LoGOz - Live Lionheart FM Radio Session 12/12/14

Friday night saw us heading back to Alnwick in the familiar shape of Lionheart Radio studios for a return to Mr Chaz Ellis' Schools Out Show. We last appeared on his show in September where we played a few LoGOz acoustic tracks. But this time we were entering new territory with a full Live band session...can we pull it off? Strictly speaking the studio is not designed for full Live band performances, so we were well up for the sonic challenging experience! Carlos had his drums set up just outside the Live control room as Paul and myself had our Guitar stacks side by side next door. So this really was quite tricky to get a good sound balance as Carlos literally could only hear himself, and I only had my natural voice as a vocal guide. But hey this is punk rock boys and girls, even if the rest of the show was quite the opposite. I'm sure some of the regular listeners were choking on their horlicks as we tore into NO WIN SITUATION, MEXICOLA and an embryonic HAPPY XMAS (War is Over) and we had no idea how it sounded on the airwaves! But from where we were standing it sounded great!!!

We had a few brief interview chats with Chaz as we chewed the fat over our re-release and repacking of PSYCHO RADIO in 2015, our recent support slots with The DOLLYROTS, SHAM 69 and The COCKNEY REJECTS, as well as Royal Mail and Christmas dinners! All in all a great experience and something we look forward to doing again very soon. Thanks again to Chaz Ellis and everyone at Lionheart.

Cheerz

Peesh

LoGOz - The Conchie Gig Ashington Review 6/12/14

Always good to go back to old stomping grounds, so in this case, The Conchie in Ashington. This was the scene of LoGOz second ever gig way back in August 2012. We were sharing the stage with Mark Evans latest Judas Priest tribute METAL GODS for a one off local Festive bash! We rolled up to the venue at 7:15 pm in plenty of time to get soundchecked nice and loud, then to mingle with the incoming crowd of friends and family etc. Good to see some of my ex Blisters bandmates Neil & Dunny there too with their good ladies, showing their support. Also, LoGOz first ever drummer Harry who was singing along and playing air drums at every opportunity! Good lad :)

We hit the stage just after 9pm with a tongue in cheeky sneaky Happy Christmas intro, then we blasted into LONG TIME DEAD and kept the pace up with another tight performance in front of our home crowd. Great to play to my Son Kieran who was given special permission to attend and he loved it! Nodding along to every beat complete with his Ramones tee shirt and Sex Pistols badge he looked every part the budding Dee Dee he aspires to be – haha, thats my boy! I had to be on my best behaviour of course although a few slips of the tongue led to a bit of trouble with my Ps & Qs, never mind my Fs & Cs ;) We even threw in PRETTY VACANT for good measure before finishing off with MEXICOLA and left the stage to the cries of ''MORE'' ringing in our ears :)

It was METAL GODS turn next as wor Mark got to live the dream of being Priest frontman for the night as they delivered a solid rockin' set climaxing with metal classics YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMING and LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT. Another successful night for everyone yet again and huge thanks again to Mr Evans & co and of course everyone who came down to make a noise with us :)

Just to remind you all with Christmas around the corner, if you're searching for a few stocking fillers, then look no further than www.gofundme.com/logoz with plenty of snazzy original festive gifts available for everyone and their Granny! Or even treat yourselves :) You can also buy all our merchandise from our spankin' new website www.logozworld.com Check it out!!!

Cheerz

Peesh

 

LoGOz - Ashington Gig with Metal Gods this Saturday & The LURKERS Support 2015

Just a reminder, local lads and lasses, that this Saturday we will be rocking our hometown Ashington at our old stomping ground The Conchie. Thanks to Mark Evans we will be sharing the stage with Metal Gods, so any Judas Priest aficionados will be in for a Festive treat and jingle bell bent for leather!!! This is a FREE Event and kicks off at 8:30PM so get down early and get in the Christmas spirit. 'Tis the season to be jolly and all that baubles, so lets make it a cracker! So while l've now exhausted a few shite Xmas quips, lets just hope to see lots of ya at The Conchie tomorrow night :)

Also a cool piece of News just come in. We're pleased to announce we will be supporting UK Punk veterans THE LURKERS at The Doll in Gateshead on Sunday February 8th 2015. As a fan of the band and seeing them a few times over the years, including a memorable gig at The Newcastle Arena supporting The DAMNED, this is gonna be a great gig for LoGOz. More details on that when we have them so stay tooned :)

No Sleep til Xmas

Cheerz

Peesh

LoGOz - The Doll @ The Black Bull + The Fuzzbrats 28/11/14

Its always great to be back playing at The Doll @The Black Bull in Gateshead, as its one of our favourite venues to play. You know you’re gonna get a great sound in there (thanks to Shev) and a very receptive crowd! Friday night did not disappoint! Arriving at the venue just before 8pm it still gave us plenty of time to get a meaty soundcheck nailed, as our Dutch buddies The Fuzzbrats had nipped into Town to sample the delights of the local takeaway selection!

 

With our set time being 9:15pm the night was gathering momentum as well as gathering eager bodies into the vibrant room that is The Doll. So we kicked off bang on time straight into familiar territory with LONG TIME DEAD setting the pace for a frantically organised slick 12 song setter climaxing with Live favourite MEXICOLA. A great reaction from a buzzing crowd and with the merchandise selling well, we were more than happy as we waited for The Fuzzbrats.

