Monk Rocker

He certainly seems to know his shit:up:

Was there not a similar gig at that venue when it was The Palace with the likes of Men Lie, One God Universe and Woodbug? IIRC it was covered for the TV aswell.....

No.............

Dude, good luck with the night! Hope it goes well:up:

Class!!!

They sounds great when played through a Gorilla amp:up:

I had the pleasure of seeing Stu Ritche play with Martin Kershaw on Wednesday night - he was utterly phenomenal. So inventive and refreshing to hear. The guys playing just blew me away.

Dude, I've sen you a message about this. Sounds interesting!

That's awesome news guys! Hard work and persistence pays dividends!

What kind of music are you looking for, i.e what song, which instrument/s etc?

Having played through Estrella's bassists Gallien Kruger, I'd highly recommend them. EBS make stonking gear - my old bass teacher has EBS and it is built to last.

I've used one a couple of times and they sounded fantastic - not sure what model it was but had a really tight, deep but punchy tone. If you can be arsed, here's a wee sound clip from a recent gig we did.... EBS do sound fantastic too....

Would her majesty like a cup of tea?

If you are learning about timing and phrasing a metronome can be a really useful tool. It just depends on how disciplined you want to be in your practise and what you want to achieve. I've never felt that playing with a metronome detracted from any feel. Quite the contrary I feel. The job of the rhythm section is to keep it tight, but that doesn't mean that it has to be uninteresting. Groove is something that is fluid, and the loosest sounding of grooves are actually incredibly tight, but they know what to do with the phrasing. Unless you understand timing then that's not possible.

It was pretty ace really! Weather was good apart from a spot of rain on Sat morning. Food was fantastic - Highland Hog Roasts:up: Nouvelle Vague were awesome, albeit appealing to a predominantly male audience!! Surprised by some of the acts - Justin Currie being possibly the biggest surprise for me. Lemonheads were somewhat lacklustre IMHO. Biggest highlights for me - playing the main stage and getting the craic with Roddy Woomble at the artists canteen:up:

People are always going to complain about there not being any press coverage of whichever local scene they are a part of - it's been happening on here since the days of the AUBL braveheart forums. But, it all depends how much you want it really. If you want to get your band noticed then it's not that difficult. There's no use just calling the EE or P&J telling them to do more to promote the Aberdeen music scene - you need to have something to sell. Something that will get peoples attention. Call a specfiic reporter and tell them what your band is doing - you never know, but it sometimes works....

On Friday were second act on the main stage at the Belladrum Festival! We were on at 1.20pm so although what looks like a pretty small audience is actually pretty decent considering the time of day, the size of the field and it was the first day of the festival! Enjoy Also, here's a youtube clip of us at a charity BBQ the Sunday before with some edited footage of a few tracks and a live recording... I can't get it embedded Hope you like!

Get some lessons so you don't get into bad habits. Best thing I ever did! Get jamming with your mates as soon as possible - it really brings your playing on if you are stretching yourself. Learn your scales - sounds really boring and dull, but you will reap the rewards later on.....

Saw them in the Ironworks, Inverness a couple of months ago and they gave what could only amount to a masterclass in funk. They have so many songs that are so well known, but you wouldn't guess it was AWB. I'd defy anyone to go to an AWB show and not have a good time!! (Blatant Plug - Inverness funk band The Leonard Jones Potential play the Moorings on Saturday!!)

I'd recommend the 5 spring idea. I did this on a guitar I had with no problems at all. The trem never budged a bit when bending strings, and it stayed in tune if strings broke. I actually broke 2 stings live during one song and the remainder stayed in tune. Takes literally 5 mins to do and there's no pfaffing around with wood!

The Leonard Jones Potential are a funk band from Inverness. I've uploaded a new track to our myspace page featuring our vocalist, Michelle. I appreciate the quality isn't brilliant, but I hope you can see past that... Thanks for taking the time to listen and we hope you enjoy! The LJP

I love seeing other peoples pedal boards! At the moment I'm just using a Boss GT-6B, so no point in really sticking a picture up I'm afraid....

Personally I think it would totally ace left pretty much as it is cosmetically, but fixing up the internals so it works well - I like all the battle scars:up:

Some great photos there:up:

Eight piece deep funk band based in Inverness. Supporting Cuban Brothers at the Ironworks on 22nd March. The Leonard Jones Potential Thanks for looking/listening The LJP