Mishkin & Philippa in the USA
Tue, Oct 28 2008 21:25 | Permalink
Hello Birds,
For the last 3 weeks 'El Felipe' (a friendly Mexican and travelling companion/drummer) and Mishkin have been travelling around the States, spreading the music (sort of) and 'fun' of Birdeatsbaby.
We met some incredible people, saw some amazing things, ate a twinkie which was gross and actually managed to play a set or two, but I'll let the pictures do the talking…
SAN FRANCISCO:
Us on the Golden Gate Bridge… beautiful!
LAS VEGAS:
Us by the water fountains that synchronised with Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On'… it was a romantic moment…
VENICE, LA:
Here we played a 'gig' in Venice Beach Hostel, the best place to stay at with the craziest (but loveliest) people!
HOLLYWOOD:
Here we played a song at The Kat Klub where we hung out with rock stars including Michael Kinney from Iron Maiden… he was so lovely!
BOSTON:
We hooked up with Mr Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls/World Inferno Friendship Society) who shows us around Boston very kindly and fed us banana french toast… thank you Brian!
and finally… NEW YORK where we ate pretzels, went to art galleries and partied hard in 'Lower East Side' cos we're so damn cool...
It's good to be back though – now the five of us are back together we are writing new material and have a couple of music videos in the pipeline… I also hear rumours of our first album release and a tour next year… Lots more news coming soon!
Love & Feathers,
Birdeatsbaby x x x x x
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Bluebunny Review
Mon, Jun 2 2008 10:54 | Permalink
Dear Birds,
A stunning review from the Bluesbunny? We're through to the semi-finals of Surface Unsigned?? How can this be?? Well, after such a terrible experience in Ipswich, I think the band deserves a good turn... enjoy!
BLUESBUNNY REVIEW:
"As you might imagine, Bluesbunny receives a lot of albums through the post. The vast majority of them come (unsurprisingly) in Jiffy bags. This EP from Brighton band Bird Eats Baby came in a black envelope. Opening the envelope with our customary disregard for technique caused the room to fill with black and red feathers. As we picked said feathers from our plate of chocolate digestives, we pondered the previously unconsidered health and safety issues of being a reviewer.
Safety issues were soon forgotten as we put the EP into the trusty CD player. Well, you get three tracks on this EP. Each one of them could be part of some deranged cabaret show at the Kit-Kat Club. Dramatic, even camp, these three songs show an imagination so often lacking today. The first song, "China Doll", is powered by a pumping piano and features a remarkably effective and melodramatic use of dual female vocals. Likewise, "I Always Hang Myself" is cleverly and subtly arranged but still manages to reek of cigar smoke and decadence. Going wildly over the top in best show tune fashion is "Shiver up the Spine" with the clarion call of "… a man is just a man" fading us out into the deathly silence of the night. That mournful violin just seemed so appropriate too.
It is good to see a sense of the dramatic in a band. Too often these days style is confused with expensive haircuts and Rolex watches. Bird Eats Baby have style aplenty and the musical abilities to back it up as well. Bluesbunny is very impressed both with the band's music and even with the actual recorded sound. Perhaps there will be an album soon? We hope so. For now, surely it is time for another bottle of champagne. And another song."
http://www.bluesbunny.com
I would also like to say a huge thank you to everyone who voted/came to gig/supported us at round two of Surface Unsigned - it was an awesome show and we can't do it without you, so thank you!!
Love Birdeatsbaby x
A stunning review from the Bluesbunny? We're through to the semi-finals of Surface Unsigned?? How can this be?? Well, after such a terrible experience in Ipswich, I think the band deserves a good turn... enjoy!
BLUESBUNNY REVIEW:
"As you might imagine, Bluesbunny receives a lot of albums through the post. The vast majority of them come (unsurprisingly) in Jiffy bags. This EP from Brighton band Bird Eats Baby came in a black envelope. Opening the envelope with our customary disregard for technique caused the room to fill with black and red feathers. As we picked said feathers from our plate of chocolate digestives, we pondered the previously unconsidered health and safety issues of being a reviewer.
