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stoney

off on an everlasting tangent.

About Me

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My name is Stoney.I’m an “indie artist” made in Great Britain. These days home is where I lay my hat. Only I don’t own a hat. Instead I have a thick thatch of hair and good shoes which will suffice. I spend much of my time writing songs and making records in small dark rooms. My songs are difficult to dance to, but hopefully good for the soul.
My latest release entitled “The Scene & The Unseen” (See what I did there?) is now available in all good record shops in the UK & as a download on iTunes… Even better, you can get it in all formats from my very own Sonic Roar Online Shop. Each one purchased from there is personally signed & sealed with a loving kiss by my own moist lips before being posted to you…. Wherever you are in the world.
Click me for a SIGNED CD copy of Stoneys album
The Scene & The Unseen
(also available as download)
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If you are the type to be swayed by the opinions of others, here are some press review snippets of the record like wot they do in dem adverts n stuff:
"..One moment the gifted lone operator affects the kind of trenchant rock-riff panache associated with the younger Bowie, the next he’s rattling off urban nightlife images with the droll elegance of The Kinks..."
**** The Independent
"..A gem of a debut, packed with invention..." NME
"..The Scene & The Unseen runs the gamut of the best pop over the past 40 years... lyrically sharp and defying classification, every song is a new experience.."
**** Sunday Express
"..A sussed, intelligent and joyous record..:Simply put, I cant think of many better songwriters operating at the moment than Mark Stoney.."
Sandman Magazine –
The Stoney live shows involve a revolving cast of fine musician pals who venture with me to the corners of the earth to play the songs at high volume accompanied by animated body movements. It’s great fun. In recent times, the Stoney live circus has performed lots of shows including the Glastonbury, Leeds, Truck & SXSW festivals. We have also toured with bands such as the Magic Numbers, Arctic Monkeys, Jamie T, Athlete and Feeder. Come see us do our thang sometime.
Here is a slideshow of some recent live highlights:
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Ta ta for now
Stoney x
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Member Since: 4/5/2005
Band Website: stoney.mu
Band Members: Stoney is a solo multi-instrumentalist and plays nearly all the instruments on his records. However, as he only has 2 arms & legs and is bad at simultaneous multitasking, he is joined by various talented close friends to take the songs to the stage.This piece was written in third person narrative by Stoney. He now feels a little creepy.

Jailbird Video from mark stoney on Vimeo .

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Influences: Lack of sleep, undernourishment, Alcohol, Caffeine, lack of sunlight.
Sounds Like: boney & phoney & baloney and looks like the dude in the top left corner of this page.
Record Label: Sonic Roar
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Guest appearances with karoshi Bros in London Sat 10th May

Boo!I'm back from recording in the US for a whistlestop jaunt round my beloved Blighty.. You'll be glad to see I brought the sunshine with me (smuggled up my arse).One of the things I'll be doing whil...
Posted by stoney on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:30:00 PST

USA video blog prt 3- Getting started!

Getting started (& the art of killing time) Please help us to keep making music by visiting the Stoney online store... Click me for a SIGNED CD copy of Stoneys album The Scene & The Unseen(...
Posted by stoney on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:30:00 PST

USA video blog pt 2

Arrived in ATL! Please help us to keep making music by visiting the Stoney online store... Click me for a SIGNED CD copy of Stoneys album The Scene & The Unseen(also available as download, o...
Posted by stoney on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:25:00 PST

USA video blog pt 1

Off to make the new record! Please help us to keep making music by visiting the Stoney online store... Click me for a SIGNED CD copy of Stoneys album The Scene & The Unseen(also available as...
Posted by stoney on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:08:00 PST

New record in progress......

Well, after a few weeks in Austin, Texas. I’ve made my way over to a nice studio called soapbox in Atlanta Where the new album is in full swing... Some of the live band from the UK have joined m...
Posted by stoney on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:25:00 PST

Live Session & Interview on BBC R2 today

Straight off the back of the tour, my chums & I popped in to the legendary BBC Maida Vale studios to do a live session for the increasingly omnipresent Dermot O'Leary on Radio 2. Despite having an aw...
Posted by stoney on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:44:00 PST

Jailbird Video!

Many Thanks to the awesome Mike Baldwin of Red Rabbit Films for making this video for exactly £227...Thanks also to the lovely Belgian Trappist Monks for their time, rhythm and finely brewed ale. ...
Posted by stoney on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:56:00 PST

Jailbird set free

Jailbird Set free....New single Jailbird, along with some fresh new B-sides will be available worldwide on itunes & Ltd edition CD from Nov 5th - again those at the gigs can get their mits on a pre-re...
Posted by stoney on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:56:00 PST

New website, innit.

Uhuhuh.... Beautiful as my last site was, no one could work out how to update the friggin thing, so we built a new one that we can all update together. Within it you can do all sorts and download new ...
Posted by stoney on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:58:00 PST

The SonicRoar Tour - What you need to know TICKETS NOW ON SALE (open this blog to gettum)

Hello All.Well as you see I have finally got round to putting up the dates for the forthcoming UK tour. Wanted to do something a bit special with this one so I joined forces with two of my favourite a...
Posted by stoney on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:34:00 PST