http://crikeymiles.com Sometime Editor, Bassist and Graphic Designer Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:26:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Completed the album artwork for the new 50ft Panda EP - The Tribunal of Mr Shout. This is their second recording, and we went for a more esoteric, pseudo-mathematical, Illuminati symbolism, mystic conspiracy kinda feeling. I’m very pleased with it, and I’m sure Robert Anton Wilson would like ... http://crikeymiles.com/50ft-panda-the-tribunal-of-mr-shout-ep/ Minor facelift and freshen up of the Tooting Bizarre netlabel site, after it was (quite correctly) described as “a little bit Windows XP”… I went for a hand-drawn background, to go with the whole “no-budget”, “do-it-yourself” mood of the site, but kept the clean white look. I just ... http://crikeymiles.com/tootingbizarreorg-update/ Foolishness of foolishnesses; Stonasaurus recently re-united for the first gig since the Norwich Arts Centre gig (supporting Goldie Lookin’ Chain) way back in… er… 2005… maybe? Mike Woodman (in his confused ignorance) insisted that we grab the mics for old times’ sake and open a Tooting Bizarre night. ... http://crikeymiles.com/stonasaurus-reunion-gig/ Featuring my little brudda on drums, and two very fine guitarists (both good friends), Olid is a doom band. That’s the long and the short of it. Working on a ‘demo’ at the moment, and playing gigs soon. Check the myspazz for details. http://crikeymiles.com/crikey-a-new-band/ Bunch of shows with the new line-up; including a costumed Halloween show and a gig with the charming Astrohenge. http://crikeymiles.com/tm-gigs/ Thumpermonkey, now Thumpermonkey Rises!, are playing a secret show with the new line-up ahead of our triumphant relaunch at the Tooting Bizarre night in July. http://crikeymiles.com/tm-secret-gig/ Tooting Bizarre have a new night at The Miller, a fine venue. I have booked the first two nights, and also made the flyers. Ecce! http://crikeymiles.com/new-tooting-bizarre-nights/ Further design work for London rock impresario David Goo and his band. Part two in a continuing story hopefully… http://crikeymiles.com/david-goo-ii/ I have complete the first public beta of the new Tooting Bizarre netlabel site. The idea is to provide a sharp looking site on which to collect the numerous free-to-download releases of Tooting bands, and hopefully other cool London bands too, in time. It was written from scratch ... http://crikeymiles.com/tootingbizarreorg/ In November, the device made another EP. It is bass and piano, and it is available for free download. Here is the artwork. http://crikeymiles.com/the-device-dinner-with-friends/