Posts Tagged ‘live’
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.
Custom skins in action
Posted by tim in Uncategorized on February 23rd, 2009
If you’re on our mailing list you will have received my message last week requesting any photos of your custom skins from customskins.co.uk in the wild! If you’re not on our mailing list then quit playing hard to get and join using the box thingy in the right hand panel.
Anyway, the response was brilliant. We’re in the process of adding a ‘live shots’ gallery onto the main website, but in the meantime please see below for some of the best pictures we received:
Nice use of the 4" white holz on this two-tone design
This drum head was Unbelieveable!
Love the sparkly green OCDP
Got your own recording studio? Then get a custom skin!
A great use for dead leopards. Isn't dead leopard a tribute band?!?
This picture just doesn't need a caption.
Hole in the roof? At least the drum head is Fully Funktional.
Jet black and sinister.
Sparkly buddy rich on a sparkly kit. Why not?
Blue Print used this clever drum head at a gig at Lords Cricket Ground. Hence the raindrops on the skin.
I wonder if the drummer uses Kentucky Fried Chicken drum sticks as well?
Custom skins. The center of any good publicity shot.
Will let you know when the proper live gallery goes up - in the meantime feel free to email your pictures (tim@customskins.co.uk) or throw them in the comments!
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…