a mix between The Stone Roses and Primal Scream with the swagger of Oasis

So, for our readers who haven’t come across you yet, how would you describe the band?

We pride our sound on being unique and try not to be like many others.

Can you describe the band in 3 words?

Fucking mega mate!

Desert Island disc?

Oasis, Definitely Maybe – easy!

The problem with Smile Awhile is that their frontman appears to be Bruce Dickinson

"Indie lads RedStar to record Huddersfield Town classic Smile Awhile"
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/indie-lads-redstar-record-huddersfield-5693179

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6OwIkAmgo8

Someone on our football messageboard posted a RedStar vs Oasis pic to illustrate the insurmountable gap in class between us + Man City and eight people liked the post!

Redstar look like they've got a member who used to be in the SAS?

makes sense, that's music straight out of the interrogation phase of special forces training

The Mary Hopkins version is perfectly charming. It is a Russian song from the great terror era so I'm sure the inherent tragedy that is imbued in it wasn't lost at all on these sensitive artistes :p

We're apparently in the midst of another great terror era... if ILX is to be believed.

I'm shamed by my confusion over their name

'Love Is High (It's Here In The Sky)' by The Hector Collectors
https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/track/love-is-high-its-here-in-the-sky

Apparently Colin Firth has joined a Verve tribute band

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s960x960/16300351_406567049683102_3631799543643237508_o.jpg

meh

http://i.imgur.com/BWpgTzh.jpg

plebeian crapsody

Beautiful.

A Northern Soulpatch for blokey on the left

any mention of The Sherlocks in this thread yet? cause.. hoo boy.

http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/webimage/1.4206352.1471518063!/image/image.jpg

Was thinking the other day watching the (not very good) ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' - at this point in time, the Lennonisms being aped here are older than McCartney's ''granny'' tropes, Millie's roaring-twenties nostalgia (also for then-still-living grannies) or the general Edwardian bicycle-built-for-two steez were in the mid-to-late-60s. Surely it will have to run out of steam eventually, right?

idk, people still like roaring-twenties stuff

https://56.media.tumblr.com/0662f95db70cf34947887c56c13830d9/tumblr_o0zz6zDQD91ro4v2no1_500.jpg

https://56.media.tumblr.com/0662f95db70cf34947887c56c13830d9/tumblr_o0zz6zDQD91ro4v2no1_500.jpg

oh shit!

https://56.media.tumblr.com/0662f95db70cf34947887c56c13830d9/tumblr_o0zz6zDQD91ro4v2no1_500.jpg

:D

finally, some real rocknroll charisma itt

Some more of those:

http://www.boredpanda.com/animals-about-to-drop-album-photos/

http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/animals-about-to-drop-album-photos-58aeb0ce59ff1__700.jpg

this documentary from the mid 90s about lanarkshire lad-rock band the gyres is about the funniest thing on the internet. like a spinal tap of post-oasis lad-bands, except these cunts are for real.

terrible quality sadly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l3_X30uQFc

― Rave Van Donk (jim in glasgow), Saturday, March 7, 2015 5:04 PM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

was about to post this again thinking i hadn't posted it before.

Well, you hadn't posted it from vancouver.

Fuck me, Paddy Flaherty was in them! I used to know him, he was a total jazz prodigy, how did he end up in this mob?

This is more like it:

‘…The Paul Harrison Trio ….and served up an energised set of post-Coltrane jazz which confirmed the growing stature not only of the pianist, but also his collaborators, bassist Mario Caribe and drummer Paddy Flaherty.’ Kenny Mathieson – The Scotsman

I couldn't ken a single word of that doc

Drummer clearly the chillest.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/buy-noel-gallagher-adidas-trainer-

All future posts on this thread will feature bands wearing those

http://i4.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article12841350.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/NG-Trainers.jpg

adidas speziale 'parker from thunderbirds' edition

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/mod_uk

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/tired-miserable-looking-northerners-wanted-13428239

Piece of Cake are on the hunt for extras to appear in a film based on the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.

The gritty historic drama, set to star Maxine Peake, want people who look "downtrodden, tired, overworked and a bit hard done by.

Alexandra Pickford, a director at Piece of Cake Casting, told i: "For Peterloo, we want them to look pretty hard done by. Times were hard in 1819.

