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Last Updated: 12/14/2009

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City: 3 in Glasgow, 1 in Edinburgh
State: Scotland
Country: UK
Signup Date: 5/14/2006

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Thursday, December 10, 2009 

Current mood:  cheerful
Hello everyone

Are you all set for Christmas?

Have you been good?

Well we must have been good lately as Gill Mills has chosen our song 'You Make My Heart' to be included on her latest Best of MySpace podcast. Pretty good eh!?

This is what they had to say about us; 
 

'Sounding a bit like Bis jamming with New Order, with a kinda Dubstar feeling vocal, this tune bounces along.'


Check out what other bands are included and listen/subscribe at http://www.bestofmyspace.co.uk/

OH - and if you could vote for us that would be fantastic as we might get played on NME Radio.

We're playing in Edinburgh in January and we'll be heading to London and organising a Glasgow gig in February when we'll be launching our DEBUT EP on ltd edition cd and digital download.

Lots of love and lemonade
FRC's
xxx
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New Transistor Heroes
By Bis
Release date: 1997-03-27
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 

Category: Music
hey all

unfortunately we have had some sad news in the retro champs camp today and as a result we are having to pull out of our three gigs this weekend at sneaky petes, 13th note and the greenside.

our thoughts go out to harry and his family.

we will be looking to schedule gigs in february when we will have an EP coming out.

sneaky petes is cancelled.

however,

ace city racers will be playing their debut gig with the excellent nevada base at 13th note on saturday. we're also hoping vendor defender will play. so there is still a great 3 band bill.

we hope to travel to fife in the new year, but sonny marvello will be playing so get along to see them.

we'll be in touch once we have some good news to share with you.

lots of love
frc's
xxx
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Monday, November 16, 2009 

Current mood:  selective
Hey gang! Look! We have two, TWO, new additions to the myspace player type thing. First up is our good friend Mr Issac Martin's remix of Speak To Me, its got plinky plonky bits in it, innit. Secondly, Told Ya, which we've been playing live now for a few weeks, its well loud and epic and stuff.

That was exciting, I'm off for a lie down, enjoy!

xx
Currently listening:
Freak Like Me
By Sugababes
Release date: 2002-04-22
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Monday, November 16, 2009 

Current mood:  energetic
Category: Music
Hello champs and champettes

It's dark in Glasgow and it's been raining, but there is always sunshine in our hearts....

And there is thought of playing upbeat electro-pop 3 nights running at the end of November with some bands that are friends of ours and bands that we love and hope will become friends of ours.

We hope to see you at one of the following gigs;

EDINBURGH



GLASGOW




OR FIFE (although we haven't designed a poster for that yet)




Thanks for all your support through 2009 - we've had a great year and look forward to celebrating with you at Sneaky Petes, 13th Note or The Greenside.

Lots of love and lemonade always
FRC's
xxx

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Classic
By Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Release date: 2009-03-30
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 

Current mood:  argumentative
Hello little championettes!

I am currently listening to a fantastic little girl group from the late fifties called The Bobbettes. They did a fabulous song called I Shot Mr Lee which is worth trying to find.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cFIxUl7NBM

This is a clip of them singing it live nowadays. Back then they were only fifteen when they originally recorded it! Very talented ladies!

Anyway, I have stryed from the topic...

Tonight FUTURISTIC CHAMPIONS WILL BE PLAYED ON RADIO 1!!!!

Yes that's right, the ever so dashing Mr Galloway shall be spinning 'You Make My Heart' and at a reasonable time too!

In other news... we are playing a 'secret' gig supporting the cinnamons at Nice and Sleazy's tomorrow night.

PLEASE COME AND CHECK US OUT ON SATURDAY AT CAPTAINS REST!!!

Now go and look up the Bobbettes!

Lots of Luv and Lemonade,


Casio Carla

xx


Currently listening:
Best Of The Bobbettes
By Various
Release date: 1997-11-23
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Friday, September 25, 2009 

Category: Music
Hi all

Our shouty, electro-pop blitz 'Pulling Box Shapes' is going to be played on radio. Full details including tracklisting are below.

Don't worry if you can't stay up that late, you can listen to it again online for 7-days afterwards!


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BBC Introducing: Fresh On the Net
Monday 28th September 2009 01.00-03.00
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SHOW INFO
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You can listen to the show online either live or via Listen Again for 7 days after transmission via the links at http://www.bbc.co.uk/6musicintroducing
JUSTICE - Wonder Woman
THE BELGRAVE SCANDAL - One & One
HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY - Scattered Diamonds (Alcopop Remix)
BEN HOWARD - The Wolves
6 MUSIC UNSIGNED
HE SLEPT ON 57 - Drink Your Sorrow
UBER GLITTERATI - Armour
THE BLEEPS - Doing So Well
PRESSURE KIDS - Monster
INTERVIEW - Andy Mort from ATLUM SCHEMA
ATLUM SCHEMA - Gunfight at the OK Corral
LIZ STOTT - Dandelion
FRANCESQA - A Little Closer
SHOTOKAN DISCO - Astronaut
SESSION TRACK
THE JUNIPERS - Our Budgerigar
TREVOR MOSS & HANNAH-LOU - Concorde  
CITIZENS - Avalanches
FUTURISTIC RETRO CHAMPIONS - Pulling Box Shapes
BOBBY FRICTION TIP
SAHIL CHARANIYA FT. TEJAS RATHOD – Maladaptivity
THE TITLE SEQUENCE - Lovers
J-TREOLE - Funny Things
RUTH BARNES TIP 1
JULIE DOIRON - Heavy Snow
RUTH BARNES TIP 2
NIGHTMARE AIR - Who Who Lies
CELESTINO TELERA - Barcelona Shorts
LITTLE DIPPER - The Move On
DAVE PEARCE'S BEDROOM PRODUCER
UNITED IN RHTHYM - So Complete
SESSION TRACK
THE JUNIPERS - Gordy Can’t Swim
IN THE CLUB - Kiss This It
THE SWIINES - Hello 
JUNIOR PANFAST - Piam's Party
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SHOW INFO
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You can listen to the show online either live or via Listen Again for 7 days after transmission via the links at http://www.bbc.co.uk/6musicintroducing
 
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 

Current mood:  giggly
Category: Music
Hey all

As the title suggests we are taking our search for pop perfection to King Tuts Wah Wah Hut on Friday 18th September.

