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IFF Reform
27 Jan 06: The band IFF... are reforming to do a few select gigs in the local area this year. For those interested in this make contact at glenn.gibbs62@ntlworld.com for info and future downloads.
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Wasted Heroes Reform
27 Jan 06: Thrash outfit Wasted Heroes have
reformed with a slightly new line. People can check out some of
songs the bands are going to be doing at the following Myspace
www.myspace.com/xanderflame
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The Small Print on Radio Lincs
27 Jan 06: The
Small Print have been asked to play an acoustic set on BBC
Radio Lincs on the 10th of Feb. as part of the stations "The
MIx" show, presented by Nick Wilmshurst. The Small Print
will be playing two tracks one around 7.30 and one an hour later.
Tune in!
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Crash Doubt Promo
27 Jan 06: Crash
Doubt Promotions the new local promo company started by members
of MCD and The Frontline have announced a couple of gigs. The
first one sees Rides The Bus return to the live scene (pending
confirmation from the Portland Arms - apparently there is now
an issue of the Public Entertainments Licence at The Portland).
The second is at the Travellers Rest, with The Infested headlining.
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16 Hours News
27 Jan 06: 16 Hours have a new CD, entitled
Disco, available from their website www.myspace.com/16hours.
They've also got a couple of gigs coming up on 24th of Feb at
The Travellers Rest with The Infested, Kill The Lights, The Eccentrics
and Analysis Failed and 10th of March at The Old Angel in Nottingham
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The Straightmen Split
24 Jan 06: And a bolt out of the blue, The
Straightmen have called it a day. Their manager, Rob Fabian, has
confirm that the split was due to a "divergence of musical
requirements". Rob also mentions what a "great shame
as we had three major labels looking at them and had just been
put on the lists for the Barfly groupand the Academies."
As always, LB wishes them all the best in any future projects.
Rob also mentioned that due to the interior redecoration
of The Library Bar all gigs are cancelled, including this coming
Friday 27th Jan (The Straightmen, The Small Print & This Interview).
They will review the situation and could do some outdoor stuff
when the weather gets a bit warmer.
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22-20s Split
24 Jan 06: The rumours have all but been
confirmed that the 22-20s have split, citing pressure of touring
as their main reason. The most recent band from the locality to
have garnered national acclaim, The 22-20s released a number of
charting singles and a highly regarded album.
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Anxiety 9 Postpone
22 Jan 06: Anxiety 9, who have recently got
themselves a new drummer (Matt Colwell from CockYerLeg) have had
to postpone their forthcoming gig at Sugarcubes (26 Jan), due
to Matt injuring his shoulder. The gig is hopefully going to be
re-scheduled for mid-February
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Clinton Blues Jam
22 Jan 06: For all blues afficiandos, there's
a blues jam night starting at the Clinton Arms in Retford, the
launch night is Thursday 16 Feb. See flyer
for details
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A word from Magnetic Image Records
21 Jan 06: Dear Lincoln Bands site,
Thankyou very much for helping us so much with the
promotion of the very successful Northern section of the Young
and Baby Band National UK Championship.Lincoln Bands are extremely
lucky to have such an active site where they can get such support.
The show was super and all the young(18 to 29 yr olds) and Baby
Bands ( 17 yrs and under) were great fun and good sports.
Attitude being one of THE most important attributes
these young band need to have firstly! After years of experience
with young atristes I would say a good attitude it is of EQUAL
importance to the talent. A talented band who is bigheaded and
mean spirited towards their fellow competitors are going to fail
at the first hurdle!
I am pleased to say all the bands were really good,
and we had nothing but positive input from them.The Crow Road
were late entrants who were only able to play because the bass
player in the band of 12 yr olds from Warwickshire, "Rock-a-Bye
Babies", broke his arm last week. The Crow Road, a 'Baby
band' of 14 and 15 yr olds, were therefore ecstatic to go through
to the final as they were only in the reserve slot to actually
play at all! The genres were some what similar but we had a diferent
flavour completely when Spatch left people with their mouths open
as they were very 'off the wall' and much talked about!!! Their
drummer was awesome!! They didnt make the final but told us with
delight that this was their first gig with a seated audience.
