The Presets! Click the pic for a small gallery!
Whoah! Last night I went to see The Presets and they were awesome!
I’ve liked them ever since I heard ‘Are You The One?’ off their debut album and 2008’s newie, ‘Apocalypto’ is even poppier. It’s a raw, chunky slice of electropop, fusing classic synthpop with a [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Release the bats!
I don’t think it’s much of a secret that I’ve got quite a big streak of goth in me. Not goth in the modern, American sense (all latex and metal) but in the more British, ’80s, 4AD, Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry way.
So I thought I’d do a set [...]
Bille The Vision And The Dancers Live At The Royal, Derby, 24/10/08
Published by October 25th, 2008 in Gig, Photos and Review.
Billie The Vision And The Dancers, live last night! Click the pic for a gallery!
If you’re a regular Groinker, you probably already know that I have a soft-spot for Billie The Vision.
So, as soon as I heard they were playing in Derby, supporting The Pipettes, I got tickets and me and my mrs went [...]
Wednesday was special. I played multiple tracks by Billie The Vision And The Dancers as I was so excited that they were gigging in Derby on Friday (I saw them!).
So, the best old song was ‘I’m Pablo’ by BTVATD. (Off their 2005 album.)
And the best new song was ‘Groovy’ by BTVATD. (Off their 2008 [...]
Some silliness with my camera and a blue friend.
Click the pic to see some shots in and from the Royal nightclub, Derby.
Hoon, right, with another happy child-murderer
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has said the government is prepared to go “quite a long way” with civil liberties to “stop terrorists killing people”.
He was responding to criticism of plans for a database of mobile and web records, saying it was needed because terrorists used such communications.
By not monitoring this [...]
Click the pic about to see a few autumn sunshine pics from my garden!
Today, my mrs. and I went to see one of my favourite films, Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The 39 Steps.’ I’ve seen it many times on telly, I’ve got the DVD but I’ve never seen it at the cinema so when I saw it in the Quad programme, I couldn’t resist. It’s the first time I’ve seen [...]