Mascot Fight next gig - 11th September: Man on the Moon, Cambridge
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  • 2010
    • September
      • Cool bands DJ at cinemas
        07/09/10
        This Facebook event is just a bit exciting: [url=http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#]http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=126054164110687

        That's right, we're DJing at Quad in Derby on Saturday 18th September! S'gonna be rad.

        "...we have not one b

      • Pantomime Hearse now only £3!!!
        05/09/10
        Afternoon all. Our debut full-length album is now available at the INCREDIBLE price of just £3 including postage!

        Click here to go get it!

      • If you believe they put a Man on the Moon
        03/09/10
        Mascot Fight play FULL BAND at the Man on the Moon in Cambridge next Saturday (September 11th).

        Apparently lots of intelligent people gather in Cambridge- this is a massive test of their brainpower. I'm frankly unconvinced unless they see that £6 is a bargainously awesome price to pa

    • August
      • STN XX MF
        29/08/10
        Hello,
        A while ago, the music blog Sweeping the Nation asked us, and other bands, to record a cover of another band that they had written about. We chose the song 'Crystalised' by The XX for this project. We started recording the song but the deadline date came and went. We've

      • Jeeves and Wooster
        18/08/10
        Catch us at the Worcester Music Festival on Saturday, y'all. x

      • Great times lie ahead for you!!!!!
        11/08/10
        Tonight, Sean and I (Tom) begin work on a load of new demos.

        RUMOUR HAS IT THEY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

    • July
      • Festival season
        04/07/10
        Hiiiiiiiiiiiii everyone.

        Why not go to a festival this year? Why not go to Y Not Festival? A good reason to go is that we're playing at 9pm on Saturday night (July 31st). We're on the acoustic stage. Buy tickets? Okay- here.

        Worcester Music Festival is our other appea

    • June
      • No-one Expects the Introducing Inquisition
        14/06/10
        Hello, you can hear our interview with Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music on iPlayer for the next week HERE. It starts at around the 37 minute mark.



        Cheers!

      • BBC Gravy Train
        09/06/10
        Some of us are off to London for an interview on BBC 6Music! It will air on Sunday or Monday- we'll keep y'all posted.

        It's with "THOMAS ROBINSON", aka Tom Robinson.

        MAYBE WE WILL SEE ONE OF LONDON'S MANY RESIDENTS SUCH AS DAVID CAMEROON!

    • April
      • Vines Gig / BBC
        18/04/10
        Hello,
        Just a reminder that we're playing at Vines in Derby tomorrow. Unfortunately headliners Tada Tata have had to pull out due to volcanic ash.

        In other news, you can hear us on Tom Robinson's 'Introducing' show tomorrow night.

        So there you go.
      • Sound of the Lion, and Leeds
        03/04/10
        Our song 'Floodlight Failure' was played on the latest Sound of the Lion podcast (#5) which you can go and listen to HERE!

        Also, if you are in Leeds tomorrow, we are playing at the Northern Monkey as part of the Beat Surrender All-Dayer. It's FREE entry, and starts from 2p

    • March
      • A stick of ROCK
        28/03/10
        We're on the new 'Derby Rocks' compilation CD!

        Click here to see the Facebook group!

        In addition to Mascot Fight, it features many other excellent Derby bands including You Animals, Switzerland, These Waves and The Souvenirs. YOU CANNOT ARGUE WITH THAT.

      • Enslavement
        03/03/10
        Hello, just a quick update to say that we did a cover of Pavement's 'Carrot Rope' for a tribute album on Filthy Little Angels, and that it was released on Monday!

        Look at it:



        You can go and get it HERE.

    • February
      • Everybody Was In The French Resistance...On Wednesday
        08/02/10
        Hello. Just a quick update to say we're playing at the Bodega Social in Nottingham on Wednesday 10th February (not tomorrow but the next day!) with Art Brut's Eddie Argos' new band Everybody Was In The French Resistance...Now, as well as the Lovely Eggs. Doors are at 7pm and we'

  • 2009
    • December
      • BBC Video
        30/12/09
        Greetings. You can watch a video of our BBC Nottingham session HERE.

      • Oh Come, All Ye Filthy
        20/12/09
        Cheers to all that came to our gig at The Royal last night. We had an amazing time!

