Never Mind The Bullocks gig nights - LAUNCH IN WORCESTER - THURSDAY 18 FEB 2010

THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY
nmtB midweek club night launch @ The Firefly Worcester.
After this launch, if it goes well regular gig nights at The Firefly will continue on the first Thursday of every month, the night after my regular Hereford shows on the first Wednesday of every month and the night before my regular show at The Globe At Hay on the first Friday of every month.

Doors 8pm-1am | £5 entry | £3 Students (please bring NUS card)

Drinks offers >>>
San Mig £2 - Grolsh £2 - Vodka Mixer £2 Selected Shots £1

10% of profits from all nmtB shows goes to support Love Music Hate Racism!

SUBSOURCE
http://www.subsource.co.uk

I AM AUSTIN
http://www.myspace.com/iamaustinmusic

THE SPOONFEDZ
http://www.myspace.com/thespoonfez

RUBBERDUB (dj)
http://soundcloud.com/rubberdub

LADYFLASH + 9099L35 (vjs)

SUBSOURCE INFO

Here is some footage from the 13 festivals, including Glastonbury that they played last year..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NME5_5ANYEw

Here’s the video for the last single…..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1kv0xDx8z0

Last year SUBSOURCE toured with Dreadzone, and had some good shows with Beardyman, Far too Loud, Dizzie Rascal, Dub Pistols and Rodney P.

BREAKING NEWS Subsource gets an honourable mention in Metal Hammer`s 2010 Hot List of bands to keep an eye on this year! Rock on!

The FLY says
“Bionic Breakbeat Punks have the dance-floor squirming with their jaw-dropping power, soul and perception”

Eddy Temple-Morris (XFM) says
“Those who know me well know that breakbeats give me the raging horn but so do some bands… this is so up my street.”

The Metro says
“The best cyberpunk riot since The Prodigy”

BBC Online says
“A live electronica dance band who are loved by those who know and are about to be adored by those who don’t”

LTD Magazine says
“This is a band that truly demands a larger setting - the main stage at Glastonbury comes to mind. Subsource make Pendulum look like the f**king Carpenters”

Liam Howlett (The Prodigy) says
“Amazing vocals”

Single ‘The Ides’ released March 29th, 2010
Album ‘Tales From The Doombox’ released April 5th, 2010
(Doombox Records)

www.myspace.com/subsource
www.twitter.com/subsource

I AM AUSTIN INFO

Two piece Dance/Dnb/Electro/Rock duo from North Wales. Supported bands such as, Dananananaykroyd, Black Lips, The Chapman Family, You love her coz shes dead, Casio Kids, Das Wanderlust, James Yuill, Cage The Elephant, The Little Comets and Noisettes. Were crowned KING OF THE MOUNTAIN at Snowbombing Austria 2009. Have performed a live session for Bethan Elfyn BBC RADIO 1 WALES.

Bethan Elfyn BBC Radio 1 Wales
“I haven’t loved anything this much since I heard the Manics’ Generation Terrorists. Bloomin’ ace! xx”
“My new favorite band!”
“like one fifth’s Kings of Leon crossed with the ghost of Death From Above”

A new band a day.com
“I Am Austin are all hair, hormones and songs about lust”
“It’s a big, bruising sound that always threatens to explode violently”

Red Stripe Music Awards
“This stunningly different electro, dance, rock duo have managed to create something unique”

The Fly Magazine, In the city review
“Nice job fellas and our eardrums have been flexed like they’ve done an Elle Macpherson workout.”

The Fly Magazine
“Like the Black Keys meeting Nu-Rave, I Am Austin deliver drum and bass exactly as it says on the tin”

Adam Walton BBC Radio Wales
“The new I Am Austin recordings are skyscraping filth: Add ‘N’ to X, DFA, Kills… a pummeling, monstrous future blues. Ace, in other words”

THE SPOONFEDZ INFO

Bringing a blend of funk, reggae, soul, hip-hop, and alternative/punk-rock! It’s for you! Enjoy!

