There seems to be an insistent need to focus largely on the groups melancholic lyrics and draw more broad conclusions that these Scottish lads are a rather despairing lot. I’m fairly certain this assumption is way off the mark. As James explains “people say to me, is it like therapy? And I was like fuck, is it?..I don’t think I need therapy I just enjoy that side of life I think it’s kind of interesting. Like I’m genuinely quite a happy guy but it’s just that I get that side out of me that way”.  Music and more importantly writing lyrics for him seem to be both cathartic and energising.

The bands insistence to innovate their sound, moving from booming guitar riffs to moody synths with ease means they are now lurking down an entirely different post punk alley. There is contrast between Graham’s nostalgic lyrics and his sense that their music should constantly evolve from past material. Referring to the move away from the big guitar sound that was so prevalent in the last album Graham says “we set the big guitars over it and they’re kind of not there anymore, we’ve been and done that so there’s no point in us doing that again”.

It is refreshing to hear a ‘The’ band who seem to retain a sense of what they want their music to be about. Rather than falling into the trap of reeling out various songs with repetitive but annoyingly catchy choruses Graham wants his music to reflect their perspective of something real, an experience, a moment and the emotion that is attached to that. As he notes “every song is personal and every song is written because I want to write about that, we never just write a song for the sake of it”. He trusts their music and its integrity and this is why I think these lads are going to be here for the long haul, as he remarks “I can say like everything that we’ve done, I can look back when I’m old and grey that and think, we did it right , yea I’m really happy with it”.

Now embarking on a U.S tour, where their new album ‘No one can ever know’ has received critical acclaim and which will see them headlining as opposed to supporting for the first time over there I can’t help but sense the momentum is building for this small Scottish band. Despite this Graham still retains a humble sense of where their roots lie “It’s still pretty strange for a small band from Scotland, I’m still pretty blown away by it, by the reaction over there”. Graham holds no bravado and despite his penchant for dark lyrics his demeanour is upbeat and we ease into discussion of him recovering from a hangover, and that he has decided ‘getting back on it’ (he sips on a glass of red) was probably the best way to push through it. I agree this is generally the cure I opt for and we move on.

As I mention the absence of his band mates for the interview , he explains “Andy doesn’t really say much when he’s being interviewed, he kinda goes mute, but he’s not like that otherwise, whereas me, I’m a talker”. Probably best then, silence never bodes well for gritty interview content.

So what’s happened over the last year leading up to the release of the new album?

It’s been a long time since, think it was this time last year we were recording it, did it down in London. We’ve just been working away mixing it and stuff and it was finished ages ago just been sitting on it for so long, you know in one way I find it kinda frustrating because you wanted to get it out there but at the same time it was quite nice coz it was just ours, nobody had heard it

You had your own little creation..

Yea totally, yea. I mean now that it’s out and it came out last Monday now, I won’t listen to it anymore. I’ve done that with every single album, once it’s out it’s not really ours anymore. It’s more important to then kinda focus on the live kind of sound, yea so I’m kind of finished with it now

No I understand, once I’ve done an article or a review, I’ll read it obsessively again and again and then you kind of get sick of your own words…

Yea it’s kind of like you’ve got everything you want from it, if you kind of went through it and you went ‘yes that’s it’ , then it kind of doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks because ultimately I’m happy with it. I know in the long run it matters what people think about our music but I can say like everything that we’ve done, I can look back when I’m old and grey and that and think ‘we did it right , yea I’m really happy with it’

We take a pause as the monotonous background dance music in the club is notched up a level..

Jesus, I feel like I might be getting high from this..

Yea, I know what ya mean I think I’ve started to give answers in time with the beats

Music is turned down again to a relatively normal level and we resume.

I’ve read that you make quite a big distinction between production in the studio and your live performances, is it because you’ve got a live audience in front of you, is it that interaction?

I don’t know about interaction but for me personally I don’t really interact with the crowd that much apart from saying thank you! I kinda of just enjoy it more for myself , I know it sounds quite strange but I get lost in my own wee world and I suppose if that happens then it can come across that I’m getting into what we’re doing, like instead of pointing to people in the crowd..

You’re not one of them?

No, people say they think I’m a bit of a maniac, people actually say so, there was a review about a Glasgow gig the other day, saying they’re genuinely scared of me. Apparently on stage I look a bit menacing but that’s just what comes out, but I like the interaction with people after the show and seeing people liking our music is amazing and going out and talking to them is great, I enjoy that kind of side of things. I think people are kinda running away from me after the shows sometimes though!

