unsignedAct

Sudarshan seem extremely overated on here, they dont have a chance of getting through!

ALL ! I have the Answers To Our Problems !
www.myspace.com/mystic_pickle

Thankyou and Goodnight. (Till Tomorrow)

Very surprised ENL not in there, they're great live, they walked the Metro/Barfly bands contest the other week. Missed a trick there there's a little buzz on them.

yokofact - you are correct - all 3 of them are related!

SOS who got BO and Toby and Sleepercell in the night? none have auditioned yet have they?if theres a new act that makes 55 in the final and so 5 missing today.hope they have ropes/ torches/kendal mint cake with them.Send out the search party...

is there a relation between the members in hipparade?
rob and sal shah?
but does that mean that danny shah from the detours is als in relation?

checked out their myspaces but they show no connection so far.

T.

yeah we are not there either now

The amazing Bo bruce? She was one of the first 10 finalists shown? now she's not there? What happened?

i see one of the comments bellow,( funny) even if you don't like music like sudarshan thats okay. but you can't say they aren't very good. unless you don't know what good musicians sound like.
there are quit a few other good people this your though, its seems much better then last year,witch is very cool to see.

yeah sudardshan are quite good. Reallylovin The Detours, CasioKid and HipParade. Awesome stuff. Cant WAIT till the 30th October... I think the show is gunna be massive this year!

so thats it, all the finalists! have of them will already have auditioned by now! I like hip parade from the last batch. Dont think sudarshan are any good... im guessing its the same person writing all the comments below for them!

wonder if kris will smash his Guitar on this;P

SUDARSHAN TO WIN

Jason Jermaine will succeed. :).

good luck today!
sorry we can't come it would be hard to driver over an ocean ha ha ha

I can't wait to see sudarshan when they put it on tv!

SUDARSHAN=)!

NO WAY! HIP PARADE MADE IT THROUGH! WOOHOO!

oh yeah and sudarshan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SUDARSHAN ROCK THEM TOMORROW!
THEN GET OVER TO AMERICA,WE WANT YOU HERE TOO!

Im very glad to see red orchestra got through! was beginning to think none of my faves had got through but luckily thats not the case

"sudarshan"

why the hell don't you guys have your new stuff up on here?
You guys really kick ass, wish i lived in the uk!

HEY SUDARSHAN GOOD LUCK FOR TOMORROW X.X.X.

A friend of mine said she heard they were going to be there on sunday

Does anyone know what day Sudarshan are playing???????

just need to be a bit careful with the battle of the bands competitions you choose , make sure its judges rather than fans that choose the winners.

i totally agree with george bush, we have been to a few battle of the bands, and they are fixed from the start, one of them was judged not how gud you were, but how many people you brought to vote for you,s

i hope there is someone that just sounds like normal groups used to sound like, not this strange type of singing and rubbish lyrics. i wonder if there is anybody from the northeast.

BJ: I wouldnt go as far as awesome but i guess whatever floats ur boat, right? Nothing personal! Good luck to them tho
Personally my fave are Kublakhan and The sibling rivalry, hope they'll do well. Whatever happens, its the experience that matters so good luck to all that got through!!!!!!

SleeperCell are awesome.

I think to some extent your right but if there is genuine talent then it can happen,

I can think of 2 stars who have gone on to have exceptional careers

its good fun this orange unsigned show but you'll never get big through it. Simple fact most serious music fans dislike x factor, pop idol etc and wont go out and buy records or tickets because a few judges say so.the winner will always be that band that won that "Orange unsigned thing" and no more. dont let this stop you all having a good time at the auditions though.

good turnout so far this year
Cant see a singer/song writer winning it though
liking most of the bands really but i'll second lemonhead's picks and add page44 to it.J.

Hey, Congrats to all the finalists.
Especially the Detours, Sudarshan & the Sibling Rivalry.
My favourites so far.

Wasn't Axekid from that Musicool T4 show?

Well Im Not A Big Nirvana Fan But I Love ( Sudarshan ) Too
Those Guys Just Have Something About Them

SDD

yes i love NIRVANA and think we need another band like them so I hope even if they dont win SUDARSHAN are picked up for there talent , energy and awesome character

Gold- casio kid

Silver - Bo Bruce

Bronze - Jonny taylor

CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO FOR 'ONE MORE TIME'

Simply type in 'self esteem one more time' into youtube and our home made video will come up for the song we will be auditioning with tomorrow. We made it just for a laugh and we would love to know what people think. Please remember we dont know anything about making videos. It is a first time amateur attempt.

the mile! excellent!

i've seen them live and they sound exactly the same as on the recordings... powerful, energetic and in your face... they really deserve to be in the top 50 and I hope they do really well... great stuff!

woooo thanks for the kind words!! i'm really looking forward to seeing you guys at the audition on the 11th!! i hope all the bands support each other and make it a great day!!

hey guys this is danny , the singer for The Detours.
i would like to thank people for the compliments including freshman1 and maria-rosa-young!
i would also like to congragulate all bands who have been anounced because they are all extremely good at what they do!

my top 3 :
1. minnikin - very talented, rock/metal with a good vibe of epic metal!
2. page 44 - not really into indie, but i can tell that the talent exceeds the genre in my opinion.
3. Kubla Khan - this is something id like to hear more of! a band that suprises you giving you the urge to search through their songs with excitement!

to me a band isnt just talent, its character and and personality. we have played many gigs around the uk and 80% of the bands that supported us or who we supported had bad stage presence and had a bad attitude!
i would like to look past the fact that this is a competition and i am very excited to play along side so many good bands.
i hope to see you soon!

danny detours

Hey Dan, it don't matter if you do throw up, just as long as you dont miss a beat. Its things going wrong that make a great live performance. (and at least everyone will remember you)
Best of luck man.

awe Dan Scotty, you will be okay sweetie like your song you got up!

Sudarshan all the way, love you Kris!

Ive been shaking for a week.
i hope i dont throw up on stage

Some good acts this year
Happy to see Sudarshan made it through=)
Wish all of the talented acts great success and good fortune from this, and to those who didn't make it through, wish you the best too

If anyone saw Sudarshan live, and there new stuff they would see what people love about them.
the recordings your seeing are years old... the only new one is on there myspace www.myspace.com/sudarshan called conversations and its just a band room recording!

Congratulation to all of the acts !

Must send a special shout out to my boys Sudarshan!

cooooool glad you sort of like it! we are playing a diff song at the audition though!!

p44 - got it - its a bit 'comfort in sound'.... but hey - thats a great track... good luck with it

p44 - watch me fade has something about it.... maybe its the spooky vocal bits... i'm listening again

some of these bands are starting to grow on me! right enough listening for now. Back later. I'm off to watch city get beat of someone who nobodies ever heard of again! Ha Ha

sudarshan are so sexy, and dirty fuzz got it going on too

satsumas, tangerines, american hard gums, jaffa cakes, millionaires shortbread theres a lot of food based comments today!

