Comments on: Prelude to Spin-Off Bands http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/ Offbeat Irish Music Photoblog Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:29:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: nay http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-991 nay Thu, 15 May 2008 08:34:45 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-991 Ah, I knew there was a connection between FLA and GPO but couldnt for the life of me figure out what! I thought they were just friends whogot into music at the same time. so we won't see the Apes cancelling their shows to accomodate another gig by GPO anyway. Funny you mentioned the Vinny Club Leigh, I was just reading up on his new album, which explains how he dropped right off the radar recently. Ah, I knew there was a connection between FLA and GPO but couldnt for the life of me figure out what! I thought they were just friends whogot into music at the same time. so we won’t see the Apes cancelling their shows to accomodate another gig by GPO anyway.

Funny you mentioned the Vinny Club Leigh, I was just reading up on his new album, which explains how he dropped right off the radar recently.

]]> By: Leigh O'Gorman http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-990 Leigh O'Gorman Wed, 14 May 2008 21:58:49 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-990 "...Fight Like Apes are a spin off of Grand Pocket Orchestra? Or is it the other way around? What came first, the apes or the orchestra? The chicken or the egg?" they were originally soft cuddly toys for about four years before four of the members split to be FLA. GPO was a friends project that tom and mary played in occasionally before GPO finally became a "full" band “…Fight Like Apes are a spin off of Grand Pocket Orchestra? Or is it the other way around? What came first, the apes or the orchestra? The chicken or the egg?”

they were originally soft cuddly toys for about four years before four of the members split to be FLA.
GPO was a friends project that tom and mary played in occasionally before GPO finally became a “full” band

]]> By: gardenhead http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-989 gardenhead Wed, 14 May 2008 19:29:17 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-989 Fight Like Apes are a spin off of Grand Pocket Orchestra? Or is it the other way around? What came first, the apes or the orchestra? The chicken or the egg? Fight Like Apes are a spin off of Grand Pocket Orchestra? Or is it the other way around? What came first, the apes or the orchestra? The chicken or the egg?

]]> By: Leigh O'Gorman http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-985 Leigh O'Gorman Wed, 14 May 2008 16:06:11 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-985 "...…hang on. You’ve just reminded me of another spin-off: I think Adebisi Shank and Terrordactyl are related? Must go and check out…" yes and the vinny club too i believe “……hang on. You’ve just reminded me of another spin-off: I think Adebisi Shank and Terrordactyl are related? Must go and check out…”

yes and the vinny club too i believe

]]> By: nay http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-984 nay Wed, 14 May 2008 10:42:32 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-984 I needn't Cauls, I needn't but I shall! ...hang on. You've just reminded me of another spin-off: I think Adebisi Shank and Terrordactyl are related? Must go and check out... And Tracer do indeed have spin-offs: Heliopause boasts one Tracer member but Julip has three, I think! ASIWYFA's guitarist Rory also plays with Team Fresh, while TF's drummer Niall is the singer in Panama Kings! Pheeeeew! I don't agree that only one of the projects can be a main focus and the others are experimentation and not as succesful. Redneck Manifesto are supporting Battles (and billed higher than Chrome Hoof) on Friday and that's damn succesful if ya ask me :p I needn’t Cauls, I needn’t but I shall!
…hang on. You’ve just reminded me of another spin-off: I think Adebisi Shank and Terrordactyl are related? Must go and check out…

And Tracer do indeed have spin-offs: Heliopause boasts one Tracer member but Julip has three, I think!
ASIWYFA’s guitarist Rory also plays with Team Fresh, while TF’s drummer Niall is the singer in Panama Kings! Pheeeeew!

I don’t agree that only one of the projects can be a main focus and the others are experimentation and not as succesful. Redneck Manifesto are supporting Battles (and billed higher than Chrome Hoof) on Friday and that’s damn succesful if ya ask me :p

]]> By: dave (different dave) http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-983 dave (different dave) Wed, 14 May 2008 09:11:41 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-983 seeing as you mentioned the Tracer AMC gig.... lets not forget their spin offs. Or shall we say, other endeavours. Heliopause I believe. Side projects I dont think are the same thing. You can have one reltively successful act and the side projects are just something to experiment with. I think the idea of having an established act have a 'sister' act (pardon the Whoopi Goldberg reference) as successful as the original is whats interesting here. seeing as you mentioned the Tracer AMC gig…. lets not forget their spin offs. Or shall we say, other endeavours. Heliopause I believe.

Side projects I dont think are the same thing. You can have one reltively successful act and the side projects are just something to experiment with. I think the idea of having an established act have a ’sister’ act (pardon the Whoopi Goldberg reference) as successful as the original is whats interesting here.

]]> By: Cauls http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-980 Cauls Tue, 13 May 2008 18:30:47 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-980 Need you ask Nay, need you ask!! APOF all the way... although, You Slut! are quickly overtaking Adebisi Shank in the Cauls Headphone Airplay wars, and Swimming are constantly surprising me too, also completely different. In fact...just to continue on my self indulgent fav bands rant(!)...all off-shots I mentioned are diverse and interesting digressions from what is going on parallel to it. And all in all, that's what makes it exciting. There. Variety is the spice of life! Need you ask Nay, need you ask!!

