Here come the drums, here come the drums.
So it's Splitsville for Preston and Chantelle. Shame, I really thought that relationship was going to last, what with the chivalrous way he stormed off Never Mind The Buzzocks last series, Simon Amstell's mocking tones still ringing in his ears.
I wonder if they have to pay back the £300,000 they got for the wedding photos?
*koff*
Guess not.
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
The Checks @ Unit22, Southampton - 28/07/2007
Just Jack @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/10/2007
The Cribs @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 14/10/2007
Bowling For Soup & Bloodhound Gang @ Brighton Centre - 20/10/2007
Kate Nash @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/10/2007
Bowling For Soup & Bloodhound Gang @ BIC, Bournemouth - 21/10/2007
Kate Nash @ Concorde2, Brighton - 24/10/2007
Kaiser Chiefs @ BIC, Bournemouth - 22/11/2007
I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs when I get a spare five minutes (i.e. when my brain needs a break from the weighty Windows XP MCSE Training Kit that I'm poring over at the moment in a vain attempt to improve my Microsoft Wizardry). Handily enough the Events Calendar is just full of many lovely lovely gigs, like these for example:
The Derrin Nauendorf Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/06/2007
The Mustangs @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 28/06/2007
The Corridors @ Little Johnny Russells, Portsmouth - 28/06/2007
Smokey Robinson @ BIC, Bournemouth - 28/06/2007
Dead!Dead!Dead! @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 29/06/2007
Delphic Oracle & The Fret @ Black, Portsmouth - 29/06/2007
Huw Lloyd-Langton @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 29/06/2007
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 29/06/2007
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 29/06/2007
Limehouse Lizzy @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 29/06/2007
The Cool Banana Junkyard Show @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 30/06/2007
Dlugokecki @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/06/2007
UFO @ The Brook, Southampton - 30/06/2007
Ricky Tick @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 30/06/2007
Contra & Eve's Only Son @ Black, Portsmouth - 30/06/2007
Graham Bonnet @ The Brook, Southampton - 01/07/2007
The Elements @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 01/07/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Remain Silenced @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/07/2007
Suzanne Vega @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/07/2007
Scouting For Girls @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/07/2007
I'm From Barcelona @ Concorde2, Brighton - 16/07/2007
Sly & The Family Stone @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 28/07/2007
Attilla The Stockbroker @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/08/2007
iLiKETRAiNS @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/09/2007
King Creosote @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/09/2007
Turisas @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/09/2007
Cara Dillon @ New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007
The Brook's survival is looking more secure; apparently a number of interested parties have made overtures to the liquidators though any announcement on a new owner is some way off. In the meantime the venue has announced that tickets for next month are back on sale. Highlights for July include ex-Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet, bluegrass rockers Hayseed Dixie, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and local Pink Floyd tribute band Perfect Alibi. As always more information can be found on the venue's website.
In addition to this Sunday's regular free afternoon entertainment at Southsea Bandstand, 70's tribute acts Platinum Abba and Saturday Night Beaver will be playing there in the evening. The FREE fun starts at 1930 and runs through till 2230 (at which point there'll be a firework display to light your way home).
Little Johnny Russell's are inviting local bands to take part in the inaugural Rocker Soccer Tournament, to be held on Saturday 4th August 2007 at Roko in Hilsea. This 5-a-side competition will take the form of a World Cup-style tournament (groups and rounds I'm guessing) to prove, once and for all, who really is the best band in Portsmouth (with a football, obviously). More information is available on the Rocker Soccer MySpace.
The Gosport Waterfront Festival returns this weekend though, after the complaints from Gunwharf residents, it's again decamped to Walpole Park. Building on last year's success the FREE festival begins on Friday 29th June with performances from local acts Recreation, Gilkicker and The Elements, with 70's favourites Mungo Jerry headlining. Super Fly, Kelly's Tattoo and a sadly Noddy-free Slade take the stage on Saturday 30th June, the festival wraps up on Sunday 1st July with ska from Orange Street, some slappy bass from tribute band Level 43 and 80's soul diva Jaki Graham, who closes the event with help from the Soul Survivors.
And that just about wraps it up for this week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Oasis' Greatest Hits and some Gil Scott-Heron. Join me next week when I'll be standing around nonchalantly with my hands in my pockets, whistling tunelessly and looking like I'm up to no good.
:o)
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The Tin Hut Music Festival
This year's Tin Hut Music Festival takes place on Saturday 21st July. Now in its second year the festival brings together the pick of the Stiff Promotions catalogue with artists from further afield, providing both a day's entertainment and a way to raise funds for the Stroud Village Hall Project. The nine band strong line-up includes Brian Houston, Suburbian, The Goondocks, Andy Foster, The Weather Committee and One Weird Fish.
The festival takes place opposite the Seven Stars public house in the village of Stroud, near Petersfield, Hampshire; gates open at 1400, the first band is onstage at 1500 and the fun runs through till 2300. Aside from the main stage there are also fringe entertainments for young and old, a licensed bar and selection of foodstalls. To add to the "festival experience" on-site camping is available this year, a post-festival pitch can be purchased for £10.00 (payable on the day).
Tickets are £10.00 in advance, or £12.50 on the day, and can be purchased direct from the Stiff Promotions website (children under 10 years of age get in FREE); only 600 will be available so best get in quick if you want to come along and enjoy the fun.
The festival takes place opposite the Seven Stars public house in the village of Stroud, near Petersfield, Hampshire; gates open at 1400, the first band is onstage at 1500 and the fun runs through till 2300. Aside from the main stage there are also fringe entertainments for young and old, a licensed bar and selection of foodstalls. To add to the "festival experience" on-site camping is available this year, a post-festival pitch can be purchased for £10.00 (payable on the day).
Tickets are £10.00 in advance, or £12.50 on the day, and can be purchased direct from the Stiff Promotions website (children under 10 years of age get in FREE); only 600 will be available so best get in quick if you want to come along and enjoy the fun.
Day of Silence
My favourite internet radio station has, along with many other such US webcasters, gone silent today. The Day of Silence, as it's been tagged, is a protest at the Copyright Royalty Board's decision to raise royalty fees for online broadcasters. The proposed increase which could well cause many American online broadcasters to shut up shop (and may well set a precedent for webcasters elsewhere on the 'net).
Previously online broadcasters in the US paid an annual fee plus 12% of their profits. The new system, which comes into force on July 15th (but is retroactive to January 1st this year) applies a flat fee per song, per user, with an additional $500 charge per channel owned. The fees also increase annually throughout the life of the new royalty plan, which is scheduled to end in 2010.
Both public and commercial broadcasters in the US claim the changes represent a 300% increase in payments and could force cuts to existing services, affecting an estimated audience of 50 million people. National Public Radio, for example, maintains several channels; theoretically it could be charged thousands of dollars.
The members of the SaveNetRadio coalition, which includes big players like Yahoo and AOL as well as smaller webcasters, therefore took the decision to go silent for 24 hours to raise awareness of the campaign. They're pressing Congress to pass a bill which would set royalty rates for webcasters equal to those of satellite radio broadcasters.
Fingers crossed.
Previously online broadcasters in the US paid an annual fee plus 12% of their profits. The new system, which comes into force on July 15th (but is retroactive to January 1st this year) applies a flat fee per song, per user, with an additional $500 charge per channel owned. The fees also increase annually throughout the life of the new royalty plan, which is scheduled to end in 2010.
Both public and commercial broadcasters in the US claim the changes represent a 300% increase in payments and could force cuts to existing services, affecting an estimated audience of 50 million people. National Public Radio, for example, maintains several channels; theoretically it could be charged thousands of dollars.
