Ste McCabe
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Ste McCabe is a British DIY, queercore
singer, songwriter and radio DJ. He is currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
, who described Ste as "armed with a mean, lean, bedroom Disco drum machine, a cheap guitar and his biggest asset; a mind and a loud mouth to speak it." Over the following year Ste became known as a gay rights advocate as well as a popular underground musician, performing at events such as London Literature Festival at Royal Festival Hall
and Indietracks Festival in Derbyshire. The same year Ste joined Dandelion Radio
as a DJ, playing "leftist, feminist, queer
positive" underground music. Ste's second album "Murder Music" was released in 2009 and featured a duet with avante garde performer David Hoyle. He was subsequently featured in Time Out, Gay Times
and more recently Artrocker
Magazine, which in September 2010 featured his open letter to The Pope protesting against Benedict XVI's visit to the UK. He has performed at gay rights festivals across Europe such as Noc Walpurgii in Warsaw, Poland and Gay Pride
2010 in Bristol, UK.
In 2010 Ste toured the UK to promote his latest EP "Harrowing Breakdown", which was released on Cherryade Records and received repeated national airplay by Huw Stephens
on BBC Radio 1
.
Albums
Compilation Appearances
Queercore
Queercore is a cultural and social movement that began in the mid-1980s as an offshoot of punk. It is distinguished by being discontent with society in general and its rejection of the disapproval of the gay, bisexual, and lesbian communities and their "oppressive agenda"...
singer, songwriter and radio DJ. He is currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Career
Ste McCabe started performing live in 2006, using only a drum machine and electric guitar as an alternative to a full band. In 2008 he was signed to Cherryade Records with whom he released his first official EP "Pink Bomb" as a limited edition CD which is no longer available. His first album "Hate Mail" followed later that year and received favourable reviews from underground alternative press and mainstream gay media such as Gay TimesGay Times
Gay Times is one of the United Kingdom's leading gay magazine for gay and bisexual men.-Publication and content:...
, who described Ste as "armed with a mean, lean, bedroom Disco drum machine, a cheap guitar and his biggest asset; a mind and a loud mouth to speak it." Over the following year Ste became known as a gay rights advocate as well as a popular underground musician, performing at events such as London Literature Festival at Royal Festival Hall
Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected...
and Indietracks Festival in Derbyshire. The same year Ste joined Dandelion Radio
Dandelion Radio
Dandelion Radio is an internet radio station founded in June 2006 with the aim of pursuing the musical legacy of the popular and influential BBC Radio 1 disk jockey John Peel...
as a DJ, playing "leftist, feminist, queer
Queer
Queer is an umbrella term for sexual minorities that are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary. In the context of Western identity politics the term also acts as a label setting queer-identifying people apart from discourse, ideologies, and lifestyles that typify mainstream LGBT ...
positive" underground music. Ste's second album "Murder Music" was released in 2009 and featured a duet with avante garde performer David Hoyle. He was subsequently featured in Time Out, Gay Times
Gay Times
Gay Times is one of the United Kingdom's leading gay magazine for gay and bisexual men.-Publication and content:...
and more recently Artrocker
ArtRocker
Artrocker is a UK-based collective involved in music promotion and publishing. It was started by Paul Cox and Tom Fawcett who had been co-promoters of a London night called The Sausage Factory...
Magazine, which in September 2010 featured his open letter to The Pope protesting against Benedict XVI's visit to the UK. He has performed at gay rights festivals across Europe such as Noc Walpurgii in Warsaw, Poland and Gay Pride
Gay pride
LGBT pride or gay pride is the concept that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity...
2010 in Bristol, UK.
In 2010 Ste toured the UK to promote his latest EP "Harrowing Breakdown", which was released on Cherryade Records and received repeated national airplay by Huw Stephens
Huw Stephens
Huw Stephens is a radio presenter currently broadcasting shows on BBC Radio 1.-Early life and career:Stephens was born in Cardiff, Wales, the son of the author and literary journalist Meic Stephens...
on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
.
Discography
EP's- "Pink Bomb" (2008) (Cherryade Records)
- "Harrowing Breakdown" (2010) (Cherryade Records)
Albums
- "Hate Mail" (2008) (Cherryade Records)
- "Murder Music" (2009) (Cherryade Records)
Compilation Appearances
- "Sketch Part 1" (2007) (Skribble Records) featuring song "Rant"
- "A Very Cherry Christmas 4" (2008) (Cherryade Records) featuring song "Christmas Time for Sanctimonious Swine"
- "Indietracks 2009" (2009) (Make Do and Mend Records) featuring song "Public Debate"
- "Operation Download" (2010) (Queer Control Records) (US) featuring song "Murder Music"
External links
- http://www.ste-mccabe.co.uk
- http://www.allmusic.com
- http://www.dandelionradio.com
- http://www.artrocker.tv
- http://www.cherryademusic.co.uk
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/1917bfc9-697d-4595-accf-b2ed72d7c1ad