Heehee

and the satsuma tangerine composure prize goes to TA and P44

Hey Zenyth... we def sent it to the email address you posted mate.

zenyth - of course - how could we forget!

Positive! Dq'd Slicethepie!

zenyth - ok - will friend you on myspazz now so we can switch channels - btw are you sure youre not in the top 54?

Our lot are good - All Cardiff uni students (well) most of them!

zenyth - cargo sounds good - barfly - how do you think we'd go down in front of your crowd? - we're brave mind - have you ever seen kilnaboy or cakehole presley?

Yo stevie you sent that email tocorrect address?

haha i was messing!! if you do get to the top ten, il just remind you that it was because we pulled out!! lol

M&M
We are good, recording 2 singles soon, got distribution with Cargo Records.

We are self promoting a few gigs in Bafly looking for some support bands if you guys fancy it?

Dude... you can't have your cake and eat it... Don't go there about salt and wounds, or I'll drag up the TA sob story again and people already have an Oedipus complex going in... :p

Abso-freaking-lutely...

svein thats like rubbing in it to fresh wounds lol!!! all the best with it!! we had 3 months of hard work getting to second in LBS!!!!

no need for shame

Shameless plug now...

We're 36th in LBS... A number of bands had to pull out because of commitments to here. So hows about throwing a few votes our way... Top 10 is all we need...

www.lastbandstanding.co.uk/ban d.asp?band=618

hi zenyth - how you doing - what u up to?

Do you know how hard it is when you hear a band you don't like and are trying to review to not shout "WHY THEM AND NOT US?!?"

I just rely on the fact that I'm not the be all and end all of music, and as such, what I may hate, other people love. (Take Keane and Coldplay, for example... no please... take them... centre of Mount St. Helena would be fine...)

i agree with you svein93 on most of what you said.

but i think SUDARSHAN are real good i saw them play live a couple weeks ago and they sound so different to what they have up on here. they didn't play any acoustic stuff it was all loud and probably one of the best gigs i have been to in a long time.

I can't understand why they have not put up there louder stuff on here although i think there acoustic stuff is the DB's. the drummer is A+ and the vocals are raw tuneful and full of energy, Sudarshan have a huge sound live.

I also listened to THE FANGS and they are something different not my thing but something about then stands out. I think they will do ok in this comp but cant see them winning at all.

KUBLA KHAN are pretty awesomne i have never seen them live but there vid is pretty cool and the singer has something that stands out about him but the band look a little dated none the less they sound cool.

i also really like DIRTY FUZZ its a cool name and the singer looks pretty awesome and there songs are rokin in there own right. i do think one of there songs sounds like that song of SCHOOL OF ROCK ha ha. they are a good band though and im sure they will do well here.

i like the WHISKY CATS because they have something different about them, they got that ever so popular UK london sound but it has a twist. I like it.

I like to rock out so im more in to KUBLA KHAN and SUDARSHAN

I can see both them bands going head to head

but i think SUDARSHAN are better.

good luck to all the bands you have ALL DONE VERY WELL TO GET HERE ANYWAYS

clwn9 - You aswell.

Lol - what...If Bafly gave us a % of the bar we would all be quids in. When was the last time you guys played a gig?

spot on reviews by svein again - bravest and most diplomatic reviewer on these blogs -

My Top 5 so far...

(and this is not necessarily in order)

1) Torn As... I mean DIRTY FUZZ
2) KUBLA KHAN
3) PAGE 44
4) WEEKEND MILLIONAIRE
5) CASIOKID

The last 'cause they just make me giggle!

PS - We always lose money when travelling away!

Tell James to check his email guys.

How is that ripping bands off?

Just asking bands to bring 20 people along if you cant do that give-up. We will provide 50 - 150 people. Is that a problem?

We are not asking for money upfront like Wild Plum Promotions or Feedme Music.

Whenever we play away from Cardiff we always got a minibus going.
No point travelling with no-one is there to play to no one.

In defence of Zenyth here... What they've offered is pretty standard for any promoter. It would be nice if it were the old days where up and coming acts opened for acts that pulled in the crowds and people got to discover new music, but those days are long gone. What has replaced is the "mates" mentality. You go and see your BAND and sod any of the other bands playing, 'cause to like them would be betraying your mates.

People don't just go out to live shows in this country anymore. Even when it's free, for Pete's sake. When I lived in the US, it was great to be in a band, 'cause people just went out to see live music. Didn't care who the band was, you just paid 5 bucks and saw whatever band was playing.

Spot on again caro and HP987. Zenyth, dear oh dear

Descent reviews Svien93, I'll go with that, top 5 so far and why?

OK... It's time for the latest Svein reviews... remembering that I am trying not to be a bitter old sod in my jealousy... :p

Remember, it's 60 seconds of the first song only...

Dirty Fuzz - Good rocking tune. Solid drums and the singer has a really decent rocky yet soulful voice. This is a really, really decent act and I would love to see these guys with my band touring. I think it would provide 2 distinctly different and yet complimentary sounds. Great stuff!

Johnny Taylor - Yawn... I don't get it. I suppose it's clever, but I've heard other artists in the same genre who do more for me than this act did. It's not bad, but I have heard better on here who I think should have gotten through.

Casiokid - My gods... I'm playing some kind of video game... oh wait, the song's kicked it. It's clever... very very clever. I'm not a fan of electronic music, but this shows some creativity and sense of fun. I hear potential ringtones.

Kubla Khan - Good guitar hook with the into. Really grabs you by the short and curlies and I can picture a decent live show with these guys. Bassist is good as well... nearly as good as me :p Decent vocals, that remind me of someone, and I'll figure it out at about 04:00 this morning. It's almost like Stevie Rachelle from Tuff met a non-screechy Axl Rose. I kinda like this... a lot.

Kids of Horses - Bored now... it's about 15 seconds into the song and I'm waiting for 60 seconds so that I can turn it off... And to prove that I did listen to 60 seconds, it turned off first line, second verse. Sorry, but after the powerhouse that was Kubla Khan, something like this just left me cold and uninterested. Absolutely nothing special here whatsoever.

sudarshan - Bog standard rock. It's good. It's nothing special. It's solid, dependable and, unfortunately, utterly forgettable. It sounds like an Alice in Chains inspired act, but it falls short of anything noteworthy. I'm sure they're great live, but nothing to make me think that they'd win.

zenith that's not what i call a gig swap ,,,it's ripping bands off!! the bands won't be able to cover their costs for doing the show unless they are local with a big fan base

Why is that shameless plugging??

