Filed under: Press | Tags: Magazine, Music, Obscurity Knocks, Press, Sounds Magazine, Trashcan Sinatras
A decent review from Tim Peacock of debut single ‘Obscurity Knocks’, which appeared in Sounds magazine in 1990.
17 February 1990 Sounds Magazine
Filed under: Related | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Music, Trashcan Sinatras, Video, Video promo
…is, as you know, commonly known as HMV – an international entertainment retail chain and one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Walk in to any store and you’ll hear all kinds of music spinning on the in-store jukebox.
If you walked in around May 1993, however, you’d probably have walked straight back out again, judging by what was playing on this in-store promo video.
Included here is the promo video for The Trashcans’ single ‘I’ve Seen Everything. Others include M People, Oceanic, Stereo MCs and Dinosaur Jr – who at a push, would be the only other artist to receive pass marks.
1993? – it was all a big mistake.
Look very closely and you’ll see Mr Livingston trying to cheat at cards.
29 May – 19 June 1993 HMV Instore Promo
Filed under: Related | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Music, Thea Newcomb, Trashcan Sinatras
Way back in February 1991, the Trashcans played a gig at the Paradise Lounge in San Francisco, as part of the Gavin Convention – a kind of get-together for radio industry members – where bands would showcase their material.
If they were lucky, said bands would appear in The Gavin Report, a San Francisco-based radio industry trade publication. This report was founded by radio performer Bill Gavin in 1958 and its Top 40 listings were used for many years by programmers to decide content of programs.
I have no idea if the Trashcans made it into the report, but I am assured by Thea Newcomb, the gig was excellent. The record company gave away the badges along with cakes at the gig. Dundee cakes to be precise, inside a wee plastic trashcan with a little promo sticker on it for their debut album. Magic eh?
Thea is a radio presenter, filmmaker, photographer and has recorded sessions and interviewed the band many times over the years.
Thanks to Thea for sending through the badge.
15 February 1991 Paradise Lounge, San Francisco (US)
Filed under: Press | Tags: Magazine, Music, Press, The Big Takeover, Trashcan Sinatras
The Big Takeover is a music magazine which has been published out of New York City since 1980.
Long-time contributor Terry Banks, talks to the Trashcan’s on a variety of subjects from third album ‘A Happy Pocket’ to record producers to record labels and also – quite worryingly – to shagging dogs.
Here’s the interview which appeared in the magazine in April 1997.
Frank ‘…gets them in…’
April 1997 The Big Takeover Issue 40 (US)
Filed under: 1995-1996 A Happy Pocket | Tags: Hard-to-Find, John McFarlane, Music, Spooktime, Trashcan Sinatras, Video
Ever wondered what the ‘Spooktime’ video looks like?
Well, here it is.
I’m sure you know all about this film, but if you don’t (shame on you), here’s a quick synopsis. ‘Spooktime’ is a fifteen minute short film inspired by characters who appear on the album ‘A Happy Pocket’. It was written and conceived by Scottish director, John McFarlane, along with Paolo Hewitt and Tony Crean. The Trashcans provide a musical backdrop to the film which is crammed full of drugs, violence, sex and murder – just a normal night out in Glasgow then.
The cassette also includes the ‘To Sir, With Love’ video, and some copies came with a 6 question contest to “Win a luxury two night stay in Scotland”. Questions included easy ones like ‘Which songs are featured in “Spooktime”?’ to more difficult ones like ‘What was the number plate of the taxi?’.
1996 Go Discs Ltd in association with MTP
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 