Kevin James Feazey

Fuzz Tuba anyone?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:53:00 +0000

Ark

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:43:00 +0000

Ta da! Here's the aforementioned video for the new single 'Ark' by The Fierce & The Dead, who I hit the bass for. Video by the excellent Ash Jones from The Chaos Engineers. Put it in your eyes and get involved.

New TFATD Video!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 21:21:00 +0000

If you didn't know, I play bass in a band called The Fierce And The Dead, and we have a new record coming out in November called Spooky Action. November 4th to be precise. And to start things off we made a video for the first single. It's called Ark and it's being premiered by Artrocker magazine over on their website.
The single is out on Oct 21st and you can pre-order it here. It comes with a couple of extra goodies, namely an excellent remix by Emmett Elvin (he of Chrome Hoof/Guapo/Knifeworld fame) and an 'out there' track featuring the voice of James Orman from Silvery. So get over to Artrocker, have a watch, and if you dig it then get involved. You can also pre-order the new album itself here.
Artrocker Video Exclusive!
Here's what the cover of the album is looking like. We're pretty darn happy with it all.

Robert Palmer covers Hüsker Dü!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:06:00 +0000

Wow. Didn't know this existed. I guess this just shows how close to crossing over into the mainstream Husker Dü were! Enjoy.

Dangerous Minds | WTF? Robert Palmer covers Hüsker Dü then Sonic Youth covers Robert Palmer:

Trojan Horse: Disciplining The Reserve Army

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 10:56:00 +0000

Trojan Horse are good. That's all you need to know. Here they are playing at a recent sortie South from their Northern stronghold.

This week i've been mostly listening to…22/6/2013

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 09:29:00 +0000

I'm back! Just had a little time off to bring my brand new baby son into the big bad world. But i'm here now so everybody calm down yeh. This selection is brought to you by watching old skateboard videos, memories of a trip to NYC in the early noughties, Bobby Conn's first visit to the UK in a long time this weekend (tickets still on sale here) and some other random brain whims. Enjoy them like you mean it.

Frank Zappa on 'What's My Line'.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:52:00 +0000

This is great. And weird. Kev.

A man shouting at a guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:22:00 +0000

So, t'other day The Fierce And The Dead reconvened in our rehearsal room for an album overdub session. It quite quickly devolved into making funny noises. Which is fine with me!

Dale Crover and Coady Willis drum cam.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 29 May 2013 16:32:00 +0000

This is just great. I was lucky enough to see them support Slayer last year and my oh my it was helluvalottafun. Unison drums are the future. You heard it here first.

This week I have been mostly listening to...27/5/2013

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 27 May 2013 11:09:00 +0000

Ta da. This week started at pop punk and ended up with a german cover of a yacht rock classic. Enjoy.

Vintage instruments vs new instruments

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 27 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Interesting blog from the wonderful Juan Alderete's Pedals and Effects blog (he of Racer X and Mars Volta fame). I've met a lot of gear snobs, and i've met a lot of people who struggle with unplayable planks as they know no better. I think Juan hits the nail on the head here, his favourites over the years have included modern cheap Squiers and vintage Fenders. You should try everything you can get your hands on and see what feels comfortable! If you think modern guitars are fine, great. If you think vintage guitars are best, also great. However, if you only ever try vintage or only modern instruments you're missing out. In Juan's case, he tried a lot of instruments and has discovered a pattern in that he personally finds older guitars to have better tonal qualities for whatever reason, but we must remember that the back story to his point is that he has tried a lot of instruments to reach that decision. So if you're looking for a new instrument, get out there, try everything and see what your ears and hands tell you!
Happy hunting!

http://pedalsandeffects.com/comparing-vintage-basses-to-new-basses/

Don't look behind you!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 26 May 2013 13:30:00 +0000

Last Tuesday The Fierce & The Dead played a show at Westminster Kingsway College. Great show, great turnout, played lots of new stuff that people seemed to dig. As the show was in the college's theatre space this was the first time we were able to use large format projections. I knocked something together out of some crazy cult film loops and some images made for us by our friend and excellent illustrator Paul Hickman. In a million years I would never have guessed what a difference the projections would make. You could really sense that those in attendance became a lot more emotionally involved. Maybe because this band is instrumental it helped with having a focus point, who knows. This is something we're definitely investigating further!
Here's a picture. Looks good right?

Woop woop! Gig alert!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:24:00 +0000

This is happening tomorrow night (May 21st) at Westminster Kingsway College Theatre, Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8RA. It's The Fierce & The Dead supported by the brilliant First. It's an early start, early finish show - doors at 6.30pm so come straight from work! And it'll all be over by 9pm so there's plenty of time to go to the pub and try and work out what you've just witnessed. Only a fiver in advance, £6 on the door. It's our last show for a while and we'll playing a lot of new stuff, really looking forward to it. Facebook Event Page. Tickets available here.

This week I have been mostly listening to....19/5/2013

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:19:00 +0000

Yeh, I know. I missed a couple of weeks. So sue me.

The Gibson Guitars You've Never Heard Of.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Pro Guitar shop have made another blog, this time about the more esoteric Gibson guitars. Not quite as obscure as the Fender ones. Would love to try out an original RD guitar.

The Fenders You've Never Heard Of | Pro Guitar Shop:

Gig alert!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:08:00 +0000

I'm doing a show with The Fierce & The Dead on the 21st May. We're playing with a band called First. They're on first. I can see the whole Abbot & Costello sketch starting up! Anyways, here's the details - The Fierce & The Dead live at Westminster Kingsway College - May 21st

This week I have been mainly listening to...27/4/2013

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:19:00 +0000

Missed last week, but, y'know - like, whatever yeh.

The Fenders You've Never Heard Of.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:55:00 +0000

This is pretty interesting. Like the look of the Electric XII
The Fenders You've Never Heard Of | Pro Guitar Shop:

Pharrell Williams interviews Henry Rollins.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:45:00 +0000

Interesting stuff. Stories i've heard a million times, but always fun to hear again.

16 delay pedals in series.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:13:00 +0000

Why not eh. Why not.

This week I have been mostly listening to...14/4/13

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:19:00 +0000

Went a bit of a stream of consciousness on this one. They all link up in a funny kind of a way:) I started the week with funk and ended with Sabbath. All makes perfect sense.

This week i've been mostly listening to…7/4/2013

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:08:00 +0000

Here's your weekly shot. Bob Mould's new album is good!!

Kev.

Another episode of 'Kev Wants Stuff!!!'.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:19:00 +0000

I do like a nice Thunderbird, reversed or otherwise. Mike Lull makes good stuff. Pretty high price so all contributions are greatly received!

Mike Lull Announces Non-Reversed T-Bird Style NRT4 and NRT5 Basses:

This week i've been mostly listening to...30/3/2013

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:54:00 +0000

As always - what have you been listening to? Let me know.

Kev.

Bobby Conn

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:08:00 +0000

Gotta love Bobby Conn. If you haven't heard his stuff before then get with the programme!
In fact, do yourself a favour and listen to the album 'Golden Age'!

Here's the man in action from a recent show.

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