Ever though about bands maybe wanting to gig swap?

thank you clvwn9

i did say maybe Sudarshan ;)

Shameless plugging Zenyth

Apart from Sudarshan, I think You've got it, spot on caro

All,

Our Management have set-up SilverStreet Promotions..

We have 3 nights running at Barfly in Cardiff.

21st October - 16Plus
19th November - 16plus
14th December - 16 Plus (Slots Filled)

We want one band from Cardiff for each night.

We will provide Bass Amp & Drums - you need breakables and guitar amps.

Silver Street require you to bring at least 20 people with you. For every person over 20 you get £3 and every person over 40 you get £4.

Silver Street will provide crates of beer for the bands.

You get
20 people = Beer.
30 people = £30 plus beer
40 People = £60 plus beer
50 People = £100 plus beer

Cost on door will be £5 or £4 with Flyer.

It will be 3 bands per night with 40 minute sets. for 1st & 2nd Support.

Soundchecks from 5pm

8.00pm - 8.40pm 1st Support
8.55pm - 9.35pm 2nd Support
9.50pm- 10.50pm Headline

SilverStreet will provide posters in Cardiff and e-flyers for your myuspace, website, mailing list etc.

It will be listed in the local press on local radio etc.

If you are interested please email james@silverstreetmanagement.c o.uk

all the finalists must be good to have got this far and it's difficult to tell till you hear the acts live what they really sound like, have had another listen and out of the ones so far would put these through, tried to pick a variety of sounds, this list may change yet :)

Dirty Fuzz
Minnikin
Whiskey cats
Darleen
Weekend Millionnaire
Kubla khan
Belle Humble
Arthur Rigby And The Baskervylles
Dan Scotty
Overspill
Bo Bruce
and maybe Sudarshan

What a suprise, "I don't know anyone from the Band at all!" funny enough youve got only 3 tracks on your mixtape, all your mates band SUDARSHAN. Busted

hey clvwn9 i don't know what that comment your going on about said but i voted for SUDARSHAN and in my opinion they are serious competition to all the other bands. and i don't know any of the guys from the band at all.

but there is some awesome bands here KUBLA KHAN & SUDARSHAN and DIRTY FUZZ being top of the list of corse.

i think every one needs to be a little nicer to one another, all the bands deserve some respect, they are all the top 50 out of about 10,000 or something. there all up there doing there thing so much love to all of them.

I'm sticking with Dirty Fuzz and Kubla Khan from previous days and I'm quite liking Arthur Rigby and the Baskervylles from today. OK, just me, then. ;)

Oh right just read their blog on the myspace site. Mikita and Whiley yknowyouwould. It explains it in there!!! Ha ha! Pretty funny. Yeah Darleen's cool and whiskeycats are nuts!

quite like Darleen to, quite original

Yeah, just checked it, not sure about that - Cool tunes though, Just watched som of kublakhans videos, wicked playing check it

yeah they're both pretty mint fredfrazer. You checked out weekend millionnaire myspace? They seem to be called Hiatus????

KublaKhan, hands down the best of the best XxXxXxX

DarrenMUFC, agree with you, not sure why people like them prefer weekend millionare and Kubla Khan, looking forward to seeing them live, they look tasty

lol, poopig, no worries, am a big kid actually, i let my inner child run wild in a way she cudnt used to ; ) cheers much for listening to my music and digging my voice, v.appreciated...

anyhoo, must dash, off to a much needed therapy appt!!!ha!

dunno what the big deal is with Dirty Fuzz to be honest!! If it's bands with zero lyrics you're after then Casio Kid have no problem!!!

Bo bruce..whos checked her out? what a magical voice,she looks like a star too. this is gonna be gr8.

SUDARSHAN vs KUBLAKHAN

Interesting, anyone want to review these bands or shall I?

Hey just wanna say sorry to Maria Rosa, just went and listen to ya page and you sound great really like your sweet voice.....
Thought you were some little kid on here or something at first real sorry....

Vote SUDARSHAN

PS the singer in sudarhsan is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo sexy

Im a big fan of sudarshan, but there are a few acts i think are pretty cool on here too Fiona Bevan and Dirty Fuzz so far are the ones im feeling

thanku, u kno who u are...
;)

*kiss*

J C Abraham vs Kris Oddy Thats a fight that should happen

my moneys on Kris. GO ON SON

listened to all the bands shown so far( will do individual artists later)
my favourites are
Page44
Self Esteem
Imagine what their music would sound like proffesionally recorded wow.. sexy too..
cant wait to see live performances. dont think anyone can give a truly fair comment till the bands are performing live thats when they will shine

russia for sudarshan

COME BACK TO RUSSIA

for all u fellow rocking wenches. latest news on yahoo. pmsl, this woman knows how to ROCK! she dressed as a cow and went bezerk...the jail ID pic has to be the best i've ever seen....

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/2 0081002/twl-pull-the-udder-one -mad-cow-jailed-41f21e0.html

just the same as last year boring bands here we go again

Agree with jamie54321 Sudarshan and Kubla Kahn are easily the frontrunners

Took your advice stphnreid, listened to SUDARSHAN and I'm quite impressed with what I heard. Wasn't sure about KUBLA KHAN, but I just watched there Videos and they look fantastic - not sure they'll win though cause there quite funky.

p.s; now i got one of page 44 souls i am not sure what to do with it, do i toy with it cruelly like a tortured minion? do i lick it like the singer from dirty fuzz licks her mic?

my tongue is often in my cheek when its not licking my guitar...

YA LOUD ROCK MUSIC RULES
LETS FEEL THE MUSIC THROUGH OUR VAINS!!!!

SUDARSHAN WILL ROCK YOU!!!!

^..^ SFL ^..^ SLADES FARM LOCALS

glad to see the banter between bands is good, as the top 50 artists deserve their place in the chosen 50 whether by people vote or judges they must have something ..
sorry to miss out on the jaffa cakes, anyone got some millionaires shortbread, by fox's yum now they are worth giving up your soul for :)
GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU ARTISTS X

PHEW! yes, please leave my jaffa cakes alone! concentrate on the crown.
of thorns in some cases i see...my...the stings are coming out again!
ha! svein, we maybe losers, but gracious ones...cos i kno i rock...like i said my mum and imaginary horse told me...

think i may like sugarshan now...not sure yet tho...still bigging up the dirty fuzz, horses, minikin, mr.taylor, darlene, detours and page 44....rest dont bang me like i like it but they may be gr8 live...

mmmmmmm, interesting, can't say who I think's gonna win, can't say i really care, the winner will be in the news for a couple of weeks then you'll never hear of them again, unless they get a parking fine or cancer or something . lol.
To be totally honest, i've been that busy promoting my own album, and organising radio interviews, tv appearances, photo shoots, and all the rest, I literally haven't had chance yet to catch up on whats happening... oh and btw, guys, I have some bad news, after I auditioned at the open audition, my acoustic guitarist came home with a massive ego, and tried to tell me how to run my band, and told me to get rid of someone in the band who is so talented its stupid. I ofcourse, told him to take a running jump, so he did- any guitarists out there.... want a band? live in Doncaster or surrounding area?
let me know, I have a small uk tour coming up after xmas, and need a lead guitarist who is a true all rounder- can play rhythm, acoustic and lead. you have to be between 19 and 35 and be committed.
Ok, thats enough advertising...

apart from all that, see ya soon.

