MySpace Trawl
MySpace Trawl – The Lovely Eggs
After hearing the first 30 seconds of The Lovely Eggs song Have You Heard A Digital Accordion we immediately smashed our piggybank to go and purchase a copy of the bands 7" EP. With quirky upbeat and addictive songs such as Digital Accordion, it remains a physical impossibility for anyone to sway along or attempt to sing ...
After hearing the first 30 seconds of The Lovely Eggs song Have You Heard A Digital Accordion we immediately smashed our piggybank to go and purchase a copy of the bands 7" EP. With quirky upbeat and addictive songs such as Digital Accordion, it remains a physical impossibility for anyone to sway along or attempt to sing ...
MySpace Trawl – Mr Scruff
After a brief stint away to contemplate life and the existence of X Factor, this typically patchy feature returns to guide you towards music you might not know. Whilst away in foreign shores, we found the lack of music amazing. Each night we were treated to tribute acts that varied from laughable to ghastly. A personal highlight included the P Diddy and Usher rappers who kept on forgetting the words. Never a good start. But getting away from all things, er, gangster we thought we’d direct you towards the funktastic Mr Scruff.
After a brief stint away to contemplate life and the existence of X Factor, this typically patchy feature returns to guide you towards music you might not know. Whilst away in foreign shores, we found the lack of music amazing. Each night we were treated to tribute acts that varied from laughable to ghastly. A personal highlight included the P Diddy and Usher rappers who kept on forgetting the words. Never a good start. But getting away from all things, er, gangster we thought we’d direct you towards the funktastic Mr Scruff.
MySpace Trawl – Florence And The Machines
Well, we were going to make a crap joke to open this story about how cool it would be to build the ultimate machine. You know it would cook food for you, scratch your arse and sometimes get two numbers right on the lottery using ancient Greek mathematical methods. Sadly, the useless piece of cack that is MySpace decided to break on our computer and not load properly. Subsequently we can’t really bang on about how brilliant she is and why she will become the biggest female star of 2009. If any press or PR types want a quote from us, we believe that Florence And The Machines are “five million times better then Kate Nash and five million times less annoying than that ear splintering cockney twangâ€.
Well, we were going to make a crap joke to open this story about how cool it would be to build the ultimate machine. You know it would cook food for you, scratch your arse and sometimes get two numbers right on the lottery using ancient Greek mathematical methods. Sadly, the useless piece of cack that is MySpace decided to break on our computer and not load properly. Subsequently we can’t really bang on about how brilliant she is and why she will become the biggest female star of 2009. If any press or PR types want a quote from us, we believe that Florence And The Machines are “five million times better then Kate Nash and five million times less annoying than that ear splintering cockney twangâ€.
MySpace Trawl – Germlin
Ooh, before we get into the music, we have to note the random change of MySpace! All the omg’s, lol’s and wtf’s don’t really cover what Tom and Rupert Murdoch have done – like seriously. For some strange reason, the music player has changed. It looks like an inbred cousin of iTunes. We feel no emotion towards it. Perhaps they wanted to keep up with Facebook and arbitrarily change stuff against people's will. Now, for a band to be a band, they have to have more than one individual. If not, you’re just a solo person. Sometimes, bandmembers will do their own thing and release an album full of tasty offerings. Our first ever trawl was Gay Against You, so we thought we’d let you know what one of the two members is now doing. Germlin’s solo stuff is very similar to his band project. And that’s why we like it – the songs are fun, chopped up and noisy.
Ooh, before we get into the music, we have to note the random change of MySpace! All the omg’s, lol’s and wtf’s don’t really cover what Tom and Rupert Murdoch have done – like seriously. For some strange reason, the music player has changed. It looks like an inbred cousin of iTunes. We feel no emotion towards it. Perhaps they wanted to keep up with Facebook and arbitrarily change stuff against people's will. Now, for a band to be a band, they have to have more than one individual. If not, you’re just a solo person. Sometimes, bandmembers will do their own thing and release an album full of tasty offerings. Our first ever trawl was Gay Against You, so we thought we’d let you know what one of the two members is now doing. Germlin’s solo stuff is very similar to his band project. And that’s why we like it – the songs are fun, chopped up and noisy.
MySpace Trawl – Excentral Tempest
There’s never much hip-hop featured on this feature. It’s not because we don’t like it and single the genre out like the kid at school who had head lice. Unfortunately, it’s down to the fact that any sort of UK rap/hip hop that doesn’t get produced outside of London gets laughed at. Just look at Grandfather DJ Tim Westwood. He’s as ghetto as the local paperboy. But despite his achievements in championing many American artists, he still gets the piss ripped out of him. All for being the son of a vicar and sounding like something he’s not. Dizzee Rascal, Lethal Bizzle and to a lesser extent, So Solid Crew all came from various pirate radio backgrounds before gaining our attention. Unlike other music genres which can be really made from a bedroom, these artists have to battle against fellow producers/MCs before getting a whiff of attention from record type folk. Early career mixtapes are always in high demand when an artist makes it big. Excentral Tempest is a young female London MC who will hopefully show the blokes on the circuit that the ladies can cut it.
