It's that time of year again.
I've pored over my CD collection, perused the sleeve-notes and laboured long over my worn out copy of Microsoft Word, all to bring you good people 52 lyrics that will hopefully keep you scratching your brain in frustration until the new year. Yes, it's the Annual Son of Music Club Lyric Quiz.
As in previous years there's a prize for whoever gets the most correct answers (last year it was a novelty bottle opener). Don't get any ideas about cheating (every time you cheat an angels wings fall off) as there are rules (no, really). At the end of the day though it's all a bit of fun, so right click this link, download the PDF and get cracking.
Have a Happy Christmas, and here's to many many fine gigs in 2009!
:o)
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The Festive Gigwatcher (Part One)
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I did have a full Christmas blurb prepared, extolling the myriad virtues of Mince Pies and the joys of bad jokes in Christmas crackers, but I feared the heady mix of bad festive puns might be a bit too much for some of you.
No, really I did. Honest.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on for the last time in 2008; here are the pick of the gigs coming our way, freshly selected from the back pages of this week's bumper Christmas edition NME:
Of Montreal @ Digital, Brighton - 24/01/2009
Sky Larkin and Pulled Apart By Horses @ Audio, Brighton - 30/01/2009
Emmy The Great @ Komedia, Brighton - 02/02/2009
The Twang @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 03/02/2009
Fighting With Wire @ iBar, Bournemouth - 04/02/2009
The Coast @ Audio, Brighton - 04/02/2009
Fighting With Wire @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/02/2009
Fighting With Wire @ Hamptons, Southampton - 07/02/2009
Stricken City @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 11/02/2009
Stricken City @ Lennons, Southampton - 14/02/2009
Alkaline Trio and The Audition @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/02/2009
Secret Machines @ Digital, Brighton - 17/02/2009
Hockney, Passion Pit and Bear Hands @ Audio, Brighton - 17/02/2009
Late Of The Pier and Micachu @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portmouth - 20/02/2009
The View @ Southampton University Student Union - 22/02/2009
General Fiasco @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 22/02/2009
The Spinto Band @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/02/2009
School Of Seven Bells @ Audio, Brighton - 01/03/2009
The Ting Tings @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 05/03/2009
Fall Out Boy @ The Brighton Centre - 08/03/2008
Goldie Lookin' Chain @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 23/03/2009
Goldie Lookin' Chain @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/03/2009
Bat For Lashes @ The Corn Exchange, Brighton - 16/04/2009
65daysofstatic @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 25/04/2009
If you fear the outlaws may drive you mad over the Christmas period, or that you'll over-indulge with the Quality Street, or find you've watched The Great Escape that one time too many and are in dire need of leaving the house for an evening, then have no fear; I've perused the net and found the following gigs taking place during the forthcoming festivities...
19/12/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Brook, Southampton
Rusty Sheriff @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Viatrophy, Gehenna VII VII VII and In Her Ruin @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Visitors, Loz Bridge & The Box Social and Emily Barker @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Julian Nicholas' Heavy Plant Crossing @ Komedia, Brighton
The Booze Brothers @ The Rifle Club, Portsmouth
The Fabulous Rockman @ The Railway, Winchester
Amy MacDonald @ The Guildhall, Southampton
Zetan Spore @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Roadhouse @ The Firehouse, Southampton
20/12/2008
Installation, Hijera and Zoo Zero @ The Joiners, Southampton
Perfect Alibi (Pink Floyd tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton
The Ben Waters Band and The Spike Drivers @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Pencil Riot, The Bluescreen Of Death and Rosenkrantz @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Chicago Nine @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
Rufus Stone @ The Brook, Southampton
The Reason @ The Railway, Winchester
Lynchpin @ The Firehouse, Southampton
21/12/2008
Speed The Collapse, Tigre Bite Tigre and Faireway @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Furthest Drive Home, Out Of Sight and Skyline Heroes @ The Joiners, Southampton
Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Brontide, Sion and Great Walls @ The Railway, Winchester
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Jezebell @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
The Damned @ Komedia, Brighton
22/12/2008
The Damned @ Komedia, Brighton
Kodiak Jack @ Havana Bar, Southsea
Lost On Landing, Not Advised and Burn The Fleet @ The Joiners, Southampton
Sensational Alex Harvey Band @ Concorde 2, Brighton
23/12/2008
The Jamm (tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
Inklings @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Bog Rolling Stones @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Status Quo @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
I See Sparks @ The Railway, Winchester
Bad Manners @ Concorde 2, Brighton
24/12/2008
Stone Free, Dave Miatt and Joe Parker @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Santa Gold (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Rebel Yell (tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham
The Silver Beatles (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
27/12/2008
Autons, Shegotsick and Night Of Treason @ Moodeaze, Gosport
Cream of Clapton (tribute) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Stickee Ickee (DJ) @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Great Pretender (Queen tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
The Vegas @ The Joiners, Southampton
Mary Jane @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
Timebomb @ The Brook, Southampton
28/12/2008
Clym Arnold & The Delta Breaks, The Lonely Cardinals and The B Of The Bang @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
White Knuckle Revolution, Deity and Minds Gone Blank @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Crossfire, The Realists and Castillo @ The Joiners, Southampton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
29/12/2008
All New Comics @ The Joiners, Southampton
Kojak's Revenge @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Max Hayes @ The Hobbit, Southampton
30/12/2008
Remain Silenced, Typheous and Boilith @ The Joiners, Southampton
Eric Prydz (DJ) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
Dragon Eye Morrison, Little London and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
31/12/2008
Burn The Fleet, Science Of Eight Limbs and Venice Ahoy @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Valhalla @ The Firehouse, Southampton
...and here are gigs in the new year that you may want to add to your diary...
Miles From Anywhere, The White Coats and No Access @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/01/2009
Tiny Spark @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/01/2009
One Weird Fish @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 03/01/2009
Get Your Ass To Mars @ The Railway, Winchester - 03/01/2009
Mindless Self Indulgence, Bring Me The Horizon and Black Tide @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/01/2009
[spunge] @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/03/2009
You Me At Six @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 12/03/2009
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/04/2009
Tonight Indie club night Waster will break out the snow machines for more winter mayhem at Liquid Envy, with Will Chump (Chaos) and Philip Harvey (HKGC) of the Southsea Mafia DJs supplying the tunes. There'll be plenty of tinsel and sparkly lights as well, plus the chance for one lucky punter to win a fridge full of Kick energy drink (just the thing for a Christmas hangover). Doors open from 2200, with admission £2.20 before 2300, rising to £3.20 after. Further details can be found on the event's Facebook page.
