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Swimsuit Issue
Indie / Alternative / Shoegaze

""proper indie, like indie used to be" - artrocker"

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Member Since10/30/2005
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Influencessonic youth, my bloody valentine, pixies, the breeders, joy division, new order, the cure, pj harvey, dinosaur jr, the beatles, nirvana, velvet underground, mazzy star, siouxsie and the banshees, the smiths, bardo pond, wire, spacemen 3, loop, ride, the jesus and mary chain, pavement, the fall, mercury rev, band of susans, leonard cohen, yeah yeah yeahs, the stone roses, the jam, the kinks, cocteau twins, seefeel, stereolab, spiritualized, tindersticks, the dandy warhols, human league, elastica, suede, sebadoh, third eye foundation, blonde redhead, modest mouse, the donnas, donna sadler, yeah yeah yeahs, elliott smith, seam, spraydog, yo la tengo, palace brothers, the stooges, the byrds, bauhaus, lush, fugazi, rites of spring, talking heads, blondie, the aphex twin, low, swervedriver, tom waits, echo and the bunnymen, bootsy collins, mice parade, the only ones, bill evans, clinic, swans, the cult, nico, steve reich, prince, beck, the make-up, brontosaurus chorus, red house painters, chapterhouse, slowdive, hildegard of bingen, ornette coleman, miles davis, arvo part, catullus, early pink floyd, the edge, jg ballard, david lynch, max ernst, man ray, lol tolhurst, kim gordon in 1991: the year punk broke, steve albini’s guitar strap, pretentious name-dropping, toni & guy, guns n’ roses, metal spelt r.a.w.k, jimi hendrix & kurt cobain & all the dead rock stars, and most importantly john peel.
Type of LabelIndie




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"two voices climbing over each other like some perverted romance and - despite influences - a sound like nothing else around" - artrocker

"love the songs!" - lol tolhurst

"if the band manage to convey this sort of performance onto a recording, the result will be a very special record" - iShotTheDeputy

"total class" - london lite

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the brownies





Jul 5 2008 4:44 PM

thanks for the add, hope you like our stuff,
brown love
xx
Trev Lostmusic





Jul 8 2008 1:13 PM

The Dead Billy Club Presents:

Epideme
Palehorse
Scul Hazzards
Pocus Whiteface

6th Aug - The Miller - London Bridge


DEAD BILLY

Click the flyer to buy advance tickets for just £4 (plus 50p booking fee)


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ESAU MWAMWAYA





Jun 26 2008 5:20 AM

hey! thanks for visiting. enjoyed listening to your nice tune! hope more of that will be coming soon. take good care and keep in touch.
bless!
Sheffield Phonographic Corporation





Jun 24 2008 2:58 AM

The Bon Bon Club 7" EP OUT NOW.


The Bon Bon Club are Sushi Quatro (bass, vox), Thirsty Moore (drums,vox) and Chapatti Smith (perc, vox), although Sushi and Thirsty are better known under different names for their day job as the rhythm section of Sheffield glam-popsters The Long Blondes.


The Bon Bon Club 7

The Bon Bon Club

AVAILABLE FROM GOOD INDIE STORES or...

ORDER YOUR COPY HERE

wintergreen


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Jun 2 2008 2:50 PM

hello, you can now listen to 6 (six) of our new songs. though this actually means three proper new songs, one re-recorded old song, a new iteration of the magic road and a cover of a smog song.


anyway, please plant our songs in your social-networking allotment.

wintergreen
dirty fingernails





May 20 2008 7:36 AM

howdy,
free show next monday if you're about.....
x
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The Passions





May 15 2008 11:59 PM

hello swimsuits, good song :-)
Olympus Mons





May 13 2008 5:04 PM

Sheffield Phonographic Corporation





May 12 2008 12:49 PM

Slow Down Tallahassee FREE download-only single

Slow Down Tallahassee "The Beautiful Light"

To celebrate the launch of their debut album on the 26th May


Click here for FREE downloads

Zipper - Cremallera





Apr 27 2008 11:48 PM

yihhhaaaaaa let's pop!!!
kaputt - looking for MANAGEMENT.





Apr 27 2008 1:52 PM

Hey
Thanks for finding us. How did you come across us?
Cheers
Kaputt

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The Octopus Project





Apr 27 2008 10:54 AM

Roo!
Love,
Olympus Mons





Apr 18 2008 10:22 AM

When Olympus Mons challenged E=mc2... .. ..
Lobster Quadrille Magazine





Mar 23 2008 8:47 AM

It'd be great to see you on Weds.
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Mar 23 2008 8:38 AM

X
iDolphin





Mar 21 2008 11:58 AM

iDolphin wishes you a smooth transition from dream to reality!






MODEL HORROR





Mar 16 2008 12:23 PM

hey thanks for the add
where did you hear of us?
hope you like the tracks
xx
dirty fingernails





Mar 15 2008 3:04 PM

spammo!
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Mar 10 2008 11:49 AM

Greetings from Canada!!!! WONDERFUL stuff - thanks so much for the add on!!!!!!!Photobucket
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Feb 9 2008 6:47 AM

Thanks for the add guys!

Really like these tunes you got on here - great production to boot!

Cheers

David
Autorotation - Live @ Comedy - July 22nd





Feb 2 2008 4:42 AM

Autorotation live at Goonite Club. February 6 at 8:30 PM.

There will be only two girls on stage that night, and both of them in our band! So, don't be late for this early gig (we're on first)

dirty fingernails





Jan 19 2008 12:02 PM

dirty fingernails play westbourne studios on wednesday 23/01

come on down!

long live bobby fischer!


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Jan 18 2008 11:27 AM

Plus Dj's Dirty Omar and John Brainlove
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Jan 7 2008 8:32 AM

thanks for the request
hope you enjoy our music
killsurfcity
tiny tigers





Jan 3 2008 1:26 AM

Hello,
Thanks for adding us, you guys sound great by the way. I'll be sure to catch a gig soon.
Angela, tiny tigers
dirty fingernails





Dec 15 2007 7:20 AM

dirty fingernails @ catch this weds 19/12. on just after 8 x
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Dec 5 2007 11:28 AM




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Nov 27 2007 8:32 AM

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Nov 27 2007 4:06 AM

Thee SPC Release Champion Kickboxer EP

Champion Kickboxer

OUT NOW on 10" vinyl & CD

ORDER FROM THEE SPC HERE

Also available from:
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Jumbo Records, Leeds
Jacks Records, Sheffield
Record Collector, Sheffield
Action Records, Preston
Sound It Out, Stockton On Tees
Norman Records, Online (SINGLE OF THE WEEK!)

You can hear the full EP streamed at www.myspace.com/championkickboxercandlepowerep

Laurel Collective





Nov 26 2007 7:42 AM

Handymartian





Nov 20 2007 3:02 AM




An Ep's worth of songs are available to listen to and download on my profile now. The track listing is:

Handymartian EP

1 Attention
2. It Began
3. The Plan
4. Making Your Mark
5. Steel Rope Man
6. After The Lakes

Enjoy,

Handymartian


Dimba Presents





Nov 10 2007 6:52 PM

DONT FORGET TONIGHT @ 93 FEET EAST!!!
SEE YOU THERE....

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Oct 29 2007 2:15 AM

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Thee SPC have got some great releases coming along in the next few months.