Hello
Merry Christmas one and all. hope everyone gets what they want and there is a good end to the year for you
Looking back at this year there has been a lot of great personal achievement for myself. Highlights including DJing at T in
the park and oasis' vip area at hampden park amongst many other gigs. i have worked with some great bands this year
and wish every one of them every success for 2006 and beyond. it has been really good seeing bands that i have worked with
early on going on to some success
During 2005 I started 2 clubnights: the now defunct NME-endorsed "Tuesday Club" at Tom Tom which was a place to see 3-sometimes
more great bands from around the world a night for free with cheap drinks to start your week
I am now involved at the Butterfly and the Pig/Buff Club with the clubnight "Cigarettes and F**k All". A night going from
strength to strength at this moment in time with big things planned for the very near future
a big thank you to everyone that has helped me along this year, i have met some great people in many places, you know who
you are
Of course there have been some lows, 2 of them in very recent times. They have all been sorted now. 2006 is definetly going to be
a great year, I have many things planned, the details will be out in January.
A quick reminder of some gigs i have coming up
All at the Buff club/B and P and All are FREE entry
dec 22 Thee Comrades and one TBC
dec 29 One year anniversary of me doing clubnights...best of 2005 singles plus some bands etc
Jan 19th im proud to present to you Rosemary plus special guests the People (moved gig)
Jan 26th Vincent Vincent and the Villians plus the exclusive Arctic Monkeys album playback
www.myspace.com/theecomrades
www.myspace.com/rosemarymusic
www.myspace.com/thepeoplemusic
www.vincentvincentandthevillians.com
www.arcticmonkeys.com
Other myspace accounts
www.myspace.com/MAEVEOBOYLE
www.myspace.com/vivastereo
www.myspace.com/jonnyandtherobots
www.myspace.com/skythecode
www.myspace.com/tinrokit
This will probably be the last newsletter of this year, i hope you have enjoyed reading them as i have had making them!
The new website should...im using the term lightly be arriving jan/feb
i will probably still be saying that in a review of 2006
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Christmas Download Supports SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health)
Deacon Blue frontman and solo artist, Ricky Ross, is donating the proceeds of his new Christmas download track to SAMH. The track, ¡®Wandering the World¡¯, is available from Wednesday 21 December and is exclusive to the official Ricky Ross and Deacon Blue websites: www.rickyross.com
www.deaconblue.com
Its not the first time Ricky has supported SAMH. In August of this year, he took part in a tribute gig in Oran Mor, which raised awareness of mental health issues and raised money for SAMH.
Ricky Ross said:
"Recently I have been made painfully aware of mental health issues and how they can affect people so severely. It is great to know that an organisation like SAMH is there to help. I try to put a Christmas present on my website every year but this year I am asking people to make a ?2 donation to SAMH every time they download this Christmas song, which was one of the extra tracks from my last album."
All proceeds from the track will be used to continue the work that SAMH does to support people who experience mental health and related problems.
Charlie McMillan, SAMH Director of Policy, said:
"We are delighted that Ricky Ross has chosen to donate the proceeds of his track to SAMH. Christmas can be a very difficult time for some people who may feel alone, are homeless, are experiencing mental health problems, or some other form of distress. We've found through our One In Four CD that music is a great way of raising awareness of mental health problems. By choosing SAMH, Ricky is not only helping to do this, but is also generating funds which will help us to support people who are experiencing mental health problems and other forms of social exclusion."
Deacon Blue will headline Glasgow¡¯s Hogmanay celebrations in George Square. It¡¯s a first for the band and will kick off their tour programme for 2006.
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Scotloads the first digital distribution site devoted entirely to promoting Scottish musicians is now live
If you are interested in having your music on the Scotloads site go to www.scotloads.co.uk/index.php and click on Artist
Join Here where you can register, read through the Master License Agreement and start uploading your music.
