No Punk Intended <no-punk-intended>
"He poked me in the hedge...?"


THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FANS!!! You guys are so swell! ^^

To those of you who aspire to hardcore fandom, follow the following instructions:
-Get to gigs and moan if you fail to do so
-Get your demo signed (Yeah people have done this)
-Demand to know the lyrics of all the songs, and never rest until you do

or alternatively just

-GET THE SKIN!!! :D
NO PUNK INTENDED is a pop-rock band from Laois that was originally formed in 2006, by Katherine Foyle (singer) and Claire Hyland(keyboard, guitar). Their first conversation was about music, and within a few weeks of meeting, they had decided to form a band. Having tried out many other additional band members, Claire and Katherine most enjoyed jamming with Chris(drumboy), Jack(bass), and Sean(guitar), whom they met through the Portlaoise youth group, APA.



Thanks again to our fans! You guys are awesome! SQUEEE! *huge hug for everybody*

Oregano
Sixteen
Nobody
Boy Meets Girl

and the heretofore unheard Cyberface, Black Coffee, Lick the Moon

No Punk Intended says:

"NEW RECORDINGS!!! :D OREGANO! :D " (15 weeks ago) me too! | Reply
Genre
Surf
Rock
Experimental

Label
Self Published

Hometown
keep it country....
Ireland

URL
http://www.bebo.com/no-punk-intended

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October 2006

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Influences
Justin Timberlake!! War of the Buttons, Random scary walks at 5 a.m, spirits called Walter :L:L silly boys :L Life *><* Well, nah...just Dongeal :P:P:P Okay....uhm....funny people, not so funny people, Kate Nash, The Cure, dance music, funny times, Green Day :P, Hoosiers, Modjo, keyboards, Mikey...:L well...not really, just thought I'd put his name in here. Okay, so, there are more but I'll let Kat add to this :L or delete it...you know :L Oh and in-jokes (sorry Rogus), Lost, and the island!!! (but not the Lost Island - we have our own Island!

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  • Lyrics, as requested :)

    OREGANO

    Stood behind the wind I contemplate my options
    And my options don’t look so good
    Above colours flying; behind sky’s dying
    And this used to be a lovely neighbourhood
    She said: I’ve been around the block so often that they have a rota for me
    Sure I get the recognition, but I get the infamy
    I’m a running joke and I don’t know where I’m running to

    She said: surely there’s a story for each line in my history
    But the meanings don’t mean so much
    Before I close my eyes and set those red rims on sobriety
    I just don’t give a – until it’s too late
    Take it from the top once more I missed it as it was going down
    Conscience and memory eloped; they’re still out of town
    I’m a running joke and the punch line’s running out of steam

    Oh Oh - Another Saturday night spent
    Drowning – In a sea of coloured lights, who’s
    Frowning – Only Little Miss Consequence

    Oh Oh – Another Saturday night
    Oregano – For a well seasoned lie
    Ooh – Little Miss Consequence

    And in the cracked glass he exhales and fogs my judgement
    Guess I’m a slow learner from mistakes
    And like pookie snails we’re weaving trails of mixed emotion
    Keeping our hearts pounding ‘til they break

    Oh Oh - Another Saturday night spent
    Drowning – In a sea of coloured lights, who’s
    Frowning – Only Little Miss Consequence

    Oh Oh – Another Saturday night
    Oregano – For a well seasoned lie
    Ooh – Little Miss Consequence



    NOBODY

    Sometimes you might
    take things out on yourself
    So in the middle of the night
    take me down off my shelf
    When you’re feeling alone
    And the world is unkind
    And you’re on your own
    I might just change your mind

    When nobody is there for you
    And nobody giving you love
    When each hateful word they say seems true
    And there’s no guidance from above
    And Nobody loves you
    That much is true
    But if you let me I can be
    Your beloved Nobody

    Sometimes you talk before
    Thinking of me
    But there aren’t boundaries of chalk
    At least that you can see
    When you have no pride
    And the world is unfair
    And you’re dead inside
    I will always be there

    When nobody is there for you
    And nobody giving you love
    When each hateful word they say seems true
    And there’s no guidance from above
    And Nobody loves you
    That much is true
    But if you let me I can be
    Your beloved Nobody


    SIXTEEN

    You're fine and content and things in between
    But you find you're ripped apart
    by a Bebo top sixteen
    And you're tore up from the floor up cos your love
    interests
    Aren't as interested as the name
    suggests

    Lalalalalalalalalala
    Lalalalalalalalalala - and you stop
    Because
    that's the song he likes to sing when he's not listening

    Lalalalalalala
    Block it out
    Lalalalalalalalala Push it down
    Lalalalalalalalalalalala I don't
    want to think about it

    You think your emotions are under control
    But that's
    just a turn of phrase not a viable goal
    They'll kick you when you're down and
    make you hurt
    You're jealous and you're angry and you don't know which is
    worse

    Lalalalalalala Block it out
    Lalalalalalalalala Push it
    down
    Lalalalalalalalalalalala I don't want to think about it

    And the
    magazines say:
    "That is all there is and that is all I want, that is all there
    is, that is all I want,"
    But you're lying to yourself and you'll realise when
    you can't sleep,
    Sleeping's what your bed is for

    Lalalalalalala Block it
    out
    Lalalalalalalalala Push it down
    Lalalalalalalalalalalala I don't want to
    think about it

    And I'm done singing 'bout it

    3 Comments 91 days

  • No Punk Intended Interview Courtesy of SoundChicks

    Interviewer: Shannon
    Other SoundChicks: Grace M, Emma C, Anna C.