Well if you look menacing then there might not be that many people wanting to talk to you afterwards..

Right yea they’re probably thinking ‘let’s go for fucks sake!’

What do you think is the biggest difference between the last album and this one for you and for the rest of the band?

The main difference for me is that the songs have got more space in them and there is more room within the songs. The second album was pretty full on, filled with loads of things but these songs have got a lot more room to breathe. I think obviously now the synths are there it marks that our styles changed a little bit but apart from that it’s just another. The second album was a really hard one because of what it was about for me, coz there was like a two month period where I went a bit crazy and I lost someone quite close to me and I wrote about it because like I thought it was the only way to deal with it so like that was very heavy on me but the lyrics were all about where I was at, the way I was feeling but previously , the album before that was more about observational kind of things.  They’re all very, every song is personal and every song is written because I want to write about that, we never just write a song for the sake of it, so with this album I think we went back to the more observational thing, I’m not being a dickhead anymore! So it was back to that but every song is about me, people I know, my friends, my family and where we live so, every song is personal. Maybe it was just the style, the way that I was writing has changed in this as well but apart from that I think we set the big guitars over it and they’re kind of not there anymore, we’ve been and done that so there’s no point in us doing that again and so those are probably the main differences

And so song wise, I know it’s probably difficult to say because like you said each one does mean something to you and it’s about something that is related to your life but is there one that when you perform  really stands out?

The fifth song on the album is, it’s just one of those ones, I wrote it in an afternoon and, two hours I wrote it in and it was like once I’d done it was done. There’s  a lot of songs like I was saying, that I record things on my phone and I’ll go away and come up with a wee melody for it and then I’ll leave it and I’ll come back again and then I’ll put together a song out of it but that one it just seems like,  I was just singing and it was just coming and coming and it just happened and it was like that song on the first album ‘Cold Days from the Birdhouse’ and that happened like that. There’s a lyric in ‘Nil’ and I mean I wrote the song and I didn’t think about something and I was sitting watching telly with my dad and my dad said ‘you know where you get that line from?’ and I was like ‘what line?’ and I was like ‘oh I just wrote it’ and he said ‘this is where you got it from’, and he told me and I was like ‘fucking hell like’ totally subconsciously I must of just put it in, basically like someone I lost I used to go round their house and they used to say ‘is that you son?’ like as soon as I came through the door and like I didn’t know that id put that in the song, and then I was like oh for fucks sake that’s now gonna kill me every time I sing it, but like it was amazing that he picked up on that, it’s just really strange that it must have been a subconscious thing

So I suppose you must connect with that when you perform?

I don’t think it was genuinely about that but that phrase must of just been in my head and it came out that way and I think that’s really cool like, I was genuinely blown away by that, I sat there for the rest of the night thinking fucking hell!

That’s the way that songs are cathartic though isn’t it? Like you were saying something happened to you on the second album… It’s like anything creative, it’s that outpouring of what’s inside..

Yea people say to me ‘is it like therapy?’ And I was like ‘fuck, is it?’

No that’s the alcohol…

Ha! Yea but yea I don’t think I need therapy I just enjoy that side of life I think it’s kind of interesting. Like I’m genuinely quite a happy guy but just that I get that side out of me that way

Oh god I think everyone’s got things they need to express doesn’t mean we all need to go into therapy..

Yea and luckily I’ve got this outlet to do that..

So you’ve got a few more UK dates and then you’re heading to the U.S?

Yea we’ve got two more after this, one more week till we go to America, and they seemed to like us over there so, yea we are headlining there. We have supported a lot of bands so I’m looking forward to seeing where we are now, like at the venues if we’re going to sell out. I’m looking forward to getting out there and headlining and coz when you’re supporting you go and there’s like always some people that come to the gig because they like you but now we’ll be in front of our crowds I suppose, and my friend Micah Hinson is supporting us and he’s from Texas so it’s going to be amazing to tour around with him, really looking forward to it

So it will be a different experience from before?

Well I’m still gonna be drunk a lot. But the same experiences with different people I’m really looking forward to it

Do you get different reactions from American fans to the UK?

They are very enthusiastic, very enthusiastic like in a good way, like I’m not saying in that in a bad way there’s a lot of arms in the air..

Bit of fist pumping?

