Any Musicians Here?

It's great. It's just constantly there!

Yeah, the audio isn't brilliant but if you can cast it onto some speakers it's OK.

We've got the go pro recordings now so after some editing, we'll sling those up too somewhere

Yeah it was rammed. Some people were watching and listening from outside the front of the pub window!

Cheers! Yeah, it was top fun once we got into it. I didn't fluff up that much either - just the odd fill that went random, but pretty much nailed the important beats.

Luckily, that blue hairspray wasn't permanent too, which was a fucking bonus coming into work this morning

It's very thin now at the prime age of 49, but I'm still hanging on to it!

Band are already looking at the next gig location.

Probably going to be a local pub again, but we do happen to know the event organiser at Night and Day in Manchester, which would be a fucking amazing venue to play. We'll keep plugging away

Yeah, want to keep the momentum going - there's definitely options - just need to check them out. Guitarist has played a few when he did his covers band, so we'll see what we can sort out.

Yeah, Night and Day is a great place and have bands on all the time. If I go into Manchester for a few beers, I always make a point of visiting there (and often just end up staying there) as it's got great music vibes.

Plus Piccadilly Records is directly opposite. What normally happens is I'll chill out with some beers and once the beer kicks in, I'll end up buying some records, and then go back to the pub and check them out. Over more beers. Everyone seems to do it. It's a prime spot

I was in Manchester a few years back, trying to think if I passed it or went in, but it doesn't ring a bell. That sounds a great spot though, especially with the record shop across the way.

Worth a visit if you go again. It's on Oldham street in the Northern Quarter. 

Oasis started their gigs there!

It's great on a Saturday, mid afternoon, because you can always get a decent seat, it's got massive windows at the front so you can watch the world go by and the decor is cool as fuck too.

Well, if its any consolation, that's exactly how I felt last week when we played the first gig.

I think it's healthy and normal. I think the next gig will be the same, but what I did last week was just ride it out, and then after a while, I was able to tap into all that extra energy which made playing even easier.

It'll be grand, I'm sure. It's always about the fun when you get going!

Thanks, I hope you're right. When we did our album launch I spent an hour before hand having a panic attack! I lasted about a year after that. It's two-piece blues rock, we got together in 2011. I am the one sitting at the back wearing obscure gaming t-shirts and looking a little bit pissed off. Where is up here anyway? I'm in Leeds.

Fucking hell Zomoniac, that's amazing stuff!

There's fuck all chance you can stop doing that, it's too good! Fuck it, that's WORTH some anxiety!

Christ almighty, I'd love to put some bass on that Cyborg song

Yeah, very polished and professional.

That's got me proper fired up!

Also, quad I know you've been busy with your band but did you ever get chance to get stuck into the sax? I had a few months off as lost the will to, well, do anything but I got stuck in over the last few weeks and I've now nailed the theme tune from Red Dwarf. Ambition = complete.

Aww, thanks guys the album's on all the streaming places if you're so inclined. It's called Chains. Everything after that doesn't feature me.

When I left he replaced me, but said replacement buggered off to Spain so he's stuck again. He's asked me to do one last gig as he's thinking about wrapping it all up anyway. There's no way I'd want to rejoin a gigging band full time. For seven years it was every Friday and Saturday given up to play for a handful of people and getting home exhausted in the early hours. It was so draining.

Also I'm extremely uncomfortable talking to people. I know they're trying to be nice but when people would come up to me after a set to give compliments I just stood there really awkwardly trying to avoid eye contact.

We did a bonus track not on the album. I never really liked the recording as the drums are way too low on the mix, but the accompanying montage shows that my entire wardrobe is just Insert Coin merchandise.

Yes. I know. I have that very same comversation regularly. How nice it would be just to have the time to do this full time. There's just not enough fucking time god damn it. End of every fucking day I'm like "I didn't get enough done!!!".

Yeah I thought you'd be busy. I had a bit of a rough learning period with it but loads of stuff just seems to have clicked in place now. A couple of yers and I think I'll end up ditching the punk and metal and go into bluesy jazzy shit. I'm getting too old for punk, surely.

Til then though, fuck that. I'm back doing vox and bass for a new album in the meantime.

But yes. Not enough fucking time. Never enough fucking time.