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Band of the Month for April 2010

Tim — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:50:08 +0000

Band of the Month for April 2010 is The Reactors from London, UK.

The Reactors

The Reactors England (re-entry)
The Steepwater Band USA (unchanged)
The XX England (+ 11 places)
Elephantom USA (unchanged)
The Heartbreaks England (new entry)
The Supernovas England (+ 10 places)
Kabul Dreams Afghanistan (+ 5 places)
Coin Greece (New entry)
Moxine Brazil (new entry)
Storybooks for Small Dogs Ireland (new entry)
The Paraffins Scotland (new entry)
The Brassic England (- 7 places)
Galapaghost USA (re-entry)
Junkstar England (-13 places)
Let Her Dive Italy (+ 4 places)
Gaoler’s Daughter England (- 9 places)
The Exhibition England (new entry)
The Drums USA (- 10 places)
Divorce Scotland (- 9 places)
Readers Wives Ireland (- 14 places)

The Reactors have come back in to the chart this month, heading straight to the top. While still looking for a new bass player, their output is attracting considerable interest.

Voting Band Of the Month April 2010

Tim — Sat, 01 May 2010 22:29:09 +0000

Suddenly it is May and so Voting for band of the month is now open until 7th May 2010 midnight UK time. Only one vote per person wil be counted.

Vote counter

Add your vote, as a comment on this page, send me an message through the contact form of add a comment with the word ‘vote’ on the band page link.

The band of the month is a top twenty chart and the top thirty bands, using the internal statistics which help make up the chart are:

The Brassic
Coin
Divorce
The Drums
Elephantom
The Exhibition
The Gadsdens
Galapaghost
Gaoler’s Daughter
The Heartbreaks
Junkstar
Krakatoa
Kabul Dreams
The Legendary Pink Dots
Let Her Dive
Moxine
My Girlfriend is Better Than Yours
OfeliaDrome
Papercuts
The Paraffins
Paul Liddell
Psychic TV (PTV3)
The Reactors
Red Vellum Razorblades
Roses Kings Castles
The Soft Pack
The Steepwater Band
Storybooks for Small Dogs
The Supernovas
The XX

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Band of the month March 2010

Tim — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:36:34 +0000

Junkstar debut at number one in the band of the month chart on the indie bands blog for March 2010

Junkstar

1.    Junkstar England (new entry)
2.    The Steepwater Band USA (+ 8 places)
3.    Fez UK (+ 2 places)
4.    Elephantom USA (- 3 places)
5.    The Brassic UK (- 3 places)
6.    Reader’s Wives Ireland (- 2 places)
7.    Gaoler’s Daughter UK (+ 4 places)
8.    The Drums USA (- 5 places)
9.    The Gadsdens UK (- 3 places)
10.   Divorce Scotland (re-entry)
11.   Space Creator Band USA (new entry)
12.   Kabul Dreams Afghanistan (+ 6 places)
13.   The Heartbreaks England (new entry)
14.   The XX England (re-entry)
15.   Krakatoa UK (- 6 places)
16.   The Supernovas England (re-entry)
17.   Bombay Bicycle Club England (re-entry)
18.   My Glorious Austria (- 10 places)
19.   Let Her Dive Italy (new entry)
20.   Brett Gleason USA (- 5 places)

Junkstar with their blend of electro-trippy pop and engaging musical inter-play are gaining an ever wider fan-base as they continue to play live regularly in and around London.

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Voting Band of the Month March 2010

Tim — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:13:25 +0000

Voting for band of the month is now open until 7th April 2010 midnight UK time.

The easiest way to vote, is to add a comment at the bottom of this article.

Alternatively follow the link to the band page and add your vote to the comments section, including the word ‘vote’

As a third option, use our contact form, adding the name of the band and the word vote.

As always only one vote per person is counted and duplicate votes will be discounted.