Safety issues were soon forgotten as we put the EP into the trusty CD player. Well, you get three tracks on this EP. Each one of them could be part of some deranged cabaret show at the Kit-Kat Club. Dramatic, even camp, these three songs show an imagination so often lacking today. The first song, "China Doll", is powered by a pumping piano and features a remarkably effective and melodramatic use of dual female vocals. Likewise, "I Always Hang Myself" is cleverly and subtly arranged but still manages to reek of cigar smoke and decadence. Going wildly over the top in best show tune fashion is "Shiver up the Spine" with the clarion call of "… a man is just a man" fading us out into the deathly silence of the night. That mournful violin just seemed so appropriate too.
It is good to see a sense of the dramatic in a band. Too often these days style is confused with expensive haircuts and Rolex watches. Bird Eats Baby have style aplenty and the musical abilities to back it up as well. Bluesbunny is very impressed both with the band's music and even with the actual recorded sound. Perhaps there will be an album soon? We hope so. For now, surely it is time for another bottle of champagne. And another song."
http://www.bluesbunny.com
I would also like to say a huge thank you to everyone who voted/came to gig/supported us at round two of Surface Unsigned - it was an awesome show and we can't do it without you, so thank you!!
Love Birdeatsbaby x
Moose Factory Review and Surface Unsigned round two...
Tue, May 27 2008 10:30 | Permalink
Hello Birds,
Our latest (and probably nicest) review from The Moose Factory is as follows...
17:33 - Moose Factory Review
Dear Birds,
Here is our latest review from The Moose Factory:
"Birdeatsbaby is a young, mostly female, dark cabaret act with a classical rock opera slant from Brighton. Think what Queen would have done if they had been Absinthe drinking pals with Van Gogh at the Moulin Rouge and you won't be too far off.
Their debut EP, 'China Doll', was sent to me with a collection of red and black feathers, which was a nice touch. They weren't to know that my cat has a lethal allergy to feathers. Never mind. I never liked that cat anyway.
The title track most suits the dark cabaret rock opera tagline, with its various changes and piano-driven forward gear and powerful singing. Very dramatic and I'm sure Freddy Mercury is crying somewhere with the pompous beauty of it all. Only sometimes do I feel that the storyline just has too many syllables for the music to keep up with. For the most part, I'm there happily for the ride.
More successful, I feel, are the other two tracks on the EP. I love the title of track 2, 'I Always Hang Myself With the Same Rope,' which I can relate to somehow. The track itself is more rock then the others, but the piano and string backing give it that cabaret feel that threads its way through the whole recording.
The EP ends with the lilting off-kilter waltz, 'Shiver up my Spine.' I can't help but imagine an Adam's Family sing-a-long around the piano. Cousin It, Morticia, et al could only dream of this passionate sound, however.
All in all, Birdeatsbaby tread that dangerous ground of music versus theatre; camp versus passion; humour versus quality, and they do it rather well. I'm very curious to see what they're like live. This is something you can do at the Purple Turtle in Camden on June 1."
Also, please please please (if you haven't already) vote for us for round two of Surface Unsigned by texting "SURFACE 495" to 83149
Thank you!
birdeatsbaby x
Our latest (and probably nicest) review from The Moose Factory is as follows...
17:33 - Moose Factory Review
Dear Birds,
Here is our latest review from The Moose Factory:
"Birdeatsbaby is a young, mostly female, dark cabaret act with a classical rock opera slant from Brighton. Think what Queen would have done if they had been Absinthe drinking pals with Van Gogh at the Moulin Rouge and you won't be too far off.
Their debut EP, 'China Doll', was sent to me with a collection of red and black feathers, which was a nice touch. They weren't to know that my cat has a lethal allergy to feathers. Never mind. I never liked that cat anyway.
