We Want Blood's Top Tips for a Tip Top Weekend #2

Don't mourn... celebrate.

We Want Blood's Top Tips for a Tip Top Weekend #1

We here at We Want Blood have seen a lot of weekends so in order to help you enjoy your weekends that little bit more we've decided to compile a list of top tips for you to follow. Take heed of our wise words and one day you'll thank us.

Top Tip #1:
Enjoy a drink but don't get so drunk you want to pick a fight. The guy you're fighting might be drunker and fightier than you.



This week's top tip is sponsored by Movember.

Another top tip next week.

Dead air

I was talking to a friend last night about how its hard to upkeep a band blog when there's no band news to tell. So here's a video made by Tomoko Takahishi and Clone Quartet.
I think this is what they call 'art'.

Soundcloud

I almost forgot, here's a link to our soundcloud page.

SOUNDCLOUD!

This means i'm shutting down our shitty myspace page.

November already?

It's been almost two months since I posted anything here and I should be shamed of myself. Hallowe'en has come and gone and I haven't acknowledged it at all. For shame.

THIS KEYBOARD IS DOING MY HEAD IN!

Sorry 'bout that.

So we're playing a show this Saturday opening for Dirty Stevie at their album launch. We're playing a new song. Hopefully we'll record something fairly soon. Thats all our news.

I promise the next post won't be so long coming and it'll be more interesting than this one.

Oh, and here's my favourite Hallowe'en costume I saw this year (albeit saw online)

Later doods.

What's Going On Elsewhere?

Here's what's happening with some of our friends.

As mentioned in the previous post Documenta have finished recording their album and its set to be released on October 15th with a show in the Pavilion.

Last week Not Squares signed off on the final mixes of their debut album 'Yeah OK'. Its set for release in October (I think) and from what i've heard of it it's fixing to be album of the year. A lot more dancy than their initial incarnation this album is set to send them through the roof. And now that Ricki is (almost) done with his schooling they're gonna be playing everywhere. The only one they're letting on about though is with Adebisi Shank in the Button Factory in Dublin on 20th November. More Adebisi news later.

Girls Names have all but finished their debut album and will hopefully have it out by the end of the year. They haven't said when they're releasing it, I just hope it's out by the end of the year.

Neil from Girls Names has ANOTHER side project on the go (at last count I think that makes 23 various incarnations he has). This ones called Sea Pinks and he played his debut show last week in an intimate and delightful venue. To use the modern parlance he pwned (are the kids still using that?). Needless to say he's hit the mark again and may well be set to overtake Girls Names as 'The next Big Thing'. Apologies to Cathal if he reads this ;) You can download the fantastic Japanese Knotweed HERE!

South of the border news sees Hands Up Who Wants To Die finishing their new album in Berlin. If you can't wait for that you can swing by to band camp and buy their split ep with I'll Eat Your Face. Such wonderful names!

Logik Party released High Risk Narcissist last week. You can buy it here. We'll hopefully be dragging them back north for a show one of these days. I love those guys.

Adebisi Shank have released their second album and it can be bought here. 

Can't think of any more news about other bands but i'm sure that'll do you for now.

If you want to get out and about in Belfast this weekend (and why the hell wouldn't you), Jogging are playing Animal Disco in Auntie Annies on Friday. I haven't made it to Animal Disco yet but I hear its a hell of a party.
Saturday sees Girls Names and the wonderful Third Man Theme play the Mermaid Bar in Belfast with Deformative and the debut of Hit Butties, the newest, hottest DJ duo in town.

What's Going On?

We've been kinda quiet lately as Mr Wonderful has been busy ushering his daughter Ava into the world. By that I mean he's been putting bars on the windows and warning all the neighbourhood boys to stay away or he'll shoot them in the face. That doesn't mean we haven't been doing anything though.

In whatever free time Mr Wonderful has he and Devil Anse have been practicing with their side project Documenta for MTV Music Week. That's over now though so they'll be back in the warm embrace of We Want Blood until the next time Uncle Joe comes calling. Incidentally, the Documenta album is now finished and by all accounts it's superb.

Devil Anse is still the hardest working man in local showbiz and is in the process of finishing Girls Names' debut album. I and the rest of the world are waiting with baited breath for it.

