Believe it or not, this month’s blog yet again opens with accounts of illness (though thankfully they are not related to number twosies in any way). I wonder if that’s a statement of how infrequently we blog, or of what sickly children we are. Bit of both most likely. At any rate it was mainly me this time; I got “the cold that’s going round”. That’s in speech marks because it’s a contraction of the popular phrase “the cold that’s going round because the vast majority of people are so grotty and ignorant in equal measure that they don’t care to a) wash their fucking hands when they sneeze/cough into them b) even sneeze/cough into their hands at all and c) then as a continuation of a) have the selfishness to shake hands, touch door handles when they hold them open for you etc.”. Polite dicks!
But fret not; it hasn’t been detrimental to any band activity. Nurofen plus (that’s ibuprofen with a chaser of codeine) has kept me on my feet and “rockin’” as it were. It has been so great during this time, in fact, that I have take to calling it Nurofriend instead. I do realise how cheap that pun is, but I feel that makes it all the more pertinent. You see, given how much I detest puns, the fact that I am using a pun at all should emphasise how strongly I feel about the salient content of said pun. Nurofriend is awesome. It’s my best Nurofriend. Is it addictive?
So yes, in spite of this, we have been busy gigging/recording bee’s as ever. The recent string of activity kicked off with our first gig outside of Liverpool at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge. After about 3 days in the one-way system (which we managed to survive thanks to the remnants of an old Mars Bar Josh found dried to this inside of his jacket pocket) we made it to the gig, met some great people, saw some great bands, and hopefully - despite a few technical difficulties - made a few fans in the process! Thanks to all who came down! A special mention should go to Drama, who secured us a gig with them at The Railway in Bolton on the 18th of February. Would be great to see any one in the area come down to that!
So yes, in spite of this, we have been busy gigging/recording bee’s as ever. The recent string of activity kicked off with our first gig outside of Liverpool at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge. After about 3 days in the one-way system (which we managed to survive thanks to the remnants of an old Mars Bar Josh found dried to this inside of his jacket pocket) we made it to the gig, met some great people, saw some great bands, and hopefully - despite a few technical difficulties - made a few fans in the process! Thanks to all who came down! A special mention should go to Drama, who secured us a gig with them at The Railway in Bolton on the 18th of February. Would be great to see any one in the area come down to that!
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| Back-stage: Jamaican lager and Mr. Springsteen here are the only two things that can calm Alex's pre-show jitters! |
Next up was our support slot for the Post-Math Rock talent of Muto Leo at The Picket, here in Liverpool. Personally, it’s my favourite venue that we’ve played so far in Liverpool. Great stage, great sound, great staff, and (again despite EPIC FAILS on the gear front, and me nearly loosing eye in a drum related tragedy (BELOW)) we had a great gig! Nice one to all the other bands on the bill, and to the hoard gig goers taking advantage of the 14+ night! Every member of the band felt a weird combo of jealousy, aging and nostalgia all evening. After all, weren’t we all pissed beyond our years at a gig once?! I know I was! We made some good friends that night, and we look forward to playing with Muto Leo again sometime in the future.
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Anyway, enough of that. Now down to big news! The recording for our first EP is completed, and we are way into the mixing process. It sounds epic, and the reason it sounds epic is in large part due to the incredible time, effort and graft put in by Caesar Edmunds, Carlos Mosquera, Lee McMahon and Josh McArdle. You are all talented gems of human beings, and have all been fantastic! Artwork is well into conceptualization, and a name has been decided. Here's a wee teaser!
Obviously this is the next big step for the band and we have taken it as an opportunity to overhaul the image a bit as you do. Expect to be seeing hints of us in the snow/town/our pants (no joke) as we get closer to February 19th, thanks in part to the MENTAL weather and the fun we had rolling around in it (even Josh with his ikkle t-shirt and lack of gloves), but mainly to photographer Michelle Ormsby, who came all the way from Newport to snap our ugly mugs (among other things..hehe…you’ll see. Sufficed to say Mich is self-confessedly resilient to most ‘lad humour’ she’s encountered, and still she had to admit that the stuff we conceptualized for her to shoot made her blush!) and helped make a fun day of it! Thanks!
And that’s about the round up since last time. It’s a busy time, and we only hope to get busier through out 2011. So far, in addition to our previously mentions headline gig, and gig with Drama of course, we have a nice little roster of shows lined up. Here is a complete list of all our upcoming gigs for your consideration! Were playing with, and for, so many great people (including the Liverpool debut of Right On! Music Management, who are hosting the Zanzibar gig on the 10th of February, thanks to Josh Mateer for that one!) that we can’t help but clench our bottoms in excitement! And all of this pales in comparison to what we have planned for the Summer…but that’s best saved for later. So Merry (late) Xmas, Happy New Year and, as always, “Tape Those Eyes Back!”
TAPE THOSE EYES BACK
Dan
Dan
TIT x
