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11/05/08
You may see me about Brighton and the south east over the coming months, soaking up those rays through a full winter coat. It’s just the kind of guy I am. On a serious note though, it’s been so chuffing well hot these last few days – this morning felt like waking up in a tent at Glastonbury at 9 in the morning after mainlining Trill the night before with the singer from the Pidgeon Detectives – yes, THAT good!!! Lovely weather, by the way.
Anyway, I don’t want a repeat of the fucking artrocker night a week or so back. Please, Brighton, PLEASE!!! ...you can do better than that. For starters, the ‘List will be ripping it up at 12 in the afternoon outside Brighton library (yes, you heard it right – Jubilee Square, literally outside the new Brighton Library) ...on the 15th of May. That evening we’ll also be doing the Revenge club (apparently playing on a penis-shaped stage – arf!!!) ...The next day (the 16th) we have an afternoon showcase with Moshi Moshi Records at 2 in the afternoon at the Albert, then I have two solo shows, first at PoNaNa (at around 8), then a really, really late one at the Komedia around 1am. See you there, and there, and there, and there… and there!
TW
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Grill Mackerel with Toasted Garlic Butter....
...smells amazing when it’s cooking downstairs. The new Chap album, ‘Mega Breakfast’, out this month, is, um, amazing! Buy it. There’s a couple of new tunes up on their myspace for perusal – ‘Ethnic Instrument’ and ‘Fun and Interesting’ Brilliant.
I May Be 24 Now...
30/04/08: But I Still Fucking Hate Jim Davidson… So, I’m 24 today!! Whatever. I’d like to take this pivotal moment in my life to start a Jim Davidson thread on the Myspace Blog Or rather, an ANTI-Jim Davidson thread. Ha, and ummm, HA! So, I think we’re agreed – the guy’s a fucking reptiloid. Also, just a little question of free speech here – how come so many people are censored on youtube/myspace and have their postings edited/withdrawn, when out-and-out racists like Sir Jiminy Cricket (and Manning and…..et-shitting-cetera) are allowed to broadcast their small-minded, backward race-babble to the world?!! Please do not let his appearance in your town go without a hitch (he’s touring a new ‘show’ right now). The man is vermin, and needs to be treated as such. His (and others’) plight against the true integration of all races into this country is a pressing, worrying issue, and can be brushed under the carpet no more.
01/05/08: So the issue is more prescient than even I first thought. This whole thing brings up so many debates that really need to be had. Yes, Jim Davidson himself isn’t particularly dangerous per se – it’s the people taking what comes out of his mouth as verbatim and applying that to their reality that worry me. Myself and Alex used to work with a particularly racist individual, and when we finally came to hear a Jim Davidson tape some years later (which I bought for a ‘laugh’ at a petrol station – tee-hee!), it was like peering into the inside of this fellas brain – just the same hackneyed, small-minded observations, passed down from generation to generation. Don’t want to get heavy, but at this point it’s a good idea to check out Genesis P. Orridge’s thoughts on the matter – “if humans are going to evolve any further, we need to get rid of this binary make-up, black and white, male and female – the need to attack what is different” – go to youtube and type in “soft focus” then follow the links to the Genesis P interviews. Amazing stuff, though it is RATHER heavy, and a bit of a digression from our original point. Anyway, I don’t think the argument is about free speech/free country (which would surely be the angle JD would take).......the point is, the younger generations growing up right now just don’t hold his archaic, backward, racist, and ultimately wrong views. He is simply out of date! Who’s the “Grandad”?
TW
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4 Days Away From 24
26/04/08: Firstly, there are some fresh shots recently posted here: kymmo.com of ESP playing at Lyon In Rock (click on gallery then festivals) and Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, at the end of last year (click on gallery then concerts) Very lush indeed.
Secondly, I am currently watching E.T. – hey, it’s a Saturday afternoon!!! Anyway, on the subject of 80’s things (I’d forgotten both how crap the effects are, and how scary Drew Barrymore was as a kid actor!) ...ESP have been asked to contribute a cover of an 80’s song to a compilation, the exact details of which I don’t know at this moment. Any ideas – bearing in mind the only guidelines are that it has to be a song from the 80’s?! Post your suggestions on the Myspace Blog
Europe Has It Right/ESP EP
22/04/08: They do, believe me. In every way. It is just such a pleasure, on every level, to play on the continent. Apart from great venues and even greater crowds, we had the best meal of the tour in Lyon, on our day off. A small Italian place next to our hotel, me and Al opted for the Roquefort, apple and walnut salad, and we weren’t dissapointed. The waiter even got his bass out from behind the bar when he realised we were a band (photo) The shows weren’t bad either.
We had an absolute stonker in Vienna (Lyon, too) ....and supporting Ian Brown again was great, not to mention Matt and Damo stepping up to the 3-piece challenge at The Bataclan like true professionals (photos) After which we sprinted across town to be reunited with Al and play our own little headliner at Le Showcase. Brilliant. Can’t wait to go back in the autumn.
More photos in the Gallery HERE thanks to Damo Waters.
Also, and this is a very tenuous tit-bit, me and Alex have begun preparations for the next intallment of ESP-ness. At present, the plan is to issue an EP of brand new material in the autumn, with a bunch of touring to accompany, followed by our fourth (!!!) LP proper. Currently un-titled, the EP will certainly feature new live-favourite ‘Things Snowball’ and ‘We Don’t Need To Fight Anymore’, as heard on our myspace.
On a completely different note, we (myself and Chris T-T) are in the process of organising our May/June tour. The dates are up on both our myspaces, and we’ll be looking for floors/spare rooms to kip on/in where possible. If anyone’s feeling kind enough to help out, do not hesitate to contact me at my Myspace or the ESP Myspace Anyone providing a floor/bed will get as many guestlist places as they need at whichever shows they wish.
Many thanks,
TW
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