MAXFIELD ON REVERBNATION

CHARITY "Tip the Balance"

are playing the CHARITY "Tip the Balance". Basically they're trying to raise enough money to send a counsellor into a school set up in Mombasa, Kenya, which gets children off a dump site where they otherwise would spend their days (their parents remain on the dump site though, scavenging for food or something to sell). These kids need some guidance and help as they are not getting it from anywhere else, especially not their parents who have an unfortunate tendency to take their frustrations over their situation out on their children.Basically this counsellor will be a guardian, advisor and mother all rolled into one. And the "Tip the Balance" is there to raise money for her salary with every penny we make going towards paying the counsellor for as long as possible.
For more information about the project check out

http://100percent2thechildren. org/subpages/project01-kibarani. asp

MAXFIELD @ THE METRO PLAYING BLOW UP 12.6.08

BLOWUP METRO - LIVE MUSIC @ THE METRO - OXFORD ST. 12TH JUNE 08 @ 9PM
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Location:

Blow Up @ THE METRO
19-23, Oxford St
London, W1D

Nearest Tube: Tottenham Crt Rd 1min walk

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FEATURING


TEMPOSHARK blend synth-pop, underground electronica, & angsty rock. Their album, The Invisible Line (out July 08), features 2 time Grammy nominee Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth (Madonna and Bjork), and Youth (Verve, Paul McCartney).

SUPPORTED BY MAXFIELD + GADSDENS + DELUKA


doors: 7.30pm-11PM
MAXFIELD onstage 8.45pm

admission: £5adv
See http://www.blowupmetro.com/bandinfo.aspx?id=080612g FOR FULL DETAILS

OR £4 MAXFIELD GUESTLIST - EMAIL: cometomaxfield@yahoo.co.uk
Industry: £3 email: cometomaxfield@yahoo.co.uk or serena@primary.uk.com

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MAXFIELD @ THE METRO PLAYING BLOW UP 12.6.08

BLOWUP METRO - LIVE MUSIC @ THE METRO - OXFORD ST. 12TH JUNE 08 @ 9PM
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Location:

Blow Up @ THE METRO
19-23, Oxford St
London, W1D

Nearest Tube: Tottenham Crt Rd 1min walk

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FEATURING


TEMPOSHARK blend synth-pop, underground electronica, & angsty rock. Their album, The Invisible Line (out July 08), features 2 time Grammy nominee Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth (Madonna and Bjork), and Youth (Verve, Paul McCartney).

SUPPORTED BY MAXFIELD + GADSDENS + DELUKA


doors: 7.30pm-11PM
MAXFIELD onstage 8.45pm

admission: £5adv
See http://www.blowupmetro.com/bandinfo.aspx?id=080612g FOR FULL DETAILS

OR £4 MAXFIELD GUESTLIST - EMAIL: cometomaxfield@yahoo.co.uk
Industry: £3 email: cometomaxfield@yahoo.co.uk or serena@primary.uk.com

THE MAXFIELD WAY

Hotly coming off the back of their successful stint, as main support to Iconic US Hip Hop Legends Public Enemy's UK TOUR, MAXFIELD are showcasing for the Industry on 29th May 08 and would love your company and support.

Doors: 7pm

Onstage: 7.30pm SHARP.

Price: £5 with flyer attached
£6 at the door
£3 Industry.

Please email cometomaxfield@yahoo.co.uk for Industry or for reduced guestlist. £4.

Or text details to 07930 257 753

Address

65, Crowndale Rd,
London, NW1

Nearest Tube: Mornington Crescent - Camden.

OTHER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY.

28TH MAY - ROCK CITY - NOTTINGHAM SUPPORTING PUBLIC ENEMY - 8PM ON STAGE.



30TH MAY - LIVERPOOL SOUNDCITY FESTIVAL @ THE METROPOLITAN - 9PM

12TH JUNE - THE METRO - OXFORD ST. - 9PM STAGE TIME: £4/£5 on door.

23rd JUNE - COUNSELLOR FOR MOMBASSI CHARITY GIG - 93FT EAST -

Podcast Interview with Valerie Maxfield.

This episode is work safe.
Interview with Valerie Maxfield.

Click link to listen to this radio interview of how it all started for MAXFIELD.