Surface Unsigned (Midland Final Review)
Saturday 12th September 2009 @ The O2 Academy (Main Stage), Birmingham, Words by Ashley Neal….
“Great catchy dance along tracks merged with some incredibly tight musicianship pulled together to deliver one of the stand out sets of the day”

Brendan Stephens
www.nevermindthebullocks.co.uk

Heretic Music Promotions - Get a Gig at Scruffy Murphys, Birmingham

Heretic Music Promotions is a new music promotions label in Birmingham, launched by sound engineers Louis Hodge and Mez Dewsbury.

Currently we are looking to book well rehearsed bands to play at Scruffy Murphys and have slots available for the whole of 2010. As well as the usual week day and weekend gigs, Heretic are also prepared to offer bands full gig promotion. Including photography, flyers, posters, airtime of your demo at Scruffy Murphys on a Friday or Saturday night and most importantly a strong technical approach to your gig. We are interested in good bands of all styles and abilities and are already massing a strong database of bands and good quality recordings.

As well as booking nights ourselves we are also happy to arrange for other promoters to use the venue on nights we have at our disposal. We are interested in anybody who is looking to put on a festival, all dayer or just a one off gig.

Get in touch for any other information,

Heretic Music Promotions
Facebook Group or myspace music: www.myspace.com/hereticmusicpromotion 
email: hereticmusic at hotmail.co.uk
Mez: 07816900837
Louis: 07814912117

Bentley Rhythm Ace LIVE Friday 19TH FEBRUARY 2010, CUSTARD FACTORY, BIRMINGHAM

 

 

 

 

 

LIVE IN CONCERT FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2010

AT THE NEWLY REFURBISHED SPACE 2, CUSTARD FACTORY, BIRMINGHAM

For further information please contact David Whittall on 07535 966314

BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE

Based in Birmingham, Bentley Rhythm Ace are Mike Stokes (aka Michael Barriewhoosh) and ex-Pop Will Eat Itself bassist Richard March (aka Barry Island). The group formed in 1995 after Marsh was introduced to Stokes at the house party of a mutual friend where Stokes was DJing.

Discovering a shared love for screwball novelty records and offbeat groove tunes, the pair met up afterwards to see if they couldn’t make a go of a studio collaboration. To date, they’ve released two EPs and a long-player for Brighton’s big-beat Skint label, attracting wide acclaim for their energetic, irreverent blend of hip-hop, funk, and the bizarre lounge, jazz, and exotica records that initially brought them together.

The duo’s head-scratcher of a name derives from their weekend habit — also commemorated on their first Skint twelve, “This Is Carbootechnodiscobooto” — of rare vinyl shopping at the ubiquitous car-trunk junk sales in their Midlands home; a good deal of the flavor of their material comes from their knack for fusing the fruits of those dusty weekend jaunts with tight, infectious rhythms and engaging arrangements.

Following the release of their Skint debut, Stokes and Marsh took up a monthly residency at Heavenly’s Sunday Social club (where the Chemical Brothers got their start), and their instant popularity has meant they’ve been something of a critic’s darling ever sense.

Their self-titled debut LP was released by Skint in 1997, and featured remixed versions of a few early tracks together with a number of new cuts.

The pair have also cultivated something of a devoted club following through their campy live performances, which often involve strange and unusual costumes and props (probably originating from the same car boots as their records).

MYSPACE PAGE: http://www.myspace.com/bentleyrhythmace

LINDY LAYTON

Lindy began her recording career in 1990 fronting the band BEATS INTERNATIONAL along side Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim. The single DUB BE GOOD TO ME was a worldwide smash hit, reaching number one in at least ten countries including the UK. There followed a number one album LET THEM EAT BINGO and three more top ten hits.

After two years of touring with beats Lindy decided to pursue a solo career. Signing a contract with Arista records to perform under her own name she released her first solo album PRESSURE to critical acclaim. Two world tours to follow to promote her solo career. Lindys next project was to write produce and sing on the number one garage hit WE GOT THE LOVE. Released in 1994 after a year of studying music in London and Italy, it signalled a change in direction and returned to her club land roots.

Promoting the album in the clubs, Lindy met FRANKIE KNUCKLES and her burgeoning DJ career was launched into the major leagues playing along side names like Jon pleased Wimmin and Tony Humphreys all over the world and a residency at the Hacienda club in Manchester.

