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Former band member and friend of the band Ted talks us through how to keep your ears safe as a musician, based on his own experience and discussions with professionals.
*please note, if you're experiencing any hearing problems, speak to your GP!
If you're a regular follower of LCB's social media, you'll be familiar with Greg's weekly lockdown musical recommendations. Here are his tips to finding the best tracks to keep you sane as you bake your 4th batch of banana bread of the afternoon...
To alleviate the tedium of Lockdown, we've been setting the band small challenges - the first was to record themselves playing upside down. It's harder than you think (with the possible exception of a trombone) - Here's the fruit of our labours...
In the grey, impersonal, frankly unfriendly and often fairly grubby City of London area, one might wonder whether a sense of community exists. The City of London itself has a population of under 10,000 (according to the 2011 census) compared to the 9 million that live in London altogether – meaning hardly anyone actually lives in district, despite its jostling crowds of city workers during the day. So what, you may ask, is a community brass band doing there?
In the grey, impersonal, frankly unfriendly and often fairly grubby City of London area, one might wonder whether a sense of community exists. The City of London itself has a population of under 10,000 (according to the 2011 census) compared to the 9 million that live in London altogether – meaning hardly anyone actually lives in district, despite its jostling crowds of city workers during the day. So what, you may ask, is a community brass band doing there?
