Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Pointy Boss have new drummer - Gary!
Pointy Boss is happy to report that we have recruited a new drummer - Gary - and are now hard at rehearsal on bringing Gary up to speed on the current Pointy Boss set and working up some new songs. Things are sounding really good, too!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Pointy Boss need drummer!
Pointy Boss are on the look-out for a new drummer. As well as someone who *gets* our approach to punk rock music making and performance, we're looking for someone with enthusiasm and commitment, with at least a basic level of drumming competence (and ideally some in-band experience) and someone within rehearsal commuting space of Nottingham. If you think that you might fit the bill - get in touch!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Gig updates - May 2008
Couple of quick gig updates.
The 13 June 2008 gig at the Frog & Onion, has been pulled (but we'll still be playing at the venue at least a couple more times this year).
There's a new date on 31 May 2008, at a new venue for us The Black Lion, Radcliffe on Trent. This is a gig organised by Rampaging Shambles promotions, and the night will also feature GoGo Tokyo, Made for Radio and Unused Substitutes. It'll be a whole big pound on the door to get in.
The 13 June 2008 gig at the Frog & Onion, has been pulled (but we'll still be playing at the venue at least a couple more times this year).
There's a new date on 31 May 2008, at a new venue for us The Black Lion, Radcliffe on Trent. This is a gig organised by Rampaging Shambles promotions, and the night will also feature GoGo Tokyo, Made for Radio and Unused Substitutes. It'll be a whole big pound on the door to get in.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Pointy Boss gigs update - April 2008
We swapped around some of the previously advertised Pointy Boss gigs, so the current up-to-date list as of today is:
15 May 2008:
The Golden Fleece, Nottingham
13 June 2008:
The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham
05 July 2008:
The Old Crowne Inn, Lincoln
11 July 2008:
Rose of England, Nottingham
03 October 2008:
The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham
07 November 2008:
Rose of England, Nottingham
15 May 2008:
The Golden Fleece, Nottingham
13 June 2008:
The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham
05 July 2008:
The Old Crowne Inn, Lincoln
11 July 2008:
Rose of England, Nottingham
03 October 2008:
The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham
07 November 2008:
Rose of England, Nottingham
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Pointy gigs - update
An update on upcoming Pointy Boss gigs, reflecting a few changes:
* 11 April 2008: The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham [re-arranged - see later post]
* 09 May 2008: The Frog & Onion, Forest Fields, Nottingham [re-arranged - see later post]
* 13 June 2008: The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham
* 05 July 2008: The Old Crowne Inn, Lincoln
* 03 October 2008: The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham
Plus one secret one (tonight) that we're not going to tell you about :)
* 11 April 2008: The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham [re-arranged - see later post]
* 09 May 2008: The Frog & Onion, Forest Fields, Nottingham [re-arranged - see later post]
* 13 June 2008: The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham
* 05 July 2008: The Old Crowne Inn, Lincoln
* 03 October 2008: The Frog & Onion, Forest Field, Nottingham
Plus one secret one (tonight) that we're not going to tell you about :)
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Whole bunch of Pointy Boss gigs coming up...
Lots of Pointy Boss gigs are now lined up for the coming months, namely:
- 17 November 2007: The Rose of England, Mansfield Rd, Nottingham
- 8 February 2008: Frog and Onion, Forest Fields, Nottingham
- 11 April 2008: Frog and Onion, Forest Fields, Nottingham
- 13 June 2008: Frog and Onion, Forest Fields, Nottingham
- 3 October 2008: Frog and Onion, Forest Fields, Nottingham
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Frog & Onion gig - 27 April - to be rescheduled
We've had to cancel the 27 April appearance at the Frog & Onion, but should have details of an alternative spring date at the venue soon.
The next chance to see Pointy Boss live will be on 10 May 2007 at The Golden Fleece, Mansfield Road, Nottingham. Details for that and other live shows can be found here.
The next chance to see Pointy Boss live will be on 10 May 2007 at The Golden Fleece, Mansfield Road, Nottingham. Details for that and other live shows can be found here.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Pointy Boss - My Space
Pointy Boss has bowed to the inevitable and set-up a My Space page, which is accessible at http://www.myspace.com/pointyboss.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Loads has been going on...
...blimey, where does the punk rock time go?
Since the last post, we've played a further nine gigs and released a new demo CD.
Live appearances have been as follows: The Frog & Onion, Nottingham (21 April 2006); The Polish Centre (18 May); The Sumac Centre (9 June); Pride, Leicester (24 June); Pride, Nottingham (30 June); back to The Sumac Centre (8 September); back to The Old Crowne, Lincoln (4 November); back to The Frog & Onion, Nottingham (10 November); and a first appearance at The Rose of England, Nottingham (23 November). This makes 10 gigs in total in 2006 - Pointy Boss' most productive year for gigs so far...
A new demo CD More Toward Seven has just been released - three tracks are available for streaming (RealAudio) and download (MP3) on the Pointy Boss web site BiG THiNG POiNT.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Lincoln gig - 8 April 2006, The Old Crowne
Ahead of the 21 April gig at the Frog and Onion in Nottingham, Pointy Boss play The Old Crowne in Lincoln on Saturday 8 April, with Keith's side-project band Plastic Jack and Cutting Edge.
