Thursday, 30 April 2009
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
whats the beat?
Friday i made the trip to Leicester to see 65 days of static, amusement parks on fire and maybeshewill at the musician, almost 2 weeks off the booze almost down the shitter, i arrived in leicester met ali and we headed towards the venue, found maybeshewill sitting in their van so we joined them for red wine and spliffs while we waited for the doors to open, down the front row for MSW and their set was awesome, the venue was tiny and absolutley rammed, there were moshpits and people just generally going nuts as MSW played tracks from the forthcoming album "sing the word hope in four part harmony" along with a nice mix of older songs too.
I only caught a bit of amusement parks set as i got sidetracked chatting to paige, neil "the fiend" minnaars,ali and a few of the guys from 65 outside, but it sounded great!
Time for 65 days then, the place was packed so seeing much was a problem but it doesnt matter with a band like 65 days, this was a really small show for 65 and they blew the place apart, they are definitley starting to sound alot more dancey now even sounding at times like the prodigy (funny that, as their soundmans the prodigys soundman) i was pretty mashed by the time they finished so my memory is a bit sketchy before heading off for my train back to derby for a house party.
party was a bit random and was full of messheads.
last thing i remember is sitting back at mine at 6am with Belfast's CUTAWAYS.
Saturday we went to a thai restauraunt for a fry up....Random!
Due to missing Cutaways set on friday night at big blue i asked them if they fancied joining us at the pirate party we were playing that night after their Rotherham gig,they agreed and we got them on the lineup quite easily, then we went our seperate ways to peterborough and rotherham with the plan of meeting later.
Peterborough was awesome, Ash and I arrived and we were well out pirated by the peterborough pirates so we had to try and make ourselves more pirate like to fit in.
The house had been so well decorated and alot of planning had gone into the party for Jane and Lee's birthdays. The lineup was Double handsome dragons, The hendo sans project and us! by the time we played we were all pretty wankered and played possibly our worst gig ever, afterwards we continued to get messy. 2am and Cutaways showed up ready to play and they were wicked playing their own brand of synth driven indie pop although half way through their set Will told us he was leaving the band cos he wasn't happy anymore so now we're a 3 piece with Ash drumming and me taking on the bulk of the guitars, it's gonna be different but we ain't giving up as long as the original 3 Captains are together :-)
as far as i'm concerned sunday and monday don't exist in my brain, i was absoultley mangled and passed out eventually on sunday night at 7pm for 15 hours straight.
back in work today cos i was not fit at all yesterday :-(
We've got a bit of practice to squeeze in now before our next gig with Hollands I wish i knew on the 7th May @ the Sal!
I only caught a bit of amusement parks set as i got sidetracked chatting to paige, neil "the fiend" minnaars,ali and a few of the guys from 65 outside, but it sounded great!
Time for 65 days then, the place was packed so seeing much was a problem but it doesnt matter with a band like 65 days, this was a really small show for 65 and they blew the place apart, they are definitley starting to sound alot more dancey now even sounding at times like the prodigy (funny that, as their soundmans the prodigys soundman) i was pretty mashed by the time they finished so my memory is a bit sketchy before heading off for my train back to derby for a house party.
party was a bit random and was full of messheads.
last thing i remember is sitting back at mine at 6am with Belfast's CUTAWAYS.
Saturday we went to a thai restauraunt for a fry up....Random!
Due to missing Cutaways set on friday night at big blue i asked them if they fancied joining us at the pirate party we were playing that night after their Rotherham gig,they agreed and we got them on the lineup quite easily, then we went our seperate ways to peterborough and rotherham with the plan of meeting later.
Peterborough was awesome, Ash and I arrived and we were well out pirated by the peterborough pirates so we had to try and make ourselves more pirate like to fit in.