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?ht...world071006.mp3

We discuss the time difference between the US and the UK; hot weather; her performance the night before; Blow Pops and Fabric; why her song “Stuck Like” is so poignant for her; when her CD, So Is What is scheduled to be released; a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into releasing a CD; her MySpace page; collaborating with Julian Chown; performing with Groove Armada; how she chose which musicians to perform with her; drummer Clive Jenner; Freestylers; Clive’s father, Phil Jenner; Gil Scott-Heron; guitarist Marky Mark Sullivan; Ray Charles; her new bass player, Wojtek Krol; the biggest challenge of being a solo artist; the story behind her song, “Fighting Back”; how has her illness changed her life; what shes does to get through the off nights when she has to perform; what she does to relax; her upcoming performances; Ritchie Havens, George Harrison, The Beatles and Woodstock; Coachella; being inspired by the Rolling Stones.

Featured songs are “Stuck Like”, “Fighting Back” and “Come On.”

Check out the site link
http://www.podcastpickle.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8280


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MAXFIELD @ BRISTOL ACADEMY SUPPORTING PUBLIC ENEMY 21.5.08

EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT - Bristol Academy 21 May - Wow

Oh God, where should I start. Well everything and anything that could go wrong on the morning of our show did.

Here's the story now keep up:

The night before I said to our guitarist, let's leave London around 10.45am and that I'd meet him at ealing Broadway as it was easier for me coming from Essex. He argued and argued it's too early and that Hammersmith was better. I Stuck to my guns until the following morning I got up and decided ok, chill out Val, just go with the flow. I text him and told him ok we'll meet at hammersmith for 11.30am instead.

(still with me)

I decided to not get a taxi, but get on the train as most of my belongings had been couriered already to the venue, so I had a dolly trolley and a drum skin to carry so not a big deal to get on the train.

I got on the Central Line in London near my home and lo and behold, the trains decided it was going on a go slow...now I'm slowly simmering..... I decided to get off at Mile End to change to the District Line to Hammersmith, big mistake...as now no trains seem to be going anywhere near Hammersmith, terminating early and to make matters worse it's now coming up to be 11.45 and I'm still no nearer to Hammersmith. ..

After nearly four changes of trains ...(whereby I was absolutely steaming with rage and swearing my arse off on the train) I met Adam (our guitarist) at 12.30pm. A 45 min journey nearly took 1 hour 45 min. ..

Adam knew how stressed I can get bought me some lovely cookies and said take a chill pill, get in the car and relax. ..

Normally, I would double check with him that all the equipment have been taken care off and no need to worry. On this occasion, I didn't, so we got into the car and ambled along. We stopped at a service station, it all felt like a doddle, we were still on schedule to get to Bristol in time to load in, make it to the Bristol Radio Station for a two hour interview, then back to the Academy
to sound check and be ready for the show at 8pm.

(you still with me???) lol.

20 miles from Bristol, Adam turns round and looks at me and says "YOUR NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS" I said what? His face started to go really bright red and his eyes widen that his pupils were as big as his iris, he said "I've forgotten the Hard Drive". Now the hard drive is imperative to our show, it has all our samples, the backing tracks, harmonies you name it the show cannot go on without this hard drive.

I sat for almost 2 minutes in silence (which is a record for me, but felt like an eternity)
.. I looked at him and thought your having a laugh, but by this time he looked like he was going to cry.

Ok thinking on my feet I said just turn the car around. He frantically got on the phone to raise anyone who was near his home in Barnes/Putney, who could go to his house and collect the machine and meet us half way up the motorway to collect.

The time now is 2.20pm. We're due on the radio at 4pm. Sound check is 5.30pm. (YOU STILL WITH ME).

It was mayhem, but we just did not have any choice. Good thing was the rest of the band had decided to travel down in their own cars, so thankfully, our bass player, drummer and our engineer was in Bristol for 3pm to hold the fort.

Meanwhile I was fielding calls from the radio station, to production teams fromj ust any old rubbish, but still no joy finding anyone to meet us along the motorway.

Adam put his foot down, and on the way back to London, which was 104 miles at 2.20pm we saw traffic building up on the other side which is the way we would have to come back.

I started to feel sick, but kept it together as it made no sense losing the plot, Adam just kept apologising, which I had to tell him to shut up or I'd push him out the vehicle hahaha.

We bombed it back up the motorway and made it to Adam's home 3.55pm and was back on the motorway within 10 mins. (I know the gods were shining on us.) ..

Now the radio station was having kittens, they had advertised we were coming plus it was being filmed live. Anyway, as luck would have it, the Producer of the show said lets do it over the phone whilst we were driving, Phew...so we did live interview on the air via the telephone, which a link is attached MAXFIELD LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW ON BRISTOL RADIO 21.5.08 have a listen.

