NEW 12:OTHERS Track #3 + LoGOz & Solo gigs this weekend!!!

Hey lads and lasses, just to let you know my NEW 12:OTHERS Track #3 is now released and available for FREE Download as of today March 31st. This months offering is none other than 'Olivers Army' by Elvis Costello. The song was a huge hit in 1979 and was always one of my radio favourites growing up as a kid. Mr Costello himself wrote the song after a trip to Belfast in 1978 at the height of the 'Troubles' and was shocked at the sight of mere young boys in battle dress loaded with automatic weapons! The track has also been covered by Blur, Belle & Sebastian and Cannon & Ball!! Rock on Tommy indeed!! The video was also played on the very first broadcasting day on MTV in America on August 1st 1981. Anyway, that's enough trivia for now! I hope you enjoy my punked up version of this classic tune. As ever you can download it FREE from www.logozworld.com/12-others This will be available for a whole month until my next cover is uploaded on April 30th.

I'm also pleased to say LoGOz return to Live action with a gig at The Three Tuns in Gateshead tomorrow night Friday April 1st. This will be supporting local punk heroes LOADED 44. This is gonna be a cracking punk rockin' rolling night so get down there in good time folks! Doors open 8pm. You'd be a fool to miss this one!!!

Then on Sunday I'm playing a solo acoustic set at the famous Surf Cafe in Tynemouth. This place has recently been voted the best independent music venue in the North East so I'm really looking forward to making my Live debut there on Sunday for some stripped back cappuccino punkoustic vibes! This is Free Entry and I'll be onstage 7pm.

I hope to see lots of your familiar smiling faces over this coming weekend!

Cheerz 

Peesh X 

Hometown Solo acoustic gig review 19/03/16

Saturday March 19th saw me playing my first ever solo acoustic headline gig at The Buffs Club in Ashington. The venue being a more than familiar drinking establishment to me over the years, therefore making it an extra special occasion. As the PA gear was all set up from last Wednesday's rehearsal we got upstairs to the live room around 6:30pm with plenty of room for the 8pm opening door time. A quick run through of a few tracks for sound check and I was ready to roll! As the doors opened people started drifting upstairs and before I knew the room was packed! This was most pleasing and added to the adrenaline fuelled nerves! As the clock struck 9 it was showtime. A quick introduction then I breezed into THE BALLAD OF THE DISENCHANTED and I was off! The banter was flowing and the full house were lapping it up! The first set also included LoGOz live favourite JUBILEEZER and it was great to see Paul, Carl and also Harry in attendance too as they enjoyed their nights off from the other side of the stage. I closed the first set with THIS IS MY ENGLAND and with crowd right on my side this was gearing up to be a memorable night I had been hoping for! Half time came and passed as I enjoyed a 20 minute break, chat, crack, drink with folk in the lively upstairs bar!

As the second period got underway I eased in with BREAKING AWAY the Auf Weidersehen Pet original intro tune, much to the surprise and joy of the crowd, before quickly launching into an uptempo INTERNET BEST FRIEND. I was in full swing now and as well drawing from my AcoustiCalendar project I also pulled some songs from my back catalogue. I played ONLY IN AMERICA from my Junkster days, and debuted a track I wrote in 2008 from my ill fated record company days called DEATH OR GLORY. 

Then I resurrected RUBY MURRAY from The Blisters, before bringing things back up to date with HELLO LONELY by LoGOz. It was a nice little personal trip down memory lane for me and judging by the enthusiastic response, everyone more than agreed too! After a rousing KEEP TA TIMBER IN AND YA POWDER DRY I sneaked in a little medley I had put together for my family. With this being a unique kinda gig I thought it'd be a nice little touch. I mixed SHOCK OF THE LIGHTNING by Oasis for my brother, into LISTEN TO THE BAND by The Monkees for my mam and auntie, then weaved into YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG by AC/DC for me dad before finishing off with DAYS by The Kinks! I even had time to forget to play STAND AND DELIVER by Adam and the Ants! But no one cared, least of all me as we were all having far too much of a blast! I closed the night with OLD PUNKS NEVER DIE complete with ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES / THATS LIVING ALRIGHT / LIKELY LADS outtro! As the crowd roared and cheered and demanded more I left them wanting exactly that! There was nothing more to play that would've topped what I'd already done! It really was an amazing memorable gig I'll never ever forget! Massive thank you to everyone who travelled and came down (and up) and help making it a truly special occasion! Cheers also to everyone at The Buffs club including Christine, Lyla, Roy and Tottsy! Special thanks to Clemmy and Jill Bee for the organisation and hard work behind the scenes promoting this gig and making it a big success. We just may have to do this again in the future yeah? Watch this space!

