L. A. Salami
Slice of aural sunshine coming soon via this new release.
https://www.facebook.com/L.A.Salami
Jianni’s from Australia
but she’s here to stay,
with her hair like golden sunlight
on a summer’s day.
Her eye’s caught the sun in Sydney
and there it remains,
it shines through her skin and laughter
makes the shadows sway
Chorus:
That Chinese blood of hers
is reaching for the fire
that was lit by Durrel books
Full of poetry or higher.
Her brain is full of words
from all the poets she admires
… she gets by fine…
Jianni doesn’t like the cold
it once made her weep
she was forced to wait for a night bus
when she needed sleep.
But she was out the next night,
the cold won’t keep her down;
you can’t help but feel warm inside
when Jianni’s around.
(Chorus)
Jianni’s got her own place now,
the cheapest place she took,
she travels with a trunk of clothes
And an Allen Ginsberg book.
She gets itchy thighs sometimes
and she’ll let you know
Jianni is beautiful
she’s all the boys in tow.
(Chorus)
Jianni’s from Australia
and she fell in love,
but it stopped her from being happy
so she gave it up.
And love and loss are a perfect way to
douse a flame
but jianni’s soul is burning,
she’ll burn again.
(Chorus)
Music video - Who’s got your back? - Bad Wolf (by ttamg)
#teamtalent2012
Part 2
Meet Bad Wolf Boy, a.k.a. Edward Batchelor doing what he does best, rocking out on bass for Bad Wolf at Old Street Roundabout, London, with Simon Harris (vocals/guitar) and Mathias Upton-Hansen (drums)
The song is ‘Who’s Got Your Back’ and it rocks like a motherfucker on fire.
“When they turn berserker, they sound like Matt Bellamy chained to a monster truck being dragged around a derby” (NME)
Bad Wolf are one of the UK’s newest rock thrills. Simon, Ed and Mat are currently working on new material and gearing up for an on onslaught on an unsuspecting pubic from Autumn 2012.
Consider yourselves pre tipped.
UK Music TV Show - LIVE FROM LONDON 2012!
Packed venue and 8-9,000 viewers on line after three shows (March, April, May) and music fans from Europe in attendance after watching.
PLAYHARD is off to a strong start thanks to artists and audiences, word of mouth, music blogs and engagement.
To celebrate, the 8th June show will have a pre gig artists/media/biz/fans mixer 6-8pm in Camden with free entry before 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/130512347084834/
Invitation to meet/mix/promote; Sunday 27th May, 12-8pm, London W1
BandWagon creates pop-up record store at
Soho Flea Market to promote BandWagon Artists / BandWagon Associates.
Stall No.38, Dean Street, London W1.
BandWagon will create a one off pop-up record store for the City Showcase Soho Flea Market on Sunday. The Pop-up records store will give away CD’s, Vinyl, T-shirts and a whole host of other mechanise provided by BandWagon Artists.
BandWagon Co-founder Maria Hayden said: “We are hugely honoured to be apart of the Soho Flea Market and want to promote the fantastic array of talent on the BandWagon site with promotional material created by our Artists”.
BandWagon will also give away some rare promo material by established bands such as Manic Street Preachers, Radiohead, Oasis etc. Celebrating 90s faves and future hopes.
BandWagon is a platform that allows artists to find gig opportunities created by Promoters, Venues and Event organisers. BandWagon currently has 2100+ bands and solo artists across the UK and over 300 opportunities on its gig board.
http://facebook.com/bandwagongigs
http://twitter.com/bandwagongigs
#teamtalent2012
Bandwagongigs.com is a member of The Artist Network:
http://www.theartistnetwork.ws
City Showcase Soho Flea Market http://www.facebook.com/events/363012167073393/.
Invitation! BandWagon will be promoting and distributing the music and merchandise of BandWagon artists but also have loads of space that we’d love for our friends and colleagues to make use of.
If you relish the idea of getting your Del Boy banter on, bring your flyer’s, Cd’s, merch etc.. to stall 38 by 11am.
map; http://sohofleamarket.com/soho-flea-market-stallholders-map
ABOUT BANDWAGON
The times they are a-changin’: the illegal downloads are a-torrentin’ and record sales are a-falling. But BandWagon graduated with top marks from the “here’s three chords, now start a band” school of music, and we’re here to help.
Inspired by the DIY approach taken by an ever-growing number of artists, two life long music fans / former promoters / band managers got out their sticky (cassette) tape and safety scissors to provide artists with a one-stop shop to take ownership of their careers.
