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This page is here to let you know about the latest updates to my site (and other goings on) to save you from having to look at each page. So each time I add more content and new features (I'm planning a gallery and downloads page) I'll list it on here.
22nd February 2012
Tina V in session and more free mp3s I've sadly had some non music related things to deal with and have fallan a little behind with my music blog. I fully plan to spend tomorrow (Thursday) getting it up to date. On a positive note, tonight Tina V is in session at Choice fm. 14th February 2012 A Valentine's Day present that keeps on giving Well it's Valentine's Day and I'm sat here in the library uploading my videos from the BBC studios to YouTube and I got a message from Charli XCX saying that she had just put up a free mp3 of her song Valentine's Day and I've been thinking about starting a music blog for a while and this seemed like the perfect time. So I've made a page on here called ' FREE Downloads' which you'll notice at the top of the page. My aim is to post a free legal digital download of an awesome song each day. I don't have internet access at home so bare with me and I'll do the best I can. 2nd February 2012 I've moved house - No internet! Gah! Sadly I've lost my beautiful home and with it my unlimited broadband connection! Pants! So until I can get the internet at the place I'm currently staying at, my access will be limited to trips to the library. However, I am planning on spending an hour or two in here each day working on the gig guide. Also, a quick reminder that Jenny Hallam's album launch party is on the horrizon, ticket's still available at just £12.50 which pays for a minibus to London, entry to the gig, the album and a minibus back home afterwards. Bargin or what?! It costs £14 just to get a return to Birmingham from Worcester and that's it. Hand under chin to you Great Western Railways. 12th January 2012 The harder you work the luckier you get That is all. 10th January 2012 Muchuu score the Number 1 slot in BBC H&W's Andrew Marston's Top 10 Tracks of 2011 Yes, that's right! A fantastic result for the Hereford based brother and sister duo. It's shaping up to be quite a promising year for Muchuu. Click here for the offical page and the see the 8th January 2012 Thistle & Thorn live session for BBC Hereford & Worcester Here's some videos that I filmed for Rebecca Leach's band 'Thistle & Thorn'. Click here for the goodies! Exciting stuff, I'm sure you'll agree. It's quite nice to see my videos with the BBC logo in the corner. 17th April 2011 Sweet llamas from the Bahamas Ok, so I've been busy planning festivals and putting together a promotional plan for the mighty Vault of Eagles. 22nd March 2011 Glitterature It's been a while since my last update on here but I promise I've been adding gigs everyday to the gig guide section which has been taking up the bulk of my online time. Hats off to Chris Bennion for his, it takes more time and effort than you'd imagine, as the hip-hop saying goes 'the game is a lot bigger than you think you know, and if you think you know, then I don't think you know.' I've added a wishlist of a few bands/singer/songwriters that I've got my eye on but haven't got on the books yet, this still needs quite a bit of work. At the time of writing this it's Vault of Eagles, Ria and Autumn Lily. All top acts definetly worth checking out (on here, for free) and even if they decide not to work with me, they deserve success so help push their plays and viewcounts up a few, it'll be time well spent. 15th January 11 I always stay ready so I don't have to get ready. I saw an awesome band last week called Vault of Eagles who I'm hoping to work with or at the very least to help them play more gigs in Worcester so it's a name that you should definetly remember. More to follow. Monday 6th December 10 I named my iPod 'Titanic' so when I enter it in iTunes it says "syncing Titanic" and I feel like a hero when I press 'Cancel". Ok, I've just been working on the gig guide section which has taken a monster amount of effort. It's been a mad time at mine with loads of drama and stress over the past few months so I've eased off of the manicness of all this for a while. I plan on doing a big overhaul once Christmas is out of the way. Hope you all have a lovely time whatever you end up doing for it and New Years as well. Saturday 23rd October 10 I hate it when people text me "K", I am rarely in the mood to talk about Potassium. FINALLY I've got the internet back after nearly 2 months without it. Thank you to the 228 vistors this site had in the last month alone. I'm back now and working on this site right now, like now. Like, whilst you're reading this I'm doing something, click F5 and something will probably change. Thursday 19th August 10 Like the fist of an angry God! Spent months working on the Gig Guide section. There's more going on (though not *that* much more) but that's my list of what I'm attending. Each gig listing links to the respective Facebook event page so if you're interested you can click and get more info. I've also had a major reshuffle of the pages and spent ages working on the Galleries for 2009 and 2010. I've literally got thousands and thousands of pictures which'll find their way onto Facebook one folder at a time but here