Jackie McKeown

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Jackie McKeown
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Jackie in Helmsdale on the Edwyn Collins/1990s tour of the Scottish Highlands
Background information
Birth nameJohn McKeown
Born (1971-02-17) 17 February 1971 (age 53)
Bellshill, Scotland
Genres Indie rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals
guitars
Years active1992–present
Labels Rough Trade

Jackie McKeown (born John McKeown; 17 February 1971) is the Scottish former lead singer and guitarist for the Glasgow indie rock band The Yummy Fur who plays in 1990s. [1]

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Early life

Born in Bellshill, Scotland, McKeown grew up in Blantyre near Glasgow. His early teenage years were coloured by obsessions with David Bowie and European art cinema. At the age of 16 he began playing guitar and writing songs, forming his first bands, Glass Candle and Subliminal Girls, after leaving school in 1988.

Career

The Yummy Fur

Just prior to moving to Glasgow in 1992, he formed The Yummy Fur with Jamie McMorrow. He also performed in Cotton Gum and played guitar in LungLeg (his sister Jane's band) for a UK tour. In the late 90s he often played lead guitar for Comet Gain and performs on their album Tigertown Pictures (1999).

After The Yummy Fur decided to split in December 1999, McKeown turned thirty, got married and attended university for the first time, studying film theory. Having become tired of playing guitar, he formed a short-lived electronic pop band called The Girls with former Yummy Fur member and current Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos which performed live only once (in Glasgow).

The Mars Hotel

In 2001 Mckeown began collaborating with The Yummy Fur's Paul Thomson, making absurdist electronic pop under the name 10,000 Volt Ghost. With the addition of Jenni McKenzie, this outfit became The Mars Hotel (Thomson soon leaving to form Pro Forma then Franz Ferdinand with fellow ex-Yummy Fur member Alex Kapranos) The Mars Hotel performed its last show on New Year's Eve 2004.

1990s

McKeown began writing and recording songs with Michael McGaughrin. This became 1990s with the addition of former Yummy Fur bassist Jamie McMorrow. It was at this time that the nickname 'Jackie' was given to him via his bandmates. After a handful of gigs, 1990s were signed to the label Rough Trade Records and released the albums Cookies (2007) and Kicks (2009). 1990s performed extensively throughout Europe, America, Canada, Australia, Japan and Brazil. Over the winter of 2010/2011, they recorded a third album but, since parting ways with RoughTrade, it remains unreleased.

Trans

It was announced on 21 August 2013 that McKeown will collaborate with guitarist Bernard Butler under the name of Trans. The band made their live debut at the 2013 Liverpool Psychedelic Festival. The band released two EPs. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. August 2007. p. 104.
  2. ↑ "The Quietus | Features | Escape Velocity | First Idea > Best Idea: Trans Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Trans: the anti rock stars see Red with their new EP". the Guardian. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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