The Sads @ Akropolis Feb 24th 09

"The Sads" and "the Tower of Dudes": Dual Album Release Party

THURSDAY OCTOBER 16th PALAC AKROPOLIS

we are releasing our album

TIME 19.00

TICKETS 120 or 150 on the door

http://www.myspace.com/thesads

http://www.myspace.com/thetowerofdudes

facebook link

Cabestro 19/05/07

This will be my birthday bash too (I hope)

Chateau 11/05/07

A SAD Thought

Five Sadnesses

As it is Sunday and Sunday smells. Here is 5 Sad images to remind you of The Sads

Back with The Tower Of Dudes

Annnnnnnnnnd

Here is another concert which we played last week. We are getting better (well we couldn't get any worse).........with some live video!!!!!!

Rock Cafe ZASE

SO as I have been very sadly lazy in updated the sads blog here is the flyer for the concert on

Saturday 21st April at Rock Cafe

In case you weren't there, the sound was really good (probably best ever).
It was a great crowd!!!!

007 Sads Photos 06/04/07

So finally I have a few pictures from 007 (thanks to Emile)



(There is Flanna!!!: her Sads Debut)

A Sad Upcoming Concert Alert!!!

The Sads are playing with Arms and the Boy for the first time!!!! It will surely be the greatest show ever. Although the Head Sad had an unfortunate accident recently with a punch bag and guess what!!!: the punch bag won (no surprise there). But luckily it shouldn't affect his playing...in fact...he might play better!!!

Anyway the concert is:

Friday 6th of April

Club 007 Strahov

8pm

If you know how to get there, you are a better man than me............

Upcoming Concert !!!!!! Feb13th Jet Club

Soooooooo, I am back...come to our fine, new, soon concert............

It is Tuesday 13th Feb at Jet Club

Orebitska 3 in Zizkov.


It is free it will be fun, and love is in the air..............................................................


Sads Love

Love Sads?

The Sad Comments: Thankyou for the love

Here are some comments sent to me from our adoring fans.......

Comments : if my blood was made of the sads, nothing could stop me as i bled upon the whole of the universe, I, an eternal cleansing raincloud. But it's made of hemoglobin and lymphocytes and shit like that... and plasma.

Comments : Yeh, alright you guys are pretty damn good. Well better than me anyway, but then again I am only 6 years old. It's nice to hear a big violin. I'd forgotten they exist. Don't know about the little orange dwarf that played it tho. He fwightened me. What does SADS stand for anyway? Oh, next time call the songs out a bit louder, pls. It helps us to slag them off at the end..

Comments : absolutely fucking brilliant

Comments : none of the above, was listening, wasnt drunk, seen you..why do you do me like you do is my favorite song

Comments : are you allowed to have chimps play the cello? its such a gimmick

Comments : animal cruelty?

The Sad Rock!!!!!!!!

Here we are at Rock Cafe!!!!!!!

Great Sound System and Flashing Lights!!!!

The lovely crowd

Thanks for coming, but next time if you could throw y-fronts onto the stage, that would be nice.

Cheers

The Super Secret Sad Gig!!!

So secret, I didn't even know where I was

But it was on 28th of December, I think

Have a Sads Start to 2007!!!! Jan 2nd

Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!! Jan 2nd we are playing at 'Rock Cafe'!!!!

Pretty excited we are, I am, me is. It has recently been renovated in the basement and has a big stage, excellent equipment and can hold 300 people prisoner. So be warned. There will be no escape. Don't really know many details yet, but we are playing with Killean and Vicious Circles

Jan 2nd 07, 8pm, Rock Cafe, Free (I think)


Start the New Year how you wish to continue it:......with The Sads

Concert Photos: Nebe

Here are some photos from Nebe, and contrary to the way the photos look, there are actually people there watching us. Somewhere between 2 and 300 people (at a guess).

The Sads Say NO!!! to cake in Prague

This is a Public Service Announcement brought to you by The Sads

The Forgettable Five
?


The Functional Five
?

The Sads are....

So what can we be? The Fantastic Five? Well that's taken.

