Chinese Democracy
After 14 years, several line-up changes, lots of speculation and somewhere in the region of $13 Million, the "long awaited" new album from Guns N Roses is scheduled for release next month (the 24th of November to be precise). Whether this means the good people at Dr Pepper will make good on their promise to give a free can of fizzy pop to every US citizen is so far unconfirmed.
Yup, I reckon they're going to wuss out on that one...
*koff*
Eyes down for a full house; the following gigs were plucked from the back pages of this week's NME:
Florence & The Machine @ Digital, Brighton - 29/10/2008
Evil Nine @ Digital, Brighton - 06/11/2008
Dananananaykroyd @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 11/11/2008
Data Select Party @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/11/2008
Gogol Bordello @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 23/11/2008
The Pigeon Detectives @ BIC (Solent Hall), Bournemouth - 09/12/2008
Flamboyant Bella @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/12/2008
The Streets @ The Dome, Brighton - 28/01/2009
It's possible that I'll find some time this weekend to add the above gigs onto the sadly neglected SoMC Events Calendar. It's also just as possible that I'll get kidnapped by Girls Aloud and made to do their bidding. It's far more likely, however, that neither will occur and, instead, I'll find myself propping up a bar somewhere, tapping my foot and making the place look untidy. So, to keep you going, here's a selection of some fine local gigs happening over the next seven days...
The Dodge Brothers @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 23/10/2008
Joe Brown @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 23/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Stan Tracey Trio @ Turner Sims, Southampton - 23/10/2008
Robin Bibi @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 23/10/2008
Mean Poppa Lean and Floors & Walls @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 23/10/2008
Babel and The B Of The Bang @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 23/10/2008
Hot Chip @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 23/10/2008
Lulla Violet, The Escapade and Harlem Rose @ Havant Arts Centre - 23/10/2008
Jackie Leven, Loz Bridge & The Box Social and Zac Harris @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/10/2008
Hot Leg (ex-The Darkness) and Club Le Shark @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/10/2008
Vessels, Last Days Of Lorca and Kumiss @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 23/10/2008
Rusty Sheriff & Friends @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 23/10/2008
Flook @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 23/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Coast, Asker and This Year's Crisis @ The Railway, Winchester - 23/10/2008
Subhumans @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/10/2008
Lucy Kaplansky @ Komedia, Brighton - 23/10/2008
Boy George @ BIC (Pavilion), Bournemouth - 24/10/2008
Catalyst @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 24/10/2008
ARE Weapons, Ulterior and Lachlan Horne @ The Railway, Winchester - 24/10/2008
Geno Washington @ The Brook, Southampton - 24/10/2008
Brand New Heavies @ The Brighton Centre (East Wing) - 24/10/2008
Underworld @ The Brighton Centre - 24/10/2008
Cheeky Cheeky & The Nosebleeds and Fresh Legs @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 24/10/2008
Jet Harris & Billie Davies @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/10/2008 CANCELLED!
Autons, EJ Norman, Gliiitches and Andrew Morrison (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 24/10/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 24/10/2008
Michael Messer & Ed Genis @ Havant Arts Centre - 24/10/2008
Sam McCarthy, The 95s and Andy Muscat @ The Bronze Doors (Guildhall), Portsmouth - 24/10/2008
The Decoys and Out Of Embers @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 24/10/2008
Hated In The Face (DJ) @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 24/10/2008
Fearne, Hold Fire and Peachy Lane @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/10/2008
Mahjongg, Revenge Of Shinobi and Esben & The Witch @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 24/10/2008
Nizlopi, Dlugokecki and The Vision @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 24/10/2008
Gloria Sparkles (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 24/10/2008
Lucy Kaplansky @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 24/10/2008
The Research @ Hamptons, Southampton - 24/10/2008
Paul Carrack @ BIC (Pavilion), Bournemouth - 25/10/2008
Easy Star All-Stars and Ed Rome @ The Brook, Southampton - 25/10/2008
Bex Marshall @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 25/10/2008
The Hoosiers @ The Brighton Centre - 25/10/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 25/10/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 25/10/2008
Lachlan Horne and Nick Shepherd @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 25/10/2008
Delphic Oracle, Cool Banana, Red Hunnie and The Architects @ The Barn at The Milton Arms, Portsmouth - 25/10/2008
The Darling Age, Hoodoo Scoundrels and Sterling @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/10/2008
Oxes, Bilge Pump and Ack Ack Ack @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 25/10/2008
You Me At Six @ Southampton University Student Union - 25/10/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 25/10/2008
Perfect Alibi (Pink Floyd tribute) @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 25/10/2008
The Deadstring Brothers and The Goodtime Charlies @ The Railway, Winchester - 25/10/2008
Brand New Heavies @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 25/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Atomic Badger @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 25/10/2008
Pantera and Prozium @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 25/10/2008
Zetan Spore @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 25/10/2008
