Where Love Lives...

Good Afternoon all current, past and future followers, blog readers and 'haterz'. We are feeling a bit soppy and would just like to pass on to you a massive thank you for all the support so far. We're just a little blog on a massive island, just the Pon de Replay in the world of Umbrella - GOING FOR A NO MAN IS AN ISLAND/RIHANNA FAN VIBE HERE.

Anyway, we are having a short blog post break for a few weeks but will still be here recommending artists, songs and general music banter. This will mainly take place on sites where its possible to be hopelessly ironic in 140 characters or less. So HERE and HERE basically.

Please listen to this pop pick as our thank you for your ongoing support and of course the sweet,sweet music you create for us to write about and make "hilarious" witty quips with. 

BEAUTIFUL ISN'T IT?! 

Live and Exclusive!

You may remember a short while ago we posted about excellent Edinburgh outfit The Last September? Well since then, we have been in contact and like to think we sort of made 'pals' with them. Anyway, their singer Peter Deane has generously donated some of his time to record the first Feed the Fish 'live lounge' if you will. An acoustic version of Milk; get your gorgeous lugs round this!

You can also hear the original version HERE. Handclaps all round!

Hear them lions roar

It is a ragingly awful day weather wise here in the ‘Burgh. Why not introduce your ears to some music to accompany your indoor dancing and head banging session? We presume this sort of thing happens when Edinburgh goes climate change mad. So move the sofa to the side, slam this on and dance and pout like a cross between Mick Jaggar and a Pussycat Doll. Introducing the musically stimulating: The Gold Lions.

As you can see there are two of them and they make the sounds currently hitting your eardrums- Handclaps and gold stars for that feat first of all. They sort of sound like what Jack White would be doing more of if he could stay in the same fucking band for more than two minutes crossed with the Rolling Stones. If, for some obscure reason you dislike either of the parties featured in this descriptive artist mash-up may we suggest that you:

 A) Calm down and get a grip it was just an innocent aural explanation OR

 B) Choose one artist who plays guitar and sings from the past decade (not John Mayer though for obvious reasons) (He's a dick) and mix it with a late 60s early 70s rock/blues band.

After doing either of these options you are more than likely to end up with a ‘sounds like’ story all of your own for The Gold Lions. Congratulations reader!(s)! Those who love an acoustic number will not be made to feel left out with these boys. Here’s a version of a wee song called Silver Screen featuring a marathon whistling sesh:

Imagine all ‘Yoofs in Hoodys’ were replaced by that sort of entertainment in the dark places they like to reside such as tunnels and alleyways? A potentially new Scottish investment for THIS GUY maybe?

There isn’t a massive amount to go on biography wise with Gold Lions but for the sake of listening to some good tunes and maybe even purchasing them – do you really need it? Unless you make musical purchase decisions based purely on how many covers of Heat magazine the artist has made we are sure you will be fine with this one. If you do want to purchase their tunes you can do so HERE and if you want more than the tight fisted 30second iTunes clip to go on you can peruse HERE. They are also well up for the whole social networking thing and regularly update Twitter; for all out there who are just too busy living their bloody lives to read more than 140 characters of information at a time. 

Its Alive , Its Risen!!

The Rising Souls are our new favourite version of a Maroon 5/John Mayer lovechild. If, indeed, a lovechild made up of those two acts musical DNA was a thing of course. Have a quick listen for yourself and see if you agree with us – you will of course agree with us, because it is a correct observation. We can only hope that their singer is not as much of a complete arse-wipe as Mayer is. 

The video shoot for an Under the Bridge cover was going well. 

One small issue is the ‘The’ in the name, will it be dropped? Will it be kept? What will the future hold for Twitter style debates over whether you’re a “real” fan for calling them just #Souls or #RisingSouls?! Just something to mull over...  

