Biz Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 G'day mateOch shite I canna ging to Weegieland, I'm too busy attaching corks to a hat or something.Best of luck to all the bands I like , it would be nice to see The Little Kicks and Project Venhell on Celebrity Deathmatch, Hines could stench them to death in his pants of doom or something, mind you, Roz fae Miss The Occupier would spazz his arse a ower the place wi her artillery of hair products. Aye, Mon the deathmatch, abodys far too nice to each other noo adays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobyb Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 the little kicks Radio 1 live sessionAs a result of our T break heat on tuesday night we have been booked for our 1st ever live Session on Radio 1. We will be playing live and being interviewed on Vic Galloways show on the 21st of June! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkt Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 When does the T-Break stage line-up get announced then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobyb Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I am not too sure when it gets announced. Maybe on Vic Galloway's show next week? Come on the Aberdeen bands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I am not too sure when it gets announced. Maybe on Vic Galloway's show next week? Come on the Aberdeen bands!That's what I'm thinking too. He's been doing all the announcements so far, last heat tonight so maybe on his Monday show. Well done to The Little Kicks on your BBC Session! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luscious vicar Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Stuck in the rain, getting steadily soaked, this is no way to gear up for live music. Thankfully I havent found myself in a muddy field yet, but this decidedly dreicht Monday evening marks a milestone on the approach to T in the Park with the first King Tuts showcase of T Break applicants. The most high-profile battle of the bands in Scotland, it decides which hopefuls join the invited line-up of hot properties to make up the bill of (arguably) the festivals most consistently exciting stage. But if the weather tips the balance between a jolly piss-up and a weekend crash-course in mud and pneumonia, tonight suggests the quality of unsigned representation rests on a similar knife-edge. With 6 bands allotted 20 minutes in which to prove their worth, no sooner were the doors opened then Q Without U were treating too small an audience to a confidently understated set. Invitingly crunchy rhythms and bouncy basslines, offset by a squealing electronic perversity, they craft an immediately listenable yet bewitching sound. T would be foolish to snub them, yet the cynic in me suggests V-2 Schneiders clean-cut presentation of guitars and keyboards would prove a safer bet. Thoroughly polished and voicing plenty of emotion, theyre tuneful enough but their reliance on The Big Book Of Lyrical Clichs keeps them entrenched in bland territory. Dance Lazarus Dance didnt really come across as having much more to say (especially in terms of between-song banter), but a bit of overzealous excitement, bounding about and throwing (surely) unnatural enthusiasm into a performance to this extent can go a long way to making up the difference. In an abrupt change of pace and recession of hairlines, The Blimp produced a passionate, rollicking set of no-nonsense rock n roll perfect for a spot of summer afternoon binge drinking. But stuck in this line-up they couldnt seem more dated and out of touch with the dwindling audience. This Is Geneva brought the evening unfortunately up to date with their solid though entirely uninspiring emo sound. Its difficult to place this lot in a supposed showcase of Scottish music when they so blatantly aspire to the wasteful output of the American mainstream alternative. Thankfully the night finished on the proverbial high note with the thunderously quirky noise of Project:Venhell. An explosion of ideas formed around bouts of screaming, beer-swigging and guitar-thrashing, produced the most incendiary and engaging material of the night and argued a solid case for the band being allowed a second chance to play the festival. If tonights acts are an indicator of the options open to Mr. Ellis and friends, then there are some easy and some not-so-easy decisions to be made. Choose well and this years T Break tent may again prove itself worthwhile for many more reasons than shelter from the elements. - Steven Turkington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Seems it isn't announced until "towards the end of the month" T Break 2007and according to one reviewer, Flaming Katy are "generic indie"...T Break 2007The reviews of Tuts where the other Aberdeen bands were playing aren't up yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Reviews from budding music journalists on the T Break site: (Please note that the opinions of the journalists is solely their own and not that of T Break, the T Break judges or any of the T Break partners.) FK With the bar raised, Flaming Katy had high expectations to fill. Their initial dirty rock sound, comparable to that of Kings of Leon or The Strokes, levelled out into generic indie, which the crowd reacted well to. As much as the harmonised vocals and extremely catchy melodies wowed many watching, they were all that really stood out from this fairly average performance.Little KicksAfter all that rocking out The Little Kicks offered a change in pace. The