3 A DAY

Stayed at main man Grims in Newport on the way home from COrnwall. Park to park in this yellow sports car of his. Seat right back ala Hightower in Police Academy, head out the sunroof. Did these 3 parks in a day. Best thing done in ages. The mob we were with was a laugh. Had "Baby James" in the back with us. Talking about bands and he came out with "Curruption of Conformity". and "Dee-lin-ger escape plan" in this wooly back southern accent. D-O-N-K-E-Y.hes in a band called More than Life. if you ever see them give him shit and tell him i sent yer. ............i digress. heres your way a day to keep the doctor away and old age at bay...

1st is the WASTELANDS - If its not there make it happen . DIY

2nd was HEREFORD - GREAT POOL and mini CAPSULE QUARTER. scooter rat free suprisingly

end of the garden , the 3rd was THE SHED, watch for the low beam, if not you are dead dead DEAD

CDS.................IN

JUNE 6th is BL'AST! OFF....hold onto your tiny dicks

MUCK MUCK MUCK

the sheep are diverted by the two ugly sisters - flush the royal family

PAINTING by NUMBERS

new song from our new record - ENJOY

HOW MUCH ART CAN YOU TAKE?

PROBLEMS TO THE ANSWER cover art by the main man PUTRID.  a multicoloured dayglo free zone .  clock his website here http://www.putridgore.com. This release will be a limited picture disk aswell as cd. direct from ourselves will come with xtra razzamatazz for all you collectors. STAY TUNED

masterSSS

lp/cd masters for PROBLEMS TO THE ANSWER done .....at last.

Hi De Hi

Out and about on me trails I went to see Su Pollard at the Liverpool Empire. For those who dont know or are to young she was in the MEGA 80s series Hi De Hi and You Rang M'lord and not forgetting Oh Doctor Beeching  Anyway....had a good gab after the theatre. Instead of saying "cheese" for the foto. Su blurted out SEX insted. Shes off her head . Time to break out all me box sets once again....GET INTO IT

LAST DAY MIX

last day of mixing. long 4 days to mix the amount of songs. get a brew on. and another and another and another

last licks from the broomstick

well...we said this was last day of mixing. ended up having a second .purely because there was so many to do. farty little fixes take time . another 14 hour marathon ironed all the creases.

PROG IT UP

thera-mayhem

turning in marillion is a gradual process. formulated over time. morphing into reality....

BRUM down to BRUM

Job done.Fox,Barney and Mark. got to the studio in birmingham,showed Barney the songs and he annihilated them in about half an hour.no warming up,no arsing round,just right in.nice one! Last two days of recording next tues and weds.crunch time!

PAM and LES

Having this many songs, 4 days solid of em  = throat shred.

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EQUALS

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 EQUALS =  slinking off to see Aladdin panto in town. It was pressnight ,  buzzzin  about with Pammy and Les.

"Do you like heavy metal pam?"  ,    "YER!" (in a trading places stylee)

"Do you like heavy metal les?"   ,  " i doooont reeeeeeeally knooooooow"

BASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs

Started on some bass today,this is what im going through-lovely sansamp rbi into a warwick x-treme head.dunno whats extreme about it.it does have a ‘growl’ dial which im too scared too try.nice head though,and the people at warwick are sound.

BASS STARTS.....

doing a from me to you bit.....

Add caption

magic hand

3 AXES

Jmp 1 pre amp into a fender bassman head into this little merseybeat beast

1978 marshall jmp via a rat pedal into here

10pm

Knife yobs,rapists,uzi’s,cheque cashing shops and x factor.the world in one city.long live the echo

Pete’s jackson couldn’t handle the hand of broom,so rob’s gibson nighthawk steps in to save the day.it rhymes with shitehawk,so i can’t possibly see how this is a bad thing.

Heavy metal weapon on choice number 1,pete’s ibanez. Currently on song 14, those wrists going strong!

Heavy metal weapon number 2.jackson warrior.reminds me of chuck schuldiner,similar shape to his guitar.chuck r.i.p.xxx

DRUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

and wer off....

death from above

working hard

list of deth

Merry ChristmaSSS

We decided to make a Christmas song.....