The Wedgewoods Rooms goes back in time tomorrow night, Friday 19th December, when retro night It's A Sin fires into life. DJs Monsieur Dangerous and Carlos De Lemona will be raiding the vinyl under the stairs for a heady mix of oldies and goldies; doors open from 2300 and admission is FREE!
The Hong Kong Gardeners Club have lined up an evening of live music at Southsea's Havana Bar on Boxing Day, just the thing to cure the cure the post-Christmas blues. As well as sets from Joe Black, Thos Henley and Balk Fiction you'll also be able to savour the DJing skills of Myke Eales (Aspect) and Andy Summerly (from The Strange Death of Liberal England). Doors open from 2000, admission is £3 on the door.
Hipshaker hot-steps it into Christmas this Saturday, 20th December, with a seasonal offering of classic 60s funk and soul served up by the resident Hipshaker DJs plus live music from Pompey surf/punk outfit Emptifish. Doors open at The Wedgewood Rooms at 2130, admission is £5.
The Macabret will be taking over The Edge of The Wedge this Monday, 22nd December, for an winter's evening of burlesque entertainment in aid of All Saints Hostel. In addition to performances from Ms Honour Mission and Ms Ruby Red there'll also be live music from Joe Black and Kelly Kemp. Admission is £4, doors from 2000-2330 and it's over 18s only.
Contact returns to South Parade Pier this New Year's Eve with sets from guest DJs Uberdruck, Chris Liberator, DJ X and A+D+A+M, plus residents Matt Handy, Gav Ravenous and Nathan D & Lanslide. Tickets are £25 in advance from from Ticketweb, doors open from 2100, with music through till 0400.
The Wedgewood Rooms hosts A Night For Joe Strummer on Tuesday, 23rd December, with all profits donated to Strummerville, the Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music. The line-up so far features The Racketeers, The Good Time Charlies, TFA and Archive 45, with further acts to be announced. Doors from 1930, tickets are £8 in advance.
Chaos will be celebrating Christmas in style this year, with two events at the The Wedgewood Rooms next week. First up is a cracker of a Christmas Eve special, featuring live music from Kill Kasper, Wyldside and Tricorn plus DJs Hev Stillet-Hoe and Ruby Soho. Then, if your liver has recovered from all the yuletide excess, Will Chump and DJ Lemon will be seeing in 2009 a few days early with The Alternative New Year Party on Saturday 27th December. Admission is £5 for either night; doors open from 2200 on the 27th, from 2100 on Christmas Eve.
Club night Kiss My Bass have planned the mother of all New Year's Eve parties at Southsea's Havana Bar, guaranteed to see 2009 in with a bang. DJs Charge and Tom Mayhem (Ricochet) will be joining residents Udy, Vol.1, Eratik Behaviour, Neil Doc and Fotza for an all-night session, with a live beatbox countdown to the New Year courtesy of Ochs. A new sound system and lighting rig are promised, plus the DJs have been told anything goes, so it's going to be large. Tickets are available in advance from the venue, or online from the Portsmouth page at http://www.dontstayin.com, priced at £8. The fun starts at 2100 and runs through to 0500. Oh lordy.
And that's it for the Gigwatcher for 2008; today I have mostly been listening to Pearl Jam, Muse and Kodiak Jack (with the Bo Selecta Proper Chrimbo tune on random for good measure). Thanks for putting up with my drivel landing in your inboxes or taking the time to read it on the blog, I hope Santa brings you all something very special (I've asked for Cheryl Tweedy again, fingers crossed) and not that CD by The Priests (which is a total rip off as it doesn't have My Lovely Horse on it). Be sure to join me in the New Year when I'll be breaking that resolution I foolishly made in a rare sober moment.
:o)
I did have a full Christmas blurb prepared, extolling the myriad virtues of Mince Pies and the joys of bad jokes in Christmas crackers, but I feared the heady mix of bad festive puns might be a bit too much for some of you.
No, really I did. Honest.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on for the last time in 2008; here are the pick of the gigs coming our way, freshly selected from the back pages of this week's bumper Christmas edition NME:
Of Montreal @ Digital, Brighton - 24/01/2009
Sky Larkin and Pulled Apart By Horses @ Audio, Brighton - 30/01/2009
Emmy The Great @ Komedia, Brighton - 02/02/2009
The Twang @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 03/02/2009
Fighting With Wire @ iBar, Bournemouth - 04/02/2009
The Coast @ Audio, Brighton - 04/02/2009
Fighting With Wire @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/02/2009
Fighting With Wire @ Hamptons, Southampton - 07/02/2009
Stricken City @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 11/02/2009
Stricken City @ Lennons, Southampton - 14/02/2009
Alkaline Trio and The Audition @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/02/2009
Secret Machines @ Digital, Brighton - 17/02/2009
Hockney, Passion Pit and Bear Hands @ Audio, Brighton - 17/02/2009
Late Of The Pier and Micachu @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portmouth - 20/02/2009
The View @ Southampton University Student Union - 22/02/2009
General Fiasco @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 22/02/2009
The Spinto Band @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/02/2009
School Of Seven Bells @ Audio, Brighton - 01/03/2009
The Ting Tings @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 05/03/2009
Fall Out Boy @ The Brighton Centre - 08/03/2008
Goldie Lookin' Chain @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 23/03/2009
Goldie Lookin' Chain @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/03/2009
Bat For Lashes @ The Corn Exchange, Brighton - 16/04/2009
65daysofstatic @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 25/04/2009
If you fear the outlaws may drive you mad over the Christmas period, or that you'll over-indulge with the Quality Street, or find you've watched The Great Escape that one time too many and are in dire need of leaving the house for an evening, then have no fear; I've perused the net and found the following gigs taking place during the forthcoming festivities...
