the SIDE <the-side1>
"But you're trying to be, something else that you know you're not"


The Side are:

Winnie - Vox/guitar
Muff - Drums
James - Bass/vox
Geo - keys/vox

...they also would like you to go crazy for their tunes, learn all the words, spread their love and wear the t-shirt.

...have solidly established themselves as one of the top bands in North Scotland with their indie mixture of rock, pop and funk. They have shared stages with The Bluetones, King Creosote, Frightened Rabbit, Tim Burgess, The Bootleg Beatles & Tiny Dancers. In 2005 they released their debut EP, played the Lee Unsigned Showcase Tour in association with NME.EP. In 2006 they released their 2nd EP, played @ the Belladrum Festival, goHI and goNorth Showcases + also featured on Fat Hippy Records Compilation CD. Last year saw the band complete their first Scottish tour, appear @ goNorth and also feature on Music Week's goNorth CD, self release their 3rd EP, perform @ the Rockness Festival and play @ the goMoscow Festival in Russia.

New album "Nowhere Left to Run" is released on 12/6/09

Genre
Indie
Funk
Rock

Label
unsigned
Self Published

Hometown
Alness
UK

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http://www.bebo.com/the-side1

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  • Thanks to all

    thanks to all that made us have a wicked launch night at madhatters yesterday!!!

    despite Rockness stealing our thunder, you all (and you know who you are) made us smile loads as usual, espesh with your wicked singing!!!!!

    please buy the new album and join us whenever you can for our other dates!!!!

    love geo
    xxx

    0 Comments 20 days

  • Album News

    Thats the album done at last!. It was recorded by Winnie @ The North Highland College in Alness and Mixed, Produced and Mastered by Greg Kane from Hue and Cry. The launch is this fri (12th June) @ goNorth, 11:30pm, Mad Hatters, Inverness.

    The first single from it is "Nowhere Left To Run" You can download it FREE from our myspace page (just scroll down a bit to find the link) http://www.myspace.com/theside05

    The album will fully be released on Fri 19th June, priced at £7. It will be up on I-Tunes, HMV Online, etc. aswell as from the band and local shops. Tour dates are up on the page but there is still some more to be announced.

    There's an Album Preview up on this page, will put some full songs up next week, so let us know what you think!. Hopefully catch some of you's at the Launch and on some of the tour dates.

    Cheers :)

    0 Comments 25 days

  • thanks to all at oscars & album news

    you are all awesome awesome awesome and if it weren't for you all, we wouldn't have any direction or inspiration to write tunes, record them, gig them and try and make you buy them


    seriously, thank you all so so so so much and please come to hoots on 12th june and repeat your performance.... you guys MADE the gig at oscars and it is quite literally, one of the most enjoyable gigs i have ever had in all the years and bands i have ever played with

    our new album is launched on 12th june at the gonorth record company showcase at hoots.... please please please come along and go mental f*cking crazy and help us to convince some a&r dudes to give us loadsa money to play tunes forever!!!!!!

    without you guys singing, dancing and going crazy, we are actually nothing and we totally totally appreciated every bit of the banter that you created for us all

    i am currently getting pins and needles in our mastering studion in glasgow - no, it's not the music, it's the awkward position that i'm crammed in at the back of the room.... labourisoiusly listening to every nuance of every track, trying to perfect each tune for your pretty little ears

    tbh, this is nothing compared to the endless hours of endurance that winnie, our singer and respected leader, had to put in in order to prepare us for this day, the finale of making the album

    although muff, james and i all did our bits here and there, without winnie, there would be no album.... i personally do not have the know-how to do what he did, nor do i have the strength, but he guided us al through and has driven us to produce an album that we are awfully proud of..... personally, sitting here listening to these tnes, thinking about the awesome gigs wheere we've met loads of awesome people and having all this fun, could not be possible without the other 3 guys in this band.... these guys are ot only the potential key to my millions, but i also consider them to be my best friends (which is really respectable for them to achieve since i have so many :D :D )

    the biggest thanks has to go to all you guys for making us want to play more, play better and dance our f*cking socks off

    i seriously commend everyone who makes us smile with your energy and support

    love,
    geo
    xxx

    3 Comments 36 days

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  • Calum Martin
    Calum Martin

    Thanks for the mention in the paper lads :D
    Calum
    X

    1 day ago
  • X-LiNzi-X-Oliver-X
    X-LiNzi-X-Oliver-X

    I got my album today!
    it is sooo good!
    i put it on my ipod! well should have got winnies autograph before i left college!! :L
    xxx

    1 week ago
  • Cj Nicolson
    Cj Nicolson

    I did intend on going til see ye's again in e blackstairs but it clashes with T in the Park unfortunately! Maybe I should just ditch it... :) Good luck with the album!

    2 weeks ago
  • Georgenius
    Georgenius

    hey guys :D

    xxxxxxxx

    2 weeks ago
  • Joolz
    luv Joolz

    Great gig in hoots guys.... got me dancin and sweaty thats for sure :L

    Can't wait to see yous agen.

    Keep on Rockin XxX

    2 weeks ago
  • Poofchops
    luv Poofchops

    hey hey hey thank you for the gig it was amazing lol best ever,glad i made it!yeah i bought the first one but it doesnt play propper lol but al forgive yas.hope to see yous again soon xoxox all the best xoxox

    2 weeks ago via Mobile
  • Crazzee
    luv Crazzee

    Nice one!Might go along for the banter! :D

    3 weeks ago via Mobile
  • Calum Martin
    luv Calum Martin

    Can't wait until Friday :D
    Album Preview as expected sounds superb guys!

    Cal
    X

    3 weeks ago
  • Ryan Golder
    luv Ryan Golder

    Nowhere left to run sounds amazing!!!!!

    Wont be making friday im afraid at Rockness mite pop by for a bit if im still sober will have to get myself a copy of the album at some point soon

    3 weeks ago
  • Scott
    Scott

    man the side.

    4 weeks ago
  • Luke D
    luv Luke D

    the/SIDE!!!

    Thank you very much. I do try to please.

    xxx

    5 weeks ago via Mobile
  • Marshall Adams
    Marshall Adams

    I was working in Norway man. Didnt get home till Sunday 24th. Missed it by a day. Been looking forward too it for months too. Knew it'd be a good one. Managed too flog a few dozen tickets so helped a little bit.

    Where and when can i get hold o the album???

    5 weeks ago
  • X-LiNzi-X-Oliver-X
    luv X-LiNzi-X-Oliver-X

    your songs are awsome!!
    cant wait till ur album comes out!!!
    xxx

    5 weeks ago
  • Emma O'Brien
    luv Emma O'Brien

    You were awesome on sat night. Had an brilliant time, many apologies for falling over with your mic stand!!

    Great Band

    5 weeks ago
  • Jo
    Jo

    last night was brilliant! X

    5 weeks ago
  • Janet MacLeod
    luv Janet MacLeod

    Use wer FAB lasnite @ Oscars :D x

    5 weeks ago
  • Siobhan Heneghan
    luv Siobhan Heneghan

    some luv!!

    you's are awesome!!

    i cnt stop listenin til forever changin i luv it

    cnt wait til ur albums done!! =]

    xxx

    9 weeks ago
  • SilvaDolla
    SilvaDolla

    woop

    10 weeks ago via Mobile
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  • Cj Nicolson
    Cj Nicolson

    Mon e wick! Bonny and good biy.

    12 weeks ago