Leonard Smalls

I've managed to do some stuff... But just wondering how strictly we have to stick to some of the rules? It's not like like I've done something heinous, like pan pipes. But I've produced a Drum'n'Jazz (or Jazz'n'Bass?) epic which is about 18 seconds over 5 minutes. As it's obviously a great work of art it can't be edited as that would compromise its integrity 😁 What does the Great Hive Mind think? There's lots of fretless bass in it and it goes like the clappers!

Nowt to do with faith... The band were formed in Leeds, Yorkshire. And in the traditional Yorkshire way none of us have removed our wallets from our trousers since that fateful time in 1986!

Eric!

Turn to Fred - Killing Joke

Flowers of Romance - PiL

This is no. 2! Raph and our new drummer, Bob, did a couple as Terminal Rage...

Luckily, our singer was in the New FADs who seen to still have a manic following, including 6Music DJs, and our drummer was in the Utahs back when they were still a band. So we're hoping for a bit of queue jumping and lots of airplay! Not expecting much money, as we don't have any physical product. Hoping for a couple of dancey festivals too...

Just had confirmation that us punkyfunky band is playing Rebellion!

We recorded a 5 track 1/2 hour mini album, got our mate Jez from the Utah Saints to help us mix it. Then our guitarist's son produced short promo vids which we're doing the drip feed thing with on the various socials... We've set up streaming release dates, have contacted 30+ journos plus 6Music DJs, and may even stoop so low as to play a gig. Anyone got any more ideas to guarantee some form of musical world domination? We've done gigs in daft costumes, and none of us touch weed (or any other drugs barring a sneaky Mezcal), even though we're called Weeds (we're even so trendy we don't have a "The"!) Here's the first promo vid to poke fun at, featuring Pierre, a Belgian performance artist:

My end is not dusty!

Had our nearest gig to home last night, at the Assembly Rooms in Ludlow with Kidderminster's finest, Humdrum Express... Sound was good, we were above average - nobody even threatened us! It was our drummer's last gig so we were out to have some fun - this was helped by a large Jim Beam on mounting the stage. We also did our longest set for a while, a whole 55 minutes including two covers (our Magazine tinged version of Dead Kennedy's "Moon Over Marin" and the Cameo mash=up of Penetration's classic "Don't Dictate) - there were a few OG punks singing along raucously to these as advancing years had stopped the stage diving... I even did a whole 2 minute reverby bass solo as intro to our first song (mainly cos Mr Guitar had gone for a piddle so had to cover!). gear was ACG Recurve, Helix, BBEPre/DBX compressor, Crown power and Markbass 4x10. Boots were MotoMartin bike boots, trousers by Indian Project, home-time dram was a rather fine Machrie Moor cask strength.

First gig of the year, tonight in that great metropolis, Ludlow!

Curry up Harry - Sham 69

Kebabtraume - Deutsch Amerikansche Freundschaft

(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais - The Clash

man with the horn - Miles Davis

I've done this before, on both hands! And before playing I used superglue. Worked fine...

Good to Go - Trouble Funk

Autobahn - Kraftwerk

Aye... Unfortunately I only had £500 so had to make do with the Wal. 😁 I suspect that if I'd bought the Alembic either their Security Team would have had me liquidated for all the scuffs and fluorescent paint in the nooks and crannies, or they'd have re-released Stan's "If this bass could only talk " with a pic of my Alembic as "worn" as my Wal is!

I bought a Crown 2 channel PA amp for around £350. Bridges to 1500W into 4 ohms... Been faultless in 4 years - only slight downside is you need to get a bridged speakon lead, or just use bare wire across the channels...

Wheels of Steel - Saxon

Aye! back in '91ish when I went to Allbang and Strummit (RIP!) in Covent Garden they had 3 beautiful 2nd hand basses... There was a Jaydee for £400, a Wal custom for £500 and an Alembic Series 1 at £600... I loved 'em all with the Alembic and Wal being very close and the Jaydee just behind. But the fact that the bank loan I'd got was for £500 and I had no extra meant I bought the Wal!

Doin' the sgian-dubh - Betty Boo

if you leaf me now - Chicago Cheese Band