Nail Soup

I went to a folk festival a couple of years ago and there was a couple of incidents of parent allowing, nay, encouraging kids to play along to the act on percussion instruments. In one case a woman in front of the kid (it was a sit on the floor kind of thing - must have been right in her ear) leant back and asked him to stop. Kid was about 4 and stopped. Kid’s mum taps him on the shoulder and tells him that he doesn’t have to stop . He didn’t start again. Well done that woman it sounded bloody awful.

There’s always the slap bass of goalkeeping

Probably not…… if it was compiled by the the non bass playing public there’s no way they would have named as many as ten😃

At the time I would (and probably did) have looked at that line up and thought “what a bunch of old codgers”! Fast forward to now and I do go and watch my fair share of heritage acts, who are far older than that lot were back then!

You can say that again!

I'd got on OK with Studio One up to that point. Now I could not in good faith recommend Studio One to anyone, at least not without a warning. Because of the non-backwards compatible Amp upgrade.... pretty short-sighted of them really.

I reckon more like a centre-back or something, in that the non-footballing public have a reasonable understanding of what the goalie’s role is, even if they underestimate the importance. In that sense the drummer is the goalie.

One other thing to consider is the guitarists settings.... could the issue be (partially) resolved the he/she used a boost pedal or echo etc during solo?

I didn't watch the video, but if it's reporting that Slap Bass is history then I'm very interested!

I was having a bad time with Studio One DAW. I'd upgraded to a paid version so I could add plug-ins - specifically an Amplitude Fender collection to augment the standard Studio one amps. Then I found that the old amps didn't exist in the new Studio One due to a non-backwards-compatible upgrade. So I can't play the old songs in the new DAW... I have to keep both. To make things even worse the Amplitube didn't work in Studio One - only worked as a stand-alone app. The new one only had a couple of amps included So I had to buy a Studio One upgrade to get some more amps. But still not backward compatible 😞 But now I got a new PC and finished loading the DAW and plugins.... and the Amplitube is working now!!! (still not backward compatible with the old songs.... but hey!) I'm really pleased and just wanted to share!!!

M .I.A’s 2005 debut. Here’s the single Galang

They are north-easy folk group The Unthanks….. well at least two of them are.

I recognise the Unthanks there. They are involved in the recent series’s of Worzel Gummidge so you are in esteemed company!

Sure, what level do you need? Carpet slipper, loafer or steel toe cap?

Who says the middle classes don't know how to let their hair down?!!

I’d say it was more of an aft/stern situation.

I don't like it when someone says to turn a screw, knob, key or other rotational device to the right or left.

It may be inaccurate, but it's not ambiguous. People would know what you meant even if it annoyed them 😃!

I always get confused by stuff like that - top and bottom strings in instruments for example. I can also never quite get which is the inside or outside lane on a motorway, or if moving a meeting forward makes it earlier or later. So a big “yes” from me to saying ‘neck’ and ‘bridge’!

It was Pink Floyd’s guitar tech who thought of freezing the cables? Sounds more like something that would come from the mind of Syd Barrett!

Might take a while to get over the initial shock, but hearing yourself helps you to sing better. So go for it. The suggestion about a vocal session is good too. We used to try it sometimes if the (non singing) drummer couldn’t make a rehearsal. And yes, holding back doesn’t help in the end. good luck and go for it!

I guess it's a bit chicken and egg really. Sharing tends to encourage longevity , but risky if you think they'll leave anyway.

Siouxsie and the Banshees debut album The Scream… here’s Mirage

Chubby and the Gang, Bedford, Friday 26 Should be good punky fun!