Milk Kan
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Milk Kan is a musical duo
from south London
, England
, formed in 2003. Their EPs
, the acoustic "Bling!" (2003) and "Wat U See Ain't Wat U Get" were followed, in December 2005, by a single
, "Bling Bling Baby" and their later single, "God with an Ipod". Milk Kan began as Scrappy Hood and Jimmy Blade busked with their mothers’ guitars on London's trains, tubes and late night buses, crafting their mix of Guthrie storytelling, punk energy and old skool hip hop. Following the release of their bedroom-recorded first single in 2004, they swapped public transport busking for the lower east side of New York City
, playing local open mic haunts before returning to London and signing with PIAS Records. In late 2007, Milk Kan moved to the east London independent record label
, BLANG. Their first album
was released in March 2009.
Joined by their drummer Loz Vegas, who they met at school, Milk Kan's first single "Bling Bling Baby" (PIAS Records) reached No. 13 in the independent charts, and was played by BBC DJs Chris Moyles, Steve Lamacq, Jonathan Ross and Mark Radcliffe, leading Milk Kan into live performances, supporting the Violent Femmes at Shepherd's Bush Empire, the Strokes at Hyde Park’s Wireless Festival, Babyshambles at East London's Rhythm Factory and UK tours supporting ska punks The King Blues.
Following their signing to Blang in November 2007, a collaboration with the Dolly Parton was released as a limited edition vinyl to critical acclaim (BBC Steve Lamacq’s “single of the week”). They recorded their first album and released God with an Ipod in December 2008 which reached No. 10 in the UK independent charts and led to a session for BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens which was broadcast in January 2009.
Following the release of their first album in March 2009, Huw Stephens made the album Record of The Week on his In New Music We Trust radio show. In July 2009, Milk Kan played the BBC Introducing stage at Scotland’s T in The Park festival after making a huge impact on their first headline tour of Scotland and an appearance at the Sound City Festival, Liverpool. They ended the year with a YouTube video for “Who Broke Susan Boyle?” – the B side to their summer single “Don’t Panic”.
In November 2010 they released 'Junkshop' as a taster single from their new album due for release later in 2011.
Milk Kan now also run their own Channel 4-endorsed TV show called Junkshop TV which can be viewed on their youtube channel.
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
from south London
London
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, England
England
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, formed in 2003. Their EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, the acoustic "Bling!" (2003) and "Wat U See Ain't Wat U Get" were followed, in December 2005, by a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Bling Bling Baby" and their later single, "God with an Ipod". Milk Kan began as Scrappy Hood and Jimmy Blade busked with their mothers’ guitars on London's trains, tubes and late night buses, crafting their mix of Guthrie storytelling, punk energy and old skool hip hop. Following the release of their bedroom-recorded first single in 2004, they swapped public transport busking for the lower east side of New York City
New York City
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, playing local open mic haunts before returning to London and signing with PIAS Records. In late 2007, Milk Kan moved to the east London independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
, BLANG. Their first album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
was released in March 2009.
Joined by their drummer Loz Vegas, who they met at school, Milk Kan's first single "Bling Bling Baby" (PIAS Records) reached No. 13 in the independent charts, and was played by BBC DJs Chris Moyles, Steve Lamacq, Jonathan Ross and Mark Radcliffe, leading Milk Kan into live performances, supporting the Violent Femmes at Shepherd's Bush Empire, the Strokes at Hyde Park’s Wireless Festival, Babyshambles at East London's Rhythm Factory and UK tours supporting ska punks The King Blues.
Following their signing to Blang in November 2007, a collaboration with the Dolly Parton was released as a limited edition vinyl to critical acclaim (BBC Steve Lamacq’s “single of the week”). They recorded their first album and released God with an Ipod in December 2008 which reached No. 10 in the UK independent charts and led to a session for BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens which was broadcast in January 2009.
Following the release of their first album in March 2009, Huw Stephens made the album Record of The Week on his In New Music We Trust radio show. In July 2009, Milk Kan played the BBC Introducing stage at Scotland’s T in The Park festival after making a huge impact on their first headline tour of Scotland and an appearance at the Sound City Festival, Liverpool. They ended the year with a YouTube video for “Who Broke Susan Boyle?” – the B side to their summer single “Don’t Panic”.
In November 2010 they released 'Junkshop' as a taster single from their new album due for release later in 2011.
Milk Kan now also run their own Channel 4-endorsed TV show called Junkshop TV which can be viewed on their youtube channel.