The Gigwatcher 20/12/2006

Ho Ho Ho!

So the slow wind-down into Christmas begins; the tins of sweets on the centre desk have been multiplying, the rubber bands have been flying across the office for most of the morning and we've spent a good hour or so working out what topping to have on our pizzas on Friday lunchtime (I may even set up the Big Big Loader for a play as well).

Umm.

And worked really hard and not wasted your tax dollars, obviously.

*koff*

Quite.

Last week's NME was a double issue, tempting though it was to re-list the selection of gigs I picked out from it last week I decided not to. If you're in need of a gig fix over the Christmas period don't forget that all the gigs I pick out and send on are added (eventually) into the SoMC Events Calendar. It's packed to the rafters with an assortment of local gigs for local people, there should be something in there that tickles your fancy (think of it as a gig version of a tin of Quality Street and won't go far wrong, for every Noisette Triangle there's probably a couple of Toffee Pennies and Peanut Cracknels).

It just wouldn't be the same if I didn't have any gigs listed though, so I've picked the following morsels from the Events Calendar for your delectation:

One Weird Fish @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/12/2006
Skylar @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/12/2006
Kojak's Revenge @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 29/12/2006
Wilko Johnson @ The Brook, Southampton - 06/01/2007
Bluesky Research @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 31/01/2007
Kristin Hersh @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 06/03/2007
Thea Gilmore @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/05/2007
Lou Rhodes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/05/2007

As I may have mentioned once or twice over the past few weeks, I've concocted a Most Fantastic Lyric Quiz for your delight which you can download here (link valid for 7 days). Email recipients of the Gigwatcher (who recieve it several hours before I blog it here) are teased each week with a Mystery Lyric so they've had a bit more practice; it's not fiendishly difficult but it should get you scratching your noggins.

It's for fun but there are some rules (which are listed in the PDF) as there may be a prize for the highest scorer. I'll post a new thread on the forum where you can post your scores or ask for clues/help. You've got until January, I'll link to the answers in first Gigwatcher of the New Year. Enjoy.

Well that about does it for the Gigwatcher for this year, I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and that Santa brings you some nice new choons to enjoy. This afternoon I shall mostly be the glorious tones of the late great Richard Burton. Of course, it's Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. Excellent!