Chris Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Took a friend to Brewdog's Musa in Aberdeen last night. Really great food, terrific steaks but the poor musician doing a solo spot had a diifficult audience. We were the only ones who applauded.Wasn't Steven Milne playing last night?Not really suprised to be honest. Don't expect people in a restaurant to care about the music that's playing. They're there to eat, not to go to a gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Took a friend to Brewdog's Musa in Aberdeen last night. Really great food, terrific steaks but the poor musician doing a solo spot had a diifficult audience. We were the only ones who applauded.Maybe Brewdog should get their staff to discretely applaud from behind the counter, upstairs etc and get the diners started in appreciating the music. I hate to see a musician's efforts not being recognised.To be honest - having played there - I don't think it's all that important whether or not people clap in such a restaurant environment. I feel people can enjoy the music without having to make such a direct gesture; the absence of clapping doesn't necessarily indicate the absence of interest or pleasure. That said, I'm sure your applause was appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Milne Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Just seen this and looking back at my Ical would suggest - aye - twas me!To the guys who applauded -thanks as it helped!Ive actually stopped doing the gigs at Musa - did a few but i found it to end up being a pretty hard slog.Dont get me wrong - love the place and Im totally happy to be background at these type of things when people are eating etc.The first time i did it there was a lovely couple in who were really sweet and asked for CDs etc and it was a nice atmosphere.But i just found on my 3rd/4th visit when it was dead quiet that it was a touch soul destroying to play for 2 hours there.The last one i did particularly soul destroying so i havent been back but i also havent been asked back - they could maybe tell my heart wasnt 100% in it. Not that im not professional but i think at one point you wouldnt have even known the guitar was plugged in and i think its more suited to noodling piano than my stuff.But yeah, the applause was VERY appreciated on that occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/diageo-v-brewdogI'd started to get a bit fed up of Brewdog recently because they seem to have created this army of annoying as fuck fanboys who can't talk about anything but Brewdog and who feel it necessary to drop them into every conversation or facebook post like they're paid for product placement, but that's a pretty shady move by Diageo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 That's funny but surely it'd be way more punx to not give a shit about awards like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I feel the same way as Spoonie about the fanboys. The new beers are nice though.That aside, that blog post was written really well, right until he started acting like a peeky fucking 5-year-old. I understand that it's a shitty thing to happen, but pick your fucking toys up.As for Diageo' date=' once you cut through the glam veneer of pseudo corporate responsibility this incident shows them to be a band of dishonest hammerheads and dumb ass corporate freaks. No soul and no morals, with the integrity of a rabid dog [b']and the style of a wart hog.Perhaps more tellingly it is an unwitting microcosm for just how the beer industry is changing and just how scared and jealous the gimp-like establishment are of the craft beer revolutionaries.What a fucking wanker.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 No but they're being ironic when the claim to be punx. Which makes it more ironic when they do things that aren't punx. Ironically.I've always swithered about whether their marketing is all tongue-in-cheek or if they are just hipster cuntrags...xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Yeah, I suspect that Brewdog realise that being anti 'the man' and hunners punx isn't a great way of growing your brand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 They made the Tesco's Finest American Double IPA, so they aren't completely against the man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Those SLAGS!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 it was just Hardcore IPA rebranded. love that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 But for Tesco, who are one of the worst organisations in the country, ethically.Up the punx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Yeah, tesco are a bunch of toolbags. Brewdog are definitely on their way to being toolbags. For different reasons, but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I still like the beer despite everything. It's like when a band is full of cockbags but they make great music so I let them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I like some of the beers, not all of them. I'm not a big wanky fanboy, though I wish them all sorts of mad luck since they're Broch loons and it's nice to see someone from my hometown doing well for themselves and not injecting smack into their cock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 But for Tesco, who are one of the worst organisations in the country, ethically.Up the punx.meh, they've always said they want their style of beer to become the mainstream, it'd be silly not to sell it to supermarkets. but yea, tesco, boo. (still shop there though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 But for Tesco, who are one of the worst organisations in the country, ethically.Tell me why in either bullet points or a short, concise paragraph.I could Google this, but if you know facts off the top of your head then I would prefer that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Inspired by a Tesco being built in St. Albans and basically undercutting all local shops and running smaller grocery stores in the community to the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Inspired by a Tesco being built in St. Albans and basically undercutting all local shops and running smaller grocery stores in the community to the ground. consise bullet points. thanks for filling us all in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Aye, what a bunch of whiny babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I would like to apologise to the readers of this thread for (somehow) provoking a response that is a video of Enter Shikari.Seems I didn't realise they had the UK's most important and pressing socioeconomic issues laced within their unique brand of Post-hardcore,[1] trancecore,[2] metalcore[3] (thanks Wikipedia). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 At what point in history did people just start putting the word 'core' after any word they came up with to describe genres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I think they really missed a trick by by calling a genre Mathcore when they could have called it Algo-Rythm./coatxx 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Put your coat back, that was fucking amazing. Apart from your spelling of rhythm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I agree, that's great chat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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