Yea..Whilst over here it’s more subdued than there, it isn’t in Scotland though, there’s a lot of fist pumping there too! Yea its more they’re just really up for it there. The thing that is weird is in America people will travel like three or four hours to come and see your band and well , I include myself in this when I say that some people won’t travel half an hour to go and see a gig so there’s like that real enthusiasm and we do like have really dedicated fans over there and there’s people that will come to like four or five of our gigs in different cities and like I said it’s not like half an hour’s drive down the road it’s like they’ve planned a trip around to see us

I guess they’re more used to that in the states though as it’s like a ridiculous amount of time from one end to other..

Yea it’s still pretty strange for a small band from Scotland, I’m still pretty blown away by it, by the reaction over there and the albums doing fantastic over there, the reception has been really amazing. It’s actually all over the place and the other ones were pretty well received as well, yea but it’s like not a lot of people come to the shows but they’re critically acclaimed?!

It’s like plain clothed detectives, you don’t know who they are..

Yea, yea maybe! I don’t know, I think that our live sets better than it’s ever been so.. But we’ve not played the new stuff over in America yet so it will be interesting to see what songs get a reaction

Ok, and collaboration wise is there someone artistically that you’d like to work with?

There’s people that we are going to be working with but I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about it actually but there’s a release coming out in the second half of the year that’s us collaborating with people, it’s mainly them doing stuff to our songs that kind of thing yea.  I’m dying to collaborate with the guy I’m touring with Micah Hinson and we’ve been talking about doing something. There’s certain people yea I’d love to try things with, mainly friends and other bands but just try to get this band to do as well as it can just now. But now with this album I have no expectations for it in the sense that I don’t like to get expectations coz then you can be let down if they don’t come into fruition or whatever and so the only expectation I had was that it would do well enough for us to do another album. So that’s all I’m thinking about just now but if there’s someone that wants to work with us.. Oh shit there is someone I’m meant to be working with, Adam Moffat a good friend and we were talking about something but he’s really busy just now because his last album was amazing and he’s touring a lot so he’s writing a new one as well and so id like to do it with him plus I’m pals with Malcolm Middleton so I would like to do something with him as well. So yea in the future yea but just for the moment were just trying to get this band off to a sell out venue

Umm so last question as I’m sure you need to get back to drinking, but have you guys got any plans for UK festivals?

It’s pretty much up in the air, as if we get asked then we’ll play them, we’ve never really been a big festival band but that’s not because we don’t want to do it it’s because we haven’t been asked. We’ve been lucky enough to do a lot of festivals like T in the Park, we’ve done Pitchfork Festival in America and we want to play everywhere it’s just if we get asked we’ll play you know, I mean I think our music is good in a tent but I don’t think we are an outdoors kinda summer festival kind of band , the suns shining and you come see us and we’ll bring your fucking day down! We’re more of an end of the night kinda band when the suns going down, that would be amazing to do some festivals like that and I’m sure we’ll get asked to do some, we got asked to do some last year and we had nothing out and so you’d think with the album out now.. Yea it’s like we’ve got that allocation, then were doing Europe, three and a half weeks around Europe and so after that we’ve got time..So if anyone’s reading this..Book us and we’ll come!

Thank you very much

No cheers for asking us to do it

A short discussion of Buckfast ensues..in which James firstly informs me that Andy is currently out on the hunt for some, I tell him it’s like gold dust down here in London town so he might have a bit of a trial on his hands..

‘Na na, Andy he’ll find some, he’s got a nose for it!’

Here’s hoping he’s as lucky over in the U.S in finding their drink of choice..

The band’s new album ‘No One Can Ever Know’ is out now.

For more information on the band you can visit their official site below or follow them on Twitter!

http://www.thetwilightsad.com/

@thetwilightsad

Repeat Monday

Listen to repeats of last weeks shows back2back.

