25/12/04
Happy Christmas! Hope you all had a good day and ate yourselves stupid

Thanks to everyone who came to the xmas party. We had just a shade under 150 people there and a good time was had by all. The bands were all amazing (obviously) and lots of photos will be up online soon.

There's a new Sparks Lights And Flames MP3 up on our Myspace page. The track is called 'I'll Sever Her Limbs When The Four Horsemen Of The Apocolypse Arrive' and is of course taken from the bands new EP. Go check it out.

More news soon...

17/12/04
If God Loves Records is go! Check out the website for all the info. www.ifgodlovesrecords.tk.

The Rock Sound competition is over. If your name isn't Andy Williamson, you didn't win. Maybe see you on Monday anyway?

07/12/04
Wanna go to the BSM xmas party (see below!) but can't afford it? Well fret not, go to the Rock Sound website now to find details of a competition to win two tickets. Wooh!

Also, another new Chariots MP3 has been made available online. 'Friends Forever' can be streamed exclusively through the BSM Myspace page and features on the bands new album, Daybreak. Check it out.

23/11/04
BSM Christmas Party!

Secondsmile
Sparks Lights And Flames
Boom In The Diamond Industry
Kneehigh
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly

Monday 20th December
The Metro - London

£5 to get in, doors open at 8pm, the nearest tube station is Tottenham Court Road. There's five amazing bands, DJs til 3am, free stuff, the BSM Santa and more festive spirit than you can possibly drink. It's gonna be THE party of the year. For the love of God come along. Oh and buy your ticket from here.

Jeniferever are back in the new year. Hurrah! Those beautiful Swedes are coming back for a short tour of the UK, so if you missed them last time, don't make the same mistake again.

03.01 - Glasgow, The Barfly
04.01 - Manchester, The Phoenix
05.01 - Pontefract, The Counting House
06.01 - Norwich, The Ferryboat
07.01 - Margate, The Lido
08.01 - London, Academy Bar
09.01 - Brighton, The Freebutt

Talking of tours, Secondsmile and Sparks Lights And Flames have just finished theirs. It was a blinding success and you can read all about it in Dave SLAF's tour diary. We might have some photos of burning pubic hair to accompany it soon. No, seriously.

12/11/04
It's officially winter now as I have my annual flu. Once a year, every bloody year. Still, here's some good news... You can now download a demo MP3 from Boom In The Diamond Industry. Entitled 'White City', the track will very soon be re-recorded for the bands upcoming 3" CDEP, which we will be releasing in January. The MP3 can be found right here.

07/11/04
An MP3 of 'Ghosts', taken from the forthcoming Chariots album 'Daybreak', is available to download right here. The album can be pre-ordered now, from the Product page and the band play the below dates in November:

03.11 - BRISTOL The Croft (w/ Sika Redem, Ella)
09.11 - CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach (w/ Dignity Dies First and more)
12.11 - PLYMOUTH Phoenix (w/ Beecher)
14.11 - LONDON The Barfly (w/ The Guillaume Seam)
20.11 - LEEDS Packhorse (w/ Beecher, D-Rail and Eiger)

02/11/04
It all starts today I tell you...

Secondsmile - Poets Unite In Hate VIDEO!! - Available to download for what will likely be a short time. So make the most of it now.

And remember, their tour with Sparks Lights And Flames kicks off today, dates are below. Oh and you can now buy SLAF's logo shirt here. More coming soon...

25/10/04
Updated Sparks Lights And Flames (Have you pre-ordered their EP yet?) and Secondsmile (Obviously you own their EP, right?) dates for November...

03.11 - NOTTINGHAM Junktion 7
04.11 - COVENTRY Jailhouse
05.11 - YEOVIL Flicks
06.11 - HIGH WYCOMBE White Horse
09.11 - NEWCASTLE Archer
10.11 - HULL Ringside
12.11 - LINCOLN Bivouac
16.11 - LONDON Metro
17.11 - PONTYPRIDD Toms
18.11 - PETERBOROUGH CCWN @ Park
19.11 - HARTLEPOOL Studio

20/10/04
Good news and bad news today...

