IN ALL FAIRNESS...

Interrobang

I need to start off from the start. or at least, where i left off. "Interrobang" were a birmingham heavy funk rock band who I had the ultimate pleasure of writing performing and recording music with. Started off through a small world situation jamming out Sam Rutters intricate yet gnarly guitar demos, through to full e.p. launches and headliner slots, tribute band support sets and honestly very diverse array of songs and feels. Interrobang became the one thing I had been looking for since I started writing music, almost every gig felt right, or at least where we were supposed to be in each our own individual career paths and experience levels. We knew what we were doing. We were gigging and rehearsing regularly enough for me to feel comfortable without playing a kit between them, as I had lost the place I could go and play my kit fully. We knew how to grow through the local scene and make some kind of impact at at least the local venues. And for me, everything was falling into place, so happy yet still challenged and pushed forwards by my band mates and friends. Until we moved in to a lock up, which ultimately became Interrobangs downfall, many things affected our use of this place, money and time being the major issue for all four of us, I was inundated with work pretty much straight from when we got the place, working until late on a daily basis meant i couldnt go and jam with the guys whenever we wanted, which ultimately was the beauty of having a lock up in the first place, unlimited access, was limited. I still feel bitter about how it ended with Interrobang, even now after almost a year  and whenever I think about making original music again.

I do hear every so often that the bands and people we got to know during Interrobangs time want to see a reunion gig, but as much as id be up for that, it just wont happen, you can kick me in the shin if it does.

                    Looking at this photo does still make me smile it does.

Interrobang was; Ellis Wilde, Sam Rutter, Elliot Smith and some guy.

New Post Finally!

The long awaited post.

                Hello!! Its been a good few years since i posted here, in fact, I had even forgot this page even existed. (Not good). This time I intend to keep regular, maybe even weekly updates, just to keep the flow going. In keeping the written part of my musical life up to date, I feel it would benefit me greatly. Since I last entered here a long while back, I have moved on alot in the ways of music and performance as well as recording, promoting and writing music. With many more new contacts and friends it is so much more of a community for me even more so than before.

Call it weird, but it is imperitive for me to now recap since I last posted in an effort to portray what Ive been doing, and how I feel about it, so I guess ill have to write up a short summary of it all! (wish me luck on the short bit)!

Ill be back soon with a proper entry!

CHewD