So job done, we still had to get back in time for sound check. We rang the rest of the band to find out that at 4.45pm Public Enemy had still not turned up yet and sound check was running late and it may mean we would not get a sound check. ..

I'm like what the f%^k is going on today? We made it back to Bristol at 5.55pm. I know don't ask me how we drove to London to Bristol, Bristol to London and then London to Bristol from 12.30pm and reached our destination before 6pm. Someone was watching over us. Phew ..

We bowl into the venue to find PE on the stage sound checking and the place was filled with loads of American's who i couldn't tell who was bloody who.

In between that time, i had the pleasure of meeting Chuck D and Flavour Flav. They were so cool, humble and I for the first time was a bit in awe like an idiot, but didn't show it. Just did my thing.

Made friends with the rest of the gang and disappeared to my room to chill till
it was time for us to get it on.

The first band went on Ezra bang and warmed up the crowd, then next we were up, mouth dry, stomach churning, feel like shit, the band walking around like zombies. We got together did a group hug, did a team talk Alex Ferguson would have been proud of and went to blow off some serious steam on stage.

Step onto the stage to a great capacity crowd and just decided to rock the world away, cause if I died right there and then, it was the best place to have died, full crowd, having it large enjoying your set and Public Enemy in the house. NICE

We got on and did our thing, to the point of people shouting for us when we had finished, I was totally overwhelmed, as these people don't have a clue who we are, but it seems like we had left a lasting impressing.

As I was departing the stage, there stood Chuck D. I could not believe it. Chuck D came up personally and said, "you were awsome". The Val like a child said "Oh my god, your a legend, that means so much coming from you...oh my god" Like a bloody idiot can you believe that, me of all people. I then ran from him then turned back and said Thanks again and can we hang out later. (Doh mega stupid idiot), but funny enough he said hell yeah. It didn't help that I was talking to him too, in my bra top either. DOH

Anyway, I got changed and made my way back to the side of the side to watch some of the PE. You'd never guess what Chuck D did? In the middle of his show, he comes to the side of the stage and drags me back on the stage to introduce me to the crowd and to tell them that MAXFIELD were great. Well I nearly died. The arena was packed and the applause was deafening. I could have killed him. But at the same it was a treasured moment.

MAXFIELD TO SUPPORT THE LEGENDS PUBLIC ENEMY

Just when we were sticking two fingers up to the so called authorities and the wanna be's, poetic justice struck and we've been asked to support the Legends of Hip Hop, PUBLIC ENEMY on their UK Tour, which starts 21st May. SWEET.


Our dates are:

21st May: Bristol Carling Academy

24th May: The Junction Cambridge

28th May: Rock City - Nottingham

They'll also be at Brixton Academy, Manchester, Dublin & Glasgow, check out their personal website for more details.

Their legends and we're truly happy to be supporting them and that's thru the hard work of our own, just in case, our authorities, want to jump on the band wagon and all of a sudden feel their part of the MAXFIELD cause, cause their NOT welcome.

Those who read our last blog, so You Wanna Be Starting Something, will know we had a grip with some personal crap within our own musical infrastructure, but we drank some humble elixir and decided that all we want to do is sing, write music, perform and touch the communication levels that binds us all as people and WELL we've started something and we're soooo gonna finish it, with our without the authorities that tries to bind us.

It's funny, Public Enemy, are well renowned for their outright spokeness in society and they too, probably had to deal with some serious crap back in the day, which to be honest, has not changed too much in the musical industry nor on a personal note, in society.

But it's all about music and we're just honoured to be sharing the same stage.

We salute our new booking agent Serena Parsons @ Primary Talent, for joining us and having some faith. We're well made up and can't wait.

HUMBLED.

SNOWBOMBING Part 1

So we went to Mayrhoffen in Austria for the annual snowbombing festival, which has been going for 10 years oooh. For us to get there, we had to enter a competition called King Of The Mountain. There were 10 bands taking part and it had to be whittled down to 5 bands. We were fortunate to get thru to the final five, due to our fans voting for us.

Anyway, the weeks leading up to it all was well and truly stressful getting all our flights booked and accommodation via snowbombings UK office (outgoing.co.uk). It was a nightmare, their site did not work properly and we got fleeced by having to fork out of our pocket for most of the whole journey. Now we're not sure if the other bands that took part, knew this, but beware any bands reading this. Read the fine print, especially if it's abroad, if you have to pay for yourselves, cause they do not tell you this from the get go. Deceiving poor bands without a label or any support. They know that bands are desperate and wear their hearts on their sleeves for that one piece of luck that will get them noticed. Bands/Artists/Musicians will go to any lengths to get their songs heard, it's their passion.

