Next Friday (2nd October) two awesome local bands, This City Screams Red and No Dice, will be invading the stage at Amber from 8pm-ish and they will be supported by me. Suspect Package were due to play but they can’t now so TCSR asked me if I’d fancy doing a slot, so I am!
Head down, it’ll be a great night and it’s all free! If you’re on Facebook check out the event here.
“Those of you who attended the gig on Friday may remember that I announced at the end of the set that it would be our last gig for a long while. For those of you who weren’t there, here’s an explanation:
Over the last few weeks and months things have been going on in and around the band that have not allowed all members to put in 100% of the effort that is required for a band to work. Normally I enjoy being in a band, especially this band as its been my creation, and I would look forward to practicing, writing new songs, getting them sounding better and preparing for gigs. This enjoyment is just not there for me anymore, and I think the rest of the guys feel the same.
So the long and short of it is – there is no Chris Flood Band for the forseeable future. If we feel like picking it up again in the future then I’m sure we will.
Meanwhile, I’ve got an acoustic show at GuitarFest at 11am on September 5th, after that – who knows? Music has always been a big part of my life, but there are other things that need attention too.”
It’s a damn shame they have decided to split but here’s hoping they won’t be gone forever.
Chris Flood’s debut album ‘Opinion Is Not A Substitute For Reason’ is still available on CD from our shop (where you can also pick up some merch) and also CD Baby. You can also download it from iTunes, Amazon MP3 and most other download stores.
First up it’s Chris Flood’s birthday on Friday (21st Aug) so he’s putting on an all-star line-up gig at the Trafalgar featuring Chris Flood Band, Suspect Package and Divide By Zero (check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/xoverzero).
In further Suspect Package news they are also playing The Black Monday Suicides’ last gig for who knows how long (go here for awesome music: http://www.myspace.com/theblackmondaysuicides) with This City Screams Red (MySpace-age: http://www.myspace.com/thiscityscreamsred) on Sept 4th, also at the Trafalgar.
Finally here’s a cool video of SP playing Fairweather Faith at the Traf the other week:
That’s all for now, bye!
Sorry to everyone trying to use the website yesterday and today. I needed to do some updates and things and it all ended up getting a bit out of hand.
Everything should be working fine now (although if it doesn’t let me know) and the shop is back up and everything.
In other news, if you haven’t taken a look already head over to http://onchanzombiefest.blogspot.com for info and updates about the new short film I’m involved with. We haven’t got a name for it yet but if you want to get involved you can, we’re making a zombie short film so the more the better!
That’s all for now.
Alan.
Hello, this is now the home of Section Five Records!
Section Five Records was started by me, Alan Quirk (singer in punk rock band Suspect Package), initially to put out Chris Flood’s album “Opinion Is Not A Substitute For Reason” as well as one-time metal-punk monsters I Blame You’s masterpiece of an album “Knee Deep In The Dead”. You can find both of these albums for sale in the Shop while Chris Flood’s album is also available on digital download from Amazon MP3, iTunes and Napster, and will soon be available to stream on Spotify, as well as a bunch of other websites too.
I will also be releasing music by ska punkers Suspect Package, beginning with offering our 2007 self-titled album up for free download, available from this site (check Current Releases for more info) or the band website: www.suspect-package.com.
Based in the Isle of Man, Section Five Records was started in the summer of 2009 to try and put some albums out and help promote Manx talent. Without revealing too much about future plans for the label just yet I will say that I’m aiming to release whatever/however/whoever I can, so I won’t be ruling anything out presently.
As well as great music for sale in the shop there is also a selection of Section Five branded shirts featuring original design work. Some of these have already been on sale a while on the old site (and also at events such as Willstock) so some of the stock may be limited, but that’s OK, plus there will be more on the way soon. An increase in the range of band merchandise is on the cards as well, which will also be available at most of the bands’ shows.
Thank’s for taking an interest in this venture and if I get enough support then hopefully more and better stuff will come out of it. You can follow my progress with the label on MySpace, Facebook, Last.fm, etc, get more artist treats on YouTube (more vids coming!) and follow my personal ramblings on Twitter.
Cheers!
Alan.
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