s.x.p.p. all day… and all of the night…

for those of you krazy kats who didn’t mosey on down to carlton studios this sunday… ya didn’t miss much. i’m as honest as the day is long, so i’ll throw my hands up in the air and admit: yes, i was late (arriving at around four) and yes, i was already pished. but in regard to a punk gig, that should throw the balance in its favor, rather than against.

anyways, the line-up was a bit shit, especially considering it was almost twenty quid in! i think that’s the reason i got drunk beforehand, as sober catie would have never parted with that much cash.

anticlockwise were great, as usual. they are playing montpellier on may 18, being half fae scotland eh? and moitié de france oui? last time i remember them playing was november last year at that amazing free gig at the forest cafe. it was byob, and it’s funny how many friends you suddenly realize you have when you are in possesion of a three-liter bottle of frosty jack cider.

i missed critikill, but i have seen them play loads of times and as such would recommend them to friend or foe.

u.k. subs were ok. they are always good live, but i have seen them play in better venues (i.e. without a big fuck-off stage), with better line-ups (get the dude from the vibrators back, seriously) and with a better set list (i have to admit though, new york state police is always good live).

as to the rest of the bands… i can’t really remember them. oh demon alcohol, why must you plague me so?

in summation, pretty lackluster. there was hardly anyone there, and sunday is a super bad day to organize an all-dayer. however, it was extremely amusing to hear my flatmate from sunderland (does that make her sunderlandish? sunderlandonian? will have to enquire) shout ‘fuck off’ whenever a band from manchester attempted some rudimentary banter. i spent most of the time stomping about babbling to my mates and hardly paid any attention to the bands, which is really unlike me. i’m usually up at the front throwing bows and taking punches.

HEADS UP:

teaze – alternative burlesque shenanigans. friday 23rd may. doors 9pm, first burlesque performance 10 pm, djs until 3 am. £5 in. it’s a fundraiser for f.r.e.a.k., an event which aims to create a temporary autonomous art space in a disused location. so not only it will it be a good night, you can tick it off as your good deed for the day and proceed to knock down grannies with a bag of dead cats.

show at bannermans friday 23rd may. doors 9 pm. cute lepers (starring ex-briefs members steve e. nix and stevie kicks [if ya dig that pop-punk shite, it makes my teeth hurt it's so sweet]), the begruders and the dirty pickups. fiver in.

dead kennedys at the liquid rooms. £16.50 in. doesn’t say who’s supporting them or what time. i would body-swerve this one. if you are interested in my reasoning, check out my post below.

DELIBERATION OF THE DAY:

never trust anyone who has never seen the ocean – craig costorphine

TURN IT UP AND TUNE OUT:

f-minus – wake up screaming. they’re a nu-hardcore band, with fast, short songs with tinges of nausea thrown in. singer jen johnson, now in ammunition affair, belts out duets with brad logan that melt yer face. never live to see is the song on the album i’ll put back to the beginning like three times.