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The Whole Note – from the Publisher

Plum Sutra Interview
Presented By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten

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History of Peavey Guitars
Submitted By: Todd Masters

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101 Bands You’ve Never Heard Of But Should
Written By: James Hay

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Plum Sutra Interview
Presented By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten

Plum Sutra from Portland Oregon answers the Music and Band
Ezine Interview this week.

Q: How did you come up with the name of your band?
A: Seth & Linton – the co founders, met at a Zen meditation group
at Lewis & Clark Campus, so we wanted a Buddhist-esque name, hence
“Sutra”. We added the word “Plum” after drinking some rum.

Q: What genre (if any) would you classify your music in?
A: Instrumental jazz/rock nature music

Q: Do you play only originals, or do you do covers?  In your
average gig, what’s the ratio of original songs to covers?
A: We play all original, instrumental music on piano, violin, &
drums, occasionally with trumpet & mandolin.

Q: Who are your musical influences?
A: Do Make Say Think, Radiohead, Tool, Claude Debussy

Q: What are your songs about?
A: A variety of emotive subjects ranging from animals, long-hair,
countries, and seasons

Q: What are your band’s goals?
A: Play live shows as often as possible, ideally at locations that
have real pianos, underneath a waterfall.

Q: Do you sell CD’s or MP3′s of your music?  If so, where could
someone find them?
A: Our debut album is available as an electronic download at
www.ivoryharp.com/downloads. You can also check out our website -
www.plumsutra.com

Q: What are your most and least favorite venues to play, and why?
A: Most Favorite – Stanford College

Q: Which songs do you perform most frequently?
A: Medley Applebutter, Happy Armed Forces Day, Cat Visions

Q: On a gig, do you play from a set list or do you just pick songs
on the spot?
A: Seth generally creates a set list which is open to revision
throughout the night

Q: Who in the band writes your songs?
A: Our first album was written half by Seth and half by Seth &
Linton. Connor has since written 2 incredible songs that will be
featured on our next album

Q: How has your music evolved since you started playing together?
A: At Plum Sutra’s inception, we were only a piano/drums duo.
Writing songs came at an extraordinarily fluid pace and we really
enjoyed creating music together at such a quick pace. Connor
joined us in the fall of 2009 and added an important multi-
instrumentalist harmonic component to the band. His arrival
enabled us to add different layers to our pieces, and it was then
that we really became true performers. We recorded our debut
album over 24 hours and then went on a quick 6 date W. Coast tour.

Q: Last thoughts?
A: Our music celebrates the euphoric spirit of life, and we look
forward to developing our musical capacities here in Portland, OR.

About the Publisher:

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History of Peavey Guitars
Submitted By: Todd Masters

July 23, 2010 by Chaz

Peavey may not have the most recognizable or distinct guitar
models, but they’re still among one of the most popular amplifier
and electronics manufacturers to date. The company is native to
the state of Mississippi and has been praised by George Bush
Senior for being an U.S. only based business–although that is no
longer true, the company now has overseas factories–and their
products are distributed to over 130 different countries across
the globe.

Peavey Electronics was founded in 1964, by Hartley Peavey, who had
built an amplifier because his dad wouldn’t buy him one. The
company was jump-started a year later with $8,000 from Hartley’s
remaining college fund. Despite the investments ($8,000 was a lot
back then), the very first Peavey amplifiers were made in the
basement of Hartley’s parents.

Hartley himself said the timing of creating his company couldn’t
have been at a better time. In the mid 60s, the big guitar names
were slowly acquired by huge corporations, thus the price of good
amplifiers went up, but the quality went down. That is when
Hartley decided to make the business serious, and bought a factory
from $17,500 he borrowed. Beforehand, he had only moved from the
basement to a “bigger space” – the attic of his father’s record
store.

The business went well, and from 2 employees (Hartley himself and
a salesman) in 1966, the company soon had over 150 employees in
1973. Two years later, the company started to manufacture guitars,
albeit with mixed success. They mostly produced guitars as an
answer to the bigger companies’ latest trend; selling amplifiers
together with new guitars.

Notable models of Peavey Electronics include: The 5150 Peavey
Amplifier was originally designed for Van Halen, XXX and JSX
series are Joe Satriani Signature amplifiers, the Bandit series
(Solid State amplifier famous for replicating tube tones), the
CS800 amplifier… and many others.

Today, Peavey has yet to break-in into the guitar market; the only
significant models from Peavey were only marginally successful
like the Wolfgang series electric guitars.

However, the fact that their amplifiers are used by myriad artists
and even average guitar players does prove that Peavey knows what
he’s doing after these 37 years. Hopefully, we will see new guitar
models introduced by the company soon enough. And some prime
amplifiers too, of course. Check out Peavey High Gain Amplifiers.

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101 Bands You’ve Never Heard Of But Should
Written By: James Hay

Darien Venture
Rocking ‘light metal’ addictive band with clever vocals and lyrics
from Ayr.

Spy Movie
Easy-going band with jangly guitar from Glasgow, with a
soothing female vocalist.