The points were all collected from the live audience
and quickly put on computer back stage.There were points out of
10 awarded for how the band sounded, another 10 for how they looked
and presentation etc, and the last 10 points were for overall
impression. Each voter was asked to wrtie their comments down
as well on the voting slips. Each voter had one seperate voting
slip for each band, and that slip was collected immediately after
each band's performance, during the change over period. It worked
like a dream, we have kept ( under lock and key) the actual slips
and have a record of all the comments. Just 2 of the bands so
far have asked the management for any tips and guidance from what
they know after reading the overall comments from the voters.So
any constructive critism can then be used by those bands to improve,
and for those who made it into the final, it will help them stand
a chance of beating the Southern Finalists and be the winning
band who get that 5 day sponsored trip to perform in Barbados.
They will not only play at a superb top venue but they will get
to go on a major caribbean TV chat show , maybe even perform on
TV. Live radio , newspaper and magazne interviews are already
set up for the winner once they reach Barbados in the summer.
The "Young" section winner and overall
Northern Champion of the whole Northern Show, by quite a long
way on 1704 points, were The Small print. This trio had one member
,( the only female in the whole contest) who actually was in the
age range for the "Baby" category as she was just 16.
But as the other 2 members were 18 then the rules dictate they
must enter the "Young" section. The "Baby"
Band section winners on a very creditable 1435 points were Minor
Detail whose ages were from 14 to 15yrs.
The 3 bands gaining the highest points out of the
Young Section and the two highest from the "Baby" section are going forward
to the final in the summer in the midlands. There was a brief moment of surprise,
but only backstage not in the audience, when one particualr band didnt
make the final. If there had been a bookie taking pre- show bets,this band
on form would have been a favourite. But once the actual performances
had taken place and the voting slips were in with the comments on them.Plus
the unbiased feedback from the VIP guests who are top proffesionals
within the industry, it was obvoius why. What was so impressive was the honesty
of the audience voting, and this system seemed very fair. It was
not about the history of the bands or how many good gigs they had previously played, it was about that 10 minute/2 song performance on the
night. The weakest thing by far from the majority of bands were the vocals
and the ordinary menbers of the public who voted commented on that heavily.
It didnt need an expert to know that!! Just anyone with 2 ears!!One
band who didnt make it through are possibly the best musically, with really
good professioal sound and tight delivery, but it was the overalll
points and the audience who made the ultimate decision and they did an excellent
and unbiased job. If any of the bands want confidential but honest
advice of where they might be weak or some really invaluable help and
guidance/constuctive crtisism, they all know the organisers email
address and phone number, and they are all more than welcome to call.
The shouldnt be afraid to ask!! Compettitons and competeing in compettions
SUPORTING your fellow bands is character building. A strong desire to win
is essential in this overcrowded and difficult profession. But the
dignity to lose with grace,then strive to find out why, and have the foresight
to really find out how and where they can improve, will divide the
real future sucess stories from the 'also- rans' We think that all
the bands would have been a great addtion to the Grand Final which is entitled
RAW TALENT SEARCH 2006 - NATIONAL UK BABY AND BABY BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.
So we would like to congratulate and thank every band who entered and
wish them ALL luck in the future. With enough determination, combined with
attitude and true humbleness every one of them can suceed! Finally thanks
to Sanctimonious who sent Magnetic Image Records Contest Organisers
a thank you email together with some lovely photos of Magnet Man on stage.
Magnet Mans superb end of show special guest performance thrilled the appreciative audience. Sanctimonious are a shining example of
good attitude as they were still happy and enthusiastic even though
they too didnt make the final, missing out by just a few points.I do hope
they enter again next year. And thankyou also to Starter who notably
were the only ones to thank the Sponsors, Magnetic Image Records Inc. on
stage. It is the little things like that that matter and are appreciaited,
notes were taken!! Thanks very much also to these bands who leant backline equipment: DEPOL, STARTER, WRECKSET AND MINOR DETAIL.
