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About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4Pretend hip-hop with big cats. Tiger MCs is always looking for shows to play and for nice little labels to release songs.JB is also the driving force behind Norwich promotional outfit MQProjects (www.mqprojects.co.uk - Why?, Alias, Mirah, Fonda500, Quickspace, Shitmat, The Broken Family Band, Kaito, Chris Brokaw, Jel, Magoo, DJ/Rupture, The Microphones, Herman Dune, Kimya Dawson, Euros Childs, Part Chimp, Radioactive Man, A Hawk and a Hacksaw and many MANY more), he is also a member of MARAUD and helps out MASTER SOLO live. Once upon a time he was a member of POSTALOWA, but that band is sadly no more.OUTGOING: 'Nothing Like A Tiger' on 'NPU Let's Go!' comp CD (MQP 2002) 'Moog & Korg' on 'NPU My How You've Grown!' comp CD (MQP 2003) 'One First Smmer XXX' on 'NPU Treasure Party!' comp CD (MQP 2004) 'The Way That You Arrived' on 'A Very Cherry Christmas' comp CD (Cherryade 2005) Piston-Pawed mini-CDLP (MQP 2005) 'The Country' on 'NPU Hi-Five!' comp CD (MQP 2005) 'Horse' on 'Strictly Solo' comp CD (MWTM/Howlback Hum 2005) INCOMING: 'Birdy' on 'We're From Norwich Volume 3' (MWTM/Howlback Hum 3/07) We Go Out LP (Cherryade Records 3/07) 'Governess Alpha Goes Forth' on ILFU comp, 4/07 'Valenciennes (or: The Ballad of Pablo Aimar) on 'Panthera Tigris' (Tract Records, Ohio, Summer 2007)

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Music:

Member Since: 7/10/2005
Band Website: mqprojects.co.uk
Band Members: JB, Mark Jennings, Joe Bear.
Influences: Mountain Goats; M Ward; A Hawk and a Hacksaw; Swirlies; The Notwist; Lali Puna; Pinback/Rob Crow; Blonde Redhead; Huggy Bear; Quickspace; Modest Mouse; Mirah; Magoo; Beat Happening; Versus; Unwound; Neutral Milk Hotel; Daniel Johnston; Wire; Strand of Oaks; Pavement; The Bells The Bells; Kimya Dawson; Codeine; Herman Dune; Why?; Stereolab; Archers of Loaf; Kind of Like Spitting; Morr Music; cLOUDdEAD; Brian Blessed; GZM; Master Solo; The Spinanes; Guided By Voices; Unrest; Lucky Jim; Do Make Say Think; Vomit Launch; Jonathan Richman; Cat Power; Sebadoh... and lots more like that. Though Tiger MCs only really sounds like the first two. and even then, not much. well, maybe 'name something' is a *lot* mountain goats, but it's supposed to be that way.

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Sounds Like: i need to grow a dick.
Record Label: Cherryade Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Setlists etc. PART 3... from 8/07

Saturday 11/08/07 at Norwich Arts CentreThe Ben Shepherd Stage, NPUC2007with Ben Grizzly, Lucky Jim, Horses Brawl & The RebeccasFarewell Heart HospitalGoverness Alpha Goes ForthValenciennesTackles...
Posted by Tiger MCs on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:38:00 PST

SETLISTS etc part 2 - 9/06-8/07

Wednesday 27/9/06 at The Hog and Armour, Norwichwith Alex Sheppard and moreJob Job GiraffeAcesThe Drowning of Governess Alpha (new song!)HorseAmerica's BillboardsFarewell Heart HospitalName SomethingW...
Posted by Tiger MCs on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:20:00 PST

reviews

'The Way That You Arrived' on 'A Very Cherry Christmas' comp"This is ok, but I personally hate deliberately wishy washy stuff like this unless it's really well done. Grow a dick." - DISKANT zine 1/06"...
Posted by Tiger MCs on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 09:13:00 PST

Full band TMCs...

so, mikey from giant robot and the city of tokyo has persuaded me to get the tiger mcs live band together to play his stag 'do' at the end of july. exciting stuff - it'll feature mr mark andrew ...
Posted by Tiger MCs on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:04:00 PST

In the pipeline... releases for 2007!

ok, so the 'we go out' LP is FINALLY ready... just about. should be out around the end of march on fabulous cherryade records (huw stephens' DIY label of the year for 2006 and home to the bobby ...
Posted by Tiger MCs on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:33:00 PST

SETLISTS etc part 1 - 9/05-9/06

here are details of tiger mcs sets from september '05 onwards... Saturday 26/8/06 at The Nelson, Norwich with looooads of Norwich Bands Aces America's Billboards The Country The Fall of the Star High...
Posted by Tiger MCs on Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:36:00 PST