19/12/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Brook, Southampton
Rusty Sheriff @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Viatrophy, Gehenna VII VII VII and In Her Ruin @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Visitors, Loz Bridge & The Box Social and Emily Barker @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Julian Nicholas' Heavy Plant Crossing @ Komedia, Brighton
The Booze Brothers @ The Rifle Club, Portsmouth
The Fabulous Rockman @ The Railway, Winchester
Amy MacDonald @ The Guildhall, Southampton
Zetan Spore @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Roadhouse @ The Firehouse, Southampton
20/12/2008
Installation, Hijera and Zoo Zero @ The Joiners, Southampton
Perfect Alibi (Pink Floyd tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton
The Ben Waters Band and The Spike Drivers @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Pencil Riot, The Bluescreen Of Death and Rosenkrantz @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Chicago Nine @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
Rufus Stone @ The Brook, Southampton
The Reason @ The Railway, Winchester
Lynchpin @ The Firehouse, Southampton
21/12/2008
Speed The Collapse, Tigre Bite Tigre and Faireway @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Furthest Drive Home, Out Of Sight and Skyline Heroes @ The Joiners, Southampton
Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Brontide, Sion and Great Walls @ The Railway, Winchester
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Jezebell @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
The Damned @ Komedia, Brighton
22/12/2008
The Damned @ Komedia, Brighton
Kodiak Jack @ Havana Bar, Southsea
Lost On Landing, Not Advised and Burn The Fleet @ The Joiners, Southampton
Sensational Alex Harvey Band @ Concorde 2, Brighton
23/12/2008
The Jamm (tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
Inklings @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Bog Rolling Stones @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Status Quo @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
I See Sparks @ The Railway, Winchester
Bad Manners @ Concorde 2, Brighton
24/12/2008
Stone Free, Dave Miatt and Joe Parker @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Santa Gold (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Rebel Yell (tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham
The Silver Beatles (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
27/12/2008
Autons, Shegotsick and Night Of Treason @ Moodeaze, Gosport
Cream of Clapton (tribute) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Stickee Ickee (DJ) @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Great Pretender (Queen tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
The Vegas @ The Joiners, Southampton
Mary Jane @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
Timebomb @ The Brook, Southampton
28/12/2008
Clym Arnold & The Delta Breaks, The Lonely Cardinals and The B Of The Bang @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
White Knuckle Revolution, Deity and Minds Gone Blank @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Crossfire, The Realists and Castillo @ The Joiners, Southampton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
29/12/2008
All New Comics @ The Joiners, Southampton
Kojak's Revenge @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Max Hayes @ The Hobbit, Southampton
30/12/2008
Remain Silenced, Typheous and Boilith @ The Joiners, Southampton
Eric Prydz (DJ) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
Dragon Eye Morrison, Little London and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
31/12/2008
Burn The Fleet, Science Of Eight Limbs and Venice Ahoy @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Valhalla @ The Firehouse, Southampton
...and here are gigs in the new year that you may want to add to your diary...
Miles From Anywhere, The White Coats and No Access @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/01/2009
Tiny Spark @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/01/2009
One Weird Fish @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 03/01/2009
Get Your Ass To Mars @ The Railway, Winchester - 03/01/2009
Mindless Self Indulgence, Bring Me The Horizon and Black Tide @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/01/2009
[spunge] @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/03/2009
You Me At Six @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 12/03/2009
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/04/2009
Tonight Indie club night Waster will break out the snow machines for more winter mayhem at Liquid Envy, with Will Chump (Chaos) and Philip Harvey (HKGC) of the Southsea Mafia DJs supplying the tunes. There'll be plenty of tinsel and sparkly lights as well, plus the chance for one lucky punter to win a fridge full of Kick energy drink (just the thing for a Christmas hangover). Doors open from 2200, with admission £2.20 before 2300, rising to £3.20 after. Further details can be found on the event's Facebook page.
The Wedgewoods Rooms goes back in time tomorrow night, Friday 19th December, when retro night It's A Sin fires into life. DJs Monsieur Dangerous and Carlos De Lemona will be raiding the vinyl under the stairs for a heady mix of oldies and goldies; doors open from 2300 and admission is FREE!
The Hong Kong Gardeners Club have lined up an evening of live music at Southsea's Havana Bar on Boxing Day, just the thing to cure the cure the post-Christmas blues. As well as sets from Joe Black, Thos Henley and Balk Fiction you'll also be able to savour the DJing skills of Myke Eales (Aspect) and Andy Summerly (from The Strange Death of Liberal England). Doors open from 2000, admission is £3 on the door.
Hipshaker hot-steps it into Christmas this Saturday, 20th December, with a seasonal offering of classic 60s funk and soul served up by the resident Hipshaker DJs plus live music from Pompey surf/punk outfit Emptifish. Doors open at The Wedgewood Rooms at 2130, admission is £5.
The Macabret will be taking over The Edge of The Wedge this Monday, 22nd December, for an winter's evening of burlesque entertainment in aid of All Saints Hostel. In addition to performances from Ms Honour Mission and Ms Ruby Red there'll also be live music from Joe Black and Kelly Kemp. Admission is £4, doors from 2000-2330 and it's over 18s only.
Contact returns to South Parade Pier this New Year's Eve with sets from guest DJs Uberdruck, Chris Liberator, DJ X and A+D+A+M, plus residents Matt Handy, Gav Ravenous and Nathan D & Lanslide. Tickets are £25 in advance from from Ticketweb, doors open from 2100, with music through till 0400.
The Wedgewood Rooms hosts A Night For Joe Strummer on Tuesday, 23rd December, with all profits donated to Strummerville, the Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music. The line-up so far features The Racketeers, The Good Time Charlies, TFA and Archive 45, with further acts to be announced. Doors from 1930, tickets are £8 in advance.
Chaos will be celebrating Christmas in style this year, with two events at the The Wedgewood Rooms next week. First up is a cracker of a Christmas Eve special, featuring live music from Kill Kasper, Wyldside and Tricorn plus DJs Hev Stillet-Hoe and Ruby Soho. Then, if your liver has recovered from all the yuletide excess, Will Chump and DJ Lemon will be seeing in 2009 a few days early with The Alternative New Year Party on Saturday 27th December. Admission is £5 for either night; doors open from 2200 on the 27th, from 2100 on Christmas Eve.
Club night Kiss My Bass have planned the mother of all New Year's Eve parties at Southsea's Havana Bar, guaranteed to see 2009 in with a bang. DJs Charge and Tom Mayhem (Ricochet) will be joining residents Udy, Vol.1, Eratik Behaviour, Neil Doc and Fotza for an all-night session, with a live beatbox countdown to the New Year courtesy of Ochs. A new sound system and lighting rig are promised, plus the DJs have been told anything goes, so it's going to be large. Tickets are available in advance from the venue, or online from the Portsmouth page at http://www.dontstayin.com, priced at £8. The fun starts at 2100 and runs through to 0500. Oh lordy.
And that's it for the Gigwatcher for 2008; today I have mostly been listening to Pearl Jam, Muse and Kodiak Jack (with the Bo Selecta Proper Chrimbo tune on random for good measure). Thanks for putting up with my drivel landing in your inboxes or taking the time to read it on the blog, I hope Santa brings you all something very special (I've asked for Cheryl Tweedy again, fingers crossed) and not that CD by The Priests (which is a total rip off as it doesn't have My Lovely Horse on it). Be sure to join me in the New Year when I'll be breaking that resolution I foolishly made in a rare sober moment.
