Listening

Music we are litening to, Albums we have purchased and gigs we have been to.

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  1. Muse at Wembley Stadium 16th June 2007
    Outstanding Muse gig at the New Wembley Stadium. Read the full article about Muse at Wembley Stadium 16th June 2007 | Comments (1)
  2. Muse Wembley june 2007
    Muse at Wembley - must see gig. Read the full article about Muse Wembley june 2007
  3. Muse Shepherds Bush Empire 28 June 2006
    Wuhooo! Just won a pair of tickets for Paula and I to go see Muse at the Shepherds Bush Empire next Wednesday! Its a special small gig with only a few lucky winners going - going to be fantastic because... Read the full article about Muse Shepherds Bush Empire 28 June 2006 | Comments (3)
  4. Oh Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
    Lordi the Finnish Eurovision entrant won with a great song and stage act that has really put the UK’s effort to shame. This is what the official Eurovision site has to say about the UK entry: ...Daz Sampson of the... Read the full article about Oh Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
  5. Prodigy Brixton 8 Aug 05
    Just got back from the Prodigy gig at Brixton Academy. This gig was postponed from the 7th July 2005 because of the bombings in London. Life goes on here in London... Eddie Temple Morris was in support doing his wizardry... Read the full article about Prodigy Brixton 8 Aug 05
  6. A Musical Baton gets passed on
    My jolly good friend Dean Sabatino has passed to me from his site 'Next Please' a metephorical baton that is currently doing the rounds. Bravo! Now I have to think a bit!! Well here are the questions and my answers:... Read the full article about A Musical Baton gets passed on
  7. Track with gaps - how to sort them out for iTunes
    Just about every album I purchase these days has a track with an extra bit of music tacked on the end, usually the last track with a massive silent gap in between. Why do they do it? Is this meant... Read the full article about Track with gaps - how to sort them out for iTunes | Comments (2)
  8. Muse Earls Court 20th December 2004
    We are off with our good friends Liz and Chris (Kick's guitarist) to see Muse at Earls Court tonight and they are supported by SoulWax and the Zutons! Should be excellent evening entertainment as Muse really is the band of... Read the full article about Muse Earls Court 20th December 2004 | Comments (2)
  9. Vote Oscar on Rock School
    Those outside of London may not have heard of my favorite radio station - XFM. The breakfast show's Christian O'Connel has organised a competition for under 18's to send in covers of songs they have performed in a Rock School... Read the full article about Vote Oscar on Rock School | Comments (3)
  10. Veterans of a fucked-up world
    The Dead Milk men are rehearsing for the forthcoming Dave Schulthise tribute concerts in Philadelphia. Dean sent me a couple of links to a citypaper.net article about their rehearsals and some little know snippets about Dead Milkmen albums. I won't... Read the full article about Veterans of a fucked-up world
  11. The Bug - digital radio
    I bought a bug digital radio last night and its fab! Here is why. Read the full article about The Bug - digital radio
  12. Hunger Artists, Cruisin' in zargon
    The Hunger Artists have released their near legendary album "Cruisin' in Zargon" online. Guitarist and all round cute guy Mike describes it as "A free-improv old-school wheely-poppin' punk-rock noise-core psych-out with vaudeville overtones... " More over at OOK World... Read the full article about Hunger Artists, Cruisin' in zargon
  13. New Horizon, Kick's third album
    Chris Jones the guitarist of Kick gave us a digipack of the bands latest offering, new Horizon. And what a great album it is. Some music magazines are touting the band as the 'anti Darkness' - a band that is... Read the full article about New Horizon, Kick's third album
  14. Dave Blood, gone but never forgotten
    Dave Schulthise, aka Dave Blood, bass player of the Dead Milkmen, my friend Deans band from Philly, has been found dead having taken his own life. I knew Dave from the times I was invited to roadie a Dead Milkmen... Read the full article about Dave Blood, gone but never forgotten
  15. The Brits 2004
    As I write this I am watching the Brits which seems to have grown huge over the past few years but this year has brought in a massive amount of American stars. Obviously the UK is the place to be.... Read the full article about The Brits 2004
  16. The Darkness Lees Cliffe Hall 8th Feb 2004
    At long long last we got to see The Darkness, live at Lees Cliffe Hall Folkstone after the gig was postponed from last year. Vic Reeves turned up plus entorage and I have never seen the hall so packed. The... Read the full article about The Darkness Lees Cliffe Hall 8th Feb 2004 | Comments (2)
