ME4 Album to be Released at Midnight on Saturday 27th October

It’s almost that time again. The 27th of October sees the release of our fourth annual charity download compilation of Medway music. Once again, it’s at the Nag’s Head in Rochester where we’ll be joined by Crybaby Special & The Monsters, with support from The Muswells, These Guilty Men and Broken Banjo. The music kicks off at 8:30pm and ends at 11pm. These launch nights are very well attended, so get there nice and early.

This year’s album is our biggest yet, with over fifty tracks from local artists and featuring cover art by the brilliant Lupen Crook. It will be available to download via this site from midnight on Saturday 27th October, right after the gig. When you download the album, you will be encouraged to make a donation to this year’s charity. It’s called Holding On Letting Go and is based in Rochester. It supports bereaved children, young people, (6-16) and their families and carers in Kent and Medway who have experienced the death of an important person in their lives. Please donate what you can when the time comes.

We’ll reveal the full line up when we release the album. In the meantime, feel free to plug the hell out of the event and album. You can download a high resolution version of the above poster here.

We’re promoting ME4 on Fizzer’s Radio Show tomorrow. Yay!!!

Tune in to Fizzer’s Radio Show online tomorrow night (Monday 1st October) from 8pm to 10pm to hear our spokesperson Phil promoting ME4, this year’s Medway Eyes charity compilation, with a special guest and a clutch of interesting mp3s on a tiny stick thing. Find out who’s launching this year’s album for us and learn about our chosen charity in advance of the full press release malarkey on October 7th.

You can listen online or on 106.6 FM.

Photo by Jordon.

Medway Eyes Does The Smiths

Medway Does Americana: Videos

Thanks again to everyone who came to the Barge last week to help us raise money to keep The Medway Broadside online and afloat for another year. As well as playing, Rew shot some hand-held footage of all the performers, and you can now see a song from each of them below. It was quite an evening. You can probably tell that :0)

Medway Does Americana: Line-Up

We’re pleased to announce this splendid line-up for our forthcoming Americana evening at the Barge on Saturday 14th July.  The event will be a fundraiser for the Medway Broadside, an independent news and culture paper for the Medway Towns whose print and online editions are produced through the efforts of a skilled and dedicated team of local volunteers working together to produce an eloquent and representative voice for the community. The Broadside covers local news, politics, arts, culture and sport, providing an incisive take on events in Medway, whilst celebrating and promoting local creativity. We’ll be raising money to keep it online for another year and fund this Autumn’s print run.

Coming Soon: Medway Does Americana

Rubber Soul Show Cancelled

Regrettably, we have had to cancel this event at the Barge. This is entirely due to unforeseen circumstances, and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year.

All the best from the Medway Eyes team, and thank you for your ongoing support.

Medway Eyes Does Rubber Soul

ME3: Out Now!

It’s out! Download it from HERE, and please give what you can for Oxjam.

Play LOUD! > Enjoy :0)

Full track listing:

01: Los Salvadores – Billy Ruffian
02: Maker – Soaked Up
03: Ben Jones – Hit and Run (Fait Accompli)
04: Dave Read – Lightbending
05: Brigadier Ambrose – Chatham Hill (Ranscombe Brass Demo Version)
06: Unlucky Fried Kitten – This Is England
07: Reg Varney Trio – Psycho Lust
08: Frau Pouch – Sexy Architecture (Sunlight session)
09: Crybaby Special and the Monsters – I Don’t Mind
10: Damsel – Monster
11: Falling Lucid – Blue Room Green Room
12: The Flowing – Lullabies
13: Stuart Turner and the Flat Earth Society – Holiday Song (edit)
14: Firstborn Heroes – Down And Out
15: The Galileo 7 – Ella (demo)
16: Billy Wears Dresses – Sittingbourne Annual Carnival Parade
17: Arcelia – Cupid
18: Upcdownc – Boneyard
19: The Ambience – Falsifier
20: Simon Bunyan – Death Of A Friend (demo)
21: Archie Wah Wahs – Hunchback
22: Tyrannosaurus Alan – The Officer Problem [explicit]
23: Baron Von Marlon – Several Pairs Of Socks
24: Wheels – Carlo Rossi
25: Glenn Barnes – Journey’s End
26: The Blissful Mop – Euphoria
27: The Love Family – A Foreign Country
28: Theatre Royal – Death On The River (Grace Bell session)
29: Bob Collins – Emily
30: Mr Bridger – Out For Tea
31: Groovy Uncle – Danger Zone (stereo mix)
32: James Doyle – Let’s Hear It For The Nice Guy
33: Thomas Turner Band – Nothing Left For Me
34: One Eleven Edmund – I Have Seen
35: Porlie Eidolon & Spindly Killers – You’re Still Mine
36: Reavsey – Wild Day In Whitstable
37: The Shagmonroes – Seafood
38: Houdini – Deadlines
39: Science Noodles – Dirty Streets
40: Z Stacks – Toffee Hammer
41: Kids Unique – Lab Conditions (Rubber Duck Dub Remix)
42: Wolfgang Riot – Five Bars Hotel
43: Lupen Crook – Tale Of An Everyman (acoustic) [explicit]
44: Tape Error – Home
45: Didi Bergman – Happy Song #1 (Sunlight Session)
46: Survivors Of Suki – Sing
47: The Singing Loins – House In The Woods

Thank you to all who have contributed :0)

Fizzer’s Show: Listen Again / Playlist

Now then, now then. Phil and Hannah had a great time taking over Fizzer’s Show on Monday. Thanks again to Fizzer, Brandon and Grace for the opportunity. You can listen again on Fizzer’s podcast page now, and we’ve compiled the playlist from the show below following requests from some of our more anal listeners. Enjoy!

Maker – Soaked Up

Unlucky Fried Kitten – This Is England

Bear vs Manero – Now Is Not The The Time For Impressions, Rory Bremner

Bombay Bicycle Club – Rinse Me Down

Pity Party – The Grudge

Stuart Turner and the Flat Earth Society – Shimmy

Nirvana – Love Buzz

Lupen Crook – Chasing Dragons (menace remix by Kids Unique)

Thee Cusswords – Marijuana Minutes

Groovy Uncle – Got Any Mantras

Dusty Springfield – Breakfast In Bed

Talking Heads – Psycho Killer

Survivors Of Suki – Sing

Rent Boys – Shoot Your Shot

The Weather Station – Everything I Saw

Tom Waits – Little Drop Of Poison

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – I’m Going To Bring A Watermelon To My Girl Tonight

The Claim – Mary Stavin

Balance Lost – Peanut Shells

Frau Pouch – Sexy Architecture

Rocketproof Glass – Girl

My Sick Mind – Show Me Blood

Patrick Watson – Wooden Arms

Didi Bergman – Happy Song #1

Pixies – Something Against You

The Dentists – Creature Out Of Control

The Cherubs – Hey Bunny

The Singing Loins – Where’s My Machine Gun?

Play Dead Proxy  – Get Manic

Pete Da Clinker – Miss Needy

Blur – Chinese Bombs

David Bowie – Lady Stardust