Birthday Countdown | Day 7: Danton Jay

Hey guys,

the first week of our Birthday Countdown is technically over with todays video.
Crazy.

Danton Jay is a singer/songwriter from Victoria BC, Canada. His background is Belgian and Canadian and his music includes elements of rock, blues, R'n'B and folk.

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Birthday Countdown | Day 6: The Unassisted

Hey guys,

day 6. This is so cool. I am so happy.
Are you too?

The Unassisted is one of the first bands I've ever featured and today they play a song for our second birthday. 
The band from Manchester, England consists of Jason (guitar, vocals), Mark (bass and guitar) and Chris (drums).

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Birthday Countdown | Day 5: Liam McClair

Hey guys,

day 5 and I'm still so excited I could jump around non stop.
But I won't because then I wouldn't be able to upload these videos daily.

Today the incredible Liam McClair, an acoustic singer/songwriter from Manchester, England is going to please your ears.

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Birthday Countdown | Day 4: Doodah Farm

Hey guys,

you're here to celebrate day 4 with me! How awesome! Thank you!
Also thank you for the amazing feedback so far, it makes me so happy and proud.

Today Doodah Farm, a folk band from Liverpool, England plays us a track for our second birthday.

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Birthday Countdown | Day 3: Nina Yasmineh

Hey guys,

if you reading this you either just joined the Birthday Countdown or you just returned for the third time.
Either way - thank you.

Nina Yasmineh, a very fanstastic singer/songwriter from New York, US has been featured on house in the sand before.

She writes, plays and performs indie pop with a touch of electronic.
Her self-produced EP "Seven Years" got nothing but great reviews and that's no wonder.

Influnced by artists like Florence Welsh and Mikky Ekko,

Nina's sound switches from calm and relaxing to up bea and exciting.

You can basically find everything you'd like to hear.

And here is Nina performing Miquel's "Adorn" for our second birthday.

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Birthday Countdown | Day 2: Mark Mathews

Hey guys,

it's day number 2! Already! (I'm still way too excited...)

Mark Mathews playsndie pop music. The singer/songwriter from Kent, England is influenced by The Beatles, Paul Weller, Oasis and a lot more.

Not only has he supported Frank Turner, Luke Toms and Draytones but also played hundreds of gigs and festivals.

 The London Metro Newspaper listed Mark as "one of the top three unsigned acts".

So far he released three EPs:

Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride (2006)

A Flash In A Pan (2008)

Moments & Movements (2012)

And today he is going to sing a song for house in the sand! How exciting!

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Birthday Countdown | Day 1: Sarah Bollinger

Hey guys,

it's day 1 of the Birthday Countdown and if you're not familiar with it, please jump here first: Announcement: Birthday Countdown

 Sarah Bollinger, the singer/songwriter from St. Louis, US stands for talent.
I'm not exaggerating.
She really does.

Signed to Sweet Soul Records Japan Sarah released her debut album "Both/And", a 10 track recording. It's got a rather fun vibe, it's honest, personal and soul pop.
The piano lady has worked hard and out done herself.

And I'm absolutely honored to have her opening the Birthday Countdown today.

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Album Review: "Soul Searching" by Pete Lincoln

 Artist: Pete Lincoln
Title: Soul Searching
Genre: Acoustic
Label: stuff music records
Release: 31st January 2014
hits rating: 7/10
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Hey guys,

Sir Cliff Richard, Tina Turner and Dannii Minogue - those are just a few of the artists Pete Lincoln has worked with.
He was leadsinger in the band Sailor (famous songs: "Girls, Girls, Girls" and "Glass Of Champagne), wrote for the band "S Club 7" and now he's bassist and front man of SWEET, the glam rock band.

Oh and today he releases his solo album "Soul Searching" and of course I'm going to review it.

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Announcement: Birthday Countdown

 HEY GUYS,

you can probably tell that I'm a bit excited.

Today I finally get to announce what 'that project' I was (non stop) talking about is.

So the project is called "Birthday Countdown".

This very blog is turning two years old on February 28th and because birthdays always take soo long to come up, we are going to celebrate.

No, not just on Feb 28th, but through out the entire month!

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Interview + Song Of The Day: Forever Cult

 Hey guys,

today it's time for another interview and a Song Of The Day combined.
 
 Forever Cult celebrate their release of their song "Suntrap" and what better topic to talk about than a fresh released single could you have for an interview?

The band is:
Kieran (lead vocals, guitar)
Alex (bass)
Snowy (drums)

The alternative rock band based in West Yorkshire, UK took some time to talk about their favourite band moment, gigs, the human head and a lot more.

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