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Anthony here again, Run-Riot's music editor. I'm gonna be asking my friends involved in music to write guest spots. This week I'm delighted to say Gareth Main, editor of the fine Bearded Magazine, has done a bit of a rant for us. it's on the agony of bands all sounding the damn same...
Copy Cats - By Gareth Main
This is the new blog that tells you the sweetest London gigs for the next seven days. God don't like it, but we do. Take it away Chalmers.
Aaaanyway, onto the recommendations for the week!
Monday:
On Monday night I'm at Cafe Oto for Damo Suzuki with Hyrst supporting and a fantastic backing band but that's sold out so no point plugging that so I reckon Tristram, Stars of Sunday Leagu & Adelade's Cape at The Luminaire is a winning option and Fanfarlo are playing Rough Trade as well.
Tuesday:
Activist Tamsin Omond was asked by the Evening Standard to offer up her Resolutions for the year. Alas, they steered clear of this, and so – here we have them. Twelve personal Resolutions for the year. Take it away girrrrrl!
Happy New Year Rioters. Tips returns with a healthy dose of culturama and style to banish any January blues. Read on for your one-stop style-shop of events and happenings in Bojolandshire.
New Year, new music. Anthony Chalmers is back telling you the greatest gigs for this week. God don't like it, but we do. Take it away Chalmers
Morning! So I'm choosing to ignore everything that is going on work wise to get this gig scrawling done for this week... Have so many fucking shows this week and Tristram stuff and Press stuff aannd, well you don't really want to know about that!
Journalist Amy Liptrot reviews the recent 'Lido Love' night at the much loved London Fields Lido. Once a home to “squatters, discussions, festivals, community events, raves” this night bought art back into the changing room.
Before the snowpocalypse, I was lucky enough to spend a day shooting the gorgeous Danielle Webb, lead singer of The Palpitations.It was already ruddy cold; that coke she's drinking in one shot was half full of brandy to prevent the onset of hypothermia!Here's some stuff about Dani and the band, as well as details of their forthcoming gigs, which you'd be mad to miss.
Edo is a British, Brighton based arms company that manufactures a tiny clip that releases bombs from warplanes. Here noted activist and liberal politician Marina Pepper tells us about 'masking up', Black Bloc tactics and why she wants you do to likewise and join her at the upcoming protest in Brighton to 'Smash Edo'.
New Year, new music. Anthony Chalmers is back telling you the greatest gigs for this week. God don't like it, but we do. Take it away Chalmers
Alright folks! So after being off for Xmas it's the first blog of 2010, first week of Jan is notoriously quiet for gigs apart from Jan 2nd/3rd weekend which clubbing wise is amazing! Anyway does seem to be some good stuff on though to point you in the direction of!
December 21st 2009
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