Cheryl xx

kubla kahn not my cup of tea but theyre good at what they do. shame the whole thing is going to be won by someone like that though, was rather hoping a loud heavy rock band might get something out of it this time around instead of moops with silly hair in suits or skinny jeans. Shame.

ROCK ON SUDARSHAN

^..^SFL ^..^

Kubla Kahn & Sudarshan are easily the best of the bunch, MGMGuk is like columbo!

sudarshan to win......

I saw them play last week, and there new stuff is great..... wish it was on this site so people could see how good they really are!

PSSM, obviously either a fan of Zenyth or an actual member - You're spelling of Kubla Khan is a give away. Your jealousy is remarkable, you were completely outclassed at that Clapham Grand gig.

I was actually there to see a completely different band but they're probably the best unsigned band I've seen in years. Zenyth on the other hand, a damp squid. Again just look at their live footage on their myspace page.

showing love from the local wave riders!

SUDARSHAN TO WIN

dirty fuzz are decent, looking at videos there is plenty of ego there for sure. Khubla khan not digging them. I guess they got through on votes they are a small army not a band.

Will be checking out the rest. Johnny Taylor is kate Nash !

YAY BABY PASS THE CROWN ROYAL AROUND LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED
F**K THE JAFFA CAKES
SUDARSHAN & KUBLA KHAN

you can have the jaffa cakes, pass the crown royal around!

Sudarshan - very Nirvana esk, good songs will be interesting if they can get the same vibe on a live stage. Could go down well with a section of fans, have to wait and see.

Kubla Kahn - Very impressive, saw the front man in another band a while back I forget the name, could tell then he was going to go far, looks like he found the perfect band. Love their sound and had a quick look on their myspace videos, very impressive guys.

I really think that you're pushing your luck, page44. You're through in the competition... leave the jaffa cakes for us losers!

yes i agree sudarshan are my fav and kubla khan

Im voting for Sudarshan all the way but Kubla Khan are pretty dame good too

SUDARSHAN TO WIN

The Mile

Strong songs, interesting sound... not sure if you can go the distance. (get it, mile/distance) I thought it was funny

abbyd - We're auditioning in Leeds on 11th October.

stphnreid - We could always chuck you our name. :-)

...finally got round to listening to the finalists and i reckon we could be seeing a proper showdown!!! Dirty Fuzz and Kubla Khan to go head on.
Saw kubla khan on a random night out in bar rhumba and they blew the whole crowd away and they all solo aswell. Lets just see what happens. Khan to win!!!!!
love from the gregster!

stphnreid - pyrelli

Firstly I'd like to congratulate all the bands for getting down to the last 54 from 7500, that in itself is an achievement

Now, chuck me some names of the finalists and I will give you a short review

ooooo haven't had american hard gums in ages!!! i would swap you my soul for one of them but apparently thats already gone! :-)

OMG I'm so excited, my friends friends boyfriend is in Kubla Khan, went to see them at th cafe de paris they were bloody brilliant, Rockin stuff. Can't believe their gonna be on TV yay!!!! I'm sure they r gonna win :-)

byw page 44, u just sold me your soul, cheers! ; )

meg n mark i read that about i tunes, still gonna put me new stuff up there tho...we're heading for doomsday anyway so might make the most of it...

...tho i'm kinda looking forward to going back to the medieval dark ages, mead swilling, lute playing and swording yer enemies, jolly japes!

*scoffs it whole* no evidence means what jaffa cake??!!wooop

you've gotta move fast to get a jaffa cake ...life's not fair - p44: can we offer you an american hard gum?

*reluctantly sneaks one jaffa cake to one member of page 44*

tell anyone and your dead!!!

Would bands through already post what dates they are playing?I think im making it down on the 5th, but i'd love to hear what bands i will be seeing and whos playing other dates too?

but the other 3 arent here!! surely you couldve spared one!!

so just as we get our stuff on i-tunes - the rumours start that it may be 'shut down' hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

thought i'd come and join in, just had a quick listen to the new finalists.
agreeing with mike carley lots of good stuff but nothing special yet, might need to listen a few times as some might be growers, haven't decided on a fave yet.

page 44 there are a whole 4 of u! that would leave me with not many jaffa's at all! meg n mark were also trying to get me to share so i ate them all in one go...
when it comes to jaffa cakes...i play deadly...grrrrrr...
*only child syndrome*
x

i've had a listen to new bunch and with the xception of one or 2 dont think my goalposts have changed much. some are gr8 vocalists but songs dont rock me, some might be growers,,,

showin aloha for SUDARSHAN

i'm just sulking because i didn't get free jaffa cakes! ;-)

50ft woman - if our paths ever cross - we'd open for you for free and buy you a drink

I've actually got a really important meeting to go to n it's not my day job coz I haven't got one!
The player stopped working on about the 15th band, but so far the top 5 is :
Scarlet Harlots
Darleen
Dirty Fuzz(more for the 1 song, but great r n roll sound)
Whiskey Cats(Not too sure)
Dreamer(just the 1 song)
Lots of good stuff but not quite special enough!
Very dissapointed by the guitar( or solo) singers so far, except forBo Bruce's lovely voice but boring song.
Haven't listened to every thing and this is all subjective.
Maybe se yaz the morrow or this evening......

Lets see the reviews then Mikey boy,

Glad to hear we have some common top 5s, put KublaKhan in because they've got some live tracks in there which means they can actually perform well live, as most of the time bands aren't able to replicate they're energy on stage as it is on CD.
I'd say for this reason they are my tip for doing well along with the Dirty Fuzz, they seem to be quite well organised and they've got good front woman.

It's all about a good front man!

Aww thanks meg and mark ... yeah I didn't get the phone call but then maybe I didn't hear it ring, being 50ft up ;)

hi 50ft woman - you're still in our top ten!

oh no. now there's more finalists i gotta listen to...but will the goalposts change i wonder...

page 44 been in here today? i worry they are being told off for being tarts...they are not in my top 5 but i am developing a soft spot...or maybe i'm just broody...