The members of the SaveNetRadio coalition, which includes big players like Yahoo and AOL as well as smaller webcasters, therefore took the decision to go silent for 24 hours to raise awareness of the campaign. They're pressing Congress to pass a bill which would set royalty rates for webcasters equal to those of satellite radio broadcasters.
Fingers crossed.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The Gigwatcher 20/06/2007
Nulli secundus.
So, Bernard Manning died the other day.
[pause for reflection]
He might have been many things but I never heard him tell a fat joke.
Umm.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
The Sonic Hearts @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/06/2007
Envelopes @ Audio, Brighton - 22/06/2007
Albert Hammond Jr @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/07/2007
Cajun Dance Party @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 16/07/2007
Cherry Ghost @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/07/2007
of Montreal @ Audio, Brighton - 03/08/2007
Martha Wainwright @ St Georges Church, Brighton - 15/08/2007
Milburn @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/09/2007
Reuben @ Concorde 2, Brighton, Portsmouth - 18/09/2007
Milburn @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 19/09/2007
Reuben @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 19/09/2007
The Holloways & The Wombats @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 21/09/2007
Kula Shaker @ Student Union, Southampton University - 30/09/2007
Hadouken! @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 05/10/2007
Underworld @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 08/10/2007
The Maccabees @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 14/10/2007
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2007
Hadouken! @ Corn Exchange, Brighton - 25/10/2007
Hadouken! @ Student Union, Southampton University - 26/10/2007
Mark Ronson @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 29/10/2007
Enter Shikari @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/11/2007
Enter Shikari @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/11/2007
The Twang @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 03/11/2007
Air @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 16/11/2007
If I'm not busy swotting up for the next Harbour Lights Movie Quiz I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs. The Events Calendar, in case you weren't aware, contains details of many weird and wonderful gigs that I stumble across on the internet, like these:
Pull Tiger Tail @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/06/2007
Brakes @ Concorde2, Brighton - 21/06/2007
The Secret Police @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/06/2007
The Elements @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 22/06/2007
Feckless @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 22/06/2007
Flip Top @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/06/2007
I Am Finn @ Unit22, Southampton - 23/06/2007
Apostle & Armchair Guru @ Black, Portsmouth - 23/06/2007
Blackmore's Night @ The Dome, Brighton - 23/06/2007
The Slackers @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 24/06/2007
Clayson & The Argonauts @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/06/2007
:( @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/06/2007
Papa Noel @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 24/06/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Caesura @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/06/2007
OMD @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 26/06/2007
We Are The Physics @ The Barfly, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Fujiya & Miyagi @ Audio, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Suburbian @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/06/2007
Kid Carpet @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/07/2007
The Victorian English Gentlemans Club @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/07/2007
Dave Sharp (ex-Alarm) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 18/07/2007
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007
Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007
The 16th Blues On The Farm festival takes place this weekend, once again at the quirkily named Pump Bottom Farm in Appledram, just outside Chichester. As usual the line-up is a varied one, bringing together acts from all over the world. The fun begins tomorrow night with the Canada's Wild T & The Spirit kicking things off with their mix of Blues-Rock. Regular visitor Mike Sanchez headlines on the Friday night, whilst Sunday features a 'bleggae' band (Tim Hain & Sunnysideup), some UK country (Rachael Warwick) and the talents of Blue Harlem. The festival wraps up on Sunday with performances by Lucie Diamond, The Ian Siegal Band and Imelda May. Tickets for all days can be purchased from the festival website (Sunday is Family Day, so children get in for a bargain £5, which is nice).
Well, that's me done for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been entertained by Andy & Stu's whistled interpretation of Minnie Riperton's Greatest Hits (though I've also been listening to My Computer's No CV and some Feist). Join me next week when I'll be teasing baboons.
:o)
So, Bernard Manning died the other day.
[pause for reflection]
He might have been many things but I never heard him tell a fat joke.
Umm.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
The Sonic Hearts @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/06/2007
Envelopes @ Audio, Brighton - 22/06/2007
Albert Hammond Jr @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/07/2007
Cajun Dance Party @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 16/07/2007
Cherry Ghost @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/07/2007
of Montreal @ Audio, Brighton - 03/08/2007
Martha Wainwright @ St Georges Church, Brighton - 15/08/2007
Milburn @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/09/2007
Reuben @ Concorde 2, Brighton, Portsmouth - 18/09/2007
Milburn @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 19/09/2007
Reuben @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 19/09/2007
The Holloways & The Wombats @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 21/09/2007
Kula Shaker @ Student Union, Southampton University - 30/09/2007
Hadouken! @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 05/10/2007
Underworld @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 08/10/2007
The Maccabees @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 14/10/2007
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2007
Hadouken! @ Corn Exchange, Brighton - 25/10/2007
Hadouken! @ Student Union, Southampton University - 26/10/2007
Mark Ronson @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 29/10/2007
Enter Shikari @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/11/2007
Enter Shikari @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/11/2007
The Twang @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 03/11/2007
Air @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 16/11/2007
If I'm not busy swotting up for the next Harbour Lights Movie Quiz I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs. The Events Calendar, in case you weren't aware, contains details of many weird and wonderful gigs that I stumble across on the internet, like these:
Pull Tiger Tail @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/06/2007
Brakes @ Concorde2, Brighton - 21/06/2007
The Secret Police @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/06/2007
The Elements @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 22/06/2007
Feckless @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 22/06/2007
Flip Top @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/06/2007
I Am Finn @ Unit22, Southampton - 23/06/2007
Apostle & Armchair Guru @ Black, Portsmouth - 23/06/2007
Blackmore's Night @ The Dome, Brighton - 23/06/2007
The Slackers @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 24/06/2007
Clayson & The Argonauts @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/06/2007
:( @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/06/2007
Papa Noel @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 24/06/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Caesura @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/06/2007
OMD @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 26/06/2007
We Are The Physics @ The Barfly, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Fujiya & Miyagi @ Audio, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Suburbian @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/06/2007
Kid Carpet @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/07/2007
The Victorian English Gentlemans Club @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/07/2007
Dave Sharp (ex-Alarm) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 18/07/2007
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007
Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007
The 16th Blues On The Farm festival takes place this weekend, once again at the quirkily named Pump Bottom Farm in Appledram, just outside Chichester. As usual the line-up is a varied one, bringing together acts from all over the world. The fun begins tomorrow night with the Canada's Wild T & The Spirit kicking things off with their mix of Blues-Rock. Regular visitor Mike Sanchez headlines on the Friday night, whilst Sunday features a 'bleggae' band (Tim Hain & Sunnysideup), some UK country (Rachael Warwick) and the talents of Blue Harlem. The festival wraps up on Sunday with performances by Lucie Diamond, The Ian Siegal Band and Imelda May. Tickets for all days can be purchased from the festival website (Sunday is Family Day, so children get in for a bargain £5, which is nice).
Well, that's me done for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been entertained by Andy & Stu's whistled interpretation of Minnie Riperton's Greatest Hits (though I've also been listening to My Computer's No CV and some Feist). Join me next week when I'll be teasing baboons.
:o)
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Electric Six - Gay Bar
The sight of four young whippersnappers, dressed in hot-pants and skimpy pink vests, decorated with stick-on Abe Lincoln beards and stovepipe hats, brought much amusement to the bar of The Wedgewood Rooms last night. Electric Six headlining had something to do with it (well, I'm hoping it did, if not there's something dodgy afoot).
Unfortunately, not having seen the promo for Gay Bar, the connection was lost on Jim; us drunkenly explaining why four (most likely) students were dressed in such a manner didn't really help matters either. It's always best, I find, to show rather than tell:
Just plain bonkers I tell you.
