Stress

Right now, I feel awful. I don't normally feel awful, but there are a few things that really really fuck me off.

and what's fucking me off right now? The fact that niether of my house mates will do any FUCKING CLEANING! Having a house in a mess really stresses me out, I mean, really fucking stresses me out. I can't concentrate unless I hide in my room and pretend it's not there. But do either of my housemates give a shit about this? Clearly not, because despite asking nicely, whining like a bitch, complaining a lot, telling them to do it directly, and shouting at them, one has fucked off to do coursework and the other is sitting in the longue doing fuck all.

They had a band practice this weekend, so understandably they couldn't do much cleaning, and the house got in a mess with the extra people and the lack of time to tidy. BUT one person had time to make a fucking roast dinner, and leave shit all over the kitchen in the process, and when I got home today they were both dicking about. Leaving my PA on, wasting electricity and leaving the band room as a fucking shit tip.

I Hope this rant will make them realise how much this gets to me.

I FUCKING HATE MESS. SO FUCKING CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSLEVES!

When I come home I want to be able to relax, and I cannot relax in this shithole.

this blog is not the blog it was supposed to be

but fuck you.

I don't care.

So, I was thinking while sat in the Hello Digital thing I went to this morning (between lectures - I am that hardcore) that blogs aren't really blogs, but columns. Just like the ones in the paper, and increasingly so, they are replacing columns. In many ways they are much better, you can find the column that is perfect for you, not just the shitty one clarkson is writing this week. Each blog has a beautifully unique style and content, so there's one out there for everyone and everything. 

One problem - they're free. No one profits from them (except the host site) people use them as shops and adverts of course, but there's no reward for the actual content. 

So where does that leave us? In my eyes, with a completely open and non-exclusive community spanning the whole world. 

Sweet.

What If Punk Never Happened

So, first up, Props to rob @ Ihaveclones.com for linking this first

I have just been to see The King Blues and I know the PUNK WILL NEVER DIE

So long as we have have inpirational bands like themselves amazing support act the Skint, and even the highly impressive brum lads Tempting Rosie then I will be happy sleeping knowing that somewhere out there are people that are those that make the nessesary changes.

I suppose I am the kind of person they hate, I'm love punk, I 'am' Punk, but I do fuck all, I'm far too lazy! So thank fuck for all the bands that Itch namechecks, and of course for current UK Punk bands.

And I mean PUNK bands, roots back in the old school, but putting a spin on things that makes it their own. If you have no idea what I'm on about, chances are you never will.

So, in my rambling way I move on to those bands which I think every person that thinks of themselves needs to know about.

Old...

Crass

Minor Threat

Operation Ivy

Agnostic Front

Sick of it All

Madball

Ramones

Oldish...

No Comply

Lightyear

Refused

Rancid

NOFX

F-Minus

Fucked Up

NOW...

The King Blues

Sonic Boom Six

The Skint

Failsafe

The Mercury League (or whatever they're calling themselves these days...)

don't tell me what bands I've missed, I'm sure there's loads, and most importantly, listen to the last lot. If you don't I don't like you.

Oh yeah, and read Last Hours mag. it's good.

bye bye, and sorry for not being able to structure my rants.

maybe that's part of the charm?

Pay to Play - fucktarded

Yeah, so my friends band asked me to play drums for them for a gig.

The gig they were playing was for a colleague as a favour as the night needed another band.

After hearing very little about the gig they were told hours before the details (location, times, little bits like that) and that in order to play they would have to bring their own gear, or pay to hire the gear that was there...

I think any of you reading this would think at this point "Fuck this" and I agree.

It worked out that we played, the members of the band have to work with the promoter in the future, and the hire costs were £30 between 3 bands (although it was charged per person rather than band) so not too much to worry about. 

However, the simple principle of having to pay for gig seems riduculous. I'm sure you all agree.

BUT

How many of you have play a Surface Unsigned gig? How many have sold tickets for a venue without seeing any of the money? How many have you have worked your ass of to get your mates to a gig only to see no credit or reward?

STOP FUCKING PAYING!!!!

Allucinere paid the £25 entry fee into Surface Unsigned two years ago, we brought over 30 people to the first show @ £5 a ticket, all pre-sold. We brought over 25 people to the next show @ £6 a tickets. We saw none of that money once SU got hold of it, and we recieved nothing, not even a fair judging system. We gave them over £300! For two gigs... We could've held two gig on our own, and used that money to record another 3 songs to make our EP an Album. But it was wasted.

My advice - Anyone ever asks you to pay - SAY NO!

This industry is shitty enough without giving the money you are earning to a fucking company! 

PS - this is not a dig at the promotor, he was only trying to re-coop his loses, and the gig was free. I got a free pint out of it, and the gig was fun, this post is about trying to stop shitty companies and asshole promoters fucking bands over. It's bad enough the record companies are doing it...