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? by woodfiner

What are the best bands on your local scene?

Plus any poss links to check em out.

woodfiner | 15 May '08, 22:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

those

two bands are ace!

some bands that are local to me are end the agony and the sticks.

just myspace them :)

thetreestheyspeak | 16 May '08, 10:30 | Send note | Report this | Reply

crowns on the rats orchestra!

when are they going to record stuff properly?!

penguinzz | 16 May '08, 10:35 | Send note | Report this | Reply

soon!

well, july/august, depends who you talk to. the downfall of having many members in many other bands.

toomanykooks | 16 May '08, 20:56 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Arent they both

more farnborough (that sort of way) based, rather than Hove? I know crowns on the rats all at uni down there, are Pluto too? Havent seen them in ages, they were really good last time I saw them.

eraseallthemaps | 18 May '08, 21:43 | Send note | Report this | Reply

well

i may of cheated, i'm actually from fleet. so hence my addition of the pluto, but crowns on the rats all live down here now, as do i. i also cheated by just bigging up my friends :(

toomanykooks | 18 May '08, 21:53 | Send note | Report this | Reply

its fine!

theyre both good bands, and theres nothing wrong with bigging up your mates bands if theyre good, and those 2 are!
I've only see crowns... once but I really liked it. A step aside from Hikikomori.

eraseallthemaps | 20 May '08, 10:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

aww

this is my local scene! (sort of)

verity-may | 20 May '08, 16:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Yeah, not really that local to me

but theyre ace compared to the rubbish that comes from Southampton, plus I use to travel a lot of shows (around farnborough, guildford, aldershot and webridge, etc) so I almost count them as local too!

eraseallthemaps | 20 May '08, 16:43 | Send note | Report this | Reply

just saw

eagleowl from edinburgh
they are very good

www.myspace.com/eagleowlattack

BigMarty | 15 May '08, 22:37 | Send note | Report this | Reply

agreed

fecking love eagleowl

i also like two of your bands, hardy hardy har

miss_steff | 16 May '08, 11:26 | Send note | Report this | Reply

..

Shield Your Eyes myspace.com/leavethetapesrunning

The Shitty Limits
myspace.com/theshittylimits

Wow! Pigeon Eyes
myspace.com/wowpigeoneyes

MatthewCargill | 15 May '08, 22:42 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Shitty Limits

Backed x100

mattj | 16 May '08, 11:23 | Send note | Report this | Reply

One Night Only...

Are statisticly the best band in the area if you count sales and air play... but I don't belave that counts. So here ya go...

Whogo: http://www.myspace.com/whogo
breakbeat/breakcre/drum'n'base noise fest.

D-Koi: http://www.myspace.com/djdkoi
DJ poducer and good lad who works in a kitchen, who makes hip-hop cut up stuff.

....the !@*: http://www.myspace.com/suckmycom
Some kinda grindcore/breakcore stuff from both of them two together yeah?

kill-9: http://www.myspace.com/killminus9core
Ambient maddness from some one I cant rember who, to many random names...

Jasper Leyland: http://www.myspace.com/jasperleyland
A guy I knew from school who makes really nice ambient stuff... that isn't acctualy his name.

The Undulating Sonic Ape Explosion:
http://www.myspace.com/theundulatingsonicapeexplosion
mine and a mates abandoned joke band so shit but still maybe better than...

One Night Only: no link found....honest....

They use to practice in our village hall and I use to think wow their pretty rubbish at least I will never have to hear them again... on my way to te spar to buy a mars bar... how wrong was I...

thats the music in my litte village in the middle of know where.

jimitheexploder | 15 May '08, 22:51 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Jasper Leyland

http://www.myspace.com/jasperleyland
is infact brilliant it was one of Boomkats albums of the week earlyer in the year...

