some new links

thx deborah =0

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/series/newbandoftheday

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music

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working on february/march bookings at the moment, january is surprisingly...or perhaps not so surprisingly dry in terms of artist avails, picking up

post new year's syndrome? =0

which means a big flux of concerts from late january onwards, 

band for the weekend

four year strong !


http://www.myspace.com/fouryearstrong

put pop punk stylings a bit of synth and occasional hardcore/gang vocals , aweeesome

reading material

my daily visits to the following =0

worth looking at =0


mainly hardcore,'underground' releases
www.lambgoat.com

more of the same ;0
www.decoymusic.com

a big mix of everything indie/punk/underground
www.pitchforkmedia.com

punk and all it's variants
www.absolutepunk.net

keep on trucking

discovered this today, truly inspirational

www.whatiswhat.com

zomg, A.Armada and FMTM were amazing last night, wore the oldschool t-shirt as well heh , good to see bands again after like 4-5 years, thank you schalltot =0

got sent this today...how awesome is this at a festival:

Top 100 need to know bands in 2008...

Nice little list...

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=300005


considering it was printed at the start of 2008, some pretty good names,

Some personal highlights ;0

The Audition
August Burns Red
Charlotte Sometimes
Jaguar Love
Genghis Tron
Enter Shikari
All Time Low
Bottomless Pit
Baroness
The Forms *ahem ;0
Kate Nash
Foxy Shazam
The Cribs
The Valley Arena
National Product
Forever The Sickest Kids
Attack In Black
Maps & Atlases
Bear Hands
MGMT
Black Kids
Four Year Strong
Oh,Sleeper
Vampire Weekend
Portugal , The Man
Dartz!
Sonny
Crystle Castles
Coliseum

the forms

pinback meets dismemberment plan ?

for some reason i can't stop listening to this, maybe one day they'll play in this country =0

http://www.myspace.com/forms



I strongly suggest going to see From monument to masses with A.Armada, artaban tonight at dqliq, will be a really really good concert

2nd month , a 2nd start

So it begins =0

I've been at this job for almost 2 months now, still getting to grips with the other side of the music industry.

After 5-6 years playing in local bands playing shows of various sizes and experiencing what it is to try and get stuff moving as a band, I'm now on the other side of the coin as it were.
Instead of sending off band information and asking for shows and or information i'm receiving it, it's strange but also probably a good thing for being able to relate to most of the bands/bookers that contact me for shows.

As for the job i couldn't be happier, it's flexible and above all i get to book and thereafter see concerts of some of my favourite bands =0

The point of this blog is to show the other side of shows/concerts that people might not always get to see, setting up/backstage/sound checks , all the things that go on silently in the background the foundations for what you end up seeing in the evening during one or two hours, as well as my thoughts which will be unavoidable ;0

I'll be trying to take as many photos as possible and hopefully video at some point of concerts/events that I put on here which will hopefully not only interest me, but others as well.

I will try and update this as much as possible with not only the events I'll be organising but also in a typical blog way, thoughts and input on the local scene and the music industry in general.

Here are the upcoming events for 2008 so far:

1/11 - CD release - the disliked (ska punk) + support
14/11 - CD release - quentin lagonza (garage rock) +support

18/11 - Never say die tour . Parkway drive, unearth, architects .. (metal)
22/11 - The Notwist (electro pop rock)

6/12 - bang your head festival , hatesphere,psyke project,exinferis,shaped by fate (metal)

9/12 - Murder by death - (americana / post punk)

19/12 - The (international) noise conspiracy (rock)


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next update soon =0