So… We are cobbling together a 48 minute documentary from the summers ill fated blagging adventure.  We are still wrapping up things with Chicken Man, but we are starting to edit this film that we hope to distribute to TV channels.  We are looking for un-signed good bands we can use in the sound track to the film, like usual we don’t have any cash but could be a nice platform for a bit of exposure and we’ll run clear music credits at the end of the film.  So get in touch if this sounds like your cup of tea!?  fraser@grainmedia.co.uk

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With the X-Factor just about to wrap up, we are going to drop the bomb that is the Chicken Man single!  Right now we are roping together a crew and getting things on track for the video, but we’ve just had one of our locations screw up on us.  So if anyone out there knows of a space (barn/warehouse/old pub), any space that we can create a glitzy, weird disco in, please drop us a mail asap (fb@fraserbyrne.com).  If you’d like to help out on this at all and have some amazing skills to offer, please get in touch!  Lets give Cowell and his cronies a run for their money!

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Incase anyone missed it on the front page, here is a vid that kind of wraps up the adventure so far as well as showing some snippets from the World’s Smallest Festival we hosted in September.  Watch it with your eyeballs and leave a comment if you like it! 
 

We’ve been slow on updates round here lately to say the least, hopefully this video answers some questions.  After a summer locked in the same room together trying to Blag a Million quid, me and Donal have both been working on separate projects, doing dull work for rent and working on more pipe dreams.  As a result, updates have been a bit wafer but sometimes life just needs living eh? 

Although our 90 days has been and gone, there is still one last nugget of hope: CHICKEN MAN.  

We are currently planning his music video and timing the single release around the final of the X-Factor. Don’t know about you guys but I’m sick to death of the sight of Cowell, his fake tanned croonies and all the deluded competitors!  

So we’re hoping we can un-earth like minded people in droves and rally support to get Chicken Man to No1!  Can you imagine how ridiculous that would be?  Keep an ear out for updates and spread the word!

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A week has slipped by and no updates from the festival, eeeks.  I have been away for the past week working under cover as an independent investigator  - seriously.  Without leaking too many details, was in the ass end of Germany with no internet connection hiding in bushes with a video camera.  Was a wild week and I can add ‘private investigator‘ to my CV along with porn editor, post man, labourer, forecourt attendant, gardener and Tesco’s wine assistant (to name a few). 

The festival, despite all odds was an amazing time and went off smoothly(ish), after manic long days driving around London and preparing the garden, our amazing team (made of friends) created a special night packed with great music, comedy and good food.  The weather was perfect, we had an awesome mixed crowd, we couldn’t really have asked for more.  

This dog creeping around was a nice touch. . 
 

Chilling in the VIP lounge..
 

Munchies..
 

Mainstage..
 
Howard Marks..

Huge thanks to everyone that got roped into helping make this happen, the support was incredible and we really appreciated everyones hard work, and big thanks to the great bands and comedians that all played for beer and burgers.    

These pics don’t do the night justice, we will be leaking more  videos and pics over the next few days/week and if anyone that attended took any snaps email them to us (fraser@blagamillion.com) and we’ll post them here.. During the interim, check out the trailer for Howard’s new movie ‘Mr Nice‘, he did want to play this on the night but we couldn’t figure out the borrowed projector in time, so  late as ever, feast your eye balls on this…

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Today has been hectic,  so much going on trying to get everything ready for the festival.  Seemed like a simple idea at the time! haa.

Here is the latest line up:

Arthur Smith
Bleech
Howard Marks (DJ set)
Ken Cambell and the School of Night
Jarmean
The Langley Sisters
Martin Newnham
Siddy Bennett
The Popsocks
David Goo
Siskin
Dulwich Ukelele Club
Sound of the Ladies
Mavro
Ben Goddard

Compered by Vis the Spoon

OK, time to pass out… Remember text BLAG to 60777 for a last chance to enter the raffle.  Is going to be an awesome day.  I feel like a zombie!

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We are bummed to announced The Pipettes have pulled out of the festival.  So a big sorry for everyone who was looking forward to seeing the girls play, we just got a random email from their manager saying ‘due to circumstances beyond our control, The Pipettes have to cancel’.  Blah.  So that does suck, but hey, its just one band and its still gonna be a kick ass day and the weather forecast is sun, which is a miracle!   Although behind the scenes, I can tell you its f*cking stressful!! Eeeeeks.  What did we get our selves in for..

A few people have also been asking when the winners will be announced, this will be Saturday lunch time.

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Things have been really hectic behind the scenes here, Donal has done an AWESOME job pestering managers, labels, comedians and musicians and has pulled together a great line up for Sunday.  Not bad considering we have absolute peanuts to work with, so big thanks to everyone behind this festival… Wait till you see the hell he has been through to make it happen.

Here is the updated flyer… Have a butchers and send a text! Raoooaawwoooh.

Remember, if you want to come along, text the word ‘BLAG‘ to 60777 (texts cost £1.50 each) and there are 50 (+1) elusive tickets up for grabs.  The tickets are ‘+1′, so if you win, you get to bring your best mate/bird/boyfriend/mum along.

Howard Mark’s will be in attendance for a spot of DJ’ing..

Check our interview with him where we initially ran the idea by him, seems like decades ago now.  I still think we could sell celeb boogers for good cash on Ebay though!  Sienna Miller’s booger must be worth at least 31 quid on Ebay no?  Mounted on a piece of card and framed…

Here is the creepy invite we issued to Noel Fielding too, we even hand delivered it to him via my girlfriend at the Comicon trade show in San Diego.  Never heard a word back from the bugger though… Ah well, we’re still going to have a kick ass day! And Lily Allen, Slayer, Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, ACDC – its still not to late to give us a call

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God, what horrible web site updaters we have been lately!  

The truth is we have both been catching up with part time work to pay for rent and noodles, but also working heavily on big blag projects, but on more dull office based tasks.  Donal has been on the phone all day every day for the past few weeks trying to book bands, its been a horrible introduction to the music industry thats for sure.  But we’re cracking the whip and have re-scheduled the festival to Sept 27th, as Donal will explain here… 

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The nice girls at Webmash/Current TV just uploaded a wee good luck message for us.  Thanks girls! 

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This has been a long time coming, but our  dream team of music gurus Lester Woodward and Matt Oliver kindly free’d up some time in the hectic schedules and Ignition Studios opened their doors for us to work on the epic Chicken Man No1 Single.  We are really excited about this to say the least.  When we dropped into the studio last week we were blown away, this single is going to be legit!

Lester of ex-Bombjacks fame working his wizardry…

The studio is dialed.. Looks like something out of James Bond and even has a secret sliding door to get into the bog! 

 Matt Oliver working on some genius, horribly catchy lyrics.. 
 
Rob/Chicken Man is driving down to London from Wales this week to lay down the vocals, then we are working on a music video and releasing this beast.  And then…  harnessing the power of the internet, and YOU – to get this to No1!  Wait till you hear it… So good.  

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