tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66902906677037019582024-03-05T16:04:49.350+00:00Hand Shakes and HolidaysChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-40475050025601329852009-03-14T17:23:00.003+00:002009-03-14T17:30:07.221+00:00CrafternoonSo, everyone loves craft...yes? Well HSAH definitely does and to celebrate all things crafty we are involved in a crafternoon. On the 18th April at St Pancras Church Hall FairPensions and Crafty Creatures will be hosting their first ever Crafternoon. This is your chance to be wined (sadly, no alcohol will be given out of this event but there is a pub down the road!) and dined whilst creating a cloth creature. To do this you must bring an old t shirt or a (clean) pair of socks! <br /><br />There is an entry fee and there will be a small charge for the cakes but all profits go to FairPensions. If you are wondering what the hell FairPensions is go to their website - www.fairpensions.org.uk <br /><br />Keep up to date with Crafty Creatures here - http://thecraftycreatures.blogspot.com/ They are on Facebook too!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-91644045776858937812009-02-24T17:14:00.002+00:002009-02-24T17:18:59.606+00:00Zun Zun EguiHSAH demands you to check out this band. They are by far the best thing she hs see this year!<br /><br />Their myspace does not do them enough justice as the production on their tracks is awful and most are recorded, badly, at gigs. If they do come to you town they are definitely worth watching.<br />www.myspace.com/zunzuneguiChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-20372154357674427262009-02-24T17:12:00.002+00:002009-02-24T17:14:36.562+00:00More for Field Day!Its shaping up to be an amazing festival as more are added to the line up.<br /><br />New additions:<br />TOUMANI DIABATE / EROL ALKAN / FINAL FANTASY / FAKE BLOOD / AEROPLANE / S.C.U.M / FIRST AID KIT<br /><br />And for full line up info go to www.fielddayfestivals.comChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-54437484999988893672009-01-29T11:03:00.000+00:002009-01-29T11:05:29.502+00:00Having a Field Day<strong><br />ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS<br /><br />FIELD DAY HEADLINERS MOGWAI<br />PLUS FOUR TET / JAMES YORKSTON / APES AND ANDROIDS / MALCOLM MIDDLETON / FENNESZ / ERRORS / DJ SKREAM<br />With many more to be announced soon…<br /><br />SATURDAY 1st AUGUST 2009 <br />VICTORIA PARK / LONDON / E9<br />TICKET PRICE: £29.50 + BF<br />TIME: 11.30 – 10.30PM <br />www.fielddayfestivals.com / www.seetickets.com / www.ticketweb.co.uk</strong><br /><br />On the Saturday 1st August Field Day returns to Victoria Park for its third annual summer extravaganza. Field Day will be one of this summer’s essential festivals and with early bird tickets already sold out, you need to be quick off the mark to snap up yours before this event sells out. <br /><br />Kicking off proceedings for 2009, Field Day is ecstatic to announce Mogwai as their headline act. The critically acclaimed Scottish rock group, formed by Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison in 1995, have since become one of the most influential and best known names in post-rock, they have curated the ATP Festival, sold out The Albert Hall, London and last year released their sixth album 'The Hawk Is Howling'. <br /><br />Drawing on influences from Joy Division, Pink Floyd, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and post-rock pioneers Slint, Mogwai are the masters of the soft/loud dynamic, as they create a wall of sound that reaches beyond the tumultuous guitars, discovering twinkling optimism in fragile instrumentation and sensitive synths. The lyric-free songs are awe-inspiring and yet accessible. <br /><br />Domino Record’s amazing ambient electro wizard, Four Tet, will be returning to Field Day, after his mind-blowing performance at its inaugural event two years ago, to play his first live set in London in over a year. Four Tet will be playing new material as he mixes up gloriously rich synthesizer arpeggios; crisp clusters of disco percussion and melodic flourishes.<br /><br />Former Arab Strap multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton will also be making an appearance at this year’s Field Day. As part of the now-defunct Falkirk duo, he spent 11 years peddling seedy, sweaty tales of cheap booze, late nights and sexual perversion, and his burgeoning solo career seems to be running along the same thematic lines. Working with numerous luminaries from the Glasgow scene, it’s Malcolm and his songs, however, which are the stars here, confirming Middleton's status as one of the best songwriters of his generation.