This threw me slightly as suddenly The Dandy Lions Monday alternative night was on a Tuesday courtesy of a long bank holiday weekend *and* they had two bands performing instead of the one (which obviously meant less time to bounce off each other to Ned's "Kill Your Television", Mudhoneys "Touch Me I'm Sick" or Jane's … Continue reading GIG 086: Shake / Big Brother – The Dandy Lion, 28th May 1991
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Face The Music with Chris Pramas
Most interviews with games industry figures tend to be about our latest game or “hot new thing” we’re working on. But what about the people behind the games we play and, hopefully, love? Little is said, or explored, of the actual person’s tastes, or how they got into the hobby, etc. Face The Music is … Continue reading Face The Music with Chris Pramas
GIG 085: Bogus Gods – The Dandy Lion, 20th May 1991
I can't remember much about this gig but that's probably for a number of reasons. 1) I saw Bogus Gods a number of times in Barnet as they were a friends band.2) They played some good gigs which I remember, and some ok gigs of which this was obviously one.3) It was in The Dandy … Continue reading GIG 085: Bogus Gods – The Dandy Lion, 20th May 1991
GIG 084: Zeister – The Dandy Lion, 13th May 1991
...and back once more to our little Monday night taste of alternative music in the high street. Another student/indie night, another band, and lots more dancing to Jane's Addiction, Mudhoney, Faith No More, etc :p No idea what the band were like, but from my brief notes the seemed better than many of the others … Continue reading GIG 084: Zeister – The Dandy Lion, 13th May 1991
GIG 083: King’s X / Mindfunk – Town & Country Club, 10th May 1991
I remember Fabio taking me down to see King's X on the back on his bike... and anyone who knows Fabio knows the really nice machines he used to own :p King's X were a mixture of rock and funk - there were a few bands dabbling with the sound around then, with Living Color … Continue reading GIG 083: King’s X / Mindfunk – Town & Country Club, 10th May 1991
GIG 082: Vision (something – possibly Visionfield?) – The Dandy Lion, 7th May 1991
This was another of The Dandy Lion's student/indie nights in Barnet. Attracting a mix of local college kids and the alternative, metal, indie crowd which often dominated The Green Man and Moon & Sixpence at the far end of the high street away from the more mainstream pubs. I have absolutely no idea what the … Continue reading GIG 082: Vision (something – possibly Visionfield?) – The Dandy Lion, 7th May 1991
GIG 081: Fields of the Nephilim / Drive – Town & County Club, 29th April 1991
This was only the second time I saw Fields of the Nephilim and, as it happened, would be their last gig with the 'classic' line-up as the band broke up when Carl McCoy (singer) left the band later that year and started to record under the name 'Nefilim', whilst the rest of the band decided … Continue reading GIG 081: Fields of the Nephilim / Drive – Town & County Club, 29th April 1991
GIG080: 17 Chairs – The Dandy Lion, 8th April 1991
This was another of The Dandy Lion in Barnets "Student Indie Nights" which was doing really well. I have absolutely zero recollection of 17 Chairs but my notes indicate they were pretty average and unremarkable (which may explain my lack of memory - or the fact that I apparently spent some time at another pub … Continue reading GIG080: 17 Chairs – The Dandy Lion, 8th April 1991
GIG079: Every New Dead Ghost / Felo De Se – The Dome, 25th March 1991
Tufnell Park on a Monday night in late March. The milling of black clad figures filing themselves into the downstairs 'venue' of The Dome. It could only really mean one thing. There was a goth gig on. Every New Dead Ghost were a Nottingham based band that last for a handful of years in the … Continue reading GIG079: Every New Dead Ghost / Felo De Se – The Dome, 25th March 1991
Face The Music with Steffie de Vaan
Most interviews with games industry figures tend to be about our latest game or “hot new thing” we’re working on. But what about the people behind the games we play and, hopefully, love? Little is said, or explored, of the actual person’s tastes, or how they got into the hobby, etc. Face The Music is … Continue reading Face The Music with Steffie de Vaan
Voices From The Pulpit 