Anyway, the band's latest album, Switzerland, has been out awhile and, whilst it didn't exactly set the charts alight, is worth a listen. If you head over to Fluxblog you should just about be in time to download one track, Mr Woman, before it drops off the site's server. Nice.
Unfortunately, not having seen the promo for Gay Bar, the connection was lost on Jim; us drunkenly explaining why four (most likely) students were dressed in such a manner didn't really help matters either. It's always best, I find, to show rather than tell:
Just plain bonkers I tell you.
Anyway, the band's latest album, Switzerland, has been out awhile and, whilst it didn't exactly set the charts alight, is worth a listen. If you head over to Fluxblog you should just about be in time to download one track, Mr Woman, before it drops off the site's server. Nice.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The Gigwatcher 13/06/2007
I am the Robot Man.
This morning I recieved an email from one Selma Brisbane-Imponderable who offered to turn my dreams in to reality. All I have to do is ring some number and I'll receive $58,734 for my troubles.
H'mm.
I can't help feeling there's a catch, but if it gets me one step closer to owning a gold toilet I'd be a fool not to ring her, wouldn't I?
*koff*
Eyes down for a full house, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Mutemath @ Concorde2, Brighton - 20/06/2007
Assembly Now @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/07/2007
Assembly Now @ Barfly, Brighton - 09/07/2007
Ghosts @ Barfly, Brighton - 11/07/2007
Reverend & The Makers @ Concorde2, Brighton - 17/07/2007
The Bravery @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/07/2007
The Bravery @ Concorde2, Brighton - 25/07/2007
Nine Black Alps @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 28/07/2007
Uppercut @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/08/2007
The Dead 60s @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/08/2007
The Dead 60s @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/08/2007
The Holloways @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 21/09/2007
Athlete @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 10/10/2007
Los Campesinos @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/10/2007
Los Campesinos @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/10/2007
The Wedding Present @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007
The Twang @ The Dome, Brighton - 30/10/2007
Biffy Clyro @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 20/11/2007
Babyshambles @ The Brighton Centre - 25/11/2007
Babyshambles @ BIC, Bournemouth - 26/11/2007
The Klaxons @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 30/11/2007
If I'm not geeking about with Safari I'll enter the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar when I get a spare five minutes. I know I say it every week, but the Events Calendar is full of local gigs for local people, like these:
Electric Six @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/06/2007
Roger Chapman & The Shortlist @ The Brook, Southampton - 14/06/2007
Sleepyhead @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 14/06/2007
Strawberry Blondes @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/06/2007
Satartia & Akakios @ Black, Southsea - 15/06/2007
The Smyths & Re:Order @ The Wedgewood Rooms - 15/06/2007
Flip Top @ The Contented Pig, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007 CANCELLED!
One Weird Fish @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007
The Visitors & Humungous Douglas @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 16/06/2007
Special Delivery @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 16/06/2007
Skunk Funk @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 16/06/2007
Tremain @ Drift, Southsea - 17/06/2007
James Litherland @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/06/2007
Head Automatica @ Student Union, Southampton University - 18/06/2007 (rescheduled date)
Paradise Lost @ The Nexus Club, Southampton - 18/06/2007
Jessica Spencer @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 19/06/2007
Emily Barker & Amalthea @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 19/06/2007
Sine Star Project @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/06/2007
Dead!Dead!Dead! @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 29/06/2007
The Earlies @ Concorde2, Brighton - 15/08/2007
TS McPhee's Groundhogs @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/09/2007
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2007
Following last week's rocktastic entertainment at Southsea Bandstand things take a mellower turn this Sunday. Reel Sound Music have organised an afternoon of acoustic music, just the thing to relax to on a sunny afternoon. Acts taking part include The Velvet Hearts, The Alistair Goodwin Band and ex-Lisheen front man Vincent Treacey.
Southampton's annual Access Festival, a free event featuring bands and artists from the city, takes place this Saturday 16th June at Mayflower Park. The festival, which promotes awareness of the work of the Society of St James, a local charity which provides accommodation and support to the homeless and vulnerably-housed people, has grown considerably since it started four years ago. This year's event features a World Dance Stage and University Music Tent alongside the main stage and The Hobbit's acoustic tent, and there's a rumour there may be some jazz too. Nice.
Tie a knot in it, that's me done for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to The Aliens' splendid album and the bizarre Muse-flavoured coverdisk that came with this week's NME. Join me next week when I'll be setting my controls for the heart of the sun.
This morning I recieved an email from one Selma Brisbane-Imponderable who offered to turn my dreams in to reality. All I have to do is ring some number and I'll receive $58,734 for my troubles.
H'mm.
I can't help feeling there's a catch, but if it gets me one step closer to owning a gold toilet I'd be a fool not to ring her, wouldn't I?
*koff*
Eyes down for a full house, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Mutemath @ Concorde2, Brighton - 20/06/2007
Assembly Now @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/07/2007
Assembly Now @ Barfly, Brighton - 09/07/2007
Ghosts @ Barfly, Brighton - 11/07/2007
Reverend & The Makers @ Concorde2, Brighton - 17/07/2007
The Bravery @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/07/2007
The Bravery @ Concorde2, Brighton - 25/07/2007
Nine Black Alps @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 28/07/2007
Uppercut @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/08/2007
The Dead 60s @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/08/2007
The Dead 60s @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/08/2007
The Holloways @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 21/09/2007
Athlete @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 10/10/2007
Los Campesinos @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/10/2007
Los Campesinos @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/10/2007
The Wedding Present @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007
The Twang @ The Dome, Brighton - 30/10/2007
Biffy Clyro @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 20/11/2007
Babyshambles @ The Brighton Centre - 25/11/2007
Babyshambles @ BIC, Bournemouth - 26/11/2007
The Klaxons @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 30/11/2007
If I'm not geeking about with Safari I'll enter the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar when I get a spare five minutes. I know I say it every week, but the Events Calendar is full of local gigs for local people, like these:
Electric Six @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/06/2007
Roger Chapman & The Shortlist @ The Brook, Southampton - 14/06/2007
Sleepyhead @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 14/06/2007
Strawberry Blondes @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/06/2007
Satartia & Akakios @ Black, Southsea - 15/06/2007
The Smyths & Re:Order @ The Wedgewood Rooms - 15/06/2007
One Weird Fish @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007
The Visitors & Humungous Douglas @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 16/06/2007
Special Delivery @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 16/06/2007
Skunk Funk @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 16/06/2007
Tremain @ Drift, Southsea - 17/06/2007
James Litherland @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/06/2007
Head Automatica @ Student Union, Southampton University - 18/06/2007 (rescheduled date)
Paradise Lost @ The Nexus Club, Southampton - 18/06/2007
Jessica Spencer @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 19/06/2007
Emily Barker & Amalthea @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 19/06/2007
Sine Star Project @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/06/2007
Dead!Dead!Dead! @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 29/06/2007
The Earlies @ Concorde2, Brighton - 15/08/2007
TS McPhee's Groundhogs @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/09/2007
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2007
Following last week's rocktastic entertainment at Southsea Bandstand things take a mellower turn this Sunday. Reel Sound Music have organised an afternoon of acoustic music, just the thing to relax to on a sunny afternoon. Acts taking part include The Velvet Hearts, The Alistair Goodwin Band and ex-Lisheen front man Vincent Treacey.
