Many low-grade bands have passed through Rigdale Studios in their time due to the convenient location, non-existent quality control and poor book-keeping for payments. Panda Bear Jones, recording their hit single “Christmas Announcement” were disturbed by one such band only the other week.
“The Clown” were recording their cover of 'Give Peace A Chance', for the Help For Heroes charity and in the process, littered the new Panda Bear Jones track with a series of foot-stomping clangs (they were recording in the room directly above) which cost the band a great deal of money for re-recordings, as well as a further potential touring partner severance.
It was a kick in the teeth for the band, to have such hard work metaphorically pooed on, but, ever determined, they hammered on.
Upon finishing the track, Panda Bear Jones set out to support their long-time friend and musical partner, The Schoolmaster in his short tour of Devon & Cornwall. What they'd failed to factor in, however, was that Lloyd had a pre-booked weekly back massage session (birthday present) that he'd “be a fool not to attend” (quote, Mother). The decision was hard, but, ultimately, the band opted not to partake in the 'Smile One Last Time, Christ, Life Is Awful' tour.
Being composed, as they were, of morally flaccid material, the band opted not to 'ring in sick' and instead simply did not turn up at any of the scheduled tour dates. Even to this day, months after that fateful event, The Schoolmaster refuses to address either members of the band by name, nor speak of their Facebook and Myspace pages.
As all trite stories go, it did turn out well however. Panda Bear Jones recorded “Stuck In Eggbuckland”, “Christmas Announcement” and another secret number that is (at the time of writing) unrevealed, as well as a second national radio appearance on Tom Robinson's BBC Radio 6 show (4th April 2011), with the track 'Evil Little Hands'.
It's also probably appropriate, right here, to announce that the band has captured a percussionist. The excellent Steve Brown has been successfully snared from the wild and made to hit his wooden box in exchange for oatmeal and semi-refuge from the elements (living in the outhouse of Rigdale Studios). Steve had to undergo a stringent recruitment and interview process, including gender, racial and sexual orientation vetting (NO MEN, NO WHITE MEN, NO STRAIGHT WHITE MEN) before being accepted by the band.
The band like him.
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