Some photos from last Thursday's gig at 'The Gaff' are up in the photos section.
Strange gig, as it was a 'metal' night, plus Nomi was more than usually
intoxicated... Still, I have never met anyone who can pull off such a great
performance whilst in such a state!

Check www.myspace.com/thedogbonesuk for more upcoming gigs, including forays
outside London to York, Lincolnshire, and South Wales.

The Dogbones played a set at 'The Furnace' in Swindon last Friday as part of a
'girl' themed metal night. Headliners were their mates 'Malificient'.

There are a couple of photos over in the photos section.

Some photos of last night's gig are up now in the photos section.

The Dogbones have changed their live set-up yet again, and organised a summer
tour with dates in London, Wales, Essex, and Wiltshire. Crispin now plays all
guitar, Nomi provides vocals, and is now unfettered by guitar and able to leap
around the venue with wild abandon. Michael Vikakis (ex QueenAdreena, Ophelia
Torah & Jesus Got his Gun) has joined to provide bass, and Vince Johnson (Ex
Daisy Chainsaw) and Bambi (Selfish Cunt) still provide the tribal twin drum
assault. I have seen the new line up a couple of times now, and it is the most
electric yet. Nomi is a veritable livewire, charging around the stage, diving
into the crowd, and screaming into people's faces. Great Stuff. Catch them
whilst you can - it'll all change again as soon as they get bored with this
set-up. In other news, the album is recorded, and is currently being mixed by
Teo Miller (who has also done the duties with Daisy Chainsaw, Dizzy Q Viper and
QueenAdreena). No news on a release date, as they are paying for Teo's time when
they can afford it, and they are not rich!

Upcoming Shows :
6 Aug 2009 22:00
Bar Music Hall - London

13 Aug 2009 22:00
FEMUR (Nomi's solo project) @ the 'Blag Club' - London

21 Aug 2009 19:30
The Furnace - Swindon,Wiltshire

28 Aug 2009 20:00
The Water Rats - London

5 Sep 2009 20:30
333 Mother Bar - London

12 Sep 2009 20:00
The Purple Turtle - 'Rock n' Roll Caberet' - London

19 Sep 2009 20:00
The Fly London

1 Oct 2009 22:30
The Cobden Club - London

20 Oct 2009 20:00
Meze Lounge - meze festival Newport, Wales

30 Oct 2009 20:00
Voodoo Lounge - Stamford

Great night at the Purple Turtle on Thursday. Fantastic value too at £5 for five
bands! I think Nomi sorted out the line-up, so well done for such an eclectic
and interesting selection. We got:
'Schools' Weird band. Enormous array of foot pedals, they were kind of a
math-rock band with bonkers time changes all topped with bizarre 80's AOR
vocals. Never seen anything like them.
'Exit International. Pontypridd based trio with two bassists (one trebly, one
bassy) and drums topped with screamo vocals. Very original and energetic. I
liked them a lot, and managed to get a free demo from singer 'Fudge'. Only
recorded a few days ago too.
'Trophy Hearts'. London four piece. Interesting musical work, but let down by
rather tuneless vocals. Get a separate vocalist who can sing, and they would be
much improved.
'The Dogbones'. The reason I am here tonight (obviously). Carrying on their
recent habit of playing half a set of Crispin songs, with Crispin on guitar and
Nomi on bass; and half a set of Nomi songs, with Nomi on guitar and Crispin on
bass. Fantastic energy and passion from the band. They should be headlining
venues like this now. There are a few photos in the group's 'photos' section to
get a flavour of things.
'Widows'. Another side project from the Dogbones 'spare' drummer Jaemi
consisting of vocals (delivered in a 'Nick Cave' style), two guitars, Jaemi on
bass, a stand-up drummer, and a Japanese keyboard/violinist. Interesting, with a
kind of rockabilly feel. Hardly headliner material compared with the Dogbones
though...

There are some truly beautiful photos of 'Ruby Throat's' recent French tour now
up on their 'myspace'. Link here:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=1\
07602974&albumId=2519068

Hi everyone!

As you all probably know, we're just starting out and we'd like all of you to
help! 'How on Earth do I do that, Aidy?' I hear you ask... well, it's simple-
just sign up to our mailing list! This will allow us to keep you informed of all
our goings on as and when they happen, and of course to keep track of how many
loyal followers we have.

Sign up, people- and have a wonderful day!

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Ruby Throat's "House of Thieves" single is now available through iTunes in the
US; the non-album b-side "He Doesn't Love You" is included.