Southampton's annual Access Festival, a free event featuring bands and artists from the city, takes place this Saturday 16th June at Mayflower Park. The festival, which promotes awareness of the work of the Society of St James, a local charity which provides accommodation and support to the homeless and vulnerably-housed people, has grown considerably since it started four years ago. This year's event features a World Dance Stage and University Music Tent alongside the main stage and The Hobbit's acoustic tent, and there's a rumour there may be some jazz too. Nice.
Tie a knot in it, that's me done for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to The Aliens' splendid album and the bizarre Muse-flavoured coverdisk that came with this week's NME. Join me next week when I'll be setting my controls for the heart of the sun.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
The Gigwatcher 06/06/2007
I love the smell of vinyl in the morning.
Barely has the sun started hanging in the sky that little bit later in the day and already my hayfever has kicked into high gear. Of course, I suppose it would help matters if I wasn't trying to recreate Bill Oddie's Springwatch farm in my back garden, but there you go.
H'mm.
Anyone got an industrial strimmer or some napalm I can borrow?
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
The Wombats @ Concorde2, Brighton - 12/06/2007
Asobi Seksu @ Sussex Arts Club, Brighton - 18/06/2007
Ben Ottewell & Tom Gray @ The Old Market, Brighton - 27/06/2007
The Orange Lights @ Barfly, Brighton - 06/07/2007
Feist @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/07/2007
Tegan & Sara @ Komedia, Brighton - 13/08/2007
The Happy Mondays @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 09/10/2007
KT Tunstall @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007
The Pigeon Detectives @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007
The Pigeon Detectives @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 17/11/2007
Maroon 5 @ Brighton Centre - 05/12/2007
Manic Street Preachers @ BIC, Bournemouth - 09/12/2007
Manic Street Preachers @ Brighton Centre - 14/12/2007
If I'm not faffing about in Facebook I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as I can. The Events Calendar, as I may have mentioned once or twice, is free to view and just full of local gigs for local people, like these:
The Cribs @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 06/06/2007
Jessica Spencer @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 06/06/2007
New Young Pony Club @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 07/06/2007
Zub Zub @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 08/06/2007
The Rips & Suburbian @ Black Bar, Portsmouth
Marillion @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 09/06/2007
Contra & Fade Out @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 09/06/2007
Mimas @ Unit22, Southampton - 10/06/2007
Claire Teal @ The Landmarc, Bournemouth - 10/06/2007
The Bog Rolling Stones & The Silver Beatles @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 10/06/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Polly Paulusma @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/06/2007
The Aliens @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 11/06/2007
Boo Hewerdine @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 13/06/2007
The Smyths & Re:Order @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007
One Weird Fish @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007
Los Pacaminos @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 04/07/2007
Tom Hingley @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 26/08/2007
John Otway @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/09/2007
Whilst The Brook has managed to keep its head above water, so that all its self-promoted gigs for June at least will be going ahead as planned, events from outside promoters at the venue have not fared so well. The Joiners has already moved its two planned events at The Brook this month to The Nexus; it now appears that they've had to cancel next month's Easy Star All-Stars gig, the fate of August's visit by The Damned has yet to be decided.
This month's Club 12th Hour features performances from The Model Village, The Rebel Ching and Moses. The action takes place in the Raglan Rooms at The Alma Arms this Saturday, 9th June. Entrance costs a mere £5, doors open at 2000 and the fun goes on till late.
The Fawcett Inn continues its post-refit renaissance; joining the line-up of live events is a weekly Open Mike Night every Wednesday. Further details are available on the pub's MySpace.
The Wedgewood Rooms will be running its Showcase competition again this Summer, entries are now being accepted and local bands and artists are invited to apply. Further information on the competition structure and required details for those thinking of entering is available on the Showcase MySpace.
The SoMC's resident DJ, Disco Stu, will be putting down his vinyl and reaching for his bicycle this weekend. He's taking part in the British Heart Foundation's Bike Ride Round The Harbours on Sunday 10th June. If you'd like to sponsor his good works then you can do so here.
And that wraps it up for this time; I made it all they through without kvetching about not having a ticket for this weekend's IOW Festival. Doh. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Tom McRae's new album (and rather fine it is too) and the nostalgia offered me by the 12"/80s POP boxset. Join me next week when I'll be living in a pineapple under the sea.
:o)
Barely has the sun started hanging in the sky that little bit later in the day and already my hayfever has kicked into high gear. Of course, I suppose it would help matters if I wasn't trying to recreate Bill Oddie's Springwatch farm in my back garden, but there you go.
H'mm.
Anyone got an industrial strimmer or some napalm I can borrow?
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
The Wombats @ Concorde2, Brighton - 12/06/2007
Asobi Seksu @ Sussex Arts Club, Brighton - 18/06/2007
Ben Ottewell & Tom Gray @ The Old Market, Brighton - 27/06/2007
The Orange Lights @ Barfly, Brighton - 06/07/2007
Feist @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/07/2007
Tegan & Sara @ Komedia, Brighton - 13/08/2007
The Happy Mondays @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 09/10/2007
KT Tunstall @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007
The Pigeon Detectives @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007
The Pigeon Detectives @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 17/11/2007
Maroon 5 @ Brighton Centre - 05/12/2007
Manic Street Preachers @ BIC, Bournemouth - 09/12/2007
Manic Street Preachers @ Brighton Centre - 14/12/2007
If I'm not faffing about in Facebook I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as I can. The Events Calendar, as I may have mentioned once or twice, is free to view and just full of local gigs for local people, like these:
The Cribs @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 06/06/2007
Jessica Spencer @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 06/06/2007
New Young Pony Club @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 07/06/2007
Zub Zub @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 08/06/2007
The Rips & Suburbian @ Black Bar, Portsmouth
Marillion @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 09/06/2007
Contra & Fade Out @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 09/06/2007
Mimas @ Unit22, Southampton - 10/06/2007
Claire Teal @ The Landmarc, Bournemouth - 10/06/2007
The Bog Rolling Stones & The Silver Beatles @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 10/06/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Polly Paulusma @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/06/2007
The Aliens @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 11/06/2007
Boo Hewerdine @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 13/06/2007
The Smyths & Re:Order @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007
One Weird Fish @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007
Los Pacaminos @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 04/07/2007
Tom Hingley @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 26/08/2007
John Otway @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/09/2007
Whilst The Brook has managed to keep its head above water, so that all its self-promoted gigs for June at least will be going ahead as planned, events from outside promoters at the venue have not fared so well. The Joiners has already moved its two planned events at The Brook this month to The Nexus; it now appears that they've had to cancel next month's Easy Star All-Stars gig, the fate of August's visit by The Damned has yet to be decided.
This month's Club 12th Hour features performances from The Model Village, The Rebel Ching and Moses. The action takes place in the Raglan Rooms at The Alma Arms this Saturday, 9th June. Entrance costs a mere £5, doors open at 2000 and the fun goes on till late.
The Fawcett Inn continues its post-refit renaissance; joining the line-up of live events is a weekly Open Mike Night every Wednesday. Further details are available on the pub's MySpace.
The Wedgewood Rooms will be running its Showcase competition again this Summer, entries are now being accepted and local bands and artists are invited to apply. Further information on the competition structure and required details for those thinking of entering is available on the Showcase MySpace.
The SoMC's resident DJ, Disco Stu, will be putting down his vinyl and reaching for his bicycle this weekend. He's taking part in the British Heart Foundation's Bike Ride Round The Harbours on Sunday 10th June. If you'd like to sponsor his good works then you can do so here.
And that wraps it up for this time; I made it all they through without kvetching about not having a ticket for this weekend's IOW Festival. Doh. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Tom McRae's new album (and rather fine it is too) and the nostalgia offered me by the 12"/80s POP boxset. Join me next week when I'll be living in a pineapple under the sea.
