Stanley Forbes on guitar, mouth trumpet, vocals, and piano on Pungent David
Hillary Clinton on sax
Doctor Doom on banjo
Giant Haystacks on drums
Carl Marks on lead jazz guitar
Jonathan Roth on jazz piano
Al Kyeda on surf slide guitar
Jazzin' Dave on double bass
Anne Robinson on violin and orgasms
Flying Phil on real trumpet
"Mad" Tony Wrafter plays sax on Plum Tomato
The Pink Wafers (Anne Robinson, Esther Rantzen, and Jeremy Kyle) on backing vocals
Influences
Leroy Jenkins
Sounds Like
Above: "Song for David Cameron" and "Holiday in a K-Hole" (co-written by John Sullivan and Charlie Penny) performed live on JONT'S UNLIT TOUR, Bloom & Curll Bookshop, Bristol, 17th August 2008.
Below: "Songs From My Room" series on Youtube, a When-I-Can-Be-Arsed Production since the end of 2008
If you'd like to send me any ideas/lyrics for these regular videos, try stanleyforbes@gmail.com
REVIEWS OF STANLEY FORBES FROM THE GLORIOUS CITIZENS OF THE WORLD
"Strange" - Venue Magazine
"Wasn't that thrilled with Stanley Forbes, to be honest" - Smokehand
"Stanley's band seemed to be made up of celebs" - Cubelog
"Vaguely amusing" - Ruth Revell, Choke Forum
"Smutty, filthy, potty-mouthed...the gag reflex was in full throttle" - New Burlesque Times
"Who is the tall guy on sax?" - Julian, Acoustic Night blog
"He recreates trumpet sounds with his mouth" - Charlotte Davies, Backstage Pass Review
"Bristol's finest dandy" - Hay Fringe Festival 2006
"He's completely brilliant and we've fallen in love with the music that he makes" - BBC Bristol Uncovered, 1st July 2007.
"Fantastic" - nowt2do.com
"One of the most dextrous tongues outside the Jazz and internet porn scenes" - Shane Chokey on splashtone.com
"Amazing stuff. I am in awe really. I don't know what to say and that's unusual for me" - The Celery of Death
"UNMISSABLE" - Gimme Shelter!
"Continues a long tradition of political satire and dissent in pop music from the likes of Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, James Brown, Billy Bragg, Public Enemy, The Clash. The views expressed in this song are of course not those of the BBC, or its employees - perish the thought" BBC 6Music before playing "Those Dastardly Iraqis"
"PUNGENT DAVID" LIVE AT CHRISTINE & DEREK'S, BURBANK, L.A.
I love playing at people's houses. If you'd like me (and/or the Masters of Destruction) to play at your place, I would be thrilled to hear from you. stanleyforbes@gmail.com
....
"Don't Blame The Yankees (They're Alright)" LIVE AT THE PIGEON HOLE, SOHO
The artwork for my main avatar was brilliantly conceived by Robert Watkins, futuristic genius. Contact here:watkinsrob40@hotmail.com
The Soho video was extraordinarily well produced by Ross of Inbex Productions (you can get Ross's number from Stanley if you'd like one of your own).
The Mighty Stef [AKA Stefan Murphy] is a singer and songwriter from Dublin Ireland, celebrated for the storytelling nature of his songs and his passionate live shows. He and his band are a veritable band of rock n roll Pirates, sailing a sea of influences that include everything from The Rolling Stones to the Pogues, Nick Cave To the Clash and Johnny Thunders to Johnny Cash.
Howlin' Lord - 'Galloping raw country blues. It's terrific, entirely in keeping with the spirit of Hank Williams, whining, urgent and desperate. ' Kid Pensioner Venue Magazine
+ DJ's spinning country, blues, r'n'b, primitive and not so primitive rock'n'roll.
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
I've been watching your bedroom youtube clips, excellent as always. On first watch i thought you'd converted to Judaism what with the hat and that little Brittany Spears stage mic on the side of your face at first looking like a jewish coil of hair, whatever there called?
Does your phone work? I've texted? Send me your email address. I hope Paris is GAY, miss you mate.
Appreciate the add and friendship. Hope 2009 turns out to be the year you've been waiting for.
Steven Does (VEGAN ABORTION/THE GAY SILHOUETTES/KROKOVSHIT)
MAKE CELEBRITIES HISTORY: FREE THE WORLD (LET THEM KNOW IT'S PAST THEIR TIME)
p.s. the celebrity tag doesn't refer to genuine, talented, artists, who have enough humility to live in the real world, side-by-side with the rest of us.
THE JELAS Straight outta Yate & Chipping Sodbury, The Jelas play experimental pop songs at breakneck speed for people with short attention spans. A strange and wonderful band.
IRON CREASE Debut show! Dr. Robbie Cooper of Geisha and Mr. Stevie Windows ex of Safetyword employ the ancient art of taking drum beats and adding guitar riffs to create ROCK MUSIC.
THE COLOR OF THE SUN Sample heavy guitar pop from this Bristol via California duo. More effects boxes than you can shake a stick at, and some damn good tunes to boot.
FREEZE PUPPY (acoustic performance) A rare chance to see this incredible songwriter and performer present his songs in an acoustic setting. Absolutely unmissable.
+OLO Radio DJ's & [aZa] RUMBOT on the decks.
FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER, 8PM TILL LATE MOTHER'S RUIN ALL FOR A CREDIT CRUNCH BUSTING £2 ON THE DOOR.
Hello friend, I would love love love to come to Paris. And now that i have an invite thats exactly what I'm going to do! How are you getting on? French fun? xx
hi there we posted some new songs that we recorded recently at toybox. just thought we would let you know. we played this last saturday and it went pretty much without a hitch. thank fuck. thank you to the people that showed their support. you rule. we're gonna try and create another shit storm of noise and tunes down at the louie on the 2nd. please come down if you can. would be much appreciated. hope you enjoy the new ones. see you round xox a
..
