SteveXFR

That's the badger.

It's a different professor now, I forget his name but he was in quite a successful 90's rock band. We visited last month and its a beautiful place and the facilities are amazing. We left with me wanting to sign up! We live in Frome, not far from Bath so we know the city.

It's Bath Spa she's applying to, the commercial music course. She was going to go with Orion by Metallica or Hysteria by Muse but thought they've probably heard those dozens of times so wanted to play something different. My suggestion was Maxwell Murders by Rancid but she says it's too Ska to show what she wants to do.

I suggested that one. I learned to play it. It's a bit of an endurance test.

She's applying for a commercial music course. I think Dream Theater might be a bit too prog. The audition is supposed to reflect what the applicants most enjoy. Maiden is good though

The offspring (my daughter, not the terrible pop punkers) is working on a uni audition and needs a few grade 7 recordings and she wants one of them to be a metal piece to show what she loves most. Any suggestions for interesting, preferably not prog metal bass lines? Edit : needs to be 4 string and preferably not involve tuning below C#

I had not heard this before but just had a quick listen. I like it and requires further listening.

Their riffs are filthy. Are sticks in Kent different to sticks from elsewhere?

They are amazingly good live. I have never seen anyone else play drums and sing to such a high standard. I will definitely see them again next chance I get

Is this better or worse than a drunk punter at a gig coming up and asking to play guitar with you for a song? I think it possibly is just because Mrs keys should know better and is (I assume) sober.

How about some Neds Atomic Dustbin covers for a bit of two bass action? A compromise to keep everyone happy.

What has been your favourite band discovery this year? New or old band but new to you. For me it's Brutus. I saw them at Arctangent festival and they blew my mind. Interesting and original metal music. The singer/drummer is one of the most talented people I've ever seen live and the rest of the band are great as well.

I bought the Ibanez SRMS805 bass which was my best. I do kind of wish I'd bought a BTB805MS for the better pickups. I got rid of Orange Terror bass amp because it was terrible

My first ever gig (earlier this year) was in Barnstaple, a metal night at the Golden Lion. There seems to be a lively scene there.

Maybe now is the time to introduce some Rush covers and let her play them.

Shedding skin - Pantera

Boobs - Blackstripe

Going Blind - Melvins

I've done one myself and got a pretty decent finish. You'll need a shed or garage with a heater to get a decent finish and it'll cost around £80 in materials. Good prep is everything if you want a good finish. It was my daughters Peavey International IV I painted. After four years of clumsiness, carelessness and general abuse it still looks great. That was also a cheap bass and it sounds great.

Kids in America - Kim Wilde Another stinker

The kids aren't alright - Offspring Terrible band, sub standard song

Gut Shoveler - Made Out Of Babies

Hammer smashed face - Cannibal Corpse A beautiful ballad

That's good???

Mother - Danzig