Artrocker Club Week: The club is announced...

Here's what we have coming up:

July 30th - Fraff - The Electric Shocks
August 6th - The 22 - 20's
August 13th - the Speed Killers
August 20th - The Hotwires
September 7th - Grease Monkeys + The Wednesdays
September 10th - Black Madonnas
September 17th - The Stuckups

For nothing? You're 'avin' a giraffe aint ya mate?

And speaking of the a-4mentioned D4, what a great night at the Garage last
Wednesday, sweat-box city! We like that. The Bristols (featuring debutant
Artrocker contributor Parsley on Keyboards), Speed Killers, The D4, all
aces. And Ten Benson cracked it at Subterrania on Friday, once you'd made it
through Checkpoint Charlie that is! Jack had his biro confiscated for God's
sake. Normally I refuse to enter venues that insist on rummaging around in
your privates, but we were there to support our friends so I surrendered to
the indignity of it all. Next time I have to go there, may that day be
distant, I'm going to get hold of a cholostomy bag and fill it with dog
shit, let 'em rummage through that! I do have some sympathy with them
though, The Grove after dark is scary as hell, all packs of dogs and
dealers, made me homesick for Brixton to be honest. And leave it to London
Transport to cast a shadow over a great night, we beetled up to Notting Hill
as fast as our rocked out legs would carry us only to be told that all east
bound trains had finished. This was at 12.05 on a Friday night for God's
sake, 24 hour city my arse! Maybe I'm just spoiled by The Victoria Line,
last Friday night train is after 1.00, which is still pathetic but one hell
of an improvement on midnight! Anyhoo, result was ?20 I can't afford for one
of Ken "Basher" Livingstone's massively over-priced cabs. Watching the meter
click over every 20 yards is like the countdown to your own death, or
bankrupcy, whichever comes first.

Compare and contrast: Brighton Beach, some posh git playing his record
collection to a bunch of wand wavers, a missed opportunity there God, one
big tsunami and you could have done us all a big favour, and put a whole
load of E dealers out of business to boot! Not to worry though, the whole
sad "scene"'s in it's death throes anyhoo! Bangin'.

TOM ARTROCKER

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CONTENTS.

EDITORIAL.
1. HEAVY ROTATION
2. DELIA'S GIG GUIDE
3. PARSLEY'S COMLOCK
4. RADIO RADIO
5. WHERE'S LUZIO?
6. YYY'S LIVE REVIEW
7. NEW FROM INSOUND
8. A FIRST VISIT TO NY. BY "THE FOUNDRY".
9. YOU SAY THE NICEST THINGS
10. ROUGH TRADE SHOP-NEW STUFF

LISTINGS.
1. AT THE GARAGE
2. AIR GUITAR
3. FULL LENGTH 16
4. DIRTY WATER CLUB
5. BONEBOX AT THE NIGHT AND DAY
6. THE BEATINGS
7. FINAL NEW CHRISTS ALBUM
8. THE CLERKENWELL LITERARY FESTIVAL
9. FOSCA
10. ICARUS LINE ON PEEL
11. DEAD OR ALIVE PRESENT
12. AT THE WINDMILL
13. AT THE SPITZ
14. BONEBOX AT THE METRO
15. CLUB FANDANGO
16. STRANGE FRUIT PRESENT
17. RAPTURE LIVE
18. SPOILT PUSSY
19. TAPESTRY
20. ORGAN
21. ROTA
22. BOOM BIP AND DOESONE
23. AT THE CASTLE
24. PLANQUEZ ALL DAYER
25. SURFACE NOISE

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1.

>>>Heavy Rotation<<<

Raising the temperatures this week: the best song about summer.
Here I am in a secret location, miles away from Artrocker Central, i.e.
London, and surprisingly I don't have to get up every morning and remind
myself of the mantra; "this is July-this is July-this is July", because I
only have to look out the window to see... yes... the SUN... and not only
that, but also... the SEA... and thousands of bikinis, smell of sunscreen,
volleyball players, fishing boats, sailing boats... and you may say fun
stops with the dusk, but the nights are full of a whole lotta rock n roll,
too.
So, with the very bad intention of making all of you jealous, here's the
best song about summer... and it was about time:
They walk and I'll walk, they twist and I'll twist, they shimmy and I'll
shimmy, they fly and I'll fly... Well they're out there having fun in the
warm...
>California Sun: The Rivieras.<

Ippy at ippyshake@hotmail.com or artrocker@btconnect.com

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2.

>>>DELIA'S GIG GUIDE.<<<

hello ladies and gents here you go. was getting a bit wound up by this but
then remembered to connect my computer and all was well. durrr

oh i'm sorry...just got the new art-rocker 'compendium' and i've been going
on and on and on. okay will try not to blah at you all so much...its cos
i've got a computer at home now so you get all my 2 in the morning
rambling....

>LAST WEEK<

Weds: Garage- D4 / Speedkillers / The Bristols
The Bristols are great (in my world...) very simple beat in Dave Clark Five
stomp-u-lite style with French girl singer who would be ....hmm..lets say
'odd' in any other band but is perfect for this band. They're not
retro-style or 60s influenced...if someone taped them and told you that it
was Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs with Francois Hardy baby sister singing
you'd probably believe them.
Speedkillers are an Art-rocker punk happening and will no doubt be picked
over elsewhere to great effect...somewhere between a rock and an indie Sham
69
D4 have sold out the garage on a Wednesday night. we're all a bit overhot
and cross (one of the bouncers tells me later 'oh dear the air conditioning
is broken! i didn't know they had air conditioning i say...he admitted it
hasn't worked for a while...free sauna !) but there's a sort of (note i'm
trying to stop the over use of 'kinda') party atmosphere with Irene
art-rocker playing a good blend of the sort of records that make people go
'oh i love this one!' excitedly.
when d4 come on its a done deal that they're gonna be loved. they've been
touring incessantly for what seems like months and everyone that's caught
them has crammed into the garage to say goodbye. its kinda goodtime rocking
punk music. bit like the dictators maybe.

Thurs: Buffalo Bars- Holly Golightly/ The Rebel.
Bruce (hollys drummer) has had a puncture so everyone arrives too late for
soundcheck. no problem says holly we won't have one then. some bands like to
soundcheck. some bands like to soundcheck for hours and hours and hours and
fuss and fiddle and faff and at the end they still sound shit cos their
songs are rubbish and no amount of soundchecking can do anything about it.
if the p.a. works pretty much okay so the singings loud enough and all the
amps are your own you should be able to just show up and play really. holly
did anyway and it sounded fine...
I won't bang on about the rebel (again) cos i have said many times genius
etc etc..

Saturday.in the park near me they're having a festival...stalls selling meat
and coco cola...all the signs are in spanish (i think..), lots of smiley
happy people mill around eating what looks like cows bums and sucking
lollipops. no one has any alchohol and there are no snogging couples...odd
festival!! my radar soon picks up on the fact that i have stumbled upon a
spanish christian fest!!! that explains the polite well dressed teens who
say 'excuse me' rather than pushing me to the ground and laughing....a
christian rap band (no fuck yo mamas here i think!) is followed by a 3
girl/3 boy dance troupe dressed in pink. yes they are teenage boys dressed
in glittery pink shirts and have short shiny hair. definitely christians.
they dance (rather well) to music that sounds like sandie shaw winning era
Eurovision song contest entries with lots of cheesy grins and 80s teen movie
style dance moves (wouldn't have thought christian mum and dad would have
approved of them watching 'thriller' to learn that move but then jackos a
christian isn't he?)
there quickly follows (well organized these christos!) a mime troop!!!
yes....teenage girls and boys in whited out faces and black and white
outfits doing mime!!! definitely christians. the story goes something
like....a boy is vain and gets tempted by lots of GIRLS!!! and another boy
tries to make him SMOKE!!! and i think he may even be offered ALCHOHOL!!!!!
all the while another chap (who i rekin is jesus cos they havne't made him
wear the same cheesy baseball cap the others are wearing...jesus was way
cool as king misiile said..) keeps miming 'naw mate you wanna come and hang
out with me cos i loves you!!!' moves to him and in the end when the
temptation gets too much for the boy jesus jumps in and gets drunk, stoned
and loved up and then (wait for it ..) crucified....so it's ok to do what
you want cos jesus will save you? maybe i didn't quite get that one...
a man starts a long rant about something (in spanish but i rekin its about
your old man god again..) and another man taps me on the shoulder 'god bless
you' he says as he shakes my hand!! does he know i'm a baby killing/priest
eating satanist or does he just say that to everyone? i decide to leave in
case they spot me as an unbeliever and duff me up...

