tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16591461159487993502024-03-13T08:50:30.867-07:00The Stacks BlogThe Stackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16736243124746175123noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659146115948799350.post-41810573569682304712011-06-21T06:47:00.001-07:002011-06-21T07:17:01.172-07:00This had to be put forwardBecause I would eat this too.<br />
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<b>1</b> - All the <u>awful</u> metal I used to listen to (e.g. Megadeth & Gojira) is still on this computer. Reminiscing is <u>fun</u>.<br />
<b>2</b> - I have the internet again. Which is very important, as any other male will understand. You know, for... e-mails... and stuff.<br />
<b>3</b> - I'm surrounded by <u>cats</u>, which is always good. Like this <b>cheeky chappy</b>!<br />
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He's malting as well, so I keep fucking finding bits of him everywhere. Sometimes it's enough fur to make another cat if I wanted... but just the one <b>pigeon killing</b>, <b>food inhaling</b>, <b>shouty</b> cat is enough.<br />
<b>4 </b>- I can get back on track with band stuff that my pesky 'degree' got in the way of. Which is why I'm contributing loads with this helpful handy blog.<br />
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I did try and have a look for some other music people on blogspot... didn't find a lot to be honest yet, maybe not a lot of bands do this. I found lots of <u>photographers</u> and lots of '<u>family</u>' blogs... lots of people in <b>knitted jumpers</b>, that sort of thing. And a big one about <a href="http://sugaredblog.blogspot.com/">cake</a>! (Click the word cake and it will take you to cake. The cake isn't a lie.) <br />
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Since the last time I updated this we've been doing more of the same, gigging as much as possible, getting our standard 40 minutes of exercise. Pretty much the only exercise I do now... at all.<br />
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Lots of Birmingham (well, digbeth) with Pulp Fiction loving lads "<a href="http://www.listn.to/thebritishkicks">The British Kicks</a>", A spot in Accrington with our BFF's from Lancashire "<b>The Yellow Chantys</b>" (like them <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yellow-Chantys/171994649517035?sk=wall">here</a> or myspace them <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theyellowchantys">here</a>), and the standard tearing it up in Northampton at the SU or NB's bar! Our main contact in Northampton is gone now... so we'll have to figure something out because I want to play in a cave again. A cave with fish such as this in it -<br />
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As per usual peeps, go on our <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thestacksuk">myspace</a> or the <a href="http://www.listn.to/thestacks">facebook</a> for all your music needs; everyone's going on holiday over the next couple of weeks so we're taking a wee bit of time off, but we'll be back to assault your ears and eyes again. We're still writing and practising and recording so stay tuned, and check your local listings!<br />
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Finally, Jim and Dan enjoying each other's company...<br />
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And us hungover to fuck in the studio at Leeds Uni.<br />
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Your friend in time - Ben.The Stackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16736243124746175123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659146115948799350.post-47437464102427913582011-03-03T17:18:00.000-08:002011-03-03T17:18:25.871-08:00Adventures, artistic genius and... AntsAlliteration has never been my strong point. Especially not in threes.<br />
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We're fresh off a 'tour' of the North... 'tour' in inverted commas because we only did two dates. One at the Greendoor in Leeds and one at the Live Lounge. We also did a photoshoot in Cheltenham (courtesy of the increasingly useful <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoeshoots/">Zoe Shannon</a>) which heralded the first time we've been in a proper studio. This inevitably turned us into bumbling morons but (more due to Zoe than us) we got some pretty cool shiz out of. Results on the way.<br />
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If anyone wants us to get us more gigs up north, feel free, we always go down well and we always have an ace time - Leeds courtesy of Josh Pontin, who put on the night with us and some D 'n' B and Dubstep artists which kicked the after party off real nice. I can't think of anything that makes you feel more famous than getting VIP entrance to a club afterwards, which definitely happened. We still had to pay to get in but that's beside the point.<br />
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The day after was live recording in Leeds, which we may or may not see results from; we finally got the chance to record "Smash & Crash" so hopefully it turned out ok! <br />
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We also saw this <u>GIANT</u> worm.<br />
