…is a short film by photographer Shaun Bloodworth. It was commissioned by Mary Ann Hobbs for Sonar, and has a soundtrack by my man Grievous Angel. All three protagonists live in Sheffield as do the various clubs featured. It’s good – some nice energetic positive vibes. Click the link to have a look.
Click here for a complete list of entries in the series “the first 23 gigs I can remember going to”. I got a “D” in my Psychology ‘A’ Level, and an “E” in Maths. I also completely fucked up Chemistry, again. My parents were both at work whilst I stared at the slip of paper which …
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Click here for a complete list of entries in the series “the first 23 gigs I can remember going to”. 21. Skinny Puppy plus comedian. Fulham Greyhound, 21st May 1988. This was a really sunny day, so a bit of drinking outside the venue was called for. I can’t remember much about the Greyhound except it was …
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Agit Disco 20 by Neil Transpontine « A G I T D I S C O Neil is involved with the Transpontine and History Is Made At Night blogs. Agit Disco is Stefan Szczelkun’s collaborative series where people make a compilation of their favourite political music and then write a commentary. Neil’s contribution is great: …
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Click here for a complete list of entries in the series “the first 23 gigs I can remember going to”. 18. Butthole Surfers, Loop, The Shrubs. University of London Union, 26th February 1988. This gig was sold out. A few weeks before there had been a mini-riot outside the Mean Fiddler in Harlesden when a bunch …
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Click here for a complete list of entries in the series “the first 23 gigs I can remember going to”. On the 1st of January 1988 my family had a discussion about our new year’s resolutions. Mine was that I wasn’t going to go to church any more because I didn’t believe in God. I had, to all …
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Click here for a complete list of entries in the series “the first 23 gigs I can remember going to”. 16. Suicide, Spacemen 3, Into A Circle, 999. Town & Country Club, 13th December 1987. It was cold. Sign on the door of the T&C: “Unfortunately 999 will not be appearing tonight”. The general consensus in the …
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Click here for a complete list of entries in the series “the first 23 gigs I can remember going to”. I ended up signing on at the local Higher Education College to study for ‘A’ Level resits a year later. Having done a round of visits to Universities and Polys I’d had a taste of student life …
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