tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11735261773062054752024-03-05T17:14:03.436-08:00TNSrecordsWe are a Manchester based, independent Punk & Ska label. That's Not Skanking started life as a monthly gig and a free fanzine in 2003. TNS has evolved to include a label, podcast, distro, gigs and a free fanzine. We are going to use this blog to keep you up to date with the latest TNSrecords news and maybe a few musings.TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-29305192660975343632011-01-27T02:45:00.000-08:002011-01-27T02:56:17.976-08:00TNSrecords.co.uk - NEW WEBSITEThis will probably be the last post on here as we are going to switch across to our brand new website. Please head over to <a href="http://www.tnsrecords.co.uk/">TNSrecords.co.uk </a> and check it out.<div><br /></div><div>A massive thank you goes out to Joe Dimuantes from One Roof Medis for designing it.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are loads of new features on the site, including a much better webstore. We will slowly be filling this up with the distro stock over the next couple of weeks so check back for some great deals. Until the start of Feb you can use the discount code TNSnewsite_1 to get 20% off everything when you checkout!</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheers for reading this blog while we have been between site, hope to see you at a gig soon.</div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-17868688288525925842011-01-05T07:03:00.000-08:002011-01-05T07:17:46.180-08:00Tickets Now Available for March All-Dayer<span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >As the title says, we now have tickets available for the TNS all-dayer on the 12th March. They are £5 each (£6 otd) and available from Rockers on Oldham Street or by paypal - tnsrecordsuk@hotmail.co.uk<br /><br />We have also got some limited A2 posters printed that you will be able to pick up on the day for just £1. They look like this - <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH30NOCwN50LSoT5AVQqp8jY3UqiRaOG2HX8nLiC1oVh1iRDJQn5BQxRbVfM0QKkbj0eC64cw4KbtGEoj3W3YO6X9BgiXHWCwArZY1oVWs07asLir4rp_r-m7sHvlcmY7XMxqgu9ziU4/s1600/march2011_all+dayer.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH30NOCwN50LSoT5AVQqp8jY3UqiRaOG2HX8nLiC1oVh1iRDJQn5BQxRbVfM0QKkbj0eC64cw4KbtGEoj3W3YO6X9BgiXHWCwArZY1oVWs07asLir4rp_r-m7sHvlcmY7XMxqgu9ziU4/s400/march2011_all+dayer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547872362516824242" style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So a quick reminder about the gig. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It starts at 3pm and is also going to be upstairs at Gullivers on Oldham Street from 3pm.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> As you can see above the line-up will be:</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Beat The Red Light </b>- http://www.myspace.com/beattheredlight</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Dangerfields </b>- http://www.myspace.com/thedangerfields</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Stand Out Riot </b>- http://www.myspace.com/standoutriot</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Revenge of the Psychotronic Man </b>- http://www.myspace.com/revengeofthepsychotronicman</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Faintest Idea</b> - http://www.myspace.com/faintestidea</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bootscraper</b> - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">bootscraper</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">music</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Kirkz </b>- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">thekirkz</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sense of Urgency</b> - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">senseofurgency</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Leagues Apart </b>- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">leaguesapart</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">music</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ignorance Is This </b>- http://www.myspace.com/ignoranceisthisuk</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It should also be the Manchester launch gig for the new Beat The Red Light and Stand Out Riot albums. So it is shaping up to be an amazing day. Please spread the word and make sure the day is booked in your diary. </span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-44985597345601951042010-12-22T00:00:00.000-08:002010-12-22T11:50:47.832-08:00TNSrecords Fanzine Issue 10<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The 10th issue of the fanzine (in its TNSrecords form) is now finished and on its way to the printers. It will be back in the New Year, so should be available at the Gullivers awareness gig on the 16th Jan. If you are on our mailing list we will get it in the post to you when it arrives. We will also be sending you a TNS poster and some discount codes for the new webstore (which should be up and running by then). If you live in the UK and want to be added to the mailing list, drop me an email - bev@tnsrecords.co.uk - with your address.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Anyway, back to the fanzine. If you can wait to get your hands on a paper copy we have made it available to download - just click</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRxaklwbWdVVG52Wmc9PQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">HERE</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> and it is all yours. </span></span></span></div><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Alongside the usually rants and articles there are also interviews with Beat The Red Light, Stand Out Riot, China Shop Bull, Ignorance Is This and much more. </span></span></span></h3><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A big thank you goes out to everyone that advertised in this issue. You help to ensure that we can keep it free and print as many as we do. Thank you for your support, it is really appreciated.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwovU7MOW-xnnxXKlHd0xO8s2Hh67tAsl5oaXaaUmVSpj8rwXGH2R35KsaYongrEVADox4kikJxAnLWbrmG6B1V8doFrBTXgROx3YFjSQ3E9qdzLAu7X_og2b2YWPn0X_j-XoZTZeZKJs/s400/issue+10+site-+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553070579304481938" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span></div></span></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-34350766361393045102010-12-21T09:00:00.000-08:002010-12-21T09:18:49.225-08:00A FREE awareness gig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb9AROjKdwkrwTCVrmZFvKT2K9_cy36iMV-KgroE7WjgJMyAwt_OjOGR19dX-A7utiXSoAoMA88UPAhHdtbVL5HXPvqRwm__CNEjFPFT4NKNYO64GtHb4CmD_MUeCOIbj2rz9L0psJoI/s1600/cuts+gig.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb9AROjKdwkrwTCVrmZFvKT2K9_cy36iMV-KgroE7WjgJMyAwt_OjOGR19dX-A7utiXSoAoMA88UPAhHdtbVL5HXPvqRwm__CNEjFPFT4NKNYO64GtHb4CmD_MUeCOIbj2rz9L0psJoI/s400/cuts+gig.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552710398804801058" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We are helping Tom Houseman from Sense of Urgency/Rising Strike fame to put on a FREE gig on the 16th Jan </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> in support of defending the arts, humanities and education for all. It will also incorporate information about the cuts and related subjects.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">There will be speakers, stalls and live sets from Stand Out Riot, Rising Strike, Revenge of the Psychotronic Man, the Hostiles, Penis Goes Where? and Ignorance Is This.</span></span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />You can find out more and keep up with the plans on the facebook group</span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149360131783023&num_event_invites=0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> HERE </span></span></span></a></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I believe they need a couple more speakers, so if your interested or want to get involved in any other way drop Andy an email - andy@tnsrecords.co.uk</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-8120604638669956102010-12-21T00:00:00.000-08:002010-12-21T01:35:10.913-08:00Review of 2010 - Revenge of the Psychotronic Man<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2010 has been a fun packed year for Revenge of... We played 30 times, which is a bit less than previous years, but there have been some belters. We have gigs already booked for next year and have already recorded six new tracks, which will feature on a four way split ep to be released early next year on TNSrecords, 5 Feet Under (Denmark) and Stikman (USA), which also features the Mighty Midgets (Denmark), Fist of the North Star (USA) a</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">nd Broken Aris (Sweden). We are very excited about that feast of fast.</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We’ll also have a music video and a ROCKumentary available early next year. Although we didn’t release any new material, we do feature on the 5 Feet Under, Punk Rock Generation vol. 3 compilation, which you should all definitely purchase.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So in no particular rank order, here are my highlights of 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">SATURDAY 16th JANUARY - TNS BEACH PARTY</span></b></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Featuring - The Stupids, Revenge of..., The Emos, Tool of the Regime and Penis Goes Where? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A beach party in January seemed like exactly the sort of stupid idea that only TNS pull off and everything just seemed to fall into place brilliantly. It was the first time the Stupids had played up north in a while so there was lots of hype, the local newspapers all gave the gig loads of coverage, it was significantly over venue capacity (possibly the busiest TNS gig ever) and Mikey Wong wore a beautiful skirt.</span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It’s not often you can say that you got hit in the face by a 5 foot inflatable dolphin mid-set is it? The atmosphere was amazing, everybody got into the stupidity of the event and all the bands went down a treat. What a start to the year!