pattycakes_
Can turn naughty
is martin dust was still posting? just listened to virtual the other day in a weatherall mix and was blown away
Time Capsules
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pattycakes_
Can turn naughty
Maybe it'll mark the return of the tinker and the street urchin
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
The Mumfordization of Britain.
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
Even referring to breasts as "melons" is a linguistic mico time capable in itself.
woops
is not like other people
i've been on a couple of tours of maybe 6 destinations each, once in japan, once in germany, "underground" (ie tiny gigs and budgets) and my experiences were very mixed.
most/all of the time you're skint which is obviously stressful.
you're turning up in a strange place to play music to people you don't know which does not lend itself to killer performances every night. especially since there are local acts who do know each other and how to party (and can go home to bed afterwards).
you're probably going to get sick of the people you're on tour with, chronically, at some stage, and there might be all kinds of funny politics and logistics (big deal this) and behaviours.
you're relying on the kindness of strangers when you stay places.
you might have the odd smashing gig, and most of the strangers i mentioned are perfectly nice people, but i've found it a recipe for stress, paranoia and desperation. i don't think i'd bother again. i'm too old for it now.
sorry if you wanted tales of international stardom and/or hilarious groupie/drug anecdotes, that's not what i got out of it at all!
most/all of the time you're skint which is obviously stressful.
you're turning up in a strange place to play music to people you don't know which does not lend itself to killer performances every night. especially since there are local acts who do know each other and how to party (and can go home to bed afterwards).
you're probably going to get sick of the people you're on tour with, chronically, at some stage, and there might be all kinds of funny politics and logistics (big deal this) and behaviours.
you're relying on the kindness of strangers when you stay places.
you might have the odd smashing gig, and most of the strangers i mentioned are perfectly nice people, but i've found it a recipe for stress, paranoia and desperation. i don't think i'd bother again. i'm too old for it now.
sorry if you wanted tales of international stardom and/or hilarious groupie/drug anecdotes, that's not what i got out of it at all!
pattycakes_
Can turn naughty
Hehe, it's never as glamorous as it's made out to be on the edited reel is it?
Still, it's something I'd love to have experienced.
Funnily enough I got this in my YouTube feed this morning:
Quite a capsule in itself. Obviously not one that will be making any dissensians nostalgic, but it's crazy to look back at that time of stadium rock and how the band as product had evolved. What really caught me was how important it was for the band to be presenting themselves as always having this amazing time and living the dream. Which they probably were. That particular type of hedonistic dream, anyway. The other thing that caught me is just how Dutch the band all looked.
Still, it's something I'd love to have experienced.
Funnily enough I got this in my YouTube feed this morning:
Quite a capsule in itself. Obviously not one that will be making any dissensians nostalgic, but it's crazy to look back at that time of stadium rock and how the band as product had evolved. What really caught me was how important it was for the band to be presenting themselves as always having this amazing time and living the dream. Which they probably were. That particular type of hedonistic dream, anyway. The other thing that caught me is just how Dutch the band all looked.
Cheers woops. Yeah that sounds like the sort of thing I was expecting, I've promoted a few gigs and the overwhelming feeling, most of the time, is logistical issues and ensuing stress when things don't/can't get sorted. I've never really been on tour, would like to. Would be doubly lovely if someone else organised it all. I did for a few summers in a row work a stand at a few festivals, which felt at times like being on tour.
luka
Well-known member
I said on the Lea Valley thread the built environment is the locus of memory.
That sounded cool but it doesn't quite cover what I meant. What I was talking about is what the book UBIK brings out. How some of the constants in our lives, cars, trains, ticket machine, uniforms, graphic design, packaging, change in increments so that few things are more nostalgic than seeing something which is almost the same, performs the same function, but looks different.
The type of rubbish bins that were on your street in 1996 say.
That sounded cool but it doesn't quite cover what I meant. What I was talking about is what the book UBIK brings out. How some of the constants in our lives, cars, trains, ticket machine, uniforms, graphic design, packaging, change in increments so that few things are more nostalgic than seeing something which is almost the same, performs the same function, but looks different.
The type of rubbish bins that were on your street in 1996 say.