Just like the greats that have come before us Slade, Wizzard, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Shakin Stevens, Band Aid and FEAR , that have all placed themselves firmly in our hearts and on cheap cds at this time of year . Now heres our meager festive rattler that will be played at family discos for years to come.........

Download MP3 here

MERRY CHRISTMASSS

blind tradition , superstition , once again invades our lives
a solstice hijack , one day panic of excess gluttony and greed
pester power to make 'em happy , left with debts they never see
buy on platic , total dogshit noone wants or even needs

MERRY CHRISTMAS - on impulse you buy it , feel good as you swipe it
MERRY CHRISTMAS - you need that fad gadget they hyped you about

yer house is warm 'n' homely , peek in the oven take a breath
crispin' skin , basted flesh , soon taste the stink of death
rover , mogs and polly , loved family pets are safe
but the nameless and the faceless get dished up on your plate

MERRY CHRISTMAS - carved up , served up , trimmings on the side
MERRY CHRISTMAS - unknowing till their time , stare up wonder why?......WHY?

on the eve your set for the big day
midnight mass guilt for the one time you pray
wish list is wrapped and under the tree
festive slice of life , you smile as you feast

CLEVER LIES , DEBT , MISERY

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Earache Records caught up with SSS frontman Foxy to quiz him about all
things Christmas:

Q: Why have you done a free Christmas song?

Foxy: "We are following in the footsteps of some of the greatest Christmas
songs ever written from yesteryear - Slade, Wizzard, Bing Crosby, Nat King
Cole, Shakin Stevens, FEAR and Band Aid .They have all placed themselves
firmly in our hearts and on cheap Christmas compilation CDs at this time of year. 
Now here's our meagre festive rattler that will be played for years
to come at family discos for years to come"

Q: Did you enjoy Christmas as a kid?

Foxy: "What's not to like about Christmas when you are a kid? A time when
there was actual snow at Christmas. Being the first in the yard and lining
up snowballs to lob at your mates and teachers. Skidding in one strip on
the ice until the caretaker dumps grit on it. Making cards, crackers (out
of a toilet roll), cotton wool snowmen and calendars. Mucking around as a
king in the nativity play and changing the words to the carols, "While
shepherds wash their socks night...". Bringing toys in on the last day of
term was always a doss. A big countdown to a day you thought wouldn't ever
come, so you get to your pit early, try to sleep, then wake up with a
stocking on the end of your bed full with all sorts of stuff, mosh into all
your presents and play out the front of your house, get cold, then back for
your dinner and watch Star Wars. Then play with everything properly on
boxing day. Bingo.

"As you got older, what was a bit of fun at the end of the year, I found out
it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. The warm drink was laced with 

supernatural religion brainwashing ,coupled with the fact my Mum 

worked herself to the bone to get us presents and not some obscure 

Greek bishop who lived in Turkey, that has a Dutch name and was 

supposed to deliver free presents to the world all in one night to all the 

good boys and girls. 

Once that penny dropped, I unsubscribed."

Q: Are you a bit of a scrooge?

Foxy: "I enjoy this time of year as the winter season, the freezing cold,
the early nights and to bring some light in the darkest time of the year,
reflecting on the year and looking forward to the forthcoming one. 

I'm up for that.

"I just don't like or enjoy the way that it's been turned into an
obligation, a pious deception, an ugly time of over-consumption, bickering and
waste. The materials to make and deliver 10 million Christmas cards is off
the scale. 7.75 million trees to be cut down to prop up fairies for 2
weeks, 10 million turkeys will roast into oblivion, wasting 3,000 tons of
foil in the cooking process. In excess of 20 billion will be used on credit
cards with many families turning to high interest and "doorstep lenders" to
cover any shortfall. 135,000 tons of waste plastic alone, waste wrapping
paper (82km^2) to wrap up Guernsey in, with a high proportion ending in a
landfill as opposed to being recycled. What's worse than this type of
Christmas? On some levels Scrooge was right."

