http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/The Official blog site for National Snacken-UKMokoFeed10http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/6d/2af82e3cc4fd03b78c631bac7f19ac_160x200.jpghttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2008/06/01/big-things-are-about-to-happen-4255893/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2008-06-01:/2008/06/01/big-things-are-about-to-happen-4255893/Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:41:12 +0200 <p>check the myspace over the next couple of weeks.<br> o ho ho ho ho! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2008/06/01/big-things-are-about-to-happen-4255893/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>national-snackmusicnational-snack-debut-albumrock-and-rollhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2008/06/01/big-things-are-about-to-happen-4255893/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2007/03/13/where_we_write_our_stuff~1898347/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2007-03-13:/2007/03/13/where_we_write_our_stuff~1898347/Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:25:52 +0100 <p>just to remind you, if you missed us that all our blogs are now either here<br><a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl"><a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl">http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl</a></a></p> <p>or here<a href="http://www.myspace.com/nationalsnack"> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/nationalsnack">http://www.myspace.com/nationalsnack</a></a></p> <p>you should definitely go to both<img src="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/tinymce/jss/plugins/blogdeemotions/smilies/smileys60.gif" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>latest news? seeing as I'm here..</p> <p>this saturday we are doing a show at the shunt lounge in london bridge, my FAVOURITE venue in london, to go alongside the English premier of the Innishfree 2006 festival, my FAVOURITe festival in the world.</p> <p>click here <a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2014206791"><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2014206791">http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2014206791</a></a><br>to see the trailer.</p> <p>kicking gigs just had at the luminaire, clockwork etc<br>kicking gigs just coming metro, the rhythm factory and the newborn festival<br><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1240550" title="national snack at the camden rock cafe"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/550/1240550_b0d3aefeb9_s.jpeg" alt="national snack at the camden rock cafe" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2007/03/13/where_we_write_our_stuff~1898347/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>national-snackinnishfree-documentaryinnishfree-festivalhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2007/03/13/where_we_write_our_stuff~1898347/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/11/06/shaving_swearing_girls_and_buses~1303689/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-11-06:/2006/11/06/shaving_swearing_girls_and_buses~1303689/Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:50:46 +0100 <p>1) does shaving ones legs before getting into clean sheets cause universal smug feelings?<br> 2) why is sex still a dirty word, when we wouldn't be here without it?<br> 3) can anyone give me a good reason why girls aren't meant to swear?<br> 4) bendy buses- why?<br> 5) is it possible that i have written a song where its meant to be sung out of tune? in which case how will i ever record the fucker. I'm fine, by the way<br> 6) does anyone know the significane of a black number plate with 111 written on it? </p> <p>read the rest in la vikinga's section at <a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/11/06/shaving_swearing_girls_and_buses~1303689/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>girlsshavingbusesswearinghttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/11/06/shaving_swearing_girls_and_buses~1303689/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/11/05/new_song_peacebird_listen_now~1296653/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-11-05:/2006/11/05/new_song_peacebird_listen_now~1296653/Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:06:11 +0100 <p>We got a new song available for y'all to get your ears hot and toasty...</p> <p>It's a monster of a stonking big ol' beasty of a tribute to all things sexy and love filled. And it was all written around a drumbeat.</p> <p>You can hear it here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a></p> <p>and it will be available to download FOR FREE from monday.</p> <p>New CD coming soon but you'll have to pay for that (you cheeky so and o's...) </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/11/05/new_song_peacebird_listen_now~1296653/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>peacepeacebirdlovesonghappinessnewnational-snacksexymusichttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/11/05/new_song_peacebird_listen_now~1296653/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/24/our_message_boards_are_growing_where_are~1258280/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-10-24:/2006/10/24/our_message_boards_are_growing_where_are~1258280/Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:37:03 +0200 <p>The National Snack Forum is growing in might and power. Soon it will rule aaaaall of your little monkey kingdom.