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BANDS/ARTISTS
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| www.myspace.com/1simonlees |
| My official My Space. Good alternative web site. |
| ANUBIS |
| My very cool new band. Debut album due out January 2008. |
| ALL OUT GUITAR . COM |
| The November issue of this fantastic new on-line guitar magazine is about to come out. You no longer need to register to view the whole magazine so what have you got to lose? There are great guitar tutorials, interviews, tips for beginners and it's all FREE! If you need more encouragement - I'm one of the contributors so for goodness sake CHECK IT OUT!! |
| PUB GIGS . COM |
| A cool new database for pub venues and bands who play in them! It's free to register so get yourself on there and start gigging! Tell 'em I sent ya. |
| GREAT LOCAL MUSIC . COM |
| A great web site which does exactly what it says on the tin. Promoting great local music. |
| A new artist database with links to hundreds of artist sites. |
| BUDGIE |
| The official web site |
| EUROPE |
| One of my favourite bands from the '80s; still going strong and a great bunch of guys. |
| OZZMOSIS |
| The official My Space for the UK's finest Ozzy Osbourne tribute band. |
| AL ATKINS |
| The original singer with Judas Priest. |
| CHRIS JOHNSON |
| Cool new guitarist with the V-rats and Al Atkins. A HUGE Steve Vai fan (and rightly so!) |
| AXEL THOMAS |
| Many years ago Axel sent me a questionnaire about my solo gigs and here are the answers! |
| FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK |
| Pete Boot (ex-Budgie drummer) organises this festival each year to raise money and awareness of Parkinson's disease. |
| MIKE DE JAGER |
| Mike is a fine guitarist and is also producing my guitar tuition DVD. Check him out . |
| Awesome vocalist - sang on one of the Phenomena albums as well as with ex-Budgie guitarist John Thomas. (And me!) |
| ADRIAN MARX |
| Ex - Plain Jain frontman's brand new website. |
| PHIL HERBERT |
| One of the UK's finest guitarists and fellow Guitarist of the Year finalist. HUGE talent. |
| LES CHEETHAM |
| Guitarist of the Year 1999 - another great British guitar player. |
| PROJECT 814 |
| Jon Pomplin - Composer/Producer/Bassist - Cellar Records. |
| GLC |
| You knows it clart. Safe as Spar. These "lovely boys" are off the hook with their cheap leisure wear and Goldie Lookin' Chains. |
| VASELINE RATS |
| Bassist for Al Atkins Pete "MZ" Emms band. |
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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| JESSICA PATEL SERIOUS PHOTOGRAPHY |
| Jessica is a "seriously" good photographer who specialises in live bands. The next Ross Halfin? Not 'arf! Check out her Budgie pics. |
| MPEGUK |
| This is a video production company headed by Mike de Jager. Here you can download clips from my DVD as well as some stuff I've recorded with Al Atkins. |
| GOD OF THUNDER |
| Both of these sites contain many excellent pictures of classic rock bands including shots and (fantastic) reviews of Budgie's November 2003 gig at The Limelight in Crewe. To view them properly you must hit the F11 key to maximise the screen. |
| MARTIN KESSEL PHOTOGRAPHY |
| Martin Kessel has taken many great pictures of Budgie and loads of other bands. |
| CORIN SPINKS BUDGIE / SIMON LEES PHOTOS |
| Corin has put up a site featuring his own photos taken at Budgie gigs and Simon's One-Man-Show. |
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MANUFACTURERS/DISTRIBUTORS
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| ROLAND UK |
| I have a name for my Guitar F/X and that name is ERIC. Roland & Boss make the best Erics money can buy which is why I have several. Check out the full range here. |
| HISCOX CASES |
| The finest guitar case manufacturer in the world with the finest back - up service and genuine lifetime guarantee. Based in Cannock, England. |
| MARSHALL AMPLIFICATION |
| As if you didn't know! The world's most respected guitar amp maker. |
| TOUCHSTONE TONEWOODS |
| The one stop guitar spares shop. Main dealers for Schaller Floyd Rose Trem systems. |
| BLUE TONE AMPS |
| Superb new UK amp manufacturer. Great build; killer Blues/Rock tones. Based in Kidderminster. |
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RETAILERS
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| ONE WAY MUSIC |
| My local friendly neighbourhood guitar & PA store. The best guitar set-ups in the business. |
| CRAIG EWING BATTERIES legolas48@blueyonder.co.uk |
| E-mail Craig for all your Duracell requirements. He's the cheapest supplier I know and the batteries are genuine M3s. |
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MUSIC
SERVICES
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| FIVETREES |
| Not only the host for this fine web site but a valuable source of info on many artists/bands and venues. |
| MADHOUSE STUDIOS |
| Run by Roy & Jaci Davis this is one of the finest Rehearsal/Recording facilities in Birmingham. |
| MADHAT STUDIOS |
| Run by Mark Stuart and co-owned by Tony Clarkin of Magnum, my favourite recording studio is situated in an ideal location (about 2 miles from my house). |
| THE BACON SANDWICH WORKSHOP |
| If you're in trouble, if noone else can help... and if you can find us... maybe you can hire ' The Bacon Sandwich Workshop'. To hinder you, this isn't even a link, it just looks like one. Hey, if you really want us you will find a way. |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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| AMERICAN LIMO |
| If you're in Poland and you want to travel in style - American Limo offer a five star service at great prices. |
| RATHER GOOD |
| This made me laugh for weeks! |
| MR FASTFINGER |
| An hilarious animation about a crazy guitar dude who lives on a desert island and meditates inbetween the most ridiculous "out-there" Steve Vai style shredding. It's interactive too so you can make him shred any way you want. Thanks to Johnny Hand Grenade for this! |