Download were a Skinny Puppy splinter project. I was (and still am) a massive fan of Skinny Puppy so Download was a group already on my radar so when I saw a London gig announced I immediately picked up a ticket. It was on a Saturday night and I'd been working in the record store … Continue reading GIG 291: Download / Twilight Circus In Dub / Naked Apes – The Underworld, 15th June 1996
Music
GIG 290: Front Line Assembly / Godflesh – Astoria, 9th June 1996
Having waited for years to see Front Line Assembly tour the UK I got to see them a second time in under a year (the first time was GIG 243) asthey were back in the UK, and back at the Astoria. This time round Godflesh were supporting. Godflesh were ok, but didn't ignite the stage … Continue reading GIG 290: Front Line Assembly / Godflesh – Astoria, 9th June 1996
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands December 2022
Playing a little bit of catch up so I'm posting both the November and December Top 100's this week, a few days apart. 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 … Continue reading Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands December 2022
GIG 289: Rosetta Stone / De Volganes – The Underworld, 26th May 1996
It was the Spring Bank Holiday weekend so we were enjoying having three days off from work, Sunday night rolled around and it was time to head to Camden for an evenings entertainment at The Underworld. I'd seen Roseetta Stone the previous year (GIG 205), at the same venue, but they hadn't really grabbed me. … Continue reading GIG 289: Rosetta Stone / De Volganes – The Underworld, 26th May 1996
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands November 2022
Playing a little bit of catch up so I'm posting both the November and December Top 100's this week, a few days apart. 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 … Continue reading Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands November 2022
GIG 288: The Nefilim – Astoria, 24th May 1996
This was a gig I'd been waiting for since The Fields of The Nephilim split in 1992. Carl McCoy, the singer of Fields of the Nephilim went on to form The Nefilim in 1993 but, apart from a handful of dates in Germany in 1993, had never really toured - and had never played Britain … Continue reading GIG 288: The Nefilim – Astoria, 24th May 1996
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands 2022 Year Review
Whilst I started keeping track of the music I listened to each month back in 2010 I started doing a yearly overview of my Top 100 in 2013, tracking the number of tracks I listened to across each band courtesy of LastFM's Scrobbler that pulls all my listening data from various devices and sources. Some … Continue reading Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands 2022 Year Review
GIG 287: Roger Whittaker – Dominion Theatre, 19th May 1996
Here's one that very few people would be expecting to appear on my gig list. You can completely blame my mate Michael for this as it was his idea that we should go to see Roger Whittaker. I've no idea why, he was fairly random and had mad (many genius) ideas all the time which … Continue reading GIG 287: Roger Whittaker – Dominion Theatre, 19th May 1996
GIG 286: Send No Flowers / Kerbdog / Feeder – The Water Rats, 16th May 1996
It was my birthday so what better way to celebrate than to go to a gig with friends. The gig in question was in the tiny backroom of The Water Rats in Kings Cross where a trilogy of bands awaited... including a small unknown band opening the proceedings called Feeder. To be brutally honest I … Continue reading GIG 286: Send No Flowers / Kerbdog / Feeder – The Water Rats, 16th May 1996
GIG 285: Clannad / Brian Kennedy – Royal Albet Hall, 14th May 1996
I have always been a massive Clannad fan, ever since the mid-80's when I was first introduced to them - like so many others of my age - through the Robin of Sherwood TV series which they provided the music for. Being big into my fantasy roleplaying games at the time Clannad had also provided … Continue reading GIG 285: Clannad / Brian Kennedy – Royal Albet Hall, 14th May 1996
Voices From The Pulpit 