18/3/03

AMAZING NEWS!

Not really.

There's absolutely shit-all to say to be honest, and I am being honest.

I am you know.

Got some gigs, blah blah.... We expect to see you there.... Blah blah.

That's about it.

No, really, that's it.

Fuck off.

...Like a complete bastard. Great. Like England needs to be any bloody colder.

New gig at the Man On The Moon in Cambridge on March 1st. As usual we have no idea who we're playing with.

The gig Upstairs at The Garage is nearing, so make sure you've got your party boots ready. Failing that, just turn up. Also, look out for the people standing around  wearing identical clothing trying to sell you mind-altering drugs*. These drugs - which come in varying strengths- will  turn you into a raging horny beast, and when wearing the free pair of goggles supplied, everyone seems strangely attractive, rather like you're a particularly un-picky dog eyeing-up a tramps leg. Just look for the sign saying "Bar".

A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!

ONLY AVAILABLE THURSDAY 27th FEBRUARY UPSTAIRS AT THE GARAGE*

*Side effects include pissing your pants, vomiting, singing shit songs far too fucking loud, getting punched in the mouth for being too loud, standing up just becomes "hassle, and unnecessary use of 'love energy'", drowsiness, thinking you're charming the pants off someone when you actually just look like a tosser, waking up with a headache and less money than you went out with - also known as "some cunt's nicked my fuckin' money" syndrome.

*Not actually true

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Well, Qual got nicely pissed on New years eve at the Garage in London. A pretty good night all-round. A few gigs coming up in the new year including The Verge in Kentish Town and Upstairs at The Garage. We should have a new EP to give out to people, recorded in Dan's garage at the end of last year (before it burnt to the ground) once Dave sorts his heap-of-shit computer out. We'll probably head off to Feet first after the Gig on the 7th at the Verge as-per-usual, so feel free to come along and make us feel loved, if not slightly more popular...

That is all.

09/02

Well, there's no real news at the moment, got some gigs coming up, which will be posted on the site soon. The band are slowly getting used to living together in one small flat, with no food and the ever present scent of dead animals wafting round the rooms like a musty fart. Never mind, Chris will move out soon.

Qual a have got some new songs in the pipeline, which we hope to play at a gig some time in the near future.

08/02

After going to a studio with the intention of recording two tracks - and then coming out at the end of the day with four -Qual actually have something recorded that they're happy with. The songs are:

• Dirty pages

• Just woke up

• Poverty Jet set

• Desperately seeking

A studio recording could never  capture the energy of one of their live gigs, but they give you a good idea of the songs alone....

If you would like a copy send your address to nick_knm@yahoo.co.uk and we'll send you one.

This also means that the old demo with Losing & Slowly forgetting is no longer being used, due to the fact that it sounded shit (yes, we did know).

07/02

"Remember, you only really have fun if you get hurt"

Qual rocked Stamford on Saturday at the Riverside festival. We've been asked back next year, and we've been told we'll be playing a later slot; Pretty lucky since we destroyed the back support of the stage, after Jon, Dave, and half the drum kit smashed through it at the end of the set. Still, Chris managed to find some time to get naked and wade for his trousers in the river. There was moshing for every song, which we like to see, and if you were there and missed out on the free Qual t-shirts, then you should have moshed harder! There's still hope though..... If you've got a few quid lying around, and your life feels incomplete without a Qual t-shirt (you know it does), you should be able to order one from this site at some point soon...... if we can be bothered to sort it out. Photos we're taken too, which should be on the Riverside Festival site, and hopefully this one in the near future.

06/02

Qual rocked out at The Square in Harlow last Saturday. Dave managed to get back from France just in time to play the gig, confusing a lot of people because Qual were "using a different drummer than they used in the sound check". There were a few guitar-related problems towards the start of the set but they were overcome quickly and so the rest of the set went down nicely.

Not much else really......

A few more gigs lined up, check the Tour Dates page for details.

We've just got some photos done of the band, check out the photos page, and have a look.

*Plus*

We're going back into the studio on June 10th to record another demo, so keep your ears open. We haven't yet made a final decision on the songs to be recorded, so if you want to make a suggestion go to the guestbook.

02/02

Qual are playing the Met Lounge, Peterborough 22nd Feb, so make sure you're there. Qual are on at 10:30ish, I think. Should be a good one. There's Coach travel if you need it, see the tour dates page for info or contact Nick Cave.

Last Friday (15th)'s gig at Club Traxx was, for many reasons, sub-standard Qual .... mostly because the of crappiest sound EVER to be heard at a gig. Maybe next time they should think about getting a loaf of bread  to do it or something. Good moshing all round though, a few injuries, but hey, that's the way it goes. Dave's improv song 'Happy Clappy' went down well too........... Might have to miss out that one next time though, due to it being completely pointless and shit.