New Model Army love their December gigs. Not sure why but pretty much every year they tour just before Christmas and even back in 1994 it was apparently no different. So we found ourselves, on a chilly Thursday December evening, in Kentish Town to see the Army at The Forum. This was the fifth time … Continue reading GIG 191: New Model Army / Dub War – The Forum, 15th December 1994
Month: July 2022
GIG 190: Cardiacs / Frog / Pop.A.Cat.A.Petal – LA2, 10th December 1994
I'd previously seen the Cardiacs at Feet First in Camden Palace earlier in the year (GIG 156) and really enjoyed them. They were also one of the favourite bands of one of my best friends, Alex, who was back for the weekend (or maybe Christmas) from Oxford Uni so I hooked up with her and … Continue reading GIG 190: Cardiacs / Frog / Pop.A.Cat.A.Petal – LA2, 10th December 1994
GIG 189: Christian Death / Prophecy / Infant Skull Surgery – Marquee, 8th November 1994
If anyone asked me I have always said I saw Christian Death once, but apparently I saw them atleast twice as they were headlinging this Tuesday night gig at The Marquee - and it looks like I may have seen them other times too. But it's the first gig of theirs (GIG 104) that I … Continue reading GIG 189: Christian Death / Prophecy / Infant Skull Surgery – Marquee, 8th November 1994
GIG 188: Terrorvision / Die Toten Hosen / Baby Chaos – The Forum, 31st October 1994
I'd originally seen Terrorvision back in February 1992, supporting Zodiac Mindwarp (GIG 097), back before they'd released their debut album. In 1994 they released their second album, 'How To Make Friends and Influence People', which bore a host of top 30 hits for them including 'Middleman', 'Pretend Best Friend', the massive 'Oblivion' and my favourite … Continue reading GIG 188: Terrorvision / Die Toten Hosen / Baby Chaos – The Forum, 31st October 1994
(Poetry) Into The Arms Of Memories
Along with reams of short stories, and longer attempts at fiction, I’ve written countless poems over the decades. The bulk were written in my teens and twenties and I literally have folders full of handwritten and typewritten compositions. I’d been threatening to put a selection into print since the mid-90’s. I remember discussing it with … Continue reading (Poetry) Into The Arms Of Memories
GIG 187: Patricia Morrison / Incubus Succubus / Enrapture – Marquee, 30th October 1994
Patrica Morrison had been the bassist for The Sisters of Mercy for the 'Floodland' album. She was an iconic part of the band and in the videos such as 'This Corrosion' and 'Dominion'. Between 1987's 'Floodland' and 1990's 'Vision Thing' Patricia left the band citing money owed to her. In 1994 she released a solo … Continue reading GIG 187: Patricia Morrison / Incubus Succubus / Enrapture – Marquee, 30th October 1994
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands June 2022
Ever since 2010 I’ve kept track of the music I listen to each month. It’s fascinating to see how some bands stay with me over the years whilst others have their moment on my stereo before vanishing from my mind… well, until years later when I check out to see what I was listening to … Continue reading Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands June 2022
GIG 186: The Australian Doors Show / Black Fat Cat – The Forum, 14th October 1994
It'd been just over year since we'd been at The Forum watching The Australian Doors for the first time (GIG 132). Given how much we enjoyed them first time round we had snapped up tickets to see them again. The support band, Black Fat Cat I believe they were called really underwhelmed me. I'm not … Continue reading GIG 186: The Australian Doors Show / Black Fat Cat – The Forum, 14th October 1994
ENNIE 2022 Nominations – Eldritch Century up for Best Setting!
The ENNIE 2022 nominations were announced a few days ago, and among the titles up for an award this year is Draco Studios 'Eldritch Century: Chronicles of the Wounded Earth', which I helped develop. The ENNIEs are an annual award ceremony that takes place at Gen Con in Indianapolis which was originally run by the … Continue reading ENNIE 2022 Nominations – Eldritch Century up for Best Setting!
Temporary Downtime
Due to my PC undergoing some repairs I'm having a few days 'downtime' from this blog. All of my concert ticket scans are on the PC so I can't access them to add to the gig list updates. They'll resume as usual once I have the PC back - or once everything is transferred from … Continue reading Temporary Downtime
Voices From The Pulpit 