THE FINALISTS ARE:
YOUNG BAND SECTION:-
1st THE SMALL PRINT
2nd DEPOL
3rd The WRECKSET
BABY BAND SECTION:-
1st MINOR DETAIL
2nd THE CROW ROAD.
These are their placings but they dont take their
points with them and all start afresh at the final!!
And of course there is absolutely no admin fee for
finalists, the admin entry fee is payable only once!!
Best wishes
Enjuel Scheherazade
Magnetic Image Records and Music Publishing Inc
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Still Life Sign to Little King
18 Jan 06: Local acoustic band Still
Life have signed a short term contract with small indie label
Little King Records. Still Life are currently recording their
new ep 'Everytime I Dream I Fall Asleep' which is set for release
in the spring. A new website is being constructed as well and
its launch is going to coincide with the release of the new CD.
Make sure you catch Still Life at The Armoury Bar (open mic) on
the 20th February where the new songs that will feature on the
CD will be played.
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41 Hours Of Dead Flowers
18 Jan 06: Local Lincoln Screamo band 41
Hours of Dead Flowers (featuring members of Passing Of A Thousand
Hearts and Afraidtoshootstrangers) have reformed after over a
year, with a new drummer. Check out their site
for whats going on in the 41 Hours camp
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CD Compilation update
15 Jan 06: All tracks have now been received,
and the running order completed and the first version is going
to Jim Green, in the hope that he can "tweak" the different sound
levels. We're hoping to have the CD available by the end of January.
Meanwhile Mark Leary has sent in some stunning artwork for the
cover. Mark's previous work includes CD covers for Detonal State,
MCD and Bodiez In The Basement plus work for Hybrid Clothing and
stacks of other projects. Be sure to check out his website.
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What's on at Sugarcubes
15 Jan 06: As mentioned last year Sugarcubes
nightclub are having band nights once again. They've a list of
gigs over the coming week: 19th Jan - Defnation plus support (Passing
Of A Thousand Hearts), 26th Jan - Anxiety 9 plus support, 2nd
Feb - Tripswitch plus support, 9th Feb - Knock Out Kaine plus
support. Doors open on each of the nights at 9.00pm and entry
is an unbelievable £2.00!!! For full details see gigs.
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The Bus Rides Again
14 Jan 06: Friday 10th Feb sees the welcome
return of Lincoln Ska legends Rides
The Bus. RTB are playing at the inaugural Crash
Market gig at The Portland Arms. Also on the bill are The
Frontline, Happy Mess and Plunger. Entry is free and its 14 plus
so there's no reason for you not to go along. Support Crash Market
Promo and welcome the Bus back.
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The Bourne Festival
14 Jan 06: The League Of Mentalmen have secured
the headlining spot at this years Bourne Festival (and may be
playing at The Riverside festival too). Still to hear who else
is on the bill but usually the events have a good selection of
bands and are very well attended.
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The Solstice Showdown
13 Jan 06: Another battle Of The Bands event.
This one is to be held over 14 weeks at the Solstice in Peterborough.
There are still places, but they are going fast. If your band
wants to play the contact number is 01733 560231, talk to either
Chris or Todd.
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Ska at the Farm
13 Jan 06: The
Farm, in Chapel St Leonards play host to two ska greats in
February and March. February sees Neville Staple (of The Specials/Fun
Boy Three and guest of The Planet Smashers) and The Beat play
in March. Tickets are £10 in advance (see The
Farm's website) or £12.50/£15.00 on the door depending
on what time you arrive (plus you can camp over for nothing -
so make a night of it!)
