Casual cover band seeks bass player! In a nutshell, we’re looking for a bass player. With the intention of a full lineup for rehearsals and maybe a few smaller gigs over the next year, we’re in need of someone to help out on bass. So far, we’ve generally made do with Pellie on bass, guitar,…

…and out with the new It’s been a while since the last post and there have been a number of reasons. Due to various private circumstances each of the band members has had to relax their schedule a little here and there – and looking back, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Recently we’ve been…

After some frustration with the current Yamaha acoustic, Pellie decided that a fuller, richer sound was required. While the ‘tinny, boxy’ sound of the old APX500ii has been featured on large number of songs so far like “Love Is A Red Dress”, “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll”, “Country Roads”, “These Boots”, “Stuck In The Middle…

Time for a little update! We’re proud to be seemingly one of the first acts who’ve covered the Rolling Stones’ latest hit, Sweet Sounds Of Heaven – at least, as a release, not a live cover. Obviously, this song would be a bit tricky given that we have one singer and one guitarist (as long…

While this year has seen a bit of a slow start from us, we’re actually quite busy behind the scenes! As previously noted, we’ve stepped away from our previous style of videos in favor of actual footage of the band. As the studio work typically isn’t filmed (or exciting to watch) we’ve come up with…

After some recent feedback about the contents of our videos, we decided to give the entire concept a bit of a new spin. How else than by giving it a good tongue-in-cheek approach! Given the limited wardrobe, sub-par camera skills and motivation fueled mainly by Jack Daniels and Baileys respectively, we set out to try…

The choice of songs always remains a focal point for a cover band, this is clear. Even in the early days before the current line-up was formed, there was a fairly broad spectrum of material considered. “We didn’t really have any commercial ambitions – or otherwise, honestly. That gave us carte blanche to do whatever…

Ody of course handles most of our drums – the animal at the kit! For this we often use another studio with much better facilities and acoustics for recording percussion instruments. While we still use a mix of shakers, tambourines, hand drums and various other bits and pieces, the core remains Ody’s right hand and…

While the music is of course the main focus, Pellie takes pride in expanding the studio’s capabilities and maintaining the equipment in use. “I think the best results come from being inspired. You don’t need the best gear to record great music. Many staples of rock history were recorded using elementary facilities”, he quipped. “I…

Pellie: “While I do have a solid state amp and a little modeler, they never see any action. I can get good cleans and massive overdrive from them, but I tend to live closer to the crunch and edge of breakup which is where I think valve amps simply perform best. Generally, my weapon of…