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Hello again loyal Quadro-fans. It is good to be back and good to be well. Having been away, found myself in Peru (hiding in a mud-hut) and contracted some very sexy (but mostly unsexy) diseases/illnesses, spent the entire Quadro-earnings on what can only be described as “a complete waste of time, effort, and Llamas”, I am now back in the country and ready to perform for the masses. Also, I may play some trumpet for you too (waaaaay).

Firstly I must thank sexy wingman no.2 for his insightful bloggings of the previous gig – though I am ashamed to say that your review gains a rating of only C-. People want to hear about the gig Jim, not your ramblings over whoever and whatever. Anyway, back to THIS gig.

The day started off with me coming from work (yes, I now have a job! BELIEVE IT BABY) and meeting the rest of the Quadrophobes at the Cellar. I had managed to avoid the lovely heavy lifting (my muscles are so toned already I decided to leave it to the rest of them) and so the sound check began. Those who follow us regularly (woop) will know that we have played this venue quite recently before and know how much of a fan I am of this stage and sound – words cannot describe. Actually, they can. It is good. Since we were there first we also had the pleasure of soundchecking first. And what a pleasure it was.  Things went fairly seemlessly, no major problems. Unless you count 3 of us being ill as a major problem (unfortunately my acute case of rabies was spreading). But I digress (unlike me really): The stage was perfectly set up for a night of rocking rock and rolling roll. A quick stop off at KFC for some kentucky fried love and then back to sample some of the fun that was in store for all tonight.

For those who were not aware (as I was not – I pay little attention shamefully), this event was a charity gig in aid of NSPCC and we were lined up with some Jack FM finalists from our shenanigans previously – Beck Lanehart and Inlight (if I knew how to hyperlink these two to www.myspace.com/becklanehartmusic and www.myspace.com/inlight then I would right now and look reseanably clued up on the whole tech-thing). Unfortunately Beck had also come down with illness soon before the gig (I don’t think it was as hardcore as the rabies Quadrophobe had contracted but sympathy was there), though still put in an enjoyable performance. Then it was time for the (Quadro)phobe….

Given the 2 of the 3 voclaists (yes, I’m starting to count myself as a vocalist) were ill I thought we put in a reasonable performance. I wouldn’t say that the audience was full to capacity, but those there did seem to have some fun! We even managed to throw in a first live public performance of Edit Me This which went as well as we hoped it would. Given that we have been spending so much of our efforts focusing on new material (yes, there are more in the pipeline!) I think ou regular set went well. I give the overall gig a C- though: the audience reaction was good (from those who were there) but I wasn’t feeling it myself I must say. Nect time though we shall be better!

To conclude I feel I should mention the headliners too – solid performance from them, got the crowd going and showed why they were a finalist for JackFM – was a pleasure sharing the stage with you!

Laters

Adam

We’ve recently recieved news that Adam Johnston, trumpeteer for popular music ensemble Quadrophobe has contracted hydrophobia from a Llama. Johnston, aged 6, was trecking across Peru on a spiritual journey, after having absconded just weeks ago with the band’s entire life savings: 3 shillings and a half eaten gobstopper.

So what is this greatly feared, but little encountered disease? Rabies is an infectious neural disease amongst warm, blooded animals causing encephalitis, depression, anxiety, fever, manic episodes, profuse sweating, vomitting, hallucination, dementia, problems, and death. If left untreated it can be fatal, and even lead to uncurable death in some cases.

The Romans used to apply a salve made of an old woman’s spit mixed with the entrails of an animal which had died of the disease as a remedy for a mild sore throat, leading to increased rabies.

Adam, also known as “Adam” within the band, has refused hospitalisation, and has instead booked a flight back to the UK on the advice of his lawyer. According to doctors in this country, Adam is currently highly contageous and should not be in close contact with any other human beings. “In his current condition it is inevitable that the virus will be transmitted to anyone the patient has close contact with” we were told by doctor Fanta of the Coca cola corporation. “I would advice him not to leave the country but seek medical assistance as soon as possible”.

Adam has not been contactable since his first diagnosis, although “his phone rang a few times before it went to answering machine, so he must have hung up on us, he’s just being a dick” said one irate Quadrofan, M. Wilkins.

Other members of Quadrophobe have declined to comment, citing “autistic differences” although they have released a press statement saying that the band’s thoughts are with Adam at this difficult time, and that, should Adam successfully gain entry to the country, he is welcome to repay all debt to the band, including his trumpet, which is on lone from the Louvre.

Ricky Longbottom

Greetings Quadrofans,

I feel it is my duty to report that, last week, Adam Johnstone lost all of his money and clothes in a game of tiddlywinks with Wilks and Dan. We believe that this was the spark that sent him on a spiritual journey to ‘re-find himself’. He left what can only be described as a ’small etching’ on the Quadrofridge explaining that he has gone to Peru for 3 weeks to herd llamas. We wish him the best. True story.

Anyhow, this meant he missed our latest gig at the Abingdon road house party last night. The theme – eighties! So, as your humble Driscoll, I feel I should report the proceedings in Bom’s absence.

After Richard, Ashley and myself had gorged ourselves silly on French cuisine we made our to Dan’s to collect the equipment – So began the now customary Quadro-convoy. En route to the venue we discussed Kafka, Lionel Blair and Mulletts (we were going to an eighties party after all). We arrived at our destination high on life and safe in the knowledge that we’d be greeted by some familiar faces. The party was in aid of Becky’s (a new recruit to the Quadrofan ranks) Birthday. Rumour had it that members of local favourites, Stornoway, and our fellow Jack FM finalists, InLight would be at the party to hear our sweet beats – but sadly neither materialised.

After an extended set-up period we bashed out two 35 minute sets, mixing old and new material – with a liberal sprinkling of covers that spanned the decades. In all honesty we perhaps had one relevant cover. One Step Beyond was the only true eighties song and got the crowd bopping along nicely. We premiered our new song ‘Trousers’ to a receptive gathering.

It was a good night, even with only 66.6% of the band in attendance and it was definately an occassion where the covers garnered the most attention – though it must be said that the audience participation in Super Badger and Above Me was admirable! Adam didn’t leave me his grading chart before going away but, on the fact that we were made to feel so welcome and stayed to join in the festivities afterwards, I’d give this one a B+ .

Farewell for now. We will speak again the next time Adam leaves the country in a hurry – Quadrophobe-ho!

J

This website is the bee’s tits. Thankyou Robin Oldham, you legend!

…and welcome to the shiny new Quadrosite.

Hopefully you all like the new look quadrophobe.com, now complete with information on upcoming gigs, witty updates from the band, thought provoking blogs from Bombhead and oh so much more.

Whilst I’ve got you attention, if you’ve not already, you should check out the growing Quadrophobe digital empire, you can: join the ‘We are Quadrophobe‘ group on Facebook, add us as a friend on MySpace and even listen to tracks from our new EP (Quixotic) on our Last.fm profile. What a lot of choices for you all.

If you notice any problems, please comment on this post and I’ll be sure to take a look at it.

Cover artwork for Quixotic

That’s right, our brand new EP – called Quixotic – is now complete and it looks very pro

The EP features three Quadrophobe originals and one cover (although you probably won’t have ever heard the original).

1. Few Last Words (What Did I Expect)
2. Hey! Sir Penguin
3. Above Me
4. Super Badger

We’ll be touting them at the various upcoming gigs we’re playing, or you can get a copy by speaking to one of the band members and will set you back four of your Great British Pounds.

If you want to have a try before you buy you can listen to tracks on last.fm.