Submitted by Walter on
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Afternoon Folks!
Green Man Rising - our band competition - is now live! It gives bands a brilliant opportunity to open the Mountain Stage at this year's festival in 9 weeks time!
The top 3 bands with the most votes + 3 bands chosen by Huw Stephens will be put through to the final at The Dublin Castle in Camden, on Thursday 18th July
Wx
Spencer Evans replied on Permalink
Awesome Rising Bands
Just been listening to the bands on the Green Man Rising page some are unbelievably talented...I couldn't pick a winner!
Hot Feet are honestly amazing
Hot Feet are honestly amazing and would fit in at green man so perfectly, check them out! :)
Richard Bond replied on Permalink
Look out for Chinese Missy!
The boys in Chinese Missy would really appreciate it if you could check them out. They are currently leading the compeition, and really deserve it. They have a lot going for them, and have supported bands like TRIBES on their last UK tour! Really talented young musicians, rocking out doing what they love. http://www.greenman.net/rising/2013/chinese-missy
Brother Grimm replied on Permalink
Further
Fancy a change from the usual folk/indie/rock offerings? - give the weird electronic world of Further a go at :http://www.greenman.net/rising/2013/further
Feeling rather sorry for osme
Feeling rather sorry for osme of the entrants who are still stuck on 0 votes. Do they have no friends? do they not realise it is an exercise in mobilisation? Vote for 'em now I say! Spread joy and happiness.
Carnie replied on Permalink
It would be fairer option to
It would be a fairer option to create a playlist so that you can just point click listen and if your not intereted move on to the next, as it becomes a bit of a chore to select load to view more, and I feel that the ones at the bottom have a bit of a raw deal as the page automatically loads to the artists with the most votes.
Have a listen to THE LAST
Have a listen to THE LAST BOYS. An incredibly talented solo artist... vote and share the page if you like it.
http://www.greenman.net/rising/2013/last-boys
Hear more songs on- www,myspace.com/jakeyboyhughes
Carnie replied on Permalink
It would be a nice touch if a
It would be a nice touch if a few of the long standing forum members could be involved in the process some way or other, their knowledge on new music and scouting is first class and know the festival inside out. I'd be happy for any of those to pick an opener.
Excellent idea. Bring on the Scando twee-pop!
Carnie replied on Permalink
Ahem..Maybe not Krasnyi!
Ahem..Maybe not Krasnyi!
Hi
Hi
Check out ZEPHYR REIGN and if you like please give them your vote
http://www.greenman.net/rising/2013/zephyr-reign
Thanks
I see we have our annual
I see we have our annual controversy with the booting out of two of the leading entries (one of which is a band from Crickhowell).
Also - bizarre that so many entries have no votes at all! Have they no friends? They're like the Lib Dems of Green Man Rising although some aren't actually too bad!
as the old man on novelty
as the old man on novelty island used to say "you're wasting your time!"
Carnie replied on Permalink
We appear to have a new
We appear to have a new leader by some distance all of sudden, a cringe warning should come with the vid, it's bad!!! Funny enough you don't get to hear any of their music, how strange.
Could do with chopping a good
Could do with chopping a good 9 mins off the vid.
Didn't hear enough music to tell if they were good or bad.
i just spent five minutes on
i just spent five minutes on the rising page and had to close it before i did myself a mischief
christ on a bike...
We say this every year but GM
We say this every year but GM really needs to rethink this one. How on earth can a band suddenely appear with so many votes? And I don't know what the problem was with the Crickhowell band but they were clearly rather miffed to be kicked out so I think a statement might have been in order.
In future years just ask us. We'll go for the best stoner-twee-psych-folk-electronica-death metal band on the list.
don't ask me, though
don't ask me, though
i'd just advise the cancellation of the whole thing
how is someone like christof
how is someone like christof - who i've seen play with the staves - and, unlike all the formulaic guff topping the page, has something approaching distinctive individuality - floundering on 84 votes in the lower recesses?
the editor of a... replied on Permalink
i think the idea is a good
i think the idea is a good one, however the whole voting through facebook is seriously flawed, a comment above by Carnie about a playlist which is easier to scan and skip through with voting primarily directed through this site. It is a great platform for bands as my entry in the competition has brought a few radio plays and a couple of gigs.. Just hate the way some bands backed by big management and label interest go straight to the top in an instant.
Wakestock replied on Permalink
I don't really pay any
I don't really pay any attention to this to be honest, and I don't feel like I've missed out in the slightest. I'm not a fan of anything that involves public voting, though I guess in principle democracy isn't entirely a bad thing when it comes to politics
Carnie replied on Permalink
Trust in Huw Stepens for the
Trust in Huw Stepens for the other 3
Scarletgirl replied on Permalink
Maybe there is an obvious
Maybe there is an obvious answer but........why is the final being held in England when the Fesival is Welsh????????
Cos the GM HQ is in Hoxton
Cos the GM HQ is in Hoxton rather than the lush Welsh valleys. Good point though!
hoxton isn't even really in
hoxton isn't even really in london anyway
it's in a sort of stateless limbo annexed by brooklyn
i'm actually having to take my passport to go there tonight to see akron/family
Wakestock replied on Permalink
Potentially an all too rare
Potentially an all too rare decent week in Cardiff next week... Trembling Bells (or Six by Seven) on Monday, Akron/Family on Wednesday