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....
Teeth – Flowers (Gross Magic Remix)
The zany London 3some that is TEETH (or T3ETH) is playing Nation of Shopkeepers in Leeds again on the 5th of October. The last time they were there was for the VICE launch, so, for those who missed that, here’s your chance to catch these guys live. The album, Whatever was released just last week...
Washed Out – You’ll See (Midland Edit)
Nearly got knocked off my fucking bike because some fucking road maniac couldn’t have his way. Anyway. We are back. It’s been hectic this past couple of weeks, I don’t really wanna to go into too much detail, but it involves a lot of offline fun, mainly organizing clubnights, supporting DIY shows (there’s loads recently...
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...
Japanese Voyeurs, Leeds, The Cockpit
So Bad Fotography’s photographer sidekick, Hannah P, went to see Japanese Voyeurs last month at the Cockpit in Leeds and took some awesome photos. Because I was so fucked up, I didn’t manage to post this ontime but here they are, in all her fish-eye lens’ glory. She mentioned the show wasn’t what she was...
In Photos: Deathray Leeds, 1st May
New season, new venue. The kids are all dressed in summer gear, the barbeque is on, the music is trippin. It was a techno all dayer. I think the Deathray crew has found probably the best secret venue in Leeds. Once again Adam Taylor’s set got me movin like nothin else. Hard, pounding and progressive,...
Japanese Voyuers
I’m back from a much deserved holiday! Did all the touristy things you could possibly do in the beautiful city of Edinburgh and now I’m back in sunny Leeds. This post here is a much overdue one on grunge revivalists, Japanese Voyuers. There’s no shame in emulating the pioneers, in fact I’ve read somewhere where...
Deathray Leeds @ DFusion 18th March
Friday was a funny night for me, and not in a HAHA kind of way. Nearly got into a fight with an absolute dickhead in a Chinese restaurant before I was due to be the photographer for Deathray on the same night. It wasn’t the way to start your friday night out. Turning up at...