Continuing with her djing in the heart of West Londons Globe, she wrote her third solo album NO OTHER STAR, a trip hop reggae influenced record written for the Japanese market, where Lindy is famous for her lovers rock work. She spent the year following touring Japan. During this time she met a new partner in crime and began her next project HARDKNOX which signed to Skint records in 1997.

The band developed a unique DJ sound working together with the decks, sampled beats and sounds to create a hard sound that brought the band huge underground success. Tours with the major UK dance acts followed, playing alongside FATBOY SLIM again, The Chemical Brothers and Underworld.

The bands underground success made waves over to New York label JIVE ELECTRO releasing their self-titled album HARDKNOX. A three month tour of the US honed the bands performance into a mix of Djing scratching and live music with innovative vocals from Lindy.

After there US tour HARDKNOX were asked to support MOBY on his Play world tour in 1999. In the last few years Lindy has had time to build a following for her Djing with residencies at, The End, Big Beat Boutique, Funkt The Dogstar, Babushka, Canvas, The Bed bar and Point 101.

Most recently through spending so much time behind the decks rather than a mixing desk she has found herself right back where she started, pursuing her passion for lovers rock and dub reggae. With collaborations with some of the freshest artists of the scene The Hemponics a very exciting new act from the Faithless stables soon to be released on Trojan records, Keith Tenniswood and Andrew Weatherall of the Two Lone Swordsman and Stingray. Writing beautiful new songs with the freedom to work with some of the most talented musicians on the scene and currently touring with the Dub Pistols makes this a very exciting time for Lindy.

MYSPACE PAGE:   http://www.myspace.com/lindylayton

CUT LA ROC

Lee Potter, aka Cut La Roc, made his name in the hurly-burly big beat days of the late 90s. Signed to Skint Records, the same label as Norman ‘Fatboy’ Cook, he was responsible for pioneering the big beat sound worldwide alongside Midfield General, Bentley Rhythm Ace and Fatboy Slim himself.?

Cut La Roc held a four-year residency at the Big Beat Boutique in his hometown of Brighton. He’s DJ’d all around the world several times, appeared on Top Of The Pops, set a new Guinness world record for DJing with the most decks at once (nine!), and has recorded with vocalists such as Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody.?

Now he’s about to release his third artist album - ‘Larger Than Life’. Bookending another chapter in the La Roc story, it’s a magical blend of soul, funk, hip-hop, deep house, lilting electronica and breakbeat. Drawing on all his influences, it’s a masterful piece of work: assured, confident, and pushing at boundaries like somebody at the top of his game should still continue to do.? ?It all started for Cut La Roc when he got into hip-hop in his mid-teens. He practised scratch techniques for hours, becoming an expert battle champ, and when acid house hit in the late 80s he was exhilarated by its energy. He began to DJ in clubs, using his scratch skills to stand out from other DJs, and by the mid-90s had fallen in with the Skint Records crew.?

Big beat, the sound that coalesced around Fatboy Slim and the Skint brigade, was a perfect genre for Lee. Mashing together block-rockin’ beats, amyl house, sample culture, breakbeat and drum & bass, this was an exciting time for electronic music. Big beat is credited with converting a slew of indie-rock fans to the wonders of dance music, and its mix ‘n’ match ethos suited Lee down to the ground.?

As well as being resident at the Big Beach Boutique for four years, Lee DJ’d all over America, Australia, Europe and the Far East. He put out first the ‘Mad Skills EP’ on Skint, swiftly followed by the ‘Freeze’, ‘Making It Hot’ and ‘Fallen’ singles. He was invited to mix an ‘FSUK’ comp for Ministry Of Sound before releasing his debut album on Skint – ‘La Roc Rocs’ – in the year 2000.?

Assorted tracks and remixes of his were signed to tons of compilations, and after he moved to Colchester and saw that the music industry was rapidly changing he set up his own label – Rocstar Recordings.?

Rocstar released Lee’s ‘Many Styles EP’ and music by beatfreak luminaries such as Chad Jackson and DJ Whack before putting out Lee’s second artist album in 2007 – ‘Nemesis’.?

Now, as the release of ‘Larger Than Life’ looms, he’s accumulated a tidy roster of artists on Rocstar – Parker, Funkanomics, Pixel Fist, 601, Ben & Lex etc – and also started the Rocstar DJ agency to service the dance scene with DJ bookings.?

