In an update to Fridays post, here's what's been going on with The Sharp Darts Home Studio (Mark's spare room) in the past year or so.

The photo on the left was taken shortly after the last blog post was written, the junk go shifted and we did have a jam, we also did a little recording in their to test out the sound in the wardrobe for possible use as a vocal booth.

The Ashdown bass amp made it in (as pictured), as did the violin and the Fender Strat (although that is currently at Steve's parents house following a gig, I'll have it back soon *nudge* *nudge* Steve). I also finished making my amp yellow...

This is a post I wrote over a year ago, not quite sure why I didn't post it back then, but there have been a few changes since. I'll update you shortly with all the work that has gone into getting a setup capable of recording our upcoming acoustic EP.

I've decided that my spare room is somewhat wasted as a bedroom, so I've decided to set up a home studio to get demos out quicker. As you can see from the pictures, it's become a bit of a storage/junk room, as we all do with our spare rooms. I've included a few pictures at various stages of completion.

So far in converting my spare room I've had to consign 3 printers, digital camera, 2 pc's, 1 monitor, 1 tv and a bunch of components to the tech-graveyard.

I'd like to start this post by saying a massive thank you for all the support you've given us and all the help you've given us in getting out name out there. 

Being in a band is lots of fun, but it's also really hard work most of the time. You're constantly trying to find ways gain new fans and spread the word without spamming the hell out of people (that doesn't work anyway).

One of the best ways to get new fans is when people recommend you or help spread the word, here are a few things that you could do that would be a massive help to us.

1. Like our updates on facebook

The Sharp Darts head to Manchester this weekend, however, there has been a slight change of plan. We are now playing The Castle in Oldham.

If you are one of the people coming with us who, like us, has your accommodation and transport all booked, then we'd like to offer our sincere apologies for the change of venue. It is a bit of a trek outside Manchester to the venue, but hopefully we can all have a good time.

There was a mix up with Bar Centro double booking, leaving the promoter, and us, without a gig. Thankfully a little "the show must go on" mentality and a little help from another local promoter found us somewhere to play, albeit a little further away that we had originally planned.

Friday 13th January - The Sharp Darts played at The Flapper in Birmingham along with up and comers Towns, Silvershores and acoustic hero Tim Fletcher. In this post we let you know all about Tim.

First up was Tim Fletcher, a solo acoustic singer/songwriter. You'd be forgiven for thinking that he's never seen anyone else play guitar before, some of the things he does to his acoustic are out of this world. He plays with both hands on the fretboard, under and over as he slaps and pops his way around the guitar body, all while singing and barely looking at his guitar.