Unsigned Rock Podcast

A 1st for the Unsigned Rock Podcast, - last night I was invited to From Motion to Memory’s gig at The Head of Steam, Newcastle. Other bands playing last night were Kill John Connor and Where Heroes Once Stood. Check out the earlier posting for a rough review of the gig. But, I managed to grab 10 minutes with Simon from the band during lunch today to get a quick podcast together and a couple of the tracks recorded live last night. Anyone at the gig and coming in from MySpace, leave some comments to let me know what you thought of the guys!

Tracks included in this podcast:

From Motion to Memory Newspapers Morgues - live Track kicks in at 2:39 Excuse Me (Whilst I Excuse Myself) - live Track kicks in at 11:49 Verbal Driveby - studio version Track kick in at 24:06

Thanks again to the guys in From Motion to Memory for getting me into the venue, and to Olly, their sound guy, for very quickly plugging cables left, right + center to start recording in literally a few minutes and with no time to check sound levels! Seems like The Des Moines Riot’s gig in Edinburgh is going to be fully hooked up straight into the main mixer already on Friday night (Henry’s Cellar Bar @ 7pm) meaning I should have near-perfect audio. Yeah, I’ll wait for that one to bite me in the ass too

As always, leave me an audio comment, drop me an e-mail to let me know what you think, or leave a comment right here on the blog! Keep track of the new podcast by subscribing to the RSS feed in your favourite reader using the buttons on the right. Also, please vote for the Unsigned Rock Podcast on Podcast Alley to help me out, and tell all your friends about the show too!

These guys were one of the first bands out of the north-east of England I played on the Unsigned Rock Podcast, and by complete co-incidence Simon on guitar/synth is the guy taking over my job as network manager in a few days time!

Anyways, I played ‘Verbal Drive-by’ back on show #4 and now that From Motion to Memory have started gigging, the guys sorted out a couple of tickets to their gig at Head of Steam, Newcastle for me.

Considering this was From Motion to Memory’s second gig (the first only being last week) things went pretty well, and I’d guess almost the whole crowd knew them from MySpace. Sequencer’s went a bit out at times, and timing went a bit off too, but that’s about what you’d expect when coming together playing live at first and it’s something that will always get better over time.

Banter during tracks was good, and the set slowed down nicely to my favourite, ‘Verbal Driveby’, in the middle before building back up again to the end. Not a huge fan of the vocals at times as the heavier side of things where the lyrics become incomprehensible unless you’ve seen them written down just isn’t my thing. Everyone’s different, and there’s a stack of people that will disagree with me on that point and say they really like it - Pete is an excellent front-man, so no disrespect meant!

But, overall a decent 25-30 minute set, and I do like the base sound of From Motion to Memory with the synth’s, drums + guitars/bass working very nicely to create music that does make you want to listen to it. I got the whole set recorded, which was a first for me and Olly their sound engineer, and 3/4 tracks should be usable, so I’m hoping to get out a special podcast tomorrow, along with some (probably crappy!) photos.

For anyone at the gig/missed it/wants to have a listen, add the show feed to iTunes to automatically grab the show when it’s online! If you were there, let me know what you thought too!

Having just about survived unlucky number 13 on the last podcast, here we go with the next show! Some awesome tracks from right across the US, with an excellent band from the UK thrown in just so I have at least something local to listen to!

A good mix of hard-hitting rock, acoustic + indie rock, and “bubblegum punk” rock to quote Same Day Service! Let me know what you think, and get in touch with the bands too - say you heard them on the Unsigned Rock Podcast and really liked their music!

Tracks included in this podcast:

Seven Secrets Insomnia Track kicks in at 0:21

Meg and Dia Indiana Off the album ‘Raw and Ours’ Track kicks in at 6:21

Pela Episodes Off the EP ‘All in Time’ Track kicks in at 10:20

The Signs Let The Light Shine Out Track kicks in at 15:56

Same Day Service OK Alright Track kicks in at 23:17

Hopefully I can get through to From Motion to Memory’s gig tomorrow night in Newcastle and get some live tracks recorded, but either way I’ll get another podcast out in a few days before I head up to Edinburgh for The Des Moines Riot’s gig!

As always, leave me an audio comment, drop me an e-mail to let me know what you think, or leave a comment right here on the blog! Keep track of the new podcast by subscribing to the RSS feed in your favourite reader using the buttons on the right. Also, please vote for the Unsigned Rock Podcast on Podcast Alley to help me out, and tell all your friends about the show too!

Bringing on some really excellent rock tracks from both sides of the Atlantic in this podcast, along with full details of Jam About 2006 - the all day music festival going on in Durham at the end of July. Also news about me blagging free tickets to the Des Moines Riot gig at Henry’s Cellar Bar in Edinburgh on 30th June!

