Irish punk Meryl Streek has bagged a unique hattrick of bookings at Trees, ATG and Damnation this year.But for one-man live revolt, who refuses to play the music industry game, how has he found himself being embraced by the those on its fringes, from the promoters and press to politically driven young students and crusty old grindcore fans?He discusses picking up the mic after 15 years behind the drumkit, winning over "Mr John Lydon" while touring with PiL and pissing people off in as candid fashion as you'd hope for.And explains how much he loves hearing he'd better with a live band...We go again, every Thursday morning.
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1:29:51
How Much We Made on Tour
The settlements have been paid, the bank statements have been printed off and the spreadsheets collated. Exactly how much were Gav and James paid on their debut tour and how much of it did they spend, and on what exactly?The importance of merch sales, thinking outside the box to drum up extra income and keeping James as far away from hipster coffee shops as possible.£226 on taxis for three drunks and £20 so Gav can have a nap in Birmingham is just the tip of the spending spree.We go again, every Thursday morning.
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1:35:35
Cancelling Kneecap, Death Threats and Trees Clashes
It was supposed to a fun afternoon arguing over the 2,000trees clashfinder but Sharon Osbourne, Scotland’s First Minister and the pesky bloody Tories had other ideas…. so the spotlight is back on the Kneecap lads.But what about the promoters, like James, who have red hot Irish trio on their poster?Well, there’s death threats for a start. We go again, every Thursday morning.
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1:24:09
Ghost's Phone Ban and Kneecap's Coachella Rap - Q&A #12
Gav and James dive back into the virtual mailbag to tackle the most pressing issues of the day.Is Ghost's mobile phone ban a step too far? Have Kneecap become too hot to handle following their controversial Coachella sets? And how much money did we lose on the first years of our festivals?Throw in a some Watain and smelly animal carcasses, checking if bands are racist on ChatGPT and Elton John and you have yourself a belter of a Q&A.Let's go... We go again, every Thursday morning.
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1:41:36
The Contract
There's few things in the live music business quite like the circus of a band's contractual agreement with a festival.From sloppy copy and paste jobs to being told to sign off technical specs you haven't received and a shopping list of reasons why a band can cancel to a litany of clauses to say why a promoter can't, it's all a bit of a clown show which would be laughed at in any court of law.But as the promoter do you play the game like everyone else to appease the big agencies or is simply hitting the delete button the best course of action?Especially when no signature means you accept all terms and conditions, obviously...We go again, every Thursday morning.
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