10:00 – The Morning After
11:00 – Jez and Co.
12:00 – Bugbear’s Rock n’ Roll High School
13:00 – Scotch on the Socks
14:00 – Melting Pot
15:00 – Algorhythm
16:00 – Vibrant Sounds
17:00 – The Rare Goove Show
18:00 – East Village 4th Birthday Special
20:00 – Invisible Jukebook
21:00 – Imaginary People

Tuesday 21st February 2012

10:00 – Deuce Music
12:00 – Westfield Aliance Indie Show (USA)
13:00 – House Central
14:00 – Bass and Breaks
15:00 – Vibrant Sounds
16:00 – East Village Radio Show
18:00 – Kitchen and Rayner
20:00 – The Get Go

Wednesday 22nd February 2012

10:00 – East Village Radio Show
12:00 – The Good, the bad and the ugly
13:00 – Roxy and Ruby’s R&R
14:00 – Conchitas Cabaret
15:00 – The Lady Luck Show
16:00 – Algorhythm
17:00 – Art Kitchen
18:00 – The Racket Club
20:00 – The Download Mash-up Show
21:00 – Imaginary People
23:00 – The Rubyy Jones Hour

Thursday 23rd February 2012

12:00 – Tears 4 Years
13:00 – The Vic Hollup Show
14:00 –
15:00 – We are S.M.E.
16:00 – From Dusk Till Dawn
18:00 – Progression
20:00 – Mudlove
22:00 – An hour of G&T (make mine a double)

Friday 24th February 2012

New music Friday

10:00 – Fresh 4 Music
12:00 – Groin Exchange
13:00 – Kiss my Teeth
14:00 – Hot Air
15:00 – Whatever We Want
16:00 – Meet me in the Bathroom
18:00 – Olly Stock
20:00 – Sink the Pink

Visit our shows page to listen to all archived shows.

We are currently looking for new DJs to join the camp.  For more information drop us a line at info@shoreditchradio.co.uk.

Having already attracted support for their early DIY releases from The Fly, Record of the Day and Xfm the word is starting to spread – witnessed by the large crowd at last summer’s Latitude Festival, sold-out shows in Berlin and a growing online fan base. SAFARI have also been featured in a recent Nokia advertising campaign thanks to a long-running collaboration with director Spike Morris.

They release their new AA side single ‘Doubt’ / ‘Are We Ready’ on 27th February via Sons-of-Stereo Recordings (SSR1). From the electrifying opening strings of ‘Doubt’, to the soul searching lyrics of ‘Are We Ready’, SAFARI are setting down an early marker for being one of the bands to look out for in 2012.

For more information – www.thisissafari.co.uk

Part of the allure this venue holds is in its layout, with the location of the DJ booth ensuring the acoustics twist and turn their way up to fill even the darkest corners. Duo of the moment, Rizzle Kicks with their infectious energy ensured the crowd were buzzing from the start, dropping some Kanye in the mix  seemed to sit well with those already throwing out some fairly interesting shapes on the dance floor. The night didn’t stop after their set for these Brighton lads as they could be seen doing a fair amount of mingling throughout the rest of the eve. Word from the VIP pen suggested they are currently working on a duet with jazz musician Jamie Cullum. An interesting collaboration without question and one I hope retains their usual quick witted lines, punctuated with some Cullum action on the piano.

Between sets as I did the standard crowd shuffle to find a space big enough not to get drink poured down me I was interrupted by a group of girls gasping at the sight of Ollie Locke from Made In Chelsea. What followed was, from what I gathered not an actual conversation but alternates of ‘oh my god’ and ‘this is amaze’.  I can’t say I shared the same sentiment at his arrival but nonetheless I couldn’t help feeling like every time he flicked those locks about he momentarily reverted to slow motion. L’Oreal should really contact this guy. He could do wonders. I was however pleasantly surprised by the fact the celebs didn’t spend their whole night in the VIP area but were milling about with the mere mortals, creating more of a festival atmosphere than your usual gig. That said there WAS appeal drawn to the VIP area where giant bottles of Pidgeon’s Rum laid in wait.  Now I hope I’m right in saying this stuff doesn’t actually contain bird of any sort but it was flying (sorry I had to) off the ice and into the glass left right and centre.

A swift transition was made as Jameela Jamil stepped into take charge and was followed short after by Yasmin, both of whom added some edgy glam to the line up. Yasmin, whose beautifully haunting vocals promise to make her debut album this summer a must have, definitely an artist to keep on your radar in 2012. Highlights later in the evening included DJ IQ’s stint on the decks, mixing easy on the ears pop with his more signature heavy bass lines.

In a role reverse Pro Green was IQ’s right hand man and endured with commended patience being grabbed from all angles by surrounding fans.  As he pulled ‘Jungle’ out the bag with its throbbing dubstep beats the dance floor became one heaving unit of Hackney fearing chaos.  The gig was tied up by beat boxing legend Killa Kela and Amy Carmine (formerly of Basement Jaxx), whose eclectic range of tunes coupled with stand out vocals assured the night ended on a high. The pair formed as new live act ‘Them and US’ back in September and promise to merge the worlds of beat boxing and dance music. With his dynamic style offering up something for everyone there wasn’t a still foot in the place, as he reeled out beat after beat.  A penchant for the newly popular sound of Moombahton thrown in with a healthy mix of filthy electro assures these two are on the pulse of all things new whilst creating their own trends as they go.

