LoGOz - Masons Blyth review / AcoustiCalendar Song #30 / Under The Dome - Whitley Bay!

Friday night July 24th saw us back at The Masons in Blyth following our successful first time there way back at the arse end of 2014. November to be precise. So here we were again in familiar Blyth territory! After an edgy few days and a few squeaky bums in LoGOz camp following a few technological and medical mishaps, back on track for this headline gig. Mark from Nemix stepped into supply the PA and sound for the evening, and having worked with these guys in the past we knew we were in safe hands. This was also gonna be another double setter for me this evening by opening the night with an AcoustiCalendar set. A healthy crowd had settled in before I took to the stage around 9:10pm. This was most pleasing as we were unfortunately in unexpected direct competition with The Woodhorn Lane Music Festival in Ashington, which we actually wouldn't have minded having a slot on ourselves...but that's another story!

I kicked off my solo set with my usual opener THE BALLAD OF THE DiSENCHANTED and played a 10 strong song set! I dedicated PAiNT THE TOWN RED to Manager Clemmy, missing in action, as its his favourite track!  I also debuted that weeks AcoustiCalendar Song #29 BORN iN THE U.K. which went down great, before finishing with OLD PUNKS NEVER DiE with a crescendo medley of HOOKY STREET / THATS LiViNG ALRiGHT & WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LiKELY LADS! Another solo gig in the locker and done great for my confidence, so thank you everyone for really listening on Friday, it means a lot cheers!

Then, after a quick break it was time to strap on Mr V and kick LoGOz back into full electric action!!! Blasting straight into LONG TiME DEAD and UNEASY STREET we set the pace for a schizo-frantic hectic hour of our own brand of punk

rock n roll!  We were also very happy to debut brand new song ANTi-SOCiAL MEDiA which went down a storm! I expect this to be a firm future Live favourite, with its quirky riff it twists and turns as the melody hooks you in and spits out lyrics of the state of our modern world and centre of our universe that is, social media!!! With MEXiCOLA ending the night on a high and cries of more, Blyth had had their whack! A great night gig yet again and big thanks to everyone who came down to support us it was a great turn out, much appreciated! Cheers again to Mark from Nemix for a great sound and to everyone at The Masons. Respect :)

Nothing like a manic Monday to kick the week back into action! First of all I had the job of recording my New AcoustiCalendar Song #30 WONDER YEARS. Nothing to do with the sentimental retrospective classic American TV Show at all! Although I am a fan of the said show :) But this song purely is about the 'wonder' of all those years that have passed! Cos I wonder where the hell they've gone! Time just goes nowhere these days, but back then you thought you had forever! But who says you have to grow old? Stay young at heart. Anyway, as ever the song will be available to download FREE from www.logozworld.com/52 for 7 days until the next track is uploaded.

Then onto Monday evening where Paul and I had been asked to perform a mini acoustic slot Under The Dome at Whitely Bay. This is part of the 17 days of Creative Mayhem from 18th July - 2nd August. So tonight in the impressive inflatable Dome it was New Wave with Newman Show in front of a Live audience! As we rolled up to the Dome bang on 6:30pm there was a lot of busying on but not much happening and we weren't quite sure exactly what was going on! The weather outside was chucking it down and it had the possibilities of being a wash out! But slowly the place started to fill up as people paid their entrance fee and we were greeted by the jovial Mr Newman himself with sidekick Punky Paul, and were told we were 4th act on. Cool. Just time for a quick song run through with sound guy Kurt all the way from Los Angeles. Before long there were lots of familiar faces as Paul and me mingled with the crowd including Rob from Spitfire Bullets and Tony, Karen and Micky from Collision. As Keith Newman introduced the show and kicked off with my jingle (cheers mate) the opening track blasted in with Public Image by PiL. Class. Good start. After a few more tunes and banter it was time for some Live action and first up was a guy I'd hadn't come across before called Lee McDade. An admittedly Johnny Cash American country punk soul feel with gritty Northern lyrics I really enjoyed the 3 song set and look forward to seeing him again. Check out the North East's very own Geordie Cash at

