01/12/05
As you may have read before, everyone who comes to one of the Santa Tours (Secondsmile, Get Cape and Itch) shows will get a free CD. Well in the true spirit of Christmas, I've decided to spread this good time festive deal and help keep all of you unfortunate enough to not be able to make it to any of the tour dates happy.

If you buy anything from this website from now until the end of January, you will get a free copy of the brand new sampler CD.

The CD features 8 amazing bands and the tracklisting, for all you enquisitive types, can be found on the Product page now. The CD won't be on sale anywhere else so you need to take advantage of this. There are only 1000 copies so it won't last long.

ALSO! There are a load of new offers up in the Bargains section of the website, including the chance to pre-order the forthcoming Secondsmile album for only £7. Have a look.

AND LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LAST! The Secondsmile promo video for 'Our Great and Secret Show' can be downloaded from here now. Have a look.

More (exciting) news soon...

24/11/05
To all those who have been looking for tickets to the London date on the BSM tour... Have a look here.

16/11/05
Too lazy to wrap your own Christmas presents? Let us do it for you. *

Have you downloaded the below MP3s yet?!

* Offer only applies to items bought on this website. I'm not touching any socks you've just knabbed from the market for your Gran.

14/11/05
It's been a long time coming, but there are now MP3s from the Secondsmile and The Campaign For Real Time's albums. Check em out in the Associates section.

And remember, Days Ago are on the Play Dead tour with In Flight Program this week. The dates are below.

10/11/05
So much going on I fear my head will explode.

Check out the new issue (December) of Rock Sound. As well as saying some nice words ("Gorgeous, sweeping, crescendos offset by dilligent, spearing vocal lines build to outbursts of unruly power. Worthy of the 'Sigur Ros of metal' title") about the Jairus EP, they also give readers the opportunity to download an exclusive MP3 from that CD as well as an unmastered track from the forthcoming Secondsmile album. All you need to do is buy the magazine and turn to page 19, then follow the instructions from there.

I'm afraid to announce that the self-titled EP from Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly is currently out of stock. The final few copies will be on sale at Sam's upcoming shows, but once they're gone there won't be any more until sometime next year. More news on when that will be will be posted on here soon.

And don't stop reading here! There's lots of exciting stuff below...

07/11/05
Some pretty exciting news which I'm now bored of sitting on... We're having a Christmas tour. It's only small, but size doesn't matter does it? So with no further ado, Big Scary Monsters Records and Rock Sound presents... "Santa Tours"

Taking part on the tour will be the guitar-tapping beautiful rage of SECONDSMILE, the acoustic sounds of youthful genius GET CAPE. WEAR CAPE. FLY. and the start-stop-start again musical plague that is ITCH. Accompanied by Santa and armfulls of booze, Christmas is coming two weeks early for lots of lucky kids this year.

That's not the end of the festive joy, but in true Scrooge fashion I'm going to keep the rest of it to myself for now.

Anyway, here are the dates. See you all there...

08.12 - Manchester, The Phoenix
09.12 - Coventry, Trinity's
11.12 - London, The Barfly (w/ Jairus)
13.12 - Southend, Mannequin Republic
14.12 - Oxford, The Bullingdon

There's a banner here and a flyer here. Both of them would really love to sit on your websites, forums and Myspace pages, if you'll have them?

01/11/05
As if yesterdays update wasn't enough for your excited little eyes, it's with great pride I can tell you that Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly has been added to a couple of the Taste of Chaos tour dates. Sam will be appearing alongside Funeral For A Friend, The Used, Rise Against, Killswitch Engage and Story of The Year at the NIA in Birmingham on 8th Nov and at the Brixton Academy in London on the 11th. London is sold out and only seating tickets remain for Brum, so move quick and hit up Ticketmaster if you want to go.

31/10/05
If you're in London this Thursday (3rd Nov) why not come along to the Betsey Trotwood and see the ever amazing Itch with Caterpillar Ghost (featuring members of Jeniferever) and One Toy Soldier. The venue can be found in Farringdon, it's £5 entry and all kicks off at 7:30ish. Seeya there?

It's been a long time coming but I'm pleased to announce that Days Ago are heading out on tour for the first time since the release of their amazing EP, 'Manptrap The Surveyors'. The trek is sponsored by Play Dead zine and the band will be joined on the road by In Flight Program as well as a cast of cameo headliners. The dates are...

