Skaraman

Skaraman are an entertaining 4-piece band from Portsmouth, who's vibrant and upbeat sound encompasses many different music styles with an emphasis on ska, rock and reggae, incorporating both strong creative melodies and inventive, thought provoking lyrics. Mike - Guitar and Vocals; Stu - Bass and Backing Vocals; Chris - Keyboard and Backing Vocals; Rich- Drums and Backing Vocals.

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Tattooed Bananas, Pop Culture Icons Pricked Into the Skin

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If you like this you check out www.rlansley.co.uk simply awesome

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Selling out (in a good way)!

Skaraman - (with The Chase and Welcome Pariah) -Eastney Cellars, Portsmouth - 1st February 2013 There are various meanings to the term ‘sell out’: Negatively, it could be used to describe a ‘liberal’ principled politician who decides he wants to go against those principles in order to gain a ‘conservative’ element of power or it could be an American band (with a ‘royal’ sounding name) who once had an exciting raw blues rock sound but decided to betray their roots in order to become the next U2/Coldplay (or insert your own soulless dull stadium fodder act). Equally it could be used positively to describe a concert where all the tickets have been sold and the band(s) haven’t had to betray their principles or roots in order to achieve this! Thankfully our gig with The Chase and Welcome Pariah at the Eastney Cellars, Portsmouth fell into the latter category. None of the bands playing could be accused of alienating their roots or influences and yet the majority of the tickets had sold out well in advance of the event. This was a big deal for us, in addition to the boost of the ticket sales, the Cellars is a prestigious local venue which has hosted the likes of Wilko Johnson, Alabama 3, Jimmy Carr and Albert Lee in the past (even Right said Fred weren’t too sexy to play there!) …and we were keen to make a good impression. Thankfully the night got off to a good start and we were given a decent sound-check which settled nerves a bit. By the time opening act Welcome Pariah had finished and we had to get ready to go on, the venue was packed and it’s fair to say that those nerves had kicked back in again for me. This was alleviated somewhat by the short but superb ‘In between bands’ DJ set, during which each song was greeted by a member of Skaraman with an enthusiastic “we should cover that”! I’m just thankful that the DJ didn’t play any Keane, One Direction or Justin Beiber! We opened with Mange and proceeded to blast our way through a rousing 45 minute set, including our ‘best versions to date’ of political rants ‘Uprising’ and ‘Manifesto’ and culminating with our up-tempo ska-d up rendition of the Monkees ‘I’m a believer’. Although the music sounded good and the crowd response was absolutely fantastic, the highlight for me was Mike dedicating ‘The Circus’ to a solitary drunken heckler at the bar “because he’s a clown”! After our set we were able to unwind and enjoy The Chase’s headlining performance as well as some really encouraging feedback and comments from various people in the audience….The overall feeling amongst us is that it was the best we have played in a long long time and that we’d succeeded in making that good impression. It was a brilliant evening and we’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who came along to support us. We have a few gigs lined up for next month but next on the agenda for Skaraman is the release of our long awaited EP which was recorded at Envy Studios in Petersfield and is currently being mixed and mastered. We feel that the 4 track opus highlights our positive progression as a band and with the immensely talented Rich Lansley on board to do the artwork ( www.rlansley.co.uk ) and plans for a big launch gig, it promises to be an exciting time. Here’s hoping that both the EP and future gigs with be ‘sell outs’ in a good way. Set List Mange Madhouse Nowhere to go Drunk Manifesto Uprising Bankers Barriers The Circus I’m a believer By Stu

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You only see what they want you to see, remember that.

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what a powerful image 

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Forever reblog

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Trying to get people to like our page on Facebook. Aiming to get 500 likes by Feb.

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Visit Original Link

Song of the day: The Forces Of Evil - Fight For Your Right To Skank

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Raw Meat Presents Loading, An Art Event Inspired By Video Games

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Two layer stencil with flicked paint. Image I used from here

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Banksy in New Orleans: I Must Not Copy What I See on The Simpsons

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Should you be practicing right now?

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Dirty Revolution

Get down on them right now! Your ears will thank me.

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It’s Sundog!

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Life-Altering Tea Cup of the Day: Winner of the 2011 Red Dot Design award, Laura Bougdanos and Vesa Jääskö’s Magisso Teacup is tipped to allow tea lovers to pour hot water over a specialized compartment for their favorite loose leaves.

“Once it’s done, simply tip the cup in the other direction, lifting the leaves up out of the water.”

Comes in Pure Black or Snow White. $20 @ UncommonGoods.

Watch it in action below:

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