This gig was all in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Charity and was organised by Georgie Okell of T4 notoriety, who is doing the admirable act of running a marathon to raise further cash for the cause. So for more information on the charity or to donate please visit one of the below.

www.macmillan.org.uk

www.justgiving.co.uk/georgieokell

“The best house music album of the year…” NME

“Wonderfully dark, paranoid vision of electro pop.” Dazed & Confused

“One to 2011 finest releases” – Stool Pigeon

“Philosophising Canadian four-piece Azari & III are the dance the dance band of 2011” Mixmag

Newly signed to Island records, the hottest property in house, Torontonian four-piece Azari & III are set to drop their latest single Reckless (With Your Love), on 12^th February, with super-producer Paul Epworth stepping up on remix duties, offering a radio edit and mix. Further remixes come by way of Riva Starr, Julio Bashmore and Tiga. The band will finally be releasing their album, which was previously available only on import and limited edition vinyl, on 19^th February 2012.

Seamlessly blending the lines between underground electronica and savvy-accessible pop, the quartet are set to strike whilst the iron is hot and set dance floors for the new-year alight, with their perfectly sculpted minimal-house pop and doom-ladden diva image.

Having met on the glamour strip of Queens Street West in Toronto, Canada, Azari and III’s infusion of pounding funk induced beats offset by soulful lead vocals, has caused waves amongst the blogosphere and music press alike, as well as gaining the support of the world’s glitterati; Johnny Depp, Tinie Tempah and The XX, all spotted at the bands recent gigs.

Reckless (with your love) blends ultra- slick production with retro vibes and a soulful vocal, having become a hard necessity on dance floors across the world, the track is set to erupt.

Emerging as one of the most must-see festival acts of 2011, hitting the stages of Glastonbury, Lovebox and Sonar to name a few, Azari and III are taking their spectacle of a live show on the road in the UK early next year.

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For your chance to win New Years Eve Tickets, please fill out the form below.

For Details on some great NYE Events see below.

 

 

The Spirit of New Orleans
THE BOOK CLUB

Acts:
DJ FORMAT, Jerry Dammers (The Specials) DJ, The Congo Faith Healers live, Samuel Preston DJ, Scratchy DJ, DJ Wrongtom, Digga Please? DJ, Count Sizzle DJ, Count Skylarkin DJ, Peepshow Paddy DJ

Music policy:
Rhythm & blues, boogie woogie, brass, jug bands, funk, ska, reggae, hip hop and swing reggae, hip hop, swing

Time:
8PM – 4AM

Blurb:
This New Year’s Eve, The Big Ten Inch and Disco Shed take you to the birthplace of jazz, rhythm & blues, marching bands, Mardi Gras and black magic- New Orleans. The Specials legend Jerry Dammers adds his spellbinding collection of crazy mambo, calypso, ska, reggae and juju 45’s to the mix. Our super dooper headliner will be announced shortly- we can’t wait!

Dress code:
New Orleans Mardi Gras; jesters, masquerade, purple, green and gold. Prizes for the best costumes – the King and Queen of Mardi Gras will be crowned at 11pm!

Door:
£20 advance / £20 door (first come, first served) / £10 after 1am – available from The Book Club or http://www.wegottickets.com/event/148088 / email info@wearetbc.com for area bookingsDoor:
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Shoreditch Radio is looking for talented and enthusiastic interns; we’re offering an excellent opportunity to join our growing radio station under various roles including Production/Broadcasting assistant, Marketing Assistant or Project coordinator as well as Blog and Magazine Editor.

These are varied and challenging roles and provide the successful people with the opportunity to gain valuable experience in radio, written and new media.

Skills required:
• A Passion for Radio.
• Knowledge of Internet and Social Networking.
• Creative writing skills.
• Diary management.
• Artist and Management Liaison.
• Data Management.
• Audio Editing Skills (using Adobe Audition, Logic, Cubase or Ableton Live)
• Knowledge of WordPress or Basic HTML.

The following skills are NOT all essential. However, the more items below you can demonstrate, the greater your chances of securing a permanent place at the end of your internship.

