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About Me

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/18/2006
Band Members: Joe Tucker - Vocals, Organ; Ruth Smith - Drums, Backing Vocals
Influences: Devo, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Animal Collective, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Arthur Russell, Joy Division, Vashti Bunyan, Daniel Johnston, Mates of State, Blonde Redhead, Minutemen, Blondie, The Beach Boys, Django Reinhardt, Sun Ra, Hot Chip, Billy Bragg, Joanna Newsom, Jimmy Smith.
Sounds Like: A rave attended by woodland creatures - ie, stoats, squirrels
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Hot Club Album Launch

thanks to all and sundry who came and especially hot club of paris for asking us to do it. such a vile shame that the power cut. i'm afraid i think i may have been responsible. there's a switch on my ...
Posted by National School on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:33:00 PST

battersea barge

last night we soundchecked below sea level - it just doesn't get any better. x
Posted by National School on Fri, 19 May 2006 02:31:00 PST

Korova

Thanks everyone who came down and to HCdP for asking us. It was fun. Sorry about the brief failure of technology (a sweaty jack lead slipping from a ridiculously placed socket). When technol...
Posted by National School on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 03:17:00 PST

Dogstar gig

Thankee all who came to the Dogstar last night and especially Emily and Robin for inviting us to play. Another step forward in the gentrification of Brixton. x
Posted by National School on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:26:00 PST