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  1. Gary Barlow (and other tax avoiding scum)

    in Politics & Current Affairs

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    I suspect I know the sort of scam Barlow et al may have gone for, I worked with a guy who tried to convince me on a scheme, sounded dodgy to me. Its pathetic how much HMRC target individuals rather than corporations but i guess the lack of corporate lawyer power wins out in the end. Regarding Barlow, the hypocrisy of Cameron when he was quick to criticize Jimmy Carr rankles

  3. Venues in Aberdeen at the moment

    in Music Discussion

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    Cellar 35 is a great wee place, it has its limitations but I don't really think they matter too much for the level of gigs that take place there. Hopefully as they are taking on more live music they will invest in the place accordingly. Ive been quite impressed with Downstairs the few times I have been, sound was ok to my ears.

    It felt like I practically lived in Tunnels for a period between playing gigs and watching gigs but its a complete toilet nowadays.

    The Moorings is always a good night out but they have definitely inherited the ex-Drummonds stock-in-trade of old punk bands refusing to call it a day and tribute bands, they don't seem too interested in local bands these days unless its a punk or metal band. A select few bands seem to get regular slots. The eclectic Saturday night bills that I remember definitely seem to have mostly gone. Good business I guess but they have left the local music scene behind, which is reflected by their loss of standing in the best venue stakes, I suspect.

    Not been to Drummonds for years.

  4. What are you currently listening to?

    in Music Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Monster Zero

    I'm not totally sure I like this or how much I could take of it... but I do keep listening to it.  Sounds like music made by the hard kids I was at school with.  If you like swearing you might like it.

     

     

    "It's 'The Final Countdown' by foockin' Journey", made me laugh lots

  8. The privacy debate

    in General Discussion

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    I dislike the idea of my privacy being invaded but not because I think I have anything to hide, it just feels a bit Big Brother. In the case of this buffoon, it seems like poetic justice that he has been removed from his position after earning a fortune from a sport that has such a huge black presence but behind the scenes he was disparaging about black people.

  11. Where did it begin for you?

    in Music Discussion

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    Just been thinking about how I went from playing Metallica covers in a mate's garage to being in a band.  While a lot of my friends played guitar none of them have ever really gone on to be in gigging bands doing their own stuff.  Fuck knows why, two of them were lightyears ahead of me in terms of ability. One did go on to study music and played in covers and weddings bands for a while but that was all.  Always struck me as a waste.

     

    I think in 98 or 99 when I was 18 I tried answering a few adverts in R&B and then ended up jamming Black Sabbath songs with Paul Sammat in the old Captain Tom's on Dee Street.  Then both of us got involved with Pete Harper and Red By Choice (don't think Sammat was originally involved with this but joined later). Spent a year writing the music for the set then got sacked after the first gig in Exodus and watched every man and his dog go through that band's lineup before it inevitably imploded.

     

    Kept writing music and got Dos Dedos together after a year or so. Great 3 years during what was a pretty fun time to be in a band in Aberdeen. Lots going on and seemed like everyone was on the same page. Drakes, Dr Drakes, Glow/Lava/Kef, The Palace all saw more of me than my home in that time. Kind of petered out a bit in the end and everyone quit after a shitty gig playing to nobody. Did have a few jams with some of the guys after that to do something else but it was done.

     

    Next up was spending fucking ages trying to get a metalcore band off the ground with Phil Alkaline and others.  Fuck knows what happened but it just never got any momentum.  Eventually killed that after yet another drummer disaster without playing a single gig.

     

    Think 1864 In Art followed directly after that. 2 or 3 gigs. Pretentious as fuck but good fun.  Post rock with annoying (for Martin) time signatures. Again lost momentum after a member left (bassist this time) and never quite got going again. Shame as there was some good ideas being worked on before it stopped.

     

    Next few years I started writing some proper solo songs and was getting seriously into folk and trad by this point. Also spent a couple of months getting an alt-rock band up and running in a Tomahawk style but again it was struggling for momentum. Didn't feel like it was working so when I was asked to help out with Das McManus I knocked it on the head.  With me leaving Das at the end of last year that's us up to date.

     

    Wasn't that annoying and I often lament the early demise of that band, it was great fun to play. Fucking Jim and his moving away to other places.

  14. New LENIN DEATH MASK song

    in Feedback Forum

    Posted

    I listened to this last night and also thought 'Big Country-esque' at the start but then it reminded me of Dropkick Murphys when the vocals kicked in. It's not as memorable as the first one you posted as the vocals are less unhinged sounding, still like it though. I am hopeful to make this next Laika night....

  15. Best/worst way you've left a job?

    in General Discussion

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    I've worked in the oil industry for a long time and have worked for some real cuntstacks but since it is a small industry and said cuntstacks have some inexplicable influence I have never left a job in the fashion I would really like to. Basically I tend to wish I could talk to large amounts of people like I was Malcolm Tucker. But never will because I'm a slave to the man. Boo hoo.

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