</p> <p>If you like what you see here on this blog and would like some more of the same then come feast your monkey eyes on what we have over here...</p> <p><a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a></p> <p>it might make you look like this<br> <img src="http://www.goyk.com/temp/potd/shocked_monkey.jpg" alt="you" title=""></p> <p>To all our regular readers, we apologise for the now sparse postings here but we built our new forum ourselves and we're very proud of it so we'd love you to come have a look.</p> <p>You can read to your hearts content, lots of cool links too.</p> <p>If you want to you can register <a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?action=register">HERE</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/24/our_message_boards_are_growing_where_are~1258280/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>musicnational-snackforumlvemessage-boardspeacehttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/24/our_message_boards_are_growing_where_are~1258280/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/23/all_done~1251039/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-10-23:/2006/10/23/all_done~1251039/Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:43:56 +0200 <p>So Alejandro came, he saw, and he recorded...</p> <p><a href="http://photobucket.com/"><img src="http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m290/jojosnack/ale-at-comp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a></p> <p><a href="http://photobucket.com/"><img src="http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m290/jojosnack/weisan2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a></p> <p><a href="http://photobucket.com/"><img src="http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m290/jojosnack/gem-singing.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a></p> <p>Allt he tracks are recorded and Alejandro has taken them all off to mix them ready for mastering.</p> <p>And I have to say, we're very excited about how it sounds!</p> <p>More pics here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161564876">www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/23/all_done~1251039/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>national-snackpeacepicsi-m-finepeacebirdlovead-break-lovemusicrecordinghttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/23/all_done~1251039/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/22/final_takes~1248354/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-10-22:/2006/10/22/final_takes~1248354/Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:10:28 +0200 <p>Alejandro and the girls are coming up in a couple of hours to get stuck into the last final day of recording the new songs. we've got from 3pm til the meeedle of the night to get it done and then the new cd/downloads will be almost there. Just the mixing and the wrapping to do and it'll be ready to make your ears bleed, your heart warm, and your legs jiggle and dance.</p> <p>OOh yes.</p> <p>check our forum for all the latest news and pics etc...<br> <a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/22/final_takes~1248354/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/22/final_takes~1248354/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/20/missed_me~1240909/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-10-20:/2006/10/20/missed_me~1240909/Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:13:12 +0200 <p>I'll remind you again- read our forum!</p> <p>i had to move over to the dark side.<br> today i am mainly learning flash and the japanese meaning of "chin chin" </p> <p>lv xx</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161303019/0#0">http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161303019/0#0</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/20/missed_me~1240909/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>forumsushinational-snacknationalsnackhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/20/missed_me~1240909/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/04/another_sample_of_the_kind_of_self_congr~1186891/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-10-04:/2006/10/04/another_sample_of_the_kind_of_self_congr~1186891/Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:56:25 +0200 <p>this is one of my replies in a songwriting thread on our forum. if it interests you come and join in.</p> <p><em>"First of all Will the fragments of song stuck together thing is something I can really relate to. I do that a lot. Except I'm not organised enough to have just ONE book, OH no! I have about 6, all with the first 20 pages filled and then random other pages scribbled on and then hundreds of reciepts/fag packets covered in scrawl falling out from between the pages. And I've GOT to get me a dictaphone! I used to use my phone but I kept breaking the too big screens by sitting on them so now I just use a good old fashioned Nokia 3310. Yes it's a bit of a brick but it STILL works and you can hit a nazi square between the eyes at 100 paces with it....</p> <p>Yeah the vocal thing is a little bit of a mystery to me and so therefore very exciting that I've finally got a lust to get stuck in. I've done bits and bobs of the backing stuff for the band but never really created a soundscape with them, just moods.