Oh how we blushed when we read this…
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29-07-2010 Mo’ props from The Guardian
29-07-2010 Much righteousness going down at the Lumi tonight…
The triangle of love that’s The Stool Pigeon, Quietus and Luminaire have a gig on.
28-07-2010 Introducing… WOOM
This experimental pop duo waste no time in appealing to your curiosity: it’s difficult to keep track of what instruments you’re hearing at any given point and the production style is distinctly their own.
27-07-2010 Slim Moon hits back at The Melvins over Stool Pigeon interview
Kill Rock Stars’ label head Slim Moon criticises the Melvins’ Buzz Osborne for comments he made in an interview with The Stool Pigeon.
19-07-2010 Buy Your Own Beers
A little look at what’s going on in Victoria Park on July 31.
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Two of the greatest & brightest lights go out
Lux Interior, founder of the Cramps and psychobilly innovator has died at the age of 62 in Glendale California. Our thoughts go out to his wife and Cramps guitarist Poison Ivy. Here is some amazing footage from a show that took place at the state mental institution in Napa California. How I wish I was there.
John Martyn has joined the great gig in the sky this week after losing his battle with double pneumonia in Ireland. Martyn always put creativity ahead of formula and has left us a back catalogue of unparalleled candor and beauty.
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Issue 20
I know, I know, we've been completely rubbish at keeping the site up to date, but we've been BUSY finishing the new issue. It's done. It rules. It's out on London this week, rest of the UK next week. Hold tight. We're coming.
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We have ourselves… a runner-up
Last night at the annual Record Of The Day Awards for Music Journalism and PR, The Stool Pigeon managed were voted runner-ups in the Best Magazine Category. Word won, but somehow we managed to beat all the usual suspects - NME, Q, Mojo etc. We must be doing something wrong. Phil was runner-up in the Best Editor category too.
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Issue 019 out now
Deliveries very nearly done, but hold tight if your town hasn't been blitzed yet - we're almost there.
All coming online soon. In the meantime, the Macca interview is up on our MySpace.
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Vote Stool Pigeon!
We're up for a couple of prizes and the annual Record of The Day Awards for music journalism and PR - and this year we're taking on the big boyz.
Vote for us in category 1 and 4 by going here.
Piece of piss to do and we’d be frightfully grateful.
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Gash-ness
Pigeon Ash and Pigeon Emily are putting on a top night tommorah, featuring none other than Pigeon faves, The Real Heat. It’s called Gash. That’s right, Gash. Come. Or die.
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Win tickets! To see some music!
The good folk at Eat Your Own Ears have given us tickets to two forthcoming shows that are actually worth going to. If, um, you live in London.
The Research / Threatmantics, Wednesday October 22, The Luminaire
Tilly and The Wall / Slow Club, Saturday October 25, ULU
We have a pair for each. Whoever emails the best definition of the word 'twee' to info@thestoolpigeon.co.uk will be rewarded. Please state which gig you want to go to.
Closing date: 24 hours before each gig.
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Loose on the loose
Loose Music are nice to us. We're nice to them. Hence this plug for their tour, headlined by the very good Ralfe Band, who you can read about here.
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