48 hours

Could use twice the hours in day/ in 48 hours this will hopefully be over. Need to become sharper, clearer, focused, faster academically. I remember the first half of 1st year when I hated Dundee and my life here, but everything academic was incredibly effortless, fewer hours and better grades. Correlation? The scrutiny of depression seems to breed academic sucess, effeciency and precision.

For this reason, I tried to get back in that place today, all the sad songs, all the sad thoughts, but the feeling was overwhelming, the emotional contrast was too great, so it gave no academic boost, just a need for friends and family! So, intermittent downtime is the only thing that works relatively well and working with coursemates to supervise you. I feel like I'm in Kindergarten, longing for the teenage hell of uncontrollable zit-popping. I hope I don't need to explain that metaphor..

Anyway now I'm back to number-crunching and then later on an all-night essay session at Kirsty's. Had a Kings and Coward's gig today at Drouthy's opening for Our Future Glory (who where releasing their EP). Downtime. Now it's game time.

Kings and Cowards in Edinburgh

First gig in Edinburgh!

Before hitting Edinburgh I had some downtime in town, eating in underpasses

and at the favourite T Anne Cakes:

We rode down to the hidden bridge in Paul's vehicle

Chris and Gav were already there setting up

We got a flat for the night, just above Bannerman's!

With 1st class designer holes here and there:

Pretty R n R!

Perfect pre-gig banter in our own space!

Down in Bannerman's:

Out on the streets!

We were on fire, it was so much fun!!!

I'd say we're ready for Surface Festival on Saturday.

Back in Dee/ Life's a Cake

Got back from Edinburgh today after a spectacular weekend!!!

I am glad I came well prepared and über-googled!

Awesome Iain kindly hosted us, took us round with his friends, drove around the city.

Went all out, to some great venues and clubs and bars,

also managing to shop and eat home cooked Sunday dinner,

go on a ghost tour and an ECA bakesale!

More details tomorrow (pictures and "guide")

Here's a review from our Captain's Rest (Glasgow) gig last month! Great gig and review

- but I AM NOT SWEDISH BORN!

http://gumagazine.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/gu-expedition-society-band-night-captains-rest/

Can't wait to get back to Edinburgh on Thursday for our gig at Bannerman's!

Monday's gig @ Captain's Rest

Here you go, Kings and Coward's first rockin' gig in Glasgow immortalised,

click to enlarge:

Chillin at ze bar

Checking out Me and Mr Groove:

We were on last after 5 bands, Ken's drama-face:

It's a work out I'll tell you...

Yesterday's Music Drama

Our gig at Dexter's last night was our weirdest most chaotic gig ever...

Chris broke his guitar strings and then started dancing like a fool, and then desperately begged for a replacement guitar, the rest of us were forced to freestyle jam. Annuka was shouting intimidating questions from the crowd like "tell us a story" and "are you single" repeatedly during this intermission. A shaky start... And Chris wasn't used to the guitar so the rhythm was a bit weird, I missed my cues a few times and I couldn't here Gav's solos at all. And most of us were feeling a bit like vegetables from the night before. But we were by far the most energetic band (I feel like I have a right to say that since none of the other front people jumped and sang at the same time) and the crowd was looking pretty happy. But it's embarrassing to say that we were the headlining band for a Saturday gig and performed like we did.

I'm in mental shambles from this thing...

Chris' mental dancing...

Holding the replacement guitar

Camera was passed around to friends: Ruaridh and Nukes

Back on track towards the end!

Jumping on time gives you confidence

All in all fun but very odd!!

Rock It

D-izz-uka! Dan, Izzy and Annuka (join us on facebook!!)

I love Dizzuka!

Enterprise Gym is going well, our idea is fun, studying is not going awesomely with this much music and extracurricular on my plate.

Wipe Out Festival this Thursday was amazing! Dizzuka, we made our debut on stage, good vibes from the crowd, great feedback afterwards!

Kings and Cowards managed to rock it without Chris, the father and rhythm guitarist of the band, I am impressed with our skilled, headbanging like no tomorrow and got hats, sunglasses and a sweater thrown on stage (albeit from familiar faces)!!

Here are pics from the festival:

Edward Shallow

Dizzuka!

Kings and Cowards with Frankenbride!

Now I'm off to party again with Annukababe :-D

If every night is this epic, I don't know how Halloween will live up to it! :-D