</p> <p>Thanks for your advice on avoiding 'dry spells' but I think I might not have made myself clear. I wasn't really suffering a drought, I've just been in my contemplative/humming mode! I see it as a really important part of it. I think a lot about the lyrics I want and the message contained within, sing grooves to myself as i walk and hum or whistle a lot of dodgy tunes! (Whistling is great by the way. Picked up the habit at a horrible job in a caravan factory. I love it. Make like a dwarf...) It's kind of like my own little melting pot and out of it appear what I presume to be the strongest ideas. Occaisionally something new and fresh that doesn't really relate to my the current thought processes will just appear out of nowhere in these periods but I can't really justify seperating that from those processes. I don't think the flashes would come if the engine wasn't running.</p> <p>Have to say that's cool as FUCK about the girl in Australia, that would make me proud too! I get a similar although nowhere near as groovy feeling when we sell odd cds over the net to people in Sweden or America or something. Usually our sales occur in the UK (obviously) so when you get a random sale it's cool because someone has obviously just happened across the band and liked it enough to spend their money.</p> <p>As for my favourites:</p> <p>The answer to both questions is I'm Fine. We've just recorded the instruments for it ready to put the vocals on and I'm so excited by it. I can't help hearing it as a listener because I love it so much. It's this decades peace song. Gem has blown me away with it. I want to be jealous that I didn't write the lyrics but I can't because they're just SO good! Although I wrote a riff and a couple of basslines for it I just feel privileged to have been allowed to do so. It's made Gem into one of my musical idols! It sits above Negative Creep but below Whole Lotta Love in my all time favourites!</p> <p>If you're asking what song of mine is my favourite then probably Cheapass. I like the riff, it gets across politically want I wanted to and then there's space for the drums to flip out at the end! (THat's me drumming on the recording by the way, and I'm arrogantly proud!). The vocals that Gem wrote are fucking killer too!</p> <p>Anyway enough self appreciation! I got to go to work!</p> <p>Gem I'll reply to yours later!</p> <p>CHeers, jojo</p> <p>Will: Which instrument do you write with mainly?"</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1158098486">click here to read the rest</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/04/another_sample_of_the_kind_of_self_congr~1186891/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>forumsongwritingpeacelovenational-snackhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/10/04/another_sample_of_the_kind_of_self_congr~1186891/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/19/come_and_get_pissed_off_at_me~1139091/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-09-19:/2006/09/19/come_and_get_pissed_off_at_me~1139091/Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:37:21 +0200 <p>Read the first of my 'Ill Informed Political Rantings'</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1158628425/0#0">HERE</a></p> <p>Love from Jojo x</p> <p>Please note: you will need <a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?virboard=how;num=1158328601">Pass Holder</a> status on our forum to reply but all you have to do is register and it takes seconds to do that... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/19/come_and_get_pissed_off_at_me~1139091/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>lovewarnational-snackreligionbushpoliticshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/19/come_and_get_pissed_off_at_me~1139091/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/18/recording_day~1137202/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-09-18:/2006/09/18/recording_day~1137202/Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:26:38 +0200 <p>Saturday night saw the beginning of recording for our new CD. We are being recorded by our good friend Alejandro Merola and his amazing "floating" studio.</p> <p>Snack HQ was transformed into a veritable orgy of wires cables mics mixing desks computers isolation boxes beer cans and roaches for ready to record the somic boom of National Snacks instrumental prowess!</p> <p>We beat, strummed, drank, stamped and smoked our way through 6 hours of rock and roll with Alejandro twiddling and tirning his knobs and faders. We kept going until we could play no more and the coffee ran out..</p> <p>You can see some pics of the first night here on our forum <a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a></p> <p>We'll keep you posted.</p> <p>Peace Love and Happiness</p> <p>Jojo x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/18/recording_day~1137202/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>lovepeacenational-snackrecordingmusichttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/18/recording_day~1137202/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/15/title~1128814/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-09-15:/2006/09/15/title~1128814/Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:35:50 +0200 <p>I'm starting a new thread/semi-blog on our <a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl">forum</a> to discuss the ins and outs of songwriting and being a musician in 2006.