<br /><br />With the release of his fourth album, ‘When The Haar Rolls In’, at the end of last year, the softly spoken James Yorkston adds a wonderfully folkish element to Field Day’s line up that will complement its village fete vibe. And adding a large slice of funk to this year’s event is Brooklyn’s eccentric party starters Apes and Androids. With famed live performances involving cheerleaders, giant silver skulls and Korean drum circles, this is a band you don’t want to miss. <br /><br />Touted as natural successors to the mantle currently held by the likes of Battles, Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem, Errors have been confirmed for a festival slot, plus Fennesz's pretty and melodic music, mixing bent instrumental pop, synth gurgles, white noise, ethereal vocal samples, serious Morricone vibes and much more will add to the spectacle, whilst Dubstep don DJ Skream will be laying down some deliciously jaw-wobbling bass.<br /><br />Brought to you by London’s most adventurous and daring promoters - Eat Your Own Ears, Adventures In The Beetroot Field, Bugged Out! – Field Day will bring you the most cutting edge line up of bands and DJs in the 2009 Festival season. The heart of East London will be transformed into a Village Fete; 'Village Mentality', a Village Green area within the festival will supply the masses with some countrified fun and games away from sound systems and stages. Try your luck on the tombola, crack a few nuts on the coconut shy - or just sit on some haybales and stuff your face with homemade cake. Inspired by summer sports days and country fetes - Field Day's very own village green will host stalls and activities throughout the daytime, ranging from sack-racing, to whack-the-rat, Bowling for Bacon and lots more to be announced. Come along, have fun, eat baked goods, and as the country saying goes - "be like an ant in the days of summer”…<br /><br />This summer Field Day will sprinkle a splash of magic over the East End as Victoria Park comes alive with leftfield music and an electric atmosphere. Keep your eyes peeled for future line up announcements and for the latest news visit – www.fielddayfestivals.com<br /><br />EVENT INFORMATION:<br /><br />FIELD DAY 2009<br />VICTORIA PARK, LONDON E9<br />SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST<br />11.30 – 10.30PM<br /><br />PRICE - £29.50 + BOOKING FEE<br /><br />AVAILABLE FROM:<br /> <br />SEE TICKETS<br />www.seetickets.com<br />0870 264 3333<br /><br />TICKETWEB<br />www.ticketweb.co.uk<br />08444 771 000Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-5703429226337004592009-01-08T22:26:00.002+00:002009-01-08T23:04:47.176+00:00January only means one thing....With the new year one thing appear to be on people's mind and that is saving money. After a Christmas over eating, drinking and spending HSAH gives you her ultimate cheap guide.<br /><br />Firstly - 241 Food offers.<br />We all love going out to eat. Its a very sociable activity that enables us to catch up with friends, gossip and share tales. It can be expensive but here are some handy 241 places to check out:<br />http://www.pizzaexpressoffers.co.uk/<br />If your a member of Fitness First you can get 241 throughout January at Zizzi. If you aren't a member, you can still get cheap deals here:<br />http://www.zizzioffers.co.uk/<br />Alternatively you can visit Time Outs website for up to date foodie offers:<br />http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/offers.html<br /><br />Museums - January is the best time of the year to embrace culture. The majority of London's lovely museums and galleries are free and have fantastic deals on membership. If you have a spare day and are looking for something to do, then why not, take a stroll around the Tate Britain or wander around the fantastic V and A. HSAH loves the photographers Gallery, which has moved to a new and improved location just behind oxford st. It has a very good shop so definitely worht a visit. <br /><br />Sales - In January almost every shop is forcing you to buy stuff as its strips its prices down to a bare minimum. The only problem that arises is sorting the shit from the special. Some good places to shop are as follows:<br />Fortnum and Mason<br />Apparently the Queen does her shopping at F and M. Some how I can't imagine old Queenie E pushing a trolley around Fortnum and Masons...although the imagine does delight HSAH. None the less this shop is amazing for good biscuits, cakes and random nick nacks. It is ultimately a more tasteful Harrods.<br /><br />Other places to check out would be Magma, which is just off of 5 dials, The South Bank Centre Shop, Cath Kidson and, oh Reiss, which has the best value for money sale with up to 50% off of items. <br /><br />HSAH will keep her eyes peeled for more exciting stuff and report back to the online community.