News

There will be no more updates on this site. Many thanks to all who made Illicit possible (including the members). I had so many good times, even more great times.

Take care, Stu.........

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The first news update in a long time. Why? Because there really hasn't been much to say lately. Illicit have taken a break from the gigging circuit of late. We've had a lot of fun doing improvised jams at our practices though. Unfortunately nothing has been turned into finalised songs. We may also be down to a 3 piece band, another reason for our lack of public display. I say 'may' because the situatuion is kinda confusing and unknown at the moment. Needless to say, we are still a band, contrary to anything you may have heard that would suggest otherwise.

We are playing at the Railway Inn, Winchester, on the 27th with 8th Fret, who some of you may know, and Little Green who kick serious ass. It may well be a great gig. Who knows? Come along you feel you can handle a night of loud, passionate music, if not, miss out.

Due to the slightly volatile situation the band happens to be in at present, there may not be that many more (if any) gigs after the Railway so be sure to attend and enthuse.

Keep you posted on any new news.

Well, a shocking revelation has been made.

And in other news the battle of bands at the Railway Institute is no longer involving Illicit. Seven bands are still involved in it, so still go along and get REAL pissed, but (and this is a big but), don't vote for punk bands!!!!!! However, be sure to come along to the Emergenza gig on the 18th Feb. BE SURE TO!

Illicit have got a few gigs lined up, one is a rather important one for us, Emergenza. You can read all the info about all the gigs on the 'gigs' section as usual. We are hoping to get a few more gigs on the go, including some at the Railway Inn, the Joiners, hopefully the Fat Cat and other such larks!

Anymore news will be posted as it is recieved. Tara for now.

Well, happy new year y'all! The new news in the Illicit camp is as follows:

1. We are not breaking up - There were 'disagreements' and communication problems within the band, which lead to a few hurdles to overcome. However, we think that we are cool now and that everything should be ok. I have heard many rumour as to why we temporarily broke up, some close to the truth, other not so close. All I can say is don't believe everything you hear. But don't think that means I'm gonna tell you the whole story, because I'm not.

2. We have a battle of the bands gig approaching. It is on the 11th of Feb (not the 4th, that was my mistake...sorry) and is in Eastleigh. I can't confirm the venue yet, but think that it is in the Railway Institute. More news closer to the time.

Ahoy hoy! A quick reminder about our gig this comming week is in order I feel. Were playing at the Old Ale House in Salisbury on Thursday 11th. We are supporting 8th Fret and maybe some other band, who knows? It's free entry, so all you bums can still come along and have an alcohol fueled night of violence and loud music (not that I can guarantee you'll get either of them if you do come). If you need directions, then alas, fret no more as I have taken the liberty of finding a site that has a map and will give you directions from your very own doorstep to the venue. Click here to get directions.

We will have our 'merchandise' with us so bring muchas cashius (lots of dollar).

As usual, we hope to see many familiar faces, but equally we look forward to new faces, mainly because your all just so ugly among other, less important reasons!

Tara me lovers!

Well. It's been a while since I have updated the site. There is a good reason, however. We have been working on new songs, I said that we weren't going to gig until we had new songs. As such there hasn't been to much to tell you.

We have a gig organised now though. It may be a distance to go, but it's in Salisbury. Check out the gigs page for more info.

New songs are getting there. We have finished one song which we all think is very good. I'm looking forward to playing it live.

If you want to see attempts to insult me then check out the guestbook. Why not join in the fun and try your own insult on me?! Or maybe your more mature than that. We'll see.

Were trying to get some new photos and a profiles page on the site. Many of you are asking for more things on the pic page. We'll the problem is Dave Welch, he won't take photos of us live with his digi camera. If you know him then shout at him till he cries!

You hear that, Dave? There comming for you....

We are thinking of removing the forum from the website. It isn't really being used very much and so is fairly pointless to have. We will leave it till the end of October, if things havn't picked up on it by then, then we will probably get rid of it then.

Next Illicit gig - The Lantern Theatre, Mountbatten School,Whitenap Lane, Romsey.

