/blog en ash@badsneakers.co.uk Copyright 2010 2010-03-09T19:44:04+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/summercamp_-_ghost_train/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/summercamp_-_ghost_train/#When:18:44:04Z New hot act on Moshi Moshi, lovely. 2010-03-09T18:44:04+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/stopmakingme_-_owtic_001/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/stopmakingme_-_owtic_001/#When:14:29:20Z Here’s a regular little feature I’ll be contributing to the ace Out With The In Crowd website. A mix of brand new music making my life better right now. It’s more a collection of records rather than a DJ mix but the idea is that it should be listened to in this order. A mixtape, if you will. It’s always a really enjoyable exercise to do such projects. It gives me the opportunity to bring out some different tracks I wouldn’t normally play in clubs. Put it on your iPod and have a listen whilst walking around in the cold. Hope y’all like it! Stopmakingme - OWTIC 001 (February 2010) by stopmakingme - Bot’Ox - Blue Steel - CFCF - Raining Patterns - Darwin Deez - DNA - Sonny & The Sunsets - Heart Of Sadness - Wetdog - Lower Leg - Teenagersintokyo - Peter Pan (The Horrors Remix) - Active Child - Voice Of An Old Friend - Liars - Scarecrows On A Killer Slant - Pantha Du Prince - A Nomads Retreat - Gui Boratto - Azurra (Not The Same Version) - Mount Kimbie - Maybes 2010-03-08T14:29:20+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/hudson_mohawke_nation_of_shopkeepers_23rd_april_2010/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/hudson_mohawke_nation_of_shopkeepers_23rd_april_2010/#When:22:16:45Z Scottish Hip Hop producer/DJ Ross Birchard aka Hudson Mohawke released his first full length LP ‘Butter’ last October on Warp much to the appreciation of music lovers and critics everywhere. After Hudson returns from his stint at SXSW in March, he will embark on a short run of live shows in the UK. As yet these dates haven’t been announced but he will be playing Leeds at Nation of Shopkeepers on Friday 23rd April. Tickets on sale now from Jumbo Records - Click here! 2010-02-15T22:16:45+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/new_shy_child_video_disconnected/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/new_shy_child_video_disconnected/#When:12:28:36Z Shy Child are playing Nation of Shopkeepers on Wednesday 3rd March, tickets are selling quickly so buy them while their available, then settle down in your favourite chair with a cup of milky luke warm weak tea and watch their new video ‘Disconnected’. Tickets available from JUMBO or CRASH 2010-02-03T12:28:36+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/washed_out_-_feel_it_all_around/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/washed_out_-_feel_it_all_around/#When:10:43:25Z As its a sunny and kind of warm day today I thought I’d post this tune by Washed Out called Fell it all around, its beautiful and the video isn’t bad, although its not the official one, it sort of fits nicely. Roll on July!! Washed Out on Myspace Art 2010-01-28T10:43:25+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/no_bones_presents_-_egyptian_hip_hop_is_tropical_yuck_-_sat_6th_feb/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/no_bones_presents_-_egyptian_hip_hop_is_tropical_yuck_-_sat_6th_feb/#When:10:46:30Z Two underground and blog hyped acts and one relatively new band that will be doing some great stuff this year. London trio Is Tropical wear masks. They are the kind of dudes who enlist a Mystery Jet to help them bash out a rampaging Fela Kuti cover. They also steal boats. After the jump they talk cocktails, Jim Morrison and sonic booms. Manchester youngsters Egyptian Hop Hop were Guardians new band of the day in October 2009 they sound like erm, well not Hip Hop or Egyptian, maybe a bit like Quando Quango or Klaxons on methadrone, download their track ‘Rad Pitt’ its pretty er…Rad? Yuck is the new off shoot from members of CAJUN DANCE PARTY Doors 9pm / £3 on the door Events 2010-01-27T10:46:30+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/real_estate_friday_29th_january_2010/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/real_estate_friday_29th_january_2010/#When:15:19:29Z Everyone at Nation is super hyped up about seeing these guys. They’ve been one of the most talked about bands on the US blog scene and hopefully the british kids will latch on by the time they swing by. Check out this live performance from the Pitchfork curated gig in Brooklyn last month. Doors 7.30pm / Free Entry (£1 donation to stare into singers fringe) REAL ESTATE SPECTRALS FAIR OHSs 2009-12-23T15:19:29+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/sky_larkin_and_pulled_apart_by_horses_confirmed_for_new_years_eve_party_to_/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/sky_larkin_and_pulled_apart_by_horses_confirmed_for_new_years_eve_party_to_/#When:23:07:50Z