May 2012
1 post
When I was young, i took some cd’s from my brothers cd collection (sorry bruv) Dookie by green day, the blue album by weezer, i should coco by supergrass and Ill Comunication by the beastie boys. Although they still get rotation one of which properly shook me down as an uneducated youth finding his feet in music. it was I.C. the hip hop, the funk, the jazz the hardcore. and for me at the...
April 2012
1 post
As usual it’s been ages since I posted but I’m not gonna say I’ll do it on the regular now, because lets face it.. I’m probably not going too.. I feel wierd a lot.. I can’t put a finger on why either.. Does anyone ever just stop and think, ‘what am I actually doing?’ I often do.. but then proceed to carry on doing whatever dumb as fuck thing I was doing. I...
February 2012
1 post
January 2012
1 post
Back Again.
How I wish to roam, but then, I don’t. Take for example I wouldn’t like to go trekking the world over like some of my friends have. However I’d like to take a walk and not know where I’m going. The classic film way with my telecaster cased up and a duffle bag full of stuff belongings.
I highly doubt I could pull that off though.
Also I know that trip will just lead me to Brighton for a handful...
November 2011
2 posts
Boozy post time.
I sing nightingale by saves the day in my guitar all the time. I love you.
rip mikey welsh
So, it’s been a long time again. I think perhaps I’m just not meant to be a blogger.. Anyway. I had a WEEZER day today. It felt good until I started reading about mikey welsh again and now I’m sad. He was my favourite bassist out of the three, second favourite member of my favourite band.. Now I’m laying in bed feeling sad and now really queezy. UN COOL. I found an...
July 2011
1 post
Last night and the last however long
Not really sure how to start this post, so i’ll just state that last night was awesome. So so awesome getting to go on that stage and do what we do at the O2 of all places was simply.. Fucking cool. Hanging out with awesome people, drinking probably to many beers, thinking I might have been about to have a heart attack at times and then getting to stomp about under the lights.
Thank...
June 2011
7 posts
It was my birthday 25 mins ago..
I shouldn’t make Ryan Dunn jokes.. But, I’m sure he would. Reminds me of blagging his email adress and giving him crap in msn when I was young. Cool fucking guy. Rip.
So I keep getting lemon msg’s on formspring. It’s quite funny though, whoever it is is clearly a musician… But I don’t get what your msg’s are about?! I’m only in tbd merry gang.....
Things you have done.
Taken my ability to lay quietly and not stress out.
Listen to music like I used too
Go out and have a good ‘normal’ time
Look at some people in the same way
Not second guess everything
Not be 100% sure of what’s going on around me
The list goes on…
Thank you. Fuck you.
‘Greg ordinary people do extraordinary things all the time you know’ is anyone ordinary? not everyone has that beauty and soul you like to write blogs etc about.
I really should go outside, rather than sit and stew on face book. I will after I’ve written this…maybe.
I should also man up and stop second guessing. it’s my life and i should take control?
….right
I’ve finished season 3 of chuck and i don’t know where to find season 4 (legally of course)
5 new merry gang tunes just need a little tweeking then the next...
May 2011
2 posts
I’ve bitten the inside of my cheek and its sore.
So I’m having to sit with my headphones on to drown out the ‘singing’ up the road. I’m not a big fan of sing star…
I’m compiling ANOTHER 80’s play list, this one is going to be the fucking king of 80’s play lists though i shit you all not its going to be a belter, however I’m sure...
Am I not allowed to sit in the little box of ‘happy for what the we’ve worked hard to do’ box for a couple of days? No? Well I’m going too and I’ve brought a book. So piss off down the boozer then drive home.
Because I don’t get why you can harp on about bands your into like a bunch of arse-kissing prats then get the hump about mine having a bit of luck and...
April 2011
1 post
Some people may rip on how we/I do things around where I’m from.. But only a couple of miles away is a fucking boring town, full of hipsters and trash talkers.. That’s fine, it is.. I just find it quite amusing.
Oh it’s also warmer on this side of the hill.
On a plus, no meeting in the morn. Just a nice solid day of pedal geeking.
Anyway. Fuck you hipster jerks. Have...
March 2011
3 posts
How is everyone on the ol’ internet world today? I’ve been spending this morning yawning and rocking out to saves the day. So far, so good.
Right now I’m being made to feel like the merry gang have ruined another band, well this is not on behalf of the gang but.. I don’t think we did. And as for the shitty comments made.. hardly worth standing on right? You said for yourself when me and matt...
Some people may crit me for spending £5 on chorizo… But I do NOT care. I have no regrets, it was fucking ace. So there.
Anyway…
Last night was fucking sweet. Such a fun show. The new cd’s look sweet too.
Got 3 more VIP’s for Camden so lemme know if you want one… When I say let me know, I mean in 3 sentences sum up WHY you should receive one. I suggest including...