15.11 - Norwich, The Marquee (w/ Itch)
17.11 - Manchester, Phoenix Bar
18.11 - London, The Betsey Trotwood
19.11 - Derby, First Floor

The tour coincides with the release of the new Play Dead compilation 'The Shit 2' which features, amongst others, tracks from Days Ago, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly and Itch. Check out the Signature Tune Records website for more info.

Gearing up towards the release of their album, Secondsmile have a few gigs coming up.

11.11 - Yeovil, Flicks (w/ Hondo Maclean, DSHS)
17.11 - Kingston, The Peel
29.11 - Luton, Cork & Bull
30.11 - Sheffield, Casbah
01.12 - Bedford, Esquires
02.12 - Lincoln, Bivouac
03.12 - Bournemouth, Mr Smith's
08.12 - Manchester, The Phoenix
09.12 - Coventry, Trinity's
11.12 - London, The Barfly
12.12 - London, The Underworld (w/ Statistics)
13.12 - Southend, Mannuequin Republic
14.12 - Oxford, The Bullingdon

Busy as ever, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly has a load of tour dates coming up. Go along to these. All of em.

01.11 - Southend, Mannequin Republic
03.11 - London, The Metro
04.11 - Northampton, The Soundhaus
05.11 - Cambridge, The Cellar Bar
06.11 - Southend, Chinnerys
07.11 - Banquet Records (Instore)
08.11 - Birmingham, NIA (Taste of Chaos tour)
09.11 - London, Club Fandango at the Water Rats
10.11 - Oxford, Exeter Hall
11.11 - Exeter, The Cavern (w/ Mike Park)
13.11 - London, The Telegraph (Afternoon show)
13.11 - Norwich, The Ferryboat
14.11 - London, Brixton Academy (Taste of Chaos tour)
15.11 - Manchester, The Phoenix
16.11 - Nottingham, Junktion 7
17.11 - Leeds, The Fenton
18.11 - Stoke, The Glebe
25.11 - Birmingham, Student Union
30.11 - London, The Betsy Trotwood
08.12 - Manchester, The Phoenix
09.12 - Coventry, Trinitys
11.12 - London, The Barfly
13.12 - Southend, Mannequin Republic
14.12 - Oxford, The Bulliingdon

The observant ones amongst you may have spotted a slight similarity in two of the above bands forthcoming dates. More news soon.

The European tour diary is pretty much written now and will be online very soon. It's long. Real long.

21/10/05
Photos of Secondsmile in the studio recording their album, and also filming their new video are now online. Have a look.



18/10/05
I'm home. Back on the shores of good ol' blighty. The European tour was brilliant. We laughed a lot, we partied a lot, we ate pretty much nothing, we drove for hours at a time and the gigs were great fun. Big thanks go out to Edgars for organising it all and of course the bands for playing their hearts out and making it such an amazing time. A full tour diary and photos will be up online soon.



In other news... The new EP from Jairus is here. It looks good, it sounds good, it should be in your CD collection, it's in shops everywhere from 18th November, it's available to buy online now. All mailorders will be sent in a couple of weeks, so you'll have it two weeks before the HMV dwellers. Everyone's a winner. Pick it up from the Product section and make yourself happy.

Secondsmile's album is mixed and off to be mastered now. The record is currently set for a 23rd January release, but don't despair, a track or two will be up online in two weeks time, along with the video for the opening track 'Our Great And Secret Show'. It's a little bit good, so make sure you come back and check that out soon.

A new track by Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly was played on Radio One's Evening Session last Tuesday. It's probably too late to listen back to the show online now, I just thought I'd mention it on here anyway cos I like telling people.

02/10/05
I'm off to Europe with Jairus and Secondsmile. Back on the 17th October. Until then...

28/09/05
There's a banner advertising the new Jairus EP knocking about. Get it here. Put it on your Myspace page, forum signatures and Mum's best crockery.

20/09/05
Have you heard The Campaign For Real Time? They're from Boston (that's Boston in the US, not Boston in Newcastle). They had a track on the recent BSM label sampler 'All The Better To Eat You With, My Dear'. They have ex-members of Garrison (Revelation Records). They have an album which is coming out early next year. They'll be touring the UK in support of it. They have a page up on this website where you can read a bit more about them and have a listen to a demo MP3. Oh and they were played on Steve Lamacq last night, which you can listen back to on the BBC Radio One website.

