In the club 035 April 18

‘IN THE CLUB’, IS THE OFFICIAL TUESDAY CLUB

INTERACTIVE MAGAZINE - BROUGHT TO YOU IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PERFECT POP CO-OP

WHO & YOUZ ARMY!

Dear Tuesday Clubbers and Pop Pickers!

Welcome to the APRIL/SPRING issue of In the Club Magazine

2018 is promising to be an exciting year for the TCs with the release of our third album - ART IS MAGIC, we are also hugely excited and looking forward to finally unveiling it at one of our fave local pubs The Lower Red Lion in St.Albans aided and abeted by our good friends the fabulous Hubcap Moon and mighty Scant Regard.

So, who can believe it. 7 years on and The Tuesday Club are on the verge of releasing our unlikely album 3. Literally half the band we started out as. From our hugely promising debut album - See you next Tuesday in 2013, we moved to our 2nd official release, by way of our EP quadrilogy. Having played a fantastic promo tour for ‘My Consciousness’ including the legendary 02 support of Toyah, we were literally rocked to our core by the tragic loss of our drumming heartbeat Terry ‘Super’ Cockell. The subsequent ep releases were put out in a daze and not with a little help from dep drummers. The uncertantanty wasn’t over there though as the good ship ship ‘TC’ was once more rocked and tilted violetly after the penultimate ep release ‘Lady Gargar,’ as first we lost Minki and then Jordan and then not long after that our bass player The Beautiful Wolf. All this bad news was tempered however, by the the arrival of our fab current ‘sticksman’ the inimitable Blairski with whose help we somehow steadied and regrouped enough to begin work on our much delayed ‘comeback’.

With all the good stuff there is one disappointment we need to

mention however. The cancellation of TOP OF THE PUNKS - unfortunately the promoter has pulled out of this project for personal reasons but we hope to have something equally exciting in place to make up for the disappointment. Reverse Family for those of you who’ve been keeping up! (Thanks, for all plays, listens, follows, shares) is now at the halfway stage! Two things really bring the whole thing into focus one is this pic of what 365 songs and 365 diary entries looks like! And the posting on instagram everyday of the latest track cover!

@reversefamily

On PPCO news, we are also very excited to bring news of the debut Album from Andreas and The Wolf. John and Andy have been hard at work over the last year or so putting the finishing touches to it and are really looking forward to following up there as yet solitary single - All I want is You, with an LP.

Thanks as ever to all our usual collaborators and welcome to our new converts particularly Juxta John from Atom Collector Records who will be bringing us regluar updates from his new online DIY revolution.

Really looking forward to seeing you soon, not least for the album launch! The Tuesday Club Forever.

Thanks to: Design @andy8ecreative Content: Anna Thompson, John Viney, Vive Le Rock, Denise Parsons, Will Crewdson, David Newbold, Grae J Wall, Brad Wigglesworth, Pete Ringmaster, Rogue Sector, Steve Honest, Graham O’Brien, Roger Payne, Graham O’Brien

DATE NIGHTS 2018

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MONDAY 26th MARCH - RFEP26

Boredom and Frustration (day 176)

Blood is thicker than water (day 177)

Hutzpah (day 178)

Don't wish away today (day 179)

Beyond belief (day 180)

Immunity (day 181)

I'm there for you (day 182)

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The Ringmaster Review takes stock 19 eps in...

Last August we gave you a first look and insight into the epic new project from Reverse Family. Starting the following October, the plan with 365 was to release 52 EPs as one a week for a whole year, each of their songs representing a single day in the inspiring life of its creator.

Reverse Family is the solo project of Dermot Illogical, though you may know him as Andreas Vanderbraindrain, the frontman of British outfit The Tuesday Club. With its brainchild embracing the various talents of others, Reverse Family first grabbed keen attention with debut album My Songs About Life Mid Crisis in 2016. In so many ways 365 is a whole new ball game for the band, a project taking the listener into the heart and thoughts, not forgetting darkness, Dermot personally experienced as he came to terms with personal despair through the death of a great friend and band mate, going through divorce, dealing with the serious illness of both parents and other traumas taking Dermot to the edge.

Since that first collection of songs sent our way to announce the release of 365, the project has been in full swing with some more teasers sent for our ears to explore. So time to give you more insight into a collection of songs which we can say to date has grabbed the imagination and pleasured ears in varying persistently enjoyable ways by focusing on a few more which have recently been unveiled.

Day 20 provides The Suns rays are just like birthdays, an inviting stroll built around a great post punk bassline as crispy beats align to the distinctive tones of Dermot. Reflecting on the radiance of the weather as emotions rise and fall, the track is a thickly infectious affair nagging away at ears like a pleasurable itch.

"DIY majesty with drama to be found at every turn and so much pleasure too."

Was I a good man (day 15) swinging along with a sixties garage pop hues as guitars offer their psych kissed jangle while No Reason to run (day 6) has the rhythmic shuffle of a King Trigger aligned to an off kilter twee/ indie pop croon. Hugging a melody which enthrals in its nagging simplicity, the track is simply mesmeric, almost shamanic in its virulent enterprise.