'Iron' Ben has been working hard with his latest band The Holy Innocents. I haven't heard them yet but he says they're class and I can't see why he'd lie to me. Iron Ben isn't feeling well at the minute though so we wish him a speedy recovery from whatever it is that's wrong with him.

And me, well I've started a new band with Mr Barry Peak, Graham Rainey (who won a competition to have a We Want Blood song named after him) and Ricki O'Rawe. Just the one practice so far but it's sounding good. Barry and I have provisionally called ourselves F***ing Roadtrip but we'll have to see if that name sticks.

Other than that we've been working on a couple of new songs and will hopefully get a Hallowe'en show finalised this week. We're also hoping to get into the studio sooner rather than later.

That's all for now so until the next update... Stay spooky.

Priscilla Waynetta McStravick

We're very excited to report that last night McStick became a daddy! All is well with the family.

LaFaro - Leeds or Reading

Its great to see another Belfast band make it to Leeds and/or Reading this year. This time it was LaFaro's turn.

BATS - Star Wormwood

Here's BATS. They're from Dublin and they're awesome. I first saw them at Curfew a few years ago when my old band shared the bill with them. I've seen them a few times since then and they seem to be getting better every time I see them. Which is kinda scary.
The made a video for NO MONEY and it looks like this.

BATS - Star Wormwood from Digital Beast on Vimeo.
Their talent is seemingly endless... the wankers.

Almost Hallowe'en

We here at We Want Blood are big fans of Hallowe'en. Its normally just a few days into November when we start planning our costumes for the following year so now that its the middle of August it doesn't seem like its too early to start publicly prepping for the best holiday of the year. Here's some of our fav Hallowe'en pics and videos to get you in the mood.



No one told poor Patches there was a theme this year :(

The now hopefully retired Mimey.

The scariest thing on earth...

LIARS

So we've just confirmed our second show. Its in just five days and its opening for Liars. Not a bad second show. We were at least third choice for it but that doesn't matter as we're opening for Liars! On our second show!

To celebrate here's some Marx Brothers.

It's battle time!

We are currently taking applications from any crews who might be interested in some kind of feud. Nothing with knives or fists though, more like this sort of thing:

Boring update.

So we played our first show just over a week ago and since then we've had to turn down three shows. I really hope we can start accepting shows one of these days.

Tonight!

So it's our debut tonight. Here's us after practice last night.

We are excited about it btw.

Thanks!

Couple of thank yous before our first show on Friday as i'm pretty sure i'll not thank anyone on the night.
Here goes... in no particular order:
Pete Jez for booking us and putting us on so high on the bill on our debut.
Stephen Houston for taking pictures.
Not Squares and Girls Names for letting us move into their practice room and use their gear.
Matt Gilligan for the logos.
Hmm... I guess everything else is all us. See you on Friday turkeys!

Top 5 Little People in Hollywood

For no reason whatsoever here's my top 5 'little people' in Hollywood.
From this point forth I will be using the term 'LPA' in reference to 'Little People Actor' as i'm not totally sure what the PC term is.


Danny Woodburn
Danny is one of the most prolific LPAs in the business. He's done everything from Jingle All the Way to Beverley Hills 90210 to Watchmen. Not only that but he's the best sidekick to appear in Seinfeld, as Kramer's friend Mickey. This guy has comedy timing coming out of his ears!


















Deep Roy
Most of Deep's roles seem to put him under a mask but you'll probably recognise him as the Oompa Loopmas in the remake (aka the bad) Willy Wonka movie. That's not the only bad Tim Burton remake he's been in though as he played two child apes in Planet of the Apes. He has been in good films though, he plays Droopy McCool the Kitonak chidinkalu horn player in Return of the Jedi and was the snail rider in The Neverending Story (which is better than Labyrinth but that's another story for another time).

















Peter Dinklage
Dinklage is considered one of the best LPAs in the business. He's generally known for refusing roles which in any way look down on LPAs and its paid off; he's been nominated for the Independent Spirit and Screen Actors Guild awards for best actor for his role in The Station Agent and was genuinely terrifying as Miles Finch in Elf. Unfortunately he played a mime in the Bloodhound Gang video for The Bad Touch... he isn't a very good mime. Best stick to being a badass Pete.
















