Filed under: Related | Tags: Clark Sorley, Music, Shabby Road, Sirocco Recording Studio, Trashcan Sinatras
Here’s an old business card from Shabby Road Studio in Kilmarnock – home of the Trashcan Sinatras from the late 80s to mid 90’s.
Originally, the studio was known as Sirocco, and saw many a now famous band waltz through its doors to rehearse and record – Del Amitri, The Bluebells and Aztec Camera to name a few.
Started by Clark Sorley, Sirocco eventually made its way into the hands of the Trashcan Sinatras following their signing to Go! Discs. A natural progression perhaps, seeing as Frank Reader was studio engineer at the time.
It was then duly changed to Shabby Road and – for want of a better expression – the rest is history.
Shabby Road image by David Anderson
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Filed under: Related | Tags: Davy Hughes, Maree Hughes, Trashcan Sinatras, WASPS Courtyard Studios
HOMESPUN is a new project combining the art work of Maree Hughes and music by Trashcans bass player Davy Hughes. Maree is a full time artist based at WASPS Courtyard Studios in Irvine, on the West Coast of Scotland, specialising in drawing, painting and printmaking.
With the help of Creative Scotland, Maree and Davy sent out an SOS to the world aiming to raise money to purchase new studio equipment, to produce quality images and enable production of a 4-track digital audiovisual EP.
Within a few hours of the project going live Maree and Davy’s first goal had been achieved allowing them to offer up a number of rewards including, original prints & artwork, early access to animations & new music, with contributions from other members of Trashcan Sinatras.
You can still make a pledge here – but be quick as it ends on the 14th of September.
Here’s an original Lino cut called Mermaid In A Bottle, which was hand delivered by Davy. Typically, I wasn’t in and never got to personally thank him – so, thanks Davy.
Good luck with the rest of your project.
HOMESPUN Maree and Davy Hughes – August 2020
Filed under: 1992-1993 I've Seen Everything | Tags: Ben The Illustrator, I've Seen Everything, Rock Poster, Tim Burgess, Tims Twitter Listening Party, Trashcan Sinatras
The coronavirus lockdown has been unexpectedly fruitful for fans of the Trashcan Sinatras. A new song The Closer You Move Away From Me emerged on the 22 May and more recently the band launched their own Patreon community. For a monthly fee the site offers fans to be patrons of the band and gives access to exclusive and mostly unseen/heard content. It’s another way of allowing the band to continue on their musical journey. You can sign up here.
One event in particular, though, created ripples of excitement through the loyal Trashcan community. Their second album, ‘I’ve Seen Everything’ featured on one of Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess’ #timstwitterlisteningparty – a near-nightly event where bands live tweet their way through the most famous albums of their careers.
The Trashcans asked the fans what album they should listen to and ISE was the popular choice.
On the night of the Twitter ‘party’ the tweets – if you could keep up with them – unearthed some previously unknown gems of information in the recording of the album. Here’s a few highlights…
- Mike Barson from Madness was booked to play piano on Hayfever but he missed his plane, so Larry Primrose ended up playing it.
- Pots and pans filled with water and hit with spoons added to the percussion on Worked A Miracle.
- The Perfect Reminder – Paul’s response to hearing Lou Reed’s ‘Harry’s Circumcision’
A very enjoyable, informative night and a much-needed distraction from the meltdown of lockdown.
Collaborating with Tim Burgess on these listening parties was Ben O’Brien. Ben brought a visual element to the proceedings, initially illustrating a set of scenes of people enjoying the albums. The illustrated albums became so popular he kept going and produced many more.
Here’s his illustration of ‘I’ve Seen Everything’. Magic isn’t it?
2020 Trashcan Sinatras
Easy Read and the accompanying Desktop Tales was the first Scottish-based fanzine dedicated to the Trashcan Sinatras.
Produced in 1997 by David Anderson, a fan from Kilwinning in Ayrshire, the fanzine consisted of 44 pages and included a 16 page pull-out on mainly recent – ’95 & ’96 – local and national press material, a 2 page article on the famous email list, contributed by original list member Diane Gleim from Los Angeles, California, Kenny Gan’s original discography, a gigography of concerts played by the band since July ’95, numerous set lists and finally a selection of unseen photographs by ‘official’ band photographer Colin Dunsmuir.
It’s very good and all for the bargain price of £3…
Desktop Tales…
1997 Trashcan Sinatras
Filed under: Press | Tags: Concert, Gig, King Tut's, Setlist, Trashcan Sinatras
Here’s John’s guitar settings/setlist for the Trashcans gig at Glasgow’s King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in July 2001.
Thanks to Mr. Plain or Pan for the image.
5 July 2001 King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow.
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