Tuesday Ten: 160: Tracks of the Month (July 2012)
Another month, ten more songs to hear. You know the drill by now, right?
DJ: Guest: 063: JUDDER – 03-August 2012
A fourth visit to JUDDER.
/Tuesday Ten/159/Fire
After finally seeing the Olympic Torch Relay last week – amongst the enormous crowds in the City of London on Thursday morning – as well as the spectacular finale to the opening ceremony with a seriously clever way to light the Olympic Flame in the stadium, not to mention the sad news of a colleague […]
Into the Pit: 144: Seabound – Live at Purple Turtle – 22-July 2012
For the last of six different gigs during July – and my last for a few weeks – it was back to the Purple Turtle for the first time in a while, to see the return of the band that I believe are now the finest exponents of synthpop/futurepop anywhere. But first, before Seabound, there […]
Tuesday Ten: 158: Concept Albums
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that over the years, there aren’t a great many times where I could honestly say that I haven’t rolled my eyes in response to any news that “[x] are releasing a concept album”. It is fair to suggest that Concept Albums really do have […]
Into the Pit: 143: Assemblage 23 – Live at O2 Academy Islington – 14-July 2012
This gig was unusual on a few counts, but particularly for having the dubious honour of being the first gig I’ve attended downsized (i.e. moved to a smaller venue) in a long, long time. It would be easy to blame it on the recession, but this was the first turnout I’ve seen this poor in […]
Into the Pit: 142: (The Death Of) Six By Seven – Live at Hope and Anchor – 13-July 2012
In something of a downsizing from the various gigs I’ve been to of late, this was the most intimate show I’ve seen in a long, long time – and remarkably the first time I have ever attended a gig at this famous old basement venue. The pub appears to have been somewhat gentrified from it’s […]
Into the Pit: 141: Bitter Ruin – Live at The Borderline – 10-July 2012
I think it took me a little while to come around to Bitter Ruin in the first place, but to be fair, the first time around I only saw a couple of songs as we got there late. The second time around, again supporting Amanda Palmer, there was no such mistake, and for their short […]
Into the Pit: 140: Garbage – Live at Brixton – 01-July 2012
Of the many, many bands I’ve seen over the past seventeen years, one of the earliest I saw was Garbage way back in the spring of 1996. As, frankly, the quality of their albums dipped a bit, and they became less and less interesting in touring, I chose not to see them live again…until now.
Into the Pit: 139: Faith No More – Live at Hammersmith – 08-July 2012
Of all of the various nostalgic gigs I’ve attended in recent years – and I’m beginning to worry that I seem to be doing more of these than I see new bands – this was one that I never really thought I’d get the chance to see.
Tuesday Ten: 157: Tracks of the Month (June 2012)
Here are ten more songs and artists you should hear about, that have been rocking my world over the past month.
Into the Pit: 138: Concrete Lung – Live at The Unicorn – 29-June 2012
Having missed Concrete Lung’s support slot with Combichrist the previous night, I was tipped off that the band were playing under the name of FLESH WASTER at The Unicorn. So, post-work booze session completed, and on the way to a birthday bash in Walthamstow, I diverted via Camden to catch the show.
Into the Pit: 137: Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra – Live at Village Underground – 20-June 2012
Amanda Palmer has been big news of late, not for being dicked over by a record label, or for controversy over a video, or happening to be married to Neil Gaiman, but instead she is famous right now for the fact that she has mobilised her fans to a quite extraordinary degree. No musical kickstarter […]
/DJ/Rivet/003 – 22-June 2012
Thanks to everyone who turned up on Friday – it really was a brilliant night, despite the odd technical glitch here and there. We hope you all had a wonderful time, and enjoyed yourselves immensely. We’re just making plans for making the next one even better, and will be back soon with news!
Into the Pit: 136: She Wants Revenge – Live at O2 Academy Islington – 17-June 2012
Being dicked around by venue staff before even getting through the door is never a great start, but the annoyance it caused resulted in me being in just the right mood to watch Cold In Berlin. And then, to have me question exactly how I hadn’t caught them before.
But Listen: 125: The Strand – Combat Advantage
I mused for a while over whether to leave the elephant in the corner of the room here, or whether to get it out of the way first. So obviously it is going to be the latter. The Strand are, or have been at least, lumped in as a “Steampunk” band in the past. I’ve […]
Into the Pit: 135: SunnO))) – Live at KOKO – 12-June 2012
I have to confess that I was somewhat nervous about this gig. Were my earplugs up to the job, would I make it through the whole thing, etc. And this isn’t something I say lightly. Over seventeen years of gig-going, and hundreds and hundreds of bands I’ve seen, there are few that I’ve seen, I […]
Tuesday Ten: 156: Tracks of the Month (May 2012)
Another month – so it’s time for a quick rundown of the ten tracks I think you should all hear. It’s a rather wider range of music than I’ve been posting of late, too, I think.
Into the Pit: 134: Mazzy Star – Live at Shepherds Bush – 03-June 2012
The gig the night before this was a late addition to the roster, so this, in some respects, was the gig that was the planned beginning of a long summer of shows. Ten gigs between 03-June and 22-July, before I get a break in the run-up to Infest. Like last year, I’m going to have […]
Into the Pit: 133: Pretentious, Moi? – Live at Electrowerkz – 02-June 2012
The first night of two consecutive (again!) nights of gigs over this extra-long bank-holiday weekend, and this first one took me back to Electrowerkz for a live show a second time in six months. Ostensibly the gig was headlined by The Danse Society, but we had no great desire to see them so left after […]