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A little summer sundae

Lee Pilmore — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:48:16 +0000

Well I have at last got myself a camcorder, a Sony HDR SR10E. Very nice it is to. My first attempt at shooting some stuff happened at Summer Sundae where I got lots of bad footage. Supergrass (who where just pretty average) headlined last night. Check caught by the fuzz!

Hello Nelson Galaxy

Lee Pilmore — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:55:44 +0000

I’d like to say hello to Nelson Galaxy. It’s been some time. Can’t wait to hear the music.

I recognise ‘In the sea’, obviously, very strange hearing it again.

Enormous – bloody well back!

Lee Pilmore — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:39:27 +0000

Well they’ve been back for ages I just didn’t know. A strange place the past. Good to see the future could be stranger, could be enormous. I’m from Mansfield Town, as are these boys, but I’ve not seen or heard from them in a long long time.

Enormous the band (left to right): Steve O’Toole (guitar), Graham Boffey (drums), Davy Lawrence (guitar/vocals) and David Graham (bass).

They played up and down the country in the usual toilets and dives before releasing their debut single My Type on Beatific Records, a small independent label based in Mansfield.

Albums available: Almost Everything / Situation Comedy / Electric Baby Grand

‘Like being locked in a lingerie store with Anna Friel and Catherine Deneuve’ – Melody Maker

Like I say, the past is a strange place. It can rear its ugly paisley head when you least expect and make you feel good, make you smile, make you glad you were there.

So, Enormous are back, they’re full of songs, they’re full of spittle, and they’re full of themselves. Go listen to the music.

Grinderman cometh

Lee Pilmore — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:43:39 +0000

News of Nick Caves new band greeted me this morning and joy did unfold. The collaboration is with former members of the Triffids, Cramps and the Dirty Three, forming the rock supergroup, Grinderman. From Soundgenerator:

The project – featuring Cave alongside ex-Triffids member Martyn Casey, ex-Cramps drummer Jim Sclavunos and Dirty Three founder member Warren Ellis – will see a new album emerge for 2007, as well as tour dates in the spring.

Describing their sound as ‘different to everyone, including themselves’, Ellis tells Uncut of how the band dynamic developed. “Having Nick on the guitar changed the whole dynamic”, he reveals, describing the band’s ‘open’ musical direction.

Check out the myspace Grinderman preview including a taster of things to come with “No Pussy Blues”. The debut album is set to be released on the 5th March 2007.

The line-up goes something like this:

Nick Cave – Vocals, Electric Guitar, Electric Organ, Piano
Warren Ellis – Electric Bouzouki, Fendocastor, Viola, Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Hohner Guitaret, Backing Vocals
Martyn P Casey – Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jim Sclavunos – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Lord save us.

Looking forward – Benicàssim

Lee Pilmore — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:22:14 +0000

Offical site.

Gypsy punk from NYC

Lee Pilmore — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:27:11 +0000

I you haven’t heard of Gogol Bordello by summer’s beginning, just wait until its end. The gypsy punk band are poised to make their mark. I saw them on telly and thought thank fuck, the day hadn’t been a complete waste.

“The gypsy culture is essentially the master, authentic street culture. It was multilingual, mutli-skilled people who didn’t have to go through the prescribed systems of education and pick a career. It’s basically what people are trying to become now” – Eugene Hutz

Wikipedia has a spot on the turn, if you wanna know some more. If you’re feeling frisky, as I hope you do, go get some.