Recording

Hello everyone.

The Love Monks were all in a studio somewhere in Truro today. I guess we felt it was time to release another professionally recorded song because the last time we properly did that was with our EP, The Likes of David Bryant.

We laid down the basic guide track today... we'd have done the drums but unfortunately the whole day fell victim to Murphy's Law so that's gonna be set back a bit. Not to worry though, the whole thing should be out within a month so you won't have to wait too long.

That is, of course, provided we can get our acts together and get this done efficiently. That means absolutely no messing around. Especially not at the piano. Not for a moment.*

So what song are we doing? More details to follow...

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*= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD1FqCqmTEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_goBN-pirso&feature=g-u

Big Ol' Parcel.

So, I woke up to find someone had left an Amazon parcel by my bed. Could it be that my brand new Megaphone has arrived? ;)

See you at a gig soon, folks.

Workin' the Whole Week Long

Hello, everyone.

It's been such a good week. Travelling here and there around Cornwall all week has opened us up to all sorts of experiences and earned us a whole bunch of new fans. So, if you're one of them and you happen to be reading this little periodical... then, welcome. Welcome and thanks for your (hopefully) continued support.

We've also made lots of musical friends along the way... many of which I fondly look forward to working with again in future. Hello to all of you as well!

So anyway, lots of gigs to come and since you're now following us... check out my last blog entry for all the available, non-private dates that you can come and see us. I promise you I'll keep updating as soon as I'm filled in on new gigs I've not been made aware of yet.

Anyway, in future news... I *believe* there may be stirrings of an exciting new music video or two for some of the tracks on our EP "The Likes of David Bryant" (ready to purchase on iTunes) as well as some new songs we're itching to debut. One of them got played in St. Stephens tonight and everyone had a great time. I think. It was hard to tell under all that flashy disco lighting.

Anyway, hope to see you all soon, cheers!

Joe x

Setlist for 4/11/11

Lillipad Lover
Inspector Katz
Hey Ya (Cover)
D.U.I
Mr. Dinosaur
Herb the Taxi Driver
Dayglow
My Voice
Made With Love
The Ballad of Marc Macnab
David Bryant Tried to Section and Kill Me
Too Late to Mate
Chad
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Bonkers (Cover)
The Rules

Setlist for 5/11/11

Lillipad Lover
Inspector Katz
F**k You (Cover)
Mr. Dinosaur
Nuclear War
Rubber Ball
Love is in the Sole
Dayglow
Herb the Taxi Driver
D.U.I.
Mary the Snowdeer... I Hate You
Pirate (In My Heart)
Goose in 4D
Hey Ya (Cover)
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Made With Love
My Voice
The Ballad of Marc Macnab
Quickstep
Birdman
Chad
David Bryant Tried to Section and Kill Me
Too Late to Mate
Inspector Katz (Amped)
Lillipad Lover (Amped)
Bonkers
The Rules

Date Night

Hi all, just a quick blog update detailing all the current gigs that might interest you. I'll probably repeatedly update with little posts like that every couple of weeks or so just to give both you and us a comprehensive list of everything that's going on.

Friday November 4th: B-Side @ Bunters, Truro (w/ support from Tom Gall)
Friday November 18th: The Eden Cafe, St. Austell (w/ support from Relentless http://www.relentlessrock.net/)
Saturday December 3rd: Tall Trees Nightclub, Newquay
Friday January 13th: The Studio Bar, Penzance
Friday January 27th: The Jacob's Ladder, Falmouth
Wednesday February 15th: Finn Mc Couls, Falmouth
Wednesday May 30th: Finn Mc Couls, Falmouth

Any future dates added will be included in the original list, but bolded.

Hope to see you at a show soon. :)

- Joe x

Long Long Long Long Long Long Long Overdue Massive Thing

I apologize.

I'm absolutely rubbish.

I promised myself I'd update this more often and I just let it slip behind. So... I guess you might consider this an oversized recap of everything that's been going on. And I also guess that some of the information shared in this entry will be proven wrong in the coming weeks, in which case I endeavor to fix the problem in a much more prompt and timely manner.

Anyway, a lot's happened. We've gigged a bit and as usual I wanna thank all the people who showed up to the following venues and events for making them really rather jolly and whatnot. In no particular order, thank you to the patrons, proprietors, organizers and visitors of The Jacob's Ladder in Falmouth, The Ritz in Penzance, Lusty Glaze Beach in Newquay and the St. Austell Rugby Club.

We won a wee battle of the bands at the latter venue, which was quite the thrill for us... we're both flattered and thankful for your choice and are looking forward to getting out to Eden Cafe and playing with the talented and exciting Relentless as a result. Hope to see some of you there... gig dates either pending or placed a little further down this entry.

