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Jon Bingham

About Me

CLICK ON THE MONKEYS TO CHECK OUT MERWOLF (MY SIDE PROJECT!!)

Cheers! Thought I'd set up a site to put out some funky demos. I'm one of two singer songwriters with the Woods. The Woods are a cracking rock band based in sleepy old Bristol in the U of K. Some of the songs are intended for the band, some aren't. Either way, I hope you enjoy what I post here. I've also got an alter-ego: 'Merwolf' - a dumbass rockin' band from the depths of Hades. Check 'em out!

Push the button for some Woods action!

I update this site with new stuff pretty regularly. So, please come again folks.

Be good, JB

Remember:
Music isn't all about labels and sales - support your local venues and bands. It's all about good times, bad times and living in the moment. Don't be afraid to let yourself go.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/12/2006
Band Website: thewoodsbristol.co.uk
Band Members: Just me and my Yamaha keyboard, Strat and Zoom 8-Track machine.

Influences: These are just a few of the artists who have inspired and continue to inspire me down the years:

The Boss, Matthew Sweet, Buffalo Tom, The Wrens, Pixies, Neil Young, Scud Mountain Boys, Pernice Brothers, Richard Thompson, Ramones, The Who, Wilco, Killers, Magnetic Fields, Steve Earle, Dinosaur Jnr, Eddie Cochran, Eels, Television, Ian McNabb, Sparklehorse, David Gray, The Feeling, Polyphonic Spree, Girls Aloud, Pavement, Electric Soft Parade, Edwyn Collins, Johnny & the Hurricanes, Blondie, Graham Coxon, Dire Straits, Buddy Holly, Simple Minds, Elvis Costello, Teenage Fanclub, Stranglers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Stephen Malkmus, REM and... the wonderful world of myspace!

Eclectic, non?

Thanks also to the Boosh, Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Futurama, Simon Pegg and Kevin Smith for keeping a smile on my face!
Sounds Like:

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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New Woods website!

H'yall, just a heads up that the Woods have now launched their brand new website. Check it out now, and I mean right now, at: www.thewoodsbristol.co.ukBy the way, I'm working on some new stuff and wil...
Posted by on Wed, 06 May 2009 02:14:00 GMT

New music!

I thought it was about time I opened up the vaults and put up some new stuff. Well, the moths flew out and the dust subsided, leaving 2 previously unheard tracks just begging to be uplo...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:59:00 GMT

Check out Urusen and David Ford, people!

Hey there. Just played the Louisiana, Bristol, on Sunday supporting a great band called Urusen. Check them out as they deserve some attention - urusen.Also, if you haven't heard of David Ford then you...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:07:00 GMT

New Track!

Been a while since I put a new track up, so here is 'Christine'. I wrote this a fair bit back, probably a couple of years ago in truth. Recorded an acoustic version at the time but about a month or so...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:59:00 GMT

MERWOLF!!!

Just uploaded a few Merwolf tracks to the site. For those who are uninitiated in the ways of the wolf, Merwolf are my side project - a purely virtual band designed to carry my more direct and silly mu...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:42:00 GMT

Hey!

It's been a while since I last blogged, so I'll just do a quick update like. Well, I've just loaded up the song 'Hooked' which I hope you enjoy. It's been here before but I've hopefully improved the s...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:23:00 GMT

New Song Posted!

Nuvver demo for all you myspacers - 'Good for Nothing'. Could be apt - not sure I like it myself! Still, hope you get something out of it. 
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:52:00 GMT

Wordjiz - new music genre!

Hello one and allI have just posted my 'theme' for a new game show that I have invented - Wordjiz! I won't go too far into the heady concept but it's fair to say that you won't be seeing it on the tel...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:52:00 GMT

Music Machine - vital maintenance

For the benefit of regular visitors (i.e. me), I have taken Music Machine off the site, as I've no doubt it's been scaring the hell out of people in it's current death metal incarnation. The MP3 appea...
Posted by on Thu, 31 May 2007 04:15:00 GMT

Music Machine - Industrial Metal Version

What the?I uploaded a new version of Music Machine last night and, somehow, myspace have managed to mutate it into a metalic dirge. Wondered what the hell was going on until I realised that it is simp...
Posted by on Fri, 25 May 2007 08:04:00 GMT