:o)
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Crowded House - Don't Stop Now
Co-written with Johnny Marr (!), Don't Stop Now is the first single lifted from the latest release from everyone's favourite antipodeans, Crowded House. Neil Finn, Nick Seymour and Mark Hart have been joined by ex-Beck drummer Matt Sherrod (who has the unenviable task of stepping into the late Paul Hester's shoes) and so far things are looking (and sounding) pretty good.
The new single is a slow burner of a song and, whilst not evident in this 'lifted from breakfast telly' clip, definitely provides rewards with repeated listens. Enjoy.
The single will be released digitally in the UK on 18th June with the physical release (on several different formats) scheduled for 25th June. The album, Time On Earth, is due to be released here on 2nd July 2007.
The new single is a slow burner of a song and, whilst not evident in this 'lifted from breakfast telly' clip, definitely provides rewards with repeated listens. Enjoy.
The single will be released digitally in the UK on 18th June with the physical release (on several different formats) scheduled for 25th June. The album, Time On Earth, is due to be released here on 2nd July 2007.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The Gigwatcher 30/05/2007
As the sun set he turned into a bear.
And so the unpleasantness begins again; has it really been a year already? To think, once upon a time I entertained ideas of going on Big Brother. Oh foolish youth.
I mean, can you imagine if it was me naked on a couch that time instead of Jade Goody?
*koff*
Quite. Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's Beth Ditto-tastic NME:
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin @ The Hope, Brighton - 11/06/2007
Fujiya & Miyagi @ Audio, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Shiny Toy Guns @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/07/2007
The Gossip @ The Dome, Brighton - 15/09/2007
Maximo Park @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 08/10/2007
The National @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 10/11/2007
Mika @ BIC, Brighton - 28/11/2007
Mika @ Brighton Centre - 30/11/2007
Kings of Leon @ Brighton Centre - 06/12/2007
If I'm not sat in front of the TV enjoying the irony of watching people having to interact with each other because they don't have a television (!) I'll bung the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar as soon as I can be bothered. As I may have inferred once or twice, the Events Calendar is completely gratis to view and is chock full of gigs through til the end of the year, like these:
Contra, Rattlesnake & Amethyst @ Black Bar, Portsmouth - 30/05/2007
The Veils @ The Joiners, Southampton - 31/05/2007
Brenda @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 01/06/2007
Courtney Pine @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 02/06/2007
Toupé @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/06/2007
The Who @ The Rose Bowl, Southampton - 02/06/2007
Transglobal Underground & Autons @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 03/06/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
The Warm @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/06/2007
Tom McRae @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/06/2007
Ben Taylor @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 05/06/2007
Gary Moore @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 05/06/2007
Mute Math @ Concorde2, Brighton - 20/06/2007
Suzanne Vega @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/07/2007
Feist @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/07/2007
Nizlopi @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 25/08/2007
Madina Lake @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/09/2007
Following his recent stroke Bo Diddley's gig at The Brook on Tuesday 5th June has obviously been cancelled; punters are advised to contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds. Ex-Doors Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger's appearance as Riders On The Storm at Southampton Guildhall on Tuesday 19th June has also been cancelled.
Things are looking more hopeful for The Brook; having stayed open the past few weekends the venue has confirmed that all scheduled gigs in June will be going ahead (with the exception of the Paradise Lost and Caliban gigs, which have moved to The Nexus); excellent news but the venue isn't quite out of the woods yet, so please show your support. Unfortunately The Brook can't take phone bookings again as yet; you can book securely online or pay cash on the door though.
Nick Courtney, otherwise known as the guy who runs the Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms' Barn every Thursday, has organised a cancer benefit gig at The RMA Tavern on Sunday 3rd June. The line-up includes Pathway, Monkey Butlars and Bemis. Tickets are £5 and can be purchased by phone from 02392 837730 or, alternatively, from Nick's shop, Sweet Memories Records on Fratton Road.
And that's it for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Scott Matthews (mellow) and The Mars Volta (bonkers). Join me next week when I'll be pulling rabbits from a top hat.
:o)
And so the unpleasantness begins again; has it really been a year already? To think, once upon a time I entertained ideas of going on Big Brother. Oh foolish youth.
I mean, can you imagine if it was me naked on a couch that time instead of Jade Goody?
*koff*
Quite. Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's Beth Ditto-tastic NME:
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin @ The Hope, Brighton - 11/06/2007
Fujiya & Miyagi @ Audio, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Shiny Toy Guns @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/07/2007
The Gossip @ The Dome, Brighton - 15/09/2007
Maximo Park @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 08/10/2007
The National @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 10/11/2007
Mika @ BIC, Brighton - 28/11/2007
Mika @ Brighton Centre - 30/11/2007
Kings of Leon @ Brighton Centre - 06/12/2007
If I'm not sat in front of the TV enjoying the irony of watching people having to interact with each other because they don't have a television (!) I'll bung the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar as soon as I can be bothered. As I may have inferred once or twice, the Events Calendar is completely gratis to view and is chock full of gigs through til the end of the year, like these:
Contra, Rattlesnake & Amethyst @ Black Bar, Portsmouth - 30/05/2007
The Veils @ The Joiners, Southampton - 31/05/2007
Brenda @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 01/06/2007
Courtney Pine @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 02/06/2007
Toupé @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/06/2007
The Who @ The Rose Bowl, Southampton - 02/06/2007
Transglobal Underground & Autons @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 03/06/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
The Warm @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/06/2007
Tom McRae @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/06/2007
Ben Taylor @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 05/06/2007
Gary Moore @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 05/06/2007
Mute Math @ Concorde2, Brighton - 20/06/2007
Suzanne Vega @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/07/2007
Feist @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/07/2007
Nizlopi @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 25/08/2007
Madina Lake @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/09/2007
Following his recent stroke Bo Diddley's gig at The Brook on Tuesday 5th June has obviously been cancelled; punters are advised to contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds. Ex-Doors Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger's appearance as Riders On The Storm at Southampton Guildhall on Tuesday 19th June has also been cancelled.
Things are looking more hopeful for The Brook; having stayed open the past few weekends the venue has confirmed that all scheduled gigs in June will be going ahead (with the exception of the Paradise Lost and Caliban gigs, which have moved to The Nexus); excellent news but the venue isn't quite out of the woods yet, so please show your support. Unfortunately The Brook can't take phone bookings again as yet; you can book securely online or pay cash on the door though.
Nick Courtney, otherwise known as the guy who runs the Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms' Barn every Thursday, has organised a cancer benefit gig at The RMA Tavern on Sunday 3rd June. The line-up includes Pathway, Monkey Butlars and Bemis. Tickets are £5 and can be purchased by phone from 02392 837730 or, alternatively, from Nick's shop, Sweet Memories Records on Fratton Road.
And that's it for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Scott Matthews (mellow) and The Mars Volta (bonkers). Join me next week when I'll be pulling rabbits from a top hat.
:o)
Friday, May 25, 2007
WOXY Modern Rock 500
My favourite online radio station is once again holding its annual rundown of the top 500 songs in modern rock (which is what the colonials term what we'd call indie and alternative) this weekend.
The rundown will be broadcast in three chunks over the Whitsun Holiday (or Memorial Day, as it is in the US) weekend, starting at 1500 BST on Saturday 26th May through till 0500 BST on Sunday 27th May. Part two will be streaming on the main WOXY feed from 1700 BST on Sunday 27th May through till 0500 BST on Monday 28th May, with the final part broadcast from 1500 BST on Monday 28th May through till they reach number 1 (and if staying up till five in the morning doesn't appeal then there's always Streamripper).