Saturday pm Bull And Gate: la monda???(i think thats what they're called)
sound kind of like a slower more considered dweeb except with 2 girls/1 boy
instead of 2 boys/1 girl.
Speed of sound-scary fairground organ, a guitar that sounds like duane eddy
if he'd been a bootleg-link wray fan and 3 vocalists..make a soundtrack/pop
retro noise.
Fosca: imagine if you will (say that in a tomorrows world voice and it
sounds okay...) a robert palmer video of 'addicted to love' with robert
palmer dropping the james bond macho impersonation and re-appearing as a
bleach blonde who says too the ladies...come on ladies! less of the po-face!
lets cheer up and bit and you 2 can play keyboards in a human league/gary
numan style, you can play some pop cello moodiness and i'll play at being a
kind of jolly matronly marc almond type singer chappie and play a bit of
dave gedge guitar now and then and sometimes you can help me out on some
super 100% proof indie-pop sha la la/ba bab bas...and that's probably
nothing like what Fosca sound like but it might help a bit...

Tuesday: Band practise. funny how everything you play sounds like something
else. We have some new songs....we just wrote a Kinks song, a Seeds song, a
Donovan song and My Old Mans a Dustman.

This reviews/gig guide thing was brought to you whilst listening to some
excellent Trojan ska and calypso comps...top-hole!

email your auntie delia at deliadansette@hotmail.com with gigs and stuff.

Gig Guide....

>(17th of july) Wednesday:
**Notting Hill Arts Centre- Thee Acid Ranch, garage, punk, pop, discoteque.
get your arse down there before 8pm and its free! ooh! Pablo playing live
who are oooh missus! a bit aggressive full on rockering trio.

>Thursday:
c'mon. never mind the tube strike. buses are far cooler
**Metro Club- The Beatings, Black Madonnas- This weeks shouty punk band
favourites. Theyr'e from somewhere in London and its kinda sprawly messy
rocky punky blah blah blah and i didn't love it last time i saw it but my
friend jo's seen them about 3 times now and loves them, so there you go.
**Catch- Little Barrie, Noonday Underground. Apparently Paul Weller really
likes Little Barrie but don't let that put you off.. i heard a 7" a while
back and it was really good but i can't remember why and now i can't find
it....Noonday underground are great...kinda swirly 60s organ sound and a
singer a bit like grace slick/her out of shocking blue. and its only ?3 to
get in! snip etc.
**Water Rats- ha ha the Wannadies are surely sold out!!! pop super-sugar
delight.
**Bull And Gate- left this one til last cos i'm guesting on drums for the
first on band...Reverend PIke...little bit fally/bit slitsy etc no doubt the
drumming will be great!, Milky Wimpshake are kinda indie-pop rock with
excellent lyrics, Tender Trap is 3 fifths of marine research and sound
alternately poppy, soppy, electro-boppy and a bit punky too but that doesn't
rhyme. some band called futureheads too who i dunno...

>Friday:
**Dirty Water Club- The Buff Medways- yeah you know. moddy/garagey/punky
whoish...v good...
**Garage- Electric Frankenstein! Keelercore! hard rocking monsters.
**Spitz- Ex Girl- all girl electro-pop trio i think from Japan if i remember
aright and rather good..
**Metro- Major Matt Mason, The Beauty Shop...a Shoeshine tour along the
folky/poppy/country-noir line of things...
**St Aloysius Social Club- A Tapestry night which from their playlist
indicates a kinda laid back 70s style thing....alonga lines of carole king,
neil young, big star and all that. reubens train live.

>Saturday:
**Notting Hill Arts Club- 4pm-8pm and free! Amp, Yellow 6...noisy
electronicy bleep blop monstery
**Metro- Bone-Box, Champion Kickboxer- i heard some bone box and it reminded
me of the more mellow gallon drunk stuff...c.kb. are kinda punky.
**Windmill in brixton- El Pussycat- ska pop thingy
**Victoria Park- Respect Festival- anti-racist do featuring the lovely de la
soul, pay as u go cartel and loads loads more and free so everybody love
each other without spending any money. (sorry my mums a hippy..and my
dad...what can i do?)
**Crystal palace bowl- nuvver freebie fest with loads of local bands and
kids drumming and stuff..
**Brockwell park- and ANOTHER freebie! you can't spend money today can you?
its the one love festy thing including bhundu boys and junior delgado!
nice....
**100 club- gene drayton unit- moddo faves with hammond and horns playing
retro soully rnb stuffs...

>Sunday: TIDY YOUR ROOMS UP YOU DIRTY STOP OUTS!

>Monday:
**100 club- Jiving Miss Daisy- eight piece big band play swingy/jive stuff!
if you get to this early enough (bout 7.30pm i think) you get a lesson in
swing dance and then you get to dance around pretending you're um....your
grandad??? but its great honest. the original rock & roll
**Cherry Jam- Mcalmont and butler- sounds like motown missing hits.
**Spice Of Life- The Realistics- NY power garage R&B punkers with that all
important we use the same laundaurette as the strokes connection.

>Tuesday:
**well...unless you already have a ticket for the Suicidal Tendencies
legendary skate-thrash punk-up at the mean fiddler you are in big trouble if
you don't hop along to the buffalo bars in highbury and islington for the
first night of the art-rocker club!!! i know this is a corporate whore
art-rocker 3 line whip thingy (eh?) but honest it'll be ace...there is a
band and everything ! check out www.thehotwires.com for more info on them
and irene dj artrocker is ace! johhny cash/seeds/umm can't remember what
else she was playing last time but it was great! also if you're reading this
you can get in free. read elsewhere in this mailout for more details on
that...i'm pretty sure i'm doing the door for this so slaps and biscuits can
be left with me.

>Wednesday:
surely all too tired from art-rocker club at buffalo bars to go
out again? no? oh okay then...
**Notting hill arts- acid ranch again and i think with moddy whosters bronco
bullfrog but maybe i dis-remember...
**Water Rats- The Electric Shocks- punkers who someone told me was good.
**hyde park- meatloaf...more next week on this one....

if you need more details on any of these ..price/venue address etc let me
know and i'll try and help
deliadansette@hotmail.com

x delia x

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3.

>>>PARSLEY'S COMMLOCK<<<

>Txt msg joke :
turn on ur radio, Tony Blair has died!???..Carlsberg don't send text
messages but if they did they'd probably send the best text messages in the
world.

>Web site tip :
http://freespace.virgin.net/reevietone.news/
My mate Tony Reeve offers you some free cartoons like the ones he does for
Private Eye. Catch us the first Friday of the month in Forbidden Planet at
12:30 (usually !) before we go and review the new DVD releases.

>Broken amps :
Mike Cross Aylesbury 01296 486623
Only man I've met with nostalgia for that golden 'transistor' age in the
seventies, where they were built to last, and it's easier to replace the
broken component without needing a new circuit board.

