Sticky Fingers at the Candybar

Its N.A.S.T.Y. -And that’s how you like it!

2006-02-21T21:06:00.000-08:00

The dirtiest sounding single of all time has just been recorded. Its called “Heywood” and its so fucked its mega. Axelord got a new effects pedal that lays out the ultimate dirty rock sound and now he’s shredding has gone from swamp rock all the way to sewer rock. Doggers bass is distorted and nasty and well, fuck I don’t want to give away all the secrets but let me just say I electric slide guitar played with a twelve inch sparkly pink dildo…fuck yeah!!!

We weren’t going to be recording for a few months but a mate has just opened his new studio and offered us the chance to break in the new place as a bit of a trial run. I’ve been thinking a lot recently the girls you meet and cool shit you do in this game and I’d written something the week before so the stars lined up and we ended up recording a killer single. Haven’t decided if we’re going to hang onto it for the album at the end of the year and give the punters a little something to tide them over until Christmas. Eitherway when people hear our new sewer rock sound I think they’re going to loss their shit.

So big thanks to Tom down at 301 Studios and beware all because the dirtiest rock of all is about to raise its head.

Peace, love and empathy,

Candybar

Love=my new guitar.

2006-02-12T15:21:00.000-08:00

It was a unique weekend I had no gigs or parties on for the first in what seems like years. Woke up Sat morning trying to work out what to with my weekend when I got a call from Manager extrodinaire Dave to tell me that he had finally collected from the tour agent on a whole lot of shows and supports we had done up in Brissy in October and I now had an extra $1500 sitting in my account wish brought the famous guitar savings account up to the magical $3000. I wish every fucking weekend started with that sort of news!

Once I got my shit together I was off to Parramatta to the guitar factory (pretty much my favourite shop in the world) and 4 hours later I walked out the proud owner of a brand new Gibson Firebird- Metallic Red with chops to deliver the dirtiest, swampiest rock in existence. Other than taking Tash out on Saturday I have spent pretty much the last 48 hours locked in my room with my new beast. I haven't decided if I'm unleash the beast at our next gig or if I'm going to get to know her a bit better first but when she's ready its going to blow the punters minds.

Peace, love and empathy

Candybar.

Welcome to the Candyhouse

2006-01-31T22:17:00.000-08:00

Hello Planet Earth and anyone else that might be listening in.

Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste. Well definitely taste, maybe not the wealth... yet.

I'm guessing if you're reading this you're probably here because you're a fan of me and the guys from FTSL and the Starry Vest Troupe. First up to all you fans massive props. I gotta tell you guys I'm fan of all of you. No one goes harder at gigs than the FTSL crew and we fucking love the buzz you guys give us. Rock'n'Roll is a fucking crazy battle and we're real glad you guys are fighting on our side. Keep it up you're fucking legends.

I know you guys have been hasseling to me write stuff for the official site for ages because I've been getting all those emails (which I always try to read in the majority) for the last two years. Thing about the OS is that its Axelords baby and he does all the updating/tour diary/blog shit on there so I figured I might start out on my own communication with the world. This way you get a heap of band news but also get a heap of stuff about me and my take on shit.

Cool. Good post entry so far. Though I might finish off by once and for all the number question I get asked all the time, e.g. 'How did I get the nickname CANDYBAR?" There's so much bullshit stories about this and really pisses my off sometimes. It ain't got nothing to do with any certain gay sex act and it ain't got anything to do with an actual candybar. So drop it, period. The truth is it started a couple of years ago when the band was just starting to get big and I was bringing home heaps of young lady friends and they would always be running out in the morning. One morning when Surly was over after a gig another one of these chicks ran out past my Mum and Mum said "You do seem to have lots of sweeties" and then Surly said "He's got more sweeties than a fucking candybar" and the name's stuck ever since.

Peace, love and empathy,
Candybar