Public Service Blogcast Episode 43

The first of the final 10 sort-of weekly shows before the caterpillar-like blogcast mutates into a beautiful audio butterfly – so get your submissions into the electromail in-tray quick - including forthcoming headliners of the This Ain't No Picnic August Bank Holiday all-dayer in Derry (St Columbs Hall to be exact) Future Of The Left. Follow this blog for the latest on the full line-up and tickets.

Public Service Blogcast Episode 43
33 minutes 12 seconds
Recorded 02/08/09
Tracklisting
00.01 Future Of The Left - Stand By Your Manatee (from Travels With Myself And Another album - Too Pure)
02.37 Apple iiis - Lost Between The Lines
06.07 Arcs - Surprises In Different Sizes (from Surprises EP - self-released)
10.00 Super Extra Bonus Party - Comets (featuring Heathers) (from Night Horses album)
13.08 White Circle Crime Club - The Islanders (from Pictures Of Stares album - Crime Club Recordings)
17.16 The Yell - Party Lounge (from Down With The Yell album - Marquis Cha Cha)
20.48 Zoos Of Berlin - Below The Old House (from Zoos Of Berlin EP - self-released)
24.17 Sports - Vegetables (from I'm Hungry mix album - self-released)

If you have any suggestions for future takeovers or want to get a track played on a regular show, get in touch - email blogcast@smalltownamerica.co.uk

Hooray For Humans / Heathers August Tour Poster

A great poster for a very sweet line-up, get down to one of the 4 shows if you can.

Hooray For 2nd Album News

The latest from Hooray For Humans HQ:

We're *finally* going back to the studio to re-record our second album in August. Hopefully it'll be out before the end of the year. We promise it'll be OUR HEAVIEST SHIT YET

Also we're doing gigs with Heathers in August, you can see them on our page. One or two more possibly to be confirmed.

If you think you can help with our UK dates let us know too, we will be super grateful.

Public Service Blogcast Episode 38

This episode: eight belters from the submissions pile including our current favourite band, Dublin's Heathers - Tegan and Sara watch out!

Public Service Blogcast Episode 38

29 minutes 34 seconds

Recorded 14/06/09

Tracklisting
00.01 Not Cool - Limbs Are For Liars (from Brattwell Sessions)
02.13 Ex Lovers - Just A Silhouette (from Just A Silhouette single - Chess Club)

04.45 Gum Takes Tooth - Stychnine Motive (from Odontophobia Demos)

09.21 Heathers - Fire Ants (from Here, Not There album - Hide Away Records)

11.54 The Olympus Mons - Let the First Time Be the Last (from Nothing’s Gonna Spoil My Day Today album - Dad Records)

15.39 The Sailplanes - The Woodsman and the Bear

19.29 Panda Steps In Chocolate - Indiana Jones Memorial Sports Car Race (from Creep Of The Crop album - self-released free download)

25.32 Come On Gang! - Trouble

If you have any suggestions for future takeovers or want to get a track played on a regular show, get in touch - email blogcast@smalltownamerica.co.uk.

Currently watching: Flight Of The Conchords Season 2

New Hooray For Humans Shows

A quick news bulletin from our friends at Out On A Limb, including details of new Hooray For Humans shows - some with STA's official favourite new band Heathers.

HOORAY FOR HUMANS

H4H have a Dublin gig at The Once A Month Club at Academy 2 on 11th June. This is a new club on the second Thursday of every month in Academy 2 with all proceeds going to charidee.

Humans are also doing a few dates with Heathers in August too:
13th Aug - Roisin Dubh, Galway
14th Aug - The Quad, Cork
15th Aug - Whelans (upstairs), Dublin

There'll be a few more dates added in coming weeks, and there’ll be another UK tour for the end of October, so if anyone wants to get in contact to help out, email the band

REST

Rest headline a new monthly weirdo club night called Black Sun. The inaugural one takes place this Saturday night, May 23rd at The Granary Theatre, Cork.

The line up is:

Rest
Safe (featuring former Waiting Room drummer Wayne Dunlea and Paul Condon)
Vomit Nest + Wölflinge
First Blood Part II
+Black Sun DJs Wölflinge + Paul Hegarty

Black Sun will encompass music, a mail art exhibition, several independent distros, and cake of the vegan variety. Doors 8pm and admission is €10.

Meanwhile Rest have about 3/4 of their new record written. Expect it on your stereo sometime around 2015.

CRAYONSMITH

Crayonsmith have a few dates in August with more dates to come soon.

2nd August – Plaza Stage (Solo), Spraoi Festival, Waterford (4pm)
7th August – Whelan’s Upstairs, Dublin w/ Pikelet + Extreme Wheeze