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
Music
GIG 185: Stiltskin / Sulphur – The Underworld, 10th October 1994
In the 80's and 90's Levi adverts were big business musically. Many of the songs they featured hit the higher end of the charts. Classics such as Ben E Kings "Stand By Me" and Marvin Gaye's " I Heard It Through The Grapevine" as well as new (or brand new) artists such as Smoke City's … Continue reading GIG 185: Stiltskin / Sulphur – The Underworld, 10th October 1994
GIG 184: Type O Negative / My Dying Bride / Tiamat – The Underworld, 27th September 1994
Wow. What a gig this was. A friend of mine (Gary) had given me a cassette of Type O Negative tracks earlier in the summer as he thought I'd like them. I hadn't actually listened to the tape at the time but when I was in Milwaukee for Gen Con in August I ended up … Continue reading GIG 184: Type O Negative / My Dying Bride / Tiamat – The Underworld, 27th September 1994
GIG 183: XC-NN / 94-Nil – The Electric Ballroom, 20th September 1994
Between the last time I saw CNN (GIG 175) supporting Sheep on Drugs in June and this gig a certain global cable news channel lawyers became involved which resulted in a name change from CNN to XC-NN. A name change that seems to have appeased certain quarters as they continued to use it until they … Continue reading GIG 183: XC-NN / 94-Nil – The Electric Ballroom, 20th September 1994
GIG 182: Creaming Jesus / Judda – The Electric Ballroom, 13th September 1994
One of my dream line-ups. Creaming Jesus AND Judda - two of my favourite live bands playing the Ballroom on a Tuesday night. Unbeknown to me at the time this was to be the last time I saw Creaming Jesus live as they split up later in the year. Which was a shame on so … Continue reading GIG 182: Creaming Jesus / Judda – The Electric Ballroom, 13th September 1994
GIG 181: Blessed Ethel – The Electric Ballroom, 6th September 1994
This gig, and a couple more coming up, have me slightly confused. They all take place on a Tuesday evening but I've got them down as being at The Electric Ballroom. That in itself isn't unusual, I frequented the Ballroom a lot for their club nights and it was also used as a live music … Continue reading GIG 181: Blessed Ethel – The Electric Ballroom, 6th September 1994
GIG 180: Paradise Lost / Die Krupps – Astoria, 2nd September 1994
I went into this gig very much for Die Krupps, as opposed to headliner Paradise Lost. To be honest I'm not sure I really knew much about Paradise Lost at this point in time, but am sure I saw them again a few years later on purpose, as opposed to them 'billing on the bill' … Continue reading GIG 180: Paradise Lost / Die Krupps – Astoria, 2nd September 1994
GIG 179: Vendemmian / Redemption / Enrapture – Marquee, 28th August 1994
After three gigs in a row I ended up almost a full month before my next gig, and only managed to get one in August. August had been a very busy month, not least as I spent a week of it in America split between Chicago and my first US Gen Con in Milwaukee where … Continue reading GIG 179: Vendemmian / Redemption / Enrapture – Marquee, 28th August 1994
GIG 178: Incubus Succubus / Cries of Tammuz – Marquee, 31st July 1994
Two of my most frequently seen bands playing on the same bill again. There were indeed times I saw them on different line-ups but there was certainly a year or so that saw them play together more often than not. Or it certainly seemed that way. I'm not sure if it was the weather, or … Continue reading GIG 178: Incubus Succubus / Cries of Tammuz – Marquee, 31st July 1994
GIG 177: Skin / Baby Stafford – The Forum, 30th July 1994
After spending all Saturday hosting a Magic: The Gathering day for Leisure Games down at one of the local pubs (The Minstrel - my favourite local drinking haunt in Finchley at the time - sadly no longer there) Jim, Sue and myself headed down to Kentish Town to catch rockers Skin at The Forum. This … Continue reading GIG 177: Skin / Baby Stafford – The Forum, 30th July 1994