Bring Me The Horizon and The Secret Handshake @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 26/10/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 26/10/2008
Ingrid Laubrock's Sleepthief @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 26/10/2008
Edwina Hayes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/10/2008
Fight Like Apes and The Ardentes @ Hamptons, Southampton - 26/10/2008
The Rivers Of Sound @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 26/10/2008
No Quarter Given, Insinerate and Your Deadline @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/10/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 26/10/2008
Kent Duchaine @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 26/10/2008
Nepwrack, Obsessive Complulsive and Valhalla @ The Railway, Winchester - 26/10/2008
Kumiss @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 26/10/2008
Julie Fowlis and Emily Smith @ Komedia, Brighton - 27/10/2008
A Silent Film, The Foxes and Birdpen @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/10/2008
Frank Turner, Chris T-T, Emily Barker and The Dawn Chorus @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/10/2008
Easy Star All-Stars @ Komedia, Brighton - 27/10/2008
Kids In Glass House @ Southampton University Student Union - 27/10/2008
The White Knuckle Blues Band @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 27/10/2008
Sly & Robbie @ The Brook, Southampton - 28/10/2008
Caimbo, Kodiak Jack, Wyld Side and The Levels @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/10/2008
Bellowhead @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 28/10/2008
Ralph McTell @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 28/10/2008
Luke Jackson, Michael McLinn and The Visitors @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 28/10/2008
Tango Siempre Quintet @ Komedia, Brighton - 28/10/2008
Dan & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 28/10/2008
The Holloways, Underground Heroes and Bear Hands @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 28/10/2008
Mystery Jets, Golden Silvers and Screaming Lights @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 28/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/10/2008
Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers @ Komedia, Brighton - 28/10/2008
Olafur Arnalds @ Komedia, Brighton - 28/10/2008
Run Of The Mill, Digital Delay, The Issues and Midnight Embassy @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 28/10/2008
James Yuill, James Bright and Nina Schofield @ The Railway, Winchester - 28/10/2008
Bad Science @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 28/10/2008
Paul Carrack @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 29/10/2008
3 Daft Monkeys and Thinker @ The Brook, Southampton - 29/10/2008
Gerardo Nuñez Quintet @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 29/10/2008
Navi (Michael Jackson tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 29/10/2008
Dekolta, The Model Village and Magic Monkey Theory @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/10/2008
Roses Kings Castles, The Reason and Great Walls @ The Railway, Winchester - 29/10/2008
You Me At Six @ Komedia, Brighton - 29/10/2008
The Red Shore and Viatrophy @ Hamptons, Southampton - 29/10/2008
Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 29/10/2008
Goldfrapp @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 29/10/2008
James Yuill, The B Of The Bang and Damien Flynn @ Drift, Southsea - 29/10/2008
Misty's Big Adventure @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 29/10/2008
Martyn Joseph @ Komedia, Brighton - 29/10/2008
Wheatus @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/11/2008
Rosalie Deighton & The Dirty Storys @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 25/11/2008
Owing to illness, legendary denim rockers Status Quo have unfortunately had to postpone their planned visit to Portsmouth's Guildhall this Sunday, 26th October. The gig has been rescheduled for Saturday 14th February 2009; original tickets are valid, refunds can be obtained from point of purchase.
In addition to live music from local bands Venice Ahoy and Joey Nightmare, plus classic tunes from Will Chump and Phil Harvey of the Southsea Mafia DJs, Waster this week features a DJ set from Avenge and Lusille of the Suicide Girls. The doors of Portsmouth's Envy nightclub will be open from 2200, with admission just £2.20 before 2300 (£3.20 after). Further information, including how to get in for £1, can be found on Facebook.
The Wedgewood Rooms hosts Chaos, Portsmouth's premiere indie club night, this Saturday, 25th October. DJs Will Chump and Ruby Soho will be ruling the decks in the Main Room, with DJ Marky Marc offering some alternative tunes in the Chaos Lounge. Admission is £5 on the door, with entry from 2200; the sounds go through to 0300, with last admission at 0100.
Kiss My Bass returns to Southsea's Café Havana this Saturday, 25th October, for another raucous evening of beats, breaks and electro. Paul Hamilton (Something's Missing/Ricochet) and 8 Bit Bitch (Sumo/Hong Kong Gardener's Club) are the guest DJs this month, joining KMB residents Udy, Aimz, Eratik Behaviour and Fotza. The event runs from 2000-0100, with FREE entrance before 2200 (£2 after). A selection of mixes, from both resident and guest DJs, can be downloaded from the KMB website.
Singer-songwriter Flis Pitman and indie popsters Brassneck are the guest artists at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 23rd October. The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms open at 1900, with music from 2000; the Open Mike session follows the guests, from 2200 through to midnight. Admission is FREE and further details more information can be found on the Facebook group page.
Hose me down with beer and gravy, that's me done; today I've mostly been listening to the most excellent Flight of The Conchords and the best of Gil Scott-Heron, with a bit of Spiritualized thrown in for good measure. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be rocking the suburbs.
:o)
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