Sunday 27 January 2013

The Drums, The Drums....

Hello,

Welcome to this weeks blog, excitement is currently building as we prepare to head north to Matlock Bath next weekend for Psychedelic Steampunk at The Pavillion - bands are due to start at 14:00 and there will be market from 11:00 - two good reasons to be there.

This week we continue our series of interviews with band members and put the spotlight on the man that can get a room full of people moving, he's the heartbeat of the band - prepare to meet Steve...

Name ; Steve

Instrument; Drums

Tell me about your musical background;
It's brief! Started drumming in my head at around 6 years of age. Finally had my first drum kit at the tender age of ... let's just say six years ago!



Who or what do you consider to be major influences on your music/playing;
The first record that had an impact on me was 'Bits and Pieces' by The Dave Clarke Five - it was the drum thing! Favourite drummers would include Simon Kirke, Bonzo, Moon, Mike Wengren, Cesar Zuiderwijk, Christoph 'Doom' Shneider. Jazz and Latin drummers - they do different stuff.

Favourite bands/artists/composers - and why;
Nick Cave because he is a genius. Talking Heads because they were geniuses. Jesus Jones - ahead of their time. Tyrannosaurus Rex - different and mystical. Rammstein - dangerous and in your face. Disturbed - like me. Jarvis Cocker - clever. Mark Radcliffe - not a musician but plays great music. Rob Zombie - great tunes and he can draw a bit too.

What interests do you have in addition to music?
My feline owners - Max & Hope. Getting in the kitchen. Taking pictures.

Any interesting facts or stories about yourself that you feel people need to know about?
Once stood next to a long haired geezer in a record shop in Stourbridge in 1974. He was buying a copy of 'Ugly Bug Ball' by Burl Ives. I knew who Burl Ives was, I didn't know who the long haired geezer was until my mate Stu nudged me and whispered: "That's Robert Plant, that is." "Who's he then?" I replied...

Thanks Steve

Sadly that's almost all we have time for this week, although we finish with the news that Quasar returned to Crimson Clock Tower this week, when asked where he had for the past few days been he replied "Impersonating a mountain.", that's right ladies and gentlemen, you've guessed it already - he's been snowed-on.

Thank you for reading, if you have any comments or would like to get in touch please do so via our Facebook page, we hope to see you in Matlock Bath, until next time, farewell....

Sunday 20 January 2013

The Shape of Things to Come...

Hello,

This week we have been busy preparing for Psychedelic Steampunk at The Pavillion, and although it doesn't take place until the 2nd of February, as it's a celebration of the Sci-Fi (and the psychedelic elements of Steampunk) we can tell you that you had a great time there. Incidentally, if anyone is interested in time travel we will be hosting a meeting to discuss the subject last Wednesday, please feel free to join us. We had hoped that the Face of Bo would be making an appearance on the day, sadly he has had to cancel though because he has no body to go with. Regardless of that, it is shaping up to be another great event.


Our next appearance after that will be on 23rd of February at The Second Surrey Steampunk Convivial which also includes, Gladstone, Birthrite, Moth and a variety of entertainment during the day.

Don't forget that our E.P. featuring Evil Genius and Red Violin plus three other tracks is now available at all of our gigs (speak to any member of the band) and via our website should you feel the urge to own an item that we have poured our very heart and soul into, spent endless hours working on, played our fingers to the bone to perfect, et cetera et cetera and so forth (you get the idea by now no doubt).

And now, you'll be relieved to know, it's time for me to end this weeks blog.

Thanks for reading, if you have any comments or would like to get in touch please do so via our Facebook page, until next time, farewell.










Sunday 13 January 2013

Seen As Well As Heard...

Hello,

As you probably know our Glastonbudget audition took place on Tuesday and we would like to thank those of you that were there to support us. Particularly if you had taken a day off work to ensure your attendance (Paul) or were there despite having to be up for work at 3:00 a.m. the next day (George), or even if you were dragged screaming and kicking from your planned evening and forced to be there at musket point (hopefully not too many people were in that circumstance). We are also grateful to Mark from Birthrite  and Never Mind The Cogs for their support. The only downside to the evening was that being on last meant that some people who had come to see us had to leave before we took to the stage to ensure they caught the last train home (Roger and James), we do of course appreciate your support as well.

This week we also launched our Youtube channel, which can be found here, so we can now be seen as well as heard. Currently we have two videos on there with more set to follow very shortly.

The big question now is what are we going to do next? Well, the answer is that we will be at Psychedelic Steampunk at the Pavillion, in Matlock Bath on the 2nd February along with Dr Hasbeen, BB Black Dog, Birthrite, Metropolis and Whiskey Bob Shaker. Admission is free from 11:00 a.m. to 18:00 and then £10.00 for the evening performances. It promises to be a great day.

We now intend to seal ourselves away in Crimson Clock Tower for the next few weeks to prepare for the aforementioned event, unless of course anything should tempt us out in the meantime. It would have to be something extraordinary to do that though, such as cake, or biscuits, or strawberries.

Thank you for reading, if you would like to contact us please do so through our Facebook page.

Until next time, farewell.....


Sunday 6 January 2013

Tell Them We sent You.....

Hello,

I hope you all had a good New Year and haven't yet broken any resolutions.

On Tuesday (8th January) we will be at The Roadhouse in Stirchley for our Glastonbudget Audition, doors open at 18:00 and the order in which the bands will take the stage will be decided on the night. The number of people that are there to support each band is also taken into account when deciding who actually gets to play at Glastonbudget, so if you do come to support us please remember to tell them on the door that we are your band of choice. It would be great to see you there, and you would of course earn our eternal gratitude.


What will the set list be? 
Will Linzi be throwing sweets into the audience? 
Is it even possible for the jokes to be worse than last time?
Will we arrive by airship?
Will we succeed in or quest to play at Glastonbudget?
Will you be there to witness events?
Will Bruce Banner find a cure for his accidental overdose of gamma radiation related problem?

Some of the above questions will be answered on the night (I'm hopeful that includes a cure for Bruce, but if he succeeds millions of people in the entertainment industry will be out of a job, and as we all know the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one).

We hope to see you on the night.

As ever, if you would like to contact us please do through our Facebook page, thanks for reading and until next time...

Farewell