Towers of London: the cuckin funts get arrested
One from our what not to watch '05 list gets himself in trouble...»
Articles
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Patrick Wolf at London Shepherds Bush Empire, Thu 20 Dec
We f*cking love you Patrick, and tonight's misfiring set won't stop us believing and cherishing you. But please: take that break, crawl back into your chrysalis, and come back to us when you've sorted yourself out»
Sonic Mook Presents Camden Crawl After Party at London Koko, Thu 20 Apr
In short: If I hear another Heat reading retard tell me the, somewhat rapidedly-aged-by-drink-and-drugs, singer is going out with the sixteen year old Peaches Geldof I'm gonna stick needles covered in AIDS all over Shoreditch 'til these fuckers are eradicated.»
Pure Reason Revolution at London ICA, Tue 04 Oct
Septic Clit investigates the buzz surrounding Pure Reason Revolution at London's swanky ICA venue.»
You're in Nation: What Not to Watch 2005
5 bandwagons to steer well clear of in 2005.
In lieu of DiS being part of the problem and doing much the same list thing, and despite realising that content like this reaffirms certain organisation's importance, and being fully aware you have your own ears, we’ve gone ahead and let our resident ranter SEPTiC CLiT outta her piss-pant solitary confinement and let her loose on a pile of this years hyped bands/records.
And so it goes...»
Record-Breaking £5000 Fine for Fly Postering
Camden council claims all 12 companies, including BMG and MTV, have now stopped flypostering. But we're confused, as we've seen billions of illegal posters for the musical atrocity that is the new K*ngs of L*on album. If you happen to spot a poster, why not do your civic duty and report it here or to your local council, a list of which can be found here»
KaitO, French Kicks, Art Brut, Help She Can't Swim at London Marquee, Mon 04 Oct
E-zine turned mag proper, Artrocker, launch their weekly printed mag this even’ with some art-rock bands. Imagine that. DiS sends SEPTiC CLiT out on a mission...»
Sony and BMG to Merge: Indies To Be Further Marginalised
The End is Nigh. BMG and Sony to Merge? Move opposed by IMPALA (the international trade association devoted to representing the interests of independent record companies and publishers)...»
Girls Aloud: Tweedy's Goin' Down.
Popstress goes down (well, gets community service) for assualt, rather than for a racist attack on a "jiggaboo".»
Blah Rubble Bicycle Cubs Fill Jack White's Slot
Boring, boring, boring... nothing to see here...BRMC play Reading/Leeds. Because poor old blues rip-off merchant Jack White of the White Shites has bust up his finger, they're not playing Reading and Leeds no more, as previously reported»
Bell X1 - Music in Mouth
Aintcha sick of letdowns? Why do these people bother?
When a band enters a studio they can do, create, reinvent and inspire anything. Four (or more) human beings can connect with the outside world through the hi-tech, high rise price, drug-addled process of ‘recording’. They can do anything. Any-thing. And everyth»
Muse vs Corporations at Their Worst
Muse vs major coffee company... If you've watched much commercial tv lately, you will have noticed the Muse cover of the Nina Simone classic 'Feeling Good' backing the Nescafé advert. Muse were not asked and are not happy. A post on »
The Mooney Suzuki - Electric Sweat
The Scene: A&R Head Office, Columbia Music, LA. At the head of a table encircled by suit-wearing scouts, a man with cocaine crumbling from his nose and an empty stare is smoking a cigar. He coughs and passes copies of the following memo around the silent desk.
WANTED! GARAGE ROCK!
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3 Doors Down - Away From the Sun
Dear Deirdre,
I've just heard a record, it's the shit. They sing straight from the heart, with these nipple-like bullets of meaning, every single word touches me somewhere deep inside and I can like, totally, relate. They're in love and outta love. They too get what my nerdy brother calls my "Exis»
GOSSiP: Barrymore Strokes Courtney..
Ah, misleading headlines, dontcha luv 'em... anyway, a wedding, a funeral and a movie with racoon dicks.. You may have heard this already, but tis IMPORTANT gossip! Yes, Drew Barrymore, she who dies in the opening of Scream 1 and recently Executive Producer of the ace Donnie Darko, is to marry Th»
The Strokes: April Fools, innit. Ya Fools!
Drownedinsound have just had a news from close to the band, confirming that the Strokes have split up. The story broke in the early hours this morning as the band arrived back in america and apparently "realised it was only the singer who was ever written about". The Drummer (we don't know his name »
YOU'RE IN NATION: The Scene With No Nothing
It’s usually filed under “Scuzz-punk” or “nu-rock’n’roll”. Some call it the ”Scene with No Name”, others just talk about how cool it all is. Me? I can’t stand the stuff. It makes me want to spit vomit on their ‘faces’ because everyone knows them all. It creates angry feelings deep down insid»
YOU'RE IN NATION: Trail o'dead vs NME @ Astoria
Loads of philosophers talk about the death of the subject. It’s the whole idea of people reaching a point where they no longer truly exist, much like the eeek-rumble-crash of tree’s falling if there is noone anywhere near to hear the dead wood tumble. To really understand this would take a whole essay and this is meant»
YOU’RE IN NATION: 2001 retrospective
Elsewhere, you’ll be reading about what a great year it was. The best year ever, some may say. A year full of beauty and brilliance. But who the fuck are they kidding? Lastnight, I watched television. Saturday evenings are not a good time to curl up in front of the TV – as if there is a good time? Some things never cha»