Aberdeen foursome came on wearing shirts and smart trousers, looking a bit like four boys sent home from school early. The bittersweet melodic tunes captivated the audience and the set ended with a combination of wah wah pedal effects and keyboard mashing that elevated the band's sound, hinting at the potential the band has to take their, already great, sound further.P:VHLast up, Project: Venhell serve up an assault on the ears that only a mother or thrash metal enthusiast could truly love. More of a wall of noise than a set, it's difficult to tell whether their feedback embracing, stage chewing performance is entirely improvised or intricately structured. Either way, quaint concepts such as song structure and melody are swept aside in favour of a general musical chaos whose saving grace is that it's wildly different from everything else on show tonight.With the whine of Project: Venhell's amps ringing in their ears, the T Break powers that be retreat to make the final selection, the hopes and dreams of 48 potential next-big-things resting in their hands. No pressure then.Miss the Occupier Miss The Occupier, led by captivating frontwoman, Roz Davies, who was resplendent in a matching pink hair and dress combination, delivered a fantastic set of raw, sexy, angular pop. Highlights included the hook-laden "All Night", which in an ideal world would be number one until the end of time. Commanding the stage and no doubt the gaze of every male in the venue, Roz possessed all the qualities of an outstanding frontwomen in the Karen O/ Siouxie Sioux mould.Fiction/ActionThe first genuinely loud band are next up and the stage becomes the property of Fiction/Action. With the bassist standing centre stage and a song about William Blake it's apparent Fiction/Action do not have a confidence problem. The singer sneers that it's nice to be included in such a prestigious group of unsigned talent. Fortunately they have the sound to back up the rock and roll swagger. Fiction/Action's singer garbles quick fire verses into the mic before screaming headlong into choruses. Idlewild used to sound like this, it's a shame they don't anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobyb Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 we have a bit in the unsigned bands section of the NME this week! www.myspace.com\thelittlekicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 we have a bit in the unsigned bands section of the NME this week! www.myspace.com\thelittlekicksI read it last night, I thought it was quite well written, which makes a change for NME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 since when did fiction/action have rock and roll swagger? does slates transform into liam gallagher once he's south of stonehaven? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Has T Break ever proved a succesful stepping stone for a band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Has T Break ever proved a succesful stepping stone for a band?It probably hasn't been the single thing that's broken a band, but I don't imagine it hurts to be involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewarden Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Has T Break ever proved a succesful stepping stone for a band?The View?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobyb Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 attic lightsthe attic lights played t-break last year and have just signed a 5 album deal with Island Records. Wheteher or not T-break helped them or not I am not sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Has T Break ever proved a succesful stepping stone for a band?I doubt it has harmed any band's career... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 the attic lights played t-break last year and have just signed a 5 album deal with Island Records. Wheteher or not T-break helped them or not I am not sure?ha!the director of my new departments son is in that band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobyb Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 attic lightswhich one is his son? I know Jamie, Tim & Noel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 whoever has the surname houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Has T Break ever proved a succesful stepping stone for a band?i think travis played it in the early days when they were called glass onion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Snow Patrol/ The View/ Paolo Nutini/Union of Knives have all done it.PS. Jan, that comic strip is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Ahh thats cool, I was never sure as they never really mention which big acts have done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfires north Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 the bands playing tbreak this year were announced tonight on Vic Galloway. They are - Tokyoblu, Chutes, Cryoverbillionaires, Over the Wall, Down the Tiny Steps, Broken Records, V-2 Schneider, Dance Lazarus Dance, Yashin, The Little Kicks, Theatre Fall and The Moth and the Mirror.Well done to The Little Kicks, Dance Lazarus Dance, Theatre Fall and V-2 Schneider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewarden Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Ahhh wit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Well done to the Little Kicks. Not impressed atall with that line-up though. Glad i won't be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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