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Every song that ever was
We went to see Cast tonight, one of Fi’s favourite bands, and they were very good indeed. I was expecting them to be good, what with having been doing the music thing for 20-odd years, but they exceeded my expectations. … Continue reading
Three and a half hours of cover versions
For your listening pleasure on these dark nights. Stitches and Hos Covers Night by Pete Ashton on Mixcloud If you would rather download the mp3, weighing approximately 200mb, for listening on your portable music device you may do so.
Supersonic Festival picks
It’s Supersonic Festival time again and I’m really looking forward to it. The timetable has been posted and, as expected, it’s a delightful mess of stuff I’ve never heard of before and can’t wait to experience for the first time. … Continue reading
Tinariwen at Moseley Folk
So it’s the Moseley Folk Festival again and for the sixth (sixth!) year I’m there taking pictures. I don’t tend to bother with the bands as, to be frank, folky acts aren’t the most visually exciting, but I (ab)used my … Continue reading
Scree and Modulate at Freecode Hexagon
Friday saw me at the mac for a thingy. I didn’t know what it would be but I knew there’d be glitchy music and tweaky visuals in a small theatre. The first part was from the Freecode collective, who also … Continue reading
Another gig
The week after Wedlock I’m DJing again, this time with the 8bit Pete hat on as part of a smorgasbord of the region’s finest 8bit and chip-tune arteests at Light House in Wolverhampton on May 7th. I won’t be doing … Continue reading
Tab Ularasa
Came across this video on Clusterflock and was very much taken by it. The Vimeo bio begins: tab_ularasa Russia myspace.com/fuckcinema I MADE VIDEO IN OLD SCHOOL WAY ONLY FOR BANDS THAT I LIKE I MADE EXPERIMENTAL INTERACTIVE VIDEO RESEARCH TO … Continue reading
Iron & Wine, Town Hall gig notes
Went to see Iron & Wine tonight, and it was notable in that it wasn’t at all what I was expecting. I’d heard that Samuel Beam had changed his approach to music a bit but the shift from whispering beardy … Continue reading
Woods
Despite the best intentions I’ve been really slack at going to gigs so far this year. So I’m going to make a concerted effort to go see Woods next Monday. I’d like to recommend you do too, so along with … Continue reading
And on vocals and kazzoo…
Recently Fiona has become an active member of Moselele, Moseley’s second best ukulele group. I have attended on a couple of occasions but can’t be bothered to lean to play the stringed midget. I satisfy myself with singing loudly and … Continue reading
8bit Lounge set
My 8bit Pete persona is still going to 8bit Lounge every month and playing an hour long set of chiptunes and related nerdcore music. It’s become a nice regular thing that doesn’t require too much thought and gets me out … Continue reading
A mix of slow cover versions
I downloaded the Cover Me Best 50 Covers of 2010 partly on a whim but have become quite obsessed by them. Other than a couple of novelty blips (which isn’t a bad thing per se for covers) it’s a really … Continue reading
Go to more gigs
One of the things I failed at last year was going to gigs. Maybe I needed a break, maybe I was busy, maybe I was just rubbish, but it’s something that needs to be rectified. Thankfully Capsule have a good … Continue reading
I plan to attend this gig
Haven’t been to an Autumn Store gig for, like, ever and an age and this one looks to be good. KateGoes and MJ Hibbett alone are worth the fiver in.
Melt-Banana do Queen
I do like a good cover version, particularly when its a band from one part of the spectrum of stuff-I-like butchering a song from a very different part. Such as this. MELT BANANA “We Will Rock You” by Three One … Continue reading