Starsky and Hutch, my best memory is the cardigan with a belt, I went for a pint with my Dad on Christmas morning and the bar was a sea of blokes in the Starsky cardigans , some enterprising bloke on Watford market had a stall that hit the trend at the right time
I enjoyed Amyl and the Sniffers, Beth Gibbon, Nick Lowe was his usual excellent self but the BBC coverage is not as good ,it always had a section of acoustic coverage which threw up new or interesting artists or it could be I've missed it Today's highlight for me will be Black Uhuru and The Prodigy (without Keith, not so sure )
I went to see Maiden at the Olympic Stadium yesterday. They hit their usual high standards after some early sound mixing issues. Lasted about 2 songs. Their support, Halestorm, suffered from the same particularly quiet guitar problems, too. Not something you'd expect from rock bands, really. It's a ****ing weird venue. Definitely not made for football, though not too bad for music. I don't get the whole roof area, the slope of the seating is too slight and what's with this screen? please log in to view this image It's right where you'd want more seating, not very useful and they'll probably hit it with **** shots, too.
So, Bob Vylan's in trouble with pretty much everyone... ...I'm actually quite impressed. Last time I saw them, he was taking pot shots at the age of his audience at Rebellion and Elvis Presley, for having been fat. Not exactly edgy stuff!! A bit more contemporary this time. Well done!