Billy Barty
The late Billy Barty started acting in 1933 when he was just nine years old. Unfortunately due to his stature at nine years old he played a baby. I imagine in this day and age LPAs are more inclined to turn down this kind of role as it is incredibly insulting but back then it was a different time and Billy was still a trend setter and an inspiration to all LPAs everywhere.
Billy appeared in Willow and true to form he was the elder statesman all the others looked up. He also appeared in Masters of the Universe and was creepy as hell in it.


















Warwick Davis
This guy has done it all. As recognisable as any 'normal' actor in Hollywood, Warwick is THE man. He owns a talent agency which specialises in work for actors under five foot or over seven foot to help them avoid niche roles. It does seem like he takes the best work for himself though as he plays three different characters in the Harry Potter films, has been in The Chronicles of Narnia, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Phantom Menace, and of course both Leprechaun in the Hood movies.

Corrigan - Medicine Stick

One of my favourite all time 'local' bands are the mighty Corrigan. They were one of the first Belfast based bands I saw and the first I made a point of going to check out whenever they played. Unfortunately they kinda went off the boil, played less and less frequently, wrote songs that weren't up to par to the first album, and they split. They still leave a pretty awesome legacy in their album 'How To Hang Off A Rope' and with the bands that formed after their demise - LaFaro, Cashier #9, and John Edgar Voe.

To this day I still say Martin Corrigan is the best front man Belfast has seen (go ahead and name me someone better) and his lyrics are second to none with their twisted humour and downright disturbing notions ("Well I sent for my sister. And they sent me her cousin. I said she sure is quite good looking. Send me half a dozen!")

With songs like McArthur, Water Ballad, and Sometime I Think About, Corrigan will forever live in my heart as the founders of the modern music scene in Belfast. And yes, I do realise how ridiculous that statement sounds.

They never amde any 'official' videos but here's one Martin, 'Uncle Senator' Joe Greene (Documenta / Olympic Lifts), and Neil Hughes (Driving By Night) made while on a drunken trip to L.A. a few years ago.

THEY'RE THE IRISH PUPPETS!

Curfew 2010

Here's the final line-up for the final Curfew:

Friday 9th July
Deformative DJ set
Slomatics 12.00 – 12.30
We Want Blood 11.15 – 11.45
Jogging 10.30 – 11.00
Lobotomies 9.45 – 10.15
Wonder Villains 9.00 – 9.30
Selaah 8.15 – 8.45
Hands Up Who Wants To Die 7.30 – 8.00
Secret Teeth 7.00 – 7.20

Saturday 10th July
The Troubles DJ set
Girls Names 12.15 – 12.45
Strait Laces 11.30 – 12.00
Black Bear Saloon 10.45 – 11.15
SKP 10.00 – 10.30
Third Man Theme 9.15 – 9.45
Comply Or Die 8.30 – 9.00
The Cities We Captured 7.45 – 8.15
Kiriath 7.00 – 7.30 

Yup, that's us up there second last on the Friday. 

Admission will be £7 per night or £12 for both – 67p per act! On Friday the Bunker will be the main event in Lavery's but on Saturday all three floors will be open... as such the money taken on Saturday is split between each event. If you know anyone coming down just for Saturday get them to come before 10.45pm as any money taken after then will not be added to the Curfew fund!

Fight the Power

Twenty one years ago 'Fight the Power' by Public Enemy was released. It's just as relevant today as it was then as every government in the world still needs to be put in its place by the people. For example, today in Belfast there is a protest against the 'Public Assemblies Bill'. Essentially this bill proposes that any public gathering with more than 50 people must request permission at least 37 days beforehand. If this law existed last year, the protest outside City Hall in reaction to the renewed violence of the CIRA would have been an illegal protest. The protest in support of immigrants who were being forced out of their homes would have been illegal. There are people who can word this better. Like Chuck D and Flava Flav.



 Stand up and tell the world we don't want fascist, draconian laws. Fight the power people.

Evel

I was asked tonight what We Want Blood sound like and why we have no recordings on this here blog yet. Well the simple answer is because we don't have any recordings. But to give you a taste of what We Want Blood are like, here's a clip which I feel sums us up nicely.

A Haiku about Bruce Willis

I recently read this book.

