The Motive are a self titled indie

Indie (music)

In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....

 punk

Punk rock

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 four piece band from Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

, England

England

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 headed by Add Jones. Other members include guitarist Bamba, bassist Biff and drummer Chris Green who was previously a member of The Regulars.

The Motive have been through several lineups and musical styles with Jones being the only constant element, however it seems as if the band have reached some kind of stability with its current line up.

The band play the Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

 and Black Country

Black Country

The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton. During the industrial revolution in the 19th century this area had become one of the most intensely industrialised in the nation...

 toilet circuit

Toilet circuit

The toilet circuit is the network of small music venues in the United Kingdom which rising indie, rock and metal bands must visit to gain support and promote themselves. It is so named after The Forum in Tunbridge Wells, a staple venue of the toilet circuit, which is actually a public toilet...

, including the Flapper and Firkin and the Jug of Ale venues. They have recently begun to branch out, playing at festivals such as the Wireless Festival

Wireless Festival

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 and have recently supported Rick Buckler

Rick Buckler

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's band, The Gift.

Name

The Motive have been through several names, including:

• The Dallas Technocrats
• Self Drive
• Sub Stereo

The final band name was decided upon when a friend of the band told them he had a dream where he fronted a band called The Motive. The rest of the band thought it was such a good idea that they stole it and claimed it for themselves before he could do anything with it.

External links

• The Motive website Original site dead, link now forwards to a MySpace page
• The Motive Myspace website
• Photographs at the Wireless Festival June 2006