THE WEEK IN #INDIE

Paris Street Rebels Release Double Single ‘I Don’t Wanna Die Young’ / ‘Freakshow’ (The Week in #Indie Segment)

Willed into existence in the year 2017, Paris Street Rebels take the best parts of the transatlantic Punk explosion of the 1970s and combine it with towering melodies and 21st-century working class outrage.

The 4 piece hail from the tough mining town of Ballingry, Fife, Scotland. The mines have long shut down and ‘Thatcher’ is still a dirty word, the band looks to music as an escape, an antidote and a means to elevate themselves and others like them from the indignity of a story left untold, a destiny unfulfilled.

Informed and inspired by their own lives and the records that shaped them a pact was formed in between the chord changes and a promise was made.

Beyond the confines of their beginnings, Paris Street Rebels’ ultimate goal is to unite the forgotten people, the misfits, the lost, the persecuted, the afraid and everyone in between.

To give something back to an age where musicians and artists only exist to take. To give the world what it’s been missing ever since Rock ‘n’ Roll lost its teeth.

‘I Don’t Wanna Die Young’ is a meditation on suicide and it’s uncomfortable place within celebrated Rock ’n’ Roll myth, in an age where mental illness is finally losing its stigma and hope is still out of fashion. This is the band’s attempt to put that last part right.

‘Freakshow’ is a schizophrenic anthem penned in desperation. The need to escape to an almost mythical promised land where authenticity trumps artifice and drives the narrative whilst simultaneously realizing that this can only be achieved by changing the place and time you’re in.

Built from old smashed up Punk LPs and broken bottles it’s designed to excite and leave a nasty scar.

Paris Street Rebels are:

Grant ‘G’ Malcolm – Vocals/guitar
Kevin Murphy Jnr – Vocals/guitar
Jordan ‘Jazz’ McLean – Bass/vocals
Cameron ‘Cammy’ Gaudin – Drums

LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/ParisStreetRebelsUK
https://www.instagram.com/parisstreetrebels
https://soundcloud.com/paris-street-rebels/freakshow
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3DZsxCsiAA7eRRsRLKzx4f

Brim Liski Premieres ‘A Different View’ (The Week in #Indie Segment)

It has been seven years since their latest album, their previous one being ‘The Repetitions’ album in 2012. They released their eponymous ‘Brim Liski’ album in 2009.

Brim Liski presents a blend of electro, goth and future pop that is slightly gazey. This is a mixture of the diverse sounds both artists bring to the table, becoming something a bit different than the typical electroclash that is currently out there.

Their music is inspired by epic sounds you might imagine occurring in the cosmos. This is dark, limitless night music perfect for driving down an endless moon drenched highway.

“Like the EP as a whole, ‘A Different View’, is about the challenge of acceptance to new unexplored territories in our lives. Making big changes. Accepting things aren’t working and to move on. I personally had many issues blocking me from being who I wanted and needed to be,” says Ryan Policky.

“I had been falling victim to acceptance to things I should be pushing away, and once those things were fully pushed out of the picture, things became that much clearer. Just like the discoveries of new galaxies, formations on other planets, and other unknowns, the focus is becoming more apparent as technology and time move on.”

Brim Liski may have formed in 2008, but they sound more closely resembles a band from 2024. Their music is about as cosmic and dreamy as Saturn’s Hexagon, which also features on the cover art of their new EP.

Today Brim Liski is a duo comprised of experimental multi-versed digital artist Cacheflowe (aka Justin Gitlin) and Ryan Policky, who is vocalist and producer for renowned prog-gazers A Shoreline Dream.

“I had been working with Justin at an ad agency – working on games for a bunch of entertainment projects for Sony and the like. I found out his passion for music production and we instantly hit it off. He had been working on material and setting up PR for his project, Cacheflowe, and I was working super hard on getting A Shoreline Dream up and going,” says Policky.

“We exchanged ideas and eventually started working on remixes, eventually leading to Brim Liski, which was a side project for both of us, but an important one. One of my dearest girlfriends Michelle Brim had just passed away, and I was torn apart. Brim Liski, named in her memory, became that passion project to get those emotions out, and I was lucky enough to have Justin’s talent help bring it to life.”

With strong initial support from XLR8R and Filter Magazine, it was clear that Brim Liski’s videos feel more like a blurred out dream being torn apart by technology. Their unique and dramatic live shows blend the art of dynamic installations and vivid colors.

