Attempted 'chart revolution' draws near
News: 24th June 2010 by Louise Dodgson under Record Labels, Selling & Distributing Your Music
After six months brewing, the Storm the Charts download week starts Sunday 27th June
Six months ago, the success of the campaign that drove Rage Against the Machine to number one inspired many imitators.
Compared to most of these, the Storm the Charts campaign is trying to do something different... and arguably bigger.
The group – numbering over 30,000 members on Facebook so far – has chosen not one old favourite, but a list of 40 original songs from bands who aren't on major labels and haven't charted before. They are asking all music fans to check out the list and download any they'd like to see in the chart – or as many as they can – in hope of taking as many slots as possible for independents on the chart rundown of July 4th.
20 of the 40 songs chosen, from nearly 600 artists who applied within weeks, came from an open public vote – the other 20 were chosen by the former Glastonbury Unsigned Competition listening panel (of which Storm the Charts founder Wes White is a past organiser). In all but the first week, luminaries of the independent music scene were invited to handpick tracks from this panel’s shortlist.
The complete list of guest panelists who helped the core panel in a personal capacity is:
Tracy Morter (of ‘Rage Against the Machine for Christmas number 1’, and Save 6 Music)
Huw Stephens (of Radio One Introducing and Swn festival)
Emily Eavis (of Glastonbury Festival)
Sofia Hagberg (of End of the Road festival)
Steve Henwood (of Glastonbury Festival bandstand and Bath Fringe)
Gareth Main (of Bearded Magazine)
Louise Dodgson (of The Unsigned Guide)
Adam Brooks (of Warp Records), and
Louise Kattenhorn (producer of the legendary John Peel show)
For the whole list of songs chosen check the next page.
Group founder Wes White is available for comment by email at [email protected] and will be on-site at Glastonbury Festival, please use the email to make first contact if you’d like to arrange an interview.
Complete list of bands and songs chosen:
AC & Terra - Get Rowdy (desi refix)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=x2U68f2MORk
Air Castles - Broken Watches
http://myspace.com/aircastlesmusic
Ardentjohn - Follow Me
http://myspace.com/ardentjohnmusic
A Band Called Quinn - DIY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qyf1jfJmK54
The Banana Sessions - Jukebox
http://myspace.com/thebananasessions
Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo - Nostalgia
http://myspace.com/emilybarker
Penny Black - Green
http://youtube.com/watch?v=inG4l5VlU1s
Olivia Broadfield - Don't Cry
http://youtube.com/watch?v=a1zwJL5byaA
Alex Dingley - Doors
http://myspace.com/alexdingley
Steven Finn - Hail to the Thief
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-0r5r-YWJM
Foxes! - Who Killed Rob?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umYxAvsjWyI
The Grave Architects - The Bike Song
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MAO95Q5IiYY
Heavy Load - Bruce Forsyth
http://myspace.com/heavyloaduk
Imp - Party
http://myspace.com/impfinitejoy
Inconsiderate Parking - Locked Out (again)
http://myspace.com/inconsiderateparking
Keston Cobblers Club - You-go
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cYpN6GVjWe8
Stephen Langstaff - Saw the Angels
http://myspace.com/stephenlangstaff
The Lovedays - House of Cards
http://myspace.com/benjonesandthelovedays
Donna Maciocia - Fists at the Sky
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QV0xWDABayA
Mental Health - Bombastic Mind
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uEmKOXGoryU
Middleman - Good to be Back
http://youtube.com/watch?v=A54dB336O9w
Missing Andy - The Way We're Made (Made in England)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OYaYldgp4OY
Miyagi - Cry Cry Cry
http://myspace.com/miyagimusic
Morton Valence - Chandelier
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4_6MERxrnYY
My Luminaries - Parasol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmWdd6lXdXQ
Pocket Satellite - Toy Train
http://myspace.com/pocketsatellite
The Portland Authority - A New Year
http://myspace.com/theportlandauthority
Random Connection Quest - Acid Natsuiruka
http://myspace.com/randomconnectionquest
Revere - We Won't Be Here Tomorrow
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-jXYMl368
Rubika - Robots
http://myspace.com/rubikaofficial
Runaround Kids - Lois Interprets
http://myspace.com/runaroundkids
Seven Summers - Way To Be
http://myspace.com/sevensummersband
Shrag - Rabbit Kids
http://myspace.com/shrag
Steveless - The Obligatory Love Song
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LJjiHG-I-ds
Toob - Unsound Skin
http://myspace.com/spelltoob
Tom Williams and the Boat - Concentrate
http://myspace.com/williamstommusic
Woodpigeon - And As The Ship Went Down, You'd Never Looked Finer
http://myspace.com/woodpigeon
Gabby Young and Other Animals - We're All In This Together
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TxcV2lz9jTg
Yves Klein Blue - Polka
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5cm6wb4fmoI
Zoey Van Goey - We Don't Have That Kind of Bread
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TxcV2lz9jTg
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storm the charts, music sales, unsigned bands, unsigned artists, independent bands, independent artists