And sorry to Dreams of Treason for completely messing up the name of their track - I’ve obviously looked at the Des Moines Riot track name The track from Dreams of Treason is ‘Take Me There‘, not ‘Let It Go’. I’ll mention that on the next podcast too for those grabbing the show via iTunes or whatever so won’t read this!

Tracks included in this podcast:

Love Arcade Sweet Swing Track kicks in at 0:20

South Street The Company You Keep Track kicks in at 6:11

Dead Poets Misunderstood Track kicks in at 12:15

The Des Moines Riot Let It Go Track kicks in at 17:38

Dreams of Treason Take Me There Track kicks in at 25:40

At the start of next week, I’m hoping to get an interview sorted that I’m keeping under wraps until it all gets confirmed, but will definately will worth checking out for anyone into unsigned or independant artists, and especially if you’re an artist or in a band yourself! I’ll should be able to announce it all on the next podcast!

As always, leave me an audio comment, drop me an e-mail to let me know what you think, or leave a comment right here on the blog! Keep track of the new podcast by subscribing to the RSS feed in your favourite reader using the buttons on the right. Also, please vote for the Unsigned Rock Podcast on Podcast Alley to help me out, and tell all your friends about the show too!

After a little break of almost a week, here we go again! First podcast being produced in GarageBand after Kat picked me up one of the new MacBook’s, and everything seems to have gone pretty well! I’ve got some good ideas for future shows around GarageBand, as well as looking at bringing in some more live music ideas!

But, there’s a really nice mix of music in this podcast, mellowing out a bit in the middle, with a really kicking rock track at the end!

Tracks included in this podcast:

The Stremes She’s a Radiohead Off the album ‘New Digital Romance’ Track kicks in at 0:19

Alonia About Time Track kicks in at 7:32

Carey Ott Am I Just One Track kicks in at 11:17 Buy music

Smile Smile Waving the White Flag Track kicks in at 15:42 Buy music

Surfact Make You Fail Track kicks in at 20:53 Buy music

I’ve got some excellent music lined up for the next few shows, along with a special interview I’m hoping to get sorted in the next few days. There’s a couple of excellent bands already played on the podcast I’m trying to see live and hopefully grab a feed of some tracks for the show, so make sure you keep an eye out for the next few podcasts!

As always, leave me an audio comment, drop me an e-mail to let me know what you think, or leave a comment right here on the blog! Keep track of the new podcast by subscribing to the RSS feed in your favourite reader using the buttons on the right. Also, please vote for the Unsigned Rock Podcast on Podcast Alley to help me out, and tell all your friends about the show too!

Well, that’s now hit 500 downloads in what, 3 1/2 weeks on LibSyn? Although stats aren’t my motivation and I’m perfectly happy plodding along recording the podcasts and hoping a few people listen in, there’s a comfortable average of 70 downloads per podcast, with listeners creeping up each show and the previous podcast (#10) running at about 87 downloads!

Thanks to everyone that’s been checking out show, leaving your comments on here, and sending me an e-mail. Really appreciate all the support, and I’ve got some pretty cool ideas lined up for the future, so grab the RSS feed and stick it into your podcatcher or subscribe using the iTunes button on the left to keep track of the latest shows.

Don’t forget to tell all your friends about the podcast too and help spread the word about podsafe audio and some of the great bands already featured on the Unsigned Rock Podcast!

So, sounds like the theme of this podcast is awesome guitar work! A collection of wicked bands + artists, all sharing one hell of an ability to play the guitar!

Also a little announcement on Jam About 2006, an excellent music event being organised by Alan Clarke to bring a full day of live music to Walkabout Bar, Durham. Some very cool bands lined up, including The Mosaics which I played a few shows ago. Go check out the site + spread the word - hopefully I’ll be there recording some of the live tracks and getting interviews lined up from the bands!

Don’t forget, the easiest way to download + keep track of the latest shows is to hit the button on the right to add the Unsigned Rock Podcast to iTunes! Even if this is your first time here, try downloading the show through iTunes - if you don’t like it, simply unsubscribe! Alternatively, grab the RSS feed and use it with whatever podcatcher you run!

Tracks included in this podcast:

The Des Moines Riot Throw Your Hand Track kicks in at 0:20

Jonah Brockman Mary Off the album ‘Merciless Morning’ Track kicks in at 5:58

Barcode Don’t Tell Me Track kicks in at 9:26

Kid Idiot Lose Weight Track kicks in at 15:57

Salient Save Me Track kicks in at 21:32

No new podcast for a week or so as Kat, my fiance, is flying over here on Thursday so we’re off for a bit of a break at the weekend. Got some excellent music lined up for the next show though, so get ready for the start of next when that will go online!

As always, leave me an audio comment, drop me an e-mail to let me know what you think, or leave a comment right here on the blog! Keep track of the new podcast by subscribing to the RSS feed in your favourite reader using the buttons on the right. Also, please vote for the Unsigned Rock Podcast on Podcast Alley to help me out, and tell all your friends about the show too!