Fantastic Five is the name of a superheroteam that exist in the MC2 universe, an alternate future to the Marvel Universe. A continuation of the Fantastic Four, the team is composed of the Human Torch, his wife Ms.Fantastic/Lyja (a Skrull), the Thing, Big Brain (Reed Richards' mind in a robotic body), and Psilord (Franklin Richards, Reed's son).

So how about? The Fearsome Five? Again taken.

The Fearsome Five is a fictional group ofcomic book supervillains from DC Comics. Though deadly, they lack sophistication as criminal planners, a cohesive focus or loyalty, and are prone to in-fighting, backstabbing, and disbandment (sounds promising)

or .....

On the animated TV Series Darkwing Duck, Five villains: Negaduck, Bushroot, Quackerjack, Megavolt (Darkwing Duck), and Liquidator (Darkwing Duck) join together and become The Fearsome Five.

So the Famous Five?... Nope

The Famous Five is a fictional group of child detectives, composed of four children (Julian, Dick, Anne and George and their dog Timmy, created by Enid Blyton (ah, my childhood).


What about the good old Fabulous Five?...definitely not

The Fabulous Five was a book series written mainly for girls in the late 1980s. The Fabulous Five series centered around five best friends; Jana Morgan, Melanie Edwards, Beth Barry, Christie Winchell and Katie Shannon along with their other classmates and all their ups and downs at Wakeman Junior High (Fondly nicknamed 'Wacko Jr. High' by the students)


Any suggestions?

Upcoming Concert!!!!! Nebe Thurs 14th Dec

Playing Nebe at the final Panika!! evening to be held there, maybe ever. Nebe is under new ownership and will be closed for a revamp.

So don't forget!!!

December, 14 2006 Last Night @ Nebe: PANIKA! Presents Live: The Sads [cz]
Kremencova 10, Prague, 110 00
Cost: Free

And yes it is free!!!!

The Fifth Sad?

Could this be the fifth Sad? The Sads are multiplying quicker than rabbits. Is this the latest offspring?

The Cafe Slechta Show

So here are the only photos from the show which steve did not overstep his boundries and remove owing to him looking like crap. I can safely say that we enjoyed it, and it was probably our best performance as a foursome

The Sad Reviews: She'll Grow Back

Here are some reviews from www.garageband.com of our production of "She'll Grow Back", they vary from good to bad, and the reviewers vary between expert and mouldy cabbage.

Woo I liked it!
Why aren't you guys already famous? This song rocked! The cello makes the song perfect! You sound like a cross between Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins. I love the "empty" rythm at 1:29. The chorus is a bit too happy for the rest of the song, but I guess it balances it out.

Moody, melancholic, and muddy.
I like it. The production is muddy, and the vocals are sometimes out of tune, but that's okay. I like the Cello, and it sounds extremely middle eastern, but unfortunately, its not very clear. You have a sort of Jesus and Mary Chain-feel to you. I can't really find a distinctive chorus, maybe make it a little different than the rest of the song? It has a very Middle Eastern, storytelling mood all the way through. GREAT JOB!

trippy
I hear some Bowie, some really old pink floyd, perhaps Queens of the Stone Age.
I like the mood of this song, kinda stoned out, and middle eastern.
The cello works, it doesn't sound like a cello though, more like a middle eastern drone instrument of some sort.

i guess...
i guess the cello is the thing making all that out of tune racket. i could take it or leave it.
overall, though, i like the sound of this a lot. it has a good "sonic palate," if you want to get lame about it. the distorted acoustic guitar almost sounds like "street fighting man," which is rad.
it's almost tv-on-the-radio-esque.
this is pretty interesting. if you can manage to recreate this live, it would be a lot of fun to watch.

gripping at the beginning
feels like the dandy warhols and 1994 flaming lips in the beginning. i love it immediately.. good and interesting vocalist.. good use of that wild guitar sound in between the verses.. this is a noisey band, but the good kind.. catchy and driving beat.. the only thing i wish i could change is that it isn't really catchy, it's more interesting to me, so i might only listen to it occasionally, instead of as a new favorite.. couldn't find a chorus..the instrumentation is good, but i think there is a more interesting chorus needed and a little more structure. in this arena less can be better, but i think for these guys they really are onto something, it just needs to be refined... the cello and all instruments are extremely well used.