It is spectacular. It briefly got me into haikus before something else came along to distract me. During the week or so I was having a love affair with the haiku I discovered I was quite adapt at creating a haiku. While bragging about this at length and great volume to anyone who would listen I was inevitably challenged to do a haiku. About Bruce Willis. So I did. Here it is.

Die Hard 4.0
Where did it all go so wrong?
Bruce, you sold out dude.

See, told you I was good at them.

Stag Do!

A while back Mr wonderful and myself played in a band called Saint Dude's (although if you're reading this you probably know that already) with a little man called James Heaney. Well James is getting married soon and tomorrow (well, in six hours) i'm going to his stag do! Its only the second one i've been to but I imagine it'll be something like this.

I can't wait!!

Professor Poliakoff

Look up 'mad scientist' in your picture dictionary and there'll be a picture of this guy.

He's Professor Martyn Poliakoff and he reckons the Worlds Cup trophy isn't solid gold at all!! He isn't very interested in football but is so spiteful that when he isn't stealing Phil Spector's court wig he's spends his time researching the break-down of the trophy just to rub it in our faces that it isn't real. Up yours professor!

In his defense though he does say many awesome things such as:
"a big waste of gold" - as clearly gold is often used in a productive way;
"I think - and I have no means of knowing..." - you have to love a scientist who just makes stuff up;
"according to my calculations" - lets be honest, that's what every mad scientist should say at the start of every sentence.

So Professor Martyn Polikoff,  while I'm not happy that you're having a go at the Worlds Cup trophy and trying to ruin lil' Diego's dreams, I still take my hat off to you as you are clearly bonkers, will probably one day rule us all, and you have way too much time on your hands. Your giant, giant hands.

Argentina vs Nigeria

Here's what i've noticed during the first half of Argentina vs Nigeria.
- Diego Maradona looks very professional in his wee suit and tiny, tiny shoes
- I can't help but wonder if someone died in that suit
- Nigerians speak English as I saw one fella clearly mouth the words 'fuck sake' in English
- Some fella got one right in the crigs, or else he felt very tense and decided to have a wee tug in the middle of the pitch as he didn't seem to get hit in the crigs
- Messi and Shittu... there's a joke there somewhere

That's all and now I have to go to work so no more interesting things i've noticed.

Loretta Lynn

So my housemate Kim has been listening to Loretta Lynn flat out lately which has in turn got me listening to Loretta Lynn flat out. My favourite song of her's is 'She's Got You' (originally by Patsy Cline) but the only video of it I could find has that horrible 80's production on it where it seemed to be a good idea to use a cheap keyboard set to 'piano' instead of using a piano. I guess country music was trying to be more relevant by using modern instruments. It failed. Stick to your guns country music, acoustic everything works better for you.

Anyway, here's Patsy Cline singing 'She's Got You'.

Mudhoney

Seeing as Mudhoney have just been announced for playing Belfast in October I thought i'd take this opportunity to post a Mudhoney related video. Here they are as The Junkyard Dogs (actually the Supersuckers but Mark Arm was on the album somewhere and the vocals at the end of this kinda sound like him).


Here's an actual Mudhoney video.


I've just remembered that I saw Mudhoney in Dublin back in 1995. I didn't really know them at the time but they were awesome.

So uh, we'd love to open for Mudhoney so email Strange Victory and request that We Want Blood get the support for this show. We'll be your best friend! Thanks chums.

Yakuza

Here's the video for 'West of the Best' by Yakuza taken from their still unreleased second album. These guys are stalwarts and I think the longest running band in Belfast. I'm pretty sure Yakuza were the first local band I went to see way back in 1997 (how depressing is it that 1997 is "way back"?) back when they were playing Pixies covers. In fact i've known most of these guys my entire life. I've known Davy and Philly since I was four years old and used to sit beside Roni in GCSE French - that's neither here nor there though.

Anyway, here's 'West of the Best'.

We Want Blood

I've just realised that even though this is the blog for the band I haven't really mentioned the band yet. What a maroon! Who are we? What do we do? All that bollocks!

Well we're 'Mr Wonderful' Paul McStravick (guitar), 'Iron' Ben McAuley (drums), Cathal 'Devil Anse' Cully (bass), and Ciaran 'White Dynamite' Hughes (guitar/vocals).

