The Manics sold out at King Tut's

On 18 February, The Manic Street Preachers are set to play a "secret" gig at Glasgow's King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. Tickets went on sale at 9am on Wednesday and sold out in seconds (literally. I went in at 9:00:02 and all the tickets were gone). For the 300 people who got tickets, you're very lucky! For those who missed out, people are selling them on ebay for the average price of £125 per ticket. Yikes. At times like these, I really wish there was a more ethical way for fans to get tickets without people who don't care about the band trying to make quick money off of die-hard fans.

But anyway - this post is really just an excuse to share my favourite Manics' videos and tracks.

Watch:




& Listen:
Manic Street Preachers - Marlon J.D.mp3
Manic Street Preachers - The Girl Who Wanted To Be God.mp3
Manic Street Preachers - Miss Europa Disco Dancer.mp3
Manic Street Preachers - Democracy Coma.mp3
Manic Street Preachers -
Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart.mp3

Manic Street Preachers' Official Site

Gliss at King Tut's

After the Bonfire night fireworks (which were set to Primal Scream's "Loaded", nice) I ventured out to King Tut's Wah Wah Hut to see Los Angeles' Gliss. The set was full of heavenly indie-pop tunes, which included a handful of tracks from their brand new album, Devotion Impolsion (now available in most music shops in the US and UK). I was impressed with how the 3 members of the band changed instruments throughout the set, and their performance of "Morning Light" was a moment of pure pop perfection.

I think that Gliss is one of the most under-rated bands out there. If they come to your town, I highly recommend going to see them....it's worth every penny.

They continue their UK tour tomorrow (7 Nov) in Barnsley, and later this month you can catch them on a European tour with The Horrors. Oh, and if you have a place for the band to crash, they'll get you into their show for free! Not a bad deal?

All tour dates on their myspace

Morning Light (Album Version) - Gliss

Gliss' Official Site

The Big Pink & Findo Gask

Last night we went to The Big Pink gig at King Tut's in Glasgow. The support act was a local band by the name of Findo Gask (pictured above). Without knowing anything about them beforehand, I really enjoyed their set. Made up of 3 synths (2 of which are KORGs), a guitar, bass and drums, I was impressed with how the band members inter-changed their instruments. The guitarist/synth player even got out a trumpet in which he looped up different trumpet parts as the intro to the song kept going on...They reminded me of Hot Chip, Roxy Music and at some points, old Studio 54 disco (I mean that in a good way).

Their single "Va Va Va" has been acclaimed by The Guardian and The Sunday Times, to name a few. I'm personally fond of their Yoko Ono remix, now playing on their myspace

For those in the Glasgow area, they're playing at Nice'n'Sleazy on Saturday night (the 17th).

Download:
Findo Gask - Va Va Va (disco mix).mp3

Now for the headliners, The Big Pink...



We were pretty blown away by the intensity of the set. Opening up with "Too Young Too Love", they ripped through 9 songs with a more rock'n'roll edge than their album provides..."At War With the Sun" got the crowd a bit rowdy (I have the bruise on my side to prove it!) and their drummer, Akiko (who also has her own band, Comanechi) was probably the coolest one there. She somehow commanded your attention, even from the back of the stage.

Towards the end of the set, lead vocalist/guitarist Robbie announced to the crowd his mum was in the audience and dedicated a sweet a capella track to her before kicking into the last track of the set, "Dominos", which had the entire crowd shouting along, all the way though.







The Big Pink continue their UK tour on Saturday at the Duchess in York. Full tour details on their myspace.

Download
The Big Pink - Velvet (Gang Gang Dance Remix).mp3

The Big Pink's official site