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[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1463219876' post='3049620'] The guitar riff sounds like a blatant lift from this [url="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gD4PJW4R1ec"]https://m.youtube.co...h?v=gD4PJW4R1ec[/url] [/quote] Yep, Squid Lord. And only the boring bit!

Eagulls this Friday night at the Brudenell. Tough call, because The Fall are playing in Leeds on the same night, exactly 29 years to the day since I first saw them...but I'm taking my son to Eagulls, and they've been excellent the 2 times I've seen them.

Mine's black with oxblood cloth too - love it.

The jam night is more of an open mic night really. The guy who runs it is generally happy to let you use his bass, so you wouldn't need to bring one, but they tend to have prepared acts on, rather than ad hoc/on the night combinations. Closer to where you're staying, [url="http://www.wharfchambers.org/event/the-benniesbear-tradethrowing-stuffselmer-thurmathe-no-marks/"]Wharf Chambers [/url]has a punk gig on the Monday night

How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore is breathtaking. B-side of 1999 I think. So may other great records to choose from as well.

Its a train or bus ride, but the Blues Bar in Harrogate has a good jam night on Monday nights.

My little blues/soul combo are doing our thing at the Woolpack in Esholt tonight. Yes, that's the Woolpack where they originally filmed Emmerdale. Flat caps compulsory.

I have a Lovepedal Tremolo which sounds great and has a tap function. The only problem is that the Tap function is 'real time' and doesn't have a doubling or tripling setting - seems a bit pointless really. I hope I've explained that well. As it happens it doesn't matter to me as I'm happy to use it without that Tap option.

There's something in the Times today (Letters) about someone who has invented a remedy for blisters using surgical tape.

Shonen Knife coming up next at the Brudenell.

Thanks for posting, sounds like great trip. I see loads of touring bands at smallish venues over here in the UK and sometimes wonder if any of them ever make any money!

My Dad never played an instrument but always loved music. He took up singing after he retired and became something of a star of the local musical theatre scene. Unfortunately I never got to see him perform as I'd emigrated to the UK (from NZ) by then.

There's something for everyone there! And I can't believe how reasonable the tickets are.

We don't do it often, but when we do the singer invariably introduces me as "the best bass player in his price range".

Or Jeff Beck, for that matter. Most of the others have been in highly influential bands in their genres and are worth celebrating. Its amazing but it's still very difficult for female musicians to get ahead in the industry. Just go to any night in any rock/indie venue in the country and count the female musicians - it's never even close to 50/50. Of course the reasons are many and complex, but anything that celebrates them and potentially inspires more is a good thing.

My Antex one is great too, a vast improvement on my previous bog standard Marlins one.

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