We've got some massive news coming soon - we're working hard together with Vibealite to confirm an amazing new venue for the next MISSING, something really special which has never been used before!
We want you to tell us what you want from the next Missing - what DJs we should book, what entertainment, what kind of venue you like, how far you would travel and lots more, so we created a proper online survey so you can answer questions, vote on DJs, rate MCs and loads of other stuff, so we'll really find out what everyone wants. If you answer the survey, the questions might give you a few clues what we have planned!
We've done the survey on our FACEBOOK profile instead of myspace because you can't do that sort of thing on myspace. You'll need a facebook account to answer the survey, but if you don't have one its about time you got one!
If you have a facebook account, you can go direct to our facebook profile with this address:
- people keep asking how we got that address for our facebook page, so to save any more of you asking... go to http://apps.facebook.com/profiles and you can get one for free!
So sorry to see you both go :( I REALLY really hope you can make it on the 12th...its gone to another level now by becoming a church wedding, what next?? Out of my hands completely! Anyway, it was SO great to have you with us in Cornwall and I only hope that one day you'll set up permanent camp here (although I can kinda tell you'd be severely missed up in Wigan...I don't care!!) Lots of love to you both xx
Unfortunately Kong have Cancelled but Luckily we got Tigers to replace them. Also check out listings on our page we have some really good shows coming up.
Alex Neilson of Tight Meat Duo, and live drummer for Jandek and Will Oldham, exploring both folk and non idiomatic free improvisation, collaborating with harpist and folk singer Vinne Blackwood. www.secreteye.org/se/directinghand.html
Saboteuse
Rare live appearance by Stoke hermit recording duo of Joincey (Wagstaff, Stuckometer, Ghost of An Octopus) and Andy Jarvis (Sculptress, A Warm Palindrome), joined live by Pascal Nichols (Stuckometer) for a triple drumming, triple guitar, blow out. www.frstprsn.com/025.htm
FRIDAY 22nd at the YORKSHIRE HOUSE. LAST TRANSITION EVER...
Shut Your Eyes and You'll Burst Into Flames
"Leeds' noise-punk band SYEAYBIF blend At The Drive-In rock angst with blissful guitar parts and driving bass lines. In a similar line to label mates Forward Russia SYEAYBIF some how manage to write compelling hooks which underpins their raw sound" HIGH VOLTAGE "SYEAYBIF marry elements of post-punk, metal and indie-rock to craft an aggressive, confident and terrifyingly brilliant sound" LEEDSMUSICSCENE.NET
Day For Airstrikes
"The Longcut at their most post-rock crossed with the experimental intensity of 65daysofstatic" MANCHESTER MUSIC "If you're yearning for the early days of Mogwai or some post rock with just a little more crunch than usual then you know what to do." BOOMKAT.COM
Married To The Sea "Classic songs. Ever feel like you dont hear enough of them? This hook-driven quartet could just be the band you're looking for. Taking influence from The Weakerthans, Ted Leo, and Death Cab to name but three, there's a healthy pop sensibility to MTTS' intelligent brand of indie-pop, and tunes like 'Great! Now i'm in love' have a tendency to burrow into your skull and make themselves at home. Investigate immediately." The Fly
Little Hero
Playing with the full band that recently supported I Am Kloot in Manchester, Little Hero's influences include Will Oldham, Smog, Melvins and Low. Come early to hear the sound of a man pouring his heart out.
Looking forward to meeting you at PodCamp Europe in just 6 days! If you haven't already signed up, stop on by - it's completely free to attend, and will be a great gathering of bloggers, podcasters, new media professionals, and people who want to learn how to get started. See you in Stockholm!