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7_a6p4O-qPT8DVHpdz8zPtQhlNRAqpq2tNugzrhbyVkhaCj4GwCrbrNlWRHIrSOoyK0PUzDZda9rpDXoswrcLMh7z8drJhFUta2ztjRQlARYsT7pdf0F0UyAc209lATYgmRmj9Ty5oE/s320/BEACH+PARTY.jpg" /></span></span></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">SATURDAY 29th MAY - STRUMMERCAMP</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What better way is there to celebrate your birthday than being able to pick a lineup for a stage at a festival. Myself and Bev were incredibly proud of the lineup we put together for the TNS stage and it was a pleasure to hang out with all the bands. It was a truly fantastic weekend and one of the best festivals I have ever had the pleasure of being at. It was the first time I’ve ever played a gig on my birthday and it was so much fun. Massive human pyramids galore and punk rock wheelbarrow races were my personal favourite bits of our set. It really couldn’t have been more fun.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnNzMTuP3iET_HSHhPD1wBbykom_NlSLq2a-E10OoUdSCTqmqSs2w1lvfIQDJ3ppwhQxMEYFlZVw8Oq8Qw3MsXTXZFHeckq7KL9mlExSSUYRgBhUItVa7WLnViF0t_u4s2Uum6TcEzzs/s320/NEW+POSTER+DESIGN+MARCH+31+2010+A5+VERSIONsm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553064927127356274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px; " /></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">21-26 JULY - SUMMER TOUR</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Despite only being a short tour this was one of my favourites ever. All the gigs were decent, stupidity hit new levels with the invention of flash pyramids (apparently bouncers in trendy clubs don’t find them as funny as us), we acquired some superb 90s hits CDs and the booze flowed like water from a mountain stream.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We got to hang out with so many great people and really appreciate all the people who cooked, housed and looked after us... we are not capable of doing it ourselves. A big shout-out should go to the Amazingstoke massive for making our final night one of the most fun gigs of the year. Those guys have a great little scene going.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The final night of the tour was hilarious. Big Hands ability to hear karaoke on a Sunday night from half a mile away is astounding. Has anybody else ever done karaoke to Joan Osborn whilst in a pyramid formation and done a humming solo to Beats International whilst on somebodies shoulders and then been offered a gig on the back of the performance... I didn’t think so!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCR5VOtRM0cTpI9av9cwJAxheNs11o4C_o8NpgEiM5kBp8k86h9rkuk66JlZWsQWVsRWgmOUDrrJUc9pDSMX9Opn0kLV2ph5HE0HcPGMLFD7-izaDLGaQoX66NBE156odTj7M0OdVH7s/s320/Tour+823.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553065221483866386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">24 AUGUST - BAD RELIGION</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Although I’d never want to stop doing small underground gigs, it was an amazing, probably once in a lifetime experience to support a band I had grown up listening to at a big venue at a sold out gig.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It’s crazy playing to that many people and it was very exciting. Thanks to Andy and Kathy for sorting it and to all the people who bought our merch. We used the money to fund the new CD so your support was massively appreciated. It was a great night that I know I’ll never forget!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkmEjd9mtjxA3Qe1x-6BLTpW6Kf2eQR71e64GTNgQraM5iie9K6E3BxwhHBkdqKr8fuMJ1I4znn9qtPdZGRwQXnACF-_QTvGpOG5bCEBNoru56T9hy_5-aLLGTuWENfhmmoBflzHQXLc/s320/Tour+902.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553066316950510386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">27/28 NOVEMBER - RECORDING</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We spent a weekend with Timothy G recording six brand new tracks and also invented pyramid vocals. We are very happy with the new tunes... they are going to take faces clean off! They will be unleashed very soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyF8ILOH53dsAgXKcx-QnUMZIM-JkunJgVnRKmPjLG_zaqgRSMVn91-XQnUkbLqHW2mcSLNmUR8p4J0XBGIcmlbACG55ge8EuzsLUYu6u7fMjw1CJyheyj4TSZgj41RhEn_lSQn0had7A/s320/Revenge+etc+449.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553065878647417378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></p><p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="paragraphstyle1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt: 10.0pt;opacity: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cheers to everybody who has helped, supported, watched, listened, purchased anything to do with Revenge in 2010. All three of us appreciate it so much and looking forward to bringing you more rock next year!</span><o:p></o:p></p></span><p></p></span>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-58417975186045297002010-12-20T07:00:00.000-08:002010-12-20T07:00:06.222-08:00Stand Out Riot latest news<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family:arial;font-size:14px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here is the latest news from the Stand Out Riot camp. If you want to sign up to their newsletter please click </span><a href="http://standoutriot.fanbridge.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HERE</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anyway, this is what Francis had to say:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hello!<br />...and welcome to the Stand Out Riot newsletter!<br />Using this we will keep you updated with all important things happening in the SOR camp, uncluding info on our upcoming album, gigs, tours, merch and other exciting nuggets of info.<br /><br />This month sees the start of recording for our 2nd album, '</span><em style="line-height: 18px; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Gentleman Bandits</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">' the follow up to 2009's '</span><em style="line-height: 18px; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Carnival Militia</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">'.<br />Tracking begins on Tuesday 28th December at Big Tone Studios in Manchester, and we're very, very excited to unleash these new tunes on our unwitting producer TiMG.<br /><br />To further whet your appetites for this release, here is a recording of a brand new tune, '</span><em style="line-height: 18px; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Developing Detachment</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">', recorded at our last practice!<br /></span><a href="http://clicks.fanbridge.com/l.php?cid=687254&sid=152992562&url=http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v%3D754185464732%26amp;comments%26amp;ref%3Dmf" target="_blank" style="line-height: 18px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=754185464732&comments&ref=mf</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br />In other news, we are having a quiet festive period on the gigs front, however we'll be back in action in mid January, with gigs on the 14th, 15th, 16th! One of which you can confirm your attendance in an online form here:<br /></span><a href="http://clicks.fanbridge.com/l.php?cid=687254&sid=152992562&url=http://www.facebook.com/home.php%23!/event.php?eid%3D149360131783023" target="_blank" style="line-height: 18px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=149360131783023</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br />Now, onto the sadder news. After a decade of loyal service, our trusty guitarist Ste will be leaving the band in January, to persue his career as a full-time, proper-job music teacher. We're all very sad to see him go, but are glad he'll be around have his input on the new album. As of January, we will be looking for a full-time replacement, with the familiar face of Dave March (Chief, The Shuffle) filling in on 6-string duty until the position is filled. If you, or anyone you know think they could step up to the challenge, then please let us know!<br /><br />Finally, we're having a big old sale down at our online shop, with a FREE CD being given out for free with every order! So pay a visit to </span><a href="http://clicks.fanbridge.com/l.php?cid=687254&sid=152992562&url=http://standoutriot.bigcartel.com" target="_blank" style="line-height: 18px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://standoutriot.bigcartel.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. We've still got a few hoodies too, so grab yourself one before they run out and keep warm this winter!<br /><br />We will keep you updated with loads of video updates during our recording session, so make sure you 'Like' (...urghhh...) us on Facebook, and check out</span><a href="http://clicks.fanbridge.com/l.php?cid=687254&sid=152992562&url=http://myspace.com/standoutriot" target="_blank" style="line-height: 18px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://myspace.com/standoutriot</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> for some news and tracks and other goodies.<br /><br />Thanks for your support!<br />Francis x</span></span>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-74756205931552361202010-12-20T00:00:00.000-08:002010-12-20T01:53:17.536-08:00Our Top 10s (ish)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As it is that time of year I thought I would ask a few people what their top 10 albums, and if they felt like it gigs, of 2010 where. As you can see, some people aren't that great at realising what I was asking for so we got some interesting responses. So in no particular order here are people thoughts on 2010 (and beyond);</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Andy Davies (TNS/Revenge of...)