This is the 18th year of the Modern Rock 500 and, to be honest, there's been more than one time over the past couple of years when I didn't think it'd make it this far. Hopefully it can survive the US Copyright Royalty Board's recent decision to enforce royalty payments for US webcasters, fingers crossed.
A full listing of last year's 500 can be found here.
The rundown will be broadcast in three chunks over the Whitsun Holiday (or Memorial Day, as it is in the US) weekend, starting at 1500 BST on Saturday 26th May through till 0500 BST on Sunday 27th May. Part two will be streaming on the main WOXY feed from 1700 BST on Sunday 27th May through till 0500 BST on Monday 28th May, with the final part broadcast from 1500 BST on Monday 28th May through till they reach number 1 (and if staying up till five in the morning doesn't appeal then there's always Streamripper).
This is the 18th year of the Modern Rock 500 and, to be honest, there's been more than one time over the past couple of years when I didn't think it'd make it this far. Hopefully it can survive the US Copyright Royalty Board's recent decision to enforce royalty payments for US webcasters, fingers crossed.
A full listing of last year's 500 can be found here.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Extra tickets for IOW Festival released
A limited number of additional tickets have been released for this year's Isle of Wight Festival. The tickets are exclusively available via Ticketzone and are likely to be snapped up fairly quickly I'd have thought.
If you miss out on those then your next best bet (if you want to avoid the silly prices on ebay) is to head over to the Isle of Wight on Sunday 3rd June: approximately 1000 tickets will be available from HMV in Newport and Liberty's Café Bar in Ryde.
And once they're gone, that's it.
If you miss out on those then your next best bet (if you want to avoid the silly prices on ebay) is to head over to the Isle of Wight on Sunday 3rd June: approximately 1000 tickets will be available from HMV in Newport and Liberty's Café Bar in Ryde.
And once they're gone, that's it.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
The Gigwatcher 23/05/2007
Hello Tyrannosaurus Alan!
H'mm.
[pokes self with stick]
Well, I don't feel any older but it appears that I bruise quite easily. Ouch.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Dogs (supporting The Twang) @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 28/05/2007
Fanfarlo @ The Hope, Brighton - 04/06/2007
Trabant @ Unit22, Southampton - 02/06/2007
We Are The Physics @ The Barfly, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Silversun Pickups @ The Barfly, Brighton - 19/07/2007
The Stereophonics @ BIC, Bournemouth - 04//11/2007
The Stereophonics @ The Centre, Brighton - 05/11/2007
If I'm not buying myself a nice new cardigan (the kind with big chunky brown buttons) or reading Val Doonican's autobiography I'll input the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar when I get a spare five minute. The Events Calendar is completely gratis to view and is full of upcoming gigs through til the end of the year, like these for example:
Big D & The Kids Table @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/05/2007
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip and Wiservice @ The Registry, Portsmouth - 24/05/2007
Rufus Wainwright @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 24/05/2007
Who's Who @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/05/2007
Steve Knightley @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 26/05/2007
Oo-Bop-Sh'Bam and Jive Aces @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 27/05/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Iain Archer @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 29/05/2007
Ray Davies @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 30/05/2007
Nick Harper @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 30/05/2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Project @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/06/2007
Sheilatakeabow and Carousel Era @ Unit22, Southampton - 03/06/2007
Waterson:Carthy @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 04/06/2007
The Strange Death of Liberal England @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/07/2007
Ian Brown @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 22/09/2007
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 03/11/2007
Status Quo @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007
Despite The Brook's financial problems it successfully weathered the weekend and remains open; all gigs listed on their website through til Saturday 26th May will be taking place and tickets can be purchased online. It's advisable to keep checking their website for up to date information (there's also a guestbook open there should you wish to show your support).
Portsmouth's own bohemian district will be alive with the sound of music this weekend as the Southsea Music Festival fires into life. Various venues throughout Southsea will be putting on special events as part of the proceedings, though unfortunately I couldn't find specific details online. However, The Oberon Project has announced its involvement and will be holding several events at Black Bar on Albert Road; listed as appearing are Hobos & Eskimos and If Destroyed Still True (Saturday 26th May), Silent Hours and The Skies (Monday 28th May), Tom Powell and Terry East (Tuesday 29th May), Contra and Amethyst (Wednesday 30th May) with a special Cool Banana Junkyard Show on Thursday 31st May.
Little Johnny Russell's on Albert Road will be hosting a DJ set from Bloc Party on Thursday 24th May. Entrance is £5, for which you'll get to hear two members of the band spin some tunes as well be entertained with live performances from The Exits and The Elements.
The Fawcett Inn in Portsmouth is probably better known for having a comedy name or holding evenings full of banging tunes and DJ sets than it is for live performances. This weekend however it hosts two days of live music; Saturday is given over to beats and grooves whilst Sunday sees a noon to midnight acoustic mini festival. Nice.
Phew.. put a fork in me, I'm done. That wraps it up for another week, this afternoon I have mostly been listening to Arcade Fire (the first track of Neon Bible sounds more than a little Bowie-esque, not that that's a bad thing). Join me next week when I'll be levitating gently in a state of nirvana.
H'mm.
[pokes self with stick]
Well, I don't feel any older but it appears that I bruise quite easily. Ouch.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Dogs (supporting The Twang) @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 28/05/2007
Fanfarlo @ The Hope, Brighton - 04/06/2007
Trabant @ Unit22, Southampton - 02/06/2007
We Are The Physics @ The Barfly, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Silversun Pickups @ The Barfly, Brighton - 19/07/2007
The Stereophonics @ BIC, Bournemouth - 04//11/2007
The Stereophonics @ The Centre, Brighton - 05/11/2007
If I'm not buying myself a nice new cardigan (the kind with big chunky brown buttons) or reading Val Doonican's autobiography I'll input the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar when I get a spare five minute. The Events Calendar is completely gratis to view and is full of upcoming gigs through til the end of the year, like these for example:
Big D & The Kids Table @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/05/2007
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip and Wiservice @ The Registry, Portsmouth - 24/05/2007
Rufus Wainwright @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 24/05/2007
Who's Who @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/05/2007
Steve Knightley @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 26/05/2007
Oo-Bop-Sh'Bam and Jive Aces @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 27/05/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Iain Archer @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 29/05/2007
Ray Davies @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 30/05/2007
Nick Harper @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 30/05/2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Project @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/06/2007
Sheilatakeabow and Carousel Era @ Unit22, Southampton - 03/06/2007
Waterson:Carthy @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 04/06/2007
The Strange Death of Liberal England @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/07/2007
Ian Brown @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 22/09/2007
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 03/11/2007
Status Quo @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007
Despite The Brook's financial problems it successfully weathered the weekend and remains open; all gigs listed on their website through til Saturday 26th May will be taking place and tickets can be purchased online. It's advisable to keep checking their website for up to date information (there's also a guestbook open there should you wish to show your support).
Portsmouth's own bohemian district will be alive with the sound of music this weekend as the Southsea Music Festival fires into life. Various venues throughout Southsea will be putting on special events as part of the proceedings, though unfortunately I couldn't find specific details online. However, The Oberon Project has announced its involvement and will be holding several events at Black Bar on Albert Road; listed as appearing are Hobos & Eskimos and If Destroyed Still True (Saturday 26th May), Silent Hours and The Skies (Monday 28th May), Tom Powell and Terry East (Tuesday 29th May), Contra and Amethyst (Wednesday 30th May) with a special Cool Banana Junkyard Show on Thursday 31st May.
Little Johnny Russell's on Albert Road will be hosting a DJ set from Bloc Party on Thursday 24th May. Entrance is £5, for which you'll get to hear two members of the band spin some tunes as well be entertained with live performances from The Exits and The Elements.