The house had been so well decorated and alot of planning had gone into the party for Jane and Lee's birthdays. The lineup was Double handsome dragons, The hendo sans project and us! by the time we played we were all pretty wankered and played possibly our worst gig ever, afterwards we continued to get messy. 2am and Cutaways showed up ready to play and they were wicked playing their own brand of synth driven indie pop although half way through their set Will told us he was leaving the band cos he wasn't happy anymore so now we're a 3 piece with Ash drumming and me taking on the bulk of the guitars, it's gonna be different but we ain't giving up as long as the original 3 Captains are together :-)
as far as i'm concerned sunday and monday don't exist in my brain, i was absoultley mangled and passed out eventually on sunday night at 7pm for 15 hours straight.
back in work today cos i was not fit at all yesterday :-(
We've got a bit of practice to squeeze in now before our next gig with Hollands I wish i knew on the 7th May @ the Sal!
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
ZU baby yeah!!!!!!!!
Last night was amazing, I arrived at the venue pretty early after finishing work and nothing was going on despite being told it was a 4pm load in so off i went for a bit before our soundcheck, Zu were just finishing up their soundcheck as we all got back and they sounded BOSS!!!!!!
There should have been 4 bands playing but The Toucan party pulled out last minute leaving us to go on first again :-( not so bad this time round tho as there was a nice crowd in by the time we played and we got a warm reception (the semi circle of doom is starting to piss me off at English gigs tho) we battered through our set and it seemed to go down pretty well considering we were tonights pop act in comparison to the other bands :-)
we met some lovely people after our set and then the Exploits of Elaine came on playing an improvised noise set incorporating violin and layer upon layer of delay and effects from the guitars mixed with some mike pattonesque vocal gibberish culminating with the vocalist winding up a gramaphone and sticking his head in the speaker whilst purring and howling! Confusing, Yes! but experimental as fuck and bizarrely enjoyable!
Time to get a good spot for ZU and we weren't disappointed as a wall of noise came across the PA and we waited for the trio to take to the stage, they blasted into their first song and it was akin to being hit full on by a speeding monster truck only to get back up and be hit again, i don't think i'd prepared myself for quite how good they were gonna be, i pretty much spent the whole gig fixated on drummer Jacopo Battaglia, he was SICK!!!!
I couldn't even tell you how long they played for, i lost all track of time just being consumed by their powerful math rock/metal/jazz stylings and it was so refreshing to see a band pushing boundaries with Luca Mai' saxophone, Massimo Pupillo oscillating bass and a shithot drummer! I can't even attempt to review themy properly, all i'll say is GO AND SEE THEM, they'll blow you away! The only thing that would have made the night even better would have been if Mike Patton had been there too!!!!!!!
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Amusement parks on fire
In summary last night was LOUD!!!!
We arrived at the venue to be told that we'd been switched to first on cos BTPAM had called up saying they were gonna be late :-( so we headed back to mine to chill for a bit!
We headed back to the Royal set up and played a short but sweet set to a decent turnout (it would have been alot better crowd if we'd played second)
BTPAM showed up and rocked it as usual!
Jeniferever were deadly, they took to the stage, timid and looking a bit like a rabbits in the headlights but once they began the sheer power and beauty of their music spoke volumes, there wasn't much crowd banter aside from a few whispered thank you's, the set appeared to have been cut short by the venue and the band looked a bit disgruntled as they explained to the crowd that this would be their last song, leaving me wanting more of their ethereal soundscapes!
Amusement parks are currently on tour with 65 days of static from today but last night saw them headline the Royal, and they put on one hell of a show playing tracks from APOF and Out of the Angeles like Venus in cancer, Wiper, A star is born and Blackout, they also treated us to a brand new song from the upcoming Young Fight EP called Raphaels Dark Night which was great and is a bit of a departure from the rest of their back catalogue, apart from some technical problems with pedals halfway through the set they played an absolute blinder and their lighting worked really well with their set, drawing you into a sea of noise before they finished their set leaving you drowning in feedback as they disappeared!
Tonight we support ZU @ SEVEN :-)
We arrived at the venue to be told that we'd been switched to first on cos BTPAM had called up saying they were gonna be late :-( so we headed back to mine to chill for a bit!
