Category Archives: Created

Stupid and whose army?

We played at Staffordshire Uni Battle Of The Bands last night – not a bad gig, despite the distinct lack of a crowd when we were playing – the campus was completely deserted when we arrived, which was extremely creepy. The night was won by You And What Army?, who just completely destroyed the room …

February 18, 2007 – 12:22 pm | By tismey | Posted in Stupid, Stupid, Stupid & Steve | Comments Off

Kelly’s

When I first moved to Leamington, a scary 10 years ago now, our drinking establishment of choice was Kelly’s – at the time the only alternative-student-friendly pub in town. It had gigs once or twice a week, a decent selection on the jukebox and it was only 2 minutes from our house. Granted, The Townhouse …

November 3, 2006 – 6:18 pm | By tismey | Posted in Stupid, Stupid, Stupid & Steve | Comments Off

Two years on and still Stupid

I woke up at about 5am this morning with the realisation that our gig at the Dog And Trumpet in Coventry tonight will be exactly 2 years to the day since I first performed with the Stupids at Robbin’s Well. Looking back at the photos of that gig, I’ve put on weight since then… 

October 19, 2006 – 9:32 am | By tismey | Posted in Stupid, Stupid, Stupid & Steve | Comments Off

Back once again, the Renegade master

When I visited Andy Taylor, of Taylor Trumpets in Norwich, back in February I had the opportunity to play a few of his fantastic instruments. One of these was a custom job known as The Renegade (you can see it at the Taylor Custom Shop, about halfway down the page). It’s a heavy, HEAVY trumpet in …

September 25, 2006 – 11:19 am | By tismey | Posted in Created | Comments Off