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The Straightmen
13 Jan 06: The
Straightmen have been having some success since early
December on an mp3 website called www.mp3artistsonline.com,
their song "Portland Street" is still running at
No 8 in the Top 10, having reached No 3 and "Same Old
Song" is Rated at No 4 in Rated Songs. The guys also
reached the lofty heights of No 3 on rated artists, so congrats
to them. The Straightmen will be in Lincoln at The Library
Bar on Friday 27th January with The Small Print and This Interview
(from Peterborough)
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Christopher's - A New Lease of Life
13 Jan 06: Christopher's on Newland is
re-openig as live venue. The Band From County Hell are playing
there on 21 January. The new owner has spent much of the last
10-15 years running The Mean Fiddelr in London and so comes
to town with considerable expereince. Could this be Lincoln's
second regular venue?
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Hybrid Clothing
11 Jan 06: Hybrid
Clothing, the excellent local merchandising company are
now doing 25mm Badges - £20 for 100 and vinyl stickers £125
for 1000 (One colour) Size 110mm x 70mm. Well worth checking
out.
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Coming Up At The Drill Hall
11 Jan 06: Lincoln's Drill Hall, which
has recently changed its web address to www.lincolndrillhall.com
has got quite a season coming up. Mondays in the Armoury Bar
is Drill Hall Unplugged night; an electic mix of music performed
by local musicians. Get along before 7.30 and get "on
stage" yourself.
Folkies, Fairport Convention are appearing on
Feb 9, the following day is the "Live at the Drill Hall"
event with an upcoming band supported by local talent. Feb
18, be-quiffed Eighties pop icon Howard Jones takes the stage.
March 4 is definitely a date for your diary as its the Lincoln
Contemporary Popular Music Showcase. Loads of local bands
sharing an all day event (
for further details). The Popes (Shane McGowans old gang)
grace us with a visit on 17 March and the following day sees
Max Gilkes & the exceptional Abi Moore at the Armoury
Bar. April 24 is the Easter Punk Feast IV (no details of who's
playing yet) and 27 April is this year's second Live at the
Drill Hall. See the Drill Hall site for full details - tickets
from the Box Office (01522 873894)
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The Bombdogs
10 Jan 06: The
Bombdogs, are going to Bradford to record their new EP
'cold.shit.action' this weekend. It should be available early
Feb
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Twisted Metal
10 Jan 06: Twisted Metal have a brand
new shiny website at http://twistedmetal.srcom.info.
The guys are also finishing off a demo (one of the tracks
will be available for download on this site soon)
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Battle Of The Bands
10 Jan 06: Recieved the following today,
which is going to be released to the press this week.
"Just for the purposes of clarification
I would like to point out that this is actually an independent
promotion and as such it should not be confused with the competition
that has been run in the city for several years by the City
Council and EmmNet.
Magnetic Image Records who will be promoting
the event handle local performer Magnet Man and have hired
Lincoln Drill Hall for this independent venture. As such,
any prizes and opportunities that arise from the competition
are not linked to the venue, the City Council or the Arts
Council.
As with any event like this it is always
good to see contemporary popular music promoted in the city.
Accordingly this event can be viewed as another potentially
good opportunity for local bands to perform in the main space
at Lincoln Drill Hall. "
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Podcast
08 Jan 06: The first Lincoln Bands podcast,
compiled by James is now available for download. Tracks from
Anxiety 9, The Blueroute, plus others. All the latest news
and gigs. File size is around 18MB and lasts around 40 minutes.
Download it getit on your iPod/Mp3 player and see whats going
on in town. RIght click image below and Save As to download
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Get The Word Round
08 Jan 06: A not too subtle reminder.
Add LincolnBands on MySpace
and on WildPlum
and join the Yahoo
Group. Add your gigs to the Yahoo Group, set a reminder
and, just like a mail list, everyone in the group gets an
email reminding them of your upcoming gigs. Just another way
to advertise yourselves
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Band Wanted - 15th Jan
07 Jan 06: Angamanagement
have a slot free on Sunday 15th January at The Penthouse in
Sleaford. Two other bands already confirmed, a third needed
to complete the line up. Bands must have a 30 minute set +
encore. Contact
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Life Studios
06 Jan 06: Had an email from Ross Cornwall
of Life Studios in Dunholme. The studio is open for business
and is open to bands of all genres, at very reasonable rates.
