Jane's Addiction, Led Zep, Clutch, Ripple, Jeff Buckley, The Datsuns, Death from Above 1979, Soundgarden, Jamiroqui, good Blaxploitation, C.Mayfield, Bill Withers, Jose Gonzales, QOTSA, Sashing Pumpkins, Deftones, Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix.
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Rock n' Roll, if it was made to shake you about, move you around and put up a fight. Then take you home with a sense of "f*ck yeah", subsequently sending you into a lulled peyote sleep, promptly violating your dreams with Owls, baseball bats, journeys to Prague and a sense of urgency when it comes the jungle and firework displays when no-one watches.
Sirkus Saigon are a multinational-Mancunian, rock four-piece, a strong rejuvenating presence on the diverse Chorlton Green band scene. Characterised by warm percussive groove, crisp retro licks and a very Manc artschool- hooliganism, Sirkus have won themselves an expansive family of supporters, who rate them for their captivating performances and driving progression.
Sirkus Saigon band members have a list of previous bands: R.A.V., Flown, Akoga, Rhyst, Solus, Angelesque, where they cut their teeth, and members are currently involved in several projects. Sirkus Saigon is very much the common ground for the four members, where they can push themselves and test the water.
Sirkus Saigon’s sound has kept the hard driving edge but has evolved into something subtlety dark, laced with beats and melody, delving increasingly into experimentalism.
"Live performance is where Sirkus Saigon really get to work and Simon's energetic showmanship brings the whole show together. Building a strong Mancunian cult following, pushing their self produced demos into the laps of radio stations and fanzines... ...currently building on their diverse influences with new material."
Sirkus Saigon as described in "The Steamroller"
"Everyone these days wants you to listen to their band. Everyone will tell you that they’re the next big thing, something you’ve never heard before, unique, you don’t want to miss this, blah blah blah. Everyone’s ready to say whatever needs to be said to get their band known, its all about the big time baby, which ironically makes it difficult for those bands that actually deserve the recognition to get any.
So it makes it difficult when you find a band like Manchester’s Sirkus Saigon. A band that use nothing but their funky take on rock n roll, daft song titles, and dangerous live sets and let you make up your own mind. Venezuelan front man Simon Chavez seems right at home jumping around the stage whilst letting lead guitarist, Beds, flick smoothly between their eclectic mix reggae, funk, ambient and rock licks.
In the year since a quirky Icelandic drinking hole helped give them their name, it would seem that people are starting to take note, with the band featuring on Channel 4s unsigned search and having their second demo, PeeWeeDubDub gain regular airplay on The Revolutions Sunday night Coogans Bluff. So it would seem that while with the Artic Monkeys we were told ‘Not to Believe The Hype’, it would seem in the case of Sirkus Saigon its ‘Don’t Need The Hype.’ "
* NEW EP READY TO GO NEXT MONTH * 1ST GIG SINCE SUPPORTING LEGENDARY NEW YORK BAND - BEAR HANDS - THIS SUMMER * FRESHERS WEEK GIG SO NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES
Come hear the new songs if you havent been on myspace recently...
FUTURE EL POLICIA GIGS * 24th Sept @ Kro Bar (Friends Of Mine Gig - Kro Bar is opposite Manchester Academy) * 30th Sept @ Chicago Rock (Scruff Of The Neck Promotions) * 19th Oct @ Dry Bar (ITC Fringe Gig)
Back in UK ok from transatlantic transmogriphications and trouble situations come BOBBIE PERU, a powerful force. Now flying under the managerial wing of notorious Manchester svengali Alan Wise they return to the coop with many decorations. Service medals from tours of duty with Frank Black, The Fall, Spear Of Destiny and PJ Harvey hang on their dress uniforms. Prepare yourselves movers and schiesters!
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High calibre celebrations from AMONGST THE RUSSIANS and PETA with cardiac sisters Mr HEART and psych sweet fuzz stuff from MOSCOW SQUARE. Inside Eat yersen bitter citrus face.
Listen to our best of 2008 top 20 countdown this Saturday 4-6pm 97.2WFM or live via web www. wfmradio. org (click 'listen live') to find out which chart position you are! Love SuckMySound xXx P. S You're in the top 10 somewhere ;-)
After recent operations with Glasvegas and being the one-man backing band of ex Libertines/Dirty Pretty Things Carl Barat, the cramped out and debauched Dennis ’lovechild of Dick Dale & Nick Cave’ Hopper Choppers returns to FNF this Tues.09th Dec ...........
und dann: THE SWAN HAS LANDED!!!!
"The Swan With Two Necks - Album of the Week." - Clash Magazine
"...if ORKB smelt any stronger or brilliance you could probably paint a white stripe on it and call it a skunk. Sniff. Big things beckon." - Artrocker
Les Sons du Nord returns to the UK! An exchange programme of sorts between Northern France, Belgium and Sheffield established since 2006. The event takes over the excellent Shakespeare pub, Gibraltar Street, Sheffield, from the 28th - 30th August. Expect top bands, amazing sausages and nice booze. Sheffield is represented by Nat Johnson, Champion Kickboxer, the Yell, Yo-Yo Static and Rotary Ten whilst Curry & Coco, Frank Shinobi, Soy un Cabalo and the Appleseeds cross the channel.
