A YEAR AGO TODAY: Wartgore Hellsnicker's "Moderate Rock" EP

One year ago today, Watford opened its legs and fucked the world...

The mighty Wartgore Hellsnicker unveiled their debut EP "Moderate Rock"...then played about two shows and went away again. But it was bloody nice while it lasted.

The Whiteboard Project described it as "an 11 minute joyride" (actually they nicked it off me but I said they could and the guy was nice). That's pretty much what Wartgore are/is/was. Hopefully they'll come back and give us a few more minutes soon.

It was one of the most fun releases I've ever had the pleasure of working on and I still can't work out why nobody bought it.

Thanks & Never Say DIY!
Jamie - Audio Antihero: Specialists in Commercial Suicide
www.audioantihero.com

STOP.ME.PLEASE.

So apparently being in Miami and buying too many things there has had absolutely no impact on my ability to buy too many things in Britain while I was away. Dear me.

Hefner, Internet Forever, Eddie Argos, Runaround Kids, Darren Hayman, Field Mouse, onelinedrawing...it's all good stuff. But I'm an idiot.

Also, I bought a home blood pressure tester kit today. It's not as stupid as it sounds.

RIP Ian Curtis

You were pretty much my entire goddamn youth. You and Extreme Championship Wrestling.

I turned out awesome and I thank you. You and Tommy Dreamer.

Godspeed,
Jamie
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BUY THIS: GoldFlakePaint Compilation

Our friends at GoldFlakePaint have released a wee compilation, which is a very nice of them.

It's free to download or £3 to buybuybuy on limited (30 copies) CD.

I just bought the CD, so there's 29 left at most...

GFP have been super supportive of Audio Antihero and our artists and I think the few readers we have will find a lot to like here.

Particular loves of mine include PAWS, Johnny Foreigner and Dizzy Moths.

Good work, gang!

Thanks & Never Say DIY!
Jamie - Audio Antihero: Specialists in Commercial Suicide
www.audioantihero.com

FREE EP: ANT - Dandelion Session

Hello friends,

A few of you may be familiar with our 'sub-sister label' Barely Out Recordings. It's a tiny wee affair to host and deliver free radio sessions and such from our roster. There's some interesting things there, including Benjamin Shaw's idea (I assume) of Easy Listening and a two track Resonance session from Broken Shoulder that might be the best he's ever sounded, a regular Machine & Soul attack. Plus Jack Hayter sounding like a genuine old man folk star/fisherman.

 

This is the first time we've had the pleasure of giving you something from an artist who isn't really a part of the roster. For the fun and thrill of it, we're housing a four track acoustic session from friend and megahunk Antony Harding (ANT).




You might know ANT already...He made a mark as the drummer of Hefner and has collaborated on numerous recordings with our man Jack Hayter (perhaps you were treated to his drumming and artwork on new single "Farewell Jezebel" or perhaps "It Will"?). He even contributed a song to our latest charity compilation "Some.Alternate.Universe for FSID". As a solo artist though, he recorded a session for John Peel and has released a series of albums and EPs that are plenty stunning and thoroughly gorgeous.



These are simple stripped back session recordings from a typically layered artist, recorded for our friend Mark Whitby at Dandelion Radio, free for your pleasure and discovery...I can't recommend his albums highly enough

ANT recently released the album "The Birds Sing Goodnight To You And Me" on We Were Never Boring Records and I'd heartily recommend "A Long Way To Blow A Kiss" and "These Long Dark Country Roads" - available HERE.

I wrote this in a Starbucks in New York City on two hours sleep. I am despicable.

Thanks & Never Say DIY!
Jamie - Audio Antihero: Specialists in Commercial Suicide
www.audioantihero.com

USA! USA! USA! - Audio Antihero in Miami: Part.6

I'm still in America. Mere weeks to go...what have I been getting up to? Look at the below photo. What does that say to you? Complete Fucking Domination. Florida owned! Miami sold!

("We're Takin' Over")

American Birthday! 25 years young! 'Jamie Thanksgiving' they called it.

(The hat takes years off. I got a Tad album and a Twin Peaks t-shirt) 

Piñata! You don't get these in Sydenham. Tories banned them.

(The Flava Flav clock was not battle tested, a huge hindrance to my swing)

FIRST...I returned to the swamp...

(KHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!)

(I'm wearing this guy on my feet now)

THEN TO JURASSIC PARK!

 (BWO! BWO! BWO!)

THEN TO AMITY ISLAND!

(Looking thinner on top than ever...) 

Then I conquered the Universe.

 (and its studios)

 But I was bested by Cracker Barrel's strange not-golf game.

 (The newspapers sold outside were Southern and afraid of Obama and the internet)

 I'll miss this Dog.

(I'll miss Yanksville)

I'll miss this Fox.

(and still the Dog)

Soon I won't be sharing my glorified Holiday snaps with you. Soon I'll be taking releasing faux-folk records seriously again. Soon I'll be miserable again. Soon I'll be a Londoner again...but once, I was mighty.

Tomorrow? New York City!

Thanks & Never Say DIY!

Jamie - Audio Antihero: Specialists in Commercial Suicide and fleeting immigration

www.audioantihero.com

OUT NOW: Fighting Kites - self-titled

Happy album day to Fighting Kites!

This album has waited well over a year to see the light of day (actually pre-dating the 'Split' EP released by Audio Antihero last year) but it's finally here and it's a delight. Stream/Buy/Do What You Will, all courtesy of the fledgling Variant Records.

Well done, FK.

Never Say DIY!
Jamie - Audio Antihero: Specialists in Commercial Suicide
www.audioantihero.com