Thinking For Tuesday: The Blog

Farewell to Karen, we will miss you!

2011-12-13T02:40:00.001-08:00

It is after a fantastic five years of working as Thinking For Tuesday that we are saying a sad farewell to Karen Saunders, the sassy rock chick who has driven Thinking For Tuesday forward for quite some time.

Karen has worked so hard for the band, organising the rest of us and making contacts in many fields of the music industry. She has been a key player in what makes Thinking For Tuesday tick, and has always put her heart and soul into the band's live performances. We have played such a range of venues and gigs with Karen that were all enjoyable, but a few that stand out are supporting Sham 69 at the Railway Inn in Winchester, Senser and Them is Me at the Talking Heads in Southampton, The Coronas at the Boileroom in Guildford and City Stereo at the O2 in London. In the last few years we worked hard to get slots at festivals and have travelled all around the country playing to some lovely crowds.

Karen worked hard to create a great structure for the band and was infamous within Thinking for Tuesday for her lists and spreadsheets and organisation of folders!

Karen leaves Thinking for Tuesday on a high and we will keep in touch with her and let you know as some of her new projects develop. It is not our place to say what they are but we will be really pleased to see them come to fruition.

Thinking For Tuesday would like to thank Karen for all the work she put into the songs that we will try to keep playing, but would like to give her a special mention for two of the crowds favourites: Ordinary Song and Unsung Hero were songs Karen worked hard to write and we want to continue to do them justice.

These last 5 years together have been brilliant for all of us, which is why it is hard to say goodbye to one of the founding members of the band. We want to wish Karen all the best of luck for the future and all the success she deserves.

Good Luck,

Tom, Will, Barny and Chris.

New Photos!

2011-09-25T03:48:00.000-07:00

Click on the photos below to head to Flickr and check us out performing at Wilkestock Festival 2011...

Festival Season

2011-09-05T02:09:00.000-07:00

So we've had a blast this summer playing great festivals and have some pretty awesome photos on the way. Most recently Watchet and Wilkestock which both rocked and we'd like to thank the brilliant crowds for their support and feedback at both. We hope to see some of you again at other gigs wearing your new t-shirts!

What's next...

Well three new songs and lots of ideas in the pipeline. Plus a support slot at The Cellars, Portsmouth in October with up and coming band, Munich. We've got tickets to sell so do give us a shout if you're up for it. Not forgetting the admin side of things and getting our tracks out and about in the industry - got to keep plugging away!

So we hope you've enjoyed your summer. Even though the sun goes down earlier, it's back to work and back to school, rest assured we're still working hard and bringing you all the up to date Thinking For Tuesday news!

Acoustically Speaking

2011-08-16T04:09:00.000-07:00

Hey,

I noticed that we have been a little quiet of late what with Tom having just got back from France and Chris jetting around to all manor of locations. But, we have a couple of awesome festivals approaching at the end of August and into September. The Watchet Festival and Wilkestock Festival. We were very sad to hear the Winchester Rock Festival was cancelled as we were all really looking forward to that but hope they revive the idea in 2012.

So what have we been doing in the mean time? Well while Chris has been away the rest of us have been working on acoustic versions of our songs to prepare ourselves for future acoustic gigs. We love playing acoustically and have been experimenting with how we play our electric songs like Slide, Girl in the Red Dress Too and Stop The World. They are sounding good and with a little more practice we will have a great new acoustic set.

Chris is back soon, so in the next few weeks we can start to look at our melting pot of new songs that just need a final tweak. We are excited with all that we have coming up so although we may not be gigging much at the moment we promise we are working hard to make the autumn and winter gigs a mix of old and new.

Hope you are having a great summer!

Summer Plans

2011-07-20T03:17:00.001-07:00

Just a quick blog to thank everyone who has supported us during our string of gigs over the past week or so. Despite the English summer weather living up to expectations of rain, performing at The Aylesbury Festival was brilliant and nice to see some old and new faces. We particularly appreciated the dude at the front rocking out to our songs at 11am on a Sunday morning - top stuff!

It's great hearing your feedback over Twitter and Facebook so please keep in touch and we will be sure to update you with our news and progress as and when.

Thanks to top photographer, Andy Squire, photos from our gig at the O2 Islington Academy are ready to view on Flickr and Facebook...

So until we hit some more festivals at the end of August / beginning of September we plan to be working on new tracks and new promotional material.

See you soon!

Something To Shout About!

2011-07-13T02:54:00.000-07:00

We played the Islington O2 Academy on Monday and it rocked! Yes as you can imagine it sucked quite a lot returning to normal life yesterday after playing an awesome gig in London the night before. It was a great night of music with every band giving a brilliant professional performance to a top crowd of fans. We particularly wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone that made the effort to come see us, we really appreciated it and felt very honoured by the amount of people who put the effort in to support us. Our favourite photographer, Andy Squire, made a special trip to come take some pictures of us performing on the night, no doubt they are going to rock and we will be adding them to our sites as soon as we have them. Not forgetting the fantastic headliners, City Stereo, who have recently finished supporting Mcfly on tour - thank you for having us on the bill!

Now, back a bit further in the week to Saturday. The Beggars Fair in Romsey which we must admit was right up there with the O2 gig. What a awesome festival, brilliantly attended and yet again a top crowd of people listening to the live music. We were chuffed to bits with the reception and feedback we got from the gig so hope to see some of you at future events.

Onwards and upwards to this Sunday and our show at The Aylesbury Festival. We start the day at 11am so shake off those hangovers and come on down to blow the cobwebs away with a day full of great music. We look forward to seeing you there and chatting to you after so make sure you come say hello. www.aylesburyfestival.com

Until then - have a great week!

PS. Special thanks from Karen to the girl who said she liked her hair at The O2 Academy on Monday! :-)

Weekend at "Glastonbury"

2011-06-27T01:44:00.000-07:00

Good morning!

What a lovely day it was on Saturday and Sunday. After the weeks showers it dried out nicely. Well it was the Glastonbury festival this weekend, and while we were not at the official Glastonbury we played a mini festival in Aldershot. It was a homage to Glastonbury for the Sergeant's Mess and what a great evening it was. There were two stages and we alternated playing. We opened the night at about 6:15 for 45 minutes then the other band played from 7 till about 7:45. We played our originals and the other band (http://www.21stcenturyriot.co.uk/) played covers. The guys from 21st Century Riot were top chaps and helped us with our sound check and played a great range of tracks to keep the crowd happy.

Our sets went down well, with some of the crowd telling us it was great to hear some original music as well. We really appreciated all the positive comments after both the sets and loved the festival atmosphere with people blowing whistles and drinking jelly shots!

The food we got provided with was amazing, a lovely spread of BBQ and side salads. So a huge thanks to the organisers for such an hospitable atmosphere and letting us share in such a great event.

A highlight for the whole band was the "bucking bronco" in the shape of a camel. Karen was first up and set the benchmark of about 42 seconds, which none of the lads could beat!
Kaz riding the camel..... http://yfrog.com/1qxawz

The evening was a great success and we hope to be able to play at future events they hold.

Hope you had a lovely weekend as well.

New Website

2011-06-20T05:30:00.000-07:00

It has been in the making for a while what with us being fussy people but we now have a fantastic looking new website.