The title track most suits the dark cabaret rock opera tagline, with its various changes and piano-driven forward gear and powerful singing. Very dramatic and I'm sure Freddy Mercury is crying somewhere with the pompous beauty of it all. Only sometimes do I feel that the storyline just has too many syllables for the music to keep up with. For the most part, I'm there happily for the ride.
More successful, I feel, are the other two tracks on the EP. I love the title of track 2, 'I Always Hang Myself With the Same Rope,' which I can relate to somehow. The track itself is more rock then the others, but the piano and string backing give it that cabaret feel that threads its way through the whole recording.
The EP ends with the lilting off-kilter waltz, 'Shiver up my Spine.' I can't help but imagine an Adam's Family sing-a-long around the piano. Cousin It, Morticia, et al could only dream of this passionate sound, however.
All in all, Birdeatsbaby tread that dangerous ground of music versus theatre; camp versus passion; humour versus quality, and they do it rather well. I'm very curious to see what they're like live. This is something you can do at the Purple Turtle in Camden on June 1."
Also, please please please (if you haven't already) vote for us for round two of Surface Unsigned by texting "SURFACE 495" to 83149
Thank you!
birdeatsbaby x
Ipswich. Or the seventh circle of hell…
Tue, May 6 2008 18:44 | Permalink
Dear Birds,
So, what have we been up to recently? Well, we played the lovely little town of Ipswich last Thursday at a lovely little pub called The Railway. Of course by lovely I mean absolutely woeful and crap.
To begin with, the promoter, a Mr Martin Briggs, had neither balls nor brain to take charge of the operation when it turned out we had no cymbals stands, sound engineer, working microphones and (most laughable), plug sockets! After doing our own sound (thank you Keely), it was decided that this was probably a big waste of time (4 hours each way to Ipswich). To make matters worse, the owner of this delightful venue had left a mate of his in charge, who just happened to be the most anal and badly dressed human I have ever met. He proceeded to hold a decibel meter up to the stage during all of the bands’ sets, threatening to “throw us out” if we went above a certain level… IT’S A F**KING MUSIC VENUE!!
After a short and surprisingly well-received set (the 10 people in the venue cheered), the headline band were ‘cancelled’ during their second song for being too loud! Naturally, the night descended into drunken chaos with the pub owner’s mate being shouted at by every person in the room: “YOU TWAT!!” and other such things… The headline band, Wooderson, proceeded to beat the drum kit as loudly as possible and make as much noise as they could, making them our heroes of the night!
After retiring to Martin’s dingy excuse for a house we slept on a smelly floor littered with cigarette butts and beer cans (nice hospitality, Ipswich), hungry and generally pissed off. Well, you live and learn… NEVER go to Ipswich…
On a better note, we’re playing The Great Escape Festival/Alternative Escape in Brighton on May 16th – we would love you to be there! More news soon…
birdeatsbaby x
So, what have we been up to recently? Well, we played the lovely little town of Ipswich last Thursday at a lovely little pub called The Railway. Of course by lovely I mean absolutely woeful and crap.
To begin with, the promoter, a Mr Martin Briggs, had neither balls nor brain to take charge of the operation when it turned out we had no cymbals stands, sound engineer, working microphones and (most laughable), plug sockets! After doing our own sound (thank you Keely), it was decided that this was probably a big waste of time (4 hours each way to Ipswich). To make matters worse, the owner of this delightful venue had left a mate of his in charge, who just happened to be the most anal and badly dressed human I have ever met. He proceeded to hold a decibel meter up to the stage during all of the bands’ sets, threatening to “throw us out” if we went above a certain level… IT’S A F**KING MUSIC VENUE!!
After a short and surprisingly well-received set (the 10 people in the venue cheered), the headline band were ‘cancelled’ during their second song for being too loud! Naturally, the night descended into drunken chaos with the pub owner’s mate being shouted at by every person in the room: “YOU TWAT!!” and other such things… The headline band, Wooderson, proceeded to beat the drum kit as loudly as possible and make as much noise as they could, making them our heroes of the night!