BandWagon allows you to interact with promoters and venues, book gigs, build a live fanbase and plan that vital next stage of world domination.
BandWagon aims to facilitate interaction between artist and promoter, addressing common frustrations from both sides of the gig-booking process:
Difficulties directly contacting the promoter or venue (info at does_anyone_even_read_this? dot com)
Sending demos by post (a.k.a. taking a hike up Brown Envelope Mountain)
Lack of gig opportunities for unsigned bands, particularly outside of their home town
What goes on tour, gets printed in NME
Lack of transparency from promoters regarding payment, PA standard and fuller gig information. “…does anyone have a 3.5 mm Stereo to XLM jack…”
Unable to find available acts to play new nights - Lonely Hearts Club WLTM … Band?
Bands arriving late and not bringing agreed equipment (packed lunches don’t count)
By doing so we hope to help both promoters and acts set a standard of professionalism from the beginning of their careers, in turn increasing the number of live music events across the UK
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* Music Tourist Board note. Since launching in October, BandWagon has become the wunderkind of the new music industry. An extended gang who meet with their artists and promoters and socials around the country, have represented at industry seminars (including Community Music, The Great Escape and the live from London 2012 music stream Playhard) - keep an eye on the site for the next developments and news!
Soccer Six Indie
London 2012 good sports
Indie stars get their kit on for charity.
The line up for the Soccer Six Indie football tournament has been announced.
The inaugural competition takes place at Leyton Orient FC in East London on Sunday May 13th. This iconic music industry event and has featured the likes of Kasabian, Razorlight, The Prodigy, Pete Doherty and Carl Barat to name just a few.
Confirmed to lace up their boots in the ultimate battle of the bands competition are; Two Door Cinema Club, Reverend and the Makers, The Twang, Goldie Lookin’ Chain, The Milk, Dexters, Rob Harvey (The Music, The Streets, The D.O.T.), Masters In France, Little Comets, The Tricks, Sound of Guns, Kav, Buster Shuffle, Eugene McGuiness, The Rivalry, Missing Andy, Daystar, Mercenaries, Sound Moves, Where’s Strutter, Morrissey and Marshall, IC1, The Sharks and the UK’s top rock n roll club, This Feeling, on the pitch - let alone the number of faces that turn out in support.
With the PLAYHARD VIP area featuring exciting established and up and coming DJ’s and bands, the event is set to become a re-established fixture in the Music Industry calendar.
Mark Abery, founder of the Soccer Six events says, “We’ve staged the Celebrity Soccer Six tournaments since 1995 and back then we had Oasis, Blur and Pulp at the very height of Britpop. The Soccer Six Indie is about taking the event back to its roots, creating a real indie get together a couple of times a year”.
Tournament info:
Gates : 11.30am
Kick off 12.30pm
Tickets £8 each via http://www.lofcshop.com
Playhard http://playhardgigs.com
Updated list of artists, photographers, design, fashion, music, comedy, sculpture and more uniting on Sunday 27th May in Dean Street, Soho, London W1 for the Soho Flea Market by City Showcase. What a way to preview the jubilee weekend (above link is to the facebook event).
God Is In The TV
a record label and release;
LETTERS debut EP ‘Older Motion Pictures’
Edinburgh dark cello pop noiseniks Letters release their hotly anticipated debut EP ‘Older Motion Pictures’ through God Is In The TV Records http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk 19th May .
Available to purchase on digi and CD format from digital distributors.
Click the link to GIITTV for fullest info.
Live Music Stream of buzz artists - monthly from Camden, London 2012
£4 advances http://www.wegottickets.com/event/162002 £6 on the door.
Friday May 11th
The Ghosts new and mega acclaimed album ‘The End’ celebrated live on stage.
Mark Morriss, the voice of The Bluetones and a consumate entertainer.
Molly McQueen, recently on tour with Mel C, playing with a full band
The Francis Jetty, The Filthy Habits and look out for Manchester outfit No*Tokyo
The show goes out from 2000hrs GMT on http://gotseen.tv
Playhard Gigs are back with their next night, in just over two weeks. It takes place at the newly revamped Purple Turtle, near Mornington Crescent Tube station. 24 hour bus stops
“Perfect night out for those who like their beer cold, their music loud, and their tights laddered. I discovered one of my favorite new bands at Playhard” (Music Vice).