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-1657047784188210202009-01-08T22:21:00.002+00:002009-01-08T22:25:11.202+00:00A Great Old FilmThe other week HSAH was introduced to an amazing Film by Sonic Youth which some of you are probably aware of. This film is entitled The Year the Punk Broke and it follows Sonic Youth around on, what appears to be, a Europe festival tour. Its a video diary of their performances, footage of other great bands and back stage antics, which at times feel a bit surreal. Its definitely worth watching thought if you are a fan of 90s grunge!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-59127503600864232902008-12-10T22:42:00.002+00:002008-12-10T22:51:54.777+00:00This month we are loving...HSAH feels its about time she tells you what she is loving and if this works well it may become a regular feature. Hopefully you will also like what HSAH suggests but if you don't it isn't really going to bother her too much.<br /><br />1. Last FM radio player.<br />HSAH knows this is a bit of an old form of social networking now but it took her a while to actually recognise its beauty and, amongst other things, work out how to use it!<br /><br />2. No Pain In Pop<br />This label come blog come social experiment is suggesting some rather interesting and releasing some uniquely unusual music right now and HSAH is loving it. Carry on the good work chaps.<br /><br />3. Christmas<br />If there is a better excuse to over indulge please tell HSAH now...<br /><br />4. Wavves<br />HSAH is getting very excited by this artist who makes really raw tracks with true punk aesthetics...none of that washed out green day bollocks. <br /><br />5. Lo Mo Camera<br />So cheap, so effective. You can get a Lo Mo Camera on Ebay for about £25 and it allows you to take arty photos. HSAH particular fav is the lo mo that you can change the colour of the flash. Too cool for skool.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-37909247635413919372008-12-10T22:39:00.002+00:002008-12-10T22:42:29.218+00:00The ThermalsHSAH has happily discovered that The Thermals are back in London this weekend to play at the King's Cross Student Union on Sunday. HSAH openly thinks the line up is pretty damn hot so this is a gig not to missed.<br /><br />Check out the event profile on Last fm:<br />http://www.last.fm/event/773405Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-67130157045625511842008-11-11T23:54:00.002+00:002008-11-12T00:15:09.389+00:00Random FindsHSAH is having a bit of a myspace moment and finding odd, musical kinsmen...for want of a better word. Noisey punk bands like Bronx, Les savy fav, no age are taking the industry and grunge kids by storm. Can they peers carry this trend forward or do they die on their arse as copy cats and unoriginal? You decide as HSAH is loving the stale smell of beer.<br /><br />Feel free to check out these guys for your ear bleeding pleasure. Don't you just love the hyperbole?<br /><br />Baltimore seems to breed grunge, noise bands and Double Dagger (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=66653259) is no exception even if self described as Pop...oh the irony.<br /><br />Pony Tail (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=16155773) are another band that hail from Baltimore (there must be something in the water) and describe themselves as pop. Sounding like a cross between the Yeah Yeah Yeah and deerhoof they do, actually, make tracks that could be described as pop. HSAH has mentioned Pony Tail is this group of bands because they veer of the good side of odd. <br /><br />For a more magical sound that makes you want to melt away check out High Places (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=77468018)Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-64070339750671977192008-11-11T23:44:00.003+00:002008-11-11T23:50:04.892+00:00New bands to look out for...In to new music and love said music to weird? then why not check out these guys:<br /><br />Crystal Antlers...they even have a bizarre name.<br />http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=1985493<br /><br />Monotonix...hail from Israel and make interesting noise rock. They are also playing on thursday at the luminaire.<br />http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=60761539<br /><br />Thank You...they make great sounds.<br />http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=49354913Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-22640697186739628752008-11-11T23:35:00.003+00:002008-11-11T23:38:14.479+00:00animal collective tour dates...Yes, that is right, Animal Collective are coming to the Uk and here are their dates:<br /><br />Mon 12-Jan-09 UK London Koko<br /><br />Tue 13-Jan-09 UK Glasgow Glasgow School of Arts <br /><br />Wed 14-Jan-09 UK Manchester Club Academy <br /><br />Thu 15-Jan-09 UK Brighton Concorde 2 <br /><br />HSAH is definitely going to get a ticket for the London date. Excitingly a new album will follow!