A four piece set-up, The Rising Souls have been around on the internet and the Scottish gigging scene since around 2010, but it was their recent collaboration with Sound Cafe Records which has seen them hone their sound to something a little more sleek; heard here. This is all good, however we just hope they don’t become all tied to what the label thinks will sell/we are never writing or performing catchy pop hooks again, ever. 'Cause we all know how THAT ends don’t we? 

With the current sunny weather streak Edinburgh appears to be having, this band are a perfect BBQ playlist choice; we recommend them for the 5-7pm IPod slot. If, however you have an urge to actually see them play live, then of course we have a suggestion for that too. Their album launch takes place at artist favourite launch style venue The Caves on April 6^th – details HERE. 

So, just to clarify if you enjoy the sounds of Maroon 5/John Mayer/Chris Cornell in a sort of well put together musical mash-up then there is a good chance you will like The Rising Souls. If you like the idea of seeing this mash-up in a live situation there is also a good chance you will like paying money out of your wallet/purse/billfold to watch them make a jolly good bash at doing such an activity. We are also presuming that you will be able to purchase a PHYSICAL copy of the album at said launch. It might look like THIS or even THIS for the “old skool” music fan in your life. 

Meet The Martellos

You might be at home thinking quietly to yourself: ‘Know what? I am missing some nice wee harmonies, guitars and lyrical content from a male fronted indie group.’ We realise that this is a pretty specific thought, but a thought none the less. We also happen to have the answer to meet your demands, this answer comes in the form of Edinburgh three piece The Martellos.

In keeping with our running theme of bands which feature members with nice hair, please see above ^^^. 

Funnily enough, our theme of bands with nice tunes is also still running; listen to some HERE for yourselves. Unlike most Edinburgh artists out there, they appear to have zero band creation info/potted history/general music opinions written anywhere which makes our job slightly harder but to keep the biography fans happy here is the Feed the Fish story of The Martellos...

Once upon a time three lads met at school/college/uni/The Hive (delete as appropriate – or to your preference, this is a chance to create your very own Martellos story, readers.) They bonded over their shared love of skiving/boy-racing/Jeremy Kyle/£1 vodkas and decided to swap numbers/bebo usernames/e-mails/spit and form a band. Following many massive decisions such as does Martello have one or two L’s and who looks best playing an acoustic guitar the boys then got round to getting some songs written, performed and recorded. ‘Hey guys! One of the boys said, we should maybe get ourselves out there on the internet, it is important we reach as many people as possible.’ And so, their online presence was born: Reverb Nation/Facebook/Unsigned.com. This enabled them to upload their music for the entire world to hear and meant they could play gigs to serenade the ladies.

That ^^ ladies and gentlemen is what happens when all we have to go on is ‘started in late 2011’.

Aside from the fact they’re from Edinburgh and sound a bit like The Kooks, each member also has an incredibly Scottish sounding name, which when we become independent we are sure THIS MAN will appreciate. Anyway, if you have ever been a keen fan of Paolo Nutini, The Kooks or Razorlight and did what we told you (listened to the music on the link provided.) then you should be enjoying ménage a trio of tracks at the moment. Considering their recent birth, they are currently doing pretty well music scene wise – a Fresh Air feature, over 400 Facebook fans (and counting) and persistent PR; we reckon they’ll do alright. 

Commit to... The Seven Deadly Sins

Sometimes it can all go wrong when taking inspiration from music genres such as punk and (the good bits of) grunge. Luckily Edinburgh lot The Seven Deadly Sins (also the name of a song by Irish punk outfit Flogging Molly, fact fans) have managed to avoid this trap. Aside from keeping the Edinburgh based hairspray and black t-shirt vendors in business, they also create and perform a bevy of extremely well made musical output. For an example please click the big side-ways triangle below...

Plus, anyone who can include closed brackets and the words Awoo woo woo is a winner in our books.  Formed in early 2010, the four man band have since supported the likes of The Damned and have headlined well known Scottish venues such as Liquid Room, King Tut’s and Cabaret Voltaire. On top of all the whoring out to multiple live venues they also took it upon themselves to organise and play a monthly jaunt at our very own Cabaret Voltaire in September last year. Their Deadly Night Out effort went as far as sourcing and (more importantly) caring about their support acts; thumbs up to them. Bands actually caring about who they play a gig with is becoming glaringly uncared for when you look at some gig line-ups... (oooh bitchy etcetc.)

