Nish Myshkin

23/12/2023

Had great plans to do another Christmas cover. Then along came the Flu. Actual Flu. Yay. No new cover - so here is the last one I did for Christmas…

Me covering the original version of Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid. There is no rap in here if you wanted the updated version!I enjoyed doing this, ...

12/04/2023

https://youtu.be/dw0YnbKjNw8

No one asked, but here it is anyway! I was supposed to wait till tonight for 'maximum reach', but that really isn't why I do this. Polly described as my meditation...I think he's right.
This is a song many of you wouldn't know by a band you may not have heard of before. If you're from New Zealand or Australia you should remember them...from the 2000's, I didn't know much of their stuff, but I knew this one. The video has links to their version and their YouTube Channel so if you like the song and want to hear it done right, along with their other stuff, then go via my links. I'll get an imaginary high five for it.

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Me covering Powderfinger's 'My Happiness'.Go listen to the original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkpP8ElRfYk

07/04/2023

New video coming soon.
(Yeah, I know it’s been a fair while!)

30/03/2023

Been really busy (though you wouldn't know it)...drums for Idol album 5 completed - over to the others now. I've also recorded this with Bourbon on Embers - please share it anywhere you can on tinterwebs!

Bourbon on Embers - bringing Rusty Blues to the North of England...for quite a while actually - presents To***co Road."To***co Road" is a blues song written ...

20/12/2022

Did a cover last year. Started recording another this year, but to save me from tears, I’ll give it to you all next year I think! Anyway, Happy Christmas to all you beautiful people.

Me covering the original version of Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid. There is no rap in here if you wanted the updated version!I enjoyed doing this, ...

08/10/2022

The Idol Dead have been quiet. Getting on with things in the background up till end of August. September was very quiet partly because Polly broke his collar bone (bedroom incident) and my previously mentioned ear issue (which hasn't gone away yet!). Nonetheless, the show must go on...it's nearly time for our traditional Halloween gig in Leeds 360 Club.
You can get tickets through us.
https://theidoldead.com/product/halloweengig2022/
The question is, who you gonna call?

29/09/2022

This post gives an update about me but also a warning to my fellow musicians.
Protect your ears! Our ears are probably our most precious commodity as musicians. Anyone who knows me well, knows I’m pretty careful with my ears. I wear in-ears when I play, and I always have ear plugs with me when I watch other bands play. I never leave a gig with ringing in my ears anymore which used to happen before I got everything (we’re talking 12 years ago)!
Due to some mystery ear infection (viral according to the doctor), I have suffered from having a blocked right ear. It’s now over a month since it started and it’s not shifted. It’s blocked to the point now of almost hearing nothing out of it. That’s put all the pressure on my left ear and, loud noises, quite often, hurt. Not a good thing for a drummer! Luckily, due to having in-ears, I can dial the volume down and get away with it (hopefully), but I haven’t played drums properly in weeks and I’ve hardly listened to any music. It’s deeply frustrating and my mood is certainly taking a hit (just ask Sabrina and the kids!).
I’m not posting this for lots of “hope you’re ok”, “get better soon” or “I heard shoving a hot cattle prod down your ear hole clears up such issues” - I’m taking various decongestants, sprays and various things suggested by the doctor and my dad - but I want this post to remind all my musician friends…don’t take your ears for granted. If they get damaged and start to affect you on a daily basis, it can really hurt your ability to make music, play music and potentially enjoy music.

TCKS.

05/09/2022

It's been a while. I actually recorded this a while ago, but it took me ages to get around to putting the video together. I may have rushed it a little in the end, but here is me with my kids. They loved this song. Started obsessing about the song just before Sing 2 came out and we re-watching the first film. It was crazy to find out that Scarlett Johansson was having a bit of a musical career whilst her acting career was also going...I didn't for this, but I think I'll do a lot more research into the bands and songs that I do covers for.
I'm not promising when the next one will be, always lots of plans, but no time to do them, plus, I'm spending more time on Idol stuff at the moment.

Me and my kids covering Set it All Free by Scarlett Johansson from the movie 'Sing'.

02/09/2022

New video coming tomorrow!
It’s been recorded for a while, it’s been nearly ready for ages, and finally, I’m done the last bits and it’s scheduled for release tomorrow.
In the meantime, look out for Polly’s Egocast!