 Penny Broadhurst's Profile |
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I dream of occasional fanzine mentions |
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| Location: | Leeds, East |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Aug 2, 2008 (70 days back) |
About Me |
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Penny Broadhurst believes in hooks, harmonies and all-out pop music, and hates it when all the songs sound the same. She makes pop records, fanzines and crafty things (the latter an occasional pursuit). She is neither an acoustic singer-songwriter or an electro act, despite mistaken reports to the contrary. Penny has played Wireless, Indietracks, Latitude, Truck, Moor Music, Solfest, Ladyfest and Glastonbury festivals and been played on BBC Radio 1, Xfm, BBC 6 Music, Dandelion Radio, Radio Magnetic etc as well as local and internet radio stations. She was shortlisted by the BBC World Service for their Next Big Things of 2007 and the Guardian wrote an introducing sort of piece about her, which got some things wrong but was still very nice. Penny is currently working on an album at the Soundmill studio in Leeds with Hightone Productions, working title A Little More Sonic. She is available for records, gigs and picnics. Hurray! WHAT PEOPLE SAY: "Gorgeous stuff." "She hasn't got a record deal but she sounds like an established act to me. I can see why she calls herself the Queen of Pop." "Great DIY sound and I officially predict Penny Broadhurst will be a household name by 2009, if not sooner." "I love being surprised. Very clear sound. Contemporary. Chart material. Find yourself a record deal - or at least people who recognize a good thing when they hear it. Asap." "Penny Broadhurst is our prime minister in another life." "A good strong dose of Northern attitude or humour. I'm sure if you put Penny Broadhurst into the internet you'll find out plenty about her...if you dare!"
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The EP was released on September 24th 2007 in a limited edition run of CDs. All copies are numbered and signed. |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 10/3/2004Band Website: pennybroadhurst.com Band Members: Penny Broadhurst - email bookings@pennybroadhurst.com Current live setups are as follows: Minimal line-up - Penny (vox) Emil (trumpet, cornet, glockenspiel, laptop) Acoustic line-up - Penny (vox) Owen (guitar) Emil (guitar, cornet, glockenspiel) Band line-up (coming soon!) - Penny Broadhurst (vocals) and... THE MAFFICKERS: Owen (guitar) Jonny (guitar) Jon (bass) Emil (keyboards, brass) Paul (drums) Influences: Popjustice, Doctor Who and people on buses.
Click here to get your own player. Sounds Like: Kate Bush, The Sundays, Belle & Sebastian, Lloyd Cole, Air, Brush!, KLF, Pulp, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Saint Etienne, Altered Images, Stars, Orange Juice, The Housemartins, Serge Gainsbourg, Steely Dan, Pet Shop Boys, Electric Light Orchestra, Doctor Who, Victoria Wood, The Shadows, Yellow Balloon, Jonathan Richman, The Andrews Sisters, Roger Nichols & A Small Circle Of Friends, Paddy McAloon, Morrissey, Prince, Kylie, Half Man Half Biscuit, Helen Love, Dolly Parton, Take That, Gillian Welch, Sandy Denny, Kirsty MacColl, Rufus Wainwright, Magnetic Fields, Luke Haines, Prefab Sprout, Radiohead, Kimya Dawson, Scritti Politti, Delia Derbyshire, The Proclaimers Record Label: None Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Pop/Melodramatic Popular Song/Indie) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Indietracks! Was amazing! |
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| Click here for the rest of my photos (not just of our set, silly).My feet were attacked by ants, but I met some amazing and wonderful people and heard some incredible music. I also danced like an idio... Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:08:00 PST |
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Tracks on upcoming compilations |
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| A version of 'Break It Up & Beat It' appears on a new 4 CD compilation from Series Two Records, released on July 8th 2008. The set features 98 artists from all over the world and costs $30 US dollars ... Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:24:00 PST |
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Neil Gaiman-based squee, again |
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| Last.fm reveals that Mr Gaiman has been listening to the live recording of Beautiful Nonsense from Annie's party (link elsewhere in the blogs, yes), which makes me very giddy indeed. He listened to th... Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:10:00 PST |
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New live recordings up on Last.fm |
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| Click here to listen to live acoustic recordings from a private party at the weekend. You can download them for free, and everything.... Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:08:00 PST |
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Dandelion Radio feature |
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| While adding information about the latest ep of my podcast to Last.fm in the form of a journal entry, I noticed somewhat belatedly that Mark from Dandelion Radio has written a really lovely piece abou... Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:28:00 PST |
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New Summer Special Podcast Episode |
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| The bumper summer seaside special of the Instant Classic Podcast, presented by Penny Broadhurst, is here! Featuring music from Wild Beasts, How To Swim, Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl, PLUGS, The Ba... Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:48:00 PST |
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New Interview with Music Is Power |
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| http://musicpowerpodcast.blogspot.com/2008/06/after-big-bang
.html Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:20:00 PST |
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First Rehearsal |
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| The live band rehearsed for the first time last night, and it was brilliant. We are going to be amazing, you know. Sounding really, really good. Booking from September onwards (usual terms apply - no ... Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:23:00 PST |
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Busy Times |
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| May was a bit crazy around these parts - lots of family stuff going on, both good and bad and involving lots of long car journeys, and in the studio a lot, and DIY at home... I think June will be even... Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:41:00 PST |
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Gathering Nuts |
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| I've been laid up with flu for the past week and am still feeling groggy and ill, so no big update, alas.The gig last week at Trash with Ainslie Henderson was fun, and was filmed, so footage may well ... Posted by Penny Broadhurst on Sun, 04 May 2008 06:24:00 PST |
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Wild Beasts, Paul Mosley, The Seven Inches, Michael, patrick wolf, Jamie, Indietracks Festival, The Attery Squash, last year's girl, Jonathan Lee Hart, The Chapman Family, Primitive Painters, Owen, The Soundmill, Paul, The Rapp Scallions, The Rosie Taylor Project, Anthony B, Maritime Records, Jnay, BIG PINK CAKE, Half A Cow Records, Colin, David, Awesome Wells, This Morning Call, exposedpodcast, LYDIA, Brontosaurus Chorus, eriko, Pascal, SOFT TOY EMERGENCY, Nottingham Playhouse - 0115 941 9419, Dover, Knave, Series Two Records, Life&Other Casualties, Mana, Charles Stuart, Loui Banco, roscoe vacant, ALI, Jus1Jam ™, Dan, Seven Inch Project, Alan MX, cantalouper, alone, Subsonar, i Técéo, The Vile Darling Set, aika, Big Fat Live Bands, UnderGroundAnthem, The Golden Strands, Jon Fat Beast, SOKONASHI, Inky Winky Spider
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