We headed back to the Royal set up and played a short but sweet set to a decent turnout (it would have been alot better crowd if we'd played second)
BTPAM showed up and rocked it as usual!
Jeniferever were deadly, they took to the stage, timid and looking a bit like a rabbits in the headlights but once they began the sheer power and beauty of their music spoke volumes, there wasn't much crowd banter aside from a few whispered thank you's, the set appeared to have been cut short by the venue and the band looked a bit disgruntled as they explained to the crowd that this would be their last song, leaving me wanting more of their ethereal soundscapes!
Amusement parks are currently on tour with 65 days of static from today but last night saw them headline the Royal, and they put on one hell of a show playing tracks from APOF and Out of the Angeles like Venus in cancer, Wiper, A star is born and Blackout, they also treated us to a brand new song from the upcoming Young Fight EP called Raphaels Dark Night which was great and is a bit of a departure from the rest of their back catalogue, apart from some technical problems with pedals halfway through the set they played an absolute blinder and their lighting worked really well with their set, drawing you into a sea of noise before they finished their set leaving you drowning in feedback as they disappeared!
Tonight we support ZU @ SEVEN :-)
Monday, 20 April 2009
A weekend of firsts
Another eventful weekend's gone by catching a string of bands i've not seen before
Friday: Ash and I went to the Royal to check out SEXY NO PROMO's night featuring FUNfun, Great eskimo hoax and Wintermute, i missed FUNfun (made up from members of younogodie and plans and apologies) due to the Royal and their silly clubnight curfews forcing the show to start just after 7.30......GAY!
Got in just in time for Great Eskimo hoax and was really impressed with their dancey brand of math indie pop, reminiscent at times of foals and minnaars (not surprising when you consider they recorded with the former) with hints of European influences in some of the tracks...great show and the drums on the last track in particular really stuck in my mind!
Headlining were Leed's Wintermute, i'd not really heard much of their stuff before but knew the name as they're releasing their album on big scary monsters this week (27th to be precise) They were excellent playing progressive and energetic tunes that fit perfectly in with the Big scary monsters family, if i'd had some cash i would have went home with the album in my pocket but instead i'll have to order it next week now :-(
early finish, skint,home for a session on Rock band...woot woot!
Saturday: I woke up at 3pm ........yes 3pm (disgraceful behaviour but prague had caught up with me) straight over to Nottingham to help out the I'm not from london lads at the Chameleon for the Great eskimo hoax gig (i arrived to find out that they'd pulled out cos of payment issues) the line up instead was The Toucan party, Best endings and ...And stars collide
The toucan party were on first, born from the ashes of Ann Arbor, the bass and drum duo introduced themselves and explained that this was their 4th gig and they were looking for a vocalist to add to the mix, they then proceeded to rupture the steadily growing crowd's eardrums with some all out gooving brutality!
Next up were upcoming Derby band Best Endings who were ace mixing elements of postrock with oldschool (good) emo, the chameleon was filling up really nicely by this stage and everybody was diggin the tunes.
Headliners tonight were Nottinghams ...And stars collide,i'd heard of these guys before on the silent ballet and enjoyed their short but sweet set, they draw influence from great postrock daddies like Explosions in the sky and UpcDownc, i had to leave halfway through their last song to get back to derby for a house party which was fun despite being off the wagon for a while now!
check out all the bands, they're all well worth checking out :-)
FUNfun
Great Eskimo Hoax
Wintermute
The Toucan Party
Best endings
..And stars collide
Tonight we're playing the Royal with Amusement parks on fire, Jeniferever and Beyond this point are monsters.......will let ya know how it goes x
Friday: Ash and I went to the Royal to check out SEXY NO PROMO's night featuring FUNfun, Great eskimo hoax and Wintermute, i missed FUNfun (made up from members of younogodie and plans and apologies) due to the Royal and their silly clubnight curfews forcing the show to start just after 7.30......GAY!
Got in just in time for Great Eskimo hoax and was really impressed with their dancey brand of math indie pop, reminiscent at times of foals and minnaars (not surprising when you consider they recorded with the former) with hints of European influences in some of the tracks...great show and the drums on the last track in particular really stuck in my mind!