Equally irresistible is the bricks and mortar snarl of Sunshade City (day 21). It has a gnarly tone around the pulsating shadowy lure of the bass, both at the heart of its post punk/industrial examination while with matching success We Got It (day26) sees Reverse Family embrace early Adam and The Ants textures in its resourceful punk dance.

All three are additional pinnacles in the lofty landscape of tracks released to date and definite favourites with us among so many more.

It has to be said though that...

...but this always figures in any contemplation as too does the twang lilted Keep Being the Good Guy (day 25). Its country punk tinge and another irresistible bass line and tone court the ever virulent vocal delivery of Dermot, it all uniting in one seriously catchy persuasion.

Seductive acoustic discord flirts from within Dark pop (day 7) and insatiable askew pop punk is bred through the rousing antics of Pay the price (day 3) while School gate politics (day 64) is...

There are numerous potent ways to get into365, such as the delicious lithe tenebrific pop n roll ofYour wandering hands (day 82) but Movin forward is addiction in the waiting.

There is so much more to discover already with365, aside from our glimpses, with EPs released currently standing at 19 as you read, and all there for your exploration, reversefamily.co.uk with plenty more adventure to come which you can keep up with through the Perfect Pop Co-Op magazine. 365 is DIY majesty with drama to be found at every turn and so much pleasure too.

facebook.com/reversefamily soundcloud.com/reversefamily @reverse_family reversefamily.co.uk

Read our introduction to Reverse Family and 365 @ https://ringmasterreviewintroduces.wordpress.com/2017/08/26/day-byday-with-reverse-family

Pete RingMaster 06/02/2018

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"a prowling harassment with menacing shadows and post punk intimation,

kind of like a Bowie meets Artery contemplation."

"There is great diversity to the sound and personas of songs with 365too..."

"With so many tracks unveiled already it is hard to pick a favourite..."

"Movin forward (day 74)is the cream of the crop, its repetitious swing and hook lined lure simply irresistible; a real ear worm as dark as it is vibrant. "

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RFEP27 - Days 183 to 189

Anomoly - (day 183)

Not the kinda boy you want to invite to tea - (day 184)

Bedroom fantasy teenage band rebellion breakout(day 185)

The Light - (day 186)

Rules and Price - (day 187)

Booze Waterfall - (day 188)

The St.Albans Scene - (day 189)

Produced by Steve Honest and Dermot Illogical via dropbox/Hackney Road and St.Albans. Recorded on location(s) in St.Albans Jan-Nov 2015

©reverse family 2018

this weeks themes #tea #bedroomfantasy #rules #price #hurt #boozewaterfall #st.albans #scene #perfectpop #rf365

Where to try and where to buy! soundcloud.com/reversefamily/sets/reversefamily-ep27

amazon.co.uk/Reverse-Family-EP27

BITE SIZE SAMPLES ON NUB RECORDS!

Big thanks to Mark and Guy from local celebrity label Nub Records for giving us the chance to release these handy ‘bite size’ samplers, to tempt you into making the full life commitment that is the #365. Available through all the major digital stores.

4 track digital SAMPLERS

01-06 from OCT 2nd 2017 as part of a set of 12 to collect from NUB RECORDS.

Sampler 06 - 30 MAR - RF365SAMP06

Tap water cocktail (day 137) Urbanised suburbanised (day 143) As the world catches up one by one (day 149) Why are all the best places always in the wrong place? (day 154)

In the club WHO KILLED NANCY JOHNSON

Joining us in the club this month is Stefan Ball. Stefan is the front man and songwriter (one of them) for Reading punk and postpunk band Who Killed Nancy Johnson?

1) Hi Stefan and welcome to In The Club. Firstly, we are sitting in the cyber pub doing this interview, and it’s our round. What do you want to drink? It’s too early for booze and I had too much last night, so I’ll have a cappuchino.

2) What was the last thing you heard/watched that was so good you had to tell someone about it? The EP by Amyl and the Sniffers. I heard a track on an internet radio show called Just Some Punk Songs and loved it, bought it off their Bandcamp. Fantastic swaggering garage punk. They’re Australian and in a weird way remind me of early AC/DC - it’s the gang-type backing vocals I think. That and the accents, and the energy.

3) What four items would you put in a time capsule? Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg. It will be sealed, right?

4) In terms of new bands starting out, is the internet a help or hindrance? There are positives and negatives. The positive is that you can get your music out there really easily. If you’re broke there’s Bandcamp and Soundcloud and YouTube, and for a few quid you can get on all the online stores and streaming services. The old media was a kind of screen between bands and fans but now you release direct to music fans, and they can talk direct to you. Telling people about gigs is kind of easier as well, although I do miss the days of

scrappy hand-drawn fliers.

The downsides though... well, first up, it’s a huge distraction. You’re pretty much obliged to spend hours every day stoking up your online presence - it’s what all the advice is, and I can’t say it’s wrong - and that eats into time you could spend writing songs, recording, practising, playing. A lot of band life now is admin and PR.

