music .... drums ..... stuff.... fine wine .... a good congnac .... TEA! .... old guitars ... records ... soul ... jazz ... r'n'b ... blues ... modernism ... gretsch ...
Here'e me laying down a Purdie-esque shuffle with The Michael Roach Band (with Special Guest Michael Messer on slide gee-taw...) : LIVE at Norden Farm Centre for the ARTS ..
And here's the MICHAEL ROACH BAND at The Spitz in London ...
LIVE at the Spitz London 1
there are only two types - good and bad. Although I always come back to my unbridled love of Jazz, 50's R'n'B, 60's Soul + Blues, if I'm forced to mention a few names, I'm currently grooving to: Ray Charles, Little Richard, Lewis Taylor, Fats Domino, Miles Davis, William Bell, Little Milton, Richie Havens, Ike + Tina (live '71 is rockin'!), The Stones, Bobby "Blue" Bland, John Scofield, BB King, The Roots, King Curtis, Stanton Moore, The Chocolate Watch Band, Charles Lloyd, James Hunter, The Channels, Albert King, The Small Faces, The Band, The Impressions, Dr. Lonnie Johnson, Elvis, Flying Burrito Bros., Etta James, Weller, Booker T + the MG's, Neil Young, Edgar "Jones" Jones, Oscar Peterson, Dylan, Love, Curtis Mayfield, The Beach Boys, Charlie Watts tentet/Big Band, The Kinks, Early Santana, Al Green, Bebel Gilberto, Charlie Parker, The La's, Detroit Cobras, Richard Hawley, John Coltrane, The Meters, the Players, Chuck Berry, Dr John, CSN, Gram Parsons, Stephen Stills, Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Tito Puente, The Beatles, Johnnie Johnson, Her Space Holiday, The Ronettes .... and many many more!
The Jimmy Thomas Band working on a studio tan! ....:
here's me doing some drum tracks in the studio on my little Gretsch's ...
Treat yourself to a copy of a very fine album I MUST TELL YOU THIS by The Lucas Group featuring me on drums here:
MP3 I Must Tell You This - FOLK: Modern Folk The one and only album from lost Modern-English folk troubadours, The Lucas Group. Earthy and beauti<...> Details
marvellous!
Movies
too many to mention, but one of the best has got to be The Italian Job (Micheal Caine, 1969 - THE ORIGINAL, NOT THE TERRIBLE REMAKE!)... also worthy of mention: Wattstax, Standing in the Shadows of Mowtown, Gimme Shelter, Star Wars and The Lavender Hill Mob, and more recently, Ray :)
Television
'tis the devils box! But I always find time for THE SIMPSONS, FATHER TED or CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (thanks to the wonders of Tangfastics, sunny San Mateo and the best of friends! xox)
Books
reading is good ... currently on "Curtis Mayfield - People Never Give Up" by Peter Burns ... which is nice ... and the new copy of classic drummer magazine ... which is nerdy!
Heroes
we've all got 'em ....
You Are Animal
A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts.
You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary.
But you sure can beat a good drum.
"Kill! Kill!"
About me: It's all about music ..... I'm a musician, a pro drummer ..... for hire!
My experience is varied and I've played all over the place - from London to Jo'Burg, Dubai to Frankfurt, Muscat to Middlesbrough, Leeds to Lugano ... not to mention playing Glastonbury 2009 with Johnny Mars band and DJing there in 2000 just before David Bowie's set! I listen to all kinds of music - so my drumming influences are mixed, but they include Charlie Watts, Earl Palmer, Steve Jordan, Buddy Rich, Ginger Baker, Jim Keltner, Al Jackson Jr., Stanton Moore, Steve Gadd, Sonny Freeman & Fred Below (the deepest of shuffles!), Levon Helm, Pete Thomas, Steve White, Elvin Jones, Ringo, anyone who played with Ray Charles, Michael Shreive, Art Blakey and well .... there's just too many to mention!
I'm known as a Blues/Jazz/R&B player mostly, but I have worked with many people in a range of styles - From studio sessions to UK & international touring, percussion accompaniment to teaching etc.. and have worked with artists from the worlds of Pop, Rock, Folk, Jazz, R&B and Blues.
You can catch me playing live with the rather fantatsic MICHAEL ROACH BAND , the awesome Chicago Diva that is ANGELA BROWN, R&B & Soul legend JIMMY THOMAS , or dirty garage R&B combo THE DIRTY ROBBERS amongst others. I'm often seen laying down some fat shuffles with my Rhythm & Blues Brethren, PAUL CORRY (Honkin' Horn & slinky Geetaw), DANNY McCORMACK (Funky Hammond & Piano genius), ROGER INNISS (Bass Supremo & time lord!) and OLIVER DARLING (R&B jedi). My recent credits include JOHNNY MARS, DEITRA FARR, the wonderful AMBERSHADES, Rock Guitar Hero BERNIE MARSDEN, UK swing sensations KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS, greasey Detroit-esque rockers REVCOUNTER, THE LUCAS GROUP, SOPHIE GARNER and talented singer-songwriter AARON SHORT.
I am a proud endorsee of PROTECTION RACKET CASES - THE best protection for your drums!
To hire me for your session/band/tour/gig etc, message me from this page or email me direct at info@mattsdrums.com For more informatoin, please visit MATT COWLEY DRUMS & PERCUSSION ON-LINE
Me at work at Green Eye Studios working on the forthcoming Jimmy Thomas Album ...