Huge thanks to @defydesign and @_alexfarr for all the hard work and great final product.

Please feel free to look around and say hi via our many places on the web. You can now also listen to our album "Holding for A Reason" on Spotify and Last FM.

Thanks again to Mike and Alex for all the hard work. We love the new site and logo!

Up & Coming Gigs - O2 Academy!

2011-06-20T04:14:00.000-07:00

Hey,

We are getting ready for some really good gigs in the next few weeks...
We are playing a private gig in Aldershot for the army, Beggars Fair in Romsey.

Not forgetting a great support slot with City Stereo at the O2 Academy Islington.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Last nights practice, and a cry for help!

2011-04-21T01:25:00.000-07:00

Hello,

Sorry we have not posted much this year, in fact this might be the first of the year.

Well there is a good reason for that. We have been working on band admin, all the stuff you might not get time for when you do start gigging.

So last night we had a good practice. We blasted through some of the normal set material and we also worked on a new song.

Tom and Will had jammed an idea about a few backs while in the comfort of a BBQ and a pint of shandy and took the idea to Barny and Chris last week. A few tweaks here and there and it was shaping up nicely.

During the week a few lyrics were put down and Karen got to have a listen last night. It will be a fun song to play as we hope it has a bit of everything we do in there.

We need your help though. We have the chance to support City Stereo in London and we need your vote.
Please visit - "Thinking For Tuesday to support City Stereo - vote now!"

Remember you can find us and follow us on Twitter@TFT_Band and on Facebook.

Thanks.

Performing on Teaserama - Online Music Show

2010-12-22T08:11:00.001-08:00

Early Christmas Gift!

2010-12-21T15:42:00.000-08:00

Check out our performance of Fade Away aired on the Christmas episode of Teaserama Live; online show geared towards promoting new band and comedians.

Hope you enjoy it and the other acts featured...

TEASERAMA 10 from TEASERAMA on Vimeo.

Been a little quiet lately...

2010-10-20T03:19:00.000-07:00

... as we plan another trip to the studio. Got some gigs in the pipeline which we will keep you posted on but all hands on deck to get our newest, and as some would say, our best material recorded for 2011!

Already booked for festival next year...

See you back here when more to report!

Awesome Live Review!

2010-07-31T04:40:00.000-07:00

Wilkestock

2010-07-21T00:28:00.000-07:00

Another awesome festival for your diary.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
www.wilkestock.com

Gig Swap!

2010-07-13T06:25:00.000-07:00

Thinking For Tuesday support Spectrum 7 at The Boileroom in Guildford on Thursday 22nd July!

Spectrum 7 support Thinking For Tuesday at The Cellars in Portsmouth on Thursday 29th July!

Click the on the posters below to purchase tickets for each gig at £6...

A Week Off

2010-07-06T02:50:00.001-07:00

Good Morning,

Tonight would normally be practice for us but we have a week off to get us ready for all that we have coming up.

17 July 2010, 11:30 - THE AYLESBURY FESTIVAL
22 July 2010, 20:00 - THE BOILEROOM, SUPPORTING SPECTRUM 7
24 July 2010, 12:00 - SOUTH DEVON FESTIVAL
29 July 2010, 20:00 - THE CELLARS
4 September 2010, 12:00 - WILKESTOCK FESTIVAL

It's going to be a fun and hectic July and we hope we can see you at a gig soon.

We have tickets for The Boileroom and The Cellars available now so please get in touch.
Email band@thinkingfortuesday.com for more information.

Have a great week and remember to keep an eye open for all the latest podcasts and video blogs.

TFT

A review to be proud of...

2010-06-23T07:21:00.000-07:00

"Their music is jaw droppinly catchy, hook laden and quite heavy when they want to. Its not overplayed by any of the band, who seem to know exactly what they want and have achieved it without compromise."

"I can see TFT’s live set being a thing of beauty."

"The first time I played this in the car, I wasn’t blown away, but on repeated listens, the damn thing just gets better and better."

Click here to read the full review by Paul Chesworth at Room Thirteen.

Industry Showcase

2010-06-17T08:56:00.000-07:00

Looking for your support as we have some industry contacts coming to see us perform live.

Important night so please let us know if you would like your name on the guest list for £7 entry.

Hope you can make it!
Thank you.

Thinking For Tuesday

Summer Begins!

2010-06-09T03:11:00.000-07:00

THINKING FOR TUESDAY PLAYING THE MAIN STAGE THIS SATURDAY AT 12PM

If you're planning on coming along we are ready to rock your socks off!

FOR ALL YOU LONDONERS
Tuesday 22nd June is the night. Please come along, show your support and help us make a good impression. We promise to make it a top show!

22nd June 2010
The 229 Club, Great Portland Street
7.30pm
The Breadstealers
Faith of Merchants
Diving In Duck Ponds
Thinking For Tuesday

Us performing at The 229 Club in May - awesome night!

FINALLY...
We are very pleased to announce that we have been invited to play at The Hamble Regatta on Thursday 1st July.

For any of you planning on attending one of these events we look forward to seeing you.

One week old memories.

2010-05-25T14:56:00.000-07:00

We're a week behind schedule but not to worry - had a lot going on.

Huge thanks to everyone who came and supported us last Tuesday at the 229 Club in London. It was a great night made even more so by you all. Next date; same time, same venue - Tuesday 22nd June. £7 entry on the door and worth every penny. All support and cheers welcome! Thanks.

Who to expect this Tuesday...

2010-05-13T07:25:00.000-07:00

18th May 2010
The 229 Club, Great Portland Street
7.30pm

Vivid Nation
The Explorers Collective
So Far Gone
Bad Wolf
Thinking For Tuesday

London Cancellation

2010-05-03T04:40:00.001-07:00

Happy bank holiday!

Quick heads up to say our gig at The 229 Club on Tuesday 11th May has been cancelled. BOO! Big shame but we will be reorganising some more dates so will keep you posted.

Cheers,
TFT

Last Minute London

2010-04-11T10:12:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who supported us at our gig at The Haverstock Arms last night. It was a really positive night and, despite not fitting on their tiny stage and having to amend the set to suit the only guitars we could use, we had a ball and appreciated all those who clapped and cheered (and those who sat and just listened of course)!

Also...

Last minute opportunity to be back in London on Tuesday has come up. Glasswerk presents a night at The Monarch this Tuesday 13th April. It's £5 entry and we're headlining the night at 10:15pm. All last minute support rewarded with a beer!

Hope some of you can make it along.

Thanks again and hope you've enjoyed a day off in the sunshine.

TFT

Easter News

2010-04-02T15:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

We've got the weekend off so I thought I'd take some time to fill you in on the recent news...

CAR TALK
We've recently appeared in April editions of Jaguar World and Classic Car Magazine thanks to John Briggs who approached us requesting the permission to write an article based on our recent photoshoot with the Jaguar Etype featured on the Dave Clark Five album cover back in the 60s (see our photo gallery for image). It's been great promotion and we thank him very much. You can pick up copies of the magazines at all WHSmith stores and keep an eye out as we hope to appear in some other publications soon.

FESTIVALS
Confirmed to play The Aylesbury Festival on 17th July. Plus one month today until we grace the stage at BMAD Festival. Can't wait and looking forward to seeing those of you attending.

