Tour Diary Day 10 – Hamburg
Not in a good mood today, the ankle is pissing me off and the codeine has worn off severely, have made the decision to drink instead of drug the pain away thanks to yesterdays shenanigans! Slept in the cot for most of journey from Cologne, im thinking until im better its the only comfortable place to be in the van with my leg up!
Quite a mellow evening apart from my twitter apology from Rory for calling me a bitch and the gig in which we changed up the set a little and got another killer reaction from the crowd. Its mad fun playing for Shikari fans their well up for new music the merch is selling and everybody’s happy at the end of the night! I would have liked to go out and explore what this city had to offer but walking isnt the easiest right now and i have to be able to jump around for half an hour every evening onstage which means foot up whenever im off..
Tour Diary – Day 9, Cologne
Was a dope day in this familiar city, spaced out but hanging with friends Matt Flores and the lovely Tina talking about films, music and passing trees 
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Tour Diary Day 8 – Bochum
Ow ow ow ow, its the morning after a very rowdy night before. We had a great gig in Bochum, even if i was in the worst of moods by the end of it, however a good old knees up ( ankles down) with The Qemists and Enter Shikari soon changed the mood….
Tour Diary – Day 7, Bochum
Its a beautiful day here in Bochum, we’ve all just arrived at the club Zeche after a lovely morning buying crap in the small city centre of Bochum, big up to the first Starbucks of the tour, bliss!
Im sat back stage whilst Enter are sound-checking my favourite song Juggernaut, i keep waking up singing this bitch seriously the choon is the shizzle! Has also been first day with the Shikari crew after our riot bonding sesh in Brussels, has been some jokes this afternoon i tell thee.Anyways here goes tour diary day 7, which by the way was another day off here in the bountiful Bochum!
After an amazing day n night in Brussels (where im sure the ankle first began to hurt) we headed on over the border to Bochum, which we all thought was in Poland but is actually in Germany, go figure genius’s! On route we watched Chopper as we finally had the dvd player working, all it took was a little slap and a poke from Timmy two dinners, he the man!
So Bochum….is interesting, our first experience of a Formula One hotel aka swingers town! This hotel was my worst nightmare for real, bunk beds, communal toilets (VD’S) and showers (verruca’s), with red and green lights over head…like that was suppose to be cute, in my first 30 mins in the hotel i seen 4 men roaming the corridor in their undies, very tight white undies and they weren’t even fit!! (more…)
Alice in Wonderland Remix!
Definately one of my favorite cartoons ever, you cannot beat a kids movie with a million drug references… (more…)
Should we open with this?
Intros can make or break a live show, The Qemists have been starting with the smasher Stompbox for all their live shows it works a treat however myself and Leon are thinking this might be a better sing along to kick of the live proceedings….THANK YOU BAKED POTATO!
Tour Diary Day 6 – Brussels
So i don’t know how many of you know who Enter Shikari are but we’re on the support slot of their tour round Europe. Last night was our 2nd gig with them, the crowd was amazing and already i am very much enjoying being backstage surrounded by half naked 23 year olds, as i keep twittering!
The Qemists x Pete Tong – tonight on Radio 1
Tonight on Radio One’s In New Music We Trust its the boys!! The Qemists will be getting the full feature between 9-10pm from Mr ‘Its all gon’ Pete Tong himself! We will be tuned in…on listen back for sure!
Tour Diary Day 5 – Paris, Lille & Brussels
We’ve finally made it to a hotel, thank the lord! What a day indeed, we’ve been all over the show in France on what was suppose to be a day off at a heavy metal festival in Lille. However fate didnt have it that way instead we are in Belguim a day early, shacked up at an Etap hotel near an airport after ooo maybe 5 hours or more driving in the van with a dvd player THAT DOESN’T WORK! (Nice one Tiger Tours).
Tour Diary Day 4 – Paris
So last night our first gig with the Shikari boys (seem like lovely chaps) in Paris the city of love…ehem i’ve had my heart broken here and broken someone elses, tis funny how i still refer to it as such! It was one of my favourite cities for quite a long time but our 40 hours here have changed that, sorry Paris.