But I'll save all that for another blog.

Anyway, we found the funds and got underway to Austria. It morning start from Stansted 5am in the morning. You can imagine the look on our faces, some of us did not even go to bed, we batted thru with a few drinks and partying on a wednesday night. I know, partyiny??? Yeah well it is rock n roll you know, what do you expect.

We all got to airport with plenty of time. Then sat and had coffee and nearly missed our checkin time. Man talk about bunch of numpties. Anyway, with 10 mins left to closing the desk we got in and had just enough time to get thru security and on that stupid transfer train to our gate. Guess what we still had to wait when we got to the gate, so much for us rushing. Ryanair, yeah you guest it!!

We got on our flight and Adam chose to sit next to Val, so he could go on about his beloved nasty football team Newcastle United. She being Spurs, who had lost to Newcastle the week before was not impressed, especially when he decided to take his jacket off and reveal his Newcastle shirt and shouting 4-1 between every sentence. Valerie gave as good as she got mate. Letting him know that that was all the luck they were going to get and they're lucky not to be fighting relegation.

By the way Ryanair is so teef. Come on, for musicians it ain't cheap. The prices for their food on their flights, are atrocious, they already con you when you book flights, for £0.01 then charge you £9.99 plus £6 check-in, £7.99 for each piece of luggage, who are they kidding. Rather pay the full fare with an airline that doesn't mind your instruments, than be conned by these low flying so called budget airlines.

Anyway, we got to Salzburg, got our own transfer by train to Mayrhoffen, which was wicked. We went on these compartment trains, like the orient express, it was awesome.

We then ended up on some wacky train when we got to Jehsen something out of a old hitler movie, but quite quaint and romantic about it. It was a mountain train. for some of us who had never been skiing was a treat and an eye opener.

We arrive in Mayrhoffen, it was freezing, but the air was crisp, lovely as we were at high altitude. The view as breathtaking.


We got to our little guesthouse, pictures to follow later and set out bags down for the night, as we had no show til the next day, so it was time to PARRR - RRTAAAYY.

We got the Strauss Hotel, the main meeting point for all the bands and skiers alike, it was like a sweaty bordello. Loads of skiers, boarders, in their minging gear from being on the slopes all day, but it just looked and felt so cool. With music coming from the Sports bar next door, with bands playing at the Europhaus1, The Arena. So much to choose from. Champion Lightening Speed, Anne Nightingale, Stanton Warriors, The Metros, Pidgeon Detectives, The Dirty Pretty, god so many. Oh my word, not forgetting Calvin Harris, Madness, DJ YOda. We were well spoilt, plus there were some serious 80s parties going on with The Cuban Brothers. Tracksuit parties, each night there was people in all sorts of costumes, well mashed in the freezing cold. Excellent.

We plonked ourselves down anywhere the food and drinks were cheap and drank our socks off. Val was well cex as she was singing the next day, so couldn't indulge more for the rest of us tho. some pictures, but more to follow next week in our gallery.



The night ended with us well and truly wrecked. Getting back to our rooms at 4am well pissed and worse for wear. Roll call was 8.30am that morning and coffee and breakfast wafting up thru the doors of our rooms, was a welcomed smell. Chris decided to jump out of bed well early and get on the slopes rest of the band, those who had not been sick made it to the door for pick up for soundcheck that morning.

Val's scared of heights and was told that she had to go up in a cable car up the mountain where we were playing. Here face was a sight. She was literally in tears and we thought she was going to pull the gig, cause she just kept having panic attacks just thinking about going up in the lift hahahah, I know it's not funny, but we couldn't believe she hadn't thought about it before. Too late, we were here now, so she had to find a way how to get over it. Guess what she did? Sat on the floor, put on her sunnies and never looked up til she got to the top. each bump in the car, brought massive yelps, screams and cuss words, never even heard before. It was not a pretty sight. Show you piccies next week, you'll wet yourself. She was such a wreck by the time we got to the top, she literally ran out of the cable car.

At the top was breathtaking, but visibility was terrible. We got to the sight of our gig, to be told that it might not go ahead. Well you could imagine, we we're well pissed off. Not just us, the other three bands that was playing with us on the same day. Some of them had worn the least clothes I've ever seen in the cold, for their stage show hahahahahah. (sorry but serve them damn right), what possesses you to wear your long johns on top of a mountain with no coat only a hoodie. FOOOL.

