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"AYE AYE AYE AAH!" a short story by gaz harding

1 month ago

Dear you,

We shall be playing a set of original materials @ this years Hard Working Class Heores Festival, were on @ 20.10pm in Meeting House Square on the Saturday of the event. As part of the build up to HWCH, u mentalers can download Bite The Bullet for free, alls u got to do is go to

http://entertainment.ie/hwch/tr acks/the_kinetiks_bite_the_bullet.m p3

On Saturday and Sunday we went into a basement in Temple Bar and recorded 2 songs in 2 days. The tunes we done are called "LightBulb" & "Aye Aye Aye Aah" and their 2 little pop n roll nuggets that we're COMPLETELY made up about. I don't kno about you but for me a song never really feels done or real till u have a version on a cd that you wouldn't mind the whole world hearin, demo's are for protesters, or at least thats what i reckon.

At this point i'd like to say thanks to all the heads that have come out 2 see us as we've made our way round the country in the last few weeks, by and large the turn-outs and reactions have been fab and we've had a ball. Hopefully we can finish off the last few shows of the summer in similar fashion to cap off the best summer we've ever had as a band.

Loadsa mad and highlarious stuff happened on the road but i'm tired and my head hurts so if u wanna kno the gory deets, come up to us after one of the shows and ask, and u shall recieve!

We'll b headin into the studio again in early september so this time i promise i'll bring a video camera or something cos a blog without pics is like a cock without balls.

Thanks for stopping by tinterweb,

Gaz

NEXT all-ages gig on Easter Holidays!

7 months ago

BREAK THE SILENCE gig...

ALL-AGES gig fundraiser for www.invisiblechildren.com

Visit www.bebo.com/breakthesilencegig

The Academy, formerly Spirit, Abbey Street, Dublin 1 just off O'Connell Street.

Tickets are 10 euro available from participating schools and at the door on the day.

Line-up:
THE KINETIKS play as guests
competing bands are...
1. The Exception
2. San Salvador
3. Flying Squirrels
4. Fritz Kula
5. The Dynamicks
6. Wake
7. Wyvern Lingo

"A FULL HOUSE PHELANS PLUS OTHER STRANGE TALES"

7 months ago

rap with me for a while brother,

to anyone who contributed to our capacity crowd whelans single launch for bite the bullet on friday we wanna extend a massive cyber high five and scream "big up yourselves" at the top of our lungs!!! we really did not expect it and it warmed the cockles of our hearts ......it starts here!!

fri 29/02/08

-tower records instore 1pm-

we arrrived to load in @ tower around 11ish, i had a few peeps comin in from college to help out with backline/sound etc over the weekend and they arrived promptly after we did. after a brief discussion as to the best way of settin up the tiny stage, (we had of course brought full backline with us cos we're terrible at acoustic sets!) we began to position amps and bodies, it was like a game of twister except every time i grazed off sean's boob i didn't get that excited tummy rush that normally accompanies such sexy encounters in a normal game of twister...

we ran thru our unobtrusive soundcheck song (it involves me singin "1,2,1,2" whilst the boys back me up with a strokes-esque chug in D.

the place had filled up at this stage so we wasted no time and began...the set was

SHE'S A LADY

DECISIONS

LIGHTBULB

F ALLS APART

SO SAD (IT'S NOT FUNNY)

BITE THE BULLET

-whelans soundcheck 2.30pm-

as soon as the last chord had been strummed at the instore henno had the kinetomobile outside the shop entrance to transport the gear (we had to walk :( ) to whelans for the soundcheck

me and sean walked up together then sean, the wily old bastard, suggested we stop at simons coffee shop to a) get some delicious soup and b) miss the load in...GENIUS!

by the time we arrived in to the venue most of the gear had been loaded up onto the stage. we made our excuses to the lads whilst wiping the tell tale soup splashes from our jackets...they never copped it! (muhahahahahaha)

after the gear was setup on stage we got down to the extremely important business of decorating every available surface with fairy lights, it was like christmas week in the kinetiks HQ all over again!

we ran thru pretty much the entire set during soundcheck then retired to the dressin room to get nervous bout the gig while henno sped off into the evening to try and locate more lights and a smoke machine...

