Splitsville
So, that's that for Madge and Thingy; hands up who didn't see it coming? Well, to be honest my money was on Jordan and Peter Andre calling it a day first, but what do I know?
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here are the slim local pickings from the back pages of this week's NME:
Bombay Bicycle Club @ Audio, Brighton - 19/10/2008
Goldfrapp @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 29/10/2008
Kid British @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/10/2008
The Futureheads (DJ set) @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 01/11/2008
Cage The Elephant @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 04/11/2008
I may well have time to add the above to the slightly forlorn looking SoMC Events Calendar this weekend, unless I actually steel myself to watch the whole second series of Heroes that's still (!) hogging space on my PVR. In the meantime here's a bumper list of some of the local gigs happening over the next seven days...
Scorpions @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 16/10/2008
Matthew Lee @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 16/10/2008
Jay Tamkin & The Crackers @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 16/10/2008
Graham Robbins @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 16/10/2008
Natty @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/10/2008
The Manfreds, Alan Price and Maggie Bell @ BIC, Bournemouth - 16/10/2008
Polyester and DJ Mooner @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 16/10/2008
Cojack, Melodramas and The Darling Age @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 16/10/2008
The Popes @ Komedia, Brighton - 16/10/2008 CANCELLED!
Gideon Conn, Barefoot Confessor and Glad Rags @ The Railway, Winchester - 16/10/2008
White Hinterland, Bird Engine and The Pangs @ Komedia, Brighton - 16/10/2008
Devil Sold His Soul and Fei Comodo @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 16/10/2008
Zebrahead @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/10/2008
Billy Cobham & Asere @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton - 16/10/2008
Mari Wilson @ Komedia, Brighton - 16/10/2008
Sarah Saville @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 16/10/2008
Steely Scam (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/10/2008
Boy George @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 17/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Two Fingers Of Firewater, The Visitors and The Jet Black Heights @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/10/2008
The Dreaming Tree and Arilyn @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 17/10/2008
The Filth Cartel featuring Tim Cook (DJ), Junior Gee (DJ) and Phil Thompson (DJ) @ Drift, Southsea - 17/10/2008
Kill Kenada, The Horse and To The Bones @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 17/10/2008
It Hugs Back, Rod Thomas and Ascari @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/10/2008
The Arteries, The Computers, Monrobots and L Morgan @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 17/10/2008
Headway @ Hamptons, Southampton - 17/10/2008
Akira The Don and The Gary Munday Band @ The Railway, Winchester - 17/10/2008
Imperial Leisure @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 17/10/2008
Level 42 and The Mercurymen @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 17/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
ZU2 (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 17/10/2008
Akala, Installation and 8 Fold @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 17/10/2008
The Smyths (tribute) @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/10/2008
Unforgiven @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 17/10/2008
Hated In The Face (DJ) @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 17/10/2008
Dirty Pretty Things @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/10/2008
The Manfreds, Alan Price and Maggie Bell @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 18/10/2008
Julie Fowlis @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 18/10/2008
The Guns Of Pig Alley (Dirty Pretty Things after-show) @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 18/10/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 18/10/2008
Legend (Bob Marley tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/10/2008
Mary Jane @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 18/10/2008
Camera Obscura @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 18/10/2008
Endless Doubt, The 2nd Fret and Guilded Youth @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 18/10/2008
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 18/10/2008
Mozy Dare @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 18/10/2008
Instill, The Blue Screen Of Death and Monrobots @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/10/2008
Jeremy Warmsley and Peggy Sue & The Pirates @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 18/10/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 18/10/2008
Esser @ Lennons, Southampton - 18/10/2008
Dirty DC (tribute) and Mars Bonfire @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 18/10/2008
Lady & The Lost Boys, The Inklings and Bryony @ Hamptons, Southampton - 18/10/2008
The Musical Box (Genesis tribute) @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 18/10/2008
Martha Wainwright @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 18/10/2008
Takács Quartet @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton - 18/10/2008
Shaped By Fate, Red Mist and Rinoa @ The Railway, Winchester - 18/10/2008
The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain @ The Corn Exchange, Brighton - 19/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Bishops @ Hamptons, Southampton - 19/10/2008
Lee 'Memphis' King (Elvis tribute) @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 19/10/2008
Deviant UK, Apnia and Vampyrous @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 19/10/2008
Chris Wood @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 19/10/2008
Karnataka @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/10/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 19/10/2008
Champ Of The Day, Tim Atom Bomb, Hometown Shoot and Long Story Short @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 19/10/2008
The Maddisons (single launch party) @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 19/10/2008
