...random thoughts, photographs, contradictions, premonitions, stories and tales from the unknown road...
- thoughtsandcrosses
- My name is Dave. I have things to say. I know not where I am going, only where I have been. When I get there, I'll be sure to let you know. If we meet along the way, let's do something.
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Have Love? Will Travel...
Featuring: Dave Fineberg, Tobias Kidd, Finnigan Kidd, Jerome Watson, Dan Chatterley, Mark Scurr, Chris Mcilvenny, A Van, The Road.
Saturday 11 April 2009
Short but sweet...
Club NME. Koko. 10/04/09.
Last night i saw two bands at Koko. I am going to write two short reviews of them:
1) Pretty bad.
2) Pretty bad.
That's all i need to say really.
Last night i saw two bands at Koko. I am going to write two short reviews of them:
1) Pretty bad.
2) Pretty bad.
That's all i need to say really.
Sunday 5 April 2009
Thursday 2 April 2009
Sex, Drugs and Vauxhall Astras...
It's all about the glamour, eh? The busty blondes, the white lines, the adoration, the screaming fans and the whiskey bottles. That's why you start a band in the first place, right? Just three weeks ago i was in the biggest backstage area i'd ever experienced in Berlin, two weeks ago i was in Austin, Texas, taking a dip in our rooftop pool, and just last week i was playing 3 sold out shows in support of the The Maccabees. So, what lay in wait this week?
First off, i'm hit with a rather asthmatic chest condition, then our van breaks down, and we're due in Sheffield. What now? We have to get there. Mark 'Big In The Game' Scurr has an idea. We'll go in his (champagne coloured) Vauxhall Astra. So, with just enough room for our guitars, keyboard, snare, cymbals and feet, we venture up the M1 in hope that we can borrow some backline. The opening band has pulled out at the last second, but the venue has a drumkit, and the Kabeedies kindly let us use their bass amp and guitar amp. So, we'll have to put the second guitar, the keyboard and the Chaos pad through the PA. Well, i say PA. Not so much a Public Address system, more of a Puny Address system, not a lot for Mark to work with. But he does, i fill up on drugs (Nurofen & Sainsbury's paracetamol) and somehow we pull it all together and play the gig. We've used our Get Out Of Jail Free card, the gig goes quite well, we meet some new faces and maybe make a new fan or two, and then it's back into the (champagne coloured) Vauxhall Astra for the 4 hour drive home. Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll...
First off, i'm hit with a rather asthmatic chest condition, then our van breaks down, and we're due in Sheffield. What now? We have to get there. Mark 'Big In The Game' Scurr has an idea. We'll go in his (champagne coloured) Vauxhall Astra. So, with just enough room for our guitars, keyboard, snare, cymbals and feet, we venture up the M1 in hope that we can borrow some backline. The opening band has pulled out at the last second, but the venue has a drumkit, and the Kabeedies kindly let us use their bass amp and guitar amp. So, we'll have to put the second guitar, the keyboard and the Chaos pad through the PA. Well, i say PA. Not so much a Public Address system, more of a Puny Address system, not a lot for Mark to work with. But he does, i fill up on drugs (Nurofen & Sainsbury's paracetamol) and somehow we pull it all together and play the gig. We've used our Get Out Of Jail Free card, the gig goes quite well, we meet some new faces and maybe make a new fan or two, and then it's back into the (champagne coloured) Vauxhall Astra for the 4 hour drive home. Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll...
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