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In other news, songs are up on the facebook, the lovely lovely facebook. Head on over to <a href="http://www.listn.to/thestacks">www.listn.to/thestacks </a>to check it all out! 6 tracks on there that will feature on our EP which SHOULD be coming to us very very soon! Although I keep saying that... We just need a design.<br />
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On a better note, gig listings are growing and also our songs (Live & Studio) can be found at <a href="http://www.rootmusic.com/s/TheStacks">http://www.rootmusic.com/s/TheStacks</a> . Also we're doing two dates in the better half of the country next week, Wednesday the 23rd February at the "Green Door" in Leeds (with a shitload of D 'n' B artists) and the 25th at the "Live Lounge" in Blackburn, where we've played before and it was ace; the further north we go, the better gigs we have.<br />
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2011 is underway. Another gig at the <u>o2 Academy 3</u> down with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebritishkicks">The British Kicks. </a><br />
Predicatably this was <u>awesome</u>, thanks to the other bands that played (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/bungalowsmusic">Bungalows</a> and Slim Fit Gym Kit) and we even have some lovely photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoeshoots">Zoe Shannon</a>, who keeps following us around... so long as she keeps pumping out stuff like this we don't mind. <br />
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Also on the way from us is a 6 Track "E.P." although technically it'll be a mini album at 6 tracks. We spent two days in <a href="http://www.themoonbase.moonfruit.com/#">Moonbase Studios</a> in Coventry recording three new tracks forthis sole purpose, with <u>John Lotshaw </u>who is not only an ace producer he's also a <b>ridiculously</b> nice guy. And he has a <b>Vox AC30</b>.<br />
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If you missed this gig, or just want to come down again, we're supporting the <b>British Kicks</b> at their E.P. launch on the <b>26th January</b> in the same locale. So please get in contact with us if you want more details!<br />
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Being that it's the festive period and we've got a pretty successful year under our novelty bottle opener and Batman belts, esteemed friend and father of the band Mr. Jack Russell threw us a 'Stacks Christmas Bash' a week previous to Christmas day. Most bands host Christmas gigs with cheap drinks as a get together for friends and family, but we threw our callousy fingers up at this idea and decided we'd just get shitfaced on our own and alienate the population of Burbage in the process (including a landlord that didn't appreciate our version of 'Angels'... at <u>all</u>). It ended in Peckleton with a buffet of <b>manly food</b>, <b>The Prodigy's greatest hits</b>, a massive amount of drunken dancing and <b>72 cans of lager</b>.<br />
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Final shout out goes to Dec O'mara of Redbox Film, who shot, edited and created our first music video for 'The New Era' in a workshop in Barwell; the trailer and his other works can be found at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/RedBoxFilm">http://www.youtube.com/RedBoxFilm</a>. We'll have the video available shortly, it looks ace! We also took the opportunity for the standard moody photo shoot:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From a fledgling foursome at the o2 arena London to where we are now, gig wise, set wise and fans wise, we've had a great 2010, a big thank you from all of us! New E.P., <u>COMPLETELY</u> new merchandise and gigs being booked up for 2011 are the next things to look out for. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Festive high fives all around! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Your friend in time - Ben</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Also winter has decreased the gig scene a huge amount. Quick gripe there. But things are picking up for the new year; so I can not only be shocked by having to do some work to further my third year degree course, I can forget about it with very little guilt or battling with any kind of conscience.<br />
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Conscience is something that a healthy alcohol diet for a couple of years has eradicated, so no worries about point number two. It also brings us back to what will be a running theme of this post: How intoxicated Ben is, and how he's about to begin on wine. I don't like wine, but I'll drink it now I'm out of beer. <br />
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Coming back round the gig thing, we've still got the Birmingham Academy 3 gig coming up on the 15th December and tickets are still on sale. So, anyone reading this blog on the offchance, get in contact if you need tickets. Other than that we're setting gigs up for the new year in Birmingham, Leicester and Coventry, <br />
as well as hopefully revisiting our preferred locales such as Northampton and Blackburn. The land that time forgot. <br />
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Is it a new discovery to me, or is chatroulette a forgone conclusion? There's a lot of pressing next and the occasional reaction of "OH, that isn't RIGHT". It's serving as tonights entertainment in my house. That and Comedy Central, the cause of my academic downfall. Personally, I'd want to do something more fulfilling, like going on our myspace and checking out our tunes. <br />
