Well, once again we return from the beautiful country of Estonia. Another week of gigs done, home to our little tiny wives and children. We mostly stayed in Tallinn this time, playing round the schools. We set up in assembly halls, school corridors, entrances and anywhere else we could find. One … [Read more...]

Well, we have come to the end of our 5 day tour in Hungary. Budapest gig takes the biscuit by far! Fab ear mix. When we arrived I saw the monitor engineer and though " ohhh shoooot" coz he looked 14 yr old and didn't speak English. Turns out he was the best ever! Great stereo mix and perfect … [Read more...]

A giant box of flyers arrived the other day. The natural action was to facebook the 4 young gents who seem to help me with everything except getting dressed in the morning. Out we go,  into the sunny street that surround me. Every door will receive a beautiful work of art (put together by the … [Read more...]

Hi All, After a long summer of not gigging, I head back out with the band ( www.superhero.org.uk ) in September, November and October  around the UK and Europe. We spend most of our time in England, Estonia and Hungary but sneak outside them for other dates including the wonderful Scotland! … [Read more...]

So usually when I am playing at a wedding or in a cover band I have my sheet music or charts in front of me so I can read them. BAD IDEA! I spend the whole time hunched over my stand not even reading it - just staring aimlessly while a mechanically play away with chuff-all groove. This evening at a … [Read more...]

Come along to this terms new djembe workshops. This time we have a daytime class. Wednesdays, 1pm @ Sugar Mountain Studios, this is on Eton Lane, just over the road from the Hive. Daytims is a great time for all you students. Last year was a great laugh and we performed at an event at the end of … [Read more...]

A five-week course on how music works. Every Tuesday for 5 weeks @ Offshore coffee shop, the essentials to song writing and good musicianship. All material taught is designed to make you better on your instrument or voice and a more confident player. This is not taking you through any grades … [Read more...]

We have spent the last few days emailing every plectrum manufacturer on the planet begging for free pics to give away at Glasgow Uni freshers week. We are going to try for strings and other small music related things next. The plan is to set up our stall and lure students into becoming amazing … [Read more...]