Bob's 'Your Country Rockstar' Collum & the 'Dirt'

8pm Friday 6th January at THE BIRDCAGE in Stoke Newington

Starring BOB COLLUM

“Hook-heavy, steel guitar-driven, rootsy power pop” …..Time Out

“My Little Hurricane” is 2:13 of Popicana bliss, while “She Hates Me” is quality straight-up country, “Devil in the Details” adds some power pop to the recipe, and “Knockdown Dragout” recalls Nick Lowe’s “Raging Eyes”. Yet another outstanding entry in the Year of the EP. – Absolute PowerPop

“A turn of phrase to rank with Nick Lowe’s, and an instinct for hook and melody mean you’re thinking of the Byrd’s with a country edge to boot. The Boy Most Likely Too… is a testimony to the enduring power of finely crafted songs played well . It deserves a wide hearing and appreciation.” – Bucketful Of Brains

“’Set The Stupid Free’ is more a case of locking several like-minded country-inclined practitioners into a confined space and simply sitting back to enjoy while they do what they do best. The Welfare Mothers have it down pat. Impressive stuff indeed.” ” – Whisperin’ & Hollerin’

“Whilst ‘Set The Stupid Free’ may be firmly rooted in alt country in terms of sound, it manages to incorporate a solid pop sensibility, with pop melodies and hooks that’ll have you humming the chorus to each song before the record is halfway through” – Subba Cultcha

“The execution is tight, the lyrics wry and razor-sharp, and the palette broad”” – Morning Star

“The words and instrumentation are well-done, and there’s such genuine feeling behind it, Collum never comes off as hokey. Lamenting and sweet, he gently presses his subjects into releasing truth juices in every track.”” – Alibi

“Hook-heavy, steel guitar-driven, rootsy power pop.” – Time Out

“The kind of lyrical twists that endear so many while playing it straight.”*** 3 stars
Q

“Heavy on hooks and steel guitar.” *** 3 stars – Uncut

“Anyone who wants to hear what Top 40 sounds like in a perfect world should pick up The Boy Most Likely Too… and turn it up! ” – Being There

“On The Boy Most Likely Too…, Bob Collum masterfully combines melodicism and rootsy twang.The result is as honest and refreshing a record as has come down the dusty two laned highway this year. With TBMLT, Collum has crafted roots pop perfection” – Amplifier

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COUNTRY DIRT

“….adding aural shooting stars and neon fire to the roadhouse vibe” – Gavin Martin

“Think Burrito Brothers & their dirty sister” – Tim Perry, The Windmill

“Countrified bluegrass, banjos, sunshine…. with great titles, titles like Pussy Whip …. Country Dirt are fun, they have their tongues stuck firmly in cheek as they bring a collective smile to the face of the venue. They have some seriously good bluegrass country rock there.” -The Organ

“Sounding somewhere between cult favourites Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris and Cowboy in Sweden-era Lee Hazelwood lays another outfit from London’s Deep South. Country Dirt is an alt. Country band of the highest order” – Hackney Hive

£3 – bargain!
BIRDCAGE
58 Stamford Hill N16 6XS, London, United Kingdom

The fightback began. The struggle continues

Revolutionary club night the DDR of RnB returns to its favourite haunt, The Halfmoon in Putney, Thursday 27th October.

Guests include …

ANDY LEWIS (of Paul Weller/Spearmint fame) and his revolutionary Socialist Acid Jazz All-Star-Revue!

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THEE FACTION

“Actual full-on revolutionary socialist RnB – imagine Dr Feelgood with a brainful of Gramsci” – The Word Magazine (Aug 2011 – out now, with Thee Faction’s ‘Deft Left’ on the cover CD!)

www.theefaction.org

@theefaction

www.facebook.com/theefaction

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COUNTRY DIRT

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Country-Dirt/293148801433

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and CONSCIOUS FUNK 45s

8pm til late

£9 in advance from www.halfmoon.co.uk

£10 on the door

93 Upper Richmond Road, SW15

This is the dawning of the age of AQUARIUS FESTIVAL

We let the herd out the gate at 12.30pm, closes 8pm (main stage), 11pm (indoor stage, possibly later)

£3 in advance, £5 on the gate. Numbers strictly limited (by licence extension etc.) SO BUY IN ADVANCE!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aquarius-Festival-2011-/300578945793?pt=UK_Tickets_Tickets_LE&hash=item45fbe6bb01#ht_500wt_1156

£3.00 plus 2nd class postage.

“In the meantime it’s not an issue”

“The main thing is…”, “What I’m saying is….”, “The point is ….”, “That’s very interesting to us.”,

“Everything we do has a fallback.”

“What’s the point”

“Take a view”

"Every minute you spent there you felt that your employer hated you.”

“Forward purchase”

(Smile & chuckle handshake)

“Again…”

“I hear your hesitance.”

“Had a quick feel to see it’s just not the right fit”

“I’ve not really thought bout it.  I think that probably makes sense”

“I doubt that they will do that.”, “I didn’t get that at the last meeting.”

“That’s the real kicker.”

“It’s good for the shareholders.”

“That’s the message we want to get across to them.”

“You wouldn’t want to do that”

“On the street….”

“Silence says all.”

“To be honest…”

“That’s another option.”

“Puts you in a different position than you are now.”

“The best way for everyone to get their value out….”

“We’re dancing round the Russians”

(Throat clearance)

“Binding the assets”

“Where is that required”

“That’s why I’m sitting here now.”

“….progress on smoothing out….”

(Serial grunting…. turrets)

“Go with the swap.”

“That’s what I figured.”

“We just put in a maximum number.”

“Uh huh Uh huh Uh huh Uh huh Uh huh Uh huh”

“No impact on cashflow”

“Mmm mmm, mm-hmm Mmm mmm, mm-hmm Mmm mmm, mm-hmm”

“Art of turning it down and letting it go, rather than letting it down & turning to go”

“…progress on smoothing out the cash flow”

TexASS in my rearview mirror

My Lone Star butt will just not go away. I’m not complaining, really, any kinda exposure…. and my TexASS is covered. Found my baby butt covering a CD from The Light Crust Doughboys. Went to a production of The Joffrey Ballet in Amarillo, Texas, and there it was in the programme – an ad for an ad agency. A childhood friend alerted me to it looming above her table at a restaurant in Dallas. My dear friend and UT alumni, Wendell Grayson, posted it on the ‘Book’ and suggested it mandatory for each and every Texan artist to have his/her booty so branded. He was searching for Lone Star underwear on Amazon and pondered the idea of tattooing the Lone Star flag on his derriere. I thought it might make some really good merchandising for my band or music – since it seems to be cutting a swathe into my 15 minutes. I’d call it ‘The TexASS collection’ Marianne, national heroine of France, was swathed in the French flag for liberty. I’ll cover my ass with the lone star flag, why not. Maybe throw in some fake tattoos & little mirrors into the mix….. TexASS in my Rearview Mirror.