February 2011
3 posts
Its sometimes annoying writing these for me, because I’ll go though little phases of one day posting tonnes, then ages without posting anything. Suffice to say I’ve got a tonne of crap to say. Let’s start here.
After a conversation recently with someone about bands/artists/guitarists etc it lead me to think.. i don’t wanna talk to people about the music I like right now....
Nim. X
the sway and swell
flee with her motion
red-gold across my arms
the vicious strokes i painted
a river fills your heart
i’m sorry if i let you down
i know just how you feel tonight
this is never what you wanted
i was searching for myself
in other people’s eyes
the mirror’s telling half truths
the stollen words finally feel like mine
swollen and sweating (sweating)
off time (off...
I believe in medication and I believe in therapy
And I believe in crystal light.
Cause I believe in me, yeah.
It’s so uplifting, fuck yeah!
I barely have the motivation
They say I suffer from a lack of seratonin synapses
They happen too infrequently for me
To be functioning properly
I took the pills
I took the advice
The panic stopped
But still, I’m not right
Racing thoughts and...
January 2011
7 posts
A good friend of mine recently asked me a question that seemed to hit home quite hard, he said.
Why aren’t you doing more with punk rock music? Which got me thinking, IM NOT DOING ANYTHING and focusing on stuff that I enjoy… but can’t see myself playing it and getting behind it like I would in a punk band! And no this isn’t a letter of resignation from the merry gang, or tracksuit, this is...
ok, yeah… im drunk, but normaly when im drunk i get in a bad mood.. but im listening to TUESDAY. and im super happy. so yeah. safe. i had a band once named after one of there songs. sufice to say it went nowhere.
SATERDAY ATITUDE
PEACE
Jesus Fucking Christ On A Fucking Bike.
Some People post some mindless crap on there facebook which boggles my mind as to in fact why i am ‘friends’ with them, that said, we do live in a time where we’re all connected somehow so being a facebook friend is as important as meeting a mate for a pint down the boozer. Well it’s not. You absolute fuck wits. And yes i know, some...
Trying to make my blogs a little bit better.
Uncle B will appreciate this, this morning my iPhone went mental and started playing a Lawrence arms track trough my speakers, but rather than shit my pj’s I had a little rock out. So I would advise getting on spotify and hitting up the Lawrence arms, because there a band that deserves attention. Once you’ve done that have a wiki search of their previous bands and see how many rad bands stemmed...
Sorry.
So once again it’s been a while between sober posts. I really should get of the net after a skin full of beer. Come to think of it, I should really get off the streets after a skin full of beer.
Anyway I Was asked to list what we use in the merry gang guitar wise. So tune out right now unless you’re a geek.
Merry Gang guitar crap.
My personal set up is real simple for this band. For reals...
I miss Clive Rudd. I’m not happy that i only get to see him for 3 weeks at a time for a million years it seems.
Oh, Rochelle is a good lass. So all you caterham boys stop talking shit cos she burned you or you got somthing going on. Grow up and deal with it you losers.
Now I’m sure there’s going to be SO many NYE 2011 blog entrys, and this one isn’t going to be some kind of I’ve got a plan for a fresh fuckin start etc because not much is going to change, I just have a few things I’m going to make a point of doing.
~ Be a well rounded pro minded, pro playing guitar player.
~ Make WAY more music than 2010
~ Not forget who friends...
December 2010
5 posts
My good firend Matt Brabbs, has send me 22 tracks on spotify, each track is good, but one just made me nearly shit my tartan pj’s..
roscoe by midlake
Now I’m sure some people might be sitting and thinking, ‘greg’s thinks he’s mad into music but he didnt know about that band wtf lolz’ while sitting with your coffee and preparing your next super rad blog entry,...
So, after having a little talk with clive about many things we dislike (most things) it got me a’thinkin..
I do not want to be a jarhead/meathead gym fuckbag. So many people have been saying, if you trained you could be huge, dont get me wrong, i could realy lose some pounds y’know, but the last thing i want to do is stress about what i can lift and how many times i can lift it…...
13/12/2010
I realy have to stop lauching my guitar around at gigs.. or i have to stop getting so involved in thew crowd sending me into a whir of throwing guitars, throwing up throwing beer or trying to noose assholes that hit my mic into my teeth with my guitar cable. AND also i know you mean well im sure, but it’s really to hear you while the bands playing so trying to talk to me mid show unless...
people have such good tumblr pages. mine is RUBBISH… I’m going to make a real effort for probably around 2 days to make it good until i get bored again.
Where there’s lovers theres haters, but when you get so pissed that you can turn a lover to a hater you wanna start having a wee think, I’m not making referance to the merrys gangs drunken shamble on friday night however, it was a drunk laugh. I think / hope most people were drunk enough not to care, which is normaly the vibe of a merry show.. I do hope all of those who read this that...
