Archive for November, 2009
Posted on November 29, 2009 - by Imelda
New York Dolls-UK Tour 2009
The legendary New York Dolls, credited with strongly influencing the first punk generation, are returning to the UK in December.
The reunited band will be bringing the glam back to London, Bristol, Cambridge, Southampton, Liverpool, Leamington Spa and Edinburgh. The New York Dolls current line up features original members vocalist David Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain,…
Posted on November 26, 2009 - by Editor
Mariachi el Bronx + Jaakko and Jay
Islington Academy
London, UK
Monday 23rd November 2009
Convinced to go along and buy tickets for the show after failing to secure a legitimate pass and based on a friends recommendation I managed to enjoy a few drinks before heading into the Islington Academy, as I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I know of The Bronx, and…
Posted on November 26, 2009 - by Editor
Rise Against+ Thursday + Poison The Well
Brixton Academy
London, UK
Saturday 21st November 2009
I was lucky enough to catch both Thursday and Rise Against play earlier in the year in Belgium at Groezrock, and narrowly missed them playing together in the US, so was more than happy to snag passes for Rise Against’s biggest headlining show to date in London.
It was whilst…
Posted on November 26, 2009 - by Editor
City Invasion Tour 2009
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The Luchagors + Mr Shiraz + The Sewersuckers
TJ’s
Leeds, UK
Friday 6th November 2009
I arrive at TJ’s after a slightly turbulent journey (neither me nor the taxi driver having the faintest idea where it is!) and walk in to the progressive punk sound of Leeds band Sewersuckers halfway through their set. My first thought, as superficial as it sounds, is that the singer really…
Posted on November 19, 2009 - by Emma Stone
Failsafe + The Headstart + Saving Time + Juno
The Cockpit
Leeds, UK
Tuesday 10th November 2009
I am surprised to find the gig taking place in the upstairs area rather than one of the two main rooms. First band on the bill, Juno, kick off their set as I arrive upstairs. The Leeds four piece open with “Forget Everything I Say”, singer Rob Kirk’s voice reminds…
Posted on November 18, 2009 - by Editor
Punk’s In Your Blood: The Arteries
Welsh punks The Arteries, have been hard at work over the past couple of years releasing a number of EPs along the way and more recently assembled their collective efforts with their first full record. With a foundation built on friendship and great music tastes, the band has grown from strength to strength, and recently…
Read the full story »Posted on November 16, 2009 - by Editor
Collapser
I wasn’t familiar with the band, and the record is everything you would want in a catchy hook-laden sing-along pop punk record. And that’s about it. It’s not re-inventing the wheel, and I think sadly trails in the wake of so many bands that have done it before.
Having said that the gruff vocals (no, not…
Posted on November 16, 2009 - by Editor
American Rubicon
After having seen them play a few months back for the first time, I really wanted to like this record, but I find myself slightly frustrated with it overall. Maybe it’s only good but I wanted it to be great?
Cobra Skulls are a band that are unique in talent of their genre crossing styles, predominantly…
Posted on November 16, 2009 - by Editor
Get Rich Or Try Dyin’
Opening track ‘Breso’ is by far my favorite on the record from this Dublin based (and I’m not going to say 3rd wave ska) band. Relying on a keyboard and guitar driven sound rather than horn section/brass fueled, this ska band shows glimmers of hope. Although they will get tarred with the 3rd wave ska…
Read the full story »Posted on November 16, 2009 - by Editor
Street Dogs + Civet + Strawberry Blondes
Islington Academy
London
5th November 2009
The Strawberry Blondes, regular Welsh support act to great touring bands in the UK play to a small crowd who remain largely unenthusiastic. I do often sense from people that the band is disliked but I genuinely don’t know why. Their sound is a little stylized yes, and they could be…
Posted on November 13, 2009 - by Curvball
The only constant is change
As you, the loyal readers of Distorted know, things have been fairly all over the place for a good few months now. We opted to bring you a more traditional website instead of the digital magazine that we put out on a monthly basis. Now comes possibly the biggest change in the history of Distorted…
Read the full story »Posted on November 13, 2009 - by John Robb
Death To Trad Rock
God knows why but I write books.
It really heard work. Like doing your homework forever. A year of intense Macbook bashing. A year of transcribing. A year of editing. But when you finish it’s a great feeling. When the first box of books arrives in the post its quite special.
For some reason this year I’ve…
Posted on November 9, 2009 - by Editor
AntiPop Night@ 12 Bar Thursday 12th November
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