Guerilla Bass

Its been months since I’ve blogged. Unusually for me it’s not down being bone idle, but pure stupidity. Spending 12 hours a day hooked up to a Macbook is bad for you and resulted in acute tendonitis for me. Basically tendons so inflamed that I had to give up playing bass and typing. The former being way more important to me than the later.

So after several months rest, no gigs or sessions I’m now back playing bass, but still avoiding typing (this post was written on my phone). Hence the lack of bloggage on my part. Fingers crossed I’m going to make a full recovery.

In more important news ace bass ninja Simon Little (@simonlittle on that there twitter) is dropping in to work this week to talk to some of my students, here’s his latest ace album:

Like we need another Tesco! I am appalled and amazed that Tesco wants to build a superstore on some waste land near to my home in Nottingham. This land was ear marked for development a number of years ago by the East Side City project, but due to the economic down turn Tesco have purchased the inner city brown field site to build another faceless alter to consumerism.

With in a 5-10 minute walk/drive of the site there are 7 other Tesco outlets (from metro stores to proper supermarkets). The company have taken advantage of a loop hole in planning laws that allow disused pubs to be converted to mini markets with out re-licensing.

‘No Tesco Eastside’ is a group opposed to the building of a new Tesco on Eastside (formally Boots Island) in Nottingham.

They have outlined are 8 points of objection:

1. The threat to the local retail environment
2. A detrimental increase in traffic
3. Design flaws
4. The economic and social impact on local residents
5. An inadequate approach to public consultation
6. A sequential approach to other more appropriate sites has not been taken
7. There is no need for another Tesco in this area
8. We need better alternative shopping plans from our local authority

The area that will be most greatly effected is Sneinton, a wonderfully artistic, vibrant and multicultural area of the city. Sneinton has a number independent shops and excellent world supermarkets that will be in danger from the giant that is Tesco.

For more information head to: No Tesco East Side

Just been reminded about these two vidoes by the excellent Squarepusher:

Been listening to this album from the excellent Ambient / Post-Rock guitarist Lowercase Noises (aka Andrew Othling) quiet a bit recently. I love it!
You can download from Bandcamp and you can name your own price or order a CD.

This is a great track and its restored my faith in this song. Laura’s vocals
were cut at Leicester College with some of my students FTW:)

If you like what you hear please donate to onate to homeless charity
Crisis here: http://www.justgiving.com/shehateswrapping