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The Mannequins

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Member Since: 4/4/2006
Band Members: Aaron Main - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Ian Armstrong - Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
Brian Gilhooly - Bass
Michael McTernan - Drums
Influences: The Beatles, Tom Waits, The Beach Boys, Pavement, The Velvet Underground, Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, The Kinks, Teenage Fanclub, The Band, The Breeders, Songs Ohio, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, The Jam, The Flaming Lips, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Kraftwerk, The Clash, Nick Drake, Mercury Rev, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Descendents, Buffalo Springfield, Stevie Wonder, Leonard Cohen, The Smiths, Televison, Chuck Berry, The Cure, Bob Dylan, The Pixies, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, Primal Scream, The Police, Guided by Voices, The Band, Bonnie Prince Billy, Can, Throwing Muses, Calexico, Van Morrison, The Small Faces, Polvo, Neil Young, Stereolab, Cornelius, Pink Floyd, Belle and Sebastian, David Bowie, Marvin Gaye, The Fall, Queen, Spoon, Lambchop, The Doors, The Ramones, Palace, PJ Harvey, Gypsy Kings, The Mummies, Kiss, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Sebadoh, Simon and Garfunkel, Violent Femmes, Rolling Stones, The Animals and the lyrical stylings of Snoop Doggy Dogg
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My Blog

Our weirdest press mention yet

Friends take magical trip through Letrim By Ciaran McCabe The idea of a boating holiday in Leitrim among friends all started over a conversation in a public house in Edinburgh last St Patrick's Day. ...
Posted by The Mannequins on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:37:00 PST

Sziget photos are up

Check out the new photo album of us rocking the shit out of the Sziget festival. ...
Posted by The Mannequins on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:59:00 PST

Page 3 Stunna? - Mannequins in The Sun 27/07/07

Well the rumours that Brian was appearing topless on page 3 appear to have been vicious and devoid of any truth. There was a little bit in yesterday's Sun on the Bizarre page of "showbiz news": "Scots...
Posted by The Mannequins on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:38:00 PST

Biggest article yet. And photo. Almost Famous......

The Mannequins - they're no dummies GARY FLOCKHART YOU may have to read the small print to find them on the billing, but local lads Mannequins are not complaining after being offered a spot at one o...
Posted by The Mannequins on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:15:00 PST

Evening News article 26/07/07

This article appeared in today's Evening News: CITY ROCKERS TASTE HUNGARY STAGEA city rock band has been selected to play a "new talent" stage at a music festival in Hungary - which is twice as large ...
Posted by The Mannequins on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:15:00 PST

Sziget

We're all going on a summer holiday! To the Sziget festival in Budapest. We've been selected to go on their version of T Break caled the Talentum stage. Details are coming in slowly from our Hungaria...
Posted by The Mannequins on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:18:00 PST

The Sonic 883 Wonderland Express

Cheers to everyone who made it down to Henry's at the weekend for the pilot episode of The Sonic 883 Wonderland Express. I think it was a hit, although I'm not sure if The Sonic 883 Wonderland Expres...
Posted by The Mannequins on Mon, 21 May 2007 02:01:00 PST

Dance, dance etc... to the RADIO

The Mannequins will be on the radio this Friday night. I have looked into my crystal ball and I have a hunch that if you listen to www.freshair.org.uk just after 7pm The Mannequins will be rocking th...
Posted by The Mannequins on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:20:00 PST

Updated photos

More photos uploaded from latest Hobo gig at The Bongo Club and Big Dave's birthday at, em,  his mum's house. All photos now arranged into easy to use albums although I think Myspace hasn'...
Posted by The Mannequins on Mon, 07 May 2007 12:33:00 PST

Bebo site

Gee willikers I must need my head examined. I have just set up a Bebo site after going on for the first time. A kid in my class at school said Bebo is getting more popular than Myspace so I'd better s...
Posted by The Mannequins on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:29:00 PST