So in between all of that, Dan and I have set ourselves a challenge to write at least a verse and chorus of a song every week or two over the next few months, so expect some (fingers crossed) quality material to be popping up thick and fast at future gigs.

Here's a few dates we have coming up if you fancy coming to see us soon:

Eden Cafe, St. Austell - Nov 18th
The Ritz/Studio Bar, Penzance - Jan 13th
The Jacob's Ladder, Falmouth - Jan 27th

I'm almost certain there's more that my sieve like memory is forgetting, but at least you have plenty of time to prepare for those three, haha! If any more spring to mind in the meantime we'll be sure to let you know.

So there you are. I hope this wasn't disappointing given the timeframe. Bah.

Take care.

- Joe x

Setlist for 30/09/2011

Lillipad Lover
Inspector Katz
F**k You (cover)
Mr. Dinosaur
Herb the Taxi Driver
Goose in 4D
Love is in the Sole
Made With Love
Dayglow
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Hey Ya (cover)
Mary the Snowdeer, I Hate You
Nuclear War
Chad
The Ballad of Marc Macnab
Pirate (In My Heart)
My Voice
D.U.I.
David Bryant Tried to Section and Kill Me
Too Late to Mate
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Bonkers (cover)
The Rules

Setlist for 1/10/11

Lillipad Lover
Inspector Katz
F**k You (cover)
Mr. Dinosaur
Herb the Taxi Driver
Goose in 4D
Love is in the Sole
Made With Love
Dayglow
Hey Ya (cover)
Mary the Snowdeer, I Hate You
Nuclear War
Rubber Ball
Chad
The Ballad of Marc Macnab
Pirate (In My Heart)
My Voice
D.U.I.
David Bryant Tried to Section and Kill Me
Too Late to Mate
Bonkers (cover)
The Rules

Setlist for 13/10/11:

Lillipad Lover
Inspector Katz
Hey Ya (cover)
Mr. Dinosaur
D.U.I.
Too Late to Mate
Dayglow
Chad
Bonkers (cover)
The Rules

Setlist for 14/10/11:

Lillipad Lover
Inspector Katz
Dayglow
Chad
Too Late to Mate

B-Side Ourselves

Wow, it's been almost a month since I've updated this little bloglette. I guess I can only offer my apologies and say that I'll try to be more regular with it. Anyway, first and foremost, a big thank you to everyone who showed their support at B-Side @ Bunters. It was a pleasure to play under The PatrickJamesPearson Band and a really fun night to boot.

To those of you who might not have heard us before and were interested enough to explore further... and if you're actually reading this, boy, you like to explore... then you might like to come along to our next big support slot with Mr. Charlie Duke. (Obviously we'll also fill you in with any gigs we might happen to be playing in the meantime. ;)) It'll probably be a drastically different sound to what you heard at Bunters. Whilst we showed you our rocking side, the Duke dates will probably feature something a little softer, so if that tickles your musical g-spot, you GOTTA come now.

As usual, updates imminent. Cheers!

- Joe. x

Setlist 16/09/11:

Lillipad Lover
Inspector Katz
Dayglow
D.U.I
Too Late to Mate
Chad
Bonkers (Dizzee Rascal cover)
The Rules

Moonlet Unplugged Part Duex

Well, hello again.

First of all, big thanks to the crowd at Eden Cafe. I have to admit, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but you guys really gave us a warm welcome. Was nice to see some people out there who were literally singing along to the words of some of our songs, totally unprompted. If you happen to be reading this, you know who you are and it was a really weird kind of 'rock star' moment for me. So that was cool.

I mentioned it at the venue, but if you're interested in our EP 'The Likes of David Bryant', you can purchase it on iTunes or AmazonMP3.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-likes-of-david-bryant/id456538057

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Likes-Of-David-Bryant/dp/B005GYJ89Y/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1313849487&sr=8-2

Get it? Got it? Good.

Anyway, just a reminder that we're going to be on David White's radio show 'BBC: Introducing' on the 30th of August. I have a LITTLE time left to find out times and whether it's going out live or whatever, but do keep it in the back of your minds... it's gonna be quite fun. Oh, and if you happen to listen, share the link with your friends. Tell your mothers and the likes. Get the word out there, guys!

Anyway, here's the setlist for Eden Cafe.

Setlist 19/8/11:

Lillipad Lover
inspector Katz
Forget You (cover)
Mr. Dinosaur
Nuclear War
Herb the Taxi Driver
Love is in the Sole
Day Glow
Pirate (In My Heart)
Made With Love
Birdman
Mary the Snow Deer, I Hate You
The Ballad of Marc Macnab
Too Late to Mate
My Voice
Hey Ya (Cover)
Chad
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D.U.I
David Bryant Tried to Section and Kill Me