Illicit headlining the night with support from Fith Season and Inhalate. This is both of the other bands first gig, should be interesting! Tickets £3, doors 8/8:30 PM.

We will be selling the few copies of the album that we have left at the event, we hope to get more made soon so if you don't get one then fret not.

We hope to see a good turnout.

Hey there. We just got a review of our album posted on SouthScene and it wasn't exactly in favour of our music. If any of you want to read it click here.

You may agree, or you may disagree with what Mike thinks. Whatever the case we'd like to know. If any of you that have copies of our album, Gone Astray, would like to e-mail us a review we will be posting them all on a (yet to be created) review section of our site.

This review section will hopefully cover more than just Illicit reviews, once I get round to writing them. If you want to unleash the music reporter in yourself, then go ahead, send it to us and get it posted on the Illicit site.

Thanks

The Illicit shop is now up and running. Click on 'shop' on the links at the top or bottom of any of the site pages and you'll find yourself in a wonderful place where you can buy our album, keyrings, gig tickets and anything else we want to sell you. Have a look.

Just a reminder about the rhino gig on Wednesday night (20th august). Illicit preceding DJ’s 'sibling rivalry', then hidden agenda and following that is Spyder Baby.

If all that doesn't tickle your fancy then your musical tastes are beyond help and your social life is not worth talking about - to put it bluntly!

If you manage to meet us before the gig then ask us for a flyer, they'll get you £1 off the door price, which is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!

We hope to see you there, people!

Hey, Thanks to everyone who came along to the Railway Inn tonight. We had a real good time and we hope you all did too. You can read a review of the site by going to the gigs section then clicking on reviews.

Were foing a gig at the Rhino Club on the 20th, check out the gigs page to find out more.

Albums are being sold now, if you want to buy one then read the following article on this page to find out how to get one off us.

Thanks to 8th Fret and Spyder Baby for making the night possible. Check out their sites by going to our links section.

More particuarily, thank you to all of the people who went so far out of thier way to come and watch us. We are very gratefull.

3/08/2003

ILLICIT'S NEW ALBUM READY FOR YOUR PURCHASING NEEDS!

We have found a place to get the artwork done professionaly and cheaply. This means that we can finally afford to get the album production done and start selling.

We are getting the artwork done on Wednesday, so the albums will be available for you to buy from Wednesday evening. However, we do currently only have 23 copies of the album...we have another 177 to come (I ran out of CD's). If you want a copy soon then you had better be quick before the initial stock is all gone.

CD's will be available in several different ways:

• Via Post:

  Send a cheque made payable to Stuart Penman for the sum of £8.50 (£8 for the CD, and the extra 50p for P&P) for each CD you require, be sure to include your address when you send the cheque so I know where to send it to and a contact phone number/e-mail address just incase we encounter any problems.

  Please send any Cheques to:

  Gone Astray
  Gazingwood
  Gazing Lane
  West Wellow
  HANTS
  SO51 6BS

*Be sure to include your name, address, and how many CD(s) you require.
Your CD(s) will be sent immediately via first class post in a nice new jiffy bag.
• Email/Phone/Text Reservations:

  You can reserve your CD(s) absolutely free by:

  1. Sending an email to illicit_official@yahoo.co.uk

  2. Phoning or texting (07810) 521589

  Be sure to give your name, how many CD's you require, and a contact telephone number (if reserving via email).

  You will be able to pick these reserved CD's up at any of our gigs.

• Through Band Members:

  If you happen to come across a member of Illicit, run! Or if you want to actually get a CD off us then hand us your hard earnt £8 and we will give you a CD.

18/07/2003

Illicit are proud to announce they have just confirmed their biggest gig to date - a headline gig at The Railway in Winchester.

=ILLICIT=
plus SPYDER BABY and 8TH FRET
THURSDAY 7TH AUGUST
THE RAILWAY INN,WINCHESTER
TICKETS £3

We need as many of you guys to be there as possible to pack the place out, and make this gig a success! Not only will you be seeing us, but our hand picked supports also - Spyder Baby, a great band already established on the gig scene here in the South, and 8th Fret, an amazing live band from Salisbury. And it couldn't be easier to get tickets!