:o)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Gigwatcher will be slightly delayed this week...
I've been waylaid with "the manflu" so I've got a little behind with collating all the lovely lovely gigs coming up over the imminent Chrimbo period. Thankfully the Beechams have kicked in so, all being well, I should be able to wrap up The Festive Gigwatcher in time for it to come down your chimneys (if you're an email subscriber) or leave it under the tree here on blog some time tomorrow.
;o)
;o)
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
The Gigwatcher 10/12/2008
Bah Humbug
Try as I might to avoid X Factor, even I managed to stumble across the news that the winner of this year's competition will be covering Leonard Cohen's classic Hallelujah. That's not to say whoever wins is guaranteed the Christmas #1 slot this year; already a wave of internet protest has seen Jeff Buckley's take on the song start to rise up the charts.
Strangely, a similar thing occurred in the US when a contestant on American Idol performed the song...
*koff*
Winter draws on, here are the slim pickings from the back pages of this week's NME:
Buzzcocks @ The Brook, Southampton - 28/01/2009
Starsailor @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 04/04/2009
Not much there I'll grant you, but as usual I've also plundered the interweb to come up with a veritable treasure trove of entertaining gigs coming this way over the next seven days...
11/12/2008
The Kabeedies, Dawn Chorus and Fresh Legs @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Larry Miller and Sinner Boy (Rory Gallagher tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
Will Young @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Delays @ Lennons, Southampton NO ADVANCE TICKETS
The Sly Hardy Band @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
New Scorpion Band @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton SOLD OUT!
Crazy Arm and The Arteries @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Remain Silenced, I See Sparks and Capricorn Sisters @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Crazy Arm, The Dead City Stereo, Bangers and Livers & Lungs @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Flamboyant Bella, Melodramas and Leigh Mary Stokes @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Dandy Warhols @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
The Labels and Reno @ The Railway, Winchester
Pete G @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
12/12/2008
Bad Toad @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Scarlet Soho, The Tripods and Citizen @ The Railway, Winchester
Sevendust, Symphony Cult and Jurojin @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Delays (acoustic set) @ The Orange Rooms, Southampton SOLD OUT!
Dirty DC (tribute) and Limehouse Lizzy (tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
The Blind Boys Of Alabama @ The Dome, Brighton
Purple Monkey @ The Firehouse, Southampton
Pendulum @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Sonic Boom Six @ Hamptons, Southampton
Status Quo @ The Brighton Centre
Akahum @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Mary Jane @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Supertonic, The Queue and Corazza @ The Joiners, Southampton
Geoff Eales Trio @ Komedia, Brighton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Panama @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
RU40 (UB40 tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
Loose Tongue @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
13/12/2008
The Levellers @ The Guildhall, Southampton
Red Letter Day and The Adamseed @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth
The Bon Jovi Experience (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
John Etheridge & Kit Holmes @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
The Cropdusters, Beautiful Life and Moosehead @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Antillectual, Fromplantoprogress, Chillerton and The 255s @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton
Katherine Jenkins @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Trio Valore @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
Sons Of Noel & Adrian, Kristin McClement and The Great Park @ Komedia, Brighton
Ian Scarbro, Noen Thomas and Thinking For Tuesday @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth
Blessed By A Broken Heart and I Am Ghost @ Concorde 2, Brighton
Delays and Open Room @ The Joiners, Southampton SOLD OUT!
Creamy (tribute) @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
Stone Free @ The Firehouse, Southampton
The Mods @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
People In Planes @ Hamptons, Southampton
14/12/2008
Delays @ The Brook, Southampton SOLD OUT!
Kings Of Leon @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Radio Stars @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
The Hold Steady and The Mark Inside @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Blessed By A Broken Heart, I Am Ghost and Fei Comodo @ The Joiners, Southampton
Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Ronnie & Johnny @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
Jimmy Corrigan and The Limes @ The Railway, Winchester
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
15/12/2008
Hawkwind @ The Brook, Southampton
Katherine Jenkins @ The Brighton Centre
The Swing Commanders and The Sally Strawberry Revue @ South Parade Pier, Southsea
Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett @ Komedia, Brighton
Johnny Truant @ The Joiners, Southampton
16/12/2008
The Uplifter (DJ) @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
Stereophonics @ The Brighton Centre
Harper @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Owen Tromans & The Elders and The Moho @ The Railway, Winchester
Run Of The Mill, Endless Doubt and Midnight Embassy @ The Rifle Club, Portsmouth
Guttermouth, Mike TV and Get Your Ass To Mars @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Matthew Harrison, Oli Collins, I Confess and Andrew Gordon @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Safe Harbour, Silversweet and Kids Next Door @ The Joiners, Southampton
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
Mostly Autumn @ The Brook, Southampton
Maddy Prior @ The City Hall, Salisbury
The Adventurists @ Komedia, Brighton
From The Jam @ The Guildhall, Southampton
17/12/2008
The Fratellis @ The Dome, Brighton
Barry Barnes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Stereophonics @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Stickee Ickee (DJ) @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Spice Gals (tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham
James Blake, Chris Ricketts, Ben Pinwill and Becky Jerams @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield
Cue The Disaster, Waiting For Sirens and Jenna's Revenge @ The Joiners, Southampton
Definitely Mightbe (Oasis tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
One Night Of Queen (tribute) @ The Guildhall, Southampton
Three Times Over and Ardentes @ The Railway, Winchester
...and here are some others you may want to add to your diary...
Ugly Duckling @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 16/01/2009
Seth Lakeman @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/01/2009
Soulfly @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 01/02/2009
The Datsuns @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/02/2009
Candi Staton @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/02/2009
Bellowhead @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/02/2009
School Of Seven Bells @ Audio, Brighton - 01/03/2009
Hot Leg @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/03/2009
Billy Ocean @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 15/03/2009
Goldie Lookin' Chain @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/03/2009
Morrissey @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 25/05/2009
The rescheduled date for The Wedding Present's cancelled December 3rd show has been announced; the new date is Monday 2nd March 2009. Tickets for the original date remain valid, anyone unable to attend the rescheduled date is advised to contact their point of sale for a refund.
