TEAM FRESH live on RATHLIN ISLAND 2007
“And so it all began. Since that auspicious inception TF have gone on to conquer Northern Ireland with their own ascerbic brand of punk-inspired funk, picking up rave reviews along the way. Jackie Hayden of Ireland's national music magazine HotPress thanked them for making "life worth living again" while local hang-out Kellys' of Portrush hired pirates and ninjas to track down these anarchic artists who rebelled against the Liggers' Ball with the Wiggers' Brawl...200 people chanting "fuck Kellys!" at 2am. That's rock, baby, Causeway Rock...” Last.FM
OPERATION: CAUSEWAY ROCK...
Chops: producer/d.j.
Chris Shannon: producer.
Slaine Browne: words/videos.
Rory Friers(ASIWYFA): guitar.
Simon Crowe: bass.
Niall Kennedy(PANAMA KINGS) drums.
Donkey (ZSP): emcee
Dunbar: emcee
Backup Squad:
Chris Wee (ASIWYFA) Drums
Ewen Friers (AXIS OF) Bass
Reservists: Chuckrox, M.C. Kat, Nils Schnack, Beau Wilkinson and the MONKEYBIRD ARMY!!!
Influences
Friends, Family, Life, ASIWYFA, SEAZ 420, Axis Of, DJ Phat Controller, PANAMA KINGS, Hydroponic Music, Gary Hasson, The Jahm Band, Bulbous Head, ZOMBIE SAFARI PARK
Sounds Like
Culchies on Craic!
....... “HotPress no11 vol31
Review by Jackie Hayden
"Team Fresh are a striking new rap-rock act from (county) Antrim. On ’Rapper/Comedian’ they dish the dirt on somebody who is a comedian not a rocker over a sprighty backing track with a throbbing bass. ’Last Orders in Rovinj’ has a Beatlish feel to it under a literate and catchy rap. ’Attack on All Fronts’ has a nagging guitar riff and a solid beat, a stimulating mix of Dj Shadow, Public Enemy and hints of politico-punk. Front man Slaine shows that you can indeed rap without having to sound black, so if you’re tired of guitar bamds aping the Monkeys, Team Fresh might make life worth living again."
"PICK OF THE FORTNIGHT: TEAM FRESH”
A Saturday morning, June, 2002... Slaine was filming for a skateboarding video. He awoke, fresh and phoned his two friends, Chops and Friers, and arranged to meet up to film and skate for the day. Chops and Friers happened to be one street away in a friends house, so Slaine skated round the corner and rang the doorbell... no answer... he opened the letterbox and could see Chops and Friers, and a 24pack of Amsterdam Gold at their feet, plus a few empty bottles of Buckfast... Chops turned to Friers and said "Why the hell do we have to skate for this video anyway? It's not as if we're ever gonna be in a team..." bent forward and opened a fresh can of Amsterdam, offered one to Friers who accepted. Chops asked, "You fresh?", to which Friers answered "Aye! Team Fresh!"
***OFFICIAL VIBE PRESS RELEASE***
re. VIBE no longer at Milk
It appears that Milk are trying to hijack the VIBE brand by postering & flyering with a brand they are calling "live VIBEs" (the "live" & "s" are so small you can hardly see them on the posters!).
They have even tried to further reinforce that Carley & Tina are part of this promotion by putting "C&T promotions" on the flyer!
Milk are attempting to get party-goers into the club by deceiving and misleading them....please let everyone know that VIBE are nothing to do with Milk & this "new" Sunday promotion is a poor attempt to ride off someone else’s hard work. This promotion is motivated purely by jealousy and financial gain, unlike VIBE, which is always promoted from a burning desire to give people a great night out.
VIBE IS NO LONGER AT MILK & WILL HAVE NO ASSOCIATION WITH ANY ACTIVITIES AT THIS VENUE.
Future VIBE parties will be taking place at Club Mynt on Saturday nights; watch this space for some extra-special shenanigans!
www. ilovevibe. comwww. bebo. com/ilovevibewww. myspace. com/ilovevibemusicPS. please pass this important information on!
No worries. We didnt make it either. They are sorting another one out for soon. We will both do that one. If your ever stuck for a drummer, giz a shout. Think I know most of your stuff.
hey, slacky and them lot are away to dublin, myself and a few others will be setting up and running stuff tonnite in the harbour. Come down anyway, surely someone can drum??? even someone from round here
as usual, use sucked, lacked energy and your songs lack meaning and origionality. hehe im just jestin, pure cracker! whats the crack with rathlin, how would we go about gettin on the bill. I say we get us, bulbous head n apathetic youth n use obviosly n make it a big causeway rock hoe-down!
Hello to you my friend! My comment is to bring,to debate,issues I feel are very important,concerning the lisbon treaty.Below are a three videos. The first is very short(3 min)and is of an MEP who sees the "Totalitarian nature of this treaty"
The second is a documentary called "The real face of the European Unio" which is very important as it outlines, once again by MEP's,"An unsettleing Agenda" from an EU that is "Rotten to the Core" .. The Third is from a group of Irishmen. "End of Nations". It is an excellent documentary and it outlines the Lisbon treaty in full.Once again interviews with MEP's. Just be prepared to be a little shocked.
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"Team Fresh were class. I really enjoyed their set. They reminded me of ADF at times and in a good way, but with a Belfast accent. They were clearly out to play the best gig they could and the effort they put in payed off, with the crowd responding really, really well. And Niall - I could have sworn I saw you smirking behind your hand whilst everyone else was applauding them, so I'm surpised to see you write anything positive about them on here at all."
Three laid bare live sets from top NI-based acts hosted by AU Magazine honcho Jonny Tiernan. An intimate acoustic set showing exactly what the bands are made of.
TUES 6 MAY, 7. 30PM And So I Watch You From Afar are well known for their hernia inducing live energy and intensity. This time though, they're toning it down revealing the high quality of their music ability.
Pixie Saytar who is originally from America has developed a strong local following due to her amazing voice combined with introspective, personal songs.
Three Tales recently released their debut album and this performance gives a chance to hear the tunes stripped back to basics.
WED 7 MAY, 7. 30PM AU's Choice: Jonny Tiernan, known for his canny ability to spot talent early selects two of the bands he knows will make it big...one of which is Panama Kings.
THURSDAY 8 MAY, 7. 30PM Cat Malojian are experts in quality chilled out tuneage and are a treat every time they play. Expect banjos and banter.
Desert Hearts and Robyn G Shiels have released two of the finest local albums in recent times. The No Dancing label-mates will perform together in what will be an engaging acoustic performance.
Mike Mormecha is lead singer and sometimes drummer of Mojo Fury. This time though, he's on his own bringing you a special one-man-band performance.
FRIDAY 9 MAY, 7. 30PM Local music video screening: the best of local made music videos including a live act. It's a must for any one interested in making music videos!
Book early places are limited.
NvTv is 23 Donegall Street Belfast
These events are being recorded to be broadcast on NvTv www. nvtv. co. uk