>Record your own music :
The legendary Sexton Ming is making some room at home and is selling his
8-track quarter inch machine and mixing deck. He's looking for ?350 o.n.o.
and if you're interested please contact him via e_guru@hotmail.com.

>Club :
Thursday (18th) at the Lunar Lounge, downstairs @ The Embassy Bar 119 Essex
Road Islington London N1 2SN Tel: (020) 7226 9849 (Tube - Highbury or Angel
Train - Essex Road). A chilled subterranean mid-weeker of sofas and Lunar
Lounge DJs. Tickets : FREE

>Buy :
Eis Stern Premium Quality Chocolate Ice Cream (1 litre) - LIDL - 99p
Forget Ben & Jerry and Haagen Daas, and get your chocolate ice cream fix
from the German Ice Meisters.

>Film news :
I see Michael Caine plays Austin Power's Dad in the new 'Goldmember' film.
Cool.

>Destined to repeat history :
"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry
into a patriotic fervour, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It
both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of
war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind
has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the
citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by
patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so.
How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar." - - Julius
Caesar
Ouch...and Caesar could string a sentence together...!

>Holiday idea :
Phaze is Hammond pop groove with beautiful Fay Hallam and her beautiful
voice. Phaze's next gig is on Sunday the 4th August 2002 at the Euro Ye Ye
60's Mod Rally in Gijon, Spain. For more details visit The New Untouchables
at http://www.newuntouchables.com.

>Hero of the week :
I met legendary Hammer Horror actress Barbara Shelly the other day (more
info. on her at http://www.hammerfan.com/). She was in 'Danger Man',
'Quatermass and the Pit', 'Village of the Damned', 'Man In A Suitcase', 'The
Avengers', 'Doctor Who', 'Blakes 7' and 'Man From UNCLE'. She's an excellent
person, a Buddhist and a vegetarian, with some wild ideas on synchronicity.
She will always salute a single magpie.

>>>parsley.L@virgin.net<<<

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4.

>>>RADIO RADIO<<<

Driving home from Essex's finest, ahem, seaside resort, Clacton on Sea,
relieved to have avoided the fatboy resort, we tuned into the mighty and
revamped Radio 2 to catch 'Never mind the Horlicks', a Tom Robinson
presented history of punk, yes another one, and I find myself forced to
eat my words about Radio 2.
It was crass and throwaway with no discernable thread, and seemed to simply
use a series of soundbite scraps of interview with some of the 'key
players'. There were indeed some key persons and learned folks but poorly
used, and it was all underscored by a backdrop of 'appropriate releases'.
For instance, a theme dwelt on by Robinson was the plethora of late
seventies releases inspired by the DIY attitude of punk, and yet at that
stage they had not played a single independent released track - certainly
hadn't mentioned The Buzzcocks Spiral Scratch or New Hormones Records! Soon
afterwards we are played that Banshees 'punk' classic 'Happy House' ........
I think not.
The show went on to lamely cover punk influenced scenes that covered the
entire 25 years since then in 15 minutes, and included Grunge via 'Teen
Spirit'; a real wind-up with it's comparison to the Acid House scene, a
scene far removed from the political, altruistic, and anti-commercial
attitude of DIY punk; a good analogy with the US hiphop scene; and to cap it
all a comparison of punk to Pop Idol by soundbiting McLaren as a pop
impressario and Lydon as manipulated celebrity!

The Beeb does not seem to consider pop worthy of a mature critique, although
I have enjoyed some of the Radio 2 documentaries such as the 60's garage
shows and indeed most of Stuart MaConie's Saturday night sessions. The Beeb
should look at the success of Mojo and relative merit of TV shows like
"Classic Albums" (unlike South Bank Shows) to see that we are interested,
interested, and can actually handle a bit of qualitative criticism.

The problem probably lies in the fact that production companies buy this
airtime off the beeb and these documentaries, 9 times out of 10, amount to
hour long adverts for record label's releases (take the REM and Moby South
Bank Shows)- at least on Xfm you know which ones the adverts are !
'Horlicks' was probably just cheap radio for the beeb.
Nice exposure if you can get it ......sorry , BUY IT.

PAUL ARTROCKER

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5.

>>>WHERE'S LUZIO?<<<

>LAST WEEK.<

+wed10/7 Empire- SIOUXIE & THE BANSHEES : tales of London traffic, Finsbury
Park to Shepherds Bush = 2h 15mins. Arrived there late, Marina from
www.organart.com got me in. Far from their peak, still worth two hours
stuck on the buses. And I really didn't get the encore song with ExGirl.
Then went to Underworld for a late, short headlining set by POLYPHONIC
SPREE : as SoundtracksOfOurLives are to LynyrdSkynyrd, they are like a more
musical version of Flaming Lips (read as "they can play"), because of what
they look like [all 25 (!!!) of them wearing tunics] I have problems in
taking them seriously, and I was expecting them to come out and sing "Jesus
Christ Superstar" at anytime. Astonishingly enjoyable. They will be hot and
play at the Empire..

+thu11/7 ended up not going anywhere

+fri12/7 Bomb Turks cancelled, so didn?t feel like going anywhere. Playing
"Happy Family" with friends and their babies.

+sat13/7 Brixton Academy- IGGGGYYYYYYYYYYYY (that is, Iggy Pop) : not
great this time. But it?s still IGGGGGYYYY !!!

+sun14/7 there was nothing around..Called to fight ant invasion and played
with baby Shannon

+mon15/7 Underworld- SPOILER: nothing outstanding, sub-average stoner rock
for reduced masses. HERMANO: everything you can expect from the ex singer
of Kyuss. John Garcia, now fat, is still great, but the music around him is
nothing more than average stoner rock for small masses.

+tue16/7watchout for the Von Bondies at the Underworld in August! (and
Diamond Head !)

>THIS WEEK.<

wed17/7 MY VITRIOL at Monarch (WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY/BOO HEWERDINE at
12BarClub, GARY BURTON & MAKOTO OZONE at QEH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD at
Garage,IDLEWILD at Virgin, GREEN DAY at Wembley, BILAL at JazzCafe, JOOLS
HOLLAND at KewGardens, SISSLA at Forum, DENYS BAPTISTE at RonnieScotts)

thu18/7 STEWART COPELAND/BILL BRUFORD at RFH (WANNADIES at WaterRats,
DENYS BAPTISTE at RonnieScotts, MINUTEMAN at Monarch, DRI at Garage,
BEATINGS at Metro, ATHLETE at Dingwalls, BILAL at JazzCafe, HORSEPOWER
at 12BarClub, TONY ALLEN at QEH, TENDERTRAP at Bull&Gate, GREEN DAY at
Wembley, STEVE WILLIAMSON at Spitz, JOE SATRIANI at Empire)

fri19/7 WANNADIES at WaterRats or ELECTRIC FRANKESTEIN/MIKA BOMB at
Garage (SAND/SALOON at ICA , TRILOK GURTU at QEH, MY VITRIOL at Astoria,
AZYMUTH at JazzCafe, DR FEELGOOD at Borderline, EX GIRL at Spitz, DENYS
BAPTISTE at RonnieScotts, Guilford festival)

sat20/7 WIRE at ICA or AMP at ArtsClub, (DE LA SOUL at VictoriaPark, BRYAN
ADAMS at HydePark, JUNIOR DELGADO at BrockwellPark, LLOYD COLE/ROBYN
HITCHCOCK at Astoria, MDC/DOA at Underworld, DENYS BAPTISTE at
RonnieScoots, ZODIAC MINDWARP at Borderline, MORY KANTE at QEH, Guilford
festival)

sun21/7 SUPERTRAMP at HydePark (EVELYNE GLENNIE-STEVE HACKETT at QEH,
BURNING SPEAR at Astoria, DOWN BY LAW at Garage, Guilford festival)

mon22/7 McALMONT & BUTLER at CherryJam

tue23/7 SUICIDAL TENDENCIES at MeanFiddler, HOTWIRES at BuffaloBar,
LAPSUS LINGUAE at DublinCastle, 7 AIR/I:AM:I at Upstairs, MARK KNOPFLER at
Empire, NUMBER ONE SON at Palace, AL JARREAU at Apollo

wed24/7 DAR WILLIAMS at Borderline, MEAT LOAF at HydePark, YELLOW
JACKETS at JazzCafe, MARK KNOPFLER at Empire, ZEROSTAR at Upstairs, BILLY
BRAGG at Blackheath Halls

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6.

