August 2006
Dave is on the Telly - AGAIN!!!
Just in case you missed Dave on Channel 4's "Sex in the 80's" or watching it the once wasnt enough you can now catch the repeats on More 4 and More 4 +1. Get yourself along to the Music & Film page for details of showing times.

February 2006
Dave does Dunmow !!!
Dave's one man show hits Dunmow town. His first solo performance in Essex is sheduled to be at the Dunmow Working Mans Club in, yes you guessed it, Dunmow. Festivities are due to start at 8.30pm on the 22nd February.
BE THERE OR BE OBLONG !!

February 2006
Well done Andy
All of us here at Dave Harley Inc. would like to express our best to Andy Norton, who since flying the X-Certificate nest has achieved mega success with The Crimea. We are talking chart success, a U.S. tour, Radio 2 appearances the lot....The new album Tragedy Rocks is a must so hot foot it to a record store NOW and buy a copy. The web site aint bad either (http://www.thecrimea.net/) considering Splash and Misty had nothing to do with it.

March 2005
Its time for Dave to do it on his own!!!
The moment when Dave is ready to perform on his own is finaly here. Yes Harley fans, Dave is ready. He has been hard at work these last few months, collecting material, honing his voice, working on that body, sourcing the equipment and generaly getting ready for a solo career. All that hard graft is now behind him and he is ready to get in front of you. So dont delay BOOK TODAY !!

February 2005
Dave flies solo!!!
You can now have Dave all to yourself. Yes Harley fans Dave has gone solo. Due to work commitments of the rest of the band, and Dave always needing a 'New Thing' to keep him entertained, he has decided to get out there on his own. But dont fret your pretty little heads, Dave can still be hired as part of the super group The X-Certificate Band !!!

 August 2004
Crimea Rock!!!
As mentioned below, we announced the impending performance at V2004 of Andy Norton and his new band The Crimea. We had spies abroad that day and here is what Splash & Misty had to say;
"The Crimea were superb, and Andy played a note perfect set, with all his usual energy and flamboyance. It is a crime that they only had a 20 minute slot, 'cause we could have quite happily dedicated 2 hours to them. And to top it all, as the last note of the last song was fading, Andy unplugged his guitar and without a nod, a wink or a wave walked off stage with a 'my work here is done' kinda air about him. Marvelous stuff, well done Andy, well done Crimea. The Vstage next year ?"

 June 2004
Nearly a hole in one!!!
You will be pleased to hear that Dave Harley is not just a pretty face and a great voice. He can also smack a golf ball.
And he has chosen Thursday's, traditionally the day when the boys meet to chew the cud, hit the PS2 and
quaff gallons of Typhoo, to regularly thrash his mates over 18 holes. And as we have come to expect, Dave does it in his own inimitable style, favoring a Baseball swing rather than the usual golfy type of thing, and if he cant use his driver or putter
then the shot isn't worth the effort.
What a guy !! What a Golfer !!

 June 2004
Making it big!!!
Andy is moving on up !! Yes Taffy fans, Andy Norton, your favorite X-certificate guitarist is playing
the V festival in Chelmsford this year. He turns out for 'Crimea', a band with a contract, but on what day and what stage
is at this time a mystery. But I know where I shall be getting my V tickets from this year !!

August 2003
It's here!!!
Yes all you Dave Harley & The X-Certificate Band shindiggers it's finally here, the long awaited second Album 'Highway Heroes, and I can tell you it's bloody awesome (look out for some really cool artwork courtesy of Splash and Misty our travelling friends and myself of course) oops am I blowing my own trumpet?!. The Album has ten very cool tracks, five of which are original songs written by Dave and arranged by the band. Their selling like hot cakes and can be bought at K-Records in Braintree, Essex or via this website.

July 2003
Business As Usual
There's no time for fun this month with the band working non-stop in Western Theme summer parties, Charity Events and Corporate Summer Balls. During all this the band attended and performed at a memorial for a recently deceased good friend to the band 'Norm' who passed away last year. It was a great night and we all partied hard and ate well which are the two things Norm was world famous for. The band would like to congratulate Heather and Kara for organising a wonderful day and giving us all a chance to say farewell to Norm.

