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Welcome to FLOWERS IN THE DUSTBIN - a multi media collective.
Record label, fiction publisher, event instigator.
If you're sick of lethargic music, supermarket publishing, dull gigs and the bland that confronts you every single day, then add us as a friend, or email us at
[email protected]
WHAT ARE WE?
Currently...
4 BANDS: Kick To Kill, Stroszek and latest signings Transfer Audio AND Shoegazers. New releases from all 4 coming later this year!
1 SINGLE: We released the debut single from KickToKill. 2008 will see some more exciting releases.
1 BOOK: 48 THRILLS - A Glasgow Punk Tale. Published April 2007.
EVENTS...
ALL CHANGE!... News of 3 NEW NIGHTS coming very soon....
NEW DAWN RISING continues @ THE BEAT CLUB. Features some of our favourite new bands. The REVOLUTION is NOW!
Following a residency of several months @ The Beat Club, THE DARKWAVE OPERA has crept back into it's lair for a while. The night was inspired by KICK TO KILL and featured some of the most inspiring alternative bands in Glasgow.
We're not saying any more right now about the new nights, except that they are going to be stunning!
We also instigate sporadic events at a few venues, and even occasionaly revert to our punk roots with an event called THE SOUND AND THE FURY. More punk insurrection imminent....
COLLABORATORS....
Sonic Direction: Dave Cook
Resident turntable operator: Ricky Murray
Additional live sound: Harris Hill
Photographers:.. .. Plastic Perfection ,.. .. Megan ,Heidi
PLUS!
EVERY band who plays our events!
We're the Flowers In The Dustbin...
THE REVOLUTION IS NOW!
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AVAILABLE NOW!
PLUS!
The legendary '48 THRILLS - A Glasgow Punk Tale" was launched on Sat 21st April 2007 with a stunning gig at Barfly featuring the original Scottish punk legends THE ZIPS plus the COUNTERFEIT CLASH and Sex Pistols tribute THE FILTH AND THE FURY.
48 THRILLS - A Glasgow Punk Tale
a punk novel by STEPHEN McKEE
48 Thrills tells the story of 4 teenage punks: the music, the fashion, the girls, the fights. 4 desperadoes making a potentially fatal fashion statement in a city which had still to gain its trendy tag. Parents, family, friends, acquaintances and complete strangers have got it in for them. Meanwhile the boys discover love, or lust at least. And then theres legendary gigs: The Rezillos, The Adverts, Clash, Stranglers, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Buzzcocks, Jam, 999 and more.
If youre old enough to remember punk, youll remember the feeling. Punks appearing like aliens in city, town and village streets across the UK. The world was changing. Wasnt it?
A fictional Anarchy In The UK. Never Mind The Bollocks, Heres 48 THRILLS!.
THE SCENARIO
Teenage punk kid Jamie is travelling to see the legendary Sex Pistols reform for a one off gig, Pistols At The Palace. On the way he meets 4 original punks in Glasgow Airport. Two generations collide. The Originals tell their punk stories, from its origins in 1976, to its messy conclusion.
Three decades on. Whos still punk?
PUBLISHED APRIL 2007

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Music:

Member Since: 3/7/2006
Band Members:

KickToKill’s debut single ‘Quit Tomorrow’ is now available to buy via paypal.
The tracklisting is:
1. Quit Tomorrow
2. Acid Rain
3. Senses Stripped
UK price is £2.99 plus £1.00 post & packing.

Outside of the UK the price is £2.99 plus £2.50 post & packing.

48 THRILLS is now available to buy via paypal.
UK price is £9.99 plus £1.99 post & packing.

Outside of the UK the price is £9.99 plus £4.99 post & packing.

Influences: KickToKill
Stroszek
my cousin I bid you farewell
In addition, there's a plethora, but our HOLY TRINITY in order of our discovery of them are:
Sex Pistols, Clash, These Animal Men
Other MASSIVE favourites include The Smiles, Babyshambles and...
CURRENT influences?
Iggy Pop / Stooges, Jesus & Mary Chain, Joy Division, Velvet Underground, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Cure, New Order, Psychedelic Furs, Sisters Of Mercy, Killing Joke, My Bloody Valentine, The Chameleons, Public Image Limited, Associates, Smiths, Bowie, Damned, Stone Roses, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Zips, Wire…
And a host of new bands including A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, THE ORPHANS, ANYTHING AFTER, THE STORM SOCIETY, MERCY ARMS, WHITE ROSE MOVEMENT etc…