The biggest downside doesn’t affect new bands, but kicks in if you’re lucky enough to get to a certain level where you no longer have to push for gigs. I know a fair few bands that have followings and play festivals and tour, but are breaking even at best. There’s very little money in selling recordings and that’s directly down to digitalisation. The internet means music is more like running water now than something you actively go out and buy, and expect to pay decent money for - you turn on a tap and it’s there. People invest less in it, so they value it less.

5) If football is the current ‘rock &’roll (in terms of Superstar status), what do you think could or should be next big thing?

STEFAN BALL

I think it might be something that emerges out of virtual reality. When that gets better it’ll tempt a lot of people to live in it more and more, and in that world you could be and do anything. I can imagine people building characters in virtual worlds that become big stars and pretty much live there all the time, with fans paying money to be allowed in that world and maybe become part of the character’s story.

6) Now over 30 years on - What is the relevance of Punk Rock in 2018?

Punk started with DIY. You put together your own look, customised your own clothes, started your own band, your own label. I don’t think that attitude ever really went away, even though a lot of punks ended up as fashion victims, because you see it in other scenes. There are loads of people at home on cheap laptops making their own beats - it’s the same DIY approach. The tech gets cheaper and makes everything more affordable.

7) If you could be any character in a film, what film and who would it be?

My favourite films are If... and Dawn of the Dead but not sure I’d want to be in either of those as one involves getting caned by prefects in a gym or shot, and in the other you end up eaten or dead. I’ll be Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon. Great to be so utterly cool, and I’d look good in the hat.

8) You are now In The Club, but what club do you actually wish it was? The Outsiders’ Club. You’re only allowed to be a member if you aren’t in any clubs, including this one. So as soon as I join I’m barred.

9) Who’d be in your four-piece fantasy band. Guitar, bass, drums and vocals I’d have Dave Grohl on drums. Angus Young on guitar, because he’s got the best presence on stage of any guitarist I’ve seen - and I’d like to hear him play in a band with a decent drummer. Bass would be... oh, maybe the guy from New Model Army, Stuart Morrow. Or JJ Burnel.

And politics, of course. Punk has always been anti-authority and antiestablishment. I think politics here and in Europe and the US is more elitist and more pro-corporate than it was even in Thatcher’s day. Punk was a channel for anger then and could be again now - although whether it’s the channel kids will choose is a different question. Personally I don’t care. I just want young people to get angrier about what is being done to them, and demand change. The younger voters coming out in force at the last election, the kids in Florida refusing to shut up about gun control, those are positive signs.

Thinking about it, that would be a terrible band. Too many stars pulling in different directions. So I’ll start a second band with musicians from bands on the same circuit as Who Killed Nancy Johnson? I’ll have Amélie Gerbet from Dronningen on drums - she’s fantastic - and Anelise Kunz from Yur Mum on bass - also fantastic. Guitarist... let’s go with Gregster from Bexatron.

Singer for both bands would be me of course. No? Okay, Iggy can join the supergroup, and Puss Johnson from Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons can join the circuit band. Two of the best I’ve seen at fronting a band.

10) If you had a time machine and could go back to any year in music, what would it be and why?

I’d go back to London in 1977 and spend the whole year going to the Marquee, the 100 Club, the Roxy... so much energy then.

11) What question haven’t we asked you that you wish we had?

Is your band any good? I would have given a very long answer that basically boils down to, yes.

12) Where’s the best place to find you on the internet?

You can get to everything from wknancyJ.com so that’s where I send people. We’re on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, YouTube. The good thing about being called Who Killed Nancy Johnson? is that we’re pretty easy to find.

Thanks Stefan, good luck with the new material, here’s some more social links and live dates for the punters!

@WKNancyJ (Twitter) or @whokillednancyjohnson facebook.com/ whokillednancyjohnson

Live dates April onwards:

7th April - Suburbs, Guildford

- with Hung Like Hanratty

14th April - Readipop, Reading

27th April - Soundhouse, Colchester

29th April - The Windmill, Brixton

20th May - The Iron Road, Evesham

- Punk Rock BBQ

June - French dates, venues TBC

Perfect Pop Co Pods are back, now hosted by Andreas and the Wolf Radio Show, just click the pic, follow and enjoy! Lots of exclusives, oldies and rarities and that’s the music not the band!

BACK CAT FROM PPCO!

