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Live Music Review | The Wildhearts + Black Spiders + No Americana | Rock City | Nottingham | England | UK | 19 September 2009
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19 September 2009: The Wildhearts Black Spiders No Americana - Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK. Rock City had filled up by this stage and I d guess wasn t far short, if at all, of being a sellout. It s great to see people coming out for The Wildhearts once again after a brief lull in their apparent popularity (or marketing). The Wildhearts came onstage just after 8pm and played the new Chutzpah! A special quick mention must go to Ritch Battersby on drums. I ve been a lifelong fan and he didn t dis...
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Live Music Review | Southside Festival 2009 | Neuhausen ob Eck | Germany | 19 June 2009
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19 June 2009: Southside Festival 2009 - Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany. 9 am Friday 19th June. Iris, Nichole and me finally finished packing the big van which was to be our home for the next 3 days with everything we could possibly think of minus the kitchen sink. We said our good-byes to the cats, set not 1 but 2 sat-navs and off we went, festival bound. Through France and shaved some 100km off the journey. Several beers ater, I mean hours later, we arrived. Thank f* *! Fleet Foxes were on next at the Blue S...
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Live Music Review | ColouringIN | Club Motherf**ker DEAD! | Barden's Boudoir | London | England | UK | 14 March 2009
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14 March 2009: ColouringIN - Club Motherf* ker DEAD! Barden's Boudoir, London, England, UK. This was going to be a two act, double review of Rex the Dog -a great and well known DJ- and Colouring In - a breaking act pushing to establish a new sound. But on arriving at Club Motherf* ker in Stoke Newington for its final monthly party, the black board on the street announced that Rex would not be appearing due to a bout of Dog flu. Not long in to the set the 80 s jacket had to come off due to the sweaty effo...
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Live Music Review | Yuck | Rescue Rooms | Nottingham | England | UK | 14 November 2011
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14 November 2011: Yuck - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, England, UK. I've been waiting a long time for this and it turned out to be extra special. I Missed most of Fanzine (early starts - again) but the last two numbers sounded good and they should be well worth another listen. Yuck appeared at about half eight and set up their own kit and back banner. Another 15-20 minutes passed before the lights dimmed and the band reappeared, fully instrumented and ready to roll. I think Soothe Me was a new song, but once...
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Live Music Review | God Is an Astronaut + i concur | Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen | London | England | UK | 28 January 2009
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28 January 2009: God Is an Astronaut i concur - Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, London, England, UK. It was on a typical Wednesday evening in the big smoke of London town. The usual cold, wet and miserable weather playing havoc with ones hair and make-up. Something was certainly in the air. A mixture of happy excitement and tension. Tension due to finding myself running late to a venue 5 minutes walk from my gaff. Excitement because I was about to go see God is an Astronaut. Man it was hot! Then the first...
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Live Music Review | Airbourne + Black Spiders + Taking Dawn | Rock City | Nottingham | England | UK | 11 April 2010
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11 April 2010: Airbourne Black Spiders Taking Dawn - Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK. What better way to spend a Sunday night than going to a gig where you re only interested in a support band? If I had to be critical I would ve preferred to see a more quickfire delivery without the breaks between songs to ask if the crowd are ready to rock. In future please take it as read that the gentlemen and the ladies on all sides of the room are indeed ready to rock. Finally, Airbourne = AC/DC.
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Live Music Review | Re-Play Music Festival | The Grove Tavern | Wimbledon | London | England | UK | 21 March 2009
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21 March 2009: Re-Play Music Festival - The Grove Tavern, Wimbledon, London, England, UK. Some days are better than others and last Saturday was one of the better days. I d go as far as to quote Lou Reed Just a perfect day, problems all left alone . So, after deciding not to venture outside preferring the comfort of my friends sofa, I settled down for a 7hrs non stop Rugby. Yes folks, I am one of those people who howl at the TV set. The venue was The Grove Tavern. I got there kind of late and there was a...
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Live Music Review | Levellers | Engine Shed| Lincoln | England | UK | 05 December 2008
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05 December 2008: Levellers Divokej Bill Frank Turner - Engine Shed, Lincoln, England, UK. Having ended up on the wrong side of the River Witham I missed Frank Turner, but arrived in time to grab a drink before Divokej Bill appeared. I failed to catch any of the track titles, but most bounced along nicely and the last number they played with the Alcohol sing along chorus went down particularly well. The band seemed to be in excellent spirits, Jeremy pounding round all of the stage with his bass and swapp...
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Live Music Review | The Sizzling Gypsies | The Enterprise | Camden | London | England | UK | 29 April 2009
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29 April 2009: The Sizzling Gypsies - The Enterprise, Camden, London, England, UK. Fortunately for the 30-40 foot-tapping music loving audience in the Enterprise last night, 5 males have been drinking gallons of the stuff. This short review wasn t planned so there s going to be no in depth analysis of any of the songs played, I ll save that for the next time I see them play, which hopefully will be in June when the band sweep into the capital, instruments and attitude in tow. Last track listened to;.
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Live Music Review | Pressgang | Elm Tree | Cambridge | England | UK | 16 January 2010
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16 January 2010: Pressgang - Elm Tree, Cambridge, England, UK. I had a few problems getting to (and finding! The venue, so the band had already started by the time I got there. Shame really, because they were on top form. The stage was tiny and the venue was one of those narrow pubs that mean that wherever you try to stand you feel in the way - probably great if you just want a pub, but not much good for gigs. Especially bands like Pressgang where people do get that strange urge to dance around a lot.
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