Anyone know any decent local bands?

[Brighton Breezy]

I have to review them for my column and its about time I did a band who were perhaps not my cup of tea, purely for variety's sake.

The last two have been punk bands and Ive done ska to death.

Any ideas?

 

[chez]

Are "Chaser" still around? They were/are a quality group.

 

[B.M.F]

There are 2 superb rock bands that I have seen on a few occasions.
LICK are a re covers band who sound really good and you get the added bonus of a well fit lead singer.
Dirty Shoes from waht I remember do a mixture of covers and their own stuff and again are a very good band.
I am hoping that a group known as Mama Joseph reform as there stuff is awesome and all original. Try the Portland pub mate. they have an entertainment licence and have live bands all the time. not only that but they are open late due to the gig licence.

 

[El Presidente]

Try Sandbox and The Young Offenders Institute, both promising

 

[Brighton Breezy]

bha. fatboy, what is your real name? PM me if you dont want to post on here but need it for an article in the next programme about wrexham day.

 

[Safeway]

The Levellers?

 

[Richard Whiteley]

Fat Boy Slim?

 

[Attilio the Hun]

Saw a few at the Pavilion Theatre last night

Oom, The Pipettes, Tenderfoot, and a DJ Cakeboy.

The girl singer in Oom has scorching voice and is working with Massive Attack, The Pipettes were a nine-piece fronted by three modernsixties-style chicks, Tenderfoot all moody and weird but tipped for big things and I'm too old to understand what Cakeboy was all about but "the kids" seemed to enjoy it!

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I like Oom a lot and also am a fan of The Pipettes.

 

[Raphael Meade]

good call on the pipettes.

you just wanna have a scout around richie... start going to the free butt regularly, not seeing whose on, just to check out random bands. cable club would be good for that too.

tis the way i find most bands i scout in london... random luck!

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

You need either the Curst Sons (thecurstsons.co.uk) or the Matzo Boys.

 

[ro's pants]

turncoat are pretty decent

 

[Skaville]

Give Martha Tilston a try - formerly lead singer with mouse. A bit folky for some, but I think she is awesome. One of the best voices I have ever heard live and three or four beautiful songs. I think she is playing the Komedia soon.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Cheers all. I have feature the pipettes this week.

 

[Hungry Joe]

Southern Zephyr are very good for a bit of Alt Country.

www.southernzephyr.com

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I have to review them for my column and its about time I did a band who were perhaps not my cup of tea, purely for variety's sake.

The last two have been punk bands and Ive done ska to death.

Any ideas?

If you have to ask NSC after, what, about two and a half weeks in the job, then you REALLY shouldn´t have the column in the first place. Seriously.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Two and a half weeks?

Ive done 12 columns so far and it is a weekly paper. Not including 2 over christmas so ACTUALLY it is about 14 weeks into it.

 

[El Presidente]

Try The Fanzines, they are superb, but don't appear very often

 

[The Wookiee]

Richie have you heard 'The Critical' yet ?

Not a bad young indie funk band from Sussex, often play Bar Boo in Haywards Heath and were at the Pressure point just before Xmas

 

[CHAPPERS]

Cakeboy appeared at Glasto after winning the unsigned bands competition, it might be worth checking him out.