best thing i've heard here yet...
nice intro, but that drum beat would be better if it was a little less punk until the lyrics start. the vox are good, esp. with harmony. i appreciate the guitar solo in the background, but maybe make it a little more melodic or more agressive, sounds sort of out of place. second time around, even more so - is that even a guitar? it's irritating around 2:25. the lyrics should come up in the mix, as well

Sweet intro
Right off the bat I really liked the way the drum beat went with the intro. I think the vocals in this song sound very prefessional. They are sung with power and range. I think the hook in this song is catchy. After the chorus I really like how the intro/verse riff blends back in. I would take out that yell at about 3:00 I vocals behind sound good enough to where you dont need it. The yell at the end however sounded nice and well placed. Good song all around.

She Just Went , OK..
Yes ! An Indie with a bit of raw power and inclination to play on the wild side.
Riveting vocals,Pulsing bass,tight as a nun"s *~* drums, a Siberian sounding cello, Neat production, Mix cool as, chorus also coooool as
Ok guys count me in ya gotta 5..
All this and more while sounding like no other . Awesome !

It'll grow (back) on you!
Liked the opening guitars. Vocals were orginal too. Sounded like some effect Ween often use.
"She's gone but she'll grow back" is a cool line.
The cello gives it a slightly drug induced/pyschadelic feel to it - it's a little grating by the 3:00 mark though.
Chorus is intersting especially with that line about her growing back. I think maybe if there wre a better verse with a stronger melody it would accentuate the chorus more. As it is, it's OK though.
Sounds like...Sonic Youth!

Trippy
Very bugged out intro, almost psychedelic. Not really to much to this song, sometimes thats for the better though. In this song, I think it is. The violin(I think it is) added some major texture to it, and the melody you used gave the song a kind of Indian type feel. Simple verses, short phrases of lyrics, VERY experimental. Cool.

keep on rockin, later on

Barriers blocking potential to be great, but fixable
The cello is out of tune. If it is supposed to be out of tune, that's fine, but it doesn't help the song out. Behind the out of tune cellos and probably purposefully out of tune vocals there does lie a good melody and groove. Funny, most songs have great production to cover up for crappy melodies. This song is just the opposite. Shoddy musicianship covers up an otherwise good melody.

If you get the vocals more distinct and get the cello in tune, this will be a very good song.

Interesting tones.
I wish I could hear the vocals a little better. I like the tones and I think I like the vocal tone too. It's a little on the monotonous side and gets old after awhile. Starts going somewhere closer to 2:00. Not really into the droning thing that much.

Strange mix of Guitars and vox
The intro to this song is very lo-fi, which kind of turns me off, but the transition into the actual song is pretty nice. The song and the drums in particular, is a bit repetitive and monotonous. The vocals remind me of early 90's Vox.

Not reccomended for the insane!!
Is it Moose Mating Season??? Some of those background sounds your getting sound like the Canadian Outback!! Ahh Must be the cello!!! There were parts of the vocals that I thought were interesting but the drone of the rest of the arrangement brought tears to my eyes -- Sorry guys

It's a Sad Gag!!!!: No. 1 Matt Goes Shopping

Matt was shopping at his local supermarket where he selected: 1 litre of milk, six eggs, a carton of orange juice, a lettuce, coffee, and 100g of ham. As he was unloading his items on the conveyor belt to check out, a drunk standing behind him calmly stated, "You must be single." Matt was a bit startled by this proclamation, but he was intrigued by the derelict's intuition, since he was indeed single. He looked at his six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly unusual about the selections that could have tipped off the drunk to his marital status. Curiosity getting the better of him, he said "Well, you know what, you're absolutely correct. But how on earth did you know that?" The drunk replied, "Cause you really are the most ugly person I have ever seen",




And that.......is how Matt and Steve met, for the first time

The Art Of Sads

The artistic genre known as "The Sads" has its roots in the Post-platonic Sponge Era of the early nineteen-wednesdays, and was a reaction against the artistic conventions of the "trump" and "ting-ting". Early proponents of this genre found their inspiration mainly from laying motionless face down in puddles, with various "object d'art" placed within reaching distance.
Although many early artists drowned, this did nothing but heighten the popularity of the movement, and by the sixteenth-90s even the King Pong of Sing Song had a "Sad" hanging on the wall.


