Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
By David Couch
It’s been a while dear readers, and what can I say to you… perhaps that I was deep behind enemy lines, enduring the sweat filled clubs and bars where new music can be found at every turning point. Or that because it’s winter and I was working my ass off like some kind of worker ant and making playlists that reflect the bitter weather. While I could sit here all day and make up random situations, the truth is far scarier. But why insult your intelligence; you probably don’t care!
I was fortunate enough to go and see Pulled Apart By Horses who were supported by the awesome and entirely bad-ass Mean Right Hook (my favourite band of the night, but shhhhhh!) they were good; showing that it’s not what you got, but what you do with it…and if you’ve got both then your on easy street! I have also been listening to Sharks who have had all sorts of praise from hardcore scene kingpin’s The Gallows, which is nice. So check them out and get in line for their next show because they are gonna be Vegas big, baby. Also listen to Fixation if you have the time continuing the punk themed music. They were in Surface Unsigned last year, but don’t hold it against them they are actually very good! You can find them on Myspace…like all the bands mentioned in today’s article.
Enjoy these Christmas treats I have bestowed upon you, or you know….don’t.
WHATEVER!
Merry Christmas!
~DC~
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
By Justin Wayne
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Yeah, the stress of the season, work, life… it’s getting to me. Thank goodness Sierra Alpha put out a new single, “Loco” to make me feel a bit better about it. We’ve even got a video feature with the boys singing La Roux’s “Bulletproof” (below the playlist.)
We’re packed with great tunes this week and launching the campaign for this year’s Birthday Best Awards Show as we’re taking suggestions for categories for this year’s award and nominations. Send your ideas to the email or send the tracks through our submission page.
The Justin Wayne Show Episode 71: I’m Going Loco
Song :: Album :: Artist
- Drama :: This World Fair :: This World Fair
- The Giver :: So Begins The Test Of A Man :: Small Towns Burn A Little Slower
- You Need Vegas :: Wide Eyed Kid
- Ocean Passage :: Projekt :: Projekt
- Dead Disco Dancer :: Dead Disco Dancer EP :: O Children
- Cherry Jam :: Oh!gunquit
- Loco :: Sierra Alpha
- T-T-Time :: The Paper Scissors
- White Diamonds :: Wilderness :: Josh Mease
- Motorcycle :: Speak In Numbers :: Spy For Hire
- Teenage Sweetheart :: The Stranger’s Dozen :: Special Patrol
- The First Time :: Sunrise Goodbyes :: Katelyn Berreth
- Out and In and In and Out :: Censored Colors :: Portugal. The Man
- All Your Days :: Be Brave :: Field
- S.O.S. :: An Ocean in the Air :: LoveLikeFire
- Kicking and Screaming :: Grand Madness :: Black Bikini Alpha
- Slow Down Jessica :: The Ruskins :: The Ruskins
- Teen Idol :: Whatever Happened to Friday Night :: The Scratch
- i punched a lion in the throat :: Pulled Apart by Horses
- The Southern Ocean :: Everybody Come Outside :: Pomegranates
- County :: Gimme What you Got :: Slo Mo featuring Mic Wrecka
- New Found Interest :: Whisperwall
- Small Potatoes (on a late night radio show) :: South of the River :: Robert Batley
- Break My Fall :: Caleb Travers
- Run :: The Romantic and the Realist :: You and Me
- Paris :: Oh, Beatrice :: Tacks, The Boy Disaster
- Red :: I Miss This :: The Weird Weeds
- Factory Song :: All the Other Animals :: Skeletons with Flesh on Them
Sierra Alpha covering “Bulletproof”
Get in touch about the Birthday Best!
Cheers,
~JW
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
By Justin Wayne
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Jordan's "Sandpaper"
So… this is Jordan about 10 minutes after shaving. How many times per day does he have to do this to maintain his baby face? He’s a committed individual, goes without saying. You don’t need to do all that WORK! Just grow it out and trim it once a week! BRIL!
(It’s actually George Michael, but doesn’t it look a lot like Jordan?!)
Oh yeah! We do a music show don’t we? RIGHT… Lots of great new tracks this week including a Monumental Music feature with Trenton and Free Radical, Gabby Young and Other Animals, and Lana all putting out singles or albums this coming week. Hit up Monumental Management for more info.
ALSO… the Return of the King… Bobby Scotch. The Spot with Bobby Scotch returns with a vengeance – and Kid A of ARM management bringing some fabulous tunes, tidings of The Spot being fully rekindled and burning away at http://bobbyscotch.com and he promises to come back to The Justin Wayne Show very soon.
No beards were harmed in the making of this podcast.
The Justin Wayne Show Episode 65: Sandpaper
(Back to the old way of playlists, but just for this week.)
