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Vinca

Television just about killed me.

About Me

I've always been scribbling lyrics on the back of envelopes for my musician friends and then one day someone suggested I sing them myself. So I did.The rest hopefully will soon be history.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/16/2006
Band Members: Solo mio... however, the talented musicians behind these recordings are: Brendan Lynch, Derek Schuurman, and Neil Lawrence (respectively).
Influences: I'm not consciously influenced by anyone but I love Nick Cave, Rodriguez, Pavlov's Dog, The Libertines, Beethoven, Strauss, Frank Zappa, Miriam Makeba, Tom Waits, Bob (oh Bob!) Dylan, Radiohead, Leonard Cohen, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, The Sex Pistols, The Jam, David Gray, Jill Kirkland, Jim Morrison, Sinead O'Connor, Maximo Park, The Cocteau Twins, PJ Harvey, Nick Drake, Love, Skunk Anansie, Razorhead, Joy Division, New Order, The Moody Blues, The Velvet Underground and Nico, Marianne Faithfull, Stan Getz, David Julyan, The Now, Plastic Ocean, The Tiger Lillies, The Pretenders, Portishead, Paolo Nutini, Ge Korsten, Jacques Brel, Channel One, Edith Piaf, Segovia, Babyshambles, Violent Femmes, Chikinki, Kings of Leon, Roxy Music, Spinto Band - not necessarily in that order...
Sounds Like: Apparently The Velvet Underground and Nico... Moe Tucker... Belle and Sebastian... The Boo Radleys... Marianne Faithfull... Suzanne Vega...
Record Label: Soon...
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tight Review No 3 : The Social

Tight Review No. 3: 1. Name of band: The Social (www.myspace.com/thesocialuk)2. Date: 3 November 20063. Venue: The Barfly (Camden)4. Kind of music: Indie rock 5. Rating out of 10: 76. What's the...
Posted by Vinca on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:04:00 PST

Tight Review No 2.: The Singletons

..1. Name of Band: The Singletons2. Date: 14 October 20063. Venue: The Fiddler 4. Kind of music: 60s Pop5. Rating out of 10: 8 6. What's their USP (unique selling point): They are disarmingly unpreten...
Posted by Vinca on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:04:00 PST

The Tight Review

I have decided that my time to start reviewing live bands has finally come. I'm keeping the format fairly tight. Hence: 'The Tight Review'.1. Name of Band: Inbetween Days2.Date: Saturday 7 October 200...
Posted by Vinca on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 04:07:00 PST