i just felt I had to write a post about that Orange unsigned act thing on T4...
as a band we felt it would be pointless to enter a competition like that as it's just like an X factor for guitar music....bands that want a quick route to fame and a record deal!
And after the band that won it last year have disappeared into oblivion doesn't this prove that if you want to get anywhere in the music industry it's hard work, gigging your nuts off and gaining a fan base that will get your somewhere.....
Also there's so many bands on that programme who are sooooooo conceited...they come on boasting about how they're the best band in the world and it's such an unlikable quality to be so cocky and sure of yourself....yeh have confidence and belief in your band but not to the point where it's just sheer arrogance! Why do people think that just coz theyre in a band and wear sunglasses at 2 in the afternoon that this gives them the ok to be complete w**kers!!
Being in a band I meet lots of other bands when we play gigs and stuff and i;ve honestly met some of the nicest people and amazing muscians who are far better than anything you will see on orange act unsigned.... just check out Violet Violet, Fresh Legs, The Kabeedies, Chew Lips for a few examples.
I wouldn't be surprised if none of the bands/singers on this show are never heard of again!
Sunday 2 November 2008
Thursday 30 October 2008
Stenna Stairlift and ting
So i trekked to Wembley today to have a pizza and song writing afternoon with
leigh "B&Q nails" Harrison!
and we actually managed to produce a nice little tune that I've called Stenna Stairlift....i don't think we can stick with that name tho as we'll probably get sued....i wonder if people still have stenna stairlifts...i remember that thora hird used to endorse them...bless her she must be about 150 by now!
anyway the first part of the song is written by leigh and its about a girl and a boy passing each other on an escalator and each one starts imagining a life with the other...it';s kinda like sliding doors but not!....anyway i thought it was a lovely concept so wrote a few more verses and that was that!
we recorded it on garage band but i think its a bit too rough to post but hopefully will have a better demo recording of it soon!
also working on a few more new ones at the moment...we seem to be having a writing frenzy recently...i tell ya if i could spend all day all long eating pizza and writing songs (then recording them on Garage Band) i would be so friggin happY!!
Also there's gonna be an article about us next week in The Times Online music section so I will post post post it up when it's published!
We've also got a real life proper proper manager now...a lovely lady called Julie Bernouis!
So we're very excited about working with her and feeling like a real proper band at last!
She and her friend Jodie have a monthly residency at The Old Blue Last called My Ex Boyfriend's records, and they always have wicked bands on so go go go! the next one is 20th November with Maths Class: www.myspace.com/myexboyfriend
Halloween tomorrow....we're going to Goldsmiths for the No Pain in Pop night...went last year and it was TIGHT so naturally i;m goin again this year! (also I;m too lazy to venture into town and Goldsmiths is just down the road from me!) coupla good bands playing including The XX so i would highly recommend it! www.myspace.com/nopaininpop
peace to greece
xxx
leigh "B&Q nails" Harrison!
and we actually managed to produce a nice little tune that I've called Stenna Stairlift....i don't think we can stick with that name tho as we'll probably get sued....i wonder if people still have stenna stairlifts...i remember that thora hird used to endorse them...bless her she must be about 150 by now!
anyway the first part of the song is written by leigh and its about a girl and a boy passing each other on an escalator and each one starts imagining a life with the other...it';s kinda like sliding doors but not!....anyway i thought it was a lovely concept so wrote a few more verses and that was that!
we recorded it on garage band but i think its a bit too rough to post but hopefully will have a better demo recording of it soon!
also working on a few more new ones at the moment...we seem to be having a writing frenzy recently...i tell ya if i could spend all day all long eating pizza and writing songs (then recording them on Garage Band) i would be so friggin happY!!
Also there's gonna be an article about us next week in The Times Online music section so I will post post post it up when it's published!
We've also got a real life proper proper manager now...a lovely lady called Julie Bernouis!
So we're very excited about working with her and feeling like a real proper band at last!
