Welcome to Bandidge Radar! This brand new section of the website celebrates the best of
up and coming music from across the UK and beyond.

Through the advice of our writing staff and you good reader-folk, the Bandidge Radar will give you a brief introduction to groups that are diamonds amongst the dross.

And what’s more, you get to vote for the best!
We shall crown a group the latest 'Bandidge Radar' winner every week, so get voting.

If you wish to feature on this page then apply below and fill in the required information.


BANDIDGE RADAR POLL IS CLOSED FOR THE MOMENT - PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON

Ortzroka
ORTZROKA

While they make machines sound beautiful in the manner of Kraftwerk, Booka Shade, vintage Kenny Larkin and the Belleville Three, OrtzRoka have a thoroughly modernist aesthetic...

Ortzroka on Facebook | Planets FREE MP3 Download | MySpace
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MIRANDA BARBER

Miranda has a stunningly powerful voice - soulful, husky and sultry. She has got her fingers wet here and there, collaborating on live and recording projects with various producers and artists...

Miranda's Facebook Group | Facebook Fan Page | Miranda on iLike
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Miranda Barber


Bandidge Radar

PREVIOUS POLL WINNERS


Week 1 - WITH STONES IN HIS POCKETS (56%)
Week 2 - DECEPTIKON (93%)
Week 3 - KAMIKAZE CREAM CAKE (54%)
Week 4 - MORNINOONANIGHT (93%)
Week 5 - GLAMOUR FOR BETTER (94%)
Week 6 - JACK SAVORETTI (83%)
Week 7 - GRISWALD (53%)
Week 8 - ORTZROKA (94%)


Know of an artist or group that we should check out? Let us know at radar@bandidge.com.

Griswald
GRISWALD

Our band’s premise is that we are the soundtrack to a stickman of the same name.  His nemesis, Flarble the evil Tortoise, has stolen the lemon of injustice and the lime of madness, and only he can stop him...

Griswald on MySpace
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THE ELEMENTALISTS

Lyrically unconventional, they shun the current hip-hop trend to embrace materialism but rather opt for light-hearted attacks on modern consumer and celebrity culture. The bands’ appeal comes the pleasure of playing live...

The Elementalists on MySpace | MP3 Streams Available
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The Elementalists

The Piccadillys
THE PICCADILLYS

"Formed at the arse-end of 2007, the boys have been busy building a solid fan-base on the London and university circuits alongside bands such as The Hoosiers (nice chaps), Rumblestrips (top band), The Twang (twats)..."

The Piccadillys on Facebook | MP3 Streams Available
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JACK SAVORETTI

Jack has the captivating songwriting ability and profound lyrics to really stand out from the crowd. Born in 1983, Jack didn’t pick up a guitar until he was 16. Half Italian, half English, he moved around Europe as a child...

Jack Savoretti Track Medley | Jack Savoretti One Man Band Video
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Jack Savoretti

Glamour For Better
GLAMOUR FOR BETTER

Glamour For Better are currently MySpace's official top Indie/Electro band, receiving in excess of 5000+ plays a day. They've hit the iTunes charts twice, and are getting massive love from Radio 1 and MTV...

Glamour For Better on MySpace
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EASY TARGET

Easy Target are an up and coming pop-punk band from Nottingham, UK. Formed whilst at college by David Hicks, Danny Botterell and Scott Hawkins,, we plan to keep the genre of pop-punk alive!!

Easy Target on MySpace
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Easy Target

Morninoonanight
MORNINOONANIGHT

His raw and natural talent for crafting a song paints pictures in our minds of which we can all relate. His simple yet effective acoustic rhythms tied together with melodic vocals promises a spine tingling performance.

MNN on MySpace | MNN on Facebook
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KEYBOARD CHOIR

We continue to develop new sounds and ideas, and gig regularly. Our album, Mizen Head to Gascanane Sound, is the cumulative fruit of the last two years, and was released nationwide on 25 Feb.

KC on MySpace
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Keyboard Choir

Kamikaze Cream Cake
KAMIKAZE CREAM CAKE

Currently being championed by Kissy Sell Out on BBC Radio One, Kamikaze Cream Cake are gaining notoriety for their Indie/Acoustic/Rap tunes from the heart of Essex. How does it sound? Find out for yourselves below...

KCC on MySpace | MP3 Streams Available
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JUPITER MONKEYS

After being banished to Military School for wearing shirts so loud that they deafened young children, Jupiter Monkeys managed to escape with a little help from their friends. Children beware, they're gunna hurt your ears...

Jupiter Monkeys on MySpace | MP3 Streams Available
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Jupiter Monkeys

Deceptikon
DECEPTIKON

In the last year, DeceptiKon have established themselves within the Leicester music scene and play at some of the best live music venues on a regular basis. The band aim to have an album completed in the summer...

Deceptikon on Facebook | Deceptikon on MySpace
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LR ROCKETS

Like a rock concert on the Klangers planet, before surging into an amped up, wiry rebirth of the same demonic soul that drove Young Knives to wear Victorian casual wear and (probably) smoke pipes...

LR Rockets on Facebook | MP3 Streams Available
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LR Rockets

With Stones In His Pockets
WITH STONES IN HIS POCKETS

Croydon based post rock/post folk/post punk/post everything band, With Stones In His Pockets broke up in 2006, but founding member Rob Tamplin continued writing and singing songs under the same name. His current set consists of mournful, ironic and complex pop/folk songs augmented with sampled acoustic guitar, ambient sounds and occasional processed beat...
Click here for more on With Stones In His Pockets

PAGAN WANDERER LU

Pagan Wanderer Lu is an electronica fuelled, indie-pop songwriter. He first played in 2000 whilst living in Aberystwyth and having lived in various places, he seems to have settled in Cardiff where he now lives and writes.

Perfection or A Simple Life.mp3 | Our New Hospital Sucks.mp3
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Pagan Wanderer Lu

Rox
ROX

To draw an easy comparison upon first listen, your ears are obviously reminded of Amy Winehouse but dig deeper and you find Rox has been blessed with vocal chords that channel the spirit of Etta James, Eva Cassidy and the sultry tones of Aretha Franklin...
Click here for more on Rox

MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD

Whilst much modern chart music has given up on breaking new ground, Martina’s career has been about deconstructing the past and building something more fantastical in its place, with Danger Mouse as producer...

Valentine.mp3 | Facebook Group | Last.fm Page
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Martina Topley Bird

Red
RED

I've experimented with music making techniques and methods throughout my life. When I was a kid, I played the drums a lot, wrote songs and made recordings with my brothers. I wrote using guitars, keyboards, whatever.

Red on YouTube
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MOSES

After a 7 year DJ residency in Majorca, Moses came back to the UK to pursue his dream of making music – pausing only momentarily to run his own successful property business. He is now in his element making music that he loves - first class party inspired house music.
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Moses