Tickets will be available in several different ways:

Via Post:

If you want to be assured of a ticket straight away, send a cheque or postal order for £3.30 (£3 for the ticket, £0.30 to cover P&P) made payable to Mark Higgins to:

ILLICIT TICKETS
15 HORSECROFT
ROMSEY
HANTS
SO51 0GS

Be sure to include your name, address, and how many tickets you require.

Your ticket(s) will be dispatched immediately via first class post. Alternatively, you can pick tickets up at the door on the night - please state in your letter which you would prefer.

Email/Phone/Text Reservations:

You can reserve your ticket(s) absolutely free by:

1. Sending an email to illicit_official@yahoo.co.uk anytime

2. Phoning or texting (07754) 877638

Be sure to give your name, how many tickets you require, and a contact telephone number (if reserving via email).

Your name and ticket requirements will be put onto the doorman's list, and you will be able to pay for your reserved ticket(s) on the night, at the price of £3 per ticket.

Through Band Members:

If you happen to come across a member of Illicit, Spyder Baby or 8th Fret before the gig, they should have tickets you can buy from them.

On The Door:

Finally, the riskiest way of getting in - paying on the door. If you really can't reserve or buy a ticket prior to the event, you may be able to purchase a ticket on the night. However, tickets are limited.

Priority will go to postal bookings, so order this way to be assured of a ticket.

If you want to help us promote this gig, and get a free copy of our promotional sampler featuring 3 tracks from our new album 'Gone Astray', just give us a shout and we'll hook you up with flyers, posters and other stuff. Your help is well and truly appreciated.

More news to come soon, but ta ra for now!

05/07/2003

SouthSCENE.net in conjunction with outofthevoid.co.uk have got together in an attempt to bring about change in Southampton City Council’s handling of fly-posting.

There are actually about 5 official places where fly-posting is allowed, but apart from that, it is an illegal activity and will get Bands and DJs in a lot of trouble with local venues as it is in fact the venues that get fined, not the artists.

We believe that not only can we try to get the council to select more official fly-posting sites for local music, but in turn we can also help the council save money on paperwork and cleaning bills.

Can you see what we’re doing here!?

By providing local bands and DJs with far more selected fly-posting sites, they can be monitored more efficiently, reducing fines and the money needed to fund these procedures. We feel the local music community would respond well to a well set up and such a useful service and would treat it with respect.

Therefore we ask anyone who believes that there should be more sites available to promote local music to sign the petition by clicking on this link: Sign the Petition

04/07/2003

Fresh off the stage from our gig with Wrapped in Plastic and Facelift Wired comes Illicit's first live review! Here's what James Foy had to say about our performance:

...Three bands on tonight, each one different, and still kinda similar. (Work that out!?!?!) We kick off with Illicit, a young 4 piece grunge band who open things up nicely, they are tight and technically very able but seem to lack that live spark which unfortunately can only come with experience, keep an eye on them for the future...

Thanks James! You can read the full review including Wrapped In Plastic and Facelift Wired at Southscene.net. Just click on the link in our Links section.

In other news, Illicit have had to turn down a gig with Hidden Agenda this summer due to scheduling clashes, but we hope to be hooking up again in the not to distant future, As always, news'll be posted here as soon as we get it.

01/07/2003

Hey. Sorry about the lack of site updates recently, I have been busy trying to get our albums artwork finished. So far we are having difficulties. If any of you know how we could get colour photocopies done on the cheap (or preferably for free) then please get in contact with us. Doing so would result in lower album prices, so you wouldn't have to pay as much for your copy. Even if you can only do a few copies it would still be appreciated.

We are working on organising a gig that we will be headlining. So far nothing is definate but we will post any information as we get it. Thanks to everyone who came to the Joiners last night, it was great.

28/05/2003

We spent many an hour in the recording studio today and we may have finished the albun now. We need to wait a week for Gordon to master it and give us a copy, then we can decide if it's finished or not. Keep an eye on the site for updates on it's progress.