Hmm... I had written out a whole big thing there but it was boring as fuck so I deleted it again. Lets just say We Want Blood play rock 'n' roll... and We Want Blood have come for your children.

Panda Kopanda

I've been posting videos of bands I saw and loved while I was in Melbourne so why the hell haven't I done the same for Belfast bands? Actually its probably because there's not a lot of videos by Belfast bands I like (I hope that statement gets proven wrong btw).

Anyway, here's the video for 'Spirals' by Panda Kopanda. It was filmed by Will McConnell at a show I put on a few years ago. An interesting(?) note for fact fans is that the video features Iron Ben's special lady friend (she's one of the lovely girls sitting at the table).

During the filming Will moved a light we had set up on stage so he could have better light for his filming; well the light wasn't moved back and someone accidentally threw a cardigan on the light which almost led to the whole place going up in flames. Good times.

Curfew 2010

Pete Jez (one of the nicest men in the world) is putting Curfew on again this year; here's what he says:
"So around this time for the last 8 years I've announced the annual Curfew line up...around this time for the last 4 years I keep saying this is the last. THIS IS THE LAST!

I guess the original need for Curfew has passed over the last few years and I cant stress how great that is. With so much stuff happening in July there's something to cater for everyone; it really is no different than any other month.

Curfew has always brought together a diverse and high standard of musical endeavours and this year will be no different. As always we will be running the weekend closest to the 12th of July as always."

And here's the line-up:
FRI 9th JULY // 7pm
Slomatics
We Want Blood
Jogging
Before Machines
Wonder Villains
Selaah
Secret Teeth
Hands Up Who Wants To Die

SAT 10th JULY // 7pm
Girls Names
Strait Laces
Black Bear Saloon
SKP
Third Man Theme
The Cities We Captured
Kiriath

Yup, that's us up there between Slomatics and Jogging. Yup, I think that means we're on second last on our first show. I think other people are excited about seeing us.

This is an awesome line-up! I'm very excited about playing with our friends (especially Third Man Theme who are also making their debut) and can't wait to see the likes of Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Jogging, and Wonder Villains who i've heard great things about. All we have to do now is finish writing some songs. WOO HOO!!!

Here's the Curfew Facebook page.

The Worlds Cup

It's that time of year again so here's what I reckon is the best goal ever scored in the Worlds Cup. It is of course Diego Maradona embarrassing England at Mexico '86. Apparently Maradona scored another goal in this game but it never gets mentioned much.

Also, feel free to note the worst commentary ever.

COME ON FOOTBALL!

Gig time bitches!

So we've finally confirmed our first show. Don't have all the details yet but it'll be as part of Curfew 2010 and is on Friday 9th July. I probably should have waited until everything was confirmed but i'm too excited.

And to whet your appetite here's some picture of us in the dungeon perfecting our magic.

Handsome devils.

Not Squares - Release The Bees

Our good friends Not Squares have just unveiled the video for their second single off their forthcoming album. Its called 'Release The Bees' and is once again directed by Andrew Wood from Bright Stem.

Not Squares - Release the Bees from Bright Stem on Vimeo.

Lovely stuff fellas.

http://www.brightstem.com/
http://www.myspace.com/notsquares

Jobs!

Who the fuck decides on what nonsense is put into a job description. The following is an actual job advert from a recruitment website. Can anyone tell me what the job actually is?

"This is your chance to be the voice of one of the largest banking, financial services organisations in the UK. Speaking to people from all walks of life every day on the telephone, you’ll take a genuine interest in each and every one of them. Listening to their needs, finding out about their hopes for the future, and answering their questions, you’ll build a real rapport with our customers. You’ll show them how much we value them. And, by proactively offering products and services that suit their situation, you’ll work towards achieving your target’s and help us create better value for them too.

Taking real ownership of every call, you’ll show pride in everything you do. Offering simple, straightforward advice, you’ll always do your best to resolve a call – but when you do need to transfer someone to a colleague, you’ll take care to make the process as smooth as possible. Striking a perfect balance between friendliness and efficiency, you’ll take good care of your own performance too and identify opportunities to develop new skills. As a team player, you’ll also look after your colleagues, by sharing advice and offering them positive support." 