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=72478

jimitheexploder | 15 May '08, 23:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Manchester ...ish

Hot Bone
www.myspace.com/hotbone
loud noises, cool masks

Kong
www.myspace.com/kongdom
louder noises, cooler masks

Sir Yes Sir
www.myspace.com/siryessiryessir
Tokyo Police Clubish indie-pop with loads of good tunes, no masks

others i dunno myspace for: Cats in Paris, 2nd for Air Cav, The Longcut

bill-bones | 16 May '08, 00:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

KONG!

yes...

chowyunbrent | 20 May '08, 12:35 | Send note | Report this | Reply

spot on

...Sir Yes Sir rule

blackeleph | 5 Jun '08, 15:37 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Skruff

are brilliant live!

cowcow | 16 May '08, 20:52 | Send note | Report this | Reply

yes!

yes they are

Baron_Von_Kevin | 17 May '08, 01:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I envy you!

I LOVE My Disco. Such an ace band. Melbourne seems to have a pretty swish music scene.

l_might_be_wrong | 16 May '08, 09:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I must confess

I live in Geelong, which is about an hour by train, but I have to go to Melbourne to see any decent bands. My Disco played here a few weeks ago though. They were so good, and they gave us beer and hung around for a while.

hoppergrass | 16 May '08, 09:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Just listening to Pikelet

Sounds really nice. I think I saw Fabulous Diamonds supporting My Disco when I was in Melbourne a few years back. I didn't think much of them then and I'm still not convinced by their recordings on myspace. I really hope we get to play over in Oz soon. Really like it over there.

l_might_be_wrong | 16 May '08, 09:21 | Send note | Report this | Reply

aww

i utterly adore pikelet, i sorted a show out for darren hanlon in glasgow last year and she was outstanding

miss_steff | 16 May '08, 11:28 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Edinburgh

Alfonzo
www.myspace.com/alfonzomusic

William Douglas and the Wheel
www.myspace.com/williamdouglasandthewheel

Aaron Wright & The Aprils
www.myspace.com/aaronwrightandtheaprils

pablo1 | 16 May '08, 09:10 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Oxford

That there band named after baby horses (no link necessary).

Youthmovies (obviously)
www.myspace.com/youthmovies

Jonquil
www.myspace.com/jonquiluk

Hreda
www.myspace.com/hreda

Theo (although technically Worcester now)
www.myspace.com/theo1000

that's about it really. Although I haven't really heard any new local bands in a while.

l_might_be_wrong | 16 May '08, 09:18 | Send note | Report this | Reply

aint there some band that are quite good

This Town Has Guns? no thats not it... needs guns? I dunno ;)

http://www.myspace.com/thistownneedsguns

jimitheexploder | 16 May '08, 09:52 | Send note | Report this | Reply

yeah I think I've heard of them

but they're pretty rubbish.

l_might_be_wrong | 16 May '08, 10:09 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I quite liked it

but I'm well lame.

jimitheexploder | 16 May '08, 10:14 | Send note | Report this | Reply

yeah

you must be if you like those losers ;-P

l_might_be_wrong | 16 May '08, 11:18 | Send note | Report this | Reply

;(

cheeky hehe :-p

jimitheexploder | 16 May '08, 12:53 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Mogwai, Biffy Clyro, think:fire, Dananananackroyd,

The Heebie Jeebies, The Dick van Dykes (RIP)

medulla | 16 May '08, 09:22 | Send note | Report this | Reply

AND...

a huge big glasgow centric list of awsome bands that i might write down later

off the top of my head boyfriend/girlfriend and rememberremember and the kazoo funk orchestra

miss_steff | 16 May '08, 11:31 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The Second Hand Marching Band

obviously =P.

martwizzle | 18 May '08, 22:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

whoop!

PABH are great

chowyunbrent | 20 May '08, 12:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply

LEEDS SIX

Mob Rules - Incredible Flag influenced Power Violence. Ex Mock Heroic/Tigers...

Everything else is pretty dull right now. The Wedding Present?

mattj | 16 May '08, 09:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply

LEICESTER

englebert humperdinck... OH YEAH!

mark "return of the mac" morrison... OH NO!

corner"brimful of asha"shop... OH DEAR!

neilminnaars | 16 May '08, 09:41 | Send note | Report this | Reply

don't forget

Kasabian. Thank god I moved up north.

chocolate_cigarettes | 20 May '08, 10:46 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Second Mob Rules

What happened to Mock Heroic then? They split? Not heard anything of them in ages.