This week indie club night Waster holds its second annual Winter Wonderland, a fantastically festive indie affair featuring the best alternative tunes in town courtesy of the Southsea Mafia DJs. The doors of Portsmouth's Liquid nightclub will be open from 2200 tomorrow, Thursday 11th December, with admission just £2.20 before 2300, rising to £3.20 after (though if you're in festive fancy dress entry is gratis). More information can be found on the event's Facebook page.
It's a Christmas Chaos at The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 13th December; Secret Santas Will Chump and DJ Lemon will be taking care of the festive business in the Main Room whilst Marky Marc handles the tunes in The Chaos Lounge. Doors open from 2200, with admission £5 on the door.
Dutch punk bands Brito and Antillectual top the bill at the STE Punk Collective's all-dayer this Sunday, 14th December. The Hobbit again hosts the irregular shindig, which also features sets from local bands Gordon Gano's Army, Whole In The Head and Constant State Of Terror. Admission is £6 on the door, with music from 1400 through till 2100.
The RMA Tavern hosts an evening of fine burlesque entertainment this Sunday, 14th December, courtesy of HMS Pin Up. In addition to performances from Dolly Divine, Poison Ivy, Bea deVile and Bella De Jac, there'll also be live music from local band The Edible Stems. Doors from 2000 till late; tickets are £5 in advance from the venue or The Wedgewood Rooms Box Office, or £6 on the door.
iLLuMIDanCe takes over the Venus Vodka Bar for a night of uplifting trance this Saturday, 13th December, with DJs Ben Nicky (Abstract Recordings) and DTF joining residents Nathan Hunt and DJ Cabin Boy. Music from 2100 through till 0200. Admission is £1 on the door, ID will be required.
The guest entertainment at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this week comes from trio Steve, Paul & John and the fantastically monickered Alan Robertson & His Wheels Of Fire. The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms will be open from 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 11th December, with music from 2000; the Open Mike session follows from 2200 through till Midnight. For further details check the Facebook group.
And that just about wraps it up for the penultimate Gigwatcher of 2008; today I have mostly been listening to The Decemberists, Mew and Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift For You. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be making a list and checking it twice.
:o)
Try as I might to avoid X Factor, even I managed to stumble across the news that the winner of this year's competition will be covering Leonard Cohen's classic Hallelujah. That's not to say whoever wins is guaranteed the Christmas #1 slot this year; already a wave of internet protest has seen Jeff Buckley's take on the song start to rise up the charts.
Strangely, a similar thing occurred in the US when a contestant on American Idol performed the song...
*koff*
Winter draws on, here are the slim pickings from the back pages of this week's NME:
Buzzcocks @ The Brook, Southampton - 28/01/2009
Starsailor @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 04/04/2009
Not much there I'll grant you, but as usual I've also plundered the interweb to come up with a veritable treasure trove of entertaining gigs coming this way over the next seven days...
11/12/2008
The Kabeedies, Dawn Chorus and Fresh Legs @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Larry Miller and Sinner Boy (Rory Gallagher tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
Will Young @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Delays @ Lennons, Southampton NO ADVANCE TICKETS
The Sly Hardy Band @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
New Scorpion Band @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton SOLD OUT!
Crazy Arm and The Arteries @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Remain Silenced, I See Sparks and Capricorn Sisters @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Crazy Arm, The Dead City Stereo, Bangers and Livers & Lungs @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Flamboyant Bella, Melodramas and Leigh Mary Stokes @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Dandy Warhols @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
The Labels and Reno @ The Railway, Winchester
Pete G @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
12/12/2008
Bad Toad @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Scarlet Soho, The Tripods and Citizen @ The Railway, Winchester
Sevendust, Symphony Cult and Jurojin @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Delays (acoustic set) @ The Orange Rooms, Southampton SOLD OUT!
Dirty DC (tribute) and Limehouse Lizzy (tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
The Blind Boys Of Alabama @ The Dome, Brighton
Purple Monkey @ The Firehouse, Southampton
Pendulum @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Sonic Boom Six @ Hamptons, Southampton
Status Quo @ The Brighton Centre
Akahum @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Mary Jane @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Supertonic, The Queue and Corazza @ The Joiners, Southampton
Geoff Eales Trio @ Komedia, Brighton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Panama @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
RU40 (UB40 tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
Loose Tongue @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
13/12/2008
The Levellers @ The Guildhall, Southampton
Red Letter Day and The Adamseed @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth
The Bon Jovi Experience (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
John Etheridge & Kit Holmes @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
The Cropdusters, Beautiful Life and Moosehead @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Antillectual, Fromplantoprogress, Chillerton and The 255s @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton
Katherine Jenkins @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Trio Valore @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
Sons Of Noel & Adrian, Kristin McClement and The Great Park @ Komedia, Brighton
Ian Scarbro, Noen Thomas and Thinking For Tuesday @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth
Blessed By A Broken Heart and I Am Ghost @ Concorde 2, Brighton
Delays and Open Room @ The Joiners, Southampton SOLD OUT!
Creamy (tribute) @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
Stone Free @ The Firehouse, Southampton
The Mods @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
People In Planes @ Hamptons, Southampton
14/12/2008
Delays @ The Brook, Southampton SOLD OUT!
Kings Of Leon @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Radio Stars @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
The Hold Steady and The Mark Inside @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Blessed By A Broken Heart, I Am Ghost and Fei Comodo @ The Joiners, Southampton
Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Ronnie & Johnny @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
Jimmy Corrigan and The Limes @ The Railway, Winchester
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
15/12/2008
Hawkwind @ The Brook, Southampton
Katherine Jenkins @ The Brighton Centre
The Swing Commanders and The Sally Strawberry Revue @ South Parade Pier, Southsea
Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett @ Komedia, Brighton
Johnny Truant @ The Joiners, Southampton
16/12/2008
The Uplifter (DJ) @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
Stereophonics @ The Brighton Centre
Harper @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Owen Tromans & The Elders and The Moho @ The Railway, Winchester
Run Of The Mill, Endless Doubt and Midnight Embassy @ The Rifle Club, Portsmouth
Guttermouth, Mike TV and Get Your Ass To Mars @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Matthew Harrison, Oli Collins, I Confess and Andrew Gordon @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Safe Harbour, Silversweet and Kids Next Door @ The Joiners, Southampton
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
Mostly Autumn @ The Brook, Southampton
Maddy Prior @ The City Hall, Salisbury
The Adventurists @ Komedia, Brighton
From The Jam @ The Guildhall, Southampton
17/12/2008
The Fratellis @ The Dome, Brighton
Barry Barnes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Stereophonics @ BIC (Windsor Hall), Bournemouth
Stickee Ickee (DJ) @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Spice Gals (tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham
James Blake, Chris Ricketts, Ben Pinwill and Becky Jerams @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield
Cue The Disaster, Waiting For Sirens and Jenna's Revenge @ The Joiners, Southampton
Definitely Mightbe (Oasis tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
One Night Of Queen (tribute) @ The Guildhall, Southampton
Three Times Over and Ardentes @ The Railway, Winchester
...and here are some others you may want to add to your diary...