>http://www.ballroomfavourites.com<

>>>Yeah Yeah Yeah's - The Garage 7/7/02<<<

Tonight the Yeah Yeah Yeah's are on fire and they are going to take everyone
down in a blaze of glory with them. The sweating walls of the Garage are
crackling and hissing with life.
You can count me in because if tonight is the precedent to the rest of their
career they have already found their niche in my rock'n' roll hall of fame.
A faultless set of new songs from their 5 track EP and forthcoming debut LP,
are played for a crowd who are working themselves up into adulation with the
new queen of rock Karen O as their muse. She lurches herself around the
stage, her mic lead loosely disguised as a whip, leather glove about to be
devoured by the power of her own vocal chords. She is hot and everyone knows
it. If I could be anyone tonight, it would be her.
Nick and Brian follow suit with the tightest live show I have seen them do
yet. Why would they need a bass when there is so much soul oozing from their
finger tips? Why, when they have Karen O's lush vocals at the helm?
Someone's Dad is plucked out of the crowd by Karen who is seemingly amused
and bewildered that there is some grey haired old man moshing in the pit.
Fair point!
'We ...uh...wrote...this song...er...especially for...ahhh...you' she toys
in her southern-like drawl as an intro to the death metal soaring Art Star,
(the one where her larynx sounds like it has been shredded by razor blades).
Every song is just so goddamn good. I demand all to wash the word 'hype' out
of their mouths out with soap. It all seems quite effortless for a band who
have been in existence all of two years. Hearts are a-blazing. Songs of sex,
love and her man are
enough to send pulsing racing far on into the night...and some.
- J.Bossanova
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and finally our datsuns interview...answered by Phil and Christian

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7.

>>NEW RELEASE NEWSLETTER from INSOUND<<

Tuesday, July 16, 2002

>>>R E L E A S E O F T H E D A Y<<<

>Rocket from the Crypt 'Hot Charity/Cut And Play' (Swami)
Two of ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT's most elusive vinyl-only releases together-FOR
THE FIRST TIME--on one CD: 1995's Hot Charity LP (out of print) and the 1999
6-song 12" Cut Carefully and Play. Hot Charity made the top 10 of NME list
in '95, and has been cited by DAVE NAVARRO, MOBY and DAVE MUSTAINE as a
major influence. The Cut Carefully and Play 12" is scathing, punk bliss full
of modulated horns and an even more dense and frantic guitar attack. Hot
Charity's embossed sleeve will be replicated on the CD cover, with the Cut
and Play artwork delegated to the back.

N E W R E L E A S E S

>THE MICROPHONES 'Lanterns' (K Records)
New 7" of pop-topia from Phil Elvrum and company. The "Lanterns/Antlers"
record is a 2 sided single. Neither of the songs are the main song. They are
opposites of each other and they are inseparable.

>THE STOOGES 'Fun House' (Sundazed)
Sundazed re-pressing on 180 gram vinyl. The Stooges' first album was
produced by a classically trained composer; their second was supervised by
the former keyboard player with the Kingsmen, and if that didn't make all
the difference, it at least indicates why Fun House was a step in the right
direction. Producer Don Gallucci took the approach that the Stooges were a
powerhouse live band, and their best bet was to recreate the band's live set
with as little fuss as possible. As a result, the production on Fun House
bears some resemblance to the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie" ? the
sound is smeary and bleeds all over the place, but it packs the low-tech
wallop of a concert pumped through a big PA, bursting with energy and
immediacy. This is a landmark album. Maybe the best proto-punk album ever

>MC5 'Back in the USA' (Sundazed)
Sundazed pressing of the original master tapes!! While lacking the
monumental impact of Kick Out the Jams, the MC5's second album is in many
regards their best and most influential, its lean, edgy sound anticipating
the emergence of both the punk and power-pop movements to follow later in
the decade.

>>>A R T I S T O F T H E W E E K<<<

>Gogogo Airheart
Gogogo Airheart first assembled in San Diego, CA, in 1997, with a lineup
consisting of bassist A. Vyas, guitarist and vocalist Michael Vermilion,
drummer J. Hough, and Benjamin White on guitar, keyboards. Inspired by the
style of bands such as locals Swindle and joining explosive selections of
punk rock, soul, and wild experimentation, the San Diego crew soon began to
make a buzz all across the local club scene. At first, months after the
group's initial rehearsals, they decided on self-recording a considerable
number of cassettes, and not long after entered their first-ever touring
season. Still in 1997, the band offered Gogogo Airheart, their debut album;
Love My Life...Hate My Friends, the crew's second major recording,
ultimately hit record stores in 1998. During the following 12 months, the
California team released the EP Things We Need, prior to the offering of yet
another eponymous full-length in 2000, by then through the GSL record label.
In 2002, the band released their finest album to date, 'Exitheusa' ~ All
Music Guide

http://www.insound.com/

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8.

>GOGOGO AIRHEART, A LIVE REVIEW FROM OUR FRIEND 'THE FOUNDRY', IN NEW YORK FOR
>THE SIREN FESTIVAL.

>>>A first visit to New York - by 'the foundry'<<<

Early days but i'm pretty sure i like this city, what i've seen of it. It
has a lot of parralels with london but good points as well. ba boom. I
actually feel really relaxed and comfortable here despite the pace and i
like the spontaneity, like just walking in any direction and finding what
you want even though you were'nt looking for it. For example, just went out
to get some lunch, bought some records in Other Records and got a free
ticket for a secret vines show at CBGBs, so i guess that's what i'm doing
tonight. last night was cool, our evening went thusly.....

If it's red walls and heavy curtains it must be a curry house, complete with
bring your own beer, red stripe and corporate busting budvar, except they're
calling it czechvar now. Our destination is the knitting factory, a lot like
the Jazz Cafe cut in half, centre stage, like a wedding cake. We miss the
fist band for the sake of a good peshwari naan, i'm sure you're with us. We
arrive true london-style as the band we came to see, GoGoGoAirheart, take to
the stage. the drummer is bare of foot and bowled of hair, the guitar goes
shimmer-shimmer or chikka chikka, the singer goes 'OW' betwixt bouts of
spastic dancing and the bass player basses like a one man oingo boingo (LA
frat-party-funk legends in their own neighbourhood, it's LA, what can i tell
you.) GGGAH are proof that if you move slowly enough the world eventually
catchs up with you. Sweep the leg johnny are headlining, it's their farewell
show and because we don't like them even the airconditioning cannot convince
us to stay so we say farewell also.

Vines review will follow,

The Foundry.

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9.