‘Larger Than Life’ sees Lee collaborating with a wide variety of vocalists. Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol appears on ‘Mishka’, a soaring love song that really shows off the tenderness of the singer-songwriter’s voice.?

‘What Love Is’ kicks off the album’s proceedings with a great blaxploitation funk bassline before it unfolds into a tasty slice of hip-hop love. ‘Ride On’ is an futurist electro paean, while ‘Come Get Some’ – featuring Donald D – is a grimey vocal breakbeat number.  ?

‘Hey Girl’ featuring Lion D is a heavy technoid ragga track that could fit into UK funky/bashment scenes as much as detonate breaks steppa floors. ‘Jump Up & Down’ is an electroid jump-up hip-hop joint, then ‘Don’t Stop’ could almost be the Stones.?

‘Deathstar’ and ‘Glitter’, both featuring a vampish Fangs, are slices of punky electroclash filth, while ‘Waited Far Too Long’ almost borrows the riff from ‘Dear Prudence’ by The Beatles before unfolding into a lo-slung funky trip-hop jam, Alex Larke’s indie vocal lifting it into MTV territory.?

It’s Cut La Roc’s best album yet, the one he’s most proud of, and ably demonstrates that he’s a veritable master in the studio, as well as on the decks.

Marcuszodiac69, Red Man Green Man, Eastfield - City Tavern 26th Sept 2009

City Tavern 26th Sept, doors 8pm (Presumably upstairs),
38 Bishopsgate Street, Five Ways, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1EJ
Tel: 08721 077 077
£5 on the door

marcuszodiac69 (Towns Van Zandt, Woodie Gutherie and anything else that’s good - reworkings - Guitar and song)

Red Man Green Man (dynamic poetry and comic music)

Eastfield (urban railroad punk) accoustic set

The Music Network Meeting 4pm, 29th January 2009, Birmingham TIC

The Music Network organises a NETWORKING EVENT

on the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm

at The BCU Technology and Innovation Centre(TIC), Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG. (directions/info tel: 08712 262725)

The next meeting is open to all on Thursday 29th Janauary 2009 4pm til 6pm at The TIC, Birmingham.

The Birmingham branch of Musicians Union will be supplying luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s food and drink afterwards supplied by the creative networks lot too. Come and talk about music and what you’re up to and meet some new people, you know it makes sense.

The Music Network organises the meeting for the benefit of music related businesses in the West Midlands region. If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, a new website or online music business to talk about, business cards or flyers to hand round, an appeal for help, advice or guidance or even if you just want the free tea and biscuits and some quality entertainment…you are all invited.

Birmingham Music Network Minutes 18 Dec 2008

Attendees

Andy Derrick dandyeric@gmail.com http://andyderrick.co.uk 

Zak www.myspace.com/miss_higher 

Anthony Hughes anthonyjhughes@mac.com

Lee Parsons lee@dittomusic.com www.dittomusic.com 

Minutes

Andy Derrick spoke about the launch of his freelance work giving advice to musicians and music businesses on all aspects of the industry as well as his work as a guest speaker, arranger, composer, performer, manager and agent.  More information can be found on his website http://andyderrick.co.uk 

Lee Parsons spoke about the latest things happening at Ditto Music including their new deal on aggregation - see website for details.  Lee also spoke about the Ditto Music TV show available on SKY with previous episodes available on the website and on YouTube.

Visit www.dittomusic.com for the full SP.

Zak left information about several bands and promoters/nights:

• D.R.A.G. - a great Birmingham based punk band - www.myspace.com/dressedasagirl

• Tin Omen - Electro Goth band have a new album due for release in 2009.  Think Madonna singing for Depeche Mode

• Stiletto Promotions - Goth related events / announcements that should interest those into the Goth scene.

• The Dark Room - a great weekly Goth event held at the Giffard Arm, Wolverhampton

• For MySpace links for these and more visit www.myspace.com/miss_higher
• Check out Ryan’s Gig Guide January 2009 issue for a review of the debut album by the Hanging Dolls “Reason and Madness” 
• The Asylum have many great bands lined up to play in 2009.  See www.theasylumvenue.co.uk 

Andy reminded everyone to spread the word on contacting Mark info@birminghammusicnetwork.com to put their gig details and any other useful stuff on the Birmingham Music Network website.