GREAT NIGHT AHEAD
FREE entry to our next London gig at The Haverstock Arms in Belsize Park. Great pub on the corner known for its famous clientelle, pictures of who litter the walls inside.

BITS AND PIECES
Look out for our branded beer mats we've been delivering to future gig venues. New song - Twenty Four - on it's way soon.

Have a great weekend and we thank you for your continued support.

Thinking For Tuesday

Storm the Charts

2010-03-09T00:27:00.000-08:00

Well we are now officially part of the revolution. http://bit.ly/chartstorm

It is a great idea to help and promote unsigned music in the UK. Even if we are not one of the 40 chosen, we still think you should check out the music and help get 40 unknown bands into the UK Charts.

http://stormthecharts.livejournal.com

Half of getting chosen is done by public vote, so please help us by voting.

Thanks

TFT

Hear some of the other bands and music here.

Plenty of gigs to choose from!

2010-03-04T13:17:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,

Don't forget that this Saturday we're playing at the coolest little venue in Southampton, The Hobbit. With support from Rayguns Look Real Enough you're in for right treat and be prepared to have a top night!

Also coming up for Thinking For Tuesday this month...

St Patrick's Day Charity Event!

Main support to The Colour Movement at The Cellars, Portsmouth. Tickets available via the picture link...

Battle Of The Bands heat at The Soul Cellar in Southampton playing for the chance to perform in front of music guru, Alan McGee. All support and votes welcome!

Local acoutsic night at The Railway Inn in Winchester on Thursday March 25th. Free entry and a lush relaxed atmosphere with four acts on in total.

All information can be found on our gigs page or by contacting us at thinkingfortuesday@yahoo.co.uk.

Got a busy month ahead and we're looking forward to seeing every one of you!

Thanks,
TFT x

Festival News

2010-02-06T10:20:00.000-08:00

Well it would seem this year has kicked off well so I wanted to spread the news...

Thinking For Tuesday have already been confirmed on to the line up for three great festivals:

BMAD Festival - popular bikers festival.
LLAMA Festival - a chance to see stacks of bands playing all over Lynton & Lynmouth in North Devon.
South Devon Festival - a number of great acts leading up to Will Young's headline performance!

We've got a top London gig coming up on the 18th February at Tommy Flynns in Camden. Run by Tourdates it's a blinding night to spot up and coming bands so come on over and check out the talent! If you haven't heard our new song, Stop The World, we hope that might be enough to tempt you out on a Thursday...

Southampton promotors, Jurassic Mark, are set to release a compilation album of local up and coming bands on which we feature with our song Unsung Hero. If you're around we'll be playing the launch party for that at Talking Heads in Southampton on 19th February.

Lots more to report and we'll be getting the camera back out soon for some video blogs so keep an eye out.

Until then, happy weekend everyone!

PS. New branded freebies on the way - grab a load at gigs!

January Touchdown

2010-01-10T12:24:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

We hope you are all well and have enjoyed a fun and relaxing Christmas break. We're ready to start the new year off with a bang and a beer, we hope you are too. The following look set to be a collection of rocking evenings and there will be nothing better than seeing you lot in the crowd!

Friday 22nd January, The Boileroom in Guildford
It's our first gig of 2010 and we're main support to up and coming band, Hardly Heroes.
On stage for 30 minutes at 10pm. Tickets are £6 in advance and you can get them from us or

Tuesday 26th January, The Brook in Southampton
Debut performance at this well known venue in Southampton. Definately a step in the right direction for us as we share the stage with other locals bands, Get Dexter and Sam Ziggy. Tickets only £6 and can be purchased via any of us lovely people!

Thursday 28th January, The Square Bar in Camberley
Headlining a night of local bands organised by Gig Reviewer. Number one selling point for this one...free entry!

Any questions just give us a shout or visit our website.

Looking forward to seeing you all this year!
Thanks for all your support.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-23T08:54:00.000-08:00

The snow prevented us from getting together and filming a Christmas video so a cheeky design below instead to wish you all some festive cheer. We've really enjoyed 2009 and hope to see you as we progress in the New Year...

First gig of the New Year!

2009-12-21T15:14:00.000-08:00

Anyone looking for tickets for our support gig with Hardly Heroes on Friday 22nd January 2010 at The Boileroom in Guildford?! Only £6 in advance, be great to have you there to help start off the New Year with a bang! Drop us an email or click on the poster below to be redirected to Ticketweb. Thanks...

Charity Single & Awesome Support Slot!

2009-12-12T09:59:00.000-08:00

Good evening.

Everyone ready for the X Factor final!?!

So I spent today in Maidenhead singing (even rapping) for the charity Christmas single run by the Maidenhead Advertiser and Denmark Studios to raise money for a local event next year. Keep your eyes peeled because as soon as it has been edited together you can view it here. It's very cheesy and I can already see the lads cringing at some of the lyrics ;-) However all for a good cause and a lot of fun, so definately worth backing.

We're having a special Christmas rehearsal in the next couple of weeks and plan to shoot an end of year video so look out for that too!

Finally, don't forget we're at The Cellars in Portsmouth this Monday supporting The Crave. These guys rock and have recently supported Deep Purple on tour. Tickets are only £6 and well worth it. Give us a shout if you'd like some or any further details.

In the meantime have a great weekend.

Thanks,
Karen

Quick hello...

2009-11-29T11:08:00.000-08:00

Hey,

Just thought I'd post a quick blog before settling down with a glass of wine and roast dinner to see who's been voted off X Factor...can't help but get involved. Joe to win!

We had a great time at The Railway on Friday supporting Sons Of Albion. We'd like to thank everyone who stuck around to watch us play and especially to those who bought a CD after. We hope you enjoy it and look forward to staying in touch.

We're playing in Reading at The Purple Turtle on Thursday should anyone like to come along. Expect to be on stage at 9.30pm. It's a great venue, worth a visit so hope to see you there.

Aside from that we're really chuffed at the response we're getting to our newest song, Stop The World. If you haven't heard it, get to a gig quick!

Hope you've all had a great weekend.

Thanks,
Karen

Ready to rock Camden Rock!

2009-11-18T13:00:00.000-08:00

Quick reminder that we are playing at Camden Rock this Friday 20th November 2009 - woo hoo! Other acts include Lost Gravity & Beyond The Summit. We're on at 9pm and it's a fiver entry. All support and friendly cheers welcome ;-)

If that's a bit far to travel, how about The Hobbit in Southampton on Saturday 21st November?!

All details can be found on our gig page.

We are also pleased to announce that this week saw us confirmed on the line up of our first festival booking for 2010. Sunday 2nd May next year we will be playing at The Bikers Make A Difference (BMAD) Festival to all the bikers that flood through the gates that day. Can't wait! BMAD Festival Website

Until then we'd love to see you in London or Southampton for a great weekend.

Thanks,
Karen & TFT

A quick update...

2009-11-07T10:46:00.000-08:00

Just been booked as headline support to The Crave (Deep Purple tour support) at The Cellars in Portsmouth on 14th December. Tickets £6(adv), give us a shout if you want any!

Keep an eye out for the new band pictures we are doing tomorrow with professional photographer Andy Squire. (www.andysquire.net)
Posing with the original Jaguar Etype featured on the Dave Clark Five, 'Catch Us If You Can', album cover, plus barn shots with flares. Video blog of the shoot and interview of the car owner to follow.

