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All quiet
Posted by Sharny on July 26, 2010
Things have been pretty quiet for a while now, and with reason. Opium Toad faces some struggles right now that will be tough to get out of. As of right now, we still exist but only really because no one wants to call time of death.
However, watch this space as it's unlikely that many of us won't play together in the near future. Already we are practicing with a slightly different line up hoping to come back with something new and fresh for everyone.
Results are in - OT not quite the worst band in the midlands!
Posted by Sharny on March 22, 2010
Luckily our low expectations held us through to the bitter end and I don't think any of us is crushed with dissapointment (although we've not seen Nick since the night it probably has more to do with his girlfriend and much less to do with the competition. We hope). It was an enjoyable experience anyhow and we've certainly learned a lot. Most importantly we've learned that strangers in a bar generally aren't too keen on us.
Overall that's not especially surprising. Now I think I will finally be able to convince the band to go ahead with plan B and at least get an EP under our belt. Niche market here we come!
Surface Unsigned Round 1: Tonight!
Posted by Sharny on March 20, 2010
Just a quick note to say that Surface Unsigned is upon us, and we've barely done anything that we wanted to do by the time it came around. *sigh*
Oh well, hopefully it'll be a good night. I don't think we have any dreams of getting to the next round but I'm hoping we don't come last. We'll probably come last... Hey well, if you've got no expectations you can't be dissapointed. I'm probably going to be dissapointed. [/endramble]
Anyhow, catch us at The Flapper, we're on at 8pm.
A failed attempt
Posted by Sharny on March 15, 2010
So we ended up getting lost in Derby, go us. Turns out one wrong move can send you on an extremely long detour that becomes almost impossible to fix. There was the possibility that we would have played today but that didn't pan out. Now we will hopefully be coming to the vaults some time in the coming months and we're just focusing on Saturday's Surface Unsigned Round 1 at the Flapper in Birmingham. After that, it's recording away. That's the plan anyhow.
Short notice gig and do you have too much money?
Posted by Sharny on March 5, 2010
Quick note to say that it looks like we're going to be playing in Derby on Monday at The Vaults alongside (or beneath, quite far beneath) Metal Cross and Blindsight. Came as late notice to us, but it should be fun. First time for Toad to hit the road and engage in all sorts of other cheesy punnery.
It also felt worth mentioning that if you have more money than you know what to do with (or perhaps your phone bill is paid by someone else) then you could vote for us in Surface Unsigned. You can do so by texting "Midlands 3148" to 64343. 16+. Texts cost £1.00 plus standard network charges. Please get permission from the bill payer. Customer services: festival@surfaceunsigned.co.uk or contact us on 0800 434 6076. Alternatively you could just give us a pound and it'd probably do us more good. Though we'd likely just spend it on sweets.
That's us for the moment. One day we might go to a studio and start recording our EP but that would require all the members of the band to actually get on and do it rather than just saying we will for about 6 months. Over and out.