The Courteeners @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 19/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Guns On The Roof, By Definition and Death Cabaret @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 19/10/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 19/10/2008
Arnie Cottrell @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 19/10/2008
Azymuth @ Komedia, Brighton - 19/10/2008
Die!Die!Die!, Run Walk! and Bright White Lights @ The Railway, Winchester - 19/10/2008
Jeremy Warmsley and Edward J Hicks @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/10/2008
The Rifles and Jersey Budd @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Tilly & The Wall @ The Brook, Southampton - 20/10/2008
Does It Offend You Yeah? @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 20/10/2008
The Rebs, The Tambourines and The Vision @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/10/2008
Random Hand, Mike TV and Those Damn Owls @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 20/10/2008
The Stranglers and Starbase 109 @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 20/10/2008
Roland Chadwick @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 20/10/2008
Dividing The Line, Lioness and All Forgotten @ Hamptons, Southampton - 20/10/2008
Glen Campbell @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 21/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Swarb's Lazarus @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 21/10/2008
Roots Manuva @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 21/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Andrew Jarmin, Jay and Ethan Owen @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 21/10/2008
Mumford & Sons @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/10/2008
Andy & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 21/10/2008
From Plan To Progress, The Living Daylights and A Man Down @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 21/10/2008
Jane Taylor, Ben Pinwill and Aitch @ Drift, Southsea - 21/10/2008
Trash Fashion, Venice Ahoy and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Joiners, Southampton - 21/10/2008
Does It Offend You Yeah?, South Central and Let's Talk Tactics @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/10/2008
Chemical Sunset, Get The Tape and Coast @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 21/10/2008
Karnataka @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/10/2008
Hoarse Feathers @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 21/10/2008
Agaskodo Teliverek, Illness and Power Up @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 22/10/2008
Deborah Bonham @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 22/10/2008
The Police Force (tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 22/10/2008
The Covers @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 22/10/2008
The Strange Death Of Liberal England, Melodramas and Recreation @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/10/2008
The Datsuns, Telegraphs and The Levels @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/10/2008
Sam Forrest and Hayley Hutchinson @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/10/2008
Linda Lewis @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/10/2008
Hardly Heroes @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 22/10/2008
My Ruin, Speed Theory and Sanctorum @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 22/10/2008
Polar Bear @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/10/2008
Luke Doucet & Melissa McLelland @ The Railway, Winchester - 22/10/2008
The Orchestra (ex-ELO) @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 22/10/2008
Osibisa @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 21/11/2008
Orange Street @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/11/2008
The Rezillos @ The Brook, Southampton - 10/12/2008
Ray Lamontagne @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/02/2009
Reel Big Fish @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 25/02/2009
Waster this week features live music from local indie funksters Kill Kasper plus the best alternative tunes in town spun by the Southsea Mafia DJs. Admission is £2.20 before 2300, rising to £3.20 after; further details, including how to get in even cheaper, can be found on Facebook.
Promoters Unit 6 have organised an Indie-toberfest at Southampton venue The Hobbit this Saturday, 18th October. Thus far confirmed as appearing are Coast, The Bizets, Alex Kriche, Recreation, The Docks and Happy As Larry. Doors open from 1700.
Little Johnny Russells on Albert Road has teamed with club-night Sumo for a party with a multi-coloured flavour tomorrow night, Thursday 16th October. The event, one of many across the country organised for Amnesty's Protect The Human week, will feature the Sumo DJs plus some special guests. It also has a fancy dress theme, with all planning to attend asked to wear the brightest clothes in their wardrobe. From 2000, donations on the door.
Southampton-based recording studios Shelter Studios showcase more of the best local talent at The Joiners tomorrow night, Thursday 16th October. Unfortunately I've no details of the line-up, but doors open at 1930 and admissions is £6 on the door.
Hipshaker returns to The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 18th October. Packed with more classic 60s soul and R&B than you can shake a funky stick at, courtesy of the resident DJs, there'll also be live music on stage from ska/reggae band Django. Doors open at 2130 and tickets are £5.
The recently peripatetic Hong Kong Gardeners Club has finally found a permanent new home at Southsea's Café Havana, and will be open for business this Friday, 17th October with live music from Showcase 08 winners Melodramas and Canadian indie popsters Coast. Doors from 2000, music through till 0100, entrance is £4 on the door.
This week Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club features a full set from guest artist Paddy Taylor from 2000, with the regular Open Mike session following from 2130 through till Midnight. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 16th October. Admission is FREE, more information can be found on the Facebook group page.
Spray me gold and call me Oscar, that's it for another week; today I've mostly been listening to Blood Red Shoes, Mew and large chunks of The The's back catalogue. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be a beautiful butterfly.
:o)
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