Posted by Harriet on 27/11/12
CUUUUUUM ON YOU PORKERS!
Celebrating all things porcine this Christmas PIGMEE invites YOU to their first ever X-mas Party at Hysteria Daslton, 13.12.12.
Free Entry, Spiced Punch and 2 floors of hell raising, nose twitching, bum clenching music.
DJ’s:
NATHAN G WILKINS
REV MILO SPEEDWAGON
ADAM & TREE CARR
IRISH STEVE & TIM NOBLE
PETE CROKER
PIGMEE
Here’s the Facebook Event Page
See you all there piggies!
Harriet x
Posted by Lucy on 26/11/12
So something or rather someone remarkable can come out of a reality TV show.
Earlier on in the month I was booked to work with Matt Corby. I had never heard of Matt Corby and after some googling I learn’t from Wikipedia that he had come 2nd in Australian Idol at the age of 16 and since had been signed by Ben Lovett to Mumford and Sons label Communion then he went and played in peoples gardens blah blah end of.
And then I met him… Sitting in the garden of the Shipmasters house in Deptford next to the Thames, we drank coffee and nattered over roll ups in the last of the Summer sun. Talking to Matt is like talking my friends, to the troubadours of London’s music scene that make musical pilgrimages with guitars strapped to their backs, its like having a beer with George Frakes, JD Smith or Danni Razza at the Agile Rabbit in Brixton.
Matt told me about living on his own on a farm or was it a ranch in Australia with a bow and arrow to keep deadly snakes away. He explained how the music industry initially wasn’t exactly what he had imagined and of his return to normality turning his back on London and returning to Oz to work in a coffee shop. He began playing intimate acoustic shows in peoples back gardens which led to his eventual return to our shores.
Then I sat and watched and listened to the live performance. Speechless.
In his early 20s Matt comes across as ageless, he is great company and has an old wise head which is evident in his beautifully penned honest raw lyrics. His vocals are evocative and captivating I’d go as far as to say that they will literally stop you in your tracks. He’s been compared to Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley. He has a vast range and travels from soprano/verbratto to deep tenor with a flutter of an eyelash and….. I am hooked.
So here’s the performance, beautifully filmed by The Blind Club. I must also mention the drums, genius drumming by Chris Mass who I am pretty sure fronted a Levi campaign once upon a time.
So good luck Matt I reckon you’re gonna sell a heap load more records and break alot of hearts.
Thanks always to Dan Curwin 😉
Lucy x
(oo and P.S I used Bed Head Sugar Dust in Matt’s tangled sunned locks)
Check out more about Matt here
www.mattcorby.com.au
Posted by Stevie on 14/11/12
In a smokey dark room in East London two women I’ve been wanting to see live for a while and one of my firm ones to watch for next year, take to the stage. Saint Lou Lou are an epic pop duo who happen to be half Swedish, half Australian sisters. And both are stunning. Beyond stunning. Like totally amazing. However, I shan’t dwell on this point (too much), back to the gig. (Which is surprisingly predominately full of males for a female pop duo… Hmmm)
With ambient lighting and a male guitarist and drummer, they tear into their set. Open expansive tracks, driving verses and big soaring choruses make SLL very easy on the ear as well as the eye.
Having only so far heard their debut single “Maybe You”, their opening two tracks have more tempo and beat to them. Harmonies flow over the ethereal electronic sound of SLL throughout their set. All the set has more drive than ‘Maybe You’ which means we’ve far from seen all they have to offer. I for one an very much looking forward to further releases.
Throughout they flirt sweetly with the crowd, commenting on the heat in the Dalston basement “though I won’t remove all my clothes. Maybe next year.” They’re relaxed and accomplished inviting you into their world.
Skylights is the closing track to the short set, and what a great track with choral harmonies and a big hook, this could be a hit. When they release it could prove crucial, it’s clear to see why they’ve sat on this one at this early stage. The chorus is an addictive anthem of “we gotta keep on moving on, we’ve gotta keep on to stay strong”. As they finish to rapturous applause they curtsy and smile sweetly thanking the audience for their time.
With such a big bold accomplished sound so early in their career I’d think these two could be onto something stunning of their own.
Posted by Andy on 09/11/12
As music journalists are delving back into all their favourite releases of 2012 to compile the annual end of year lists, I am going to take a brief look forward to tell you what new delights there are on the horizon.
If you managed go catch Later… With Jools Holland at 10pm on BBC2 last night, you would have been lucky enough to see the stunning Tennessee born Valerie June performing the first single from her debut album, out sometime early next year. Her unique voice and stripped back, intricate acoustic guitar performance was reminiscent of Adele’s first performance on Jools Holland before 19 came out. A big talent, with a big smile and detailed lyrical story telling, Valerie June is definitely one to watch out for in 2013.
Next up is Night Works; the solo alias from a Metronomy affiliated musician. He had steadily released a number of killer singles and played his first eve live show on Halloween, appropriately titled Fright Works. Check I out.
My final tip for 2013 fame is Norwegian Starlet MØ. With only two tracks to her name in YouTube there isn’t much to go on, but with a Sony deal in Scandinavia there will be a lot more details to follow shortly
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