Ooh another new 10 finalists .. no names I recognised from my favourites :( I wish this blumin PC would play then I could check them out. Bloody firewalls. Grrrr.

yo clvwn9- takes a lot to turn me on too!
I'm still listening, but some of the top 5 r same as yours, cept kublakhan maybe!

Don't be disheartened Mike, it's takes something very special to turn me on, singer/songwriter wise!

Will give your tracks a proper listen in a bit

mike ha! sometimes u gotta thank yr cynics for kicking u up the ass...and your mates for kissing it!

meg and mark...i've checked out kids of horses myspace, really magical, loving it...my imaginainary horse lola baby she loves it too...very much!
;)

Darleen
Kubla Khan
Weekend Millionnaire
The Mile

and Jonny Taylor... only joking - Kids of Horses...only joking - can't decide

So it's only a top 4

Hiya Maria Rosa, saw your message on Myspace, thanks.
It's tru i'm slo but i type with 1 finger. clvwn9 doesn't think much of me but at least he's pushed me to listen to evrything!
All my love t u MRYoung....U R brilliant!

maria - glad you're liking kids of horses - check out their other stuff on myspazz - god's taxi we like - jon also has a solo site - we saw him do just one number in mozarts in swansea maybe two years back - he got soul

that very good you for you sudarshan

come back russia soon and rock for us

from russia with love

...cant believe i just spelled spelled with a t...

cant believe i just spelt lively with an f....

ha! lifely today...

gotta say my top 5 at mo are black fuzz, kids for horses, minikin, jonny taylor and darleen...

i dont know any of them personally. yet ; )

*stalker alert*

mike carley - as u kno i think u are awesome with a f**king gr8 voice, shame your so slow on here tho, lmao!

what's your top 5 tho clvwn9?
Hope you've bothered to listen!

clvwn9 this takes time so hang in there! About half way through and I'm givin it all a proper listen

Sudarshan seemed to have based their entire sound and writing around one album, Nirvana Unplugged in NY for MTV, sacrilegious!

woo hoo!!! sudarshan, we are behind you all the way over here in USA!

Jonny Taylor unfortunately I don't have a myspace, but I do work in a certain department in the industry.

Meg and Mark, I always feel that if you know an artist personally your opinion is somewhat distorted as only you and a few others know their personality and if a stranger hears them for the first time the artist must be able to radiate the feel and character of the song, I feel that they don't quite do this. Shall look forward to seeing them on the show to see if they do or not. This especially applies to singer songwriters and acoustic based acts.

YEAH COME ON ( SUDARSHAN) WE KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!

clvwn9 - thats fine - honest opinion is good - but we are really pleased for them... if fact though we know one of them - we didnt know they were in the comp - its a really good feeling when someone you believe in makes something of it

Ooo i just saw Andy Kyte is a finalist to! thats two people i know ^_^ check him out as well as Fiona Bevan.

The Mile - Like me Murphys..... lol.

Good luck.

Mike! Cheers for that - I actually write and produce everything myself, which I think takes talent but I have to say I am really enjoying clvwn9, your out look on music is how it should be. Real and honest musician ship - how that translates to each individual is obviously going to be different - you got a myspace with any of your own songs on?

Oi Oi Savaloy ^_^ Theres not may mixtapes on here, i like Sams Mixtape. Is it to late to make a mixtape if you are on here as an act?

Just listened to them meg and mark, not my cup of tea to be honest, left me bored and cold.

I like anything which takes actual talent and musicianship to write and perform. I like bands that are actually able to play there own instruments (which is a rarity these days). I do enjoy a good singer songwriter but find alot of them to be very dull, boring and lifeless.

To be honest with you, nothing in the last 3 to 4 years or possibly longer has actually got me turned on enough to go out and buy their new album... but having said that I think there are a few bands on here who have the potential to actually do quite well.

YES
im well happy sly t es da bomb =D

AAHHHHH SLY T BOOM

Give me a minute clvwn9!
As I said, the player on the home page doesn't work so I'll have to go an listen to each individual page!
I do take up the challenge, but gimme about 15 mins!
I've listened to quite a few but I don't know who they are. See previous posts!

clvwn9 - kids of horses - listen to their track - god's taxi

Hey clvwn9! You ain't even got a mixtape! What do you like?
Seems you hate everybody!
Well you might just be the only Metallica fan on here!

Let's have your top five Mike Carley!

Cheers clvwn9, a bit of action! At least someone bothered!
The speed u replied at not sure u listened much tho!
I'll be checkin out your mix tapes ; )

New lot of finalist anounced!
On quick first listen, I like quite a lot of them.

Wow... ladies! Put the handbags down!

Actually, don't. Not seen a decent b**** fight in ages!

Here's some constructive criticism Mike Carley, don't give up the day job.

Said I wouldn't be back but I saw that Jonny Taylor had left a comment so I checked it out to see if he was a male Kate Nash!
Actually I think he's better coz there's more variety and a bit of a social consciousness and I'm not sure he's a producer's offspring!
I saw there's a bit a tussle going on as to whether it's allright to slag off the bands we don't like or whether we should offer support and encouragement?
As for slagging, off it was actually Alex James(or is it the other one Simon Gavins) who set the tone by his comments on singer-songwriters.
I personally thought his comment was pretty stupid, sure singer songwriters can be naff with a plonky guitar, but what about Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, John Lennon etc..!
If you want to slag off bands it's fine, but be constructive! Show a bit of class and musical knowledge!
Personally I'd quite like a bit of criticism! Nobody's even bothered to slag me off and I'm a singer-songwriter ; )
P.S Sort out the player on the home page! Nobody seems to have noticed!

Don't even get me started with kids of horses!

The only reason why Kate Nash enjoyed success was because she had a very shroud manager. He allegedly booked her to play in various venues across the country, bought all the tickets and gave them away for free so he could advertise the gigs as completely sold out. So all the a and r idiots thought it must be amazing and someone signed her up!

She doesn't even speak like that in real life, I went to the Brit school where she went and she put it on for a laugh one day and it stuck. I am willing to bet you don't speak like that in real life Jonny Taylor!

I'm sorry I'm just in one of those moods where I must say what I feel, don't take offense I just dislike your music allot, good luck!

cake - we like cake - particularly if its wheat-free, vegan carob and organic carrot cake - thats why we like this site - it so post-modern - anyone ever heard of a band called cake hole presley? - we think they have a good tune or two

and we will champion kids of horses because jon has soul - we've seen him live -

hiii, does anyone know what bands are playing on the 5th octobrrrrr?