>>>YOU SAY THE NICEST THINGS<<<

>THE MAN FROM V.2 GETS A WEE BIT TESTY WITH US, YOU, THE UNIVERSE AND
>EVERYTHING.

dear artrockers,
Where to start - that's the question... there are so many levels of
wrong-headed bum-fuckery in your postings against the company i work at that
it really is difficult to pick a starting point. in fact, i am annoyed to
find myself even trying, but i've weakened and given in to the temptation
(undoubtedly some class of corporate-related disease, derived from taking it
up the ass from the droids i work 'under').
however, what the fuck does your latest gimp-mailer know about v2 or any of
the people that work here? very little methinks. artrocker covers some
great bands and features some great writing, but the tedious, child-like,
anality of some of your contributors is too much to bear. these infintile,
ill-informed rants are nothing if not an embarassment to artrocker - or
certainly should be. although i suspect that you think these are
insightful, well targeted critiques.
sure, there are some idiots at v2. there are even a couple of people who
know nish about music but luckily they work in areas where it doesn't really
matter what they do or don't know.
v2 has released it's fair share of shite records. it has also released -
contrary to what tomnottomartrocker(sure!) dribbles - a number of
outstanding records by some fucking unique people (eg. howe gelb/giant
sand/op8, grandaddy, mercury rev, elbow, the high llamas, the olivia tremor
control). not only has it done this at the expense of some expense (sic),
but at a staggeringly large expense - so stop talking out of your arse. the
notion that in order to care about music you need to start your own label is
laughable. you seem to think that we are intrinsically evil. sorry to piss
on your little parade, but the harsh reality is that most bands need (and
occasionally even want) to sign to bigger labels so that they can 1. make
the records the way they want to, 2. tour them without relying on sleeping
on some strangers soggy carpet (possibly romantic, but actually not very
much fun), and 3. have them promoted reasonably well. this is a fact and i
can guarantee you that there are very few bands that would not jump at the
chance of a deal that enables this to happen. virtually all bands that tell
you otherwise are lying. so basically, grow up.
there is only a tiny number of small labels that are worth the paper this
isn't printed on (eg. fierce panda, world serpent, ace of discs, susan
lawley). all of the stupid accusations levelled at us in your various
diatribes can be dismissed/overlooked/laughed off and generally attributed
to voidoid muppetry.
however, what i find impossible to swallow is the outright two-facedness of
artrocker itself. oh yes kids, your altruistic, right-on, rock-action bible
is run by some blatantly two-faced, sneaky motherfuckers. let me illustrate
this point for you. the night v2 signed the datsuns, myself and some
friends, were down at the good ship acid ranch to see the modey lemon.
there we were, enjoying the sounds, the alcohol and for the most part, the
good company. the von bondies's manager introduced me to either tom or paul
artrocker (can't remember which - c'mon, i was a little drunk) and we
proceeded to chat amiably and enthusiastically about all sorts of stuff -
music, magazines, payola. really, all sorts of stuff which we seemed to find
interesting, funny or infuriating. so, artrocker boy is getting all pally
and asks me to write for his esteemed ezine thing (or whatever snapy little
title you've got for yourself). not just once, but two or three times that
night he asked me to contribute. i was a vaguely flattered by this but
politely declined on the grounds that i'm not a writer. so to find the very
next week, my own badself slagged off in no uncertain terms in artrocker
came as something of a surprise. you can imagine the other feelings that
cropped up too. it appears as though there are hidden depths to your
shallowness. i shouldn't be so surprised really. there are more than a few
of you sly types out there that are all friendly, and full of how're you
doing man, then snigger behind the bike sheds about us 'corporate cunts',
chiefly because it gives some purpose to your hollow little world and makes
you feel cool. i know who some of you are, and i'm coming for the rest.
gimme the music and fuck your petty bullshit.
in summary, the core of v2 rocks harder than arthur lee on a bag of bolivian
bugle and you're not fit to touch the hem of my garment. cocksuckers. do
your homework. i'll be fairly surprised if you print this. if you do, i
look forward to your undoubtedly vitriolic response. feel free to include
my full name, it would be good to know yours too, along with the other
half-wits that hide behind first-name anonymity.

i mean it, man.

pip pip.

Ray McCarville v2music

>O.K. ARTROCKERS, PUT DOWN THOSE PEBBLES AND LET THE GIANT BE! SERIOUSLY THOUGH
>RAY, IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE V2 WE HAD A GO AT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF ANY
>NUMBER OF "INDUSTRY PLAYERS". THE COMPANY YOU WORK FOR IS NO BETTER OR WORSE
>THAN THE NEXT ONE, BUT YOU MUST REALISE THAT PRESENCE OF THE STEROCHRONICS ON
>YOUR ROSTER MAKES THE WHOLE BUSINESS OF SIGNING THE DATSUNS, WELL, FUNNY!

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> Why do people insist on labels, reference points and the ramblings of people
> that actively encourage Oasis?

Anyone who's spent any amount of time flyering will know how true this is,
and count the number of times to you see the word 'ex' or 'of' in the ad to
encourage people to go to see someone's new band. Why do people have to be
reminded that David Grubbs was in Gastr Del Sol or John Parrish works with
PJ Harvey ? But believe me they do.
Yes major A&R aren't to be trusted. Read Steve Albini's infamous rage
against the scene for the basic math. But the problem with that particular
viewpoint is it lets the band off the hook - take responsibility for your
actions goddamnit.
The number of times I've been told by a band that they've signed up with
this or that agent because they know they'll get more money out of people.
Ultimately leading to the ?30 ticket prices you've already complained about.
They get $$ in their eyes the moment the A&R guy opens his wallet,
ironically only to have it all lifted from them later with such deft light
fingered-ness it would make Fagin proud.

Tony

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is it worth me sayin that oasis were pretty special at finsbury park this
weekend? or does it just get me laughed out of town? ! it shouldn't, i'll
tell yer that much . . .

Paul

>NO-ONE'S LAUGHING HERE PAUL, I CAN ASSURE YOU!<

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10.

>>>Rough Trade Shop new releases 15/7/02<<<

spencer, jon - blues explosion acme cd

the fall rough trade singles box cd 4cd box set of the four
classic rough trade singles released between july 1980 and october
1983.deluxe packaging with a poster,sleeve notes and each cd single
repackaged as an exact miniture of the original single

the fall totally wired - the rough trade anthology cd
overview of the fall's time in the early 80's on rough trade.double cd
featuring singles,tracks from grotesque,slates,live tracks etc

various - live the dream:the second fierce panda sampler various -
live the dream:the second fierce panda sampler cd 16 track
cheap sampler from fierce panda with tracks from the
parkinsons,caretaker,kaito,seafood,death cab for cutie etc

===========us import==========================

american death ray music smash radio hits cd The sound
you ask? Well it can be aptly decribed as an intelligent use of the last
thirty years of rock and roll and beyond. So by all means buy, steal or
borrow this record today. cd only on sympathy for the record industry

gogogo airheart exitheuxa cd brand new album from gogogo
airheart on gold standard laboratories.a unique blend of experimental post
punk and modern pop.say pere ubu jamming with the happy mondays

the cherry valence revival lp a limited edition 5 track vinyl
only mini album from the cherry valence before their next estrus full
length. wild sweaty punk blues rock action from flapping jet

the cripples dirty head cd dirtnap is fast becoming one of the
us labels of the year.the cripples are on the screamers side of the
galaxy.imagine if add n to (x) played pop songs but with the help of the
modern lovers and wire

the rapture the chair that squeaks 7 The debut 7" from the
rapture back in on gold standard laboratories.These are the next big thing
out of new york after the strokes and the yeah yeah yeahs.dirty 80's new
wave which hints at the gang of four and television.the flipside is a
psychedelic furs cover.limited on blue(ish) coloured vinyl

Rough Trade Mail Order
130 Talbot Rd
London W11 1JA
Tel. 020 7792 3490
Fax. 020 72Mailto:joe@roughtrade.com
http://www.roughtrade.com

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LISTINGS.

