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Time for an update&

Been a bit lazy recently, so here's a bit of a round-up A few recent highlights; the Motive have been picking up some radio play with LCD  played two weeks running on BBC WM's 'Introducing&' p...
Posted by mac on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:14:00 PST

Barfly gigs&theyre like buses!

Yep, you wait for one for ages and then two come along at once.  Well, kind of... The Motive were asked to step in at fairly short notice to open for the Sultans Of Ping  of 'Where's My Jumper?...
Posted by mac on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:43:00 PST

The Others support slot

Just had word through that our gig at the Kamikazie 444 Club at The Rainbow in Digbeth on 12th October will be supporting The Others! To say we're chuffed is an understatement - Friday night's at the ...
Posted by mac on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:37:00 PST

Jug of Ale - Rudimentary Records Night

Good night with all three bands pulling out the stops despite a biblical downpour to put off the less hardened gig goers... But after The Boom! Cans & Ben Calvert both put in sterling work in the...
Posted by mac on Fri, 18 May 2007 05:08:00 PST

PODFEST's UP!!!!

A video podcast for the recent 'Podfest' gig in Camden Town, featuring The Motive, is now available from http://podfestlive.com with the audio version being released by the end of the weekend at http:...
Posted by mac on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:12:00 PST

The Motive @ The Golden Cross, Coventry.

Finally getting 'down the road' for a gig in Cov  and about time too!  The Golden Cross is one of the few bits of Coventry untouched by the Luftwaffe; a wonderfully wonky old Tudor boozer and it...
Posted by mac on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:24:00 PST

Transmission @ Actress & Bishop

'Tribute bands' - I'm always a bit wary, though have seen a couple of good ones before, but, well you worry a bit don't you?But, after toying with the idea of Transmission for a while, I decided...
Posted by mac on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:55:00 PST

The Guile  Barfly Birmingham, 9th April 2007

It's not a new concept.  Dark, dirty, sleazy rock 'n' roll.  But when it's done well&it can still hit the spot.  Which is exactly what The Guile do, calling up all the primal forces to ...
Posted by mac on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:11:00 PST

PODFEST - a great gig in Camden Town!

PODFEST  a storming night in Camden Town With apologies for the late posting (moody internet connection at Motive towers), just wanted to share some reflections on Thursday night's gig in Camden. A...
Posted by mac on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:22:00 PST

April Update

April's shaping up to be a busy time for the band, with gigs in London & Coventry, three new tracks recorded and being mixed and it looks like we're set to be featured on the debut release by Birm...
Posted by mac on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:49:00 PST