Kevin

Katie Jane's low-fi alt-folk project are out on tour now. Catch them
at:

24 Feb 2009 20:00
  LE HAVRE - Cabaret electric Le Havre
25 Feb 2009 20:00
  Glaz'art Paris
26 Feb 2009 20:00
  Le ciel Grenoble
27 Feb 2009 20:00
  l'antipode Rennes
28 Feb 2009 20:00
  Chatodo BLOIS
6 Mar 2009 20:00
  limoges limoges
7 Mar 2009 20:00
  L'usine à Chapeaux RAMBOUILLET
8 Mar 2009 20:00
  Le VIP SAINT NAZAIRE
9 Mar 2009 20:00
  La luciole ALENCON
23 Mar 2009 20:00
  neumos(opening for rasputina) seattle, Washington
24 Mar 2009 20:00
  hawthorne theater(opening for rasputina) portland, Oregon
28 Mar 2009 19:00
  the casbah(opening for rasputina) san diego, California
29 Mar 2009 20:00
  the troubadour(opening for rasputina) los angeles, California

A couple more dates in the USA are rumoured, followed by a couple in
London in April and then the release of album number two. More
details when they are announced...

QueenAdreena played two UK gigs this week as warm-ups prior to their
trip to Japan. The first was at the Cellars in Eastney (which was
really just a small pub outside Portsmouth) and was the smallest gig I
have ever seen them play. It was noticable for the absence of Pete
Howard, who appears to have left the band. His replacement, Stuffy, did
a great job with very little rehearsal time, but it was a pretty
disjointed performance in parts. They played a 15 song set, and Katie
wore a plastic carrier bag as a dress... Two days later they played at
the famous 100 Club in Oxford Street in London. This one was MUCH
tighter, was rammed full, and we were treated to a three song encore
of 'Heaven'; 'Year of You' and 'Pretty Polly'.

I have posted a few photos in the groups photo setion...

Other news is a new gig in Paris, France on 16th January.

I've got all kinds of rare stuff, and right now I'm offering a real
deal on anything you want to buy, from now through Thanksgiving,
each show is only $8 for a CD, or $10 for a DVD or VHS concert. None
of these shows are available anywhere, these are super rare
recordings, most of which were recorded off of the soundboard by the
sound tech guy, so the quality is the closest thing there is to a
studio recording. E-mail me directly for ordering, don't post a
reply here on the board.

tboneatlanta@...

Here's the list:


DVD's:
Butch Walker- Atlanta, GA Darkhorse Tavern 2004
Motley Crue- US Festival 5-29-1983- pro shot
Babylon AD- Brooklyn, NY 1992
Bon Jovi- Tokyo Japan 04-28-1985
Black N/ Blue- Tokyo, JPN 11-16-1984
Cats In Boots- Tokyo, Japan 9-11-1989
Danger Danger- Kawasaki JPN 01-23-1990
Def Leppard- Hysteria tour manager's private footage
Dokken- Rochester, NY 1987
Electric Boys- Sweden 6-30-1990
EZO- Jezebel's Club, Los Angeles, CA 1-5-1989
Helix- Alberta, CAN 1986
Hurricane- Osaka, JPN 06-08-1990
Julliet- Hollywood, CA 1988 (parts of 2 different shows)
Kik Tracee- Tampa, FL 1992
King Kobra- Madrid Spain 12-19-1986
Metallica- Montreal, CAN 04-12-1989
Pariah- Austin, TX 10-22-1993
Poison- Oklahoma City, OK- 7-24-1988
Southgang- (Butch Walker) St. Louis, MO 1993
Ratt- Tampa, FL 12-18-1990
Ratt- Phoenix, AZ 7-23-2000
Roxx Gang- Tampa, FL 1995
Seduce- Ann Arbor, MI 1988
Shark Island- Los Angeles 1985
Sixx AM (Nikki Sixx)- Salt Lake City 10-25-2007 (first gig ever)
Skid Row- Slave to the grind- rehearsal footage
Stevie Nicks- Ohio State Fair 1994
Sweet FA- St. Louis, MO 1992
TigerTailz- Marquee Club, London 1987
Trans-Siberian Orchestra- Toronto 12-16-2003
Trixter- No Concert- tour bus fan footage (meet &
greet)
Vain- Hollywood, CA 1989