        Just a note to say that the Filthy Little Angels label have put our song 'Christmas Dinner For One' on their new digital Christmas album called 'Oh Come, All Ye Filthy'. You can get it

      • Stuff on Saturday
        17/12/09
        Hello,
        Just a reminder that we're playing at the Royal in Derby this Saturday (19th). We're playing alongside Grammatics, You Animals and You-V-Me. Doors at 7ish I think, and I imagine the bands are on from 8pm. Come down, it will be great and we will probably be dressing up for the

    • November
      • Notts Alldayer Review
        25/11/09
        We got a nice write-up of the gig we did a week or so ago at Bunkers Hill, Nottingham.

        Mascot Fight hit the stage and Sean has clearly been waiting a long time to get up and play and is somewhat tired and emotional- he's a loveable rogue, mind, and a dreamy eyed singer just adds to M

      • When the Seagulls follow the Trawler...
        19/11/09
        Huw Stephens played our track 'Trawler' from our new EP on his BBC Radio 1 show last night (Wednesday), so cheers for that, Huw!

        I suppose this is (again) the point where we should say to everyone 'Go and e-mail the show saying "HEY! I LIKED THAT MASCOT FIGHT SONG! CAN

      • Bloody Great
        18/11/09
        Thanks to everyone who was involved in putting on the Indiepop Alldayer in Nottingham on Sunday, and thanks to all that came to see the bands. We had a great time playing, and hopefully it won't be that long until the next one. Luckily, I have no blood borne infections so anyone who took to th

      • Stage time for alldayer tomorrow!
        14/11/09
        Evening, all. Got some news on running order for our gig at Bunkers Hill, Nottingham this Sunday!

        The School
        Just Joans
        Mascot Fight - 8pm (40 mins)
        Red Shoe Diaries
        Tender Trap
        Standard Fare
        The Rocky Nest
        Elizabeth Allo Darlin'
        OMAMA
    • October
      • Mascot Fight at the BBC
        25/10/09
        Hello,

        Earlier today, before our gig with The Twilight Sad at The Bodega Social in Nottingham, myself and Tom popped in to BBC Radio Nottingham to have a brief chat with Dean Jackson for The Beat. You can hear the results of this HERE! Our section starts at 3.21.50 on the iPlayer, altho

      • The Twilight Saturday
        21/10/09
        Hello,
        Just a quick reminder that this Saturday we're playing at The Bodega Social in Nottingham with The Twilight Sad. It's an early show, starting at 7pm. If you want on our £4 cheaplist (it's £6.50 adv) then just give us a shout via the 'Contact Us' link on the rig

      • Stourbridge Gig
        16/10/09
        Hello. Just a quick message to say that due to illness we've had to pull out of tonights gig in Stourbridge. Sorry! Hopefully we will re-arrange it at some point soon in the future!x

      • New EP Out Today!
        12/10/09
        Hello!

        Just a brief reminder that our new CD EP 'Losers Can't Be Choosers' comes out today! You can buy it for a mere £3 from the shop section of this site. If you're an iTunes only kind of person, well, you'll have to wait a short while, but rest assured, the E

      • Change of venue for Nat Johnson gig!
        08/10/09
        Hi all. Just to clear it up, our Nottingham gig on October 15th with the fabulous Nat Johnson and the Figureheads is now taking place at The Hand and Heart. If you see it listed otherwise somewhere, IT IS QUITE SIMPLY UNTRUE.

        Nat and co. are touring to promote their new album, Roman Radio

    • September
      • You Cause Me Confucius
        28/09/09
        Apparently today is the birthday of Confucius. According to Wikipedia, he was born on 28th September 551BC(E). Now, that's pretty specific, don't you think?

        Oh well.

        Anyway, thanks to all who came to the gig at The Royal last night, it was pretty busy, wasn't i

      • The Great Escape
        19/09/09
        Thanks to all who made it to our gigs in London, Bristol and Blackburn this week, we had an excellent time at all three! My personal highlights were:

        London: The rain. Then the nice weather the next day as we were leaving.
        Bristol: Pretty much everything! We had a great time having

      • London tonight, Bristol tomorrow
        15/09/09
        Just a quick reminder that we're playing London tonight, at Catch in Shoreditch! It'd be lovely to see some of you there!

        Tomorrow night, we're at the Mothers Ruin in Bristol! We're looking forward to this very much too!

