johnny punkster Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/jan/01/1 some names i've already heard of... ipso facto: i've sold loads of stuff by them already-very dramatic sounding girl vocalist. the vortex:heard about them through mike/takemeanywhere...he tips them too.manc band the sessions:they have been going for a bit,but according to the article,they are a differnt thing altogether now..curious. my tip...kinkane http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=21991245 don't personally dig em,but they are getting the most hits on my website at the moment for enquiries since their first single was released in dec...think the fact they have just supported the who may have helped a bit... when shall i leak that 5 trk sampler i have??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky_Latic Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) Heard of The Vortex. They were on the same night as a mate of mine's band at Manc academy. They were pretty decent from what I remember (sometime in 2007), though my memory from the entire night is pretty fuzzy. Edited January 6, 2009 by Rocky_Latic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Stayed over at Alan McGee's appartment overlooking the Thames one night after a gig by The Telescopes (my sister's band who were on Creation at the time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takemeanywhere Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 The thing is that because Alan McGee tips 'em, they tend to make it because McGee still has massive clout. He has been tipping dud bands for years but he still gets column inches. Glasvegas owe everything to him and I suspect that The Grants will be massive this year and that this will be due in no small part to Alan McGee. There are hundreds of good bands around at the minute and my own tips for 2009 are: Exit Calm No*Tokyo (Oldham's very own) The 66 Beggars All great young unsigned bands (except for Exit Calm, who are now signed) but they don't have celebrity endorsement and will have to rely on talent and luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Scanned the list and one name caught my attention - Dent May and His Magnificent Ukelele. Listening now on his myspace. Superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy_old_maki Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Don't know if this is a completely titanic moment but "The Gaslight Anthem" are my latest obsession. They're nothing original but the songs seem to stick with me always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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