GOOD NEWS!! The Propaganda section is up and running. It's basically a small zine, being run by Olly from Secondsmile. There's a little bit of content up there now, and there will be more on the way, including a rock n roll diary. If you want to help out by contributing, get in touch.

BAD NEWS!! Unfortunately James (vocals) has left emotiveexposed. The band are now looking for a replacement, so if you think you might be up to the job, get in touch with them. They're based in Wolverhampton and if you don't know what they sound like, an MP3 can be found on the Associates page. Help them out people. Pass this news on.

17/10/04
Today I am 21 and 1/4 years old. Happy fucking birthday to me

BIG thanks to everyone who came to the gig in London last night. Everything went amazingly well, the bands were great, the people were great (all 211 of you) and the only thing that went wrong was Mr Greg Kneehigh managing to break BOTH toilet cubicle doors (slow down boy, you'll do yourself an injury) and Mr David Schwimmer not turning up, even though we put him on the guestlist. You just can't please some people. Anyway, here are some photos...

11/10/04
Check this out: Sex Is Mathematics - taken from 'Vegas Psalms, Casino Hymns' by Sparks Lights And Flames

Unfortunately the rumours are true: Stories and Comets have called it a day. Go to their website now to read their closing statement and to pay your last respects.

If God Loves Records He's Gonna Want To Click Here In A Minute

09/10/04
Both the Sparks Lights And Flames EP and the Chariots albums are now available to pre-order through here. Check out the PRODUCT!! pages for that. There will be MP3s from both releases up very soon. For the moment you're gonna have to make to do with demo tracks. And of course the crazy Chariots live video.

You know you're corporate when you have t-shirts available in a range of sizes, and not one, but TWO different colours. That's right ladies and gentlemen, we have new t-shirts. There are also a very very few of the 'smile' and 'logo' design ones left, so if you want one of those, you better move quick. Check out the INVEST!! page.

Do me a favour: Save these banners and spread em around
Secondsmile
Sparks Lights And Flames
Chariots

03/10/04
Home sweet home. Or something like that. Can you believe it's October already? The year is passing too quickly for my liking. Must be getting old.

Updates updates updates. To begin with, we're putting on a gig in London. Saturday 16th September. My Awesome Compilation, Stories and Comets, Days In December and Secondsmile. Bar Academy in Islington. It's an early one, all starting at 6:45, so be there by then. It's gonna be more fun than anything ever before. Ever.

The Secondsmile EP is ready now. It's great, you should buy it. Apologies to everyone who's been waiting for a copy, there were a couple of unexpected delays, and for that, we're eternally sorry. On a happier note, the band are back out on the road in November, with SLAF. Dates are below. Also, check out this months Rock Sound for a piece on the band, and check back here soon, as we'll be putting the video for 'Poets Unite In Hate' up very soon!

Our next release is the debut EP from Sparks Lights And Flames. It's recorded, the artwork is done, and in November you'll be able to get your clammy hands on it. You'll also be able to feast your clammy eyes on the band live, on their tour with Secondsmile. Dates are:

03.11 - NOTTINGHAM Junktion 7
04.11 - COVENTRY Jailhouse
05.11 - YEOVIL Flicks
06.11 - HIGH WYCOMBE White Horse
07.11 - CARLISLE Brickyard
08.11 - ABERDEEN Dr Drakes
09.11 - NEWCASTLE Archer
11.11 - CAMBRIDGE Man On The Moon
12.11 - LINCOLN Bivouac
16.11 - LONDON Metro Bar
17.11 - PONTYPRIDD Toms
18.11 - PETERBOROUGH Club With No Name @ The Park
19.11 - HARTLEPOOL The Studio

Also on the 2004 front, Chariots have pretty much finished their album. Again, not sure on the release date yet. They'll be heading out for a short tour with The Guillaume Seam in January.

