The Tiger Review Interviews Lee MacDougall!

British Singer Lee MacDougall finds passion in singing and songwriting

Dreaming to be something more than a worker at a local fish processing factory, Lee MacDougall, a singer and songwriter from England, took the bold step and put himself and his music out for the world to enjoy.
Tahlequah High was able to interview the singer via phone call while he was on his way to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the Tuscaloosa tornado relief show.
MacDougall says that his inspiration for his music is life itself, being alive, traveling and meeting new people.
“I am inspired by the human psychology, I find everything interesting,” said MacDougall.
But he had to start somewhere; MacDougall says that he performed his first show in his hometown of Grimsby at the age of 15 in a youth club.
“I was really nervous before the show, and I was thinking that if it went really well I was going to be a singer. And if it doesn’t then I will totally go and work in a fish factory. I think 4 people clapped, it felt so good and I wanted more of that.”
Currently MacDougall is touring the United States. He says his favorite part of touring in the US is the differences and variations among the towns that he travels to.

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Dallas Observer Talks with Lee MacDougall

Here's a recent article from the Dallas Observer. I'm bad & totally missed this one-- check it out!

Singer-songwriter Lee MacDougall hails from England, but the guy just can't seem to get enough of America. Earlier this year, MacDougall made his maiden tour of our fair country. Just a few months later, he's back for more. And, seeing that MacDougall's music is heavily influenced by Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, America seems a pretty good place to ply his craft.

Speaking from a tour stop in Atlanta and in anticipation of his upcoming, Saturday night performance at Poor David's Pub, MacDougall was kind enough to talk to DC9 about making his way from a lowly fish processing plant in England to sharing stages with Bob Dylan and Van Morrison.

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Article: Sam Bradley's "Minor Tour" is MAJOR!

This great article is getting me so excited for Sam's concert in the next few weeks!! Yay!

To say that Sam Bradley is an old soul seems too cliché; Yet how else could a 24 year old who remains humble in the face of fame, involves himself in philanthropy and appreciates Ray Charles be described? Without a doubt, Bradley is a rare gem in the music industry; He has stayed true to his blues-rock roots while opening up to possibilities of country and folk as well. Still relatively new to the music scene, he has already put out a self titled EP (2009) as well as an album entitled Zuni (2010). While most his age are finding places to live, beefing up resumes and changing their majors for the 3rd time, Bradley is making the road his home, gaining recognition for his tours and even co-writing for a soundtrack to one of the most popular movie series of our time.

Bradley is currently at the start of his "Minor Tour", which has him playing in cities across North America. Backed by his friends and band mates (Mark Kerrey - Drums, Jeff Riedlinger - Bass and John Notto - Guitar) Bradley will be sharing his infectiously warm personality and his poetic songs to long-time and first-time listeners. Audiences everywhere have long awaited a headlining tour, and it seems that Bradley is just as excited to be part of it all.

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Article: Marcus Foster is Guardian UK's Musician of The Day!

Awww.... You know what is? That's awesome, that's what!

Hometown: London.

The lineup: Marcus Foster (vocals, guitar).

The background: We've just been interviewing an artist whose music suggests a young, black Jeffrey Dahmer trapped in a charnel house with Dr Dre and DJ Screw, which as you can imagine was always going to be a pretty hard act to follow. But we're going to at least try to sustain the mood of grisly pleasure, tomorrow anyway, with one of Tyler, the Creator's favourite new musicians, James Pants.

Today, meanwhile, as something of a respite we present a gentleman, 24 years young, with the voice of a weathered veteran of several bar wars. We've been told that he is "honest" (unlike all the other musicians around, who lie constantly) and "real" (compared to his peers, who are made out of polymers) and that there is "no one quite like him today".

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Congratulations, Marcus!

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Article: Marcus Foster supports his Tumble Down EP Tour!

Check out this new article about Marcus from eGigs!

You could be forgiven if you haven't heard of Marcus Foster before but if you have heard of him and chose to NOT see him live, that is a mistake which cannot be forgiven. A tiny venue with no more than 60 people in the audience, The Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath in Birmingham welcomed Marcus Foster to the stage on his 'Tumble Down EP Tour'. Now I was a little pessimistic about this venue…situated on the top floor of a pub, in the middle of Kings Heath. The acoustics were never going to be perfect but I wasn't expecting them to be but the evening was still surprisingly good.

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Photo by: Hayley Edwards

Article: 10 Questions with... Marcus Foster

I really enjoyed this article of 10 Questions with... from the For Folks Sake's site. I felt like I was in the room with Marcus while they interviewed him!! I can't wait to see him in concert again!

In the week that his Tumble Down EP is released, Marcus Foster has taken the time to answer our gently probing questions.

For anyone who may not have heard your music before, can you describe it to us in less than 10 words?

Gospel, Blues, Funk, Folk, Rock’n’Roll. I think that pretty much sums it up!

Your EP “Tumble Down” has been a long time in the making. Can you tell us a bit about the process of creating this EP? And how do you feel about the difficulties getting it released?

I was really lucky to find Communion. I did a compilation with them last year and they seemed like the right kind of people to work with. The EP is ready to go and I think it’s a nice introduction to the album.

You’ve stated before that your musical influences range from Van Morrison and Bob Dylan, to newer artists such as Johnny Flynn. Which artist has been the latest to influence you, and why?