What?

And this is how one company describes itself:

"Our client is a progressive membership organisation representing an industry sector that contributes significantly to the Northern Ireland economy and an increasingly important element of the future growth of that economy.

Their role is to support the integrity and sustainability of our members businesses and the long term commercial viability of the industry across Northern Ireland. Whilst providing an effective advocacy with Industry Suppliers, Government and other key stakeholders on issue of interest or concern.

In partnership with key industry suppliers they are establishing an Industry Development Programme to include an enhanced range of services and resources aimed at supporting improved performance, quality and diversification within its members’ businesses."

Somebody kill me now. I'm done with this world. 

Right... here's some Dan Sartain to make me feel better again. He was amazing last night.

Super Wild Horses

Another awesome Melbourne band! What is it about that place that creates such great music? Personally I think its the climate but that's another story for another time. Anyway, here's Super Wild Horses. I saw these gals a couple of times and they never failed to impress me. I'm pretty sure there's a name for this kind of music but I'm not really in touch with that sort of thing anymore. Is it shit gaze? I really don't know. But what I do know is that Super Wild Horses were splendid every time I saw them including when they played the Lithuanian House were the room was filled with what I assume were pictures of former Latvian Presidents or Prime Ministers. Very strange venue. That night I had a slightly awkward encounter with one of them. Oh, what could have been.

And yes, I have a crush on both these girls. One slightly more than the other.

Pets With Pets

On my first weekend in Australia I was taken ended up seeing Pets With Pets. On paper there really was no reason for me to like this band. I was kinda cringing when they were setting up as I was sure I was not gonna dig them at all especially as Walshe who brought me there told me they were balls (can't help but wonder why we stayed now that I think about it). We hung around anyway and within a few minutes I was wondering how Walshe could have been so wrong about this band. They were fantastic! My language isn't pretty enough to describe their sound so just watch the video and hear for yourself.



We got talking to Zayd and Johnno after the gig (Zayd is the one who looks like he's called Zayd and Johnno is the one who looks like he's called Johnno) and it turns out that they're lovely fellas to boot.

Oh, and they had a different drummer when Walshe first saw them which might explain why they were better when we saw them again.

Rat vs Possum

I wasn't sure what to expect when I was first brought to see Rat vs Possum (another Melbourne band btw). My good friend Deformative had told me about them and reckoned I might like them. How right he was!
He can probably describe them better than me...
"...a joyous, harmonious atmosphere amongst the audience that you kind of feel that instead of playing their whacked-out, tom-heavy psychedelic anthems, these four misfits are actually the good witches of Brunswick casting blissful spells on us all, intent on converting the world to their doctrine of love for heroic apes, glitter, and communal fruit." 
Hmm, that seems more hippy than his usual work but it still sums them up.
 
And yes, that is backwards singing they're at.

"Do you really think I don't have a heart?"

Uh... so it turns out smoking isn't cool.

Sorry 'bout that folks.

Who says smoking isn't cool?

And lets not forget about Sinatra and Deano

Ouch My Face

So here's another Melbourne band I discovered on my antipodean adventures. I wanted to see them as soon as I hard their name but never got the chance to check them out until a week before I left. I was not disappointed. I just wish I'd got to see them more than once.

Graveyard Train

During my time in Australia I discovered a band called Graveyard Train. I read a review of their album in one of the free local music papers and while I thought it was the most pretentious piece of music journalism i'd ever read I was intrigued by it. It was essentially a four paragraph horror story that had no mention of the band, their music, nothing. Just a story. Anyway, I went to see Graveyard Train at their album launch and was blown away by them. They play 'horror country' and as soon as they started playing I tried to work out how I could rip them off. Not just rip them off a bit but totally.

I had never saw a band who's lineup included two guitars, banjo, upright bass, slide guitar, washboard, crucifix, and hammer and chain. At one point they had twelve people on stage and they were all singing. It was pretty amazing.

Well, here's their video for 'The Balled of Beelzebub'. Enjoy.



And I really want to get a read of that review again.

The Cosby Challenge

You have to hand it to him, at one stage Cosby was the king of Sunday evening.

