Merlins- wow, a band with some guts, alot of talent and a momentum that is hard to resist! If you are looking for some classy rock, that singalong quality and a load of lush guitar, look no further. Find out what all the airplay and fuss is about, allow me to introduce the rather beautiful Merlins:

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Flyposter are BIG fans of new single ‘Shake it’

Merlins mission:

Merlins are a band from East London, they’re regulars on the East London music scene. The name Merlins is inspired by the British Lancaster bomber, which was powered by 4 Rolls Royce ‘Merlin’ Engines. Luckily this roaring 4 piece are only interested in bombing the world with their music- phew.

Their guitar fueled sound is filled with energy, passion and an overdose of singalong melodies, delivered with the excitement and drive of a powerful live act.

Having written two albums worth of killer material, Merlins are here, and ready to set the world on fire. To quote the late, great Bill Hicks ‘Sing from their fucking hearts’…

Dont miss out- see Merlins – put these dates in your diary:

Friday 5th June 8.30pm

Zigfrid Von Underbelly

11 London Rd, Hoxton Square, London, CR7 7, UK

Wednesday 24th June 8.00pm

The Boileroom

13 Stoke Fields, Guildford, GU1 4, UK

If you get to see them live- let us know what you think! Email us at flyposter@mevio.com!!!

Sav Campbell on lead vocals & acoustic

Mike Palmer on Guitars and other noises

Joe Holweger on Electric Bass

Craig Bacon on drums

…finally, we got the extra special Bronx footage from their tour, and the interview with all the specially filmed tour bits is now live on the Flyposter site! So you can catch me, Joby and Matt backstage before their Shred Yr Face Tour going over some old ground and coming up with some new song titles for their side project. Sex Shrapnel is mine btw, but the guys are allowed use it as they rule. We also go over tour games, their role as Black Flag, The Germs and sleeping. Oh, and watch out for the ball bag, it made the cut!

The Century of Self may well mark …Trail of Dead’s return to the form we witnessed on their early albums, but Jason and Conrad had plenty to say about their Interscope years when we caught up with them before their recent London dates. I hadn’t sen the chaps for a good few years (not since they were road buddies by way of Snow Patrol and The Reindeer Section. For real) yet they were still as cranked, funny, and downright intense as they ever were. Even if Jason had developed a penchant for random snowglobes in the interim. We shot the breeze about times gone by, working with Yeah Yeah Yeah’s producer Chris Coady, ballpoint pen art (Conrad did the sleeve art ENTIRELY in ballpoint pen), live shows, kit swapping and festival plans. Plus some rather stoopid shit involving Jason’s big brass balls.

Then some crazy cool dude who loved all music offered to get involved in our filming, so we’ve got an extra special bit of live footage from the tremendous gig that followed our chat. All in all, a very special episode of Flyposter, coming soon…

Well, we know you Flyposter types like The Bronx, being such fine purveyors of balls out punk rock. We toddled along to see them on the recent Shred Yr Face tour, where they shared some stage air with Rolo Tomassi and Fucked Up. Joby and Matt were on fine form, and the gig did indeed, Shred Our Faces and ears. They’re quite simply one of the best live bands around and never fail to bring you to your knees. The episode is going to be a bit special, as we sent a camera out on the road with them and they’ve delivered some very special bits. Although we won’t be using the ECU of Matt’s scrotum… In the interview they were full of great suggestions for things you can do in 33 minutes, which just so happens to be how long their new album Bronx III is.  Eh, d’you see what we did there???

…and by that I don’t mean the builder or the checkout operator…I mean, of course, which soon to be huuuuge bands did we encounter? Well, as luck would have it, it was the NME awards this week, for which rubber trousers (or more accurately ‘treggings’) were donned, hair tamed and minor indie bands coralled into a pen in order to witness the mighty mighty Cure play a special hits set. I cried like a baby, partly due to Robert Smith’s presence, partly due to the fact somebody stole my booze during their set. How callous! We also got to observe the reformation of Blur and the triumphant taking of the room by Elbow. As to how I managed to get my ribs crushed by a major pop starlet is another blog entirely…suffice to say, drinks of apology were exchanged and I’ll not be pursuing her people over my injuries…

so, prior to heading off to do that we met two great new artists/bands. Firstly, the folk song troubadour James Yuill sang us a lovelysong and talked us through the intricacies of using the web to promote your music, amongst other things. he’s a bit of a pioneer is our James. Then we belted over town to Camden and caught up with ace Glasgow rock and rollers Dananackroyd. They told us heaps about canadian actor Dan Ackroyd and invited us to film their new single in soundcheck, which we did. it was ace. hahhahahaha, sounds like a what I did on my holidays post now doesn’t it. Well, all this and more on its way form Flyposter…..

[vimeo 3468314 nolink]Flyposter meet Cherbourg for their soundcheck at the Borderline, London. Cherbourg shine as a new folk rock band based out of London. Featuring the single Let You Down. Traditionally acoustic, with soaring harmonies and resounding lyrics, Gill gets chatting, to find out about their inspiration and how to deal with life on the road…

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Well, some idiot lost the logins for this page, but we’re back in now and itching to tell you who’s coming up in the next few weeks. Suffice to say it’s been a busy month, and aside from the current episode featuring indie troubadours Starsailor and Iggy -as -you-like ex DFA 1979′er, Sebastien Grainger,  in the coming weeks you can expect to hear from plenty of great up and coming bands, who will definitely be going on to bother the mainstream in the future.

So, in no particular order, get ready to hear from Cherbourg, coming on all Midlake jamming with  Belle & Sebastian on Band of Horse’s porch…prepare to be charmed and consumed by the throb and swell of The Invisible – like Hot Chip jamming with ESG in Eno’s basement….be reeled in and dampened down by the sub Velvets sound of Crystal Stilts….witness angular, sharp UK pop at its finest from The Rakes….be infectiously jiggled by the insistent sound of the incredibly young yet very wise Flashguns….then hop over and be seduced by the aching vocals and spacey production of Stricken City before having a blow out to the sound of ex Muslims, now The Soft Pack and their intelligent rock and roll…..

It’s gotta be Talons from the brand new Bloc Party album Intimacy. Principally because it seems to really divide opinion between those who think it’s a studiously pretentious rip off of the mid 90’s sound with added plaintive wailing…and those who think it’s like Mogwai with melody. I fall into the camp of the latter, although many would rather I fell into a chemical abyss and never darkened their thought processes again. But that comes with the turf. Whatever, the point is, this music generates opinion and passion, which is more than you can say for The Feeling. So go listen and you decide. Whichevere way you go, it’s a valid opinion reached by an open mind. Well done you. Oh, and I’m open to love/hate mail…..