We’ve mentioned at LEAST twice before that we like artists who make an effort with not only the audio but the visuals. See above for a video – yes a proper one, the kind that when you type ‘The Seven Deadly Sins, Edinburgh’ into YouTube it doesn’t come up with some shitey back of the crowd mobile phone filmed effort. They also provide excellent photography output...

One guy never got the black t-shirt memo. Answers on a postcard.

There we are, two lovely examples so far as to how we aren’t liars.

Anyway, for people who enjoy artists such as Dinosaur Jr, Lemonheads, a wee bit Elliot Smith, Blind Melon and Teenage Fanclub then we guarantee you will like listening to at least ONE if not ALL of their songs. Coincidently, The Seven Deadly Sins release their EP in June this year and a UK tour is to follow – this is something that as a supposed ‘fan’ of the aforementioned bands you should DEFINATLEY GET INVOLVED IN.

High Standard(s)

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Not only do we enjoy stumbling upon new music we also like artists who make an effort with musician-related activates such as: posing for photographs, recordings and the writing of biographies which they intend to publish online for people such as us here at Feed the Fish. So, let us introduce you to the pictures, sounds and words of The Standard Error.

Comprising of two tall men and tall slightly smaller one’s The Standard Error were created in 2010 and since then have pretty much gigged, written, practised and recorded their arses off.  Sometimes, a group of ‘singers’ decide to get together and form a band, and sometimes this little idea doesn’t seem to pan out because none of them can either play anything or sing very well (See HERE for example.) Thankfully, this isn’t the case with The Standard Error, they appear to be able to both play and sing when needed to a very high standard. No ‘error(s)’ here then hohoho etcetc. Anyway, enough promises, you should probably give them a listen whilst you are here. Why not take a little gaze at these well taken portraits of them ‘larking about’ at the same time...

Have you got to Third Parties yet? Yes? What do you think? We think the Radiohead love-in has gone a bit overboard. However, we have an adverse reaction to Radiohead, what they encompass and the fans they produce. I mean,  its FINE though, it will all be FINE because underneath all the Thom Yorke annoyance we know than Third Parties does sound good it’s just we like the other one’s better because they sound like other artists who we actually like OK?

These artists include Manic Street Preachers, Muse on a good day, Led Zep, Radiohead within reason –meaning about two songs maximum in a short space of time – Pixies, Suede and a bit of shoegazing. Now, if you for any reason have over the years taken a liking to any of the previously mentioned bands and activities then there is an extremely high chance that you will also have taken or are about to take a liking to The Standard Error. We wish you luck with this fantastic new find.

By the way, they play Bannerman’s tomorrow evening if you are free. Details HERE. It will be a good show, we know this because we’ve witnessed them live before and if that isn’t a solid recommendation we don’t know what is.

Scratch me with your Black Talon(s)...

So far we’ve brought you some new Edinburgh sounds in the form of pop, rock, electro, funk, acoustic and folk. 'Great' you might think, 'I LOVE ALL THESE THINGS'. But, some of you might be sitting and waiting, waiting in the shadows for some hardcore fun-times metal madness.  ‘OH how I wish they’d introduce me to some new thrash-metal beats’ you think to yourself, we bet you are and odds are you are also thinking ‘But where would I find such sounds? Surely you lot aren’t that well prepared?’ OH! Yes we effing are! Check out these bad boys...

Black Talon Looking FUCKING AMAZE.