Ugly Duckling @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 16/01/2009
Seth Lakeman @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/01/2009
Soulfly @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 01/02/2009
The Datsuns @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/02/2009
Candi Staton @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/02/2009
Bellowhead @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/02/2009
School Of Seven Bells @ Audio, Brighton - 01/03/2009
Hot Leg @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/03/2009
Billy Ocean @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 15/03/2009
Goldie Lookin' Chain @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/03/2009
Morrissey @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 25/05/2009
The rescheduled date for The Wedding Present's cancelled December 3rd show has been announced; the new date is Monday 2nd March 2009. Tickets for the original date remain valid, anyone unable to attend the rescheduled date is advised to contact their point of sale for a refund.
This week indie club night Waster holds its second annual Winter Wonderland, a fantastically festive indie affair featuring the best alternative tunes in town courtesy of the Southsea Mafia DJs. The doors of Portsmouth's Liquid nightclub will be open from 2200 tomorrow, Thursday 11th December, with admission just £2.20 before 2300, rising to £3.20 after (though if you're in festive fancy dress entry is gratis). More information can be found on the event's Facebook page.
It's a Christmas Chaos at The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 13th December; Secret Santas Will Chump and DJ Lemon will be taking care of the festive business in the Main Room whilst Marky Marc handles the tunes in The Chaos Lounge. Doors open from 2200, with admission £5 on the door.
Dutch punk bands Brito and Antillectual top the bill at the STE Punk Collective's all-dayer this Sunday, 14th December. The Hobbit again hosts the irregular shindig, which also features sets from local bands Gordon Gano's Army, Whole In The Head and Constant State Of Terror. Admission is £6 on the door, with music from 1400 through till 2100.
The RMA Tavern hosts an evening of fine burlesque entertainment this Sunday, 14th December, courtesy of HMS Pin Up. In addition to performances from Dolly Divine, Poison Ivy, Bea deVile and Bella De Jac, there'll also be live music from local band The Edible Stems. Doors from 2000 till late; tickets are £5 in advance from the venue or The Wedgewood Rooms Box Office, or £6 on the door.
iLLuMIDanCe takes over the Venus Vodka Bar for a night of uplifting trance this Saturday, 13th December, with DJs Ben Nicky (Abstract Recordings) and DTF joining residents Nathan Hunt and DJ Cabin Boy. Music from 2100 through till 0200. Admission is £1 on the door, ID will be required.
The guest entertainment at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this week comes from trio Steve, Paul & John and the fantastically monickered Alan Robertson & His Wheels Of Fire. The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms will be open from 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 11th December, with music from 2000; the Open Mike session follows from 2200 through till Midnight. For further details check the Facebook group.
And that just about wraps it up for the penultimate Gigwatcher of 2008; today I have mostly been listening to The Decemberists, Mew and Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift For You. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be making a list and checking it twice.
:o)
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
The Gigwatcher 03/12/2008
The Silly Season
You can tell it's near to the end of the year, the news stories always get just that more ridiculous. For instance, dancing political pundit John Sargeant is releasing a festive tune, Girls Aloud have announced they'll be supporting Coldplay next year and Axl Rose is suing Dr Pepper for not taking the release of the much delayed Chinese Democracy seriously.
Whatever next, Cliff Richard releasing a single with Slipknot?
[crosses fingers]
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's the pick of the forthcoming gigs plucked from the back pages of this week's NME:
Little Joy @ Audio, Brighton - 15/01/2009
The Bookhouse Boys @ Audio, Brighton - 22/01/2009
Alkaline Trio @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/02/2009
Late Of The Pier @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/02/2009
Late Of The Pier @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/02/2009
The View @ Southampton University Student Union - 22/02/2009
Snow Patrol @ BIC, Bournemouth - 22/02/2009 SOLD OUT!
Pure Reason Revolution @ The Joiners, Southampton - 07/03/2009
Fall Out Boy @ The Brighton Centre - 08/03/2009
Pure Reason Revolution @ Audio, Brighton - 16/03/2009
Lily Allen and La Roux @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 19/03/2009
Lily Allen and La Roux @ The Dome, Brighton - 20/03/2009
If I can peel myself away from my steaming mug of Horlicks and comfortable chair by the fire long enough I'll endeavour to update the SoMC Events Calendar with the gigs above. To be honest though, I get a bit sleepy after a hot cup of malty beverage, so I probably won't. Bless. To keep you going here's a selection of gigs coming your way over the next seven days...
04/12/2008
Will Young @ The Dome, Brighton SOLD OUT!
Kirk Brandon and Wise Children @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
Kris Dollimore @ The Gun Room (The RMA Tavern), Portsmouth
Julian Joseph @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
Red Snapper @ Concorde 2, Brighton CANCELLED!
Blues Etc @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
The Holloways, Sam McCarthy and The Ramblings @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
The Rotted, Desolated and Driven By Devils @ The Joiners, Southampton
The UK Chili Peppers @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Sharleen Spiteri @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton (tickets available via wave105fm)
The Getaway Team, The Weather Committee and Midnight Embassy @ The Rifle Club, Portsmouth
Portico Quartet, Caroline's Capuchin and Shona Foster @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
05/12/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Drum, Petersfield
Luke Leighfield, Atlum Schema and Paperplane @ Hamptons, Southampton
Heaven 17, The Human League and ABC @ The Brighton Centre
Atlantico @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
The Suicide Rooms, Freakpit and Press Any Key @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds @ The Brook, Southampton
The Bog Rolling Stones (tribute) and The Small Fakers (tribute) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Alice's Band @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
Attack! Attack!, 84MM and The Auteur @ The Freebutt, Brighton
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton
Martyn Joseph @ The Studio at The Petersfield School
The Van Jammers @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Medallist and Incredible Weapons @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
Ardentes, Waiting For Sirens and Chemical Sunset @ The Joiners, Southampton
Six Million Dollar Man Club (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Legend @ The Firehouse, Southampton
06/12/2008
The Gran Torinos and Sunset Mission @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra @ The Brighton Centre
Perfect Alibi (Pink Floyd tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
Uiscedwr @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Flash Guns @ Unit, Southampton
Simian Mobile Disco @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Nicotine Smile and Seven Day Weekend @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
Attack! Attack!, Not Advised and Dead Mile @ The Joiners, Southampton
Adriano Adewale Group @ Salisbury Arts Centre
Atomic Badger @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield
Superfly @ The Red Lion, Stubbington
Time For Action @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Powerplant @ The Pavilion, Brighton
Ghoad @ The Firehouse, Southampton
Heaven 17, The Human League and ABC @ BIC, Bournemouth
The Zutons @ The Dome, Brighton
Exit 10 and Glamour Of The Kill @ Hamptons, Southampton
The Jelly Rollers @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
Neville Staple @ Concorde 2, Brighton CANCELLED!
