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O2 branded venues are almost universally sh!te, have been for a while. Overly expensive, usually poor sound, no physical ticket alternatives and a lot of them take a cut from the bands merch.. up to as much as 25%. https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-big-moon-call-out-venue-for-taking-cuts-of-merch-sales-and-announce-alternative-pop-up-store-3318896

Caught Slomosa earlier in the year supporting Stoner and they really impressed me. They have that catchy 1st QOTSA album kinda sound, will definitely be keeping an eye out for future releases for em. OG are always good fun too, can’t say I’ve ever seen them and not had a good time!

I’ve been to DF a few times now and there’s always a handful of bands that are against the grain a bit. Napalm Death, Turbonegro, Godflesh and dare I say even Om. There was an Americana type stage 1 year, not your typical stoner bands by any stretch haha! I think it’s good they do that though, gives people an opportunity to give something new a go 😄

Yeah it’s such a shame, can only hope they make it through ok. They were probably at the top of the list of must-see bands for the weekend. They’re still managing to put out new their music, so fair play to them for that!

Definitely doesn’t feel like there’s as many international bands this year compared to the 2020 lineup. Should still be a good craic, good opportunity to catch someone new!

Anybody off to Desertfest next week? Been bit of a rollercoaster with the lineup chopping and changing but seems like it’s actually going ahead!

King Buffalo’s latest album has been on constantly for me since it’s release in June!

Caught Yob at Supersonic Festival a couple years ago, their set was cut short but they were awesome regardless! Hope to catch them at Desertfest next year. Haven’t seen Monolord mentioned yet, new album on the way in October. Big Sabbs vibes from their new single, can only be a good thing!

If your order does come from within the EU, as long as it’s under £135 you shouldn’t get collared with any extra fees. Amazon charge VAT at point of purchase for UK customers on non-UK EU sites. Bought a new frying pan from Amazon.de early January and I didn’t get copped with any additional fees when it was delivered by UPS. My order was about €45 including delivery fees.

Shoulda been a lot cheaper considering you had to endure Kiss for 2 hours 😂 I’ve seen SP a few times now, last was in Cardiff a few years ago. Didn’t quite feel the same to me without Cory Henry there sadly. Though like the person above I’d definitely pay more to see a good band in an intimate venue so £50/£75 seems quite reasonable to me.

You’re in for a treat, enjoy! 😄

Went to a sort of celebration of the 50 years last night! Zakk Wylde’s “Zakk Sabbath” played in Birmingham. It was a blast, didn’t change much to the songs but just added his own flair. A fitting tribute to Brums finest!

Casino were somewhat local legends here in Brum when they were together, seen ‘em a few times and they were always on point. Never a bad show! Their guitarist is actually in the ‘phonics now, it’s Adam Zindani!

I was only a newbie to bass back then, I just thought it was step on and go. Had no clue it could do that 😂

These both are quite funky & punky I think, killer chorus on Knifeman!

Did a recording session with my old band and we all used my TU-3 to tune up to Drop-D, or so we thought. Turns out it has a function where it’ll still display it’s standard but it’s actual half tone flat. So we’d actually recorded in half a tone lower yet the tuner displayed DADGBe for everyone. Happened on a gig too, thought my brand new bass couldn’t hold it’s tuning and was knackered on its first outing!

Doesn’t half love his walnut and maple! Wonder if I’ll get a peek of it at Desertfest this year! 😄