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Still haven't checked out Lofi Rehearsals? Until the end of January 2006 we are giving new customers a 25% discount on
their first 3 hour rehearsal. That?s ?18 for 3 hours, peak time! Been to Lofi and know a band who haven?t? Get them to
book a 3 hour rehearsal with us, and we?ll give you both 25% off! We are Glasgow City Centre?s newest and best rehearsal
complex. 6 brand new air conditioned rooms, all equipped with the same, brand new, top of the line gear. And don?t forget
the freebies: FREE live CD and tape recording facilities, FREE broadband internet access, and FREE storage lockers for
block bookers. Check us out at www.lofi.co.uk, or come in and look around at 20 Anchor Lane, George Square, Glasgow G1 2HW
(opposite main bus, rail and subway links). Have a great Christmas and New Year!
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Jockrock (.org) have finally changed to a login system in an attempt to make the place more friendly, lets hope it works
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The ESP Music Rentals website has recently been updated to reflect
additional equipment for hire. Please find the link below.
www.esp-musicrentals.co.uk
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Support this gig below
'A Very Robotic Christmas', which is on at Oran Mor on
22 December
All profits are going to the Kilbryde Hospice Appeal, so it's for a very good cause!
Tickets are 4 quid,
It's basically a huge party for anyone who feels like coming
along and helping out the appeal. The gig starts at 8pm sharp.
should be wild - we did a similar thing last year and it was legendary!
Jonny and the Robots
How to Swim
The Child Echo
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Drummer needed for Stinky Munchkins, who are...A black cowboy hat disco explosion, bedecked in feedback, cowbells and vintage car horns. A touch of the carnival, a taste of the old time music hall. Sparkling day-glo surfaces conceal festering spikes and dank dirty corners. Stinky Munchkins are soft art-rock, warrior pop, a contortion of spastic stage moves and a penchant for leaving the stage to mess with their audience, kinda like a Sonic Youth remix of Miami Vice, all the best Prince songs being sung by Iggy and the Stooges, Alice Cooper singing Super Trouper.
if that in any way appeals, you can hear some of our music on our website www.stinkymunchkins.com... if you like it / are interested in having a chat or hearing more ... send us an email (stinkymunchkins_info@easy.com) or phone duggy on 551 8543.
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=== === BAND NEWS === ===
ADRIANA news
Daily Record Hot 100 The Daily Record's annual "Hot 100" was printed today, with Adriana straight in at Number 18!
Not bad, eh?! Check it out here...
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/therazz/tm_objectid=16504336&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=hot-100-hottest-scots-name_page.html
Adriana's final date of 2005 will be at Elboroom in Glasgow's West End on 29th December, with support kindly provided by Mike Smith.
=== === A CHRISTMAS REMIXE === ===
Download free mp3 single - Grungle Bells (Ghost of Christmas Present) from www.deathstar4.com
Edinburgh rock band Death Star 4's first single is a seasonal snarl at the greedy ¨C the band¡¯s response to Christmas in the 21st century. With a thundering bass n drum riff under a growling vocal, it ain't Frosty the Snowman! Play it LOUD!
Death Star 4 are Ewan Drysdale (formerly with Goodbye Mr McKenzie), Willie Pettigrew (original member of Blues'n'Trouble), Roy Pettigrew and marc marnie (better known for his skill behind a camera lens).
The web site's also got other groovy stuff to amuse you - photos, rough cuts - and its own comic strip.
=== === FESTIVE GIGS === ===
Urbanscot are hosting Scotland's first live Urban New Year showcase
Showcase Players:
L~Marie / Raff / Jae P / Flo / Edinburgh Collective / Nafeez
After Party Magicians:
Fabuloz / Harry 3D / Rico / Easy B / MC Flow
Full details (including dates etc) can be found on www.urbanscot.com
28TH DECEMBER GLASGOW BARFLY with SLUTS OF TRUST and WE ROCK LIKE GIRLS DONT
'Eli' first gig at
the Cafí•ontinental on Thursday 29th December. Doors open at 9.45 and it?s
3 quid in.?
Right then have a great christmas, enjoy the turkey and the mulled tonic wine
send me your news for the new year etc, mypsace accounts, gifts, badges, cds yadda yay
full programme of gigs will be out soon
Best Wishes
Craig McGee 0774
www.glasgowmusic.co.uk
www.myspace.com/craigmcgee
Cigarettes and F**k All" at the Butterfly and the Pig, Bath Street every Thursday 9-3
www.glasgowmusic.co.uk
www.myspace.com/craigmcgee
craig@glasgowmusic.co.uk