A gig at the Polish Centre in Nottingham is also shaping up for May - more details as things are confirmed. We've also approached Junktion 7 in Nottingham about a possible support slot with 999 in May, but have heard nothing back as yet...
Still, a fair few Pointy live outings are now in the offing :)
A gig at the Polish Centre in Nottingham is also shaping up for May - more details as things are confirmed. We've also approached Junktion 7 in Nottingham about a possible support slot with 999 in May, but have heard nothing back as yet...
Still, a fair few Pointy live outings are now in the offing :)
New studio session
Pointy Boss returned to Unit 5 Studios in Mansfield on Sunday 12 March, to record a stack of tracks for a new demo CD release - the first time that the Pointies have been in the studio with Shel behind the kit.
A mixture of old songs (like Nothing Here's For Sale), new numbers (like Runway) and tracks from Rich's past (including the Metro Youth classic H-Bomb) were all recorded in super-quick time.
A mixing session has been booked for early April, and the results should hit the streets (as they say) later that month.
The new CD is currently without a name. Suggestions please...
Keith. Riff-god.
A mixture of old songs (like Nothing Here's For Sale), new numbers (like Runway) and tracks from Rich's past (including the Metro Youth classic H-Bomb) were all recorded in super-quick time.
A mixing session has been booked for early April, and the results should hit the streets (as they say) later that month.
The new CD is currently without a name. Suggestions please...
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Gig with The Tramadolls, Frog and Onion, 21 April
The next Pointy live outing will be on Friday 21 April at The Frog and Onion in Forest Fields with The Tramadolls.
More details to follow as they are confirmed.
We're also planning for a return to the Unit 5 Studio in Mansfield in March for a further CD recording session - the first with Shel behind the kit.
More details to follow as they are confirmed.
We're also planning for a return to the Unit 5 Studio in Mansfield in March for a further CD recording session - the first with Shel behind the kit.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Here's to a Pointy 2006!
All best wishes to our blog and BiG THiNG POiNT visitors for 2006!
The first Pointy Boss rehearsal after the festive break is tomorrow night, which will get us back into the swing of things, and give us the chance to map out our cunning plan for the year ahead...
There'll be a slight delay on the issuing of the See You Later CD, as we've a bit of a printing issue at the moment which is halting the production of the sleeves.
We hope to have this cracked soon, so that the demos can begin to fly from the production line.
The first Pointy Boss rehearsal after the festive break is tomorrow night, which will get us back into the swing of things, and give us the chance to map out our cunning plan for the year ahead...
There'll be a slight delay on the issuing of the See You Later CD, as we've a bit of a printing issue at the moment which is halting the production of the sleeves.
We hope to have this cracked soon, so that the demos can begin to fly from the production line.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Photos from The Old Angel gig added...
... to the Big Thing Point gig pages. Nice.
We've also taken off the java applet from the http://www.pointyboss.co.uk homepage, that was causing some problems with security-obsessive browsers.
We've also taken off the java applet from the http://www.pointyboss.co.uk homepage, that was causing some problems with security-obsessive browsers.
Monday, November 28, 2005
Cheers to Gimp Fist and Wildcard...
...for putting The Old Angel gig together, for powering through their sets, and for making the arrangements on the night so easy and hassle-free.
The crowd was small, the sound bounced around the cavernous space, and our Durham hosts were left out of pocket, but it was still a good night. If you weren't there... well, you missed it...
Photos from the night of all three bands will be added to the BiG THiNG POiNT site as soon as possible...
The crowd was small, the sound bounced around the cavernous space, and our Durham hosts were left out of pocket, but it was still a good night. If you weren't there... well, you missed it...
Photos from the night of all three bands will be added to the BiG THiNG POiNT site as soon as possible...
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Pointy Boss play live tonight - The Old Angel
Pointy Boss take to the stage (upstairs at The Old Angel, Hockley, Nottingham) this evening - with Gimp Fist and Wildcard (both from Durham).
Things kick off from around 7pm, and there's two quid to cough up on the door.
Things kick off from around 7pm, and there's two quid to cough up on the door.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
New Pointy Boss CD - coming soon!
The new four-track Pointy Boss CD See You Later will be available soon, with selected content available for 'streaming' download from the BiG THiNG POiNT site.
The recording and mixing is finished, as soon as the sleeves roll off the production line, the sounds of See You Later will hit the streets...
This recording, which took place at the Pointy favourite Unit 5 studios in Mansfield, was the last done with previous drummer Brian.
The recording and mixing is finished, as soon as the sleeves roll off the production line, the sounds of See You Later will hit the streets...
This recording, which took place at the Pointy favourite Unit 5 studios in Mansfield, was the last done with previous drummer Brian.
New drummer!
Pointy Boss have a new drummer - Michelle (better know as 'Shel')! She's been rehearsing with the band for around six weeks now, learning and helping to arrange the current set. Shel had her first outing with the band at the Sumac Centre gig on Friday 18 November, and did us proud. She's behind the kit again for a second gig this Sunday 27 November, at the Old Angel, Nottingham, with GimpFist and Wildcard.
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