Posts Tagged ‘Dragged Kicking & Screaming’

Guest Blog By ViKKi #3

Vikki Rockin' At A Recent Press/VIP Showcase

Well, the last few weeks of the album were a bit strange for me.  I wanted to be in the studio but, what I want and what I have to do are two very different things.
Basically, muggins ‘ere, had to stay home and make t-shirts so we could pay for the album.  Sucked major donkey [...]

Day 19: Fuck Me, We Have A Finished Album!

Saturday 31st July
I’m writing this the day after completion, a bit overwhelmed that it’s all finished. Of course, that isn’t entirely true. For a start, it has to be mastered (this adds the extra sprinkle of fairy dust onto the whole thing and levels the sound out from song to song, it also [...]

Day 18: And Now, The End Is Near…

Friday 30th July
Hard to believe how close we are to the finishing line.  When CT sent through the schedule, I wasn’t convinced we’d manage to fit so much in to such a short period of time.  After all, on our debut album, by day 18 we were exactly half way through the making process.  Here [...]

Day 13: And Darkness Descends On Dover In The Shape Of The Ice Cream Thief (And Vikki)

Friday 23rd July
Good day today.  Long day.  But a good day.
Vikki came in today to do her backing vocals, Gilez bringing her in so he could hear how it was going and do some percussive stuff.  She came baring gifts for all in the shape of our new, awesome T-shirts.
You can buy yours here.  They [...]

Day 11: Guitar Solos Start. And Finish!

Weds 21st July
Before I begin, I must show you the new toys from Blackstar.  I mentioned the amp and cab yesterday well, here it is in all it’s glory…

Nice, huh?  And it sounds better than it looks.
Couldn’t sleep beyond 7.45am.  I woke up and started thinking about Wacken; it dawned on me that, two weeks [...]