Pete

I try and forget every time I've ever been in there.....

One of my fondest memories is actually when the flat was first purchased and I helped decorate the place and when Debs hand/foot printed the kitchen floor. That was before 'The Landlord' got his hands on the bathroom.

DAve Grohl was first choice drummer for Nailbomb but he was busy.

Someones gonna get into trouble...

Zane Lowe played it twice in a row last night on his Radio 1 show, it's fookin' great.

I think the last two GD albums had proven that they are certainly no bandwagon-jumperoners, they do their own thing. Billie Joe has ALWAYS been political but has never really chosen to sing about it. In the K! interview recently he was talking about that but I cannae mind off the top of my head what exactly he was going on about. I do remember him saying that being directly political like RATM wasn't his thing though.

But no matter what the subject of the songs are, it's still a great tune and as one of the biggest bands on the planet, of course it's gonna be on the radio. I shall be singing along every time

Gimme a shout, I'd happily blow up Deadloss or throw yous off a building...

One Up are great for putting on varied music and they let WBL play in there too who, let's face it, aren't exactly family friendly music listening, not because there's heaps of swearing or anything just that it's loud and shouty.

If you want to hear metal songs in the shops you go in, buy yourself a portable CD/MP3/Minidisc player, then EVERY shop you go in will be playing it!

"How Do Your Shoes Affect CD Sales" by Tim Sweeney

While it is important to dress the part of being an artist and looking your best at all times at your shows, your shoes do have a definite affect on the amount of CDs you will sell!

More commonly referred to as "shoe gazing" in the 1980's, often mastered by Dark Alternative or "Doom & Gloom" artists, the art of ignoring an audience while you are performing to become affixed upon your love for your shoes has seen a dramatic increase in popularity in recent years. In the performance workshops I have been teaching, I have noticed that no matter whether its a solo artist or a guitar player in a band, the fear of visual contact with an audience is growing. While in the old days many people viewed it as a guitar player's love to push the pedals every other verse, they completely misdiagnosed the problem.

While it is true some guitar players have a "pedal fetish" it is their fear of connecting with the audience that is the purpose of their fixed downward gaze. You see the fear comes from the lack of work they have done before and after their shows. Simple things such as getting to know their fans by handing out sample CDs personally. Hiding in the back of the club complaining with other artists about how everything and everyone is against their music career, instead of going into the club and introducing themselves to everyone there, whether they came to see your group or another. But lets not forget the after thoughts! How it is far more important to put away your gear or go in the back after the show and complain about no monitor sound or another person's playing, than to hop off the front of the stage with CDs in hand and go sell them.

At a recent show I saw an artist stare at his shoes so much that the majority of the audience started staring at the spot he was. When I asked the girl next to me why she didn't buy a CD she said, she had to save her money for a neck massage!

One important point to keep in mind. Music is a personal thing. Its a connection between people. People want to become connected with you. People buy CDs. Not the floor or your shoes.

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Tim Sweeney is an independent music consultant. He is one of the music industry's most highly sought after experts in the areas of artist development, radio promotion, record distribution, retail marketing and publicity. He has helped dozens of record labels both major (Columbia, Epic, MCA, Revolution, Hollywood, Capitol, Mercury, Polygram, Warner and their sub-labels) and independent (Restless, Skunk, Screaming Goddess, among others) develop some of their most promising and successful artists of all time.

For more information on Tim's seminars, books and artist consultation, please visit his website at www.tsamusic.com

Does anyone know who are supporting 3CR? Thinking of going to see them tonight, just wondered if I should bother making it down early or not...

It's good but not as good as the infamous 'Create Your Own Mudd Club' by Ms Nunn. She'll never live that down...

I'm gonna see 'em in Edinburgh during the Festival. WAPPERS!

Speaking of prices of tickets - went to Jongleurs comedy club the other night cos I had a cheap offer of tickets - 33quid for 8 people. Noticed the proper price to get in is actually 12odd quid a HEAD which made me think what the fuck costs so much to put on a comedy show?!

I mean, yeah, it's a nice place and everything but the bar wasn't exactly cheap and it's only 4 comediens and a vocal PA with probably little travels expenses compared to bands who have shitloads of gear, more people, vans etc etc etc but gigs are a hell of a lot cheaper! What's going on?!

Pull back your floppy hair and look properly:P

She has, in my opinion, a fine fine voice.

And a nice rack.

No it doesn't, Ben, it needs a pic of Fergie BEPs:

SHA-WING!

or it might have been because when they bought them they only varnished the top and not the bottom and when it dried it contracted the wood and caused a curve. twas something like that anyway. my old flatmate worked there at the time.

Oh. Well, that's what I heard:D

Use a computer.

I remember being in the Palace' date=' and there was always a bunch of complete knobends who always wanted to start a 'moshpit' to Teen Spirit. I recall being knocked into the girl I was out with, and her chipping her tooth as a result.

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Quite frankly, if you knew they 'always wanted to start a moshpit' then you should have been wise enough to get the fuck out of the way, don't you think...?

The tables in the Wild Boar back in the day were formerly slaughter house cutting boards. That's why they curved in the middle, to drain the blood

pisscranes.

If you're not offended by the name, you will be by the songs....!

Aww poop, the Ordinary Boys are playing the same nights as 36CF but the oppersite way round!

Hmm....36CFs twice or one of each.....

YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYEYESYEYESYESYEEYEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Twice in two days, WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO!!!!!!!!

I'm pretty sure Lithium folded last year and Exile is just operating on it's own as a studio' date=' could be wrong though. If I go into town later today I'll find out.[/quote']

I believe this is the truth. Although what does it say on the Cuts CD? Cos I got a feeling Mr Nicol did more than just press record on that...

Click the link behind the woo.

Shit......now I have to buy a NIN album...