15/09/05
Good news! An MP3 from the new Jairus EP is up online. It's called 'The Wave Rolls Back' and it's a bit good. download it.

More good news! The new issue of Rock Sound magazine is out and it includes a in nice studio feature on Secondsmile, with a typically cheesy picture of the boys next to it. Check it out. Page 25.

Yet more good news! I you're in or around London, try and get your hands on a copy of the latest printed issue of Organ. Their single of the month comes from some knobheads called Days Ago.

13/09/05
As a few of you may have already heard, there's been a bit of a development in the Sparks Lights & Flames camp. Here's a message from the band:

Ok, well.....where to begin...these things are never easy. Possibly harder than ending a relationship. How do you tell countless people it's over when telling one is almost impossible?

I think, from the first few lines you all know what is coming. But the long and the short of it is that Sparks Lights and Flames no longer exists as a musical entity, it still, however, floats freely in our hearts, and nestles among our fondest memories. Excuse the pretention but the truth is the most important element of our lives has irrevocably changed and then ceased to exist. Apart from the all too short audio document some of you own....

Firstly thank you to all of you for your support and love over the last 15 months, the most incredible 15 months of our lives. Thank you to Kev BSM who not only has become a friend but also a constant inspiration. We can't think of a more decent, hardworking genuine person in the 'industry'. Thank you to all the bands we havve toured with or played one off's with. Thank you to all the people who let us sleep in their houses and drink their coffee. Writing this is actually one of the hardest parts of the whole thing, so final, like laying a loved one to rest.

Please don't feel any ill will towards us, it just simply wasn't working anymore, and we couldn't lie to you. We also further more couldn't lie to ourselves.

In the immortal words of Mr Thomas Gale.. 'If you love us we love you, if you hate us we love you'

With the most profound sincerity, thank you again.

Marc, Dave, Tom and Tim (Sparks Lights and Flames)


I'm sure many of you would like to join me in wishing them the best of luck in the future and will agree that SL&F will be sorely missed.

12/09/05
So it looks like the summer has buggered off and left us behind once again hey? The nights are closing in and I wore a jumper for the first time in a long long time this week. Next thing you know people will be telling you it's 30-something shopping days til Christmas and that freak storms are predicted.

To try and distract everyone from the ever-looming winter depression, here are the dates for the Jairus, Secondsmile and Meet Me In St Louis tour of Eastern European!

05.10 - Tartu (Estonia), Lutsu Teatrimaja
06.10 - Kaunas (Lithuania)
07.10 - Vilnius (Lithuania)
08.10 - Rzeszow (Poland), tba
09.10 - Tbc (probably Poland or Slovakia)
10.10 - Budapest (Hungary), Marco Polo Club
11.10 - Kosice (Slovakia), tba
12.10 - Lublin (Poland), tba
13.10 - Riga (Latvia), Depo
14.10 - Liepaja (Latvia), Fontaine Palace
15.10 - Valmiera or Cesis (Latvia)

Fancy a holiday?

05/09/05
Secondsmile have recorded their album.
Secondsmile have filmed their video.
Secondsmile are on tour now.
Secondsmile are the weakest, slowest and worst footballing members of BSM.

The If God Loves Records site has been updated. Holy shit!

Pictures Paint Words have a few dates coming up. Have a look.

18.09 - London, Bardens Boudoir (Alldayer)
19.09 - Stoke, The Glebe (w/ Rich Mountford)
20.09 - Pontefract, The Counting house (w/ Dartz, Itch, Above them)
22.09 - Leeds, The Packhorse (w/ Itch, Moila Falls, Airstrip One)
24.09 - Worcester, Arts Workshop (w/ Dopamine)

30/08/05
If this is your first time visiting the site, you might wanna check this out for a bit of help.

BSM finally has a decent forum up online! Woah Nelly! Check it out here. On there you will find a couple of brand new competitions which I'm running to mark the launch of the new community. So do yourself a favour and get signed up and stuck in.

19/08/05
Can you spare five minutes to lend me a hand and answer a couple of quick questions? If so, click here. Thanks

14/08/05
I've only just noticed it's been a month since my last update. Time is getting faster and is running away from me.