ART IS MAGIC

Tuesday Club expanded See You Next Tuesday The Complete Sessions

7 years in, The Tuesday Club release an unlikely album 3 - Art is Magic. Literally half the band they started out as, now a 4 piece from the initial 8. From a hugely promising debut album - See you next Tuesday... they moved to their 2nd official release by way of a quadrilogy of 4 eps. Having played a fantastic promo tour for ep1 my consciousness, the TCs were literally rocked and almost derailed by the tragic death of drummer Terry Super Cockell, the subsequent releases were put out in a daze and not with a little help from dep drummers until the arrival of Current sticks man Blairski. The good ship ship

Rocked and tilted violetly following the penultimate ep release lady gargar and subsequent defection of Bass, vocals and guitars but somehow steadied leaving the current 4 piece to regroup and begin work on their ‘comeback’ - Art is Magic

Art Is Magic

Always Taking Things Too Far

Soulless City Syndrome

Fruit Salad Girl

Drowning My Sorrows

Put Your Faith (In What You Can Control)

We Are The Team

Let The Kids Run The Country Rock’n’Roll’s Not A Science

Who And Youz Army

In 2013 as a bristling 8 piece - 2 bass, keys, drums, 3 guitars, 2 vocals and a Minx!... The Tuesday Club released ‘See you next Tuesday’ on an unsuspecting world... “Roxy Music played by The Rocky Horror Show”... here for the first time you can grab for your collection - The Complete sessions... featuring the lost tracks and unreleased material... 5 of which have been released on varying eps and singles, 3 of which have never been released... and now due to loss of the original masters - 1 of which was never and will never be finished! Released on Ltd edition of only 50 cds and a digital download. You’d be a definite SYNT not to want this?!

CD1: Original Album:

Dolly Dynamite

Ain’t Got No Class

Money Means Nothing

Nanananana

She Splayed My Teeth

New Regime (Slow Swing)

Replication and Montage

All You Do Is Wow

New Glamour

Wish My Slate Was Cleaner

Vinyl As a Manifesto

Oh Daddy Please

Little Miss Attitude

Human inhuman being

CD 2:

Previously released Material

True Sex Appeal (Free Xmas single)

These Dogs Bite (B-Side Dolly Dynamite EP)

Old Before Your Time (Original mix)

One Idea and a Lonely Voice

(From Forbidden Kiss EP)

New Regime (Punkd) (B-Side

Ain’t got no Class)

Previously Unreleased Material

Erotism And Machinery

It Ain’t Changed Me Gordon Curfew (unfinished Mix)

Other releases currently available from The Tuesday Club

My Consciousness EP

My Consciousness, Harsh tales of ancient news and Something Major. Available on Silver and MP3 download!

EP001

Forbidden Kiss EP

Forbidden Kiss, Cities Alive and One Idea and a lonely voice. Available on Silver and MP3 download! EP002

Lady Gargar EP

Lady Gargar, Scars are Superstars and Resistance makes your heart groan fonder. Available on Silver and MP3 download! EP003

Boo Hoo EP

Boo Hoo, Beat Oven, Greyer Shades Of Grey Available on Silver and MP3 download! EP004

FIND ALL OF THE TCs BACK CATALOGUE AT:

theperfectpopco-op.bandcamp.com

This track is based on a cassette demo from the B-Wolf from the mid 1980s with new lyrics added by Andy.

Back in 1984 Wargames, the postpunk/new wave band B-Wolf was in, called it a day. But The Wolf carried on writing material for a new album for when he found a new band. He had a portastudio, a couple of guitars, a Casio CZ101 keyboard and a drum machine. As he can’t sing he ended up with a lot of instrumental demos. Fast forward 30 years and when clearing the attic he came across a box full of old cassettes and fancied giving them a listen…

He thought it would be an interesting project to revisit these tracks written by his twenty year old self. In some cases he had the original 4 tracks so he used these and added to them and in other cases where he only had a mixed down track he rerecorded everything. At the time he was influenced by the likes of Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, The Banshees/Cure offshoot, The Glove, and Magazine.

THE DODO

The Dodo - The Album. Finally released in it’s full digital tragedy... Taking 3 weeks of evenings to produce in the autumn of the late late noughties... unplanned and adrenalised. It sounds more like a the soundtrack to Saint-Saens carnival of the animals transported to a lost autumn somewhere in a darker, richer, swinging 60’s... the 1860’s that is. Harpsichord, strings, bells, and tormented otherwordly backing vocals provide the backdrop to this feast of psychedelic melancholia laid bare to inspire and unhinge in equal measure. From the soaring yet forbidding, puritanical bleak, wailing, death mask procession of ‘Into the Black’, to the 60’s apple blossom infused cold war time bomb - ‘Waiting for the walls to come down. The DIY or DIE Organisation sound like a ghostly ice-cream van stalking the neighbourhoods of the as yet unwritten Tim Burton animation… ‘Gothic Pop Victoriana’. The DODO was born, it grew and ultimately demised, leaving this as it’s epitaph... Into the mists of time and tragedy it fades... the last Thylacine resplendent in a Tin Foil Crown.

theperfectpopco-op.bandcamp.com/ album/the-diy-or-die-organisation

With the debut album tabled for release in 2018it looks to be an exciting year for the duo.