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Merchandise on the way for the 15th December, and recording time early January, so stay tuned, and check your local listings.<br />
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Your friend in time - BenThe Stackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16736243124746175123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659146115948799350.post-23444789561422411972010-12-01T14:15:00.000-08:002010-12-01T14:15:11.551-08:00That horrific time of year.The cursed season is most definitely among us. Snow has already made it difficult to do anything except stay indoors, and it isn't even good snow that you can use to create amazing structures with...<br />
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Commendations to the hardworking music students at <b>Wolverhampton University</b>. But so far we've had a gig cancellend on us cus of the cold. I'm so bored of winter messing up my life!! I can't even wear shorts indoors anymore, I can't <u>LIVE</u> like this.<br />
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Unfortunately, there aren't any pictures to visually represent what happened last weekend. <b>Northampton SU</b> is a venue that we have to play at again, the crowd is mental and the venue is niiiice and roomy so we have lots of room to jump around like idiots. Archives were absolutely on it again, who've just made some recordings that can be found on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/archivesarchives"><b>www.myspace.com/archivesarchives</b></a>! Also everyone seems to know the words to our tunes...<br />
If anyone did take any pictures (and I saw some flashing cameras) please let us know. There was an obligatory party afterwards that a) i can remember very little of and b) it's probably best that we keep it that way.<br />
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Secondly, a big big thanks to everyone that came down to Nuneaton's <b>Queens Hall</b> for us on the 27th; people literally came from all over the country and we really appreciate it! Made the gig insane to play, it's been a while since I've seen a good gig at the Queens Hall and everyone there made it happen.<br />
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Lastly, I'd like to celebrate the birth of this idiot -<br />
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<b>22</b> years old on Tuesday the 30th.<br />
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<b>Twenty. Two.</b> <br />
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We'll see anyone in Coventry<b> this Friday</b> at <b>Taylor John's House</b>; please please contact us if you want tickets for the <b>o2 Academy 3</b> gig on the <b>15th December</b>!<br />
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Regards...The Stackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16736243124746175123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659146115948799350.post-42611580723557085172010-11-22T03:25:00.000-08:002010-11-22T06:53:45.876-08:00[Insert witty title here] - 22/11/2010Searching for something entertaining to write around the topic of our upcoming gigs has (based on a shoddy night's sleep and an early morn) become difficult. I'll get the ball rolling with some digital evidence of what happens when you mix rain, a very unforgiving self-timer function, four simple people with quickly diminishing imaginative ideas, and a complete lack of balance. In other words, this is basically what happened when a few months ago we tried to do our own '<b>photoshoot</b>'.<br />
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Most people would say that should be confined to a private joke and not published on the internet.<br />
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I disagree. <br />
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Also, this blog can be read on the much harder to find 'Myspace blog', where it shall read identical to this except you can listen to our music simultaneously. And they say Terminators won't be in production til 2024...<br />
Head on down to www.myspace.com/thestacksuk. Gig listings will also be present!<br />
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<u><b>Friday night</b></u> (26/11/2010) we're playing for the second time at <b>Northampton's Avenue Campus Student Union</b>, which was an absolute barnstormer last time. I mentioned before a set of 'excellent gentlemen' called Archives who'll be playing, as well as established Northampton band 'The Francis Jetty' who will be headlining the night. And I will say again; <b>£1.80</b> per <b>PINT</b>. That's value for money.<br />
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<b><u>Saturday night</u></b> (the 27th...) we return to our own homeland, at the <b>Queens Hall in Nuneaton</b> to support 'Jesus Deluxe'. Also on the bill are Just Morale; not £1.80 pints but it's still a great venue. Nice and big and in the middle of Nuneaton! (Much like Abbey Green, except the function of the Queens Hall is clear.) <br />
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Lastly, has anyone ever SEEN so many caterpillars in one place?!<br />
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On that note, I'm going to invest a lot of my day watching 'The Last of the Mohicans' and I'm really goddam excited.<br />
