The songs listed here feature in the music blog 'How not to be a rock star’ by artist Jodie May. 'How not to be a rock star’ is Jodie's funnier than fiction, real life story of how she came to sign with a major record label and the unexpected journey that has made her the recording artist she is today. 

Please note that many of these songs are demos, which were written & recorded during her development period at Sony - they are not representative of Jodie May's current work.

To read chapter One click here - http://www.jodiemay.com/2012/06/blog-how-not-to-be-rock-star-chapter-i.html

Uncompromising, infectious and original, Lazy Habits are ready to take their place amongst the growing stars of the UK Urban Music Scene. 

Inspired by New Orleans jazz, soul, hip hop, Big Bands of the 50’s and soaked in British Culture their eclectic sound packs a lasting and unforgettable punch, with the band describing themselves as "Beats, Rhymes and Brass of the highest calibre”

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Formed in 2005 and originally the brainchild of one MC, the Hackney based outfit now stand as a full eight piece band who’s onstage energy is a colossal live experience that will keep you buzzing long after you’ve left the venue.

Having notched up shows at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, The Roundhouse, KOKO and venues up and down the UK, supporting the likes of Mos Def, Soulwax, The Specials, Bonobo, Chali 2Na (Jurrasic5) and Beardyman, Lazy Habits have won hearts and blown minds, proving they can take on any stage.

 They've smashed Glastonbury with their live performances, hosted and DJ'd on “The Other” and “Jazz World” stages, ticking off slots at Bestival, Secret Garden Party and Edinburgh Festival along the way.

2011 sees them travel even further afield including festival performances in Latvia, Croatia, Taiwan and The French Alps as well as a full UK tour.


Their debut self-released EP “On the Wagon” put the Habits on the radar of Taste Maker Huw Stephens, and blew up on the underground scene, selling out on pre-orders alone. Their follow up single “Even Out” introduced them to a wider audience and was used on commercially released cinema and TV productions both domestically and Europe wide. 

Championed by Eliza Doolittle, Paloma Faith and a host of BBC radio DJ’s, including Huw, this lot will defy you not to be on your playlist in 2011.

You’ll thank them for the memories.

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Agent: Rob@empireagency.com

Ruins out now: 
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Management: timur@incentivemusic.co.uk & nick@incentivemusic.co.uk

St. Jude the Obscure are a new Electronic Art Pop 2-piece consisting of Adele Emmas and Christian Sandford, previously from bands Bird and Feral Love.  

The duo has already received support from Clash, The Guardian, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6music and BBCIintroducing and has received rave reviews from the couple of shows they've played around Liverpool and London.

I first encountered Keith Thompson, the oft bearded and moustachioed long before it was fashionable producer, singer, guitar razing Scouse as they come nimble footed dandy showman and frontperson of The Swingin’ Bricks, almost a decade ago when he left a rambling voicemail inviting my band, The Cubical, up to his studio to make some demos for an American label at the request of ScouseYank in exile, Jason Reposar. He then disappeared for 6 months.


Upon reappearing (he’d been travelling round the States staying with hobos, native Americans and dead mad boss fit birds), it seemed not only could he twiddle buttons, but this cat could play… and sing… and write. He eventually got his tunes together with longtime collaborator and all round double bass maniac, Darryl ? and the ever reliable Luther of the drums, George ? and formed what became known as The Swingin’ Bricks…A firestorm of fuzzed up Mersey rock n roll, double bass and blues thunder. They quickly established themselves as one of Liverpool’s hardest working and most popular bands playing alongside the likes of Crazy Cavan, The Last Train to San Fernando, Us, and La’s co-founder Mike Badger (who has made them a regular at his packed out Rockabilly shindigs). But, to call them Rockabilly is too easy, they’re more than that. To call them Psychobilly is daft, no Halloween zombies and reverb nonsense for these fellas (although they DO like reverb). What The Swingin’ Brick are is a good old fashioned rock n roll band with a singer who wails the Scouse blues with the best of them and a rhythm section who thwack away likes every gig’s their last.  On their night, they’ll tear your legs, ears, minds, souls and throats to pieces and you’ll thank them for it. 


In a musical landscape dominated by trite beardy mandolined posers, cherry picked half talents and contrived off kilter femi-kooks, The Swingin’ Bricks are the real deal. When the band plead “Lord won’t you help me?” and scream about “walking down the line”, they mean it.         

Jodie May is a singer songwriter from UK. Her debut EP 'The Tattoo EP' was produced by legendary Producer Jon Kelly (Kate Bush/Tori Amos) and is available to buy on iTunes.
For the latest news and to read Jodie's blog 'How not to be a rock star' - which is about her experience as a major label artist, go to http://www.jodiemay.com/


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