</p> <p>Below is a cut and paste of my first (kinda) posting:</p> <p><em><strong>"So, to start off -</p> <p>I find my writing output comes in waves of varying depth. Sometimes I'll do nothing for weeks or even months and then I'll write 5 songs in the space of a few weeks or hours.</p> <p>Ths said though, I think the periods of inactivity are not actually inactive at all. I hum stuff, whistle stuff, my riffs, other peoples, lyrics, melodies, drum beats, all sorts. It all goes round and round in my head and then there'll be a point when a bunch of ideas will chrystalize really fast and i just need to get some kind of recording of it done on paper or audio before i forget it.</p> <p>That's when it's easy - sometimes the complete song isn't what's left after the frenzy of activity which then means i have the specifics of what I HAVE got bouncing around in my head and I find it difficult to branch away from the ideas that I have recorded and the song becomes really difficult to complete - sort of trapped within itself.</p> <p>Ok that's my thought for the day.</p> <p>See you next time. x"</strong></em></p> <p>I would be flattered and happy if anyone wanted to come and join the discussion.</p> <p>The thread is in my personal section of the forum so anyone can read it but you need to be a <a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?virboard=how;num=1158328601">'Pass Holder'</a> to post a reply and join in.</p> <p>To do this you just have to register and make a couple of posts on the forum. The quickest option would be to write a couple of words to say hello on the 'Introduce Yourself' board and then vote in a poll, it'll take you a minute or two.</p> <p>Once you've got your <a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?virboard=jojo;num=1158328601">Pass Holder</a> status just go to my section of the blog or follow the link below to view and reply to the original posting.</p> <p>If you are already registered and are a <a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?virboard=how;num=1158328601">Pass Holder</a> then just click the link below:</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1158098486">Songwriting, My Brain and other short stories</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl">National Snack Forum</a> - <a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/15/title~1128814/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>songwritingmusicnational-snacklovesexhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/15/title~1128814/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/08/the_boys_have_stopped_squabbling_in_the_~1106823/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-09-08:/2006/09/08/the_boys_have_stopped_squabbling_in_the_~1106823/Fri, 08 Sep 2006 01:03:57 +0200 <p>You know who I mean.</p> <p>And thank god for that. What a bunch of bollocks. Childish. Time wasting.</p> <p>Tsk tsk.</p> <p>I mean, it's not like there isn't plenty to do.</p> <p>jojo x</p> <p><a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/08/the_boys_have_stopped_squabbling_in_the_~1106823/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>politicsbrownblairnational-snackmusiclovepeacehttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/08/the_boys_have_stopped_squabbling_in_the_~1106823/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/01/gig_tonight~1088438/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-09-01:/2006/09/01/gig_tonight~1088438/Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:59:33 +0200 <p>The Red Room at the Comedy Pub<br> 7 Oxendon St<br> London<br> Sw1Y 4EE</p> <p>10pm onstage</p> <p>£5</p> <p><a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/01/gig_tonight~1088438/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>musicnational-snackgigslovehttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/01/gig_tonight~1088438/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/01/news_for_the_day~1087161/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-09-01:/2006/09/01/news_for_the_day~1087161/Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:09:26 +0200 <p>businesses say immigrants are good.<br> not just, "it went okay", but "we enjoyed it a lot" to the experiment with open polish etc immigration.</p> <p>wicked.</p> <p>glad we got that one sorted out then.</p> <p>apparently if we hadn't of had so many young working people arrive then we would have had to increase national insurance payments on account of how we are getting so old.</p> <p>how about we open up all borders erevywhere and see what happens?</p> <p>just a thought.</p> <p>my news:<br> 1)my tendomitis is much better, thankyou. got a great teacher, am also learning lots<br> 2)i have been neglecting you because we have a forum now, so if you like reading my ramblings, you can find more there:</p> <p><a href="http://www.forum.nationalsnack.co.uk">joyfulsnackyforum</a></p> <p>3)the printer is broken. anyone got one?