        Ciao for now! x

      • Clothes
        08/09/09
        The new Mascot Fight t-shirts have been printed! To buy one, go to our shop or come see us live and get one there! They're £7 including postage. Here's what they look like (click to see bigger version in window):

      • Basic geometry
        07/09/09
        We have a positive write-up on Writing in Basic! There's some good stuff on that blog- one for my bookmarks, methinks.

        x

      • Did you mean Moscow Fight?
        05/09/09
        Mascot Fight are on Spotify!!

        Click HERE to listen to Pantomime Hearse (2009):




        Click HERE to listen to If Cooks Could Kill (2006):




        The new EP, Losers Can't Be Choosers, will follow soon!

      • Alldayer venue change
        01/09/09
        The alldayer we're playing on November 15th is now at BUNKERS HILL in Nottingham (not Lee Rosy's). Here's a list of the other bands playing, in no particular order:

        The School
        Tender Trap
        The Just Joans
        Allo, Darlin'
        Standard Fare
        The Rocky Nes

    • August
      • Lovely new-look website
        29/08/09
        Look what's happened!! The website has changed and it looks rather nice, I reckon. It's loosely based on the artwork for our new EP, Losers Can't Be Choosers. Our new EP that comes out on September 28th! Get saving those pennies. It'll be about £3 and will be available to buy fro

      • The Twilight Sad
        20/08/09
        Hello there. Just a quick update to say we shall be supporting The Twilight Sad in Nottingham at the Bodega Social on 24th October!

      • Let's See Just How Bad My Geography Is
        19/08/09
        Hello there.

        We've been fairly busy! Our EP is literally JUST ABOUT done. It is due to be released on 28th September. It features these songs:

        1. Trawler
        2. Reunion Is A Laugh
        3. There's Something I Ought To Tell You, Emily
        4. Shonan Bellmare
        5.

      • Notion
        07/08/09
        Hello,
        Just a quick note to say we've had to pull out of tonight's gig at the Wilmington Arms in London. Apologies to those who were coming along, we shall be playing next in London on 15th September at Catch in Shoreditch, so see you there!

        In other news, if you're i

    • July
      • Our August gig schedule
        28/07/09
        After a quiet July, we're back on the live thang early August. We're trying to arrange some September dates as I type, but for now here's where you can catch us in August:

        7th Aug - Club Fandango @ The Wilmington Arms, London
        8th Aug - Small Lies @ Bar One, Derby

      • We've contributed to The Dumbing of America
        17/07/09
        We've been featured as a 'band to watch out for' on this website: The Dumbing of America

        Some good stuff on there, have a look around!

      • Life has it in for us
        15/07/09
        Good evening! I've just received my copy of a new compilation we're on, called Life Has it in for Us (Vol. 2). It's a pretty good way to spend a couple of quid if you like your indiepop!! Go HERE to order it.

        Cheers to Sam of 'alayerofchips' for including us on th

      • Roll On
        12/07/09
        ...August and September. But mainly September. Why? Because we're doing a gig on August 7th at The Wilmington Arms in London, then the next day, that's the 8th, we just might possibly be playing in Derby, but this has not been confirmed. I repeat, this has not been CONFIRMED.

      • Capital City Bones
        04/07/09
        The gig we played in London last week was not only overshadowed by the death of Michael Jackson, it was also pretty good fun. It was a 'How Does it Feel?' night, and I can heartily recommend you go to future incarnations if you're in the area! It was a nice mix of indie bands.
    • June
      • York, Yesterday, Yes!
        20/06/09
        Our gig last night at University of York's Courtyard bar was amazing. Thanks to all that came down, and special thanks to the organisers for putting us on and making us feel very welcome. All in all, we had an ace time, and can't wait to go back sometime!

        Those of you in Londo

      • Jonquil in Jorvik
        14/06/09
        Hey hey! Good news folks- Jonquil have been added to the bill for our York Uni Radio gig on Friday! Awesomeness. Listen to Jonquil's MySpace.

        Should be a corker, Yorkers.

      • Club NME gig CANCELLED
        07/06/09
        Our Club NME gig on Thursday 11th June at The Rockhouse has been cancelled. Sorry about this. We will work around the clock (exaggeration) to organise another Derby gig in the near future.