VIDEOS: (VHS)
Black Sabbath- Reunion, Costa Mesa, CA 11/15/1992
Britny Fox- Pittsburgh, PA 2001
Def Leppard- Tour Manager's Personal Video footage
Def Leppard- Dortmund, GER (pro shot)
Dio- Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum 1985 (pro shot)
Dokken- Toronto, CA 1987
Dokken- Rochester, NY 1988 + misc videos & TV clips
Faster Pussycat- Denver, CO 1992
Guns n Roses- Los Angeles, CA 1986
Heavy Metal- 1983
Iron Maiden- Gothenburg, Sweden 11/15/1986
Iron Maiden- Metalhead Report 1990, + MTV Japan
footage, + backstage footage 1993 (Japan)
Judas Priest- Middletown, NY, 01/1991
Kiss- Atlanta, GA 1996 Reunion tour
Metallica- Montreal, CAN Forum 04/12/1989
Moscow Music Peace Festival- 1989, featuring
Skid Row, Gorky Park, Cinderella, Ozzy, Motley
Crue, Scorpions and Bon Jovi (4+ hours)
Motley Crue- Hollywood, CA, Starwood Club 1981
Motley Crue- Quebec, CAN 1984 (shout tour)
Motley Crue- Montreal, CAN 10/19/85(Theatre of Pain)
Motley Crue- Roadies Comp- 1994 (Corabi era)
Motley Crue- Tokyo, JPN 1997 (pro shot)
Motley Crue- Topeka, KS 10/04/1997
Motley Crue- Detroit, MI 1998
Motley Crue- Ft. Lauderdale, FL 12/11/98(sixx'B/day)
Motley Crue- Anchorage, AK 2/11/1999
Motley Crue- El Paso, TX 8/18/1999
Motley Crue- Nashville, TN 8/24/1999
Motley Crue- Raleigh, NC 9/03/1999
Motley Crue -also see Moscow Music Peace Festival'89
Ozzy Osbourne- Irvine, CA 1982 (pro shot)(B. Gillis)
Poison- Oklahoma City, OK 12/1987
Poison- Glen Falls, NY 09/27/1988
Poison- Middletown, NY 1988
Poison- MTV Unplugged 1990
Pretty Boy Floyd- Hollywood, CA 1990
Ratt- Tampa, FL 12/18/1990
Ratt/LA Guns- Phoenix, AZ 7/23/2000
Roxx Gang- Tampa, FL + instore interview 2/24/1994
StillRain- Atlanta, GA, Center Stage Theater 1994
Skid Row- New Jersey Brook Theater 1988
Skid Row- Niagara Falls, NY 07/06/1989
Slaughter- New York City 11/09/1990
Slaughter- Minneapolis, MN 8/10/1995
Stevie Nicks- Ohio State Fair 8/20/1994
Tesla- Pittsburgh, PA 2001
Tesla- Chicago, IL 2/22/2001
Trixter/Warrant- LaFayette, LA 1991 (pro shot)
Twisted Sister- Detroit, MI 1/30/1986
Tuff- St. Louis, MO 1991 + instore interview
Van Halen- US Festival 1983
Van Halen- Huntsville, AL 2/15/1993
Vince Neil- Minneapolis, MN 10/19/1993
Vinnie Vincent Invasion- Brooklyn, NY 11/22/1986
Warrant/Trixter- Lafayette, LA Pro shot 1991
WASP- Los Angeles, CA 1984 misc. clips
WASP- London Lyceum 1984 pro shot
WASP- Clips from Columbus and Montreal 1992
White Lion- Ritz, MTV special 1988 pro shot
White Lion- Utrecht Holland 1991
Zakk Wylde/Pride and Glory-Karlsamn,Sweden 6-11-94

