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Have released a couple of new tracks, firstly a cover of the Bronski Beat tune, Smalltown Boy, and secondly a new original song called, Insufferable Insanity. Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/smalltown-boy-single/1775601137 Tidal - https://tidal.com/browse/album/395086586 Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0DKN87QJQ Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/en/album/660773861

We've put out another Megadeth cover this month, which is available to stream in all the usual places, well except YouTube at the moment, as it hasn't turned up there yet. Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/countdown-to-extinction-single/1760790843 Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0DC14J3TD

This month we have put out a cover of the Chris Isaak track, Wicked Game. Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/wicked-game-feat-kel-brooks-single/1747930874 Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0D6GCCPZ4

Full band video is now available on our YouTube channel which has just hit 193 subscribers! Might make it to 200 in the near future. The dream of 1,000 and getting a small share of advertising revenue is still a bit of a pipe dream ...

Our cover of Symphony of Destruction is now available to stream.

Got a cover of the Megadeth tune coming out this Friday. Here is a video of the recording session for the drums and bass.

Some hard rock from my band, Vantage Point.

If instrumental rock guitar is your thing, then our lead guitarist has just put out his debut solo album, which can be streamed in all the usual places. Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/metronomic-perfection/1738063540 Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0D22VXRJH

As it is the first Friday of the Month again, we have put new music out to be lost in the ether of the digital streaming platforms ... https://music.apple.com/gb/album/some-of-my-lies-are-true-sooner-or-later-single/1734997512

As much as I'm a fan of Steve Harris & Geddy Lee and would love to master loads of their basslines. If there was one I'd like to be able to play as a party piece, that would go down well with, I think, most people, it would be, The One That I Want from Grease.

Our lead guitarist has put out a new solo single this month. So those that like their rock music unencumbered by vocals are welcome to check it out.

Have taken the vocals off our cover of Power of Love and replaced them with lots of guitar and released an instrumental version of the track which is available to stream now. https://music.apple.com/gb/album/power-of-love-feat-liam-kane-instrumental-single/1722136442 https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/player/albums/B0CQN1TK8T

It is another month, which means another release. This time a cover of the song, Run With Us, which was featured in the 80s cartoon, The Raccoons. https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0CP5YM3SS https://music.apple.com/gb/album/run-with-us-feat-kel-brooks-single/1718890773

Our first release of 2024 is a cover of the Kim Wilde track, Kids in America, it can of course be streamed on the digital platform of your choice. https://music.apple.com/gb/album/kids-in-america-feat-kel-brooks-single/1717634668 https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0CNS6ZD9F

I'd love to do Back in Time in my cover band. But unlike Huey I don't think we'd be able to convince the Tower of Power Horns to come along and back the band. So with just one guitar and bass we might struggle to pull it off.

Dance Macabre now available on YouTube.

Our latest single is a cover of the Ghost track, Dance Macabre, which as always can be streamed wherever you like to listen to music. https://music.apple.com/gb/album/dance-macabre-feat-kel-brooks-single/1712634816

Moving away from Maggie’s corset, we put another cover out this month, still in the 80s but a track that is slightly better known, and the bassline is more fun to play.

Our second Huey Lewis cover is now available to stream on the digital platform of your choice. It is a slightly more well known track than previous cover, Don't Make Me Do It. Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/power-of-love-feat-kel-brooks-single/1704150486 Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0CGJ6ZF96 Tidal - https://tidal.com/browse/album/312601119

The trophy is based on the cover of our first album, Daredevil on the Shore. The artist usually puts the chap from it into our covers in some form or another.

Yeah BA Robertson is credited with writing the song along with Edmonds, I'm assuming Noel would have given a hand with the lyrics as opposed to the music. I haven't seen anywhere who played on the recording, on Robertson's wiki entry it says along with writing it he contributed backing vocals. He also wrote the theme for Swap Shop which was on the b-side of the single, which I quite like, particularly the guitar solo.

For those of you of a certain vintage that grew up in the UK, then you will remember the Saturday morning kids programme, Swap Shop. Some of you might even possibly remember that the three presenters, Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin and Maggie Philbin released a single, I Wanna Be A Winner, under the name, Brown Sauce. It was a top 20 hit in the charts. So my band, Vantage Point has released a cover of it, which meant I had a go at playing the bass line that Maggie put down all those years ago. You can remind yourself on Maggie on her Rickenbacker here - While the cover can be heard on the digital platform of your choice.

Is the First Friday of the Month again, so we have put out a new song. Not an original this time as we have covered the Huey Lewis & the News track, Don't Make Me Do It. Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/dont-make-me-do-it-single/1704151472 Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0CGJKTVFH Tidal - https://tidal.com/browse/album/312602787

Having a go at track, I Think We're Alone Now, at the Dreadnought in Bathgate, with my covers band, Easily Distracted. We were a last minute replacement for a band that pulled out, and played to practically no-one, well the other band, bar staff, sound guy and a couple of punters were there. But it was still enjoyable to be back on stage as it was my first gig of 2023.

Been in the studio recording some covers, for which here is a video of the drum and bass recording sessions for the Huey Lewis track, Power of Love.