Introducing the fantastic- Black Talon. Not only do they sound the part, they look the part. We like people who look the part and live it. They’re like the Edinburgh thrash-metal scenes answer to Lady Gaga; ‘they are their art’ etcetc. For all the people out there who enjoy a bio Black Talon consists of a five-man line-up, made up of members and ex-members of other Edinburgh bands such as Dirty Modern Hero, Cancerous Womb, Foetal Splatter and Arcane Corps. They formed in 2010 and have since released the Inevitable Fatality EP plus some live tracks available online. Coincidently, their live recordings are named Live as Fuck (Amazing.) In their own words they aim to:

“... help rekindle and support the UK Thrash Scene in the best way we know how - With a lot of Thrash Potato!”

Admittedly, thrash-metal won’t be to everyone’s tastes but it definitely has an important place in both the Edinburgh and general worldwide music scene. See Exodus, Death Angel, Megadeath and Anthrax if you need examples to back up that statement. Even if the music isn’t your thing, why not buy some merch. Yes, they have merchandise. Another plus-point of both the thrash-metal and metal scene in general, they always have great merchandise and we like a bit of effort in this area. Who wants a Rihanna’s face on a t-shirt for £30+ when you can get a metal bands tee for say, £5 + postage; let’s just use Black Talon as an example shall we?

WASTE OF FUCKING MONEY. 

BRILL PURCHASE. (Effort made to print ‘cheeky’ slogan on the back.) THUMBS UP.

Following all this excitement, you probably want to go and see them play live don’t you? Maybe even wear the t-shirt you bought? Maybe even sit on some guys shoulders and go topless? That’d be great eh lads, LADS?! Black Talon play Bannerman’s this Saturday – March 3^rd. More line-up info and times HERE. 

Hopefully just the beginning for... End of Neil

End Of Neil is the “stage-name” of er... a guy named Neil.  A mainly acoustic based singer-songwriter who specialises in lovingly created songs and performances. Why not have a little listen to his sound-cloud to get a feel for what we mean, and what’s about to be discussed – that way there’s no awkward moments and nobodies time is wasted. If you don’t like it, then you don’t have to read on etcetc...

This ^^^ is Neil by the way

We aren’t massive fans of musical agendas or artist aims in general, especially if it is the artist themselves writing them. End Of Neil is classic example and has fallen into this, what we like to call, ‘trap’:

“For me, singing is about spontaneous performance where the emotion, fear, energy and creativity of the moment and channelled, so when you see End of Neil performing, I am doing it just that once, for you.

My manifesto is 'change the way you think about your life.'”

SAD FACE :(

This musical avant-garde-esque explanation appears to only reside on the sound-cloud page though so just try and ignore it readers, thanks. ANYWAY back to the music, there’s a lot of tracks to get your ears round which is both good and bad depending on what mood you’re in; their all good for the most part though so don’t worry you’ll be fine. (The bottom playlist is the best one by the way) And, if you can excuse us for a moment whilst we get all musically pretentious – the tunes sound at their best when listened to through headphones plugged into your PC/LAPTOP/MAC/AMSTRAD device. Listening this way ensures you hear all the layers and parts that might be missed if you weren’t hearing it in a sort of ‘closed environment’. PRETENTIOUS TIP-TIME OVER.

Our current favourites are High Day, The Most Beautiful Thing in the World and Nobody Down at the Beach No More. End of Neil will more than likely sit well with fans of The Beta Band, Badly Drawn Boy, Pavement and Gomez. Looking at that lovely wee list, you can’t argue with those comparisons really can you? Plus, he's local! One can only hope that a future End of Neil EP ends up in a similar record shop sale situation to this...

End of Neil isn’t on Facebook pages yet, but does have Twitter, YouTube, Sound-cloud and Word-press. The Word-press blog actually includes posts on particular songs inspirations and is an interesting read for both fellow songwriters and nosy music bloggers such as us. Do support and give him a listen, you won't be disappointed! 

(Everybody Was) Kung Fu Academy.

We are about to present you with music which is a Hot Chip-Foo Fighters-Red Hot Chili Peppers -Paul Weller-Kasabian-Strokes hybrid. Oh yes, it’s party time and this party is funky as an, er... chicken? Anyway, please click HERE and listen to Kung Fu Academy whilst you continue reading.

