Antidotes

we’re alive

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:00:28 -0400

we’re alive

Hey, so, our gig is like tonight and stuff.

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:11:19 -0400

Hey, so, our gig is like tonight and stuff.

Listen to our math-rock pals Infrared Bear. Their EP is rad.

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:50:45 -0400

Listen to our math-rock pals Infrared Bear. Their EP is rad.

A brief summary on the rules for our new songs.

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:33:11 -0400

A brief summary on the rules for our new songs.

COMEBACK SHOW. YOU'RE ALL INVITED!

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:55:16 -0500

COMEBACK SHOW. YOU'RE ALL INVITED!

Tom has introduced me to my new favourite song and a new...

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:19:36 -0500

Tom has introduced me to my new favourite song and a new spiritual leader.

Vocal Shrapnel: Albums of 2011.

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:31:00 -0500

Vocal Shrapnel: Albums of 2011.:

You may remember that I posted my favourite albums of 2010 on this very blog, and as my levels of self-absorbtion have increased through being a humanities student with too much time on his hands, I started a Tumblr dedicated to me (as did Massey, but I can’t find his at the moment).

As a manboy with journalistic (?) inclinations (have written for magazines and websites here and there) I thought it made me vaguely qualified to pour my opinions into your ears (it doesn’t). So without more ramblings, here’s a list of my 15 favourite albums of 2011 (click the link).

- J

josephhhh:

Thought I’d write about my top 20 albums of last year. It’s been a lot of fun listening back to all the albums I’ve really liked this year and putting them in some sort of order. That’s probably because I’m a massive geek. However, I’m sure there are plenty of albums that I haven’t been able to…

Hello to our good friends and followers. We are currently in...

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:56:00 -0500

Hello to our good friends and followers.

We are currently in the process of writing new material (which stem from some of the best riffs I think I’ve ever written) and have a ‘comeback show’ in our native city of Bath tentatively scheduled for Friday, 6th April at St. James Wine Vaults. This is great news as I’ve been itching to play a ‘rock show’ with some of my best friends for quite some time and St. James has consistently been great to us, and is my favourite venue to play.

Sadly, David decided he was done with playing with us a few months ago so this will be our first gig as a one-guitar band, and we’ll play it by ear from then-on out. There’s no animosity as he’s in the process of sorting out uni stuff and I’m sure he’ll be writing some shredding songs of his own very soon.

You may notice I’ve put a pie-chart which appears above this post, and I’ve posted it because:

lol
Love between two people should be considered an awesome thing, regardless of their race, beliefs or sexual preference. To me, having a prejudice based on sexual preference (or any kind of prejudice for that matter) is baffling. It shows a terrifying level of intolerance.
I’m still in disbelief that gay marriage isn’t legalised everywhere; whether or not two people of the same sex should get married should only concern those two people.
People using God to influence people to their cause is a crock of shit. Any God who wants to smite gays to the firey depths of hell ‘ain’t no God of mine.
I would’ve thought by now we would’ve progressed to the point that people should be allowed to embrace what makes them happy and what makes them unique without fear of scrutiny or abuse, let alone infringing on legality. It seems messed up that we can talk to people on the other side of the world by using a tiny camera in our laptops or smartphones but two people who are love each other aren’t allowed to marry just because they were born the same gender and there are people out there who, for whatever reason, cannot accept this.

Sorry for the lengthy rant dudes, just something I felt the need to say, and if I can’t say it on the internet (land of the free, home of the brave, lair of the porn) then where can I?

Hope to see you in April. Let’s drink beer and high-five.

- J

Click this to download Antidotes Playlist #2

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:08:00 -0500

Click this to download Antidotes Playlist #2:

If you click back a page or so you’ll see the first instalment of these playlists.

Basically, to celebrate the fact we’re a functioning band again, I made a playlist (though it’s not really of a celebratory nature, it’s just really rad).

These tunes are on it (in this order):

Bustin’ Surfboards - The Tornadoes

Peg - Steely Dan

Back In The Saddle - Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Dig For Fire - Pixies

Paper Thin Walls - Modest Mouse

Derailed - Joyce Manor

Bring Back Breakfast - A Great Big Pile Of Leaves

Loop The Loop - Wild Beasts

Ready For The World - How To Dress Well

Secretary Song - The Go! Team

Shelf Wobbler - Mr. Scruff

Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

I’ll Come Running Back to You - Sam Cooke

You Used To Be A Sweet Clover Shaker - Robert Pete Williams

Game Of Pricks (Alien Lanes version) - Guided By Voices

German Bigflies - Port-Royal

If you enjoy the songs by any of the above artists, go out and buy their albums/t-shirts/tickets!

I hope you have a good time listening to this.

- J

Normal service will resume here soon.

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:20:05 -0500

Normal service will resume here soon.

ps. Total radness.

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:53:31 -0400

ps. Total radness.

THAT WAS OUR LAST GIG FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT.

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:05:27 -0400

THAT WAS OUR LAST GIG FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT.

HEY EVERYONE. LISTEN TO OUR NEW SINGLE.

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:23:33 -0400

HEY EVERYONE. LISTEN TO OUR NEW SINGLE.

Photo

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:35:03 -0400

Tonight we play Moles club in Bath. Next Monday we play The Croft with DD/MM/YYYY. Next Sunday we...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:29:21 -0400

Tonight we play Moles club in Bath.

Next Monday we play The Croft with DD/MM/YYYY.

Next Sunday we head into Studio 6.

AWESOME.

Expect to hear this song at future gigs, 4real.

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:57:02 -0400

Expect to hear this song at future gigs, 4real.

We're playing Moles Club on the 13th. You can click for details if you want.

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:56:02 -0400

We're playing Moles Club on the 13th. You can click for details if you want.

THIS.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:35:38 -0400

THIS.

Download Antidotes Playlist #1

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:02:55 -0400

Download Antidotes Playlist #1:

By clicking the above link, you can hear a compilation I’ve made for your listening pleasure; the result of intense procrastination in the face of exam revision. It’s all one long MP3 so I don’t get in trouble for giving away other people’s music. The tracklisting is as follows:

On A Letter- The Sea and Cake

Scenic Pastures (Remix)- Archers of Loaf

Starlings of The Slipstream- Pavement

Surf Wax America- Weezer

My Beloved Monster- Eels

Any Day Now- Elbow

Not The Sun- Brand New

A Heavy Abacus- The Joy Formidable

White Guilt- The Bronx

Pulling Our Weight- The Radio Dept.

Golden Triangles- Rangers

The Swimming- Remember Remember

If enjoy any of the songs, further investigate the artist and, y’know, maybe buy one of their albums?

- J

evaspence: If you guys missed the poster in Kerrang a couple of...

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:31:47 -0400

evaspence:

If you guys missed the poster in Kerrang a couple of weeks ago I got a version of it right here…

- J