Today many of these paintings are hung upon the walls of distinguished metrosexuals all throughout the land, and some have been known to fetch a bone.

P.S. DISCLAIMER: All information may be subject to change, at any time, without prior warning

A Sad Review: She'll Grow Back

This is a review from GarageBand.com of our mp3 of "She'll Grow Back"

best thing i've heard here yet...

nice intro, but that drum beat would be better if it was a little less punk until the lyrics start. the vox are good, esp. with harmony. i appreciate the guitar solo in the background, but maybe make it a little more melodic or more agressive, sounds sort of out of place. second time around, even more so - is that even a guitar? it's irritating around 2:25. the lyrics should come up in the mix, as well
Reviewed by: themodernbear from New York

A pretty good review?
P.S. In order to enter our band in the competition on Garageband.com I had to review 30 pieces of music. Was it worth it? No, Indeed not

He is so magic!

The Sad Map

Upcoming Concert!! November 26th

So looks like we are playing at P and P. P and P you ask? I can only guess, but it is an open mic night and it is here

Cafe Slechta
Slavikova 27
6:30 pm

We are playing acoustically and probably pretty early

On Sunday November 26th

And afterwards why not walk down the street to Blind Eye to see our very good friends

MungoBaby at 8.30pm

The South Park Sads

The Sads Popocafepetl Video

This video is not such great quality, plus I had not realised that I look like "a monkey playing a cello" (wish someone had mentioned it), plus it's "She'll Grow Back" again, plus YouTube always processes the video and sound wrongly, plus plus plus minus

The Unperformed Sad Track: (I got a girl)?

X Sad Acting: Mr James Babson

Oh Mr James Babson why did you leave The Sads? You are still present in our hearts, and actually more physically, on a lot of our recordings. We miss your silky smooth voice, chocolate fondue on a cold winter eve. You left to follow your dream, to make it in LA, to be a movie star!!! Actually I was thinking about you the other day, well indeed I saw you in "The Illusionist" and I thought I should write something, as you are probably the most famous Sad, and possibly will be the most famous Sad.

So people go and see Mr Babson's website, you can even watch his greatest hits video. He has been murdered in many truly horrific ways, by many truly horrific beings.

Come back to visit us

What we are?

sads is claiming the lives of four people every week
sads is a little bit different from the late kuroyume
sads is like sids
sads is a powerful reinforced concrete building analysis program which is both popular in hong kong and singapore
sads is one of the cell death
sads is not that big of a deal as long as you do a few little things to make yourself feel better
sads is a nonprofit organization
sads is also refuted
sads is to hold a two day conference in september next year
sads is very lucky to have its own wardrobe department which is housed in the sads headquarters in sidmouth
sads is a man portable real
sads is currently £7
sads is one thing
sads is used with schizophrenic or emotionally disturbed persons
sads is a severely atrophied data stream
sads is the acronym for "système d'accès aux données spatiales"
sads is not required
sads is strongly hampered by a lack of proper knowledge of the shape and composition parameters
sads is damaged
sads is probably the one that will cause most controversy
sads is it?
sads is part of the problem
sads is being queued
sads is 15j
sads is a lot more common than we used to think
sads is to be defeated
sads is my idol
sads is limiting

The Sads: Band Name

Could this be our new name?