Three Blocks From The Wake
Minimalist-electro trio from Ayrshire.

Howling Bells
Upbeat-but-mellow female-led band from UK

Anna Meldrum
Individual artist with happy vocals and upbeat acoustics.

Panda Su
Feist-like female singer-songwriter

Dead City Riots
Grungy Glasgow 4-piece

Dinosaur Pile-up
UK Grunge ‘Weezer/Nirvana-style’ talented threesome

Frightened Rabbit
Scottish cult mellow band, constantly gaining in popularity

Six People Away
Lightly vocaled duo with electric drums and a good clever beat

Acrylic Iqon
Electric-rocking multi-gender band with addictive fast riffs

The Merry Poppins
Funky, jazzy, Madness-akin indie band from Austria.

65 Days of Static
Multi-instrumental band with a few vocal pieces.

Kharma45
Derry-based epic crescendo-using foursome

Miniature Tigers
Incredibly addictive nonchalant-seeming US band

Boycotts
Female fronted indie-rocky band with complex guitaring

Brother Louis Collective
Lyrically direct calming band from Glasgow. Clarinet included

We Are The Physics
Intense-vocals doubled with rapid drumming Glasgow band, currently
touring Japan.

Sky Larkin
Definite one-to-watch from Leeds. Jangly guitars coupled with
addictive beats

The Xcerts
Optimistic Aberdonian band with heartfelt vocals. On the brink of
stardom.

We Start Fires
Modest indie-rock foursome from Darlington

Popolo
Vocal-less funky band to bop along to

School of Seven Bells
Sleepy psychedelic band from New York, easy-listening

Bombay Bicycle Club
Featured in NME, Interpol-like vocals from a London band

FoxFace
Glasgow indie/folk-rock band, with Snow Patrol-sounding male
vocalist

We Are Trapped In Kansas
Clever guitaring coupled with funky pauses and prolonged singing

Friendly Fires
Already taken off, disco-house pop band. Touring all over

Soap&Skin
Female solo artist, minimal vocals varying in pitch and speed.
From Vienna

Skinflints
Airy vocals with solid beats from Scotland. Great guitaring and
song set-up

Twin Atlantic
Scottish Blink182, very talented musicians jamming with
singalongable tunes

MuteMath
From New Orleans, signed to Warner Bros in USA, incredibly
addictive indie-pop

Red Light Company
Epic-sounding band from London, backing-vocals-tastic

Young Husband
Easy-going indie band from Melbourne. Garbage-like female vocalist

Ipso Facto
Dracula-style piano-workings from London. Talented female vocalist

The Boy Least Likely To
UK intriguing whispering vocalist with a constant happy vibe

Fighting Wire
Metal(ish) band from Northern Ireland. Jumpy, fast tunes

Cinders Fall
Heavy metal duo with softer-than-usual-for-metal vocals

Dumb Instrument
‘Outstanding’ says Vic Galloway, slow and poignant band from
Ayrshire

United Fruit
Upbeat with shouty-lyrics band from Scotland

Flyleaf
American heavy rock band with female lead

Jumpers Knee
Indie-electro-rock band from Glasgow. Clever electric beat-mixes
coupled with danceable tunes

5ive
From Boston, USA, experimental rock band with heavy use of
instrumentals

Miss The Occupier
Glasgow indie-punk band, honest-sounding female lead

Rosalita
English fast-paced indie band, uses synthesizers and good
multi-vocals

The Anomalies
Hereford-based ‘new rap’ rock group. Very original and catchy

Rumspringa
Steady pop-like band from LA. Like Cold War Kids but slower.

The Bloodsugars
Quirky NY band, does clever covers with good dancy backbeat

The Fazed
“in a daze”-sounding band from Leicester, repetitive guitaring
with effortless vocals

Little Boots
One-to-watch for 2009, disco-pop mixed with dance

Porcelain and the Tramps
Hard rock swirled with industrial electronica from Detroit, USA.
Female lead with full-powered vocals

Soho Dolls
Simple electric pop with funky pauses and changes in tune.

Sufjan Stevens
Happy go lucky male from USA, easy and slow with piano
accompaniment

Uh Huh Her
Actress Leisha Harvey makes up one half of this rocking
electric-pop duo.

The Weakerthans
Indie band from USA, their track “Aside”  featured in film Wedding
Crashers

Young Love
Rocking-beat band from NY, alike to, and supported, Academy Is

Marnie Stern
Obscurely progressive indie-pop artist with influential drumming
and quirky beats

Beat Union
Punk-rock male band from Birmingham. Debut album out in Japan

Cocteau Twins
From Grangemouth, Scotland. Sometimes-Christmassy trio with
easy-listening vocals and epic-sound.

Collective Soul
Featured on the ‘Twilight’ soundtrack. Pure-of-heart
classic-rock/pop band from Atlanta, Georgia.

Giant Drag
Female artist from LA. Uses weird lyrics and usually-constant
musical backing

Camera Obscura
Upbeat classic indie band  with ingenious lyrics and warming
female vocals

Hollywood Undead
Band made of a third rock, third hip hop, and third metal.
Slightly distorted vocals, easily make a crowd rowdy. From LA,
USA.

