Posts Tagged ‘festival’
As if Halloween wasn’t scary enough already without having to meet customskins.co.uk
Posted by tim in Uncategorized on October 12th, 2009
As we all know, Halloween is a big pointless made-up thing, invented entirely for people who want to throw bricks through old ladies windows, and companies who want to sell you something. Fortunately for our countries’ aging population, we at customskins.co.uk fit into the latter category.
In fact, even that’s not really true. We don’t really want to sell you something, we’d just like to meet you. That’s why we’re going to be at the Jobeky UK Custom Drum Festival on Halloween; October 31st. Here’s the lowdown:
The nice people at Jobeky Drums thought it would be cool to host an event showcasing small custom drum makers and suppliers here in the UK. This mad concept evolved into the Jobeky UK Custom Drum Festival, and it’s the first one this year. Of course, customskins.co.uk were high on the list (top, obviously) of companies Jobeky wanted to be there, so here we are.
The event is being held in the Staffordshire Pavillion at the Staffordshire Country Showground, and runs from 10am to 5pm. There’s lots of custom drum companies exhibiting, plus a really quite enticing selection of clinics from the likes of Robin Guy, Martin Ranscombe and Karl Brazil.
Entry is an absolute bargain at £10 and you can buy advance tickets here.
We’re not entirely sure what we’re going to be doing or showing, but you can rest assured that it will not include contemporary dance or firearms.
SXSW - the coverage begins here…
Posted by tim in Uncategorized on March 17th, 2009
As you may be aware, the South By South West music conference/festival in Austin, Texas begins tomorrow. For up and coming bands this is one of the biggest events of the year, giving them the opportunity to showcase in front of record industry types from across the globe.
Customskins.co.uk will, of course, not be attending this event, as per every year. I have actually been to Austin, back in 2001, where I collected a stolen truck and returned it to it’s owner - a Dutchman with one testicle who lived in New Mexico. But that’s a story for another time. Of course, the idea of watching bands all day long in bars drinking Miller Lite and lounging around in the Texas sunshine lamenting the demise of the recorded music industry is a tempting one, and it’s to my eternal regret that I haven’t made it yet. Maybe next year.
Naturally at customskins.co.uk we have the privaledge of working with plenty of bands who are performing at SXSW; The Asteroid Galaxy Tour, Fanfarlo, The Gin Riots, Hey Negrita, Honey Ryder, Operahouse and White Lies are just some of them, and we wish them the best of luck. Another band who I’m a big fan of who are representing in Austin are Slow Club, a girl/boy duo who play intoxicating country-tinged folky love songs.
For more information on goings on at SXSW check out the website here: http://sxsw.com/
Doubtless there’ll be loads of news and info flying around on Twitter as well so, errr… be lucky.
Fantasy Festival
Posted by SuperGood in Uncategorized on February 17th, 2009
Now that the new year celebrations are a distant memory and the year 2k9 is moving faster than a Keith Moon solo, everyone is starting to talk festival season. Who will be headlining Glasto? Can I afford to go to Reading as well? At which band do I throw my biggest bottle of piss at Download? But I want to move away from the reality of this years festivals and for 15 minutes live in a world of make believe while I introduce you to the game of ‘Fantasy Festival’…
Fantasy Festival is a chance to design your perfect festival. What you say goes. Here’s how it works…
There are 8 slots up for grabs.
1. The Show Openers – who gets to blow away the cobwebs on the first day of the show for you?
2. New Band – any band that have realeased a maximum of one album qualify for this slot.
3. Back from the Dead – OK they don’t need to be dead! They just need to be a band or artist that can no longer be seen playing.
4. Pop Act – here’s your chance to admit to it! we all have a soft spot for a pop act…don’t we?
5. Saturday night ‘twilight’ spot – the spot that they all want, just as the sun is setting before the Saturday night headliners do their thang.
6. Friday Night Headliners – explains itself
7. Saturday Night Headliners – as does this…
8. Sunday Night Headliners to close out the show – and probably this one too.
So here’s how my Fantasy Festival would look…
Show Openers – INTERPOL – They get me going everytime I hear them, so I’ll give them a chance to get my festival going too.
New Band – RIOT NOISE – who I hear you say? That will change I’m sure. I was lucky enough to stumble upon them supporting Duff McKagan and man they kick ass.
Back From the Dead – MANSUN – Yes I could choose to see The Beatles or Jimi Hendrix, but your favourite band of all time are your favourite band of all time, Mansun it is.
Pop Act – GIRLS ALOUD – Easiest category of the lot!
Twilight spot – MUSE – I still say I knew about Muse before anyone else!! I saw them pre any releases in Devon years and years ago. It was all thanks to me!!
Friday Headliners – THE CURE – Every song a hit. A pure beauty that will send me back to my tent on day one a very happy camper.
Saturday Headliners – RADIOHEAD – ‘its just slit your wrists shit’, ‘they’re too depressing’ on the contrary, they’re almost too inspirational.
Sunday Headliners – OASIS – Growing up in the brit pop years means the Gallagher brothers have a special place in my heart, and at my festival.
OK now I wanna hear your line up! alternatively you can slate mine or tell me that I’m a fantasy festival god! Get your thinking caps on…shit I left out Coldplay…