Jez convened a meeting in Ilkley with the theme ‘Change’. The hottest chili cheese known to man was on offer as well as some funky homemade mini pizza type things. Some of the ‘changes’ were a bit tenuous but if the tune was good, who cares. Si was so impressed with one of Rogers choices, that they booked tickets to see them before the track had finished! Jez introduced me to the delights of ‘Draw Some’ for the iPod touch – It’s what technology is for….

 

QUIMS – Change (Ilkley, 26 April 2012)

1. I’m Gonna Change the World – The Animals (Jez)

2. Range Life – Pavement (John F)

3. In the Kitchen at Parties – Jona Lewie (Bob)

4. Changing the Rain – The Horrors (John M)

5. I Don’t Wanna Grow Up – Tom Waits (Roger)

6. Glad to be Gay – Tom Robinson Band (Simon)

7. Speeding Motorcycle – Daniel Johnston (Jez)

8. New Beginning (Tidal Darkness) – Deaf Center (John F)

9. Tuesday Morning – The Pogues (Bob)

10.  Change – Glasvegas (John M)

11.  The Devil’s Den – Skrillex (Roger)

12.  Death of an Idealist – iLiKETRAiNS(Simon)

13.  Before My Bedtime – Adam Green (Jez)

14.  Tamagotchi Landfill – Alberteen (John F)

15.  You Are! – Stephen Duffin (Bob)

16.  Alone Again Or – Love (John M)

17.  Smells Like Teen Spirit – Robert Glasprer Experiment (Roger)

18.  PS You Rock My World – Eels (Simon)

19 Home Again – Michael Kiwanuka.   (Jez)

20.  Fear of the Unknown & The Blazing Sun – Colin Stetson (John F)

21.  Doubtful Sound – North South Divide (Bob)

22.  A Change is Gonna Come – Maverick Sabre (John M)

23.  Idiot Wind – Bob Dylan (Roger)

24.  Moving to LA – Art Brute (Simon)

25.  Subutteo – Admiral Fallow (Jez)

26.  It’s a Hit – Rilo Kiley (John F)

27.  No Different for Girls – Darren Hayman (Bob)

28.  Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night – John Cale (Roger)

29.  Older – They Might Be Giants (Simon)

30.  Good To Be On The Road Back Home Again – Cornershop (Jez)

31.  (I Always Kill) The Things I Love – The Real Tuesday Weld (John F)

32.  Who’s Running The Show – Chumbawamba (Bob)

33.  Ring The Changes – The Paradox (John M)

34.  Fade Away – Noel Gallagher (Roger)

35.  Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde – Seasick Steve (Simon)

36.  Revolution – The Beatles (Jez)

37.  We Fell – S Carey (John F)

38.  I Don’t Want To Grow Up – The Ramones (Bob)

39.  That’s How People Grow Up – Morrissey (John M)

40.  Millimillenary – Cocteau Twins (Roger)

41.  Systematic Death – Jeffrey Lewis (Simon)

42.  Krongu Green Slime – Jeffrey Lewis (Jez)

 

Having spent 3 days at a Biomechanics Conference my esteemed colleague ‘Boy-Lee’ and I stayed on in Stoke an extra night to go gigging. We were on the guest list thanks to Alun  from Y Niwl and had one heck of a night. We were having a curry before the gig when 3/5 of The Jim Jones Revue walked in. “What time are you on” “About half nine” “Actually, we’ve come to see Y Niwl” “So have we! we’ll meet you out front”. Wierdly, the sag paneer came with no pieces of cheese in it, but melted (?cheddar) cheese on the top which I’d never seen before. That night my mate Khalid posted on Facebook that he’d just had a curry that came with melted cheese on the top “….that’s just wrong!”.

The Sugar Mill’s a great place to see a gig – Small and sweaty with a sticky booze covered floor. First up were The Black Mirrors who didn’t look old enough to be in there but they made a decent 80’s indie sound – the lead singer did a good Ian McCullogh impression to boot.

Y Niwl won the crowd over with their wonderful guitar riffs and driving beats. The intricate guitar play between Alun and Gruff just gets better and better. If you haven’t got their LP then you really are missing out. There’s a 6 track EP coming soon too – can’t wait!

