The Casual Terrorist
Anarchist anti-folk straight outta NewcastleAnarchists Make Better Lovers – the finished video!
The video is done! This is what a bunch of anarchists in the West End of Newcastle get up to on rainy saturday afternoons…..
See it here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100886202
Cj xx
Anarchists Make Better Lovers – the video!
So, this Saturday the 21st, a film group from London will be coming up to make a music video for Anarchists Make Better Lovers! It’s going to be filmed up here in the west end of Newcastle, if youd like to be in it then get in touch yeah! Email at cjreay18@hotmail.com.
Cj x
We’ve got another awesome house show coming up at the 249 house! Come along;Apologies
Ok, so i’ve been totally useless in updating this thing…sorry about that, I promise to do better.
Starting………..now!
CockRock!
A quick thanks to everyone who came to see my little set at the worlds most hilariously named festival – Cockrock. Heres a video of a RATM cover i did at it;
A rather nice CD review from NARC magazine….
Here it is;
With so much music sounding careerist, lacking in passion and following outdated and unadventurous templates, its rather refreshing when you hear someone who, though lacking in formal musical education and expensive equipment, just decides they have something to say. And is then brave enough to get up and say it. Very little of the music that gets dropped in the demo box has passion, emotional honesty and real character. Because he has all that (and not because he..s a blinding singer or guitarist – there are far more important things in life than musical proficiency), the Casual Terrorist is July..s demo of the month.
The Casual Terrorist is one rather shy and unassuming chap, Cj. One man, his acoustic guitar and his laptop. Like every band this month, Cj takes retro-cues, this time for his visuals, which are rooted in the early Eighties anarcho-punk packaging of Crass. As off putting as that may be, the Casual Terrorist is at least passionate about his music and his message (this is rarely the case with young male musicians). There..s nothing particularly remarkable about Cj..s voice, his arrangements or his musicianship, but lyrically he gets very personal and confessional. He..s honest, angry and prepared to leave himself wide open emotionally, and therefore seems to me to be more ..punk..than many musicians who adopt the outward trappings of the movement – clothes, chord changes, tempo. The nearest comparision I can find is Patrik Fitzgerald. A real suprise and someone i..ll be looking forward to seeing live.
Summer 2009
It’s already July, thats crazy. I’m 21 in exactly 3 weeks, thats also crazy. I have a tan, again that is fucking crazy.
So this summer…..this summer I was hoping to get myself to America but sadly have had to put that on hold till next year. I was going to go over for 2 or 3 months, but then my brother decides he’s gonna get married right bang in the middle of summer and so it sends my plans tits up. Next year though I will have finished university and I will be getting myself and my ridiculous northern accent across the pond, hopefully June/July time. Watch this space eh.
On Wednesday just gone I got back from France, where i’d been attending the No Borders transnational protest camp. It was a really great experience, even if the cops were ridiculously over the top in the lengths they went to to harrass protestors. i really reccomend everyone to check out the No Borders movement and get involved. And, in 3 weeks or so i’ll be heading out to Greece for 10 days to see some friends and go Island hopping. Nice nice.
Rebellion festival and Solfest in August. As well as a really sweet gig in London on the 22nd with some great bands. Also, posible more gigs in the north east and perhaps Liverpool too. Shall keep you posted. So yeah, thats pretty much my plans for summer. Oh, and make zines and stuff too. Theres always time for zines.
Hopefully should be a good summer, hopefully it’ll actually be sunny this year too. Thatd be nice for a change.
Hello world!
Hello!
So, um, here is the Casual Terrorist blog. I thought it’d be nice to create a space away from myspace where I can post up news, opinions, reviews, gigs and all that jazz. I do other stuff too y’know, like zines, and so I can put stuff up from those too. How lovely. I don’t like the background colour of this blog though so if anybody knows how to change it let me know…
Much luff, Cj xxx
