Click below to listen back to the interview:
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Thingamagig’s Pete & Stuart at around 27:00, The City Perils at 1:11:00.
First up tonight I was joined in the studio by Stuart Sinclair and Pete Baker from Billericay label Big Stinky Dog Records, organisers of alldayer Thingamagig. Now in its eighth year, the latest Thingamagig event takes place on September 19th from 12pm at The Ship Inn in Stock, with headliners Tallowah and Ed Rome plus many more. Advance tickets are available now, and there will also be a shuttle bus service running from Billericay & Chelmsford – to find out more, and for the full line-up, visit www.bigstinkydog.co.uk.
Click above to listen back to the interview and find out more about who to watch this year, as well as how Thingamagig got its name and how various mis-spellings gave them ideas for more events…!
Next up I was joined by three-quarters of upcoming local rockers The City Perils (l-r Ricky, Andy, Dave). The foursome (also featuring drummer Dal) formed from previous bands at the beginning of this year and have had a busy summer with gigs in London and the release of their first set of recordings. They can next be seen live at the Underbelly in Hoxton on September 26th, and can be found on Facebook and SoundCloud. Click above to listen back to the interview to hear them discussing gigs in back gardens and some of the crazy inspirations for their songs.
New Found Glory – Hit Or Miss (Waited Too Long)
Do Me Bad Things – What’s Hideous
China Drum – Wuthering Heights
Kloq – This Beat
Metasic – New Design
THINGAMAGIG’S STUART & PETE IN THE STUDIO
Ed Rome – Hype
Funke & the Two Tone Baby – Not Enough Bonobo
Tallowah – Wise Up
Origami Noise – I Made Me Think
Kids With Torches – Overloading
Django Django – First Light
The City Perils – Explain
THE CITY PERILS IN THE STUDIO
The City Perils – When the Nightmare Started
Saves the Day – Drag in D Flat
The City Perils – The Optimist
Foo Fighters – Everlong
The City Perils – Prove Me Wrong
Elliot Smith – Bled White
A – Getting Around
Space – Strange World
Loving Forty Four – Sabretooth
Surge – Loveblood
The Travis Waltons – Tell Me Where You Are
Arcaves – Frozen Water
Unearth the Kings – Saturday Night Hero
The Foreign Exchange – Asking for a Friend
Imperial Leisure – Animal
Looks Like Rain – 52:59
Fella – Sideways
