Review
by ollie
Brighton’s newest best new band supporting the Warlocks at possibly one of my least favourite venues going… I mean who the fuck wants to walk miles down the sea front in the cold and then get into an even colder venue with warm beer for £3.50 a pint? Anyway on to the band…
The Mutts take the stage s»
Review
by ollie
Lets get this straight from the start, there are two types of people, those who love Arab Strap and those who just don’t get why a bunch of moaning Scottish alcoholics should be held in such high esteem. Well I guess if you’re one of the latter then this review isn’t going to make the slightest bit of difference»
News
by ollie
The Flaming Lips and Justin Timberlake will perform together on Fridays Top of the Pops.
Justin, apparently a big fan of the band through his
ex-girlfriend (no not that one..) bumped into the Lips at a London radio station earlier this week. After a quick introduction Wayne Coyne invited Justin
to play b»
Review
by ollie
Windsor for the Derby are a four piece from Texas, three guitars, 2 guys singing and a drummer. I've always loved the sound of 3 guitars playing together, not in a wanky Billie Mahonie style but in an understated heart-string pulling kinda way.
The venue should be a perfect setting for the band, intimate »
Review
by ollie
It seems like I haven't been to a gig in ages (well since Saturday!) so I decided it was time to tear myself away from the TV and head out into the unknown, well at least as far as the Freebutt down the road.
The first band tonight is Brighton's County of Analogue. They start quite well, a mix of country-e»
Review
by ollie
Those of you who didn't get down to this year's Truck festival in Oxford should
take note. It may not be on the grand, and corporate scale, of Reading and Glastonbury
but hey size isn't everything! Probably the most indie of all festivals - food
is provided by the local rotary club, ice-cream by the vicar, beer f»
Review
by ollie
It’s a barmy summer’s night and I should be sat in a pub whinging about my sunburn. Instead I’m surrounding by ‘metal-kids’ in Slipknot and Korn hoddies, being forced to listen to a DJ’s shite Nu-metal collection. I am not a happy bunny. Thankfully the second the Catheters burst onto the stage and launch into th»