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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER AGAIN City 13 release their debut album Better Late Than Never Again. Available at hmv.com, amazon.co.uk, play.com, zavvi.co.uk, notonyourradio.com, asda-entertainment.co.uk, and tesco.com. More information at city13.co.uk.
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KIDDERMINSTER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008
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THE CULPRIT IN SEPTEMBER
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STRANGLE KOJAK PRESS RELEASE BIRMINGHAM BAND MAKES NATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION HISTORY Birmingham band, Strangle Kojak, have, for the second year running qualified for the final of the Surface Unsigned competition which is being held this Saturday 13th September at the Birmingham Carling Academy and they are the only band to ever have achieved this. The competition this year was on a far greater scale as it covered three areas, Birmingham, Manchester, and London and started with 12.000 bands which have been scaled down to the final 14. Strangle Kojak are a group of 4 good looking seventeen year olds lads from Birmingham, who have been together now for just over 18 months. They write all their own music and always pull out the stops at their gigs for their increasing fan base. They are also playing at the Birmingham Artsfest on Sunday 14th September at The Malthouse, Brindley Place at 1.30pm, where they will be giving away free signed guitar to one of their lucky fans and a couple more prizes will be given out. They also won a competition on Red TV earlier this year. The competition was a 12hr live music event with 21 bands competing for text votes so that they could progress to the final 4 and to then be judged by music industry professionals. During the course of the day they got to play on four separate occasions playing seven different songs in total. As a band, they have come a long way from the school kids who opened for The Beat and Neville Staples at The Birmingham Carling Academy, through last year’s Surface Unsigned competition and to where they are now. They have grown in talent and confidence which certainly shows when they play live which is really what they love. They are certainly a band worth going to see and will definitely go far. More information about the band can be found on their website www.stranglekojak.com.
Band members left to right: Aaron Rigg 17 Bass/Vocals, Ashley Neal 17 Guitar/Vocals, Omar Elkaseh 17 Guitar/Vocals, Max Such 17 Drums, David Such, Manager Strangle Kojak
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MAS RECORDS AUDITIONS
Auditions for the M.A.S. Records programme are taking place in Kidderminster, Birmingham and Walsall. If you are interested please contact the rehearsal venue appropriate to you and book a 30 minute timeslot. Auditions are on a first come first serve basis. All P.A. and backline is provided. Auditions take place on the following dates and times: Madhouse Rehearsals, Birmingham Robannas Rehearsals, Birmingham JJM Studios, Walsall Kidderminster College, Kidderminster
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SURFACE UNSIGNED FESTIVAL 2008 The Midlands Regional Showcases of The Surface Unsigned Festival 2008 will be taking place on Sunday 31st August at The Rainbow Warehouse (Main Room), Adderley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4EE. They will be showcasing a mixture of bands from various backgrounds and genres. There is something from the unsigned world for everyone to enjoy. Get yourself down to The Rainbow Warehouse and give them your support! Sunday 31st August 2008 @ The Rainbow Warehouse (14+ event) – Doors open 11.30am: 12.30-14.40: Clout – Rock 'N' Roll – Wolverhampton – www.myspace.com/cloutout
14.50-17.00: Che – Rock/Pop – Birmingham – www.myspace.com/chemusic
17.10-20.30 Breaker – Rock – Redditch – www.myspace.com/breakerband These bands will be showcasing their talent for the fourth time during the festival with the will to impress us all again for the chance to play at The Surface Unsigned National Showcase on the 13th September, 2008 at the Birmingham Academy 1 in front of our industry committee. Food available throughout the day, fully stocked bar, chill out on the only beach in Birmingham City while watching the 14 best unsigned bands from the Midlands! If any of these bands take your fancy get yourself down to The Rainbow Warehouse and give them your support. For further info, please see www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk. For more information visit http://www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk.
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SURFACE UNSIGNED MIDLANDS SEMI FINALS The Midlands semi-final showcases of the Surface Unsigned Festival have just been announced for July. This round of the competition features no less than seven artists currently working with MAS Records. So, get yourself down to Barfly (78 Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DY) and give them your support! Saturday 5th July @ Barfly 21:30: The Underclass – Indie Rock & Roll, Text Vote No:
689 22:00: Regis - Indie/Pop, Text Vote No: 662 Saturday 12th July 2008 @ Barfly Sunday 20th July 2008 @ Barfly Saturday 26th July 2008 @ Barfly Saturday 2nd August 2008 @ Barfly These bands will be showcasing their talent for the third time during the festival with the will to impress us all again for the chance to play at the Surface Unsigned National Showcase on the 13th September, 2008 at the Birmingham Academy 1 in front of a professional music industry committee. You can help them get through to the next stage of the festival – the Regional Showcase. If any of these bands take your fancy get yourself down to Barfly, 78 Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DY. If you are unfortunate not to be able to attend any night in which you wish to support your favourite band(s) get on your mobile and show your support via text. Each bands text vote number can be found at www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk under the regional-minisite section. To vote for your favourite band simply text SURFACE followed by the number of the band (for example "SURFACE 002") to 83149. Please remember to include a space after SURFACE otherwise we will not be able to use your vote. All band numbers must contain three digits (i.e. 002). For full prices, terms and conditions please visit the official Surface Unsigned Festival website www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk.