Next year is already shaping up real good. A handful of releases are already planned, as well as the launch of our new little brother label, If God Loves Records He's Gonna Want To Fuck Me In A Minute. Look out for that one, it's gonna be scene as fuck.

30/08/04
I'm off to New York until 24th September. I'll still be checking emails when I get a chance, but things will be slow, so don't expect too much! If you have anything really really urgent, please email Claire. Mailorders will be sent out on my return. I'll keep some kind of diary thing on MySpace if you want to know just how much fun I'm having while y'all get rained on.

Miss me.

23/08/04
If you only go to one gig in October, make sure it's this one.

If you only download one banner to use on message boards this month, make sure it's this one.

If you only fall in love to the tune of one band this year, make sure it's this one.



11/08/04
Quite a bit to get through, so make sure you're sitting comfortably, fat arse...

'I Am Not Romeo, You Are Not Juliet' the debut 4 track EP from Secondsmile is now available to pre-order. You will find it on the product page. Pre-ordered copies will be sent out at the beginning of September, the official release date is a whole month later. Oh and don't forget to check out their tour dates, below

We have another new band. Sparks Lights And Flames are the latest to jump aboard the good ship BSM. There's more info and links to MP3s in the Associate section. Their debut EP will be out in November, when they'll be touring with Secondsmile. In the meantime, check em out with When Reason Sleeps:

02.09 - PLYMOUTH Phoenix
03.09 - DORCHESTER Arts Centre
05.09 - CARLISLE tbc
06.09 - GLASGOW 13th Note/Barfly
08.09 - STOKE Rigger
09.09 - CARDIFF Welsh Club
10.09 - MERYTHL TYDFIL RMS Rock Club
11.09 - WORCESTER Arts Workshop

The debut Chariots album 'Daybreak' will be out in November. To preview the release we'll have an exclusive live video going up on here, any day now. Look out for it, it's brutal.

The Bargains page has been updated with a couple of new offers. Check it out and buy some stuff. We love selling to you as much as you like buying from us. Try it, you might like it

And last, but no means least... Check out this months issues of Big Cheese and Rancid News Magazines, as both include pieces on BSM. Fantastic.

04/08/04
So many of you crazy kids have downloaded the Jeniferever and Secondsmile MP3s recently (thanks by the way), the blamethemusic bandwidth has been well and truly exeeded. The tracks are still available, but from different places. For Jeniferever, go here, and for Secondsmile, try here.

Speaking of Secondsmile, the artwork for their EP is pretty much done now, meaning the CD is one step closer to being in your hand. As of next week you will be able to pre-order it from this very website. The band tour with Aconite Thrill in September. Go see...

02.09 - Brighton, Freebutt
03.09 - Bournemouth, Mr Smiths
04.09 - Trowbridge, Trade&Labour Club
05.09 - Plymouth, Phoenix
08.09 - Bristol, Croft
09.09 - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
10.09 - Merthyr Tydfil, RM's
11.09 - Derby, Victoria Inn
14.09 - Ashford, Downtown Diner
15.09 - Sheffield, The Grapes
17.09 - Birmingham, Flapper
18.09 - London, Bar Academy

More news soon.

21/07/04
The un-mastered Secondsmile MP3 has now been replaced with the full, mastered, jazzed up to your face version. It shreds. Download it here: Poets Unite In Hate (Their Gift For Love).

07/07/04
Hands up who likes Douglas? Well I did, and they're splitting up, but not before doing a final few shows. Boom In The Diamond Industry have been lucky enough to be asked to play some of them too. The dates are below, ones marked with a star feature Boom. Go pay your respects...