Your Band Name is:

The Stinky Leprechauns

Band Name Generator

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IT'S A SAD FACT!!!! No.2: Nick's Previous Life

Nick began his adult life in a somewhat turbulent fashion. Mixing with the wrong crowd, shortly after graduating from Harvard, he was, not only, dramatically accused of causing the 1937 Hindenburg disaster, he was also convicted and sentenced to 25 years in Louisiana State Penitentiary. This was to be a defining moment in Nick's life and where he was to learn the myriad of skills that would prove vital in later life.

Shortly after his infamous escape (which still to this day remains a mystery, although many rumours involving the use of a helicopter and his pet hamster Jim have circulated) he began his short stint as a pilot, illegally smuggling 20 tons of beef per day across the Mexican border.

After an out of court settlement made with the Mexican government, he decided to take on an assumed name: Nick (with a silent k). It was under this alias that he became the darling of the nation, appearing in the 1950s 'Rug campaign' under the slogan: "We all love a nice rug!!"

This was a stable and happy time in Nick's life, but it was not long before his agent convinced him to put down the rug, and pick up a pair of boxing gloves. Brutal yet precious, disastrous yet rug-loving: his experience blasted him through the amateur rankings and it was not long until, in 1964, he was offered a title fight.

However this was not to be, for at the height of his career, finally the US government, forever on his tail, caught up with him. Offered a pending sentence, in return for his help in top-secret operation, Nick (no longer with the silent K) was rocketed into space. It was here that he was to remain for almost 40 years (or so the USA would like us to believe).

This period is an unclear time in the Nick history, but it is safe to say that: without this experience and those that came before, he would no be the fine bass player he is today.................................

A Sad Rock Tune: "A Tear in Each Eye"

Dance! Dance! With the hands. Dance with the hands!

A Sad birthday: Steve

Happy Birthday Steve! It was your birthday on Friday, oh yes it was. I would say how old you are, but I think I shouldn't disclose such important secret information. Also if our "fans" new how old you really were, they would lose interest, I know I have.

I unfortunately don't have any pictures of your "celebration" but I found this picture of you on my computer. Actually I had forgotten you were married (to Gavin).

Anyway Happy Birthday leader!!!!!

A SAD Track: Why do you do me like you do?

This is a track we recorded ages ago, in fact, very soon after it was written. Its one of my favourites to play.

Concert Photos: Popocafepetl!!!

These are some random photos from our last concert. Earnings: 6 pence

A Post-Halloween Sad Poll

What scares you the most?
	Women with beards
	Talking furniture
	Men called Ralph
	Mittens
Free polls from Pollhost.com

IT'S A SAD FAN!!!: Ryan

Oh, Ryan. Our No.1 fan. For years you been dragging yourself through swampy landscapes to come to one of our shows. How we appreciate thee! Rain or shine, snow or nuclear fallout, you have been there for us, tapping your little toes to the sads rhythm, yet never stroking our withered egos (no idea what i mean, by the way). You are the true orginal "Sad Fan", the beginning and the end, the father and the son, the light and the dark, the nuts in a snickers bar, the detonator of an a-bomb, the glint in the milkman's eye, the skip in our step, the calm before the storm, the time before last, and an ice-cream van on a hot summer's day.

But seriously, thanks mate.

*Disclaimer: photo may have been digitally altered, and may not reflect Ryan's current style of fashion

It's a Sad Farewell

Bye bye to Fernando, a fine friend and "Sad fan", who is returning to New York in a couple of days. Thanks a lot for videoing our concert. I know we and many others will miss you. (and yes, this photo was taken in prison)

The Average Sad

The average "Sad" is a male, approximately 182cm tall, weighing 80kg, and wears almost a whole pair of glasses. He has short brownish hair, with no definite styling of any kind, and has a varying degree of facial hair (illustrative photo only). He is, of course, extremely funny and witty (IQ around 130), mainly dressed extremely tastefully, and can play at least 2 different musical instruments (not always at the same time). He mainly enjoys to have a beer with his friends or watching films. He is in a committed relationship, and is generally an all round great guy. He has lived in Prague for many years but originates from somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean (see map).................

The Sad Alternative Mixes: "Paris Blues"

This is a dirty version of "Paris Blues" that I did a long time ago. It's not really finished but what is?.

