1990s

Sunny weather and a splash of rain having wonderful effects on songwriting process. Everybody coming up with the goods. Currently there’s (MY BABY’S) DOUBLE ESPRESSO, CLOWN FEET, JUMP THE FENCE, AQUARIUM, ORLEANS IN JEANS, FUN SIZE, CAN’T GET/CAN’T STAND UP and THE BROWN BUNNY. Hopefully we’ll have a bunch of these new little monkeys in the set for our July shows.

Return with “Kicks”, the second album from the trio and SOCA. Following the departure of bassist Jamie McMorrow, Dino Bardot is the new member of the group, in which Jackie McKeown and Michael Permanence McGaughrin. Following the departure of bassist Jamie McMorrow, Dino Bardot is the new member of the group, In Which Jackie McKeown and Michael Permanence McGaughrin.
Production, over and close to the glam rock, Bernard Butler back in charge. Production, more and closer to glam rock, Bernard Butler back in charge.

After this trio of Scots in 2007 surprised us with its extraordinary album “Cookies”, returning full of energy. After this trio of Scottish surprised us in 2007 with extraordinary historical album “Cookies” Returning loaded with energy.
The story of this band is rather picturesque and almost without knowing they formed their band and without even realizing they were already surrounded by fame and a recording contract. The history of this band is Rather Picturesque and Almost Without Their Knowing They Formed band and Without Even Realizing They Were Already Surrounded by fame and a contract with a label.

Continue on the same line with his glam rock guitar and rough vocal dislumbramientos pop rock. Remain in line with historical glam rock guitar and rough vocal dislumbramientos pop rock.

We’re gonna play this…..

COMMERCIAL ALTERNATIVE FESTIVAL

MONO, King’s Court, Glasgow

An all day music festival at Mono on 4th July 2010 with:
The Phantom Band, Comet Gain, 1990s, Remember Remember, Spectrals, Girls Names, Astral Planes, Peter Parker, Golden Grrrls.

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It being the 24th June today, our new record should be getting mixed in Brooklyn by Gary Olsen and Kev Pederson. Also, we’re playing a festival at Mono, Glasgow on 4th July with Comet Gain, Peter Parker, Veronika Falls and Remember Remember (i think/hope). Gonna try to play an almost entirely new set too. Always a clever thing to do at festivals……x

Spent the day in our favourite studio, Lo-Fi. Filmed a couple of songs for their web-page. None of us had much interest in playing anything from the previous albums as we’d kinda toured those songs within an inch of their tender lives. Instead we bravely knocked out a version of future 7” track (MY BABY’S) DOUBLE ESPRESSO. Surprise and relief enveloped the tiny practice room when a perfectly-formed little firecracker emerged in live form. Exciting to know we’ve got some fresh blood in the set. The rough mixes of this and another two (CLOWN’S FEET and JUMP THE FENCE) arrived today from Gary Olsen in Brooklyn. Usually these kind of mixes arrive and yr fairly aghast at the sheer wrongness of it all. Not so with Gary. Everything sounds pretty dynamic. I’ve been enjoying these three tracks more than anything we’ve recorded in such a long time. If things move forward as expected, these tracks should form a three-song 7” on WHAT’S YOUR RUPTURE (our good friend Kev pederson’s label. same guy who took The Yummy Fur to the USA). Oh, for the video taping today, we also recorded our version of Alex Chilton’s TAKE ME HOME AND MAKE ME LIKE IT. It’s a no-brainer but always gets the blood pumping when it kicks-off live. There are few thrills to compete with singing “gut my guts, stab me up an alley, call me a slut in-front of your family, bite my neck, cigarettes and big eyes, black leather thoughts and a whip like words.”

CURRENT EAR CANCER:

The Soft Boys
Point That Thing Somewhere Else – The Clean
I’m In Love With My Car – Queen
I Love You – Beat Happening
New Radio – Bikini Kill
Herbert Huncke – Comet gain
Baby – The Sensation
How Far Can Too Far Go – The Cramps
Chemical Wire and Thunder Child – fIREHOSE
Revolution – Butthole Surfers (“gary shandling…gary shandling”)
Karen – The Go-Betweens
My Wife And My Dead Wife – Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptions
Credit – Snatch
Lady Midnight – Leonard Cohen
Born Free – M.I.A.
Proposal For The Male Nurse Tower – The Male Nurse
Tour Spiel – The Minutemen
Sooprize Package For Mr Mineo – Supercharger or The Mummies (don’t matter)
We Are Time – The Pop Group
Androgynous – The Replacements