dead kennedys… i heard they sucked live

before you ask, yes my dj set was great.

actually teaze was pretty good, there were a lot of different burlesque dancers. although it was no club noir, there was a chick that blew fire. but not for very long, which kinda sucked. they also kicked me off early to get the techno on, but loads of people came up to me and said that i should have been on longer and that i should get the last song. i completely agreed with both statements, but the higher powers seemed to be more into drum & bass than drum and bass and vocals and guitar.

i’m not sure how i feel about burlesque these days. ages ago i was going to get a pin-up girl tattooed on my arm, rather than sharkie the shark that i have now, but i changed my mind after reading andrea dworkin’s book pornography. bearing in mind it was written in the ’80s and porno then totally sucked, she points out how much violence against women is depicted in pornography. even when it’s girl-on-girl, there is always an element of submission. while the girls were shaking their shit on stage this friday, i couldn’t help thinking, ‘who are you doing this for? yourself or some guy?’ someone was like ‘well, maybe it makes them feel sexy.’ it just reminds me of meat, really.

however, i digress. i didn’t go to the dead kennedys, but i spoke to a couple people that did and they said it was really lame. apparently it was kinda out of time, and there was no energy. that is exactly what i expected, so i’m glad i avoided having the mental video of what they would be like, pieced together from live albums and footage of old shows, ruined.

the band’s myspace has a review of the show. according to the reviewer, the show was good, but it’s not very enthusiatically written, leading me to think that he’s either lying or being nice.

also spoke to a mate about the cute lepers gig. he said they were alright and not too poppy, but he really likes oxymoron, so sometimes his opinion is not to be trusted. don’t tell him i said that though.

HEADS UP:

benefit show in dunfermline at pj’s sunday june 1st. 12am to 12pm. overspill, 4 past midnight, down to kill, threats and more. £3 in, which is literally as cheap as chips… and a smoked sausage. let’s be realistic here. in support of fife stop the war coalition.

free 13th birthday show at carlton studios saturday 14th june. the exploited are headlining, with a couple of other bands playing. i totally saw the flyer on friday night but cannae mind who the others are. dunno when it starts either. i’m rubbish.

DELIBERATION OF THE DAY:

you have to realize that someday you will die. until you know that, you are useless. it is only after you have lost everything that you are free to anything. – crimethinc

TURN IT UP AND TUNE OUT:

the meteors – wrecking crew. jesus christ, i have had this cd stuck in my head for like a week. you know how you get a song stuck in your head? not one song, the whole cd. it has affected me so much i am quiffing my mohawk this weekend when i go out. that much. the opening song insane will get you running for your creepers and shaving in a flat top, i guarantee ya.

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.