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Smashing Pumpkins @ Leeds Festival 2007
Probably the luckiest thing that could've happened this weekend did actually happen. The sun came out.
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Libero are a four piece hailing from the small hamlet of Wakefield comprising of Matt Yates on vocals and guitar, Dan Yates on lead guitar, Tracey Fox on bass and Ian Cawthorne on drums.
Dinosaur Jr: Been There All The Time
There's some grunge characters appearing again recently on these shores; Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, The Melvins, Smashing Pumpkins all playing this year (some last year too).
Tonight's opening slot came from the young band STEALTHMAN. A great start tonight, mixing material from their 'Maria' EP with newer stuff and a few covers.
Does your band want to play at Leeds Festival 2007?
With the official announcement for the headliners and Main Stage line up for Leeds Festival 2007 now behind us, local interest turns once again to the Unsigned Stage.
I was really dubious about this album at first, I mean, just how many singing frontman (or woman) bassists do you know?
Ok, so it's a given, some bands are live bands that can put on a prolific show, but can't quite cut it when it comes to knuckling down and making a good record , whereas there are some, that are bland on stage, yet can come up with the goods for the listeners.
The name Demon Summer immediately conjures up images of Satan chilling on a beach in Cornwall while the sun beats down on his already fiery flesh.
Once again the well is full. The crowd seems slightly different from usual, there's a definite glitzy glamour and expensive smell about them.
Immune take classic rock music, fuck it up, screw it over, rip it apart and give you music unlike anything you'll have ever heard.
Little Japanese Toy: Disused No 5
Well, first thing's first: Little Japanese Toy score a whopping 0/10 for presentation. The demo consists of a hastily scribbled on, almost unreadable CD-R.
To begin an album with such a redundant, rotting piece of garbage as "Catherine" is either a staggeringly inept oversight or a subtle attempt to reduce expectations to base level.
Dawn Parade @ Royal Park Cellars
Unison take to the stage sporting interesting T-shirts, boy band hair cuts and are apparently very new to the music scene; however, they don't actually show it a great deal.
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Malcolm Middleton: Sleight of Heart
Middleton cracked into the public consciousness with the cheerily titled electro-pop single "We're all going to die", briefly in contention for Xmas number one status thanks to Radio 1.
Official line up for Leeds Festival 2007 revealed
The line up for the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival 2007 was announced at a special launch party at Leeds' Cockpit this evening, and with (accurate) rumours in plentiful supply on the internet over the past few months, there was little by way of surprise.
Jimmy Chamberlin Complex: Life Begins Again
This release sees the return of rock veteran Jimmy Chamberlain, getting behind his drum kit again following his involvement in some of the most memorable musical moments of the 90s, as drummer for both Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan.
Around 100 people are gathered for the first Its Gone Ballistic at the Rocket Venue - a decent turnout for what is essentially a new event, in the middle of summer, and in the middle of the week.
AntiProduct @ Brudenell Social Club
If there was one thing that fatally crippled the "nu-Brit-indie" uprising of last year, it was the lack of general excitement and, more to the point, characters about the whole thing.
For the first time in the running of this competition have I managed to find out what the rules are for scoring, and what catgories the judges are marking out of.
Counting Crows: Films About Ghosts
Ten years on from the release of 'August And Everything After' comes this 'Best Of' collection. Weighing in at 18 tracks long, plus a live bonus track, it covers the band's four studio albums as well as including an early demo, a new song and a cover.
A forte of young bands tonight graced the Well on Friday night. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there was one performer tonight that was older than 20 and many were under 18.
The Xenith Sound @ Royal Park Cellars
The basement of the Royal Park pub is pretty empty as Nex take the stage, but it quickly fills up once the reverberations can be felt through the floor upstairs.
Live music seems to be undergoing some kind of renaissance in Leeds at the moment, with several new venues popping up here and there.
Charity begins at home or so they say. Well I've never really understood what that means but charity was the aim of the nights over Monday and Tuesday this week at Joey's Well.
Billy Lunn talks to Nick Kearns about working with Butch Vig, festival experiences, live injuries and Welwyn Garden City.