Q: What do you eat on Christmas day?

Foxy: "A souped up Sunday dinner that becomes a Christmas dinner. The king
of dinners. 8 types of locally grown veg including parsnips roasted in golden syrup,
home made stuffing (fuck paxo), yorkshire puds, bread sauce, cranberry sauce, apple sauce! 

Im not into roast potatoes mind ,so mine are mashed+vegi sausage and proper onion gravy. 

Home made Christmas pudding and mince pies and coffee for afters. 

Just no dead stuff on my plate and no booze in my pudding either. 

A small meagre feast within my means without going overboard. 

Less is more. Merry ChristmaSSS to everyone."

DAY TWO for #3

So we started recording our 3rd Lp this weekend with Rob "fortnightly" Whitley. Didnt know if we would have to postpone a week as Dave has been ill. but la MACHINE has rattled 20 over two days drum tracking. Mega going for someone on antibiotics with some mad death virus. Always daunting and mega at the same time to go into a studio. All the bits of music fall into place after everyone squeezing the last drops out and some how turn them into songs.  very civilized. no zany mad studio antics - just head down. get the job done. Saw the fog it roll up the Mersey on Sunday night. Wiped out everything. Place is all white. The heating is full on in studio as A.its freezin and B. its not our 'lecky bill.....
So we broke the half way point aswell. its all downhill from here....plus we wrote an xtra one and have words boxed off to boot. BANG. 

XMAS XTRAVAGANZA

NEW BIRD behnd studio - iced

ART//MOSH ATTACK

MELTING OF ART and MOSH MINDS

forgot this gig was evin on last night after practice.........
MARSEILLE (formed in 1976)  has Neil Buchanan on lead guitar
For the uninitiated he was on Number 73 and Art Attack
Art Attack was a program for kids to make stuff out of nowt
(the end BIG Art Attack was the best bit - made out of fabric,driftwood etc etc)
Staple saturday morning/after school tv foder for all kids in the uk in the 80s
anyway. he dosnt mince about playing guitar. HE KILLS IT
Shame he didnt have a music program then............or even now
as he could teach a lot of kids whats what
FULL ON NWOHM DAD ROCK
was MEGA all the way

Licks on the new SSS lp to follow........

ART ATTACK


MARSEILLE live in Leeds

NiGhT Of ThE LiVinG DeaD 9

CORRECT.....NOTLD IS BACK UP AND RUNNING. MAYBE TEMPORARILY SHOCKED BACK TO LIFE? WHO KNOWS. . BUT NUMBER 9 IS A GOER. THIS IS ONE OF TWO GIGS SSS WILL PLAY BEFORE START RECORDING OUR NEW LP. THE OTHER GIG IS DAMNATION FESTIVAL IN LEEDS ON THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER

NOTLD POTTED HISTORY - first one 2000

LP#3

Looks like we might have finally sorted the recording dates for our third album. Will be confirmed at the weekend, but it looks like we're all set for December, should be recorded before Christmas, mixed just after. Still got *lots* to do, there's so many songs and ideas flying around. We're starting to finish stuff off now and focus on it being an album. Do people still listen to albums as collective works, or are they just a series of mp3s? is it worth putting too much thought on 'side 1' and 'side 2'? There's vinyl, CD and digital formats to think about, I'm not totally sure how we will approach that this time around. The Dividing Line had a different tracklist on the LP/CD, but we never really put any thought into the digital side of things. Maybe we're just dinosaurs.


ANYWAY, the songs are sounding good, I think. shorter and faster. A head on collision between Discharge style punk and technical death metal. Have a bit of that. Describing songs is boring though, as is bands talking about their new album, saying it's the best thing they've ever done. They always say that, and they're usually wrong. Most people seem to like our first album and think the second one is shit. I think the second is well better. Would have been even better with Pushead artwork, but the dog ate his homework. Got another decent name on board to do artwork this time, so hopefully he'll come through. Fingers crossed.


In other news, Hicks and Gillett could be on their bikes on October 6th!!!!!! Exciting. Fuck these pair of vultures. YNWA.
Mark