Well, looks like the apocalypse may be here. Gig still on.
With due credit to the Black Swan Principle, holy crap.
Also, gig still on. Right? Right.
Bring on the rapture, we got a gig.
With due credit to the Black Swan Principle, holy crap.
Also, gig still on. Right? Right.
Bring on the rapture, we got a gig.
Ross is a true champion of Australian music and has been very kind to us over the years.
Tonight, Bill will be doing his first interview for the band!
Mr Wizard and Bill will be on from 9pm, listen in via the web.
Tonight, 9pm 8 Nov AU time
http://www.alive905.com.au/ross-fear-australian-spectrum-show/
We're driving inland to Dubbo this weekend for a show at Old Bank. Maybe that's the safest place to be after the US election.
According to our mates in the 'states, election of either candidate spells Doom, so get out and boogie with your friends in the stormcellar before the apocalypse arrives down here.
No matter who wins, no matter if the end is Nigh:
1. We're far away enough for the gig to still be on.
2. We're the home of Mad Max so we're all OK with post apocalypse lifestyle living! MMM Dogfood good!
3. I'll be snarky if the world comes before we finish mixing the new album.
4. Even if the world ends, we'll still be gigging on the smouldering pile, as long as I can find a decent soundo.
Meanwhile chuck crossbow in the back of your ute and come out to a gig. Lord Humungus just hit 'going' on facebook.
Hey Sliders.
I finally got around to doing my promised J-band blog thanks to Bassist Peter Crompton,who helped me edit and proof read.
Many of you know my personal fascination for Japanese Pop, Rock and Metal, with its no boundaries approach.
After a chat with Peter, I thought it was time I put some resources up on the web that aren't just copy and paste from wikipedia.
These musicians and their styles have influenced my writing a lot, and keep doing so.
I am constantly amazed at the skill, musicianship and passion the Japanese music scene has. We could do with a bit of that down here, in particular their audience participation.
The page will be updated as new acts come to light. If you have some time and want to see some great stuff, check out the new section here.
Keep on sliding.
Mr Wizard.
Howdy Folks. Sydney's fighting the summer heat. No. Its's spring. No. It's cold. No. It's summer.
Climate change? Nah. It's just unusually/warm/cold/cool/warm/hot/cold.
Perfectly normal.
Where was I? Oh. New Sets!
We've been back from the US for a month or so and finally had time to rehearse the new songs from the unreleased album (forget that go buy current one, go on) plus some of the tunes from Kansas City Gold that we haven't brought into the set.
This weekend we're gonna do the old school song we wrote for Millage, plus his song 'Didnt even say goodbye' - that means two old school songs coming in. First time we will have had a 12 bar in there for a few years LOL. Is it a 12 bar? Must ask Mr Wizard. Hmm.
Meanwhile, we're also bringing some of the other stuff from SC9 (unreleased) into the set.
That means adjusting the set for a whole bunch of new songs. It's Thunderdome up in here! 8 Songs enter, some songs leave!
Regular Cellar Dwellers know that creating a set list is quite the task.
Our preference is to favour the entry of new material. It keeps us fresh, it's risky and it's...er....risky.
With SC9 in the can, we did some quick maths and found 103 songs in the repertoire, 93 of ours and 10 covers. Now that's not a lot by Dylan standards, (Nobel, Nobob?), but it still means quite a bit of logistical discussion.
And about 4 hours.
From 100
to 70
to 30
and then Rosie adjusts the set.
Then we talk about it.
Then we do something different on the night.
I love it.
Will this new set construction work? Who knows! Let's find out! Woot!
WITR 89.7 FM and KKFI. Happy halloween!