THE GIG LIST – Number 1

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Hi Everyone

OK here is the first ever edition of ‘THE GIG LIST’ on my blog. The aim of this is to simply point out a couple of upcoming gigs, local to Brighton, that I believe will be well worth your investigation.

The rest is over to you – Check out the bands, locate the tickets, get to the venue, etc. My aim is only to make you better informed. Nice.

This week I’m pointing out two gigs that should prove to be outstanding.

The first is a pair of giants in the dance industry and kings of the remix -SOULWAX, or as some of you may also know them – 2 MANY DJs. The Belgium duo have been experimenting and chopping up dance floors like nobody else across the world for years now. Thank your lucky stars you have a new opportunity to see them once again in Brighton…

ACT: SOULWAX / 2 MANY DJs
 VENUE: Concorde 2
 COST: £ 17.00
 DATE: Wednesday 23rd April 2008
 WEBSITE LINK: www.myspace.com/soulwax

The second gig is an NME promotion coming to our town. It is part of their ‘New Noise Tour’. This Brighton leg involves four upcoming bands, one of which is the Toronto two-piece, CRYSTAL CASTLES, a fantastically brilliant electro-punk outfit. Another on the bill I am particularly fond of is new indie band, FRIENDLY FIRES. Well worth a few pounds of your money.

ACT: CRYSTAL CASTLES, FRIENDLY FIRES, TEAM WATERPOLO, WHITE LIES
 EVENT: NME New Noise Tour
 VENUE: Concorde 2
 COST: £ 9.00
 DATE: Monday 5th May 2008
 WEBSITE LINK: www.nme.com

I hope this helps fill at least one night out for you, (if not two!). Remember, I’m always interested to hear if you are joining us.

If you’re really keen on finding out more about my musical tastes and recommendations, then please go to : www.myspace.com/miguelos

Until the next time,
Mike

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Hello World!

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WELCOME !

Congratulations on finding this new, fresh and hopefully darn helpful blog. It’s a music blog, mainly covering new indie, pop and electronic music, but before you start thinking it’s just another, please think again, as we are very, very picky.

This blog will mainly comprise of 4 things:


1) THE RECOMMENDER - I’ve been doing this on Myspace’s blog section for some time, but figured it’s worth its own page. Basically, I work in the music industry and am the world’s busiest networker, so I’ll be grabbing all manor of snippets from the world of music, washing them down, and sorting them into top-notch recommendations for your ears delight. Each artist or band can only be recommended once and we only select from the contemporary emerging music that’s bubbling in the undeground, readying itself for you pleasure. This is a real voice, from a real insider, so you will no longer have to wade through the ether of endless spamming promoters and industry fluff. Just pop here every now and again and check out what I highlight. Your ears will be thankful.

2) THE GIG LIST - OK, this is similar, but this time I’ll be searching out and recommending the highlights of upcoming gigs listed in my local city of Brighton. Again, only the very best will get on here and again it will be mainly new acts/bands/DJ’s. I will be abusing my local connections in the music industry that’s here and keeping in touch with every outlet for all the best venues. I promise to work hard so you don’t have to.

3) ALT.REC. – This section will be like a mini-post. A showcase of more random highlights I’ve found. These things won’t deserve their own ‘Recommender ‘or ‘Gig List’ posting and therefore won’t have quite as much detail. It could be simple music news, tour dates, a random new tune, a top 10 list, a new site, basically anything to do with music. More just a pointer, rather than an in depth piece of information, but yummy and wholesome all the same.

4) Q & A – This will be far less frequent. It will be posted up only when I’ve had a chance to interview new bands and DJs about what and why they do what they do. Its a chance for you to get a little closer to the new acts breaking into your scene. Usually just a dozen or so questions. It’s not overly intrusive, just the good old basics, but much fun all the same. I’ll also try and add a video or something to allow you to check them out for yourselves.

Our plan is simply to enlighten and provide selections that are of top quality, so I promise nothing on here will be a waste of your investigative time. My only hope is to make you a tiny bit better informed than you were before…

Feel free to comment, subscribe, share the love, or totally leave it - it is your choice. I just hope you enjoy…

All the best,
Mike

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