I mean it was a great gimmick look, but hypothermia springs to mind. Then another band only worw plimsols up the slope, so frost bite was the next thing that was on the agenda. We, of course, was mega smart and came dressed for the occasion, cause mate, we couldn't even feel our hands.

We got up the mountain at 12pm that day and by 3pm in the afternoon, the show was called off and we had to make our way back down the mountain. The show had been pulled to the next day. In our next installment, we'll tell you exactly how that went.

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Wannabe Part Of Something

Wannabe Part of Something So you wannabe be starting something, you wanna be part of something. Come on now, say yeah yeah, Come on, don't be full of shit, say yeah yeah.

Well that's what some of you want innit??? The past month, we've come across the most wannabes on the planet. Every motherf..ker wants to be a wannabe. No direction, just turning their noses up at ya cause your different, when in fact, they're the insecure, full of shit, no identity, living on your credit, twits.

Why the sound out? It's a blog innit, say what you like about who you like. No name calling, you know who you are? Sit behind a desk, never written a song in your life. Can't sing to save a dog, tone deaf like the sound of a bog, but want to tell musicians what they should sound like/look like, how the hell did you get your job.

What's their contribution to it all, oh getting pissed on a free guestlist, wearing tight jeans, that leaves your blood vessels begging for air and your sweaty fanny/balls smelling of cheese. Well lashed, new colour up your nose and you look at me, like I'm from the black hole.

Oh the restraint, when your in my face. I hold my peace, cause if I tell exactly what i felt, you wouldn't be able to walk again.

The lies the promises, we've been told, by people we trust. Jesus Christ, now it's all turned to dust. Continuing this soulless search of wanting to express ourselves, but held ransom by good for nothing, lying c..ts.

We're not angry, far from it, just expressing ourselves, cause it's our right. In our songs, these things will be told, how fucked up and conivers tried to rob our souls.

Dejected, deflated, only lasts for a while, but wanted to let those people know, you won't wipe away our smiles. You know the truth, we're worth being here. So we're not indie, but who cares.

We don't wanna be part of something, we wanna be part of our own thing and those who like, like and those who don't, then step off and let others get on.

Here endeth the lesson of Wannabe Part of Something.

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MAXFIELD NEWSLETTER FEB 08

FEBRUARY 2008 NEWSLETTERwww.cometomaxfield.com Happy 2008 So what's been happening Peeps. We hope the New Year has started brightly enough for you all. We'd like to welcome all our new fans, who we had the pleasure to meet over the xmas and last week to . This is our first fornightly newsletter keeping you up to date with what's what and what's not. We have a selection of dates added now to our 2008 diary, a uni tour being planned in the pipeline as we speak and our UK tour to co-incide with our latest news see below. Oh and we've just found out we've been NOMAINATED for the INDY MUSIC AWARDS. Cool start huh for 2008. WELL definitely keep you posted, as we'll need your input at stage. www.cometomaxfield.com MAXFIELD got signed We cannot contain this information no longer..yes finally got signed an album and publishing deal with none other than TRICKY and CHRIS BLACKWELL's (ISLAND RECORDS) new imprint spin off label BROWNPUNK TV. Check out www.brownpunk.tv. We're over the moon, but the hard starts here, but it could not have been done without our true fans, who have turned up to gigs and kept us going thru the dark days, when we thought is it worth it, but everything in life is worth it It's been a rollercoaster ride getting this far and the hard work is just about to really start. I hope you'll all stay aboard to ride along with us and tell the story like we are now in years to come> with all that said, we'll keep you posted to our official showcase/launch night to follow to celebrate our debut single and album release NEW MYSPACE PAGE/FACEBOOK and New Links We've updated all our sites. We're now on FACEBOOK: pop over and see which one of your friends are on our page:CLICK LOGO < Our MYSPACE page too has been updated: We've also got some great footage on YOU TUBE - Tune In: We're on Last FM, so check out all our back catalogue of music and loads of other up and coming artists and your own top favourite artistes can be found on LAST FM, the new online radio revolution: www.lastfm.com/user/cometomaxfield In the meantime you can purchase our Single or MINI EP on ITUNES : STUCKLIKE MINI EP Or You can listen and find out more info on our official website: click logo Thanks for checking it all out and speak to you all in a fortnight with updates MAXFIELD GIG DIARY 08 THE GOODSHIP, 267, Kilburn High Rd, London NW6 7JR Doors: 8pm til 2pm UPCOMING DATES http://www.cometomaxfield.c