Charlie Brooker

"...immigration, a subject so taboo in modern Britain that even fearless defenders of free speech such as the Mail and the Express only dare mention it in hushed capitals tucked away on the front page of every edition."

I love you Charlie Brooker.

Cinco de Mayo

So today I learned that Cinco de Mayo isn't really celebrated in Mexico so instead of some Mexican awesomeness here's some Mexican influenced awesomeness.

Americans!

I love this band so much!

Americans, a Spaniard, and one Mexican!

Alas not even Los Lobos are Mexican. Only Cesar Rosas was born there, the rest are from LA or Philadelphia :(

A Canadian and an American soundtracked by Germans!

This whole match is worth checking out. Its El Generico vs Delirious and its awesome! The song is 'Te Quiero Puta' by Rammstein; is there anything these guys can't do?

May The Fourth Be With You

Unapologetic geekery.

Diffing the Skyline

My life could have been so much different if i'd never discovered rock 'n' roll.

More dreams about rock 'n' roll.

Two nights ago it was Johnny Cash, last night it was The Reverend Horton Heat. Seems like a good enough reason to post this:



I saw the Reverend in London once playing a white and gold Gretsch while wearing a white suit with gold trim, white and gold wing tip shoes, and a white hat with gold band. You have to love a man who co-ordinates his outfit with his guitar. Oh, and he played a song for me just to shut me up. Sorry 'bout that Rev.

Rainey

So we decided that our 100th fan on Facebook would get some kind of prize. Unfortunately we had no idea what the prize would be so we figured we'd play it by ear and see who the 'lucky' winner was. Well, as it turned out our 100th fan was Graham Rainey one time guitarist for Los Cabras and The Snake Charmers. Still had no idea what the prize would be but then it hit me! A Song!! Thats what we do anyway right? So it was decided that we would name a song after Graham. Lo and behold one practice later and we have a song called Rainey. I think i'm gonna call in that favour Rocky from Malibu Shark Attack! owes me and get him to do the lyrics for it. Double prize whammy!!

Anyway, that's what happened in practice tonight.

Oh, and that's Graham.

There's never a reason needed to post something like this!!

Awesome!

Zombie Cash!

So last night I had a dream that someone had written a book about all Johnny Cash's snow or death based songs. Well, I wasn't sure if it was a dream or memory when I woke up but it turns out it was a dream. Anyway, I did a search for it just to be on the safe side and I happened upon this. Lovely stuff.



I was also reminded last night of a band called Gito Gito Hustler so i'm away to re-check them out.

Better than a Magic Jug

You have to hand it to the Dubai government. Those cats know how to spend $218 million.

Yup. A $218 million fountain.

Wisconsin Death Trip

This is one of the most stunning pieces of film I've ever seen. I really can't recommend it enough. Its based on images from Michael Lehy's 1973 book of the same name which was in turn based on a series of photographs and news stories from Jackson County, Wisconsin in the late 19th century. I'm too tired to go into any more detail of it but you will not be disappointed if you watch it.



Check it out!

P.S. That clip isn't the whole movie.

SCANDAL!!

Which headline making Ulster Conservative and Unionist politician sits in his house in tears (probably), downing bottle after bottle of Desperados beer while watching the PM debates on TV?

Here's a clue: his name ISN'T an anagram of Welsh Rarebit.



He'll sit there judging us for wanting a better future for our children but he won't invest in decent beer. What a shlemiel!!

The King

For no reason other than to post something unrelated to We Want Blood, here's a picture of Elvis and his kin.

Updates!

I suppose now that we're making ourselves active i'll need to update this every now and again.

Well so far we've got about half a set sorted but more importantly we've got a couple of sweet logos done courtesy of Matt Gilligan.





Both of these will hopefully be appearing on some merch fairly soon. I say "fairly soon", but I mean as soon as we get some money together (feel free to make an investment and we'll pay you back when we can).

Anyway, thanks to Matt for the designs and thanks to you for paying attention.

We'll get some songs online ASAP so you can hear what the fuss is all about, but until then just remember... actually I can't think of a witty badass line to put here but just assume that i did write a witty, badass line and you'll feel a whole lot better about yourself.

Later friend.

So far so good

Still working on songs. We're getting there and will hopefully be taking bookings soon.

We Want Blood

Nothing to see here folks... move along.