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MUSIC GOES DITTO M.A.S. Records in association with Ditto Music present the best unsigned talent - "Music Goes Ditto" - every thursday from 8pm live on Sky Channel 186.
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SURFACE UNSIGNED FESTIVAL – JUNE HEATS The band line-ups have been announced for the Surface Unsigned Festival. The following MAS Records artists are performing: Tuesday 3rd June - 20:30 Sunday 8th June - 18:30 Monday 16th June - 20:00 Monday 23rd June - 20:30 These bands will be showcasing their talent for the second time during the festival with the will to impress us all again for the chance to play at The Surface Unsigned National Showcase on the 13th September, 2008 at the Birmingham Academy 1 in front of our industry committee. You can help them get through the next stage of the festival – The Semi-Final Showcases. If any of these bands take your fancy get yourself down to the Factory Club at The Custard Factory and give them your support. The address is The Medicine Bar/Factory Club, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA. If you are unfortunate enough not to be able to attend any night in which you wish to support your favourite band(s) get on your mobile and show your support via text. Each bands text vote number can be found at www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk under the regional-minisite section. To vote for your favourite band simply text SURFACE followed by the number of the band (for example "SURFACE 002") to 83149. Please remember to include a space after SURFACE otherwise we will not be able to use your vote. All band numbers must contain three digits (i.e. 002). For full terms and conditions please visit the Surface Unsigned website at www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk Get voting.
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MUSIC GOES DITTO M.A.S. Records in association with Ditto Music present the best unsigned talent - "Music Goes Ditto" - every thursday from 8pm live on Sky Channel 186.
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MUSIC GOES DITTO M.A.S. Records in association with Ditto Music present the best unsigned talent - "Music Goes Ditto" - every thursday from 8pm live on Sky Channel 186.
Ditto Music: www.dittomusic.com MAS Records: www.mightyatomsmasher.com
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STRANGLE KOJAK TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS Congratulations to Strangle Kojak, who won the live 12-hour unsigned band showcase event hosted by Red TV and Ditto Music.
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LIVE 12-HOUR UNSIGNED BAND SHOWCASE ON RED TV On Monday 5th May Ditto Music and M.A.S. Records are hosting a live 12-hour unsigned band showcase on RED TV, SKY CHANNEL 186. There will be no commercial breaks, no rehearsals, and no script. The show is hosted by Pete Bennett (Big Brother winner 2006) and will showcase twenty unsigned artists. There will be a judging panel on the day, comprised of Sue Buckler (Jive, Warners), Christine Kellog (Tunetribe) and Shimm1 (marketing director of TME 08), who will select one artist from the twenty. The winning artist will perform live on Ditto TV’s first show set to air on Saturday 10th May; perform with Pete and other major artists at TME Birmingham in front of 2000 people; and also receive a free worldwide chart eligible digital release. The most unique and exciting thing about this event is that there will be a chance for an unsigned Midlands act to perform on the show. All you have to do is simply text your band’s myspace details to Red TV; the number will be announced during the show. The winning artist will be hand picked by Red TV and invited into the studio to perform live on air. Please note that the TV studio is based in Birmingham so the winning band must be able to get to Birmingham within two hours to be able to perform on the show. Ditto Music: www.dittomusic.com Red TV: www.red-tv.co.uk MAS Records: www.mightyatomsmasher.com
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NEW RELEASES IMOGEN'S KISS have released new song "Viva La Diva" as a download single via Ditto Music. STRANGETIME are headlining the Little Civic in Wolverhampton on the 9th May to launch their new release, "Oneitis E.P." launch. Details of tickets are here: http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk/.
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A NEW HAIRCUT A new haircut thanks to reeferboy.com. Also we bring you news of M.A.S. #8 coming soon.
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MAS ON REDTV MAS Records and Ditto Music have completed some live recording sessions for MAS artists, to be aired on RedTV (Sky 186) under an unsigned Live Music programme. Bands recorded to date include Cantaloop, Kate Finch (from StrangeTime), Chevron, Liberation Works, Regis, Jazz Thrash Assassin, Silva:Code and The Yes Men. RedTV is a channel dedicated to showing factual entertainment programming. More info can be found at www.red-tv.co.uk.
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