countess shazula

here's a couple of snippets from 2 different reviews to back me up...! 'The venue in Manchester's seedy Northern quarter is not where you may expect to find the three be-spectacled, ordinary looking guys who form Lanarkshire's 'De Rosa'... 'On stage is Scotlands answer to blistering american indie, De Rosa. All three guys have short hair and glasses and seem like some sort of triplet ensemble...' hehe! oh, and i bloody love De Rosa!! their demo i have had for over a year still gets played regularly in my house, never get sick of it! cant wait for the album to be mastered... www.wearederosa.com

yeah, but...did your cousin play bass? that was a new bass player they had on sat (who is in fact the drummers brother!) which means i could still be right! i'll find out!

aww...isnt that nice....! and GU Medicine were amazing!!! we'll have to start doing reunion/memorial gigs soon!!

emm, could someone explain what its all about and how you use it (for all us thick bits!)

well there is no sound system as such but no reason why we cant sort something out...even just a cd player and compilation cds pre-recorded!!

well toms is actually closed on saturday nights at the moment....last band only in till 7.30pm...so then we take over, move the drums etc out of room 1, deck it out with the sofas etc (aka chill out/sit down/drink/smoke room)......and use room 2 as the gig space where it will be up, close, personal with the bands. perfect for this type of gig me thinks... as i said donations at the door greatly appreciated to help with band costs! there will be a few wee rules eg no smoking in the corridoors (but thats what room 1 will be for) and some parts of the studio will be out of bounds

obviously a limited number of places for this show too

ARKADE PROJECTS cordially invites you to a 'private showcase' at CAPTAIN TOM'S STUDIO on Anne Street... explosive hardcore courtesy of.... SMACKDOWN (sweden) WE SHALL BE BLESSED & tbc SAT JUNE 25TH DOORS 8.30 **MONETARY DONATIONS GREATFULLY ACCEPTED ON ENTRY** 'REFRESHMENTS' (AND CHILL OUT ROOM!) WILL BE AVAILABLE

ARKADE PROJECTS cordially invites you to a 'private showcase' at CAPTAIN TOM'S STUDIO on Anne Street... explosive hardcore courtesy of.... SMACKDOWN (sweden) WE SHALL BE BLESSED & tbc SAT JUNE 25TH DOORS 8.30 **MONETARY DONATIONS GREATFULLY ACCEPTED ON ENTRY** 'REFRESHMENTS' (AND CHILL OUT ROOM!) WILL BE AVAILABLE

i know! what about... hey vince, $54, 213, 536 do it like you mean it! hehe!! and the start of Gentleman's establishment sounds really like the start of a Fighting Red Adair tune (trainspotter, sorry!) someone has to kill the headwriter is one of my faves tho...oh but i like problem solver argh i like them all!!

news, and a wee plug, from COALITION RECORDS site... The LIVE TARGET DVD will be out in June. Its going to be an amazing document with bands such as LARM, TEAR IT UP, THE RITES, SEEIN RED, DAS OATH, SMACKDOWN, THE HORROR... There are a ton of bands on tour in the upcoming weeks and months. Make sure you check out the tour dates for DAS OATH, MALKOVICH, SEVEN FEET FOUR, FEVERDREAM, BONES BRIGADE and SMACKDOWN. If they play your town, make sure you support them... (oh, and, ps. FEVERDREAM....look out for a return lto aberdeen ater in the year too !)

oh yes it will!! secret venue, and more supports, still to be announced..... watch this space

i think jim said it all in the first post....no BIG changes really....just continuing doin what we do but with a different name....probably gaining a few extra people along the way though, and with jim delving back into his 'arty' roots, who knows what else..... anyway next gig.... SAT 25TH JUNE THE SMACKDOWN (sweden) www.the-smackdown.com with WE SHALL BE BLESED more supports and venue stbc that is all.

it was a wonderful show...all 3 acts sublime...loving my Thee Stranded Horse cd (and mike, that live cd is great! lovely lovely lovely! 8o )

oh you cruel cruel man!!

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oops you were online a minute ago...where'd you go?! anyway, you'll get my pm! s x

oh, ive just read your post again mike....he'll be PERFORMING Drinking Songs....oh ok...get those 'sshhhh' cards out!

looking forward to it....im not that familiar with any of the acts really but i just know im gonna enjoy it from the small bits i ve heard so far on various websites... Matt Elliot seems like he'll be quite mellow if the samples of Drinking Songs ive heard are anything to go by....oh how i fear the chattering up the back of the tunnels already! yikes!

anyone?!

on the subject of Four Tet...dont suppose anyone's goin down next thurs (2nd) to Cabaret Voltaire in edinburgh for the Four Tet gig???..and coming back the same night?! im desperate to see Battles who are supporting and i cant talke fri off work! anyone?!!

very nice. now stop littering our forum... only jokin!! they rock

and in amongst all this we are forgetting about the wonderful MTS!! who could forget MTS!! but ye know, the sniff of a *new* great band always gets folk excited!!! (sorry andy!)

superstar dj'ing (well kinda!) from me and mr maxwell...inbetween takin yer money at the door...and making sure everything's goin ok! yikes im gonna have to split myself into 3!!

yeah you're right...IF ONLY we had a local press who were behind what we all do, and who would help to intrigue joe public into whats actually goin on in these wee dingy rock holes around town!! and not just cover the big shows/artists/stars who really dont need any coverage...! they are coming round a wee bit though...with Interesting Music Promotions getting some in depth articles/interviews on some of their upcoming artists... the journals need to employ someone, like an avid gig goer/music fan to help change things.....dont ya think?!