Adjudicator

In addition to the votes, internal statistics are used to compile the chart and the current top thirty bands are:

Bombay Bicycle Club
The Brassic
Brett Gleason
Brittni Paiva
Divorce
The Drums
Elephantom
Fez
Foxy Shazam
The Gadsdens
Gaoler’s Daughter
The Heartbreaks
Jon and Lynn
Junkstar
Krakatoa
Kabul Dreams
Let Her Dive
Moxine
My Glorious
Paul Liddell
Periplo
Rajasthan Roots
Reader’s Wives
The Soft Pack
Space Creator Band
The Steepwater Band
The Supernovas
Vermillion Sands
Woven Bones
The XX

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Band of the month February 2010

Tim — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:20:45 +0000

Elephantom take the top spot in the band of the month chart on the indie bands blog for February 2010

Elephantom courtesy of Chris Bergenheim

A short month in February and low voting numbers, saw the band saw a very tight race for the band of the month, with Elephantom emerging as the top band.

The readership came from over 75 countries in February and the chart has representation in the chart of bands coming from 8 different countries.

1.    Elephantom USA (+ 1 place)
2.    The Brassic UK (- 1 place)
3.    The Drums USA (+ 1 place)
4.    Reader’s Wives Ireland (+ 12 places)
5.    Fez UK (+ 6 places)
6.    The Gadsdens UK (+ 1 place)
7.    Pete Um UK (new entry)
8.    My Glorious Austria (new entry)
9.    Krakatoa UK (+1 place)
10. The Steepwater Band USA (re-entry)
11. Gaoler’s Daughter UK (- 8 places)
12. Stellarscope USA (- 6 places)
13. The Reactors UK (new entry)
14. Rajasthan Roots India (re-entry)
15. Brett Gleason USA (new-entry)
16. Gary War USA (- 7 places)
17. Mono Stereo Sweden (- 12 places)
18. Kabul Dreams Afghanistan (- 3 places)
19. New Found Land Sweden/Germany (new entry)
20. Archy and Mehitabel USA (new entry)

Elephantom are making some considerable waves with the readers of the website, as they continue to draw interest from an ever wider base.

Voting Band of The Month February 2010

Tim — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:00:26 +0000

Voting for band of the month is now open until 7th March 2010 midnight UK time.

To vote:

Leave the name of the band in the comments section below.

Leave a comment on the page the band link to, with the name of the band and the word ‘vote’ in it.

Send a message using our contact form, with the name of the band and the word ‘vote’ in it

Only one vote per individual will count.

adjudicator

In addition to the votes, internal stats are included in the band of the month calculation. The top thirty bands using the internal stats are listed. Only 20 bands make the chart and votes have a significant impact in the final chart placings

Archy and Mehitabel
Bombay Bicycle Club
The Brassic
Brett Gleason
Divorce
The Drums
Elephantom
Emily Jane White
The Ex
Fez
The Gadsdens
Goldhawks
Hotel Of The Laughing Tree
Kabul Dreams
Lunaria
My Glorious
New Found Land
Paul Liddell
Periplo
Pete Um
Rajasthan Roots
Reader’s Wives
The Reactors
The Soft Pack
Stellarscope
The Steepwater Band
Stuart Newman
The Supernovas
Woven Bones
The XX

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Band of the month January 2010

Tim — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:47:24 +0000

The band of the month for January 2010 on the indie bands blog band of the month top twenty chart, is The Brassic, from London, UK.

The Brassic

After some furious last minute voting for The Brassic on the last day and steady voting for Elephantom throughout the 7 days and despite few votes for Gaolers Daughter, the top three spots were very close this month. When the internal statistics were added to the votes, there was very little separating these bands. Getting in to the chart this month was difficult enough, to come out as the number one on such a tight chart is great credit to The Brassic.

With a readership drawn from over 70 countries in January, the band of the month chart reflects this gloal reach, with bands from 6 different countries represented.

1.    The Brassic UK (new entry)
2.    Elephantom USA (new entry)
3.    Gaoler’s Daughter UK (down 1 place)
4.    The Drums USA (unchanged)
5.    Mono Stereo Sweden (up 4 places)
6.    Stellarscope USA (new entry)
7.    The Gadsdens UK (down 6 places)
8.    Long Long Showers Sweden (down 1 place)
9.    Gary War USA (down 1 place)
10. Krakatoa UK (down 7 places)
11. Fez UK (new entry)
12. The XX UK (up 7 places)
13. The Pocket Gods UK (up 4 places)
14. Divorce UK (up 2 places)
15. Kabul Dreams Afghanistan (new entry)
16. Reader’s Wives Ireland (down 4 places)
17. Lunaria Argentina (down 4 places)
18. Richard Jay UK (new entry)
19. The Swing Movement UK (re-entry)
20. The Supernovas UK (new entry)

The Brassic have started off the year in great style, as they gain a wider audience and are working hard to secure more gigs. They are quickly being found up by music fans as they gain both increasing airplay and greater press coverage.