Being no stranger to Dutch websites, l had only seen the band online so was looking forward to checking them out Live and I enjoyed their quirky punk keyboard driven set. Although their lead singer claimed he couldn’t understand LoGOz vocalist in between songs as "..he talk too fast.." haha! By then we had already cemented our Anglo-Dutch relations, although main man and Bass player Pete is originally from Essex, and a top geezer! After the gig we exchanged stories, beers, photos and banter! So we're already looking forward to hooking up with the Fuzzbrats again in the near future, maybe even playing in their beautiful country? Who knows :)

Once again another successful gig for LoGOz, and it really was a cracking turn out considering there was a few big gigs in the area that same night, in the shape of UK Subs at Think Tank? and Hugh Cornwell at The Sage in Gateshead...not forgetting erm..... Erasure at The Academy!!! On that note I give a little respect, l'll rephrase that, I'll give a lot of respect to everyone who came along and gave their support for the band yet again! You all know who you are :)

 

Cheerz
Peesh

 

Myself and Mr Pete Fuzzbrat

 

LoGOz - Live at The Doll @ The Black Bull Gateshead + The FuzzBrats this Friday!!!

Just to remind y'all that we will be playing at The Doll at The Black Bull in Gateshead this Friday November 28th. We will be supporting our good friends The FuzzBrats from Holland, who are on a mini UK Tour promoting their new Album 'Fuzzed Senseless'. This kicks off at 8:30pm and is £4 on the door. Come down and start the Christmas spirit early and get literally fuzzed senseless with our Dutch Grunk Rock buddies and the LoGOz crew!!! Its gonna be a cracking night!!!

Speaking of Christmas, our exclusive Festive track is taking good shape and sounding Seasonally punk-tastic. With December just around the corner some of yule may be receiving an early Christmas present, as we unload our creative sack into your stockings and blast your ears!!! Let’s hope it’s a good one ;) Stay tuned

Cheerz

Peesh

LoGOz - Masons Arms Debut Gig Review 21/11/14

The rain was indeed lashing down in Northumberland on Friday night as we made our way to Blyth for our debut gig at the Masons Arms. Even a flat tyre on the LoGOz mobile wasn’t going to dampen our spirits tonight!!! So therefore soundcheck was a bit behind schedule, we nailed a great sound thanks to Mark and Co Pilot Glenn. There wasn’t much time to mingle as the place filled up and we hit the stage just after 9pm. We kicked off with ALIENATION and blasted through the 9 tracks from the original PSYCHO RADIO Album. Plenty of good banter between songs kept the momentum going and we finished off with MEXICOLA to close the first part of our set.

After a short break Paul and myself played an exclusive mini acoustic set taking requests from the crowd. We ended up playing DEAD OR LIVING IN AMERICA and NO WIN SITUATION especially for Clemmy, and Nicky. Then new-ish apocalyptic KARMAGEDDON as well as HELLO LONELY. Then as confidence was soaring I did a mini solo slot playing a song of mine from my old band The Blisters called 'RUBY MURRAY' a nice punk pop stomp about the joys of local drinking, fighting and regret of dodgy takeaways!!! I then finished off with a cover of The Street Dogs' PUNK ROCK 'N ROLL which set us up nicely for our final set!!!

We ripped straight into LONG TIME DEAD and tore through the rest of our back catalogue of newer tracks before finishing off with a cover of the Sex Pistols classic PRETTY VACANT which went down a storm.

Another cracking night for the band and a big thanks to everyone who braved the shite weather and came down to support us we love you all!!! Big up to  Clemmy, MizziiBee and Mark Evans again, under difficult circumstances done a great job with the sound.

Cheerz

Peesh

LoGOz - Music Shack Review & Upcoming gig Friday in Blyth / Radio Show / Birthday

The dark nights are well and truly cutting in as we sped into South Shields in search of The Music Shack / Club Sandy on Saturday night. Not the easiest of venues to find, and after a detour around Morrisons car park and the sound of distant drums we reached our destination.

We caught the set of the band before us 'OneManRevival' with their cool Jimmy Eat World esque quirk rock we were warmed up nicely. We hit the stage just after 9pm. It was a great sound in there thanks to Insangel as we blasted a full on 30 minute set to our new found friends. Great turn out and reaction too for our first visit (not the last) to The Music Shack. Thanks to 'Love The Sinner' & 'WildThorn' too for cracking sets and compliments making it another memorable LoGOz gig. Big up to Phil Hughes, Rob, Sophie, MizziiBee and Do the Bartlett man. You know why guys :)

So...Back to the Future... We will be making our debut at The Masons Arms in Blyth this Friday November 21st. This will be FREE Entry. We'll be kicking off around 9pm but get down earlier and soak up the atmosphere, with banter and drinks before we smash the place (not literally). This will be a 2 set night so we look forward to showcasing the whole LoGOz back catalogue, and maybe a few exclusive acoustic tracks!! Come down and join the fun as its also my celebratory Birthday gig ssshhhh :)

Back in the present space time continuum and tonight don't forget my weekly Show ANARCHY IN THE U.S.A. is on www.radionorthumberland.com at 9pm. On tonights Show I've got some Foo Fighters, GG Allin, Blink 182, The Briefs, Blondie and lots more!! You can listen online and/ or at www.tunein.com So keep those tweets and requests coming at me @PeeshNE63 or @RNorthumberland

Thats it for now lads and lasses. See ya Saturday night. Mines a pint :)

Cheerz

Peesh