V97 was my second festival of the summer. It was the first (and only) time I attended Virgin's Festival in Chelmsford. I went with one of my best friend of the time, Craig, who sadly passed in 2016. I'm not overly sure why we decided to go to V97 as it seesm to have been … Continue reading GIG 345: V97 Day 1 : Blur / Kula Shaker / Dodgy / Symposium / Pavement / Silver Sun / AC Acoustics / Radish – V97 Festival Chelmsford, 16th August 1997
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GIG 344: Sparrowman / SUS 4 – Powerhaus, 6th August 1997
My third time seeing Sparrowman in the summer of 1997. This time they were playing the Powerhaus in Finsbury Park. We also got there early enough to see the support band of the night, SUS 4. I wasn't all that keen on SUS 4, but can't remember anything about them apart from the listing on … Continue reading GIG 344: Sparrowman / SUS 4 – Powerhaus, 6th August 1997
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands December 2023
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 December 2023
GIG 343: The Horatii / Manuskript / Emma Conquest – Borderline – 27th July 1997
It may have been the height of summer but it didn't stop goths coming out in their droves on a Sunday night to see a great triology of bands. I'd seen both The Horatii and Manuskript a couple of times before, but this was my first time seeing opening act Emma Conquest live. This was … Continue reading GIG 343: The Horatii / Manuskript / Emma Conquest – Borderline – 27th July 1997
GIG 342: Paradise Lost / The Dawn – Astoria, 13th July 1997
Fresh from a weekend in Oxford I managed to get back to London in time for Sunday evenings planned entertainment - Paradise Lost at The Astoria. I'd seen Paradise Lost back in 1994 (GIG 180) when I hadn't known them (I was at that one for the support band - Die Krupps) and wasn't really … Continue reading GIG 342: Paradise Lost / The Dawn – Astoria, 13th July 1997
GIG 341: Sparrowman – The Bull & Gate, 4th July 1997
I hadn't been to The Bull & Gate, in Kentish Town, for a gig for a few years. It was a venue I always enjoyed when I'd been more regularly in the early 90's. Very much a "spit and sawdust" feel in the back rooms where the gigs were held. I'd seen a few good … Continue reading GIG 341: Sparrowman – The Bull & Gate, 4th July 1997
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands 2023 Year Review
Whilst I started keeping track of the music I listened to each month back in 2010 I started doing a yearly overview of my Top 100 in 2013, tracking the number of tracks I listened to across each band courtesy of LastFM’s Scrobbler that pulls all my listening data from various devices and sources. Some … Continue reading Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands 2023 Year Review
GIG 340: Live – Brixton Academy, 1st July 1997
I'd gotten home from Glastonbury Festival (GIGS 337 - 338 - 339) on the Monday and by Wednesday was already craving my live music fix and found myself south of the river at Brixton Academy to see Live for the third time in 1997. Live had also played Glastonbury so this was the second time … Continue reading GIG 340: Live – Brixton Academy, 1st July 1997
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands November 2023
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 November 2023
GIG 339: Glastonbury ’97 Day 3: The Bootleg Beatles / Ani DiFranco / Live / Pavement / Super Furry Animals / Sheryl Crow / Billy Bragg / The Blue Nile / Travis / Stereophonics / Perfume – Glastonbury Festival, 29th June 1997
The sun rose over Day 3 of the 1997 Glastonbury Festival. We'd managed to survive all the rain and mud of the last few days to make it to Sunday. We'd had a great time, and were lookin forward to the last day of music, but we had decided that we'd pack the tent up … Continue reading GIG 339: Glastonbury ’97 Day 3: The Bootleg Beatles / Ani DiFranco / Live / Pavement / Super Furry Animals / Sheryl Crow / Billy Bragg / The Blue Nile / Travis / Stereophonics / Perfume – Glastonbury Festival, 29th June 1997