22/07 - ABROATH The Viewfield Hotel *
23/07 - ABERDEEN Moshulu *
25/07 - KINGSTON The Peel *
26/07 - KINGSTON Banquet Records instore acoustic 6:15pm - Free Entry
27/07 - PLYMOUTH The Pheonix *
29/07 - EXETER The Cavern *
30/07 - NORWICH The Ferryboat Inn *
31/07 - KINGS LYNN Blue & Gold Club
01/08 - FOLKSTONE The Harp Club
02/08 - CAMBRIDGE Man On The Moon *
03/08 - LEEDS The Cockpit
04/08 - WOLVERHAMPTON The Little Civic *
13/08 - CARDIFF Coal Exchange *

28/06/04
The debut Secondsmile EP, 'I Am Not Romeo, You Are Not Juliet', is recorded and sounds incredible. You can download an un-mastered MP3 now. We strongly suggest you do so: Poets Unite In Hate (Their Gift For Love).

Chariots are on tour in July. Go and experience firsthand why people have been describing it as the most insane live show ever. They'll soon be entering the studio to record their debut album, 'Daybreak'.

02.07 - Colchester St Paul's Chapel
03.07 - Newport Le Pub
05.07 - Watford The Pane and Table
06.07 - Stoke Tbc
08.07 - Leeds The Fenton
09.07 - Swindon The Vic
10.07 - Grimsby The Matrix Club
17.07 - Wycombe White Horse

Stories and Comets tour for pretty much from now until forever. Infcat, there are so many dates, I'm not even gonna bother listing them all here! Go to the website instead. Their debut album, 'Time To Write You Out', is out on Deck Cheese Records on 26th July.

Can you help promote BSM? We're looking for people to help out by giving out flyers, promoting us on message boards, things like that. Any help you can offer will be rewarded. Get in touch if you could lend us a hand, and click here for a banner which can be used in your signature on message boards or added to websites. Thanks

16/06/04
You know what, tomorrow I turn 20 years and 11 months old. Shit.

Nothing of great interest to say, allow me to babble for a bit... Stories and Comets and Through Silence are touring lots and lots over July, all the dates will be added very soon. We're trying to sort shows for our new breed: Itch, Secondsmile and Chariots, for the coming months. If you can offer any of them anything at all, get in touch. And if you haven't checked those bands out yet, do so very soon...

One final thing, we're having a big push on our mailing list right now. If you're not on it, please join! Go to the speak section and fill in your details. Thanks

08/06/04
So, hands up who likes the new website? Lovingly crafted by the very gifted Squeak who has recently produced the Stories and Comets/Face For Radio split 7" sleeve for us, as well as some damn nice Chariots t-shirts, websites for SAC, Funeral For A Friend and loads more. If you find any problems with the site, let me know. I'll pretend like I know how to fix em but will probably just pass them on

26/05/04
For what's likely to be a very short time (ie until either Mr Bowie or the band come to kick my arse), there's a somewhat disturbing home video of MAC up online. Filmed pretty much dead on a year ago now, it shows the side of the band which, those close to them, are probably just a little too familiar with. Click here to download it.

16/05/04
Quick update to say that two of our domestically-challenged associates will be coming over to tour very soon. Go and see them play. You won't be disappointed, and you might make some new friends while you're there...

JENIFEREVER
24.05 - GLASGOW blacks
25.05 - SUNDERLAND renaissance
26.05 - LIVERPOOL 24/7
27.05 - LIMERICK tba
28.05 - DUBLIN tba
29.05 - BELFAST the erricle Inn
31.05 - PONTEFRACT the counting house
01.06 - STOKE satchmo's
02.06 - GRIMSBY tba
04.06 - LEEDS the fenton
06.06 - MANCHESTER satans hollow
07.06 - NORWICH the ferryboat inn
10.06 - LONDON the needles
11.06 - BIRMINGHAM the royal george


THE DUDLEY CORPORATION
22.05 - Whelans, Dublin with Large Mound
28.05 - GLASGOW Stereo, with Large Mound and Pan
29.05 - ABERDEEN Dr Drakes, with Large Mound and Man Incorporated
30.05 - EDINBURGH Subway Live, with Large Mound
24.06 - LONDON 93 Feet East, with Econoline and The Tycho Brahe
25.06 - BRIGHTON The Hobgoblin, with The Tycho Brahe
26.06 - BIRMINGHAM tbc, with The Tycho Brahe

22/04/04
Summer's nearly here, you ingrates

In June we will be releasing the new Jeniferever CDEP. 4 tracks clocking in at just under a mighty 40 minutes, featuring piano, strings, horns and all the other loveliness you should now have come to expect from these darling Swedish lads. There's an MP3 of 'You Only Move Twice' here and all the tour dates will soon be up online.