CD's:
Abba- Wembley Arena, London 1979
AC/DC- WMMS FM Radio Agora, Cleveland, OH 07-07-77
Aerosmith- Atlanta, GA 9/17/2001 (2 CD's)
Alice In Chains- Rare Demos
Alice Cooper- King Biscuit Flower Hour San Diego 1975
Allman Bros-ATL Pop Festival 7-05-70 Middle Ga Raceway
Alterbridge- Dallas, TX 10/23/2004
Armored Saint- Harpo's Club, Detroit,MI 9/11/1984
Avenged Sevenfold- San Diego, CA 2005
Badlands- Rock n Roll Heaven- Toronto, CAN 7/28/1989
Bar 7 (Tesla)- St. Petersburg, FL 08-26-2000
Beatles- Vintage Gold- Extremely RARE
Belinda Carlisle-Philadelphia,Tower Theatre May 1988
Belinda Carlisle- B-Sides and Rare
Belinda Carlisle- Santa Clara, CA 08-12-1988
Black Crowes- Atlanta, GA 4/14/1999 (FM Radio)
Black Flag- Panic Demos, January 1978
Black Sabbath- The Eternal Idol (Demos)w/Ray Gillen
Black Sabbath- Atlanta, GA Ozzfest 7/07/2001
Black Sabbath-King Biscuit Flower HOur 1975 (Ozzy)
Bob Dylan- Cincinnati, OH Bogarts Club 1999 (2 CD's)
Bon Jovi- Zurich Switzerland 08-30-2000 FM Radio
Boston- Long Beach, CA 1977
Boston- Live in Cleveland, OH 11-97 WMMS FM Radio
Boston- Acetate Rare Demos
Boston- *Unreleased* RARE 3rd album
Brian Setzer- Great Woods, MA- WBCN FM 07-15-1988
Brides Of Destruction- Baltimore, MD 2004
Britny Fox- Philadelphia, PA, Empire Club 10/20/89
Buckcherry- Los Angeles, CA, Viper Room 5/25/1999
Butthole Surfers- Demos
Chevelle-Orlando,FL Hurricane Relief Show 10/22/2004
Cinderella- Little Rock, AR 10-18-1991
Cinderella- Uncasville, CT 2005
China- Live
Clash- The Clash- Demos and rehearsals rare
Coldplay- Live at the Beep (BBC) London May 2005
Creed- Atlanta, GA 3/27/1998
Creed- Philadelphia, PA 1999 (2 CD's)
The Cult- Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle Theater 5/05/2001
The Cure- Camden, NJ 1/08/2004 (2 CD's)
Cyndi Lauper- B-Sides and Rare (2 CD's)
Daisy Chainsaw- Unreleased Rare Tracks
DamagePlan- Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom 11/21/2004
Danger Danger- Z-Rock Live FM- Dallas, TX 1990
Dave Matthews Band- New Orleans, LA 1996
David Bowie- Sussex University, London 11-02-1969
Dean Martin- Sands Hotel- Las Vegas 04-04-1964
Deep Purple- Stockholm, Sweden 11/12/1970
Def Leppard- First Strike- rare first album
Def Leppard- Atlanta, GA 11/24/1992 (2 CD's)
Def Leppard- Detroit, MI 8/25/1999 (2 CD's)
Def Leppard- Brockton, MA 07-06-2005 (2 CD's)
Def Leppard- Sheffield, UK 1992 (2 CD)
Depeche Mode- DJ's Revenge- rare CD
Depeche Mode- Birmingham, UK 04-10-1986 FM radio
Dio- Atlanta, GA 11/02/1990
Dio- King Biscuit Flower Hour 1984
Dirty Looks- Dallas, TX Z-Rock (FM Radio) 1993
Dokken- Rock 95 Live with I/views-10-27-1999
Donnas- Boston, MA 3/13/2003
Doobie Brothers-Oakland, CA- King Biscuit 1978
Doobie Brothers- Memphis, TN King Biscuit Flower Hour
Doors- Dallas Memorial Auditorium 7-09-68 (2CDs)
DoubleDrive- Unreleased tracks (7 songs)
Dream Theater-Orlando, FL,House of Blues 3/03/00(2CD)
Duran Duran- Hollywood, CA 5/15/1993
Eagles- Minneapolis, MN Target Center 1995 (2 CD's)
Elton John- Seattle Center Coliseum 10-13-1974(2CDs)
Elvis Presley- Unreleased Studio tracks (2 CD's)
Elvis Presley- Birmingham, AL 12/29/1976
Elvis Presley- Memphis, TN 3/16/1974
Elvis Presley- Las Vegas, Intl. Hotel 8/01/1969
Eminem- Unreleased tracks
Evanescence- Washington,DC Live & interviews FM radio
Fleetwood Mac- Atlanta, GA 1997 (2 CD's)
Floyd's Funk Revival- Creamy
Floyd's Funk Revival- Weed demo
Foo Fighters- Toronto, CAN 11-07-2006
Foreigner- Electric Ladyland WNEW-FM 102.7 radio 1993
Frank Sinatra-Copa Room, Sands Hotel, Vegas 06-09-57
Fuel- Live Acoustics and DEMOS
Garth Brooks- Willie's Saloon Stillwater, OK 1986
George Thoroughgood-Oregon State Pen 01-14-83(2CDs)
Go-Go's- Berlin Germany 01-11-1982
Go-Go's- Philadelphia, PA 1982
Go-Go's- The Metro Club, Boston, MA 1982
Go-Go's- Toronto, CAN 00-20-1990
Go-Go's- Los Angeles, CA 12-04-1981
Go-Go's- Boston, MA 08-1987
Go-Go's- Los Angeles, CA, The Greek, 8/08/1984
Go-Go's- Green Bay, WI 6/26/2006 (2 CD's)
Go-Go's- Atlanta, GA, Lakewood Ampitheater 2000
Go-Go's- Tokyo, Japan 2004
Go-Go's- Wildflower Festival, Dallas, TX 5/18/2001
Go-Go's- Tokyo, JPN, Sun Plaza, 6/19/1982 (FM Radio)
Go-Go-s- San Diego, CA, Fan Nation 5/06/2001
Go-Go's- San Francisco, CA, Warfield Club 08/2001
Go-Go's- Sacramento, CA State Fair, August 2001
Go-Go's- Hiroshima, JPN, Club Quattro 08/2004
Go-Go's- Catalyst Club, Santa Cruz, CA 1982
Goo Goo Dolls- Songs You Missed,Rare B-Sides (2CD's)
Guns N Roses- 2-02-1988 Ritz, New York City
Hank III-Austin, TX, LoneStar Roller Derby 7/24/2005
