This was my first gig at LA2 (also known as Astoria 2) and also the first time I saw Sheep on Drugs, although I was supposed to see them at the start of the month supporting Front 242 but the gig got pushed back to November (GIG 137 as it turned out). The LA2 was … Continue reading GIG 136: Sheep on Drugs / Atari Teenage Riot – LA2, 28th October 1993
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Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands April 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 April 2022
GIG 135: Judda / PIG / Foreheads in a Fishtank / Sow – Marquee, 24th October 1993
This was the third time I saw Judda live, and the first time with them headlining their own show. Sow, the first band on, where pretty good - certainly a lot better than Foreheads in a Fishtank whom I really didn't like. The main support came in the form of PIG, which was my first … Continue reading GIG 135: Judda / PIG / Foreheads in a Fishtank / Sow – Marquee, 24th October 1993
GIG 134: The Almighty / The Wildhearts / Kerbdog – The Forum, 17th October 1993
A North London autumn Sunday evening and we're all huddled up and en route to for some serious headbanging action at The Forum in Kentish Town, courtesy of a trio of bands getting various levels of press at the time. Now my musical tastes, as I've mentioned before, tended much more towards to the industrial/ebm/goth … Continue reading GIG 134: The Almighty / The Wildhearts / Kerbdog – The Forum, 17th October 1993
GIG 133: ? – The Electric Ballroom, 15th October 1993
I almost skipped this one and let the Gig count jump from 132 straight to 134. But there was a GIG 133, at The Electric Ballroom in Camden Town on 15th October 1993 and it would have annoyed the hell out of me jumping over it if I ever came back to look at this … Continue reading GIG 133: ? – The Electric Ballroom, 15th October 1993
GIG 132: The Australian Doors Show / The Big Truth Band – The Forum, 9th October 1993
Back to a familiar venue with a new name. At somepoint during 1993 Kentish Town's Town & Country Club was renamed The Forum. The last ever Town & Country gig was by Van Morrison on 21st March 1993, after which The Mean Fiddler Group brought the venue and changed it's name to what the venue … Continue reading GIG 132: The Australian Doors Show / The Big Truth Band – The Forum, 9th October 1993
GIG 131: Alice In Chains / The Wildhearts / Clawfinger – Brixton Academy, 4th October 1993
Alice In Chains had been riding high for a couple of years. Facelift, their debut album, had produced a couple of hits (most notable 'Man in the Box'), but it was 1992's release of Dirt which really propelled them in to the spotlight with tracks such as 'Would?' and 'Angry Chair' getting loads of airplay. … Continue reading GIG 131: Alice In Chains / The Wildhearts / Clawfinger – Brixton Academy, 4th October 1993
GIG 130: Bon Jovi / Billy Idol / Little Angels / Manic Street Preachers – Milton Keynes Bowl, 19th September 1993
Four years after seeing Bon Jovi for the first time (GIG 025) I was back at Milton Keynes Bowl again to see them for a second time. This time on their "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" Tour. A few of us travelled up to Milton Keynes for this one. Gates opened at 2pm, the Manic … Continue reading GIG 130: Bon Jovi / Billy Idol / Little Angels / Manic Street Preachers – Milton Keynes Bowl, 19th September 1993
GIG 129: The Witches / Incubus Succubus / Erf – The Moonlight Club, 17th September 1993
It seems that for a while Incubus Succubus were exclusively playing The Moonlight Club when they played old London Town. Certainly their last London gig (GIG 121) and their next London gig (GIG 142) in December were all held here. This time, however, they were playing support to a band called The Witches - certainly … Continue reading GIG 129: The Witches / Incubus Succubus / Erf – The Moonlight Club, 17th September 1993
GIG 128: Lobsterphone – The Dandy Lion, 30th August 1993
The August Bank Holiday Monday. I'd spent the weekend playing football in the mornings and gaming in the afternoons and evenings (a mega two-day session of TORG) and now it was the last night before everyone went back to work. So, not to have a quiet night in to start the week all fresh faced … Continue reading GIG 128: Lobsterphone – The Dandy Lion, 30th August 1993
Voices From The Pulpit 