Scaramoose @ The Hobbit, Southampton
07/12/2008
Joan As Policewoman @ Concorde 2, Brighton
The Velvet Hearts and Tremain @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Venice Ahoy, Colour and Joey Nightmare @ The Joiners, Southampton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Johnny B & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Ade Cull and Peter Paul Parker @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
AOR (feat. Dave Sharp of The Alarm) and Time For Action @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Imelda May and Roxanne Johns @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
David Celia @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
08/12/2008
Ben Ottewell (Gomez) and Little Gem @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Caroline Nin @ Komedia, Brighton CANCELLED!
Dead Like Harry @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Official Secrets Act, I See Sparks and The Inklings @ Hamptons, Southampton
Digital Delay, Atlas and The Rivers Of Sound @ The Rifle Club, Portsmouth
Paul Curreri and Danni Nichols @ Komedia, Brighton
09/12/2008
iliketrains, Jeniferever and The Strange Death Of Liberal England @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Pigeon Detectives @ BIC, Bournemouth
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan and The Miserable Rich @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
St Agnes Fountain @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Aitch, Doubleback Alley and Paddy Taylor @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
James @ The Dome, Brighton
All Forgotten @ Hamptons, Southampton
The Parlotones, Recreation and Beau Monde @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
The Exits, Dan Rumsey and The Real Raj @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth
The Fratellis @ The Guildhall, Southampton SOLD OUT!
10/12/2008
Wilko Johnson and The Riotous Brothers @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
The Rezillos @ The Brook, Southampton
Shona Foster and Cordelia Fellowes & Co @ Komedia, Brighton
The Redwalls and The Broken Hearts @ Hamptons, Southampton
Atomic Jones (tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham
The Trevor John Band @ Havant Arts Centre
Paul Jones & Dave Kelly @ The Studio at The Petersfield School
Never Back Down, Pancake Eating Freaks and Canada Water @ The Joiners, Southampton
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
Five By Five and Doghouse @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Jackson & The Spangles, Jazica and Zoe Croune @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
Apocalyptica @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth
John Otway @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
Fritz @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield
...and here are some others you may want to add to your diary...
Richard Thompson @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 05/02/2009
The Spinto Band @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/02/2009
Noah & The Whale @ St George's Church, Brighton - 07/03/2009
Same Difference @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/03/2009
Starsailor @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 04/04/2009
This week's Waster features live music from funkers Blue Alert and electro outfit Lighthouses, with Will Chump and DJ Lemon of the Southsea Mafia pumping out the finest indiepunkelectroraverock in town afterward. Doors from 2200-0230, with admission £2.20 before 2300 (£3.20 after); details of how to blag your way in for less can be found on the event's Facebook page.
The chaps at Kiss My Bass launch their new 'genre clash' night, Ugly Beats, at the Havana Bar this Saturday, 6th December. Joining Ugly Beats residents Dirtbox and Darkfloor will be guest DJs Tom Mayhem and (one half of) Hated In The Face. Admission is FREE, doors from 2100, music through till 0100.
Santa will be getting on his good foot at The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 6th December, when Funkt-If-Ino hold their Christmas Extravaganza. Resident DJs Darth Fader and Chewbazza will be dishing up a hot helping of festive helping of disco, funk and soul to get you in the festive mood. Admission is £5, doors from 2200.
The Talking Heads hosts Southampton singer-songwriter Ben Dlugokecki's 6th Annual Xmas Xtravaganza this Saturday, 6th December. The line-up for this year features local bands The Warm, The Bizets and The Reservoirs, plus Ben's band Dlugokecki (who will have learned some special Christmas covers for the occasion). The first band will be onstage at 1930, tickets are £5 in advance and £7 on the night.
Fareham based popster Joe Ward and Portsmouth indie four-piece Sunset Mission will be the musical guests at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 4th December. As usual, there'll be FREE admission to The Barn at The Milton Arms, with doors open at 1900 and live music from 2000. The regular Open Mike session will follow from 2200 through till Midnight. More information can be found on Facebook.
And that about wraps it up for this week; today I have mostly been listening to a couple of compilations I knocked up awhile back and some assorted 80's pop. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be throttling back the flange manifold.
:o)
You can tell it's near to the end of the year, the news stories always get just that more ridiculous. For instance, dancing political pundit John Sargeant is releasing a festive tune, Girls Aloud have announced they'll be supporting Coldplay next year and Axl Rose is suing Dr Pepper for not taking the release of the much delayed Chinese Democracy seriously.
Whatever next, Cliff Richard releasing a single with Slipknot?
[crosses fingers]
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's the pick of the forthcoming gigs plucked from the back pages of this week's NME:
Little Joy @ Audio, Brighton - 15/01/2009
The Bookhouse Boys @ Audio, Brighton - 22/01/2009
Alkaline Trio @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/02/2009
Late Of The Pier @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/02/2009
Late Of The Pier @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/02/2009
The View @ Southampton University Student Union - 22/02/2009
Snow Patrol @ BIC, Bournemouth - 22/02/2009 SOLD OUT!
Pure Reason Revolution @ The Joiners, Southampton - 07/03/2009
Fall Out Boy @ The Brighton Centre - 08/03/2009
Pure Reason Revolution @ Audio, Brighton - 16/03/2009
Lily Allen and La Roux @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 19/03/2009
Lily Allen and La Roux @ The Dome, Brighton - 20/03/2009
If I can peel myself away from my steaming mug of Horlicks and comfortable chair by the fire long enough I'll endeavour to update the SoMC Events Calendar with the gigs above. To be honest though, I get a bit sleepy after a hot cup of malty beverage, so I probably won't. Bless. To keep you going here's a selection of gigs coming your way over the next seven days...
04/12/2008
Will Young @ The Dome, Brighton SOLD OUT!