At least Svein admitted he's bitter... :p

Cant go wrong with cake, unless its a floppy cake, but lets not dwell on that. I hope that who ever wins this competition has anywhere near the success that Kate Nash has enjoyed!

oedipus :D ledge

eeeee CAKE
i think we should all go JasonJermaines house for cake
agree?
anyone?
cake?
=)

I think ill make a cake today.

Did we mention that we nearly made it... :p

Sorry... counldn't resist. Let us know how that whole Oedipus thing works out for you Sirens!

Once again!
Sam, Lucas or whoever, could you please sort out the player on the home page!!!
Everything is mixed up! The songs don't correspond!
I'm willing to take time out to listen to the finalists but if you've got a selection on the front page player it should be so we can make ourselves a quick opinion and then go to the band page to listen more in depth!
I really liked some of the songs, but every time I click on the band page I get someone else!!!
I'm NOT gonna go to every single band page!
Please do something or I won't be coming back!!

i think a male version of kate nash would be HOT =)

ima add torn asunder now

super phun tyme
<3

So glad Kubla Khan got through, voted for them loads. Went to that gig at Bar rhumba lsndrws went to but couldn't get in cause it was sold out, heard it was phat. They'll probably go pretty far i think, along with Dirty Fuzz who are alright hope Turbowolf got through as well.

Yo! Thought it was about time I said hello!

Couldn't agree more with Casiokid - your really heavy by the way - I cant believe the general caliber of the bands I have listened to. Not just the finalists but loads more on the site. I think if the bands are as good recorded as they are live this is going to be one excellent show.

I also think the bitterness on this blog by certain people is appalling, just because you blog doesnt mean people care about what you write. This is a great comp with some great bands and what I hope will be a great vibe. Personally speaking - not only am I delighted that we got through but I cant wait to get to the auditions to see the other bands play live as there are certain bands who I honestly think are brilliant. Every one so far has something to offer or they would not have been voted for or chosen!

Thanks to every one that has said nice things about us and other bands - lets make this comp an amazing thing to be a part of and a superb program to watch - after all this competition is about promoting new unsigned music - lets not hate, lets celebrate!

Big Love,

Jonny

Cheers Casio... WE think your a decent person. Don't be scared of us on myspace

torn asunder get over it, WE KNOW YOU NEARLY MADE IT BUT DIDNT.
if i have to read that again i will scratch my eye balls.. sorry, good enough band, its just old news.
annyway, i guess my opinion proberly doesnt matter after that comment, but i rate Dreamer, Casiokid and Jonny Taylor (think thats right, cant remember what his/their names spelled like)
there all deserving winners!

and yeah its not fixed bla bla bla whatver shut up you fools who think it is

re my last comment, i dont think all the acts are rubbash. but apart from the detours and minikin, i cant here anything new here that hasnt already come and gone quicker than david sneddon. apart that is from the stupid electro nu-rave bleepy noise ones and the just plain stupid acts (u know which ones they are).

Ahh cant wait to see the next load of bands =)

been reading these blogs for ages now so finally good to be involved
Checked out torn asunder last night coz they wont leave this blog alone
and i was actually well impressed =) great music and fantastic intense voice
was gonna add on myspace but i got scared =(

i think today people should say happy things about eachother
specially to the next 10 they reveal =)

YAY ^__^ <3

i think there are true winners in this competition this year,even though they are a few that shouldnt have been picked, but my bet is on the scarlet harlots to be honest,great unique sound(punk-step) and think it will make them winners.
as much as i wanted my band to be a finalists there is always next year.but my vote is with the scarelt harlots.

For once, we are in total and utter agreement with lucid. People need to stop with the "this is rigged" or "this is a fix", because you're cheapening it for the bands that have been successful in getting through. Whilst they are all naff and we should have gone through, we'll never accuse it of being rigged, 'cause we know how frustratingly close we came.

So, if you can't at least be happy for the successful acts, then what's the point in coming on here anymore?

Wow some of the people on here are acting like f**king two year olds, "Grow Up"!
There are all sorts of artist who have gotten through, and they have all tried so hard.... let them enjoy this, and be supportive of the acts that are good on here, and the ones that aren't so good, let them be.... The judges aren't stupid, they will see what's going to sell, and give them a good story to work with too!
Im still waiting to see if the band I Love got through, as they got the whole package!!!!!!!! =)

Yes!!! Some serious rock in the competition. I thought it would be a load of Indie Bands, thank god. My favourites so far are Kubla Khan. I saw them at bar rumba last month and they were one of the best bands I've seen in ages!

Really liking the Dirty Fuzz as well, nice to see a woman fronted band in there. Good luck to everyone, can't wait!

sorry 'shoot the duke', but you can't be serious about dirty fuzz can you? whats special about them ? very bread and butter if you ask me. probably the reason they havn't been signed yet ?
Does it really matter how many myspace bulletins a band puts out ? does that make them worthy of a record deal? Hmmm.

well it was 19 when i counted them this morning...

sven: i know of other bands who have yet to be announced have pulled out of lastbandstanding because of this comp, i hope you give them due respect as well.

page 44 arent my cup of tea, but whoever has been posting on these blogs has a good general attitude towards the competition so far.

19 myspace bulletin though, it only shows 10 on the main page (ive had bands do that and ive had to delete them because i miss info from other bands). i suppose you can never do enough 'whoring' if you want to succeed that bad, and page 44 certainly do. that wasnt a dig by the way.

IM NOT HAPPY about certain bloggers diverting the attention away from the music, ie allegation of rigging, and general negative remarks, people dont want you here, please leave the bands who got through in peace, and let fans post praise and encouragement. deal with whatever hangup youve got and move on.

Final proof. It is a fix!
Have you read the latest blog by Dirty Fuzz? They can say what they like, yet in the last few days weve been censored for spelling out the charity RACP, using another name for cat beginning with p, and we can't use our band initials! All of them censored.
If orange ever find out what Shoot the Duke actually means they will probably chuck us off the site. lol.
With our serious head on for a minute. Been following Dirty Fuzz for a while. They have been getting rave reviews from inside the business for some time, and their next logical step is a record deal.
Says a lot about the state of the majors when bands as good as them are not already signed. A few years ago a number of majors would have taken a chance with them. If they get through to the last few lets hope someone in the industry wakes up to whats happening under their noses, and signs them.
Best of luck guys.

great to see the return of sveins reviews (he should have a job in the music business) and some degree of normality on this blog - we await the next reviews with bated breath - what will svein think of kids of horses (no relation)
should we put our heads above the parapet again and offer our opinions on the artists? - dont know - we've taken a bit of a beating on here - and we've only just started to learn the dark art of reviewing on slicethepie....

Sorry... there'll be more tonight, I promise.

Page44 do work hard ... they sent 19 bulletins out on myspace yesterday!!! They promote very hard ....