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-10500799811382213572008-10-28T22:24:00.002+00:002008-10-28T23:04:29.633+00:00AU - Verbs - Released on the 3rd NovemberAmerican bands seem to be behind some of the most interesting and experimental music at the moment. At the forefront of this American influx is Animal Collective whose unique style makes them stand head and shoulders above their contemporaries. How, do other American acts follow this level of quantity without being type casted or coined as a copy cat?<br /><br />HSAH thinks it cant be easy to make your mark in this ever evolving music world and for a band to stand out they must be truly special or just plain mad. Which is AU? Possibly the good kind of mad. Hailing from Portland Oregon, AU, mark themselves out with their debut offering Verbs that's out on Aagoo Record later this year. Coined as an 'experimental pop collective' Verbs is a collection of ethereal tracks that, at times, sound like interesting choral music or sleep inducing lullabies. A prime example of this is the aptly named Sleep, the last track on Verbs. <br /><br />What Verbs doesn't lack is layers. With over thirty contributors to Verbs its amazing the depth that is on this album. With additional vocal and musicians the tracks on verbs are given an extra dimension like on All My Friends, which is this explosion of sounds. Like their peers, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, Beirut, AU masterfully veer on the side of madness and throughout Verbs you are left thinking what, why and how did they come to this music. This playfulness allows AU to be as 'out there' as they like but they manage to retain a commercial feel to their music.<br /><br />Hand Shakes and Holidays thinks you should listen to this album. 8/10.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-48368061940817038602008-10-21T23:27:00.002+01:002008-10-21T23:31:39.297+01:00Lovely sounds...So after a recent trip to Toronto HSAH got the opportunity to check out new American band The Dodos, who were amazing even in a jet lag haze. Now that said blogger is home she has had the opportunity to check out The Dodos support band in great depth. <br /><br />They are simly called AU and sound like a whimsical fairground, fairy music. They hail from the musical hot bed of Portland, Oregon and HSAH doesnt think they have released a great deal of material in the UK.<br /><br />check them out here: www.myspace.com/peaoftheseaChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-50503866789500597442008-09-17T13:22:00.002+01:002008-09-17T13:29:27.851+01:00Welcome to the Wonderful World of TIM TEN YENIts bee a while but HSAH is back on the gigging scene. After a summer break to absorb herself fully into the world of festivals and get on with her day job, its now time to return to the world of music blogging.<br /><br />A new discovery that HSAH loves, and she does love a good discovery, is the genuinely unique Tim Ten Yen who releases Everything Beautiful Reminds me of You through Pointy records in late October, which is a collection of honest and fun tracks, documenting his unusual life. <br /><br />To check out Tim please go to his myspace: www.myspace.com/timtenyen. <br /><br />He also has a number of gigs on he horizons: <br />26 Sep 2008 20:00 <br /> Fælles Studiestart @ Studenterhuset Klostergaarden Kolding <br /><br />3 Oct 2008 20:00 <br /> S*** the bed @ The Prince of Wales Camden Town, London and South East <br /><br />4 Oct 2008 19:00 <br /> The White Room @ Bucks SU High Wycombe, London and South EastChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-31227537474935206242008-04-13T11:19:00.000+01:002008-04-13T11:20:28.937+01:00Clinic @ 229, London, 9 April 2008Have you ever felt very excited about a gig before that you think about it for days? This is how HSAH felt at the prospect of seeing clinic. After the recent discover that a new album, Do it, on the way and that very few UK dates had been confirmed HSAH was not going to miss this gig. <br /><br />229, Great Portland Street was the host for this one off London gig. A venue that reminds HSAH of her student days merely because the venue is set in the basement of some student halls. With the crowd gearing up for the gig the haunting sounds of ‘you never walk alone’ bellow out of the speakers and everyone wonders what strange prank this is. However little do they know that this is the intro to the gig. <br /><br />Clinic walk on stage in the trade mark surgical masks and Hawaiian shirts that makes them look like