Mr.S Carley - Lead Bass.
Mr.J Mills - Geetar.
Mr.J Street - Vox and Vox.
Master. P Carley - Crash Bang Wallop.
Mr C Mercer - Teen Sax Appeal.
The Shockettes - Do Wah Diddy
Influences
Sounds Like
...we're ripping off something but getting it wrong.
We are YoYo Static and the Shockettes and we're from Sheffield (exciting, huh?). James, sings, plays guitar and mangles the keys on an old Vox. He's the uncle to Patrick who hits his drums very hard indeed. Patrick is the son of Stephen who also sings a bit and plays bass. Then there is John, who is James' cousin and plays uberfuzz guitar. Anyway, one day when we were all a bit bored we decided to play together for a bit of fun. Soon we realised that we actually sounded alright. Some gigs followed but there was still something lacking. Enter Callum. Someone asked at a gig if Callum was in the group to improve overall sex appeal. That is true but he can also play saxophone in a cooool Roxy kind of a way. And now we have the Shockettes consisting of Charlotte, Sarah, Catrin, Roisin, Polly, Sophie, Ellie and Roseanne who add their beach girls/gospel harmonies to make a new wall of sound.
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"Ecstatic!" ....... THE SANDMAN............................"Sheffield four piece YoYo Static, the self titled “indie Osmonds”, have put together 4 cracking little tracks blending punk, new wave and indie pop. Sharp and spiky, with delicate vocals over glockenspiel one moment and fiery lyrics over jangly guitars the next, little bursts of electronic wizardry and a whole lot of musical energy, YoYo Static bring to mind bands like Franz Ferdinand, the Fall and at times even The Smiths. Definitely one to listen out for." THE SANDMAN...................................."YoYo Static are definitely a breath of fresh air away from where the Sheffield music scene seems to be heading. Their original blend of thumping bass lines, spiky guitar parts and driving beats . YoYo Static sound like a car crash between everything that has been good about music in the last thirty years. their music calls upon subtle flecks of punk, funk, new romantic, britpop and even a slight hint of new rave to boot. Not a bad amalgamation of styles and influences to be in a road accident with." THE SANDMAN........................................"Dreary" THE SANDMAN (oh well 3 out of 4 aint bad, maybe we should all start wearing luminous clothes to brighten things up a bit.
YoYo Static and the Shockettes's Friend Space (Top 10)
£1 - Sambuca, Sourz and Corky's flavoured Vodka £1.50 - Jagermeister and Goldschlager £2.50 - Double House Vodka, Whisky or Gin with a free mixer of coke, lemonade, orange or cranberry!
This is it!
Our brand new album, "A CANDID HISTORY OF FAITH, HOPE, LOVE" is out right now and you can purchase it from all major online retailer's - Amazon, itunes, play.com
Also, our Album Launch Party is @ The Plug on the 8th May. It's going to be a Buzzing party with support from Lee Mitchell and This Childhood Story. Tickets are £5 adv. We've got some secret surprises ready for the night.
Hope to see you there!
The Gentlemen
This is it!
Our brand new album, "A CANDID HISTORY OF FAITH, HOPE, LOVE" is out right now and you can purchase it from all major online retailer's - Amazon, itunes, play.com
Also, our Album Launch Party is @ The Plug on the 8th May. It's going to be a Buzzing party with support from Lee Mitchell and This Childhood Story. Tickets are £5 adv. We've got some secret surprises ready for the night.
Hope to see you there!
MUSIC TRANSFER PROTOCOL est heureux de vous convier au festival
LES SONS DU NORD,
vendredi 8 et samedi 9 mai
au Centre Culturel Evasion de Noyelles Sous Lens.
Au programme, deux soirées de réjouissances sonores venues du Nord-Pas-de-Calais, du nord de l'Angleterre et de Belgique. La programmation 2009 est à découvrir sur www.myspace.com/musictransferprotocol
VENDREDI 8 MAI:
Dos de Mayo (Lille - France)
Mexican Kids at home (Sheffield, UK)
V.O (Bruxelles, Belgique)
Cheick de Stael (Lille, France)
SAMEDI 9 MAI:
Spasmodic Joy (Lille, France)
Standard Fare (Sheffield, UK)
Automatiq (entre Lille et Harnes, France)
Jack & the Beanstalks (Sheffield, UK)
Barbecue et mises en bouche sonores dès 19h!
Un stand associatif et musical sera également tenu toute le journée du 8 mai à l'occasion du marché aux puces de Noyelles Sous Lens (rue de Carvin, centre-ville).
La compilation LES SONS DU NORD #4, qui regroupe douze groupes situés quelque part entre Sheffield, Leeds et Bruxelles est disponible gratuitement via ce lien :
hi there, dog canute about to come out of hibernation, new lineup + songs.
2 gigs for you: both@ the shakespeare, shalesmoor, Sheff (nr West Bar)
weds 6th may, sixteen hooves + dog canute warm up sat 6th jun dog canute (full set) + silent fromt (london, awesome band) + sixteen hooves (now at the the height of blues gone mental prowess) don't miss this one..
£1 - Sambuca, Sourz and Corky's flavoured Vodka £1.50 - Jagermeister and Goldschlager £2.50 - Double House Vodka, Whisky or Gin with a free mixer of coke, lemonade, orange or cranberry!
We’re releasing Stay Up Late/We Love George Michael as a single on Monday 16th March Support the Stay Up Late campaign - fighting for the right to party Help Heavy Load become the first learning disabled band to get into the Top 40! You can download your copy at iTunes, Amazon, HMV etc.
Hello! Our second single ‘Bill Hicks’ is now available for pre-order on download, 7" and CD, and it's currently #1 on the play. com download pre-order chart.
We are self-managed, self-published, and self-released on our own record label and our debut single "Trauma Town" entered at #9 in the Official UK Indie charts. We're hoping to make this one go even bigger -
Hello Gentle Fans,
Sending Card's is out Today! People in the masses are buying the single. If you haven't downloaded the single yet, it will hardly set you back for such a great track - barely £1!
Help the boys make history - you can be apart of this and throw the band into the limelight of the Music Industry.
You can download the track from these sites:
itunes, play. com, 7digital. com
Much love and appreciation x
Hi Thanks for being our friend Do you love George Michael? Love Heavy Load (To find out about the movie about us please see www. heavyloadthemovie. com )
