Into the Pit: 006: Machines – Live at The Grapes Sheffield – 13-January 2005
…Machines turned out to be yet another fantastic local band. Five, maybe six tracks in 45 minutes. Tool influenced, but not slavishly.
Into the Pit: 005: Mad Capsule Markets – Live at Corporation Sheffield – 11-December 2004
Three hugely mismatched bands, a packed Corporation and a mental crowd. We need more gigs like that in Sheffield.
/Countdown/2004/Albums
It’s kinda scary really. I have been reading others’ lists for albums of the year and trying to think what mine are. And I can barely think of any. Has this year been a bad year for music, or is it just that I have been distracted by things for much of the year and […]
Into the Pit: 004: Rammstein – Live at T-Mobile Arena Prague – 03-December 2004
Getting to the gig was no real problem – outside our hotel ran three tram routes – and amazingly enough, one route ran direct to the T-Mobile Arena! The venue is huge – the national ice hockey arena, no less – so by the time we got there most of the 10,000 people were already […]
Into the Pit: 003: Killing Miranda – Live at Corporation Sheffield – 28-November 2004
First act Dyonisis were a pleasant surprise – two female vocalists, a guitarist and bassist – with various electronics and beats on a backing track. Crippled by what was frankly an appalling sound set-up, there were moments when they really did sound good, especially the acappella track. A demo is coming soon apparently (as is […]
Into the Pit: 002: Assemblage 23 – Live at Corporation Sheffield – 25-October 2004
Run Level Zero were…well, a bit dull really. To start with they very much reminded me of Aslan Faction, trying far too hard to ape bands like :wumpscut:, but with far less aggression and lacking in the killer songs to back it up. To be fair to them, the last couple of tracks did improve […]
Into the Pit: 001: Skinny Puppy – The Forum – 19-July 2004
Last night lived up to all its billing and far, far more: by general agreement the best gig most of us had ever been to.
/DJ/tcf/v1/014/28-June 2004
It was a short run, but the weekly nights in Huddersfield came to an end the week I moved to Sheffield. They would continue monthly for a little while longer.
/DJ/tcf/v2/001/22-June 2004
The second generation of tcf, if you will, began at The Nelson in June 2004, and began a near-weekly run for quite some time.
DJ: Guest: 003: Black Sheep – 20-June 2004
This was my first guest DJ appearance in Leeds, and was at the now long-gone Phono, as a guest of Phono Paul at the Sunday night institution in Leeds that was Black Sheep. Only my set is listed.
/DJ/tcf/v1/013/21-June 2004
Edition thirteen.
/DJ/tcf/v1/012/14-June 2004
Another slow start.
/DJ/tcf/v1/011/07-Jun 2004
A hot night, after an unexpected week off the previous week.
/DJ/tcf/v1/010/24-May 2004
Ten nights. Already.
/DJ/tcf/v1/009/17-May 2004
Night number nine, and we continue.
/DJ/tcf/v1/008/10-May 2004
Another not-so busy night.
DJ: Guest: 002: Necroscope – 06-May 2004
My first guest slot in Huddersfield, standing in for a friend at the-then more “classic” metal night Necroscope.
/DJ/tcf/v1/007/03-May 2004
Bank Holiday Mondays – proof that they aren’t necessarily a good night to put something on, on.
/DJ/tcf/v1/006/26-April 2004
Sixth night, visitors from out of town, things picking up.
DJ: Guest: 001: Everfink – 22-Apr 2004
My first visit elsewhere to DJ, at Everfink. A pub thing, but much fun.