Illness Tipped on 6Music Introducing

Thanks to Sean from Derby's Grande Duke for selecting Illness as their choice in Tom Robinson's 6Music Introducing Thanks For Your Support feature this past Sunday night. You can hear the show again until this Sunday night here, with Sean and Illness at about 1hr 20 in, and you can also download Illness' Old Song along with songs by other bands featured on Tom's show (including Bright Spark Destroyer and Free Swim who are worth checking out) right here.

Find out who Illness will be thanking for their support when 6Music Introducing returns in January.

Crooked Mountain, Crooked Sea Introduced By Tom Robinson

Friends of STA Crooked Moutain, Crooked Sea were the guests of Tom Robinson on last night's BBC 6Music Introducing show, listen again here.

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Cargo's John Dryland Interviewed On BBC 6Music

The guest on BBC 6Music's Tom Robinson's Introducing show overnight was Cargo Records' John Dryland with his expert guide on how to distribute your records. Listen hear on the iPlayer.

Ice Sea Dead People open Fresh On The Net Festival

Ice, Sea, Dead People kick off the Tom Robinson curated BBC Introducing: Fresh On The Net festival at Hammersmith's Riverside Studios this Tuesday night. Aptly christened A Primal Scream: angular noise with a twinkle in its eye, also playing the night and recommended by STA are Fangs and Nephu Huzzband.

To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of BBC Introducing: Fresh On The Net on BBC6 Music we present a fortnight of outstanding new songwriters, indie bands and electronic artists at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, West London from Tuesday 20th October to Sunday November 1st. All artists have been featured on the radio show and have equal billing. All tickets are £6.

Click here for booking info or alternatively a search for this story on Drowned In Sound will reward you with a cheaper means of entry for Tuesday...

In alphabetical order (and with further recommends linked) the bands appearing are: A.P.A.T.T. , ALICE GUN, ATLUM SCHEMA, DAVID CRONENBERG’S WIFE, DEXTER BENTLEY, DR MEAKER, EZRA BANG & HOT MACHINE, FANGS, FICTION, FIGHTING FICTION, FILTHY PEDRO, GABBY YOUNG, GOLD SOUNDS, GRASSCUT, HOODLUMS, ICE, SEA, DEAD PEOPLE, JUICE ALEEM, KILL IT KID, KING CHARLES, KINKAJOU, LANTERNS ON THE LAKE, THE LAUREL COLLECTIVE, LETS TEA PARTY, LISBEE STAINTON, LUCY’S DIARY, MALCOLM KAKSOIS, MILK KAN, MISHAPED PEARLS, THE MORES, Mr.DAVID VINER, Mr.B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER, NEPHU HUZZBAND, THE OCTOBER GAME, PHANTOM LIMB, PINEY GIR, REVERE, ROB MARR, RUSSELL JOSLIN, SERGEANT BUZFUZ, THE SISTERS OF TRANSISTORS, STUART SILVER, TAPE THE RADIO, THE VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN’S CLUB, WITH LOVE FROM HUMANS.