thestooge

Download Superlungs kids - Fucking Awesome.

Lenny is a fucking legend - Awesome drummer, great singer and guitarist too. Hes in The Thanes and The Wilderbeests too both of whom are cooler than cool. My last band used to cover a Wilderbeest song (remember that Zeenat "Trust In Me"). Lenny, Jim, Mike and Zeenat all featured in that band over its short existance and believe me they made the Cynics look tight as fuck. I love The Downroads and The Kitchen Cynics, they are easily the best in town.

That is a great line up. I didnt hear about this. Cant wait.

Aye but remember Timson ... I taught you everything you know!!

Bloody hell, its a bit of an invasion on here. Exams go ok yesterday Timson? Thanks you for sending me that stuff hamster

Mr Tim scored a penalty against Ryan Esson once, when he was about 9 years old (Tim not Esson). I played against Simmie two years ago when I was doing some coaching badges. We were both battling in the centre of the park and it was a true honour to play against him. The cunt scythed me down after about 5 minutes but at least shook my hand after.

No you can keep it you cunt.

Tickets on sale now

Tickets now on sale

It is. It was on the radio too. Its nice when other people have faith in you too. Come down tonight, as all the bands are worth seeing.

Come one come all. Tonight. Be there.

What a line up. 3 from 8pm Come down and enjoy a quiet pint before the week starts again.

Hope you are all remembering about this. The Downroads are awesome and need your support. Be there.

Peter Frampton - Bad Ultrasound (anyone remember them?) - Good. You will look like a twat though

Fri 10th June 5 (advance from The Tunnels One Up - from Mon 16th May) Malcolm will be launching his solo album and will be supported by The Kitchen Cynic and 1 TBC. The Gun Club boys will keep you dancing til 3.

The man originally chosen by Jimmy Page to front Led Zep will play the Tunnels on Wed June 29th. Tickets 10 from The Tunnels and One Up (from Monday16th May) Support from The Kitchen Cynic Doors 8 Here is a wee introduction to the legend many consider to be the greatest rock vocalist of all time. ..there are only 3 things happening in England; The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Terry Reid..' Aretha Franklin circa 1968 ..this man should have had my life Robert Plant.. the Joint ,Beverly Hills 2004 Terry Reid has an impossibly rich story to tell of his life from teen rock prodigy through all of his years in rock n'roll. He possesses an extraordinary, guttural vocal talent and is often called the finest British blue-eyed soulman, nicknamed Superlungs. More recently hes ventured out in Los Angeles with shows that are a talking point for intimacy, showmanship and his interpretive vocal style. Every once in a while his friends and peers will drop by and pay their respects; Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Keith Richards, Roger Daltrey and Donovan have all looked Terry up to play when they were in town. Comparisons are often made with the vocal range and dexterity of Sam Cooke and Ben E King, though fans of Jeff Buckley, Ryan Adams or even Gomez and newcomers Haven would easily connect with his sound and acknowledge his influence Coming out of the 1960's Terry Reid was on a roll he was a professional rock and roller with Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers at age 15, later pursuing his solo career and touring the UK, US and Europe extensively in the company of Cream, The Rolling Stones etc. A catalogue of misfortunes have stood between Reid and the commercial success he surely deserves. As a breaking live act with a burgeoning fanbase he signed a management deal with the legendary hitmaker Mickie Most. The pair fell out badly over choice of material and direction and Terry was tied in legal knots for years to come. He has recently regained control of many his songs from the 1960s. Every major label attempted to sign Terry Reid but it took Ahmet Ertegun and Atlantic Records to chisel a deal that would eventually release him from his enforced lay-off . During the interim period he moved to the US and would pay the rent by performing back-up vocals on albums for Jackson Browne and countless others though he continued to write and occassionally perform, including a still-talked-about-by-those-who-saw-it appearance at Glastonbry Fayre in 1971 and Mick & Biancas wedding in St.Tropez. His comeback heralded a new sound, with RnB & Latin influences and this 1973 album River together with its successor the Graham Nash produced Seed of Memoryare regarded as the signature albums in Terrys output. He's recorded 6 studio albums, the last official release being the Driver in 1991. His first two albums were re-packaged by EMI in 2004 as Super Lungs: The Complete Studio Recordings 1966-69 comprising the albums Terry Reid and Bang Bang You're Terry Reid and a dozen unreleased tracks and demos. You can hear him diving through his jazz,folk and rock influences. This compilation provides some insight, perhaps, into the creative and commercial disputes that swirled around his head as a young artiste. There are two live albums also available; Silver White Light from the Isle Of Wight Festival in 1970, this recording was available for many years as a bootleg before its belated release in 2004. The other live offering is Terry Reid - Alive a selection of tracks from the mid 90s. Terry Reid is the musicians musician with the voice that has lost none of its power, still singing, still playing, still writing songs. In recent years his songs have featured in the soundtracks of independent films , the Criminal, Wonderland etc.

Play the Tunnels on Sun 22nd May Southall Riot own and run Victory Garden Records www.victorygardenrecords.co.uk and sound like Guided by Voices fronted by Syd Barret. Nice. If you dont know the others by now you bloody well should as they are Aberdeens finest. A measly 3 will allow you to enjoy this show. Doors at 8

Amstel is great and he looks like my friend Mitch (King Louie Guitarist).

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO That was ace! I was dressed as Roddy Piper circa Wrestlemania VI (ie painted half black). I even touched HBK and got a wink from Slick Ric. Bang goes my cool again but hey it was fun.

Zeenat, You must remember The Paybacks?? No??

The Downroads "Bridge of Bones" Did anyone ever see The UK Paybacks?? Around about 2 years ago. They fukkin rocked!

But a fish none the less! Young Team is a fucking classic. 65dos, Why no vinyl???

I thought they were awesome. I saw Mogwai at the Lemon Tree about 7 years ago and I can officially state that 65 days of static came closer than any band I have seen to producing the power that Mogwai did on that night. Mogwai and 65dos have obvious, undeniable similarities, not just the fact that both are instrumental, but also the aggression, tension and abbrassive nature of the music, the struggle between calm and chaos and the intensity of the performers, not too mention the sheer volume. Why is that a bad thing to compare them?

Yummy Fur were half of Franz Ferdinand before they were FF. If you have FF first single then the B side "Van Tango" is classic Yummy Fur. They were a little too Art School but I really liked them, Sexy World is a great album. Kenedas were local. Very good. High energy power pop punk. Martin from Kenedas is in a new band called colonopenbracket or something. Bis?? Everyone knows Bis. Sugar Sugar Candy Pop and all that Teen C Shite. Good in limited doses. I own stuff by all three so I obviously rate them all to limited degrees.

He'll probably be on around 11ish I think. Maybe a wee bit later. Probably doing a little session and signings in the Tunnels in the afternoon as well.