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Nail Soup

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  1. Same for me..... including folk show, plus R2 Blues show ( presented by yup, Cerys Mathews)
  2. I guess you're talking about Chris Hawkins. Yes, he is a bit 'hospital radio', but a lot of listeners eventually warm to him. I his defence he is a good workhorse for the station, often deputising at short notice for other presenters - and he has a good knack (with a gentle style) as an interviewer.
  3. I love 6 music, essential part of my life!
  4. Good idea - we’re all taking pitchforks for the six string traitor, right?
  5. Yes indeed it's not very well known, but does deserve the title 'hidden gem'" - if anyone is interested it's "Bloody" by The Golinski Brothers. But things could be looking up for the song.... my 2021 entry to the December covers competition was Goo Goo Muck by The Cramps. It subsequently went viral in 2022 thanks to the hit Addams Family spin-off 'Wednesday' - so maybe "Bloody" could follow?:
  6. Agreed - show would have been vastly improved by having 100% Ruby-led songs. Although the JH backing vocalist who stepped up for a couple of leads was pretty good too.
  7. I usually stick up for the Hootenanny, but this year was very sub-par. Seems like Jools can no longer attract artists. I thought Cat Burns would have been good in the context of a normal Later, but didn't really have a 'NYE party' vibe. Really can't see the appeal of George Ezra .
  8. That’s nothing compared to the detour into the definition of sanity.
  9. To paraphrase Harry Hill: My dad always said that the definition of insanity is repeating the same action and expecting a different result. That's why he got sacked as a psychiatrist.
  10. I'm in - As I mentioned, the song I have planned all year didn't pan out - but a last-minute choice emerged just in time! Blurb: I was stuck for a song, until this popped into my head - originally just to perform at a local acoustic session. It's old favourite of John Peel. It got a lot of JP plays at the time, but not sure it made much traction outside of his show. But it's stayed with me over the years anyway! Tech stuff: DAW: Studio One, Bass: Vantage Avenger, Guitar: Vox Standard 25, Keys: Studio One basic keys via MPK Mini controller, Vox: Sure SM58
  11. The article contains links to about 5 other artists who tried to stop Trump using their songs... You'd think he'd get the message being the sensitive type he is!
  12. Didn't see a Bass Ukulele in there 😞 ... but I have very modest needs so I'll go for a cheap and cheerful:
  13. The large majority of the time, my thumb is clamping a pick to my finger. Never is my thumb banging the strings slap style. Although I'm happy to pick with no anchor, I feel I need to when attempting finger style. Sometimes I anchor two fingers under the pick up and play with the thumb. But when actually using fingers I anchor by clamping forearm against the body of the guitar while my thumb acts like a spare part. So basically I have not developed any good finger-style technique.
  14. I had a song in mind to cover all year but it never worked out. So I thought I would not be able to enter... but inspiration has struck, and I have track most of the way there 🙂
  15. An obscure oldie from circa 1980, but new to me:
  16. I’d like to see a Duran Duran trib pull the same trick.
  17. My old covers band (punk / new wave) always did one or two at Christmas, just to get into the spirit. People are at covers gigs for fun rather than chin stroking. The odd bit of xmas clothing (hat/shirt) etc goes down OK too.
  18. Napalm Death have no original members, but they still sound like Napalm Death and have maintained the quality. I think when both the members and sound have changed then it's time to stop using the name.
  19. I couldn't name a bass that reflects that period - but I'm not a hardware person as such. I'm not sure the audience will be able to either... I think they could just about do : Violin Bass 60's, P Bass 70's, Cricket Bat 80's.
  20. Amongst Fall fans a number of celebrity Mark E Smith lookalikes have been proposed (Including Richard Madely and Hurrican Higgins IIRC), but the American actor DJ Squalls comes closest for my money:
  21. Defeats the purpose of the guitar IMO... might as well have a bass player and another chordal instrument instead of the other strings.
  22. Sounded good... good way to flesh out a solo guitar piece. Could have done without the drum machine to be honest. Not a good way to flesh out a solo guitar piece.
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