You know when you see a picture and a comparison instantly pops into your head?
Damn morlocks!!
Photos from PHV Unplugged
Published on January 24, 2012
Really happy with the shots that have come through from PHV Unplugged, where I played last Thursday at Oranges, Ashford.
Radio Recordings
Published on January 20, 2012
Recently I was a featured guest on AHBS Community Radio with Phil Thorne and Steve Monk.
They very kindly sent me the chopped up recordings of my performances on the show, so I thought I’d put them up for you…
I Want You to Want Me (with updated vernacular)
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Sympathy for Dan Blood (With Phil Thorne & Steve Monk on backing “woo’woos”)
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Appearance on Rock Hard! AHBS Community Radio 107.1FM Ashford
Published on January 11, 2012
This may only be available for a limited time, but this is the recap of the radio show I played in last night.
I appear at 119minutes 38seconds and 244minutes 30seconds
Didn’t have a kazoo with me, annoyingly; I also have no aspirations to be a radio presenter, so no need to criticize my communication skills ;)
Performed 1Sympathy for Dan Blood with the help of Phil Thorne and Steve Monk singing Woo Woo in the background, and 2my updated vernacular version of Cheap Trick’s I Want You To Want Me
Training
Published on January 10, 2012
Hoping to do several 10km runs this year with a view to moving it up a notch next year.
I’ve been trying out the Endomondo android app, and this is the run I got in before the battle of the bands last Thursday
Go my last full mile down to 9 minutes 20 seconds, which I’m pretty happy with!
Is it uncool to appear happy these days?
Published on January 10, 2012
Last Thursday I helped to judge a heat of L!STEN; a music competition being hosted at The Windmill Inn, Ashford, at moment.
The competition is running every first Thursday of the month until June where there will be a final. I believe there are performance opportunities available for the winner, along with radio interviews, etc…
But last Thursday was a heat just for “young songwriters”. It was a little disappointing to see that two acts and a judge had dropped out of the competition, but KMFM’s Adam Dowling and I (the judging panel) enjoyed it none the less. But I have to ask… why don’t people like being happy when they perform?
The songs performed, all original pieces, were all pretty well written, but they were full of melancholy and woe, break ups, sadness and general angst.
Can someone please cheer up the youth of today?
I am very much looking forward to the next heat, this competition has only just got started.
The Windmill Inn: battle of the bands
Published on December 30, 2011
I have been invited to judge a charity battle of the bands at The Windmill Inn in Willesborough, Ashford.
The first heat will be on Thursday 5th January from 8pm. The events will be on the first Thursday of each month; the final will be held in June.
I’m hoping to bring an element of actual fairness to the judging of this competition, where many local battle of the bands have a tendency to be run by friends who vote for their friends rather than being objective.
Testing WordPress app
Published on December 21, 2011
I have joined the 21 century and got myself an android phone..
So this is progress? I like it.
Music Update
Published on December 20, 2011
Between things going well at my day job, things being busy at home and Christmas making everything a lot more mental than usual, I’ve not been keeping to my intended schedule of regular updates!
On 18th December (The Acoustic Incarnation Of) Know Your Enemy performed on the Band Stand in Ashford Town Centre for AHBS Community Radio. The performance was full of weather related PR problems and worn-equipment related technical difficulties, but it was a grand old laugh.
Photograph by my Dad, Alan Blood, who was visiting for the day with my mum… this was a rare opportunity for them to see me perform in a familiar environment!
On live radio, guitarists’ hands went blue and struggled on, microphone cables went BANG! and yet we continued on and got plenty of laughs from the small crowd we gathered up.
I’ll be trying to get a copy of the audio from our performance.. although from my experience, trying to get a recording from a radio station is harder than blood from a stone. We’ll see…
Coming up in the new year, I’ve been invited to judge a battle of the bands to be hosted over at The Windmill Inn in Willesborough, Ashford. I’ll keep you posted on that.