<br> 4) gig tomo at the comedy, oxenden st nr piccadilly circus 10pm ish x</p> <p>miss you all x<br> la vikinga x</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/01/news_for_the_day~1087161/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>national-snackprintersimmigrationhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/09/01/news_for_the_day~1087161/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/27/you_re_so_cool~1074199/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-27:/2006/08/27/you_re_so_cool~1074199/Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:08:32 +0200 <p>The coolest of the cool...</p> <p>Together with the people on our mailing list and our myspace friends you've swung us into FIRST PLACE at the Subba-Cultcha poll.</p> <p>Help us stay there!</p> <p><a href="http://www.subba-cultcha.com/vote.php">VOTE National Snack at Subba-Cultcha.com</a></p> <p>Check out our new <a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl">National Snack Message Boards</a> too</p> <p>Happy Bank Holiday! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/27/you_re_so_cool~1074199/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>subba-cultchanational-snackmyspacevotepolllovehttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/27/you_re_so_cool~1074199/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/25/new_songs~1067356/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-25:/2006/08/25/new_songs~1067356/Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:49:34 +0200 <p>We've started to post our ruff ruff demos on our forum.</p> <p>All raggedy round the edges and full of ideas!</p> <p>Come and have a listen:</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl">http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl</a></p> <p>Love<br> Jojo x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/25/new_songs~1067356/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>forumpeacemusicsongslovenational-snackhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/25/new_songs~1067356/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/24/national_snack_forum_online_and_shining~1066374/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-24:/2006/08/24/national_snack_forum_online_and_shining~1066374/Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:33:39 +0200 <p><strong>The National Snack Official Forum</strong><br> The forum will form the LIVE part of out new website due to be released in full in the coming weeks along with a brand spanking new CD and a tour to boot...<br> We want you the fans to colour our site, just like you do our gigs. </p> <p>PLUS every registered member, (you only need username and an email address), will be entered into a prize draw to win two free tickets to a gig close to them, a signed copy of the new CD AND a National Snack Thinking Hat! Oh yes.. [winner will be announced on the day of the CD/website release]</p> <p>On the Forum you can:</p> <p>- Get all the latest news and gig dates in the News section<br> - Read about and talk to the band members in the Backstage Pass area<br> - Listen to official tracks and demo recordings, read the lyrics and post your pics and vids of gigs in the Music section<br> - Tell us where you want to play in the Suggestion Box<br> - Sign up to be a Love Bandit in the National Snack Love Army Section to get your very own piece of the Forum<br> - Chat to other fans (post freely but peacefully please! abusive users will have their bottoms spanked and get booted so be nice!)</p> <p>And so much more..</p> <p>Don't miss your chance to win the National Snack Thinking Hat!</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl">http://www.nationalsnack.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl</a></p> <p>Please note the forum is still undergoing tweaks and tunings so don't get freaked out if the odd thing changes! But then that's just proof of how RAW your preview is!</p> <p>PS. we've got a little snippet of a new song up there too and more to come....</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/24/national_snack_forum_online_and_shining~1066374/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>national-snacklovepeaceforumhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/24/national_snack_forum_online_and_shining~1066374/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/24/subba_cultcha_poll~1064261/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-24:/2006/08/24/subba_cultcha_poll~1064261/Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:13:20 +0200 <p>Hey it's voting time!</p> <p>You can help us get our own special little Subba-Cultcha page!</p> <p><a href="http://www.subba-cultcha.com/vote.php">http://www.subba-cultcha.com/vote.php</a> and vote National Snack</p> <p>Those nice people at Subba Cultcha are just pumping new music out at ya, if you haven't been there already then check it out:</p> <p><a href="http://www.subba-cultcha.com">www.subba-cultcha.com</a></p> <p>They really do work hard to help bands there and we've been lucky enough to feature on two of their podcasts.</p> <p>Cheers Subba-Cultcha.</p> <p>And thank you everybody who votes!</p> <p>Vote NOW! here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.subba-cultcha.com/vote.php">http://www.subba-cultcha.com/vote.php</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/24/subba_cultcha_poll~1064261/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>peacenational-snacklovepollsubba-cultchahttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/24/subba_cultcha_poll~1064261/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/23/subba_cultcha_vote_now~1061374/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-23:/2006/08/23/subba_cultcha_vote_now~1061374/Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:52:05 +0200 <p>Hey it's voting time!