some crazy badies from Doctor Who…imagine that episode! They clearly stated that the gig will be a performance of two halves. The first will be a show case of Do It, which proves that clinic can continue to make raw, rough and stripped tracks that are infused with a lounge style. The high light being the last single Memories. <br /><br />The second half was an ‘archive’ set of material from past albums, Internal Wrangler and Walking with Trees et al. <br />Clinic have the uncanny ability to sound like they are playing in an empty room and you are the only person witnessing them work their magic. They have the essence of very early orange juice but mixed with an American surf rock sound that’s much linked to rockabilly. This is especially prevalent on tracks like Sunlight Bathes Our Home and Internal Wrangler. You can imagine walking down the set of some western film and the sound track would be Clinic. Maybe if you were really cool you’d be wearing shades whilst strutting. <br /><br />For a show of two halves it felt as though the gig was over before it had started and by half ten Clinic had announced that they would be ending their set. It was time to say bye and farewell to this bunch of lovable oddballs.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-43507959135867272682008-04-06T21:03:00.003+01:002008-04-06T21:16:46.238+01:00Gigs this week to look out for.Here is what HSAH recommends for this week if you get a tad bored of the TV.<br /><br />Monday 7th April - Go and see the lovely Slow Club at Camden's Entreprise. Its a nice pub and with this amazing band playing what more could you want??<br /><br />On Tuesday the 8th April pop down to white heat to see one of the newest acts to be talked about a lot, FrYars. White Heat takes place at madamn jojo's, soho every Tuesday...in case you are unfamiliar with it!<br /><br />Wednesday 9th April - Go and see Clinic at 229. its the only gig to be at tonight!<br /><br />On Thursday pop into the social to see strange idols and My sad Captains. its free and if you are partial to indie pop then this is the gig for you.<br /><br />Friday can only mean one thing and that is TWEE AS FUCK. Fanfarlo are playing and if you have ever read HSAH before you will know we love Fanfarlo!<br /><br />In the Future go and see:<br /><br />14th April and 17th April - Bjork at the hammersmith apollo.<br /><br />18th April - Ceremony at red star, camberwell.<br /><br />20th April - Jens Lekman at London's ULU.<br /><br />21st April - gigwise night at proud, camden...i am djing!<br /><br />24th April - Plastic Factory.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-7823908786358367502008-03-16T15:47:00.002+00:002008-03-16T16:27:46.450+00:00Cardigan? check.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR38EeF8ubgsirQGyMQld_a_tUuNildfbYGvY3aVkC3IJXdJAkT8qGCK3Y5LyeftndCHYhZrcHmINe0cB-_8ZaF0gj-Obf1WlUo-PMBoniJ18rUhhD48Nz7onJathpMGMgOB5A3cpLKbS9/s1600-h/bricolage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR38EeF8ubgsirQGyMQld_a_tUuNildfbYGvY3aVkC3IJXdJAkT8qGCK3Y5LyeftndCHYhZrcHmINe0cB-_8ZaF0gj-Obf1WlUo-PMBoniJ18rUhhD48Nz7onJathpMGMgOB5A3cpLKbS9/s320/bricolage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178376889056595234" /></a><br />So London has become the hub of all kinds of clubs night. One night you could swap clothes with a stranger to standing around in a darken room listening to inaudible nonsense. However HSAH enjoys one night in particular...Twee as Fuck and Friday night's line up was tres bon. With The Mare, Strange Idols and Bricolage on the bill HSAH couldn't have been happier. <br /><br />So with our cardigan in check and our dancing shoes pulling all the moves the buffalo bar started to fill up with ident a kit indie chicks and guys. The Mare had travelled all the way from Sweden for this gig and like almost all Swedish bands that HSAH had come across in her time they were indie pop-tastic. Their female singer even supported a massive bee hive her style and with her high pitched, wobbly vocals she took centre stage. <br /><br />After a quick change over Strange Idols took to the stage and within minutes they had the crowd eating from the palm of the hands. They were good. For half a hour or so they played, yes you guest right, bitter sweet indie pop tracks that reminded you slightly of camera obscura but just not so retro sounding. <br /><br />Then after arriving late and doing a rushed sound check, it was time for bricolage to take to the stage. They did so in grand style sporting some impressive hair cuts. You got to had it to anyone that can pull of a high rise quiff. Bricolage stormed through their forty minutes tracks, which lived up to the label of 'they sound just like orange juice'. HSAH favourite being Foot Steps This gig showcased more to bricolage then being a orange juice tribute act though. Bricolage have edge and spirit whilst keeping their indie pop sentiments alive.