November 2010
4 posts
I should drink and listen to the offspring more,
Here’s why
I’m more punk when I’m drunk
there rad.
they sing about anti racism/general hate
fuck you?
Between 6 and 10 mil.. To keep and eye on John venebles… SO?! he’s a scumbag cunt. Wouldn’t the public spend that money on that than bankers? Perhaps. I just think reveal his new I.d…
Curretly watching american sky news… Wow they talk shit… I have to type on my phone with the American words right now eg… USA < twats… ahem. Twots. Happy...
SANTH
My friend Chris posted on his facebook about letting off bangers.. this got me thinking. I do nowhere near enough stupid stuff like that anymore, and yeah yeah you could say blah blah Greg, you’re 23.. well.. fuck off thats NO good reason. perhaps one reason could be Im sure I couldnt run as far as I could when I was younger, but im not going to let that stop me. SO Im proposing an imediate...
The last time I heard the song I’m playing right now… I lived in a wonderful place, I just drifted of to sleep and woke up thinking I was there.. I won’t lie.. It was heartbreaking.
October 2010
1 post
i havent posted anything for ages, what can i say? ive been busy talking absolute shit in real life.
one of my old teachers at bimm posted this, it’s quite interesting
http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ sean-parker-declares-war-on-mu sic-piracy-a-failure/45247/
‘what are people willing to pay for?’ that question almost drove me mad.
BUY MUSIC YOU FUCKING ASSHOLES. i mean really?...
September 2010
4 posts
No sleep inspires me yo write an angry ex girlfriend blog… NAAAAT.
I would recomend having a little listen to a band called satanic surfers, (I know, whack name) if you like super fast bland vocal punk rock they’re super. It’s like pennywise without mistakes and the moaning. and no, punk rock ain’t always about leaving the fuckups in the recordings. That’s just...
Once again it’s been quite an ammount of time since my last post..
this brings me to a point I raised near reading fest time.. Weezer.. i do think its rad they’ve had a resurge of life but some of the retardedness and general stuff that’s come along with it is shocking.. take for example an unnamed metal fuckstick commenting on my red and white weezer shirt by singing teenage...
No fever for cowgirls. No buzz for acoustic guitars, no joy for 24 hour partys. No buzz for seaguls or piers. Rent? Nah. Acoustic gigs playing last? No thanks I’m always too fucked from the start let alone playing sober.. Hills? Nope.Bimm hell no. People telling fucking BULLSHIT tales? No thanks, how about if I tell you somthing serious, don’t go changing it and tell your pals. Fuck...
Hey Brighton! Fuck you. And fuck you too, you’re cool, but fuck you too. Those who read this will know who I don’t mean to aim this at. Fuck you. Deep down from the pits, fuck you. P.s come see my band play on the 16th.
Cheers.
August 2010
10 posts
I’m a fucking idiot, I lived with and around so many incredible musicians for two years… And did fuck all about it, ones o worked with were magic though. I’ve gone into writing overdrive right now, it’s a pain. I want to finish the one brave cowboy record, 4(?) years later.. Back home, with some magical people.. Missing some people, it’s odd, I’m still in...
I used to fall asleep in my rended room, and no, or wasent much to talk about…
Now I’ve joined the ranks of living for the weekend get a job, save up for the real world zombies, and anyone who is still going to bimm, have faith it WILL catch up to you. I used to think the ‘live for the weekend’ life was bullshit and too grown up for me, but let’s just say I’ve...
geeky music day = huge win.
woke up this morning feeling like shit so i decided to catch up on my geeking, five hours later im bored and figured i’d write up another one of these things, after sitting for a couple minutes trying to think of a topic…
…I would highly recomend hitting up spotify or somthing similar (just make sure its legal you pirate fucks) and having a little...
So, it’s done.. I don’t live in Brighton anymore… I’m not sure if I’m sad or not, kinda gutted that poor planning left a departure with three of my gave boys a bit vexed at me.. (sorry)
Yea, odd.. Back home.
Things I will miss.
The f.p bant.
A few people I’ve mett at Bimm.
Being able to get booze 24 hours a day haha.
Being super close to a bk. Although not...
who sang that tune, let’s dance to joy devision (probably in skinnys and torn shirts talking about how amazing morrisey is) because NO. let’s not.
How is everyone? rad? sweet. i must be getting old and boring because last night was a level results night and i didnt go and crash tiger tiger and abuse some kids. if anything im proud of myself, infact scrap that, ASHAMED of myself.
...
First post in ages (sorry steve, I know you said do it every day)
On my way to Brighton right now to grab the rest of my shit… Iguess tonight is my last official night in brighton.. Not to say I won’t be back or anything like that..
I won’t lie or avoid writing about it I’m
50/50 on this.. I was thinking oh wow I’m going to miss so many people.. But truth is I can...