The next meeting of the Birmingham Music Network is Thursday 29th January 4pm Room 436, TIC, Birmingham City University, Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham - The event is free and normally finishes at 6pm.

Creative Networks starts at 6pm in the same building and offers a chance to network with people from other Creative Industries and listen to a guest speaker.  January see Jan Faull from the BFI National Film Archive feature as guest speaker.  There is also a chance to pitch your business to the assembled guests - contact Dave Taylor on 0121 331 5400 or email creative.networks@tic.ac.uk for more info.  To register to attend, please visit www.creativenetworksonline.com 

 

Get your Music News onto The Music Network site

If you would like to get your music news and information onto this site there are two ways to do it.

1. Come to our Monthly Networking Meeting on the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm at The BCU Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC), Millennium Point, Birmingham, B4 7XG.

The Monthly Networking Meeting is an ideal place to present your information and meet others who will be doing the same.

If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, business cards or flyers to hand round, or if you wish to make an appeal for help, advice or guidance then the meeting could be useful to you. Any points raised in the meeting will be included in the minutes and posted to the site and you will meet plenty of interested people who may want to question you further or get involved.

2. If you can’t get to a meeting you can email your information. Send no more than 250 words and a picture(jpg) with your contact details and a link to your own site or relevant page. You can also upload the document to Scribd (it’s free) and send the link. [Read more]

AU-Squat-Festival Frankfurt, Germany- squatted for 25 years

Birmingham based band Police Bastard have been invited to Frankfurt, Germany.

On the 7 and 8th of June 2008 the autonomous cultural and living project and oldest squat in Germany, the AU in Frankfurt/Main, celebrates the 25th aniversary of the squatting.

The AU can look back on 25 years of non-profit DIY concerts, soup/people’s kitchen and many other great cultural and political events. The area offers a self-organized living space for a lot of different people.The AU is a political space which positions itself against each way of racism, nationalism, antisemitism and sexism.

Sat 07.06. Open-Air Festival (AU-Fest)
Bands playing are

LIFE BUT HOW TO LIVE IT! (Norway), 1982 (Germany), POLICE BASTARD (UK), CHARGE 69 (France), NOISE ANNOYS (Germany)

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Stanley Brinks at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham March 14th 2008

step forward the now Berlin-based Stanley Brinks. New single ‘Fox Trot’ is dark and broody, lurching forward like the pissed fall guy in a 1950s crime caper; Brinks’ lyrics are exquisite, slowly painting his story with effortless flamboyance (“My father was a doctor but he played the guitar/On the day that you are born you know who you are”). He states his intentions: “The only thing I learnt was what no-one said to me/You better live now and stop getting ready.” The results could prove intriguing.”

Stanley Brinks Tour and gig at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham March 14th 2008

The Catapult Club, Iron Man Records and The Music Network bring you:

Stanley Brinks at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham on march 14th 2008.
(aka Andre herman Dune) Tickets will be £7 on the door or £5 in advance. Doors 8pm.

Stanley Brinks is the new identity of André Herman Düne, original member of the “Herman Düne” trio. He also recorded and played shows in Europe, the UK and the US under various other names: Ben Dope, Ben Haschish, Klaus Bong, John Trawling, John Andreas, Lord Stanislas… Now based in Berlin, he’s mostly recording and playing as a solo act.

Review: “Having toured and recorded all over under different guises ranging from Ben Dope to Klaus Bong to John Andreas, this former member of the French anti-Folk Herman Dune trio has done it again: step forward the now Berlin-based Stanley Brinks. New single ‘Fox Trot’ is dark and broody, lurching forward like the pissed fall guy in a 1950s crime caper; Brinks’ lyrics are exquisite, slowly painting his story with effortless flamboyance (“My father was a doctor but he played the guitar/On the day that you are born you know who you are”). He states his intentions: “The only thing I learnt was what no-one said to me/You better live now and stop getting ready.” The results could prove intriguing.”

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Stanley Brinks at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham March 14th 2008

The Catapult Club, Iron Man Records and The Music Network bring you:

Stanley Brinks at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham on march 14th 2008.
(aka Andre herman Dune) Tickets will be £7 on the door or £5 in advance. Doors 8pm

[Read more]