1. AT THE GARAGE
2. AIR GUITAR
3. FULL LENGTH 16
4. DIRTY WATER CLUB
5. BONEBOX AT THE NIGHT AND DAY
6. THE BEATINGS INSTORE
7. FINAL NEW CHRISTS ALBUM
8. THE CLERKENWELL LITERARY FESTIVAL
9. FOSCA
10. ICARUS LINE ON PEEL
11. DEAD OR ALIVE PRESENT
12. AT THE WINDMILL
13. AT THE SPITZ
14. BONEBOX AT THE METRO
15. CLUB FANDANGO
16. STRANGE FRUIT PRESENT
17. RAPTURE LIVE
18. SPOILT PUSSY
19. TAPESTRY
20. ORGAN
21. ROTA
22. BOOM BIP AND DOESONE
23. AT THE CASTLE
24. PLANQUEZ ALL DAYER
25. SURFACE NOISE

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1.

>>>the garage<<<

20/22 Highbury Corner, N5 London
cc: 020 7344 0044 venue: 020 7607 1818

JULY

Wed 17 STRAPPING YOUNG LAD + guests ?10adv
Thu 18 Straight Presents DRI ?8adv
Fri 19 ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN + Mika Bomb + Uncle Fester ?8adv
Sun 21 DOWN BY LAW + US BOMBS ?8adv
Tue 23 Giant + Moly ?5
Wed 24 Candy Headz + Inhale + tbc ?5

UPSTAIRS AT THE GARAGE
JULY

Wed 17 Bromide + Michael Clarke + Katy Carr
+ South Island Place ?5
Thu 18 Organ Presents - Desman + K-Line + tbc ?5
Fri 19 Spilling Whiskey on the floor ?5
Sun 21 Sunday Service Red Eye Detrimentim + Skaldic Curse + 7th Child +
Beef conspiracy ?6
Tue 23 Organ Presents & 7air + I-Am-I + Body Bug ?5
Wed 24 Zero Star + Truepenny + Fiction ?5

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2.

>>>Air Guitar:<<<
Art Reconsidering Rock Music Fri 12 July - Mon 26 Aug 2002 Milton Keynes
Gallery
Admission free

This summer MK G (Milton Keynes Gallery) presents Air Guitar, an exhibition
exploring the relationship between contemporary art and rock music from the
perspective of the artist as rock music fan. The exhibition examines how
music from the 1970s, '80s and '90s has provided an enduring frame of
reference for a generation of visual artists.

Curated by Emma Mahony for MK G, Air Guitar brings together work by emerging
and well-established artists and includes photography, video, painting,
drawing and neon work. Most of the pieces included have been made in the
last few years. Jessica Voorsanger, Bob & Roberta Smith, Frances Stark, Sam
Durant, Luke Caulfield, Seamus Nicolson and Peter Harris will be exhibiting,
as well as many others.

MK G is producing a fully illustrated catalogue to accompany the exhibition,
with texts by Mark Wilsher and Emma Mahony. The exhibition will tour to
Manchester, Nottingham and Carlisle. It has been supported by the Arts
Council of England National Touring Programme.

http://www.mkweb.co.uk/mkg/

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3.

>>>FULL LENGTH 16<<<
a musical remix of a classic film
FRIDAY 19th JULY
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
The Mall, London SW1
Doors open: 8pm
Admission: ?10 /?9 concessions / ?8 ICA members
Tickets available in advance from ICA box office: 0207 930 3647 or
www.ica.org.uk
(PLEASE NOTE: THIS WILL BE A SEATED EVENT, THEREFORE TICKETS ARE LIMITED)

>SAND vs. Stalker
>SALOON vs. La Jetee

DJ:
ETHAN REID (Soul Jazz)
Soul Jazz resident Ethan will keep things going in the ICA bar to the early
hours, with an eclectic mix.

Visuals: BLUE SUNSHINE

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4.

>>>dirtywaterclub<<<

You're all getting this a bit early because I'm away next week. I'll have a
nice holiday - I hope you enjoy the gig.

FRIDAY 19th JULY

>THE BUFF MEDWAYS<
- What can I say about them that you don't know already?
You know it'll be a great show so I won't waste my time or yours by writing
loads of stuff about them. Support band will be whoever Billy decides to
bring up from Medway with him....
Mole from the Embrooks will be playing the records tonight.

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5.

>>>UGLYMAN MUSIC PRESENTS....<<<

>bone-box<
@ The Night and Day - JULY 17th - doors 8pm
?3 adv (tickets available from info@bone-box.com )
with Hawksley Workman (Canada) and Steven Fretwell (Mcr)
* New Bone-box CDLP 'Working the Ribald Ratio' *
"If you're really looking for a revival in British guitar music, Bone-box
are the combination you may have been dreaming of" NME

"There really aren't any musical bones to pick with a record as fulfilling
as this. KKKK" KERRANG
"Bone-box make The White Stripes look like S Club Juniors" CITY LIFE

"A stunning yet totally subtle work of understated genius" THE BIG ISSUE

www.bone-box.com
www.uglymanmusic.com
www.100proofdesign.co.uk

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6.

>>>THE BEATINGS<<<

will be playing their first headlining show at THE METRO in
LONDON on Thursday 18th July with The Black Madonnas in support.

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7.

>>>LAUGHING OUTLAW ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF FINAL NEW CHRISTS ALBUM 'WE GOT THIS!'<<<

The saddest news for true lovers of rock and roll action in 2001 was the
disbanding of The New Christs, triggered in part by the demise of their US
label, Man's Ruin. Led by the former lead singer of Radio Birdman,
Rob Younger, The New Christs released several classic LPs, EPs and singles
over
two decades with various line-ups. An album, recorded in Sydney during
2001, was left unfinished and it appeared that the world would never get to
hear the band's powerful final statement.

Now, Sydney's Laughing Outlaw Records is proud to announce that the final
New Christs album, entitled 'We Got This!', is now finished and ready to be
unleashed world-wide. The release date is September 30th 2002 when the album
will be available for all to hear in earth-shuddering stereo sound. This
last will and testament from one of the greatest garage rock bands will be
available on CD and double vinyl.

The impending release of 'We Got This' is very timely in light of the
success of 'The Essential Radio Birdman (1974-1978)', released on Sub Pop in
the US last year and the excitement that surrounded Radio Birdman's farewell
Australian tour during May and June 2002.

Email: laughingoutlaw@talk21.com
Web: www.laughingoutlaw.com.au
Laughing Outlaw Records
36, Phillip Street
Chester
CH2 3BY
UK

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8.

>>>THE CLERKENWELL LITERARY FESTIVAL<<<

Tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 08700 600 100
More details at www.pilchardteeth.com or www.idler.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 17 JULY

1pm : LEGENDS AT LUNCHTIME: SATAN
The devil is in Clerkenwell. Glen Duncan, author of I, Lucifer, is pleased
to meet him. You will be, too.[Marx Memorial Library, ?3]

6pm : Pilchard Teeth presents THE EIGHT BIT REVOLUTION
Come and witness the amazing Commodore 64 underground music movement. Live
set from Sweden's Press Play On Tape. DJs and visuals inspired by the
great computer console. Play the old games on big screens. Also starring Ben
Daglish. BOOK EARLY! [The Gallery, ?10]

9pm: THE SWEET SMELL OF FAILURE
Can tragedy turn into triumph? Arthur Smith chairs a debate starring Toby
Young, author of How To Lose Friends And Alienate People, boo.com founder
Ernst Malmsten, author of Boo Hoo, Big Issue founder John Bird and
demi-monde habitu? Richard Strange. DJ John Moore plays miserablist tunes.
[Tardis Studios, ?7]

THURSDAY 18 JULY

1pm : LEGENDS AT LUNCHTIME: POLICE AND THIEVES
Great Train Robber Bruce Reynolds and comic crime capers writer Danny
King read tales of daring and disaster. [Marx Memorial Library, ?5]