The Sad Live Audio Clip

Ok, so, after deciding that our audio recording from Bordo was generally pretty poor, I have decided not to post any of the songs. Instead this is the audio of Steve introducing our last song. Pointless? Yes, but it gives me something to do.

Oh and the picture on the right is "The Sads", apparently. I certainly feel like that cat right now

The Sad Podcaster

A few months ago our song "She'll Grow Back" was posted on a Podcast called something like "In My Room". This is an audio clip of him talking about MySpace and The Sads after he had just played the song. Anyway, I think its worth listening to. It amuses me every time. Enjoy.

IT'S A SAD FACT!!!! No.1: Steve's Special Power

Steve was a very naughty child....oh yes he was.....and caused many a mishap around the Canadian homestead. As he grew older he would experiment on his poor little kittens, feeding them strange cocktails of prescription drugs.

However one day, the worst happened, and they began to ruthlessly attack him (both physically and emotionally).

But all was not lost....oh no....because, although he spent many years in a hospital receiving psychiatric treatment, he emerged a new man.....oh yes he did.

He discovered that in the brutal attack he had gained the ability to lift his left leg over his head and lick....yes lick....his own crotch.

Now next time you see us play......pay attention......because in between every song you can see Steve do this very thing. (photo not available due to copyright infringement)

God bless Steve

Upcoming Show; November 2nd at Popocafepetl

So our next show will be supporting

Atlantic Cable and a Slovenian band called Kweefpossum

on Thursday November 2nd at Cafe Popocafepetl Ujezd 19

Come.......

The Band

Steve Rusling

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist

Canada

The Leader

Wheat-free

Matt Ford

Cellist

UK

The Spiritual Leader

Health-free

Nick Jennings

Bass

USA

The Anchor

Chair-free

Mark

Drums

USA

The Man

Surname-free

And special guest start!!!

Marc Cram

Vocalist/Guitarist

USA

The Hat

Age-free

Our biggest and best: Bordo 17/10/06

So this is our flyer/poster for the concert, designed by Nick himself, and hurriedly printed and distributed by us all, around various areas of Prague....although the posters I put up around Zizkov were almost instantly covered over by election posters, and adverts for the circus. This could be described as a little demoralising, but the promotion, including friend harassment, paid off.

This is us playing that night, in front of a pretty packed house, around 110 (as a generous guess). It was the first time that all four of us have played together, and we had a sound engineer (Colin), which made all the difference. To everyone who was there, thanks for coming, the crowd was great, and you made it the most enjoyable night of my year.

And here is a tiny video

The Sads.............prequel

The Origin of the Sads

Once upon a time there was a little Canadian man called Steve Rusling. He would spend hours in front of the mirror strumming his little guitar, singing, whilst woodland creatures relaxed all around in a haze of dreamy contentment. Oh, how he enjoyed those peaceful moments, just him, nature, and a bag of porn. But one day, a particularly peaceful day, the Steve felt a sudden chill in the air.
And without warning a giant American called James Babson burst through the front door.

"What do you want?" whimpered the Steve, whilst collapsing in a heap in the floor.
"I want to join you!!!" roared the James, "with your talent and my stage presence, we will be unstoppable in the world of rock!!!"
In a fit of panic the Steve fainted, and was to awake 3 days later. And when he did, he found himself in a dark basement, still wearing his soiled clothes. There, in the frosty air, sitting next to him, was the giant. "Sing!! Play!!!, Perform!!!" shouted the James, "and I will sing too!!".
Reluctantly the little Canadian began to strum.

And then he sang

and then the James sang

and gradually pure light began to fall into the basement from above.

For it was sweet music that sprang from their souls.

Then a figure appeared, a man, not of this world.
A man who had been summoned from a long time away, a golden time, a time where there was no time.

He spoke softly and directly.
"I am the Ryan"
"From this day forward you shall be called "The Sads""
"Don't ask me why, I know its a pretty dodgy name, but it will be so"

And that was how it all started


It was some time later that Matt joined the band, and then James left and then Nick and Mark joined.

YOU!