Photos of us at Kubar, Stockton-on-Tees last night (22/04/11). All photography by Dave Shaw.

Two happy Labradors. We’re playing in Stockton tomorrow, my hometown…one of these is my dog - who lives in my hometown…there’s a link there somewhere…Stockton Kubar, 8PM, Saturday.

In March this year we were lucky enough to be on the cover of Artrocker Magazine. The photographer for the cover photoshoot was a guy called Gavin Watson (of the “Skins and Punks” books fame) and not only was he a “proper diamond geezer” (who’d been knocked over by a bus that very morning) but he also sent me some of the photos that didn’t get picked. Here’s some that didn’t make the cut, even though I think they’re great.

Our album “BURN YOUR TOWN” is still out and available in record shops and you should buy it. Sales of Tracey Chapman will skyrocket due to a cover version of “Fastcar” on Britains Got Talent last week - hopefully people will buy ours by mistake when her greatest hits compilation inevitably sells out.

Video by Russell Gray of Record Store Day in Stockton-on-Tees on saturday April 16th 2011. The video is mostly filmed in Sound It Out Records near Stockton job centre - the last remaining independent record store in Teesside and subject of the official film of RSD2011 “Sound It Out” by Jeanie Finlay, (we have two songs on the soundtrack). Featured in this video is an instore performance by Jimmy Bullet and the Babyshakers - (tenuous link alert) - and I work with the singer Rory in Middlesbrough’s one and only modern art gallery. (Another link coming up) Tom, the owner of Sound It Out actually put out our first single - a 7” pink vinyl of a song called “You Are Not Me”.

Happy birthday to Iggy Pop - one of the last true heroes left in rock music. Here he is singing “Fun Time” with David Bowie (the other remaining hero).

Photo from our gig at Rough Trade East in London on 14/04/11 by Justin Ramsden - who incidentally has a job making models of royalty at Legoland theme park.

YouTube trailer for this weekend’s “Stockton Calling” Festival. Other bands playing include The View, Little Comets, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Let’s Buy Happiness and Sound of Guns. We are playing on the Kubar stage at 815PM this saturday. LET’S ROCK STOCK (…ton)!

I’m pleased to announce that we’ll be making our debut at the Kendal Calling Festival in the Lake District this year on the sunday night (31st of July) on The Calling Stage. Other bands that are playing the festival include The Cribs, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Echo & The Bunnymen, Let’s Buy Happiness, Blondie, Young Knives, Dinosaur Pile-up, Airship, Kill It Kid, and House of Pain. Full line up is at http://www.kendalcalling.co.uk/lineup and you can buy tickets for the three day event at http://www.kendalcalling.co.uk/tickets

We are playing an all day music festival in my home town of Stockton-on-Tees this saturday 23rd April. We’re playing on the Kubar stage at 815PM and our intention is to be LOUD - you’ve been warned!!! Links to all the bands, line up, tickets, times etc at www.teesmusicalliance.org.uk/content/stockton-calling-0