Thanks for reading 

Cheerz 

Peesh X

Solo Acoustic Ashington gig 19/03/16

This Saturday March 19th I'm happy to say I'll be playing my first headline solo gig. This will be at The Buffs Club in Ashington on Station Road. This kicks off at 8pm, it's FREE Entry and is gonna be held in the upstairs bar. So get ya best laid back acoustic punk rockin' trousers on and get ya arses upstairs at the Buffs this Saturday night. I'll be playing 2 sets, and drawing material from my AcoustiCalendar project, LoGOz catalogue, tracks from my previous bands Junkster and The Blisters, as well as a few cheeky covers to boot! I'll also be performing songs I've never ever played Live before! So it's gonna be a pretty cool unique experience, and it's all for FREE lads and lasses! So I very much look forward to seeing some of your familiar faces up there this weekend!

Also don't forget to tune in for a brand new edition of my PSYCHO RADIO Show on Radio Northumberland this Wednesday night at 10pm. I'll be playing tracks from Hey! Hello! The Damned, Supergrass, Ash and lots more! You can listen live at www.radionorthumberland.com Also you can request a track for future shows by tweeting me @PeeshNE63 or @RNorthumberland

Cheerz

Peesh X

LoGOz - Trillians 999 Review 10/03/16

Thursday March 10th saw LoGOz back at Trillians in Newcastle to support UK Punk legends 999. Upon the tradesman's entrance to load our gear in we were greeted by 999 six stringer Guy Days who politely asked us if he could borrow some guitar Amp equipment as they had unfortunately had a bit of a last minute technical problem! No worries. Once the boys had finished their soundcheck we jumped onstage and got our groove on for a quick warm up as the venue was starting to fill up nicely. As pre gig drinks were quaffed and we chatted amongst the crowd, before we knew it, it was 8:30pm stage time! Without introduction we ripped straight into LONG TIME DEAD! The sound was loud and tight and it felt good man! The lights above were so powerfully blinding as I was singing it was cancelling out my vision, but that didn't matter, we were

having a blast! We tore through a catchy punchy 35 minute set much to the pleasure of the Newcastle crowd. Again we threw in a cover of PRETTY VACANT and took folk back to their anarchic hey days, with our own modern twist! We finished our set with a frantic warp speed MEXICOLA which went down a storm! It all seemed to go quick but yet again we did ourselves proud and the reception from the busy

Thursday night crowd couldn't have been better! 

So onto headliners 999. I hadn't seen these guys in 10 years

since I supported them in my old band JUNKSTER. So this I was looking forward to! As main man Nick Cash said from the stage, they formed the band in 1976 and the press back then said they wouldn't last a year, yet here they are 40 years later! You can't help but admire them for that. Not only in attitude have they got it right but onstage too. Like many things in life, bands like this just get better with age. Helped along by the driving Lurkers rhythm section of Arturo Bassick and Pablo on drums, they were on top form. These lads have played on every punk stage from Dundee to Düsseldorf and know their audience. As they belted out their classics 'Emergency' and 'Homicide' people down the front singing every word back to them it was almost 1978 all over again! The lads also gave LoGOz a few good shout outs from the stage which was a good touch, so cheers for that! I've said it before and I'll said it again "Old Punks never Die"!

To round things off it was another brilliant night for the band and so cool to see lots of familiar faces, old and new, contributing to a great gig for us. Big thanks to everyone who came down.