Nation of Shopkeepers in association with SAILOR JERRY RUM & SHUT Magazine present NO BONES NEW YEARS EVE PARTY with special guests PULLED APART BY HORSES SKY LARKIN WONDERSWAN SPECTRALS No Bones DJ’s Moustache DJ’s Denim Venom DJ’s Easily the hottest ticket in Leeds for people who love Nation of Shopkeepers(ha ha duh) or and more importantly people who love great live music and ace DJs playing ace music, both even. ‘Pulled Apart by Horses’ could be a sick torture method or the name of a new rock consortium from Leeds of west riding. ‘Momentum has been building steadily over the past year for PABH and the band have quickly grabbed attention from the likes of Radio 1’s Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq, the NME, Artrocker, Scottish rising-stars Dananananaykroyd and the inquisitive minds of some of Britain’s most recognizable indie labels. The band only began in Feb 2008 and things have moved more than quickly for them so far. Their sometimes angular but mostly aggressive, amp-melting blend of rock riffs and contemporary alt-noise has seen them climb to the top of Leeds’ musical pile and establish themselves as one of the most essential new acts in Britain. They also blew crowds away at this years Leeds & Reading festival after being asked by Radio 1. Influences remain scarce but from the outlook of the set up of this 4-piece it could be suggested that you’ll be in for a disco rock hammering with a large dose of hard riffing and yelping vocalities. 2010 may well be the year of the horse! Sky Larkin Refusing to be musically pigeonholed or viewed as a provincial concern, there’s a timeless, international scope to their music, echoing the likes of The Breeders, Violent Femmes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more. To compare Sky Larkin directly to any singular band or record however, would be doing the trio a grave injustice. Wonderswan and Spectrals are both relatively new to the UK music scene, both having put out releases on diy labels and both having a very lofi and unpretentious stage manor and approach to gigs. All bands will be playing their normal sets with a twist, which is they’ll be throwing some covers in there, which will be nice. DJs will be No Bones residents, Moustache DJs and Denim Venom, rad!! £7 adv from Jumbo, Crash, Nation of Shopkeepers and Seetickets.com Ticket Hotlines Jumbo - 0113 2455570 Crash - 0113 2436743 Doors - 8.30pm - 4.00am Free Sailor Jerry Rum between 8.30 and 9.30 ::: 100 free tickets available from Monday 7th December at 9am be emailing nationof@hotmail.com ::: ::: If you are lucky enough to win a ticket you will receive an email before Friday 11th December with confirmation and terms and conditions ::: Over 18s Only 2009-12-08T23:07:50+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/local_natives_coming_over_the_sea_in_february_2010/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/local_natives_coming_over_the_sea_in_february_2010/#When:18:50:31Z Probably the hottest band at SXSW earlier this year and easily the most deserved hype for any band at the festival that played. These guys are great and you should definately check them out at the Brudenell before they become mega big and go and play really boring large venues with no personality of character. Tickets go on sale on Monday 23rd November through Jumbo Records, Crash and also Seetickets. I imagine this will sell out faily quickly so get in there and grab a ticket while you can, before they end uo on T4 and your mum wants the album for christmas. Local Natives Myspace Listen on Last.fm 2009-11-21T18:50:31+00:00 http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/david_bazan_aka_pedro_the_lion_appearring_at_nation_of_shopkeepers_in_febru/ http://anationofshopkeepers.com/index.php/site/david_bazan_aka_pedro_the_lion_appearring_at_nation_of_shopkeepers_in_febru/#When:18:18:47Z Known for his work fronting the enigmatic rock band Pedro the Lion, David Bazan’s emotionally charged narratives, eye for telling detail, and mournful voice have more in common with J.D. Salinger’s “Nine Stories” or Flannery O’Connor’s “Wise Blood” than with the usual lyrical slant of popular music. Bazan is a gifted storyteller, weaving parables of spiritual conflict, suburban ennui, and personal surrender into magnetic, well-crafted songs. His debut solo full-length album, Curse Your Branches, is a masterwork by a modern American poet at the height of his powers. Paste Magazine called him one of the “100 Best Living Songwriters”. This record is the deepest and most explicit exploration of his struggles with faith and a meditation on all things passed between the generations. Listen to David Bazan here 2009-11-19T18:18:47+00:00