The Shop Assistants, The Close Lobsters, The Pastels. Then there was Talulah Gosh, the Wedding Present, the Bodines, the Mighty Lemon Drops, Razorcuts, The Chesterfields, The Pooh
Currently, I live in Perth, Western Australia with my wife, son, cat and dog. Dan: I was born in Walsall, West Midlands, then brought up in North Wales, near Oswestry, where the Kildares formed. John: I grew up in Bristol. ++ Whereabouts in SE London was Rebecca Fishpond based? Wer...
In 2009 the label Rightback Records released a CDR version of the single and included 3 more songs on it as bonus tracks: “Put an End to it All”, “On the Street Where You Live” and “Eye to Eye”. This CDR came with liner notes by Craig Methven and there it tells that the ...
The great thing is that we’ve kept in touch even now, with Martial who runs a record shop in Bordeaux (Total Heaven), with Fred who also runs a record shop in Paris (Pop Culture), with the people in Limoges (Anorak), with Alban who lives in Paris (he was in Les Garçons Ordina...
or Joe McAlinden from Superstar/Groovy Little Numbers, giving their two cents about the rise and fall of one of the best labels of our era. The indiepop connection was all over the place. It was so refreshing to hear people mentioning The Pastels, The Shop Assistants, Television Personaliti...
The indiepop world was shook a few days ago. The Facebook page C86 & All That: The Creation of Indie in Difficult Times would tell us that Alex Taylor, the vocalist of the legendary Scottish band The Shop Assistants had passed away. This was enough to make the indiepop community fall ...
(record shop and label) and other labels, I don’t know any of those guys personally… Olanza are great… there’s quite a few interesting guitarry post-hardcore influenced bands around at the moment. Trust Fund, Baby Grey (now Whitebelt), Motes, Margot, Nervy Betters, Two White ...
Let’s say this is just gossip, but when Pushy Parents got offered a place to practice before their Saturday gig, well, they couldn’t say no. I had vaguely met the band on Thursday, after been baked in the Cakeshop’s basement oven, just outside the front door of the venue just ...
The EP is for sale online at the Calico Cat shop – you get a free button badge too! http://calicocat.bigcartel.com/product/pale-lights-ep Thank you for talking to us Roque – you’re the tops ::: Listen Pale Lights – Boy of Your Dreams :: Dreaming Genies author: Roque category...
I had a cheap Spanish guitar when I was about 11 and had lessons but didn’t stick with it, then when I was 16 my friend Rob and I started a group, he had a guitar so I bought a bass from a junk shop, it was a Gibson SG copy made of plywood and cost £30. I learned ...