</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Top Albums</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (Not including TNS releases, that would be a bit biased)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mighty Midgets - Raising Ruins For the Future</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Dead Class - Stick<br />Brendan Kelly/Joe McMahon - Wasted Potential<br />China Shop Bull - Rave to the Grave<br />Punk Rock Generation vol. 3<br />The Arteries - Dead Sea<br />Smoke or Fire - the Speakeasy</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">None More Black - Icons<br />Off With Their Heads - In Desolation<br />The Beatsteaks - Limbo Messiah<br /><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bev (TNS)</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mighty Midgets - Raising Ruins For the Future</span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">OK Pilot - Nerves</span></span></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">None More Black - Icons</span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Pacer - No.1</span></span></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Smoke or Fire - the Speakeasy</span></span></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Off With Their Heads - In Desolation</span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Brendan Kelly/Joe McMahon - Wasted Potential</span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rebuke - Wouldworks</span></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Arteries - Dead Sea</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bangers - Dude Trips</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Andrew (The Dangerfields)</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Top 10 Albums</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1. Airbourne - No Guts, No Glory </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2. Helloween - 7 Sinners </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3. Gwar - Bloody Pit of Horror </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4. Motörhead - The Wörld is Yours </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">5. Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6. FM - Metropolis </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">7. Jesse Malin & the St Marks Social - Love It to Life </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">8. Macabre - Grim Scary Tales </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">9. Danko Jones - Below the Belt </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">10. Slash - Slash </span></span></div><div><b style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><b style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Top 10 Gigs</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1. The Wilders, Black Box, Belfast </span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2. Gwar, LVC, Leiden </span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3. Twisted Sister, Bloodstock, Catton Hall, Derby </span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4. Alice Cooper, Sonisphere, Knebworth House, Knebworth </span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">5. </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Jean Michel Jarre, O2, Dublin</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6. Cannibal Corpse, Spring & Airbrake</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, Belfast</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">7. Helloween, Hard Rock Hell, Pontin's, Prestatyn </span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="line-height: 17px; "></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">8. Pink, King’s Hall Complex</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, Belfast</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">9. </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Richard Clayderman, Waterfront</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, Belfast</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">10. Danko Jones, Odyssey Arena</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, Belfast</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dec and Maya</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (Sense of Urgency)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Top Albums</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Leatherface - The Stormy Petrel<br />Fractions - Release<br />Off with their Heads - In Desolation<br />Kirkz - Aggroculture<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Top Gigs</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Harijan at Star and Garter</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Punk all dayer at green star, stoke<br />Strummercamp<br />Ennio Morricone</span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Adam (Leagues Apart)</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Top Albums</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Arteries - Dead Sea<br />AM Taxi - We Don't Stand a Chance<br />The Menzingers - Chamberlain Waits<br />Bangers - Dude Trips<br />Iron Chic - Not Like This<br />The Flatliners - Cavalcade<br />Cynics - Stones I've Thrown<br />ONSIND - Dissatisfactions<br />Smoke or Fire - The Speakeasy<br />Tigers Jaw - Two Worlds<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fav Shows</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />21st March, KRO Bar - MN#1 - Arteries, Bangers, Above Them, Just Panic and Leagues Apart<br />15th September, Old Bell, Derby - Off With Their Heads, A,IHN, Leagues Apart, Rooftops and Pacer</span></span></span></b></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cassius </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(Bootscraper)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Top 10 Albums</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Frank Zappa - Cheap Thrills<br />Nuclear Rabbit - Vicuna<br />Bill Frisell - Further East/Further West<br />The Cardiacs - Sing to Gods<br />John Zorn - Naked City<br />Oingo Boingo - Farewell: Live From The Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995<br />Slayer - Reign In Blood<br />Mr Bungle - Mr Bungle<br />Kultur Shock - Integration<br />Flat Earth Society - Isms</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Pook (Beat The Red Light)</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(He brought them this year, so they count....)</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 Voodoo Glow Skulls- Firme<br />2 Hot Stove Jimmy- Theme For A Major Hit<br />3 Blue Meanies- full throttle<br />4 Pantera- far beyond driven<br />5 Bad Brains- rock for light<br />6 Guns N Roses appetite for destruction<br />7 Sizzla- rastafari<br />8 Rico And The Ruddies- hold your horn<br />9 John Coltrane- best of the vanguard years<br />10 Curtis Fuller- blue not sessions</span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Let us know what your top 10 are by adding your list to the comments. Bring on 2011!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div></div></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-84797100019161323342010-12-15T01:56:00.001-08:002010-12-15T06:15:11.729-08:00A Kirkz Christmas Tale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtLdYFX-PcBZVB1Io9EcGyXRO6DgyL3sI5S2cJdncs7OUbiPEEC_E97v2CVZyyxKflxrBjnwwhyphenhyphenrUNGx3w2uq71BUWMsv0Yv9tVK5AjXjv9xWyjrJXw82fKbUazGs5FNhQpKo8s6jSd4/s1600/Album+Cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtLdYFX-PcBZVB1Io9EcGyXRO6DgyL3sI5S2cJdncs7OUbiPEEC_E97v2CVZyyxKflxrBjnwwhyphenhyphenrUNGx3w2uq71BUWMsv0Yv9tVK5AjXjv9xWyjrJXw82fKbUazGs5FNhQpKo8s6jSd4/s400/Album+Cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550849139497996978" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Around this time of year, when you happen to find yourself at a Kirkz gig, Max usually starts hassling you with a CDR with the promise of some Christmas magic. You usually part with £1 in an attempt to get him to leave you alone and stop running in circles around you. What you end up with is a tale, first told back in 2006, in which the Kirkz explain how they saved Christmas. It contain immortal family classics such as '</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lets Get Hammered</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">', '</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ski or die</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">' and '</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Part 4</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">'.</span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So in a Christmas gift to all for this first time 'A Kirkz Christmas Tale' is available for FREE download. So now when Max approaches you can simply inform him that you have already have it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So what are you waiting for, just click </span></span><a href="https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRyaXRIT2I3bUR2Wmc9PQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HERE</span></span></a></div></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-3988537491048206142010-12-15T01:01:00.000-08:002010-12-15T11:56:13.929-08:00Community Records<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After their tour of the UK with the amazing 'Fatter Than Albert' the guys from Community Records got in touch to say hello. As a result we swapped some stock and now have some great releases from across the pond to sell. Community Records, if you don't already know, are a great D.I.Y label based in the USA. Be sure to check out their website - </span></span><a href="http://www.communityrecords.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://www.communityrecords.org/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - which also has loads of great FREE downloads. What more could you want?</span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anyway, we now have the following releases in stock in the TNS distro. You can pick any of the releases for just £5 each or two for £8, including postage. As the webstore is currently being revamped (will be back in the new year), please send any payments via paypal to tnsrecordsuk@hotmail.co.uk with your address. Be quick as we only have a small amount of each.