Andreas is super sharp and slippery like a fish

Being involved with Tuckshop Community Radio has meant that I am continuously being introduced to a wide variety of interesting and colourful characters. Andreas Lederer is one of those such people and he kindly came down armed with his camera and multiple lenses at the last Living Room Session (see the fish eye images). Now, way back in the mid 90’s, DJ Hype along with his Ganja Krew once sang about a “Super Sharp Shooter” and I wonder if they possibly were singing about this fine chap. Super precise and super sharp, his photo’s make my usual Tuckshop offerings look fairly scrambled. They are indeed worth having a perusal so if you want to see more go check out his photo page here.

Double Whammy living Room session = much Tea

It was a new test for the Living room session crew this weekend as we attempted to film not one but two bands! To achieve this we had to be pretty slick and things were slightly hampered when Jamie arrived two hours late having been evacuated from his train somewhere outside of London. However when you are in the lucky position to be working with two wonderful bands and an amazingly tight team, a few hours lost is never a problem.

The Ruderallis started the procedures with their wonderfully acoustic versions of some of their own records. Harmonies hung in the air and the base bounced along to a steady rhythm. Once finished we quickly shipped them into the kitchen (via the bathroom) and began recording with the Fantastic Dear Winesburg. We’ve actually been hanging out with Chris from the band quite a lot recently, but this time he was fully armed with the whole team who happily played with delicious precision, meaning we didn’t go too late into the night.

Be sure to check both these acts out and for more pictures come and join us on Facebook.

Enjoy Wolf Beer

I stumbled across this local ale whist in the fair county of Suffolk. Like many people,I'm quite partial to a good logo that incorporates a Wolf and I thought that this was a fine example. Hassle your Landlord to stock Wolf Beer now

Singing in the Snow

It was on Wednesday last Week that I got a call From Jamie (head Cameraman and all round filming genius for The Tuckshop Living Room) saying that we should make the most of the rare Snow in England and try and record a session on Hampstead Heath. Not a bad idea I thought and It wasn’t long before I had managed to coax the talents of super fresh folk act Dear Winesburg. Due to poor travel options and cold, adverse weather conditions various members pulled out, however the man they call Chris stayed true to his word and battled through the harsh weather to play a couple of tracks with his complete one man band ensemble.
To say it was freezing was an understatement and I think it was a fair few hours before Chris could feel his fingertips again, let alone play the guitar. Despite, mother nature trying her best to make things difficult (the guitars would detune within seconds), the final performance sounded wonderful and warmed the souls of many a passerby. Trekking across a Parliament Hill covered in Ice, carrying a kick drum and a hi-hat is now actually up there with some of my greatest achievements and I still think that the kick drum would have won any race if used to slide down the icy slope.

Thanks again to the camera guys and even more to Chris who I sincerely hope doesn’t have frost bite.

A brief end of year round up

Well, It has been a really long time since we last posted, in fact it’s been a long time since we’ve put anything up out there. This has mainly been caused by the fact that due to the world of Tuckshop Community Radio growing faster than the big kid at school facial hair, I’ve been unable to quite frankly find the time. However 2010 is now upon us and with a new show under our belt, I thought now was the perfect time to get back on track, but first here is a quick round up of what Tuckshop Community Radio was up to in the last few months of the year.

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Firstly, we managed to film another living room session (look out for the website soon) This afternoon was spent with the lovely Stars of Sunday League, who provided us with good manners and silky skills. Forget your beer bellied defenders, these guys sound slicker than a Ronaldo dribble laced in Vaseline. Check them out and for more pics visit us on Facebook and myspace.

































The last Club Ugly of the year was an absolute Belter. Stages of Dan provided the happy crowd with the fruits of their EP Launch, so be sure to pick up a copy. The place was literally jammed to the max, which was helped by the Opening acts of Dear Winesburg (who coincidently have since been played on Radio 6) and Brighton based band The Ruderallis. Both these acts will at some point be recording a session for us in the Living Room so watch this space. For more pics of this tremendous evening, please check us out again in Facebook and Myspace.






































Finally, Tuckshop Community Radio did actually go to New York, but unfortunately due to bad technological communications and chronic back pain no sessions were recorded, however I did have this amazing Soda which is well worth drinking if you ever visit the States and I also found myself in Times Square on Halloween which provided me with some interesting pics.