On the subject of new releases, we're pleased to welcome Chariots to the family. For those who haven't already heard them, they're a young band who take up and destroy the middle ground between Orchid and Converge. Check out their page in the associates section, where you can read a bit more about them and listen to a demo MP3. We'll be releasing their new EP at the end of August and they'll be touring in July

More news on releases, shows and other things coming soon, when I'm a bit less busy probably. Until then, buy the new Mountain Men Anonymous album, close your eyes, and imagine a herd of elephants trampling all over your happy place

27/03/04
A quick news update... FogDonkey have changed their name. From now on, they will be known as Boom In The Diamond Industry.

We're booking some tourdates, can you help?

21/03/04
Huge thanks to everyone who came along to the Friends & Family show yesterday. It was wicked good fun, if a little stressful at times, but everything worked out brilliantly in the end. A few minor celebrities were in attendance and even Jay Kay from Jamiroquai was spotted wandering past. Rock n fucking roll. The place was packed, the bands were amazing and there was a lovely friendly, sociable atmosphere. Big thanks and raise of the glass to Considerate DJ Richard Bitchard for keeping everyone everyone entertained between bands, and for turning the music down a little when he saw a guy struggling to hear what the other person was saying on his phone. Bless him.

We should have photos and possibly a couple of video clips up here sometime. By the way, if you were one of the people taking photos, please get in touch!

16/03/04
Hello people. Spent the last few days in Belgium taking in some culture, learning some new phrases and watching My Awesome Compilation win themselves many new fans. You know there are bars which boast 2000 different beers and still the venues only have Stella. Nonsense. Anyway, there are some live photos here. Scroll through all the crap, they're somewhere near the bottom. Look out for the headless Darius shots. They're quite something

Just updated the distro section with a couple of new things. Obviously I recommend everything in there but especially the Dugong and Trencher CDs which have occupied my attention for much of the day today.

It's the BSM Friends & Family show in London on Saturday afternoon. Be there

10/03/04
Just incase, by some freak of nature you've somehow had a moment of absolute blindness and missed it... we have a showcase gig in London. Be there

Now for the best news you're gonna hear since the above paragraph: The Next Autumn Soundtrack have re-formed! Guitarist Alex has left and been replaced by Ed Mayle, formally of lots of Grimsby bands. The boys promise newer, poppier material, but still very much TNAS. They might even play a couple of the old favourites if you ask them nicely. Their first gig back is with My Awesome Compilation on 22nd April at The Vic in Derby

More news to come next week. For now, listen to Buck 65

24/02/04 Why is it I only seem to get around to updating this thing when it's bastard cold outside?

Anyway, on with the news... First off: Theres been a slight delay with the Stories and Comets / Face For Radio split 7" although everything is now back on track. The FFR track is complete and sounding lovely, a video is also being prepared. SAC will be completing theirs this sunday, and the label design (courtesy of Windup World who have done things for Funeral For A Friend, Days In December and others in the past) is just about ready too. A release date and more info will be added to the website soon.

The Dudley Corporation have completed their first UK tour and from all reports it went very well too. Have a look at their website for a tour diary. While they were over here they even found time to record a session for BBC Six Music. Click here to listen. Their split release with the lovely Querelle is now available to buy. So fuck off and do so

The Written From Negative single, 'They Dance Like That In Clubs' is now ready and has already picked up some wonderful press. Check this out incase you needed any encouragement to buy the thing. The band will be touring with Rays Of Helios (ex-And None Of Them Knew They Were Robots) in May. If you can help out with booking a show, get in touch. Thanks

Very soon I'll be adding a minor distro section to the website. Delights will include CDs from the likes of Planes Mistaken For Stars, Trencher, Beezewax, xCanaanx, Steel Rules Die, Eden Maine, Shortcut To Newark, My Favourite Co-Pilot, The New Lev Yashin and more. If you run a label or distro and would be up for trading, get in touch.

