Crunch Time
The 'UK Music Hall of Fame' appears to be the latest victim of the credit crunch; there was no funding available for new inductees last year, and with none in the pipeline for this year either, organiser Channel Four is pulling the plug.
Having endured the ceremony in previous years I'm not entirely convinced this is a bad thing; it was only a matter of time before someone voted Simply Red in.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, the following gigs were teased lovingly from the back pages of this week's Oasis-orientated NME:
White Lies @ Komedia, Brighton - 29/09/2008
James Yuill @ Digital, Brighton - 06/10/2008
Towers of London @ The Brook, Southampton - 14/10/2008
Los Campesinos! @ Komedia, Brighton - 14/10/2008
Rod Thomas and It Hugs Back @ Boileroom, Guildford - 16/10/2008
Natty and Karima Francis @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/10/2008
Rod Thomas and It Hugs Back @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/10/2008
Rod Thomas and It Hugs Back @ The Hope, Brighton - 21/10/2008
James Yuill @ The Railway, Winchester - 28/10/2008
The Holloways, Underground Heroes and Haunts @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 28/10/2008
James Yuill @ Drift, Southsea - 29/10/2008
The Wedding Present and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/12/2008
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/12/2008
Metronomy @ Audio, Brighton - 01/11/2008
The View and Twisted Wheel @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Ting Tings @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 03/03/2009
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 09/04/2009
The Enemy @ The Dome, Brighton - 08/04/2009
The gigs above may be added onto the SoMC Events Calendar at some point over the next few days, it depends on whether I finally settle down to watch the entire second series of Dexter and Heroes or not (I've been neglecting my couch potato skills to the point where my V+ box is starting to creak from all I've recorded). The Events Calendar is, as has been mentioned in previous installments, a useful place to look if you fancy some live music but are not sure what's on locally, and is full of lovely gigs. Like these...
The Sally Strawberry Review @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
The Jamm (tribute) @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Instill, Blue Screen of Death and Promise Of A Street Fight @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Droptear Modelmaker, Esben & The Witch and Haunted Stereo @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Caesura, 2nd Smile and Colour @ The Railway, Winchester - 18/09/2008
Clare Teal @ Komedia, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Fight Like Apes, Futs Lung and La Mezma @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
Zion Train, Rat Race and Dubcatz @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 18/09/2008
Mercury Men and Lotte Mullan @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Cure The Disaster, The Light Divided, Enimus and Joby @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
Komanazmuk, Whiteboi and Etidorpha @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Brian Kennedy @ Komedia, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Last Train To Skaville (DJs) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
Jazica, The Ramblings, The Rebs and Emily White @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Van Morrison @ The Dome, Brighton - 19/09/2008
The Purple Project (Deep Purple tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Spear of Destiny @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 19/09/2008
Mary Jane @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Cool Banana, Spiral Architects, Star Anise and Psychomachia (DJ) @ The Barn at The Milton Arms, Portsmouth - 19/09/2008
Screaming Tea Party, Animal Lovers and La Fiesta @ The Freebutt, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Reverb'n'Custard @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 19/09/2008
The Architects and Pancake Eating Freaks @ The Railway, Gosport - 19/09/2008
Jubilee, Les Gars and Echobeat @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Rollin' Stoned (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 19/09/2008
Legend @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Collapsing Cities, Surfless, Recreation and Silent Hours @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 19/09/2008
Pete G & The Magnetones @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 19/09/2008
T-Rextasy (tribute) @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 19/09/2008
5-T's Blues Band @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Jacqui McShee's Pentangle @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 19/09/2008
Second Smile, Colour and Caesura @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Get Your Ass To Mars @ The Railway, Winchester - 19/09/2008
Lonely Ghosts, Will Doyle and Run, Walk! @ Hamptons, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Glasvegas and Madskull @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Arun Ghosh Indo-Jazz Sextet @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 20/09/2008
Robbing Williams (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 20/09/2008
The White Knuckle Blues Band @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Inertia Blooms, Sinatra and Into Flight @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Big Al & The Fireflies @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 20/09/2008
The Inconsolables @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 20/09/2008
Mirrorview, The Safe Harbour and Wilf? @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Nicky Mitchell and The Hepkat Huzzahs Big Band @ Komedia, Brighton - 20/09/2008
Ricky Tick and The Hiwatts @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Jon Walsh Blues Band @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 20/09/2008
The Nigel Kennedy Quintet @ The Dome, Brighton - 20/09/2008
The Hip Hop Farmers, The Barefoot Confessor and Blue Screen of Death @ The Railway, Winchester - 20/09/2008
Atomic Badger @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 20/09/2008
