Katherine Horrex
Alex Ruckledge
Tom Carr
Nebuchadnezzar II
Influences
Kirsty MacColl, Pale Saints, early R.E.M., Nirvana, B-52'S, Nico, Velvet Underground and Patti Smith. The Smiths, Joy Division. Stir Of Echoes, Marianne Faithfull, rabid anger, Neil Young, The Doors, the search for vindication, Lush, police cautions for graffiti, The Bell Jar, Hull, the rest of the real world, misogyny (other people's, not our own), gurning, Dinosaur Jr., the George Foreman grill and griddle, The Adelphi Club, boredom, the Buzzcocks, Lithium Joe, The Pogues, Faustian error, the impressive ego of Carol Ann Duffy and other poets, Manchester, Morrissey, Kim Gordon, Kim Deal, Ari Up, Weezer, My Bloody Valentine, Jesus and Mary Chain, Sonic Youth, The Breeders, Pixies, The Sugarcubes. Scarlett Johansson and Kimya Dawson, as probably the best things around in the current mainstream. Then there's Cracktown- the two biggest bitches in showbusiness.
Sounds Like
Would say Norman Wisdom "on acid", only the reality of that would probably sound nothing like
Stickpin are a band who play music. They play music in music venues. They also sometimes play it into microphones or signal processors and store it digitally so that people can listen to it when they are not around.
Stickpin's first steps as a full band has seen them played on Xfm, who chose them as a featured artist, and various local stations.
Inspiral Carpets' Clint Boon said 'What I really liked about Stickpin's record, {apart from it being refreshing and well-written}, was that it reminded me a little of R.E.M. {when they used to be good}' (on XFM Manchester...brackets mine).
Live: 'Clever stuff. Punk-as-fuck without reverting to vowel-screams and safety pins'- thisisull
La Folie are back in town again and we playing at the O2 Academy on Friday 11th of Septmeber! It's £4 a ticket and you get in to Transmission afterwards for free! Entry to that is usually £5 so it makes blatent sense to come see us first and you save a quid as well! get in touch if you fancy coming down
A mini Sheffield festival 4th-6th September. Spread across two great venues; The Harley and The Wick at Both Ends. Click the poster for full line-ups.
Headliners include: The Crookes, Max Tundra, Paul White, JFB, Dark Sparks, Shmoo, Findo Gask, Ed Maker (Reverend & The Makers), Party Horse (Ex Tiny Dancers), Hallo...I Love You (Ex Elle S'Appelle), Squire Of Gothos, Pygmy Globetrotters & many many more..
Described as: 'like Soulfly if Trent Reznor were part of the band,' their debut album "There's No Profit in Truth", mixes the pent up frustration of acts such as Rage Against The Machine with the raging, highly charged riffs of classic Machine Head. Good, honest, politically aware and highly charged Metal at its best...
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'
Yo there Stickpin... Yeah I remember that "ghostgirl" character who kept quoting: STICKPIN ! STICKIN ! VOTE STICKPIN !... and you had to warn her about using Stickpin's comment box!... I hope you all got over that unexpected cheek?... Ha Ha.. See you around - Regards, Tim.
La Folie have a very exciting gig coming up on the 8th of April down at the Leadmill in Sheffield! We're being supported by Sound of Guns and Pistola Kicks! Get in touch with us if you want some tickets...hope you like the flyer too...
Damo Suzuki is a legend! Best known for his stint as the legendary Krautrock pioneers Can as their singer in the 70s, Damo now tours the world to hook up with the best of local musicians to produce stunning sets of improvised music. We cannot stress how good this will be enough - you’ve never experienced anything like a Damo Suzuki show before, even if you’ve been to a Damo Suzuki show before! This extra special show will see Damo backed by the collective brilliance that is Quack Quack and Napoleon IIIrd.
Quack Quack simply the best live band Forest of Sound have ever seen - so much energy, so much musical invention, so much skill... well, it's almost obscene.
One man empassioned alt-pop legend with his reel-to-reel tape player, Napoleon IIIrd is a man of skewed melodies, bouncing beats and a big bucket of inventiveness... and is simply ace.
Charlie Parr is from the same Duluth music scene that spawned the likes of Low and Haley Bonar, and his music delves deep into the back roads of American folk music, there’s hints of Robert Johnson, Nick Drake and Will Oldham in his playing, and a true from the heart power and clarity that is simply stunning. This guy is the real thing, and you can hear it in every note he plays, which would also explain why the people at the superb End of the Road festival ask him back every single year!
Neil McSweeney plays beautifully considered and perfectly restrained music that will delight fans of Low, Adrian Crowley, Nina Nastasia, Mark Kozelek, and Jason Molina.
Deftly fingerpicked folk loveliness from a local favourite - Michael Rossiter perfectly executes traditional folk as well as his own material, sings from his heart and gets the perfect sound from his guitar.
Happy New Year Stickpin - I hope you get stuff sorted soon, you guys played one of my fave gigs of 08, your stuff's very different from what the majority of bands are doing atm, and I think some of the songs are downright classics - REEEEEBOUND! Jamx x
Stickpin are a band who play music. They play music in music venues. They also sometimes play it into microphones or signal processors and store it digitally so that people can listen to it when they are not around.
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