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Union Jackals

Keep it surreal....

About Me

Once upon a Kentonian time the stars shone bright, the moon was full, the wolves were running and a 10lb 8oz Jackal was born. Many unremarkable years passed by eating. A three and a half year old Jackal discovered a machine spinning a piece of black wonder, many moons were spent mesmerised by the sound. How did they make the beautiful music? He searched high up in the northdowns and low in the valleys of Kent yet the answer eluded him. After experimenting with the other animals he decided to find his true calling. The Jackal grew ever more melancholic and drifted away from the pack. On the cusp of adulthood the Jackal's quest led him to a piece of wood with 6 sparkling strings. Many seasons were spent experimenting with this wonderment. The years ahead delivered both elation and desperation but this only strengthened the Jackal's resolve. He searched the Indie, travelled through Pop via the Country where he came across some Punk. A bright star shone over London town and beckoned our furry friend away. Afraid of becoming a machine he began to dream.................

My Interests

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Member Since: 10/1/2006
Band Members: The Jackal & Friends



Influences: Sparklehorse, Teenage Fanclub, Sufjan Stevens, Sol Seppy, Wilco, The Beach Boys, Beck, Revolver, The Boo Radleys, The Creation, Morrissey, The Ramones, Squeeze, Kasabian, Primal Scream, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Pink Floyd, REM, Stealers Wheel, The Stranglers, Sonic Youth, Lou Reed, Brian Eno, Depeche Mode, Billy Bragg, Pixies, Slaid Cleaves, Tahiti 80, Gene Clark, Jim White, Goldrush, Lambchop, Jet, Radiohead, Ride, Nirvana, The Flaming Lips, The Jam, Grand Drive, Gene, The Cure, The House of Love, The Kinks, David Bowie, Elliot Smith, The Charlatans, Pulp, Inspiral Carpets, Julian Cope, Bob Dylan, Shack, Gomez, Graham Coxon, Mercury Rev, Lucinda Williams, Whiskeytown, Orange Juice, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, David Kitt, Oasis, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Neil Young, The Yardbirds, Doves, Kaiser Chiefs, Hard Fi, Blur, Ryan Adams, Gram Parsons, Arcade Fire, Eels, The Zutons, Carpenters, Supertramp, Pavement, Tom Petty, The Shins, Ben Kwellar, Grandaddy, Beta Band, Super Furry Animals, The Coral, U2, Mark Lanegan Band, The Thrills, M Ward, Hal, I Am Kloot, The Small Faces, The White Stripes, Buddy Holly, The Hollies, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Verve, The Stands, Poco, Dandy Warhols, The Byrds, Kylie Minogue, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Badly Drawn Boy, Bright Eyes, The Monkees, Supergrass, Elastica, Uncle Tupelo, Eat, Stephen Duffy, XTC, Wire, The Vessels, The Vines, Deus, The Undertones, The Auteurs, Whiskey Biscuit, The Wannadies, The Velvet Underground, The Ventures, Fleetwood Mac, Jim O' Rourke, Calexico, Joe Jackson, Paul Simon, R Dean Taylor, Marc Bolan & T-Rex, John Peel, Townes Van Zandt, The Raconteurs, Artic Monkeys, The Rakes, The Lemonheads, Massive Attack, Belle & Sebastian, Gnarls Barkley, Bedouin Soundclash, Westpier, San Dusky, Tracking farrago, Citizen Jane, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Band, Pernice Brothers, The Cribs, The Go Team!, Blondie, The Dead 60's, The Beat, The Specials, Madness, Iggy Pop, Jackson Browne, The Easybeats, Suede, The Police, Richmond Fontaine, Sleeper, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Smashing Pumpkins, Scott 4, Sixteen Hoersepower, Killing Joke, Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel, Fountains of Wayne, G Love and Special Sauce, Guided by Voices, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, The High, Television, Talking Heads, The La's, Echo and the Bunnymen, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Jayhawks, Love, Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra, Brendan Benson, Sex Pistols, Spoon, The Clash, The Buzzcocks, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, ACDC, Beastie Boys, The Killers, Duran Duran, Magazine, New Order, Joy Division, PJ Harvey, The Animals, Elvis Costello, Northside, James, The Wendy's, Thousand Yard Stare, Kingmaker, Electronic, Top, Chapterhouse, Captain America, Eugenius, Flowered Up, The Real People, Starlings, World Party, The Stairs, Gorillaz, Buck 65, The Breeders, Catherine Wheel, Magnapop, Sebadoh, Superchunk, The Waterboys, The Rockingbirds, Visage, Five Thirty, Denim, The Action, Secret Affair, The Prisoners, Eagles, Giant Sand, Modest Mouse, Band of Horses, The Besnard Lakes, Cold War Kids, The Decemberists, Good, the Bad & the Queen, Midlake, Klaxons,
Sounds Like: Me & Them!
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

You can’t beat fish!

Nothing much to report. Had a couple of great rehearsals last weekend, irish bass player and welsh guitarist seem to be working out well. Looking forward to rocking it with our scottish drummer. Curre...
Posted by Union Jackals on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:17:00 PST

Bloggage!

Is anybody out there? This is my first attempt at Blogging/Bloggage or a Blog. Union Jackals update: I've recentely recruited a lovely welshman for geetar slinging duties. Myself, Jamie(geetar) & ...
Posted by Union Jackals on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:13:00 PST