Name :: Album :: Artist
- Samantha Fox :: To The Face :: Liquor Boxx
- Poet (Who Didn’t Know It) :: Share :: Junebug
- Sunless Sundays :: Sunless Sundays Single :: Trenton and Free Radical
- Ruthless :: Single :: Lana
- We’re All In This Together :: Gabby Young And Other Animals
- Don Teriesto :: Fearless Vampire Killers :: Fearless Vampire Killers
- Come Hither :: Superhero :: Sierra Alpha
- Stand In Your Shoes :: Tear Ourselves Away :: LoveLikeFire
- The Southern Ocean :: Everybody Come Outside :: Pomegranates
- The Spot with Bobby Scotch is back! Featuring Kid A of ARM Management
- The Freshest Kids :: Fresh Air Tour Anthem :: Brother Ali, Toki Wright, Evidence & BK One
- Tema Do Canibal Ft The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble :: Radio Do Canibal :: BK-One
- I Shine ft. Supastition :: Uprising :: ARM
- The Narrator :: Ever The Optimist :: Lights Out Dancing
- Art of Living :: Twilight :: Via Dove
- Saturday Soldier :: Be Brave :: Field
- College Daze :: Strange Day In Mexico :: The Clintons
- College Daze :: Uncle Funk :: Skinless Finger
- I Punched a Lion in the Throat :: AA side single :: Pulled Apart by Horses
- Bastogne :: Olympia EP :: Olympia
- Queen of Heavy Metal :: How Did We Get to This? :: We Rock Like Girls Don’t
- Tears of Heaven :: End Of Ride Revisited :: Paris Keeling
- Power Cords :: All the Other Animals :: Skeletons with Flesh on Them
- Judith Cut My Head Off :: Bus Pass/Judith Cut My Head Off AA Side :: The Little Philistines
- Your Lucky Numbers :: Your Lucky Numbers :: Modern Cliches
- It’s Not Too Late :: Under The Weather But Over The Moon :: OK
- Slow Down Jessica :: The Ruskins :: The Ruskins
- Your Disciples :: Studio/Live :: Nerys Joseph
- Count to Ten :: Count To Ten :: Tina Dico
- Giggle :: Natasha Davies
That’s it! No more jabs at Jordan about his sandpaper beard.
Come visit us on Wednesday again next week for the live show, 8pm GMT. I’ve just installed a cool clock onto the player so if you’re unsure on Wednesday, just pop over and you can see exactly what time it is in London. Then you can click the big red button just before 8:00:00.
Cheers,
~JW
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
By Justin Wayne
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Klondike Bill demonstrating the raw power of the Klondike Beard
The bell rings in the Recharged Radio-wide battle to bring back the beard! We discuss beards with the live chatroom while bringing you some great new stuff on the show including a new exclusive track from Field.
We’ve also got shiny new tracks from Lights Out Dancing from their new album, Ever the Optimist. We’ve even got a few of the boys along for a quick chat talking about their upcoming tours to promote this great new effort.
And yes, Jordan and I begin our cross-show battle to see who’s cooler – the presenter with the beard (me) or the presenter with the babyface, all clean shaven and shiny (him). Pop over to the Recharged Radio Friday Forum and tell him what you think!
Then, come back and tell us how it went – possibly next week live in the chatroom, Wednesday at 8pm GMT?
The Justin Wayne Show Episode 64: What Would You Do with a Klondike Beard?
Have a great week! Come back next week and catch us live! (Or, just keep on downloading the podcast – that’s cool too!)
Cheers,
~JW
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
By David Couch
Pulled Apart By Horses
Venue: The Jericho Tavern, Oxford
Date: 1 October 2009
Having never been to The Jericho Tavern and only heard of Pulled Apart By Horses through recommendations of close friends, I was intrigued as to see what this night could offer. I was not disappointed, the gigs held at the Jericho certainly are something special and I recommend checking them out in the near future. Not only did I get to see the hardcore pioneers Pulled Apart By Horses, I was treated to all-star line up with each band leaving me wanting more and more.
1st Band: Mean Right Hook
An original drum and bass sound came from Mean Right Hook. I mean to say that there is a bassist and a drummer and there is no confusion about the sound – a kind of D.I.Y hardcore that is all raw energy. The drummer doubles up as lead vocalist and holds the crowd from his rudimentary drum kit (snare, bass drum and cymbals). there were moments of tender harmonies on their track ‘Breakfast of Champions’ which showed that they can do the soft stuff as well as the hard stuff; and make no mistake about it they can do the hard stuff. The opening lines were a guttural wrench that could be heard from the toilets one story down. Mean Right Hook combined the best parts of aggression and melancholy; although it was a bit rough around the edges it lent itself to the style of music and gave it the air of a band who have come straight from playing their garage to the gig. (Note to fans: this was their first gig.)
2nd Band: That F***ing Tank
That F***ing Tank are a hard band to review with their complex rhythms that remind me of Death From Above. The two piece (guitarist and drummer) had some awesome riffs and rhythms that wanted to give the crowd something to sink their teeth into. However without a lead singer a lot of their songs, for me, feel short of the mark. There was no personalisation of the songs; no moments that you could tell your friends about. These moments when a song gets stuck in your head and you keep repeating the same lyrics to yourself over and over are what makes you want to go back again and again. Without it you’re left with a sound track to a gig instead, but a good soundtrack none the less.
Headliner: Pulled Apart By Horses
The performance was not one that you could sit at the back of the room and absorb as a spectator; you needed to be up front. Agitators supplying the band with the energy and noise that a good crowd can offer, we were there. The songs were of a breakneck pace with the drummer and lead guitarist going a hundred miles-an-hour while the bass and rhythm just kept the insane tempo going. The two guitarists leapt into the crowd dictating the mosh pit around them as they squealed and plucked their way through a particular anthem.
It was an intense gig; the personality of the venue (small and intimate) and the intensity of Pulled Apart By Horses made a memorable gig, one of those gigs where the band are playing a special tribute to the fans that could make it. I may be romanticising that somewhat, but the feelings remain the same. The way Pulled Apart By Horses played made you believe that it was an important gig. We believed.
~DC~
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