The past week has seen the passing of two musical mavericks; Tony Wilson and Lee Hazlewood. The former gave us Factory Records, Joy Division and paved the way for superclubs in the UK. The latter helped reinvent Nancy Sinatra as a pop icon and released one of my favourite albums ever.
[pause for quiet reflection]
And today is the 30th anniversary of when Elvis Presley went to the big farm in the sky.
[pause for deep-fried banana and peanut butter sandwich]
*koff*
And so to business, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Operator Please @ The Barfly, Brighton - 02/09/2007
David Ford @ The Barfly, Brighton - 11/09/2007
Scouting For Girls @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/09/2007
Air Traffic @ Student Union, Southampton University - 23/09/2007
Hard-Fi @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 31/08/2007
Just Jack @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/10/2007
Palladium @ The Barfly, Brighton - 03/10/2007
Palladium @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/10/2007
Harrisons @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/10/2007
Soho Dolls @ The Barfly, Brighton - 10/10/2007
Stephen Fretwell @ Digital, Brighton - 11/10/2007
Soho Dolls @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 12/10/2007
Maps @ The Barfly, Brighton - 13/10/2007
The Cribs @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 14/10/2007
Shack @ Concorde2, Brighton - 21/10/2007
Digitalism @ Concorde2, Brighton - 14/11/2007
If I'm not suing Pompey FC for misuse of image rights (hey look, that's me in the crowd photo; I'm the guy at the top clapping out of time from everyone else) then I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar when I get the time. As I mention most every week, the Events Calendar is full of more gigs than a Topic has hazlenuts:
Simon Kent @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 15/08/2007
Joey Nightmare, Golden Section & Waiting For Sirens @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/08/2007
The Earlies @ St George's Church, Brighton - 15/08/2007
Sollitude & Dragon Eye Morrison @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/08/2007
Bedouin Soundclash @ Concorde2, Brighton - 15/05/2007
Sons of Cain & Dead Saviour @ The Arts Centre, Havant - 16/08/2007
Sonny Black @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 16/08/2007
Holy Roller & The Rebel Ching @ Drift, Southsea - 16/08/2007
Take Guard & Driven By Suffering @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth @ 16/08/2007
Rufus Stone @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/08/2007
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 17/08/2007
Autons @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth 17/08/2007
Dead!Dead!Dead! & Loose Caboose @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 17/08/2007
The Mods @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 18/08/2007
Kelly's Tattoo @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 18/08/2007
Firegarden @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 18/08/2007
The Dead 60's @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/08/2007
Orange Street & The Autumn Stone @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 19/08/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Simon Paylor & Sarah Saville @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 19/08/2007
The Peacocks @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/08/2007
Battles @ Concorde2, Brighton - 21/08/2007
Becky Anderson & Wilfy @ Edge Of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 21/08/2007
Memo Gonzalez & The Blues Casters @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 27/08/2007
Tremain & Jay Munday @ Edge Of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 28/08/2007
Time-Bomb @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 31/08/2007
Yo La Tengo @ Concorde2, Brighton - 12/09/2008
Hugh Cornwell @ Ryde Theatre, IOW - 14/09/2007
The Storys @ The Cellars at Eastney - 21/09/2007
The Saw Doctors @ The Brook, Southampton - 04 & 05/12/2007
Mmm, hazlenuts.
If, like me, you weren't lucky enough to get tickets for the Foo Fighters' double secret festival warm-up gig in Brighton this Friday then fear not; you can enjoy Dave Grohl and chums from the comfort of your own home thanks to the nice people at Radio 1. The gig will be broadcast live from the Concorde2 from 1800. And yes, I know it's not quite the same as being there, but you could always invite some mates round and have a mini-mosh pit in your front room.
The Talking Heads' Battle Of The Bands competition continues apace, with the third heat taking place this evening. Tonight's penultimate round features The Rivers of Sound, The Maddisons, Long Shore Drift and The Ramblings. The fourth and final heat is tomorrow, Thursday 16th August, with Head To Head, Kids Can't Fly, Lights Alive, The Next Tuesdays and The Fret all trying to make it through to next week's semi-finals. Entrance is £5 on the door.
The sixth heat of The Wedgewood Rooms' Showcase '07 competition is scheduled for next Tuesday, 21st August, and the line-up includes The Elijah Project, The Accidents, Midnight Dance Party and City Safari. Entrance is a bargain £5, for which you get both entertainment and the opportunity to perfect your Simon Cowell impression alongside the real judges.
Put a fork in me, I'm done. This afternoon I have mostly been tinkering with Windows XP whilst listening to The Strange Death of Liberal England and Moi Caprice. Join me next week when I'll be impersonating a large cheese.
:o)
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