- whelans single launch 10pm-

many things happened at once, 1hr before we went on jim ran into the dressin room to tell us their was a large queue outside the entrance, 20 mins before we were due to go on henno came into tell us they had stopped lettin people in and that the venue was sold out, 5 mins before we were due to go on jim ran into the jax and got sick, 1 minute before we were due to go on the house lights went down and our intro music "the hives are law, you are crime" by the hives reverberated around the venue......

we went on and IT ...........WAS............INCREDIBL E, u guys were immense, the sound was immense the whole thing was just, perfect, for our encore our mate simon came on and wailed out on saxamaphone the outro for a smile'd crack your face,

the set was

DECISIONS

LIGHTBULB

SH UFFLE YOUR FEET

SENORITA

WE USED TO PLAY TOGETHER

SOMETHING TO SAY TO ME

HISTORY

RUN,RUN,RUN

BIT E THE BULLET

A SMILE'D CRACK YOUR FACE

the whole thing just couldn't have gone better. we buzzed around the venue for the rest of the nite talkin to heads and grinnin from ear to ear.....then bout 2ish i went to eddie rockets and had mine own private little celebration if u catch my drift ;)

sat 01/03/08

- whelans (all ages) souncheck 12am -

lets just say after the nite we had just had, heads were delicate, smiles were weary and legs were tired, thankfully they had let us leave our gear all set up onstage so their was no carrying off anything required. always a good thing in this game

we soundchecked for bout 20 mins then retired to the nearest greasy spoon for full irish's and coffee aplenty

-whelans (all ages) single launch 4pm-

after rockin out in the dressin room for an hour listenin to the strokes and the jesus and mary chain we took to the stage while the sun was still shinin outside, a fair few dudes had come in and it was a real enjoyable set, it was our 1st all ages gig aswell so we didnt quite know what to expect but the crowd was lovely and even though their wasn't a a crazy amount of people the atmosphere and response was brillinat

the set was

DECISIONS

LIGHTBULB

SO METHING TO SAY TO ME

HISTORY

SHUFFLE YOUR FEET

SENORITA

WE USED TO PLAY TOGETHER

BITE THE BULLET

A SMILE'D CRACK YOUR FACE

after the set we hung round takin a few pics and signin posters and what not and then it was another load out and we hit the road for ham sandwich, the spirit store and dundalk!

-spirit store, dundalk as support to ham sandwich 8pm-

we arrived in the spirit store which is this real quirky deadly little venue in dundalk, right down by the port at 7ish, our soundcheck only lasted bout 10 mins cos everyone was runnin late but dererk the sound engineer knows his shit so we weren't too worried.

before goin on we hung out in the dressing room with ham sandwich and the flaws (who had come down to see the sandwich) and exchanged stories and what not mainly to do with poo for some reason and also about bands we hated which is always fun.

we hit the stage at about 10 bells and the place was rammed, a sell out. we were well up for it and played our 2nd best gig of the weekend, we stayed after to catch the sandwich's set (brilliant) and then jumped in the wagon and pointed her homewards, we stopped in deli burger in balbriggan on the way home and i ate chicken and chips till i was pretty close to throwin up..

the set was

DECISIONS

LIGHTBULB

SO METHING TO SAY TO ME

HISTORY

SHUFFLE YOUR FEET

SENORITA

WE USED TO PLAY TOGETEHR

RUN,RUN,RUN

BITE THE BULLET

A SMILE'D CRACK YOUR FACE

greatest weekend ever? pretty much

special thanks to DARREN, orin, enda, warm wax, blonde majority,blue syndrome,albyno rhyno, suzie, noel, ham sandwich,josephine and henno....and YOU!

gaz

WHELANS GIG & new single this Saturday 1st March!!

7 months ago

Blastspace ALL-AGES Live!!

THE KINETIKS ("Bite The Bullet" single launch)

with Blue Syndrome & Albyno Rhino

Whelans, Dublin - Saturday 1st March - Doors 2pm - 10 Euro

Add yourself as 'attending' the gig in the Blastspace gigs section to receive a FREE copy of The Kinetiks new single "Bite The Bullet" when you arrive.

