May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
The Roundhouse is probably the handiest venue for me currently. A short journey on the Thameslink rail line from Luton to Kentish Town station and then a 20 minute walk from there to the venue. Easy! I arrived early enough, around 7.20pm. Support act Matt Maltese wasn’t due on until 8pm. I found myself stood…
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My first time for a gig at Oxford – and at this particular venue. The venue is pretty small…would maybe hold 750 tops. I like these size venues though, esp. for GA standing gigs. The support act was The Professionals, with drummer (and Sex Pistols legend) Paul Cook the only existing original member of the…
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Again, support was from E.B. The Younger, performing tracks from his upcoming release, To Each His Own. Songs performed included lead single from the album, Used To Be. Also performed were Out Of The Woods, On An Island, and Don’t Forget Me. The harmonies that Pulido and Creamer have together are rather wonderful. Pulido says…
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Support was by E.B. the Younger – the moniker of Midlake vocalist Eric Pulido, soon to release his solo debut. Now THERE’S the connection – John, of course, working with Midlake for his Queen Of Denmark debut. Eric was joined on stage by keyboardist Dan. The pair of them have great vocal harmonies. He performed…
These guys really have been my new find and love over the summer. If it had not been for the Green Man festival and seeing some of their set there, I may not have discovered them. But, boy, am I glad I did! Sadly, at the moment, Brian is off the tour with Arctic Monkeys,…
They are starting to line up like dominos! Firstly, today John Grant announced more gigs for early next year, including Cambridge Corn Exchange on Feb 7th. Caezar play Oran Mor again on Feb 15th – I’m def. going! I’ve also committed to Ruts DC in Oxford on Feb 18th, and now, the Lemon Twigs have…
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I’m putting these two snippets together, as they are both to do with Real To Real Cacophony. One advert from a copy of the NME dated Feb 9th, 1980, with two glowing reviews from David McCullough and Ian Cranna (spelled incorrectly in the ad) – as well as a dedicated (and horribly scathing!) review from…
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Well, Jim may not be able to single out any particular highlight…and I have a few…but THIS topped it. When this started at Barrowland (sadly, there is no Barras footage…this is from the Roundhouse)…the emotions I had! Ecstasy, joy, wonderment…blended with this sheer…I dunno! Oh, I just wanted to drop to the floor and just…
Ooh, that move he does on the “she rag doll” line. Grrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr RRRRRRRRR! You sex god! Lol *makes cat scratching hand gestures* From my view of the stage that night, that move he made was MOST enjoyable, I have to say. Talk about ovary explosion! (Given what happened in Manchester on the eve of…
I might have been closer…but my phone is pretty crud. This footage is fab. Oh…it’s a loooong wait until May…