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Ian Brown @ Brixton Academy

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 01:14:37 GMT

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To be honest as much as I like Ian Brown and his music and this is the second time i've gone to see him - I don't think the man can sing live anymore.
I was entertained by the set, and yet was dissapointed, it wasn't as good as the last time I saw him in late 2004 at the Apollo Manchester. That time, everybody was into him. They were singing along and his special guests were great - UNKLE and Noel Gallagher.
Whereas for this gig, the london stint of his greatest hits tour there were no special guests. Good songs? Yes. The man is good.

My my my. Where to blog?

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 19:54:23 GMT

I think while i'll still update this livejournal for music stuff, my main blog is going to be over at http://www.iamniz.co.uk.
If you are down with the kids and know what the rss revolution is all about then hit me here: http://dnisbet.umcus.org/mysite/files/page0.xml.

Reuben @ Academy 3

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:24:26 GMT

Reuben @ Academy 3
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Woo! Third time around, this time playing stuff from their new album, "Very Fast Very Dangerous"

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:21:34 GMT

Technorati Profile

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 15:08:33 GMT

Fuse FM has started to accept proposals again for the next broadcast and guess who has to trawl through them all.
I even get emailed everytime somebody sends one in, now that's progress for you.
But seriously, good luck to everyone who writes one, i'll try to judge them all fairly.

Pulp Fiction @ Heaton Park

Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:43:24 GMT

Pulp Fiction @ Heaton Park
Originally uploaded by dnisbet.

Awesome, we found in the end we could do venue pickup on the tickets and so got around the whole posting to billing address fiasco.
Fun lovin' crims played a great set of their own stuff and covers of songs from the film.
Pulp Fiction is one of my favourite films in the whole world. It was so great to see out in the Park with people reacting to it.

Korn

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:32:20 GMT

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So my friend Dan from my course text's me and asked if I fancied some tickets to Korn.
Kate and I had seen that they were playing a few weeks back and joked about going but alas it was sold out.
So I thought, why not? Having been a fan for a while I was only concerned about the kid factor at the gig. Which wasn't to bad really with us standing where we were.
The band itself did a great set full of our fave's and well played too, they sounded really good, as a band like them should.
An awful choice in support though (P.M.T.) do some bands do this on purpose to make themselves look better?
Also a mystery why they weren't in the M.E.N. but still i'm glad I got the chance to see them in the Apollo.

Glastonbury

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:22:31 GMT

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Woo. Yeah it was great. Too many bands seen to list so suppose just peruse them on flickr if you're interested. Mostly saw bands for the second (or more) time around but quite a few for the first.
Great experience, would recommend it to anybody (who can stand the mud).

records

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:02:12 GMT

A combination of birthday presents and purchases to add to the collection.

Presents (from my sister Hannah):

Reuben - Racecar is Racecar Backwards (signed LP)
Reuben - Stuck In My Throat (7" single 2003)
Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less And Less (7" single 2005)

and then today in town at the Left Legged Pineapple I bought (for 50p each!):

Softcell - Tainted Love (7" single 1981)
The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand (7" single 1963)
Gary Numan - Cars (7" single 1979)

The Softcell and Gary Numan sound great, The Beatles single however seems to be warped causing the needle to jump A LOT for the first half of the song which is a great shame, but it teaches me a fairly new vinyl hunter a few things - check the record before you buy! But for 50p you can't go wrong really.

Also for geek spotters I like the fact that i've managed to find the original Tainted Love after it appeared in Dr. Who on the jukebox there. He he lol.

PS Just put up the tent for airing before wednesday.

My Birthday

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:50:33 GMT

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Not strictly music related I know but can you imagine going to the old Hacienda on your birthday?

20 today. Blimey.

Reuben

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:00:26 GMT

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As always, pictures on Flickr

System

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:00:06 GMT

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As always, pictures on flickr...

an update

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:58:21 GMT

So exams are finished now and have been letting hair down a little and getting out to some gigs.

System of a Down played at the MEN Arena on Tuesday and then I went with Kate, Natalia, Paul and Tony to Reuben wednesday night.

Attached is the local papers review of the System gig, some flickr pics to follow

System of a Down @ M.E.N. Arena - 3 out of 5

Neal Snowdon

NO NONSENSE: SOAD
14/06/05

TICKETS prices were cheaper than average, the light show was basic and between-song banter was non-existent.

This was no-frills arena rock and the near-capacity crowd loved every pulsating minute. System don’t deal in the niceties of showbusiness.

For them it’s a case of turn up, tune up and blast it out.

The result was a solid 90-minute set that had the crowd going wild from the start and ended with grown men fighting over drumsticks lobbed into the crowd by skinbeater John Dolmayan.

Their musical stew of thrash punk, heavy metal and progressive rock means this Armenian-American four-piece serve up a sound similar to rock opera put through a crusher.

The opening blasts of BYOB and Revenga and old chestnuts like Chop Suey showed a band unafraid to change tempo and style. And the crowd loved them for it.

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:09:11 GMT

Have got a little bit of money in my pocket now so decided to go out and have a look again at the wonderfull world of legal music downloads.
Q came this morning and they now do a section on good downloads so having saw a Bjork remix featured I went out and downloaded that.. and a few others.

Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Funeral For a Fiend - Streetcar (First Demo Version)
Bjork - Where Is The Line (Fantomas Mix)
Bjork - Who Is It (Vitalic Mix)
The Killers - Mr Brightside (Thin White Duke Dub Mix)

Mon, 30 May 2005 14:04:28 GMT

Thu, 19 May 2005 15:34:06 GMT

Kylie cancels Glastonbury appearance.

I know it's harsh with her breast cancer and all. But I didn't want to see her anyway and hope they put somebody good on instead

Album Purchase

Tue, 17 May 2005 16:08:40 GMT

System of a Down - Mesmerize

Going to see them again in June at the Arena in Manchester and as one of my favourites it's no surprise I bought the latest album which is turning out to be a good listen.

Also bought Hell Is For Heroes - Models for the Program for Kate's jukebox on 7"

2 more cds

Thu, 12 May 2005 16:06:37 GMT

Weezer - Make Believe
Nine Inch Nails - [With Teeth]

Have had a good listen to the prerelease of the new Gorillaz album now and quite liking it. Although it doesn't grab me the way the first album did. That album really set me off on a musical path what with the involvement of Dan the Automator, Deltron and so on... Also can't wait for Mesmerize from System of a Down next week.
Am also thinking about getting a Million Dead album, Natalia reccommended 'A Song to Ruin'

alexisonfire

Sat, 07 May 2005 15:11:03 GMT

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Another gig..

Kate and her friend Natalia LOVE this band. Kate bought me the ticket, I listened to the CD and thought hey, actually these really are pretty good. The gig was great we were on the front row. Which wasn't so great as you have to think about things like breathing and such that detracts from just enjoying what's going on onstage.
The gig was coheadlined by riseagainst who I think my require some further listening and there was a funny austrian punk support band called redlight flash. Sometimes I think English in a German accent is so funny. "Are you all having a nice time?!"

As always pictures on flickr. The picture i've posted here is by Natalia, Kate's put some up there also.

Fuse FM

Thu, 05 May 2005 15:26:31 GMT

My 'day job' had it's election for the next station manager on tuesday. As production head I was allowed to be involved with the count etc.
Minnie won, she definately had the strongest speech, hence why she's a good DJ. We'll see about being a good manager. She does at least have committee level experience which will help her understand how things work, what can be changed easily and what can't, where our limitations are basically.
The website message board members, well at least one of anyway, are unhappy though. They felt that certain candidates had just brought along as many friends as they could, thereby rigging the vote. All I can say is, they are members of Fuse and get a vote. Not much you can do about it really.

So why didn't I go for it? Well
a) I don't know what i'm doing next year yet
b) I don't like that the whole vote is basically on one speech that is given right before the vote (me being a computer geek would kick in and bad public speaking could take over)

But it's a job I would absolutely love, I think I would do a great job of it. I now have 5 years of radio experience, which is more than anybody at fuse could gain during their degree (with exceptions of masters etc. and Tom, John et al who seem to have been there forever).
Martin, the previous manager had whispered to me before Pete got in that I should go for it someday. But it's a lot of work and I don't think I could sacrifice my degree for it. Basically I think I would only do a good job of it if it was a sabbatical. If it was a sabbatical (like Student Direct is) then I would treat it as it should be, a proper full time job, not something for my CV or to make sure I stay at uni for longer, I would be doing it because of my love of radio, wanting to be involved and because I think it's something I'm actually naturally good at.

Ah well. Dreams.

Got two for ya

Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:32:19 GMT

Some purchases from Fopp Manchester. I just can't resist that shop it's so yummy, and they don't mess around with 9.99 and so on. The prices are sensible and they don't mess around with you.
Anyway to the purchases

The Walkmen - Bows & Arrows
Yourcodenameis:Milo - Ignoto

I just can't get 'The Rat' by the Walkmen out of my head so had to check out the album to see if they have anything else that can equal it.
The first EP I have from yourcodenameis:milo was excellent so looking forward also to breaking that cd out of it's box and cranking up the stereo.

Tom Vek

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:40:00 GMT

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Second gig for the week, Tom Vek at the Night and Day Cafe.
Support from clor which was pretty good.
Tom had some sound problems for most of the first song but came through and was quite mesmerising with the odd exception (the song about being a back seat driver gets a little boring I think after a while).

Purchase

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:08:09 GMT

The Smiths - The Very Best Of

Hell Is For Heroes

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:39:00 GMT

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Went to see Hell Is For Heroes tonight. Loved it as always. I was jumping arounbd in the mosh pit without a care in the world apart from to stay upright, not lose my glasses and try to take a couple of pictures without gettting my camera knocked out of my hands.
Kate said I was like a little boy, with the average age of the audience being perhaps a good few years younger I said hey, well at least I was getting a good view...

Bloc Party & Pretty Girls Make Graves

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:02:55 GMT

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Another week, another gig (I think this is number 21 since this semester).

Thanks to Kate G for the ticket. When I heard Pretty Girls Make Graves were playing I just had to go as they've been one of my favourites over the last year or so, and being the support for Bloc Party was the Icing on the Cake.

I was happy enough with the Pretty Girls Make Graves set, it was amazing to see them live after waiting for them to come back to manchester for so long, my girlfriend loved them and then Bloc Party came out and played a stonker also.