HALLOWE’EN 15 #halloween15

Has it really been two years since this all started? Another Hallowe’en is upon us and it marks our second anniversary as a live band except that (and you may have picked up on this) we have not actually been performing for quite a few months. We had our reasons but this is all about to change now as we approach our third year of gigging with more than a little Hoodoo and charm.

FABRILY T-SHIRT FUNDRAISER #braverthancancer

Once upon a time, Braver than Fiction had an idea for a Jekyll and Hyde themed ‘Transformation’ T-shirt so our intrepid keyboard player (and secret fashionista) Jason took the plunge and had one made; there were a lot of “oohs” and “aahs” and the intention was to have armfuls of them produced but, for that time, it remained the only one…

HUMILITY

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PLECTRUMAID #plectrumaid

Recently, one of our followers raised the battle cry: “Let’s get this shit trending. I’m all over it!” What, you may ask, caused this outburst? A realisation of just how many Spotify plays it takes your average, indie musician to earn enough to buy even the flimsiest of plastic plectrums, that is what!

BRAVER THAN CANCER #braverthancancer

There are five of us in Braver than Fiction so statistically, it was inevitable that cancer was going to have some effect on at least one of us at some point.

1 in 2 people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime.
— Cancer Research UK

DO NOT DROWN THE DIVA

If Mel is stolidly explaining to someone that she simply cannot lay down in a potentially pathogen-laden stream in the middle of industrial Yorkshire, during a particularly bitterly cold March then you can be reasonably certain that it is not going to be a normal day, by any standards.

WE WANT YOU TO HEAR THIS FROM US

As you may know, Mel recently took a bit of a tumble that put her out of action for a spell and unfortunately it is now apparent that this was due to more than a bout of her usual lovable, clumsiness.

REVERBNATION SITUATION

Braver than Fiction have been using the ReverbNation platform since the band was put together in the summer of 2013 and, whilst we have found some of the free features extremely useful, we do not think that the Premium (paid) features are cost-efficient as far as our needs and expectations are concerned so, we have come to a decision…

16 DISTURBING COVERS OF “SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN”

Boxing Day has arrived and we hope you have all had an incredible Christmas so far and if celebrating Christmas is not your thing, we still hope you’re doing fine! To those who do, now that the magic of the big day has lost its glitter and the fridge is full of left-over turkey and brussels sprouts, you could throw on some tunes and relive the wonder and anticipation of Christmas with joyful renditions of festive classics – unless you are these guys:

“ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS…”

We have all been extremely quite good and we wondered what we might find in our Christmas stockings this year. As the seasonal excitement grows, one thing tends to lead very quickly to another here at Fiction Towers and our thoughts turned to what we would we like to find in our ultimate Christmas gift stocking.