To promote second album ‘I’ve Seen Everything’, Go! Discs thought it would be a good idea to run a series of anagrams.
These appeared in various music press, t-shirts, CD promos and most famously on a fence at the 1993 Phoenix Festival.
It is widely believed the band weren’t too keen on this idea and distanced themselves from what was described as “…an obscene insult masquerading as a marketing ploy…”
Here’s such an ad from Q Magazine…
June 1993 Q Magazine
Filed under: Press | Tags: Borders Music & Comedy Festival, Broken Records, Concert, Gig, Idlewild, Music, Press
Part of the Trashcans 2009 UK Tour takes in the Borders Music & Comedy Festival.
In amongst all the bands (Idlewild, Broken Records) and comedians, they have a date with the Kelso Tait Hall.
Here’s the press ad from the Sunday Mail – who this week, have managed to get the date and venue correct.
11 October 2009 Scottish Sunday Mail
Filed under: Press | Tags: Coen Brothers, Hard-to-Find, Music, Press, Spooktime, Trashcan Sinatras
Small A6 promo postcard for the release of the Trashcans’ controversial short film ‘Spooktime’.
This was released in conjunction with the Coen Brothers’ thriller ‘Blood Simple’ and if you produced the card at one of the band’s gigs, you would get two tickets for the price of one.
The Trashcans are such a generous bunch aren’t they.
Thanks to John Hartley again for posting this through.
July/August 1996 Go! Discs Ltd
Filed under: Press | Tags: Concert, Gig, Music, Press, Sunday Mail, Trashcan Sinatras
Here’s a couple of adverts from the Sunday Mail for the Scottish leg of the Trashcans’ 2009 UK tour.
Apparently, they are playing Oran Mor twice this time round (top picture). The 16 Nov date should of course read Aberdeen’s Warehouse.
Proofreaders? Tut tut!
4 Oct 2009 Sunday Mail
25 October 2009 Sunday Mail
Filed under: Press | Tags: Album Reviews, Magazine, Music, Press, Trashcan Sinatras
Steady on Pete.
Melody Maker’s Pete Paphides reviews the single ‘I’ve Seen Everything’ but doesn’t particularly care much for ‘Houseproud’ and ‘I’m The One Who Fainted’.
At least he didn’t completely ignore it.
5 June 1993 Melody Maker Magazine
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