Kirk Brandon and Wise Children @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
Kris Dollimore @ The Gun Room (The RMA Tavern), Portsmouth
Julian Joseph @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
Red Snapper @ Concorde 2, Brighton CANCELLED!
Blues Etc @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
The Holloways, Sam McCarthy and The Ramblings @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
The Rotted, Desolated and Driven By Devils @ The Joiners, Southampton
The UK Chili Peppers @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Sharleen Spiteri @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton (tickets available via wave105fm)
The Getaway Team, The Weather Committee and Midnight Embassy @ The Rifle Club, Portsmouth
Portico Quartet, Caroline's Capuchin and Shona Foster @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
05/12/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Drum, Petersfield
Luke Leighfield, Atlum Schema and Paperplane @ Hamptons, Southampton
Heaven 17, The Human League and ABC @ The Brighton Centre
Atlantico @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
The Suicide Rooms, Freakpit and Press Any Key @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds @ The Brook, Southampton
The Bog Rolling Stones (tribute) and The Small Fakers (tribute) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Alice's Band @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
Attack! Attack!, 84MM and The Auteur @ The Freebutt, Brighton
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton
Martyn Joseph @ The Studio at The Petersfield School
The Van Jammers @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Medallist and Incredible Weapons @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
Ardentes, Waiting For Sirens and Chemical Sunset @ The Joiners, Southampton
Six Million Dollar Man Club (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Legend @ The Firehouse, Southampton
06/12/2008
The Gran Torinos and Sunset Mission @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra @ The Brighton Centre
Perfect Alibi (Pink Floyd tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
Uiscedwr @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Flash Guns @ Unit, Southampton
Simian Mobile Disco @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Nicotine Smile and Seven Day Weekend @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
Attack! Attack!, Not Advised and Dead Mile @ The Joiners, Southampton
Adriano Adewale Group @ Salisbury Arts Centre
Atomic Badger @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield
Superfly @ The Red Lion, Stubbington
Time For Action @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Powerplant @ The Pavilion, Brighton
Ghoad @ The Firehouse, Southampton
Heaven 17, The Human League and ABC @ BIC, Bournemouth
The Zutons @ The Dome, Brighton
Exit 10 and Glamour Of The Kill @ Hamptons, Southampton
The Jelly Rollers @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
Neville Staple @ Concorde 2, Brighton CANCELLED!
Scaramoose @ The Hobbit, Southampton
07/12/2008
Joan As Policewoman @ Concorde 2, Brighton
The Velvet Hearts and Tremain @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Venice Ahoy, Colour and Joey Nightmare @ The Joiners, Southampton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Johnny B & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Ade Cull and Peter Paul Parker @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
AOR (feat. Dave Sharp of The Alarm) and Time For Action @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Imelda May and Roxanne Johns @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
David Celia @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
08/12/2008
Ben Ottewell (Gomez) and Little Gem @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Caroline Nin @ Komedia, Brighton CANCELLED!
Dead Like Harry @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Official Secrets Act, I See Sparks and The Inklings @ Hamptons, Southampton
Digital Delay, Atlas and The Rivers Of Sound @ The Rifle Club, Portsmouth
Paul Curreri and Danni Nichols @ Komedia, Brighton
09/12/2008
iliketrains, Jeniferever and The Strange Death Of Liberal England @ The Joiners, Southampton
The Pigeon Detectives @ BIC, Bournemouth
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan and The Miserable Rich @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
St Agnes Fountain @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Aitch, Doubleback Alley and Paddy Taylor @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
James @ The Dome, Brighton
All Forgotten @ Hamptons, Southampton
The Parlotones, Recreation and Beau Monde @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
The Exits, Dan Rumsey and The Real Raj @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth
The Fratellis @ The Guildhall, Southampton SOLD OUT!
10/12/2008
Wilko Johnson and The Riotous Brothers @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
The Rezillos @ The Brook, Southampton
Shona Foster and Cordelia Fellowes & Co @ Komedia, Brighton
The Redwalls and The Broken Hearts @ Hamptons, Southampton
Atomic Jones (tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham
The Trevor John Band @ Havant Arts Centre
Paul Jones & Dave Kelly @ The Studio at The Petersfield School
Never Back Down, Pancake Eating Freaks and Canada Water @ The Joiners, Southampton
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton
Five By Five and Doghouse @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Jackson & The Spangles, Jazica and Zoe Croune @ The RMA Tavern, Winchester
Apocalyptica @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth
John Otway @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton
Fritz @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield
...and here are some others you may want to add to your diary...
Richard Thompson @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 05/02/2009
The Spinto Band @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/02/2009
Noah & The Whale @ St George's Church, Brighton - 07/03/2009
Same Difference @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/03/2009
Starsailor @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 04/04/2009
This week's Waster features live music from funkers Blue Alert and electro outfit Lighthouses, with Will Chump and DJ Lemon of the Southsea Mafia pumping out the finest indiepunkelectroraverock in town afterward. Doors from 2200-0230, with admission £2.20 before 2300 (£3.20 after); details of how to blag your way in for less can be found on the event's Facebook page.
The chaps at Kiss My Bass launch their new 'genre clash' night, Ugly Beats, at the Havana Bar this Saturday, 6th December. Joining Ugly Beats residents Dirtbox and Darkfloor will be guest DJs Tom Mayhem and (one half of) Hated In The Face. Admission is FREE, doors from 2100, music through till 0100.
Santa will be getting on his good foot at The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 6th December, when Funkt-If-Ino hold their Christmas Extravaganza. Resident DJs Darth Fader and Chewbazza will be dishing up a hot helping of festive helping of disco, funk and soul to get you in the festive mood. Admission is £5, doors from 2200.
The Talking Heads hosts Southampton singer-songwriter Ben Dlugokecki's 6th Annual Xmas Xtravaganza this Saturday, 6th December. The line-up for this year features local bands The Warm, The Bizets and The Reservoirs, plus Ben's band Dlugokecki (who will have learned some special Christmas covers for the occasion). The first band will be onstage at 1930, tickets are £5 in advance and £7 on the night.
Fareham based popster Joe Ward and Portsmouth indie four-piece Sunset Mission will be the musical guests at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 4th December. As usual, there'll be FREE admission to The Barn at The Milton Arms, with doors open at 1900 and live music from 2000. The regular Open Mike session will follow from 2200 through till Midnight. More information can be found on Facebook.
And that about wraps it up for this week; today I have mostly been listening to a couple of compilations I knocked up awhile back and some assorted 80's pop. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be throttling back the flange manifold.
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