Playing at The Nags Head in High Wycombe next Friday. If you're free and it's not a million miles away come on down!

Have a great weekend.
Cheers,
Thinking For Tuesday

Stop The World

2009-10-30T07:15:00.000-07:00

Afternoon.

So we finished writing new song, Stop The World, last night at practise which gets it's first airing at tomorrow's gig to celebrate Halloween at The St James Wine Vaults in Bath. Free entry, kicking off around 8.30pm, with support from City Beneath Her. Should be a cracking night!

Other news...Well we have made it to the semi-finals of the Music Week Unearthed Competition held in association with Music Week Magazine and Music Pin. The finalists, announced on November 9th, will get to play a top London gig and promoted on the Music Week Compilation Album. Keep your fingers crossed!

Also keep you eyes peeled for the next video blog, coming up after Halloween.

Much in store. Have a great weekend and see those of you coming, tomorrow evening.

Thanks,
TFT

BBC Radio Tonight!

2009-10-25T09:23:00.000-07:00

Hello,

Just found out our track, Slide, is being played on Phil Jackson's BBC Radio show tonight 7-9pm, to a panel of industry proffesionals. We'd love you to listen and feel free big us up by texting or emailing into the show where the panel will be judging our music. If this is possible, thank you very much for all your support.

Looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks!

TFT

Listen in:
Brighton, Hove & Worthing on 95.3 FM
Sussex & Surrey on 104-104.8 FM
Solent & Hampshire on 96.1 FM
Dorset on 103.8 FM

Friday Afternoon Update

2009-10-23T05:58:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon everyone.

So it's another Friday at work and I'm over the week and already into weekend mode! Ready for a beer ;-)

Just thought I'd drop by to say we've been working on a new song recently called Stop The World. A proper jump around number. Can't wait to air it at future gigs coming up soon and hope you all like it.

We're in Bath next weekend for a free entry Halloween gig (I've got my devil horns sorted!) Should be a great night and then November sees us at a number of different venues over the South, supporting Sons Of Albion at The Railway and performing at places we've not been before. We're looking forward to it and as always would love to see you there.

Hope you've been enjoying the video blogs, get ready for a special Halloween upload after the Bath gig. Want to be on the video? Get along to St James Wine Vaults!

Have a great weekend.

Thanks
Karen x

Confirmed Support - Sons Of Albion Gig

2009-10-07T11:57:00.000-07:00

Good evening!

Just to say we're looking forward to playing at Tommy Flynns tomorrow night in Camden and having a cheeky beer with any of you that can make it. We're on stage at 9.20pm and it's £5 entry.

We've also just been confirmed to support Sons Of Albion at The Railway in Winchester on 27th November. Robert Plant son's band and £3 entry club night: all the ingredients for a fantasic Friday.

Getting an early night ready to kick some ar*e tomorrow ;-)
Enjoy the rest of your week and feel free to sack off Eastenders to come along!

Thanks a lot,
TFT

Two gigs in three days...(Railway & Proud Galleries)

2009-09-30T05:56:00.001-07:00

Hello,

Well thank goodness I took today off of work. Shattered after playing down in Winchester on Sunday and Camden last night. Was it worth it? ... Of course it was!

Also, Monday night I attended a musicians clinic in Camden organised by Tourdates which was very beneficial and provided us with a few contacts to help take the music further - fingers crossed and thank you to the panel that night.

So the gigs...

Well a big thank you to those who came down to both and for new audience members that appreciated the music and bought an album or took some flyers and badges away with them. We look forward to staying in touch.

Tommy Flynns next Thursday, which should be a good one. We're already looking forward to it and hope you're up for it. Just in the process of organising a trip to Reading to play in The Purple Turtle there so get ready for that too.

Lots going on and to keep you amused in the meantime we hope you enjoy the videos from Sunday.

Thanks,
Karen

A great gig and more to come...

2009-09-28T05:43:00.000-07:00

A huge thanks to everyone that came down to The Railway to watch us last night. We had a great time and there will be a video blog from the night on youtube very soon -just trying to get the camera hooked up to the computer.

If you weren't able to make it down do not fear! We are playing again this Tuesday at Proud Galleries in Camden.....

LINE UP
Harry Crampton
The Velvetines
Thinking For Tuesday
City Stereo

It is a free entry gig so you can save your pennies for a quick drink, or two.

We are busy gigging and writing through October so we hope you can make it along at some point and we have a few new songs in the pipeline starting to take shape which we hope will make it into the set by the end of the month.

Hope you had a great weekend and have a great week.

Thanks,
TFT

Live Shows: London & Winchester

2009-09-18T03:44:00.000-07:00

Morning,

Just thought I'd drop you a line to say we have just been booked to play in Winchester next Sunday 27th September...
We're the last act to be added to the bill organised by local record label Angry Badger Records. We had a great night last time we played at their showcase in Southampton, so as big fans of The Railway venue, we're really looking forward to it.
It's only £4 entry so if you fancy coming down it would be great to see you.

Two days after that, on Tuesday 29th September, we're playing at The Proud Galleries in Camden. High profile event, fantastic venue and FREE entry! We would appreciate support from anyone up for it.

More information can be found on our gigs page.

That's it for now.

Oh, found out today Sister Ray have sold copies of our album in store - hooray!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Thanks,
Karen & TFT

Saturday Night High

2009-09-14T08:04:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

Yes, even though I am at work I am still on a high from Saturday night and would like to say a big thank you to everyone that came down to Talking Heads to support us. Also much appreciation to our new fans who bought our album and helped make up the fantastic audience on the night.

It would seem our newest song 'Wake Me' is making its way up the charts as a potential favourite for a number of people which is always good to hear.

Saturday was a great buzz supporting Them Is Me, who may I add are top lads. We had a brilliant night and would love to do it again in the not too distant future.

Until then we are looking to knuckle down and finish writing a couple more new songs we have not yet completed. Then to our gigs in London...

Looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

Karen & Thinking For Tuesday

The Bank Holiday

2009-08-28T01:41:00.001-07:00

This weekend sees us gig free as Chris returns from his holiday and the rest of us just enjoy a long weekend.
Kaz is becoming another year older so we will be celebrating that over the weekend and will try to get some candid photos for you as it could get messy...!

Tom is going to Splashdowne in Poole for a friends birthday - waterpark fun!

We do have quite a few gigs just around the corner so please keep your eyes peeled for those. The next big one is Them is Me in Southampton. They are a great band and it will be a great night. Still a few tickets left but going fast. Last year the gig was a sell out so buy early!

Well have a great weekend, I know we all intend to, and see you again very soon.

What we like to hear...

2009-08-26T08:32:00.000-07:00

Hello there,

Well here in the band camp we had a great weekend gigging and as the week goes on we've had a couple of things to jump up and down about so thought we'd share them with you too...

Live Review (Soul Cellar, Southampton performance on 1st August 2009):
http://www.playingoutloud.co.uk/playing_out_loud_reviews.html

Interview:
http://www.gigreviewer.com/interview-with-TforT.php

Fan (from a Big Bike Bash Forum):
"I bought the CD from Thinking for Tuesday and played it at work today, really good. She has lovely voice and the quality of the production is top class."

