Justin Hayward-Young, who has hung up the moniker Jay Jay Pistolet in favour of a mysterious new musical direction, is selling a 25-track album of JJP recordings for £5 through his MySpace.
He said: “Loads of people have been asking for CDs… think of it as a leaving present. Lots of old, new and unreleased tracks.”
FFS and Anika in London are delighted to announce our third show at the Betsey Trotwood.
The Allotment #3 will feature highly exciting Nashville singer Caitlin Rose, the lovely Tristram and London-based troubador Maryland.
Tristram’s video by Anika in London… Why some bands should CHEER UP… Rediscovering Mumford and Sons… Olly the Octopus is calling hippies to arms this Christmas… We pledge to review one new artist a day… Coco Lovers warm up a winter evening… A Bluegrass Tribute to the Shins lights up our lives… Maryland play Balcony TV
After their first London date sold out in under and hour Mumford and Sons have announced a second gig at Shepherds Bush Empire.
Tickets are available from the lads’ website
FFS’s favourite festival, End of the Road, has announced the first few acts for 2010.
Diane Cluck, The Mountain Goats, AA Bondy, The Low Anthem and The Wilderness of Manitoba join headliners Wilco in what is already a highly exciting line-up.
On Thursday 19th December, Emmy the Great is set to support one of the past decade’s most supremely wonderous bands, the Decemberists at The Coronet, Elephant and Castle.
Here at FFS we’re doing our best to space out the Christmassy news, what with it being November and all, but this frankly miserifying weather calls for a bit more cheer. We are therefore delighted to announce that Slow Club have announced a Christmas EP for 2009.
Thoroughly exciting new Londoner on the scene Alan Pownall will perform for free instore at 7.30pm at Pure Groove records tonight (Tuesday 10th November), joined by Emmy the Great and Does it Offend You Yeah.
Some folks are, we hear, rather fond of getting something for nothing. If you are one of these strange people, you could be watching Noah and the Whale at the Roundhouse for no pounds and no pence next March.
Cherbourg’s ex-frontman Andrew Davie has told FFS that the band “is no more”. Davie said it became obvious that the four members — himself, Chris Maas, Kev Jones and Phil Fiddle — found that they wanted different things from the band. He said: “I can’t see us as a four playing together again… At the beginning there was a vision and a shared idea but it lost it’s direction.”