Music full of vitality, soulful,raunchy, songs that stick so quick you'd swear you'd met before, but you've never heard it quite like this. Flipsiders are a bunch of brilliant musicians (and don't they know it!), they were formed through a chance encounter in London's famous 12-bar club, where some of the band were working at the time, hailing from as far apart as Newcastle and Portugal, this rowdy bunch bring their diverse influences together explosively in their music and live performances, but most of all you'll notice how much fun they're having!

      

"Spirited funk rock with an explosive live show" Metro, London

"Definately worth investigating" The Guardian

"If today's pop charts contained half the talent and delivery these boys can muster, surely
British rock would slowly start to redefine itself in fine style" Break Thru Magazine

"These guys can hold a crowd anywhere, if you can hold a crowd here you're good, you're very good..." The Cavern Club, Liverpool

It's Friday night! As high winds play havoc with roof tiles, Birmingham band "Flipsiders" have just stage-stormed the 12 Bar Club. (Tin-Pan Alley's small but somewhat cosy haunt nestles snugly amidst London's music shops). The venue, normaly reserved for acoustic blues, bodes well amongst the prestigious single artist under the live spotlight. Tonight Flipsiders are gonna get theirs.

Points to note: (1) these lads are a funkin' rock four-piece - recently moved down to the big city. (2) on stage there's barely enough room to swing a medium-sized Premier drum kit and (3) frontman vocalist Nick Crabbe bemoans a placid pop pedigree mixing Mick Hucknell with the long-haired stage persona of Reef's Gary Sringer.

"Yeah... we have been described as "Reef Rock" before!" declares Nick. Another "identity comparison" as critics try and pin labels on bands for reference - the underlying factor has obviously been missed here: Flipsiders are distinctly more about funk-groove than Reef were ever about bad rock. Similar live bands tend to fall flat with distortion, lacking pace, verve and direction. Undoubtedly the boys appear big and bold enough to detract themselves from such common phenomenas as volumed funky-rock-fusion-groove propels itself from floor to rafters. This is Flipsiders' well-honed signature: versatile, credible and crowd warmingly welcomed.

The end-of-set backstage self appraisal appears somewhat toned-down though: "We kinda felt the tempo wasn't right", declares Mick Hannaby (rhythm/lead guitarist/groove guru). "We didn't quite reach our best vibe..." "When we reach a certain vibe, we react to the audience better", adds (bass player) Dom. "When this happens... we can sound absolutely awesome!"

If today's pop charts contained half the talent and delivery these boys can muster, surely British Rock would slowly start to re-define itself in fine style. You heard it here first.