Cheerz 

Peesh X

The Three Tuns - Gateshead - Solo Acoustic Gig 08/03/16

So on a cold March Tuesday evening I was back at the The Three Tuns in Gateshead for the first time since October 2014!! That night was with LoGOz on a memorable gig supporting US pop punksters The Dollyrots. But tonight it was my first solo acoustic outing at this splendid live music establishment, as part of Insangel Promotions Introducing night. The LoGOz bandwagon was now in full solo mode this evening with myself, the trustee Hellcat geetar, Clemmy and Jill Bee making the trip over the fog of the Tyne. With the 4 acts being 2 bands and 2 acoustic performers I was more than happy to be given second slot on the night. But alas the first man didn't bother his arse to show up for some reason, so therefore that meant me opening proceedings. Not a problem! After a swift successful soundcheck earlier I was slightly a taken back when I kicked into set opener THE BALLAD OF THE DISENCHANTED and the sound was noticeably somewhat different! I jokingly challenged this and was told from the stage that the sound was exactly how it had been earlier haha! Oh well..on with the show! It was great to be playing another solo gig on a good stage albeit in front of a small but receptive audience! My confidence was growing by every song as the phone cameras flashed, and even a slight plectrum drop during KEEP YA TIMBER IN & YA POWDER DRY couldn't stop the flow! I finished my 30 minute stint with OLD PUNKS NEVER DIE complete with my 12:OTHERS project crescendo of AUF WEIDERSEHEN LADS! All in all another successful solo spot under my belt and thanks to Phil Hughes from Insangel for putting me on.

As we grabbed our next drinks from  the bar it was the turn of TEMPLE AVENUE to strut their stuff. After having a good crack with the lads who were very complimentary of my set, we were looking forward to checking them out for the first time! We weren't disappointed, as the power trio blasted out a solid melodic  hook laden half hour of their own original brand of alternative rock! At times putting me in mind of the Foo Fighters, which can only be a good thing! With a pounding rhythm section of the impressively bearded Martin on Bass and Dom on drums, leaving the space for singer guitarist Craig's soaring melodies to shine through. All this despite the frontman's unfortunate electric shocks from the mic! Don't worry mate I've been there before, many a time..and always in Gateshead too.. Strange! Nevermind a great set from a top bunch of lads. Check their website out here www.templeavenue.co.uk

Last up was a band called GRIP. Never heard of them before so wasn't quite sure what to expect. Always expect the unexpected they say! But surely if you expect the unexpected then it ceases to be unexpected..right???!!! Anyway to my sheer unexpectedness they were a straight up 100% cover band. It added variety to the night I suppose. To be fair they were pretty good and it all sounded right as they breezed through classics such as ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET, EVER FALLEN IN LOVE, TOWN CALLED MALICE and MY GENERATION. 

As we said our farewells and headed out of Gateshead, again it was job well done with a sense of personal pride of another solo gig in the locker! Looking back this time last year I was yet to even play a solo show so it's a timely reminder how far I've come in just under a year! Excuse my unintentional trumpet blowing but those close to me know how hard and how long it has taken me to get here haha! Thanks to everyone at The Three Tuns, Phil Insangel, Karina, Temple Avenue, Grip and of course Clemmy and Jill.

Just a quick reminder again that on Thursday March 10th LoGOz will be supporting UK Punk legends 999 at Trillians Rock Bar in Newcastle. Doors open 8pm and it's £5 Entry. Look forward to seeing some familiar faces down there!

Cheerz

Peesh X

LoGOz - Redcar & Morecambe reviews & upcoming Gigs!!!

Thursday March 3rd saw LoGOz hitting the gig trail again and road tripping our arses to Redcar for the very first time! The place being the newly opened music venue The Deck. As we approached the sea front situated establishment we were noticing the lack of people activity in and around ghost town Redcar on this bitterly cold Thursday night! Anyway after finding the place and a meet and greet with promoter Benzo and sidekick DJ Stevie we were already preparing for sound check! After a slight scare due to lack of drum stands which was swiftly resolved, we were soon bashing the shit out of our instruments to a rousing NO WIN SITUATION warm up! Sorted. So we then hit the bar to chat with vinyl enthusiast Stevie and wait for stage time! As the clock struck 10:45 late we strapped on our guitars and sticks and ripped into LONG TIME DEAD. It was great to be back in the rock n roll saddle and we were tighter than ever! As this was only our second gig of 2016  by the end of the set it was job well done by our own high standards, but we couldn't help be a little disappointed at the sheer lack of crowd! As the tumbleweed settled and we chewed the fat with Benzo and Stevie, we knew this place has potential to do well with the right promotion and timing etc. From the band point of view it was a successful performance cos we played so well after what had previously been a difficult few weeks for the band, with a few personal problems due to unforeseen circumstances etc. So it was great to put that behind us and get back to doing what we do best :) Even roadworks and diversions on the A19 on the way back to Northumberland didn't dampen our spirits as we looked ahead to ur second road trip in 3 days on Saturday! No sleep til Morecambe!!!