Big thank you to those for the lovely comments and promotion, plus a big thank you to those who read it!

Until next time,
TFT

Rocking it up at the Big Bike Bash on Saturday!
Photo by Peter Atkin.

This week's news...

2009-08-20T04:25:00.000-07:00

As always keeping everyone updated with the latest Thinking For Tuesday gossip. So in no particular order...

- You can now buy Holding For A Reason for £5 in Central London. How exciting! Sister Ray in Soho have agreed to stock it for us. The shop itself is worth a visit busting with underground artists and bands, who knows what you might find.
http://www.sisterray.co.uk

- We have a new date confirmed to play at The Proud Galleries in Camden. Was a shame last week was cancelled but soon rectified. You can catch Thinking For Tuesday at 'PROUD PRESENTS' on Tuesday 29th September. We're really looking forward to that one...

- This weekend is shaping up to be a goodun. Headlining the Big Bike Bash on Saturday followed by an afternoon of acoustic music outside at The Railway Inn, Winchester on Sunday. All details can found on the gig page.

- Finally THEM IS ME support gig approaching fast. Saturday 12th September at Talking Heads in Southampton. Tickets are £7 each, we have a bunch so just let us know if you would like some. What with all those REEF fans out there get in quick as it's selling fast!

I know it's Thursday but I'm already thinking about the weekend. Have a good one folks and hopefully we'll see some of you over the two days.

Karen & Thinking For Tuesday

Its a Shame

2009-08-13T07:04:00.000-07:00

We were meant to be in Camden tonight playing a gig but due to circumstances out of our control the gig is no longer happening.
Its a shame but we will be back there soon enough I am sure.

We still have plenty of other gigs to look forward to and we are all really looking forward to the Big Bike Bash on the 22nd August (or whichever the Saturday is).

Till then...

Last minute Camden gig...

2009-08-12T14:09:00.000-07:00

Hello TFT followers!

Just thought we'd let you know we have been booked, last minute, to play at The Proud Galleries in Camden tomorrow night.

Lush venue: stables turned bar and music venue. Free entry. Doesn't get much better than that, except appolgies for the short notice!

So if you've got the night free, come on down, have a beer with us and see some great live bands for free. We're on about 9.30pm.

Thanks a lot and look forward to seeing any of you that can make it.

Thinking For Tuesday

www.proudcamden.com

Album Promotion...

2009-08-07T04:46:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

I'm enjoying a fairly relaxed day at work so thought what better way to spend my time than let you know how this week's promotion has gone...

Tomorrow we play at Borders in Southampton from 12 to 5pm where, along with other bands, we will be promoting the Sett Compiliation CD (as mentioned in an earlier blog) and Holding For A Reason, both of which are now on sale in the store.

Come down, watch the bands play and pick up a copy of the CD. It couldn't be easier!

Secondly, taking a walk around Camden yesterday and came across a little independant record store. Yes, you can now also purchase Holding For A Reason for just £5 at:

OUT ON THE FLOOR RECORDS
10 Inverness Street
Camden
London
NW1 7HJ

We hope you have a great weekend and look forward to tuning in again with some more news soon.

Karen & Thinking For Tuesday

Thanks to Angry Badger

2009-08-02T01:27:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Jules and his team at Angry Badger. We had a great night yesterday and it was nice to see so many people turn up and enjoy live music. We will be doing an acoustic set with them at Borders in Southampton next Saturday between 12 and 5pm where our CD will be available as well as the Angry Badger record of local artists.

See you all Tuesday we hope for our gig at the Boileroom in Guildford.

Saturday Gig and Compliation CD

2009-07-31T08:38:00.000-07:00

Hello,

I'm very excited about playing the gig at The Soul Cellar tomorrow night so just thought I'd share that with you :-) It looks set to be a great night and everyone involved, particularly Angry Badger Records, have put a lot of hard work into making it a success - so here's to it being so!

For anyone who fancied coming along it's at The Soul Cellar in Southampton and only £5 entry. Details of the bands playing can be found on the gig page of our website.

Tomorrow night also sees the release of the Showcase Sett CD on which we feature with SLIDE. Put together by Angry Badger Records, the compilation CD celebrates 16 great South Coast bands and there will be free copies available at The Soul Cellar tomorrow night. Yet another reason to come along...

(click image for more details)

The CD is also for sale in Borders in Southampton where some of the featured bands, us included, will be playing next Saturday from 12-5pm. Again please check our website gig page for further details.

For anyone coming along tomorrow, brilliant, and we really look forward to seeing you. Everyone else, have a great weekend and we shall catch up with you soon.

Thank you,
Karen & Thinking For Tuesday

Rock Box!

2009-07-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

Hey there everyone.

Just to let you know we have secured our first piece of shelf space selling the album at The Rock Box (awesome independant music store) in Camberley, Surrey.

In there you will find all sorts of music from signed and unsigned bands, and Holding For A Reason for just £5.

Well worth a visit. Karen grew up visiting there on a regular basis, so clearly a place where all the cool kids hang out ;-)

Thanks for tuning in and we will keep you updated on more progress as we continue the promotion.

Thinking For Tuesday

The Rock Box
151 London Road
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3JY
United Kingdom
Phone: 01276 27500

Album Launch and Some New Gigs

2009-06-25T01:11:00.000-07:00

Hey,

Just a quick thank you to every one that made it to the album launch party. We had a great night and hope to see you again soon.

Special mention has to go to a few people who have really helped get us going with the new website and the final album.

So Thanks to Dave for the album art and banner designs, they are amazing.
Ree for all her changes to the website and helping with some web art.
Alex for more web coding and general clever stuff.
Mark for the sound at the gig. We had praise for the best we have ever sounded.
Sarah, Alex, Erika, Wendy and Frank for putting up with us all!!

And everyone else that has helped get us together.

Now we have new gigs coming up so please come along and say hi.

25th June - The Heroes Bar - Maidenhead
8th July - The Cellars - Portsmouth (Eastney)
12th July - Barton Arcade - Female First Band Wars (Help The Heroes Campaign) Manchester, Northeast
26th July - Tidworth Festival - Tidworth, South
1st August - The Soul Cellar - Southampton, South
22nd August - The Big Bike Bash - New Forest, South

We hope to see you there

New Website, Coming Soon.

2009-04-15T01:32:00.000-07:00

So it is all slowly coming together. We have a new website under development. Thanks to Ree for all her hard work on this (and like so many others) making small changes for us here there and everywhere.

So until then please see the myspace and facebook pages for gigs and updates.

Thanks
TFT

Slowly, Slowly, catchy Monkey

2009-04-08T08:08:00.000-07:00

Well its been a while since we were in the Studio. What we didn't realise was how long it would take to do all the bits we wanted afterwards.

We are just tweaking the final bits of art work with one of the nicest guys, Dave, who has designed and pandered to our ideas. The work however is all his and we think he has come up with some amazing ideas......you can see them soon.

The thing is we are also having to set up all the things like barcodes and getting it distributed and having never done it before you just don't think it will take as long as it does.

Hey, what can you do but learn for next time.