APOF all the way… although, You Slut! are quickly overtaking Adebisi Shank in the Cauls Headphone Airplay wars, and Swimming are constantly surprising me too, also completely different.

In fact…just to continue on my self indulgent fav bands rant(!)…all off-shots I mentioned are diverse and interesting digressions from what is going on parallel to it.

And all in all, that’s what makes it exciting. There. Variety is the spice of life!

]]> By: nay http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-979 nay Tue, 13 May 2008 16:48:24 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-979 Long may it last, Leigh, long may it last.... I just bandy the term 'spin-off' to denote projects occuring alongside a more established line-up. For sure, loads of musicians jam together without making an actual band of it while you have the recognised off-shoots who are releasing and gigging as much as the original act. Would you prefer APOF or the side-projects, Cauls? Long may it last, Leigh, long may it last….

I just bandy the term ’spin-off’ to denote projects occuring alongside a more established line-up. For sure, loads of musicians jam together without making an actual band of it while you have the recognised off-shoots who are releasing and gigging as much as the original act.

Would you prefer APOF or the side-projects, Cauls?

]]> By: Cauls http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-978 Cauls Tue, 13 May 2008 16:30:03 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-978 sometimes it's hard to know which came first, band or spin-off, or if spin-off is the right term at all (is it a spin-off if both bands were around for more of less the same amount of time?!)...is it all just a few great musicians mixing and matching and getting to stretch all of their music muscles...? examples of spin-off madness (not of these shores, but however...) Amusement Parks on Fire, whose current and ex-members also play with You Slut!, JC Decaux, Swimming, Pilgrim Fathers and Lights Over Phoenix (Irish) on occasion! mmm...musical mix and match... sometimes it’s hard to know which came first, band or spin-off, or if spin-off is the right term at all (is it a spin-off if both bands were around for more of less the same amount of time?!)…is it all just a few great musicians mixing and matching and getting to stretch all of their music muscles…?

examples of spin-off madness (not of these shores, but however…) Amusement Parks on Fire, whose current and ex-members also play with You Slut!, JC Decaux, Swimming, Pilgrim Fathers and Lights Over Phoenix (Irish) on occasion!

mmm…musical mix and match…

]]> By: Leigh O'Gorman http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-977 Leigh O'Gorman Tue, 13 May 2008 15:29:35 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-977 it's the summer months - it's quite everywhere even when i was running the electric fix, i used to wrap up a lot of shows because gig numbers generally went down (due mainly to festivals, good weather, etc...) as for side projects, i've had about five - i think it's just about spreading your musical wings (as it were), but they tend to be an object of temporary experimentation rather than lasting interest it’s the summer months - it’s quite everywhere
even when i was running the electric fix, i used to wrap up a lot of shows because gig numbers generally went down (due mainly to festivals, good weather, etc…)

as for side projects, i’ve had about five - i think it’s just about spreading your musical wings (as it were), but they tend to be an object of temporary experimentation rather than lasting interest

]]> By: nay http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-976 nay Tue, 13 May 2008 15:13:38 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-976 I'm not a fan of Sweet Jane's theatrics. I find their singer is so affected on-stage and hams up for the camera which is quite off putting when displayed to the extent that she'll mangle a tambourine into nothingness. With Mainline/TBM you can at least listen without the risk of losing an eye...but I agree that musically, the SJ sound is better. Cheers Aodh! As if there was any doubt in the matter, the camera zoomz in on Darcy's face before any other...shame they're defunct, sounds pretty good! I’m not a fan of Sweet Jane’s theatrics. I find their singer is so affected on-stage and hams up for the camera which is quite off putting when displayed to the extent that she’ll mangle a tambourine into nothingness. With Mainline/TBM you can at least listen without the risk of losing an eye…but I agree that musically, the SJ sound is better.

Cheers Aodh! As if there was any doubt in the matter, the camera zoomz in on Darcy’s face before any other…shame they’re defunct, sounds pretty good!

]]> By: Aodh http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-975 Aodh Tue, 13 May 2008 14:37:34 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-975 Here's a vid of the now dorment insurmental band 'Hats For My Hands' who include Ham Sandwich lead gutairist 'Darcy' on drums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBNrF3KElPs Here’s a vid of the now dorment insurmental band ‘Hats For My Hands’ who include Ham Sandwich lead gutairist ‘Darcy’ on drums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBNrF3KElPs

]]> By: dave (different dave) http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-974 dave (different dave) Tue, 13 May 2008 13:53:38 +0000 http://wordpress.hotpress.com/offherrocker/2008/05/13/prelude-to-spin-off-bands/#comment-974 i understand a band we had at AC30 is a 'spin off'. We had Sweet Jane who I believe share members with The Brothers Movement (Mainline). I personally prefer Sweet Jane. Cracking band. How cute is Cathy!!!!! i understand a band we had at AC30 is a ’spin off’. We had Sweet Jane who I believe share members with The Brothers Movement (Mainline). I personally prefer Sweet Jane. Cracking band.

How cute is Cathy!!!!!

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