Headlining were Leed's Wintermute, i'd not really heard much of their stuff before but knew the name as they're releasing their album on big scary monsters this week (27th to be precise) They were excellent playing progressive and energetic tunes that fit perfectly in with the Big scary monsters family, if i'd had some cash i would have went home with the album in my pocket but instead i'll have to order it next week now :-(
early finish, skint,home for a session on Rock band...woot woot!
Saturday: I woke up at 3pm ........yes 3pm (disgraceful behaviour but prague had caught up with me) straight over to Nottingham to help out the I'm not from london lads at the Chameleon for the Great eskimo hoax gig (i arrived to find out that they'd pulled out cos of payment issues) the line up instead was The Toucan party, Best endings and ...And stars collide
The toucan party were on first, born from the ashes of Ann Arbor, the bass and drum duo introduced themselves and explained that this was their 4th gig and they were looking for a vocalist to add to the mix, they then proceeded to rupture the steadily growing crowd's eardrums with some all out gooving brutality!
Next up were upcoming Derby band Best Endings who were ace mixing elements of postrock with oldschool (good) emo, the chameleon was filling up really nicely by this stage and everybody was diggin the tunes.
Headliners tonight were Nottinghams ...And stars collide,i'd heard of these guys before on the silent ballet and enjoyed their short but sweet set, they draw influence from great postrock daddies like Explosions in the sky and UpcDownc, i had to leave halfway through their last song to get back to derby for a house party which was fun despite being off the wagon for a while now!
check out all the bands, they're all well worth checking out :-)
FUNfun
Great Eskimo Hoax
Wintermute
The Toucan Party
Best endings
..And stars collide
Tonight we're playing the Royal with Amusement parks on fire, Jeniferever and Beyond this point are monsters.......will let ya know how it goes x
Thursday, 16 April 2009
...And you will know us by the trail of the dead
We had a Captain outing last night minus Todd to see Trail of dead at the Rescue rooms.
Pretty baked we arrived and assumed that middle class rut were already playing, it sounded a bit gash from outside so we stayed outside then found out it wasn't Middle class rut at all, i can't remember what they were called tho.
Anyways Sacramento's Middle class Rut came on second and after being underwhelmed by what i'd heard on myspace was quite quickly converted as is usually the case when a band makes a good impression on me live! The two piece created a mighty noisy raw groove between them ripping my ears to shreds so i'll be checking them out again soon no doubt.
Tonight however was all about the headliners, the venue was packed with people waiting for trail of dead and we somehow managed to make our way up to the front right of the stage and began the wait while TOD prepared to destroy us all, it had been 10 years since i'd last seen them so tonight was like being a young pup again :-)
After half an hour Conrad and co finally take to the stage and everyones attentions focused on the stage as they pummelled through an epic set for the next hour and a half with a nice mix of both new and old songs like Another morning stoner, Totally Natural, Relative ways and Homage.
Two songs in and my only complaint was the vocals not being loud enough, i wasn't on my own, after the song the majority of the crowd began shouting for the vocals to be turned up but apparently this fell on deaf ears and there didn't seem to be much of a difference in the levels.
Swapping between vocals, guitars and percussion the band constantly keep you on your toes as they clambered in and out of the crowd all sweating buckets and loving every track, i've been spurred on to pull my finger out of my hole and get the new album cos the tracks from it were wicked, would have been nice to have heard them before the show.
FUCKIN AWESOME BAND and every bit as good as the last time i saw them if not better!
Some minor niggles tho, Conrads guitar tech was possibly the most eager numpty ever! That grumpy security man at the front needed a smack as well.........change your fucking face mate!
Pretty baked we arrived and assumed that middle class rut were already playing, it sounded a bit gash from outside so we stayed outside then found out it wasn't Middle class rut at all, i can't remember what they were called tho.