www.facebook.com/lee.mcdade.39

Next up was Angela Carrington who opened up The Cluny gig we played with Duncan Reid & The Big Heads last year. A very impressive haunting rendition of Visage's 'Fade to Grey' was followed by 'Welcome to Paradise' by Green Day. One extreme to the other, but the most extreme Mr Kurts impromptu bongo playing during 'Paradise'. Somewhat offbeat and off the wall to say the least. He definitely added something new to the song, but whether it improved it is up for debate haha! Well done Angela though :)

In between acts there was time for some amusing punk karaoke, and lo and behold it was only our new acquaintance Kurt coherent, who did the most crazy version of 'New Rose' by The Damned you'll ever hear! He came in singing way too early off cue but bizarrely kinda kept it up somehow before a tirade of angst ridden screams at the end! He also shouted "piss off" at one point haha! Hilariously confusing and bonkers stuff but entertaining nonetheless! Good on ya our American buddy! Then it was the turn of The 45's a band I've known well in various guises over the years including the Star Souls and 20,000 Rockets. Main man Kev was in fine form as ever with their tongue in cheek quirk driven punk acoustica. Then our time had arrived so Paul and me made our way to side of the stage to get in the zone! Keith gave us a quick intro and we launched straight into 'No Win Situation' complete with dodgy PA Sound lead crackles mid song, which, although slightly annoyed us, it wasn't enough to put us off our stride! Once that was sorted we performed our first acoustic Live version of 'Disgraceland ' which judging by the reaction definitely hit the spot! We closed our mini set with 'Mexicola' to a great reception from the now full house! We stuck around to watch AntMusic with some brilliantly stripped down renditions of some of my favourite Adam & the Ants songs! A great end to a brilliant event! Big thanks to Mr Keith Newman and the team for putting this together and pulling it off with aplomb! We were really pleased to be a part of this. Big thanks again to everyone who came down to support us and all the other acts!

Also just to let you all know of some cool gig news just in! We have been invited to play a fringe gig at Rebellion Punk Festival in Blackpool on Friday August 7th. We will be playing at Gillespies and will be onstage at 7:30pm. Can't wait for this one!!!

Cheerz

Peesh

LoGOz - Blyth Fair review / Solo Tavern review / AcoustiCalendar Song #29

Saturday July 18th saw us return to Live action as a band at the Blyth Fair for our 4:15pm slot. As we rolled into Blyth slightly behind schedule we were surprised to find the impressive stage not quite where we expected it to be! But hey, lets not quibble, this is punk rock boys and girls! As we quickly loaded the gear onto the stage we were met with bemused looks from onstage organisers etc who were less than helpful as we looked in vain for a familiar face or soundman of sort! Main promoter Vince had other business to attend to so was missing in action! So just as we'd given up hope of any professional help, I spied Mr Phil Insangel on the horizon returning from his liquid lunch break with trustee sidekick Paul 'Sub' in tow! Good times. These guys have nailed LoGOz sound many a time so it was reassuring to know we were in safe hands. Cos outdoor gigs can be tricky customers when it comes to sound. Anyway just as we were ready for blast off, Mr. Compare and DJ from local radio station NE1 FM then informed us we were Live on the radio, so please do not swear! Fuckin' hell man haha! A brief Live on air interview followed with some deep soul searching investigative journalistic quezzies really throwing us off kilter..."What kind of guitar is that?....Why are you called LoGOz?..."How do you know these guys?"....Erm cos I'm in a band with them...was Harrys humorously deadpan reply! Then a quick introduction from local Comedian Ken Brady who announced us as "A classic rock power trio, like Cream or The Jam, or something else you'd have for your tea". LoGOz on toast it is then!!! So on with the show! When we first arrived the stage area was like a ghost town, so thankfully as we revved up with LONG TIME DEAD a small crowd had gathered and were enjoying there afternoon dose of punk pop rock n roll! It was great to be playing Live again after a two week break so we were happy with our 35 minute performance, as we were as tight as ever! Even the unexpected sonic explosive interference mid song during DEAD OR LIVING IN AMERICA didn't put us off haha! I must admit we were slightly disappointed with the turn out, but a big thanks to those who came down to support us! Cheers to Vince and of course to Phil and Sub, and our new friends at NE1 FM. Last and least, no thanks to the arrogant tosser who chucked a coin at the stage during our set. Tit. All in all a good fun afternoon of giggage followed by a few well deserved beers and shameless merch flogging :) Cheerz!

