LAST NIGHT AT ST GEORGES HALL WAS THE BUISNESS! WE HAD A GREAT TIME, IT WAS TRULY A BLAST, IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST GIGS WE HAVE HAD! 

THE HIGHLIGHTS: CHATTING TO ALEX FLETCHER AKA JACKIE DIXON OF BROOKSIDE ABOUT WHY SHE SHOULD OF JOINED THE BILL (WE LOVE YOU JACKIE!)  ADMIRING GEMMA ATKINSON'S FRONTAL AREA ALL DAY AND NIGHT (WOW!), JAMMING WITH AUSTIN DRAGE OF X FACTOR (WHAT A NICE GUY!), WATCHING STRIKE OF BRITAINS GOT TALENT PERFORMING CHOP SUEY DEATH KICKS IN FRONT OF US WHILE JAMMING WITH AUSTIN (CALM DOWN LADS FOR FUCK SAKE) ADAM AND LEANNE OF JUICE FM GIVING US A WOPPA OF AN INTRODUCTION ( THE MISSION IS ON LEANNE, I HOPE YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID!) AND FINALLY PERFORMING IN FRONT OF ALL THEM LOVELY PEOPLE ( SUCH A HUGE AUDIENCE!)..WE LOVED IT. THANKS JEN!X

QUOTE OF THE DAY BY BILLY:

''JACKIE DIXON DON'T YOU LOOK GREAT, YOU AGE LIKE MOULD WINE''      


  UNTIL NEXT TIME
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 THE MISSION BABIES X
 

CAPITAL of Culture year changed it all for Liverpool quartet The Mission Babies.

It gave singer Kenny Van Johnston the inspiration to leave the Royal Marines, after serving three and a half years, to pursue his life-long dream to start a band.

"It's only this year things have really started to take off," he explains. "But I've been playing guitar and writing songs since I was eight.

Š"We are one of Liverpool Carling Academy's showcase bands. We sold the venue out in June. Since then our fan base has been growing and growing."

I caught up with the lads to find out more about their musical inspiration.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

"IT'S a lyrical masterpiece and in my opinion one of the greatest songs ever written," says Kenny. "The line 'just wrap your legs around these velvet rims and strap your hands across my engines' is pure and utter genius. Bruce Springsteen is the true working class hero and a master of his trade and this song has always been a massive inspiration in my life."

Winter Song by Lindisfarne

Lead guitarist Jay Ryder says: "Just a little poetic reminder that life, no matter how dull it may seem, shouldn't be taken for granted as there is someone further down the ladder than yourself.

Medicated Goo by Traffic

Bass player Billy Lake says: "It has everything, rock, rhythm, blues, jazz and soul but the song still has loads of space. Fantastic musicianship."

Green Eyes by Coldplay

Drummer Danny Mcsays: "It is a mellow, up-beat, catchy tune with an awesome drive all the way through the song that gradually picks up. It's one of Coldplay's best songs in my opinion."

Mission Babies headline Liverpool's Carling Academy on Friday 19 December.The gig will also be their EP launch. For details see www.myspace.com/ missionbabies.

WE ARE IN THE STUDIO IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS RECORDING WITH A PRODUCER AT MOTOR MUSEUM WHERE BANDS SUCH AS THE ARTIC MONKEYS,ZUTONS ETC HAVE RECORDED IN THE PAST.

WE HAVE BEEN ITCHING TO GET OUR FRESH NEW TRACKS ON MYSPACE FOR A LONG TIME NOW. IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE WE RECORDED OUR FIRST TRACKS THAT GOT YOU ALL INTERESTED IN US  AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE LITERALLY WRITTEN ALOT, I MEAN ALOT OF NEW SONGS IN THAT TIME AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET PLAYING THEM LIVE AS WE THINK THEY ARE SO AWSOME AND YOU WILL ALL LOVE THEM THAT MUCH YOU MIGHT EVEN WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO A COUPLE!

SEE YOU ALL AT OUR NEXT GIG AS IT'S NOT ONE TO MISS

THE MISSION BABIES X

Next sunday 25th may Local DJ Tom Byrne will be playing our track 'is this love real' on his 11pm show so don't miss is it!!!!

Kenny :-)