    • May
      • Gary has moved to Cornwall!
        25/05/09
        I can't remember whether we even announced that Gary Thatcher was playing live with us for the time being, but that 6-month spell has now sadly drawn to a close. Gaz is moving to Cornwall with his girlfriend, where he will have to settle for hosting our WILD TOUR PARTIES. We will once more asse

      • Music, games and videos
        25/05/09
        We're off out to shoot a music video!! What for? I don't know! Where? I don't know. Madcap adventures, hilarity and all sorts of crazy times will ensue.

      • Mascot Fight Like Apes
        15/05/09
        Hello,

        Not the most original of wordplay titles, but I wasn't going to let the opportunity go amiss.

        Anyway, just letting you know that we're supporting the wonderful Fight Like Apes at the Royal in Derby, THIS Monday (the 18th). If you want on the £5 cheaplist let u

      • Maffa Kings
        13/05/09
        Jaffa Kings! Maffa Cakes!!

        Our Club NME gig at the Rockhouse in Derby is with The Maffa Kings. Check out their MySpace here.

        Not sure who's on first but it won't be more than £5. Doors 7.30pm.

      • Club NME at The Rockhouse
        02/05/09
        Hi all. On June 11th, we are playing Club NME at The Rockhouse, Derby. More news on this as we get it.

    • April
      • Capital Letters
        21/04/09
        Hello,

        Just a reminder that we're playing at Buffalo Bar in London this Friday as part of a Fortuna Pop/Secret Knowledge night, along with Crayon Fields, Le Man Avec Les Lunettes, and Super Wolfgang. It's £5 advance from We Got Tickets or £6 on the door. We're on at 8.15p

      • Easter break, FEAST ON BRAKES
        10/04/09
        On Tuesday, don't forget we're playing at The Royal (Derby) as an opener for Brakes. The Voluntary Butler Scheme is also playing and is GOOD!

        It's £7, doors at 7.30pm.

    • March
      • What are We Doing?
        26/03/09
        What ARE we doing? "What are they doing?" you ask. Well, let me tell you what we are doing. We are doing STUFF. This is the stuff we are doing.

        We have just started recording the FOLLOW-UP to our debut album (which was released a little over a month ago, officially - maybe y

      • The Road to V
        17/03/09
        We have a profile on the 'Road to V' website! Why not vote for us, eh?

        DO IT HERE!

      • Album launch tomorrow!
        15/03/09
        Don't forget it's our album launch gig tomorrow (16th) at the Vines!!

        Here's a map, in case you've not been there before.

        It's £2 to get in!

      • Buy TICKETS for our GIG
        01/03/09
        If you want to come and see us support Brakes at the Royal, why not buy tickets here? You wouldn't want it to sell out and you to miss out, would you? You would be kicking yourselves.

    • February
      • Wax on, wax off?
        13/02/09
        Earwax radio is having its premises demolished to make way for a supermarket, so they may have done their last show. :(

        However... they've managed to save the best 'til last and playlisted us on their (possible) final show. Click here to get on over there and listen to it (sugge

      • Put the Brakes on
        06/02/09
        That's what The Royal in Derby are doing on April 14th. We're going to support them. For those not in the know about them, listen to Brakes MySpace. They have something to do with British Sea Power and Electric Soft Parade too, so if you'll enjoy those, you'll enjoy these! Perhap

      • 28 days later
        03/02/09
        Precisely 6 weeks after our album being released (16th March), we will be playing live at The Vines, Derby to LAUNCH it. Vom Vorton (Lardpony frontman) and The Happy Smiling Germ (the My Psychoanalyst singer) also have albums to release the very same day, so they will be playing too! Should be a cor

      • Pantomime Hearse released TODAY!
        02/02/09
        It's February 2nd- our album Pantomime Hearse is now OUT. Buy it HERE.

        Tracklisting:

        1. Terry is the Chicago Sun
        2. Danger Man
        3. Play the Meathead Anthem
        4. That's a Photocopier (Not a Chair)
        5. City Bones
        6. Thinking in French
        7. Dalian

      • Danger Man on Dandelion radio
        01/02/09
        Dandelion Radio will be playing our song Danger Man throughout February, which coincides nicely with the release of the album tomorrow (February 2nd). There's a great selection of new and unreleased music on there so it's well worth checking out.