Imagine Scrooge hadn’t had his dream and he’d carried on blissfully and corporatly crushing the spirit of his loyal workforce, this is Bob Cratchits revenge. Despite all the hardship Bob’s soul elevated his family to higher consciousness where they dispensed with traditon and used the foil for something alltogether more glam than a turkeys marathon runners blanket. Melancholic yet up lifting Tin Foil Crown is an anthem of Hope and fortitude against the odds!

theperfectpopco-op.bandcamp.com/track/tinfoil-crown

FREE GIVEAWAY

THE BLEEED

Life is for winners and only winners... 'Dream boy doing well' is about dead winners, dead from life... dead ending... dead bored... dead frustrated... imagine... Johnny the horrifying man from Repetition by David Bowie in a scene from a 1970's Hammer Horror Film... infused with the dark hopeless sarcasm of the queen in snow white... that's what the Bleeed are serving up for you this time dear friends, go on take a bite!

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The Silent Scream

Valerie Leon (Queen of Neon)

Super Juice

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Plus released to commemorate 40 years since the Ramones debut LP. There’s a FREE download of our version of their classic track Commando

theperfectpopco-op.bandcamp.com/album/ commando

REVERSE FAMILY

MY SONGS ABOUT LIFE MID CRISIS

Ever had that dream where an insect invades the ear and sets up home to mercilessly tease and torment thereon in? If so, a form of similar reality is about to be unleashed as the Reverse Family step forward to announce themselves with a sound which trespasses and festers in the psyche. The difference is that this is set to be the most welcome invasion of ears as it crawls with relish into the imagination.

Reverse Family is the solo project of Dermot Illogical, aided by a fluid band of collaborators from time to time, this debut offering is a lo-fi exploration into an experimental DIY web of sounds and flavours which is hard to pin down but certainly embraces everything from post punk and noise pop to indie and old school punk.

There are so many highlights offered by the Reverse Family songs; each track connecting with an ever eager hunger for punk fuelled, post punk spiced imagination. Plastic Punks epitomises this perfectly, its Fire Engines toned melodic jangle and Spizzenergi devilry sheer temptation again emerging as something specific to Reverse Family.

With a tongue in cheek lining to the lyrical reflection shaping songs which spreads into the music itself, Reverse Family is a beguiling adventure with a nod to the past and a grip on an imagination as fresh as it is, well quite simply a touch loco.

Ringmaster Review

"This loose and snazzy slinky strut has been leaked as a mooching club floor teaser as to whats to come. Time tunnelling its way from a new wave age to present day, this glam funked schizoid crooner is possessed of the kind of wayward outsider pop dialect that imagines odd popper Gary Wilson doing Adam Ant homages whilst shimmying up to a class of 1980 gathering of Jona Lewie and Robin Scott moonlighting as M types." losingtoday.com

theperfectpopco-op.bandcamp.com/ album/way-it-goes

Legend of Pierre is the follow up single to ‘Way it Goes’ from the bands new vinyl only LPMy Songs about life Mid Crisis.

"A haunting keys wrapped sultry croon"

Ringmaster Review

theperfectpopco-op.bandcamp.com/ album/legend-of-pierre

Quinze Peites Morts

Anti-fascist skiffle, migrant refugees, love, loss, tales from the road and the backroom bar and what links it all together...

We didn’t set out to make an album about death but it became apparent with each recording session that the influence of the grim reaper was never far away. I think each time you lose someone you care about they leave a little of themselves inside you and those souls undoubtedly pervade my thoughts and my song writing. It’s also I suppose a cathartic experience to release something of that loss and I think good to add to the dialogue of what is obviously a shared and common experience. If the truth be told I haven’t always been great at handling death and certainly after my dad took his life I did that classic male thing of bottling things up – trying my best to keep everyone smiling –until a few years down the line I simply collapsed – a flood of anxiety and darkness overwhelming me as I walked across Birmingham New Street Station.

I have suffered quite a catalogue of loss - friends, bandmates and relations – suicides, road accidents and the big C. I have been in Mexico City on Dia de los Muertos and that approach has always resonated – these souls will live as long as they are remembered and celebrated – these songs and words little icons to their enduring influence and inspiration. From Barcelona to Berlin, from Bordeaux to Brighton I share these hymns,

discuss at the bar – toast each other’s ghosts – such is my life and in that I find peace.

So there may be sadness but I hope also folks will find celebration, humour, passion, drinking songs and dancing songs, a smile and a wink.

Los Chicos Muertos is a fluid line up that here includes all my compadres from The Trailer Trash Orchestra (our cowpunk collective) along with several other dear musical cohorts. I am blessed to be surrounded by such talented and sensitive souls. I’m honestly not sure what genre anyone might attach to us though we find ourselves comfortable (though never quite snug) within line ups of folk, country, blues and punk and I’m fairly sure we bring home a little of what we hear on our troubadour travels to infuse along the way. Indeed three of these songs were recorded in Potsdam in the midst of a tour whilst the others were formed in deepest Hertfordshire.

To you and yours, present and past. Grae J. Wall

Grae J. Wall et Los Chicos Mueros

- Quinze Petites Morts - TRCD03

Label – Trashville trailer-trash.co.uk

CD available through Rough Trade and Trashville. Available digitally at all major download sites.