Heavens Edge- Philadelphia, PA 10/27/1989
Hoobastank- Atlanta, GA, Gwinnett Arena 5/06/2005
Hurricane- Boston, MA 8/01/1990 (2 CD's)
Iron Maiden- Worcester, MA 07-21-2003 (2 CD's)
Jake E. Lee- New York City 2/24/1994
Janes Addiction- Atlanta, GA, Cotton Club 2/08/1989
Jimmy Buffett- Tweeter Center, MASS 9/04/1999 (2CDs)
Jimi Hendrix w/War-Ronnie Scott Club London 10/16/70
Jimi Hendrix(w/Jim Morrison)Scene Club,NYC 3/07/1968
John Cougar Mellancamp- Dallas, TX 03-04-1988
Johnny Van Zant- King Biscuit- 03-30-85 Jax, FLA
Judas Priest-Brixton Academy London 12-19-01
Keel- Detroit, MI Harpo's Club 3/08/1985
Kenny Wayne Shepherd- BB Kings Club, TN 12/21/1997
King Kobra- Rare & Unreleased 1983-1988
King Kobra- Detroit, MI, Harpo's Club, 4/14/1985
KISS- Wicked Lester early demos 1970 RARE
Krokus- Atlanta, GA 5/14/1983
Led Zeppelin- Cincinnati, OH 4/19/1977 (2 CD's)
Led Zeppelin- NYC,Madison Sq.Garden 9/19/70(2 CD's)
Lita Ford- Reseda, CA, Country Club 1984 (FM Radio)
Loudness- San Diego, CA, Cali Theater 4/12/1985
Love/Hate- London, UK, Astoria 3/7/1992
Loverboy- Pittsburgh, PA 3/29/1986 (FM Radio)
Lynch Mob- Los Angeles, CA 9/17/1992 (2 CD's)
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Atlanta, GA 9/20/1994
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Muscle Shoals, AL 1971
Lynyrd Skynyrd- King Biscuit Flower Hour- UK 11-6-1975
Madam X- Rare Demos
Marvelous 3- Live Compilation (18 tracks)
Matchbox 20- Hamburg, GER 6/12/2000 (2 CD's)
Megadeth- Live & Rare tracks (18 songs)
Megadeth- London, UK 9/30/1993
Megadeth- Hammersmith UK- Live FM Radio 03-06-1987
Monsters Of Rock-Italy 9/12/1992featuring Pantera,
Megadeth, Black Sabbath)
Metallica- Basil, Switzerland 06-20-1993 (2 CDs)
Motley Crue- Atlanta, GA, The Omni 1987 (crappy)
MouthPiece- Rare Unreleased EP (StillRain)
Night Ranger- Los Angeles, CA Live Wishes 1986
Nirvana- San Diego, CA 1991
Ozzy Osbourne- Apollo Theatre, Chicago, IL 09-23-80
Ozzy Osbourne- St. Tene, Montreal CAN King Biscuit FM
Pantera- Black Tooth Holland 5-30-1998
Papa Roach- Westwood One Live
Paul McCartney- Atlanta, GA, 9/20/2005 (2 CD's)
PJ Harvey- Hollywood, CA 8/15/2004
Pink Floyd- The Wall-DEMOS 1978 Brittania Row Studios
Poison- Reseda, CA, Country Club 1986
Poison- Rehearsal session, 1985 (before CC Deville)
Poison- Texxas Jam, Dallas TX 6/20/1987
The Police- Atlanta, GA, The Omni 11/02/1983
Pretty Boy Floyd- rare Demos (3 CD's)
Pretty Boy Floyd- Studio 69, Hollywood, CA 12-7-99
Prince- Atlanta, GA, The Omni 1/04/1985 (2 CD's)
Queensryche- Rage For Order- DEMOS
Queensryche- House Of Blues, Anaheim CA 11/06/2001
Rainbow- Atlanta, GA, The Omni 8/24/1978
Ramones- New York, CBGB's Club 5/15/1975
Red Hot Chili Peppers- By The Way- DEMOS
REM- Athens, GA, Tyrone's Club 10/04/1980
REM- Acoustic 1991
REO Speedwagon- King Biscuit Flower HOur 1983
Riot- Long Island, NY, My Fathers Place 1981
Rough Cutt- Rarities
Rollins Band- Modern Rock Live FM w/Henry I'view
Rollins Band- Westwood One FM-Troubadour 08-07-1999
Roxx Gang- DEMOS
Roxy Music- The Orpheum,Boston, MA 03-31-79 (2 CDs)
Rush- Atlanta, GA, The Omni 4/24/1994 (2 CD's)
Rush- Buffalo, NY 4/18/1994 (2 CD's)
Savatage- Harpo's Club, Detroit, MI 06-14-1985
Sex Pistols-Great SE MusicHall, Atlanta GA 1-5-78
Shotgun Messiah- Sound FX Club, CA 4/13/1992
Skid Row- Los Angeles, CA, The Forum 1989
Smashing Pumpkins- Gravity Demos (2 CDs)
S.O.D.-(Anthrax) Dover, NJ (first gig ever) 10/04/85
Steeler- Country CLub, Reseda, CA 04-28-1983
Steelheart- DEMOS
StillRain- first S/T CD
StillRain- Bitter Black Water CD
StillRain- DEMOS and LIVE
Stevie Nicks-Buckingham/Nicks-CoffeePlant Recordings
Stevie Nicks- House Of Blues, LA, CA 12/18/1999
Stevie Nicks- VH1 StoryTellers, 1999 (2 CD's)
Stevie Ray Vaughn- San Diego, CA, Blues Club 1983
Stevie Ray Vaughn- Atlanta,Fox Theatre FM 12-31-1986
Stone Temple Pilots- Rare tracks & Covers (2 CD's)
Styx- The Omni, Atlanta, GA 1983
Suicidal Tendencies- 1982-1987 DEMOS
Supertramp- Aliens Westwood One FM(combo) 1976&1985
T-Rex- Live at the BBC 1970-1971
Trans-Siberian Orchestra- Atlanta, GA 12-21-2001
Trans-Siberian Orchestra- Washington, DC 12-27-2001
Tuff Luck- first S/T CD
U2- Atlanta, GA 2001 (2 CDs)
Van Halen- Starwood, Hollywood, CA 06-29-1976
Velvet Revolver-Los Angeles,CA 06-19-03 (1st Gig)
Velvet Revolver-Atlanta, GA, Gwinnett Arena 12/05/04
Vinnie Vincent Invasion- Anaheim, CA 2/26/1988
WASP- Reseda, CA, Country Club 8/10/1985
Winger- 07/23/93 Buffalo, NY
Y&T-Salinas, CA 10/01/83
Yngwie Malmsteen- Rising Force DEMOS
Zakk Sylde- Solo Demos 1987

