A scorching month behind us bodes well for the rest of the summer festivals does it not?
A marvellous time had by all; Metropolis 2005
Metropolis; a festival where a drummer who shall not be named said that his favourite rodent was a cat…….. Hmm…
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Duran Duran – Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam 31/5/05
When John was about to be introduced someone in the audience threw a t-shirt on stage that said ‘Play The Fucking Bass John’, (she’d probably been keeping it in her fanny pack)
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The Back Catalogue of Talking Heads – Part Two
They were having to set themselves challenges and ultimately I don’t think Byrne’s heart was in it. How much time had he spent with the rest of the band since 1984? You could probably count it in terms of weeks.
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Coldplay – X & Y
It’s one of those coffee table albums that everyone will buy, say “that’s rather nice” and then only play it in the background at dinner parties because it’s not too loud and won’t offend anybody
October news
The Sad Passing of Jonathan Dekel
Lights were dimmed in most Amsterdam night-spots this month
I Am Kloot – Gods and Monsters
This time around there doesn’t seem to be the pressure to get it just right, a feeling that sometimes adversely affected their earlier songs.
I Am Kloot – Melkweg Amsterdam 14/05/05
I Am Kloot may be a band that are seen as “social misfits” by the rest of the music scene, especially in the UK, where to be a Bright Young Thing is all important; but I, for one, will raise a glass to that.
Incendiary News June 2005
We’ve had an interesting month to say the least starting with the shenanigans on Bevrijdingsdag