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Past or present, famous, infamous or unknown.

Thought it could be an interesting thread.

NOTTINGHAM, UK

1)The Tindersticks
Off-kilter lo-fi soul pop of a sort, with wobbly baritone vocals. Pretty depressing but nice and delicate.

2)Bob Tilton
Proto-emo from the mid 90's, signed to Southern. Emo pioneers - so much to answer for!

3)Spin Spin The Dogs
Dada-ist doo-wop, deranged singer, something of the Beefheart about them.

4)Lords
A rollicking mix of ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy and all things RAWK.

5)Gareth Hardwick
Dronetastic!


What rocks where you live?

Well, I did say past or present, famous or unknown, so you could just go for five famous bands from the past.

Would be pretty demoralising though...

MrFood wrote:LONDON

1). Klaxons.
2). ShitDisco.
3). XX Teens (formerly Xerox Teens).
4). New Young Pony Club.
5). Test Icicles.

Ok - I kid. But I dare anyone to come up with a list of 5 decent bands from London who are operating at present.

Europe's most important metropolitan city = Worst city on the face of the Earth for music. How does that work.

And I'll finally have the pleasure of checking out Gareth's work when I see him supporting Daniel Higgs in November.

1)Part Chimp
2)Hey Colossus
3)LUdO
4)Gonzo Four
5) Um... i am become? Bogus Gasman? ha. You pick one then.


Lewisham/ish-

1)Flux Of Pink Indians
2)Conflict
3)Kate Bush
4)Billy Jenkins/Ginger Baker
5)Spike Milligan (yeah, I'll have his songs)

I can't believe I put Kate Bush in there. I really was clutching at straws before I got on Wikipedia wasn't I?

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK

1. Paper Cut Out
http://www.myspace.com/papercutoutband
2. Unit Ama
3. Marzuraan
http://www.myspace.com/marzuraan
4. Moleck
http://www.myspace.com/moleckband
5. MWVM
http://www.myspace.com/mwvm

Irvine, mid 80's.

The Big Gun - C86 pop. Spawned a Booker nominated writer.

Almost Evening - Wimpy C86 pop. - Spawned a guitarist for The Wishing Stones, a drummer for Spirea X and a guitarist for Butcher Boy.

Easter Parade - Even wimpier C86 pop. Spawned a song writer/guitarist for the Trashcan Sinatras.

Dead Souls - Indie / Alternative / punksters. Spawned pne of Europe's foremost conceptual artists (not my words).

Rab & Wullie's Band (no name). Jangley & distorted C86 pop. Spawned a songwriter/guitarist & bassist for the Trashcan Sinatras and a member of the PRF.

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Tommy Alpha wrote:I can't believe I put Kate Bush in there. I really was clutching at straws before I got on Wikipedia wasn't I?

There's absolutely nothing wrong with Bush.

PELLETHEAD

IDIOT SAVANT

SHRUG

DARTZ

GILLHAM

Rimbaud III wrote:

Tommy Alpha wrote:I can't believe I put Kate Bush in there. I really was clutching at straws before I got on Wikipedia wasn't I?

There's absolutely nothing wrong with Bush.

*High fives Rimbaud III and then shotguns a can of Stella*