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HALFWAY HOME: The Year So Far
Sorry for a prolonged absence, we’ve all been pretty busy, but I thought as we’ve already reached the halfway point of 2011 it might be time to take stock, in the form of some random thoughts on the albums I’ve heard and bands I’ve seen so far this year.
LIVE: The Kabeedies at The Waterfront, Norwich
I suppose it’s a good thing that there are so many 14 or 15 year olds in Norwich who, instead of spending their evening loitering outside KFC, have paid money to see a great band. But when a gig’s crowd makes you feel like you should have been CRB checked on entry, you can’t help but feel a little bit out of place.
On the plus side, all these children* mean there’s no queues at the bar and for once I’m one of the taller people at this gig, and it shouldn’t really be a shock to find The Kabeedies attract this sort of crowd. Their music is deceptively simple, infectious punk-pop while the lyrics are all petits-filous, mail-order brides and “myspace poses” (a cultural reference which is at least 4 years out of date now). In short, they don’t take themselves too seriously and neither should you.
AGCS @ SSW week
AGCS just back from Summer Sundae 2009 in Leicester and the rest of the week will see reviews of all 36 acts we saw sets of over the weekend, plus a general overview of what went down.
Tomorrow will review the Friday, with highlights including Múm, Jeremy Warmsley, Wild Beats, BLK JKS and Robin Ince.
Wednesday will take a look at the Saturdays bands including 65daysofstatic, Mr Hudson, Bombay Bicycle Club, Minnaars, Emmy The Great and The Kabeedies.
Thursday will review the closing day of the festival with acts including Bon Iver, Chairlift, Monotonix, Woodpigeon and Micachu and the Shapes.
Finally, to round off the week Friday will feature top 5 lists ahoy, plus a general review of the festival overall… queue praise/several rants.
Greg