Bad Toad @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Gary Mullen & The Works (Queen tribute) @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 20/09/2008
Judgemental (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Ghoad @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Lupen Crook & The Murderbirds, The B Of The Bang and Loz Bridge & The Box Social @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Al Martino @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 21/09/2008
Andy & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 21/09/2008
The Academy Is..., We The Kings and The Maine @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Ardentes and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Joiners, Southampton - 21/09/2008
Mark Morriss @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 21/09/2008
Clearlake, Sunset Missions and The Elements @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Sennen, 129 Die In Jet! and The Battles Of Winter @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 21/09/2008
The Escapade, Goodbye Stereo, L Morgan, Marky Marc (DJ) and Spikey Mark (DJ) @ The Edge Of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
Hot Club Of Cowtown @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
June Tabor and Andy Cutting @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 21/09/2008
Julia K, Brassneck and The Architects @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Fandangle @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 21/09/2008
Paul Curreri @ The Pavilion, Brighton - 21/09/2008
Dave Acari @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 22/09/2008
Fandangle, Twice The Size and Blueprint @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 22/09/2008
Afgrund, Ablach and Metropolitan Police Cervix @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 22/09/2008
The Adventures Of Us @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/09/2008
Gym Class Heroes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/09/2008
Mojito and Ian Scarbro @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 23/09/2008
The Domino State and Rusty Strings @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 23/09/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Superfly @ Nelson's, Gosport - 23/09/2008
Little Man Tate, Innercity Pirates and The Darling Age @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/09/2008
Bitune, Symphony Cult and The Light Divided @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Keith Caputo @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 23/09/2008
One Republic @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Frank Hamilton, The Dawn Chorus, Leigh Stokes and Luke Ferre @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Ronnie Spector @ The Brook, Southampton - 24/09/2008
Michael Feinstein & His Big Band @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 24/09/2008
To Hell And Back (Meat Loaf tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 24/09/2008
Friendly Fires and Tinchy Stryder @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Rusty Sheriff & Friends, Big Squirrel and The Reactor Core Is Beautiful @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Pete Doherty @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 24/09/2008
Preston Reed @ Komedia, Brighton - 24/09/2008
The Acid Test, Head To Head and The Merrydowns @ The Railway, Winchester - 24/09/2008
County Line @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 24/09/2008
Cajun Dance Party @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Discharge @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 24/09/2008 CANCELLED!
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/10/2008
Pete & The Pirates @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 13/11/2008
Longview @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/11/2008
Southsea Mafia DJs Lemon, Marky Marc and Philip Harvey will be spinning the best alternative tunes in town at tomorrow's Waster. Doors open at Portsmouth's Envy nightclub from 2200 tomorrow, Thursday 18th September, with admission just £2.20 before 2300 (£3.20 after). Details of how to get on the guest-list are available from the event's Facebook page.
The Joiners' upstart sibling Unit 22 is returning, albeit at a different venue and with a snappier name. The newly re-christened UNIT has taken over M Club, near to the city's Jury's Hotel, and will be open from Wednesday through Saturday each week. More information, including details of the imminent launch night, can be found on the club's Facebook page (where else?).
Blues At The Fort will be celebrating its 10th birthday at Fort Purbrook this weekend with two nights of classic Rhythm and Blues. The line-up for Friday 19th September features The Animals & Friends (featuring the legendary Spencer Davies), Jeremiah Marques & The Blue Aces and Cryin' Out Loud. The following evening, Saturday 20th September, The King Earl Boogie Band head-line, supported by The Cadillac Kings and Earl Green & The Right Time. Tickets for Friday night are £24, Saturday tickets are priced at £20, and there's a discount for parties of 20 or more when booking. Doors open 1830, with music from 1900-2330.
To celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day, DJs Spikey Mark and Ruby Soho will be hosting a buccaneer-themed evening at The Deco in Portsmouth this Friday, 19th September. The venue will be selling grog (aka 'rum') for 99p (but only to those dressed as and talking like pirates). Yarr!
Croydon-based singer-songwriter Tim Eveleigh and local acoustic duo Southern Down are the guest artists at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 18th September. The doors of the The Barn at The Milton Arms open at 1900, guest performances start at 2000 with the Open Mike session following from 2230. Admission is FREE!
And finally, as reported in The News yesterday, the inaugural Portsmouth & Southsea Music Festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales; refund information is available on the festival's website.
Boots off, feet up, that's me done for another week; today I was mostly listening to Tom McRae's latest release and the raucous debut by those young scamps, The Enemy. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be learning how to play the Peruvian Nose Flute.
:o)
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