Spear Of Destiny - One Eyed Jacks at 25 |
Spear Of Destiny visited Drummonds again for the second time in a year. This time it was to mark the 25th anniversary of their classic One Eyed Jacks album. The support came from locals 4-Star Sunday....
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 07:02:00 GMT |
The Specials - Glasgow Academy - 28/4/09 |
I first saw the Coventry Specials open for The Clash on their Out On Parole tour in the summer of 1978. Despite being unbilled, I knew they were called that because it was emblazoned on the back of th...
Posted by on Fri, 01 May 2009 13:01:00 GMT |
"Without people, youre nothing." |
It's six years today since Joe Strummer died. Today, as then, I'm sat in front of my PC in my office. Today, as then, I still can't quite believe it. There's still a heaviness in my heart and a hole t...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:32:00 GMT |
Rebellion 2008 Review (part 4) |
OK OK, so it's been fucking ages since I did the last one and it's probably been too long. I've also lost my timetable I was working from so this last section is gonna be a bit vague. Tough titty. Wri...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:56:00 GMT |
Rebellion 2008 Review (Part 3) |
Saturday 9th
The Saturday morning, I'm awake bright and early as usual but, as well as the dulcet tones of Davie's snoring, there's another sound. Rain! The scourge of punks the world over. This i...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:33:00 GMT |
Rebellion 2008 Review (Part 2) |
Friday 8th Despite another late night, I'm awake far too early foor breakfast again and lie there listening to Davie snoring for a couple of hours till I decide enough's enough and get up and go sh...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:45:00 GMT |
Rebellion 2008 Review, Part 1 |
It's that time of year again. The post-Blackpool come down. Bah!
Well, that means it's time to get my thoughts down on paper (well, the web) before my aging brain forgets it all. That's something mo...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:02:00 GMT |
Sex Pistols, Brixton Academy, Friday Nov 9th |
Some personal musings, ill thought out and probably not strung together too well, but fuck it, I'm just back from London, completely knackered and straight onto a nightshift. Take from them what you w...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:30:00 GMT |
Alabama 3 |
Went to see the fabulous Alabama 3 again last night at the Lemon Tree. The new album MOR had been on fairly heavy rotation at Blitzkrieg Towers in the lead up to the gig and my feelings on it were mix...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:07:00 GMT |
The Strummer Spirit |
I had been planning to attend the Strummerville benefit gig at the Tunnels the day after 16 Again played the Feugh Fest. A couple of days beforehand, Sarah Bee, the organiser, posted on here appealing...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:49:00 GMT |