<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Billion Ernies - Dumpster Generation (CD)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;font-family:arial;font-size:medium;" >Pericles - Citizens War (CD)</span><div style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Stuck Lucky - Possom Soul (CD)</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Billion Ernies - Informant 10"</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fatter Than Albert - The Last Minute 12"</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Maddie Ruthless - The Secret Affair 10"</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal;font-family:Georgia,serif;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pkb3smSfpYIk7w1vFK-DvNrvZ4I2MDKRaQHiamsVRM0TLPIkeaij3PMyOKmWIVoQxmYz2Ma5q1Mkjn3TYpizwuC-D-3U4DL__bXpQ3fF3RnfgtmgSnmdQl2aJcffcVMWXL9NG1hNmqk/s1600/community+records.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pkb3smSfpYIk7w1vFK-DvNrvZ4I2MDKRaQHiamsVRM0TLPIkeaij3PMyOKmWIVoQxmYz2Ma5q1Mkjn3TYpizwuC-D-3U4DL__bXpQ3fF3RnfgtmgSnmdQl2aJcffcVMWXL9NG1hNmqk/s400/community+records.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550839764850423554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Want the lot? Get in touch and we will put a deal together. If you're in America and want to get hold of some TNSrecords stuff on the cheap, head over to the Community Records site and check it out.</span></span></div></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-13884959579581998852010-12-08T00:00:00.000-08:002010-12-08T00:00:06.096-08:00Punk Rock Generation Volume 3<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From previous posts you might be aware we are putting out a split EP next year alongside two great labels; 5feetunder Records (Denmark) and Stikman Records (USA). Well 5feetunder Records have just put out an awesome compilation, Punk Rock Generation Volume 3, that features our very own Revenge of the Psychotronic Man. The 34 track beast is available from Revenge of... for just £4, just head over to their </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.revengeofthepsychotronicman.com/revenge/merch.html">webstore</a><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAw-vE04o4_6XV8WLCRc9g8JV-JUjqlv6ScWUxfX5_FXXjogLU3AvDhNNyheaod2sXP_PmOmJApcloCt_yZi0SWzdT2CefFFtmd2iND9Rb3BeXIEN3XBWYxjVpN9a12BP50rxzaDuVsxw/s1600/5+feet+under+comp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAw-vE04o4_6XV8WLCRc9g8JV-JUjqlv6ScWUxfX5_FXXjogLU3AvDhNNyheaod2sXP_PmOmJApcloCt_yZi0SWzdT2CefFFtmd2iND9Rb3BeXIEN3XBWYxjVpN9a12BP50rxzaDuVsxw/s400/5+feet+under+comp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548024613938831410" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />If you like punk and hardcore you really need a copy. As well as Revenge of... it also features Mighty Midgets and Broken Aris, who will also feature on next years split EP, along with Antillectual and many, many more fine bands from across Europe. More info can be found on the Revenge's website here - </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.revengeofthepsychotronicman.com/revenge/news.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.revengeofthepsychotronicman.com/revenge/news.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The track list looks like this:</span><br /></span><p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">We Will Fly - "Fervid"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Mighty Midgets - "You Are Not Alone (the World is Full of Assholes)"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Antillectual - "Cut the Ground From Under Our Feet"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Save the Embers - "Everett"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Manu Armata - "Antagonized"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Archers and Arrows - "The Young Carpetbaggers"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Drunktank - "Last One Standing"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Kensington Arms - "Interpreting the Uninterpretable"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Nemas - "Nemas United</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Goodbye Jersey - "The Beast"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Revenge of the Psychotronic Man - "Needles to Say"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Supervisors - "Machines"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">BrainDead - "To This Day"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Revolt of Darwin - "Revolt of Darwin"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Stream City - "Incompetent Doctor"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rank N File - "People in Glass Houses Sink Ships"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Chainsaw Brigade - "System//Terror"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Kill the Rooster - "Stranger"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Phlegmatix - "Calling for a Revolution"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Still Around - "Restless Hearts"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rovers Ahead - "One Mad Night at the Pub"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sodomy Soldiers - "Spraypaint"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Ignored - "Family Values Seen From A Different Angle"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Losing Must - "Believe"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">7PM Meeting - "Fists of Reality"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Loudog - "In Their Eyes"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sprome - "Unbound Underground"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Dysfunctional Kid - "2000 Cigarettes"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Broken Aris - "The Last Nail in Your Coffin"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Thought Police Brutality - "Surge and Destroy"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Respirators - "Good Call"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="font-size:100%;">Die Oi!tonome - "Copenhagen"<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_1"><span style="font-size:100%;">Lemlæstet Fosterbræk - "Metal Is for Pussies"<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="paragraph_style_1"><span style="font-size:100%;">Stars Burn Stripes - "I Lost the Point"<br /></span></p>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-55409116009605542502010-12-07T01:23:00.000-08:002010-12-07T06:48:14.968-08:00The All Dayer To End All Dayers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We haven't put on a gig for a while, we needed a break. But we miss it. So we have put together a special TNSrecords all-dayer on the 12th March next year. It will be £6 on the door, tickets info (if we have them) will follow later. Oh, its also going to be upstairs at Gullivers on Oldham Street from 3pm.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH30NOCwN50LSoT5AVQqp8jY3UqiRaOG2HX8nLiC1oVh1iRDJQn5BQxRbVfM0QKkbj0eC64cw4KbtGEoj3W3YO6X9BgiXHWCwArZY1oVWs07asLir4rp_r-m7sHvlcmY7XMxqgu9ziU4/s1600/march2011_all+dayer.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH30NOCwN50LSoT5AVQqp8jY3UqiRaOG2HX8nLiC1oVh1iRDJQn5BQxRbVfM0QKkbj0eC64cw4KbtGEoj3W3YO6X9BgiXHWCwArZY1oVWs07asLir4rp_r-m7sHvlcmY7XMxqgu9ziU4/s400/march2011_all+dayer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547872362516824242" style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As you can see above the line-up will be:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Beat The Red Light </b>- http://www.myspace.com/beattheredlight</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>The Dangerfields </b>- http://www.myspace.com/thedangerfields</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Stand Out Riot </b>- http://www.myspace.com/standoutriot</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Revenge of the Psychotronic Man </b>- http://www.myspace.com/revengeofthepsychotronicman</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Faintest Idea</b> - http://www.myspace.com/faintestidea</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Bootscraper</b> - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">bootscraper</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">music</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>The Kirkz </b>- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">thekirkz</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Sense of Urgency</b> - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">senseofurgency</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Leagues Apart </b>- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">leaguesapart</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">music</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Ignorance Is This </b>- http://www.myspace.com/ignoranceisthisuk</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It should also be the Manchester launch gig for the new Beat The Red Light and Stand Out Riot albums. So it is shaping up to be an amazing day. Please spread the word and make sure the day is booked in your diary. </span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Punk and Ska that will take your face off!</span></span></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-17251892440387038522010-12-04T04:18:00.000-08:002010-12-04T04:37:57.663-08:00Revenge of... website is back!<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC5AWQC8Bt-x5QwODd7YPVGt9Trur5bpD-y-X4M_OHz7YjzAYxqFaYfFhOnAsEe-bvMLXdUa0Btwi84egk06g2NlJ9dts0ZIsakqeQYSVDMOj1qDN_qXp2SjdsZLN3eHnebUMXSfMsAI/s1600/dino3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC5AWQC8Bt-x5QwODd7YPVGt9Trur5bpD-y-X4M_OHz7YjzAYxqFaYfFhOnAsEe-bvMLXdUa0Btwi84egk06g2NlJ9dts0ZIsakqeQYSVDMOj1qDN_qXp2SjdsZLN3eHnebUMXSfMsAI/s400/dino3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546804405732824450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />The Revenge of the Psychotronic Man website is back up and running, so go and check it out - </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.revengeofthepsychotronicman.com/revenge/index.html">www.revengeofthepsychotronicman.com</a><br /><p></p><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This means that their super deal is back up. You can pick up a t-shirt, the album 'make pigs smoke' and TNS002 split EP with the Fractions for just £13. They have had a new batch of t-shirts so they are now available in all sizes again.