Ross also sent in an MP3 as an example of the quality, and
its not half bad. For more details click here
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The Nags Head, Bourne
06 Jan 06: The Nags Head in Bourne are
looking for bands to play. Any bands wishing to play please
contact 01778 393644, and ask for Howard (and tell him Joe
told you to call about getting a gig)
The Friday Night Mix
05 Jan 06: The Friday Night Mix on BBC
Radio Lincolnshire (94.9 & 104.7fm and online www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire
7 'til 9 every Friday) showcases local bands every week. This
is your chance to get some airplay on the BBC, and be a part
of Lincolnshire's only live underground music show. The producers
of the show are also looking for session acts, so if you're
interested you can submit your demo to:- The Friday Night
Mix, BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Newport, Lincoln, LN1 3XY. Or
you can email the presenter of the show
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Tierkreis - New Release
05 Jan 06: Industrial/Techno duo Tierkreis
released their debut EP on New Years day. Five tracks available
from the band. Check out their website (www.tierkreis.tk)for
details (or PM Korin on the forum)
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Sosumi, back in the studio
04 Jan 06: Sosumi are going back into
the studio within the next month to record another brand new
3-track demo. Meanwhile, 'None The Wiser' from the Don't Panic
demo is now available to download at www.myspace.com/sosumi
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Lincoln Bands - Podcast
03 Jan 06: James (one of our forum moderators)
is going to start a Lincoln bands Podcast, which basically
is a pre-recorded radio show in mp3 format which can be downloaded
to your mp3 player, your iPod or PC. It will be available
to download from the site and other Podcast communities and
will feature local news plus tracks from local bands. It will
probably last for around 30 mins too start with. MP3 files
submitted by bands and already available on the site will
be used in the Podcast unless your band would prefer not to
be included, please let
know. If you do want james to feature your mp3's on the first
Podcast, or have news or a upcoming gig or upcoming ep/demo
you want to plug please email at
by this Saturday (7th Jan) and he'll try to include it in
the Podcast.. Please help him make this work it'll be worthwhile
for everyone as each podcast he does for LincolnBands will
be posted not only on this website but other podcast communities...so
it's good publicity for the website but mainly for your bands..
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Gigs at The Penthouse
03 Jan 06: The new website for The Penthouse
in Sleaford will be going live on Saturday 7th January and
is www.penthousesleaford.co.uk
Gigs, organised by Rob from angamanagement,
start there from Sunday 8th January. The bands booked so far
are as follows:
Sunday January 8th The Straightmen, Starter
and The Small Print
Sunday January 15th Ratio 3, TV Kicks and The
Jubilees (TBC)
Sunday January 22nd The Past, Nightvision and
Sidearm
There are spaces on Sundays 5th, 12th and 19th
February, so any bands wishing to be considered should contact
Rob at
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Skate Fest DVD
02 Jan 06: Remember back in September
2004, and the Urban Sports Festival. There was always talk
about a DVD being compiled of the event. James, the webmaster
over at Lincoln
Skate Park has contacted us.
" Finally the DVD of September 2004
Skate BMX and Inline Festival in Lincoln Castle is in the
shops. We have copies reserved for anyone that ordered one
at the actual event, and I will personally be mailing those
on this list separately. F&J's and Alliance are stocking them
now, at a cost of 8 quid. We are offering a reduced rate through
the website though we still have to sort out the finer details
of how this will run. For those of you that are keen to get
a copy, mail me at
and I will sort it. If I haven't made it clear already, this
four short films on the one DVD: Three films are the same
"shell" (i.e. intro, middle insert and finale) with the Skate
Heats and Final, BMX Heats and Final, & Inline Heats and Final,
separated out into separate films, roughly ten minutes each.
Then there's the Behind the Scenes feature which shows the
build in time lapse, which is cool, even if I do say so myself,
Massive thanks to Ian from Osmosis for putting it all together
on a shoestring budget, and giving us a week of his time for
nowt. I really am sorry this has taken so long, it's been
a bit hard to organise for one reason or another, but we are
there now!!"
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