Thanks for being patient and we look forward to seeing you soon at a gig.
16 Apr 2009 19:30 The Fiddlers Elbow Camden, London and South East
19 Apr 2009 20:00 The Railway Inn - Supporting Jim Bob of Carter USM Winchester, South
9 May 2009 16:00 The Maltings Festival Farnham, South
4th Jun 2009 20:00 Talking Heads Southampton, South
7 Jun 2009 15:30 Damsels of Destruction Festival - The Bridgehouse 2 London, London and South East
22 Aug 2009 12:00 The Big Bike Bash New Forest, South
31 Oct 2009 20:00 St James Wine Vaults Bath, Southwest

Congratulations Chris

2008-10-27T07:47:00.001-07:00

We would just like to say a huge Congrats to Chris who has just gotten himself married. We all wish him well and we can promise that now his wedding duties have been and past, he is now to be put to work in the TFT factory of music....

We have new songs that have been played only a handful of times: Tonight & Answer in a Song.

This was done as an acoustic only release to an intimate crowd recently but don't worry we will make sure that we get a full rocked up version out soon.

Will has written a fab new riff which is currently called "Out Of Control" and is set to be our indulgent number, but we love playing it.

Tom has a new basic idea which is yet to be finished (Step in all the others)

and Karen has a few song ideas floating around that will be getting finished soon.

Well as for Barny and Chris, they have more ideas than we have time for but don't be surprised to hear some drum and bass lead riffs creeping there way in soon as well.......Not that kind of drum and bass.

We have a few gigs coming up and we hope you can make it along to them.

See you all soon

TFT

The Hobbit - 9th August - What a Night

2008-08-11T00:23:00.000-07:00

Well its a few days later and the dust has settled and I am still on a high from the weekend.

On Saturday night at The Hobbit in Southampton we headlined an evening of fantastic music. Starting with Even After, who played a blinder of a set and won over many new fans, then came The Architects who played some top bouncy tunes to keep the crowd going. As well as making some new friends......

We played and to start with the room seemed quite empty but it soon changed and the place was rammed. We were worried about playing so late (about 12am) but people stuck around and we just had a great time.

The energy I felt while playing was more than it has for ages. It gave me goosebumps.

So thanks to everyone who helped make the night one of our best and we hope that we can see you again soon.

Tom

SENSER & SHAM!

2008-05-29T08:16:00.000-07:00

Hello!
Well as they are getting nearer I am getting more excited! Yes, not only have we been asked to support Senser at The Talking Heads, Southampton, but a week later we will be the main support slot for Sham 69 in Winchester - yet another great gig for TFT.
We are working hard to get the set tight and slick and ensure we select the best songs for the bands we are supporting. I can't wait to play and see them perform too.
It will be a great couple of weeks for the band and anyone that would like to join the party and come along we would love to see you. Details of both events are posted on the website and if you would like tickets to either gig please just drop us a line on myspace or go to www.thinkingfortuesday.com.
We'd love to see you there.
Thanks a lot,
Karen & TFT

Studio pernikittyness!

2008-05-02T03:29:00.001-07:00

Well Tom and I were in the studio last night to finish his recording of Falling (This is not usually the order you record things as the standard is to lay down bass after drums and not guitar however as Tom will be away for an extended honeymoon - needs must....)!

This is only going to be a quick blog today I'm afraid as I am currently at work and my usual essay-blogs take time to publish!

Anyway the recording is going really well, Rob has been very patient with us (I say us, in fact I mean Tom as he is quite the perfectionist - not a bad trait, especially as recording should sound as perfect as possible - bearing in mind however that usually any mistakes we make during a gig/practice are covered up by the general noise that we produce [and Kazla's bits on display!] then trying to get it to sound perfect has been no mean feat!). Rob is doing really well getting the mixing right, we're getting an awesome sound due to the fact that ProTools HD is totally awesome/Rob knows his Desk stuff/We have 7 Mics for everything (7 for the drum set-up, 7 for the guitars etc) so we're not missing anything out sound-wise! Next week Barney will be recording his bits.....when I say his bits I mean his Bass guitar parts in the songs rather than his actual bits.....although I'm thinking perhaps that might be a fun competition......Okay that's sorted, we will run a competition and give some free stuff away to whoever guesses the following:

"We will record the sound of Barney's bits in one of the songs, for the first person who guesses which song and exactly where the sound of Barney's genitals (which, contrary to popular belief and in opposition to any rhymes which I sing, are not covered in barnacles) occurs they will win a prize that is unsurpassed in it's pricelessness!"

Anyway I must dash-a-rooney as I technically really should be working.......ah well

Chris outta here!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Blogging in the Sunshine and GIG WITH SENSER!!

2008-04-26T08:10:00.000-07:00

Well as it's such a beautiful day I thought "why not blog in the sunshine? Why stay inside like a strange hermit who is only brought out to play amazing drum solos and then put back in his cave" So I have been allowed outside....within the confines of the garden - don't worry, 6ft security fences, rotating armed patrols and snipers towers means I won't be a danger to society - I have to stop watching Alias!.

Anyway I have managed to connect 3 x 5metre extension leads together and then the laptop charger, connected to the laptop, to enable me to blog in the comfiness that is my new set of garden furniture in the blazing sunshine. It's true that only a true Brit could say "wow, let's strip down to bare essential clothing (only by public demand of course!) and sit in the gorgeous 18 degrees weather" when other climates perceive these kind of temperatures as close to Arctic conditions!

Wow, I don't half prattle on!

Well I've just had possibly the most excited phone call EVER from Monsieur Langston who was informing me that "by the way was I busy on June 13th because if I was then can I kindly cancel it and wee myself with pleasure as we have just been asked to support SENSER (www.senser.co.uk - an amazing signed band who hit #4 in the UK album charts in 1995 and who were quite the sensation around the same time RATM were hitting the US!) at the TALKING HEADS! This is all the information I have been given however there's no way we are going to turn down this kind of opportunity - I've been re-listening to the old Senser albums (and the new one they have out now) so I'm well prepared for when we finally support them. I'm super-duper-wooper-a-little-bit-pooper excited although it's going to be a mass push when it gets close to it as TFT are taking a breather whilst Tom's goes and gets himself shackled to his lovely missus!

Anyway we'll let you know more details closer to the time but needless to say the rest of the band are uber exciting and we really hope you'll be able to come see us at, what promises to be, the gig of a lifetime.

Other things that are going on at the moment - we are recording some tracks still with Rob from the Solent Uni (thanks very much Rob!), almost all the drum tracks are laid down and next week we'll be concentrating to sort Tom's guitar bits out (not the usual way to record stuff but as he's away from next weekend onwards due to the wedding/honeymoon/sexscapades then we'll need to get our little pert bottoms in gear to sort it out before he heads off.

Anyway, the sun's going in, I've ignored Sarah for a good 30 minutes so will be paying the price soon.

...........like, SENSER man.........awesome......!

Chris - Out!

SNOW And a Rocking Evening with the Oberon Project

2008-04-06T01:44:00.001-07:00

Well This is Tom.

A very good morning.

I got woken this morning by a phone call telling me it was snowing, and they were not wrong!! Its snow.

Why do we regress to being 3 again? I now have cold hands but who cares, it was so worth it.

Well the suprise of snow aside, last night at the Havana bar was great!

Thanks to the Oberon Project for having us along and thanks to Penny for having her birthday around us. She had decorated the room with cool banners and projections of images, I felt like Pink Flyod.

