I was actually a pretty big Dare fan so the chance to see them play live, and at a small venue like The Marquee, was great. I ended up seeing them a couple of times, took quite a few photos of the gigs, and got to meet the band too - so overall I was happy.They … Continue reading GIG 023: Dare / First Strike – Marquee, 27th July 1989
Face The Music with Francesco Nepitello
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 Francesco Nepitello
GIG 022: 100 Men / Protocol / Trash- Marquee, 26th July 1989
Going to see 100 Men was a bit of an accident. Not an 'accident' in a bad way, just not planned. I had popped down to The Marquee to pick up a ticket for the band playing the following night (Dare - GIG 023) and once I got there decided to hang around and see … Continue reading GIG 022: 100 Men / Protocol / Trash- Marquee, 26th July 1989
GIG 021: Spacemen 3 / EAT / Shy Reptiles / Prime Mover – Town & Country Club, 23rd July 1989
I'm not entirely sure how I ended up at this gig. I suspect it was probably because of EAT and also a couple of good friends, Tracey and Donna, were going. To be honest I can't remember much about this one at all. Spacemen 3 were apparently pretty good (according to my notes of the … Continue reading GIG 021: Spacemen 3 / EAT / Shy Reptiles / Prime Mover – Town & Country Club, 23rd July 1989
GIG 020: Romeo’s Daughter / 3 Rivers – Marquee, 12th July 1989
I almost didn't make it to see Romeo's Daughter. There was a tube strike and I had to bus it in to the centre of London, and then managed to get a night bus part of the way home before having to walk the remainder of the 3 or 4 miles.Romeo's Daughter were about to have … Continue reading GIG 020: Romeo’s Daughter / 3 Rivers – Marquee, 12th July 1989
ROLE PLAYING GAMES PDF NEW RELEASES #1
Welcome to the first of the “Role Playing Game PDF Spotlights” columns. My aim is to have a look at some of the PDFs that have been released in the past week that have piqued my interest. My tastes are pretty broad, so they’ll be a selection of different genres and games each week, so … Continue reading ROLE PLAYING GAMES PDF NEW RELEASES #1
GIG 019: Ghost Dance / Romeo Suspect / Milk Monitors – Town & Country Club, 15th June 1989
I remember buying a couple of friends tickets for this as an engagement present and it was a great evening out with Stuart, Neil, Duncan and a bunch of slightly older guys than me that I gamed with. I actually blame Stuart for introducing me to a lot of the goth bands at the time through … Continue reading GIG 019: Ghost Dance / Romeo Suspect / Milk Monitors – Town & Country Club, 15th June 1989
GIG 018: Fields of the Nephilim / Mary My Hope / Bambi Slam – Brixton Academy, 3rd June 1989
Fields of the Nephilim were one of my favourite bands (still are in fact) so this concert had a lot of meaning for me. My mother was nervous about me going because it was in the dreaded South London confines of Brixton (Anything south of the Thames had a bad rep in those days with … Continue reading GIG 018: Fields of the Nephilim / Mary My Hope / Bambi Slam – Brixton Academy, 3rd June 1989
GIG 017: The La’s / EAT / Trash Can Sinatras – Town & Country Club, 26th May 1989
The La's was another band that got played quite a bit in our Sixth Form Common Room. Especially 'There She Goes' which took a few years after it was originally released to get in to the UK (and US) charts. I guess we were early adopters and trend setters at our school :pAnyway, Donna, Tracey, … Continue reading GIG 017: The La’s / EAT / Trash Can Sinatras – Town & Country Club, 26th May 1989
GIG 016: The Dirty Strangers – Hippodrome, 24th May 1989
I saw The Dirty Strangers at Kerrang Magazine's 'Rock' night at The Hippodrome in London on a Wednesday night after another gig at The Marquee (GIG 015: Dawn After Dark / Victims of Pestilence / Creaming Jesus - Marquee). They were a band that consisted of two of the members of The Rolling Stones (Keith … Continue reading GIG 016: The Dirty Strangers – Hippodrome, 24th May 1989