She and her friend Jodie have a monthly residency at The Old Blue Last called My Ex Boyfriend's records, and they always have wicked bands on so go go go! the next one is 20th November with Maths Class: www.myspace.com/myexboyfriend
Halloween tomorrow....we're going to Goldsmiths for the No Pain in Pop night...went last year and it was TIGHT so naturally i;m goin again this year! (also I;m too lazy to venture into town and Goldsmiths is just down the road from me!) coupla good bands playing including The XX so i would highly recommend it! www.myspace.com/nopaininpop
peace to greece
xxx
Wednesday 29 October 2008
stuff stuff stuff stuff and stuff
yep yep yep we've been writing ourselves into a frenzy recently...
i think we all wish we didnt have to work full time and could just spend all day writing songs..
we've managed to finish 2 new songs which we'll be playing for the first time next week at our 6th november gig at the old blue last...
And then the time has almost finally come for us to jet up to manchester for our first gig there at Ladyfest!!! we've been lookin forward to this for aaaaages and there's loads of wicked bands playing so should be a good un! think we'll be taking the video camera for this one to document our adventure on the megabus so should get some interesting footage!!
i think we all wish we didnt have to work full time and could just spend all day writing songs..
we've managed to finish 2 new songs which we'll be playing for the first time next week at our 6th november gig at the old blue last...
And then the time has almost finally come for us to jet up to manchester for our first gig there at Ladyfest!!! we've been lookin forward to this for aaaaages and there's loads of wicked bands playing so should be a good un! think we'll be taking the video camera for this one to document our adventure on the megabus so should get some interesting footage!!
Wednesday 15 October 2008
Next gig...ALL AGES
i love playing all ages gigs! people under 18 just seem so much more enthusiastic at gigs and go for it a lot more!
our next one is Sunday 19th October at Inn on the Green in Ladbrooke grove....i 'm either gonna dress up as a nice cat or maybe a lion tamer....i saw the myspace of this band called Ex lion tamers the other day and i havent listened to their music yet so don't know its any good but their profile photo was wicked!!
anyway heres the flyer for sunday
our next one is Sunday 19th October at Inn on the Green in Ladbrooke grove....i 'm either gonna dress up as a nice cat or maybe a lion tamer....i saw the myspace of this band called Ex lion tamers the other day and i havent listened to their music yet so don't know its any good but their profile photo was wicked!!
anyway heres the flyer for sunday
Sparkle concert and an update
hellllooooooooooo!!!
i haven't written anything in absolutely ages....like about 5 months so thought i'd post a little update..
we played at Astoria 2 on saturday at a concert put on in memory of my friend's little brother Jimmy Mizen who was tragically killed earlier this year...
it was an amazing turn out....the whole place was packed and there was such a good feeling to the night.....all the money from ticket sales is going towards funding for a fleet of buses for the community in south east london that he grew up in...so we were so honoured to be a part of the night!
also it was amazing playing at a venue the size of astoria 2...i remember seeing nine black alps play there about 3 years ago....i used to love them haha!!
here's a photo of us from the night
i haven't written anything in absolutely ages....like about 5 months so thought i'd post a little update..
we played at Astoria 2 on saturday at a concert put on in memory of my friend's little brother Jimmy Mizen who was tragically killed earlier this year...
it was an amazing turn out....the whole place was packed and there was such a good feeling to the night.....all the money from ticket sales is going towards funding for a fleet of buses for the community in south east london that he grew up in...so we were so honoured to be a part of the night!
also it was amazing playing at a venue the size of astoria 2...i remember seeing nine black alps play there about 3 years ago....i used to love them haha!!
here's a photo of us from the night
Tuesday 25 March 2008
KIDS LOVE LIES WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON RADIO 1 THIS SUNDAY!
So by some amazing chance we have been chosen to be the 'House Band' on the Nick Grimshaw show on Radio One this Sunday 30th March at 7:30pm!
Basically we have to write a jingle for the show and answer some questions live on air...it's gonna be soo funny! we're all so excited we've been gettin the shakes!!
Here's the link the House Band homepage...at the moment it has the band from last week on it but from Sunday it will be us!!
RADIO ONE HOUSE BAND PAGE
Basically we have to write a jingle for the show and answer some questions live on air...it's gonna be soo funny! we're all so excited we've been gettin the shakes!!
Here's the link the House Band homepage...at the moment it has the band from last week on it but from Sunday it will be us!!
RADIO ONE HOUSE BAND PAGE
Monday 24 March 2008
GIG PHOTOS
Here's some photos of us playing live....we love it!
