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Birdpen – Surrender

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:37:19 +0000

A track from Birdpen’s highly anticipated second album which is due to be released in 2012. WWW.BIRDPEN.COM

Kids Can’t Fly – Esmeralda

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:00:23 +0000

New video and single from UK Easycore Pop-Punk with horns: Kids Can’t Fly

Band of Skulls – The Devil Takes Care of His Own

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:45:10 +0000

Band of Skulls single ‘The Devil Takes Care of His Own’ is the first single to be taken from the new album ‘Sweet Sour’

BJ Cole & Emily Burridge

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:36:05 +0000

Pedal steel guitar legend BJ Cole and renowned cellist Emily Burridge talk about working together. An interview is followed by a performance of Erik Satie’s Gnoissienne No3.

Their most recent album is available from Itunes.
itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-gnossienne-suite/id414896271

Robin Foster feat. Dave Pen – Forgiveness

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:02:45 +0000

What I love about this video is that even though a terrible act has been committed, love seems close at hand. The fishermen are pretty cool too.
There is more about Robin Foster on this page Robin Foster’s album asks a question

About the video
Robin Foster Feat. Dave Pen – “Forgiveness” from “Where do we go from here?”
Buy it here : http://www.believe.fr/artists/19269,robin-foster.html
Released by Last Exit Records – http://www.lastexitrecords.com
Website: http://www.robinfoster.fr
Facebook Robin Foster: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Robin-Foster/46536990065?ref=ts

Directors Peter King & David Procter
Director of Photography David Procter
Editor Peter King
Colourist Edwin Metternich @Framestore CFC
Flame Operators Savneet Nagi and Tim Osborne

A busy August for South Coast music

admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:42:20 +0000

With so many people taking holiday August is always struggle to make progress on any project.

But that hasn’t stopped the south’s world of music pouring their creativity into the public pool.

Following their support of Proud Mary last week The Rising (right) have released the single ‘Think Tank’ which was recorded live at Earth Terminal Studios by Lews Childs.

This has resulted in a great retro feel that the band are quite rightly proud of.

Another act you’ll find on the heavy end of the south’s aural spectrum is ‘Gideon’s Demise‘.

This Southampton three piece has landed a slot at Bestival along with a support for ‘Reef’ at the Musicosity festival in Bournemouth’s O2 on Sat 3rd September.

All musicians should make note of ‘Musicosity‘ as this venture is aiming to make it easier for audiences to know about gigs and reward them for going.

Meanwhile Lonely Joe Parker, former MD of Sotones, has been sending out invites to hear the rough mixes of his latests recordings and the song ‘Brooklyn’ is a track I’m happy to play again and again.

Another Sotones act with material ready is accordion wielding Anja McCloskey.

Anja is promoting here new single “and her head” which was inspired by a tragic event in her grandfather’s life.

As usual her message is in the lyrics and the haunting video (above) only gives a few clues away.

So maybe Anja will paint a little more of the picture tonight at The Bargate Gallery in Southampton.

First published in the Southern Daily Echo 19th August 2011

Thomas Tantrum wake up with Sleep

admin — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:53:01 +0000

The Southampton four-piece ‘Thomas Tantrum’ had a quiet 2010 in the real world but behind the scenes they’ve been preparing the ‘tricky’ second album. This video is for thier latest single “Sleep” which is out on Stranger Records on 28th March.

Bandwagon – Get Used To It

admin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:25:23 +0000

Bandwagon are a Rock Trio from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Formed in 2008, Bandwagon have already released their debut E.P “Wasting Time” (available on iTunes and Amazon) and this music video for the single “Get Used To It”.

Hits Like Mourning by The Shutes

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:09:38 +0000

In 2010 the NME said: “The most far-out rock n roll joyride to have left the isle of Wight since august 31st, 1970 when Hendrix’s trailer pulled out”.

We say: “The Shutes are showing the rest how to ride the pipe of indie surf music.”

The Shutes on Facebook

A Woman You Don’t Know – by Holly Kirby

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:11:51 +0000

Holly Kirby is a young singer-songwriter from the Isle of Wight with a big following on YouTube, Her videos have been viewed over a million times, her channel main page over 150,000 times, and she has more than 10,000 subscribers. Her main instruments currently are the guitar, ukulele, piano and tin-whistle.