/Countdown /2023 /Gigs
The final part of /Countdown 2023 sees me looking at the best gigs of the year. Some statistics for my gig-going in 2023. I went to 38 shows (each festival […]
Tag: Test Dept.
/Memory of a Festival /038 /Infest 2023
Just four months ago, I was beginning to be resigned to the August Bank Holiday being devoid of one of my favourite events of the year. So when we finally […]
/Gig /Manchester /Test Dept – Manchester
Industrial agitators Test Dept are currently preparing new live work incorporating noise, rhythm, voice, electronics, bass, custom instrumentation and visuals, for their shows in autumn 2022. These will be their first live performances since the pandemic began. The new material will also inform the development of a new album to be released next year. The group had previously been touring the Disturbance live show in Europe and the USA until all live performances were stopped in 2020. They now look to present an updated show with new perspectives in a very different world.
/Gig/London/TEST DEPT. (RESCHEDULED)
The Albany and Baba Yaga’s Hut present: Test Dept. As part of We Are Lewisham.
/Tuesday Ten/421/Follow The Leader
The madness of 2020 has not been kind to autocratic or authoritarian leaders, who have been left wanting when it comes to dealing with a crisis that came pretty much […]
/Countdown/2010s/Tracks /180-161
Continuing the process of wrapping up the last decade before it disappears too far into the rearview mirror, this is the second part of the best tracks of the 2010s. […]
/Countdown/2019/Albums
Onto week three of /Countdown/2019 on amodelofcontrol.com, and this week I’m looking at the best albums of the year. As I’m sure I’ve explained before, I treat the “year” as […]
/Countdown/2019/Tracks
Onto week two of /Countdown/2019 on amodelofcontrol.com, and this week I’m looking at the best tracks of the year. These might be the singles, they might be album tracks, they […]
Welcome to the Future: 073: Events, gigs and new release round-up 01-March 2019
It’s Friday, therefore time for the usual amodelofcontrol.com round-up of new music coming your way this week and soon, as well as a look at the events and gigs in […]
/Tuesday Ten/353/Tracks of the Month/Dec 2018
In the past, I’ve generally not posted a “tracks of the month” post at the beginning of the year, instead of waiting until early February. This year is different, partly […]
Welcome to the Future: 065: Events, gigs and new release round-up 30-November 2018
Another Friday, another round-up. As always this is a look at upcoming releases, relevant music news and upcoming events and gigs worth spending some of your time at. It is […]
/Countdown/1980s/Tracks /40-21
I actually started this 80s rundown a couple of years back, but life and other things have rather got in the way. So, a little bit of spare time has […]
/Tuesday Ten/181/Fight The Power
In a time where inequality is rising faster than in a long while, austerity is all the rage (despite the warnings that this is only making things worse), and the […]