</p> <p>You can help us get our own special little Subba-Cultcha page! </p> <p><a href="http://www.subba-cultcha.com/vote.php">http://www.subba-cultcha.com/vote.php</a></p> <p>Those nice people at Subba Cultcha are just pumping new music out at ya, if you haven't been there already then check it out:</p> <p><a href="http://www.subba-cultcha.com">http://www.subba-cultcha.com</a></p> <p>They really do work hard to help bands there and we've been lucky enough to feature on two of their podcasts.</p> <p>Cheers Subba-Cultcha.</p> <p>And thank you everybody who votes!</p> <p>Vote NOW! here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.subba-cultcha.com/vote.php">http://www.subba-cultcha.com/vote.php</a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/23/subba_cultcha_vote_now~1061374/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>lovesnacknational-snacknationalpeacesubba-cultchahttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/23/subba_cultcha_vote_now~1061374/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/21/all_s_right_with_the_world~1058317/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-21:/2006/08/21/all_s_right_with_the_world~1058317/Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:55:59 +0200 <p>coming up midnight<br> got the night to ourselves<br> no pressure<br> wrote some new songs<br> might watch some tv.<br> rock on x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/21/all_s_right_with_the_world~1058317/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>national-snackcontenthttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/21/all_s_right_with_the_world~1058317/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/21/loving_london_transport~1055814/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-21:/2006/08/21/loving_london_transport~1055814/Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:03:16 +0200 <p>Big big big hurrah to everyone who made it down for the Walthamstow Festival- we know you really struggled to get there, cause so did we!</p> <p>heres us:<br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=764913"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/913/764913_489d96c0b1_s.jpg" alt="on the way to walthamstow" title="on the way to walthamstow" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a>off the tube and walking a bit and back onto the tube again for one stop<a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=764914"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/914/764914_1654270a08_s.jpg" alt="DSC00264" title="DSC00264" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a>off the tube onto the bus and back on the tube again<a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=764916"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/916/764916_49c1ed0520_s.jpg" alt="DSC00265" title="DSC00265" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>seriously, the gig was only abaout a mile and a half from snack mansions. shoulda walked.<br> (btw, does anyone know where i can get one of those old lady wheely trolleys froms?)<br> how bloody joyous that london transport want to close piccadilly victoria and central line all at the same time. how amazing that even though its planned engineering work, you failed to tell us what your plans actually were, and thereby failed to allow me to make my own plans accordingly.<br> anyhow, walthamstow you rock.<br> except the boy who slagged off national snack then tried to kiss me.<br> thats not the way to get laid, sweetie!<br> lv x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/21/loving_london_transport~1055814/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>national-snackwalthamstow-festivallondon-transporthttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/21/loving_london_transport~1055814/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/20/walthamstow_festival_2006_the_tabloid_ze~1053900/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-20:/2006/08/20/walthamstow_festival_2006_the_tabloid_ze~1053900/Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:23:07 +0200 <p>It's a gig day <img src="http://myspace-178.vo.llnwd.net/00290/87/19/290149178_m.jpg" alt="" title=""></p> <p>We got a giiig to day, we got a giiiig today!</p> <p>Please don;t rain, please don't rain!</p> <p>Out in the streets of Walthamstow spreading the loveeee! x x</p> <p>We're BOUND to be good today cos we were absolutely SHITE in rehearsal last night and that's just the way it works! bad rehearsal = killer gig! you lucky lucky buggers...</p> <p>Can't wait, see you there peeps!</p> <p>National Snack x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/20/walthamstow_festival_2006_the_tabloid_ze~1053900/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>lovemusicgigwalthamstowpeacenational-snackhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/20/walthamstow_festival_2006_the_tabloid_ze~1053900/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/19/wus~1051074/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-19:/2006/08/19/wus~1051074/Sat, 19 Aug 2006 02:05:42 +0200 <p><img src="http://www.alchemysite.com/blog/uploaded_images/Chfield_co_rep_Scared_Face-722325.jpg" alt="" title=""><br> It's official. I am a total wus. (woose? whoos?)