    NPI:
    Katherine = Lead Vocals
    Claire = Keyboard/Guitar/Vocals
    Chris = Drums
    Jack = Bass
    Seán = Guitar


    Question one: How did ye come up with the name No Punk Intended?

    Katherine & Claire: Ehhmm… It was during Transition Year at some point. It took us like all of TY because we didn’t know what we wanted to call it. We came up with all these crazy names like Pretty in Punk…
    Katherine: Then one day we were going into Dunne’s Stores in Donegal and I was like No Punk Intended!
    Claire: I was like yeeeeeahhhh that’s okay, for now, until we come with something better!
    Both: And we never did!


    Question two: How did you get into music?

    Chris:I was bought bongo drums as a kid, and they were very nice, so I continued my quest in hitting things to produce a satisfactory thump.
    Katherine: My mother used to sit me on the floor so I could listen to The Archers’ theme tune… Nah, my dad made me listen to The Doors when I was a small child and I didn’t listen to music then for about six years. When I came back to it I really liked The Doors and got into music through Linkin Park. Then I moved here and joined (local youth group) APA and we did drum lessons and guitar lessons and I met these guys!
    Claire: I suppose I would have been crawling around a piano when I was about two – my mother’s a music teacher – so, that’s how!
    Seán: Unlike Claire, there is no history of musical talent in my family, I’m the only one! I saw a band play at my first really local gig – a band called Wargarden http://www.bebo.com/wargarden - when I was about thirteen and I thought ‘Hey, I can do that’. At the time I was all into Nirvana and all that and I pretty much said I wanna be Kurt Cobain!
    Jack: Right, my parents got me to take drums, then I did double bass and my friend Elliot got a guitar so I was like ‘Ah sure I’ll pick up a bass and we can start a band!’ (Jack and Chris’ other band are called Indium (www.bebo.com/indiumband)


    Question three: What are yer influences as a group?

    Katherine: Oh, collectively? We aren’t really influenced by one in particular.
    Chris: We all have individual influences.
    Katherine: Yeah, like they (the lads) bring grunge into the influences and we (herself and Claire) bring crazy kind of pop/rock indie stuff!


    Question four: How long does it take you to write a full song and are ye all involved in the process?

    Everyone: No!!!
    Chris: Yeah we won’t answer the other part of the question like!
    Katherine: What usually happens is…
    Claire: Katherine writes lyrics…
    Katherine: And I’m like Claire! Listen to this!
    Claire: And she’s like ‘lalala’.
    Katherine: And then Claire’s like ‘Well maybe we should do it THIS way…’ And then we do it that way and it sounds better. Then Christian is there, because Christian’s always there, so we jam with him. After that we’re like ‘Jack, can we go to your house?’ because Jack has a big house, and we can practice there. Then we invite Seán over…
    Seán: I just turn up and learn the song!


    Question five: What’s yer favourite song to play live?

    Chris: NOT Lovecats!
    Katherine & Seán: It was so much fun though!!
    Seán: My favourite to play is probably ‘Nobody’ because I get to go mad!
    Jack: I like ‘Boy Meets Girl…’
    Seán: I have to sit on a STOOL for that.
    Chris: I have good craic with every song…
    Everyone: ‘Sixteen’. Yeah ‘Sixteen’... (someone hums the pian-y bit) We’re all happy with it.
    Interviewer: Really? I would’ve thought ye’d say ‘Oregano’.
    Everyone: Oregano!
    Katherine: Well that’s really new, we’d never played it electrically before that (our Blastbeat gig).
    Seán: We never even practiced it together!
    Jack: We never practiced it together, we did separately.
    Interviewer: Ye did very well considering!
    Chris: Thank you!



    Question six: If you could have writt

    27 Comments 147 days

  • Thank you

    Just a quick thank you to everyone who showed up today (10th of january) for the competition. I have to say kudos on the can can and the singing in oregano TRES COOOL. Also this is my (Jack-Bassists) first blog as a band member (YAY) so hopefully there willl be more to come. Again much thanks to Grace and all the girls who helped out (sean's mobile number will soon be up to obtain:-p) and to all our faithful fans......and to everyone who just showed up for the crack.....we love you all
    from Jacksie A La Grandmasterslap

    5 Comments 174 days

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    whoo!

    11 weeks ago
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    Katherine

    extra whoo for loud PEOPLES CLAPZ

    i'm on nothing but npi-fuelled happiness ^^

    11 weeks ago
  • Grace M. Photography
    Grace M. Photography

    SoundChicks' applause are only more honourabl because there's 12 of us :L :L

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    SoundChicks applause are more honourable then mine

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    no 1 fan right here

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    Love :D
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    The other night was goooood (:

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    cant believe ye put that up!!! legends!

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    well...its come to this....









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    see, this is where you should just write more above the writing already on the wall :L

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  • Seán Murphy
    Seán Murphy

    Now...the writings on the wall....it won't go away..... ITS AN OMEN:O :O :O :O

    Sorry.....the song in my head

    ITS AN OMEN:O :O :O :O :O :O :O

    14 weeks ago
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    Grace M. Photography

    also.....the time is completely wrong............

    14 weeks ago
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    Grace M. Photography

    Oi! and Scuba Dice like :P

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    thanks lol :P :D

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    Stoked! Brilliant!

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    Nanor The Nuohloc

    You guys are very good :)

    15 weeks ago
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    Mazbike

    (pssssst Claire!Its Barry And Mike from French College)
    NEW SONGS IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED!!!
    Sorry bout the blatant advertising....:P
    Any gigs in Dublin cumin up?
    x x x x x

    15 weeks ago