So what odds do you think Ladbrokes would give me on Peaches Geldof's showbiz marriage lasting till Christmas?
[thinks]
How about till the end of next week?
*koff*
And so to business; the following gigs were lovingly plucked from the back pages of this week's shiny NME:
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks @ Komedia, Brighton - 24/08/2008
Gemma Hayes @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 04/09/2008
The Anomalies @ Lennons, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Anomalies @ Boileroom, Guildford - 18/09/2008
The Melvins @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 06/10/2008
Andy Yorke and Ruarri Joseph @ The Albert, Brighton - 13/10/2008
Kaiser Chiefs and Late Of The Pier @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2008
Laura Marling @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 05/11/2008
The Whip @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/11/2008
Given that I'm fully expecting to spend most of the weekend in some sort of inebriated state (the Pompey Beer Festival is this weekend you see) I'm not making any promises as far as updating the forlorn looking SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs goes. The Events Calendar is, when bang up to date, a fine and dandy resource for idle gig monkey, holding details of many many fine musical entertainments. Like these...
Idiot Savant, Trousseaux and The Stars Down To Earth @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 21/08/2008
Creamy (Cream tribute) @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 21/08/2008
Fearne, The Queue and The Vision @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 21/08/2008
One Night Only @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 21/08/2008
MXPX, Lost On Landing and Immortal Youth @ The Joiners, Southampton - 21/08/2008
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/08/2008
Sombulance, A New Day and Munroe Effect @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 21/08/2008
Limon y Sentimiento Latino @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/08/2008
Andy Comley @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 21/08/2008
Andy Broad's Blues Jam @ The Florence Arms, Southsea - 22/08/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Colonial Bar, Horndean - 22/08/2008
Superfly @ The Red Lion, Stubbington - 22/08/2008
Atomic Blondie (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/08/2008
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/08/2008
Idiot 3 and Death Valley Riders @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 22/08/2008
Process @ The Railway, Winchester - 22/08/2008
Idiot Savant, Ardentes and Recreation @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/08/2008
Zetan Spore @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 22/08/2008
Jazzbone @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 22/08/2008
Whole Lotta Led (tribute) @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
Money For Nothing (Dire Straits tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 23/08/2008
Billy Irvine @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
The Nat Martin Band @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 23/08/2008
Bemis and Ade Cull @ The Florence Arms, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
Dekolta, The Radics and I Aim You Shoot @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/08/2008
SixNationState, Atomic Badger and Martin Newnham & Andy Parkin @ The Square, Petersfield - 23/08/2008 (free evening entertainment)
Red Indie (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
Godamn Superstar (Marilyn Manson tribute) @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/08/2008
Tribe of Cro @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
Rock Doctors @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 23/08/2008
Revenge of Shinobi, Sonaura and Laish Quartet @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 23/08/2008
Goldfinger @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/08/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 24/08/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 24/08/2008
Flies Are Spies From Hell and Monsters Build Mean Robots @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/08/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones and Step Right Back @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 24/08/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
Jo Long & Donaldo @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 24/08/2008
Rory Ellis @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 24/08/2008
Peter Conway, James Blake and Jess Wilson @ The Square, Petersfield - 24/08/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
Alex & The Ligers @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 24/08/2008
Deltawave (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 24/08/2008
Tinariwen @ Komedia, Brighton - 25/08/2008
Eternal Lord, Random Conflict and Anatomy of Me @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/08/2008
Kerry Leatham, Jo Webb and Aitch @ The Square, Petersfield - 25/08/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
The Escape Show, The Wasp Factory and IMIGHTDISCO @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 25/08/2008
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band and Euros Childs @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/08/2008
The Gutter Twins @ Komedia, Brighton - 26/08/2008
Chris Ricketts, Alphabetts, Andy Muscat and Becky Jerams @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/08/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 26/08/2008
Tim Cheatle, Ben Pinwell and Star Anise @ The Edge Of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 26/08/2008
Riot!Riot! and Guildean Gang @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 26/08/2008
The Choices We Make, The Casual Nelsons and Mossy Hollow @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 27/08/2008
Shep Woolley @ Kings Theatre Studio 2, Portsmouth - 27/08/2008
REM, Editors and Guillemots @ The Rose Bowl, Southampton - 27/08/2008
Carly Rockett, CM Arnold, Flis Pitman and Lisa Theunisson @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 27/08/2008
Dolls House, Red Light Thieves and Brunette Mindcontrol @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/08/2008
Dissolvdin, Antikid and The Escape Show @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 27/08/2008
The Wedding Present @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/09/2008
Marva Whitney with Osaka Monorail @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 30/10/2008
Delays @ Orange Rooms, Southampton - 12/12/2008
Thanks to an array of black-light cannons, LEDs and UV bubbles, this week's Waster has an ultraviolet glow about it. In addition to the best rock and rave tunes, courtesy of courtesy of the Will Chump, Udy and Philip Harvey from the Southsea Mafia DJs, there'll be free UV face-paint and glow-sticks on offer too. Doors open at Portsmouth's Envy nightclub at 2200 tomorrow night, Thursday 21st August, with entrance £1 before 2300, £3 after. More information, including how to get your name on the guest list, can be found on the Facebook event page.
