Chunky Pussy

I like organic stuff, like things that naturally become and have grown into a splendid being!

I like really good music!

I like big fucking cats!

I love FAT CAT RECORDS!!!

There are many, many reasons why I love this label but I'm not going to go into depth as it would turn my amateur ramblings into a novel of Fat Cat specific amateur ramblings, and that is not the project. I will however concisely meander through my reasonings and hopefully justify why what was once a record shop is now a sweet indie with one damn fine roster via the use of pre-school alphabet learning techniques...

F is for FRIGHTENED RABBIT 

A is for ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

T is for THE TWILIGHT SAD

C comes after B which stands for BRAKES

A is for Awesome which is what SIGUR ROS are!

(Fat Cat is the original home of the Icelantic foursome)

T is for THERE'S MORE...

MUM

NO AGE

VETIVER

VASHTI BUNYAN 

I could go on, but ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK with KURT RUSSEL has just come on, and he's wearing an eye patch!

Anyway go buy a record from HERE and tell all of your most valued friends!

Ta'ra x

Dead Young Records are dead good!

These boys have great taste and an ear for something rather special...

Head here to see what they have to say -

HELLO

Here to listen -

AAAAAHHHHHHRRRRGGGGHHHH!

Here for the real deal -

FO SHO

& here to be friends -

Ahh Friend

We love you Dead Young!

On Toast!

October & The Curse of Kings College

Recently we may seem to have been pretty quiet, quite the opposite!

Here's what's happened...

Firstly; FEAR OF SLEEP

We've advanced our talents to accommodating indie club soirees in studentville venues with the masses in mind. A no shit money-making machine that we believed would ease our fragile monetary situations and free up a little of the overly precious time between messing up someone else's business and trying to expand our own! Apparently this is far easier said than achieved...

FOS 1 -

HOT CLUB DE PARIS, TEN BEARS, THE HEEBIE JEEBIES, MOSHI MOSHI & BLOODY AWFUL POETRY

This kicked shit out of any other studo indie do ever! Sold out from the off we'd covered our costs and made some pocket change without doing much work. Although in retrospect it was far more hard work than anticipated & we earned every penny, as the 7 floors separating the venue from the backstage/dressing room arena were abused by my feet every handfull of minutes, let alone the hours spend mudanely 'promoting' the event.

Number 2 -

KING CHARLES! HE. IS. FUCKING. AWESOME!!!

With shreds & dreds flying everywhere and a sweet display of jive whilst ripping the fretboard apart before sending his guitar smashing through the 2nd drum kit placed at the front of the stage, and then moving onto a tribal drum off before leaping off the stage, THIS WAS UNREAL!

Support came from MR JEREMY WARMSLEY'S new musical venture ACRES, ACRES with tidy harmonies and sweet melodies they are definitely a band to look out for. Opening the bill was our good friend LITTLELOSTDAVID. His sound has come a long way since our opening party at Filthy Mcnasties only a year ago. It is epic and interesting and he is going places!

3 is yet to come...

MIRRORS, ANIMAL KINGDOM, AL COOL & THE STRANGER WINES, MOSHI MOSHI & BLOODY AWFUL POETRY

Aside from that I had flu after sharing a tour bus with SLOW CLUB and THE HEEBIE JEEBIES. Chris decided to shave his natural sweater off (not! wierdo) and Tom has started to practice the ancient art of Tai Chi! Oh and being sick in the middle of pubs during torturous Karaoke sessions. However the guy singing 'Club Tropiana' ROCKED!

Some other things...

I am in love with a man who I have never met, or for that matter even seen...

Paul Thomas Saunders has been my most recent choice of music for this Autumnal decent. Its very melancholy, very melodic, and very downbeat, but most of all very fuckin' beautiful! There are definitely hints of Fleet Foxes in there and a more produced Nick Drake, which make it perfect for this time of seasonal change. As the leaves fall to this chilled ground, and the nights hug the tiring day I walk with a smile on my face.

Thank you PAUL THOMAS SAUNDERS...

Georgia Ruth Williams, is amazing, so thank you!

I've never seen a harpist perform live before my eyes before, but following Georgia's show at the Luminaire I am convinced its the most beautiful thing to have graced my sonic inceptors EVER! She effortlessly caressed the instrument whilst projecting witty yarns of love and nature through a beautifully mature and soulful voice, way beyond her teenage years.

