A Brief Intermission.
Yes, dear reader; it's that
time of year when the staff here at
salfordmusic.com go
on our holidays. This year it's
Pontins at St. Anne's, same as last year. Bloody
marvellous.
"Aye lass, not bad-
but they're not as good as Suzuki Method".
But as you can see from the
dIARY below we're
going to miss some knockout shows while we're away- so get
yourselves along to see the
Thingumies or the
Suzukis or Briggzy
or the Mekkitts- or you
could do worse than to treat yourselves to a Salford
double-header, featuring Shanty
Town and The Fake Kings
on the 26th at
The
Roadhouse.
We'll be popping into the
Head Bluecoat's office every day to use her internet access
so we'll still be able to reply to your emails and/or ignore
your death threats so don't be shy about contacting us.
And I've got a sneaky
feeling that Salford Music TV will
still be all shoulders to the wheel in an effort to get
July's episode up and running very shortly.
Hi-de-Hi campers.
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Weekend World.
Saturday the 12th of
July:
11.30am: Get up, count
remnants of cash in pocket, look at self in mirror and
wonder WHY OH WHY did I have that last cheeky vimto?
11.45: Eat last night's
kebab leftovers whilst grunting, smacking lips and wiping
chilli sauce from end of nose onto sleeve.
12.00: Pop into local for a
livener and to apologise to the landlord and his
daughter.
1.30: Get taxi over to
Radcliffe to catch
Jealous at the SOS festival at Radcliffe
Civic Hall. Have great time but make a mental note
NEVER to move to Radcliffe.
Jealous.
Suite 57. copyright suite 57.
4pm: Get taxi into
Manchester to catch the teatime slot as performed by the
mighty
Suite 57
at Moho Live
and marvel at the soundscapes created therein. Have
great time again but shake head knowingly at the hilarity of
calling the arse-end of town The Northern Quarter.
6pm: Wander back through
Manchester towards Chapel Street, stopping only to urinate
behind Trinity Church and check that you've got enough cash
to get in to see
Tigerside
and
Suzuki Method
at The
Kings Arms.
8pm onwards: Revel in an
orgy of musical wizardry and fine ale before texting maudlin
and slightly pornographic messages to an ex-girlfriend on
the way home.
Right; that's Saturday
sorted. How about Sunday?
Suzuki
Method
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Probing the Annals.
We've been burning the
candle at both ends recently here at
salfordmusic
mansions; gallivanting round numerous gigs, mithering
various bands, getting stuck into the hospitality and
generally making a fool of ourselves- so we decided to get
down to some real work this week.
salfordmusic.com
staff sifting through the archives this morning.
Yes, dear reader, we've
been down in the basement blowing the dust off our
impressive archives and uploading them onto the site. We've
got loads of new (old) stuff on the
60s, 70s and
80s pages for your delectation and
there's more to come.
We've also been preparing
the next episode of Salford Music TV,
which will hopefully see some new musical delights, live and
recorded, the latest news, and a couple of interviews coming
your way.
But
we need your help oh Salfordian populace! Yes indeed. So if
you can help us with any info or pictures to aid our quest
for an exhaustive back catalogue of Salford music; then
please get in touch
HERE.
Similarly, if you want to
get involved in the TV project in any way; performing live,
presenting or just submitting a DVD of your act; then get in
touch HERE.
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The Fabulous Faker Boys.
We've been keeping our eye
on those Swintonian whipper-snappers
The Fake Kings
for a while now here in
salfordmusic
mansions. Oh yes- we've been casting our beady eyes over
their progress from a distance, nodding appreciatively
whilst listening to their mercurial brand of frenetic guitar
pop.
And then the other night we
took the plunge; we put a bit of slap on and wended our way
down to
The Night and Day Cafe
to see 'em in the flesh. What a treat, fair reader- a great
combination of old favourites like I Might Just Complain
and Turning off the Programme- punctuated with some
belting newies- the highlight being the set-finisher: Let
Him Go.
They've got a busy time
ahead so it's time you checked 'em out- they're playing at
The Roadhouse
and Moho Live soon (see the
dIARY below for details), and they're the featured
band in the upcoming edition of the
Salford Star magazine, and I reckon an appearance
on Salford Music TV is pretty
imminent too.
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Salford Music TV.
We don't like standing
still here in salfordmusic mansions- especially when the
boss is around- and innovation is our middle name; so we
proudly present
Salford Music
TV. Our aim is to present a monthly show highlighting
the talent of Salford musicians and to bring all the latest
musical news using the aid of electrickery and moving
pictures.
If you click on the Salford
Music TV thingy up there at the top right hand side of the
page then you will be magically transported to the smtv
page. Therein you will find a mini taster of the shape of
things to come in the form of a four minute taster.
Now the idea is to get you
lot involved in all this. If you would like to be featured
in some way then let
us know- if you have a DVD of your band you would like
us to show, or you want to be interviewed, or perform a live
acoustic number-
or
indeed- if you would like to present or narrate on an
episode- then the ball is in your court. All the contact
stuff is on the smtv page so you've got no excuse. Get on
with it.
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