Copywriting:
You must be able to demonstrate good writing skills with excellent spelling and grammar and have the ability to adapt your writing style according to the audience you are trying to reach.
Experience of blogging or writing articles for newspapers and/or magazines will be a big advantage.

Social Networking:
We’ll be looking for evidence of your ability to connect with people offline and online. You’ll be driven, self-motivated and confident as well as a strong team player with a can-do attitude.

Creativity:
We are looking for people with creativity and imagination who are able to build on existing ideas as well as generate new ones.

Please email to find out more, you should be able to work remotely and on location at least once a week, this position is unpaid, but will lead to a paid position at the end of the internship.

To apply for this internship, please send your CV and a covering letter to info@shoreditchradio.co.uk

Absolutely, Positively, Strictly no recruitment agencies please.

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Vintage shopping at Beyond Retro has become something of a rite of passage for London’s young pretenders and cool creatives alike, and the vintage tour de force have been busy expanding their brand with the opening of their fourth London branch in our beloved Dalston. If you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks you might not have had time to sample their latest sartorial delights, so sit back and enjoy our roundup of some choice wares available online and in store now.

Rucksacks have become stylish again, and you’ll no longer get bullied if you wear both straps over your shoulders. Fact. We like this two-tone black canvas and caramel leather offering, in fact, we might have owned one circa 1992.

Jump/play suits are consigned to the annals of the 1970’s no longer, so make like you’re on an acid trip (matching jacket optional) with this crazy printed playsuit, or opt for sheer, catwalk-trendy animal print and channel Bianca Jagger: the Studio 54 years.

Whilst the nation is currently being lured into a false sense of endless Indian summer security, inevitably it’ll be time to pray to the gods of jumpers and jackets soon enough. We’d love to see someone rock this Kamikaze racing top, Go Speed Racer, Go stylee, or embracing the flasher mac, like Inspector Gadget/Rosie Huntington-Whitely (delete as appropriate). My personal favourite, however, is the red, white and (tiny bit) blue Team jacket, because if we can’t afford the Nike Mags, we can at least emulate Marty McFly in this.

Or if you’re after something less casual you could do worse than this cropped jacket, which is prim and Chanel-esque preppy, whilst representing a choice way to wear checks without resorting to full membership of the not another of those shirts cult.

And finally, the dresses. Hair ribbons and facelift ponytails were made for dresses like this saccharine 60’s number, though you could try toughening up the puff sleeves and bow with leather and studs. It might turn into fight night if anyone gets in there before us with the blue and white checked mod dress. We’re already blasting Itchycoo Park on the decks at the very thought of it on our backs

Visit http://www.beyondretro.com for the online shop and store details.

 

]]> http://shoreditchradio.co.uk/2011/10/beyond-retro-hits-stokey/feed/ 0 http://shoreditchradio.co.uk/2011/08/bookstock-street-party/ http://shoreditchradio.co.uk/2011/08/bookstock-street-party/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:37:09 +0000 delroy http://shoreditchradio.co.uk/?p=1836 The Book Club presents:
BOOKSTOCK Street Party

Sunday 28th August
12pm-9pm
Leonard Street, Shoreditch EC2A / FREE ENTRY
www.bookstockstreetparty.com  
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230267543674087

Let’s dance, LONDON! Get your dancing shoes on!

Wristbands now available! Come and get ’em…

Celebrate the last bank holiday of the year with a day of music, dancing, dressing up, games, food and booze, and a lot of fun. Brought to you by Shoreditch venue The Book Club, Bookstock on Sunday 28th August is going to ROCK your socks off!

It’s been a tough old week – so we’ve got something for you to look forward to!

The Correspondents are Mr Bruce and Chucks. And they’re playing on the main stage at Bookstock! A festival-favourite MC/DJ duo, whose sound is at once new and familiar, The Correspondents revamp vintage sounds for the modern ear. Expect jazz, swing and boogie-woogie laced with drum-loops, synths and bass.

Super dooper disco troopers Sink the Pink have joined the lineup, bringing their straight-friendly gay disco to celebrate the ridiculous. They love to show off – expect dancing, sequins, vintage disco, big hair, costume changes, glitter, sparkles, moustaches, fun and games…

Playing a boogie-licious DJ set, electro-pop-star Little Boots and her partner in dancefloor crime Lauren Verge (from 679 Artists) are going to rock the party. Expect disco, pop, bouncy house, and all manner of fun stuff as these two menace the Bookstock main stage.