4pm : SKIVERS WORKSHOP
Leave work early and join John Nicholson for a workshop on the fine art
of doing nothing. [Upstairs at The Three Kings, free]

7pm: IS GOD A CUNT?
Asks Bill Drummond. Come and have your say on the great theological
debate of our time. [The Foundry, free]

9pm: Pilchard Teeth presents PLAY TIME
How important is play in the creative process? TV?s science lover and
Zo?s Dad Johnny Ball, underground renaissance man Billy Childish,
Blur's Alex James and Steven Poole, author of Trigger Happy: The Inner
Life of Videogames, engage in serious debate and light badinage.
[Tardis Studios, ?10]

FRIDAY 19 JULY

1pm: LEGENDS AT LUNCHTIME: PRINCESSES
Stewart Home, author of 69 Uses For A Dead Princess, tells stories of
Diana and supermodels. [Marx Memorial Library, ?3]

4pm: Pilchard Teeth presents THE PUB QUIZ
Adam Buxton and Dave Green present a computer games pub quiz. Win a
PS2! [The Surprise, Free]

6.30pm: TALES OF FREEDOM
The Miscarriages of Justice Organisation presents tales of murder,
cover-ups and battles for justice. With James McGregor, author of A Law
Unto Themselves and Don Hale, and readings from actors Tam Dean Burn and
Gary Lewis. [Marx Memorial Library, ?5/3]

8pm: ANARCHY AND ALL THAT JAZZ
Crass founder Penny Rimbaud presents an evening of free thought and free
jazz, starring Eve Libertine, with music from Louise Elliot and Sarah
Barton. [The Surprise, ?5/3]

SATURDAY 20 JULY

1pm: Pilchard Teeth presents PERFECT WAVES: THE ART OF THE THEREMIN
Bruce Woolley of the Radio Science Orchestra presents the amazing
theremin. Readings, stunning music and the rare chance to try it
yourself in the Radio Science Workshop. [Tardis Studios, ?5]

3pm: CHANNEL 4 presents THE WRITING OF BOLLYWOOD
Bollywood stars and writers come together for an afternoon of readings
and music. Starring Ardashir Vakil, author of Beach Boy; Howard Lee,
Lagaan star and author of From Balham to Bollywood, plus special guests
to be announced. Sponsored by Channel 4. [Caf? Lazeez, ?7]

3pm: LIBERTIES AND PRISONS NORTH OF THE THAMES
See the sites and remember the destruction of London?s prisons in the
Great Liberty Riot of 1780, with John Nicholson. [Meet at Farringdon
Underground Station, ?5]

4.30pm: TEA WITH THE CHAP
Join the chaps from The Chap for an afternoon of free tea, free cakes,
piercing bon mots and the chance to win a fez. [Tardis Studios, ?5]

6pm: FLANDERS MARE
Keith Allen presents a star-studded reading of Zo? Lewis?s new play of
laughter and intrigue at the court of Henry VIII. [Tardis Studios, ?5]

7pm: BEAT CLUB
Get hip, daddio, with Fran Landesman, Robyn Hitchcock and bongos.
[The Three Kings, ?3]

9pm: the Idler LOVE NIGHT
John Cooper Clarke, TV?s Adam Buxton, writer Kerry Sharp (Inappropriate
Behaviour), Josie Bernard, Clare Pollard and a glittering cast of London?s
laziest entertain you with tales of love, loss and heavy drinking. [Tardis
Studios, ?10]

SUNDAY 21 JULY

12.30pm: THE LION AND ALBERT
The classic 1930s kids' story brought to life by Howard Lee. Leave the
kids with him and have a bloody mary in the bar. [Tardis Studios, ?5]

3pm: THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL
John Nicholson leads a walk aroud the darker corners of Clerkenwell.
Wallow in stews and slaughter. Limited numbers: book early.
[Meet Farringdon Underground Station, ?5]

4pm: IS FATHERHOOD THE NEW MOTHERHOOD?
Lit Dads Will Self and Matthew De Abaitua discuss paternity, equality
and liberty. [Tardis Studios, ?7]

6pm: Pilchard Teeth presents COUNTER CULTURE
Remember Cascade? Ben Moor and Will McDonald read on the art of play and
host an interactive board game swap shop experience. Bring your old
games. [Tardis Studios, ?5]

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9.

>>>FOSCA<<<

"Secret Crush On Third Trombone" remains their new single - hear an excerpt
at www.fosca.com/secretclip.mp3 and see them in person thus:

Sunday, July 21st, 1pm onwards
>Josephs Well, Leeds<
as part of the 2-day Gojonnygogogogo Festival.
Other bands appearing include Ballboy, Tompaulin, Mikabomb, Tender Trap...
Daytickets 8 pounds (6 advance), Weekend 12 pounds (10 advance)
www.thisisindie.com/ for more info...

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10.

>>>Icarus Line on Peel!<<<

The latest Icarus Line Peel Session featuring 4 NEW songs:

the Big Sleep
Kiss Like Lizards
Getting Bright At Night
Miss Bliss

Will be broadcast on the John Peel show July 24th between 10pm and 12pm UK
time

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11.

>>>DEAD OR ALIVE PRESENTS:<<<

>THE BROKEN FAMILY BAND<
>FLYING MACHINE<
>DUSTBALL<
(+DJ 'Bitchboy')
@The METRO Club, 19-23 Oxford St., London, W1
(opposite Virgin Megastore; 5 seconds from Tottenham Ct Rd Tube)
Wednesday 17th July, 8.00pm - late
?5 rice includes free entry to THE RABBIT HOLE@The Metro Club afterwards
until 3am!

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12.

Friday 19th July
>>>The Windmill brixton (?3/2)<<<

Playing are:
>Econoline:<
>NPB<
>Oil red O:<

The Windmill
Blenheim Gardens
(off Brixton Hill), SW2
Tel. 020 8671 0700

Nearest tube is Brixton. Walk up Brixton Hill (the one with the Fridge at
the bottom of it) for about 5-7 minutes and turn onto Blenheim Gardens
(there's a Co-op Funeral Services and a traffic light at the end of the
street). Also the 109, 159 and some other buses go up the hill.

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13.

>>>The Spitz<<<

109 Commercial Street, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1 6BG
box office & info 020 7392 9032
mail@spitz.co.uk www.spitz.co.uk

Wed 17
> Baron Philippe presents: The Vessels,
>The Capes & The Fades
www.baronphilippe.fsnet.co.uk
?5

Fri 19
> Ex-Girl
All-girl Japanese art-pop trio Ex-Girl play Casio-techno-pop?o-punk.
?6

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14.

>>>UGLYMAN MUSIC PRESENTS<<<
>bone-box<
@ The Metro
Oxford St * Tottenham Court tube * on stage 9.30pm * Followed by Blow Up
Club
JULY 20th
info@bone-box.com

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15.

>>>CLUB FANDANGO<<<
TUESDAY JULY 23RD 2002

>ENGERICA +<
>LAPSUS LINGUAE +<
>DEADBEAT RADICALS +<
>PURPLE MUNKIE<

LONDON CAMDEN DUBLIN CASTLE
(94 Parkway, London NW1. 020 7485 1773)
8.00pm until 1.00am
?5.00 OR ?4.00 WITH FLYER FROM www.clubfandango.co.uk

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16.

FRIDAY 19TH JULY
>>>Strange Fruit and Shoeshine Records Presents<<<

THE SHOESHINE REVUE
Featuring live performances from:

>MAJOR MATT MASON USA<
>THE BEAUTY SHOP<
>BOA MORTE<
With guest DJ Francis McDonald (BMX BANDITS)

THE METRO BAR, OXFORD STREET
NEAREST TUBE: TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
DOORS 8PM
ENTRY ?6/?5 concs

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17.

