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...and well done to Stolen Recordings btw for best small label at the AIM Independent Music Awards. Seeing two of their stable in the next couple of weeks so I figured they might be doing something very right!

Stupidly good week for booking. Thought I might have seen the last of The Charlatans given that they've gone all bland on me. This despite 20 years of love and giggage. But no, a "Tellin Stories" show is in the offing and i'm all things "in". History of Apple Pie, Sulk, Maccabees and The Cribs all in for Jan/Feb....and let's be honest New Years Eve is generally over rated and over priced but this year will be the best since P&TP rocked up to Koko. Basically, The Wedding Present at Dingwalls. Bl**dy marvellous!!

Neat Beats wrote:

Stupidly good week for booking. Thought I might have seen the last of The Charlatans given that they've gone all bland on me. This despite 20 years of love and giggage. But no, a "Tellin Stories" show is in the offing and i'm all things "in". History of Apple Pie, Sulk, Maccabees and The Cribs all in for Jan/Feb....and let's be honest New Years Eve is generally over rated and over priced but this year will be the best since P&TP rocked up to Koko. Basically, The Wedding Present at Dingwalls. Bl**dy marvellous!!

ooh have a great time at Wedding Present

cannot wait for The Cribs comeback

Cribs at ULU tonight. Delighted they're a 3 piece again. My god the music scene (or my section of it)  is so "wet" at the moment I'm finding it hard to find things I want to go to. The time must be right for a punk revival or something surely?

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bumblebee wrote:

how did you find it?

not been that excited about a band coming back to the stage for ages and they didnt disappoint, I love the new stuff, Glitters Like Gold (the heavier one after Be Safe was my favourite from the lot)
They aren't quite a 3 piece again as they have the guitarist from Nine Black Alps acting as a session guitarist for them but my god its so refreshing to have them go back to their original sounds.
recently I have been listening to a lot harder music like Nails and High on Fire so this return is welcomed

Yeah, I smiled when I was there thinking "how assumptive of me" when spotting said new guitarist. Only a part time member though for "livies"
which they would need to play their 4 piece tunes maybe. Thought I recognised him. I fec*kin love Nine Black Alps and dont think theyve done much in London since about 3 years ago when i took 2 newbies to their Dingwalls gig (which converted said "wet behind the ears" clientele).
Think i enjoyed Cribs gig as much if not more than any time i'd seen them before. Maybe a bit "namby pamby" for diehards but I can't be truly happy without "Moving Pictures" and "girls like mystery" though  .
Anyway glad you are gigging again! Dont think you've been missing much. Seeing Spotlight Kid at The macbeth tonight, at last something "new" to look forward to, My Bloody Valentine Ripoff or not.

Going to Cribs in May too BB. Pleased with their single. You? Proper raw music again from them (for me). Anyone manage to land tickets for The Hives at Borderline? Cant believe it, I got a reference and everything and then when hitting the "pay" button got all things "sold out". Went on sale at 9 and this was 9.04ish. Missed the flippin "where did you find us?" question and had to back page, wasting 30 seconds or something. Tried again from the start and "no tickets" showed immediately so I'm sure I was a hair's breadth from success. Buckled under pressure. As, you can tell, it hasn't bothered me or anything. Ah well, The Shutes at Camden Barfly instead of The Hives this week. Lke a couple of their tunes only but that's how desperate I am for gig action in the desert that is the current music scene. Can our Pirate friends put some guitar tracks out there cause i'm really friggin bored.

I'm seeing The Duke Spirit this Fri at a small gig with 2 local bands. It's a taping for an Austin based music site called Transistor Six. They're playing again the following night supporting Jane's Addiction. The supporting gig is too pricey for me. I would have bought a ticket if I was a Jane's Addiction fan.

by the sounds of it you are in for a treat tonight NB, Notts was said to be immense

currently I don't even have £8 esp when I have already bought the album

didn't go, couldn't get a ticket despite them having plenty left over I had to rebuy the album which I refused to do as I had friends who hadn't had to buy the album and could buy something else which is what I wanted to do. So by the time I got offered a ticket I had lost interest and went to see Willy Mason instead at an instore in Carnaby Street
a good decision by all accounts as New Slang was reported back to me as being half empty, and I met Willy Mason who I have loved for as long as I have loved The Cribs
So I ended up having a great night

yeah so I heard, but they had a flaw in their method, namely announcing the gig on the week of release when most of the loyal fanbase had already received their copy and were not interested in buying another. Yes admittedly I used to buy more than one copy of an album but times are tough and money is tight. I do not have such means to be so frivolous. This along with a couple of other things has sadly dampened my enthusiasm for the band, their music is still wonderful but I no longer feel so inclined to be as passionate about them as I once was. I hope this changes.

Have fun at Charlies,

Hey BB was it you banging on about Straight Lines a while back? You may or may not know they are booked at Kingston New Slang for 4th Oct it seems. mind you (and further good news I think) New Slang has moved back to the McCluskys venue on the river, I assume they will still be there!