<br /><p></p></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Andy is now going to work on sorting the TNS site out, if you have any magic website skills and want to lend us your knowledge give us a shout.</span><br /></span>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-43236307512654471102010-11-30T01:00:00.000-08:002010-11-30T02:11:14.163-08:00It's Booze Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu057zWD-wdOLXEGE4fjYc7SbGjzA4lriJ8vvwkxM_dSuKdKGsObjiopoB3oUv-ZTjw3SnoRJ4sy2aR37MCPW7R9KL11FvbYDEyiArrWD3d9r4mNJair8SZ3X_VK0M68tSOSpYTb5EPgE/s1600/Revenge+etc+449.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu057zWD-wdOLXEGE4fjYc7SbGjzA4lriJ8vvwkxM_dSuKdKGsObjiopoB3oUv-ZTjw3SnoRJ4sy2aR37MCPW7R9KL11FvbYDEyiArrWD3d9r4mNJair8SZ3X_VK0M68tSOSpYTb5EPgE/s400/Revenge+etc+449.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545003594339514018" /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Over the weekend Revenge of the Psychotronic Man were in the studio to record 6 tracks for an international split that we will be releasing around April next year.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Tim G (Big Tone Recordings) had the pleasure of putting up with Revenge of... for two days, listening to the rough mixes it sounds like he did a great job.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">If you have seen Revenge of... play over the last few months you would have heard most of the tracks recorded, although there are a couple that will be new to you. It might not sound believable but I think this EP is even faster than the album, 6 tracks are over and done with in under 7mins 25 secs. The track listing is:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1. Drinking in the Van</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2. Not My Fight</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3. It's Booze Time</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4. A Political Hot Potato</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">5. D.I.Why?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">6. The End of Everything</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I think there must have been a worlds first at Big Tone this weekend: the gang vocals on 'The End of Everything' were recorded in human pyramid formation! Davey Psychotronic was up from the big smoke to record some video footage over the weekend so we should hopefully see that in the near future with some samples from the EP. We will also probably make 'A Political Hot Potato' available for a free download once Tim has finished with the mastering. So look out for that. </span></span></div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you weren't already aware, these tracks are going to feature on an international split EP alongside 5feetunder Records from Denmark and Stikman Records from the US. It will also feature the Mighty Midgets (Denmark) , Fist of the North Star (USA) and the Broken Aris (Sweden). </span></span></span></span><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />Andy and Niels (Mighty Midgets) are working together on the artwork, which should produce something very interesting. Each of the bands/labels have a similar DIY ethics and we all feel it is a really good way of helping great bands be heard further a field. It's a real pleasure to be working with a group of like minded labels and bands.</span></span></span></span></div></div><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"IT'S FUCKING BOOZE TIME"</span></span></span></span></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-43410560250326058852010-11-29T06:29:00.000-08:002010-11-29T06:35:45.160-08:00WARNING: May Contain Cuts<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here is an article by Tom Houseman (Sense of Urgency/Rising Strike) that will feature in the next issue of the fanzine, which is due out next month. Enjoy.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>WARNING: May Contain Cuts</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">After decades of spin doctors, broken promises, and bare-faced lies, it should at last be widely acknowledge that the lifeblood of British politics is misdirection. With that in mind, it is bizarre that we have taken at face value the coalition government’s zealous imposition of its cuts. “<i>We all have to do our bit”</i>, chant the slack-jawed public into the reporter’s microphone, as if repetition will suffice in the absence of thought or discussion. The more sophisticated version of this mantra is the claim that “I’m not happy about it, but public sector workers/students/the arts have to shoulder their share of the burden”. Underlying this claim is the ultimate misdirection: by assuming that the state (i.e. the taxpayer) should only pay for things that contribute to the economy, we’re making massively important statements about what society is and should be – and as long as these statements slip under the radar of public debate, austerity budgets will continue to go unopposed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Education, like art, is not an investment. It should not be judged in terms of its expected financial return, as it has an intrinsic value not captured by its profitability. More importantly, education and art are completely disfigured when left to the brutal logic of cost and benefit. The students who, increasingly, make their university choices with only careers in mind will only learn what is useful for business, until academia is nothing more than the training of the account managers and sales executives of tomorrow. If art is only viable in spaces that attract the approval of private financiers, at best, it will only ever reflect the preferences, lives and experiences of the rich. At worst, it will go the way of all cultural commodities, becoming ever cheaper and more disposable. (In this way, acquiescing to the cuts is tantamount to making the X Factor the model for all creativity).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Lurking behind the increase in university fees and the various cuts to the arts, to education, to public services, and to benefits, is the awful inner logic of a society in which capitalism sets the terms of debate. The government is trying to abdicate </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">our</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> responsibility as a society to guarantee the integrity of things that would be destroyed or mutilated if left to the logic of the market. They are attempting to render all social life subservient to the open competition of narrowly-defined self-interest. As any sane person can recognise, such naked competition will only ever have one result: those with the necessary resources will acquire yet more, while those born with little will die with nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Learning for learning’s sake, art for art’s sake, genuine democracy, and protection from extreme poverty, are not luxuries that can be restricted to those that can afford it when a nation finds itself strapped for cash. They are society itself. If we do not protect these fragile spaces from the overbearing logic of the market, they will wither and die, leaving us with nothing other than a new feudalism, where we serfs eke out an immiserated existence, paying tribute to the Lord-Bankers for little more than the right to keep working for them. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-10677517721923428432010-11-22T12:45:00.000-08:002010-11-22T12:53:05.606-08:00Beat The Red Light talk to TNS about recording their new album<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here is an interview with Beat The Red Light that will feature in the next paper copy of the Fanzine.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Beat the Red Light are one of the best live bands I have ever seen and it is an absolute pleasure to be releasing their brand new album on TNS. Here is what the guys had to say about the new CD.<br /><br /><b>TNS) Can you introduce yourselves please?</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br />Pook)</b> Pook - throat and trombone.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Tim) </b>Tim, I play drums in Beat the Red Light.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>G)</b> This is G of the rhythm section, bass division.<br /><b><br />TNS) What can we expect from the new album? What’s it called and how is it sounding? Can we expect an even bigger mix of sounds?</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Tim) </b>The new album is called Salt the Lands - This has taken so long to write that every song has a slightly different feel. I can’t contemplate how many favourite cds I have had since we started writing a couple of years ago. It sounds BIG!!<br /><b>Pook) </b>The new album is sounding to me like perfection! We’ve just recorded the majority of it, well Mike BEEF Lankaster (our guitarist) did. Don’t be fooled by the fact that one of our band members is recording it, it aint on an 8 track. We spent the last 9 days getting cabin fever in Ipswich getting PERFECT takes! No 99% takes were accepted. We know what each other are capable of and wanted perfection! It’s been the hardest 9 days but totally worth it. Expect long epic black metal, grind, thrash and ska played in an epic way!<br /><b>G)</b> It’s coming along quite nicely, there’s horns, shredding and songs about zombies. It sounds like BTRL but just stepped up a notch.<br /><br /><b>TNS) Is there any particular theme to the lyrical content?</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br />Pook)</b> No theme, just different topics. The lyrics are quite a lot darker. I’ve recently just came out of a very dark place. I’d just split up with my girlfriend of four years, I was working twelve hours a day and still not earning enough to pay the bills, let alone rent. I went a bit of the rails. I kinda got myself stuck in this mental hole, but I’ve scramble out of it now. Some of the lyrics are about all that stuff.<br />Ones called ‘One Love Hypocrite’ and it’s a direct look at the homophobia in dancehall. I love Sizzla, Capelton and Buju Banton, but the homophobic lyrics have to go. Then there’s ‘Solanum’ which is a zombie survival guide, and the black metal song ‘Salt the Lands’ is about going on a killing spree, oh and sacrificing virgins! Then there’s ‘Bleeding Nose’.