Onto Sunday and it was Solo time again with a set at The Tavern in Blyth again. My set time was 6:45pm so arriving a good 30 minutes before stage time gave me enough rope to play with! The lads from ALL OUT ATTACK were just finishing soundcheck as we got there so everything was on schedule. This was the debut gig for my new Acoustic geetar, the Tim Armstrong signature Fender Hellcat! MEEEEOWWW!!! This little fella has a completely different tone to my trustee Yamaha so it kinda felt a little alien at first! I opened up with THE BALLAD OF THE DiSENCHANTED and the brilliant reception eased those solo nerves a little! The beauty of these gigs is that there's kinda no strict set rules, so I can throw in anything depending on my mood or vibe, which changes with alarming regularity! Hence, me playing the very personal BROKEN HEART STRiNGS which was the first time I'd played this at a gig. I also threw in JUBiLEEZER as the token LoGOz track. I closed the set with OLD PUNKS NEVER DiE with my usual ONLY FOOLS & HORSES outtro but this time the finale was WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIKELY LADS theme, which went down great! Another nod to one of my fave TV shows of yesteryear! Again another successful solo gig under my belt, building that confidence each time! Thanks again to everyone who came down it was a cracking turn out! Cheers to Vince for putting me on and also the lads from ALL OUT ATTACK who played a blinder with their anthemic melodic punk rockathons!!!

Here we are again on Monday already!! AcoustiCalendar Song #29 this week is BORN iN THE U.K. Nothing to do with the Boss Mr Bruce Springsteen at all. Just a pure nod to the collective home land I was born into.  The song takes a brief journey through snippets of my life as seen through my very own eyes.  2 minutes 45 seconds of working class realism. Three chords and the truth :) As always you can download this song FREE from www.logozworld.com/52 and will be available for 7 days until the next track is uploaded.

Thats it for now! Thanks for looking in :)

Cheerz

Peesh 

AcoustiCalendar Song #28 MiSFiT KiD - LoGOz News

Another LoGOz gig free weekend passes us by although not short of band action! More on that in a minute, but first of all its back to business for our standard manic Monday, and that means AcoustiCalendar new track time! This week sees us at Song #28 with MiSFiT KiD. When growing up as a kid as I'm sure in most schools back in the day, there was always the kid who for some reason, just didn't quite fit in! Sometimes these poor mites were out of Towners and it wasn't unusual for them to be moved school time and time again, whether it be for their Parents work or whatever! But I came across this a few times in my school days where a 'New Starter' would be the easy target for the bullies who would take the piss out of their accent, clothes, hair, you name it, any reason to make sure they didnt fit in! And that was just the teachers!! I'm joking of course ;) But seriously I just remember seeing this first hand at least more than twice, and those memories always stuck with me! Little did I know years later they would provide vital subject matter to my self enduring project challenge! Don't get me wrong it wasn't all bad and some of these kids were accepted too, but it was always the ones who didn't that you remember the most! Clocking in at just over 1 minute 50 seconds this is my shortest song so far, you may find yourself pressing the repeat button with this one , hopefully :) As ever the song will be FREE to download for 7 days from www.logozworld.com/52 until the next track is uploaded.

