I wanted to write up a blog to tell you all about our trip to Norwich, but Andy and Hattie beat me to it. The swines!

We played drunkenly and un-rehears-ed-ly for a Liveoke (literally Live band Karaoke) gig at The Kings Head on friday, which is an idea we had to help fund the RGR business. As you've no doubt already heard, the bastard van broke down for half an hour on the way there, meaning we only just got to Cromer in time to play. We set up and sound checked in front of an entire audience, 'cause we're rock 'ard like that.

Being stranded the next day was a blessing in disguise, we...

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Hey all.

Well, we've finally made it back from Norwich, and aside from the accursed minivan breaking down and leaving us stranded in Cromer for several hours, it was a roaring success.  Although to be fair, 'stranded' is a little misleading when you find yourself standing on the beach in the blazing sunshine, surrounded by pubs, arcades and ice cream...  Thanks muchly to the fantastic Vegas Fame Index for letting us join them for what was a hugely enjoyable gig, and of course to all the Cromer boys and girls who came down and supported us.  A more detailed blog will follow, but for now i...

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T-Minus 4 hours 'til we leave for Norwich.  Just checking we've packed everything.. Guitars.. Check!.. Ipods.. Check!.. Big bag of rocking tunes?.. Most certainly.

See you all down there!

Andy

Greetings blog fans.

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Cheers

Andyx

Spotify is the hottest new application for listening to music on the internet, and I've followed the advice of many a blogger in trying it out. Current users of iTunes software will find the look and feel of the program very familiar, although the way it works is utterly unique.

You don't need to spend hours ripping your CD collection or downloading mp3s from those naughty Torrent sites, as Spotify works on through Cloud Computing. For those unfamiliar with the term, this means that all the actual music files are stored online in a central hub, from which any user can stream in realtime -...

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