"... an impressively cinematic journey that makes flesh of a suite of lowlife characters and chancers. None of whom you’d probably ever want to meet. The level of sonic invention is astounding. There is stuff on here I’ve never heard the like of before, and how many times can you say that? Not only that, it’s not just chucked together in some arbitrary fashion, but works as a compelling set piece."
"They’re my favourite undiscovered/unheard of group."
-- Alex Ogg, author of No More Heroes: A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980, The Men Behind Def Jam: The Radical Rise Of Russell Simmons & Rick Rubin, The Hip Hop Years: A History of Rap, and Radiohead: Standing on the Edge
The Who Boys will be performing their LAST EVER GIG as a headliner at the International Mash Bash mashup festival on May 16, 2009 (click on the icon above for more info). Come out to Saarbruecken, Germany for the three-day festival and see the Boys go out in style!
The new original album by The Who Boys, "Shit Music for Shit Cars", is now available for digital download purchase by album or by individual track on the following sites/programs.
Click on the icon above to go to the Monologues MP3 download page!
Monologues. An album that we have wanted to do for some years, and a labour of love.
The podcast spurred us into action, and gave us the regular platform to write and record these monologues – and bring some very talented friends into the project too.
After the heyday of rap with giants such as Public Enemy et al, so much hip hop seems to have become a load of dull, macho, misogynist, ‘gangsta’ bollocks.
We got to thinking and discussing a defunct, wonderful genre – the musical monologue. And started recording. Compiled from what we consider to be the best efforts over the last 2 years of doing the podcast, Saturday Night with The Who Boys, we present to you this album of joyously subversive spoken word: Monologues - by the Who Boys and their Special Friends.
Turn the light off. Listen. Enter in your mind the worlds described here. Savour, enjoy. With a can of lager or a glass of wine, some cigarettes, an ashtray, and your pants around your ankles.
Show 35 – Saturday Night with The Who Boys – The Dogging Show
Wa-frickin-heeeey!!! Here it comes again! The magic, the madness, the muck, the mums and the Marvins!
Starring the Who Boys, Mrs WhoBoy, Mr and Mrs Crackburn, John Shed, Kenny and Bhuna! Do you know what? I've
forgotten who I am. Never mind that - GET LISTENIIIIIIING!!!!!!!
1. the old WhoBoys Theme returns!
2. Tony Crackburn gets some silly ideas
3. Let's Go Deano! - The Who Boys
4. There's only one Deano!
5. Whole Lotta Love - The Tallywood String Quartet
6. A chat with Mrs Crackburn (Tone's on the f***ing mobile again!)
7. Flake n Vac - The Who Boys + TCO + Crackettes
8. what is chocolocolate?
9. Poetry and all that Jazz - United Future Organisation
10. Mark WhoBoy is put on the spot by John Shed about his disrespectful attitude, and apologises to the listeners of Show 34
11. Troubleshooter - Alan Hawkshaw
12. We read out 2 fab messages from the listeners: Marvin Suicide on his surroundings as he listens to the show, plus J's story from the hospital
13. Solo Busanova - Hugo Montenegro
14. Tony Crackburn gets berated (again) for his taste in music / What Tony Crackburn does in the morning
15. Open Whisky Bar - DJ Zebra
16. Drum n bass n bullshit
16. Lighter (Mickey Finn mix) - DJ SS
17. Piss dilemma
18. Couriers Episode 3
19. Loops inside my Head - The Who Boys (lyric by Mrs Crackburn!)
20. The middle of the show
20. Sex Change - Breakbeat Era
20. Up close with Giles WhoBoy
21. Orgies, a tool of witchcraft - Louise Huebner
22. Hull is dull
23. Billy Bonds MBE - The Barmy Army
24. A little chatty watty with Mrs WhoBoy / A BIG HELLO to Bri WhoBoy
25. Gotta Hava - The WhoBoys
26. Let's close our eyes and have that dream, baby!
27. United Future Organisation - My Foolish Dream
28. It's an extra special Saturday night
29. Thing Fish - Tony Crackburn Orchestra
30. Welcome to Sunday morning with The Who Boys. Mark WhoBoy says something silly again that he doesn't really mean. Apologies in advance.
31. Frank's Here - The Who Boys
32. Mr and Mrs Crackburn discuss their dogging activities
33. My Uncle used to love me but she died - Roger Miller
34. We have to watch the Crackburns very carefully
35. Sgt Java - The Who Boys + TCO + Crackettes
36. Goooooooood-BYEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Click HERE to go to The Quite Album site to download.
In 2005 a project was started featuring guest collaborators, artists, poets and performers we had met at The Foundry, a bar and gallery in East London, where The Who Boys had performed regularly for a long time. The change in the UK licensing laws in 2005 meant that the Who Boys and these other performers would no longer be able to perform live there anymore, as the venue was not allowed to have anything that constituted a live performance without first applying for an entertainment license. It was the end of an era.
The project was originally to be called 'Lost and Foundry', to commemorate this loss and capture the spirit of the characters and performers on this album, but then Rathmell, who is bloody-minded, fell out with one of the owners. Also we worried that no one would know what The Foundry is outside of East London anyway, so as a title it would make no sense to anybody else in the world.
Instead we decided to call it the Quite Album. Why? Because it's quite long, there are quite a lot of quite short tracks, there are quite a lot of participants and it's quite a departure for us in terms of style and approach. It's also quite bloody good, cunt.
