23/9/03:: blindspott have released their vid for blank. i saw the it on c4 last night. basically theyre in hotel-ish room playing, you dont really see much of the band tho and theres guy with some alcohol, seeing as the songs about an alcoholic or something like that. overall i thought it was pretty good, kinda flash looking too.
23/9/03:: they will be releasing full new zealand tour dates soon...!!
20/8/03:: blindspott have been nominated for best group in the juice tv music awards. to vote for blindspott, text 2e to 288. the awards will be held live on juice tv on september 1st. they're also planning a nz tour, and are in the process on doing a video for their next single, blank just before they head back to asia.
19/7/03:: today, the guy on the rock said that blindpsott were number 5 on the charts in malaysia....go blindspott! and according to channel z, they leave for asia on the 25th [this friday]
29/6/03:: in this months australian kerrang magazine, nil by mouth is featured on the cd that comes with it. the review is crap, i dont think the person that wrote it knows what theyre talking about. 22/6/03:: blindspott have been granted $5000 to do a video of mind dependancy from new zealand on air. if you want to ask damian a question you can go to rip it up's site and submit a question there. only the best ones will be selected so submit something clever, personal or something that he's never been asked before. my cousin in singapore has also seen one of blindspott's video's on tv but im not sure which one.
16/6/03:: theres a few pics of blindspott in the latest rip it up. in the top 50 most inportant people in music damian got 29th and it said 7/6/03:: most of my photos from orientation in palmerston north and true colors in wellington are up now but theres still a few more to come. to see the ones that are up click here
6/6/03:: i watched the interveiw from flipside again and it was nil by mouth that was is being played on mtv asisa. they were also on the cover of a magazine in south east asia with a 6 page interview! my photos from orientation and true colors in wellington have been scanned so they'll be up very soon...
5/6/03:: blindspott did it, they won the zephyrs competition. they were on flipside today and said they were gonna use the money to release the album in australia and that mtv asia were playing some/one of their vids. apparently someone from omaru or something like that won the backyard gig thing...
14/5/03:: go and vote for blindspott at www.thezephyrs.co.nz, the winning band get up to $30,000 worth of travel on Air New Zealand, and a $3,999 Panasonic DV video camera to film their success and you could also win a free gig at your place ((of the winning band)) or $5000 in airfairs or 100 (emi) cd's of your choice or a Panasonic video camera.
14/5/03:: the blindspott site is up! its verrry cool indeed.
11/5/03:: my sister brought the special edition today, it also includes the phlex video ((its not listed on the back)) and some screen shots of nil by mouth ((the international vid)) and the phlex video are up here. for the nil by mouth video theyre basically just playing in a room kind of like the original one except the quality is heaps better. blindspott are also going to be playing live on the rock sometime next week
10/5/03:: i just saw blindspott on coke rtr, it was pretty boring, the best part was all the bloopers at the end. they were a crack up. they said that there is also something hidden on the special edition cd...also theres a pic of karl + damian with some other guys ((including dave rhodes)) here
9/5/03:: a few of the guys are gonna be on coke rtr channel 2 6pm this saturday and you can check out an interveiw with shelton and marcus here
3/5/03:: unfortunately...blindspott didnt win any awards at the tui's. you can check out the highlights of the tui's ((which may feature blindspott)) tonight on coke RTR 6pm - channel 2.
29/4/03:: the album was released in australia yesterday and the limited edition bonus disc should be released sometime this week. it will only be available till the end of may. the tracklisting is:: 24/4/03:: well...the phlex video has been released but so far...i haven't seen it. apparently it has lots of graffitti, a tattoo being done and damian shaving his head. 10/4/03:: this is probaly old news but...marcus + shelton are on the telecom ad ((also starring che fu)) even though its short...its cool. i recently found an interveiw featuring damian ((and a guy from pluto, another guy from nesian mystik and john toogood)), you can check it out here. dave rhodes ((stylus drummer)) won an award for the engineering of the blindspott album. ive also added a pic of blindspott with stylus here
28/3/03:: photo's from when blindspott were on squeeze have been put up, you can check them out here
24/3/03:: blindspott were on x-air last saturday. apparently there are repeats or something so keep checking that out, saturdays at 3pm channel 2. if you missed out on squeeze last sunday, blindspott were on, theres a repeat this wednesday at 11:30pm, channel 2. it was really good and included the band performing fall down live ((the recording was bit crappy...)) the website should be up in a couple of weeks...like they keep saying.
12/3/03:: blindspott have been confirmed for the summerjam gig in hamilton and the waikato events center. tickets are available at ticketek for $35 without the booking fee. theyre still playing the gig in napier that night
11/3/03:: my forum has fixed itself...i still dont know what actually happened! me and some mates got to do an interveiw with marcus damian karl and gareth so ill transcript it soon. the palmerston gig was a really good one, heaps of people showed up and alot to the signing too ((aparently more than shihads signing a while ago!)) the official website should be up in a couple of weeks and they have plans to tour asia and australia around april i think!? phlex is the next vid coming out and they arent doing one for fall down.
3/3/03:: my forum is screwed and i have no idea how to fix it!!! i think blindspott got the palmerston north signing dates wrong, at the sounds store it says theyre in on friday the 7th....