I really like the new Black Keys album. And a lot of Jack White stuff recently. I really like the production, the attitude, the sounds. It’s coming from old-school, blues influences and is recorded with beautiful equipment and is a different approach. I’m really liking the idea of being a bit out there at the moment.

Where do you get your ideas for songs? Are your lyrics based on personal experience?

Some of them are. Some songs I try and write as characters in films, a bit more cinematic. Like ‘Shadows In The City’ from the EP is really quite character-based. There’s a couple of songs on the album that are a little weird – saxons/ vikings coming to destroy a village or someone escaping from a prison – obviously not stuff I have personal experience of! But some of the album songs are quite personal.

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Thanks: Marcus Foster HQ via For Folks Sake!

Article: Lee MacDougall puts life into Spring Break for Dallas

I came across this article from Examiner.com and decided to share it with you all because I'm so excited!!

Tonight, I'll be tweeting live from Lee's concert so stay tuned for tweets and deets!!

It is spring break week in Texas and those of people still in the Dallas area may be wondering what they can do this week to have fun and pass the time. Dallas may not be a hot bed of entertainment, however we do get our little spurts of amazing.

One of these little spurts will be arriving to Dallas on Tuesday, March 15. Lee MacDougall is a London based singer, who brings new life to the pop genre. His songs are for the most part upbeat and make you feel happy, regardless of what the lyrics are saying. MacDougall is definitely a must see if you are still in Dallas.

Per Lee’s bio, he was influenced by the Englishness, storytelling, and songwriting of the Beatles, Kinks, Rod Stewart while also feeling inspired by Nirvana and Tom Petty, Lee MacDougall has attracted the attention of various people in the London music scene and has opened for some amazing musicians such as Train, The Feeling, Bob Dylan and Van Morrison.

During this time producer Jim Lowe, responsible for number one singles and albums by the Stereophonics, Taylor Swift and the Charlatans, became a fan and started recording versions of Lee's songs. "She" and "Stay" came out of these sessions.

Lee released an EP on iTunes during July 2010, selling 2000 copies in the first 2 weeks with no press or promo - purely through online fan base. Word got out in the Twilight community that Lee has written for Rob Pattinson and fan reaction has been great.

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Photo: Robert Pattinson plays the blues for Vanity Fair magazine

Oh, what I would give to hear this....

Goodness! To be a fly on the wall! To hear that audio!!!

Robert Pattinson Sings the Blues

Sing us a song, piano man—let’s start with “Happy Birthday.” New Orleans’s Preservation Hall—where Annie Leibovitz shot young Robert Pattinson, shown tickling the ol’ 88 with the world-famous Preservation Hall band—celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Situated in the French Quarter, the music venue is one of the country’s most hallowed: it was founded in 1961 for the purpose of preserving New Orleans–style jazz, and indigenous American music. On his first-ever visit to the Quarter, Pattinson jammed with the house band and thoroughly held his own—his celebrity perhaps subsumed by that of the musicians, whose legendary status awed everyone on set. “When we first started, none of us knew that Robert really does play piano,” says Ben Jaffe, the tuba player (center, above), the band’s director, and the son of the venue’s founders. “But when he got up there, he started ticking out these notes, and it was obvious he wasn’t just tinkling—he really knew how to play.” Though the musicians were expecting the actor to just pose, Pattinson gamely jammed along with their tunes. After finishing a song, he leaned over to Jaffe “and said, ‘That’s the first time I’ve played with a group of guys like that,’” Jaffe recalls. Not a shabby gig—especially with Jaffe’s homemade red beans and rice waiting as reward.

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Marcus Foster article in NME Magazine {Scan}

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Marcus Foster: New Interview From TLOBF

Fantastic new interview with Marcus Foster from The Line Of Best Fit.
Read the full interview by clicking on their link! :)

A recording studio in a converted church is an apt setting for a TLOBF interview with singer-songwriter Marcus Foster. The gods have clearly blessed the Londoner with an array of talents; he is a multi-instrumentalist, an artist (he paints and sculpts) and has a beautifully evocative singing voice. His debut EP Tumble Down is a glorious fusion of Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits and The Band. Foster is so annoyingly gifted, that his publicist describes him as ‘where Michael Jackson meets Jesus’. We assume he is joking. Thankfully, Marcus turns out to be charming and more than happy to admit to an array of childhood misdemeanours. Oh, and by the way, he is best friends with Robert Pattinson.

I believe you started playing piano at the age of six – were you a bit of a musical prodigy?

My mum had a piano in her house, and I just started playing. I tried to learn the recorder for a little bit, and then the violin and it wasn’t really working. I listened to a lot of Beatles stuff and started doing recitals at school. I just like performing, I guess. I was a massive attention-seeker as a child.

Why was that?

Well, my younger brother is slightly autistic and has learning difficulties. My parents spent a lot of time on him. It makes perfect sense to put your heart and soul into that person, to make sure that they are better and turn out okay. I love my brother more than anything in the world but, when they were looking after him, I was like “Look, I can dance, I can sing”.

I believe you are a big Tom Waits fan – how did you get into his music?

I first discovered Tom Waits when it was my dad’s birthday and I bought him an album, but I listened to it before I gave it him and I thought it was amazing. So, I kept that CD and bought my dad something else.

Thanks so much to TheLineOfBestFit.com