Secondsmile are in the studio this week to record their debut album. I'll be putting photos and news reports up online so eveyrone knows how they're getting along. And if you can't be arsed to check the website, just buy the next issue of Rock Sound and read all about it in there. If you have a minute, sign up to their new forum. Oh and if you're feeling particuarly cool, why not go and see them on tour with Devil Sold His Soul (Visible Noise - ex-Mahumodo) and The Ocean Fracture in Sept?

04.09 - Coventry, The Jailhouse (No TOF)
05.09 - Southampton, Joiners (No TOF)
09.09 - Lancaster, Yorkshire House
10.09 - Carlisle, The Brickyard
11.09 - TBA
12.09 - Sunderland, Bar Pure
13.09 - Glasgow, King Tuts
23.09 - Nottingham, Junktion (No TOF)
24.09 - High Wycombe, White Horse
25.09 - London, The Barfly
26.09 - Exeter, The Cavern
27.09 - Reading, TBA
29.09 - Newport, TJ's
30.09 - Swindon. The Furnace
01.10 - Yeovil, Quicksilver Mail

The Jairus EP has unfortunately been delayed due to mastering and artwork problems. They'll be sorted soon and a track will soon be up online to download. Trust me when I tell you it's worth it.

Days Ago's EP is out very soon. It's featured in this weeks Kerrang, so check that out.

Can't think what else there is to say right now. More news will be posted soon and I'll try and update a little more often from now on

11/07/05
The house move is over and I'm now just starting to catch up on things. Sorry if you've been waiting for replies to emails or mailorders. It won't be much longer now

Get Cape Wear Cape Fly is on tour with Dave House soon. Go and see them play...

01.08 - London, The Water Rats
02.08 - Norwich, Ferryboat
03.08 - Canterbury, The Beercart Arms
04.08 - Winchester, The Railway Arms
05.08 - Grimsby, Matrix
06.08 - TMF festival, Thurrock
08.08 - Kingston, The Peel
09.08 - Manchester, The Phoenix
11.08 - Exeter, The Cavern

Secondsmile have a busy few months coming up. On August 15th they enter the studio to spend two weeks recording their currently untitled debut album. It will be produced by Oz Craggs (Cubic Space Division) who recently handled the new Jairus EP. At the start of September they will film a video for one of the new tracks up in Manchester, before touring through much of the month with Visble Noise signings and ex-Mahumodo boys, Devil Sold His Soul. The album is currently looking set for a late October release. More news soon...

28/06/05
First and foremost, I am moving house on Friday (1st July) so please bare with me. I won't have any internet access for at least a week, so if you don't hear from me, don't hate me. Mailorders will also be delayed. Sorry.

It feels ages since I last typed a message last this... 'Mantrap The Surveyors (And Kiss The Weather Girls)', the debut EP from Days Ago, is finally ready for release. Four tracks of post hardcore falling somewhere between Glassjaw, old Secondsmile, These Arms Are Snakes and The Bled. Recorded by Mark Williams (Million Dead, Aconite Thrill, Yourcodenameis:milo) and mastered in New Jersey by Alan Douches (The Bloodbrothers, Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan, Since By Man) you already know how good it sounds. Just incase you need some kind of reassurance however, there's an MP3 up on the bands ASSOCIATE page now.

The EP is released on 15th August but if you pre-order it through here you can buy the BSM label sampler CD ('All The Better To Eat You With, My Dear') for half the usual price. So that's just £8 for the two CDs. Not bad, hey? Just click here

Don't forget that The Little Explorer, Itch and This Town Needs Guns are out on tour in July. Go say hello...

02.07 - Derby, Vida Bar
03.07 - Preston, 12 Bar (no TTNG)
04.07 - Stoke, The Talbot
05.07 - Oxford, The Wheatsheaf (w/ The Jesus Years - no Itch)
06.07 - Coventry, The Jailhouse
08.07 - Norwich, The Ferryboat
09.07 - London, The Barfly (no TLE)

Thanks a lot to everyone who came along to any of the Jairus and Secondsmile dates. Both bands had a great time. Photos and a video will be up online soon. Feel free to email your opinions and pictures from any of the gigs over.

13/06/05
A reminder of a reminder... Look below and go see Jairus and Secondsmile on tour! Links to venue maps etc are provided so there's no real excuse not to go

The Little Explorer, Itch and This Town Needs Guns are out and about together at the start of July. Go see them too. Here's the flyer.