Go see for yer sen - GEORGIA RUTH WILLIAMS

I'm also diggin...

THE DRUMS

CHAPEL CLUB

MILK WHITE WHITE TEETH

HOOK & THE TWIN

THE CROOKES

CATE LE BON

BYE x

WOODEN BOLTS!!!

Check it out 5,000 hits!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t9uRXd8E8Q

Anyway go see the Bolts at The Old Queens Head on Essex Road on November 16th.

GO BOLTS!!!

Sick...

'Nuff said!!!

FEAR OF SLEEP 3!!!

The weather is changing and party season is in our sights...

CUE; FEAR OF SLEEP!

This month sees a return to form with MOSHI MOSHI DJs fuelling the dancefloor with a mishmash indie dance attack following their recent heroics at Iceland's Airwaves festival and Wales' SWN festival.

We also have resident Keir Mills from Bloody Awful Poetry tearing it up till the wee hours!

Continuing Fear Of Sleeps command of new music we bring you another live bill of extreme excellence and pure innovation...


...LIVE...

MIRRORS

Mirrors are the rebranding of 2007 indie circuit favourites MUMM RA . They bang out epic electronic pop and will be found at every festival next year. New single 'Into The Heart' is Moshi Moshi's most recent singles export and will launch Mirrors into the public domain so catch them here first!

Take Note - These boys will be selling out massive venues come this time next year, come see them in the intimacy of TUTUs.

http://myspace.com/mirrorsmirrorsmirrors


ANIMAL KINGDOM

We are priviledged to have Animal Kingdom grace the Fear of Sleep stage with their own brand of massive pop rock that reminds us of early Coldplay. With new album 'Signs & Wonders' out now and a recent tour with Snow Patrol, Animal Kingdom have to be seen live to appreciated the extent of their talents.

Take Note - “The sonic sweep and grandeur of early Radiohead and second album-era Coldplay… lovely, sunny songs, but with that key ingredient – a lurking melancholy” – Sunday Times

http://myspace.com/weareanimalkingdom


AL COOL & THE STRANGER WINES

Personal friends of Fear Of Sleep favourite Jeremy Warmsley and all round nice guys, Al Cool & The Stranger Wines are Awesome! With only a handful of shows under their belts including an appearance at this years Glastonbury we are expecting big things to come from them in the very near future!

Take note – Catchy songs and big chorus' = success!

http://myspace.com/alcoolandthestrangerwines


We also have DJ 'Woolfie' the band weaver rockin out BIG indie tunes from classic 80s to present hits and the E on Toast boys smoothly supplying the finishing blow to the night til THREE in the morning.

PLUS!!!

We've cut a deal with Beverage super brand RED STRIPE for some stupidly cheap booze!

Danny EOT on't radio...

Our good friends at The ADN Project Radio show gave me a little phone call a few days ago and asked me some questions live on air.

Here's what happened...



And here's the blurb for the show, fo sho...

Hello and welcome to The ADN Project - a big slap on the wrist is in order for us ('us' referring to Nash, Dan and the love child of the Jarman Brothers and the chimney sweep from Oliver Twist - Alex) for being away for so long. We have been planning!

This weeks fun packed show is an emotional rollercoaster, lamenting the absence of an alcohol ridden DJ Daniel Cooper and sobbing at the news of no-longer of the LondonPaper fame, Luke Blackall.

We do however celebrate the united musical front of ADN + Everything on Toast Records collaborating to promote the best new bands and nights out London has to offer.

In addition we have the wonderful Traveling Band on the blower to give us an update on the progress they are making on recording new material - with a sneaky listen to new tracks from Traveling Band HQ.

ENJOY!!!

Tracklist

1. Led Bib - Flat Pack Fantasy
2. The Voluntary Butler Scheme - Heart's Too Bored to Beat
3. Wild Beasts - All The King's Men
4. Noah & The Whale - My Broken Heart
5. Friendly Fires - Kiss of Life

ALBUM OF THE WEEK - The Cribs - Ignore The Ignorant
6. Cribs - Save Your Secrets
7. Cribs - City of Bugs

8. Shabby Rogue - My Life as a Secret Agent
9. The Travelling Band - Waterfall
10. Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
11. Killa Kella - Everyday (lifelike remix)
Danny EOT interview
12. BRMC - Fault Line
13. Frank Turner - Isabel

Listen in and enjoy the best in new musical entertainment!!!

