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Badly Drawn Boy at London Shepherds Bush Empire, Mon 30 Oct
Awww he’s so shweeeeeet! Badly Drawn Boy AKA tea cosy dosser impersonator AKA Damon Gough is lying on the stage, doing press ups. He has previously snogged and then punched a glove puppet, and he will later walk around asking the front row their names to put in a song…only to be confronted with difficult ones he can’t»
The Almighty at Nottingham Rock City, Sat 28 Oct
THE ALMIGHTY - NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY SATURDAY OCTOBER 28th 2000. Set list: WELCOME TO DEFIANCE / FREE N’ EASY / JONESTOWN MIND / REVENGE / SIN AGAINST THE LIGHT / BARFLY / ALL SUSSED OUT / ADDICITION / TAKIN HOLD / BROKEN MACHINE / UNREAL THING / LA CHISPA DE LA MUERTE / WRENCH / FOR FUCKS SAKE / DO YOU UN»
Rachel Stamp at London Astoria, Sat 28 Oct
Return to Gender Fred Durst claims he's recreating the generation gap with nu-metal. In Rachel Stamp's world there is definitely a gap but it's not one of age. Twelve year olds in Slipknot t-shirts stand next to goths in their thirties, welcome to the degeneration gap of alternative against the world. The c»
Rachel Stamp at London Astoria, Sat 28 Oct
What happens if you hate the body fascism and uniformity of today's pop??…Maybe you're a bit different, a bit of a rebel, but what happens if you can't stomach the macho posturing and uniformity of today's rock?? …Isn't that what rebels are supposed to listen to??… Music to get under your parents skin??….»
Toploader at Bristol Anson Rooms, Wed 25 Oct
A wise man once said, “if you have to ask what jazz is, then you’ll never truly know”, I can’t think of a similar quote regarding melody, but if there isn’t one, then its because Toploader haven’t written it yet. For the impassioned jangling of two guitars linked with the Hammond organ does nothing if not make »
Faust at London Royal Festival Hall, Wed 25 Oct
Back in the late sixties and early seventies the german music scene was very big on experimentation, so much so that a lot of styles that we currently accept as established genres...well those guys invented them, for instance Kraftwerk started around this time.
Faust are one of the inventors of 'industria»
JJ72, Thirteen:13 at Newcastle upon Tyne University, Mon 23 Oct
One always feels a certain sympathy the poor saps who have to take the role of support band given that all those present would rather they'd merely make way for those who the punters had parted with their cash to see but tonight is an important lesson to whoever threw together the atrocious NOFX meets Backstreet Boys a»
Remote Control, Mika Bomb at London Camden Barfly, Mon 23 Oct
Goths, cyber kids, and wayward teens cram their way into the tiny backroom as the first catatonic chord crashes out in a wall of distortion and hormones. Remote Control appear as a four piece glam punk band with Michael Stipe fronting in a cowboy hat. The rock monoliths of much of their set drive home, usually with ton»
Ciccone, Venus In Furs at London Camden HQs, Wed 18 Oct
A bargain bucket assortment of charity shop chic and toytown riffs, Ciccone are a high velocity charge of delirious pop punk intent. A mangled guitar line, dizzy bass, and a four to the floor combustable drum beat. Boy/girl vocals squabble for air whilst the keyboard player sets off a sample then wanders off stage and »
28 Days at London King's Head, Sun 15 Oct
Aaah yes my darlings, we’ve been out and about being media whores. I would drop a few names, but sweetie I’m far too discreet. Anyway I very much doubt that Kylie and Co. would feel at home in the King’s Head, as it is ideologically opposite to the Met Bar. However, today onstage are Melbourne hopefuls 28 Days. »
The Almighty at Dudley JBs, Sun 15 Oct
THE ALMIGHTY - DUDLEY JBS SUNDAY OCTOBER 15th 2000-10-16 SETLIST: FREE AND EASY / JONESTOWN MIND / IM IN LOVE WITH REVENGE / SIN AGAINST THE LIGHT / BARFLY / ALL SUSSED OUT / ADDICTION / TAKIN’ HOLD / BROKEN MACHINE / UNREAL THING / LA CHISPA DE LA MUERTE / WRENCH / FOR FUCKS SAKE / DO YOU UNDERSTAND / CRUCIF»
Llama Farmers, The Crocketts at Leicester Charlotte, Thu 12 Oct
After a prolonged wait and a somewhat .. worrying support act (I won’t trouble you with the details), it’s a massive relief when The Llama Farmers finally take to the stage looking like the coolest band in the world and launch straight into "Get the Keys and Go". They’ve got the right hair, the rig»
Hundred Reasons, Idlewild, Turn at Exeter University, Wed 11 Oct
When it rains it pours. That was really evident stood beside a mix of goths, trendies and greenday kidz; waiting patiently and moist for the doors to open for tonight’s threesome. First up, 100 REASONS, currently praised in just about every piece of mainstream music press, they have a lot to live up t»
Coldplay, Lowgold at Leicester DSU Arena, Wed 04 Oct
Just last June they were dragging their arses round the toilet circuit, supporting the woeful Terris (where are they now?) and routinely blowing them off the stage. One smash hit and Mercury-nominated album later, and now everyone wants to pretend they’ve been into Coldplay since their debut, ‘Brothers and Sist»
Autumn, Pusha, Twist at London Monto Water Rats, Tue 03 Oct
See... because Twist are girls, the automatic thing say is they sound like Hole/L7/Kim Gordon/Bikini Kill [delete as applicable], yet, if I was to compare them to anyone it would be early Nirvana. Good tunes but never simple formulaic songs, powerful without ever being turgid, in a laid back devil-may-care betwe»
Zan Lyons at Birmingham Flapper and Firkin, Sat 30 Sep
The most recent of a longish succession of knob twiddling post-rockery put on in Brum. Usually with these affairs the continuos situation of a middle aged man in an anorak, yes you Wisdom of Harry, playing with some buttons gets rather tedious. Papa November comprise of a bloke who makes the normal, sweat induci»
15-50-75, Pere Ubu, Wayne Kramer at London Royal Festival Hall, Wed 27 Sep
This year the artistic director of the South Bank Centre, David Sefton, is leaving, and as a send off, has basically booked all his favourite bands to play in a season called 'Outtro' before going off to be the artistic director at UCLA. The Fall played last week, but I had the misfortune to miss that, and Faust are»
Pitchshifter, Workhorse Movement at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall, Tue 26 Sep
Setlist: Intro WAFER THIN CHUMP CHANGE GENIUS SCENE THIS SUBJECT TO STATUS DEAD BATTERY HIDDEN AGENDA TRIAD CONDESCENSION FORGET THE FACTS + MICROWAVED (medley) KEEP IT CLEAN PLEASE SIR EVERYTHINGS FUCKED UN-UNITED KINGDOM <»
The Czars, The Wave Room, Tram at London Monto Water Rats, Mon 25 Sep
It was billed as a "fanzine friendly" night and the lineup didn't disappoint. The Wave room (tonight at least consisting of Hamish Mackintosh, main man at the Czars' Bella Union label, an acoustic guitar and a CD player) kicked the evening off with a brief warm-up set. Some dreamy acoustic and ever-so-slightly slushy s»
Clinic, Radiohead at London Victoria Park, Sat 23 Sep
Clinic’s surgically sterilised set (minus costumes…how unfair) comes to a close. As a warm up they failed slightly by being rather wooden. In fact I seem to remember one of them moving his foot once, which was the highlight of their unexciting set. The songs were note perfect, but they seemed to be rehearsing. »
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