Jairus have finished the recording of their new EP. Simply titled "EP" it sounds as amazing as you might expect. As soon as it's mastered I'll put a track up on here. The CD will be released in September.

As the Get Cape Wear Cape Fly CD sold out so quickly (the full pressing was gone in less than a month!), we've decided to do another 500. Mainly because I couldn't be arsed with lots of emails asking if it's still available, but also because it's a damn good EP and more people deserve to own it.

As many of you have already heard, Mudford has decided to leave Sparks Lights And Flames. The circumstances are somewhat strange so I won't go into the details, but I will say that right now there are no plans to look for a full-time replacement vocalist, but the band will be carrying on. Thanks to everyone who still went out and supported them on tour with Eden Maine. It was a difficult few days but from all accounts, a very worthwhile and well received one.

And last but by no means least, I'd like to take the opportunity to quash the rumours which seem to be circulating regarding Chariots. They have NOT split up. Steve, the drummer, has left the band but the rest of them are still going. Unfortunately due to his departure the bands scheduled recording time had to be postponed, but they will be recording the EP in a couple of months time, hopefully to be released before the end of the year. They will also be touring all over the UK this September. Ben, formerly of The Guillaume Seam, will be handling the drumming responsibilities on both the recording and tour.

10/06/05
A reminder to say that Jairus and Secondsmile are on tour next week. Click on the links for maps to the venues.

12.06 - Lincoln, The Attic (no Jairus)
13.06 - Leeds, Fenton
14.06 - Preston, The 12 Bar
15.06 - Bristol, The Croft
16.06 - Plymouth, The Phoenix
17.06 - Bridgend, The Rec
18.06 - Coventry, Earlsdon Cottage
19.06 - Norwich, The Ferryboat (alldayer w/ Get Cape)
21.06 - London, Brixton Telegraph (w/ Get Cape)

22/05/05
Chariots photos from their tour with This Mourning After are up in the Parade section now... Jairus are in the studio at the end of this month and their EP will be out in September. They're on tour in June with Secondsmile who are also playing London on 6th June with These Arms Are Snakes, at the Rock Sound/Radio One Rock Show sponsored Six In The City night at The Underworld in London... Get Cape Wear Cape Fly is playing TMF festival in Essex this August. More info and tickets can be found in the Invest section... Itch, The Little Explorer and This Town Needs Guns are on tour together in July. Dates are:

02.07 - Derby, Vida Bar
03.07 - Preston, 12 Bar (no TTNG)
04.07 - Stoke, The Talbot
05.07 - Oxford, The Wheatsheaf (w/ The Jesus Years - no Itch)
06.07 - Coventry, The Jailhouse
08.07 - Norwich, The Ferryboat
09.07 - London, The Barfly (no TLE)

More news on the way. If you're on the mailing list, expect a nice big update to come your way this week. If you're not on the list, join it now and expect a nice big update to come your way this week.

09/05/05
I'm pleased to announce that The Little Explorer's as yet untitled new album will be released this summer. The CD will be out through the bands own Time Travel Opportunist Records, with the 12" vinyl emerging on BSM/Signature Tune. Like with their current 7" single, the packaging will be a lovely handmade effort. Check out their associate page for an MP3 from their current single

04/05/05
What are you doing this June? How about taking a month off work and coming to a few of these?

Sparks Lights & Flames w/ Eden Maine and Twin Zero

31.05 - Southampton, Joiners
01.06 - Birmingham, Bar Academy
02.06 - London, Barfly
03.06 - Yeovil, Flicks
05.06 - Peterborough, Met Lounge
06.06 - Sheffield, Corporation
07.06 - Glasgow, King Tut's
08.06 - Liverpool, Barfly
09.06 - Leeds, Josephs Well
10.06 - Tunbridge Wells, Forum

Jairus and Secondsmile
12.06 - Lincoln, The Attic
13.06 - Leeds, Fenton
14.06 - Preston, The 12 Bar
15.06 - Bristol, The Croft
16.06 - Exeter, The Cavern
17.06 - Bridgend, The Rec
18.06 - Coventry, Earlsdon Cottage
19.06 - Norwich, Ferryboat
21.06 - London, Brixton Telegraph

And don't forget the Get Cape Wear Cape Fly dates, listed below...