Wooden Bolts

Take a look at Wooden Bolts very first performance on Balcony TV...

Check out the Everything On Toast name drop at the end boo ya!...



Wooden Bolts are playing at Tommy Flynns on Camden Road, London on the 4th o July In-Dee-pen-DANCE day with The Heebie Jeebies, Ray Dar Vees and some very special guests!!!

Logo designs in a pub full of massive wierdos!

Simple - Chalk on Slate, the very first logo!




Wine On Toast, mmmmmmm soggy!

E On Toast - Party time!

Bill Clinton On Toast!

Waterbuck On Toast!

Crazy Aussie On Toast!

Hello my names Sacha On Toast!



Foreigners On Toast!

Hay Festival On Toast!

Another successful musical journey over and my were it a lovely one...

After trekking the whole way across London I arrived at Putney Bridge half an hour before anyone else, and so set about finding the best sun soaked seating arena I could. This turned out to be a two foot wall at the front of a studio - perfect. However this wall accommodated two massive plaques clearly declaring ‘DO NOT SIT ON THIS WALL’ I then made the most of using the wall to prop my bags against while I lovingly sat on the little bastard.

The hours that followed involved a lot of...

Driving (for Ben) Beer (Not for Ben) Sun, Talking shite, Singing Elton John songs (All, but mainly Ben) Directing a wank documentary (a dodgy documentary about the trip, not masturbation) Sweets, Apples, Rum, swearing at roads, swearing at the Tom Tom, swearing at each other, toilet stops, In-car iPod djin and getting lost in the sticks!

But when we arrived at our destination - the beautiful town of Hay-on-Wye the long journey was all but forgotten and our attention... back to booze. We were handed our first beverage as soon as we set foot in the Green Room/Tent and they continued to flow at a rapid pace until we were escorted to our accommodation. This included six erected tents, each with fully inflated airbeds between four of us, that’s more than a tent each!

The amazing hospitality continued following our arrival back at the venue and well into the evening, and was only enthused after Dave’s flawless performance had transfixed everyone’s attention directly to him. This was undoubtedly one of the finest shows I’ve seen this year, the mood and setting were perfect and littlelostdavids intense and dramatic recital of old and new songs were composed wonderfully against the orchestral articulation of Bassy’s percussion, which at times allowed his nimble beats to lift the songs higher than the accompanying male falsetto. A major feature of the set was new entry YOU LET GO a truly huge pop ballad that displayed a focused and vastly competent musical ability from its creator as well as more than a hint that Littlelostdavid have the skills to make a massive impression in the charts as well our hearts. The encore was an epic rendition of THE POWER OF LOVE and left all who witnessed breathless and satisfied, if not slightly confused at how such a talent actually exists.

Further drinking then ensued until I reached my limit and abruptly left the soiree to rejoice in the recently unfamiliar practice of sleep!

Ka Choooo, Ka Chooooo, Ka Chooooooo

Free Compilation CD!

Get in touch for your free copy!!!

Tracklist...

The Pony Harvest
- The New Atlantis

A Prog offering form librarian about town and established expert on ornithological stage props. The New Atlantis would be the perfect way to ‘big up’ our flawed species if we were to be discovered by a superior alien race!

The Heebie Jeebies

– Panda Pop

A fast paced witty northern ode to following in the footsteps of your f’ther ‘Go get your dad, he’s in the pub’

Wickerman & Fisherman

– The Happy Song

A pretty and melancholy tale about a guy who blatantly adores his ungrateful and unloving girlfriend! Or maybe he’s a stalker? New age, other worldly folk pop.

Littlelostdavid

– Skin & Bones

A song of epic proportions, a car crash of heartfelt longing and self-loathing taped together with beautiful harmonies, subtle percussion and a breathtaking brass climax.

Mexican Kids At Home

– Capsized Canoe

Directing back to the folkier side of things, Mexican Kids clearly want to get the fuck away from where they are and ‘settle down in a different place now’. I’m in.

Ray Dar Vees
– Heart Attack

This is the first offering from a band that hasn’t even played a show yet. Like Echo and The Bunnymen at their peak these boys know how to write good pop songs. And how Philosophical they are too...‘The world keeps spinning ‘round, when your under the ground’.

The Carol-Anne Showband

– Square One

A closing ballad from one of the most important Sheffield bands in years, both their music and presence are greatly missed. Turn it up loud and wrap yourself up in retrospect, you will probably shed a tear.