A busy weekend kicked off on Friday with a trip up to good old Alnwick for my solo appearance on Lionheart FM with DJ Principal Smooth himself, Mr Charles Ellis. A picturesque drive up was thirsty work as we managed a few outdoor promo snaps before nipping into the Queens Head for some pre-show lager flavoured refreshments! As we buzzed in at Lionheart HQ we were greeted warmly by Chaz as we headed up to the live room and after a quick off air warm up I was pretty much straight on the Show! After an introductory chat about the AcoustiCalendar project and a quick beef about that weeks track I launched into a Live version of THiS iS MY ENGLAND. Always nice to get the first one under my belt and especially after suffering from hand/tendon problems recently it was a good confidence booster to get it underway! Again Chaz and me chatted like old muckers as I told him and the Lionheart massive all about LoGOz recent and upcoming Academy gigs, plans for the future, and Harry's return to the band. Then it was time for track 2, and this came in the shape of BROKEN HEART STRiNGS. After spinning a few more tunes we wrapped up with old school record shop banter which lead us nicely to the final Live track of the evening THE DEATH OF THE 7" SiNGLE. Then after posing for photos with Mr. Ellis, and arranging a future appearance we said our goodbyes and headed back to the Queens for a few more celebratory jars, and cranked some RANCiD & The WiLDHEARTS on the jukebox for good measure! Nice.
So on to Saturday and our second trip this year to Darlington. This gig was a 50th Birthday bash, and got me thinking this is LoGOz third half century bash recently, we seem to be in demand for these growing old disgracefully punk parties! And we are more than happy to oblige, and Saturday was no exception. This time with no Sat Nav mishaps, but slight traffic nuisances, we rolled into the Slaters at Darlington around 7pm, just as first band NO THRILLS were taking to the marquee outdoor stage. As the name suggests the band were no nonsense in yer face straight up punk rock! With a tight schedule and licence issues the 4 bands had to be wrapped up by 10:15pm. So no sooner had the Thrills finished their last song, Paul and me were tuning our guitars side stage as Harry wrestled with the drum kit to his order. Before we knew it we tuned up turned up and blasted into LONG TiME DEAD. Basically playing the same set as the Academy the week before, although managing to squeeze JOiE DE ViVRE in, the band played a blinder, as familiar faces happily sang along, and new ones showed their appreciation this was another great gig and successful night for LoGOz. We also managed to push, promote and sell tickets for our next gig in that neck of the woods, The Westgarth Social Club Middlesbrough with Newtown Neurotics on June 12th. Plug :) Next up was KICKBACK GENERATION who played a cracking quirky punchy set littered with punky hooks, as main man Jim Thoroughgood was on top form. Last up was punk patriots MURDABALL with their Nationalistic punk hymns. The best quote of the night coming from Lead Singer Jimi who proclaimed "We might be shite, but at least we're passionate". Most of us agreed with half of what he said :) All in all a great night was had by all, top bands, top people, not least the birthday boy Andy himself who was blown away by the whole thing! Many happy returns mate! Also big shout to June Daly for asking us to play, and also Kickback Jim for a great sound. Cheerz.
Over the weekend we are happy to announce we have bagged a Headline show at the O2 Academy in Newcastle on Friday September 18th. Tickets are £6 and you can buy them directly from us. More details on this, including support bands etc coming very soon. Stay tuned!!!
So here we are back to Monday and Song #19 of my AcoustiCalendar project. This week’s track is called WEEKEND OFFENDER. The title came first when I was at a gig recently and l saw a bloke wearing a t-shirt with that written on the front, so I thought "I'm having that"! It just put me in mind of a documentary I saw on self-confessed Football Hooligans. These blokes who are more than happy to arrange punch ups with rival fans and how they revel in it! I just thought it makes an interesting concept for a song. It doesn’t condone or condemn their actions. It’s just a lighthearted take on a serious situation, if you like :) Each to their own! Hope you enjoy it? As ever the song will be available to download for FREE at www.logozworld.com/52 and will be up for 7 days until the next one is uploaded! I think thats all for now folks!
Cheerz
Peesh
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