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Jocky Venkataraman

This is not just food, this is not even food

About Me

Jocky Venkataraman makes tunes which are meant to sound like his, ahem, heroes who include Belle & Sebastian, Malcolm Middleton, Peter Tatchell and the Beautiful South. They are basically DIY folk rock.Jocky Speaks: "I hope that people on myspace.com will enjoy my tunes. I certainly do. I've got an album, My Heart's In The Humber, which is available if you contact me. In turn, please feel free to send me your music so that I can see what I'm up against. If you live nearby (to Glasgow) and want to come and watch a JV gig, then hopefully I'll be able to help.The reason why my heart is in the Humber is that I lived in Hull for three years from 2001 to 2004 as a student and wrote many of the tunes in that period. It's a lovely place, Hull, but I moved back to Glasgow anyway (sob), 'cos that's where my friends and family are. Also, the Housemartins and Cracktown are great."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/5/2005
Band Website: jockyvenkataraman.com
Influences: Arab Strap, Belle and Sebastian, the Beautiful South, Malcolm Middleton, Clearlake, Suede, Mull Historical Society, the Stone Roses, the Housemartins, King Creosote, Camera Obscura, Cracktown, the Proclaimers
Sounds Like: Arab Strap, Belle and Sebastian, the Beautiful South, Malcolm Middleton, Clearlake, Suede, Mull Historical Society, the Stone Roses, the Housemartins, King Creosote, Camera Obscura, the Proclaimers, Cracktown
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Good article

No offence to anyone reading in London. I amn't trying to pick on your home city in particular. I just thought it was worth sharing this. http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2007/11/27/three-million-hom es...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:05:00 PST

McCurry and Rangers- dont bother turning up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/2438919.s tm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/4088 257.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/ 6226555.s...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Thu, 15 May 2008 03:31:00 PST

Motorways died young

Brits grew to love nettles Medicine stopped Cholera returned The people who measured life expectency died Guns stopped   [Estimated timescale- this century. ETA of the much-awaited second Jocky ...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:30:00 PST

Promoters, media and A&R- read this

I'd like to say hi to the various promoters, A&R men and media types who are scanning this to check whether I am 'hot unsigned property' or not. (OK, hi John Paul, Jon McC...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:32:00 PST

I always wanted a private education

I always wanted a private education As we all agreed last year (except Neil and some woman from Kent), McDonalds is a fairly unpleasant organisation that has a poor track record in valuing its staff. ...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:49:00 PST

Hoppy Neuw Yeaur

Happy New Year everyone. Emboldened by Ricky Gervais's rant about appearances in the final episode of Extras, I am going to have a rant. I amn't sure what it's about yet, but it's going to j...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:02:00 PST

Winter Love

Hi to everybody (or anybody? Okay, hi John Paul and possibly Lorna!) I know I've not been very communicative lately, so I'd like to apologise. Sorry. Sorry. Ouch. I'm going to be making sweet Winter n...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:48:00 PST

Record of action taken, 17th October 2007

Half an hour before our neighbour is due to came round (pretty much self-invited...), and I'm staring at a stubborn jobby. Three flushes and no result. A curler: the same shape as Clarence Drive. I w...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:28:00 PST

Saturday gig free entry

Hi thereThe gig on Saturday (Bar Fuzz) will be free of charge. 9pm-11pm ish, and it's just off Pitt Street so even Stabby McStab will feel at home.I'm playing with a brilliant fella called The Hollow ...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:43:00 PST

Top Ten Beautiful South songs that weren't singles

1 Woman In The Wall2 From Under The Covers3 Pretty4 Worthless Lie5 Runners Up6 Angels & Devils7 Straight In At 378 Alone9 A Minute's Silence10 Chicken Wings(Christmas editions only)11 Hold It Back...
Posted by Jocky Venkataraman on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:38:00 PST