45 rpm

Here comes a seven-inch 45rpm double-A-side single; its a special limited edition issue. This a first look at the sleeve art.
This is a cd-sized paper pre-production mock-up, to test the layout, the full size one is being printed now... 
The main image is made up from the lyrics by the remarkable
mybrokenart.co.uk . 

It will be available for pre-order via bandcamp in a few weeks.

Electric and Live

Psyching-Out at Night and Day's Showcase 25 May 2014: Set List

Girl On The Roof

Checkered Land

Only Everything

Love

The Wargame

Chalk Circle

There's No One There

New drummer Pete, two practices in and then a gig. 
Fearless and confident, but that's because he's good. 
Welcome.                                                

Kevin, relaxed and ready - the Bass Rock  - poised with plectrum in mouth, ready to rumble rib-cages with the low notes.      








Thanks to Night and Day for having us, sound engineer Jimmy (monitor sound was great first time) and to the people that turned out to see us. Much appreciated. 

Next one scheduled is this... 
and we can't wait:

                                                                                             

Night and Day

We're playing a showcase at Manchester's Night and Day on 25 May (Bank Holiday Sunday) it's free to get in and doors are at eight pm.

And, we will have a different drummer: Many thanks to Raoul for occupying the drum chair since August last year. He is a multi-instrumentalist and is concentrating on his solo projects, so, come and say hello to Pete.

It's sounding good.

Night and Day has been putting on live music for decades, but is now under threat because of a Noise Abatement Notice arising from a complaint by one neighbour who moved in next door to Night and Day last year and thinks its too noisy. This is a completely ludicrous situation. There is a petition if you want to get involved in making sure a piece of Manchester's musical history stays live Here Support live music.

Live - There's No One There - The Speed Of Sound

There's No One There is a strangely uplifting anthem of misery and angst, written in 1983 it predates The Speed Of Sound and has been in the live set since the beginning. The world can be a dark place, but when the tide is too strong just concentrate on staying afloat and never worry about something you can't do anything about etc, etc, etc. Enough of that – play the song now:

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There's No One There

It seems there's nothing I can depend on

There's no one I can rely on
I can't even try to escape
I know I'm trapped and I know I'm alone
There's no one there, there's no one there

I can't do anything in the state I'm in
It'd help to talk but no one's listening
I know I'm slowly losing my mind
I know I'm trapped and I know I'm alone
There's no one there, there's no one there

Depressions's got a hold on me
Nothing I can do can set me free
I can't even try to escape
I know I'm trapped I'm on my own
There's no one there, there's no one there

There's no way out of this abyss, there's no escape from this dream-scape
There's no release from this quagmire, there's no rescue because the fates conspire
There's no one there, there's no one there

There's no way out of this abyss, there's no escape from this dream-scape
There's no release from this quagmire, there's no rescue because the fates conspire
There's no one there, there's no one there

It seems there's nothing I can depend on
There's no one I can rely on
I can't even try to escape
I know I'm trapped and I know I'm alone
There's no one there, there's no one there                                                  
                                       John Armstrong August 1983

Scootfest 2014

Scootfest 2014, the poster is out.
Get it in the diary.
New venue, same excellent organisation. A real pleasure to be playing this one again.

Video trailer

57 seconds trailer for What's The Alternative... Greater Manchester Fringe on Sunday 27 July 2014.
Watch it here
UPDATE:
GMFringe rules mean it has to be ticketed and charged so its now £1 entry not free as per the video - pay on the door

two for the diary

Up-coming gigs:
27 July The Kings Arms Salford
An all dayer (and part of Greater Manchester Fringe)
What's the Alternative...

We have a fantastic line up:
The Getsettes from Blackpool

Four piece. 60's influenced. Rhythhm and Blues. 

Have a listen on Soundcloud here


Millie Manders from London

Millie is as off the wall off the stage as she is on it. A bubbly and bright singer songwriter from South London who writes punchy, punky, bouncy rock pop songs that get you on your feet and moving. Scratch the surface though and lyrically her tough upbringing and life experiences can be felt too.

Her website is here

The Repeat Offenders from Ayelsbury

They're The Stone Roses meet The Rolling Stones with an Oasis attitude with Richard Ashcroft vibe to even things out. Their website is here.

The Speed Of Sound from Manchester (yes, that's us)

Music vs The World said we are "a merger between Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Lou Reed."
You can read the whole piece here if you like.

The Swiines from Nottingham

The Swiines with two 'i's, no decriptions, just let the music speak - seat-belt fastening is advised.

Their website is here

And
The excellent Rock And Roll Lounge DJs will be providing the music before, between, and after the bands

You can get a taster of what might get spun from their sets on Mixcloud here
DJ-ig starts at 2pm bands on from 5pm

As you can see this is going to be quite a day.



and
14th September
We're playing Scootfest at Haslingden Cricket Ground with The Rics, The Getsettes and The Polite Society Rossendale 60's Festival. Their blog is here.