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Tim)</b> No idea mate, have you tried understanding what Pook screams?<br /><b>G) </b>We might be into prog but we are not a prog band!(yet) This is not a concept album!!!<br /><br /><b>TNS) How was the writing and recording process?</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br />Pook)</b> Long!!!! We’ve been playing ‘Bleeding Nose’ since our first tour so it’s been years we’ve been writing this album! The recording has been the longest nine days of my life! Not accepting anything less than 100% perfect takes! Like I said earlier though, the hard works paying off!<br /><b>Tim)</b> Very weird and, for me, very disjointed. Writing has taken for ever, since writing ‘Bleeding Nose’ we have had a member change, stolen one of our trumpet players back from Chilli and the guitarists have moved from two hours away to two minutes. To be honest it is only in the last 6 months that we have really got into our groove. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">The recording process has been even more strange, the studio that we were booked into for three months backed out on us with 24 hours notice - we all have full time jobs so couldn’t move the holiday so we HAD to find somewhere to do it (massive thanks to everyone who made suggestions). For me this meant that I was only there for 3 days and then had to go back to the ‘shire’ to carry on working. I am sure everyone can imagine how gutting it is being so far out of the loop.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>G)</b> Like all the Vietnam war films ever made, all rolled into one! The Horror.....the horror!!!<br /><br /><b>TNS) Your ep was very well received and the live show’s have been unbelievable. Did you feel this album had a lot to live up too? </b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br />Pook) </b>Not really, It just feels like a natural progression for me to push the boundaries. See how much heavier we can take it. We recently just played a set of just new songs and everyone seemed to enjoy them, I mean I’m totally stoked with the response to the e.p but to me that was just a really good demo knocked up in three days. We’re taking our time on this one and we haven’t got a producer who doesn’t know what we’re capable of so doesn’t push us for better takes! You want the job done properly, ya gotta do it yourself!<br /><b>G)</b> Most definitely, that’s why everyone has been pushing each other so hard in the studio, hence the Vietnam comments. The E.P. Was made whilst the band was still in a line up transition. ‘Salt the Lands’ benefits from the more settled line up. I’m right proper stoked with it. I really hope people dig it. The new stuff seems to be going down well live so I’m gagging to tour the album too. Next year is gonna be a messy one me finx!<br /><b>Tim)</b> To be honest, the band has changed so much since the EP that it would be a shame to try and compare the two. So yes, I think that this record will be a much better reflection of what our live performance is like than the EP. This is a snapshot of what has happened in the last couple of years, I’m really looking forward to carrying on the momentum<br /><br /><b>TNS) How do you find your mix of styles affects your audience? Do you think this will appeal to metal and ska fans equally? </b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br />Tim)</b> For me it all depends on what mind set you are in when you listen to it. Hopefully people will like the heavy as much as the subtle and get what we were going for. With any luck it will be as interesting to everyone as it is to us.<br /><b>G) </b>Well, you can’t please all the people all the time can ya? We do what we do, that’s that. People either like it or they don’t.<br /><b>Pook) </b>Yeah, the e.p was I’d say more for the ska/punk fans, this one is definitely more for the metal fans! There’s only one songs on this album which doesn’t have a drop of ska in it. One ska part on the album is done in 5/8? Try and skank to that!<br /><br /><b>TNS) What have you got lined up to promote it in 2011? </b><br /><b>Pook)</b> Well we hit europe with the killer Stand Out Riot! That’s gonna rule and we also plan to do a tour with the Junk, can’t bloody wait!<br /><b>Tim)</b> TOUR!!!! I can’t fucking wait. It’s been over a year since we last toured and it has felt like forever. It is not that we haven’t wanted to, it just hasn’t been possible. If you have seen us before, imagine what we’re gonna be like coming out of a year long drought!!!<br /><b>G) </b>Tours, a sex tape and a giant inflatable bus stop cock which we intend to fly to London and attach to the 02 arena, thus using the old millennium dome as a scrotum.<br /><br /><br />Salt the Lands is out in February on TNS.</span></span></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-85976829369211607822010-11-17T03:04:00.001-08:002010-11-17T03:11:00.340-08:00TNSrecords from the latest ASFAR<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Here are some reviews of TNSrecords releases from the latest copy of A Short Fanzine About Rocking. Make sure you pick up a copy, it is well worth a read.<br /><br /><strong>Bootscraper - Country and Eastern<br /></strong>Leeds based self proclaimed agro-folk band Bootscraper are a welcome suprise, as it's always nice to come across a very good band that you've never heard of before and it's even better when it's not your average punk release. To the truth is it would be hard to lump this into any genre. There are signs of a lot of influence - 'There Will be Blood' sounds like a Gogal Bordello b side while 'The Sundown Kid' has a similar vibe to the mad caddies flirt with their country edge. The variety of instruments as well as the interchange between the two vocalists makes for interesting, layered music which does not get boring, while the mix between the faster folk songs and the slower country/bluegrass songs helps add diversity. Despite the range of genres on display it does become apparant half way through that this will not appeal to everybody. Tracks like 'The Ol' Waterin' Hole' could easily be too much for people who aren't fans of the gypsy and dare I say it, pirate theme. That said, Bootscraper do well in not relying on gimmicks even with the obvious temptation. I'd bet a fair amount of money that they can really pull it off live, but there's certainly a lot to enjoy on CD too.<br /><strong>A Short Fanzine About Rocking</strong><br /><br /><strong>The Dangerous Aces - Deny All Resonsibility<br /></strong>Well someones got to take responsibility for this. These street punks from manchester have served up a pretty awful 10 tracks of lo-fi punk here. Definitely more old than new school punk inspired, but that can't be used as an excuse for an album that sounds like it's been recorded on a digital camera. If I listen closely there is some decent bass work in most of the tracks and some pretty crazy guitar solos, but overall it sounds messy and singer Moz isn't the most talented vocalist to say the least. I guess a few of the oi crew may like this, but for anyone else, avoid.<br /><strong>A Short Fanzine About Rocking<br /></strong><br /><strong>Faintest Idea - Ignorance is This<br /></strong>Straight up punk here with a bit of horns and ska. When they get going Faintest Idea are pretty good, but personally, there's clearly a difference in quality between the two parts of their sound withthe punk tracks being hard hitting and in your face and the ska tracks coming across a bit cheesey. Luckily there's more of the former and where Faintest Idea will never win prizes for originality this is a decent album for fans of Rancid and the UK ska scene.<br /><strong>A Short Fanzine About Rocking<br /><br />The Kirkz - Agroculture<br /></strong>There is a running joke between a couple of friends of mine about the Kirkz and how they are a god awful live band. Personally I can't be certain, I may have seen them on one or two occasions but they've never made an impression which I guess is a bad thing. That said, this isn't a bad album. It's samey all the way through but it's mostly fun and gives you plenty of chances to sing a long to the shouty choruses, indeed the first 3 tracks are literally the best here and would have benefitted from being spread out more. Everything here is at least worth a listen if you like rough round the edges underground UK punk.<br /><strong>A Short Fanzine About Rocking </strong></span>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-29077511448161863072010-11-16T03:46:00.000-08:002010-11-17T03:03:34.723-08:00What the fuck are Battle of the Bands all about?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I thought that it would be a good idea to have an online record of Andy's article on Battle of the Bands from issue 6 of the fanzine. So here it is, to re-read or check out for the first time. If you're interested all the back issues (TNSrecords issues not the That's Not Skanking ones) are available as pdfs on our </span></span><a href="http://www.tnsrecords.co.uk/fanzines"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">website</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#2a2a2a;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px;font-size:13;" class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normalfont-size:16;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,42,42);font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13;" class="Apple-style-span" ><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.35em" class="ecxDefault"><b style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What the fuck are Battle of the Bands all about?</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"></span></span></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.35em" class="ecxDefault"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">’</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ve been meaning to rant about this for a while, but only just got round to it. What is the point of a music competition? When I go to a gig (or play a gig for that matter) I want every single band to be mint. I want to come away thinking I</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">’</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ve seen some great music. The last thing I want to do is to sit through bands hoping they are shit so mine/my friends band can win a HMV voucher or something. I cannot understand how anyone genuinely into music would want to put one of these things on. If you want a competition go to watch some sport, or if it must be music related go and vote on Pop Idol or the Eurovision song contest.