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stellarbeam: The Xcerts - Sound Control, Manchester on Flickr.
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clara-cullen: An interview I did with Murray from the Xcerts: Since forming in 2001 The Xcerts have played hundreds of shows, including opening for melodic punk heroes The Get Up Kids last year. Their mix of melody and visceral noise, combined with a driving work ethic has seen them land a primary slot on the Rock sound exposure tour, where with no-doubt they’ll be picking up scores of new fans. They’re about to release their new EP Stairs to Noise: The Scatterbrain EP on March 7th. Here in this interview we learn of front man Murray Macleod’s Love of the classic rock outfit Iron Maiden, and a secret that will cause shockwaves through The Xcerts already die-hard fans. Read below to find out why! Link to the bands webiste: http://www.thexcertsband.com/ Link to Xtra Mile website: http://www.xtramilerecordings.com/ 1)We are barely 3 months into the New Year, but it’s already looking to be one of your busiest tour wise. How is the rock sound exposure tour going? Are there any songs that you are particular enjoying playing?The tour is going amazingly well. All the shows have been really well attended, and we’re getting along really well with Dinosaur Pile- Up and The Japanese Voyeurs. Everyone turns up at the venue, hangs out and is having a good time, so I guess it’s like the perfect tour. We’re playing a song called Hurt With Me off the new album Scatterbrain. We’ve never really played it live before, apart from twice maybe on the Scottish tour in December. So we’re closing the set with that, and it’s really exciting. 2)You are soon releasing Stairs to Noise: The Scatterbrain EP on Xtra mile, which contains songs from the new album. The songs certainly seemed to progress the sound you had on your first album ‘In The Cold Wind We Smile’, was it particularly difficult to write for this album, or was it more of an organic step?The only huge difference was that with the first album we wrote that over the course of a couple of years, whereas this record was written in about 2 months between tours. This time it felt like all the songs were a single body of work, with a similar theme. This was unlike the first record where we wanted to write each song so it could be a single. With this album the focus was just on writing good songs. I think as we get older our musical influences will change. As for song writing, it’s just experience outside of the band that changes how I write. 3)On the Scatterbrain EP out March 7th, you cover the great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, while on your MySpace you’ve done a sort of cover series. Would you guys ever consider putting out a cover EP, and what artist would you defiantly want to cover?Well after we did that song, we joked about doing just an Elliott Smith cover album, which would be amazing. We’ve done a track from his “Either Or” album called Say Yes that’s incredible. Then, I don’t know, maybe something like Kiss I’d love to do that. Just kiss songs which would be really odd for us to do! That or what about Rush, or maybe Meatloaf. Actually what about Iron Maiden? I think Maiden would be a good idea, my dad would be delighted. 4)You have a headlining tour in April which is very exciting, but are they any festival plans that you could possibly tell us about?None so far, but usually they book an act a bit later, so that’s still undecided. However, I’m sure they’ll be plenty coming in the next couple of months. 5)On the topic of festivals, as festival goers, what would your dream line up be (this can include the band in the line up, and bands can be dead/broken up)Well I’d probably have our friends Dinosaur Pile-Up play. Then I’d probably have The Beatles headline. Actually, I’d have The Beatles play 2 sets, one as The Fab Four after they started taking drugs, and then just The Beatles as normal for the other set. Then I’d get Neutral Milk Hotel, a band called Slow Drive who aren’t together anymore. Then At the Drive-In and really just some bands that aren’t playing anymore. The Cure, The Pixies stuff like that. It’d be a really selfish Festival, with probably just you and me in the crowd! 6)For aspiring bands, is there any advice that you could give them that you feel is important they should know?The best advice I got when we were starting out was to buy a tuner, kind of basic but essential. Then just be patient and be prepared to work hard. Pretty simple stuff, but people seem to forget it. 7)You’re stranded on a desert Island, what are you 5 dessert Island discs?1)Disintegration By The Cure2)In An Aeroplane Over The Sea By Neutral Milk Hotel3)Either Or By Elliott Smith4)The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me By Brand New5)Born To Run By Bruce Springsteen 8)Is there anything you could tell the fans that they shouldn’t know about the band?Well apart from the fact that we hate one another, the people you see on stage aren’t actually us. We’ve got 3 look-a-likes. I’m not actually in the band; I just hang out with them and am always there. The look-a-likes actually play their instruments better than we do!
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annathespanna: I’ve finally sorted through and edited all of my freeze fest pictures… (took my time i know). This is my favourite! 
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The Xcerts Dropped From Guns N’ Roses Tour

propertyofzack:

The Xcerts have been removed from an upcoming tour with Guns N’ Roses due to “logistical reasons.” Check out a brief message from the band below by clicking “Read More.”

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jagmusic: The Xcerts adding some ‘Candy’ to new songs.
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jadeesson: The Xcerts on Flickr.
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jadeesson: The Xcerts on Flickr.
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jadeesson: The Xcerts on Flickr.
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