Having seen, and really enjoyed, Republica at a couple of festivals (Glastonbury and Reading) in the summer of 1997 I was really keen on seeing them live again. Dingwalls was packed. Really packed. And very sweaty. But there was a great vibe and it was obviosuly people were ready to party. I'd been very surprised … Continue reading GIG 375: Republica – Dingwalls, 15th September 1998
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GIG 374: Pulp / Catatonia / Bernard Butler / Bentley Rhythym Ace / Ultrasound – Finsbury Park, 25th July 1998
Fresh from headlining Glastonbury the month before (GIG 373) Pulp were on their own summer tour and playing an all day festival in London's Finsbury Park. This was the third time I'd seen Pulp, and I was joined by two of sisters - Dom and Gen - who had also been with me when we … Continue reading GIG 374: Pulp / Catatonia / Bernard Butler / Bentley Rhythym Ace / Ultrasound – Finsbury Park, 25th July 1998
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands February 2024
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 February 2024
GIG 373: Glastonbury ’98 Day 3: Pulp / Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / Bentley Rhythym Ace / Bob Dylan / Tony Bennett / Space / Dust Junkys / Steve Earle / Medieval Babes – Glastonbury Festival, 28th June 1998
Our final day of music of 1998's mudfest started off with medieval songs, sang in a variety of languages inlcuding Latin, Gaelic and Middle English, from all girl group Medieval Babes. I'd been a fan of them for a while, as well as some of their side-projects/splinter groups such as Miranda Sex Garden, and having … Continue reading GIG 373: Glastonbury ’98 Day 3: Pulp / Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / Bentley Rhythym Ace / Bob Dylan / Tony Bennett / Space / Dust Junkys / Steve Earle / Medieval Babes – Glastonbury Festival, 28th June 1998
GIG 372: Glastonbury ’98 Day 2: Underworld / Tricky / Robbie Williams / Mansun / Stereophonics / Tori Amos / Hothouse Flowers / Catherine Wheel / Sharon Shannon – Glastonbury Festival, 27th June 1998
Saturday morning dawned on a very, very damp and muddy Glastonbury. Spirits were a lot higher - largely down to England's win against Colombia the previous evening - but I was also a lot more relaxed as I'd been stressing about the weather and Delphine not enjoying her first festival. She'd laid my concerns to … Continue reading GIG 372: Glastonbury ’98 Day 2: Underworld / Tricky / Robbie Williams / Mansun / Stereophonics / Tori Amos / Hothouse Flowers / Catherine Wheel / Sharon Shannon – Glastonbury Festival, 27th June 1998
GIG 371: Glastonbury ’98 Day 1: The Jesus & Mary Chain / The Lightning Seeds / Fluke / Rialto / Laika / The Young Offenders / My Life Story / Soundtrack Of Our Lives – Glastonbury Festival, 26th June 1998
Ah, Glastonbury. Have I ever been to a sunny and dry Glastonbury? I don't think I have. The 1997 event was a mudbath - but 1998 wanted to double down and become even more of a swamp. One of our group, Craig, and his girlfriend vanished between Friday morning and Saturday morning - and we … Continue reading GIG 371: Glastonbury ’98 Day 1: The Jesus & Mary Chain / The Lightning Seeds / Fluke / Rialto / Laika / The Young Offenders / My Life Story / Soundtrack Of Our Lives – Glastonbury Festival, 26th June 1998
GIG 370: Garbage / The Crystal Method – Brixton Academy – 4th June 1998
Garbage had just released their second album, "Version 2.0", just three weeks earlier and were on the road to support it. This Brixton gig was the first night of their UK leg, supported by a new US electronic act The Crystal Method who had released their debut album, "Vegas", the previous summer. I'd not seen … Continue reading GIG 370: Garbage / The Crystal Method – Brixton Academy – 4th June 1998
GIG 369: Placebo / Gomez / Idlewild – Shepherds Bush Empire – 27th May 1998
Delphine and I found ourselves back down in Shepherds Bush for another of the MTV five night residency shows. This time we were here to see Placebo. I'd seen Placebo live twice before, but both times had been at festivals (Glastonbury and V97) so I was looking forward to seeing them headlining their own gig. … Continue reading GIG 369: Placebo / Gomez / Idlewild – Shepherds Bush Empire – 27th May 1998
GIG 368: Smashing Pumpkins – Shepherds Bush Empire – 23rd May 1998
An Evening With The Smashing Pumpkins - filmed for MTV who had hired the Shepherds Bush Empire out for five nights with different bands playing on each evening. It was an odd gig, as we had camera's floatin around overhead (which atleast one or two energetic crowdsurfers tried to grab to pull down into the … Continue reading GIG 368: Smashing Pumpkins – Shepherds Bush Empire – 23rd May 1998
GIG 367: Puressence / Agnes – Dingwalls – 14th May 1998
I hadn't seen Puressence for a couple of years but they were one of my favourite bands (live and recorded) from 1996, and their debut self-titled album was one of the most amazing (and underrated) albums of the 90's. Now they were back with their follow-up, called "Only Forever", and were back on the road … Continue reading GIG 367: Puressence / Agnes – Dingwalls – 14th May 1998
Voices From The Pulpit 