We are supporting ex-Ash chanteuse Charlotte Hatherley. Check out her own delicious pop tunes at http://www.myspace.com/charlottehatherleyofficial

And we have tickets to sell at five pounds a pop - a saving of £2 from the door price.

Send us a myspace message or email retrochamps@hotmail.com if you would one, two or more.

In other news we have a mini-tour sorted for the end of November taking in Sneaky Petes, the 13th Note and a brand new venue that we have never played before The Greenside in Fife, it looks great and they are very enthusiastic.

Come down to Tuts for lots of sugary pop goodness.

Lots of love and lemonade
FRC's
xxxx
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 

Current mood:  giggly
Category: Music
Quite a long blog title, but we are pretty busy just now, so here is the news.

Harry has produced a brilliant thumping new mix of 'You Make My Heart'. We love it and hope you do to. The initial demo received almost 6,000 plays on myspace. We hope the numbers for this new version will shoot up.

And new song 'Let's Make Out' is also up. It's also featured on the lovely Jim Gellatly's latest podcast along with loads of other great music. Details on how to download it are below and on our comments board.

And last but not least, we play with Unicorn Kid and Young Fathers at the good old Cabaret Voltaire on Saturday 15th August. We have limited tickets for a fiver so come on down.....the price is right!

Lots of love and lemonade
FRC's

Episode 43 of Jim Gellatly's NEW MUSIC looks back at the 2nd One Creative Scotland event in Glasgow. Featured tracks comes from Dananananaykroyd, The Vivians, Odeon Beatclub, Action Group, Brian Cunningham, The Travels,Selective Service, Futuristic Retro Champions The John Langan Band andRuberlaris. 



(feel free to spread the word! MySpace banner available on Jim's MySpace Profile)

Jim Gellatly's NEW MUSIC at:
Radio Magnetic / Facebook / Twitter / Bebo 

The Music Bed with Jim Gellatly & Martel Maxwell - Friday nights from 8 on BBC Radio Scotland.
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The Very Best of Deee-Lite
By Deee-Lite
Release date: 2001-10-29
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 

Current mood:  awake
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural
Hello everybody!

We finally got around to recording a dirty princess 'lectro mix of Let's Make Out featuring Fergus Weir (or as I like to refer to him... Fergalicious!).


Anyway, hope you enjoy it. It's become a bit of a live favourite.

In exciting news watch this space for two brand-new-never-been-played-before songs!


I'm excited! I hope you are too.


Lots of Love and Lemonade


Casio Carla

xx
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The Best of Patience and Prudence
By Patience and Prudence
Release date: 2004-06-07
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Monday, June 08, 2009 

Current mood:  artistic
Category: Music
http://midgie.list.co.uk/article/18021-futuristic-retro-champions/

We do like fizzy cola bottles! Check this nice article on us.

During music festival season there will likely be lots of ‘cool’ new indie bands thrust upon us. But Anna Docherty meets a bright young band that is unashamedly pop.Small seeds, acorns and ugly ducklings - our favourite magical tales involve unlikely things that turn into something wondrous. The Futuristic Retro Champions are a bit like the musical equivalent, in that they started out as a little art college project about four years ago and have since paint-by-numbered their way to something brilliant, colourful and charmingly wonky. It’s been almost as gradual as the ‘tiny acorn’ tale - just with added pop, fizz and sparkle.And yeah, it’s pop - but who said pop can’t have integrity? Producer and guitarist Harry Weeks believes, ‘the only way to make exciting music is to have something creative to write about. All of us work with one or more of video, visuals, performance, dance or writing outside the band - so being able to bring all that together makes it more interesting.’And you can pick up on this patchwork of creative forces in the music; their sound is rich, breezy and unconstrained. Cecilia Stamp, the band’s bass player, notes that: ‘we all have our own interests and I think these show in the music.’Their sound flits from hyperactive electro tales of ‘manbags’ to tender little ditties, like ‘Isn’t It Lovely’ - which sounds like love set to music and carries the little heartbreaker of a line ‘When you’ve left my side, I’m left to wonder... am I happy inside’. Lead singer Sita Pieraccini delivers each note in a punchy Scottish brogue, all husky and defiant.And perhaps the reason it all works so well is because the band have never tried to muscle their way into the music game. ‘We do what we do and don’t try to dress it up or turn it into something else,’ explains keyboard player Carla Easton, adding that: ‘being in a band is exciting and I would hate to feel like it was a full time job, because then it wouldn’t be as special.’In other words, it’s all still a bit of a novelty for them and consequently their music sounds much more alive. They sweat pure pop and their bodies probably run on fizzy cola bottles. And, most importantly, they are intent on spreading the pop gospel. ‘We believe that pop is not a dirty word,’ says Easton. Music to our ears.
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Release date: 2001-10-29
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