Posts by Month: July 2012

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Gig: Twisted Tape Label Launch w/ Temple Songs and Base Ventura

 

Twisted Tape Recordings is proud to present an evening of BASE VENTURA and TEMPLE SONGS, celebrating the launch of their cassette label home.

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Founded earlier this year, Twisted Tape exists as to provide a creative outlet which is economically viable, allowing bands to produce a materialisation of … Read on

Gig: Cherrypip

 

Cherrypip are a trio from Manchester who like to play melancholic pop music.

Gwen wrote some songs, then she showed them to Dan, then she showed them to Dave.

“We sound like three miserable misanthropes with too many instruments and too much time to think.”

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Gig: Eddie Vedder

Singer, songwriter. Born Edward Louis Severson III on December 23, 1964 in Evanston, Illinois. With a tumultuous homelife, Vedder (who adopted his mother’s maiden name) turned to surfing and rock music as a teenager. He was especially influenced by such punk rock bands as The Sex Pistols, The Ramones and … Read on

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Gig: Blink 182

 

The new-school punk trio blink-182 were formed in the suburbs of San Diego, California around guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor. Originally known as simply Blink, the band debuted in 1993 with a self-released EP, Fly Swatter. After releasing the album Buddha in 1994, the … Read on

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Gig: The Cruxshadows

 

One of the most enduring acts of the entire Darkwave subculture is the Florida based group The Crüxshadows. Originally formed in 1992, The Crüxshadows have consistently delivered their positive message through the portal of synth pop hooks and dark electronics to a massive international fan base of followers. From … Read on

John Pope

Gig: John Pope

 

John Pope on a mini-tour from his native Newcastle, presents a solo improvisation for double bass and tape recorders. John is a fine composer and improviser and has run projects such as the Improvisers Orchestra of the North (ION) based at the Sage, which displayed an incredible performance at … Read on