Page44 sound similar to a signed band called Air Traffic ... they are not as good as them though, the band are OK but I don't think they will be in the final.

congrats to everyone that has got through , truly deserved by all bands .. a great achievemnet.. im so looking forward to this competition sad page44 had to leave last band standing but hey a bands gotta do what a bands gotta do , and you'v worked so hard.. cant wait to see you play live at leeds, as you are definately amazing live, and what great competition you are up against.
good luck to all you bands that have got through but obviously im wishing a bit more luck for the lads lol..
PAGE 44 YOU ARE AMAZING .. WE LOVE YOU AND SO WANT YOU TO GO THROUGH TO THE FINALS..XXXXXXXX

come on Svein93, what about the rest?

hey nozzer, whats this about "Then We Take Berlin" self confirming b4 theyve been announecd as finalists? how did they know? were they allowed to do that ? (if they did)

wow Great to see Minikin got through ! great band from up north, great songs, well written, a propa rock band which makes a nice change if you know what I mean ; )

ok, next!

ooo we came off quite well then! pity thats not the song we will be playing at the audition though lol

OK.... I've been challenged, and who am I to ignore a challenge...

Review time: 60 seconds listened to of the first song on their profile... first impressions count.

In no particular order (and I will try and stay as objective as I can, remembering that you all suck and we should have won this... :p )

Self Esteem - A bit to bland and middle of the road for my tastes. There was nothing that really grabbed me and made me say "I want to hear how this goes." It was well produced and well played, but not what I would call particularly memorable.

Kof - This is a hard song for someone like me to judge, 'cause I really dislike hip-hop. Kof has a decent voice, and the song was not repulsive, although I found it repetitive.

Scarlot Harlots - I don't get it. To me, it sounded a bit sloppily put together and had that whole Arctic Monkeys sound that is popular, but I think is pretty dire. I really couldn't hear anything that made me want to hear more than the initial 60 seconds.

Weekend Millionnaire - This is a bit more my speed. Good guitaring and solid beat going on there. I like the vocals, remind me of Velvet Revolver. In fact, the song reminds me of something off of the Contraband album. It sounds like something that should close a movie. Impressive stuff. I will go back and listen a bit more later.

page 44 - This is well mixed and I can imagine this being played live. The vocals are decent, and this is certainly something that I could see going the distance in the competition. This is a "SONG" that could get stuck in people's heads. It's not my cup of tea, but I think I'd enjoy seeing you perform.

M101 - I didn't like it when it started. I didn't hear a lot of commercial appeal with this song. However, as the song continued, it grow on me a bit. Not enough for me to want to check out the rest of their material, but I didn't hate it.

I shoot bands with my super duper special.................

camera

No guns involved, promise!

svein, maybe u should only review the bands u do like...

warcraft, eh?

Ignore my last sentance. lol.

go on Svein93, see if you can some up each band with one word each!

Sorry Torn, theirs been quite a lot of abusive posts over the last few days directed at a few of us on here. I noticed that those posts have now been removed. So hopefully people can now express an opinion without having to put up with personal abuse.
btw any reviews due from Svein tonight?

OK... after much thought and deliberation, I've decided NOT to post reviews on here of the 50 bands. I have a very good reason.

1) It will be hard to stay objective, because part of me is going to be saying "Are these guys better than my band, and if not, why did they get through and we didn't?" Hey... I'm human and I get the green-eyed monster as much as anyone.
2) Even if I was completely objective, every bad review would elicit a "sour-grapes" reaction... I'm posting a bad review because I'm miffed that we didn't get in.

Also, on a sorta related note... I, and the rest of Torn Asunder, think it's bad that there have been "hints" that this competition is somehow rigged. We can testify, as an act that was very close to getting through, that PrincessTV acted above board at all time, that we could see. Those bands that have gotten through are to be congratulated and NO-ONE should try and take their accomplishments away from them.

On a personal note, I'm (at the moment) rooting for Page44, because they had to leave one competition to focus on this one, so I hope it proves worth it. And if you ever feel like pointing any of you copious fans in the general direction of Torn Asunder, would be greatly appreciated.

Hey Warcraft... you lost me now mate.

and the good news is......for the serial bloggers on here,T.A, M&M, S.the D, etc. (you know who you are guys) a certain individuals posts have been removed. Nice one princesstv.

Right, time for a bit of multi tasking-keep an eye on these blogs, whilst listening to the whole of the new Oasis album, which is currently free to listen to on their myspace site.
Isn't life wonderful!

...oh no cant make this fri, in brighton, hopefully next one...

magic, hope u dont mean u gotta gun...

what happening... & gig in Islington this Friday!

That girl from dirty fuzz is funny!

Zenyth, sorry to not see you in the final line up. I'm already shooting a band on Friday, other wise I would have come along. Hope and Anchor is a tiny weenie venue, but quite nice. Have a good 'n!

shat happening live, pmsl? no thanx u dirty bar stewards! may come yr 2 gig next week if i am in london...

think someone earlier said they saw dirty fuzz live and they were gr8, more importantly the singer, she licks and eats mics...

dirty fuzz could be interesting let's see shat happens live. Hope they are not just a gimmick!

well it's nice to see some finalists mentioned.

Khubla khan.....you guys owe us big time we had our single launch cut short by you dudes when you over run your set and it was being filmed LOL.

Not overly impressed from what we here as a whole but let's wait and see what the auditions bring.

Anybody round Islington on Friday we are on at the Hope & Anchor on stage 9.15!!

Peace

Mmmmm, lets hope this chick doesnt become another Amy Winehouse lol!
Look what i found on Youtube: Why is it chicks cant handle their booze???.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =3CnFM3dNVnU&feature=related

Either way, i think Dirty Fuzz is genius....time for an alcoholic beverage me thinks.

Lookin' forward to seeing some of the finalists, a bit rawk this year HURRAH! Lovin' Minikin, Dirty Fuzz, Detours and Kubla Kahn.

Didn't realise other compos could cause problems, shame for page 44 they had to choose. I also noticed that 'Then we take Berlin' have self confirmed before being shown on the finalist list

i didn't know that, i wasnt the one that entered that comp!! looks like another one we r pulling out of if that is the case!!!

i think we deserve jaffa cakes for you calling us tarts lol

Little bit disappointed with the finalists! It's just that the majority so far sound sloppy. I was expecting something really special. A tight, kick ass rock band with a great vocal or a pop band with a real catchy hook. Would have thought with the amount of acts that entered, it should have been easy to find some top unsigned talent. I understand that the acts that had the most votes are out of the control of the judges, but there is easily a hundred bands and solo's on the site better than any of the finalist so far. Hope the next batch of hopefulls are a bit stronger. Best of luck to you all! you gotta be in it to win it!Sorry for the doom and gloom but that's my honest opinion so far!!

