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Martin Metcalfe is a singer and artist from Bathgate, Scotland. He previously played in Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, and Angelfish. He is currently in bands called The Fornicators and the Filthy Tongues, and also paints. Metcalfe contributed song-writing to four tracks on the 2018 Skids album, Burning Cities, which charted at 28 on the ...
Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie war eine britische Punkband. Die aus Bathgate in der Nähe von Edinburgh stammende Gruppe in den ausgehenden 1980er Jahren eine der einflussreichsten schottischen Post-Punk-Bands. Die Band wurde gegründet von Sänger Ewan Drysdale, Martin Metcalfe an der Gitarre, Jamie Waterson an der Bassgitarre, John Duncan (ehemals The ...
JahrSongChartposition(uk [1])Record Label1984„Death of a Salesman“—19868 (Indie Charts [2] )Precious Organisation198727 (Indie Charts)Clandestine198862Lead singer Martin Metcalfe looked like the MC of a particularly debauched cabaret troupe. While their Scottish counterparts were looking at soul and Steeleye Dan for inspiration the MacKenzies were taking theirs from the Pixies and the Birthday Party.
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- Side Project: Angelfish
- Post-Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
- Reformation
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The band began when Martin Metcalfe moved on from his first band Teenage Dog Orgy in 1984. They were named after author Jean Rhys's 1931 novel After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie. Their first single was released through a pilot music industry course run by Bathgate College under the Youth Training Scheme, a split-single 7-inch format of "Death of a Salesma...
With relations between MCA and the band's management hitting a low point the band left MCA. Gary Kurfirst wanted to keep working with the band and suggested they record a whole album with Shirley Manson on lead vocals, and after hearing several demos, Kurfirst signed Manson to Radioactive as a solo artist, with Metcalfe, Kelly and Wilson signing th...
Manson left for Garbage in 1994. Derek Kelly, Fin Wilson and Martin Metcalfe formed a new band, Isa & the Filthy Tongueswith American singer Stacey Chavis.
In an interview with the Edinburgh Evening News on 4 April 2019, Martin Metcalfe announced that Goodbye Mr Mackenzie would be reforming and would be performing a mini Scottish Tour. Warm up gigs were performed in Dundee on 17 May and Dunfermline on 18 May, followed by full shows in Glasgow at The Garage (venue of their farewell concert) on 22 May, ...
Albums Singles An early track, "Skimming Stones", appeared on the 1986 compilation cassette Honey at the Core.
Martin Metcalfe is a painter and musician, probably best known for his bands Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, Angelfish and The Filthy Tongues. He grew up in Bathgate, Scotland in the 1970’s. At the time Bathgate was a rough industrial town which really had very few opportunities for people with an artistic nature.
4. Apr. 2019 · The singer of the Scottish rock band talks about their 30th anniversary gigs at The Liquid Room in May 2019. He also reflects on their history, from Bathgate to Angelfish, and their current project The Filthy Tongues.