Sounds Like:

THE SINGLE BEST SONG I’VE HEARD FROM A SCOTTISH GROUP IN A VERY LONG TIME
HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS review Aug 2007
Our latest review of a new Scottish band comes from Glasgow, with Kick to Kill’s new single ‘Quit Tomorrow’.
Quit Tomorrow is the single best song I’ve heard from a Scottish group in a very long time. It starts with a slow thoughtful build up then hits the right tempo at just the right time for just the correct length of time. With strong hints towards Bauhaus, Killing Joke, Jesus and Mary Chain, Kick to Kill almost sound like a Scottish version of ‘I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness’. Ok so Kick to Kill aren’t doing anything groundbreaking here, but what they are doing is bloody good. And if these guys can string together eleven tracks as strong as Quit Tomorrow, I’ll be the first one in line to part with hard earned cash for the listening pleasure. The band encapsulates the best elements of gothic, drone and alternative rock.
As for the other two tracks, ‘Acid Rain’, has an opening bass so reminiscent of The Cure in their early days you almost half expect to hear Robert Smith pop up somewhere. It’s certainly a more than decent follow up to ‘Quit Tomorrow’. On my first listen the vocals did seem too overwhelmed by the instruments but on further plays this just seems to blend the elements of the band together more effectively, whether this is by accident or design doesn’t matter, it works. ‘Senses Stripped’ for me is the only track, which doesn’t work. Here Kick to Kill seem to sacrifice the initially ear catching jagged guitars and punchy drums for (and to be fair) unnecessarily repetitive backing vocals which renders what could have been a good song relatively uneventful.
Still, on the evidence of ‘Quit Tomorrow’, Kick To Kill seem to have something many of their peers lack - a good grasp of what they want to sound like, and a good grasp of how to make music we’ll like the sound of. Its gone straight onto my MP3 player and anyone with the savvy to check them out will do the same.
The CD is available to buy at Avalanche Records or better yet directly from their website.
Written By Hammond
link to Heaven Or Las Vegas



Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Punk IN THE DARK - Sat 12 July Pivo Pivo, Glasgow

It's been a while, but the time is right for another punk night.... Never Mind T In The Park, Here's Punk IN THE DARK... No repulsive outdoor bogs, no shit bands, no warm beer, no rip off ticket price...
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:16:00 PST

STROSZEK - NEW MUSIC!

Heard the first mix last night of Dancing On the Motorway from Stroszek's forthcoming ep.  Sounded great! In the mean time we've put a demo mix of Burning Libraries up for you to hear.  The ...
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:31:00 PST

EVER GET THE FEELING

You're listening to the 4 best bands on the planet?  Just heard the new song from TRANSFER AUDIO.  Dont even know what it's called yet, but I LOVE it.  Less than 2 hours ago I heard SHO...
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:21:00 PST

FlowersInTheDustbin COMMANDMENTS

1.  Despise the obvious 2.  Dont accept the bland that confronts you every day 3.  Repetition is boring
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:16:00 PST

TICKETS

You can now order tickets for our events in the Beat Club, Twisted Wheel and Pivo Pivo from www.tickets-scotland.com You can also buy them over the counter at the Tickets Scotland shop in Argyl ...
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Sun, 04 May 2008 03:54:00 PST

BANDS WANTED? (repost)

We are looking for music that inspires, changes lives, offers a new code for living.   Post punk?  Darkwave?    We don't care about labels.   We despise the bland.   ...
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Sun, 04 May 2008 03:52:00 PST

FlowersInTheDustbin COMMANDMENTS

1.  Despise the obvious 2.  Dont accept the bland that confronts you every day
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Sun, 04 May 2008 03:50:00 PST

TRANSFER AUDIO sign to Flowers In the Dustbin!

Yep... We're excited!  Sounding like a 21st Century blast of New Wave genius, Transfer Audio are inspiration!  Recalling the energy of early Banshees, at turns psychedelic, shoegaze, glamour...
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:44:00 PST

THE HERE AND NOW

7 great bands over the next 48 hours! On Thursday night @ the 13th Note we have 21C punk Miss The Occupier, classic Glider & the debut gig from the majesterial death to the cowards!  On Frid...
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:14:00 PST

TICKETS

You can now order tickets for our events in the Beat Club, Twisted Wheel and Pivo Pivo from www.tickets-scotland.com You can also buy them over the counter at the Tickets Scotland shop in Argyl ...
Posted by FlowersInTheDustbin on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:51:00 PST