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The Roadhouse, Birmingham UK13th October 2008
BLEEDING HEARTS - New Grey Whistle Test Liveshow
Enjoying great success in both Germany and England it’s no surprise that BLEEDING HEARTS are to appear on the re-incarnation of the iconic Old Grey Whistle Test to be screened for the UK’s ITV later this year. In the last few years they have supported the likes of THE DARKNESS, DIE ÄRZTE, DIE HAPPY, THE DAMNED and THE LEVELLERS and have appeared at Glastonbury, Taubertal and The Sunshine Coast Festival (Canada) to name but a few.
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Kulturbrauerei (Kesselhaus), Berlin, Germany9th October 2008
Fixmer/McCarthy, Mesh, Sono, Solar Fake, Santa Hates You, Akanoid
Electronic Body Music and Industrial, Synth Pop and Electro-Pop: details of the first Popkomm Festival showcase were promising a long night of energy-laden and synthesized sounds. A number of bands from an electro-scene that incorporates many different styles, some well-established and others still on the way up, have been announced for the “Advanced Electronics Festival” on Thursday, 9 October 2008, at Berlin’s Kulturbrauerei.
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K17, Berlin, Germany14th October 2008
London after Midnight
LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT is a rock music project formed in the 1990s by singer / songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sean Brennan. The latest album 'Violent Acts of Beauty' finally was released at the end of October 2007 after a few years of silence. LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT are: Sean Brennan (vocals, guitar, bass, cello, violin, programming, drums, keyboards), Eddie Hawkins (live guitar), Joe.S (live drums), Tamlyn (live keyboards, sound samples), Randy Mathias (live bass). http://www.londonaftermidnight.com/ / http://www.myspace.com/lam
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Gebäude 9, Cologne, Germany15th October 2008
Ladytron
On Wednesday, 15th October we went to Cologne to enjoy the last German show of LADYTRON, a band formed in the summer of 1999 when Liverpool musicians and DJs Reuben Wu and Daniel Hunt met dual singers Glaswegian Helen Marnie and Bulgarian born Mira Aroyo. The name of the band was taken from the song of the same name by Roxy Music. Their debut album ‘604’ was released in 2001. The single ‘Playgirl’ brought some national and international attention to the band. The band finished work on their fourth studio album ‘Velocifero’ in February 2008, it had a full release worldwide on June 3. LADYTRON are Helen Marnie, Daniel Hunt, Mira Aroyo and Reuben Wu. This time, on tour they were supported by a live drum and a bass. http://www.myspace.com/ladytron / http://www.ladytron.com/
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Christuskirche, Bochum, Germany12th October 2008
ASP
On Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October, ASP had invited to an acoustic show in a little pretty church in Bochum and so we went to Bochum on Sunday evening to enjoy this show which was part of the current unplugged tour called "Dunkelromantische Herbstabende - Von Zaubererbrüdern, schwarzen Schmetterlingen und anderen Nachtgestalten" (Dark romantic autumn nights - of enchanters, black butterflies and other night figures).
- Disco Ensemble - Bochum 2008
- Killing Joke - Berlin 2008
- Dark Area Festival - Kassel 2008
- Diary of Dreams - Sheffield and London 2008
- Castle Party - Bolkow 2008
- Eisbrecher - Bochum 2008
- Summerbreeze Festival - Dinkelsbühl 2008 (Day 2)
- Paradise Lost - Krefeld 2008
- Nocturnal Culture Night III - Deutzen 2008 (Day 3)
- Nocturnal Culture Night III - Deutzen 2008 (Day 2)
