Drums by night, works with crazy kids by day, who spit, kick, & swear their way through school and generally need to be locked in a dark room for a few weeks. He takes his fury out on the drums, by imaging it's his worst kid's head (who happens to be female)...take that you bitch!
Andy a k a ICE MAN - Bass & Backing Vox.
Never puts a foot wrong, you play a new song to him, he's already written the bass line. Relaxed, calm and cool on stage. Never been angry in his life, if it happens, the end of the world will fall we all fear, such will be the fury of his wrath.
Shane a k a MAD DOG - Guitar & Lead Vox.
Not so much these days, the irish temper only flairs up when neccesary, but in his younger days used to love a good scrap, and occasionally threw bottles at his mates when they told bad jokes. His close friends still affectionately refer to him by his canine name.
Influences
Hey! The Idols represent good old fashioned rock n roll. Hard working, passionate lads, rippin it up as loud as poss and as true as poss. Come to our shows and see for yourself. Big love - Tim (drums.)
Stuff we like- White Stripes, Led Zep, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Oasis, Stone Roses, Rolling Stones, The Who, Eric Clapton, Cream, and loads of other modern stuff
Hey! We're The Idols, we like to put some proper energy into the live show - being in a band is about fun, passion, excitement and entertainment - not being miserable and gazing at your shoes when you play!
Some of the gigs we've played - Hope and Anchor; Dublin Castle (LONDON); Jericho Tavern (OXFORD); Reading University, Plug N Play, Purple Turtle, 3B's, 21 South St (READING!); The Beacon (KENT); Tup Fest, Guilfest 07 (GUILFORD)
RADIO PLAY
Our first demo track "My Inspiration" was played on BBC Berkshire show, The Session, Sunday 15th October
Autumn 07 we'll be recording our first proper stuff. We can't wait!
REVIEWS
MATT DYSON, BBC BERKSHIRE/ NME writer:
"Now this is a clean, unexpected, hit. Like a midget leaping to chin Peter Crouch, the opening riff of I am I can I will would have the most cynical giant applauding their nerve."
BLAH BLAH MAGAZINE (Berkshire's biggest free arts & music mag. 40,000 copies per month) REVIEW OCT 06....".....they've got one of the best frontmen i've seen in a long time. Not only can he sing, but he's one hell of a guitarist. He's reminiscent of a young Joe Strummer, and the set is full of passion and energy."..... "...Tim Potter, who co-wrote some of the songs, and Andy Russell, whose brilliant drumming and tight driving bass, respectively made sure that the set flowed effortlessly."
PLUG N PLAY (one of Readings best venues) NEWS LETTER SEP 06 "...these rising stars have been playing all over the south in recent months and guarantee a great gig wherever they perform. Brash and in-your face is the key to this band's show. Yer mother wouldn't like it."
JOSAKA.COM (the much loved music website resource in Berkshire) by the Godfather, Kevin Harrington ... "genuinely foot tapping songs!" Check out our website The falling Idols
The Funky End has become renowned for it's fantastic New Year Parties and this year promises to be our best yet!
This NEW YEARS EVE at The Funky End We're having a Moulin Rouge themed party with Live Burlesque Entertainment from the beautiful Miss Cherri Shakewell as well as all the usual Funky End trimmings, such as our resident DJ's playing the best funky house till 2am, cocktails, a casino table with loads of prizes and a free glass of bubbly to toast the new year at midnight.
We will be decorating the whole venue to the theme, and so fancy dress is obligatory. Get your thinking caps on!
Tickets are £10 before 20/12/07 £15 after and £20 on the night (depending on availability).
Thanks for the kind words... have a listen to our debut album on iTunes! Ridiculously low price and stuff... And leave a nice comment if you feel like it.
Well done at Guilfest. There were so many acts playing that weekend but thought come and check you out at Anderton's stage. Wasn't dissapointed. Keep on Rocking.
Deckwrecker AL returns to the The Funky End with a new collective, THE 101 CONNECTION and a brand new night, exclusive to The Funky End - FRACTURED FUNK.
Entry is free, so come and check it out!
Alwight mate... Hoes u? Did the money transfer ok? What day u getting up there? When will i be able to nab the tickets from u... Partyyyy.................. cant wait!! xx
...so nothing of any particular interest happened today throughout history; something about John Major and a rock, a Rolling Stone died, Quebec was founded... Considering this is statistically likely to be a slow news day for everyone, we're bound to make some local headlines by telling you about some shows we've got coming up. If you're in the vicinity of any of these, come and say hello:
5th July - The Walkabout, READING 6th July - Superconnected (Jug and Jester), LEAMINGTON 7th July - Clockwork, LONDON 9th July - The Vic, DERBY 12th July - The Cellar, OXFORD 13th July - Godiva Festival, COVENTRY
Hopefully these will be the last shows we play with our flood-wrecked gear - insurance should be coming through over the summer, hooray!
heya, yeah, it was really fun... a shame that u couldn t play..but the next time (maybe for my 21 birthday!) Sorry, I can t see u in the next time i m going home this friday for a little while...but i m hopefully back by november! So good luck with everything.. make sure you stay in touch!! xxx
Greetings from Timeless Festival, Huddersfield. Thanks for the interest and support.
It is still early days but we hope to be back this September.
Stay tuned.
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