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Marcus plays new song at the Pigalle Club!
So far we’ve been back online for almost a week now. We’ve blogged about being abducted by aliens, Bobby’s busy month, Sam’s documentary (which you must see), introduced a new band and yet something still feels lacking. Hmmm….what is it?
OH. More Marcus. Yep. That’s it.
Yesterday, Amber gave us a few videos to get our Saturday going quite nicely, and one of those was indeed Marcus. And Marcus on keyboard at that. ::sigh:: But I needed more. So, last night I was on a mission for more Marcus. A Marcus Mission if you will. Armed with a bottle of wine, my new lappie and episodes of Black Books in the background I began to peruse the ol’ interwebs for some Marcus.
And, as luck would have it, I stumbled across the best thing ever– a NEW song by Marcus! And– wait for it– he’s playing the keyboard again! Word.
This vid is from Marcus’ show at the Pigalle Club in London, this past Thursday. It was posted by Katie, aka MadAboutVampires, who always gets the goods since she lives in London.
Well? What do you think? I, um, well….kinda LOVE it. Srsly. But I would really love to know what you all think of the new song.
Now, be sure to check out Katie’s other vids while you are at it. She’s got a couple more from that show at the Pigalle and several others from previous shows of both Marcus and Bobby. You can find them all on her YouTube channel.
Alright. I feel like Mission Accomplished can be stamped on this one, no? See you guys tomorrow with another new artist for our Mix Tape Monday!
Sam Says He Rushed & New Marcus Videos!
Do these 2 things have anything to do with one another? No. But hey, we are posting something so you are happy, right? Right!! (P.S. Lots of stuff going on behind the scenes. Don’t think we’ve just forgotten about you all!)
First up… Sam!
Sam tells ChartAttack that he felt a bit rushed in putting out his first EP, and only put out 6 of the 16 songs he recorded:
“Although I had an audience before, this was obviously a far greater one,” he says. “I was going to make an album probably two or three months later. I was ready to be heard but I maybe wasn’t ready to record.”
“I believed in the songs so much and I didn’t feel that all of them had reached their potential,” he says. “I definitely felt the need to release something. I feel like once you release something you can’t really release it again… I picked six songs that displayed some diversity and showed a little light and dark as far as the subject matter and vocal performance goes.”
You can read the entire article here.
And…
Two new videos of Marcus from Ronnie Scotts in London. Gah! Is it December yet?!?
Thanks to Katie via BritPack Dreams for the heads up on these!
So, are you going to see Sam, Marcus or Bobby while they are on tour?!? Of course you are! And we would love, love, LOVE it if you shared your pictures,videos and concert experiences with us. Just email us at shackofsoul@hotmail.com!
Bobby at the Gibson Room in London
Shack of Soul readers have come through for us again! Bobby played last night in London at the Gibson Room and @Emmaplatt was gracious enough to video some songs and share them with us. How adorb is he in that beanie?? Watch and enjoy!
Thanks so much Emma– you are awesome!
Check out more of Emmaplatt’s vids (including some Marcus ones) here.
Videos of Marcus’ Show in Notting Hill
For those of you not lucky enough to be in London last night for Marcus’ show– no worries– SoS wouldn’t leave you high and dry! We put out the bat signal via twitter and of course, Katie, aka @VampireFreak101, came through like a champ for us! Here are a couple of vids that Katie was kind enough to share with us:
Be sure to check out her other Marcus (and Bobby) vids on her YouTube page– thanks a bunch Katie!! 
Amber
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