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.