Maupa are David Boon, Anthony Gibbons, Paddy McKeown, Matthew Smithson, Adam Bishop and Lorcan Moriarty. “There's loads of them and they come from Accrington. They produce some of the most beautiful, haunting sounds that you’re ever likely to hear; as bleak and as beautiful as the Lancastrian moors which border their upbringing.”
The Shebeats are five fierce females who've set out on a mission to redefine pop. Boys beware, this is no ordinary girl-band. These girls combine roaring guitar solos, keyboard mayhem, pumping rhythms, massive harmonies and stuck-in-your-brain-for-a-week songs and come have up with a band that's a treat for the ears, sweet pop meets indie rock- we call it tit-rock! theshebeats@hotmail.co.uk www.myspace.com/theshebeats
Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Kr!ss Foster has a colourful, if short, history to date and has amassed a small cult following amongst those fortunate enough to have heard listened to his dulcet tones. Combined with his natural flare and willingness to perform in different attire and anywhere, Kr!ss is certainly someone to remember. Some of his smaller and unscheduled gigs have even included the Sacre Coeur in Paris, where he attracted attention performing such classics as 'Have a Baby' and 'Diggin' Up a Date'.
Joe Mac is songwriter/musician currently situated in Lincoln UK .Although he has yet to achieve commercial success he has already achieved a cult following in the local Lincoln area by playing concerts at local venues. Joe has also been played on Huw Stephen's Radio One Show and Tom Robinson's `BBC Introducing...` on BBC 6 Music. He draws influence from musicians such as Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and The Rolling Stones.
Rolling down the Cumbrian fells, Deathretro combine a heady mixture of 'Xtrmntr' era Primal Scream, Soulwax & QOTSA –
thumping beats, electronic rock soundscapes and state of mind lyrics made for the sweaty clubs and dancefloors. Garnering a fierce reputation live, Deathretro shy away from rehashing old sounds and plough their own furrow. They have recently launched underground live night KILL THE PROMOTER in Leeds, a monthly night curated by bands looking for something more than a usual Saturday night performance.
Tom Hingley & The Lovers are a British punk rock band formed by Tom Hingley with Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley, both former members of The Fall, and Jason Brown and Kelly Wood. Tom Hingley is best known as the lead vocalist of the band Inspiral Carpets. Their first album, Abba Are The Enemy, was released in 2004. Their follow up album Highlights was released in March 2008.
Eddy Temple-Morris hosts XFM's specialist show The Remix on Friday nights from 10pm till 1am. The strapline for the show is "where dance rocks", and includes dance remixes of indie and rock hits, plus up and coming dance music of the dance rock crossover variety. On the production side Eddy remixes with Tom Bellamy from The Cooper Temple Clause under the moniker Losers. Some of their remixes appeared on a new double album, compiled and mixed by Eddy, called Dance Rocks, which was released in April 2007.
Coming from a small town in the middle of the Lake District, surrounded by mountains and numerous amounts of sheep, you wouldn’t expect to find that music was one of the most popular forms of getting-away-from-the-world. But from an early age, Fiona has written and played music for audiences ranging from just her parents - to a crowd of over 1000 people. With her mum being a music teacher and her dad playing tapes and records of typical 80’s rock and roll it was hard to get away from it.