VIDEO: Crusades / Afternoon Gentlemen / Feral Youth, 23rd June
So, about a month back, I got asked to curate a gig on the 23rd of June for Temple Works Leeds supporting the Sex Pistols / Jamie Reid exhibition at Temple Works. Why not. Sounds like fun. Let’s get some ace hardcore and punk bands and have a good time. There’s football and 3 other...
Savages + Pins @ Fuhrer Bunker, Manchester 1st May 2012
Had a shit day. Was saved by a mate who suggested we went to a gig in Manchester. At a place called Fuhrer Bunker. In a dead industrial estate with glass shattered and burnt out buildings in the middle of nowhere. Where two supposedly “amazeballs” bands were going to play. In a cage. When you...
Uh Huh Her + The Horn The Hunt, Leeds 23rd Apr, Brudenell Social Club
So, where do I even begin. I’m a shameless fan of the L Word. I love the Murmurs. And I genuinely love Uh Huh Her. Its pop music. And occassionally pop music, especially good pop music, is good for your soul. This gig was meant to be a kinda guilty pleasure thing. Also The Horn...
Galaxians / Clara Clara / House of John Player / Hagman – Leeds, Wharf Chambers 17th April 2012
I don’t usually go out to gigs on Tuesday nights. This one was kinda a random, impulsive decision to get out of the same boring weekday routine of work, home, sleep, dinner, repeat. It’s a chance to break the cycle, enjoy some new bands, make some new friends. And of course, I was primarily there...
Fear & Loathing at British Wildlife March 2012
Another amazing gig at British Wildlife on Saturday night. This is one of their house-party vibes kinda gig at RnR. Never a bad night. In fact, I got educated on Galaxians. How could I have missed out on this band for this long, I have no idea. Galaxians is Jed and Matt (of Azores, ex...
Tattooing a band called Divorce after British Wildlife Fest 2012
What a heavy fucking week of working, dancing, breaking my camera, getting absolutely shitfaced, making new friends, enjoying my favorite bands. Leeds DIY music fest, British Wildlife Festival started on Friday at the Brudenell Social and I heard from someone that it was to be the last BW (although this probably needs clarification. Anyone??) They’ve...
Dr Martens FirstAndForever Festival
So the FirstAndForever Fest organized by Dr Martens is still going on. Its a series of instore gigs around the UK featuring some awesome and upandcoming bands. This Thursday, Wild Mercury Sound will be making an appearance at the Spitalfields branch. I’m really looking forward to the Rolo Tomassi one on 20th of October though....
In Photos: Crosswave 2nd September, Leeds, Bar Room Bar
Last Friday was just fucking incredible. Crosswave, which is our clubnight that we co-organize with the guys from Deathray was absolutely massive. For one night, we transformed the entire upstairs bit of Bar Room Bar in Leeds into a dark, smoky lair with our smoke machines, lasers and visuals and pump out the kind of...
IN PHOTOS: CROSSWAVE 16TH JULY @ TEST SPACE LEEDS
It was good to be behind the decks again for CROSSWAVE a few weeks back. I digged up all the dark post punk stuff that I used to proper listen to for my DJ set, Electric Guitars, Bauhaus, Ski Patrol, Joy Division, (early 80s) Killing Joke, throw them in with the good shit from this...
In Photos: Dinosaur Pile Up Leeds The Brudenell 14th July 2011
Last night I dragged my mate who hasnt slept in 3 days to this Dinosaur Pile Up homecoming gig, sponsored by Miller Beer, at The Brudenell (also affectionately called “The Brude”). He was literally falling asleep at the table. But, a pint of guinness and a double rum and coke later, he was awake enough...
In Photos: (hooker) + Cows On Parade + GROPETOWN, Leeds, 24th June
Helped to organize this gig last night at the Fenton in Leeds and fucking hell that was probably like one of the best gigs of the year already?? COWS ON PARADE totally killed! They’re an all grrrl, all queer Rage Against The Machine covers band and usually I don’t like cover bands but these guys...
In Photos: Loops Art Fair 2011, Leeds
This is why the tagline for the “Parties” section for this blog is “Were You In Leeds Last Night?” The Loops Arts fest at Holbeck Urban Village was on last night (and is still going on), I went there to support a close friend who also happens to be a graff artist, CBloxx. There was...