They do a much better job than we ever could of describing who/what they hell they are: “Kung Fu Academy were formed through a fusion of tight rhythmic grooves and disgustingly tasty melodic sprinklings of a fantabulous nature - the band prides itself on their top-class musicianship, consummate professionalism and, above all else, fantastic songs.” Straight and to the point - well done boys. But basically, we like music that sounds like it should be on amazing film soundtracks and that’s exactly what Kung Fu Academy manage to do. Before you say it, we AREN’T easily pleased and it is actually pretty hard to create great soundtrack worthy music that’s actually memorable. For example - see Goodfellas soundtrack creator WELL DONE; Streetdance 3D soundtrack creator – not so well done.

THIS IS KUNG FU ACADEMY

“Yes this is all very well but what’s their ‘story’ ?”

Well the four member band formed not so long ago in end of 2010/early 2011 for a one off jaunt. After deciding: ‘Hey! This actually sounds pretty good’ they decided to make the band a permanent ‘hobby’ as it were. So throughout 2011 they’ve gigged, recorded and gigged. The result of which is numerous tour videos and the excellent Dirty Honey EP which should be gracing your ears as you read this if you’ve followed our earlier instructions clearly. You may even be so taken by what you are currently hearing that you would to BUY the EP. (You should buy the EP)

This is an example of a 'tour video' :

Kung Fu Academy play a headline slot on the monthly Napier Live showcase THIS Thursday (16^th Feb). On the bill alongside them is a lovely display of musical talent. We urge you to go along if you are in Edinburgh, we’ve seen them live and aside from being nice, normal people they are brilliant to watch. Click on the link for more info.

Always time for a hot Todd(y)

Here at Feed the Fish we have a slight soft spot for girls, guitars and keyboards. We think it stems from that Stacie Orrico/Vanessa Carlton period we went through a number of years ago but haven’t really looked into it to be honest. ANYWAY... this post has more important things to do, such as introduce the smoothly indulgent Erin Todd. Do try to ignore the slightly ‘chocolate bar description’ we’ve decided to go with here and look at a pretty picture of Ms.Todd instead...

Erin sporting a strictly 'clear drinks only' outfit.

Erin is born and bred in Edinburgh which is obviously part of the love here, and has been writing her own stuff since around 2007. However in was in 2009 that she really started making her mark on the city as a solo artist. The result of scurrying away into the studio was, the rather excellent In Limbo EP; the sounds of which can be bought and heard HERE. Our personal favourite is Pulling Me Away.  And before you could say: “What better way to round-off 2011 than with a UK-wide tour?!” Erin goes and bloody well does it! The Killer Heels tour was accompanied by a nice theme involving shoes. We like themes as they mean clever visuals: LOOK. Well done poster designers. 

Now, if you are reading this and thinking: ‘Hey I’m not as musically gifted as this lot,but I sure would like to learn’ then FEAR NOT as well as creating great music, Erin also teaches it. Oh yes, tutor ahoy-hoy by day and sexy songstress by night; the ladies got it all. What are you waiting for? BUY HER BLOODY MUSIC YOU FOOLS. She is an all together more likeable version of KT Tunstal (Remember her?) Yes, there is a slight similarity music-wise apart from Erin is sort of less ‘hippy and solar-panel inspired’ and more ‘ I eat carrot cake whilst leaving all my electrical items on stand-by’ kinda gal. If you still prefer the solar power over the cake then there is no way back for you, go sit on the naughty step made of recycled tyres and think about what you’ve done.

Erin eating an actual Carrot Cake. We're no liars - 'the proof's in the pudding' etcetc...

On top of being a talented musician and fellow cake lover, the lady is actually a NICE PERSON. Now, as much as we hate (not really) to harp on about how it is important to be sound of mind as well as er... sound of music, there really is no getting away from it. Her personality is as lovely as her voice. (which is pretty lovely isn't it?) 

