The Boston Shakers

What do you get when you mix Fun Lovin' Criminals with Tijuana Bibles and stir in a bit of John Mayall and Dr Feelgood? Liverpool six-piece The Boston Shakers of course.

They're bringing their own brand of 'in your face', blues infused rock 'n' roll to the table, heavy beats with smattering of rap and no small amount of swagger.

The former barworkers describe themselves as providing - "Big MPC beats, wailing guitars and captivating raps served 'on the rocks', The Boston Shakers are a cocktail of good vibrations you won't get enough of."

Originally from France and the US, electronic rock band The Boston Shakers are now based in Liverpool. 

The band started when six friends with the same passion for music and drinks decided to blend the musical genres they had been listening and playing for years with the nightlife atmosphere and environment they were working in as bartenders.

Ralph's giving their track Body Mind & Soul a spin on his Radio KC Indie Show this Sunday.

The Boston Shakers are very much the real deal both lyrically (I'm rockin' like Garry Glitter - but I ain't no babysitter), musically and (with a charismatic front man that looks like Russell Brand) live and unleashed. Check out the video filmed in Liverpool's atmospheric Motel Bar on Fleet Street.

Catch them live on 19th November in Bierkeller Manchester if you can!

Eight Rounds Rapid

What do you get when you mix Talking Heads 'Psycho Killer' with Dr Feelgood's 'Roxette' and chuck in a Blockheads-esque vocal? The intro to Southend on Sea outfit Eight Rounds Rapid track 'My Mate' which was the first track of theirs I'd heard and it got me hooked.  

So it was with some interest that news came into the kennel they're releasing a new single and vinyl debut and it's a limited edition 7" vinyl release (500 copies) - and the only format that 'Writeabout' will ever be available on. The flip side Steve is a crowd pleaser and fan favourite.






It's a menacing rock 'n' rolla floor filler in the same vein as The Damned or the aforementioned Feelgoods (Eight Rounds Rapid supported legendary Wilko Johnson on his farewell tour) coming at you full on with post-punk ferocity. It's just plain nasty!

With no small amount of accolades and plays from the likes of 6 Music's Mark Radcliffe, Gideon Coe and Steve Lamacq. BBC Radio London's Gary Crowley and Podrophenia on whose label they've now signed and released the single. Looks like we'll have to give them a spin on Ralph's Radio KC Indie Show.



Dostoyevsky by Eight Rounds Rapid






Eight Rounds Rapid are - Jules Cooper on Bass, Simon Johnson (yup son of Wilko) on Guitar, Lee Watkins on Drums and front man David Alexander on Vocals.








One of the best (and funniest) music videos I've watched of late is the accompaniment to their track 'Channel Swimmer'. Enjoy!