So, Celine Dion has won the award for Worst Cover Version for her take on AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long (the evidence is freely available on YouTube if you dare endure it). I wonder if Angus and chums would return the favour, it might make herself's Titanic theme tune more listenable.
[thinks]
Perhaps not. I don't think there are enough guitars in the world.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, I've picked the following gigs of note from the back pages of this week's NME:
Elbow @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 07/10/2008
Feeder @ The Guldhall, Southampton - 15/11/2008
Ratatat @ Audio, Brighton - 23/07/2008
Flamboyant Bella @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/07/2008
Flamboyant Bella @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 24/07/2008
The Feeling @ The Brighton Centre - 01/11/2008
The Feeling @ BIC, Bournemouth - 02/11/2008
Rancid @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 12/11/2008
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portmouth - 26/08/2008
The above gigs might be added onto the SoMC Events Calendar this weekend (depending on sound FX duties, bimbling and general faffing about in front of the television). I wouldn't put a bet on me getting around to do it, then again I reckon Spain are going to win the European Championships so what do I know? When the Events Calendar is up date it's full of lovely local gigs, like these...
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Luke Leighfield and Sam Isaac @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/06/2008
Sandi Thom @ The Brook, Southampton - 26/06/2008
Melt Banana and Comanechi @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 26/06/2008
Skyline Heroes, Herbarley and Who's Keeping Score? @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/06/2008
Antonio Forcione Quartet @ Komedia, Brighton - 26/06/2008
Freddy & The Freeloaders @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 26/06/2008
The Tripods, Damaged Goods and James Harmer @ The Railway, Winchester - 26/06/2008
Plastik Toys, Little Fish, The Maddisons and The Vision @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 26/06/2008
Scarlet Soho, Bang Bang Bang and Riot Lights @ The Railway, Winchester - 27/06/2008
Russell Watson @ BIC, Bournemouth - 27/06/2008
T-Rextasy (T-Rex tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 27/06/2008
The Gary Fletcher Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 27/06/2008
Spiritualized @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 27/06/2008
Wellalive and Union @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 27/06/2008
Bubbledubble @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 27/06/2008
Riverside Blues Band @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 27/06/2008
Who's Who (The Who tribute) @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/06/2008
Attack Attack, Said Mike and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/06/2008
The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Blakes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 28/06/2008
Bang Bang Lulu @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 28/06/2008
Antony Ferraro & The Moondance Swing Band @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 28/06/2008
Creamy (Cream tribute) @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 28/06/2008
Burnt Ice @ The Brewery Bar, Botley - 28/06/2008
Roddy Radiation & The Skabilly Rebels @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/06/2008
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 28/06/2008
Zhain @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 28/06/2008
Atomic Badger @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 28/06/2008
Black Star Crash, Jocasta Sleeps and Solmyre @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/06/2008
Non Indigenous, Global Citizen and The Shanklin Freakshow @ The Railway, Winchester - 28/06/2008
Midge Ure @ The Brook, Southampton - 29/06/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 29/06/2008
The Elizans, The Levels, Ragged T-Shirts and La Mezma @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 29/06/2008
Saving Aimee, Lioness and The Chase @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/06/2008
Ben Pinwill, Star Anise and Cooperboy @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 29/06/2008
Rebecca Worthly @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 29/06/2008
The 95's and The Realists @ Drift, Southsea - 29/06/2008
Blackchalk, Voodoo Vegas and Jasper Trap @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/06/2008
The Rocket Summer, Mélée and The Outline @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 01/07/2008
Beck @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/07/2008
Russell Watson @ The Dome, Brighton - 01/07/2008
Padma, Rich Garrett and Graham McCullough @ The Edge of the Wedge, Portsmouth - 01/07/2008
Eddy Grant @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 01/07/2008
Guns On The Roof, The Reaktors and We're All Armed @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/07/2008
The Australian Pink Floyd Show @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 02/07/2008
Ghostwood @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 02/07/2008
Pentangle @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/07/2008
Insinerate, Hexagram, Sonerety and Ungodly Sacrifice @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 02/07/2008
Luciano, Andy Baron and Concrete Johnson @ The Pavilion, Brighton - 02/07/2008
Bad Influence @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/07/2008
Aroteh, Mask of Judas and Biolith @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/07/2008
Millencolin @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/09/2008
Cyndi Lauper @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 11/10/2008
Boy George @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 14/10/2008
Scorpions @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 16/10/2008
Dirty Pretty Things @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/10/2008
Alter Bridge @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 13/11/2008
The Saw Doctors @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/12/2008
Hawkwind @ The Brook, Southampton - 15/12/2008
Waster this week features live performances from Fresh Legs and Venice Ahoy, plus the usual fine selection of tunes courtesy of the Southsea Mafia DJs. Doors open at Portsmouth's Liquid Envy at 2200 tomorrow night, Thursday 26th June, with entrance the usual £1 before 2230 (£2 before 2300, £3 after, etc). Facebook types can get in for free simply by adding their name (and group size) on the event's wall.
After 17 years rocking South Parade Pier legendary club night Chaos is waving goodbye to its stilted seaside home. The final Chaos at the pier takes place this Saturday, 28th June, and will feature sets by DJs past and present who'll be making good use of the monster sound system they're wheeling in for the occasion. Tickets for this monumental shindig are available in advance from Little Johnny Russell's and The Wedgewood Rooms, though there'll be a limited number available on the door on the night (on a purely "first come, first served" basis). Don't fret, it's not quite the end; Chaos will return (in a slightly more compact and bijou form) at The Wedgewood Rooms on Saturday 12th July. Huzzah!
This week Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club features performances from Brighton based singer-songwriter Emily Baker and alternative folk artiste Pete Christie. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 26th June, with the first artist onstage at 2000. The regular Open Mike session follows the guest slots at 2200. Admission is, as always, FREE!
And that's me done for this week. Today I have mostly been enjoying The Wedding Present's latest release and the classic United By Fate by Rival Schools (who were so fantastically good at the Wedge last Saturday that I nearly exploded, honest guv). Be sure to join me next week when I'll be pondering the beetroot.
:o)
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