Sufferin' succotash!
Hard to believe but true, the Compact Disc is 25 years old this week.
Is it really a quarter of a century since a fresh-faced Kieran Prendiville spread strawberry jam on a new CD to demonstrate its near-indestructibility? It surely is. Tomorrow's World may not have lasted the distance but there are piles of CDs all over my house and my copy of Brothers In Arms won't die no matter what I smear on it.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Battle [supporting Kubichek!] @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/08/2007
Black Lips @ The Engine Room, Brighton - 07/09/2007
Frank Turner & Jonah Matranga @ Audio, Brighton - 10/09/2007
Passenger @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/09/2007
Frank Turner @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/09/2007
The Rifles @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/10/2007
Kano @ Student Union, Southampton University - 03/10/2007
Soho Dolls @ Lennons, Southampton - 13/10/2007
Mooney Suzuki @ The Barfly, Brighton - 14/10/2007
Mooney Suzuki @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/10/2007
Capdown @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/10/2007
Ed Harcourt @ Digital, Brighton - 22/10/2007
Fionn Regan @ Komedia, Brighton - 24/10/2007
Bedouin Soundclash @ Student Union, Southampton University - 05/11/2007
I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs just as soon as I've got the strawberry jam stains out of the carpet. The Events Calendar is, of course, just packed with lots and lots of lovely local gigs, like these for example...
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead @ Concorde2, Brighton - 22/08/2007
The Old Boys Network @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 22/08/2007
Pink @ The Brighton Centre - 23/08/2007
Loomer @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/08/2007
Recreation @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/08/2007
Jamma @ The Contented Pig, Portsmouth - 24/08/2007
Whimwise @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 24/08/2007
One Weird Fish @ The Cricketers Inn, Steep - 24/08/2007
The Silver Beatles @ The Brook, Southampton - 24/08/2007
Nizlopi @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 25/08/2007
Kojak's Revenge @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/08/2007
Hijera @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/08/2007
A Band Less Ordinary @ The Contented Pig, Portsmouth - 25/08/2007
Tom Hingley @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 26/08/2007
Hugh Cornwell @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 26/08/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Superfly @ The Swan, Woolston - 27/08/2007
Spear Of Destiny @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 28/08/2007
Silversun Pickups @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/08/2007
Tremain & Jay Carter @ The Edge Of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 28/08/2007
Richard Hawley @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 02/09/2007
Ezio @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 05/09/2007
Blood Red Shoes @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2007
McFly @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 30/09/2007
Chuck Prophet @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 03/10/2007
The Bluetones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/11/2007
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007
New Model Army @ The Brook, Southampton - 23/11/2007
Natasha Bedingfield's gig at The Guildhall in Southampton on Tuesday 25th September has been rescheduled to Wednesday 20th February 2008. Original tickets remain valid, punters requiring refunds should contact their point of purchase.
The sleepy hamlet of Arundel will be entertaining a variety of musical acts this weekend as the 30th Arundel Festival begins. Operatic soprano Natasha Marsh opens the proceedings on Friday 24th August, with eighties pop diva Alison Moyet headlining the following evening. The eighties theme continues on Sunday 26th August when the bass-slapping sounds of Level 42 will reverberate around the castle, and Girls Aloud take the stage on Bank Holiday Monday to wrap up the opening weekend. Full details are on the Events Calendar.
The seventh annual Southsea Folk and Roots Festival takes place this weekend with a variety of events being held across the borough. The majority of the gigs again take place in The Albert Tavern on South Parade Pier, with free concerts held in the afternoon and ticketed affairs in the evening (headliners for the evening gigs this year include Jackie Leven, Steve Gibbons, ColvinQuarmby and Memo Gonzalez). In addition to the gigs at the pier a variety of 'fringe' events are scheduled to take place, with The Florence Arms and The RMA Tavern both reprising their roles from last year. Full details are on the Events Calendar.
The next heat of Showcase '07 competition takes place at The Wedgewood Rooms tonight. The line-up for Heat Seven includes Days Of No Trust, Introduce Your Icon, Elide and Jenna's Revenge. The last heat of the first round is scheduled for next Tuesday, 28th August; Heat Eight features We're Still Waiting, Eat The Document, Blackfox and Godsend. Tickets for the Showcase events are a bargain £5.
The Grand Final of The Talking Heads' Battle Of The Bands competition takes place this Friday, 24th August. Breaker! Breaker!, Entirety, The Maddisons, Head To Head and The Fret all won through their heats to make it this far, all of them are in with the chance of winning the cash prize (if I'd known there was a cash prize I'd have thrown a band together!). Entrance is £5 on the door.
Those with Facebook may be interested to know that a new group has appeared on the burgeoning social networking site. Portsmouth Live Gigs promises to include details of up and coming events occurring in and around Portsea Island (and nicely complements the Wedgewood Rooms Appreciation group). If that doesn't float your boat then try Arsebook instead.
And that's me done for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to the new releases from Richard Hawley and Editors, both of which are really rather good (and not at all disappointing, unlike Kate Nash's debut long player). Join me next week when I'll be fiddling about with the nobs on the cooker.
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