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The buzz is in the creation and production of as wide a spectrum of sound as possible. The enjoyment of putting on the guitar and singing, or shouting myself hoarse while blasting out with a drummer and bass player at a gig or in the studio, is as equally satisfying as noodling about on the computer and coming up with a piece of Ambient sound, Techno or whatever style and mood takes my imagination.

The point is the same – to communicate with people and hopefully connect in a meaningful way.

“Dislocated Flowers is my principal musical identity and has two threads: Guitar based songs and Electronica. For me the two are mutually compatible, frequently cross over and are equally as enjoyable. It’s all music after all.”

Music is perhaps the most subjective of experiences in this regard. “You love it, you hate it or it may pass you by as background noise, but whatever the case, a connection has been made, even for the second.”

The seeds of Dislocated Flowers can be traced to a band called The Venus Overload (TVO). We were: Graham O’Brien (Vocals, Guitars and Lyrics) Joseph Sharland (Bass), Steve Payne (Drums, Percussion, Backing Vox) and Lyn Garnier (Keyboards, Backing Vox, Producer and Engineer). TVO were active, recording and gigging in London during the mid to late 90’s at the height of Britpop. We were not Britpop…we were anything but Britpop. We recorded an EP and LP in a basement in Holborn and then disbanded. Lyn moved to Vancouver where she established Boomsmack Records, Steve and Joe moved to the South Coast and I remained in London.

The quality of software these days offers opportunities of creativity impossible only a few years back. It is a very democratising experience and opens up the enjoyment of creating music to so many people. Unless you could afford studio time or invest in costly equipment then recording, formatting and producing was a very expensive and timeconsuming luxury only experienced when the finances and time allowed (or if you were signed). Having a good quality TEAC 4tk was certainly a help but it was rather limited. That was the landscape when I first started playing music, recording and forming bands in the ‘90s - along with the stranglehold of the Biz in terms of what would and could be heard and allowed to flourish.

The beauty of being able to make music these days is the control you can retain, the distribution, the connections, the platforms on whichyou can communicate globally and simply the scope of the DIY approach this allows without a Biz Gatekeeper censoring you. Not only can all production be carried out on a laptop, but excellent forums such as this magazine and Juxta’s Atom Collector Records add an extra dimension to self-expression due to the convenience of the Internet. They help create a vibrant, mutually supportive and beneficial atmosphere in which to make music. Knowing that it will be heard by people all over the planet who are willing to listen, share their music and comment is an incredibly liberating experience and a massive bonus.

able to organise, agitate, activate and get their voices and music heard. I’ll draw another parallel to that time, in that it is even more vital today than at any time in the last 20 years that as many different voices can be heard with free-spirited people and musicians communicating and organising. There is a huge societal and political change going on across the globe, and it doesn’t look too positive from where Iam standing. That said, I’ll refrain from a political rant, but I would point out that music is a great medium for message if you are so inclined. My approach is to create in as many different styles as possible as the potential immediate audience is now global, and it is a great thing to know that someone somewhere likes what you are doing and will connect with it.

2017 was a good year for Dislocated Flowers in terms of making music, recording and slowly getting exposure for the songs on SoundCloud. A big shout out of appreciation goes to Juxta at Atom Collector Records who invited Dislocated Flowers to join his excellent musical cooperative back in October 2017. The result of which has been a massive help to the Dislocated Flowers SoundCloud page in terms of both listeners and communicating with a great and talented bunch of creative musical Souls around the Globe. This includes Andy at this Magazine and the excellent Reverse Family and associates.

It reminds me a lot of the diverse, charged, creative and positive musical period between 77-84, when everything seemed possible and independent musicians/ bands were

“you can communicate globally and simply the scope of the DIY approach this allows without a Biz Gatekeeper censoring you”

2018 is shaping up to be quite a year. There is a whole lot of Dislocated Flowers LPs and music in all sorts of styles to place out there. I am aiming to have it all on Bandcamp by Easter along with as many other platforms I can get my head around and locate. For the time being info, music and communication can be established via my SoundCloud page, Twitter and Facebook (links at end of article), but I am currently also working on finishing the Dislocated Flowers website.

2018 will be full of projects - I’ll be working on a guitar based Dislocated Flowers LP of which the ‘Life is Good’ E.P is a taster. I’ll also be engaged with Steve and Joe on another project, provisionally called Bleeding Soul Angels (BSA), and here I will do what I often cannot and dread to do and describe it as Garage Gothic Blues… Yes, you heard it here first…

Along with this I will be navigating and getting on to all the musical platforms we know and love to spread the word of Dislocated Flowers as far and wide as possible through the Cyber World. There are a lot of platforms out there and Dislocated Flowers has a whole load of music to share…

All the best to you for 2018.

“You love it, you hate it or it may pass you by as background noise, but whatever the case, a connection has been made, even for the second.”

