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Guy I went to school with is fronting a new band from Mullingar called The Blizzards and they're pretty good. Mp3's available on their site here
They have just signed a management deal with Marcus Russell who also manages Oasis.
Yee should all try go to their gig in Whelans on September 11th.

More Great pics here

Will post my own feeble attempts in due course, One of which is in the current issue of Hot Press

So I've just had a life changing experience..... On the newt today, checking out The libertines (Whom I believe to be the greatest rock/punk band ever). Pete Doherty posts one of his regular ramblings on the babyshambles site...bacisicly says be at Mount Pleasent sorting office at 6..across the road are 4 red phone boxes..at 6:05 they will all ring..follow instructions. So at 6.05 we are directed to pete's flat a couple of feet away. Me and O are first to the door, up the stairs to number 2 where we knock on the doo. Pete doherty (white as a ghost due to his heroin addiction) opens the door and says welcome as we shake his hand. We wander in to his front room, which is about half the size of Amy and Franks front room. Theres a mike sticking out of the top of a hoover which is being used as a makeshift mike stand. 30-40 people pack into the room and pete wanders in with bowls of haribo sweets, "they set me back 80 quid" and throws around cans of special brew and gins and vodkas. A guy called andrew does a short set but the mike, running through computer speakers, is awful. Pete jumps in and trys his luck at the mike and electric but the sound is horrible so he urges all to be quiet and sings without mike and plays acoustic. He comes across as a very shy introverted guy. Initially he sings very low before his confidence builds and he begins to belt out the songs. libertines, babyshambles and new songs he's just written. It's mind blowing. Really folky sounding and...just unbelievable. The guy is pure genius.The banter is great. It's like a friends get together. People ask what the next babyshambles tune is like and he responds "want to hear it? hold on till I hook up the laptop" He procedes to play newly recorded tunes through the laptop before switiching to songs from the ne libs album (Which he dances around too) and then "the songs that didn't make it..but I love". He then breaks into tunes on the guitar, takes requests, wrestles on the floor and gets every one to write a message on his laptop which he intends to post. Wearing a hat it occasionly falls off his end allowing a suspious roll of tin foil fall out under. He is very embarrassed picking it up and its sad to see. We leave each with a hug from the man, a cheers for coming. Fuckin' great. What other band, star,etc would do this? Why don't they? Libertine's pride themselves on being inclusive-no boundaries between fans and band. LONDON. Will never forget tonight. Go on the good ship Albion!

So I've just had a life changing experience..... On the newt today, checking out The libertines (Whom I believe to be the greatest rock/punk band ever). Pete Doherty posts one of his regular ramblings on the babyshambles site...bacisicly says be at Mount Pleasent sorting office at 6..across the road are 4 red phone boxes..at 6:05 they will all ring..follow instructions. So at 6.05 we are directed to pete's flat a couple of feet away. Me and O are first to the door, up the stairs to number 2 where we knock on the doo. Pete doherty (white as a ghost due to his heroin addiction) opens the door and says welcome as we shake his hand. We wander in to his front room, which is about half the size of Amy and Franks front room. Theres a mike sticking out of the top of a hoover which is being used as a makeshift mike stand. 30-40 people pack into the room and pete wanders in with bowls of haribo sweets, "they set me back 80 quid" and throws around cans of special brew and gins and vodkas. A guy called andrew does a short set but the mike, running through computer speakers, is awful. Pete jumps in and trys his luck at the mike and electric but the sound is horrible so he urges all to be quiet and sings without mike and plays acoustic. He comes across as a very shy introverted guy. Initially he sings very low before his confidence builds and he begins to belt out the songs. libertines, babyshambles and new songs he's just written. It's mind blowing. Really folky sounding and...just unbelievable. The guy is pure genius.The banter is great. It's like a friends get together. People ask what the next babyshambles tune is like and he responds "want to hear it? hold on till I hook up the laptop" He procedes to play newly recorded tunes through the laptop before switiching to songs from the ne libs album (Which he dances around too) and then "the songs that didn't make it..but I love". He then breaks into tunes on the guitar, takes requests, wrestles on the floor and gets every one to write a message on his laptop which he intends to post. Wearing a hat it occasionly falls off his end allowing a suspious roll of tin foil fall out under. He is very embarrassed picking it up and its sad to see. We leave each with a hug from the man, a cheers for coming. Fuckin' great. What other band, star,etc would do this? Why don't they? Libertine's pride themselves on being inclusive-no boundaries between fans and band. LONDON. Will never forget tonight. Go on the good ship Albion!

So I've just had a life changing experience..... On the newt today, checking out The libertines (Whom I believe to be the greatest rock/punk band ever). Pete Doherty posts one of his regular ramblings on the babyshambles site...bacisicly says be at Mount Pleasent sorting office at 6..across the road are 4 red phone boxes..at 6:05 they will all ring..follow instructions. So at 6.05 we are directed to pete's flat a couple of feet away. Me and O are first to the door, up the stairs to number 2 where we knock on the doo. Pete doherty (white as a ghost due to his heroin addiction) opens the door and says welcome as we shake his hand. We wander in to his front room, which is about half the size of Amy and Franks front room. Theres a mike sticking out of the top of a hoover which is being used as a makeshift mike stand. 30-40 people pack into the room and pete wanders in with bowls of haribo sweets, "they set me back 80 quid" and throws around cans of special brew and gins and vodkas. A guy called andrew does a short set but the mike, running through computer speakers, is awful. Pete jumps in and trys his luck at the mike and electric but the sound is horrible so he urges all to be quiet and sings without mike and plays acoustic. He comes across as a very shy introverted guy. Initially he sings very low before his confidence builds and he begins to belt out the songs. libertines, babyshambles and new songs he's just written. It's mind blowing. Really folky sounding and...just unbelievable. The guy is pure genius.The banter is great. It's like a friends get together. People ask what the next babyshambles tune is like and he responds "want to hear it? hold on till I hook up the laptop" He procedes to play newly recorded tunes through the laptop before switiching to songs from the ne libs album (Which he dances around too) and then "the songs that didn't make it..but I love". He then breaks into tunes on the guitar, takes requests, wrestles on the floor and gets every one to write a message on his laptop which he intends to post. Wearing a hat it occasionly falls off his end allowing a suspious roll of tin foil fall out under. He is very embarrassed picking it up and its sad to see. We leave each with a hug from the man, a cheers for coming. Fuckin' great. What other band, star,etc would do this? Why don't they? Libertine's pride themselves on being inclusive-no boundaries between fans and band. LONDON. Will never forget tonight. Go on the good ship Albion!