Anyways Sacramento's Middle class Rut came on second and after being underwhelmed by what i'd heard on myspace was quite quickly converted as is usually the case when a band makes a good impression on me live! The two piece created a mighty noisy raw groove between them ripping my ears to shreds so i'll be checking them out again soon no doubt.
Tonight however was all about the headliners, the venue was packed with people waiting for trail of dead and we somehow managed to make our way up to the front right of the stage and began the wait while TOD prepared to destroy us all, it had been 10 years since i'd last seen them so tonight was like being a young pup again :-)
After half an hour Conrad and co finally take to the stage and everyones attentions focused on the stage as they pummelled through an epic set for the next hour and a half with a nice mix of both new and old songs like Another morning stoner, Totally Natural, Relative ways and Homage.
Two songs in and my only complaint was the vocals not being loud enough, i wasn't on my own, after the song the majority of the crowd began shouting for the vocals to be turned up but apparently this fell on deaf ears and there didn't seem to be much of a difference in the levels.
Swapping between vocals, guitars and percussion the band constantly keep you on your toes as they clambered in and out of the crowd all sweating buckets and loving every track, i've been spurred on to pull my finger out of my hole and get the new album cos the tracks from it were wicked, would have been nice to have heard them before the show.
FUCKIN AWESOME BAND and every bit as good as the last time i saw them if not better!
Some minor niggles tho, Conrads guitar tech was possibly the most eager numpty ever! That grumpy security man at the front needed a smack as well.........change your fucking face mate!
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
ZU
so i was having a quick bUTTONpUSHER meeting after work yesterday so we could sort our wish list for bands we'd like to play for us over the next few months and it's looking pretty tasty, anyways to the point, as we were chatting the Captain were offered the support for the ZU show next week.....we're a bit excited to say the least :-)
ZU, with their original line-up of drums,bass and saxophone, the trio from Rome Italy gradually developed into their current form of highly intricate, experimental , metal/math/no-wave/free/noise/punk/jazz inspired work, breaking from the narrow confines of given music genres, and incorporating a wide array of influences into a unique sound.
Driven by a “Black Flag” work ethic, Zu have played the astounding number of over 1000 gigs all over Europe, America, Canada , Asia, Russia, and even Africa, and have released 14 albums on such labels as Ipecac, Atavistic, Frenetic, Red Note, Public Guilt, Headz (Japan),etc.
Zu have always been curious and open to collaborations with a vast number of great musicians as: Mike Patton, The Melvins, Dalek, The Ex, Peter Brötzmann, Hamid Drake, Ken Vandermark, Alvin Curran, Nobukazu Takemura, Damo Suzuki, Eugene Chadbourne, Mats Gustafsson, Han Bennink,Paal Nilssen-Love, Fred Lonberg- Holm, Joe Lally ( Fugazi ), Altered States , Amy Denio, Steve MacKay ( The Stooges! ), etc.
It's gonna be a good one methinks :-)
oh yeah heres the bUTTONpUSHER artwork courtesy of the wonderful badger that is Todd...CHEERS LAD!
ZU, with their original line-up of drums,bass and saxophone, the trio from Rome Italy gradually developed into their current form of highly intricate, experimental , metal/math/no-wave/free/noise/punk/jazz inspired work, breaking from the narrow confines of given music genres, and incorporating a wide array of influences into a unique sound.
Driven by a “Black Flag” work ethic, Zu have played the astounding number of over 1000 gigs all over Europe, America, Canada , Asia, Russia, and even Africa, and have released 14 albums on such labels as Ipecac, Atavistic, Frenetic, Red Note, Public Guilt, Headz (Japan),etc.
Zu have always been curious and open to collaborations with a vast number of great musicians as: Mike Patton, The Melvins, Dalek, The Ex, Peter Brötzmann, Hamid Drake, Ken Vandermark, Alvin Curran, Nobukazu Takemura, Damo Suzuki, Eugene Chadbourne, Mats Gustafsson, Han Bennink,Paal Nilssen-Love, Fred Lonberg- Holm, Joe Lally ( Fugazi ), Altered States , Amy Denio, Steve MacKay ( The Stooges! ), etc.
