GIG 239: Apes, Pigs & Spacemen / Disciplin A Kitschme – Camden Palace, 17th October 1995

Tuesday night rolled around and Camden Palace beckoned. I was already in Camden as I'd sepnt the afternoon with a friend of mine, Jess, looking at pubs for sale (and an old church) as we were looking at starting up a themed pub where you could go and play games. It'd have 'themed' food & … Continue reading GIG 239: Apes, Pigs & Spacemen / Disciplin A Kitschme – Camden Palace, 17th October 1995

GIG 238: The Australian Doors – Brixton Academy, 14th October 1995

October seemed to be the month that The Australian Doors Show crossed the planet and toured the UK. I'd seen them in October 1993 (GIG 132), October 1994 (GIG 186), and now was seeing them for a third time in, yep, October 1995. There was a nice group of us that met up in Brixton … Continue reading GIG 238: The Australian Doors – Brixton Academy, 14th October 1995

GIG 237b : The Chemical Brothers, HMV Oxford Street, 12th October 1995

I've included this one here as a 'b-side' gig - as it wasn't really a gig per se, more of a live instore performance. I knew it was happening so had headed down to the massive HMV record store on Oxford Street in central London for the 1pm start. I was already a fan of … Continue reading GIG 237b : The Chemical Brothers, HMV Oxford Street, 12th October 1995

GIG 236: Die Laughing / Midnight Configuration / All Living Fear – Borderline, 8th October 1995

I'd been to The Slimelight all night and hadn't woken up until 5pm, so this 'evening' gig almost felt like a mid-morning affair for me. To be honest I'm glad I managed to make it in time as I'd just pulled two all-nighters clubbing over the weekend and was feeling fairly shattered. I hadn't seen … Continue reading GIG 236: Die Laughing / Midnight Configuration / All Living Fear – Borderline, 8th October 1995

GIG 235: The Levellers / Prophets of da City / Cecil – Brixton Academy, 6th October 1995

Surprisingly I hadn't seen The Levellers since 1992 (GIG 108) when I'd seen them at the NEC in Birmingham. Not quite sure how I'd not seen the in the (almost) three years since then, but it was Friday night and I was finally catching them again. I was originally going to this with a friend … Continue reading GIG 235: The Levellers / Prophets of da City / Cecil – Brixton Academy, 6th October 1995

GIG 233: Loop Guru – Camden Palace, 26th September 1995

One of the great things about Feet First at Camden Palace was the diversity of the bands they hosted. Whilst many were more metal, or guitar based indie, they also brought in bands from other musical genres that were getting talked about in the music press. This meant that I got to see bands I'd … Continue reading GIG 233: Loop Guru – Camden Palace, 26th September 1995

GIG 232: Incubus Succubus / Die Laughing / Skin Drill / Skin Job – Marquee, 24th September 1995

I hadn't been down to The Marquee for a few months, but the lure of seeing Incubus Succubus, Die Laughing and Skin Drill again - all on the same bill - was enough to get me back down to Charing Cross Road on a Sunday evening. Despite the fact I'd just moved house and had … Continue reading GIG 232: Incubus Succubus / Die Laughing / Skin Drill / Skin Job – Marquee, 24th September 1995

GIG 231: Rub Ultra / Sponge – Camden Palace, 12th September 1995

Not currently having a job certainly gave me a lot more time to get to mid-week clubs more regularly than when I was employed. Not that employment had stopped me too much in all fairness, but the summer and autumn of 1995 certainly saw almost weekly trips to Camden Palace's Feet First night on Tuesdays. … Continue reading GIG 231: Rub Ultra / Sponge – Camden Palace, 12th September 1995