Harveys Podcast

The German Shepherd Mixcloud Select channel now features a great podcast from Tim and Mick from The Harveys to celebrate the release of their new single “Skeleton Dance/Laugh at the Stars” and as a precursor to their single launch show at the Peer Hat on September 20th.

With a wide selection of music that inspired the band as well as their single, a Harveys Rabbit classic and something from support band Matthew Hopkins coupled with some interesting chat this is a show not to miss….. it’s so good we are releasing world wide straight away.

Harveys for Website

sycloner third outing – prerelease of “In And Of Itself”

Zac Fahey at Blank GC – “…sycloner are gearing up to release their third EP since forming in 2018. ‘In And Of Itself’ sees members Peter Greasley (Vocals) and Daniel Cunnington (Guitar) channel a vintage indie-pop sound while offering something more modern and progressive. According the band, the EP journeys deeper into familiar themes of self-unawareness, vanity and the challenges of living well. ‘Lean On Me’ is the EP highlight track, showcasing a heavier and more experimental side while the very next track ’Down The River’ is a stripped back indie ballad. ‘In And Of Itself’ is a fantastically diverse EP and well worth a listen.” http://blankgc.com.au/new-gold-coast-music-september-2019/

We have pre-released the EP today with immediate access to track one “You Tell Yourself” – full release comes on 27th September. A video for the track has also been released. Peter and Daniel have also recorded an interview introducing the EP which will appear on Bob Osborne’s Aural Delights Show on September 26th.

sycloner band photo 2019

German Shepherd Newsletter 56

Here are the details for our releases for September 13th

THE HARVEYS

As trailed last week 90s Peel favourites Harvey’s Rabbit are back with a new name and new line-up.

Harveys for Website

With the first of two singles this year the band return with a run of live dates starting with a single launch gig at the Peer Hat Manchester on 20th September with support from Dislocation Dance and Matthew Hopkins

The single Skeleton Dance/Laugh at the Stars has been released for pre-order today with the option of purchasing a limited edition CD copy.

An audio interview with Tim and Mick from the band, conducted by Bob Osborne, will be included in Bob’s Aural Delights Radio show on 13th October on taintradio.

Tim and Mick have also curated a one hour podcast featuring their own music plus of a selection of tunes from artists that have influenced them including the likes of David Bowie, Jacques Brel and The Go-Betweens. This will be released on our Mixcloud Select channel next week.

Other gigs coming up…..

14th November – Castle Hotel, Manchester with Four Candles and Vee VV
14th December – Peer Hat, Manchester with TV Smith
1st February – Jimmy’s, Liverpool with The Monochrome Set

m.t. scott

The North East’s master of sardonic wit is back with a new EP (although he likes to call them mini-albums). m.t. scott of Staggs returns with one his regular journeys into the dark side of the human condition. “And This Is Why Clowns Are Sad”. The overall feeling is one of Pathos – not an obscure Greek island,but a quality that invokes pity or sadness. m.t. scott’s aural cinema returns with four tracks, each a vignette soaked in said pathos in the style of Brecht/Weill who have had a tussle in an abandoned art-house cinema with John Barry and any number of post-rockers you care to mention. Trade mark glitches pervade the piano led explorations leading to rich orchestral textures. The voice is always close to the microphone seeping into your unconscious. The subject matter appears fairly conventional but the usual scott tropes are in play a mix of the drama of the kitchen sink and some other deeper existential, possibly metaphorical messages, somewhere in the layers…..Tick Tock…Tock….Tick

AND IN OTHER NEWS…..

Black Limousine’s new single “Dressed In Black” which is released this Friday gets airplay on the Radio 2 rock show this Sunday from 8pm. They have also been added to a very strong line-up at Gulliver’s Manchester on October 25th with The Parish Church Fire, Bouquet of Dead Crows and Elastikbande.
The Junta is embarking on a series of gigs across the north-west with dates in Manchester, Lancaster, St Annes, Barrow and Darwen – check out our forthcoming events list on the right hand side of this page.
Ember Rev appear on Dave Hammond’s Smelly Flowerpot Show on Monday 9th September from 9pm – you can listen on-line via the Cambridge 105 website.

Captain Black’s Positronik Pick ‘n’ Mix

In the latest of our artist curated podcasts Captain Black of Positronik selects an eclectic mix of music for your listening pleasure including his own band and label mates Pearl Divers and The Junta…..it’s a combination of toe-tapping soul driven pop sounds, latin jazz, and other musical delights

Mixcloud Select is a subscriber service which provides unique content and regular shows in an exclusive format for music lovers – for only £2.99 a month you get access to over 1300 radio shows plus subscriber specials. Sign up HERE.

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New Lizard Brain Podcast

The latest in our series of artist curated podcasts is now available on Mixcloud Select.

Curated by Mark and David from Lizard Brain it features three tracks from the band, one from Ember Rev and an eclectic selection of music from across a variety of genres.

To access this show sign up to Mixcloud Select for £2.99 a month and get exclusive access to a range of shows made by artists on the German Shepherd Records label.

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