Radiohead's foray into digital downloads has prompted more established artists to experiment with the technology.
Following on from the "pay what you want to" experiment with In Rainbows, Sir Cliff Richard is tweaking the concept by dropping the cost of his new album depending on the demand. The more people who download the album, the less they end up paying.
So many punchlines, not enough time.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Stalkers @ Freebutt, Brighton - 11/11/2007
Aim @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/11/2007
Kelley Stoltz [supporting Two Gallants] @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/11/2007
Mannequin Republic @ Ibar, Bournemouth - 14/11/2007
Qui @ Freebutt, Brighton - 16/11/2007
Mannequin Republic @ Freebutt, Brighton - 20/11/2007
Parka @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 27/11/2007
Mystery Jets @ Digital, Brighton - 30/11/2007
Parka @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 30/11/2007
Wild Beasts @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/12/2007
Jenny Owen Youngs @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 04/12/2007
Lo Fidelity Allstars @ Digital, Brighton - 11/12/2007
Parka @ Lennons, Southampton - 15/12/2007
Dropkick Murphys @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 11/02/2008
Newton Faulkner @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 22/02/2008
The Hoosiers @ Solent Hall BIC, Bournemouth - 08/03/2008
The Hoosiers @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 11/03/2008
The Hoosiers @ The Dome, Brighton - 13/03/2008
If I'm not propping up a bar somewhere, tapping my foot in a nonchalant way to the beat of the band I'm watching, I'll add the above gigs onto the SoMC Events Calendar (so it's anyone's guess when that'll be). As I may have mentioned once or twice (OK, pretty much every week) the Events Calendar is stuffed like a turkey with all manner of gigs in this locale. Like these:
The Warm, Three Kings & Young Brothers Band @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 31/10/2007
Hell Is For Heroes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 31/10/2007
Wills & The Willing @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 31/10/2007
Shy Child & SomaHigh @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/11/2007
Mooncats & Fat Sam @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 01/11/2007
Larry Miller Band @ The Albert Tavern, South Parade Pier, Southsea - 01/11/2007
Haywire, Social Parasites & Constant State of Terror @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 01/11/2007
Barbwire Bob @ The Hoeford, Fareham - 02/11/2007
Jon Walsh Blues Band @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 02/11/2007
T-Rextasy @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/11/2007
Popular Workshop & The Rebs @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 02/11/2007
Ash @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 02/11/2007
Vince's Teeth @ The Admiral Drake, Portsmouth - 02/11/2007
McQueen & Obsessive Compulsive @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/11/2007
The Limes @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 03/11/2007
The Cheese Doctors @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/11/2007
The Bon Jovi Experience @ The Brook, Southampton - 03/11/2007
The Darling Age, The Brightlights & Captain Phoenix @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/11/2007
Power of Three @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 03/11/2007
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 03/11/2007
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset @ The Ashcroft Centre, Fareham - 03/11/2007
Cool Banana, Joe Black, The Model Village & At The Weekend @ Café Havana, Southsea - 03/11/2007
MC Lars @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/11/2007
The Freestyle Funk Collective @ Drift, Southsea - 04/11/2007
The Carl Palmer Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007
Will Haven @ The Brook, Southampton - 04/11/2007
Wyldside, Mask of Judas, Fake Exterior & White Knuckle Revolution @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007
The Fray @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007
Bedouin Soundclash @ Student Union, Southampton University - 05/11/2007
The Mules, Eugene McGuinness & Frisbee In The Jewel Box @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/11/2007
Alvin Youngblood Hart @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/11/2007
The Kissaway Trail @ Audio, Brighton - 06/11/2007
The Days, I See Sparks & Red Light Thieves @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/11/2007
Pendulum @ Student Union, Southampton University - 06/11/2007
Alistair Goodwin, Andy Foster & Dirty 38 @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 06/11/2007
Damo Suzuki & Sonaura @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 06/11/2007
Joseph Arthur @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 22/11/2007
The Popes @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 21/12/2007
The Men They Couldn't Hang @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/12/2007
Owing to illness, legendary singer Englebert Humperdinck has unfortunately had to cancel his performance at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, on Tuesday 6th November. A rescheduled date has yet to be announced, punters requiring refunds should contact their point of purchase. A new date for Richard Hawley's cancelled gig at The Guildhall, Southampton has been announced. The gig will now take place on Wednesday 6th February 2008.
Indie club night Waster has its first Halloween Special at Envy in Portsmouth this evening. Live music is provided by Kill Kenada and Cut The Blue Wire, with DJs from the Southsea Mafia spinning the pumpkin covered wheels of steel inbetween. Entrance is only £1 before 2300, £3 after.
Club 12th Hour celebrates its first birthday this Friday, 2nd November, with band-packed evening of entertainment at South Parade Pier. Confirmed as appearing are The Elements, The Exits, Gilkicker, Frank Hamilton and The Cartel. Tickets are £6 in advance from Little Johnny Russell's, otherwise it's £7 on the door.
Hardly Heroes, Not Good Enough For Tony and Split Sixty will be appearing at The Wedgewood Rooms next Wednesday, 7th November, when the venue will be hosting an autism benefit gig. Monies raised will aid a local family to run a Son Rise Program, an educational treatment for children with autism. Tickets are £6.
Portsmouth's Lee Paul Spragg and similarly local dubsters The MightyZ AllStars have the guest slots at the (apparently Michael Jackson themed) Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 1st November. As usual, after the guest bands, those so inclined can take to the stage to entertain the crowd (there's a two song limit). Doors open at 1900 and, as admission is FREE, it's advisable to get there early.
And that's it for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Gogol Bordello and the most excellent Bizarro by The Wedding Present. Join me next week when I'll be looking for the Red Panda.
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