"Timeless pop sensibility...melodic fuel for the brain...absoloutely amazing" - NME
"The Answering Machine are a concoction of sharp Strokes choppiness and weird Pixies type lyrics all topped off with some The Arcade Fire collective energy and a cute retro inspired dress sense". ANGRY APE
Far From The Dance
""They create a synth-powered anthem heavy cacophony that screams "Kasabian **** Off"". Their mix of acid-trip synth, alternating dual-guitar lines, cherubic vocals and über-tight drumming showcase their intelligent song writing perfectly. If the Killers were good, this is how they'd sound". BBC
Arms
"They're a slightly-techy, slightly mathy, slightly-intelligent (lol) rock band. Think Joan of Arc style guitar lines over the Descendants rhythm section and you're probably miles away, but getting the gist of it." goFASTER>> for www.mapsmagazine.co.uk
Jonny Swift
Local minstrel Jonny Swift perform, amongst others, his massive Lancaster party anthem "Disco Party". Jonny also sings in Missionaries, plays with the Handsome Devils and is a truly talented songwriter.
its finally here ! our first single ! available now to pre order and we hope you will all go and download it to help pay for a few little luxuries like bread and shoes ......... but seriously you lot have given us so much support this year ,we have got something special for you if you download both versions of the single , all the details are at www.elcho.info and lastly a big big thank you to all the peeps who have already pre ordered the single. love an smiles gaz , ric & christopher .
Just a quick update as to what's coming up in the In Flight Program camp.
Upcoming Gigs:
1st June - Wolverhampton Planet
4th June - London Enterprise
9th June - Derby Vic Inn
Don't forget that the split 7" with Days Ago is released on 4th June in all good (and bad) record stores, and in digital format (available from most digital stores) on 10th June.
Just to let you know we are currently in the studio recording some more tracks for our forthcoming album. In the meantime we have a couple of new tracks (more to follow next week) on the site, so please check back if you haven't looked in in a while and let us know what you think.
Moreover, f you are lucky enough to be in London next week, we are playing our next London show, so please come down, bring your dancing shoes, your mates and help make it another storming RedRoots party! :)
THURSDAY 17th MAY
9pm
Emergenza @ THE PURPLE TURTLE
Camden
Hi Corinthians, just letting you know we've got a new song on our site called "undiscovered" let us know what you think and we are also running a competition to design a new logo for us.
Hello Ben. We haven't heard from you in a while. Are you keeping yourself busy? How's Tina? We miss you Guys. Dad left this weekend for a cruise on the Queen Mary with Tony. 'How much fun'!?
Hope to see you soon.
Lots of love to you both.
samx
p.s.Please could you let me have yours and Tina's birth dates.
thanks
Please come out this Wednesday night (May 9th) to Bottletree to see Japanese avant noisemakers, Mono. Just to give you an idea, Godspeed You Black Emperor are huge fans of this band. Their live shows are careening in fields of volume and agonized sound that thunders against club walls and human skulls. This may sound obvious, but it is always a bit extra of a stretch to bring a band from Japan over to the Alabama, and your support helps us pay for the extra expense that is figured into bands' cost of making the over seas journey. Basically, we will love you forever if you come out to what will surely prove to be one of the finest mid-week mindbenders of this century. Thank you graciously for your support and enthusiasm
HERE IS MONO'S BIO INFO:
Throughout their six-year career, MONO has ascended consistently in both popularity and critical acclaim, with record sales and live show attendance corresponding. But still elusive to the Japanese quartet has been the successful translation of their powerful and violently beautiful live performances to their recordings. Despite their albums' masterful subtleties and majestic walls of noise, the consensus has remained that their transcendent live show is simply incomparable.
If there is any chance of breaking that spell, it lies in You Are There, without a doubt the prime contender to unite the live and recorded worlds of MONO. Once again captured to tape by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, IL, the album extends the cinematic drama of 2003's Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined (also recorded by Albini), while surpassing the sinister heaviness of 2002's lauded One Step More and You Die.
If Walking Cloud was a nuclear winter, then You Are There is the post-war rebirth; steeped in an ominous creation-via-destruction atmosphere not heard since Neurosis' landmark Enemy of the Su
