Knee jerk (over) reaction
Two resignations, one suspension and the Prime Minister wading in with his two penn'orth; it's a just a little bit over the top for some, let's face it, fairly banal prank phone calls.
[thinks]
Though I must say, I'm tempted to offer my services to Auntie Beeb for the next 12 weeks; I can't be any worse, can I?
*koff*
And that's quite enough of that; here are some gigs, hand-picked from the back pages of this week's NME, for your delectation and delight:
Eugene McGuinness @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 04/11/2008
Future Of The Left @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 08/11/2008
Ida Maria and VV Brown @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/11/2008
Sneaky Sound System and Defend Moscow @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/11/2008
White Denim and SixNationState @ Lennons, Southampton - 19/11/2008
Little Boots and Heartbreak @ Digital, Brighton - 20/11/2008
The Faint @ Digital, Brighton - 21/11/2008
The Dandy Warhols @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 11/12/2008
Das Pop @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/02/2009
There is the slim chance that, at some point over the weekend, I might just get around to adding the above gigs onto the rather forlorn looking SoMC Events Calendar. To be honest though, given my propensity for faffing about or idly bimbling, I wouldn't bet on it. Instead then, here are a selection of musical events happening hereabouts over the next week...
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Brook, Southampton - 31/10/2008
Seu Jorge @ The Dome, Brighton - 31/10/2008
Bring Me The Horizon @ Southampton University Student Union - 31/10/2008
John Power, Andrew Foster and The Exits @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 31/10/2008
Tonight Is Goodbye and Kill The Arcade @ Hamptons, Southampton - 31/10/2008
The Presets @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 31/10/2008 CANCELLED!
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 31/10/2008
Los Albertos and Zen Hussies @ Komedia, Brighton - 31/10/2008
Karalta and Shizamms PicBox @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 31/10/2008
Paul Didge & Spiral Architects @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 31/10/2008
Orange Goblin @ The Joiners, Southampton - 31/10/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 31/10/2008
Redoctober, Exile Arise and Puresist @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 31/10/2008
Capital X and (tbc) @ The Railway, Winchester - 31/10/2008
Panama @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 31/10/2008
Hot Rats (DJ) @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 31/10/2008
Atlantico @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 31/10/2008
Time Bomb @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 31/10/2008
Legend (Bob Marley tribute) and Wiservice @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 31/10/2008
Scouting For Girls @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth - 01/11/2008
The Hair, The Absolute Belters and CM Arnold & The Delta Breaks @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 01/11/2008
The Feeling @ The Brighton Centre - 01/11/2008
Audio Bomber @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 01/11/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Fountain, Chichester - 01/11/2008
Dirty Love @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 01/11/2008
The Silver Beatles (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 01/11/2008
If Six Were Nine (Hendrix tribute) @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 01/11/2008
Scratch Perverts @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 01/11/2008
The Family, Polly & The Billets Doux and Two Fingers Of Firewater @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 01/11/2008
Askew & Avis with Sura Susso @ Havant Arts Centre - 01/11/2008
The Riverside Blues Band @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 01/11/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 01/11/2008
The Fall @ The Hove Centre - 02/11/2008
Wheatus, Cure The Disaster and Dead Mile @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/11/2008
The Feeling @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth - 02/11/2008
Andy & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 02/11/2008
Neptune and Sunshine Republic @ The Winchester, Bournemouth - 02/11/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 02/11/2008
Alphabeat @ Southampton University Student Union - 02/11/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Sadies @ The Railway, Winchester - 02/11/2008
Black Kids @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 02/11/2008
Sly & Robbie @ Komedia, Brighton - 03/11/2008
Ben Dlugokecki, Karima Francis and Christopher Robin @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/11/2008
Scouting For Girls @ The Brighton Centre - 03/11/2008
Power Of Three @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 03/11/2008
Alphabeat @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 03/11/2008 SOLD OUT!
Noah & The Whale and Sleeping States @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/11/2008 SOLD OUT!
Grammatics @ Audio, Brighton - 03/11/2008
Second Smile, Part Dinosaur and The Attika State @ Hamptons, Southampton - 04/11/2008
The View @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2008 SOLD OUT!
Cage The Elephant @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 04/11/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 04/11/2008
Joe, James Tippens and The Gentlemen At Large @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 04/11/2008
Medallist @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/11/2008
Paddywan @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 04/11/2008
Summers With Saqqara and The Jonny Soul Trip @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 04/11/2008
Jackson & The Spangles @ The Railway, Winchester - 04/11/2008
Holy Ghost Revival, The Elements and The 95s @ Drift, Southsea - 04/11/2008
John Williams @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton - 04/11/2008 SOLD OUT!
Hot Chip @ The Dome, Brighton - 05/11/2008
The Fall and Bobby Peru @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/11/2008
4ft Fingers @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 05/11/2008
Stickee Ickee (DJ) @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 05/11/2008
Cut The Blue Wire, Blakfish and Outcry Collective @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 05/11/2008
Dave McPherson, I Confess and Supertonic @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/11/2008
Ron Sexsmith @ Komedia, Brighton - 05/11/2008
The Bad Seeds @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 05/11/2008
Trio Valore @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 05/11/2008 CANCELLED!
Michael Baker, Andrew Foster, Damien Flynn and Loose Tongue @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 05/11/2008
Underground Heroes and Riot Lights @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 05/11/2008
Laura Marling @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 05/11/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Damned @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 15-16/11/2008
John Otway @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 10/12/2008
Bournemouth's Opera House will be bouncing along to some fine Northern Soul tomorrow night, Saturday 1st November, when it hosts another of its popular SOS all-nighters. Resident DJ Chilli will be joined by Neil Jones and Dolly from the 100 Club, Mark Anderson of the Soul Smugglers and incrowd's Steve Lyons. Tickets are £10 in advance, doors open 2000 and the event runs through till 0400.
iLLuMIDanCe launches its new hard trance night this evening, Friday 31st October, with a 'Hard Halloween' event at the Venus Vodka Bar. Featuring sets from DJs Philosipha, Duane, Nathan D & Landslide and Sicknote, the music runs from 2100 through to 0200. Admission is £1 on the door, and ID is required.
Funkt-If-Ino will be firing up the disco pumpkins at The Wedgewood Rooms tomorrow, Saturday, 1st November, for its 12th Birthday Halloween Special. Darth Fader, Boba Funk and Chewbazza of the Funkt-If-Ino All Stars will be unleashing some fearful funk, spooky soul and the odd bit of haunted disco. Doors open at 2200, admission is £5.
Portsmouth's legendary indie club-night, Chaos, returns to its spiritual home this evening, Friday 31st October, for its annual Halloween blow-out. DJs Will Chump and Marcy Mark will pumpkin-ing out the stereo (sorry) at South Parade Pier from 2200 through till 0300, I don't know if they'll be bobbing for apples as well but anything is possible. Tickets are priced at £6 and are available in advance from The Wedgewood Rooms.
Local band showcase L.I.V.E. returns to Portsmouth's Tiger Tiger this Sunday, 2nd November, for an evening of live music. The line-up this month features Crossfire, The Last Distinguished Gentlemen and the most excellent Kodiak Jack. Doors open at 2000, admission is £6 on the door.
Right, that's me done (albeit a day or two later than usual) for another week; this morning I've mostly been sitting around the house drinking coffee, listening to Colin Meloy of The Decemberists. Be sure to join me next week when usual Wednesday service will be resumed (honest).
:o)
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