 

 June 2003
Dave Rocks the Boat
Well its summer holiday time and the band go off on their summer holidays before the busy summer period begins. Dave, Duncan, myself and friends hire a 47feet long boat and take to the Norfolk Broads. Much of all the wrong kind of stuff is comsumed for a week and although thoroughly enjoyable, we all come back exhausted and extremely wobbly from our sea legs with Duncans title of 'The Main Man Bell' being stripped and changed to 'The Wanker with the Anchor!!' No sooner are they back, the gigs start that evening and they spend few weeks rockin and rollin and takin Care of business.

 May 2003
X-Certificate Rock!
It's studio time folks. The band lock themselves away for a few days and work their bollocks off to produce probably their best work so far, Shaggy joins them on the bass to add some funky bass lines to the tracks and with the help of a really groovy engineer and a gorgeous in every way backing singer (the poor things), two more tracks are finished and the band come away happy and go on straight away to a Charity Event in Felsted to whom they Rock to an inch ot their lives as usual.

 April 2003
Daves conservatory Rocks!!
First and foremost this month, a big apology goes out to all of Daves neighbours for seranading them every Sunday after lunch! Yes folks the studio is booked and rehearsals have started for the long awaited second Album 'Highway Heroes, due for release in August. Many Sundays at Dave's have been ruined by drums, gutairs, keyboards, leads , recording equipement and sweaty hungover musicians arguing their way through countless songs trying to agree on the tracks that will light your fire the most. You lucky things you!

March 2003
Dunmow rocks?!!
So March sees the boys back at the folks hall for the Friends Re-united school reunion for Helena Romanes School, although I do recall seeing some Cambridge folks up the back who I'm sure must have gone to school elsewhere(you know who you are!) Well the place rocked and a lot of money was raised for SCOPE, so well done Russ our milkman who organised the event and is off trekking in Vietnam to raise some more money.

February 2003
Its official!!
Yes folks the rumours are true, Mr X is having a baby, well not literally of course as the lovely Cecile gets those honours. Of course I asked the band for an official comment "Nice shot X" was all they managed, but from the rest of the clan we say congratulations you two and at least we know X isn't a jaffa now. Oh and congratulations to Duncan for, after much controversy, landing himself a gorgeous new girlfriend 'Dawn'

 December 2002
Is it just all talk?
It has been suggested by a few of the Dave Harley Shindiggers that we may have a Billy Liar within the X-Certificate Band!! On the Mr X page he states quite clearly a new book is in progress called 'Elvis and Me', yet no book has been seen, so I say to you Mr X, "If such book exists, then where is it and why isn't it on the site for all to read?" Stay tuned folks, we shall wait for a reply!

 November 2002.
Dave goes back to basics during power cuts !!!!!
This week Dave Harley, your favorite rock n roll God, realy got back to basics. During the week long power outage Dave tapped into his animal instincts. Not being able to bath, shave, watch tv or strum his electric guitar, Dave amused himself by lighting fires and acting in a caveman like manner. He was quoted as saying "If it had gone on any longer, I think I may have found myself running naked through the woods". Now there's an image to savour girls!

 October 2002
Pop Idol infuriates Dave Harley !
Pop Idol, that recent fad that has swept this once great country, has driven Dave Harley mad. Clogging up our TV screens, this pathetic attempt to create new pop stars has in Dave's view, completely undermined the music industry. The final straw coming when Elvis's latest No. 1 with JXL was pulled off the shelves by the record company to make way for Gareth Gates new single, the afor mentioned music giant knowing full well that Gareth 'I cant sing' Gates would never topple the King from the number one spot.

 September 2002.
Xcertificate play for the Police !
X-Certificate played a recent gig for the Police, or a member of em at any rate. The drummer from the mega band The Police held a private function at his country mansion, and Dave and the boys provided the entertainment, having to do 3 encores.

 July 2002
Dave back in the studio !
The studio is booked and the boys spend two solid days with new friend and studio engineer 'Studio Joe', recording the first couple of tracks for the long awaited second Album (while Duncan, one take Bell, hits the Playstation 2!). Joe has worked with the likes of The Stereophonics, Gay Dad, Peter Gabriel etc so after much coffee, fags and chinese are consumed in 48 hours and some very funny moments, some very serious Rock n Roll is recorded and the band return happy and fulfilled with their new tracks. The Album will be available here soon, so watch this space

 January 2002
Mr X. breaks his vow of celibacy.
Mr X has gone jiggy jiggy. After stating on this web site that he has taken a vow of celibacy (since removed as it is bollocks), he has recently taken up with a woman. Cecil, the Thriller from Manila, has stolen Mr X's heart and broken a few into the bargain