As well as the talented local and international acts selected by the festival organisers such as beat poets Breis and Jared Louche (who has worked with Eighties Matchbox), we have added a bit of DiS flair and bought in some of the bands we love from the past, present and future with one or two suprises.
From London we have called in Emma McGlynn whos urban-folk-rock sounds like the best bits Ani DiFranco given a British edge and whose stunning debut album 'Kamikaze Birdie' made a real impression.
Travelling down from Glasgow we have Clearfall who are causing a bit of a stir north of the border. With numerous profile support slots already secured and labels circling like vultures, this will be one of the band's first gigs south of Hadrians Wall where they hope to infect everyone with their Snow Patrol-esque indie strummings.
Fresh from their killer albeit short set at Truck. Oxford's finest Dive Dive are going to play a special acoustic set just for us perhaps previewing a few tracks from their forthcoming album which is due out in October.
In a real departure from their usual set-up we have managed to convince Stratford boys Antihero that they want to play and provide us with an unplugged session - something that is virtually unheard of for the band, so this could be something very special indeed!
Going old school we are bringing back a blast from the past with Miss Black America singer Seymour Glass coming down with his acousitc side project The Charm Offensive which involves member of The Dawn Parade. Apparently going down well in the Cambridge area, this could potentially be a highlight of the whole festival!
Wrapping it all up we have a special acoustic set from Jetplane Landing. Although they are playing a full set on one of the main stages as well, we have managed to convice our favourite anglo-Irish rockers to come and lay down a few heart-felt tracks just for you before blowing you all away!
Apart from our small acoustic shindig there are some great DiS-approved bands playing such as Smother, Reuben, Million Dead, My Red Cell, Winnebago Deal, Amplifier, Engerica and Empathy with Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster rounding things off at the end of the night.
With over 70 bands playing in just one day it is a real festival to be at and costing just £8 you would be mad to miss it, simple as! For full info, line-ups, buying tickets and more go to the TMF Official Site and we hope to see you there!
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I went to a TMF event in London about 6 months ago. Probably the worst organised event I've ever been to.
It was an inside all dayer, but you couldn't leave and come back later. Also the last admission was 2 pm meaning that after that time the 'crowds' (max 50 people menaing the venue was pretty empty at all times) dwindled. The bands each played two sets of about 15 min each. Seperated by 15 min of background music which was oppresively loud. No seating, and bad food rounded off the event.
The band I went to see felt similarly about the experience and I left without watching the 2nd set (which they were tempted not to stick around for themselves!).
Hopefully they have got their act together and the festival goes well.
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Hmm.
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Same people, different place.
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Now, let's all sit back and quietly watch the Pete 'n' Carl soap opera unfurl a little bit more.
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Seems fairly obvious.
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Pretty disgusted with this: a wasted opportunity to fulfill their remit. Shame.
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(Re-reads article)
Um..... Hang on.....
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don't think so...
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Sorry I was angry in the first post. I should've either posted backstage or been politer and I meant no insult to anyone who's 'worked' to book this bill. But I stand by my core criticism - it showcases the narrowness, rather than the wideness, of DIS attitude.
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nope. we're playing a full set, sir.
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Go tothe JPL website and listen to their acoustic/radio sessions and you will hear how good they are. '... Rvolution Rock' almost sounds like a different song!'
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But, yeah, agreed. The acoustic version of Revolution Rock is ace, and a 20 minute set wouldn't be hard to fill. Stuff from the new album wouldn't work as well as stuff from Zero For Conduct, but I can see Brave Gravity, Do It... Now! and We Are The Pragmatists [Brave Gravity b-side if you don't know] working well.
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hope to see some of you there.
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They'll take lots of photos and stuff for me..
I wish I was going, though...
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that's probably enough
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You rock rubba ;o)
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I'm going.
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But Winnebago Deal are playing and for me thats good enough even if everything else is shit.
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but where are mclusky?
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Engerica, Smother & Empathy are the pick of the local bunch for me, can't wait to see all 3. I will be the one bouncing along to 'Square Wheels' before legging it off to start the acoustic stage!
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and to top it off 80s lord over the whole event like thin white dukes proud of all their fighty rockin younger brother subjects.
this festival is flying the flag for, dare i use such an uncool word, "britrock".
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That is real generosity of spirit.
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