26/2/03:: my big day out photos have been put up, click here to check em out. if anyone is interested in seeing mine and my sisters murderdolls pics, theyre up at midget mafia. blindspott are also doing some signings while on tour, for more info check out blindspott finatiks
19/2/03:: blindspott have released their tour dates! its a pretttyyy massive tour. including my shitty town - palmerston north. the dates have been put up in the tour section
12/2/03:: ive updated the tour section with details of orientation ((theres a huge blindspott poster in one of my classes...)) and BDO pics *should* be up soon...
27/1/03:: blindspott and some other bands including elemeno p are set to play massey orientation in palmerston north but the date for it hasnt been set yet but its sometime in febuary i think
23/1/03:: wow!!! big day out was amazing. i got front row ((eventually)) but i could hardly see marcus. damian did some scratching which was pretty wicked and deceptikons did a song with them. i got some really good photo's of the guys in the signing tent and onstage so ill post them up as soon as theyre scanned. i recently noticed that there's a pic of shelton and a couple of his mates in the pavement issue ((under the big day out fans pics)) of december/january 2001 and in issue 19 of twisted ((a poster mag)) theres a teeny pic just inside the cover of linkin park and one of the guys is wearing a blindspott shirt
28/12/02:: just seen blindspott on a x-air thing. its a pretty good interveiw, you can see marcus's bright green cast on his arm. they talked bout what day jobs they all have and their roles in the band. 13/12/02:: i finaly got round to adding a band bio and blindspott are set for x-air next year, details are up in the tours section
1/12/02:: seen the vid for lit up last night, it was prettyyyy wicked. its mainly just live footage with little bits in between. marcus + shelton + damian hosted guess who's coming to dj, shelton was really hyper, it was funny.
29/11/02:: ive added the rest of my lower hutt gig pics + added details of the new years gig which blindspott will be playing at in the tours section
28/11/02:: ive finaly finished transcripting the interveiw damian did last weekend on the axe attack, click here to check it out 24/11/02:: blindsdpott are gonna be on this friday's ((29th)) pepsi chart - channel 4 // 7:30pm - 8:30 pm 21/11/02:: d'lay signed my guestbook :D 18/11/02:: ive put up a forum and a quiz, go check them out...it'd be heaps appreciated!
10/11/02:: i fixed the link to lit up, i didnt realize you couldnt click it :P you can check out the article from the herald in the articles section too. a couple of the guys are gonna be in the studio for the axe attack next sunday between 8 and 11
6/11/02:: blindspott have the number one album in new zealand!
31/10/02:: news on blindspott's next tour has been posted on ticketek as well as an interview which has been posted in the articles section
29/10/02:: i got the cd on midnight sunday and it fully rocks my socks off. i uploaded suit to the audio section
26/10/02:: blindspott are in the october/november issue of rip it up, and posted on the article section. updated the tour section
23/10/02 blindspott are in this months new zealand musician...theyre on the cover! ive posted it in the articles section too
10/10/02:: 30/09/02:: the album will be released on the 28th of october :D
19/09/02:: about a month ago [[yes im slack]] blindspott won 'best breakthrough artist' on the coke juice tv awards. their fourth single has been released, lit up
8/8/02:: some pics that were taken from their last gig is in the latest rip it up and i added some more pics
13/07/02:: blindspott got signed!!! last night they signed to capitol records, australia and new zealand. rock on!
11/07/02:: suit pics added
23/6/02:: blindspott are playing on july the 6th at the town hall in auckland with stylus and deceptikons - tickets are $18
9/6/02:: this months ripitup has a 3 page spread interview :)
8/6/02:: they rocked my socks off at true colors - the floor 'started to show cracks' and they had to be put on after shihad at the main stage. talking to gareth he said they're planning on doing a tour after the albumn is released
27/5/02:: S.U.I.T. is now in stores with the vid on it
its all in the timing. had new zealands quintet blindspott released this album a few years ago - before, that is, POD and incubus went mega - they would have been at the forefront of a scene about to enjoy its commercial and critical peak. and while this self-titled debut hit the number one spot upon its release in nz, blindspott are going to have a much harder job convincing the rest of the world of their worth. not because this is a bad album - tracks such as nil by mouth, lit up and fall down are melodic, musical slices of nu metal - but because it doesnt offer anything you cant already get from pod et al [they actually put that...]. blindspott, you feel, may have just missed the boat.
"THE PART HE PLAYS:front person for blindspott. someones got to be a rock'n'roll voice of a generation and Alexander - and the rest of blindspott, shelton, marucs, karl and gareth - is it. in new zealand they're more popular than the datsuns and the D4"
1// phlex - che fu remix
2// phlex - dubious brothers remix
3// phlex - DLT remix
4// phlex - live studio demo
5// nil by mouth - international video
6// lit up - video
7// suit - video
8// 100ks - video
blindspott are set to play true colors again this year, to check out the dates go to the tour section.
mike puru also gave the guys from audioslave a blindspott ((and evermore)) cd when they were being interveiwed on flipside!
blindspott have also been nominated for the 'peoples choice award" at the tui's so text blindspott to 3979 to vote!
this months issue of new zealand musician has an add which shelton did for sabian symbols and theres a teeny bit on them in the world series section with a little pic of marcus
i scanned my photo's from the lower hutt town hall gig, click here to veiw them. a guy i met in lower hutt has just stuck up his blindspott site, its pretty flash - blindspott finatics
blindspott are gonna be on m2 - saturday night. theyll be hosting guess whos coming to dj at 4am
added the pics of marcus + shelton from m2
all the lyrics are now up too and ive added pics of blindspott with stylus
gareth signed my guestbook ((you rock buddy!))
blindspott are opening for pacifier at the mount maunganui show only