I've loved Tori Amos since her debut solo album, Little Earthquakes, came out in 1992. Her second album, Under the Pink, followed in February 1994, debuting at #1 in the UK album charts and this was her tour to support that album. She was playing at The Palladium, usually home to theatre performances and a … Continue reading GIG 166: Tori Amos / The Divine Comedy – The Palladium, 30th April 1994
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GIG 165: Cubanate / Judda / Moth – Marquee, 22nd April 1994
For some reason I always thought I saw Cubanate at larger venues. I may well have done at some point but the first time I saw them was on a Friday night at The Marquee on Charing Cross Road in London. Whilst I had some Cubanate tracks, and especially loved 'Body Burn', I suspect the … Continue reading GIG 165: Cubanate / Judda / Moth – Marquee, 22nd April 1994
GIG 164: Vendemmian / The Voice – Marquee, 10th April 1994
Fresh from being in Nottingham with Restoration II the night before Sunday saw me at The Marquee seeing Vendemmian - who had been the other part of Restoration before various band members went their separate ways and became two bands worth of music and live shows. The support for this evening was a band called … Continue reading GIG 164: Vendemmian / The Voice – Marquee, 10th April 1994
GIG 163: Restoration II / Redemption, Nottingham Rock City, 9th April 1994
I'd been out at the Electric Ballroom until late the night before and woke up to the news that Kurt Cobain, frontman of Nirvana, had been found dead at his home. It was seismic news as Nirvana were one of the biggest, if not the biggest, alternative bands on the scene at the time. I … Continue reading GIG 163: Restoration II / Redemption, Nottingham Rock City, 9th April 1994
GIG 162: Monsterland – Camden Palace, 5th April 1994
Not content with a jammed packed Easter Weekend my first day back at work concluded with a trip in to Camden and then off to Camden Palace for the regular Tuesday night "Feet First" club. A friend, Oli, was turning 16 the next day so it was an excuse for a party. The band of … Continue reading GIG 162: Monsterland – Camden Palace, 5th April 1994
GIG 161: Incubus Succubus / Legend / Seventh Wave – Marquee, 3rd April 1994
Easter weekend is certainly no time of rest for the wicked. I'd managed to go clubbing twice (Cabbage Patch on Thursday night, Full Tilt at the Electric Ballroom on Friday night), spent the day trawling record, game and comics shops in central London on Saturday, and after Easter lunch with the parents I headed down … Continue reading GIG 161: Incubus Succubus / Legend / Seventh Wave – Marquee, 3rd April 1994
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands May 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 May 2022
GIG 160: Cries of Tammuz – The Bull & Gate, 29th March 1994
Hot on the heels of only seeing them two days earlier, we found ourselves in Kentish Town at The Bull & Gate on a Tuesday evening to see Cries of Tammuz for the third time in ten days. I've no idea who were supporting as a whole bunch of us (the guys from Tammuz, Vendemmian, … Continue reading GIG 160: Cries of Tammuz – The Bull & Gate, 29th March 1994
GIG 159: In Sensorium / Cries of Tammuz – Marquee, 27th March 1994
Cries of Tammuz were playing the Marquee for the second Sunday running. As opposed to the headline slot the week before (GIG 157) they were supporting Insensorium, who I'd seen the previous year (GIG 125) but wasn't overwhelmed by. Now, to be fair, I'd have probably gone to the Marquee anyway on a Sunday evening. … Continue reading GIG 159: In Sensorium / Cries of Tammuz – Marquee, 27th March 1994
GIG 158: Children On Stun / Infant Skull Surgery / Die Laughing – Marquee, 23rd March 1994
Children on Stun were one of the wave of goth bands that appeared in the early 90's that achieved quite a following without managing to actually break through. I remember, a year or two later, chatting to an A&R friend who was looking after a band that they hoped would break the Top 40 and … Continue reading GIG 158: Children On Stun / Infant Skull Surgery / Die Laughing – Marquee, 23rd March 1994