UPCOMING GIGS
UPCOMING GIGS
| 4 Apr 2008 | The Good Ship, Kilburn |
| 18 Apr 2008 | Ceremony night @ Redstar |
| 19 Apr 2008 | Be @ Proud Gallery w/Theoretical Girl |
| 30 Apr 2008 | Goo Night @ Buffalo Bar |
| 8 May 2008 | Bull & Gate |
| 16 May 2008 | Club the Disco @ The BoilerRoom |
| 30 May 2008 | Club Fandango @ The Wilmington Arms |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Bugbear Promotions @ the Dublin Castle |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Corrupt Events @ Barfly |
| 7 Jul 2008 | 60 Million Postcards |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Shout! @ The Old Blue Last |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Lola Presents @ the Redhouse |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Kiss The Dirt @ Catch Bar |
Kids Love Lies-The Beginning
Hello!
I'm ellen from Kids Love Lies and decided to start a blog coz i thought it would be fun to write stuff about what we're getting up to!!
We became a band in November 2007 after i replied to an advert online looking for a singer.....Matt, Claudia, Leigh and Raf had already been practising together for about 6 months but hadnt managed to find anyone right to sing for them.....but as soon as i met them everything felt perfect and we started making music right away!!
we've been playing live since January 30th this year but have already played some wicked gigs and have some really good dates set up at venues like the Proud Gallery, Camden Barfly and The Old Blue Last!
We love to play live and smash it up on stage.....when i was 16 i wanted to be Brody from Distillers and i think this has influenced me a lot in the way I sing and act on stage!
Being on stage with the band is the best place in the world to be and we all want to succeed and take this as far as we can!
Our myspace is www.myspace.com/kidslovelies
so have a listen!
Here's some lovely things that people have written about us recently:
1. Rocksellout.com voted our song Hex as a ’Smash’ in their ’Trash or Smash’ section which you can view here:
ROCKSELLOUT.COM
"Kids Love Lies - total Smash. I’m snagging that one for my week’s mix cd for commuting " Keath, Rocksellout.com
"Kids love lies; check them out fresh and new so much better than the wannabe’s that clutter my mailbox these kid’s an honest rock’n’roll sound that’s going places" Mark: Rocksellout.com
2. Spoon Fed events
"Kids Love Lies are a girl fronted experimental punk outfit playing out around London.
Renowned for a highly energetic live show, their sound is lot like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but with a sort of At The Drive In- post hardcore vibe to them"
SPOONFED EVENTS
3. "I seldom hear female-fronted rock that gets it sooo right"
Jill
IndieHeart.com
4. "Sounds like a more outgoing Kate Nash fronting Yeah Yeah Yeahs!"
Corrupt Events
I'm ellen from Kids Love Lies and decided to start a blog coz i thought it would be fun to write stuff about what we're getting up to!!
We became a band in November 2007 after i replied to an advert online looking for a singer.....Matt, Claudia, Leigh and Raf had already been practising together for about 6 months but hadnt managed to find anyone right to sing for them.....but as soon as i met them everything felt perfect and we started making music right away!!
we've been playing live since January 30th this year but have already played some wicked gigs and have some really good dates set up at venues like the Proud Gallery, Camden Barfly and The Old Blue Last!
We love to play live and smash it up on stage.....when i was 16 i wanted to be Brody from Distillers and i think this has influenced me a lot in the way I sing and act on stage!
Being on stage with the band is the best place in the world to be and we all want to succeed and take this as far as we can!
Our myspace is www.myspace.com/kidslovelies
so have a listen!
Here's some lovely things that people have written about us recently:
1. Rocksellout.com voted our song Hex as a ’Smash’ in their ’Trash or Smash’ section which you can view here:
ROCKSELLOUT.COM
"Kids Love Lies - total Smash. I’m snagging that one for my week’s mix cd for commuting " Keath, Rocksellout.com
"Kids love lies; check them out fresh and new so much better than the wannabe’s that clutter my mailbox these kid’s an honest rock’n’roll sound that’s going places" Mark: Rocksellout.com
2. Spoon Fed events
"Kids Love Lies are a girl fronted experimental punk outfit playing out around London.
Renowned for a highly energetic live show, their sound is lot like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but with a sort of At The Drive In- post hardcore vibe to them"
SPOONFED EVENTS
3. "I seldom hear female-fronted rock that gets it sooo right"
Jill
IndieHeart.com
4. "Sounds like a more outgoing Kate Nash fronting Yeah Yeah Yeahs!"
Corrupt Events
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