After retiring to Martin’s dingy excuse for a house we slept on a smelly floor littered with cigarette butts and beer cans (nice hospitality, Ipswich), hungry and generally pissed off. Well, you live and learn… NEVER go to Ipswich…
On a better note, we’re playing The Great Escape Festival/Alternative Escape in Brighton on May 16th – we would love you to be there! More news soon…
birdeatsbaby x
News from the nest...
Tue, Apr 15 2008 12:46 | Permalink
Hello Birds!
This month has been our busiest so far...
Firstly, we have passed into round two of the Surface Unsigned Festival and will be playing at the wonderful Purple Turtle in Camden at some point in the future. So thanks to everyone who voted for us, and came to see us play, it was a fantastic gig! You can read the review here
More recently we played a small set at Cork's Wine Bar in London with some other amazing bands for a Charity Event. We would highly recommend the funky gypsy sounds of 3-piece Midnight Schemes and the beautiful singer Fiona Bevan on acoustic guitar. The night was hosted by the lovely Kit Richards who did a short but powerfully emotive set and ended by the dark and dirty stylings of Spies in Limbo.
Check out all the artists at their myspaces here:
www.myspace.com/fionabevan
www.myspace.com/midnightschemes
www.myspace.com/spiesinlimbo
www.myspace.com/kitrichardsonmusic
Finally, our current EP China Doll is on sale now! You can buy it from our merchandise page for the teeny price of £3...
More news soon my lovelies...
Birdeatsbaby x
This month has been our busiest so far...
Firstly, we have passed into round two of the Surface Unsigned Festival and will be playing at the wonderful Purple Turtle in Camden at some point in the future. So thanks to everyone who voted for us, and came to see us play, it was a fantastic gig! You can read the review here
More recently we played a small set at Cork's Wine Bar in London with some other amazing bands for a Charity Event. We would highly recommend the funky gypsy sounds of 3-piece Midnight Schemes and the beautiful singer Fiona Bevan on acoustic guitar. The night was hosted by the lovely Kit Richards who did a short but powerfully emotive set and ended by the dark and dirty stylings of Spies in Limbo.
Check out all the artists at their myspaces here:
www.myspace.com/fionabevan
www.myspace.com/midnightschemes
www.myspace.com/spiesinlimbo
www.myspace.com/kitrichardsonmusic
Finally, our current EP China Doll is on sale now! You can buy it from our merchandise page for the teeny price of £3...
More news soon my lovelies...
Birdeatsbaby x
Vote For Us!!
Sun, Mar 2 2008 13:18 | Permalink
Hello birds...
As you know we've been picked for this year Surface Unsigned Festival but we need your help! Please vote for us by texting "SURFACE 495" to 83149.
Thank you!!
16+. Texts cost £1.00 plus standard network charges. Please get permission from the bill payer. Customer services: info@surfaceunsigned.co.uk or contact us on 0800 434 6076 For further information on text voting see: http://www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk/termsandconditions.html
As you know we've been picked for this year Surface Unsigned Festival but we need your help! Please vote for us by texting "SURFACE 495" to 83149.
Thank you!!
16+. Texts cost £1.00 plus standard network charges. Please get permission from the bill payer. Customer services: info@surfaceunsigned.co.uk or contact us on 0800 434 6076 For further information on text voting see: http://www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk/terms
Surface Unsigned Festival 2008
Thu, Jan 31 2008 11:25 | Permalink
Hello Birds,
We have been selected for this year's Surface Unsigned Festival! Our first gig date is 9th April, and we would love to have your support for this one especially, as this could lead to great things!
More news on that as soon as we know more and for more info go to www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk... wish us luck!
X
We have been selected for this year's Surface Unsigned Festival! Our first gig date is 9th April, and we would love to have your support for this one especially, as this could lead to great things!
More news on that as soon as we know more and for more info go to www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk... wish us luck!
X
