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Cheap Antiques

TRUTH OR MAGIC TRICKS?

About Me

We are 3 boys and 1 girl from the North-East of England, who formed in February 2006. We play; 1 electric guitar, 1 acoustic guitar, crap 80's synths, 1 saxophone, 1 bass, 1 fiddle, 1 drum kit, 3 cymbals, 1 hi-hat, 2 kazoos, 1 pennywistle, 1 cowbell and a selection of pots and pans. Throw in 2 voices and a spoon full of sugar to help the music go down.
Vote for us on XFM uploaded
Booking enquiries:
[email protected]
Radio enquiries:
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Single 'Mystery is History' - Make your own cd cover, each craft pack includes card, paper, stars, feathers, buttons and all things primary school. You can buy one for £2 at our upcoming gigs, or message us on here.
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Durham music scene compilation CD featuring exclusive tracks from over 20 bands and artists + full colour glossy A5 fanzine with articles and interview with To My Boy
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/5/2005
Band Members:
MARC BIRD
guitar, keyboard, lead vocals

SCOTT WALKER
bass, backing vocals

CLAIRE YEOWART
drums, pots and pans

MICHAEL HAYWOOD
saxophone, violin, clarinet, whistle

saxophone on Mystery is History and Death by Telephone Wire by Rebecca Evans

Influences:
The Fall, Prince, The Raincoats, Arcade Fire, Talking Heads, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Radiohead, Kate Bush, Los Campesinos!, David Bowie, Rush, Modest Mouse, Velvet Underground, DFA 1979, Interpol, Love is All
Sounds Like: "A whole bag of telescopes and cameras, truth and magic tricks from the North East of England. All kinds of wizards of twiddliness and strange coloured beats and saxophones and brushed rhythms. Two girls, two boys, strange Englishness and voices to entice you in to their mysteriously exotic tent and gongs and a slight 1920’s feel" ORGAN MAGAZINE

"A band that are ticking all the right boxes" James Clark, BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Musicians / female vocalist wanted...

WANTED! Commited female vocalist required between the ages of 16 - 25. Must be local to Durham/Sunderland/Newcastle area. Musicians! If you play any of the following - cello, violin, saxophone, f...
Posted by Cheap Antiques on Mon, 26 May 2008 02:01:00 PST

Radio play and general update

'Mystery is History' was self-released in March...we actually spent weeks making all the 'make your own cd cover' craft packs (never again!) Then our radio plugger sent them all to radio. Overall we g...
Posted by Cheap Antiques on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:28:00 PST

Our mini adventure in London

London Calling   We took the Megabus to London on Tuesday to play the Cool for Cats night at the Old Blue Last. Scott was our tourguide for the day after spending the previous night studying tu...
Posted by Cheap Antiques on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:02:00 PST

Music Rooms Gig Review, by Graeme Richardson

      When Cheap Antiques, tonight's headliners, take to the stage it is obvious we are in for a change of dynamic. This power trio from Durham have not let the summer of ska ...
Posted by Cheap Antiques on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:05:00 PST

Fishtank gig review by Scenesters

It was time to visit the Fishtank once again on a cold bitter November night and I decided to park down on the river so I didn't have as far to walk, thank god as it was totally freezing.We arrived ea...
Posted by Cheap Antiques on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:34:00 PST

Review

Gig at The Borough in Sunderland  Tues 25th After two covers bands, the band I'd come to see took the stage; Cheap Antiques. This was the first fully original set of the night and I was excited....
Posted by Cheap Antiques on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:45:00 PST