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A THRILLS STATEMENT
HEAVY STEREO – TAMWORTH TOSSHOLE
I never saw Kenny in 1974. I didn't. No I didn't. NO I F-ING DIDN'T, ALRIGHT?! They never came to my town, and my Ma wouldn't let me out after I wouldn't eat my tripe pudding. I saw everybody else - Racey three times in '75. The Rubettes. Sailor. Everybody. Anyway, I got a ticket on Wednesday night in a way out of embarrassment because they're on my label. I had heard they were 'fifth-rate glam rock played by indie journeymen pissheads too out of it to decide whether they're being ironic or just shit', and 'the future of rock'n'roll, got any beak?". What I saw destroyed my preconceptions. Now, I've seen many great bands down the years. Boyfriend. BMX Bandits. Shonen Knife. The Jasmine Minks. But Heavy Stereo at Tamworth Tosshole were simply stunning. So much so that I can't actually remember. And I should know, because I signed Oasis. While one does not wish to sound in any way self-important, I signed Oasis. In fact, they're my sons. I got pregnant with them, and I gave birth. Oh yes I did. It wasn't some bloke at Sony who signed them, and that whole story about seeing them in Scotland when they demanded to play or burn the venue down wasn't a myth I signed Oasis. I SIGNED OASIS. Yes I f-ing did, d'you wanna make something of it? I'm ten-foot tall and made of steel. Whooooargh! Och, I'm feeling supersonic, give me vodka and orange. Have I ever told you how much I respect you? You're my best mate, you know. No, honestly, I know you think I hate you but I think you're the most brilliant mate in Britain. And everything. Yeah, as I was saying, I've seen millions of bands in my time, and let me tell you that Heavy Stereo are a band. They are literally a band. I stood with Noel Gallagher and the bloke who plays the triangle in The Diggers, who, to my mind, are two of the most beautiful men in the universe. YES THEY ARE. They are. [continues]
- Sir Charles Bugle-Funpipe, Thrills managing editor, last night](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vckf3haopb3yncclmf7o2m3f/bafkreiev6bpyzvpaxzwc2p77pdmttuavqz4e5kkxdrzzwag77fl7ro2wpy)