“Guitar based songs and Electronica. For me the two are mutually compatible”

Graham O'Brien

The Parsons Knows

By Denise Parsons – Music Promoter – ‘The Live Music Project’ Trestle Arts Base, St.Albans and Radio Verulam DJ

My latest Tips, TOP BANDS, ARTISTS and EVENTS!

Evening all... ( or Afternoon etc) as always it’s a busy time for Local Music. Whilst new releases ease off over Xmas and the New Year, come Spring ( yes it is really Spring) they all flood out. I will sort out some of my favourites for you in a moment.

So a little round up is I order I feel & where my trusty google calender comes is very handy! So lets divide it up a bit and see where we land

The Parsons Knows Local Music on Radio Verulam has gotten so busy with guests galore and I have to say I am delighted.. so much support from bands and artists, makes the job so rewarding. On the radio front I am also doing a regular guest spot for the wonderful Becky Phillips on SG1 where I get to relax a bit as on the other side of the mic & just chat about Local Music. Sometimes, when you do your own show & it’s busy, you end up having very little time to just chat about the music. If you want to fi nd

out more then Becky has done a fabulous little article about SG1 & her brand new show ‘Out to Lunch’.

Incredibly, my diary is fi lling up for Summer events, festivals & the like and as always there is a good helping of Local Music involved. From charity events, to a Vintage Ball, to Busking and more. Looks like I will be having a busy but fun Summer again this year.

magicians nephew band

Now I need your help to get these boys to The Isle of Wight Festival! Magicians Nephews Band, with their 3rd album about to drop, nearly got there last year and I am sure you will agree this would be amazing for a young & upcoming local band. It’s all on votes, so please show your support and vote here! hotvox.co.uk/artists/magicians-nephewband

Now lets talk about some new releases that have caught my attention recently...

Clan of Celts

Paddy Rock for want of a better description.. that gorgeous crossover between a traditional celtic sound and modern rock &

as front man for another local Paddy Band – Creeds Cross. The single ‘We Rolled’ is again one of my favourites this year. Creeds Cross have been polishing their act with a full on theatre show including Irish Dancers, backdrop videos & more and this has got them bookings at some big venues in the UK & the USA too. I went to a launch party last year and it’s full on entertainment all the way.

You can see the video for the solo single here..

youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8NZvKRPP0

Pixville Studios

Now here is a very interesting collaboration - Take local singer songwriter Becky Phillips & her song

these guys do it very well. Their latest single is ‘Dream Catcher’ and it’s hauntingly lovely. A slightly softer song compared to their last single & this time with Dennis taking the lead vocals rather than Billy. I’ve been playing this regularly on my show and so many people have asked ‘whose that’! If you get a chance to see these guys live then take it. In the meantime – watch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=gLFOOaA46WQ

Their new album will be out soon & I hope to catch up with the band for an interview before too long as well.

Bart Foley

Continuing on the ‘Paddy’ theme – well it was Paddy’s day! Is the new solo single from Bart, normally found

‘There you are’ which is soul searching spiritual track, at least that’s how I interpret it – which off course is the thing about great lyrics – you can read what you will into them – add Nick Lambert from local original Reggae Band – The SG’s – remix & re record the vocals & you have an amazing reggae version of Becky’s song! I think that’s ‘pretty damn cool’ as my Uncle used to say. As I understand it there is to be an album of collaborative works coming soon. In the meantime check out Becky Phillips website here: beckyphillipsmusic.com

& The SG’s here:

facebook.com/thesgsuk

I don’t believe the track is on general release, as of writing this – but tune into my show & you will hear it! A true example of ‘The Perfect Pop Co-Op’ ideals.

SG1 Radio’s new show, “OUT TO LUNCH” is creating a real buzz.

SG1 Radio is a commercial community Internet radio station specifically for the SG1 postcode area. It’s a listener friendly and enthusiastic station with some great and varied programmes. Unlike many online Radio Stations which are recorded and produced in home studios and then put together on a “stream” to be delivered to the listener, SG1 Radio has real offices in Stevenage Town Centre and often broadcasts shows live. But that’s not the only thing that set’s it apart from other stations. Among it’s flagship programming is “The Sticks” which has interviews with Celebrities such as Martha Reeves, Alexander O’Neal and Justin Hayward to name a few.

Added to the programming last month was “Out To Lunch”. A weekly magazine show hosted by Becky Phillips and alongside interviews and music, the show features two guests presenters each week on 4 week rotation. You will be familiar with Denise Parsons who is a regular contributor to this publication and host of Radio Verulam’s “The Parsons Knows” show. Denise joins Becky each month to provide a roundup of the local music scene. On the same week is Ben Brown who is a Technology expert. Ben’s contribution doesn’t follow the usual format for a technology round-up, rather covering topics about the technological impact on human life amongst other things. The following week the show features Andy Bradshaw who covers the topic of Songwriting. Andy is a well known Hertfordshire songwriter and long time music journalist. Joining Andy is Sarah Jane Baker, Holistic Therapist. Sarah Jane runs a company offering alternate therapies to the corporate world. Over the past few years

Meditation and Thai Chi has started to be regarded as a valuable addition to workplace Health & Wellbeing practices being offered to employees.