Bernard_Matthews | 16 May '08, 09:45 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Ages and ages ago

Pretty much straight after their album came out.

Conor now does Mob Rules and Shittalker, Ralph does Sceptres, and I'm not sure Jop or Tom do anything at the moment.

mattj | 16 May '08, 09:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

when are

shittalker back gigging again matt?

thetreestheyspeak | 16 May '08, 10:43 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Probably not for a while!

Me and Steve are busy with Held By Hands, Conor likewise with Mob Rules.

mattj | 16 May '08, 10:45 | Send note | Report this | Reply

ah ok

well i can't complain with that. i will be catching held by hands live in brighton next month.

:) hurray!

thetreestheyspeak | 16 May '08, 11:02 | Send note | Report this | Reply

leeds has some good bands

red stars parade
humanfly
tigers

ad_c | 16 May '08, 09:46 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Add

These Monsters
Wintermute
Deal With It

Bernard_Matthews | 16 May '08, 09:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I'd also throw in

Vessels
worriedaboutsatan
That Fucking Tank (esp. live)
Paul Marshall

Devlin | 16 May '08, 10:18 | Send note | Report this | Reply

i'm looking forward to Mob Rules tonight

not seen them yet.

stwerewolf | 16 May '08, 12:43 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Not actually from my area

but playing in London alot

www.myspace.com/theevicarsuk

Musky | 16 May '08, 09:51 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Embers Burnt

from chesterfield. Nothing like Avram Grant. Don't worry.

Also Vigilante Wing are pretty decent too.

HumanPigbag | 16 May '08, 10:26 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The person

who said Hot Bone and Sir Yes Sir speaks the truth. Believe.

themighty | 16 May '08, 10:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

i come from an island that has no music

so i'm going to say: www.myspace.com/foolishhit and that's it. but they are AMAZING which more than compensates for the whole lack of local bands.

penguinzz | 16 May '08, 10:43 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The Vanguard in particular

features the best vocalist and lyricist in the United Kingdom. TRUEFAX

juliereverb | 16 May '08, 11:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Cats In Paris

I'm in unrequited love with this new Manchester band you failed to mention if it tickles your fancy

www.myspace.com/catsinparis

In_Tweed_We_Trust | 16 May '08, 14:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

great band!

also day for airstrikes...

FOUR guitarists....amazing

www.myspace.com/dayforairstrikes

miss-claire | 18 May '08, 21:23 | Send note | Report this | Reply

65daysofstatic duuuh

Rolo Tomassi, Rotary Ten, The Situationists, Pygmy Globetrotters, and probably a few more that have slipped my mind.

svenrokk | 16 May '08, 11:20 | Send note | Report this | Reply

all true sven

but I'm really struggling to think of any new sheffield bands... beyond the oild standards (smokers, ck etc)

mr_stranglehands | 16 May '08, 13:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

i am

doing a new band in Sheffield and I might call them The Oiled Standards now.

bob_saull | 16 May '08, 20:22 | Send note | Report this | Reply

bands that me or my girlfriend are in...

Pygmy Globetrotters
Smokers Die Younger
Parallelograms
Slow Down Tallahassee
Navvy
The Bon Bon Club

between us we rule the Sheffield music scene!!

:p

90210 | 16 May '08, 20:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

but seriously

These are damn good bands from Sheffield:

The Yell
The Ape Drape Escape
Darlings of the Splitscreen
Avida Dollars
The Hipshakes
The Millipedes

i keep hearing good things about Green Man Says Go but i haven't seen them yet, can anyone else in Sheffield back up these claims?

90210 | 16 May '08, 20:55 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Wooderson

are from sheffield i think

and are great.

stwerewolf | 18 May '08, 22:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

hey

you're right!

mr_stranglehands | 20 May '08, 11:55 | Send note | Report this | Reply

glasgow ftw

make model

twilight sad

frightened rabbit

endor

twin atlantic

and if ur a pure cunt - glasvegas (yawn)

craigx

cs009d4735 | 16 May '08, 14:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply