician that you will really appreciate seeing Tommy play, and listening to his stories! He is THE guy that flipped the coin with Ritchie Valens.
If you want to see Tommy in action....check out my blog. There is a video from last week in Nashville from the studio.
Take care, the music is sounding great, and i hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
Kevin Montgomery
http://www. kevinmontgomery. fanbridge. com
hey ballsy - i had a wicked night last night, thanks man. sorry about the tent though..! got an hours kip this afternoon and felt worse. totally dead now... going to bed
mommydaddyxcore@gmail.com deff need the macho man song i wanna try and get all this on our flipod b4 we bounce for our trash tour. we are going to running pretty steady from like the 22 till like the end of junen then idk where we are even going. life is good, constantly crazy and chaotic, and incredibly confusing.... but, why not embrace it. it will just be more insane if it doesn't.
Dude, name the date and I will help! Me and my roomy have been working on some acoustic stuff. 2 axes. no vocals. neither of us really sing!!! But keep in touch! Next thing you know we'll be killing gay guys together again soon!!!
Yo Andrew... this is Edd, your American counterpart! Just listening to your stuff and remembering the hilarious night we had in Lincoln! When are we gonna see a blog about that little part of the trip??? And how are the guitars holding up?
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