</span></span></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.35em" class="ecxDefault"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">That is what a battle of the bands is really, a low budget version of that sort of mainstream shite.</span></span></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.35em" class="ecxDefault"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To be fair I know bands who have got to do some great things because of competitions, such as quality gigs or studio time, but the way I see it, they shouldn</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">’</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">t have to enter a competition to be noticed and it is a sad state of affairs that bands do need to. If someone from the music industry likes a band, why not just help them rather then asking them to compete in a competition?</span></span></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.35em" class="ecxDefault"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(There is a simple answer to that; people from the music industry are money grabbing wankers)</span></span></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.35em" class="ecxDefault"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The thing about most battle of the bands is that they are nothing more than a glorified popularity contest to make a venue/promoter a bit of money. Nearly every one of these competitions results in the band who sells the most tickets winning the prize and even if it</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">’</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">s not totally judged by ticket sales it</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">’</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">s normally in the criteria somewhere. Just because a band has a lot of friends, doesn</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">’</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">t mean they are good. Also, the judges more often than not are influenced by their own personal taste. How many people can honestly say a band from a particular genre is better than one from another? It</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">’</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">s nearly always about opinion. Obviously some peoples opinions are more informed than others, but they are at the end of the day still opinions.</span></span></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.35em" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Anyway, I needed to get that off my chest. If you are in a band and you want to enter competitions, that</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">’</span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">s your choice so I wish you well, but personally I think music is much better without a competitive element and that a community where bands support each other is much more enjoyable.</span></span></span></p></span></span></span></b></span></span></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-51451673271040582272010-11-06T11:20:00.000-07:002010-11-06T11:27:48.282-07:00Revenge of... music video<span style="font-family: arial;">Revenge of the Psychotronic Man are filming a music video at Kro Bar in Manchester on the 19th November. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Please bring animal masks and come prepared to be very silly!<br /><br />Penis Goes Where? and The Dangerous Aces are also playing. More info can be found on facebook here: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170482776311030" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170482776311030</a><br /><br />Please spread the word and bring everyone you know down.<br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-30613661634651529932010-11-04T09:42:00.000-07:002010-11-22T13:13:33.189-08:00Mainstream Football Is Shit!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here is an article that Andy has written for the next issue of the TNSrecords Fanzine, which should be out in a couple of months. Enjoy. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="line-height: normal; "></span></span></span></span><p align="left" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">As you may have read in previous issues of TNS, I love my football. Not quite as much as I love my punk rock, but I do love the beautiful game. But, as with many people, the nature of football these days really doesn’t sit well with me morally or socially. The capitalist nature of the greed driven, over commercial modern game surely cannot sit comfortably with the ethics of any punk fan? Football surely goes against everything we stand for in our music community yet for football we somehow seem to be able to turn a blind eye to it all.<br /><br />The punk rock community prides itself on being self sufficient and trying to exist outside of the imposed systems and rules that capitalism gives us. We put on our own gigs, release our own records and fanzines and we have a community that reaches around the world. And what’s more, the vast majority of this is done on a not-for-profit basis. It’s an amazing thing. The community spirit and camaraderie associated with football really reminds me of what I experience at punk rock gigs; a feeling of unity and of friendship and of enjoying something exciting as a community.<br /><br />But personally I can no longer feel this way about football. I can’t watch all the greed and lack of loyalty without cringing. I can’t watch people with no real interest in football taking over teams and running them into the ground, but I also hate the thought of people throwing money at their new play thing and demanding instant success. The modern game has no integrity and nothing to make someone with socialist values warm to it. I stopped paying to go to big games many years ago. I don’t want to put money in the pockets of these people. Of course boycotting games is only half the problem solved. The TV companies are just as bad, as are the newspapers.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">However, here lies my problem; I miss it all. I want to support football, I want to go to games and I want to enjoy it again without feeling guilty. I like football.<br /><br />So what are the options?<br /><br />I’ll come to that shortly, but here is a little bit about my personal association with football to set the scene. I grew up in Stafford with neither of my parents really having an interest in the game. With no immediately obvious local team to follow, as an 8 year old just getting into the game, I (like many kids in my area) was always gonna go with Liverpool or Manchester United as my team. For me, influenced by a family member my particular choice of red ended up being that of Liverpool.<br />Obviously I went to games here and there but as with so many football fans once my team was decided my loyalty was hammered into me and remained even though I couldn’t really justify why.<br /><br />When I reached about 14 years of age I started to go and watch my local team; the mighty Stafford Rangers. This presented a whole new experience to me. Going to regular games with school friends made me really appreciate why it was important to follow your home team even when they were a bit shit (I still today check for the Rangers scores). However, when I went to uni it became a choice between going to punk gigs or going to the football as I didn’t have too much money and I went to less and less games, but continued to watch Liverpool on TV because it was easy to do so. I also played Sunday League for many years so although I hardly went to games, football was still a big part of my life.<br /><br />I relocated to Manchester about 10 years ago and have been here ever since. My allegiance to Liverpool remained throughout, but I only went every now and again and a few years ago decided that I didn’t want to spend any more of my cash on football as I was completely disheartened by the way it was going, but also because none of my friends supported them these days... I mean I was in Manchester... why would they? It all just took the fun out of it.<br /><br />However, football is something that is ingrained into anyone who has ever been a fan. You can’t forget about it and obviously I have watched from a distance how it has deteriorated further and witnessed the destructive ways of the likes of the Glazers and of Hicks and Gillette. I realised the only way back for Liverpool was huge irresponsible injections of cash and just don’t like the idea. And although I check Stafford Rangers results I don’t see Stafford as home any more. Also would the Rangers really be any different with a bit of cash behind them? I really don’t know?<br /><br />What I have written here became a regular pub discussion for myself and my immediate group of friends (3 of which had also relocated from the Midlands at a similar time - Villa, Stoke and Wolves fans) and a couple of disheartened United fans.We began to chat about Hamburgs St Pauli - a team widely respected by the punk rock community for their ethics. Their left leaning policies include not being owned by one particular owner giving power to the fans, anti racism/homophobia/sexism campaigns and a general anti capitalist agenda - it was punk rock football.<br /></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">“Why can’t we have a team like this?” asked Bev, a Villa fan. Then I said the unthinkable (especially considering I am a Liverpool fan), “We have... FC United.”<br /><br />FC United of Manchester is a community football club owned and democratically run by its members. They seek to change the way that football is owned and run, putting supporters at the heart of everything and to show how this can work in practice by creating something both sustainable and successful. Here are the clubs core principles taken from their site (fc-utd.co.uk):</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1. The Board will be democratically elected by its members.