Busking stars hit a bum note...Byline: By Paul Suart TALENTED indie rockers Little Man Tate experienced problems when they busked in Birmingham to raise cash for a local charity. Two of the Sheffield four-piece, singer John Windle and guitarist Maz Marriott, were in town to record a session for Emma Scott's Kerrang Radio show ahead of the release of second album Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy on September 22. The tuneful Northeners decided to while away a spare hour by playing a spontaneous gig outside HMV HMV His Master's Voice HMV High Mobility Vehicle HMV High Mileage Vehicle HMV High Molecular Weight HMV Heavy Maintenance Visit HMV Hazardous Materials Vault (military vault for dangerous materials) HMV Heavy Military Vehicle in High Street shortly after 12pm yesterday with all proceeds going towards the Kidney Kids fund at Birmingham Children's Hospital Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust manage the central Birmingham hospital now also known as The Diana, Princess of Wales Children's Hospital, which provides general and emergency health care services to children in Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond. . But things didn't go quite to plan as the pair were over-powered by the amplified saxophone of Brummie jazz stalwart Andy Gayle performing opposite. And when the charitable pair relocated and began to busk in an entrance between Thorntons and Levi's they were asked to move on by two unsuspecting police officers. "We got drowned out and then moved on but we managed to blag blag Verb [blagging, blagged] Brit slang 1. to obtain by wheedling or cadging 2. to steal or rob [origin unknown] it," Maz said. After a short interlude they were allowed to complete their 20-minute set, featuring top 40 singles Sexy in Latin and House Party At Boothy's "House Party at Boothy's" was the second single by Little Man Tate. After its first week of release it reached 29 in the UK Singles chart, higher than both Robbie Williams's Rudebox and Muse's Starlight, which had both been available to download that same week. , which generated more than pounds 10 for the Kidney Kids fund. For more information on the band, whose date at Birmingham Academy next Monday is sold out, see the What's On Guide in the Birmingham Mail this Friday. CAPTION(S): DISCORD... singer John Windle (above right) and Maz Marriott try to persuade police they are famous and (right) the duo finally get a chance to play. Pictures: Jon Fuller-Rowell Photo ref.: FR0200908TATE-2; Photo ref.: FR0200908TATE-4 |
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