So as I mentioned with another gig free weekend for the band it gave us a chance to regroup on Sunday with a LoGOz rehearsal at Pulse Music Studios in Blyth, superbly run by Digits chatterbox mainman and all round top guy Chris Bradley and his good lady Gina. We thought it was about time to work on a new song. So work on a new song we did indeed. I'm pleased to say by the end of the session we had nailed brand new track ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA, and if we do say so ourselves it was sounding pretty mega! Its a quirky rifftastic schizo singalong exploring the dangers and delights of our online existence in this digital age! We can't wait to unleash this baby at a Live Show very soon :)

Back to AcoustiCalendar and if anyone missed this you can read a cracking first review of my debut solo album 13.1 from Rocking Magpie at https://rockingmagpie.wordpress.com/cd-reviews-2015/peesh-13-1-acousticalander/ Big thanks to Alan Harrison for the article.

New LoGOz blog coming later this week as we return to Live action this coming Saturday! Stay tuned :)

Cheerz

Peesh

NEW AcoustiCalendar Song #27 KEEP iT CLOSE - CD Baby release - LoGOz Gigs

After a gig free LoGOz weekend that was filled with celebrating my Brothers milestone 40th Birthday, Monday arrived quicker than expected! With empty pockets, a dry mouth and a bad head to boot, it was time to get motoring with AcoustiCalendar Song #27  KEEP iT CLOSE.  

This  little fella clocks in at 2 minutes 20 seconds and is really a response to those who seem to think we shouldnt hold onto things! Whether it be a memory, a hope, a dream, a lost cause, whatever! I'm just saying sometimes you dont have to let go! Keep going! Dont give up. Hold on. Hang on in there. Its quite positive in a melancholic way. This song is also the first outing for my brand spank new Fender Hellcat Tim Armstrong signature guitar! It really is a beaut to play and it sounds amazing! This song as ever will be available to download for FREE from www.logozworld.com/52 for one week only until the next track is uploaded. 

Also just to let you know as well as my Debut Solo AcoustiCalendar CD 13.1 being available to buy direct from our website www.logozworld.com/merch It is also being released online through CD Baby. So you can buy the Album or individual tracks from my page here http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/peesh Its a cracking vehicle which helps gives the Album an International online presence alongside other great worldwide acts. So please check it out yeah, you know it makes sense :)

LoGOz will return to Live action on Saturday July 18th at The Blyth Town Fayre. We will be hitting the stage at 4:15pm so come along, bring the family. Eat food, drink beer, buy stuff from the many stalls and activities surrounding. Sing and shout LoGOz loud and proud for the pride of Blyth. The next day Sunday 19th I have a solo gig at The Tavern again in BlytH. This time support comes from the anthemic punkathonesque ALL OUT ATTACK. This will be FREE Entry so wind your weekend down with some Anarcoustic vibes lads and lasses! 

The following Friday 24th LoGOz are at The Masons in Blyth. This will be a return headline gig after our successful gig there late last year. This time I will be opening the night with a 30 minute AcoustiCalendar set. The night kicks off 8:30pm and again is FREE Entry! We round off our July on Monday 27th with the Under The Dome Event in Whitley Bay. Its a Live New Wave with Newman Show for Radio Northumberland. This will feature Pauline Murray from Penetration, as well as Acoustic sets from Angela Carrington, the 45s and Adam and the Ants tribute band ANTMUSIC. We will also be playing Live stripped down LoGOz tracks as well as being interviewed by Mr Newman himself. Tickets for the show are £5 and are available from www.under-the-dome.org

Finally we have some snazzy new LoGOz T-Shirts for sale. These bad lads feature the brilliant new HELLO LONELY design. You can buy them from us at upcoming gigs and or from our website www.logozworld.com/merch Check them out!!! These will coincide with another NEW Hello Lonely release very soon.. watch this space!!!

Thats it for now

Cheerz

Peesh