LINKS:
http://www.brimliski.com
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Brim-Liski-589032774456227
https://twitter.com/brimliski
https://twitter.com/latenightwn
https://www.instagram.com/brimliski
https://brimliski.bandcamp.com/album/duels
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/brim-liski/334774461
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2D1djVg5W8mSqKuZiMvajn?si=NFlh7qSLQZCmgUl28h9EkA

Kids on Bridges Premiere ‘Weapon Of Choice’ Video (The Week in #Indie Segment)

Fresh from a support slot with Grammy Award Winner Beck and shows with The Hot 8 Brass Band, Soulwax, and Calvin Harris, the Liverpool trio are just about to complete album 3.

The bands versatility has seen them described as somewhere between Phoenix, Foster the People & Mutemath with a hint of Daft Punk & Depeche Mode thrown in, and this has seen radio support from BBC 6 music, X Radio, and Radio 2 and two hype machine number 1 Kids on Bridges are currently heading back over to America where they are going to finish work on a brand new album and have drafted in Eagles of Death Metal bass player Jennie Vee to join them on a number of tracks, along with New Orleans poet Chuck Perkins. Having previously worked with The Chemical Brothers producer Steve Dub, the new album promises to be a sonic assault! Recently The Band has been on remixing duties for Grammy Nominee Ledisi and Beating Nile Rodgers to the remix of calling all nations for INXS’s Kick 30.

Although the guys are certainly no strangers to having great guest performances on their releases, the last single ‘Say Ok’ featured New Orleans drumming legend Zigaboo Modeliste of the Meters. The band also found themselves nominated for best Alt video at the Paramount Awards in Hollywood for the single ‘Something in the Water’ a song that has recently been featured as the Footlocker advert and is set to also be featured in a new American TV show as the show’s Theme song.

The Bands Track ‘Walls’ was used in many Anti trump marches across America and they were also honored to be the UK representatives at last year’s Special Olympics in LA performing alongside Stevie Wonder.

With excellent performances at Creamfeilds, Wickerman, Bestival and Ibiza Rocks, the future couldn’t be looking brighter for the Liverpool Band.

LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/KidsOnBridgesMusic
https://twitter.com/Kidsonbridges
https://www.instagram.com/kids_on_bridges/
https://soundcloud.com/kidsonbridges
https://www.youtube.com/user/kidsonbridges

Jammerzine’s The Week In #Indie for February 12th, 2018

Exclusive interviews with international rapper Andy Cooper and former Psychedelic Furs guitarist John Ashton as well as premieres from Whiskey Moon Face, The Inoculated Canaries, Maff, The Sewer Rats, Dyr Faser, and more.

Jammerzine’s The Week In #Indie for February 5th, 2018

Exclusive interviews with Colin Moulding of XTC and Kristin Hersh as well as premieres fro Small Town Titans, Nova Flares, On The Wane, and Rum Thief.

Show segments:

Jammerzine’s The Week In #Indie for 7/17/2017

Exclusive interviews with Soup J5 from Jurassic 5 and April Love from LUCKYandLOVE. New single premieres from UK’s Partisan and Third Frame from Fort Wayne, Indiana. New album premieres from San Eco and Shoegaze legends The Veldt. New video premieres from Manchester UK’s The G-O-D and Buffalo Sunn plus Jammerzine’s weekly Mixtape of new music.

Episode breakdown:

ARTIST LINKS:
https://soupj5.com
http://luckyandlove.com
https://www.wearepartisan.rocks
https://www.facebook.com/thirdframe3
https://www.facebook.com/sanecosounds
http://www.facebook.com/The-Veldt-154526351270221
https://theg-o-dmcr.bandcamp.com
https://www.vault51.net
http://buffalosunn.com

Jammerzine’s The Week In #Indie for 5/22/2017

Exclusive interview with #Indie legends Bettie Serveert. New videos by Blacktop Mojo, Traveller, Scott Swain, and Weinf. New albums by UK artist Rum Thief, Colour Colour and a new single by Caesaria. Plus the latest Mixtape.

Jammerzine’s The Week In #Indie for 5/8/2017

New song premieres from Tokyo’s The Goood Things and UK artists Kids on Bridges and Dirty Jane. New albums from shoegaze pioneers Lunar Twin, The G-O-D featuring legendary drummer Simon Wolstencroft. New videos from rock group Electus as well as The Stevenson Ranch Davidians plus the latest issue of The MixTape featuring the latest music from indie artists around the globe.

Jammerzine’s The Week In #Indie for 5/1/2017

New videos from Lola Black, Buffalo Sunn, Tara Chinn, The Director’s Cuts, and more plus new album premieres from Florence Noelle, Hightown Pirates, Maker, and Kristin Hersh. Also five of the latest tracks from the indie and unsigned with the latest Mix Tape.

Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 8/15/2016

Every week Jammerzine gives you the latest independent news for the underground.Go to http://jammerzine.com for the latest news in independent and unsigned artists. Hosted by Brody Ramone!

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