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atlas sound

Atlas sound have been on my sterero for weeks now and just thought id offer out a recomendation as im pretty sure itll appeal to fans of babybird, paticually the lo-fi and instrumental stuff. its th…

Started Dec. 5, 2009

interviewing stephen
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probably a long shot but i was hoping to do an interview with stephen what with the new record coming out soon. it would only be via e-mailed questions and only for hopefull inclusion in a friends ha…

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ben Gott Nov. 23, 2009.

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is not the loving kind Dec. 5, 2009

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TheModestMouse replied to lee clark's discussion 'exeter gig 18th june,'

I shall be there. The venue is very very....intimate? Mainly a punk rock/emo venue but it does branch out on occasion. Whatever, I'm just super excited to get to see Stephen in the place I grew up. It's right near the Phoenix- literally round two co…

May 23

TheModestMouse commented on Team Babybird's event 'Exeter - Cavern Club'

I'll be there....with fucking bells on. Been over ten years since I last saw them live and I had to travel to many inconvenient places to do so. To have Stepen playing in my hometown and in the very club where I learnt about binge drinking and cheap…

May 23

TheModestMouse is attending Team Babybird's event

Exeter - Cavern Club at Cavern Club

June 18, 2010 all day

Cavern Club

May 23

is not the loving kind

December 5, 2009

TheModestMouse replied to stephen jones's discussion 'the gigs by stephen jones singer of that babybird band'

theres this whole sticky out segment of the british isles called the south west (and no! bristol doesnt count). while we're not getting upset about paying extortiante water rates based on surface area vs population, chewing grass, marrying our cousi…

December 5, 2009

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December 5, 2009

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atlas sound

December 5, 2009

TheModestMouse replied to Michael Grice's discussion 'Best Lyric?'

Gosh, a very difficult question...like asking a devout christian their favourtie bible passage. But just off the bottom of my head the ones that spring to mind are: 'theres time to be free, its too short to be lonely, because someone you like in a…

November 29, 2009

TheModestMouse replied to David Doads's discussion 'bring back the lo-fi!'

i was just making the point that whatever your views on the merits of the music as far as 'lo-fi' vs 'band' (and that could be argued until the sun burns out) the fact remains that the lo-fidelity nature of the early recordings was more a by product…

November 28, 2009

TheModestMouse replied to indiekidrocks's discussion 'What is your Fav SJ/BB track, you can only pick one !!'

i take back the mean things i said. you sir, are a poet, no in fact i would say sage!your eloquence astounds me.

November 27, 2009

TheModestMouse replied to Lou taylor's discussion 'who's met sj and was it good or bad?'

first off your incorrect on the cretin part. secondly, i was just posting an opinion. freedom of speech and all that. its just a message board so try not to take too much offence and my opinion is only based on the drivel you post here, not to menti…

November 27, 2009

Ben Gott replied to TheModestMouse's discussion 'interviewing stephen'

I did an interview with Stephen in 2003. You can read it here: http://www.bad-pages.dk/?p=331

November 23, 2009

Ray Conroy replied to TheModestMouse's discussion 'interviewing stephen'

ive friended you.then email the questions to my account. i will make sure stephen gets them. ray

November 23, 2009

Thomas Lenler Olesen replied to TheModestMouse's discussion 'interviewing stephen'

I made an e-mail interview last year. ATIC helped setting it up, and Stephen replyed witnin a week. So I would write to Unison Rec - or just ask SJ here on the board if he's up for it. Here's the interview

November 23, 2009

wasted years replied to TheModestMouse's discussion 'interviewing stephen'

potty mouth tsk

November 22, 2009

TheModestMouse replied to Lou taylor's discussion 'who's met sj and was it good or bad?'

no you ansd your son are a couple of ingratiating cocksuckers....or so i here.

November 22, 2009

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alan ladd

Can someone sort me out with a good quality mp3 of 'alan ladd' please?
One of my favourites...love the way it seems to link in with 'amtrak' which is another favourite of mine
i use to have the volume cd on which it was contained but its long lost and i miss this song

Posted on November 22, 2009 at 5:34am —

Swinging from Tree to Tree

Aloha,
Sorry if this isnt deemed worthy of a blog post of its own but its something thats been bugging me for years like crazy so.....
Back when i was about 16/17 me and a girlfriend hitched from devon to gloucester (yeah i know) to see babybird on the theres something going on tour (i figure it was) in autumn of 99. after eating in a resturant owned by fred west (hes not dead, seriously, he started massaging my shoulders a bit as i ate) and being sworn at by tramps outside what i think was kfc… Continue

Posted on October 14, 2009 at 8:37pm — 6 Comments