There’s never much hip-hop featured on this feature. It’s not because we don’t like it and single the genre out like the kid at school who had head lice. Unfortunately, it’s down to the fact that any sort of UK rap/hip hop that doesn’t get produced outside of London gets laughed at. Just look at Grandfather DJ Tim Westwood. He’s as ghetto as the local paperboy. But despite his achievements in championing many American artists, he still gets the piss ripped out of him. All for being the son of a vicar and sounding like something he’s not. Dizzee Rascal, Lethal Bizzle and to a lesser extent, So Solid Crew all came from various pirate radio backgrounds before gaining our attention. Unlike other music genres which can be really made from a bedroom, these artists have to battle against fellow producers/MCs before getting a whiff of attention from record type folk. Early career mixtapes are always in high demand when an artist makes it big. Excentral Tempest is a young female London MC who will hopefully show the blokes on the circuit that the ladies can cut it.
MySpace Trawl – Errors
You may be mistaken to think that Errors is actually a discussion topic for a six-hour Jeremy Kyle show special. Via the use of webcams for guests and a few members of the audience who aren’t quite all there, it very well could be the TV programme of all TV programmes that would cause everyone to simultaneously smash their televisions sets. Thankfully though, ITV isn't quite ready to unleash that beast. For the meantime, we’ll just have to do with people who lie about weight loss, repeats of DIY shows and that smug ginger chef who would spit on you if offered a piece of cheese on toast from your own oven. Errors are, in fact, another quality band to come out of Glasgow.
You may be mistaken to think that Errors is actually a discussion topic for a six-hour Jeremy Kyle show special. Via the use of webcams for guests and a few members of the audience who aren’t quite all there, it very well could be the TV programme of all TV programmes that would cause everyone to simultaneously smash their televisions sets. Thankfully though, ITV isn't quite ready to unleash that beast. For the meantime, we’ll just have to do with people who lie about weight loss, repeats of DIY shows and that smug ginger chef who would spit on you if offered a piece of cheese on toast from your own oven. Errors are, in fact, another quality band to come out of Glasgow.
MySpace Trawl – Modernaire
Remember when you were young and your grandparents often dragged you away to show you something that you weren’t meant to see? You know, like introducing you to a can of lager in the dusty shed and encouraging you to knock it back? Though sometimes they did just bore you to death about something they thought you’d be interested in. What we’re poorly trying to get at is that some things are best discovered by other people. This is what happened to us with Modernaire. When we battled our way through the trendy crowd at a Tings Tings gig, they were the first band on. Support bands are either going to send people to the bar or keep you watching. Thankfully this lot kept our attention.
Remember when you were young and your grandparents often dragged you away to show you something that you weren’t meant to see? You know, like introducing you to a can of lager in the dusty shed and encouraging you to knock it back? Though sometimes they did just bore you to death about something they thought you’d be interested in. What we’re poorly trying to get at is that some things are best discovered by other people. This is what happened to us with Modernaire. When we battled our way through the trendy crowd at a Tings Tings gig, they were the first band on. Support bands are either going to send people to the bar or keep you watching. Thankfully this lot kept our attention.
MySpace Trawl – Razmataz Lorry Excitement
It's ace having quality bands and solo artists on your doorstep. Before they break through onto the national scene, you’re guaranteed to catch them playing a gig in and around various cities close to you. In a slightly personalised trawl this week, it’s time to expose you in to one such artist who has a strong reputation in the live Newcastle/Sunderland music scene. Already tagged as a UK equivalent to LCD Soundsystem, Razmataz Lorry Excitement aka Kevin Dosdale serves up electro with soul that carries punk elements and doesn’t have an electronic boys and girls sound. Another plus point is the use of back-to-basics hardware in live performances and the creation of actual tracks. In an age where bedroom producers rely on software, it is refreshing to see someone actually work like a loon behind stacks of samplers and other music-making toys that'll boggle your mind.
It's ace having quality bands and solo artists on your doorstep. Before they break through onto the national scene, you’re guaranteed to catch them playing a gig in and around various cities close to you. In a slightly personalised trawl this week, it’s time to expose you in to one such artist who has a strong reputation in the live Newcastle/Sunderland music scene. Already tagged as a UK equivalent to LCD Soundsystem, Razmataz Lorry Excitement aka Kevin Dosdale serves up electro with soul that carries punk elements and doesn’t have an electronic boys and girls sound. Another plus point is the use of back-to-basics hardware in live performances and the creation of actual tracks. In an age where bedroom producers rely on software, it is refreshing to see someone actually work like a loon behind stacks of samplers and other music-making toys that'll boggle your mind.