Reviews for the sampler CD are up now at Punktastic and Drowned In Sound. Read them. Buy the CD. Embrace the summer.

22/04/05
Taking a much needed vacation from my sickbed, here is the news...

The brand new video for 'Whitewash Is Brainwash' by Get Cape Wear Cape Fly is up online now. Download it here
. The self titled EP is available in shops nationwide as of this Monday (25th) and Sam will be playing live at the following places:

25/04 - London, The Windmill (w/ The New Year, Nathaniel Green)
26/04 - Manchester, The Phoenix (w/ Nathaniel Green)
27/04 - Stoke, The Talbot
28/04 - Grimsby, The Matrix
29/04 - Goole, The Old George
30/04 - Nottingham, Junktion 7
10/05 - Norwich, The Ferryboat (w/ The Holiday Plan)
12/05 - Cambridge, The Portland Arms (w/ The Holiday Plan)
13/05 - Wantage, The Sweatbox (w/ The Holiday Plan)
16/05 - Sheffield, The Corporation (w/ The Holiday Plan)
17/05 - Ravensbourne S.U
19/05 - Bridgend, The Tollhouse
20/05 - Yeovil, Flicks (w/ Settlefish, Maple State)
22/05 - Southend, Chinnerys (w/ 65 days of static, Maple State)
25/05 - Belfast, Annies Arms
26/05 - Cambridge, The Portland Arms (w/ Mc Lars, Two day Rule)
27/05 - Middlesborough, The Absinthe Bar (w/ The Maple State)
29/05 - Liverpool, Heaven and Hell (w/ The Maple State)
03/06 - Le blockhaus, Nantes, France (w/ Jairus, Lack)
04/06 - TBC, Paris, France
19/06 - Norwich, Ferryboat (w/ Jairus, Secondsmile and more)
31/07 - Southend, Chinnerys (w/ Dave House, Tellison, Tanaou)
02/08 - Norwich, Ferryboat (w/ Dave House, Tellison)
06/08 - TMF festival, Thurrock

Both Jairus and Chariots will be recording new EPs in May. More news on them to follow.

11/04/05
Have you heard the new chapter in the story of Secondsmile? Download the demo version of 'Sit Tight' here and then buy the new BSM label sampler CD ('All The Better To Eat You With, My Dear'), which features another new track.

05/04/05
The BARGAIN section has been updated with lots of lovely new deals. Humour me and take advantage.

01/04/05
The old 'I could do it better but I wouldn't want to wipe that smile off your face' t-shirts are back in stock. Currently available in small and medium. Check out the INVEST section now.

29/03/05
Holy smokes it's been a month since the last update! Here's some news...

The BSM tour is over. Sparks Lights & Flames, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly and Kneehigh: I love you all like my first born. A tour diary and photos are up online now. A video will appear sometime in the future. Thank you to everyone who came along to any of the shows, offered us your floor, or did anything else to make the whole thing as much fun as it was.

Continuing the tour theme, Chariots are out and about now. Most of the dates are with the amazing This Mourning After. If you didn't see the dates listed on the front page, here they are...

26.03 - St Albans, Pioneer (w/Jairus)
27.03 - Croydon, The Cartoon (w/Escucha)
29.03 - Nottingham, Junktion 7
31.03 - St Albans, The Horn (w/ SL&F, This Mourning After)
02.04 - Trowbridge, Terry's (w/ TMA)
03.04 - Leeds, Fenton (w/ TMA)
04.04 - Manchester, Satan's Hollow (w/ TMA)
05.04 - Hull, Ringside (w/ TMA)
06.04 - Preston, 12 Bar (w/ TMA)
07.04 - Grimsby, Matrix Club (w/ TMA)
09.04 - London, Bar Academy (w/ Kids Near Water, November Coming Fire, TMA)

Have you pre-ordered the Get Cape Wear Cape Fly EP? What about the new sampler CD? If not, shame on you.

The mailorder delays are still ongoing I'm afraid. I know, it's really starting to take the piss big time now. Unfortunately there have been a ridiculous amount of problems and delays with a few releases. All orders will be completed very very soon, but in the meantime, please accept my sincere apologies.

28/02/05
Did you know...

