Thursday, 30 September 2010
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
....feel good sh*t of this summer
Well summer has gone. And what a summer it was, a summer with almost no sunshine, except in June. I now am lying in bed with an awful cold. Was it a summer of great music, like the summer of 77 or 69 or 95 or 97 or indeed 2001 or the Primaveras of 2008 and 2009? NO. Festival wise, Secret Garden was great fun but really it was a bunch of Tarquins and Sophies in a field. Not really a music festival more a place for people to use the last of their miow miow and talk about their gap years.
Enjoyed spending time with the helmholtz and of course the black daniel crew. That was great fun. "Has anyone seen an American who looks like he has no business being in a tent?"
We decided to go to Paris for our festival this year. Rock On Seine, and ace it was too. Cypress Hill, QOTSA, 2 many djs, Roxy Music, Arcade Fire (the only 2010 ish band) we saw. You know what, in a sort of a bit too jangly but still very much passable melodicaly way, I really enjoyed what I saw of them before the rain came down and the French couldn't cope, and seeing as they couldn't run away, eat a garlic or buy a beret, they sent everyone home. We met some lovely people, drank lots of beer and really enjoyed ourselves. The Eels I loved last time but I wasn't massively keen on the old school rock and roll style this time.The Parisiennes however, were the single most unfriendly bunch of people I have ever come across. No matter what they say about London, if you speak to someone they will almost always speak back to you they may appear a bit stunned that you spoke to them but they will speak back. The Parisiennes look at you like you are one of the many poodle turds that line so many of their filthy le monde littered streets, then go back to listening to Phoenix. 18 of us then made a break for it in 4 cars for the south of france. Bergerac, a house and pool, stomach problems, amazing sunshine, great times and super holidays, canoeing and serious melon/ cured ham eating down at Club Le Grange.....videos to follow when I get the lead back. Role on next summer. Tom Banks, thank you for putting together such an awesome band of people.
This next part has little to do with music but warrants a mention. Danny, Dave, Walsh and I headed for Puerta Banus (Pueta Banus more like) for a short holiday. When discussing the plans for this we decided that for our holiday we wanted to go to 80's Miami. If anyone wants to go to 80's Miami, book yourself a flight to Malaga rent a convertable and a villa and head for Banus, you can't buy class, but you can buy almost everything else and Banus is the place they take it when they buy it. The whole town is like a working brothel, a theme park for prostitution, boats and well more prostitutes! It has to be seen to be believed, all it is missing is Jan Hammer and Miami Sound Machine, and drink plenty of Alhambra beer before you go out, it is 20euro for a beer in Banus's many poncy establishments. The devil does indeed live in Banus, it is, to plageurise Hunter S Thompson on Vegas " What the whole world would be doing if the Nazis had won the war". Go see it , amazing place! Time spent chiling out in Marbella and wandering the more ish Moorish streets of Granada was superb. Next year we are going back to Marbella. Spanish Bombs in Andalucia.
Music wise Subliminal Girls loved playing at Gracetonbury an annual festival to celebrate Grace Creedy. Thank you to Richy for standing in in place of Danny who was still not quite match fit. He is now however.
The first two department shows have been good. However I think that we may have to change the name. Department shows up on almost every commercial website in the world. Not good for SEO. We have a few ideas, I like The Inevitable Pin Hole Burns. Nice reference from track on the wall about Syd Barrett. It is a bit long but I like it.
We have loads more new songs to play. We are going into the studio with Lamik 2000 of the amazing Black Daniel to record over the next few weeks.
Arran and I have formed The Marksmen, a two piece band. That way we only have each other to moan about. Cuts down on moaning time.
Horry , Dornan and myself got together last night and played a few tunes but I was a bit ill. Steve will tell you more about our plans.