P.S- For any Londoners out there reading Erin is playing with fellow singer-songwriter Rosie Bans at two of your infamous venues in the coming weeks:  Thursday Feb 16 @ The Troubadour and Monday March 5 @ The Bedford. However, if yer local  (I.E Scottish) then you can catch her at TUNE < click here for details.

September's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

The Last September are such a nice group of people we will forgive you for maybe overlooking them because they don’t use stupid, irritating gimmicks to get facebook ‘likes’. That, however is all we will allow you to get away with. So if you haven’t already and don’t have the 'being annoyed at shite promo campaigns' excuse then WHY ARE YOU NOT LISTENING TO THEM!?

The Last September are an excellent collective of musicians whose music sort of bridges the gap between bits of the Doves, Keane and Mercury Rev. (Yes, Keane do have good bits we’re not ashamed to admit it, unlike you at the back there cowering under your NME subscription hairspray ya plank). Where there is such a clear mix of musical influences and indeed instrumentation there is always the possibility that the music produced will sound either ridiculous or complete rubbish. Thankfully the partnership of Pete Deane’s lyrics and clever instrumentation mean none of these outcomes have arisen, thank god. The band has a long history, having returned in 2010 from a five year hiatus they essentially re-started the music making process with fantastic results. The main bulk of which was 2011’s release As the Crow Flies which you can get your ears round HERE. And this is where you can also purchase it if you like listening to music via something called a stereo.

On top of sounding good, they are a band who appears to actually CARE about the artwork which adorns their musical output. Now, for people who think THIS is good artwork it’s time to close the browser page and get back to loitering on street corners. 


Avert your eyes if you will, to exhibit A:

Nice to look at, lets the owner make up their own mind as to what the story may be behind it. Well done The Last September.

Exhibit B:

SACK ALL INVOLVED. 

So far, so good. Even better, their new single This City is out 5 March as a free download. This particular release will coincide with some live dates which we strongly suggest you go and watch – they gave you the single free after all, only fair... Plus This City is accompanied by a video featuring the scenes of our beloved Edinburgh; gold stars all round.

Blow the bloody doors ahff...

It is fair to say that rock outfit Blow are still in their early stages where buying copies of their music is concerned. However, in terms of gigging like mad, actually enjoying gigging like mad and putting an actual effort into finding their sound their way ahead in the race. However, some biography and background for us to steal and re-word would have been grand, Blow don’t do that sort of thing you see so we are now about to make one up - feel free to steal it and re-word it for your own purpose boys.

So, Edinburgh based and gigging Blow are a three-piece mainly rock based outfit and are very promising. If you listened to them on Spotify (you can’t listen to them on Spotify so don’t hover over the word getting your hopes up for a link) it would helpfully suggest ‘related’ artists you may like. We imagine this list would consist of: Muse, Placebo, Joy Division, Red Hot Chili Peppers, T.Rex, The Libertines, Audioslave and Kasabian. If you can’t stand any of these bands either alone or as a mish-mash of sound we strongly suggest you just give up reading any further because you’ll be disappointed, maybe even annoyed and it’ll get awkward. If, however you DO indeed like the sounds coming out of any of those suggested ‘similar artists’ then click HERE and listen to Blow on their Soundcloud collection. Pretty good eh? (Well BLOW me, their great! etcetc) Our current favourites are Choice and Bad Assassin.

This is Blow, playing a t-shirts optional event...

These lads do it all themselves and in some cases it shows in their recordings but they certainly aren’t bad, sure the sound could be reigned in at some points and evened out a bit but that all comes with experience and re-records. It’s not like their charging for these recordings up online – if you love a freebie and good music, do download the Soundcloud MP4s. Yes, MP4s don’t open automatically in iTunes blah blah blah stop complaining and start listening. If you DO want to support them by maybe throwing some money at their musical cause then like their Facebook page HERE and you’ll get all the gig and general band updates you need. Plus, they never over-clog your newsfeed with useless and shite musings which is nice of them isn’t it?