Mr Crispin Gray very kindly agreed to take time out to answer a few
questions for me in an e-mail interview this week. The questions were
mainly put by contributors to the 'queenadreena.net' forum.

I thought that you might be interested:

i'd like to know what guitar tuning you use...
i think it's CGDGBE but i'm not sure...
(From 'thermos')  :  Almost right - from low to high it's DGDGBE.

How do you think the band has changed and evolved through time, and
where do you think they might be going next? (From Rewak).

It's taken forever to get a band that plays well together and has
just enough common ground to stand on.  Nothing on Taxidermy was ever
played by a live band until after it was all recorded. I played bass
as well as guitar and I told the hired drummer what to play - in
retrospect a very bad idea because I wasn't the right person to be
trying to make that kind of record.  I didn't want it to be that way
but at the time we had one of our wonderful managers who stuck his
nose into everything and convinced us to employ a drummer and bassist
for live work after the recording.  But unfortunately when we did
finally get a bassist and drummer it never felt right between us
instrumentally (nothing to do with Katie).  I mean no offence against
either of them - we just didn't feel it the same way at all.  When
Pete Howard came along we finally had the right drummer but then we
had a succession of bass players - none of whom were really right for
various reasons.  Finally Nomi took over on bass and we had the type
of band I thought Queenadreena always should have been.
This made the recording of Djin by far the most enjoyable (for me
anyway) and the first proper record QA has done.  I hope we get to do
another.



What were your reasons for playing bass with The Dogbones rather than
guitar? (From Rich) :

We're still not sure about this, we may go back to both playing
guitar or switching halfway through a set.  Playing very small gigs
again with no crew etc. means we have to be as economical as possible
technically speaking.  By that I mean making the set up as easy and
as quick as possible.


Your artwork is truly something! Have you ever considered creating
your own graphic novel or collection of your works? Or even an
exhibition? (From Sean) :

Thanks for saying that.  Yes, I will consider an exhibition of some
sort when i've got enough work together.  I'm also trying to
illustrate a childrens book.