It's gonna be a good one methinks :-)
oh yeah heres the bUTTONpUSHER artwork courtesy of the wonderful badger that is Todd...CHEERS LAD!
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
lil update for ya
Peterborough last week was so much fun, we partied hard and met alot of cool new people, and got invited back to play a pirate party on the 25th April :-)
After ptown it was off to Prague for my mate Will's birthday which was awesome, we stayed in Old town, drank cheap beers, chuffed ace green, went bobsleighing, saw some local bands (i kid ya not...imodium followed by the pooh ), met some more cool people and generally wrecked ourselves.
Back in the UK after 5 days and straight out again to see the Prodigy, i was very close to not going but was well glad i did as the gig was phenomenal, probably the best i've seen them yet!
Next show is the Amusement parks on fire, Jeniferever and Beyond this point... show at the Royal, Derby on the 20th April
just been sent this link too from the mono gig
MONO + Alright the Captain
After ptown it was off to Prague for my mate Will's birthday which was awesome, we stayed in Old town, drank cheap beers, chuffed ace green, went bobsleighing, saw some local bands (i kid ya not...imodium followed by the pooh ), met some more cool people and generally wrecked ourselves.
Back in the UK after 5 days and straight out again to see the Prodigy, i was very close to not going but was well glad i did as the gig was phenomenal, probably the best i've seen them yet!
Next show is the Amusement parks on fire, Jeniferever and Beyond this point... show at the Royal, Derby on the 20th April
just been sent this link too from the mono gig
MONO + Alright the Captain
Saturday, 4 April 2009
No Sleep Till Belfast
Almost a year on the Captain returned to Marty's homelands with a mind to rock the badgers off Belfast Uni's Speak Easy, The Fort in Dungannon and Dicey Rileys in Strabane. By the time we made sound check in Belfast we were pretty knackered from the early flight and by 9 o'clock we were wondering if any one was even gonna show up. Turns out the Irish dont even put the first band on till 11 which meant by the time the crowd tunred up, everyone was leathered and up for the craic. Monsters played the best set iv ever seen em play, tight and with a precise sense of sincerity. WThe Captain was still buzzing from the Mono gig so Belfast's rowdy crowd got us going and we squeezed out a fairly ballsy show considering we were using borrowed gear (Cheers to Dermy from Stereo War Favourites and Ian from A Plastic Rose btw you proper sorted us out!)Tapasia showed their true colours to us on their home turf and bust out a cracking set, solid and almost effortless. After the show we staggered to some random hovel...i mean...house where it all got a little fuzzy with what seemed like a million people crammed into a fairly small room. We eventually ended up at Omar's though and the scramble for the beds happened about 6am.
Friday was a chance to check out Belfast and get a fry up and a pint before the mad rush to get the gear, load the van and Pete prepared himself to drive us to 'Dung'annon. There is Literally nothing in Dungannon. nothing. There's the Fort and a road with a chinese, an offy and a bunch of people driving round and round the same roads for something to do. Or at least thats what i saw. Turned out it was only just up the orad from the Common Rooms where we made our debut on our first visit. Despite the same old 9o'clock paranoia, the Fort started filling up about 11 like the night before and Foreced Out Vision opened for us with a theatrical buyt skilled set, the drummer was tight as fuck and the guitarist battered out some killswitchesque riffs. We followed them playing to all Marty's mates wrecking down the front with the original captain himself. It was wicked like. Mayhem continued with Tapasia's set which seemed a bit more furious than the previous night (probably all that Buckfast kickin in). Monsters got headline slot for this one and the sound was bang on. I spent the entire time flogging our albums with a little help from Ross's sister who even took it upon herself to sell her body in exchange for £2. The deal was you got her to do all your domestic duties, sleep with her AND get a copy of our ep, a badger badge and a sticker!? sounds like a good deal to me ;) The drive back was a fairly sober affair with a fundamental lack of sleep kicking in. We ended up leaving WIll behind in the capable hands of Omar and Darren who all went off to Graham's house in the middle of no where. They had an intense fight with plastic cups and cardboard boxes. i saw the video. vicious. We'll upload that one soon! We kidnapped Marty's mate Dominic who tried to blag a lift 20 minutes down the road from the venue but for some reason we drove him back to Blefast with us. We got to Omar's house, cooked a fry at 4am and went to bed.