>>>RAPTURE LIVE:<<<

16th Sheffield Barfly
17th Wolverhampton, Little Civic
19th Isladencanta Festival, Mallorca Spain

26th LONDON , Garage (HEADLINE)
27th LONDON, Crystal Palace Stadium (SUPPORT TO THE SEX PISTOLS)

"SO HIP IT HURTS.THE RAPTURE ARE GONNA RIP IT UP"- SEVEN

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18.

>>>Spoilt Pussy<<<

Combining the Spoilt Records/Pussyfoot Records electronically charged
artistes for clever circuitry and fun(ny) times every other Wednesday...

today is the 17th!! and the 10th Spoilt Pussy!!
The bar - 93 Feet East, Brick Lane - 7-11
your regular host Gillian Pittaway plus label guests play leftfield
electronica/breaks and classic downtempo from Lali Puna to Cornelius, Plaid
to Adult with Special Guest this week...'Patrick from San Quentin and The
Rockford Files' hurrah! - perfect electrical trigger for the weekend build
up. oh god.

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19.

>>>tapestry<<<

this friday july 13
>reuben's train<
(who have written songs for helicopter girl, no less) entertain the masses
at tapestry. sounding like they jumped off the train with clooney and co on
'oh, brother where art thou', they play a raucous acoustic set previously
performed at all your favourite folk festivals.
as usual, a selection of hot favourites and cool refreshing refrains will be
served up by the tapestry djs, including layers of big star, todd rundgren,
carole king, the byrds, archie bell, wilco, beachwood sparks and dollops of
polyphonic spree.
at only ?3.50 and open from 8-1am it's a mouthwatering feast.
st aloysius social club, eversholt st, london nw1 (5 mins euston tube)

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20.

>>>ORGAN<<<

Live UPSTAIRS at the GARAGE, LONDON, THIS THURSDAY JULY 18TH.

>THE ONCE OVER TWICE
deal in twisted emotional ear food - if you want a lazy reference point then
think Hundred Reasons/Red Animal War/Fugazi/As Friends Rust with a bit of X
Factor.
with our other favourites
>DESMAN
and that tasty melodic skatepunk Crossfire crew called
>K-LINE
The Once Over Twice are on at 8.30 be one of the people who were really
there.
The debut ONCE OVER TWICE single will be out at the end of August on ORG
RECORDS as part 20 of the ORG-AN-ISED SINGLES SERIES

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21.

>>>RoTa<<<
@ Notting Hill Arts Club - 21 Notting Hill Gate London W11

July 20th
>AMP
>Yellow6

July 27th 2002
>>The RoTa all-day Festival<<
(part of the NHAC Stay-at-home weekender)
Doors 12pm - 2am

Entry: 5 pounds before 6pm, 10 pounds after 6pm.
(with re-entry as you feel like it!)

RICHARD H KIRK (Warp/Caberet Voltaire) DJ set
ROB HALL/GESCOM (Warp/Skam) DJ set
CYLOB (Rephlex) DJ set
PEST (Ninja Tune) DJ set
TEAM DOYOBI (Skam) live PA
APPLIANCE (Mute) DJ set
THE FREELANCE HELLRAISER DJ set
SUPER NUMERI (Ninja Tune) live PA
>NICE MAN (Teenage Fanclub/BMX Bandits solo show) live
>JANUARY live
>TRAM live
>THE CLIENTELE live
>GARLIC live

+ DJ sets from The Acid Ranch, Andy Fraser (Mute) and
RoTa
Exact times tbc nearer the day - more information next week

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22.

>>>BOOM BIP & DOSEONE<<<
Peel Session tonight

BOOM BIP & DOSEONE PEEL SESSION TONIGHT

Tune into Radio One tonight from 10pm for the first-ever Leaf Label Peel
Session! Boom Bip & Doseone and cLOUDDEAD will be in the BBC's Maida Vale
studios for a live session

On Thursday 18 July their UK tour begins. Boom Bip & Doseone play their
first ever UK and Irish shows, along with cLOUDDEAD (Big Dada), and fellow
MUSH Records outfits, Radioinactive and Reaching Quiet.

Thursday 18 July : BRIGHTON
SALLIS BENNEY THEATRE,
Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY
Phone: 01273 643010 / Fax: 01273 643038
Ticket Price : ?8
Doors: 9pm
Sets start: 10pm

Friday 19 July : NOTTINGHAM
THE SOCIAL
23 Pelham St, Nottingham NG1 2ED
Phone: 0115 950 5078
Ticket Price: ?6 adv, ?7 on the door
Doors: 7.30pm
Sets start: 8.30 finish 11 prompt

Sunday 21 July : DUBLIN
WHELANS
25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 353 - 1 - 4780766
Ticket Price : 10 Euro
Doors: 8pm
Set times: 8.30 - 11.30

Monday 22 July : EDINBURGH
THE VENUE
17 - 23 Calton Rd., Edinburgh
Phone: 0131 557 3073 / Fax: 0131 557 3073
Ticket Price : ?8 adv, ?9 on the door
Doors: 8pm
Set times:

Tuesday 23 July : LEEDS
THE BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB
33, Queens Road, Hyde Park, Leeds LS6
Phone: (0113) 2752411
Ticket Price : ?5/?4 conc
Doors: 8pm
Set time: at artists discretion

Wednesday 24 July : BIRMINGHAM
MEDICINE BAR @ THE CUSTARD FACTORY
Gibb Street, off Digbeth High Street, Birmingham B9 4AA
Phone: 0121 693 6001
Ticket Price : ?6, ?7.50 on door (subject to availabilty)
Doors: 8pm-11.30pm
Set time: first band on 8.30pm, finish by 11.15pm

Thursday 25 July : LONDON
93 FEET EAST
150 Brick Lane, London, E1
Phone: 020 7247 3293
Ticket Price : ?7 adv. ?8 on the door
Doors: 8pm
Set time: Radioinactive on at 8.30pm approx, cLOUDDEAD to finish approx
11.30pm

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23.

>>AT THE CASTLE<<

>>>..GO-GO GIRL & FIRE BREATHING DWARF! (OH, BANDS AS WELL!)<<<

Friday 19/07/02
WOLFIE'S MUST SEE GIG OF THE MONTH
>LOS PERROS
>+ THE VINCENT RAZORBACKS
>+ THE ULCERS
GUEST DJ, SEAN McLUSKEY.

Adm: ?4 flyer/ NUS or ?5 door
Doors 8pm, close at midnight. No admission after 11pm.

Saturday 20/07/02
>HUZZIE + SUPPORT

Adm: ?4 flyer/ NUS or ?5 door
Doors 8pm, close at midnight. No admission after 11pm.

Wolfie's Jukebox @ The Castle
38 Tooting High Street
London
SW17
Tube: Tooting Broadway
Tel: 020 8672 7018

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24.

>>>Planquez does an all-dayer<<<

The Railway Hotel
45 East Street
Bromley
Saturday 20th July 9pm FREE

Then, Jazzy Jon And The Denizens Of The Deep play at Simon Breed's birthday
here:

The 12 Bar
Denmark Place
London WC2
28th July

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25.

>>>SURFACE NOISE - THURSDAY 18TH JULY<<<

while you await the next club $urp!u$, this night should be worth
attending...
celebrate the end of the tube strike this Thursday at
Surface Noise @ Catch
22 kingsland road, London ec1
9pm - 2am ?3.
Tube - Old St, Liverpool St, Buses - 55, 49, 242, 149
Thursday July 18th
>The Fabulous Santucci Bros
>Leila Arab
>Little Barrie (Playing Live)
+ Residents
Noonday Underground DJs
Raf Daddy

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