The Fawcett Inn in Portsmouth is probably better known for having a comedy name or holding evenings full of banging tunes and DJ sets than it is for live performances. This weekend however it hosts two days of live music; Saturday is given over to beats and grooves whilst Sunday sees a noon to midnight acoustic mini festival. Nice.
Phew.. put a fork in me, I'm done. That wraps it up for another week, this afternoon I have mostly been listening to Arcade Fire (the first track of Neon Bible sounds more than a little Bowie-esque, not that that's a bad thing). Join me next week when I'll be levitating gently in a state of nirvana.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Shoot The Runner
Kasabian will be prepping for their appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival this year by playing a warm-up gig at The Wedgewood Rooms the night before, Friday 8th June. Tickets are £25.00 each and are limited to two per person.
And, yes, it's sold out already.
Doh.
Well, I suppose I could cross my fingers that The Rolling Stones pull a similar stunt and play an impromptu gig somewhere in Portsmouth the night before. Knowing my luck though The Feeling will pitch up in my local instead.
And, yes, it's sold out already.
Doh.
Well, I suppose I could cross my fingers that The Rolling Stones pull a similar stunt and play an impromptu gig somewhere in Portsmouth the night before. Knowing my luck though The Feeling will pitch up in my local instead.
Friday, May 18, 2007
The Brook in administration
The following announcement has appeared on The Brook's website:
It doesn't seem clear from the accompanying article on the Daily Echo website how the venue got itself into this situation but problems with the landlord of the property may have played a part (as could, possibly, the recent refurbishment and expansion of the building).
Either way it'd be a real shame if the doors closed for good; The Brook is a fine venue with its own distinctive feel, it attracts acts that might not visit alternative venues locally and people will travel the distance to see them there. Fingers crossed they find a solution, in the meantime the venue is still open and gigs booked for this weekend at least will be going ahead; for gigs after that it's advisable to check the venue's website.
LIQUIDATORS APPOINTED TO THE BROOK
Antony Fanshawe, of the leading specialist insolvency and reconstruction firm, Fanshawe Lofts has been appointed as liquidator to The Brook, one of Southampton’s premier live music locations.
The Brook is a long established business owned by a partnership between Richard Davey and Bryn Lewis. It has proved a highly popular music venue attracting literally tens of thousands of visitors every year from across the South with international, national, and regional artists from a broad range of music genres from blues, r’n’b and indie to tribute, funk and jazz.
Antony Fanshawe said “The Brook management are clearly devastated at finding themselves in this position and are extremely concerned about letting people down. I am delighted that they are co-operating fully with my team and jointly we hope we can reach a positive conclusion.”
It doesn't seem clear from the accompanying article on the Daily Echo website how the venue got itself into this situation but problems with the landlord of the property may have played a part (as could, possibly, the recent refurbishment and expansion of the building).
Either way it'd be a real shame if the doors closed for good; The Brook is a fine venue with its own distinctive feel, it attracts acts that might not visit alternative venues locally and people will travel the distance to see them there. Fingers crossed they find a solution, in the meantime the venue is still open and gigs booked for this weekend at least will be going ahead; for gigs after that it's advisable to check the venue's website.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
The Gigwatcher 16/05/2007
They still call me Bubby
H'mm.
Mars Bars with added cow? Why don't they just cut to the chase and start selling chocolate-covered Peperami?
[thinks]
Y'know, I might be onto something there.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
UnkleJam @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/05/2007
The Crimea @ The Barfly, Brighton - 13/06/2007
The Crimea @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/06/2007
Pull Tiger Tail @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/06/2007
Jack Peñate @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 29/06/2007
Jack Peñate @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 01/07/2007
Richard Hawley @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 02/09/2007
Richard Hawley @ The Dome, Brighton - 04/09/2007
Xavier Rudd @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 22/09/2007
The Fray @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007
If I'm not busy pimping sausages with Dolly Mixtures, or trying to perfect a bacon sundae, I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as I can. Don't forget that the Events Calendar is free to view and, if that wasn't enough, packed with gigs for your delectation and delight. Like these:
Help She Can't Swim @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/05/2007
The Go! Team @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/05/2007
Good Shoes @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/05/2007
Oojami @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 19/05/2007
Little Toby Walker @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/05/2007
Roy Harper @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/05/2007
Jason Donovan @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 22/05/2007
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 22/05/2007
G4 @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 23/05/2007
Moma Jest @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 25/05/2007
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 26/05/2007
Brian Houston @ The Studio, The Petersfield School - 26/05/2007
The Mingus Big Band @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 27/05/2007
Drive By Argument @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/06/2007
Mimas @ Unit22, Southampton - 10/06/2007
Easy Star All-Stars @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/07/2007
The Damned @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/08/2007
Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 21/10/2007
Polish rockers Oddzial Zamkniety have cancelled their appearance at The Guildhall in Southampton on Sunday 20th May; refunds are available from point of purchase. Tribute acts Roxy Magic and U-Rhythmics joint gig on Saturday 30th May at The Brook in Southampton has also been cancelled (legendary rockers UFO will be appearing at the venue that night instead).
The Bestival, Rob da Bank's three-day shindig at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight, has sold out with four months to spare. As expected I was lax and didn't get myself a ticket in time. Ah. Weddun.
The Raglan Rooms at The Alma Arms in Portsmouth adds another eclectic string to its bow with the addition of a new monthly event. Joining the Railway Folk Club, punk all-dayers and acoustic open-mike nights comes Club 12th Hour, an evening of live indie\electro\acoustic music brought to you by local promoter Psaila, local band The Elements and those chaps at Underyournose. The next Club 12th Hour is on Friday 25th May; doors open at 2000 and the line-up includes The Frank Hamilton Band, Jessica Spencer and Del Nil.
And that's just about it for this week; this afternoon I was mostly listening to Tom McRae and Moi Caprice. This time next week I'll be another year older (ho-hum) but still no wiser (and that's a promise).
:o)
H'mm.
Mars Bars with added cow? Why don't they just cut to the chase and start selling chocolate-covered Peperami?
[thinks]
Y'know, I might be onto something there.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
UnkleJam @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/05/2007
The Crimea @ The Barfly, Brighton - 13/06/2007
The Crimea @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/06/2007
Pull Tiger Tail @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/06/2007
Jack Peñate @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 29/06/2007
Jack Peñate @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 01/07/2007
Richard Hawley @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 02/09/2007
Richard Hawley @ The Dome, Brighton - 04/09/2007
Xavier Rudd @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 22/09/2007
The Fray @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007
If I'm not busy pimping sausages with Dolly Mixtures, or trying to perfect a bacon sundae, I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as I can. Don't forget that the Events Calendar is free to view and, if that wasn't enough, packed with gigs for your delectation and delight. Like these:
Help She Can't Swim @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/05/2007
The Go! Team @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/05/2007
Good Shoes @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/05/2007
Oojami @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 19/05/2007
Little Toby Walker @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/05/2007
Roy Harper @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/05/2007
Jason Donovan @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 22/05/2007
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 22/05/2007
G4 @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 23/05/2007
Moma Jest @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 25/05/2007
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 26/05/2007
Brian Houston @ The Studio, The Petersfield School - 26/05/2007
The Mingus Big Band @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 27/05/2007
Drive By Argument @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/06/2007
Mimas @ Unit22, Southampton - 10/06/2007
Easy Star All-Stars @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/07/2007
The Damned @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/08/2007
Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 21/10/2007
Polish rockers Oddzial Zamkniety have cancelled their appearance at The Guildhall in Southampton on Sunday 20th May; refunds are available from point of purchase. Tribute acts Roxy Magic and U-Rhythmics joint gig on Saturday 30th May at The Brook in Southampton has also been cancelled (legendary rockers UFO will be appearing at the venue that night instead).