Wayne, Ciaran, two shoes and I have finally booked a gig 5th November, name TBC, names mooted include "The French Electric" , "Junior Hacksaw" and "Sauf Pompiers"
Here comes the Autumn, more colds, rain, wind etc all the way until next May, it has to be Primavera again next year. We have also just booked tickets to ATP to throw filthy magazines at Belle and Sebastian fans and to worship Julian Cope.
God I love Julian Cope.
Enjoyed spending time with the helmholtz and of course the black daniel crew. That was great fun. "Has anyone seen an American who looks like he has no business being in a tent?"
We decided to go to Paris for our festival this year. Rock On Seine, and ace it was too. Cypress Hill, QOTSA, 2 many djs, Roxy Music, Arcade Fire (the only 2010 ish band) we saw. You know what, in a sort of a bit too jangly but still very much passable melodicaly way, I really enjoyed what I saw of them before the rain came down and the French couldn't cope, and seeing as they couldn't run away, eat a garlic or buy a beret, they sent everyone home. We met some lovely people, drank lots of beer and really enjoyed ourselves. The Eels I loved last time but I wasn't massively keen on the old school rock and roll style this time.The Parisiennes however, were the single most unfriendly bunch of people I have ever come across. No matter what they say about London, if you speak to someone they will almost always speak back to you they may appear a bit stunned that you spoke to them but they will speak back. The Parisiennes look at you like you are one of the many poodle turds that line so many of their filthy le monde littered streets, then go back to listening to Phoenix. 18 of us then made a break for it in 4 cars for the south of france. Bergerac, a house and pool, stomach problems, amazing sunshine, great times and super holidays, canoeing and serious melon/ cured ham eating down at Club Le Grange.....videos to follow when I get the lead back. Role on next summer. Tom Banks, thank you for putting together such an awesome band of people.
This next part has little to do with music but warrants a mention. Danny, Dave, Walsh and I headed for Puerta Banus (Pueta Banus more like) for a short holiday. When discussing the plans for this we decided that for our holiday we wanted to go to 80's Miami. If anyone wants to go to 80's Miami, book yourself a flight to Malaga rent a convertable and a villa and head for Banus, you can't buy class, but you can buy almost everything else and Banus is the place they take it when they buy it. The whole town is like a working brothel, a theme park for prostitution, boats and well more prostitutes! It has to be seen to be believed, all it is missing is Jan Hammer and Miami Sound Machine, and drink plenty of Alhambra beer before you go out, it is 20euro for a beer in Banus's many poncy establishments. The devil does indeed live in Banus, it is, to plageurise Hunter S Thompson on Vegas " What the whole world would be doing if the Nazis had won the war". Go see it , amazing place! Time spent chiling out in Marbella and wandering the more ish Moorish streets of Granada was superb. Next year we are going back to Marbella. Spanish Bombs in Andalucia.
Music wise Subliminal Girls loved playing at Gracetonbury an annual festival to celebrate Grace Creedy. Thank you to Richy for standing in in place of Danny who was still not quite match fit. He is now however.
The first two department shows have been good. However I think that we may have to change the name. Department shows up on almost every commercial website in the world. Not good for SEO. We have a few ideas, I like The Inevitable Pin Hole Burns. Nice reference from track on the wall about Syd Barrett. It is a bit long but I like it.
We have loads more new songs to play. We are going into the studio with Lamik 2000 of the amazing Black Daniel to record over the next few weeks.
Arran and I have formed The Marksmen, a two piece band. That way we only have each other to moan about. Cuts down on moaning time.
Horry , Dornan and myself got together last night and played a few tunes but I was a bit ill. Steve will tell you more about our plans.
Wayne, Ciaran, two shoes and I have finally booked a gig 5th November, name TBC, names mooted include "The French Electric" , "Junior Hacksaw" and "Sauf Pompiers"
Here comes the Autumn, more colds, rain, wind etc all the way until next May, it has to be Primavera again next year. We have also just booked tickets to ATP to throw filthy magazines at Belle and Sebastian fans and to worship Julian Cope.
God I love Julian Cope.
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