  17. Cheap CD�s? Not likely!
    CDWOW have settled two weeks before the court case that the BPI brought against them for selling parallel imported music CD�s. Without going into the legalities of who is allowed to sell what to who and where, it means hike... Read the full article about Cheap CD�s? Not likely!
  18. millionVALVE
    I have had three tracks by millionVALVE on my iPOD since November 2003, "Million" (re-mastered), Splitter and Separate Way and every now and again they just pop up when I am playing a full shuffle and I keep meaning to... Read the full article about millionVALVE | Comments (3)
  19. Rock Opera of the year - Muse live at Wembley
    Last night Paula, Chris, Liz and I went to see what I consider to be the "Rock Opera of the Year" - Muse live at Wembley. And what a fantastic night! The first support were awful and fortunately I have... Read the full article about Rock Opera of the year - Muse live at Wembley | Comments (3)
  20. Review of The Darkness gig Folkestone 20th Oct 2003
    Well I was hoping to be writing a report on a fantastic nights gig at the Lees Cliffe Hall in Folkestone with The Darkness headlining. However... Paula and I set off Monday afternoon and were tanking down the motorway when... Read the full article about Review of The Darkness gig Folkestone 20th Oct 2003
  21. Knickers to the Darkness
    reports are coming in that the Darkness played a superb sold-out show at the Bowery Ballroom in the USA. Justin Hawkins ripped off his shirt and threw in into the crowd and the delighted crowd responded by throwing their underwear... Read the full article about Knickers to the Darkness
  22. Philadelphia In Love
    Today I am doing a review of Philadelphia In Love, the new video compilation from The Dead Milkmen. It's a great DVD with a neat history of the DM's on video including thier huge MTV hit Punk Rock Girl and... Read the full article about Philadelphia In Love | Comments (1)
  23. Rock is officially back!
    Sales of Rock music have beaten the pop market for the first time ever - 'Rock's on a Roll' Evening Standard. Rock has 31% of the market and pop only 30%. The dramatic decline of pop is being blamed on... Read the full article about Rock is officially back!
  24. The Webb Brothers release Mrs Moriarty
    Having seen the Webb Brothers do a superb set on Wednesday I hiked over to their website (or is that webbsite?) to check them out and discovered that they have a single out tommorow - Mrs Moriarty - which is... Read the full article about The Webb Brothers release Mrs Moriarty
  25. OKGO - so we did...
    Paula and I went to the OKGO gig at the Electric Ballroom in Camden tonight courtesy of Xfm - I won the tickets on the Adam and Joe show last Saturday. We missed the first band entirely having sat in... Read the full article about OKGO - so we did... | Comments (1)
  26. The Dead Milkmen release Now we are 20 in September
    I received a pre release copy of The Dead Milkmens new album, Now We Are 20 from Dean today. I'm quite excited as there is a quote from me reproduced in the sleeve notes from when I was a... Read the full article about The Dead Milkmen release Now we are 20 in September | Comments (8)
  27. Permission to Land
    Over the past few months I kept hearing a bizarre but brilliant song on XFM and its grew on me. So much so that I just went out and bought the album - Permission to land by the UK's most... Read the full article about Permission to Land | Comments (1)
  28. Radiohead TV goes live
    Radiohead TV has gone live at last with what may prove to be a very interesting web experiment. I liked the test card with the real cheesey music. Excellent stuff!... Read the full article about Radiohead TV goes live
  29. Radiohead new minisite
    I have been a big fan of Radiohead for years, just thought I would mention, and they have just set up a new mini site RADIOHEAD.tv which should be interesting when it launches.... Read the full article about Radiohead new minisite