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Tag Archives: Mountain Schmountain
New Notts Music Explosion!
There are a whole new bunch of great Notts music coming out in the next few months, some of it from First Tuesday members, former pupils and collaborators. Following up his excellent Aeon album Scor-Zay-Zee is releasing the Gangsta Wraps (Take … Continue reading
Behind The Song: Advice Regarding The Treatment Of Bullet Wounds no. 2
Listen to the song here I usually try to take a book with me wherever I go but one night in 2013 I went to see Mountain Schmountain at the Malt Cross I was book-less and bored waiting for the gig … Continue reading
Posted in Behind The Song
Tagged First Tuesday Songwriting Group, Mountain Schmountain, Rachel McClean
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Indie/Major
Mountains? I’ve seen mountains! If Weird Al was a poetry slam champion…It would sound nothing like this. Download mp3 demo Chords (pdf) Ever since I discovered Nottingham songwriter Simon J Curd (who records as Mountain Schmountain) I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Behind The Song, Song Vault
Tagged 2016, Demo, Folk, Indie/Major Most Recent, Mountain Schmountain, Poetic, Style Parody, Through Composed
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Top 10 Albums of 2013*
1) The Wilderness – ks Rhoads There’s nothing lower case about ks’s (?) epic soundscapes. His debut album also contains some great tracks (Dark Hotel for one) but The Wilderness has been stuck on my mp3 player ALL YEAR LONG. … Continue reading
Posted in Top 10
Tagged Beardyman, Ben Folds, David Bazan, DJ BC, Jellyfish, Jerry Lee Lewis, KS Rhoads, Led Zeppelin, Mountain Schmountain, Nik Kershaw, Sodajerker, The Beastles, The Black Heartthrobs
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Mountain Schmountain
I love this band. Such clever imagery and attention to detail. Here’s Mountain Schmountain live in session for The Beat on the Beeb More Mou Schmou here
FAWM +10 – 11
+10 Worked on some lyrics which I had a coffee in a pub. Nice break for half an hour from the stress of the day. Spent hours uploading my EP to Bandcamp and Noisetrade. +11 Working on songs at school … Continue reading
Top 10 Nottingham Songs of 2012
2012 has been a great year for the Notts music scene – here’s my favourite tracks 1) Fruit Salad (Live) – Jake Buckley 2) Unnatural Stances – Mountain Schmountain 3) Skydivin’ – Tazer 4) Why You Running Away? – Ady … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Reviews, Free Music, Top 10
Tagged Ady Suleiman, Frazer Lowrie, Jake Buckley, Jake Bugg, Mountain Schmountain, Natalie Duncan, Some Skeletons, Swimming, Tastebuds, Tazer
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Nottingham Sounds – Mountain Schmountain: Perfect Wreck EP
I have to recommend an EP that I absolutely LOVE. Nottingham singer/songwriter/bassist/graphic designer Simon J. Curd‘s solo project Mountain Schmountain has a small but perfectly formed EP out called “Perfect Wreck“. What do I love about it? Simon’s arranging … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Reviews, Nottingham Sounds
Tagged Mountain Schmountain, SImon J. Curd
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The Fanboy Files #1
Cos I’m too busy making music to listen to music (even, sadly, my own) during Feb – the only new music I’m listening to is being made by my fellow FAWMers. Here’s some people I’ll be checking out further when … Continue reading
Posted in FAWM, Free Music
Tagged Emkeev, Max Vanremmerden, Mountain Schmountain, SImon J. Curd, Steven Wesley Guiles, TVs Kyle
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