Voluntary Butler Scheme
Lounge/house music-makers from Stourbridge. Simplistic and
seemingly-meaningless vocals

My Dying Bride
UK version of Rammstein. Gothic death metal, medium speed

Johnny Foreigner
Small, quirky, random three-some from Birmingham. Jamming sound
with very original and easily recognizable vocals.

Fastlane
Typical emo-pop-indie band, sounds like the younger brother of
New Found Glory

Midget and Giant
Acoustic duo from the UK. Low vocals with plucky guitaring and a
slow pace.

Surfact
Metal band from Denmark. Starts slow but gets faster. Think
Nickelback mixed with Switchfoot.

Ejectorseat
Electric indie band from Derby. Conjures images of manga and retro
computer games. Had radio play from Steve Lamacq and Jonathan
Ross.

Linchpin
Hotly tipped by Kerrang, kid emo band from London. Despite being
in the emo category, can be generically liked.

Your New Escape Plan
Mix of Placebo and Angels and Airwaves with a slower pace. From
England.

Janet and the Boowalks
Melodramatic acoustic pop by a group of upbeat females.

We Were Promised Jetpacks
Set for stardom Glasgow foursome. Arctic-Monkeys x Futureheads
indie band signed to FatCat Records

Sparrow and the Workshop
3-piece from Glasgow, sounds like tunes from old western movie
soundtracks or the old Bond movie themes

Attic Lights
Indie rock band signed to Island Records – so they’re getting
huge. Simple, honest, Beach Boys-ish but more modern and more
rocky.

Action Group
Fast-paced guitar riffs with minimal low vocals. Band from
Edinburgh.

The Day I Snapped
Punk rock band signed to Lockjaw record label. Kinda grungy with a
distorted sound.

How To Swim
Ten-piece pop band from Glasgow. According to their MySpace, they
sound like “A leather mask in a ball-pit, lounging”. In parts they
sound like Kings of Leon

The Dirty Hepburns
Indie-pop band that fully exploits melodies, harmonies and
multiple beats in one song. From Scotland.

Si Hayden
100% original. Poetry readings over background music of low-key
drumming, piano, and many other quirky instruments

Employee of the Month
Experimental rock/jazz group from Edinburgh. No vocal parts as of
yet.

Wooden Box Theater
Sounds like recorded fury, from Chicago, USA. Purely instrumental,
drumming and percussion-led. Think Aphex Twin but less insane.

Wake the President
Group of individuals from Glasgow with a slow pop sound.
Acoustic-like but not acoustic. Have debut album coming out 9th
March.

Gdansk
Glasgow band, sound like a postmodern Editors. Great background,
relaxing music

The Whiskey Works
Scottish post-hardcore quartet with aggressive vocals and mammoth
guitars.

Hey Vampires
Hardcore punk band that takes influence from Fugazi, Alexisonfire,
Test Icicles and others.  On Two Tick record label

These Arms are Snakes
Seattle based rock band. Uses prolonged guitar riffs with
borderline screams

Minus the Bear
Popular experimental American band. Echoed vocals with soothing
riffs and drumming. Signed to Suicide Squeeze.

French Wives
Folk pop band that incorporate violins, with influence from
Belle&Sebastien, Camera Obscura etc.

Ross Clark and the Scarves Go Missing
Country indie-pop band led by Ross Clark (surprisingly). Cult
following with a lot of gigs and support acts in the pipeline
(90)

Over The Wall
Acoustic folk slow indie group. Really catchy melodies doubled
with the clever linking of instruments. Gigging relentlessly for
months to come.

Galchen
Scottish instrumental band who experiment with percussion and
electronics. Hard to define due to the constant changing sound in
each track – sometimes like Arcade Fire, sometimes like Pixies,
sometimes borderline Radiohead.

Running with Horses
Duo originally from Australia that make honest and gritty pop
songs.  They complement each other’s voices and musical abilities.

Bad Dancer
Unsigned UK indie band. Use unusual percussion and long
instrumental parts to create an improvised-like sound.

Flood Of Red
Ambient rock band from Scotland. Couples sympathetic vocals/lyrics
with a quirky and elongated use of ‘normal’ instruments. Currently
recording their debut album.

Stopstarts
Pop semi-indie UK group. Give out a classic sound with good use of
vocal noise and changes in volume.

The Berriez
Take influence from Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Stone Roses etc.
Scottish accents a-go-go and gathering momentum from XFM.

The New York Fund
Ironically from London. Country rock group who sound a bit like
Green Day in places.

Jocasta Sleeps
Slow sounding, acoustic-in-part group from Glasgow. Heartfelt
lyrics with complementary guitaring alongside.

The Cinnamons
Powerpop electro group who play incredibly sweet and catchy tunes
with a gritty male lead. Based in Glasgow and unsigned.

Happy Couple Parade
Juno-soundtrack possibility, group from Hamburg, Germany.
Incredibly honest and loving music.

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For more articles on upcoming bands visit www.avenue61.co.uk

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Should/757873

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