"The 13th Of Never - Crab Scrambly"

the 13th of never

.. --> end enclosure -->The 13th Of Never - by Crab Scrambly. This has to be the best comic EVER. I was sat in a park in Kentish Town reading it and it' all made sense. Maybe i'm pretty lame to look for clues in life from a comic, but i don't care! ha. I've not loved a comic so much since I read Egg Story, by J. Marc Schmidt :

"Egg Story"

It's strange when they just, speak to you. weird.

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"Lightspeed Champion"

Ever since discovering him from the ashes of TEST ICICLES, i've loved Lightspeed champion. I never thought I'd see any of the guys from TEST ICICLES after seeing their last ever gig. This video's just...wow. and to have emmy the great at the beginning! He played a great version of this new song at KOKO, but I think this is better..

I got a comment from a guy on here, talking bout the "a&r" group they have on this blog, that review your songs, talking bout how not to "hold my breath" of getting a chance with them. It got me thinking..

I don't think I ever did think I'd get a chance from them, I didn't sign up with the expectation, I signed so i could stream my new songs and people - if they wanted - could hear them. I became disillusioned with the "industry" when I played to Sony when I was 18 and when I had further dealings with other labels. Not because I had bad experiences of "your no good dude", just because it's a total head fuck. Well it was for me at the time.

"We want this..."
"your backing bands not right..not COOL enough for you"
"you only have three killer HIT songs"
"your songs are too long.."

Ton's of "advice" that can echo and haunt your brain when you're trying to create. I got sick, what the fuck? I've always been sick, I coped to do a showcase, that went well, but gigs got too much for me, sure I could do it once, twice a month, but with getting these comments, which weren't terrible I guess I just couldn't be bothered anymore, I was too hurt. The industry made me bored of music and made me hate it, so i hid my guitars away and just lived.

Then sat in my parents house one christmas I heard a record, by The Hells, who used to rehearse in the studios I did and wow, i got the music demon back, i wrote and wrote and recorded hundreds and hundreds of songs (i have about 8,000 now) and why did I? for you? for the labels? No, for me, a fuck you I guess. These are my songs and hey, i fucking love em' and I could not live without writing at least 10-20 songs a week, I couldn't live without hearing my voice in my headphones drentched in echo, I couldn't bare to be not strapped to my guitar, cause it's my heart and my life and I doubt I'll get a deal and i doubt i'll do all the things my heros did, but it still makes me feel good, makes me feel better. I love it when you like it and buy it and want it as bad as I need to make it, but it's ok if you don't.

I've had so many near "happens" that the opertunity doesn't phase me now or shine a huge torch like it used to. I've had labels I never responded to again as it was head fuck, a label that went under from promoting one of their shit bands who they signed before finding me, a label who I didn't wanna sign to because it released one of the worst huge hits of this decade.

This can be enough, write, record put it on here, myspace, my site . Everyone whose's not in a&r and who aren't know it all "musicians" have liked it, people at the gigs I've done have liked it, people on youtube seem to dig it, so that's all I need, I write songs and people like them and download them and that's the coolest.

On a different note, i've decided to record and write everyday this month (started last night), so recorded some tonight, here's one song "Kiss Me" hope you like (:

Kiss me

soo..
soon my album will be available to download,
hopefully before, or just shortly after it'll be available as CD.
Who would download it? I'm not sure which you'd all prefer..

today I sit with my new laptop, so hopefully i'll be on here more,
to answer messages and such. I'm sorry I get lax.
I attached a mic to my laptop today and recorded a bunch of songs..
mainly covers..cocorosie, KOL, mama's & papas..
was fun. send your requests for covers I may just do it..

Other than that, "precious lord" seems to have gone down well on youtube.
most stuff has i guess. i'm happy bout that.
There's 2 videos that's near completition, but on my other computer.

hopefully things will move along faster in the next few months.
the albums.
videos.
EP < recorded a day after finishing the record.

lovex

Memory thing , yeah stuff ,the one everyone has.

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. it can be anything you want- good or bad. when you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or moritified) about what people remember about you.

recorded prior to my throat infection :

http://www.geocities.com/goodgollyitsmrnick/goodgollyItsMrNick_wouldyoulistenifisaidsorry.mp3

download it, go on! and tell me what you think :)

"Would You Listen If I Said Sorry?" Lyrics :

i did everything i thought was right at the time,
and now i'm left reeling and my mind acts unkind.
and all those words that left my lips,
any words or the left unkissed.
like a birth of peace, i still miss you.

because a good day is oh so rare,
and my sick mind acts unfair

would you listen if i said sorry?
would you even care?
would you listen if i said sorry?
cause i'd be there..i'd be there

and was it my fault every time i spoke?
because i'm sure on my love, you didnt choke?
even gifts and messages that always bought good,
can never cross the line of mr mr understood.

would you listen if i said sorry?
would you even care?
would you listen if i said sorry?
cause i'd be there..i'd be there

and i'm not looking for, or singing for an excuse,
it's just God said as to be forgiven and tell the truth.
because borderline caresses my heart,
and the sorrys, where do i start?

and i'm sorry for mistreating you, mistreating you was it all the time?
i did what i could, i fucked up, tried not to,get drunk on "i fucked up" wine.

as i hold my cross and the other people stare...

would you listen if i said sorry?
would you even care?
would you listen if i said sorry?
cause i'd be there..i'd be there

periods of life you try and forget, a joker,
a bill,
the cheque.
must be tiring to still hold a grudge?
must be tiring to still hate?
confusing signals, wanting to be back there again, the place i "hate".
the people i "hate" the border is scarred. that's all. scared maybe of it all.
i never mean, or meant no harm, life it comes and it scores,
decision in a second, map out, last pain.
pushing onto others what you don't want to suffer, nothing by gone,
not even your mother,
sing with a broken jaw, shot and pieced in screws. let myself slip, smile as i lose.
i meant it at the time,
won't hold a cross to my grave,
engraved with i'm sorry,
 and my ghost you must enslave.
fear doesn't chase me, i still sleep at night, when the dust settles and the good

souls rest. i dont have something sitting on me,
a demon on my chest.
i no longer feel guilt, in it what was. because the was was never a something,

because you never said it was.
and so so and so so and on and on. mondays and  tuesdays,
beyond,
begone.

"some girls are just poison,
you just see it in there eyes, in their pity led actions.
one saying for one, one saying for other.
they creep under your skin and let you know,
When things don't go their way,
Because Daddies little princess can do no wrong.
In her eyes,
In his eyes,
On the phone, the therapist lies.

When destruction is their only way to feel good,
which they won't, But wish they could.

Because when the pillow meets their head at night,
the karma ghost will slip inside..her,
and un-do the wrong she did, with what will be wrong in her,
a bad bad thing.
will grip the flame
and maybe,
just maybe,
She'll never be again, because what once came,
will blame everything but herself.
A jealous moose.
A jealous mouse.
A jealous feline, Go put her out. "

Good Golly! It's Mr. Nick!

Gig photos from 24 - 09 - 05

@ The Dome.

Setlist :

Feel Good Breeze

The Killer

Dead Boy

Immune

C'mon Hit Me!

I Don't Need Love

So Alone Tonight

Clean My Soul



(mainly new songs)

Photos :

www.myspace.com/goodgollyitsmrnick