22/05/2003

Hey. As you may have noticed I have re-designed the site. I hope you like it. I did like the other one too...I was just getting a bit bored of it. Let us know what you think of it.

11/05/2003

Thanks to everyone who came along to last nights Battle of the Bands final at the Lantern Theatre. It was a good night for everyone I think, particularily Speaking of Losers who won. Unfortunately for us we came third. Alas, these things happen. It was a fun night and a good gig.

Special thanks to those who voted for Illicit. Your support is important to us. We hope you had a good night. Well done Speaking of Losers.

We have a new feature to the site as of today...the forum. Everyone can post messages and stuff in this section. It sounds a bit like the guestbook but it's not....it is different. Check it out and post a message by clicking on the 'forum' link above.

We now know that we are playing against Speaking Of Losers and 8 Fold in the battle of the bands. This is the final heat so any support would be greatly appreciated. Have a look at the 'gigs' section to find out more.

We have got some good gigs coming up over the next few months. As usual, information has been posted on the Gigs section. We will be updating it with more information as we get it. Playing with Little Red Car and Wrapped In Plastic in the Railway Inn. More info on both gigs is available in the 'gigs' section.

Illicit won the first heat of the Battle of the Bands! Thanks to everyone who came along and voted. You can read a review of the gig by going to the 'gigs' section and clicking on 'Read Old Gig Reviews'. The final for the Battle of the Bands is on the 10th of May. We hope that more of you can come along then. Thanks again if you came and voted.

We have the Battle Of The Bands gig tomorrow night at the Lantern Theatre, Romsey. Come along becuase it should be a good night.

We have decided on the final name for the album we are currently recording...it is to be called 'Gone Astray'.

We have more news on a gig with 'Wrapped In Plastic' on the 'gigs' section of the site. Its a long way away but we thought you should know about it.

We finally have a confirmed gig! YAY. Check out the 'gigs' area for more info.

We were in the recording studio again today and we finished 95% of the lyrics...that leaves only 5% lyrics and a mix down to do before its done! Shouldn't be long now.

Gordon Clark of the 'Lantern Studio', Romsey, has asked if he can 'have' one of our songs to put on a compilation cd he is making. The cd will feature tracks from artists that have recorded there. Dont know too much about it at the moment though.

'Ello. There is some real vague gig info avaliable in the gigs section. We ought to find out more about them but we are all pretty lazy. We have some photo's from the battle of the bands at the 'Breezers' in the pictures pages now. Thanks to 'Miss J' for taking them. We have some links now, check them out. We also have a guestbook which is waiting for your entry.

You have now got the chance to win a free copy of our new album. All you have to do is go to the 'Free Stuff' section and fill in the form with a good album title for our new CD. If we pick your suggested name as the final name, then we'll give you a copy for free.

There is now a whole new section to the Illicit site which enables you to contact us and give us your opinions on our music, our site and anything else you want to tell us. Check out the contact section to find out more.

Hey! We have modified the mailing list so that it is a lot easier to join...please do join so that you can stay up to date with all the Illicit news.

We have also got some pictures on here now, they aren't great but we do have a lot more to come.

We are playing a couple of gigs soon, come along...it'll be a 'darn healing explosion'. To find out where and when we are playing go to the Gigs section of the site.

Unfortunately I made a bit of a cock up on the mailing list section. If you tried joining it before the 29th of January then you will not have actually joined. There was a mistake with the address I put on the site. It is all fixed now so if it didn't work before then please try again now.

The site is still under a lot of construction as we have no material to put into some of the sections yet. This is only temporary. We will have plenty of stuff on here soon so please keep comming back and checking.

Illicit are going into the studio soon to record their second demo cd. The new cd will feature 10 tracks. The title is, as yet, undecided. Dates of recording are the 25th and 26th of February. Mixing will continue afterwards. It's expected to be finished by mid March. Keep a look out for news on the CD's progress.

Check out the gig section to get the dates and venues of all our upcomming gigs.