Voting band of the month January 2010

Tim — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:48:43 +0000

Difficult to believe but just a month ago was the start of the New Year, but here we are at the end of January and voting for the band of the month is now open.

Votes made between now and midnight UK time on the 7th February 2010 will be included.

There are three ways to vote. Leave a the name of the band on the comments section at the bottom of the list, leave a comment including the word ‘vote’ on the bands linked page orsend me a message including the name of the band and the word ‘vote’ using our contact form.

As per normal, only one vote per individual will be counted.

Band of the month voting

The top 30 bands for January, calculated using the internal stats are listed below. The final chart only comprises 20 bands and votes make a significant difference.

The Brassic
Divorce
The Drums
Elephantom
Fez
Florida
The Fury!
The Gadsdens
Gary War
Gaoler’s Daughter
Husky Rescue
Kabul Dreams
Krakatoa
The Legendary Pink Dots
Long Long Showers
Lunaria
Mono Stereo
The Pocket Gods
Psychic TV (PTV3)
Rajasthan Roots
Reader’s Wives
Richard Jay
Robotnik
Stellarscope
The Steepwater Band
The Supernovas
The Swing Movement
Them Bird Things
Woven Bones
The XX

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Band of the Month December 2009

Tim — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:59:44 +0000

Climbing 4 places to the top of the chart for the band of the month for December, The Gadsdens from the UK.

The Gadsdens Photo taken by Allan Hinton

Band of the Month December 2009 top 20 chart

The Gadsdens UK (up 4 places)
Gaoler’s Daughter UK (up 5 places)
Krakatoa UK (down 2 places)
The Drums USA (up 5 places)
Them Bird Things Finland/USA (new entry)
Jon and Lynn USA (unchanged)
Long Long Showers Sweden (new entry)
Gary War USA (up 10 places)
Mono Stereo Sweden (down 5 places)
Rajasthan Roots India (up 10 places)
Vaqueros Paganos Argentina (unchanged)
Reader’s Wives Ireland (down 9 places)
Lunaria Argentina (new entry)
Ashdowne UK (up 3 places)
The Steepwater Band USA (down 3 places)
Divorce UK (re-entry)
The Pocket Gods UK (re-entry)
Beloved Rogue USA (new entry)
The XX UK (down 5 places)
Goldhawks UK (new entry)

The final band of the month chart for the decade contains music from seven different countries, with 5 new entries and 1 re-entry in the chart.

The Gadsdens, are rising in prominence very quickly, as their catchy tunes and undoubted musicianship appeal to a broad fan-base.

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Voting – Band of the Month December 2009

Tim — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:17:30 +0000

Here we are again, a new month, only this time it is a new decade and all the best to you for the new year. Time for voting for the Band of the month voting opens.

keeping the tally

Votes made between now and midnight UK time on the 7th January 2010 will be included.

Voting is easy, just leave a comment at the bottom of this article, naming your band of the month, leave a comment on the bands main page in the blog (The links to the main pages are as on the list) adding the word ‘vote’, or send me a message using the contact form, including the name of the band you are voting for. As always only one vote will be counted per individual voter.

The top 30 bands, calculated using the internal stats are listed below. Only 20 bands make it in to the chart and votes are hugely significant in final chart positions.

Ashdowne
Beloved Rogue
Bombay Bicycle Club
Brittni Paiva
DeLasAguas
Divorce
The Drums
The Gadsdens
Galapaghost
Gary War
Gaoler’s Daughter
Goldhawks
Jon and Lynn
Krakatoa
The Legendary Pink Dots
Long Long Showers
Lunaria
The Malingerers
Mono Stereo
My Girlfriend Is Better Than Yours
The Pocket Gods
Rajasthan Roots
Reader’s Wives
Richard Jay
The See See
The Steepwater Band
Temposhark
Them Bird Things
Vaqueros Paganos
The XX

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