<br />2. Decisions taken by the membership will be decided on a one member, one vote basis.<br />3. The club will develop strong links with the local community and strive to be accessible to all, discriminating against none.<br />4. The club will endeavour to make admission prices as affordable as possible, to as wide a constituency as possible.<br />5. The club will encourage young, local participation - playing and supporting - whenever possible.<br />6. The Board will strive wherever possible to avoid outright commercialism.<br />7. The club will remain a non-profit organisation.<br /><br />FC United was formed in 2005 by Manchester United fans in protest to football being taken away from the fans through commercialisation, with the Glazer families leveraged buy-out being the final straw.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">As a Liverpool fan, I do not like Manchester United. I don’t want them to win anything, but that said, I still wouldn’t wish the Glazers on anyone and their troubles were disappointing to see as it epitomised everything I believe to be wrong with the game and it was a shame to see a club with a proud history (like Liverpool) going this way.<br /><br />But apart from the association with Manchester United, FC United seemed to be everything we were looking for: an ethical, anti-capitalist, not-for-profit football club, done for all the right reasons on our doorstep. Also, as a group of friends, this could be great; a local team who we could go and watch together. After 10 years in Manchester here was a team we could cheer on collectively, who also fitted in with our moral ideas.<br /><br />So last week we went for the first time and it was fantastic. I wondered how difficult it would be for someone who is quite a loyal person to support a new team, but I was soon won over. It was great to be at a game again, especially with my mates and I enjoyed the style of football too. People talk about the difference in standard from the top leagues, but I grew up with non-league football so I can definitely assure people that FC play some good stuff!<br /><br />I don’t expect us all to be fully fledged FC supporters immediately but I guess that’s part of the fun. I can’t disregard Liverpool just yet, but I definitely want to be at many more FC games.<br />I was worried about how FC fans would take to non-United fans coming (especially Liverpool fans) but chats in the pub after the game suggested that it shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Despite our different starting points with football the people I chatted with shared common ground with regards to the state of the game. Most FC fans we spoke to saw FC as an individual club, which was what we wanted.<br /><br />This is also my local team now. We’re all in Manchester for the long haul and I for one want my kids (should I have any) growing up watching a club with the moral message and standing of FC.<br /><br />We shall see how it all goes, and at this point it’s too early to guarantee we’ll all become fanatical supporters (although I can see it happening) but for now I’m just excited about the ride. It’s great to be watching a relatively new club from early days. Personally I’d love FC to shake off any association to United and to be supported as a club in their own right, because that’s what FC deserves. Getting their own stadium could help this to happen and you can read more about their community shares scheme on their site.<br /><br />Can FC and other such teams (AFC Wimbledon are now in the Conference) cause a football revolution? It will be hard to change the habits of footballs elite, that’s for sure, but what they are doing certainly needs backing by any football fans who share their principles. I for one am inspired by the fan power that has lead to this clubs existence.It could, just maybe be the start of a football revolution, but for now it’s certainly punk rock football! Come on the reds!</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Andy<br /><br />This article was written two weeks prior to the unbelievable FA Cup result away at Rochdale, which was one of the best matches I have ever been too. Fantastic atmospere and the sort of drama that makes football so amazing. I’ve been to a few games since writing this and I am loving it!</span></span></span></p><span style="line-height: 17px; "><span style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhPlwsCheHl0RkH2tOXdlgSfw_T7sG7eXCmgwMXv29-KaQHFnTAEJzhnSrQcepqHUwyDZh3Qf_bdIsrdD0ZBh93gNwHCwb7LjjeBbnTSmZOhSoVAE6M89rL6ROm_ukodxhzJXiJ-1Ltg/s320/FCunited.jpg" /></span></span></div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-79474856994054727232010-09-27T05:19:00.000-07:002010-11-04T08:26:07.348-07:00NEW t-shirts - coming soon!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6MqSMqmJr5kfBJ8_3l_lp9nY2Xo49ObXfpa4Anhev6EZNwjAHfAXFV9uJ4XxNWMtM5JJ0rTx8kZkOLY-FnkwX8SLeXRtFqmD03F0ATk_Ew-oJoIldlNuZQzi9w063LP1dbKZ_REzN4U/s1600/MMIS_t-shirt.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6MqSMqmJr5kfBJ8_3l_lp9nY2Xo49ObXfpa4Anhev6EZNwjAHfAXFV9uJ4XxNWMtM5JJ0rTx8kZkOLY-FnkwX8SLeXRtFqmD03F0ATk_Ew-oJoIldlNuZQzi9w063LP1dbKZ_REzN4U/s320/MMIS_t-shirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535716030076259970" /></a><br />Andy has been working on a new 'mainstream music is shit' TNSrecords t-shirt design. Yes we are that big and clever. Hopefully you can see the design to the right, it features Andy's two cats Zeke and Elvis. <div><br /></div><div>They are available now (in black, red, yellow & white) by sending £7 (inc. postage) to tnsrecordsuk@hotmail.co.uk If you want to pay by another method drop an email to bev@tnsrecords.co.uk and we will sort something out. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a special offer, of £9 we will also include a copy of our 37 track compilation 'Mainstream Music Is Shit'.</div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-4959475029820104702010-09-03T06:58:00.000-07:002010-09-03T07:00:02.690-07:00TNSgigs - the future<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#2A2A2A;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(28, 40, 55); font-family: arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px; ">The first ever TNS gig was in April 2004. Since then we've been a monthly band night (and some months we've put more than one gig on). Over the years we've been lucky enough to receive some fantastic support and most importantly to see some fantastic bands. However, as TNS continues to develop as a label the band night side of things is the area we feel is starting to struggle.<br /><br />After starting out all those years ago as a free night in the Attic, things have slowly changed. We then moved to Joshua for a few years before heading over to Retro Bar. As we have gone we have slowly increased the price to pay travelling bands at first then local bands, as well as covering venue hire costs. Throughout all this we remained not-for-profit. If we did make some cash on a gig we usually lost it on the next and we still to this day sometimes pay bands out of our own pockets despite, as you all know, extensively advertising all of our events.<br /><br />We moved to a Saturday night this year, thinking that it would improve the night, but after one of our best ever gigs (the Stupids in January), attendances have decreased constantly over the year. We know there are reasons for this; people are skint (and we realise that you need to pay beer money as well as entrance money).<br /><br />There are also sooooo many more gigs than there were 6 years ago, which ultimately means that having a gig on a specific day each month almost inevitably means a gig clash of some kind. Having so many gigs in the area can only be a good thing but it makes us realise that maybe we don't need as many TNS live gigs anymore. The night started to combat the fact the only gigs in Manchester for Punk bands were pay to play, luckily that is no longer the case.<br /><br />Obviously Bomb Ibiza has also gone this year and I guess Em experienced similar pressures. But there is so much good stuff going on through the likes of Dean at Slit and the Bolton lot that we are certainly not going to go short of live music. We feel that it is more worthwhile for us to spend our increasingly limited time working on the label, the fanzine and the podcast (which has died of late). All these gigs (and those across the country), along with independent labels, fanzines etc, need your continued support, without you they will longer exist.<br /><br />This is also not a full stop anyway. This will be the end of TNS as a regular night BUT we will continue to do the occasional one off gig. We have two gigs lined up on Sun 5th Sept and Sat 16th October and after these we'll be taking some time out, but in 2011 we expect to be doing the odd gig.<br /><br />Hopefully we'll see some of you at these two nights, it would be really appreciated to have your support. It kinda makes us really sad to stop the regular nights, but there is also little point doing it half heartedly, with falling support. We'd finally just like to thank everyone for all they have done over the past 6 years. It genuinely means the world to us.</span></span></span>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173526177306205475.post-70254309462483709182010-07-02T08:08:00.000-07:002010-12-07T06:57:09.465-08:00Welcome!Welcome to the brand new TNSrecords blog! We are going to use this to keep you all up to date with the latest TNS news as well as a place for random ramblings and snippets from the fanzine. You never know it might also be an online source of our reviews. This will hopefully act as an easy way to keep the news on the website up to date, which if you check at rate greater than annually you will have noticed isn't the most rapidly changing place in the world.<div><br /></div><div>As with all things TNS, if you want to get involved please drop us an email.</div><div><br /></div><div>Make sure you check out http://www.tnsrecords.co.uk for loads of offers on our releases. </div>TNSrecordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926906577935108319noreply@blogger.com0