tom lea

why did I think it was 84? my topic's gone to shit pretty quick. Iron Maiden - Powerslave and Replacements - Let It Be were deffo 84 though. I think.

yeah, just checked their Wiki and it looks like they just formed in 84, album wasn't til 85.

Probably just because of Aenima and Neurosis, but anyway. the more I think about it, the more I think it's really 1984. Black flag - Live 84/Slip it in EP/My War Talking heads - Stop making Sense Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime Eno/Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Husker Du - Zen Arcade and I'm sure tons more punk I'm forgetting.. Thought Filth was that year too, but looks like it was 83. regardless, this is a fucking boss year. so what do you reckon your favourite year in music/albums would be?

i saw you guys at the tunnels, god knows when, three weeks ago maybe? i don't remember much about what was played, just that i liked you and right hand left the most out of the bands that night. i'll check out the myspace; maybe it'll refamiliarise me.

i think seven is my favourite; just the sheer bluntness of it. thing is, just from reading the song titles, i figured they would be a grind band who'd just repeat the phrase a couple of times then noise out. are they not like that, or is it just self-reference?

if you need any other help, pick up the guardian on saturday the 24th; the 'guide' suppliment has a pretty decent run-down of a lot of the gigs that'll be happening that week.

nice one. tickets sold out quick as anything for the london date, so i'm gonna be scouring ebay in the coming weeks. they didn't play pushit or third eye, did they? those are my all-time favourite tool songs.

i'm a fan of his music, and i enjoyed what he played; even done half-heartedly like last night. however, when a headlining act, who people have paid money to see, runs through through five short songs, moans about his monitor for a while and then pisses off for a cigarette, that qualifies as a pretty shit performance to me. seconded; i appreciate the effort that went into planning this night.

i found three of the fat wreck chords compilations in the used bit of one-up the other day, so went for them. already knew all about nofx, propagandhi, 88 fingers louie etc, but was really surprised by face to face and tilt, who i've been playing non-stop. also got the jam's 'dig the new breed', but on lp so i'll have to wait until i get back home before playing it. that's if the an albatross album ever leaves the turntable...

i probably would've tried' date=' and looked like a prat. even if not, the layout discouraged people from standing close to the stage, and did set the tone for a sit-down dinner-type performance. i imagine pink would've been more inclined to actually perform a bit (if you watch the footage of some of the other shows on this tour, he's bouncing around all over the place, where as last night he barely even faced the audience) if there'd at least been people standing by the stage nodding their heads a bit. i've always heard the same thing about the fall's shows as pink's; that some shows will be like tunnels last night, and some shows you'll get something truly special. the thing is, people are playing money to see the guy, and even if he's not getting the reaction he wants, he should have the balls to play through that for the people that were enjoying the show, and not piss off after five songs because he wanted a cigarette. i did really like what he played though, especially 'grey sunset'.

so i don't mean to try and rub in how shit ariel pink was tonight, but a quick question: why were there tables set out on the floor, all but killing any chance for a dance tonight? it just seemed a very odd decision, and it sort of killed the atmosphere of the main act before it had even started. i did enjoy both belong and gareth dickson though. arrived towards the end of the latter's set, it's maybe not the sort of music i would buy, but what he played was very delicate, and very precious, a bit like a one-man guitar equivilant of lullatone i guess, with how gentle and precise all the plucks were. belong fucked with my ears, and i really enjoyed them.