</p> <p>I just made my self jump with my own shadow.</p> <p>That's right ladies and gentleman, boys and girls. I'll repeat it:</p> <p>I am afraid of my own shadow.</p> <p>Bugger.</p> <p>And I always try to be so couurageous.</p> <p>I'm off to do some boxing tests with a paper bag.</p> <p>Afterwards I might try to work out which is my elbow and which is my arse.</p> <p>Don't tell my Dad you read this... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/19/wus~1051074/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/19/wus~1051074/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/14/bank_charges~1038631/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-14:/2006/08/14/bank_charges~1038631/Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:39:43 +0200 <p><img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41961000/jpg/_41961138_bankofengland_203jpg.jpg" alt="" title=""></p> <p>What a scary day!</p> <p>I'm taking two banks to court for unfair and punitive bank charges!</p> <p>Will it work? Won;t it?</p> <p>Does anybody know anything about this? Any experience? Cos I'm pretty terrified!</p> <p>If you've never heard about claiming back your charges you should have a look and check it out. I'm not sure what's going to happen with my claims yet but it's looking kinda positive! Apparently after a certain amopunt of fuss and bother the banks will just pay up if you claim in the right way!</p> <p>We'll see.</p> <p>Exciting and scary all at the same time!</p> <p>If you want to find out more then check these links. They've been helping me no end and the consumeractiongroup forum is very good and full of helpful people and information.</p> <p><a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk">http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk</a><br> <a href="http://www.moneysavingexpert.com">http://www.moneysavingexpert.com</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/14/bank_charges~1038631/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>national-snackpunitivenationalsnackchargesbanksunfairbank-chargescapitalisthttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/14/bank_charges~1038631/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/10/bummer_to_say_the_least~1028603/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-10:/2006/08/10/bummer_to_say_the_least~1028603/Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:35:04 +0200 <p>So I just read about this as I sat surfing...</p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4778575.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4778575.stm</a></p> <p>Pretty scary my friends.</p> <p>Organised arseholes getting narky again.</p> <p>I don't really know what to think, I'm ashamed of Britains behaviour in other countries but this is CERTAINLY not the way to deal with it.</p> <p>Gem has to go out into the tube system later today. It's a little scary.</p> <p>Still, thankfully for us, we are lucky that we generally only have to be scared of the THREAT of bombs. I just can't imagine what the poor people (on ALL sides) in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon are feeling right now.</p> <p>What should we do for peace people? Serious question. What should we do? Because all this killing has to stop.</p> <p>Lots of Love from Joe x</p> <p>Ministers/police statements:</p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4778817.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4778817.stm</a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/10/bummer_to_say_the_least~1028603/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>musicpeacelovebombsterrorpoliticsplaneshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/10/bummer_to_say_the_least~1028603/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/10/oh_the_guilt~1028057/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-10:/2006/08/10/oh_the_guilt~1028057/Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:18:51 +0200 <p>I slept in. Rehearsal was at 9 woke at 9.30, Phil made it there ,we didn't, feel terrible.<br> Guilty</p> <p>It's my fault I slept in coz i stayed up stupid late drinking and watching scrubs repeats. Guilty and tragic</p> <p>I didn't finish the songs yesterday as I was worried about the grant application I have to finish today. I'm worried I'm not gonna finish it today.<br> OOOOOOOoh Guilt,</p> <p>Drummer on a diet and I'm eating shit as usual.<br> was rude to my sister<br> never call my mum<br> smoke too much<br> secretly hate people<br> never give to charity<br> steal things sometimes<br> trashing my voice by smoking too much<br> don't have enough time to have sex with my boyfriend due to stressing about feeling guilty about all the stuff I haven't done all the time, which makes me really moody which makes me snappy whcih makes me rude which makes me, you guessed it<br> GUILTEEEEEEEEEE GUILTY GUILTEEEEEEE GUILTYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GGGGGGG g g g</p> <p>I feel better now, thank you.