We had so many cool people after telling us they liked us which is always the biggest compiment.

This beats real work for a living.

Lily was there taking some photos and loving Karens shoes, we have made a deal to get Lily the shoes in return for donughts. I think its a fair deal, Karen may have words though.......

When we have looked through them all we will post you all the photos up.

Tonight we are hoping to play the Crown and Cushion in Haslemere and it may very well depend if we can get there in the snow but we hope to see you there.

Portsmouth Rocks

2008-04-06T01:43:00.001-07:00

Well Folks,

Who’d have thought it’s been six months since Chris and me were introduced into Thinking For Tuesday, doesn’t time fly. I guess all the gigging and rehearsing and recording that we have going on just makes time fly...

But enough with the Sentimental dithering, there is more fun to be had it is a busy weekend for us, we are only halfway through it, but The Havana Bar rocks!

It was great to see so many faces some new, some not so new faces, lots of thanks to everyone who helped, we had a great time, and so did those of you who were there.

So on to tonight, if you need more! come on over to the Crown and Cushion at Haselmere Surrey (not Buckinghamshire!) we would love to see you there...

I’m off to go walking in the 3 inches of snow that fell here last night, Snow, in april! what is the world coming to.

I’m now going to leave you all, thanks for reading.

Hopefully see you all tonight

Barny

The Railway

2008-03-28T01:00:00.000-07:00

Hello and good morning.

Last night was a great night and we got to play at a great venue with 2 other great bands.

Well the first band was actually one guy who got let down by the other half of the band, but a great set from "hello country". The set was really good but finished of with a crowd pleasing version of Umbrella...ella..hey, hey.... It was better than the original and had the crowd singing along as well.

Next up were "Brassneck" and they were great fun, a lovely bunch of guys and gal and some catchy tunes.

We were last on the bill and I had a great time. I thought we
played a really good set and enjoyed seeing Mr Booth let his hair down quite literally and become a headbanging machine.
Our new song "Unsung Hero" got a few nice comments from some of the crowd afterwards and its always nice to know people like the new ones as well.

A huge thanks to everyone that came along for the gig and made the effort for us we really appreciate it and hope you enjoyed the gig as much as we did.

Thanks to all the guys at the Railway for making it a great night.

Hope to see you again soon

Tom

2 Studios Sessions

2008-03-12T01:26:00.000-07:00

Well, so far we have done 2 sessions with Rob and his student friends in the studio and we are really impressed so far.

It sounds good and we just hope that we can keep up the momentum as we progress through the recording.

As is it stands we have recorded 3 tracks but may well be able to do more later.

The tracks are Moving too Slow, Falling and Girl in the Red Dress 2

We had practice last night and was the first time we had seen Karen in a while as she had been ill. But she seemed perky again last night, and frankly how can you not be if you are with such fine young men,......

Recording Tonight!

2008-03-04T02:43:00.001-08:00

Well....it's all very exciting, we're starting our recording today with the latest edition of the band line up and I don't know about anyone else but I'm so excited that I may have weed a little bit!

It's very kind of Mr Solent Uni Student (can't for the life of me remember his name but I definitely will by the end...I promise! Chris, his name is Rob....) to record our tracks for us for the grand price of a handful of air! We're very grateful to him (even though I can't remember his name! Its still Rob.). We're going to be recording in a semi-live environment (lay down the drums and bass (whilst playing guitars and singing - more about that in a sec) and then redo some solo parts etc and then finally laying on vocal tracks. The big problem (which means it's a good reason for doing it this way) is that Karen appears to potentially have tonsilitis - Bummer! So she is going to have to whisper the words to make sure we know where we are in the songs but hopefully will recover enough by the next slot we have to be able to do her wonderful voice justice!

We are going to try to record a few songs, in the short amount of time we have, and the list (as it stood last time we discussed it) is:

Ordinary Song
Falling
Girl in the Red Dress 2
Moving Too Slow

with the last one up for grabs. Either way, in a couple of weeks time (tonsilitised [yes I have just made that word up - pretty good eh?!] voice hopefully recovered) we should have some awesome new tracks with the final band line-up for you to be able listen to (and maybe even download for free - which is nice!).

Anyway I'm sure we'll keep you up to date and on the edge of your seat through the whole process, Excited TFT out! ---->>>>

Chris

London Later.....

2008-02-10T04:10:00.003-08:00

Hello people!

So I just thought I'd log on and say how much I'm enjoying this busy week with the band

Most of all how I can't wait to do our first gig in London tonight. We've got a good crowd coming along and hopefully we'll get some more photos to display on the site so will be selecting my outfit later on today! Not sure exactly but would like it to incorporate a 'Little Miss Bad' T-Shirt.

We'll let you know how it goes. Fingers crossed!

Karen

Busy

2008-02-10T04:10:00.001-08:00

Well haven't we had a busy couple of days.

Last night, ok Tuesday night, we all decended on one of the Student Union Bars in Southampton for a night of live music with Forget The Script and Decora. a great Loud night for us all.

I have just gotten home after we have spent some time recording a Radio spot over in Guildford that will be aired in the near future.

Be sure to listen out for us on 96.4 Eagle if you are able to pick that up.

So now after two very late nights I'm going to get some deserved sleep!

Catch you all soon

Barny

London Baby

2008-02-10T04:04:00.000-08:00

Well I've just got back and started relaxing after finishing a truely awesome gig in London, even with guitar issues (power cut-outs, bass amps de-earthed [apparently] and therefore buzzing for half a song) the thinking for tuesday machine still rocked people's balls off....even people "sans balls", the music made them grow and then rocked them right off! I have to say my drumming was particularly great, even with such a poor kit that they had ;)

We got there around 6:30pm for a nice leisurely sound-check where there was much gaffa taping of broken skins (very rock 'n roll!) and generally trying to get a decent sound from the PA. Top marks to the sound engineer who really knew his stuff - it always helps that the audience can at least hear the band so it's even better when they can hear everything at the right level! First off Wire Jesus played a really good set with some cracking vocal harmonies (really good work there guys) I particularly enjoyed watching the lead lady singer lean over with her top undone...nipples always aid a performance. Actually I think my favourite part of their set was the lady playing the accordian (or maybe it's a harmonium? It wasn't one of the hand held ones so I think that's a harmonium....whatevs...) I really think their style of music fitted it really well.

Anyway, onto the most important part, we got up on stage to quite a packed audience which always help power up that rock energy centre that everyone has (a little like buffy and her slayer power but for rock....sorry have just watched about 4 in a row.....I'm such a geek...). I think our set list has settled quite nicely into a good flow (even with Tom's guitar losing power right at the beginning of the song - the show must go on!). By the end of Girl in the Red Dress 2 (possibly my favouritest!) we were all feeling pretty exhilirated and so to finish off with a massively powerful song we did Isolation where, even though Will said he fumbled a part of his solo, I thought he sounded f*cking awesome! Thanks so much for everyone who came down and gave their support, we easily had the most number of supporters EVEN THOUGH the venue had changed less than a week before from Hammersmith to Ealing (not the easiest of jumps). Thanks to Erica, Hen, Mark and Kazla's family for helping out and taking pictures etc (Hen took some awesome ones using funky lighting and high ISO/slow shutter speed which should be up on here soon so keep an eye out for them!) Also a massive thanks to Frankie and Kazla's old AcTOR friends who came and gave their support. It really does make a gig worth it! I'm sure I've missed out some people but thanks to you too!