“We are looking for gentlemen with longer, collar-length hair. They should ruffle their hair and bring it forward for the photo, and look really miserable, pretty downtrodden."

http://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2016/11/eamon-dunphy-podcast-portraits-752x501.jpg

confession: if those Adidas didn't have Noel's head on the tongue, I would think they were pretty awesome sneakers

Photobooth Ferry.

“When you were young.” #Roxy pic.twitter.com/krgcF99uk7

— Mark Paytress (@Paytress) December 12, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-51XunqJT0w

A warning from history! My cousin D who Nick once linked on here, showing off his new hair transplant!

got a link to the hair transplant clinic he used?

uh asking for a friend obv

He didn't even have that much hair when he was 18 ffs!

but I suppose you need hair when you are rock'n' rolling in the gammon hinterlands.

there are no bald rock stars iirc

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Indie / Rock ’n’ Roll bringers ‘Candidates’ are standing up to deliver uplifting songs, in a time when there is much noise – but not enough said!

It’s with great pleasure we’d like to announce a headline show at Roadmender on May 18th with the incredible, hugely exciting The Keepers joining us as main support! The brilliant high energy indie rockers Block 33 also join the night & the excellent Britpop inspired The Relights open up the night in style! We can’t wait to play this date and with a full line up of great #IndieRock #Britpop #BritRock #IndieMusic to enjoy, it’s a date you need to secure in the diary!

The band are – Steve Wells (Lead Vox/Rhythm Guitar), Jimi Cook (Lead Guitar), Paul Pugh (Bass), Neil Kenton (Drums) and Antony Baker (Keys).

With a mutual appreciation for hard hitting beats, rumbling bass, soaring guitars and meaningful words sung with passion, and a relatable vulnerability, these lads have quickly become a band with a fierce purpose, combining influences such as Oasis, The Verve, The Stone Roses, The Cribs et el. to put Indie Rock’n’Roll back where it belongs.

With a busy end to 2017 bringing plays on BBC Introducing: Northampton and 3 Counties for their debut single ‘A Better Way’, Candidates look forward to a big 2018 with new music coming and dates already confirmed at O2 Academy: Oxford (Supporting Space), Camden’s Dublin Castle and Fiddlers’ Elbow, Northampton Roadmender and festival slots at The Grey Dog Festival and The Unsigned Marquee at Tribfest!

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GENRE:

Indie rock.

MEMBERS:

James Hope

BIO:

Growing up, the first band James Hope ever listened to was The Cranberries; being from an Irish family they were a big influence on him. As he entered his teens, the first album he bought was ‘Never Mind’ by Nirvana which he still listens to now. His favorite band of all time is Oasis. He loves the attitude, emotion and soul, particularly in their first three albums. James Hope started writing music at the age of 15 and joined a number of bands over his teens and early twenties. At home, his dad played a little bit of guitar and bought James one along with a library of Oasis chord books and he taught himself how to play from scratch. Bitten by the bug, he then also taught himself piano, bass and a little drums. After being forced in to taking singing lessons to avoid detentions in school, he stuck with it and rather learned to enjoy them! At 23 years old, he became rather disheartened by the state of the music scene and the issue of children from working class backgrounds losing access to music lessons and tuition in schools and decided that he needed to record his music and become a voice for those around him. Hailing from Leeds, he feels very passionately about the demise of opportunity for kids in his area and wants to redress this and be a social commentator for his community. His main influences are bands from the north of England especially those established Manchester bands of the 1980’s and 1990’s: Oasis, Stone Roses, James and so on. Harking back to his formative years, he also loves the melodies played by certain Irish bands such as The Pogues and The Cranberries. James’ lyrics reflect growing up in a working-class community in Leeds and the issues he’s faced in his own life. ‘Every lyric I have ever written means something to me and even if it doesn’t make sense to the listener there is a hidden meaning in there somewhere. I love this way of writing because it gets them to picture the story of my life which I’m trying to portray in my music. I also know many of my circumstances other people will have faced so it’s also relatable. James is currently working on his debut album and dates for gigs which will be announced soon.

‘The aim of this album is to inspire kids to pick up a guitar and start writing their own music and hopefully I can show them it’s still cool to be in a band.’ James Hope

TOUR DATES:

Coming soon

'Every lyric I have ever written means something to me and even if it doesn’t make sense to the listener there is a hidden meaning in there somewhere. I love this way of writing because it gets them to picture the story of my life which I’m trying to portray in my music.'

i hope he calls his first album paint a confusing picture

http://richerunsigned.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/The-Shimmer-Band.jpg

http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/resources/images/2171430/