<br> Frankly I feel that Joes attitude to waking up late is much healthier:<a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=741819"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/819/741819_60fe16d8c4_t.jpg" alt="DSC00251" title="DSC00251" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=741820"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/820/741820_949d842a33_t.jpg" alt="DSC00250" title="DSC00250" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>Happy Thursday<br> :La vikinga:</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/10/oh_the_guilt~1028057/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>lateguiltynational-snackbad-bad-girlhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/10/oh_the_guilt~1028057/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/09/all_wasps_must_die~1026012/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-09:/2006/08/09/all_wasps_must_die~1026012/Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:06:11 +0200 <p>A warning<br> to any wasps surfing the net today.</p> <p>don't come into snack mansions.<br> this is what will happen to you.<br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=740595"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/595/740595_c1e45a2702_s.jpg" alt="wasp" title="wasp" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>they don't call us national snack for nothing.</p> <p>you eat me, I eat you- a'wight?</p> <p>lvx</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/09/all_wasps_must_die~1026012/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>all-wasps-must-dienational-snackhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/09/all_wasps_must_die~1026012/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/07/snackalized~1021772/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-07:/2006/08/07/snackalized~1021772/Mon, 07 Aug 2006 23:59:35 +0200 <p>Sometimes rehearsals are really difficult to get through, and sometimes they're just the best thing in the world.<br> Tonight we all felt that we were in a cohen brothers movies coz it's been such a malevolent day- weird people everywhere, sketchy weather, you know the type..<br> but it all came together.<br> I fucking love my band and the sounds we make.<br> Been really woking it instrumentally, been up and commuting to acton every day the last couple of weeks and working on the new stuff with the rhythm section, and finally got to fit the vocals and the girls inot it today.<br> everything sounds amazing.<br> we're such a heavy band when it's just us three, which i love, but you put it all the yells and performance together(cw and me are playin gbullies in this one- you'r gonna love it : )and those big throaty vocals.. well then its snacked, innit?<br> and everything makes sense.<br> I feel sated.<br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=737526"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/526/737526_bf79f79b84_s.jpg" alt="sated" title="sated" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> and elated<br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=737527"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/527/737527_9fe20a7788_s.jpg" alt="elated" title="elated" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/07/snackalized~1021772/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>elatednational-snacksatedrehearsalshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/07/snackalized~1021772/#commentshttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/06/we_re_bored_with_our_photos~1018906/tag:nationalsnack.blog.co.uk,2006-08-06:/2006/08/06/we_re_bored_with_our_photos~1018906/Sun, 06 Aug 2006 21:34:50 +0200 <p>Last time we had time for a photoshoot it was COLD.<br> SO cold in fact that we made it through three bottles of Captain Morgans before midday.<br> Bloody San millan and his " i must have light! I'm an artist! Get up early"<br> Kidding.<br> A little bit.<br> David, we adore you, and you are the best photographer in the world, but since you fell in love National Snack have been sorely lacking in the visual arts department.</p> <p>We do have photo, but it all looks like this:<br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=735017"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/017/735017_b052bb70d5_m.jpg" alt="gjwbunker2" title="gjwbunker2" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p>and this:<a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=735018"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/018/735018_4298dc7039_m.jpg" alt="gjwbunker" title="gjwbunker" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> and this:<a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=735019"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/019/735019_2a0602578b_m.jpg" alt="cjwlive" title="cjwlive" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>except for the ones that look like this<br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=735020"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/020/735020_95d902b66f_m.jpg" alt="natsnacklive" title="natsnacklive" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>i mean it's all very rock and roll, but you can;t actually see anything, can you?<br> still, thats what you get for handing your phone to the prson dancing hardest.<br> you should see the video.</p> <p>so anyway- hands up who wants to shoot us at our next gig?<br> I'd tell you when it is, but i forgot.</p> <p>probably in LOndon?</p> <p>You know who to call</p> <p>lvxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/06/we_re_bored_with_our_photos~1018906/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>national-snackvideophotographerhttp://nationalsnack.blog.co.uk/2006/08/06/we_re_bored_with_our_photos~1018906/#comments