After our set it was time for Hard Fox (or Foxy Hard as the sound engineer caled them) who played a lively set with some real power behind them, nice solos, good range of songs to keep people interested! Thanks goes to them for headlining!

Phew, this blog has turned into a bit of an essay!

Anyway I've probably said enough for tonight....possibly a lifetime so I'll leave you with a pleasant thought, nuzzling into Tom's man-boobs.....mmmmm

Chris Signing Out!

The Hobbit and the Band

2008-01-25T18:39:00.001-08:00

WOW!

A great night for music at the Hobbit.

Its 2:18am on what is now Saturday morning and I think the buzz won't wear down for a while.

We loved the opportunity to play the venue and were so happy to support Turning Green who had a fantastic sound, set and energy.

We all enjoyed playing (as we always do) but carried on dancing after we had finished to the funky eclectic sound of TG.

Thanks so much to everyone for coming down and especially to the Davis Brothers who interviewed us and snapped away a few more photos, we do appreciate the support.

Its fantastic to get such a warm and welcoming response from so many people after a gig that was just incredible to play.

Thanks again to every one and a very good night, or should that be Morning.

Tom,

Filmed

2007-11-28T03:01:00.001-08:00

Well,

Last night a nice chap by the name of Bruce came and filmed the band for a new project that is under development. As its not ours to plug yet I will say no more but when we can, we will let you know and hope we can show off our footage and interview from the evenings proceedings.

Tom

Studio day 2 and 3

2007-08-09T00:05:00.000-07:00

So it got busy and we got tired and we missed the daily blog entry (and it was only 3 days!!)

So here we go....

Day 2.

Straight back in and the kit was still there from the night before. Tom got back into it and we finished off all the guitar parts that were left to do.
Isolation took the longest because frankly we were trying to be clever ;-) But we like the result.
Karen then took her step into the vocal booth. We did all the songs but she was always a little off and uncomfortable it was only then we realise she can't hear much in the head phones.......Oh well.

Day 3.

So we are back in and with more energy and knowing where we went wrong the vocals came together ver nicely. It was much more powerful and we did the harmonies in a separate booth but live to Karen and it felt more natural and with a few practices of each song they sounded really big and rich. However Tom and Will may have made their own lives harder because Spin never used to have backing vocals......It does now!
We now have to wait for the mix down of all the songs, but we are expecting good things as Preppy (engineer) really knew what we wanted to hear and captured us very well for the EP.
We can't wait to hear the final mix.........so till then!

Studio : Day 1

2007-08-06T12:35:00.000-07:00

We have started (and finished) Day 1 of the 3 days in Valley Studios.
So Far we have been working very hard and achieved more than we thought we would.
Its hard to give a real feel for the songs as we have heard them in bits and pieces but so far its going well and we are on for a great session tomorrow.

All the drums and bass parts are down (although you never know what might change) and we have done 3 whole songs from both guitars.

Tuesday will start with Tom and his parts in Dig it Up and then we can finish Isolation (at nearly 8 minutes) Then its to all the vocals and harmonies.

We shall let you know more tomorrow!

The Joiners - What a gig!

2007-08-01T00:38:00.000-07:00

This was our best gig to date and everyone we spoke to seemed to agree.
Before I start, a huge thanks to everyone for making the effort and for all the support at the gig.

This was a great venue, well run (they have been doing it a while), friendly and a great atmosphere.

All the bands were friendly and it was great to meet everyone.

TFT were really pleased with their performance and although we can always improve its nice to finish a gig happy!

The highlight of the gig had to be the "Arse Badges!" It got a laugh from the crowd and made the badges just that little bit more special!!!

Cheers to Echo Chamber for getting all badged up as well!

Thanks again to all and we hope to play there again soon! It was so much fun!

Studio is booked......

2007-07-06T07:12:00.000-07:00

We are booked in and can't wait to go.
The first week in August we are set to make a trip to Valley Studios in Winchester and record our debut EP.
We are having trouble chosing which songs to play as we want to do as many as we can but also make sure we do a great job on a few songs not a bad job on loads.
So soon enough you will be able to download, stream or however you get to music, listen to TFT where ever you go.......You never know you might want to!

Well Blimey its July.

2007-07-02T07:46:00.000-07:00

This year is going so quickly its scary.
However to see out June we played an acoustic set at the Atrium bar in Bracknell and had a wonderful time. It was a great evening.
Thanks to everyone that came down we really appreciated the support, especially from Hen and Charlie from Suki's Wish for stepping in at short notice.
Cheers to the people who came up to us at the end, we apprecitated the support, its always nice to meet new people.

See you all soon
TFT

Well.....

2007-05-01T01:30:00.000-07:00

What can we say.

Tim (Drummer) has decided to leave the band due to personal reasons. He wants to write more of his own music and perform it as a "front man" rather than being behind the kit. This is fair enough and we wish him all the best with his music.

We are looking for a new drummer so if you know any one please drop us a line through the web site.

So till then....

Studio Time

2007-04-27T02:25:00.000-07:00

Well we are booked (hopefully) into The Dugout Studios in Fareham for the end of May to get a CD made. Its going to be intense but fun. Its a 3 hour session, for the first hour they get levels then you can record for 2 hours as much as you can play. At the end you take the best tracks and they put them on CD. Its not quite as good as Multi-Track but gives a better impression than just a live Gig recording as you can take your time to get it right and not just play it the once.
In 2 hours we can run our enitre set about 2/3 times but I think we want to make sure we get 3/4 really good ones.

So soon we should have a new demo to show off......

Another Practice.

2007-04-12T23:49:00.000-07:00

Last night was great we worked really hard on playing a few songs from the Set to make sure we still knew what we were doing. Then we worked on a few new songs.
The main one being "Isolation" - very dark I know - but it is great. It started life from a bit of fiddling around and Will actually went away and made some great chords and ideas and came back and said - "Play this". We did. It rocks!
Last night was filling in the harmony and backing vocals parts with the new desk we have (or are about) to buy. Thanks to Mark R for that one.
The trouble we face is volume. We are very loud and energetic but can forget this on stage so we are trying to work out the best volume to play at. (Each venue is different).
We hope to book a few new gigs soon enough, over the weekend we are getting some photos produced by "Corkboard Photography". These will be on the web and the good ones in the press packs (begging letters, please give us a gig).
Hope to see you at a gig soon.
Tom

Thinking For Tuesday

2007-04-03T02:44:00.000-07:00

We are a south coast based band that have been together for about 6/7 months. If you are reading this from the website links then you probably know this already.

At the moment we are into April and have finised our very big run of gigs. They were great fun to do and we all love playing live but its about balance.

We are spending this month writing new songs and tweaking the old ideas. There are some really nice things coming out from the TFT camp so we hope to play them at a gig soon.

We are getting some "promo" photos done in the next few weeks so we can start to get more gigs with our complete press pack. We have a few tracks and a nice little biog so we just want to show off our image, (if we have one!).

These will be avaliable on our web site (www.thinkingfortuesday.com) and we will try to keep a this blog up to date with what we do and when.