Saturday dawned and I had managed about 6 hours sleep before Omar's mom woke us up banging on the front door looking for a pair of trousers of all things?! managed some more sleep before Martin tortured my soul. We stopped off in town and i gave in to the consumer pressures of tourism and bought a pitchshifter pedal. Even managed to get some time to have a fiddle with my new toy through a tiny ornage combo at Ross's house courtesy of the Beard. Our man Chris drove us to Strabane. Much props for hitting 70mph (Pete couldnt managed it). This journey was a bit more lively. I crossed a line with Marty, using his hood as an ash tray the whole way down with the hope he would put his hood up and spray ash over his freshly showered head. it was funny like. he didnt think so though. like i said, i crossed a line. we sampled the local burger and fries, got a carry-out, loaded in and got pissed before the end of sound check. the usual wait and the place got busy. then it got busier. Monsters opened this time, battling with a mischevious loop pedal but they pulled out an angsty edge to their usual reflective mood and it kicked off in the venue. It felt like people were really into their music in Strabane and supportive of their local scene so the crowd was animated and just buzzing. Tapasia took second slot in Darren and Omar's home town and the place went mental like. people were singing along to the majority of their set and the vibe was dope! It was getting well late by the time we went on, especially as the clocks went forward which meant that technically we went on at 2.30am. The set was one of my favourite Captain gigs to date cos people were wrecking it while we played and the venue was so intimate. at one stage i had a dude on his hands and knees next to my pedals, smacking the floor shouting 'ITS FUCKIN LETHAL LED!!!!' that will never happen to me again im sure. Marty burst his finger open on the first song and sprayed rock juice all over Darren's guitar. darren refuses to wash it off. Tapasia invaded our stage mid set and bust some improv at the end of Bad Teeth. i think they thought it was our last song but we had two more to batter out before the bouncers literally kicked everybody out. The party carried out onto the street and then on into the van as we made a hectic drive back to Belfast with singing, pissing, shouting, drinking, and chuffing most of the way. props again to chris for putting up with that shit man. i dont know what we looked like through sober eyes lol! we ended up staying up till 8 in the morning at Ross's house before we literally passed out. Jerm missioned it off to do some crafty graff in a descreet part of Belfast called 'condom alley'. nice. Todd slept in Curry's bed haha!
Sunday = 2x Breakfast + Taxi + Flight + Bus (Home) = sleep.
Ash x
Friday was a chance to check out Belfast and get a fry up and a pint before the mad rush to get the gear, load the van and Pete prepared himself to drive us to 'Dung'annon. There is Literally nothing in Dungannon. nothing. There's the Fort and a road with a chinese, an offy and a bunch of people driving round and round the same roads for something to do. Or at least thats what i saw. Turned out it was only just up the orad from the Common Rooms where we made our debut on our first visit. Despite the same old 9o'clock paranoia, the Fort started filling up about 11 like the night before and Foreced Out Vision opened for us with a theatrical buyt skilled set, the drummer was tight as fuck and the guitarist battered out some killswitchesque riffs. We followed them playing to all Marty's mates wrecking down the front with the original captain himself. It was wicked like. Mayhem continued with Tapasia's set which seemed a bit more furious than the previous night (probably all that Buckfast kickin in). Monsters got headline slot for this one and the sound was bang on. I spent the entire time flogging our albums with a little help from Ross's sister who even took it upon herself to sell her body in exchange for £2. The deal was you got her to do all your domestic duties, sleep with her AND get a copy of our ep, a badger badge and a sticker!? sounds like a good deal to me ;) The drive back was a fairly sober affair with a fundamental lack of sleep kicking in. We ended up leaving WIll behind in the capable hands of Omar and Darren who all went off to Graham's house in the middle of no where. They had an intense fight with plastic cups and cardboard boxes. i saw the video. vicious. We'll upload that one soon! We kidnapped Marty's mate Dominic who tried to blag a lift 20 minutes down the road from the venue but for some reason we drove him back to Blefast with us. We got to Omar's house, cooked a fry at 4am and went to bed.
