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PROTEST ACT ... SUMMER is always a Boycotts quiet time on the ak want touring front as the CHRIS re festivals take over. TB fans to me But TInThe Park BY SWEENEY Ti snub big bosses DF Concerts names are doing their bit at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow. Their Summer tts Nights series kicks off eBoyco next Thursday for a th couple of weeks. Each gig has agood few acts, all bashing out the same kinda RAVERS Boycotts have pull the punters —they’ve also music, and it’s cheap got atougher task tomor- shelled out on brand new gear as chips to get in. to give Chris Martin and Get all the info at row night than Queen’s Bobby Gillespie arun for kingtuts.co.uk Park do trying to win the their money. Josef, 22, said: “If you look 2012 Champions League. at bands like Biffy Clyro or The Glasgow band are head- Twin Atlantic of recent times, lining the prestigious TBreak they’ve used TBreak as a stage at Balado this weekend. springboard and gone onto big But their time slot has got things, especially Biffy. BELFAST electro stars them going up against super- “And The View came from Yes Cadets are on fire. stars Coldplay and Primal there too —pretty much any Debut single Les Scream. big name in Scotland in the Mans has just H H H Guitarist Josef Gillies joked: last few years has played it. smashed onto the “Hopefully they’ll both pull “We’ve been doing lots of daytime playlist at C C out. If it’s p***ing down with extra practice and we’ve Radio 1. rain and both of them cancel, bought acouple of extra gui- T T Plus their set at that’s perfect for us! tars —that’s afew hundred Glastonbury recently ATC A A “In all seriousness it doesn’t quid —not something we usu- was given abig faze us. By that time on Satur- ally do for anormal gig. liked The Smiths and The Clash be pigeonholedaseveryone is get adeal nowadays it all needs thumbs-up by the day night everyone is going to “So there’s no excuses if we back in the day, plus we’ve got pullingindifferent directions.” to be in place —the tunes, the critics. W W be steaming anyway, so people don’t perform at our best.” the teeny-boppers too. The band have just released fan base, tours —and then they So expect to be will be bouncing about —and The crowd could be abit “No matter who shows up, their double A-side single Real come in to get you over the hearing much more in 2W 2 2 we’ll draw adecent crowd. confused during the gig. they’ll enjoy it. Life/Press Play. final hurdle. the near future —the “Plus, Coldplay aren’t every- Josef explained: “Our sound “There’s only very few bands But they’re planning to stay “The days of getting money single hits shops on S S one’s cup of tea.” goes down well with amix- we all like and agree on. Alot unsigned because it’s afaster thrown at you are long gone.” August 1.

ES Boycotts aren’t only banking ture of people —we’ve got of people can’t pin us down way to the top, in today’s skint Q For more check out myspace.com/ E E Give it alisten now on amassive downpour to older fans in their 40s who when they hear us —wecan’t music industry. Josef said: “To startaboycott at facebook.com/ N N yescadets ON O O JIM BY GELLATLY

WHO: Marco Barresi (keyboard/ started to fall into place —and guitar/vocals), Scotty Russell Mass Consensus were born. (guitar/percussion/vocals), Calum One of the most entertaining Cummins (saxophone/guitar/ acts I’ve seen live this year, it’s keyboard/vocals), Jamie Brown remarkable that they only played (bass), Scotty Anderson (drums) their first show around ayear ago. WHERE: The current line-up only settled FOR FANS OF: Alex Harvey, Frank in November, and after just one Zappa, Pink Floyd show in front of five people in Glas- JIM SAYS: Mass Consensus front- gow they were on asold-out tour man Marco’s already had chart with their buddies The View! success ...inhis name. Not your stereotypical indie Alifelong friend of The View’s poseurs, they offer abrilliant alter- , he inspired the track native to what’s around just now. The Don —featured on the No1 Iwasn’t surprised to learn that . their influences include Queens Of Marco was nicknamed The Don The Stone Age and Primus. as his family originate from Sicily. Songs like The Circus and Going C C So far his music hasn’t quite had Postal ooze class and abrand new IC I I the impact he’d like —despite track, Ephraim’s Bar, is available Kyle comparing his songwriting to from today as afree download on S S Clash legend Joe Strummer’s. their Bandcamp page. US U U His first band, The Carellos, MORE: massconsensus.bandcamp. made their live debut supporting com The View and built up abit of afol- Q Jim presents In:Demand Uncut M M lowing with theircatchy indie-pop. live from TInThe Park, Sunday Launching asolo career, I 7-10pm on Clyde 1, Forth One, wasn’t quite as impressed with Northsound 1, Radio Borders, WM W W Marco’s new demos, but as he Tay FM, West FM &West Sound built aband around him everything FM —jimgellatly.com E E NE N N