Southsea's Folk and Roots Festival takes place at The Albert Tavern on South Parade Pier this weekend, with a selection of free afternoon concerts complementing the ticketed evening events. The headliners for this year's festival, the eighth, include Amy Wadge (Friday 22nd), Little Johnny England (Saturday 23rd), The Men The Couldn't Hang (Sunday 24th) and Mike Sanchez & The Portions (Monday 25th), with support coming from the likes of East of Ealing, Naomi Bedford and Della Perrett's Sweetedge. Tickets are available from the festival website.
Southampton venue The Hobbit hosts an all-day mini-festival this Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August, in aid of Head and Neck Cancer Charity, Headline. The line-up includes Purple Monkey, Stone Free, Roadhouse and Louche Manouche, with Queen tribute act Break Free topping the bill. Entrance is FREE before 1400, £3 before 1800 (£2 after) and last entry is at 0100.
Arundel Castle hosts the 31st Arundel Festival this weekend, with The Levellers and Seth Lakeman kicking things off in folk fashion on Friday 22nd August. Things take a more flamboyant turn the following evening, Saturday 23rd, when the cast and orchestra of West End musical We Will Rock You present an evening of Queen. Soprano Lesley Garrett will close the weekend's entertainments on Sunday 24th with a performance with the National Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are available from the Festival website.
Punkfest 4 takes place at Gosport & Fareham Rugby Club this Saturday, 23rd August, with bands onstage from 1600 onwards. The line-up features Night of Treason, Autons, Asylum Seekers, The White Coats, Avondale 45 and 6 Inches Too Small, with UK Subs topping the bill. Tickets are £10, available now from Reflex Records.
The twelfth and final heat of The Wedgewood Rooms' Showcase 08 competition takes place on Wednesday, 27th August, with The Unknown Soldiers, Crossfire and Holy Roller taking part (the fourth slot is still to be announced). The bands each have 25 minutes in which to impress the audience and a panel of judges, hopefully winning their way through to the Semi-Finals next month. Tickets are £4, available from the bands and the venue.
This week Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club features guest performances from roots five-piece Two Fingers Of Firewater and local duo Doubleback Alley. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 21st August, with the music starting at 2000 (the Open Mike session follows on after the guest artists at 2200). Admission is, as always, FREE!
The Wedgewood Rooms and promoters Portsmouth Venue Campaign are looking for local bands to support touring acts at the venue next month. Slots are available for The Metros (17th September), Little Man Tate (23rd September) and Bromheads Jacket (30th September). If you're interested you can email your contact details (and MySpace URL) by clicking here.
Put a fork in me, I'm done. Today I have mostly been listening to Goldfrapp's latest long player and Silent Shout by The Knife (yeah, it's been that kind of day). Be sure to join me next week when I'll be lobbying the IOC to make the Yard of Ale an Olympic discipline.
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