Mad Staring Eyes
Winners John Peel Stage Glastonbury Unsigned 2005
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
MAD STARING EYES are a 4-piece from London. This year you will be hearing their name a lot... Their songs about self-worth in the modern world, delivered with punk energy and irreverent humour won them the John Peel competition in 2005. They subsequently stormed the stage at Glastonbury, becoming one of the most talked about unsigned bands in the UK.
The enthusiastic reception to their self-titled debut EP then led to MAD STARING EYES being invited to perform at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The band spent late 2005 recording at Konk Studios, home of The Kinks' Ray Davies and from these sessions, crowd favourite 'Walking In The Streets' is being released as a limited edition vinyl single to coincide with the US tour that finished in Los Angeles in March 2006.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
John Peel Stage Glastonbury 2005
Your musical influences
Pixies, Sonic Youth, Zappa, Talking Heads, Bowie, The Sonics, The Fall, The Kinks
