Wake up Merlin |
As a lad I went through the usual phase of being into Airfix kits. I progressed from getting blobs of glue all over the place and sticking up the wheels to turning out nerdishly well finished examples...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:02:00 PST |
In the back room. Gigs? |
There's something enormously satisfying about getting into 'a groove' in 'the studio' you hear lots of nauseatingly privileged bands whining about their trials and tribulations in 'the studio' but f...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:11:00 PST |
Engineering Days |
My dad tells the story of being dragged by his dad out of his job as a sheet metal labourer and forced to take on an apprenticeship as a toolmaker (= engineer) for less than half the pay. Our house wa...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:30:00 PST |
Good Job, Proper Job |
Some time ago I bumped into an mate, who had just given up his job as a chartered surveyor to work in a herbalist's shop. He told me about a book by George Orwell (Keep the Aspidistra Flying) whe...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:46:00 PST |
CD really is out |
Finally Lay Your Rug EP is completely finished & officially out - the cover was a labour of love - all done entirely by hand - cut (on the guillotine in the cellar), folded, embossed, glued, print...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:29:00 PST |
3 Platitudes |
When I first met Tom (better known as Mrs Cakehead) he was drummer in a band with a bunch of older blokes. They were called Victor Drago & were a bit pub rockish, but also quite offbeat & unus...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:39:00 PST |
Solfest |
Just been to Solfest in VBL bus - (see pic ) - All in all an inspiring experience although must say that the music didn't excite that much - lots of twiddly folky whispy right-on h...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:50:00 PST |
CD at last |
Finally picked up the CDs from the factory today. We couldn't decide which tracks to put on until the very last minute, but now it's done - 5 tracks. We've now got to print the covers (by hand us...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Wed, 16 May 2007 11:18:00 PST |
2nd video - No Limit |
You Tube video of us playing No Limit now up on our page. Karl has edited this one a bit & managed to get a brilliant picture of a pair of fluffy slippers shaped like wide eyed frogs (which is one...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:46:00 PST |
1st videos |
We forced the office juniors to video us rehearsing the other night and we got an hour of film. We recorded the new song last week & when it's finished it may well end up being the single. It...
Posted by VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:21:00 PST |