Saturday dawned and I had managed about 6 hours sleep before Omar's mom woke us up banging on the front door looking for a pair of trousers of all things?! managed some more sleep before Martin tortured my soul. We stopped off in town and i gave in to the consumer pressures of tourism and bought a pitchshifter pedal. Even managed to get some time to have a fiddle with my new toy through a tiny ornage combo at Ross's house courtesy of the Beard. Our man Chris drove us to Strabane. Much props for hitting 70mph (Pete couldnt managed it). This journey was a bit more lively. I crossed a line with Marty, using his hood as an ash tray the whole way down with the hope he would put his hood up and spray ash over his freshly showered head. it was funny like. he didnt think so though. like i said, i crossed a line. we sampled the local burger and fries, got a carry-out, loaded in and got pissed before the end of sound check. the usual wait and the place got busy. then it got busier. Monsters opened this time, battling with a mischevious loop pedal but they pulled out an angsty edge to their usual reflective mood and it kicked off in the venue. It felt like people were really into their music in Strabane and supportive of their local scene so the crowd was animated and just buzzing. Tapasia took second slot in Darren and Omar's home town and the place went mental like. people were singing along to the majority of their set and the vibe was dope! It was getting well late by the time we went on, especially as the clocks went forward which meant that technically we went on at 2.30am. The set was one of my favourite Captain gigs to date cos people were wrecking it while we played and the venue was so intimate. at one stage i had a dude on his hands and knees next to my pedals, smacking the floor shouting 'ITS FUCKIN LETHAL LED!!!!' that will never happen to me again im sure. Marty burst his finger open on the first song and sprayed rock juice all over Darren's guitar. darren refuses to wash it off. Tapasia invaded our stage mid set and bust some improv at the end of Bad Teeth. i think they thought it was our last song but we had two more to batter out before the bouncers literally kicked everybody out. The party carried out onto the street and then on into the van as we made a hectic drive back to Belfast with singing, pissing, shouting, drinking, and chuffing most of the way. props again to chris for putting up with that shit man. i dont know what we looked like through sober eyes lol! we ended up staying up till 8 in the morning at Ross's house before we literally passed out. Jerm missioned it off to do some crafty graff in a descreet part of Belfast called 'condom alley'. nice. Todd slept in Curry's bed haha!
Sunday = 2x Breakfast + Taxi + Flight + Bus (Home) = sleep.
Ash x
Friday, 3 April 2009
sad news
we found out that one of our favourite UK venues The Glass Onion in Peterborough is closing for the forseeable future :-(
We've played some wicked shows and made some awesome friends for life in the past at the Onion so hopefully something happens soon and they will reopen in the near future, it would be a shame for it to disappear altogether as all the staff and everybody that frequently visited brought an awesome vibe and always welcomed us in Peterborough!
We're playing Club Dissident in Peterborough tomorrow for one of our mate Tasha Norvilles Big Aries Birthday (who we met at the Onion) along with ptown legends Double handsome Dragons and a whole host of others, so we'll make a point of popping in the onion to say our goodbye's (for now hopefully)
We've played some wicked shows and made some awesome friends for life in the past at the Onion so hopefully something happens soon and they will reopen in the near future, it would be a shame for it to disappear altogether as all the staff and everybody that frequently visited brought an awesome vibe and always welcomed us in Peterborough!
We're playing Club Dissident in Peterborough tomorrow for one of our mate Tasha Norvilles Big Aries Birthday (who we met at the Onion) along with ptown legends Double handsome Dragons and a whole host of others, so we'll make a point of popping in the onion to say our goodbye's (for now hopefully)
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