What's your favorite QA record and why? Will we see more 'from the
vault' records like 'Ride A Cock Horse'? (From Dasher in the USA) :

Djin is easily the best one as far as i'm concerned.  I don't really
like any of the other QA albums.  I like the production, or sound, of
Taxidermy, but as a performance it's lifeless (hence the title).  I
absolutely hate the cheap sort of new metal production on Drink Me.
That was done by this guy in L.A. that our (then) managers wanted to
use.  Butcher And The Butterfly is far too long and, again, I don't
like the production - it's poised somewhere between live and
polished.   Sorry to sound so negative but at least I can honestly
say I do like Djin very much.  It's flawed but it is the sort of
album I always wanted QA to make.  And it was, at long last, done by
us with no interference from managers or record company people.



Hey crispin your art is pretty amazing, What are you main unfluences
within art?

: Thank you very much.  George Groz, Henri Rousseau and Ronald Searle.

How long have you been playing the bass? Do you Enjoy it much?

: I have played it before at various times.  In fact I played all of
it on Taxidermy and wrote all the bass lines on Drink Me (although
that wasn't hard as they're all about one or two notes each).  I
enjoy it yes but, to be totally honest, not quite as much as the
guitar.  Live it's quite fun because I hardly ever have to look at
the neck.

Do you have any musicall talent juice that i could posibly have some
of please? (all from 'The Woodnymph)

: I know this will probably sound like false modesty but I don't
think I really have talent for anything other than working hard.
Katie has what I would call natural talent.



Are you planning a UK tour to promote 'Djin', and will it go outside
London? (Hannah Daisy) : I certainly hope we will. We still haven't
decided with who or if we're going to license it in the UK and France
etc.

I'm fairly sure there will be an out of town gig before the 100 Club.



Why so little exposure in the US? (meaning why do then never tour
here? 1 show in NYC doesn't count) :

We actually played three shows in New York and two in Los Angeles in
total but I know what you mean.
It's simple - we can't afford to go out there ourselves and no one
wants to pay us enough to do it.

Is music your only profession or do you supplement your income with
other endeavors ie graphic arts? :

Music is my only profession but I do make a bit extra by charging
rent to a flatmate.


Can we expect any more vinyl pressings of forth coming releases?

: Katie seems to think that's a good idea.  I haven't a clue.  Do
lots of people still have turntables?


How did you like Japan? : Yes I like it, although the last time I was
there it didn't seem as weird or different as the first two times I
went.  I don't know if that's me, or Japan is becoming more like the
west or something.

Will the concert from Istanbul ever be issued? (think it was Istanbul
they played a few years back correct? heard a few clips sound quality
was excellent .. think they made a tour film aka documentary of the
event) (all from 'Otto' in Chicago)

: I'm sorry but unfortunately I don't know anything about this.  They
may have filmed it but of I don't remember anything like that
happening.  We did play Istanbul and three other cities in Turkey.  I
remember the hired amps they gave me weren't loud enough.  Also I
remember Katie and I being stared at a lot in the streets.



1) Considering the landscape in music right now, and with quite a
number of bands deciding to sell their albums/singles/etc themselves
rather than dealing with record labels (NIN, Radiohead before signing
with XL, Katiejane herself with Ruby Throat), do you feel that this
approach fits Queen Adreena better? And do you believe that by
selling your records yourselves, and as Katiejane has done with Ruby
Throat, offering limited edition pressings with extras and charging
slightly more for them, it builds a stronger relationship with your
fans and perhaps earns all of you more profit?

I do think there are obvious advantages to selling them ourselves.
For instance, by making Ride A Cock Horse (which took a lot of time
but was extremely low in cost to make) we were then able to record
Djin with the profits.  The problem is we don't have enough money to
expand - we don't have money to put into press or radio plugging and
so on.  Also, recording and rehearsing a full rock band, and putting
them on the road,  is far more costly than something like Ruby Throat
or Ride A Cock Horse.  Ultimately we may have to find a way of
combining our own resources with some more "old school" things like
record companies.  We could never have gone to Japan without record
company involvement.


2) I heard something about QA looking to acquire the rights
to 'Taxidermy' to possibly re-release it themselves. Did discussions
ever take place with the original record label (Blanco y Negro I
think?) and if so, did anything come of it?

I think we, or someone on our behalf, did ask Blanco (Warners) about
that but I don't know whatever happened with it.  We got caught up in
too many other problems - which always seems to happen.   Personally
i'd rather just re-record Taxidermy.  I think there is a real
possibility of that happening at some point.


3) Has there ever been a point during your career when you began to
lose hope in being successful, and felt like giving up and trying
your hand at something else? (all from 'Me&myIV' (Andrew))

: I'd be lying if I said  that wasn't always at the back of my mind.



I notice that the UK record label listed on the Queenadreena Myspace
is Deva. Is this your own label? and is it the same label that put
out the Daisy Chainsaw records in the 90's? (From 'bluishblack')

: Theoretically yes, although we haven't actually put anything out
under that name since then - yet.



In a career spanning many years, with great songs and bands along the
way, which of your achievements are you proudest of?