<br /><br />Now, all that was left to do was dance.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-48316786639626012102008-03-16T15:25:00.002+00:002008-03-16T15:46:39.828+00:00grown old gracefully?Camden, known for its rock music heritage, played host to the Jesus and Mary Chain on Wednesday night. The round house was filled to the rafters with 40 somethings and those who look back on the mid 80s as a treasure trove of music but the mood was far from sombre.<br /><br />With beer in hand and a select group of Friends HSAH waited in anticipation as the crowd filled up and the roundhouse started to hum. After a gig being cancelled HSAH was not surprised that this event was busy. After standing through two average support bands, a luxury for some bands but a trial for those who have no interest in support acts. This is a big venue after all so the support bands were irrelevant but come quarter to ten what we had all been waiting for came...<br /><br />The Jesus and Mary Chain came to the stage. At this point HSAH feel it is relevant to state that her knowledge of TJAMC extends from Psycho Candy to Darklands and before this gig HSAH thought this was pretty knowledgeable. She was wrong. <br /><br />As the band played got going HSAH started to realise that these were not familiar tracks but patiently waited for the dark, feedback driven tracks that she loved. When they came, she was a little underwhelmed. This is not to say that the likes of Happy When it Rains and Just Like Honey weren't preformed well. They just lacked that raw edge. The Jesus and Mary Chain had grown up and learnt how to play their instruments and now they rocked in a capital A sort of way rather for the charming, noisy way they do on the CDs that HSAH love. <br /><br />This sense of disappointment didn't taint (too much) the feeling of joy that HSAH got from singing her little heart out April Skys though. She basted in how cheesy this night could be perceived to be. <br /><br />HSAH now wonders whether or not old acts should actually just stay on our stereo rather then coming back to venues? Would there always be that sense of disappointment that they do not live up to our expectations?Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-11352018078581941132008-03-16T15:07:00.002+00:002008-03-16T15:25:45.814+00:00Prom NightEver wanted to wear that eighties number that you brought from the charity shop down the road ages ago? well now you can and not feel like an over sized merimaid. On the 29th March Prom night starts at the buffalo bar, highbury and islington. Its celebrating everything 80s so its definitely time to dust off that copy of pink in pretty and listen to echo and the bunnymen. HSAH is going to be there...one might even dig out the backless number she has for it.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-89683325889858619992008-03-06T21:07:00.003+00:002008-03-06T21:13:32.997+00:00High JinksStephen Malkmus, of pavement fame, is taking to the road with his band The Jinks. The tour kicks off on the 5 June and ventures to London, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin. A very extensive tour indeed.<br /><br />Here are the details:<br />LONDON:<br />Eat Your Own Ears presents<br />STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS<br />plus special guests <br />Thursday 5 June<br />Doors 7pm <br />Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8TT 020 8354 3300<br />Tickets £14 advance from:<br />www.shepherds-bush-empire.co.uk<br />www.ticketweb.co.uk <br />0844 477 2000<br />www.seetickets.com<br />0870 264 3333<br /><br />MANCHESTER:<br /><br />www.gigsandtours.com<br /><br />GLASGOW:<br />On sale fri. 29th feb 9am<br />b/o : 08444 999 990 / www.gigsinscotland.com<br /><br />DUBLIN:<br />www.ticketmaster.ie or ph: 0818 719 300<br />Venue is www.tripodlive.ie<br /><br />This is to support the release of their new album Real Emotional Trash, Malkmus' forth solo album and second with the Jinks. Its out now so go buy it!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-82546828020941584552008-03-06T21:01:00.002+00:002008-03-06T21:06:11.259+00:00Animal CollectiveAre releasing a new EP, Water Curses and its bound to be kooky. Its out on the 5th May so keep your eyes peeled.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-80457881552414469312008-03-06T20:59:00.000+00:002008-03-06T21:00:21.514+00:00Bricolageplays Twee as Fuck on the 14th March. Yay!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-32534598659223623232008-03-06T20:09:00.003+00:002008-03-06T20:59:50.087+00:00New BandsToday marks the return of HSAH. HSAH is sorry that she has been away for some time now but between working and organising a club night its been hard to do anything else.