The Bestival, Rob da Bank's three-day shindig at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight, has sold out with four months to spare. As expected I was lax and didn't get myself a ticket in time. Ah. Weddun.
The Raglan Rooms at The Alma Arms in Portsmouth adds another eclectic string to its bow with the addition of a new monthly event. Joining the Railway Folk Club, punk all-dayers and acoustic open-mike nights comes Club 12th Hour, an evening of live indie\electro\acoustic music brought to you by local promoter Psaila, local band The Elements and those chaps at Underyournose. The next Club 12th Hour is on Friday 25th May; doors open at 2000 and the line-up includes The Frank Hamilton Band, Jessica Spencer and Del Nil.
And that's just about it for this week; this afternoon I was mostly listening to Tom McRae and Moi Caprice. This time next week I'll be another year older (ho-hum) but still no wiser (and that's a promise).
:o)
Monday, May 14, 2007
Music at the Bandstand
Portsmouth City Council have again organised a series of free Sunday afternoon concerts at Southsea Bandstand throughout the Summer. As before each week's concert has been geared to cover a certain genre; this Summer's selection touches on jazz, reggae, 70s & 80s pop, ska and country music to name but a few.
The fun starts on Sunday 25th May with an afternoon of Jive music from Oo-Bop-Sh'bam and Jive Aces, wrapping up on Sunday 26th August with a performance by ex-Strangler Hugh Cornwell. As well as the afternoon concerts there's also a firework accompanied 70's evening, featuring tribute act Platinum ABBA, which takes place on Sunday 1st July.
More information can be gleaned from this PDF (that the council have handily squirelled away on their website). One name that caught the eye when I read through it was ex-Lisheen frontman Vincent Treacey; he's part of Reel Sound Music's Acoustic afternoon on Sunday 17th June.
H'mm, I'll have to blow the dust off my copy of The Jokers Wine then.
The fun starts on Sunday 25th May with an afternoon of Jive music from Oo-Bop-Sh'bam and Jive Aces, wrapping up on Sunday 26th August with a performance by ex-Strangler Hugh Cornwell. As well as the afternoon concerts there's also a firework accompanied 70's evening, featuring tribute act Platinum ABBA, which takes place on Sunday 1st July.
More information can be gleaned from this PDF (that the council have handily squirelled away on their website). One name that caught the eye when I read through it was ex-Lisheen frontman Vincent Treacey; he's part of Reel Sound Music's Acoustic afternoon on Sunday 17th June.
H'mm, I'll have to blow the dust off my copy of The Jokers Wine then.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
The Gigwatcher 09/05/2007
Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow
Paris Hilton is 'inspirational'?
Bah!
What kind of excuse is that to get out of a drink-driving charge? Honestly. I can safely say that she's had no enhancing effect on my life, however mundane that might be, whatsoever. Although, if she keeps making Lena Lamont style comments such as that, her comedy value can only increase.
Not as much as when she does get banged up in stir though obviously.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Simian Mobile Disco @ Audio, Brighton - 12/05/2007
Cage The Elephant @ Lennons, Southampton - 12/05/2007
Leon Jean Marie @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/05/2007
Bonde Do Role @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/05/2007
Biffy Clyro @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 20/05/2007
Little Barrie @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/05/2007
The Holloways @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 01/06/2007
Josh Pyke @ Barfly, Brighton - 05/06/2007
Air Traffic @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/06/2007
Josh Pyke @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/06/2007
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 19/07/2007
If I'm not busy scheduling lots of things for my shiny (and HUGE) V+ box to record I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar when I get a spare five minutes. As I may have inferred once or twice, the Events Calendar is packed full of gigly morsels. Like these for example:
The Black Hand @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/05/2007
Skunk Funk @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/05/2007
Phil Beer @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 12/05/2007
Little London @ The Registry, Portsmouth - 17/05/2007
Richmond Fontaine @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 20/05/2007
Head Automatica @ Student Union, Southampton University - 23/05/2007
Sheelanagig @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/05/2007
The White Knuckle Blues Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/05/2007
The Who @ The Rose Bowl, Southampton - 02/06/2007
Country Joe McDonald @ Havant Arts Centre, Havant - 09/06/2007
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007
INXS @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 19/06/2007
Lou Rhodes' gig at The Wedgewood Rooms, scheduled for Thursday 10th May, has been cancelled; punters are advised to contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds. Likewise those of you who splurged on tickets for Son Of Dork's gig at The Pyramids on Friday 25th May are prompted to do the same as that's been cancelled too (I know Jim will be especially gutted to hear that).
Portsmouth's legendary indie club night Chaos will again be holding one of its irregular live events on Saturday 19th May. The line-up this time round features Big Squirrel, Golden Section and Suburbian. Tickets are available from The Wedgewood Rooms, the doors open at 2100 for the live stuff and, after that, there's a DJ through til 0300.
And that about wraps it up for this week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Girls Aloud and King Creosote. Join me next time when I'll be practising my conversational Japanese.. hora, sem bon!
:o)
Paris Hilton is 'inspirational'?
Bah!
What kind of excuse is that to get out of a drink-driving charge? Honestly. I can safely say that she's had no enhancing effect on my life, however mundane that might be, whatsoever. Although, if she keeps making Lena Lamont style comments such as that, her comedy value can only increase.
Not as much as when she does get banged up in stir though obviously.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Simian Mobile Disco @ Audio, Brighton - 12/05/2007
Cage The Elephant @ Lennons, Southampton - 12/05/2007
Leon Jean Marie @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/05/2007
Bonde Do Role @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/05/2007
Biffy Clyro @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 20/05/2007
Little Barrie @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/05/2007
The Holloways @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 01/06/2007
Josh Pyke @ Barfly, Brighton - 05/06/2007
Air Traffic @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/06/2007
Josh Pyke @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/06/2007
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 19/07/2007
If I'm not busy scheduling lots of things for my shiny (and HUGE) V+ box to record I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar when I get a spare five minutes. As I may have inferred once or twice, the Events Calendar is packed full of gigly morsels. Like these for example:
The Black Hand @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/05/2007
Skunk Funk @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/05/2007
Phil Beer @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 12/05/2007
Little London @ The Registry, Portsmouth - 17/05/2007
Richmond Fontaine @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 20/05/2007
Head Automatica @ Student Union, Southampton University - 23/05/2007
Sheelanagig @ Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/05/2007
The White Knuckle Blues Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/05/2007
The Who @ The Rose Bowl, Southampton - 02/06/2007
Country Joe McDonald @ Havant Arts Centre, Havant - 09/06/2007
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007
INXS @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 19/06/2007
Lou Rhodes' gig at The Wedgewood Rooms, scheduled for Thursday 10th May, has been cancelled; punters are advised to contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds. Likewise those of you who splurged on tickets for Son Of Dork's gig at The Pyramids on Friday 25th May are prompted to do the same as that's been cancelled too (I know Jim will be especially gutted to hear that).
Portsmouth's legendary indie club night Chaos will again be holding one of its irregular live events on Saturday 19th May. The line-up this time round features Big Squirrel, Golden Section and Suburbian. Tickets are available from The Wedgewood Rooms, the doors open at 2100 for the live stuff and, after that, there's a DJ through til 0300.
And that about wraps it up for this week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Girls Aloud and King Creosote. Join me next time when I'll be practising my conversational Japanese.. hora, sem bon!
:o)
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