The third week Becky is joined by local chef and restaurant Marie Claire Clinton. Marie owns “On The Green” restaurant in Stevenage High Street. A very respected restaurant in the area. Marie will be offering tips on cooking and also demonstrating some cookery live in the studio and broadcast to Facebook live. The shows resident Vet is Susanne Kaiser. With a veterinary career spanning 19 years, there isn’t much Susanne doesn’t know about animals. Susanne will be offering advice and tips on caring for your pet. Currently practice director at Stevenage Vets4Pets, Susanne also has a history in broadcasting as she used to appear on a magazine show in her home country of Germany. The final week of the shows rotation is a little different. Author and Health & Wellbeing expert Ahisha Ferguson brings some healthy tips and advice to the show. Ahisha’s new book “Diet Stops Monday” is now available to order on Amazon. The final spot is open to guests covering topics related to the stations broadcast area, Stevenage. Past guests have

As if that wasn’t enough, Becky interviews local people about the important topics in their lives. Things like, Park Run Stevenage, Mel’s Cancer Blog, The Haven Homeless Shelter and Friends of Fairlands Valley Farm. All hot topics for residents of Stevenage. Weaved into the show are popular music tracks covering every genre. Tune in to the show Friday Lunchtimes between 12pm and 2pm by visiting SG1radio.co.uk or downloading the SG1 Radio app from any app store (search for Postcode radio).

Sharon Taylor, Leader of Stevenage Borough Council taking the listener through the details of Stevenage multi million pound regeneration of the Town Centre.

‘Among it’s flagship programming is “The Sticks” with interviews from Celebrities such as Martha Reeves, Alexander O’Neal and Justin Hayward’

Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective

– New album Diff ’rent Gravy – out 16/3/18 on 3Ms Music. I’ve been working with this band & just love the vibe they create. To pinch a quote ‘ They don’t just play Roots – they play the whole damn tree’. The album is full of really good punch songs with a few balalrds thrown in to the mix, making it a fantastic album to have on in the car. There is no single as such but personally I love ‘Little Black Book’ & ‘I don’t want to break my Baby’s Heart’ & ‘Bastard County’. This band have also convinced a local brewer in Essex to create and name a beer after them. Diff ’rent indeed.

Go see them live – The Peacock St Albans on 27th April – I booked them especially for my Birthday ( sort of – happy coincidence anyway) come buy me a cocktail!!

Check them out here: jwroots.co.uk and here is the promo video for the album youtube.com/watch?v=ZY-goKNH1xU

Oh and just have to say how ‘BLOODY EXCITED’ I am about the new Tuesday Club album...!!!

That’s all folks. Thanks for reading. Thank you & Goodnight... Finally, here’s all my links, see you soon, Denise! x

soundcloud.com/denise-parsons-1

facebook.com/theparsonsknows?ref=hl

twitter.com/RVparsonsknows

The Ultimate Civic Disco 2018

(poster on next page!)

Who remembers the ‘Civic Disco’ then. Anyone of a ‘certain age’ will I am sure. It was the place to go in St Albans before punk exploded. Personally I remember going to ‘The Tom Cat Disco’ for the U18’s & being chosen for their float on ‘The St Albans Carnival’ circa 1975 & disco dancing down St Peters St & Holywell Hill..It’s back again next year with a Glam Rock feel this time & ‘Slade’ – no Noddy though.. All for a good cause as well to help with our own St Albans Town Hall - New Museum & Gallery Project. Dust off those glittery flares & platforms!! facebook.com/UltimateCivicDisco

Run by musicians for musicians...

3Ms Music is a local independent record label set up to put the fun back into making music. Being musicians themselves they understand what artists need. They strive to make top notch albums with new and established artists alike.

The label specialises in vinyl releases which is pretty cool. They have well known acts like The Sharks & Jah Wobble on label & local heavy rockers High Treason as well as signing some up and coming acts like ‘Saints of Sin’.

It’s hard work running a record label these days with streaming and stuff so go support a great independent label & buy music.

Coming soon on 3Ms Music ...

Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective - Diff’rent Gravy- Out 16/3

Sharks - Ready Set Go - Out 12/5

Satan’s Empire - Rising out 16/6

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EVENTS TO CHECK OUT UNTIL THE NEXT MAG IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OR PREFERENCE!

1. THE TUESDAY CLUB - ART IS MAGIC

2. NUB MUSIC SAMPLERS

3. SCANT REGARD - SKIPPING OVER DAMAGED AREA

4. CRMK RADIO - ECLECTIC PLECTRUM SHOW

5. RADIO VERULAM - THE PARSONS KNOWS

6. THE NEW VIV ALBERTINE BOOK - To Throw Away Unopened

7. MORE #rf365 - REVERSE FAMILY

8. BLACKVINYLBAND

9. THE UNSIGNED GUIDE

10. 8E CREATIVE