‘Hey, listen to me, I’m on the stereo! Stereo!!’
Howdy All,
So, this is the first post I’ve made since we were played on Radio 1 (which obviously went straight to the top of our ‘Amazing Things to Have Happened to Us’ list). I just wanted to say thanks to Huw Stephens and the show’s researcher who put us forward, and hello to anyone who has found us through that, as quite a few people have been really positive about us (Which we all just lap up…). Obviously one of our main aims is to rock people’s worlds and we’re always really happy when a few more people invite us into their worlds so we can rock them.
Thanks to anyone who came to The Garage, we had a great time and felt like we did a pretty good job of making it fun for people. Personally, I had a great time (More songs with me free to roam guitarless methinks!). We actually got a recording of the gig but it’s only one track (33mins), which makes it difficult to get to ‘favourite bits’, but it’s probably the best overall live recording we’ve made so we are looking into possibly tacking it onto our next demo.. Many thanks to Jamie of End of the New (www.endofthenew.com) for the Keane cover request that has been immortalised on the CD, obviously we don't play covers, but find suggestions funny especially when they are creative.. (we were going to play Chromatic until you said that by the way..).
Anyway, main band news is that we’re off to rock the Italians on the 9th June and we can’t wait. I think we’re only playing 4 songs and it’s in our contract that we have to play 2 on the demo or something which is hilarious..
US: ‘Do we have to play the ones on the demo? We’ve got better ones..
FESTIVAL PERSON: ‘No. You play pigeon sheet’
US: ‘Pigeon Street? What?’
FESTIVAL PERSON: ‘No, itsa in your contract! Pigeon sheet!’
US: ‘Oh yes, you mean British Summertime (N18) my good man, no
problem we are only too happy to oblige.. (Stu starts..)
Sorry...
We are going to record again in the middle of June back at the Mill Hill Complex where we made Demo 2 (Chromatic, Party Trick and BST (N18) for those who don’t know!) and will be recording with Netti who did that one too so we’re all rather excited. We talked about waiting until we have enough money to spend on a professional studio but we worked out that it would be about 2012 so we thought we’d go back to where we were happy and we could afford. In theory, we are now better and know what we are actually doing so it should be much quicker, we certainly won’t be wasting time pursuing anyone’s whims by doing handclaps that sound crap (Bloody singers eh?.. I think I said at the time, ‘Isn’t it ok to try out a bad idea that might be good?' That's probably what Mick Jagger said in the 80s a lot.. I now know that these ideas should be done in rehearsal.).
Anyway, can’t wait for that now, oh the harmonies in The Cockroach Soul…
Right, I’m going to watch Liverpool win against AC Milan now hopefully!
Until next time, ‘Walk on, walk on with hope in your…’ etc.
WFA
Howdy All,
So, this is the first post I’ve made since we were played on Radio 1 (which obviously went straight to the top of our ‘Amazing Things to Have Happened to Us’ list). I just wanted to say thanks to Huw Stephens and the show’s researcher who put us forward, and hello to anyone who has found us through that, as quite a few people have been really positive about us (Which we all just lap up…). Obviously one of our main aims is to rock people’s worlds and we’re always really happy when a few more people invite us into their worlds so we can rock them.
Thanks to anyone who came to The Garage, we had a great time and felt like we did a pretty good job of making it fun for people. Personally, I had a great time (More songs with me free to roam guitarless methinks!). We actually got a recording of the gig but it’s only one track (33mins), which makes it difficult to get to ‘favourite bits’, but it’s probably the best overall live recording we’ve made so we are looking into possibly tacking it onto our next demo.. Many thanks to Jamie of End of the New (www.endofthenew.com) for the Keane cover request that has been immortalised on the CD, obviously we don't play covers, but find suggestions funny especially when they are creative.. (we were going to play Chromatic until you said that by the way..).
Anyway, main band news is that we’re off to rock the Italians on the 9th June and we can’t wait. I think we’re only playing 4 songs and it’s in our contract that we have to play 2 on the demo or something which is hilarious..
US: ‘Do we have to play the ones on the demo? We’ve got better ones..
FESTIVAL PERSON: ‘No. You play pigeon sheet’
US: ‘Pigeon Street? What?’
FESTIVAL PERSON: ‘No, itsa in your contract! Pigeon sheet!’
US: ‘Oh yes, you mean British Summertime (N18) my good man, no
problem we are only too happy to oblige.. (Stu starts..)
Sorry...
We are going to record again in the middle of June back at the Mill Hill Complex where we made Demo 2 (Chromatic, Party Trick and BST (N18) for those who don’t know!) and will be recording with Netti who did that one too so we’re all rather excited. We talked about waiting until we have enough money to spend on a professional studio but we worked out that it would be about 2012 so we thought we’d go back to where we were happy and we could afford. In theory, we are now better and know what we are actually doing so it should be much quicker, we certainly won’t be wasting time pursuing anyone’s whims by doing handclaps that sound crap (Bloody singers eh?.. I think I said at the time, ‘Isn’t it ok to try out a bad idea that might be good?' That's probably what Mick Jagger said in the 80s a lot.. I now know that these ideas should be done in rehearsal.).
Anyway, can’t wait for that now, oh the harmonies in The Cockroach Soul…
Right, I’m going to watch Liverpool win against AC Milan now hopefully!
Until next time, ‘Walk on, walk on with hope in your…’ etc.
WFA
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