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Your friend in time - BenThe Stackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16736243124746175123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659146115948799350.post-53751063175341342122010-11-22T02:11:00.000-08:002010-11-22T02:11:12.431-08:00Kasbahs, a Robbery and a Zulu - 8/11/2010We've been busy bears over the past four or five weeks. I managed to condense it into the phrase "<b>Kasbahs, a Robbery and a Zulu</b>" (around a hardcore Solitaire marathon and the prospect of a new toothbrush) which beyond being a potentially mint EP title actually does sum it up quite well. <br />
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The toothbrush thing I mentioned basically means I've sent someone out to get me a new toothbrush, because I've somehow managed to lose mine today and in the interests of dental hygiene and maintaining friendships, I feel it's best to replace it. <br />
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<b>Kasbahs</b> refers to our most recent gig at the very shiny "Moseley Arms" in Digbeth, with headline and all-round excellent gentlemen "Black Market Empire". A DJ from Walsall's "Wharf Bar" DJ's at the gigs and turned up with a box of vinyl gold, including The Clash playing Live in Jamaica. During 'Rock the Kasbah' a firework goes off, and is somehow panned across the speakers and sounds mint. It was a highlight. <br />
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Also, 31st January, The Stacks are playing <b>The Kasbah</b> again, It's never been a bad gig so get down! <br />
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At a battle of the bands at the Northampton Avenue campus, we met an awesome band called "Archives". Great lads with a great set and an awesome guitarist, and we'll be gigging with them again on the 26th November at the same venue! So Students, get yourselves down. Pints of Fosters for £1.80, bargain!!<br />
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The <b>Robbery</b> part of the title refers to my guitar being stolen with all my gear in it, which we recently got back so all is well. the cost of it aside, it has sentimental value, and i'm broke. The orange strat lives on!!<br />
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And <b>Zulu</b> simply refers to this. Another incredible chapter in "<i><u>Dudley's greatest hits</u></i>".<br />
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Check your local listings... <br />
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- BenThe Stackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16736243124746175123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659146115948799350.post-47942437896970066932010-11-22T02:06:00.000-08:002010-11-22T02:06:16.525-08:00Some insightful... stuff - 4/10/2010Back at uni in Walsall for Ben and Dudley, so it's perfectly acceptable to still be in bed at half 12. Unless you're Dan, Mr "I always get up at half 8" or whatever he wants us to believe...<br />
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Last night we played an 18th birthday party which went absolutely mental. Being the responsible 20 year olds that we are we used a massive PA system to encourage an 18 year old to drink shots until he was sick. The power you have when you've got a microphone! Also as soon as we started climbing on the scenery it immediately made it ok for everyone else to as well. We're a good influence. <br />
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Nothing much more to say for now. Looking forward to two UFC events in 2 weeks, October 16th in London!<br />
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For our gigs, as always, check the listings on www.myspace.com/thestacksuk! We've had some really good feedback over the mountain of gigs we've been working through recently so thanks everyone for the appreciation - keep listening, keep watching, keep following, keep talking to us! We're a lovely group of morons!<br />
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Thanks for watching. BenThe Stackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16736243124746175123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659146115948799350.post-80935859766691749882010-11-22T02:02:00.000-08:002010-11-22T02:02:26.518-08:00The Fun Bus - 23/08/2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0XRWcYnDaA8/TOo_Cxrtk9I/AAAAAAAAAAU/qC9w6ZklBdk/s1600/stackwagon.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0XRWcYnDaA8/TOo_Cxrtk9I/AAAAAAAAAAU/qC9w6ZklBdk/s320/stackwagon.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The fun bus. The new stackwagon.<br />
To be honest Jimmy's face says it all. Arguably a bit suggestive about the mental state of us when put together, but that aside, it's the best bus we've ever been in. It fits all the gear in, along with 10 people, an electric wheelchair lift on the back (which we broke... almost immediately), some questionable electrical work and a pretty piss-poor collection of CDs.<br />
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This picture was just before our gig in Burbage at the Cross Keys, a nice pub in effectively the quietest town ever. Dudley got heckled for eating a pasty right before we played, and we did try and get 'rosie' from the local co-op to come and watch us play but with no results. <br />
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You stay classy.<br />
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