So as Saturday arrived we headed out of Ashington around 2:30pm for the 2 hour 35 min drive to Morecambe for our slot at the Punk Not Profit event. The sea side resort of course helped popularised by a certain comedian Eric Bartholomew changing his stage name to his original birthplace. 

Pic: P Spicer

The journey flew by, thanks to no problems traffic wise and before we knew it the ever unreliable sat nav had taken us past the statue of their favourite Son and to the wrong venue!! After a quick phone call to LoGOz HQ we arrived safely at the correct place, The Bath Hotel. Judging by the Mohawks and tartarn attire being sported by the lads and lasses in the street outside, we were in good company! As we entered the venue we were pointed in the direction of organiser Graham McCrae, who informed us they are running a little behind schedule so our slot had been pushed back til around 7pm. Suits us mate. Champion. Just enough time to head back to the sea front and get a quick band snap with Eric! Braving the bitter freezing seaside breeze we were more than happy snappers! Bring me sunshine indeed!

After loading the gear inside we watched the band on before us! I didn't catch their name but l remember more about their appearance than their songs! Old school in yer face punk, a drummer with a tattooed face, a Dennis the menace jumper wearing bearded guitarist with a rather fetching Hells Angel hat helmet and a guitarist with 2 blonde Mohawks on each side of his head! Oh and a Jo Brand-a-like vocalist who really went for it! This kinda fired us up cos come stage time we were like caged animals! There was a noisy rowdy bustling busy crowd there for the taking and we weren't gonna disappoint! As we blasted through our set with sonic driven ferocity, the crowd po-go'd, punched the air, cheered and tried to sing along best they could! We went down a storm, in particular HELLO LONELY getting a rapturous reception! We even threw in Sex Pistols PRETTY VACANT for good measure, much to the crowds delight! One rather refreshed old punk amused as he was bemused to our original brand of Punk rock n rolla even grabbed wor Paul on the nose at one point, for reasons best known to himself haha! It was all in playful good nature of course. As the final strains of MEXICOLA were ringing out, it was all over too quickly! But this had been again one of my favourite ever LoGOz gigs to date! I'm sure Carlos and Paul agree. The reception and reaction to our set was just amazing and the feedback from everyone we spoke to afterwards was tremendously positive! The people of Morecambe were certainly now Wise to LoGOZ for sure :) We hung around sharing drinks, flyers, and contacts with new found friends and fans. As we said our goodbyes we thanked Graham for putting the band on and wished him every success in the future and a return to Morecambe again is definitely on the cards. Top geezer :) 

As we drove out of Town with the moonlight shining on Eric's lit up statue we were more than satisfied with our evenings work. Perfect. Not quite. More roadworks and diversions meant an unexpected late night trek through the Yorkshire dales for good measure! But this still couldn't spoil the fun for the LoGOz bandwagon as we clicked up more valuable mileage and experience with another cracking gig! Thanks again to Graham McCrae and everyone at The Bath Hotel, and the enthusiastic fantastic people of Morecambe..oh and not forgetting Eric and Ernie :)

So onto this week folks! First of all this Tuesday night March 8th I'm playing a solo acoustic set at The Three Tuns in Gateshead. This is part of an Insangel Introducing night. Doors at 8pm and it's FREE Entry. Then on Thursday March 10th LoGOz  return to Trillians in Newcastle  to support Uk punk legends 999. This event is £5 Entry so come on down and make a noise with the boys! There's no such thing as a school night :) 

More news and views coming in my next blog! 

Thanks for reading :)

Cheerz

Peesh X