 |
| Martin from Temple Avenue and Peesh |
Saturday June 4th and LoGOz were back on the road with a trip down the slightly unfamiliar territory that is the city of Sunderland. Although we've played here a few times in the early days it was to be our debut at The Borough. Not the easiest venue to find to be honest, but the spankin' LoGOz hire mobile complete with dubious sat nav we hit the place in good time. Situated opposite top music venue The Point and in a busy sociable drinking area the signs were all good. As we headed upstairs with gear in tow we met Peter the owner who had booked us and he pointed us in the direction of shit loads of Amps, speakers, cabs, drums etc that we did not expect to have at our disposal. After a quick call from a lost Paul and Carlos at the other end of the City, the lads quickly located the Borough and we decided to sensibly use the majority of our own trusty gear. Soundcheck started well enough. That was until I put my mouth to the mic and got a nasty little electric belt! Not good. And not for the first time! So after a few different alternatives, including changing leads, mics, guitars and amps, things weren't looking too promising! Eventually the heavy drinking ex sparky and sound man for the evening switched sides to where I was powered and as if by magic I was back in the room. Safe. Cool. I failed to take him up on his advice to "just fuckin lick the mic man" when I was approaching the said instrument with hesitation and worry of electrocution! Rock n roll kids eh? Anyway, eventually soundcheck was nailed and we were ready to rock! But not before opening band Temple Avenue had strutted their stuff. After first witnessing these dudes at a solo gig I played at The Three Tuns in Gateshead back in March, I was looking forward to seeing them again! I'm pleased to report that that gig was no flash in the pan, and the lads were as tight and as powerful as the first time. This alternative melodic rocking three piece delivered a solid hard hitting punchy 30 minute set that fired us up perfectly! Check these guys out lads and lasses, I think we'll be seeing and hearing a lot more of them in the near future www.templeavenue.co.uk
So as the clock struck 10 it was our turn to shine. The small upstairs room was now boasting a decent healthy enthusiastic Saturday evening crowd! We played a full on slick punk rocking no nonsense power hour as the banter and drinks flowed as fast as we kicked out the jams! Maybe not the best sound we've ever had, but hey, sometimes that really isn't the most important thing when the band is on fire! As a warp speed MEXICOLA closed the show, there was to be no encore, it was a fitting finale. A good time feel good song on a good time night of good songs...or something like haha! Overall another brilliant gig for the band and we will certainly be returning to play here before the end of the year. Thanks to Peter, everyone at The Borough, the lads in Temple Avenue for a great set, and of course everyone who came down to support this night.
So on to Sunday and it was my first appearance on Radio Prudhoe for the North East Unsigned Radio Show, hosted by Tim Coid. After a pleasant sunny evenings drive through to Tyneside, and more sat nav difficulties denying us street names etc this resulting in calling ahead to Mr Coid for directions. Where would we be without mobile phones eh? Yeah they can save the day in an instant but they don't half make us lazy. Pmsl. Lol. Lmao!!??!! The up and downside of modern technology all in one go :)
TC was there to great us as we entered the impressively modern Fuse Media Centre where Radio Prudhoe is broadcast. After a mini guided tour of the facilities and a quick warm up I was in the Live recording room complete with engineer Joe on the other side of the window guiding me though a sound level check and itinerary for the night. The show started at 8pm and after a pre recorded interview and tracks from other artists it was time for me to go Live on air! This was quite a new challenging refreshing position to be in. The plan was for me to perform 6 songs straight, as if I was playing a gig. But obviously with no applause or banter in-between, it was up to me to keep it flowing! No pressure haha! I found this most enjoyable, as usually at gigs you just don't get the opportunity to speak clearly about the songs and stories behind them. After opening song THE BALLAD OF THE DISENCHANTED the nerves had settled and I was in full flow via the gift of song and words! The mini set also consisted of DEATH OF THE 7" SINGLE, CHARLIE CIGARETTES, KEEP YA TIMBER IN & YA POWDER DRY, ITS WAY OF LIFE and OLD PUNKS NEVER DIE. Manager Clemmy Scotswood was on hand filming, photographing and documenting the whole thing as well as keeping an eye on the sound, which by all accounts came across great over the airwaves. 
As soon as the session was done I headed into a separate room to chew the fat with Tim for a live post set interview. I was buzzing after the performance and could feel my slight over enthusiasm coming across as the interview progressed haha! But this is real man and was an absolute pleasure to do in the excellent professional surroundings. Recorded studio versions of HELLO LONELY by LoGOz and my all singing all dancing electric version of TIMBER were also aired as I spoke of the past, present and future of my music projects. A very enjoyable experience and cracking end to another successful weekend. Big thanks to Tim Coid and Joe at Fuse. In them meantime check out the website www.northeastunsignedradio.co.uk For those who missed the Live broadcast we will be uploading the full version of the performance and interview very soon, stay tuned!
Thanks for reading!
Cheerz
Peesh X
No comments:
Post a Comment