So Saturday saw quite a busy day for us. First up was a trip out Walsall way to JJM studios for a meeting with a chappy called Leon for the Surface Unsigned competition which we have unwittingly decided to enter. We got lost on route as A: I was driving, B: I don't have satellite navigation, and C: Walsall is a maze of crazy junctions, traffic lights and multiple lanes. We got there eventually however and watched a motivational video which made me question the true reason people want to be in a band, but still, we booked ourselves into the competition and our first competition gig will be at the Flapper in Brum on April 11th, exciting. We've got tickets so scream if you want to go faster... I mean, holler if you want to come watch us "rock in" (in the words of the man from Copperhead in the video).
After driving home and a couple of hours respite, we headed back out, this time for our gig in Oakengates at the launch of a new rock/alternative night at Eden nightclub. Sadly, nothing seemed to go to plan and it ended up us not playing (or any other acts for that matter) due to the small problem of their being no P.A system. D'oh! Thanks must go to Ol' Man Smash at the Smash Rooms for hooking us up with some mic stands at short notice, but all in vain. We did consider a mime set but decided against it out of common decency. We did however take the opportunity to continue our fast food odyssey earlier in the evening by making a trip into TFC (Tender Fried Chicken, surely not copyright infringement in any way) for some tasty treats. I had chicken nuggets and chips. The nuggets were very hot and were some of the best reconsitituted chicken parts I've had in ages. Can't fault them. Lucy had the same, Robert declined food as he had already eaten. Back at the club it was clear that we weren't going to be able to play so we packed up. Rob and Lucy headed off but I stayed around for my DJ set which was enjoyable and saw me play some old favourites (which may have been a little self-indulgent) like Taking Back Sunday and Hell is for Heroes. It was a busy night, just a shame about the bands not being able to play, so sorry to anyone who came especially for the live music!
Back to the present. Chew Lips released their album (physically) today so I popped into HMV to bag myself a copy, as did the Lucy Brown. It's cracking, image Karen O fronting some minimalist electro and you'd be on the right lines. Here's the video for current single Play Together:
