The Karoshi Bros are Sam & Dan Burt whose genetic makeup is responsible for this electro, trip-hop and hypnotically funky pop mesh of sound. They both started off in a rock outfit with Lucas (now of Maximo Park) then changed their sound direction and are now Newcastle’s very own answer to Justice.

The Karoshi Bros are currently only performing at a select few gigs whilst they work on their forthcoming album, they’ve also recently enjoyed a lot of public airplay, with Fatboy Slim playing their “Love The World” single at the O2 Festival, and Pete Tong giving it is national radio debut on Radio 1.

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“Love The World” Single Launched 4th August 2008

“Love The World is infectious to say the least – think Seenlufts Manilla produced by Richard X (those fat Numan/League synths)and you’re getting close.” Jerry Bouthier (Kitsune / Boombox / M8)

Love The World is a hypnotically funky, synth laden, speaker drenching, dance floor banger. The Ingo Star Cruiser remix is already receiving boundless superlatives for it’s jackin’ baselines, pummelling electro funk and dance floor swagger by man of the moment Erol Alkan. These two stuttered and filtered good-time thumpers are destined for night-time hot spots across the land.

Sam and Dan Burt are the genre mesh heads behind The Karoshi Bros, who started their career in a rock outfit with Lucas from Maximo Park. However, finding themselves gravitating to an eclectic sound of triphop and electronic music the brothers broke away, creating tracks where the lyrics are as important as the beats.

“Myspace is yours, Your space is mine, We’re all selling cheap, We’re the latest freaks, A desperate peeping show, On the video”

Originally titled Fuck The World was meant as a protest song born out of frustration at label bosses demanding The Karoshi Bros write tracks for Backstreet Boys. What they did instead was write about all the filth and shit in life, “We’ve both mellowed a bit recently hence… Love The World.”

Using vocals of people who have never sung before keeps each track completely unique, the Love The World singer was found via Myspace in China. Keep your ears open for the follow up track with vocals laid down by a French law student singing about a drag queen.

A planned series of warehouse parties and gigs will showcase the gritty, intensity of the group live. Fronted by two alternatives, the first of which is POP, a riotous cross between Iggy Pop and Keith Flint, who in his spare time enjoys face diving off balconies, reconstructive surgery and rupturing shoulders. The latter, JJ is your dark and twisted early Gwen Stefani, “we’re loving this collaborative vibe where people can jump in and out creating things with us, all boundaries have gone.” Love The World is just the start of what’s to come from Newcastle’s answer to Justice.

Forthcoming Events

• 23rd September – Supporting Model Horror at The End – Newcastle
• 25th October – Bursting the Bubble for Oxjam – Van Mildert College
• 22nd November – Killing Suite – Newcastle

“Another awfully young, awfully good band. They sit somewhere in between that emo-ish indie fightpop sound and eighties poppy Cure-ish indie…”

..is how XFM recently described Small Screen Light Show. They are a young band from the small coastal town of Seaham in County Durham and since making their live debut at The Sage in Gateshead at the end of 2006, they have gone on to play well over 50 gigs – sharing stages with such luminaries as The Young Knives, The Rumble Strips, Dartz, The Buzzcocks, Frank Turner and The Answering Machine.

They were recently made Steve Lamacq’s ‘Unsigned Band Of The Week’ on Radio 1; just days after they’d received their first national airplay courtesy of Huw Stephens – again on Radio 1. Combined with a a busy summer schedule and a lot of media coverage these guys are definitely worth keeping an eye on.

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“They strip their heartfelt vagaries of any hint of macho camouflage, letting their stomachs flutter and their tongues get tied… A band capable of celebrating heartbreaking anomie without being over earnest.” Metro

The Small Screen Light Show are:

• Mattie G. Vant – Vocals, Guitar, Synth
• Becca J. Young – Vocals, Bass, Keys

Forcoming Events:

• 30th August – Seaham – County Durham
• 25th October – Bursting the Bubble for Oxjam – Durham

Featuring one of Mildert’s own on bass, but based all the way down in St. Albans these guys have some dangerously addictive indie-pop tunes on their unsigned album “Rant #289″ that are sure to keep you dancing all night!. Don’t let the catchy rythms fool you though, their lyrics are equally captivating.

Named after a greasy spoon in their hometonw in Hertfordshire The Harringtons have gone from strength to strength in the year since they formed. This summer they’re locked away in practice room, ready to unleash themselves afrer the break, hitting the university circuit. Definitely look out for more from them in the future.

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The Harringtons Features:

• Miles Howell – Vocals and Guitar
• Gareth Hooper – Vocals and Gutar
• Jon Ketley – Bass and Vocals
• Nick Ketley – Drums

Forthcoming Events

• 25th October – Bursting the Bubble for Oxjam – Durham

Motion Theory are a progressive hard rock band based in Durham, England. Formed in 2007 after meeting at university, the band have rapidly established themselves within the regional music scene with their powerful, ethereal sound that blends both technicality and tone.

They have recently completed a string of shows in the North East, one supporting the fantastic Frank Turner and are currently recording their debut album and preparing for a September UK tour.

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Motion Theory features:

• Dom Main on Vocals and Synth
• Jamie Wesley on Guitars
• James Kerr on Basses
• Will Soutter on Drums

Forthcoming Events

• 17th September 2008 – Trash Bar – Leeds
• 25th October 2008 -  Bursting the Bubble for Oxjam – Durham