An awesome collection of music on this podcast from some excellent bands + artists, including a couple previously featured and back for more! Can’t believe this has been 10 shows already, so a little milestone reached I guess!

Just as a special note, one stunning artist I’ve stumbled across is That Girl Alley - I’ve got ‘California’ lined up on this show. Go check out her MySpace page or find her on the Podsafe Music Network and let her know what you think of her music!

Don’t forget, the easiest way to download + keep track of the latest shows is to hit the button on the right to add the Unsigned Rock Podcast to iTunes! Even if this is your first time here, try downloading the show through iTunes - if you don’t like it, simply unsubscribe! Alternatively, grab the RSS feed and use it with whatever podcatcher you run!

Tracks included in this podcast:

Rase Diesel Off the album ‘Rase’ Track kicks in at 0:20

Dakota Girl Down the Hall Off the album ‘Another Round’ Track kicks in at 6:26

The Touch It Takes Time Track kicks in at 10:18

That Girl Alley California Track kicks in at 16:37

Chemtrail Stereo Test Track kicks in at 22:38

Thanks to all those new listeners coming in and checking out some of the older shows - they’ll always be online for you to download whenever you want, so if you are just picking up on the podcast, have a listen to some of the previous shows and let me know what you think about the music!

As always, leave me an audio comment, drop me an e-mail to let me know what you think, or leave a comment right here on the blog! Keep track of the new podcast by subscribing to the RSS feed in your favourite reader using the buttons on the right. Also, please vote for the Unsigned Rock Podcast on Podcast Alley to help me out, and tell all your friends about the show too!

I challenge you to tell me this isn’t better than any of the previous shows! Some excellent new stuff on the podcast and a much better sound - you’ll have to listen to find out exactly what I’m on about!

Some excellent new music as always, and promises of even more coming soon! I’ll be announcing a new competition within the next week or so to win a copy of an awesome Scottish band’s new album - my lips are sealed as to the rest, so subscribe to the podcast or add the show to iTunes to find out all the details shortly!

Tracks included in this podcast:

Rase Wait Track kicks in at 0:20

Farewell Redemption Get By Track kicks in at 6:26

Reaxis Morning Star Track kicks in at 10:18

The Mosaics Runner Track kicks in at 16:37

Tesla Caught in a Dream Off the album ‘Into the Now’ Track kicks in at 22:38

Hope you all like it, a really good mix of excellent rock music I think! Another show out in a few days time, towards the end of the week, so your challenge in the mean time is to help spread the word and get as many people listening to the podcast as you can!

As always, leave me an audio comment, drop me an e-mail to let me know what you think, or leave a comment right here on the blog! Keep track of the new podcast by subscribing to the RSS feed in your favourite reader using the buttons on the right. Also, please vote for the Unsigned Rock Podcast on Podcast Alley to help me out, and tell all your friends about the show too!

Thanks to all those that entered the Ampsex competition to win their album ‘Original Sound Recordings’. It’s an awesome album, and if you want to buy a copy yourself, just check out their website at CD Baby.

Anyways, Chris Birtles from over here in England was our winner, who got in touch earlier today and should be receiving the album all the way from San Francisco shortly!

Keep checking out the podcast for more chances to win some excellent music, and help spread the word about the podcast by telling all your friends, blogging about it, subscribing to the podcast feed or voting for the show on Podcast Alley!

Back to normal with some very catchy rock tracks, including 3 bands form the UK, making it a bit of a change. Have yet another awesome Candian band though, Damsel Fly!

Also announcing the winner of our Ampsex competition to see who has won the album ‘Original Sound Recordings’, straight from the guys themselves! Check it out and see if you’re the winner - thanks to all those that entered, I’m hoping to start another competition soon.

There’s loads of good stuff lined up for the next few shows too which will really let the podcast take-off, so make sure you subscribe by using the links on the right-hand side to add it to iTunes or whatever podcatcher you use.

Tracks included in this podcast:

Damsel Fly Let You Go Off the album ‘What Lies Beneath’ Track kicks in at 0:03

chowchow Dear Francis Track kicks in at 4:38

Ampsex My Best Friend is a Punk Off the album ‘Original Sound Recordings’ Track kicks in at 8:03

The Trouble With Me Your Bed Is Always Empty Track kicks in at 13:08

worriedaboutsatan morwenna Off the album ‘worriedaboutsatan’ Track kicks in at 20:18

As I hinted earlier, some excellent stuff lined up for the next few shows which will make the podcast even better than it is now, so let everyone know about the show to help more people pick up on some awesome podsafe rock music!

As always, leave me an audio comment, drop me an e-mail to let me know what you think, or leave a comment right here on the blog! Keep track of the new podcast by subscribing to the RSS feed in your favourite reader using the buttons on the right. Also, please vote for the Unsigned Rock Podcast on Podcast Alley to help me out, and tell all your friends about the show too!