... and here's a little film of THE DIRTY ROBBERS at Darlington R&B club:
me at GLASTONBURY 2009 Glade Stage with Johnny Mars (great gig!):
Here's a little film of me with The Michael Roach Band featuring Whitesnake's Bernie Marsden :
Here's a promo video from when I was with The Lucas Group (2001) "Up To My Knees" :
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Here I'm playing my Gretsch bop set ...
Here's me playing with BERNIE MARSDEN, DENNIS GRUENLING, ROGER INNISS & DAN McCORMACK:
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Who I'd like to meet: Anyone into music and musos alike ... ...maybe a pint of Guinness and a chat with Dylan Thomas, anyone who can arrange a jam with Ginger Baker, or a trawl through Charlie Watts' jazz collection! Then again, a night on the lash with Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood wouldn't go a miss either...
Hey Hello, How you? Come and have a listen to the title track, download it free, burn it on
a CD and give it to a friend in Christmas card. Album available in January.
Hope all is well in your worlds and hope to see ya's in the next
decade...Best of to ya. Steve H
Enchanted Burlesque presents 'Back From The Dead Special'
Starring
Mysti Vine - Probably the worlds only Black Burlesque Comedienne. Mysti is winging her way to us from Canada and she is bringing her world famous V-stume act with her.
Angel LaVey - Unveiling two new frighteningly original and bizarre Burlesque creations.
Glorian Gray - Eternal Burlesque from a very classy lady.
Al Rudge - Performing magic that will astound and mesmerize you.
Al Grant - The crazy Compere. Who knows what he will do or say next?
Violet Va Voom - The best things come in little packages, and this little lady will tease the pants off of you.
Wudwud - You've never seen stand - up comedy like this before.
Pipi Strella - Bringing a delightful Eastern twist to the evening.
Just to inform you of two important "happenings" in our own little world:
Firstly.....we release our debut single "The Contessa" / "Snake Charmer" on Sept 26 at, curiously, the celebration/launch shindig for our debut album in central London.
Copies of the ltd edition single will be available on the night at Crossfire 14 held at 229 The Venue in Gt. Portland Street, London (opposite Regent's Park) with the DCs on stage around 10pm followed by a blistering all-niter...
And.....this is our next BIRMINGHAM gig....coming up on SATURDAY SEPTEMBER12th @ the Sound Bar....hope you can make it:
Also we play a small home-town show in Tamworth on Sunday September 13 @ Bullit (about 9pm we think)....
Time To Pick Your Poison: Heaven in High Heels or Hell on Earth.
Welcome to the darkest summer in the history of Birmingham burlesque, and the culprit behind this black summer? None other than Gehenna of the Silk Stocking Striptease Show. However, never fear, bringing the light to the event will be Angel LaVey of the Silk Stocking Striptease Show. Whether you want something, light and comical or dark and deviant, the 9th Silk Stocking Striptease Show will have something for you. Pick your poison, light or dark, we have it all and we guarantee to satisfy your cravings.
The Silk Stocking Striptease Show Nine will be taking place on the 8th of August 2009 at The Flapper Pub. Tickets will cost you £7.50 in advance from www.birminghamburlesque.com and will be on sale until midday on the 8th of August. You will be able to buy tickets on the door at £9 each, subject to availability. The doors to the show open at 7:30pm and the show will begin at 8:30pm.
The Silk Stocking Striptease Show is sponsored by WWW.SMELLYOURMUM.COM offensive slogan t-shirts.
There's some alarming information that you should all know regarding BBC Radio. Many of you will recall the Brand / Ross - Andrew Sachs scandal last year where the controller for Radio 2 resigned and the position was taken by Bob Shennan. It seems that Mr Shennan despises most roots music to a point where he has begun to replace the specialist shows that Radio 2 is so well known for, such as Shake Rattle & Roll, with chat shows featuring sport and incidental pop music. Mr Shennan is trying to find any excuse possible to axe Mark Lamarr completely off BBC Radio and I believe other specialist shows that feature DJs who hold a passion for real music will also receive the axe.
Long gone will be rock'n'roll, rockabilly, blues, reggae, ska, soul, vocal group, jazz & world music from BBC Radio 2, a station that for several decades has been a national institution. What we all forget is we own the BBC. They're forever telling us it's our station, and so it is. It's a public funded network, and we're entitled to have our say.
If this information means anything to you then you must complain to the BBC and let them know how you feel. Fill out the BBC Trust survey at their website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/
Just imagine thousands of emails every hour to Radio 2. Spread the word, and who knows where all this will end up. It might even be time for another march, but one things for sure, they ain't getting away with it.
Hi! It's Your Thing! Now goes monthly and moves to Saturdays (third of every
month) from 9pm - 4am. The next one
is on SATURDAY 20 JUNE and you can expect the usual mix of quality Soul music
from the Sixties to the Eighties, with Funk, Latin, Salsoul, Reggae, Lovers
Rock and Soulful Disco thrown into the mix. We hope to see you all down there,
we've got a great venue, great music, all we need is you and we've got a party!
100% soulful sounds to get your groove on…
Resident Selecters Dean Rudland (ace records), Jeff The Fish and Rowly.
At Charlie Wrights International
45 Pitfield St
Hoxton
London N1 6DA
9-4am
Nearest Tube: Old Street
£5 before 11, £10 after.
hi Matt we played the CD in your absence yes it was a great night will see you guys at the next localist gig, thanks for letting me lick your drum kit haha, have a thing since i was a kid about shiny surfaces!!!!!! trouble is its stayed with me even though im big now, ho hum at least you didn't take it personally , i just had to do it take care hope to see you down the Forge soon love Mandy and Smudge x
