So I know a lot of readers of TGTF are avid MySpace users, and quite a few of you are still at school… so did you know about the MySpace School Invasions?

It’s basically a popularity contest for schools, with the school with the most votes from the MySpace School Invasions page winning an exclusive party.

The prize includes an all-expenses paid party with live performances from rock band Fightstar and DJ sets from Kate Nash, The Wombats, and DJ Ironik. The school that receives the most votes on the profile will host the event.

As well as winning their own exclusive party, the school will receive £10,000 worth of music equipment and a music masterclass with an established band. As part of the workshop, the band will share tales of how they got started and offer tips and advice about getting into the music industry.

Interested? Why not log into your myspace account, head on over to the School Invasions MySpace.

The Postal Service’s “Give Up” is one of my favourite albums ever, and from a few samples of The Good Natured’s myspace page I think she has a good chance of being 2008’s female version of them. Sounding like Kate Nash doing Postal Service, she has a heart-on-yer-sleeve approach which I love.

The press release comments:

When Sarah McIntosh rescued a keyboard her grandmother was throwing out it was unbeknown to her at the time that this chance find would be the start of The Good Natured. With ‘the best organ sound ever’ this salvaged instrument found itself a loving new owner and was soon to become the essential ingredient in a synth-pop art project to document ‘the make outs, break ups, make outs and make ups.’

Huw Stevens from Radio 1 is one of the radio-type people getting behind her, and slowly the blog buzz is building behind her.

And the best bit? Not only does she sound good, she’s from round my way. Well, Newbury in Berkshire to be precise.  Go listen to her myspace, buy the EP later this year and fall in love. Go on, you know you want to.

To make it even easier, there’s a free MP3 below:

MP3: The Good Natured - Warriors

Current hot property in the music press, Kate Nash has announced that she’ll play a string of dates in mid spring around the UK and Ireland.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (5th October) at 9am, and expect some more dates to be added in time to fill the gaps in the schedule. Catch her at:

Sunday 24th February - Belfast Waterfront Theatre
Monday 25h February - Dublin Olympia Theatre
Saturday 1st March - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Tuesday 4th March - Manchester Apollo
Friday 7th March - Glasgow Barrowlands
Monday 10th March - London Hammersmith Apollo

Photo of Kate Nash taken from Drama Queen Raj’s flickr stream.

Kate Nash has announced that she’ll be doing a one off gig at Highgate’s Boogaloo tomorrow night in support of Stables Market.

Stables Market is under threat from property developers, who wish to build a shopping centre on the site.

Support will be coming from Graham Coxon and further acts to be confirmed.

DJ sets will come courtesy of Team Disgusting, the DJ collective who are currently making waves in the London scene. The six female DJs Rach Rohypnol, Melanie Speaking, Lady Bird, Lucie The Specalist, Starz and Good Alan can reportedly count Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne and Amy Winehouse amongst their fans.

Photo of Kate Nash taken from Drama Queen Raj’s flickr stream.

Recently garnering a lot of attention in the British press, Kate Nash is being touted as one of our brightest stars of the future. Current single “Foundations” has been a staple of the UK charts for the last couple of weeks and her forthcoming album “Made of Bricks by Kate Nash” has been rush released to come out next Monday, 6th August.

The 20 year old has been described by many as a “Lily Allen wannabe”. However, after listening carefully you realise that lyrically she is much more than just another Lily Allen. Her dry humour, mixed with her accent adds together to make something that is a tiny bit more special than just another cookie cutter Avril Lavigne or James Blunt.

“Foundations” has cemented her in the British public’s mind, with witty lyrics (who can forget the infamous ‘You said I must eat so many lemons ’cause i am so bitter. I said “I’d rather be with your friends mate ’cause they are much fitter.”‘) and her instantly reconisable style (the missing Pipette anyone?)

Either way that you look at it, Kate Nash is here to stay. She’s going to be the solo female voice of the summer, and is sure to be casting infection tunes around the UK for years to come.

Photo of Kate Nash taken from Drama Queen Raj’s flickr stream.

Everyones favourite Lily Allen wannabe, Kate Nash is on the road in October and November, going the whole hog round the UK. Catch her at:

Saturday 20th October - Exeter Corn Exchange
Sunday 21st October - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Monday 22nd October - Cambridge Junction
Wednesday 24th October - Brighton Concorde 2
Thursday 25th October - Oxford Zodiac
Friday 26th October - Stoke Sugarmill
Sunday 28th October - Aberdeen Lemon Tree
Monday 29th October - Glasgow Oran Mor
Tuesday 30th October - Newcastle Stage 2
Thursday 1st November - Cardiff Solus
Friday 2nd November - Nottingham Trent Uni
Saturday 3rd November - Northampton Roadmenders
Monday 5th November - Manchester Academy 2
Tuesday 6th November - Leeds City Varieties
Thursday 8th November - Liverpool Academy 2
Friday 9th November - Birmingham Irish Centre
Saturday 10th November - Bristol Anson Rooms
Monday 12th November - Norwich Waterfront
Tuesday 13th November - London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Not sure when tickets are on sale, but they’re probably on Friday at 9am.

Photo from TobiasAC’s flickr stream.