That was the slightly bizarre but endearing chant some of the more 'chemically-minded' friends of the band came up with on a recent night out, and by all accounts may well be heard at O2 Academy this coming Friday (more on that later)
Anyways, first off a quick look back on our recent gig supporting 'Section 60' at The Plug. It was a great gig in all... large crowd and a good vibe and atmosphere throughout the night. The other two bands playing that night, 'The Conroys' and 'The Soviets' (Newcastle) were really worth a listen and we're sure it won’t be the last time we play on the same bill. Section 60 were superb headlining in what was one of their best performances we've witnessed.
In between dodging the odd pint that seemed to fly onto the stage, we played a couple of songs that haven't been aired live for a while, brooding opener 'Pavement's A Battleground' and the melodic meandering 'Show Stop Style'. They both seemed to go down well and it was a nice change to the set list. At this point in our existence we have around 30 songs written, so it's not easy deciding on the usual 7-10 songs we can play live at any particular gig.
Those of you at Plug will have noticed it was being filmed (often from very close quarters) by our resident Kanye West lookalike cameraman Jamie, who's eye-catching dress sense definitely belongs in front of the camera rather than behind it. Nevertheless Jamie's done some great work recently filming our gigs and some of his clips of us can be found on www.youtube.com/karticamusic. While more of his work can be found at http://tiny.cc/tetnd
The next date coming up in our calendar is this Friday (2nd Dec) supporting 'The Complete Stone Roses' at O2 Academy. This will be not only our last gig in Sheffield for some time, but also our biggest to date in terms of expected crowd numbers. The gig will be on the main stage, which is also a first for us and is expected to draw in excess of 1,000 people. It's a great opportunity to play to a large number of people who have never seen us before and hopefully convert a few along the way. For those that have never seen 'The Complete's' or are a bit nonplussed by the idea of tribute bands, these boys really are something else. In fact if you squint it may as well be the real thing, there's not that cheesiness that plagues some tributes.
Finally this week has seen the tragic loss of Gary Speed. It seems surreal that someone in his position would take the course of action that he did, but goes to show that you never really know what goes through people's heads in their private moments. People are always banging on about being strong, forgetting that some of the best moments in life are characterised by being vulnerable.... Falling in love, confiding in a best mate, singing along to your favourite song, believing in something/someone....Never lose a sense of wonder... Weakness is for the brave!
Kartica
