Action! August 31, 2009
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So the past few weeks have been very buisy, I have been helping a few friends with filming, I say helping but its more of moving stuff and holding stuff but I’m glad to help and it lets you watch people who know what they are doing, I think I have picked up quite a few things just by helping out.
Working in the sets gives you a good idea how much work goes in to the preparation of filming, lighting can take hours just to get right and once it is you find you have 10 very hot lights in a small room and with 6 people , and have never felt heat like it. But also looking at the camera work and how different people frame different shots. Its very inspiring, I don’t think I’m much of a script person but I do think I would enjoy camera work.
Work have a short film festival every year and its coming up in the next few months so I’m thinking of may be doing something. Ive been trying to get a few people on board from work but its not moving as quickly as I think it needs to for it to be workable.
So Gigs, I got to film Dr Tid and the triple 8’s album launch on Friday night at Centro Bar on Tib street. First the Gig which was very good, its a nice venue and I think this night went off very well. The filming was something a little new to me a long with the broadcast quality cameras, I did find the more I drank the more risky shots I went after, I hope once they have the footage it works out well, if not I don’t think I will be asked again. It was also the last time Arm rug would ever play, it was good to see them back and doing what they do best and it had been some time since I watched them play.
They also got a little air time this weekend on BBC Manchester radio, have a listen here, its 2:20 in and Shmoo also got in there just after.
GOGOGO March 19, 2009
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Have not got long, it seems I don’t have must time to do anything at the moment but I have 5 mins for my blog.
Ok when to see Dr Tid and the Tripple 8’s last week at the Green room, very very good and well worth going to one there events, there web site is up dated and you can even get some of their tracks from there. They have a few events coming up so give them ago.
Like with the iphone keeps going, it seems to have changed the way I run my life, it makes everything so easy and with the new 3.0 update it look as if things are just going to get more easier.
Thinking of going on a small break, seeing I have a little extra money in a few weeks and I’m not the type of person to put it in the bank I think Berlin may be in order, just need a chap flight now and we are off.
Got to watch the Boat that Rocked a few days ago, had some cast there. The film is really good and what we have come to expect from this director, it is just a really nice film with a fantastic sound track which keeps your foot tapping all the way through.
And that’s you 5 mins.
Dr Tid & The Triple Eights March 5, 2009
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Well worth a watch, Saturday night.
Capital of culture, Liverpool sound June 5, 2008
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As most people know Liverpool won the Capital of Culture and they have been very busy spending lots of money to get ready for the event planned, I’m sure they won it quite some time ago. One of the big openings of this time for Liverpool was the Liverpool Sound, this was a big concert at Anfield in Liverpool, it was on Sunday just gone. You could not just buy tickets, you had to enter draw and if you were picked then you could get the chance to buy tickets, my girl friend was one of the lucky ones to win and she got tickets a few months back.
The line up consisted of The Zutons, The Kaiser Chiefs and Paul McCartney, there was also talk of a special guest which turned out to be true. So getting there was ok as my girl friend parents live over in Liverpool so we parked up there are got a life, didn’t take too long to get in and get some food and a drink. But like most big events that was the last drink we got as the queues where huge and it would have taken about 50mins just to get another drink, it did change our plans to stay in Liverpool as now I could drive back.
So the first up were The Zutons and they were very good, you could see how much they were enjoying playing to their home crowed. And it was about time I got to see a saxophone in action. I’m not the 
biggest follower of the Zutons but all the tracks I did know were played perfectly.
Next up was the Kaiser Chiefs who were fantastic, not just in singing and playing music but in getting the crowed going, to see a football stadium the size of Anfield doing the Mexican wave was great, they played some new songs, that new you could see him reading the stuff of a couple of sheets of paper on the floor, they also played some of the more well know songs which were just awesome live, it really got everyone going for the main attraction.
So it was starting to get dark, the atmosphere in the area was fantastic, we all were there for really one thing and that was to watch Sir Paul McCartney play liver in Liverpool. After seeing him live you can see why people take about him being such a good performer, it was just amazing. He played some of his new tracks and basically went back thorough the greats of his back catalogue. He also had a few medleys and even got ‘Give peace a chance’ in there. He also made a touching tributes to George Harrison – on ‘Blackbird’ and ‘Something’. The special guest of the evening turned out to be Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters how did a little drumming and some rocking guitar. All in all it was a very special night, topped off with Live and Let die explosive show and a huge fireworks display at the end of the night. I think its going to be one of them gigs I will be telling people about for many years to come.
The Black Keys May 22, 2008
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For most people the big thing last night was the football and I did follow a little but last night I went to watch the Black Keys. They played last year and if you follow my posts you would know that I didn’t go and watch them as it was my flat mate’s girlfriend’s birthday and I help sort it out, all my other friends went and they had nothing but wonderful things to say about it. Well this time it was my go as they finally came back to Manchester at the Academy. What a band, he reminded me of Jose Gonzalez in the way of when they play you would think there were 2 people up there playing guitar. The music was fantastic and so was the beer, have not been to the Academy since it has been done up and I have to say I could not really see much change, maybe it was me and being slightly drunk and it was dark.
You know I don’t really like the plastic cups but they come in really handy when you need to hold your pint and do some clapping.