Inspired by The Commercial Album by The Residents, we wanted to make a collection of very short tracks where we reduced songwriting to its basic elements, working fast and often improvising. After years of spending ages on tracks, agonising over every detail, we wanted to bring more spontaneous creativity back into it and maybe learn something about songwriting in the process, or indeed what a song can be. And have some bloody FUN, instead of being precious and thinking too much.
So welcome to The Quite Album - a dark, experimental journey through our culture. Quite.
Every now and again there is born into this world a force that is so malevolent it would save time, suffering and pain to smother it at birth. This album is the story of such a creature.
In 2004, while living in Holloway Road, London, Rathmell began to notice this old man in his local pub. A man who exuded petty evil. Rathmell would look up from his drink and catch the man glaring at him before turning away in apparent disgust. It reached the point where Rathmell would look for him as soon as he entered the pub. He would also see him skulking around the local neighbourhood. The man began to fascinate, even obsess Rathmell. Just to look at him was remarkable. His socks were stained a greyish-brown, were obviously never washed or changed. His long, grey, greasy hair was combed back under a grimy flatcap. But it was the expression on his face that most captivated Rathmell – sheer malignance.
Gradually, day by day, Rathmell began to imagine this man’s life, from childhood to the present day. The result, eventually, was the story told on this 45 minute album, The Life and Disaster of Old Jack Mathers. The name, and story, are entirely fictional. Rathmell never at any point actually spoke to this man.
A combination of monologues, electronic orchestrations and a capellas/choral pieces, this is a truly modern musical for the times in which we live. Enjoy this fantastical and nightmarish musical collaboration between Rathmell and Hearn, The Life and Disaster of Old Jack Mathers!
Join us THIS WEDNESDAY for a PARTY! of Rockin' Electro at The Macbeth with some great live talent and Djs K Spiral and James Theaker (radio NME) SPINNING.
Doors 8pm/£5. 2 for 1 entry before 9pm.
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Hopefully see you there!
Ed x
p.s. We're also doing London's LoveMusic Hate Racism Sister Act on 31st May @ The Legion. Which is FREE ENTRY. DOORS from 5pm/live music from 6pm.
Join us on THURSDAY for a night of Alternative Rock 'n' Roll at The Legion with some great live talent and Dj The Boy marking his return with a new monthly residency.
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The Mammoth is here!!
Join us on Wednesday for our first night at The Macbeth with some brilliant Live Talent as well as some awesome Djs, playing everything from Post-Punk Electro to Fresh Baseline Beats!
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The Mammoth is coming...
Our Djs are starting by playing IndieCity at The Legion tomorrow night! Click on the flyer below to see more details on the facebook event page.
I'm pleased to announce that my debut EP for Antimatter is released today. Magnolia Lane EP is available on CD and as a digital download.
"A gritty club monster that Tom and Ed would swap Lily Allen for ... it'd take a brave man to bet against this being a cult club smash." - News Of The World 07.09.08
COOOOOOOOL! COOL COOL COOL COOL COOL COOL COOL COOL COOL cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool! cool! cool! cool! COO L CO OL C OOL COOL ... etc.. ectciù. Began PWN 'EM ALL, the first radio program devoted to Italian micromusic.
FM Radio Onda d'Urto and Radio Facoltà di Frequenza. Every Sunday at the same time on two broadcasters from 22.30 to 23.00 in June from 8 to July 27. In reply FdF on Monday from 19.45 to 20.45.
Downloads, streaming and comments are avaible (each episode and every song broadcast! Thanks CreativeCommons ...) on the site of transmission: http://www. nerd8b. 890m. com
Hello The Who Boys - Originals!!!! We have 10 fresh Dubstep tracks for the summer OUT NOW from ATOMIKDOG on his new album "Freak-a-delic Vol.3" available at 369rekchordz. addictech. com
... Big UP and Much Respect from Atomikdog & 369rekchordz!!!
"...loose, Fall-informed drunkeness to their guitar-rock approach. They shout a little, grovel in riff-dirt a little, and sound happy to hoot while they shamble." - THE WIRE
"More than pretty damn unique, interesting...and, listen up - inventive. " - Sleazegrinder
"Stray Dog Cafe aren't a band that sound like anyone of their influences - there is more than enough Stray Dog Cafe here to make this LP a fine debut in it's own right. I, for one, want to hear more bands taking this harder edge to their guitars. Highly recommended." - Indie MP3
"Noise-pop trio Stray Dog Café have an admirable range of influences and leftfield ideas…self-mocking really underplays the impressive level of imagination on board. " - Manchestermusic
Hi The Who Boys - Originals Hope you're having a good weekend Just passing through with some new links for our new single out now Plays on Radio 1, Kiss, Galaxy and many more respect! love n peace d
Check Us Out This Thursday @ Whisper Ultralounge in SF Gold Attire Themed Party, So Come Shinin! Get @ Me For Presales Or Get On Glist By going 2 www. rockthebayent. com
Rock The Bay Ent And Tonic Live Massive Gold Attire Themed Event *GOLD RUSH* Thursday, April 24th - 18+ Event Whisper UltraLounge - 535 Florida St San Francisco, California - 10PM - 2AM
Dress for artic winter conditions. The whole town will be one big crazy frestival, join us under the Nederland Art Co-op tent anytyme all day Saturday. Bring the family & friends.
Take I-36 to Boulder. Go west on 119 (Canyon Blvd.) about 17 miles to reach the small mountain town of Nederland (Elevation: 8233 feet) We shall be set up near the traffic circle as you enter town.
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