Brassroots, East London’s biggest, brashest and bounciest eight-piece brass band are in attendance, Disco Shed present their very own ‘Shedphone Disco, Musical Bingo bring the Bookstock HOUSE down, and the original DIY disco, Bring & Share is coming to town. Plus Bookstock has invited some of The Book Club’s favourites to join in the party: Electro Swing, Big In Japan and Swing Patrol and Electro Swing. And we’ve got Shoreditch Radio on-board with some of their favourite DJs.

Ginger Joe is joining the Bookstock conga! A new refreshingly feisty alcoholic ginger beer; Ginger Joe is inspired by ‘Ginger’ Joseph Stone, the notorious moustachioed London green grocer and founder of the noble house of Stone. Legend says that Joe was fanatical about the tantalizing taste of the ginger root and that his first ‘dip in the ginge’ circa 1740 produced a tipple that literally singed the tips of his ‘tache – an image now immortalised on every bottle of Ginger Joe.

The Meat Wagon will be bringing the meat to Bookstock! And Leonard Street’s latest resident, ICN gallery, is opening its café to get into the Bookstock spirit. You’re invited in to chill out with some delicious Japanese foods and cold tea. Pure Evil is bringing some ‘POP’ to Bookstock… And The Griffin are planning something special on the day.

We’ll have a small army of face painters and entertainers, a dress-up zone, games and dances. Bookstock – a day of music and magic, prancing and posing, balloons and bunting, cocktails and conga-dancing…

Sing, prance, play, party, and dance! Get into Bookstock… a street festival – right on your doorstep!

The Correspondents // Little Boots (DJ Set) // Brassroots // Sink the Pink
Disco Shed // Musical Bingo // Bring & Share
Electro Swing // Big In Japan // Shoreditch Radio DJs // Swing Patrol
Pure Evil Gallery // The Griffin // ICN Gallery
Ginger Joe // The Meat Wagon… and much more to be announced!

FREE wristbands available at The Book Club, The Griffin and Pure Evil Gallery. Come and get ‘em while they last!

Keep an eye on www.bookstockstreetparty.com and www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230267543674087 to find out about free wristbands and how to get them.

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‘One Another’ & ‘Lost In The System’

Double A-side single released 29^th August 2011

“Synthesizer boogie, with lashings of murder, insecurity and raw promise.”
- Q Magazine

“Black Cherry look set to kick their dancey rock on and up to another level entirely” – The Fly

With the continuous growth of the thriving London music scene, the Hackney bred duo Black Cherry are set to release their double A-side single ‘One Another’ and ‘Lost In The System’ on 29^th August 2011.

Since forming in 2007, after lead singer Megane Quashie was re-introduced to producer Gui Fraisse, Black Cherry have continuously been on the gig circuit playing slots at Glastonbury Festival, V-Festival and Great Escape Festival. Influenced by artists such as Depeche Mode, Prince and Donna Summer, Black Cherry’s music is a dance fusion of rock and electro; compromising stories of love, sadness, laughter, death and new journeys.

Re-emerging in 2010 after the passing of their guitarist and friend Rob Moore in 2009, Black Cherry went on to perform at Glastonbury and Rockness festivals as well as play the much coveted SXSW festival and several other American live dates, culminating with the band releasing their last EP ‘The Preface’ last June. Fast forward one year and the duo have continued their assault on America, completing a 16-date U.S tour in March this year, and are now due to release their follow up double-A side single One Another and Lost In The System.

New single ‘One Another’ sees the band brandish their brattish electro stomping sound. Packed with sass and attitude, ‘One Another’ is full of swagger and groove, providing a harder and more electronic edge to Black Cherry. Second track ‘Lost In The System’ showcases a softer and more chilled out approach, blending a soft and subtle psychedelic edge to their upfront indie dance sound.

Double A-Side single ‘One Another’ and ‘Lost In The System’ are due for release on 29^th August via Black Cherry Records.

To listen to Megane’s radio show Miss Meg Presents… visit Miss Meg Presents… on Shoreditch Radio.

For music and live date information please visit:

http://www.blackcherrymusic.com
http://soundcloud.com/blackcherrymusic/one-another-2011

Live Dates:

12^th August: 93 Feet East, London  /  24^th August: Acoustic Sessions – The Cat & Mutton, London  /  31^st August: Notting Hill Arts Club, London

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