My friend Ian Chaddock recently started a blog of live videos he filmed of underground UK punk bands.

Amongst the bands on the site are BANGERS/ ARTERIES/ OK PILOT/ ABOVE THEM/ BROTHERS /CALVINBALL who are all playing Fest so if you havnt had a chance to listen to them yet or have and want a taste of their live show, head on over to http://strikeachorduk.blogspot.com/ and check what the UK has to offer.

Thanks. Enjoy!

NEW ARTERIES SONG (just come out on a split with The Cut Ups):
http://strikeachorduk.blogspot.com/2009 ... iends.html

STOKED!!! I'm going to be reposting this stuff on NU for sure! Some of this is like a proper Fest house party without all the yanks.

Hi Mackenzie, this is Ian. Glad you like the videos, it's a lot of fun. Added a couple more tonight:

ROOFTOPS - Maker's Mark
APOLOGIES, I HAVE NONE - 100 Club

Apologies, I Have None are playing Fest and this was their first show as a 'full band' and it was awesome.

http://strikeachorduk.blogspot.com/


I'm a big fan of NU and I'd love it if you used one or two of my videos but please can you credit Strike A Chord UK and provide a link to the rest of my videos on the site?

Thanks very much, so excited for Fest! Heading over on Monday.

the house show videos of arteries and bangers are actually from my living room. we all said after when we were walking back into town all holding a piece of equipment that it felt like Fest.

im gonna use this as a chance to post my blog as well. i did a fat old post on Fest and loads of other stuff that takes my fancy. feel free to check it out

http://thismusicismylife.blogspot.com/

chad is the man

That was one of the strangest shows I've ever been too! It still amazes me that we got through the whole thing without a single complaint despite it being a hot sunny fathers day Sunday afternoon in the middle of a tower block!