"Love Your Money" and "Djin".


What is the process you have for writing songs and are songs easier
or harder to write now than when you started out?

It's a different process writing with Katie in Queenadreena then
doing it on my own in Daisy Chainsaw or The Dogbones.
With Katie it's very often just playing one simple thing over and
over again, sometimes for hours, while she improvises over it.
By myself I come up with a guitar line I like, then decide on some
sort of "melody" and then shove words into it.  Recently i've tried
coming up with the words first and finding a melody to suit them,
which I think might be a better way to go.


What's your favourite wine? (all from 'Mike')

:  I generally seem to like Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon and South
African Pinotage but really anything from any part of the world will
do if it tastes good.  I don't like white wine very much.



What was your childhood like? Is there a moment that has stayed with
you? (from 'anonymous')

: I was (still am) very lucky to have fantastic parents and sisters.
I wasn't too sure about the rest of the world though.  Still
not.........
I remember going to my great aunts house in Guildford and my father
asking me to pour his glass of sherry down the sink when my aunt
wasn't looking.



And finally, one from me: How did you persuade KatieJane to sing 'X-
ing off the days', and will you ever play it live again?

: I think she agreed to sing one of mine because I agreed to play on
and arrange two of her songs on Taxidermy - "Madraykin" and "Hide
From Time".  I think she chose "X-ing Off The Days", I probably would
have chosen something else.  I doubt we will ever play it again - but
you never know.

My copy of 'Djin' arrived from cdjapan today, and what a magnificent
beast it is. Twelve tracks of sonic savagery, sonically it comes across
as like 'The Butcher and the Butterfly' but with better songs and much
superior production. It is not all full-on rockers though. There are a
number of quite odd songs - perticularly 'Crow' and 'You (don't love
me). There is also yet another version of 'Ruby' (to follow on
from 'Ruby Throat's' and Hector Zazou's. This is the best one yet. A
lot of credit for the sound of the album must go to Teo Miller, their
old engineer from 'Daisy Chainsaw' and 'Dizzy Q Viper' days  who has
returned to handle recording and engineering duties. The 'limited
edition' version (for only a few yen more) comes with a bonus DVD,
recorded in Japan earlier this year. It is probably the best live
concert footage captured of the band, and features 'In red'; 'Cold
Fish'; 'Medicine Jar'; 'Pretty Like Drugs' 'Pretty Polly' and 'Birdnest
Hair'. This is the version that you should get! It is also apparently
available from i-tunes japan.

So, what's the general consensus of 'Djin'? Anyone else heard it yet?
Reckon it is any good?

Just up on the band's 'myspace' is confirmation that they are playing
the 100 Club in Oxford Street on Thursday 20th November. It doesn't
appear to be listed on the 100 club's site yet.

They are also playing two dates in Japan, which appear to be two
separate trips:

1 Oct 2008 18:00
  Club Quatro Osaka (yeah, I know that this was last night - anyone got
any news on how it went?)

25 Nov 2008 18:00
  Club Quatro Tokyo

A little bit of info that I am sure the band won't mind sharing:

The debut album is going to be recorded at the end of October, and
will be in two halves - 5 tracks of Crispin's songs, with Crispin on
guitar and Nomi on bass; and 5 tracks of Nomi's songs, with Nomi on
guitar and Crispin on bass. I think that it is a great idea, and I am
looking forwards to finding out which songs from the live set are by
whom! I've no idea what songs are going to make it on to the album,
but they have certainly played more than 10 in their live shows so
far.

The end of 2008 is looking like being an absolute feast of music,
with the release of 'Djin' from QueenAdreena next week. If you don't
know how to get it (it's only being released in Japan at first), then
you can order by mail from these guys for a pretty reasonable amount.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/list_from_code_banner.html?key=60451

Mine worked out at about £15 including P&P from Japan, but the
exchange rate is pretty volatile at the moment.

  I am getting quite excited.

Crispin's 'other' band 'The Dogbones' play the Bull & Gate in Kentish
Town tonight. Support is 'Thee Gravediggers' and 'Jesus got his gun'.
First band on stage 8:45, entry £6 or £5 with a flyer.

Re Hector Zazou, the obit I read said that he had a rare form of
cancer. 60 is no age to die. RIP Hector.

Hector Zazou, with whom KatieJane collaborated on the "Corps
électriques" album released earlier this year, has died. None of the
articles I've read has given a cause of death, but it seems he had
been ill for about the last six months.

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/hector_zazou_dies_60
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/hector-zazou-eclectic-producer-and-\
pioneer-of-world-music-collaborations-924466.html
http://readersrecommend.blogspot.com/2008/09/hector-zazou-rip.html

Kevin

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Or am I thinking of apples?

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