Woolworths have announced that they'll no longer stock CD singles, sales having fallen through the floor thanks to the burgeoning download market. This is a shame as there's something about a single; the additional tracks from radio sessions or the dire remix that you only play the once adds to the value of the catchy tune you bought the thing for in the first place. But what do I know, I download tracks from iTunes so it's probably all my fault anyway.
All is not lost however, as the UK's largest retailer of singles Woolies will still stock "high profile" releases, so you'll still be able to pick up the rush-released opus of whoever wins this year's Plop Factor X.
*koff*
Quite. In other news, here are the gigs of note I spied amidst the back pages of this week's NME:
Pull Tiger Tail @ Engine Rooms, Brighton - 30/05/2008
Pull Tiger Tail @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/06/2008
The Rascals and The Suzukis @ The Barfly, Brighton - 14/06/2008
Out From Animals @ Boileroom, Guildford - 16/06/2008
Out From Animals @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/06/2008
The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Blakes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 28/06/2008
Crystal Castles @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/09/2008
Cajun Dance Party @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Cajun Dance Party @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 07/10/2008
I'll add the above gigs onto the shiny SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as I get a spare hour or so (which, given that I've seen the new Indy film and caught up with three weeks worth of The West Wing is a definite possibility for this weekend. Well. If I'm not too hungover that is). On the rare occasions when the Events Calendar is up to date it becomes a valuable resource idle gig monkey about town, containing gigs such as these:
Fairport Convention @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 29/05/2008
Daevid Allen & The University of Errors @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 29/05/2008
Mostly Autumn @ The Brook, Southampton - 29/05/2008
Cliff Gator @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 29/05/2008
Your Army, Capital X and This Manhattan @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/05/2008
Scarlet Soho, Revolution 74 and The Ornament Birds @ Drift, Southsea - 29/05/2008
Kent Duchaine and Ledbessie @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 29/05/2008
Lucky One Dies First, Venice Ahoy!, In Like Flynn and Castillo @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 29/05/2008
The Wedding Present @ The Corn Exchange, Brighton - 30/05/2008
La Vida Santana (Santana tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 30/05/2008
Skindred @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 30/05/2008
Station-X @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 30/05/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/05/2008
Pepper, Captain Bud and Dead Mile @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/05/2008
The Winchell Riots and Silvery @ The Railway, Winchester - 30/05/2008
Guillemots @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 30/05/2008
Deltawave (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 30/05/2008
The Park Bench Social Club @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 30/05/2008
The Bon Jovi Experience (Bon Jovi tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 30/05/2008
Della Perrett's Sweetedge @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 30/05/2008
The Warm @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/05/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 30/05/2008
Sym-Choon @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 30/05/2008
Fake That and Kylie Fever (Take That/Kylie tributes) @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 30/05/2008
Isosceles and The Rebs @ Lennons, Southampton - 30/05/2008
Guillemots @ The Dome, Brighton - 30/05/2008
The Titanic Survivors, The Vision and Lucinda Bright @ The Railway, Winchester - 30/05/2008
Superfly @ The Railway, Cosham - 30/05/2008
Stoned Soul Picnic @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 30/05/2008
Angela Morgan @ Drift, Southsea - 01/06/2008
Denny Laine Trio @ The Brook, Southampton - 01/06/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 01/06/2008
White Knuckle Revolution, Puresist and Exile Arise @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 01/06/2008
Pull Tiger Tail @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/06/2008
Major Melon, Hardly Heroes and The Ex-Patriots @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 01/06/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
Kim Richey @ Komedia, Brighton - 01/06/2008
Saiichi Sugiyama @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 02/06/2008
The Pilgrim Fathers @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/06/2008
Beth Rowley and Akayzia Parker @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 02/06/2008
Late of the Pier, Delboy French and Joey Nightmare @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 02/06/2008
Alvin Youngblood Hart @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/06/2008
The Pigeon Detectives @ The Dome, Brighton - 03/06/2008
Hometown Show, Wherewithal and Lou Brown @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 03/06/2008
Hot Club de Paris @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/06/2008
Duke Special @ Komedia, Brighton - 03/06/2008
Louche Manouche @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 03/06/2008
Frank Turner, The Dawn Chorus and Paddy Taylor @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 03/06/2008
Supergrass @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 03/06/2008
Army of Freshmen, Last Letter Read and Splendid Eddie @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/06/2008
David Essex @ The Dome, Brighton - 04/06/2008
Paramore @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 04/06/2008 RESCHEDULED!
Jenna's Revenge @ Hampton's, Southampton - 04/06/2008
Steve Tilston @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 04/06/2008
Glasvegas @ Boileroom, Guildford - 04/06/2008
Cage The Elephant @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/06/2008
El Bicho and LaXula @ Komedia, Brighton - 04/06/2008
tbc (IOW Festival Warm-up mystery headliner) @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/06/2008
Pancake Eating Freaks and The Architects @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/07/2008
Motorhead @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/11/2008
Waster this evening features live performances from Wiservice and The Savage Jazz, plus a DJ set by Shit Disco and the finest indiepunkelectrorockdance in town courtesy of the Southsea Mafia DJs. Doors open at Portsmouth's Liquid Envy from 2200 (entrance is £1 before 2230, £2 before 2300 and £3 after). Don't forget, from next week Waster moves to Thursday nights.
SUMO returns to The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 31st May, with guest Joe Ransom (Fabric) joining the SUMO resident DJs, plus a live set from Social Sciences. Doors open at 2130, tickets are £7.
Bournemouth's Opera House hosts a night of Northern Soul this Saturday, 31st May, featuring a strong line-up of DJs (including Rowly, Steve Lyons and Emma Cox) plus eleven piece soul band DC Fontana. The event runs from 2000 to 0400, tickets are £10 in advance.
Portsmouth-based singer Rory Kennard and local five-piece The Elizans are the special guests at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this week. The first act will be on-stage at 2000, after the first Open Mike session. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 29th May, and admission is (as always) FREE!
And that about wraps it up for this week; this afternoon I have been mostly been feeling mellow thanks to King Creosote, Guillemots and Erin McKeown. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be hoping my new Converse have turned up.
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