Looking forward to checking out the rest of the bnads once they have been anounced. It's getting quite exciting again, isn't it :) .

as far as im aware the public can vote for you and the other band that played with you at the gig the other week.then whoever wins that is through to the final and the winner gets signed.

ha! sorry my jaffa cakes aren't tarts like u! ;)

but because you won that month you and the other band are going head to head?the overall prize is being signed by another record label. is this not right?

haha we do put ourselves about a bit lol!! i was looking forward to jaffa cakes though

page 44 u are wanton jezebels! ; )

oh my i cant w8 to see them live someday! (something i'm quite fond of too, licking me geetar) i guess thats why they're called dirty fuzz, always respect a wench who can give a good lickin ; )

we got votes to win a support slot with the holloways which was a week or so ago!

the intel one is over as far as we know

I must admit i like quite a few of the bands...i have been checking them all out but one that really sticks out is Page 44!
My reason for this is..earlier they stated they pulled out of lastbandstanding..but they are almost in the final of another competition run by Intel, is this allowed?

Orange. You may have got it right this time!!!!! Am just over the moon. I think the competition will be hardcore just cuz too many good bands......and this is just the beginning. I wonder if Sam Amant got through.
My fav Dirty Fuzz...The first time i saw them play was at Glastonbury (Lost Vagueness) and that is when i became a huge fan lol!!!!
The singer is mad....to think she is a childrens nurse(Read it up from Evening Standard) is amazing. I mean she literally makes love to herself on satge, licks the microphone like it was my C$£k(ice cream)I wonder if they will edit her antics out with an orangeunsigned logo over her mouth! Yeeeeeeeah.

just want to retract an offer to start sharing my jaffa cakes (which i made out of foolish excitement last nite)

...there are now too many peeps blogging to share them.
all mine.
sorry.

Lol!!!!!

Wicked, this competition is much better than last year... loads of cool acts.

If everyone's giving a top 3 then I might as well

Darleen
Kubla Khan
Casiokid

Good luck to all ;-)

Yay! Exciting stuff!

Page 44 are blatently the bee knees!

Their awesome!

*They're* lol

HEHE i love TURBOWOLF
their so cool it has to be in CAPS lock

you guys are way fun =D
<3

mikestranders is a LEGEND =)

<3

Turbo Wolf all the way!! One of the best live bands in the country right now. Hope they've made it through. I was voting for them!

OMG TURBOWOLF are crazy fun =)
MEGA_MENTAL can we be friends
and go to a turbowolf concert
i've never met anyone who knows who they are before

<3

MEGA_MENTAL - Not all of the finalists have been revealed yet so Turbowolf may still be in with a chance.

NO TURBOWOLF????? Man you guys are crazy, I saw them last night and they tore it apart!!
Oh well you'll see...

Some of these finalists sound ok though, looking forward to seeing the TV show!

Casiokid, you guys are wicked... You, Kubla Khan and Dirty Fuzz are all my favourites!

ahhh Casiokid you guys are insane
saw you in london. it was an amazing nite
Good luck x

you said in cmnt about it

and you know what if we're free we might just do that

we wont have anywhere to sleep

but shazam it'd be a goodum =)

<3

mmmm i love "gamboy" yum yum =)

haha theres excitement and then theres casiokid!!! bless pity you guys arent on the same audition date would have been fun!! you are a darn sexy bunch too!

now someone else go

go on its fun =)

and it makes people smile =)

LIKE THIS =D x x x

*sprays gamboy shaped pixie dust at Casio Kid* ^_^
Yaay
Congrats

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
i think i just wet myself :$

can you say rude words on this forum?

boobs

AH EE UUOOO
this is so mega exciting lalala

we should all party

and say nice things about eachother on this forum thingy

wait wait

i'll start ehh hmmm

i think that page 44 are sexy :F

<3

Well, whatever you've done, it's worked.

cheers we appreciate the well wishing, yeah we have worked our arses off the last two years gigging as much as we can and everywhere we can! so we have done well to build up a good base of loyal fans!!

It's all good mate. Really hope you do well. Checked out your MySpace... looks like you've got quite a few fans, and you had a shed load of votes on LBS, so you must be doing something right!

It is a real shame that one can't "hedge your bets"... The industry sucks like that... The lawyers want exclusive rights, but without guarantees!

Best of luck to you.

Like i said we aren't bitter and aren't throwing any blame around, i simply answered a question. Like i said in earlier posts i'm sure there are lots of bands that are entered into both, it only became a problem because we were 2nd in last band standing and stood a good chance of making the final 10.

But nevermind, you are right the Orange Act prize and exposure looks more lucrative hence why we chose to leave last band standing. Just will be a bit gutted if we left last band standing and we leave orange on 11th oct! there is no need to apologise, but sorry if it did seem like we were blaming you etc

Page44: We weren't picking on you 'cause you're beating us in Last Band Standing. Hell, we don't have a hope or prayer of winning that competition this year as we found out about it too late. My point was IF you had gotten through to the TV finals and made it in the finals of Last Band Standing as well, from what I have seen of Orange, they'd cut you loose in a heartbeat, and the Orange prize seems a hell of a lot more lucrative in the long run.

Looking though the terms and conditions of the LBS competition, it doesn't look like they hold any residual rights over your stuff. Better to get out now and give Orange the full shot than risk being disqualifed from both at a later point. That's the point I was trying to make.

Apologies if it looked like I was having a go or being hypocritical. The only reason I mentioned you was that I had noticed you in the Top 10 of LBS this morning. Kinda stuck out!

WHOA OMG! been looking forward to seeing the finalists! I was hoping minnikin (note the spelling - not mannikin) would get through, my votes went out to them, real rock - awesome.

listened to all the acts and there are some great ones in the bunch so far. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!

I'm not to sure about the full ins and outs of slice the pie as we havent ever really looked into it, but i think you sort of sign the rights away to your music to your fans. Or at least you get them to pay for your music before you made it. but its something to do with signing the rights to your songs away for a certain period of time!

the other competitions you don't have to sign away rights to songs, they just don't want bands leaving half way through the competition because they have won another one

I've just finished watching all of Kubla Khans live videos... They look amazing. Not sure what urban tunes is on about. Check them out for yourself guys

page44 I dig your pain on the decision what's the difference though between that and slice the pie?

Seems to me to be a little jealousy there urbantunes - what a suprise, yout mixtape is full of Zenyth...

I was at the Clapham Grand when they played on the same bill and I seem to remember Kubla Khan wowing all Zenyths loyal fans and rocking the place, handing over to Zenyth who were flat as a pancake... just check the footage from that gig on their myspace