<br /><br />Now to the subject at hand. New bands come out every day, well at least it feel like they do, and HSAH feels that its only right that she gives you her opinion on who you should look out for.<br /><br />After reading a recent NME article, oh yes HSAH even surprise herself, a number of slight crazy, slight outrageous bands that can hardly play their instrument came to her attention. Now you are probably wonder why this bunch of seemingly untalented individuals caught HSAH attention. well the answer is simple, their is just something charming about the scattiness and underproduction of these tracks thats makes us smile.<br /><br />These bands herald from America and HSAH got the pleasure of seeing one of these Bands that the NME named 'SHITGAZE', a bloody awful description in HSAH opinion, on Tuesday night. <strong>Psychedelic Horseshit</strong> supported Yeasayer at Barden's Boudoir and were stunning. They performed after a very short sound check, intoxicated to the point that their performance can only be describe as a ramshackle. However, why HSAH is telling you about these guys is that in the first couple of songs there was fragments of potential. these songs were reminsct of dinasour jr and had that lo-fi quality that only Americans can do so well!<br /><br />Also playing at this gig was <strong>Pink Reason</strong>, who create similiar music to PH but had a more Shoe gazer quality. If you venture on to their myspace check out a track Borrowed Time which is tres bon in HSAH opion.<br /><br />Other bands to Look out for are:<br />Little Claw,<br />Times New Viking (these guys are particularly good),<br />TV Ghost.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-18618830529152562842008-02-13T13:46:00.003+00:002008-02-13T13:49:45.813+00:00EfterKlang play London showFor this sort HSAH thinks the press release sums up the tour nicely. Here it is:<br /><br />Efterklang have announced a spring tour of the UK and Ireland. Like their hugely successful tour in November/December last year, the group will perform as an 8-piece. The line-up will include Anna Brønsted, whose solo act Our Broken Garden, will perform as support for the tour.<br />http://www.myspace.com/ourbrokengarden<br /><br />The Danish collective, currently on tour in Europe, will release ‘Caravan’ as a strictly limited edition 7” (and download) to coincide with the tour. The single is taken from the acclaimed album Parades (a top 25 album of the year in Mojo magazine) which was last October. You can listen to Caravan here:<br />http://myspace.com/theleaflabel<br /><br />An explosive video clip for 'Caravan', directed by Danish feature film director Anders Morgenthaler, will be released very soon. After the success of the 'Mirador' video (now with almost 900,000 Youtube plays http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSKIl-NeZeE), all eyes will be on this one... <br />In the meantime, filmmaker Tobias Stretch has made a beautiful but very strange video for ‘Illuminant’, also from Parades. You can find the video on the front page of Efterklang’s website:<br />http://efterklang.net<br />http://www.myspace.com/efterklang<br /><br />Highlight of the Efterklang tour is a headlining show at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, and we can announce that the latest Leaf signing, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, from Gothenburg in Sweden, will make their debut UK performance at the show. Their album, Heartcore, will be released on April 28.<br />http://www.myspace.com/wildbirdsandpeacedrums<br /><br />http://www.last.fm/user/TheLeafLabel/events<br /><br /><strong>LONDON DATE:</strong><br />Wednesday 2 April<br />Queen Elizabeth Hall, LONDON (with Our Broken Garden and Wildbirds & Peacedrums)<br />South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX<br />Doors 730pm<br />Tickets £12.50 + booking fee<br />http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/all-events/productions/arctic-circle-presents-efterk-38948Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690290667703701958.post-86961966016543852362008-02-03T22:31:00.000+00:002008-02-03T22:37:21.097+00:00New Song to look out for!A while ago HSAH mentioned the Bookhouse Boys and they are releasing a single on the 3rd March. Its called Dead - a cheerful number no doubt - and is being released by Black Records. Unsurprisingly HSAH loves it! Their PR describes it as: "twisted surf pop", which sits well with HSAH.<br /><br />Check them out at: http://www.myspace.com/thebookhouseboysofficialChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471335062510509943noreply@blogger.com0