Right ok, so heres some snippets of news. Not gossip, well not malicious gossip at least, however, the following good and bad things have happened in the last month or so, and we'd thought we'd try and details them there :
Good Things
The Charlotte
The Charlotte re-opening : ok, there are some pay to play complaints, but give the place a chance, it's being run by people who have never done this before. They seem open to advice and they've got good intentions. One things for certain, it's pretty clear they arent in it for the money, so maybe we should all nip down and pay our respects. And join their Facebook group.
Maybeshewill Tour Epic
They've begun a massive tour....really, really massive. Crikey they're even playing Moscow!!! The Leicester date is on the 20th October at the trusty, lovely Firebug, We'll see you down the front. ours is a Peroni.
more tour date info here :
http://www.myspace.com/maybeshewont
OXJAM
Ok, so we've not really mentioned this at all, but a pile of student are doing OXJAM 2009 in Leicester. They've got a poster nearly the same as ours, some of the same bands as us, and they've even got a fringe like we are. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery we suppose. Either way, it's for a very good cause. And they've persuaded MJ Hibbett to play, which we've never managed to do, so well done OXJAM 2009. The main gigs are on October 25th, we hope it all goes well, and they make stacks of cash for OXFAM.
theres more info on all the going ons here : http://www.oxjam-leicester09.org.uk/
Hockley Hustle
We're off to the Hockley Hustle. To see how people do it properly. over 18 venues and 200 acts, all on one £5 wristband. Everyone we know raves about it, friends of ours have played it (Love Ends Disaster!) and this year, we've got friends running two rival venues (The BBC with Dean Jackson and the Hello Thor / Yeah I'll play it later Chaps). Anyhow, Minnaars are playing the BBC venue, so we're all off to watch / crib notes / chase organisers / stare in jealousy at people who do things far better than us.
more info on the hockley hustle here : http://www.nottsbox.com/hockleyhustle/
Bad Things
Pacific Ocean Fire (RIP)
POF have split, into two differing individual projects (or maybe 3, we're not sure). We're honestly gutted, they've been lovely, lovely, lovely people to deal with for the last 5 years. They made beautiful music, which really never reached enough people. However, they did tour the states, play SXSW, Summer Sundae, Summer Sundae Fringe and Truck fest, so it seems we arent the only people to love them very much. We wish all of them the very very best, especially Jon & Jess and forthcoming baby. We can only say thank you, thank you, thank you for all their help and support, and recommend you track down a copy of their outstanding album, `From The Station To The Church` on Leicester's own Sorted Records. Have we said Lovely too many times? justified if you ask me!!
fill glass with bourbon, light cigaretter, go here, listen to arrow from yr heart : http://www.myspace.com/pacificoceanfire
The Firebug toilets.
They smell like a boys high school swimming pool toilets. Comes to something, when now the Charlotte toilets are potentially more pleasant than Firebugs.
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