        In other news, our website can n

    • January
      • Ear canal candy
        30/01/09
        A few of our songs have been played on the brilliant Cielo Liquido show of Spain's Canal Extremadura radio station in the last few weeks. Namely Our Skool Daze, Dalian Shied Away and That's a Photocopier. You can listen back to the shows on their website- check out the playlists here if yo

      • Congraduations!
        23/01/09
        Our very own Sean Dodds graduates tomorrow! I hope you will all join me in saying CONGRADUATIONS to him.

        Genuinely, like. Not just cos of the pun.

      • Reviews so far
        23/01/09
        As the album release draws nearer (February 2nd), the reviews are starting to trickle in. Here are a few snippets from those so far.

        From We heart Music:

        Mascot Fight appear to be a bunch of boys (4 to be exact) from Derby in England who formed in 2004 with a quirky sense of hu

      • Mascot Fight on Steve Lamacq
        03/01/09
        DJing monolith Steve Lamacq played our song Terry is the Chicago Sun on his fabulous show yesterday! Why not go and listen again? Or 'listen' if you didn't hear it the first time.

        See? I resisted the 'Steve Lamacqscotfight' pun.

      • Do you Digg Mascot Fight?
        01/01/09
        We now have a profile on Digg! If you do too, and you like us, please click here to add us!

        While you're there, you could even 'digg' the video for That's A Photocopier if you want to?

        I'll leave the ball in your court.

  • 2008
    • December
      • That's Another Nice Mess we've gotten ourselves into
        31/12/08
        Marcelle van Hoof played two of the songs from our upcoming album, Pantomime Hearse, on her 'Another Nice Mess' show yesterday! If you thought, "ooh, I like this, when's the album?", the answer is Monday February 2nd.

        Keep checking back here, as the album will be

      • Pimply Gavin: "A wonderful Christmas time"
        07/12/08
        Indietracks Christmas Twee was AWESOME! Thanks to everyone who organised it, watched it, danced on the train, or even just grinned a little too much.

        I'm actually enjoying the Christmas period so far this year. I put it down to the lack of Christmas songs I've heard! I just don&

    • November
      • Quick! Get your tickets!
        28/11/08
        Don't forget to buy your tickets for our gigs next week!

        For our gig at the Royal (Derby) with The Wave Pictures and Red Shoe Diaries, CLICK HERE!

        If you're coming to Indietracks Christmas Twee, CLICK HERE for tickets!

        Both evenings include an excellent ind

      • Christmas Twee: line-up change
        19/11/08
        Cars Can Be Blue have been added to the bill for Christmas Twee on Dec 6th. They're a quirky, poppy, punky duo from Athens (in Georgia, USA rather than Greece, I think...).

        Sadly, Mighty Mighty have had to pull out due to unforeseen circumstances, so the bill is three-strong once mor

      • Don't forget- indiepop alldayer tomorrow (16th November)
        15/11/08
        Just reminding you all about the indiepop alldayer tomorrow at Lee Rosy's tea rooms in Nottingham. Advance tickets have sold out, but there are still a few tickets on the door, priced at 7 pounds (I really must change the American configuration of my keyboard).

        Here's the schedu

      • Train... talk. Erm, I can't think of a pun
        11/11/08
        We've been interviewed for the Indietracks blog! Have a read of it HERE.

        There's an EXCLUSIVE download on there too, and a picture of us with vermin. Enjoy!!

      • Snugglebunnies
        07/11/08
        Hello. This website is looking rather nice, don't you think?

        Anyway, just a reminder that you should get yourselves to The Royal in Derby tomorrow night as it's the Snug Social, and it promises to be wonderful. Beforehand there is a gig featuring Rolo Tomassi and These Waves.

      • Chwistmas Twee
        05/11/08
        Oh my, oh my, don't we have something special lined up to mark the festive season this year?? It's the Indietracks Christmas Twee gig!



        Click the flyer for ticket details!

        It's essentially a massive Christmas indiepop party, with Mighty Mighty, Phil Wi

    • October
      • Grammatics gig on Sunday
        30/10/08
        In case you'd forgotten, we have a gig on Sunday with Grammatics! They're the sexy new sound of Leeds! For cheap guestlist places, hammer upon our door NOW (ask us).

      • New look website
        25/10/08
        Hello! The website will be undergoing changes in the coming few days. Please bear with us in this time. Perhaps visit our MySpace page