Thanks, see ya there!:mrgreen

NEW SINGLE - Bite The Bullet

9 months ago

HAPPY NEW BLEEDIN YEAR!

so the next chapter in the kinetiks story is in the process of being written and by christ it's turning into a real page turner! (bent)

biggest news first really, were very pleased to announce that a handsome young devil from portmarnock by the name of Paul Donoghue will be the new sticksman in the kinetiks, he's a diamond dog and were all chuffed to have him on board.

next up, we are releasin "Bite The Bullet" on Friday the 29th of Febuary. it's gonna be a physical and download release this time so you'll be able to pop along down 2 your local record shop (hopefully) and pick up a copy (or 10), we'll keep yiz posted with the stores that will be stocking it.

Were gonna launch it with a whelans show on the same nite and an all ages gig the followin nite (saturday 1st) tickets for these shows will be available from ticketmaster and all other usual outlets.

support slots will be announced post haste.

were also in the process of organising getting a video done for it so again we'll keep yiz in the loop on that one aswell.

as always if theirs anyone out their in cyber world whose willin to give us a hand with any of the upcomin gigs etc in terms of promotion,gettin their roadie on or whatever then gis a holler on this yoke :)

theirs gonna be a flurry of gigs gettin throw up in the next few days mainly outside a dublin so check back and see what one suits ya yeh!

Bite The Bullet is gonna be goin up in the nxt few hrs so leave a comment tellin us what u reckon :)

as always it's been a pleasure,

gaz

(& to a lesser,not as involved in the blog buzz way, jim,sean and paul)

Spin 1038 FM Dublin

9 months ago

Hey,

we played "Last Christmas" on Spin 1038FM with Joe&Keith today (Tues 18th Dec)

Have a listen to the podcast when it's on their site

http://www.spin1038.com/pod casts/breakfast_xpress_comedy.php

Tell us what you reckon??

Thanks guys.

Children's Hospital Fundraiser

10 months ago

BUTTON FACTORY
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18th 2007
COVER CHARGE Euro 15
(All proceeds going to Sophie's Choice)
Acts performing on the night will be:
THE KINETIKS
PENFOLD DM
DC TEMPEST
Special Guests on the Night
DOORS open 7.30 till Late

SOPHIE'S CHOICE
FUNDRAISER FOR
OUR LADY'S HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN CRUMLIN
TO MAKE IT A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS FOR CHILDREN
WHO CAN'T GET HOME FOR SANTA

Each year there are many children too ill or in need of constant medical attention unable to go home to celebrate Christmas with their families. The hospital staff make it as festive as possible and we would like to help by raising funds to make sure that each and every child in Crumlin Hospital over Christmas receives a special present.

Sophie's choice is the idea of Simon Andreuccetti who knows at first hand what it is like to have a seriously ill child � his daughter, Sophie, was diagnosed with a life threatening condition Hypopituitarism when she was three days old. (His story is below)

With the help of friends Simon has organised a gig at the Button Factory (previously Temple Bar Music Centre) on November 18 th with all proceeds going towards the cause.

"As I'm sure you know, there are children that live in hospital from one year to the next, gazing out the window, wondering when will they get to go home, to play with their toys. With the funds I raise, I fully intend to give these children a moment of happiness by providing them each with their own special toy."
Simon Andreuccetti

More information or to make a donation:
Simonandreucetti@gmail.c om Mobile: 086 840 1965
josephinenestor@hotmail.com Mobile: 086 8176015

Whelans with The Fiery Furnaces

10 months ago

Hey kids,

we're playing a support slot with excellent New York group

The Fiery Furnaces

Monday 12th November 2007

@ Whelans, Dublin

from 8pm

Tickets �17.45 from www.ticketmaster.ie

check em out here...

http://www.thefieryfurna ces.com/

http://www.myspace.com/ thefieryfurnaces
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thekinetiks

"AYE AYE AYE AAH!" a short story by gaz harding

NEXT all-ages gig on Easter Holidays!

"A FULL HOUSE PHELANS PLUS OTHER STRANGE TALES"

WHELANS GIG & new single this Saturday 1st March!!

We're METEOR AWARD nominees!!!!!!!!!!!!

NEW SINGLE - Bite The Bullet

ALL AGES GIG.....

Spin 1038 FM Dublin

Children's Hospital Fundraiser

Whelans with The Fiery Furnaces