BBC Introducing 21/06/2012

On tonight's BBC Introducing Lancashire show, we had Iktsuarpok in live.

Iktsuarpok come from that place that's near the sea called Southport. And... if you would like to know how to pronounce Iktsuarpok, its Ik - suar- pok, and it has a specific meaning, its the Eskimo word for the feeling you get when waiting for someone to turn up at your house.

Now that's your grammar lesson over with - on to the band.

They have been together for just over 6 months, and are currently working on their first single. The single as yet untitled will be out sometime in September of this year.

The band, which is Tom and Denis, uses a sequencer which is Abelton software on Mac triggered by a Novation launchpad, Denis also plays a rather lovely Gibson ES135. ( And yes, i did get a little help with that sentence - ahem.)

Iktsuarpok.

The Guitar.

Tom and Denis have been playing a lot of gigs around Liverpool recently, so i asked them how the music scene was in that part of the land "Its a great scene, with alot of venues putting on gigs, but if you are not in with the promoters then it can be hard to get a gig, it can be clicky".

The band are looking to gig further afield, having played Manchester and narrowly missing out on a gig in Preston, "We want to play more varied gigs, and in different towns, so please get in touch if your a promoter". I am sure they will guys, I'm sure they will.

For the bands Facebook page click here.

This weeks playlist:

Obelize - Maledicent

Big B - Me & You

We Painted Monsters - Hypnotized

Itksuarpok - Never Let Go Of It

Silverclub - Like Cat’s Eyes

Itksuarpok - Bombs

Chalk - Wither

Itksuarpok - Screens Of Paris

Itksuarpok - Holding Up

Steven Hudson - Everything electric

Itksuarpok - Tell Me Why

Boy del Mundo - Mountains

Sootytern - AbsO

TCTS – Like This (Huw’s Tip)

The Superkings - Save Me

Bondax - Wet Summer

Bondax - All I Want

Bondax - You're So

Bondax - All Inside

Karma Kid - It's Always


 Listen again here.

BBC Introducing Lancashire 19/01/2012

On this week’s BBC Introducing show, Sean was live from a cupboard at Broadcasting house in London, and Whalley band Bad Cardigan played live for us.

This week was the BBC Introducing masterclass, a day for emerging artists to sit in on sessions and get advice on carving out a career in the music industry. Those who gave talks included; Newton Faulkner, Trent Reznor , Wretch 32 and Friendly Fires. Attending the sessions this year we had our very own Jamie Brewer and Aniya Das, who we managed to grab a chat with during the show and they told us how the day had gone for them.

In session:
In session this week was Bad Cardigan. A two piece acoustic band who have only been together for four months, but, in those four months have clocked up a total of 26 gigs and also recorded a four track E.P called “Nursery Rhymes”.

Phone interviews:
On the phones we had Daniel Thomas from the independent music news website, Preston based Daniel set up the website just over a year ago to write reviews and interview upcoming bands. The website has grown so popular that it now covers international bands as well as those from the UK.

We also spoke to Andy Mckinney about his latest E.P release “Set in stone”, and Josh from “Yachts” told us about the band acquiring a new member, going from a three piece to a four.

You can listen to it again here on the BBC iPlayer - but for only 6 more days and then it goes !!

Links:
Bad Cardigan
Independent music news
Andy McKinney
Yachts
Jamie Brewer
Aniya Das

BBC Introducing - Wheres strutter

Interview and Track with Manchester/Oldham band Wheres strutter
Interview aired on BBC Introducing with Sean McGinty on BBC Radio Lancashire on the 21/1/10.
BBC Presenter: Sean McGinty
Interviewer and Editor: Shelley Booth

www.myspace.com/wheresstrutter

BBC Introducing - Mark Mace Smith

Live Track and after show interview with poet Mark Mace Smith.On BBC Introducing with Sean McGinty on BBC radio Lancashire.




BBC Presenter: Sean McGinty
Poet: Mark Mace Smith
After show interviewer and producer and editor of this package: Shelley Booth
Original Broadcast: BBC Introducing with Sean McGinty on BBC radio Lancashire -5/11/09.

No Mans Land -BBC Introducing with Sean McGinty

Live track and after show interview with the band No Mans Land.
BBC Presenter : Sean McGinty
Band : No Mans Land
After show interviewer and producer and editor of this package : Shelley Booth
Original Broadcast: BBC Introducing on BBC Radio Lancashire 5/11/09

www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire

www.myspace.com/nomanslandpreston

The Hyads Live - After show interview and Live track

After show interview and live track with Darlington band The Hyads.
BBC Introducing with Sean Mcginty was broadcast on the 15th Oct, on BBC Radio Lancashire.
BBC Presenter : Sean Mcginty
After show interviewer: Shelley Booth
Edited and Produced by Shelley Booth.

visit the band at www.myspace.com/thehyads

NB - During cross over to youtube-glitches have appeared in the audio- i cannot seem to fix this problem, the original file was clean.

Electric Free Time Machine

An interview with Lancaster band, Electric Free Time Machine.
Interview was broadcast on the 8th of october on BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Introducing with Sean Mcginty.
BBC Presenter : Sean Mcginty.


www.myspace.com/eftm

The Empire State Live on BBC Introducing with Sean Mcginty