I've uploaded some selected highlights from each month, so check it out and see if you can spot yourself. Tuesday 22nd June 10 I'm not just dressed for it, I am it! Added an about me page called 'Who is King Dave?' up the top there, and added Ruby Stone to the artists on the book section. I've also redone the Promotions page with a list of the bands and singer/songwriters that I've filmed. I've also joined Destroy It Yourself promotions as I've been at all the gigs, filmed them and helped by lending mic stands, power points and even my Les Paul to Samuel Sharp; not to mention the amount of drum kits I've had to carry back to my place. Also finally finished the 'Friends of Mine' page and spruced the gallery with some nice pictures. Wednesday 26th May 10 New live shows announced Horray! I've added a handful of upcoming gigs to the top of The Worrisome Ankletrout page. I've also added an extensive 'Diary' section detailing upcoming and past gigs in Worcester and wherever else I roam, complete with links to their respective FaceBook events. It should be noted this isn't the gospel of everything that's happening in Worcester, it's just following what I'm up to. Chris Bennion's got an awesome gig guide at www.notjustsauce.com which has a lot more gigs listed than I have. Friday 28th January 10. Witness the fitness! Hello again, cheers for sticking with me. Well Christmas has been and gone and so has my Mortal Kombat themed New Years Eve party. I haven't done much record label stuff over the past couple of months (though still as busy as ever) but I'm getting back into it now. I've listed most of the bands I've filmed on the promotions page. I've made a projects page with a few projects that I've gotten involved with recently such as the Howard James Kenny vido shoot and handmaking hundreds of copies of The Toxic Pijin's new album 'Raw and Sloppy'. I've added a comments and feedback section, though at the minute it just seems to send the comments to me in an email. I'm not going out tonight so hopefully I've have got round to changing a few things before the night is through. . Thursday 26th November 09. Update: Album release, website update, the works It's finally here! I'm pleased and proud to annouce my first release on King Dave Records. The Worrisome Ankletrout's first album 'Steep Dreams Deep Dreams' is now out and about and available to buy online on iTunes and CD Baby (with more online retailers to follow), from the Task In Hand shop in the Hop Market in Worcester and from the Sawmill/Steelmill website. The physical album price is £6 which with 17 tracks and the beautiful artwork and the effort that's gone into making it is a real bargin. If you see me or John-Joe around, we'll have copies on us that you can buy direct from us and know the money's going straight to the artist. Website wise, I'm having a big shuffle around. I've changed the front page and completed John-Joe's discography. Eventually I hope to turn a lot of the song titles into YouTube links but that'll come in time. I've written up my Spanish mission from earlier this year but there's still a lot more work to be done on the New York and Spain sections on this website but I had to prioritize John-Joe's stuff. There's plently more to come which I'm working on now. Thanks as always for taking the time to check this out and for your support. This is the internet, you could be looking at anything but you've chosen to check out this sort of thing, that says a lot about you. Don't worry, only good things. Promise. ~ King Dave Sunday 17th August 09 Massive Update: Back from the Big Chill festival, I've added the flyer for John-Joe's gig at St Swithens Church and a Discography for him since he joined my label. Made a 'Friends Of Mine' page (I'm sure some of you noticed the Adam Green reference there) which took quite a while but I'm pleased with it. Added a recommendation section with a few videos of songs and bands that I'm really into at the moment. There's also a shop page now but with only a beautiful picture of an antiques shop in Venice. There'll soon be things to buy but for now, just make the most of there being loads of cool stuff and musical top tips. Wednesday 5th August 09 Massive Update: Added this news page. Uploaded new pictures of John-Joe and added dates to his forthcoming gigs section. Created two Gallery pages, one for the friends and foes from 2008 and before, and another for the various events that I've supported so far this year. Note that this is still being worked on and I'll have more uploaded once I get back from the Big Chill festival.  Me and Joe Taylor at the Big Chill festival, Eastnor - 2009 | 
King Dave and Rebecca Leach - Taken at BBC Hereford & Worcester Studios - 27th November 11
 Me and Lucie Silvas - Taken at The Bedford, London sometime in 2006  Here I am in a zombie wig with a drunken lady with a better moustache than me taken at The Big Chill festival - 7th August 09  Me and Katie Melua keeping it ghetto outside the Hammersmith Apollo back in 2005  Me and Maya von Doll (taken at the Camden Barfly at The Valentine's Vendetta - 14th February 2009)  Me and Eva Spence from Rolo Tomassi (taken at The Flapper in Birmingham 2010)  Summer Solstice celebrations on Pitchcroft, Worcester - 2009  With Ali de Siati at The Bedford, London - 2005  Me and Bailey Tzuke at The Bedford, London - 2006 |
