FezMonkey

I hate seagulls as much as the next person, and certainly consider them a pest. However, when I was getting a lift home from work the other night, the driver of the car swerved across the road to hit a seagull. Hearing the noise it made and looking out the back window and seeing it lying on the road with it's neck totally snapped was the most disgusting and disturbing thing I've seen in a long time. It's easy for people to talk about wanting to kill them, but when you actually witness it, it IS fucking cruel and I'm still disturbed thinking about it now.

I heard he'd been kidnapped by a gang of highly intelligent ferrets, who had taken him, via their complex system of underground tunnels, to the centre of the earth and were forcing him to mine for limited edition Gary Numan LPs. I may, or may not have made this up.

Last chance EVER to see the mighty TODAY WE FIGHT, as Jim is moving to Beverly Hills (lucky bastard). Bullshit free hardcore, taking the old-school hardcore blueprint and adding modern themes and ideas to create a powerful sonic assault. And it'll be your last chance to pick up (what will soon be vintage) Today We Fight merch! Today We Fight MySpace Also, local splat-metal sensation HOT MANGU, fresh from their show at the London Mean Fiddler Hot Mangu Website And with riotous, raucous rocking from RADIO LUCIFER Radio Lucifer MySpace What promises to be another mind-blowing live show from lovely Edinburgh hardcore chaps BENCOZINE BenCozine MySpace And a return to Aberdeen for up-and coming Glasgow rockers ANAVRIS Anavris MySpace All this for only £4! THE TUNNELS 8PM Oh yeah, and it's my birthday/leaving do!

Hmmm.. if Brian is right, maybe that's the real reason Today We Fight are splitting up. But I don't think he is

Because you're in a band that's played FezMonkey gigs

Just what I thought. It's promoters like him give the good ones a bad name. The organisation was shoddy as fuck and nobody seemed to know what was going on. Bands weren't even told when they were going on until the last minute and he knew nothing about the backline etc. But that's nothing compared to this whole 'It was a charity gig' scam

You'd think he would mention that to the bands beforehand! And if he's trying to raise money, why did one of the bands get a rider?

Funny how there was no mention of this being a charity gig, yet I know at least one of the bands didn't get paid because the promoter claimed it was. Shady as fuck, if you ask me

Nice one. Do you have any idea what happened to my feet on Saturday night, cos I couldn't walk properly for 4 days!

How much, you spankwangler?!

UK- Two Tribes by Frankie Goes To Hollywood US- When Doves Cry by Prince great.

Excellent! T'will be a good night!

The Slits @ The Tunnels Saturday August 19th

Friday 28th July The FezMonkey Birthday Party with: Hot Mangu Today We Fight (Last Ever Gig) Radio Lucifer BenCozine Anavris with DJ Neil (Godfather of aberdeen-music) The Tunnels Doors 8pm £4 For other gigs I suggest you check out the GC Guide Website

FezMonkey & Dos Promotions Presents: PMX Quik 25th Is Not An Option Friday Fir$t 3 Times Round Doors 7:30 5

Which photo of James is it?

Eh? How'd you figure that one out?

and Rico AUBL

The running order will be: Anavris BenCozine Radio Lucifer Hot Mangu Today We Fight I think. That's not 100% yet. Allowances have to be made, as some people are in more than one of the bands and will need breaks between performances (eg. Tim is in BenCozine AND TWF)

I'd be cool with that, but Jenni's put a 5 band limit on particular gigs for some reason. That's why there were only 5 bands at FezMonkey Vs Underflow when there should have been 6

Since Today We Fight! are splitting up at the end of next month I'm forming another band to satisfy my hardcore appetite. Influences include Comeback Kid, Sick Of It All, Black Flag, Champion, Will Haven, Poison The Well, Terror, Dillinger Escape Plan, early Earth Crisis & Strife and a bunch of other stuff. The songs written so far are very much in a melodic old school hardcore vein but with some tasty riffing thrown in. Vocalists - energy and bags of stage prescence are pretty much essential and an ability to write lyrics would be nice cos it means I won't have to write them. Drummers - Double kick is preferred but not essential. Just being able to pick stuff up quickly and play tightly will do for me. I've been toying with the idea of getting another guitarist too so if anyone is up for it then let me know. We plan on going on tour quite a lot. Good times are guaranteed! Anyone interested can PM me or e-mail me at: jimmylucifer@hotmail.co.uk Cheers! James (not Rebecca. I forgot to log her out).

I vaguely remember you telling me this last night when I was very drunk! I'd be up for going down to the gig if I can

Yeah, shame you can't make it to the 28th July gig