I do like shouting “YEAH!” at gigs and lead singer Jim Jones wants everyone to shout “YEAH!” and “FUCK!” and “FUCK YOU!” quite a lot. This was the third time Boy-Lee and I had seen them and they just get better and better at working the crowd. Guitarist Rupert Orton may actually be the brother of Beth – but he’s the spititual brother of Mick Jones, Johnny Ramone and Mick Ronson. Ain’t no smoke without fire!

Had a great chat with Sion and Al after the gig, who were very complimentary about the JJR boys “they’re just lovely blokes!”. We all commented on how good the venue was. Sion: “I didn’t think I’d been here before, but when I was outside having a fag I realised I’d been here about 10 years ago with Gorkys“. After they jumped in their van back to Wales, we jumped into the ‘Stage Door’ pub next door to hang out with the Hanley Goths and Punks – we didn’t stand out at all……well, we did but by that time didn’t really care……

Bob the Chiropodist

Friday the 13th turned out to be unlucky for Marisa when a bottle of coca-cola flooded her bag, killing both her iPod and Blackberry phone. With Lee away, she had offered to babysit so it turned out lucky for me as Sledge and we headed to see his Misses Ana Luisa strut her stuff in Saltaire.

There’s 20 of them on (and off) stage and what a glorious sound ‘Los Camaradas‘ make. Supported by top Salsa DJ, Lubi, they had everyone in the place up dancing to their infectious beat – I just wish I had that kind of rhythm. There was a great turn out from Yorkshires Latino contingent and a good night was had by all

Bob the Chiropodist

Woke up to hear Peter Hook on Radio 4’s Today this morning (!) talking about the Hacienda’s  30th Anniversary…….blimey! Doesn’t time fly. I was member 151 and fondly remember it as the empty Indie disco it was before the Chicago disco took over.

I wrote a ‘personal history’ article about Joy Division/New Order here after seeing New Order do a set of JD songs….26 years after first seeing JD…..

A 17 year old Mitsu, dressed in white, features at the front of this Smiths clip…..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibSXq6w6q7M

Our Smiths obsessed friend Bethany saw it and exclaimed “How did she get to the front?!”……….well, there were only a few dozen people there that’s why…..ah yes, the good old days…..

 

Bob the Chiropodist

 

 

Some of the gang from work went to this gig – I was otherwise disposed so Adam the Osteopath offered to write it up…..

We enjoy going to gigs at Korks, for us it involves a good dinner on the early bird menu, (mussels and lamb hot pot for me), a couple of pints and then the concert in the Piano Bar. The landlord Chris Paine is a big character and has had the wine bar for more years than I can remember. He and his staff are very welcoming and helpful. The piano bar is a nice little concert venue, it holds about 70 but we have never seen it full so its very relaxed and cosy. The tickets for tonight £7 or £10 on the door.

Edwina has a very engaging stage presence. In between songs she will tell you something of her experiences playing in folk clubs around Britain and also in her second home; Nashville. Her music and chat is very easy to listen to – you can’t help but like her.

Her style is described as gentle folk-Americana and to be critical you would have to say her idea of and upbeat number is Scarborough fair! Looking at her travels tells a story in that it ranges from Barnsley folk clubs to the Orkney folk festival (which I went to a few years ago but that’s another story). She has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Morrison and the title track of her album Pour Me A Drink was covered by Nanci Griffith who calls her ‘The sweetest voice in England’.

Her cover of the Randy Newman song ‘Feels Like Home‘ was featured in the Cameron Diaz film ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ and has since had over two million plays on You Tube.

Michael Parkinson – ‘A very talented young lady’

Nanci Griffith – ‘The sweetest voice in England. A wonderful young woman, so gifted and full of song, with a voice as sweet as the angels’

Perez Hilton – ‘Like a soft blanket’

The Guardian – ‘Haunting honeyed solo songwriter’

Time Out – ‘Sweet-voiced songwriter who has a fine line in gentle, country-tinged material’

Virgin Radio – ‘A true pleasure watching and listening to this talent at work’

Radio Caroline – ‘Not heard a singer, singing live with such natural talent in many a long year’

Making Music – ‘A performer in true acoustic style’

Get Rhythm – ‘Sweet, honeylike, relaxing songs’

So all in all a really nice evening of listening to a class performer doing her own material and covers in a gentle Americana style of folk music.

A good one to take your wife or girl friend to…………but not, as they say, both.

Adam