Last week was sweet - my first review for Bearded Magazine went online with no major changes from the live editor so that was a good start. On Tuesday what was supposed to be a short night out to see Linda Harrison and Grainne O play at The Boileroom turned into a jaunt that finally put me in bed at 4am...I got up at 8am. Urrrrrgh! Still, I felt pretty proud that I'd managed to get up and get stuff done. I also made some cool new friends so all was well. Thankfully Wednesday was pretty quiet, but I managed to get some free tickets to see The Cribs from our producer, Adi so I went up to Kentish Town to see them on Thursday night. I fucking love that band - they've literally NEVER WRITTEN A BAD SONG and now they've got Johnny Marr...oh...put it this way, the whole set was like one long ridiculous orgasm for yours truly. Not only did that happen on Thursday, but on the way to the gig I found out I've got an interview and live review of The Joy Formidable and Passion Pit on the 31st - win! On Friday, as you already know, we were in the studio finishing off Surround…all good vibes so far…we’re just mixing and working on a “radio edit” and other such industry schmindustry bullcrap. THEN on Friday I went up to Edinburgh to see my little brother and my parents. Life is good!
Tonight we’re auditioning a new drummer – fingers, toes, eyes, ears and legs crossed that he fits the bill. I’m sick to death of looking for a new ‘un.
Tomorrow we’re off really, really, really early (Jake included for what will REALLY be the last time ever) to Milton Keynes to cut a live track for Yamaha which will go on their podcast which, apparently, a few people listen to. Good vibes, I guess.
This Friday I’m reviewing The Drums at Koko in Camden. Heard a few tracks of theirs on Come Pick Me Up way back in June and sort of forgot about them. Managed to get a copy of their Summertime! EP early the other week and it’s superlative. Something fishy has to be going on…it’s so rare for a band to actually live up to the hype, but they seem to be doing it. Here’s a live video of them:
Sorry if this blog has been a bit more about friends and other people I admire and not so much about Arcady, but there’s lots more to come. Besides, friends and family make the world go round. IndigO2 next week. Whoop!
Must dash.
Love you…especially you Free Peace,
Charlie. xxx
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