They tick all our boxes, let’s hope they tick yours.

The sly fox of the 'Burgh

Listening blindfolded to Becca Fox you’d be forgiven for thinking she is America’s latest RnB based songstress with a bunch of record company money behind her. But NO she’s genuine, home-grown and not to forget extremely hardworking talent. You don’t get recordings like Dangerous, her first official single release by sitting on your arse all day hoping the storyline of Coyote Ugly is actually true and the billion dollar contracts just gonna chap on your door... You can listen to that here by the way. 

This is a picture of Becca, holding up a door frame. We like to think she's the sort of nice girl who would do that for someone struggling to keep their door up.

If sleek, harmless pop isn’t your bag don’t write Ms.Fox off quite yet she can do acoustic too – yes she can actually sing! (ROUND OF APPLAUSE). Check out her YouTube channel for this action with covers ranging from The Script to Pixie Lott as well as live performances of original work. We beg you to take a listen without either falling head over heels or at least enjoying it slightly... there’s no way anyone with ears could outright DISLIKE her voice and tunes, at the worst you might just hate singer-songwriters from Edinburgh named Becca. In that case you’ll never be convinced. Plus, over 1000 Facebook fans can’t be wrong.

Anyway back to the good stuff – Becca is currently unsigned (WE DON’T KNOW WHY) and describes herself as soul, acoustic, RnB and soul however we’re sticking with our Popular RnB definition for the moment. Hailing from Edinburgh she regularly plays live in both the capital and Glasgow so if you ever get the chance we highly recommend you go and see her, we’ve seen her play live and spent the performance asking WHY SOMEONE isn’t just throwing ten grand at her and seeing what happens. With all the sass of Beyonce but the writing potential of Lauryn Hill, this girls one to look out for on your travels and if you don’t travel at least make the effort to download her bloody stuff eh? An action which you can do here - go on, you've been illegally downloading for years ONE 79p purchase won't hurt you. 

Feed the Fish Commandments.

Hello All, and welcome to the first (of many) posts from Feed the Fish. Before you decide to become a massive fan of ours you may want to read on and discover what our intentions are then, obviously become a regular visitor.

The 9 and a half Steps...

1) Feed the Fish intend to purvey fantastic music from the depths of Edinburgh with the intention of showing it off. So if you hate music or indeed, Scottish capitals the following blog isn't for you.

2) Feed the Fish is a friendly place, if you send us music we will listen. However, it may not necessarily be published.

3) Feed the Fish will not give the time of day to any artist who thinks they are Bono before they've even reached Larry Mullen Jr. standard. By this, we mean CALM DOWN we only want to write a little bit about then listen to, nice musicians and their nice music, we're not OK magazine.

4) We like bringing you a weekly featured solo artist or band from the glorious city of Edinburgh in the hope you listen, like and (possibly) buy or go to a gig.

5) Don’t bother conversing with us if one week you are an indie band and the next you’ve gone heavy metal. Choose what you like and stick with it but don’t bore us about living on the edge (of your granny’s castle and estate).

6) We are aware that there are other cities outside of Edinburgh, but for the time-being we might be a little biased in our musical findings. But hey, nobody is forcing you to like us eh?

7) Feed the Fish work on a “Nae Pint , Nae Good” music policy. If we don’t feel we’d enjoy a pint with you as well as enjoy the audio output, then a part of our soul dies. Sorry, we just can’t bring ourselves to like your music if we don’t like you.

8) Feed the Fish takes a dislike to artists who say things just for the sake of it. “I don’t listen to CDs, their too mainstream” isn’t our bag. GET A GRIP BIFFY CLYRO HAVE STARTED SELLING RECORDS WHO CARES?!

9) Feed the Fish is all about the music, the chat and the down-right cheek, it’d be impossible to comment on the music industry without having a sense of humour. Come join us you miserable Morrissey loving b*stards!

9 and a half) Feed the Fish does not intend to ruin lives, careers or anyone else’s fun.

Are we clear? Let’s get started.