Tour Diary Day 3 – Amsterdam to Paris
I feel rinsed and my bed sheets smell of sex, BUDUSSY and non of its mine…ewwww. Im also tipsy and have a bottle of red wine with me from the gig in Dam. Oh Amsterdam how i miss you already, yet strangely soothing now to be so far away…. (more…)
Pete Philly & Perquisite
So i finally met my lil bro Harry Vah, he stayed over with the Qemists in Antwerp. Was mad fun hanging with him, we talked about our hearts, life and lots of music. This group he played me and instantly i was hooked, hailing from Holland Pete Philly & Perquisite have that old school hip-hop sound, live instruments, pianos, flutes, positive vibes and laid back flows. Their mission is to bring analog sounds back in times of plastic, you gotta love em. I downloaded their album Mystery Repeats from Itunes after hearing just one track from it on their myspace, I dare you not to do the same esp. if your an old skool hip-hop lover!
Tour Diary Day 2 – Amsterdam
What is it with 19-21 year olds chatting me up recently? Do i look that young? Ok maybe in this picture i do, Im not complaining just asking seriously what is up with that? (more…)
Tour Diary Day 1 – Antwerp (The first gig)
The gig tonight was hell of good, bit of a weird one the crowd were all 16 or under…which definately put a kibosh on the crowd socializing, to be honest the dudes weren’t really that hot (they were 16 come on!) but if i was a dude and 16 the girl in the New Era would have got it…. (more…)
Outside Petrol – Antwerp
The venue for tonights gig Petrol, is crazy but hell of good in a Vice fashion shoot styleee, it used to be an old rubbish dump and has some weird features like a road on the roof and a huge iron graff board! I took advantage of the load in time and went exploring with my camera, in my first Second Son tee of the tour…
A fishes funeral
OMG i think im gonna die from how cute this little girl is! A scene we’re all very familiar with, well you are if you’ve ever had goldfish esp the variety from traveling fairs which never seem to last longer than a week, the most appropriate send off, the toilet flush but not before some heart felt words from little Maya… (more…)
Tour Diary – Brighton to Antwerp
Im soooo excited, couldn’t sleep this morning, but then what was the point. Pick up was at 4am and as soon as the splitter arrived I shot-gunned the back seat cot….well I was the only one who hadn’t slept!! (more…)
Enter Shikari – Antwerpen
Probably the best themed song for the day so far. Yes we are in Antwerp and about to kick off our two weeks on the Enter Shikari support. So please enjoy the new single from the headliners taken from their brand new album Common Dreads, this is ‘Antwerpen‘ which if you like you can download for free at their website!!
Can science make me a male mix please?
I’ve always had a soft spot for Mr Jackman. His metal wolf-like abilities struck a deep chord in me during the X-Men and this week that chord is resonating in full chorus, creating all sorts of weird and wonderful fantasies… (more…)
One hour til the off!
Im the only one still awake at Qemist HQ, there’s an hour before the bus comes to pick us up for our two week road trip across Europe. Im mad excited and also hoping to make most of cot in back of splitter hence the no sleeping (thanks Mr Carne!). All sorts of things running through my head…did i pack enough knickers, should i have brought my skirt, will he bother like i did to make the 5 hour round trip, should i shave my hair off and why have i only brought clothes that make me look like a teenage boy?! Nothing major i suppose just last minute jitters…all melts away when i think of all the fun we’re gonna have on stage. Yay Antwerp here we come 
Great Expectations
I remember once being told by a lover that i expect to much from people, i mix up my view of them with who they actually are. I remember thinking how ludicrous this statement was, how could i not expect the best from the people in my life and just be happy with them the way they are… Now im thinking he was right, dam it, dam me and dam my great expectations!
Poker Face a lesbian fantasy?
So those that know me will be used to my criticism about various female pop acts like i’ve signed a thousand of them and made a million. For those that don’t be grateful i sound like a hater….im not im actually just a wasted A&R… (more…)
