LÃ«if - Guitar Tech - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Hello, my name is Leif Bodnarchuk. Yes, that's my real name, it's a mixture of Icelandic and Ukrainian, but I must admit I know little about either.
I'll work for your band or fix your gear, just don't ask me questions like "what's the best flanger?", "what's a flanger?" or "how long is the ferry?"
I prefer to work for dedicated musicians only, not wannabes or hacks with 80s and 90s attitudes.
If you've ever used words such as "downsizing" or "edgy" in any other context than jest, please don't contact me.
IF YOU'RE IN A BAND AND YOU NEED SOME HELP OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE, DON'T JUST SEND ME A FRIEND REQUEST.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN PROMOTING YOUR BAND UNLESS I KNOW YOU OR LIKE YOU. THAT COULD GET EMBARASSING.

My Interests

Music:

After so many years, I will revert to my original three main courses... Dead Kennedys, The Primitives, The Wedding Present. A HUGE salad of Green Day, a generous portion of Darling Buds, a gallon of AC/DC, a few quarts of Ween, a jug of The Cure, a couple of pints of Mojo Nixon and Reverend Horton Heat, a glass or two of Van Halen, a few tipples of Led Zeppelin, Madonna and The Hives. And no night could be complete without some cocktails of Superchunk, The Vandals, Spinal Tap, MotÃ¶rhead, Little Richard, The Donnas, Goldfrapp, Duran Duran and of COURSE, any band who employs me.

Movies:

Exorcist, LOTR, porn, John Waters' films, just about anything with Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell.

Television:

Saturday Night Live, Trailer Park Boys, Family Guy, Simpsons, South Park, Chapelle's show, Alan Partridge, My Name Is Earl, League Of Gentlemen, The Office (not familiar with UK version)
Shows my wife likes, so long as I'm really really high....

Heroes:

War Veterans

My Blog

All further blogs

All my blogs from now, until further notice, can be found at....leif's blogmake sure to bookmark it!...
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:37:00 PST

Going on tour again

I'm not sure off the top of my head, how many times I've been back and forth over the atlantic this year, but my carbon footprint must be nothing short of sinful and excessive. If someone in Canada wo...
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:20:00 PST

First blog in ages

This is my first blog in a dog's age. Nothing much is happening, except I am doing some "man's work" in the basement of our house. I'm making a play room and I'm doing it almost all by myself, so the ...
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:03:00 PST

In The Studio

Monday morning, straight from Leipzig, Germany, via Calais and Dover, we're in London. The band are recording some B-sides and I'm in the live room as I type... a-tunin' and a-tunin'. Such is my life....
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:41:00 PST

Japan

I am absolutley shattered. 9 hours ahead of Blighty, 14 hours ahead of home, jetlag doesn't begin to describe the current state of mind.Just had a shy 3 hour nap, going out for dinner, I sincerely hop...
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:19:00 PST

TERROR FATIGUE

You have to be fucking kidding me... Terror Fatigue... What fucking idiot came up with that term and why on earth is a supposedly learned media (BBC) even entertaining such a BULLSHIT term?Terror.Fati...
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:26:00 PST

The Primitives

As I posted in an earlier bulletin, I came across some Primitives mp3s online today. As it happens, I actually own an album (or two?) of theirs, so I don't feel bad about downloading songs.For me, The...
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:10:00 PST

To Tour Or Not To Tour

The following is an article from my websiteIn an ideal world, I would like to be home with my family and be able to serve my customers as they are MY customers and I would like to build more of a rapp...
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:35:00 PST

Flake

We were kinda high on the bus last night and were reminiscing about the Cadbury's Flake ad; more to the point, we were mocking the theme tune. Do you remember it?Only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolat...
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:17:00 PST

Belfast

Still 'ere!This is the second time in Belfast in as many months and it's strange to be away for so long, then back so quickly. I like Belfast and I have so many friends and aquaintances here and alway...
Posted by Lëif - Guitar Tech on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:33:00 PST