1) There's a BSM competition up on Punktastic?
2) You can buy the Chariots album at amazon, tesco.com and play.com?
3) The sun's out today and it looks like summer.
4) It's still freezing fucking cold.
5) You could host this banner on forums/websites and make yourself a hero.

20/02/05
I'm delighted to announce that we have another new face in the family. Please be standing as you welcome Jairus to the BSMpire... Their album, 'The Need To Change The Mapmaker', was one of the finest UK releases of last year and if you don't own it, you should.

Jairus' first act as a BSM band will be to contribute their track, 'Sabina In The Deceiving Breeze', to the upcoming label sampler entitled 'All The Better To Eat You With, My Dear'. The track has not previously been released in the UK. After this they will record a brand new 6 track EP, which will be released late in the summer. Look out for more info on that in the coming months, but for now, check them out in the Associates section and listen to some songs here.

On the subject of the forthcoming 'All The Better To Eat You With, My Dear' sampler CD... It will be released next month to coincide with a label showcase tour. On the CD you will find brand new and exclusive tracks from Secondsmile, Sparks Lights & Flames, The Remarkable Rocket, Boom In The Diamond Industry and more. As well as album/EP tracks from the likes of Jeniferever, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Chariots, Itch and others. It can be pre-ordered now from the Products page.

If you're in London on Saturday 19th March, why not come along to the Bar Academy? For a lowly £5 you will see Sparks Lights & Flames, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Kneehigh and the first London show back for Secondsmile. Tickets can be bought here. And if you're not near London, why not go see SL&F, Get Cape and Kneehigh at one of these...

16.03 - Oxford, The Bullingdon
18.03 - Ipswich, The Pool Club
19.03 - London, Bar Academy
20.03 - Southend, Chinnery's
21.03 - Brighton, The Freebutt
23.03 - Liverpool, Heav'n 'n Hell
24.03 - Manchester, Star & Garter

And last but by no means least... The info on the Get Cape Wear Cape Fly self-titled EP is up now. All pre-orderers will receive a free Get Cape badge with the CD. Download the MP3 of the new version of 'Whitewash Is Brainwash' here.

03/02/05
The Get Cape Wear Cape vs The Remarkable Rocket split 3" CD is sold out. Sorry to those who missed out.

24/01/05
Well seeing as so many of you have emailed over the past couple of days trying to get your hands on the final copies of the Secondsmile EP, the fairest thing to do seemed to be leave the decision upto Mr Ebay.

No plans for the weekend? Go and see Get Cape Wear Cape Fly and The Remarkable Rocket...

27.01 - Norwich, The Ferryboat
29.01 - Northampton, The Soundhaus
30.01 - Southend, Chinnerys (w/ Pylon, Nathaniel Green, Dave House)
31.01 - London, The Windmill (w/ Dave House, Tellison)

22/01/05
There are two copies of 'I Am Not Romeo, You Are Not Juliet' by Secondsmile left. There are no plans to re-press it. I have taken the CD off of sale, so if you want one of these copies, email me and ask if they're still available before placing an order. Good luck.

18/01/05 Yesterday was my 21st and a half birthday. I feel so old.

So, who's heard Itch? If you haven't, you're missing out. Here are four steps to improving your life:

1) Download 'Do You Know What Fear Is?', taken from their upcoming album 'Well, Well, Well, Three Holes In The Ground'

2) Download the video for 'Tables Turned', the first track from the afore mentioned album. A higher quality version of the video will appear on the CD

3) Buy the album. Learn the words.

4) Go and sing along in February...

09.02 - Liverpool, Barfly
10.02 - Leeds, The Vine
11.02 - Manchester, Satan's Hollow
12.02 - Lincoln, Bivoauc
13.02 - Coventry, Jailhouse
16.02 - Hull, Ringside
18.02 - Coventry, Cottage
19.02 - Brighton, The Hobgoblin
24.02 - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
27.02 - Norwich, TBC

13/01/05
A quick blast of news. The Guardian's review of Jeniferever last Saturday can be found here. And there are some photos from the trusty camera of David Nicol, which can be found through the following links. Jeniferever, 65 Days Of Static and SLAF.

Iris by Jeniferever is currently out of print. The demand after the tour was amazing and we're now fresh out. We will have more copies soon, but if you're waiting on a mailorder, I'm afraid it will be a couple of weeks yet.

Also, I Am Not Romeo, You Are Not Juliet by Secondsmile is down to its very final few copies and at the moment, there are no plans to re-press it. In other words, buy it now!

09/01/05
A big thank you to everyone who came to the Jeniferever/65 Days/SLAF/The Search gig last night in London. It was the most successful show we've put on yet and everyone had an amazing time. Incase you weren't there, or just didn't know, it was to mark the launch of the Play Dead compilation CD. The boys sold a few copies, toasted the success with a bottle of champagne, and we're already looking ahead to more shows.

On the subject of gigs, there are some photos from the Christmas party up now. Click here.

07/01/05
Incase you haven't already heard, Olly has left Secondsmile. The band are continuing without him and everything is ticking over just fine. In other words, don't think it's the end of this band, it's simply the start of a new chapter.

01/01/05
Happy new year! Hungover? New year, new news, new bands. Lets get this party started...


Our next release is the limited edition 3" CDEP split between Get Cape Wear Cape Fly and The Remarkable Rocket, out on 31st Jan. One track each from these two young British acoustic guitar wielding geniuses. Check out the info and MP3s on the Associates pages and pre-order the CD now from the Product page. It's only going to be available through the website and at gigs, but will be gone very quickly. Check them out at the following dates...

27.01 - Norwich, Ferryboat (w/ Cars As Weapons)
29.01 - Northampton, Soundhouse
30.01 - Southend, Chinnerys (w/ Pylon, Dave House and more)
31.01 - London, The Windmill (w/ Dave House and Tellison)


Next release up is an album from Leeds based Spy vs Spy-esque boys Itch. The album, entitled 'Well Well Well Three Holes In The Ground' features ten tracks of catchy stop-start rock, and it's bloody marvellous too. There's an MP3 up on their Associates page. The CD is out on 14th Feb and tourdates are being confirmed as we speak.


Another February release, this time in the form of the 3" CDEP from Pictures Paint Words. Like Itch, PPW hail from the Braid/Cap 'N' Jazz school of rock and will be touring with the afore mentioned band on their Feb UK trek. Again, there is more info and an MP3 available on their Associates page.


I've mentioned this before, but for your own good I'm telling you again. Nobody wants to miss this: Jeniferever are back! They're winging their way back to the UK for a few dates and trust me when I tell you that you need to see this band. Amazing atmospheric Appleseed Cast crossed with Mogwai music from Sweden. If you only fall in love to the sound of one band this year, it's going to be this one. Check them out...

03.01 - Glasgow, The Barfly
04.01 - Manchester, The Phoenix
05.01 - Leeds, The Packhorse
06.01 - Norwich, The Ferryboat
07.01 - Margate, The Lido
08.01 - London, Bar Academy (w/ SLAF and 65 Days of Static)
09.01 - Brighton, The Free Butt
10.01 - Hull, TBA


After a very successful 2004, Chariots are ready to continue bringing the noise in the new year. Their debut album, 'Daybreak', has had an amazing response thus far. Check out the February issues of Terrorizer and Rock Sound for album tracks on the covermount CDs, plus features on the band and glowing reviews of the record inside. There is an MP3 (Ghosts) here and another one (Friends Forver) here. Check them out and buy the album. You won't regret it. But just incase you need that little bit of extra encouragement, go see em live in January with the equally brilliant The Guillaume Seam...

14.01 - Grimsby, The Matrix
15.01 - TBC
16.01 - Brighton, The Freebutt
17.01 - Newport, TJs
07.02 - London, The Windmill (If God loves Records label night)


Sparks Lights And Flames are back out on the road in February, on a Rock Sound sponsored tour with Three Movements. Before that though, they have a couple of one-off dates in January which you should definitely try and go to...

08.01 - London, Bar Academy (w/ Jeniferever and 65 Days of Static)
31.01 - Oxford, The Cellar (w/ The Seventh Cross and more)
01.02 - Leeds, The Vine
02.02 - Hartlepool, Studio
03.02 - Preston, Adelphi
04.02 - Lincoln, Bivouac
05.02 - Bridgend, PS'
07.02 - Manchester, Satan's Hollow
08.02 - London, The Metro
09.02 - Ashford, Downtown Diner
10.02 - Liverpool, Barfly
11.02 - Wrexham, The Central
12.02 - Tunbridge Wells, The Forum


So how was that for a new years news burst? Enjoy.