We've very kindly been offered a label showcase at Rota on Saturday 20th March, at the Notting Hill Arts Club in London. For anyone who hasn't heard of the event before, it's a free entry saturday afternoons affair, full of arty people in scarves drinking bottled beers and coctails. Ok that might paint a slightly bad picture to you but it's pretty much my heaven. Bands will be confirmed soon but whoever plays you know it's gonna be great. The whole thing will be over by 8pm and the BSM party train is going to run right through the capital, pretty much all night long, so you have no excuses not to join the fun.

My Awesome Compilation are now on tour. Unfortunately(?) The Holiday Plan have been forced to pull out of the first two dates in Leeds and Liverpool, meaning MAC had to headline. The remaining dates are as follows...

25/02/04: Newcastle - University
26/02/04: Glasgow - Barfly
27/02/04: York - Fibbers
28/02/04: Sheffield - Fez
29/02/04: Cardiff - Barfly
01/02/04: Birmingham - Academy 3
02/02/04: Manchester - Roadhouse
04/02/04: London - Underworld

Through Silence have unfortunately lost their bassist. A change in career for Mitch has led to new commitments, and so leaving the band seemed to make sense. They're currently looking for a replacement, go to their website for more details

09/02/04 I'm ill. All sympathy should be sent to this address: kev@bsmrocks.com. Thanks

Not much to say so just a quick update before I return TO MY SICK BED WHERE I WILL ROT TO DEATH

We have a new addition to the family. BSM will now be co-releasing the upcoming Days In December EP with Alaska Recordings. The CD is recorded, sounds amazing, artwork is nearly done, the video is being edited and the distributors are scrtaching their heads and setting a release date. More info and MP3s will be online when I FEEL WELL ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF BED FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES

Every Souvenir Has A Story by My Awesome Compilation is very very close to selling out now. We're hoping to re-press in a few months once we've got some of the upcoming releases out of the way, but if you don't already own it, I (IN MY SERIOUSLY ILL STATE) seriously suggest you buy now!

Don't you just hate it when SICK people try and milk sympathy?

10/01/04
The start of a new year, hope everyone had a jolly festive season.

Thanks to everyone who came along to the Christmas party at The Verge, a good time was had by all, lots of drink was consumed, lots of merch was sold (possibly directly related to the alcohol thing?), the bands were brilliant, a hole was kicked in the wall, a light was broken and Santa won many new friends. The show was captured on video and we’ll hopefully have something up online soon for everyone who missed out to download and suffer.

2004 is already looking bright. On Monday 5th Jan Steve Lamacq played My Favourite Co-Pilot’s ‘note to self’ track on his Lamacq Live programme on Radio One, off the sampler CD and stated that BSM is a label to watch out for. I’m still grinning. Also, Fury Fanzine have awarded The Next Autumn Soundtrack / Jeniferever split CD the EP of the month crown. Once again, big grins. Look out for the upcoming issue of RockSound too, we have reason to believe there may be a couple of BSM related reviews in there. We’re just crossing fingers, toes and paths that they’re good ones!

The next couple of months are gonna be busy busy busy. No less than THREE vinyl releases are planned: Written From Negative, Stories and Comets vs Face For Radio and The Dudley Corporation vs Querelle. All will feature nice DIY packaging and will be as lovely as lovely can be. The bands are all out and about playing live too, with Dudley coming over for their first UK tour, and SAC doing two nationwide tours, one with The Not Katies and one with Something Hollow (ex-Grade). So look out for that

Incase you haven’t noticed, we have nightly black t-shirts with girly pink print for sale now. They’re pretty limited so buy soon.