SupergrassMore Folkestone gigs action, Supergrass play the Leas Cliff Hall on the 21st of May, see Folkestone gigs for more details, or get tickets from hereFor loads more gigs, see folkestonegerald.com...... TRAPPED!I had a JOYOUS afternoon yesterday... I was working from home, nipped out for some lunch, got into our communal hallway and realised I'd left my keys in the flat - both doors were locked needing a key to get out, so I was shut in the hallway until ou... Comedy Tonight TooCharity show at the Theatre Royal Haymarket... decided not to go for the gala buffet tickets, even though Clare's fave Ian McKellan MIGHT be there... there couldn't offer any guarantees on the phone, so it could easily just have been a Sunday night i... Lol Tolhurst is back for this Cure showA different lineup of the band for each album, reflecting how the band were at the time. I'm not enough of a fan to know exactly how accurate this :ProgrammeThe 'REFLECTIONS' show comprises around 150 minutes of music:Three Imaginary Boys (1979)The C... Shed AnthemsThe mighty Shed Anthems by MJ Hibbett and the Validators has arrived at last and it is a thing of beauty indeed, a six track sampler type mini album, in follow up to last year's This is not a Library.I say sampler style, as it features tracks from th... The first rule about job clubGoogle blogger sacked, don't talk about work kids...Great weekend with a visit to Folkestone by Mum and Dad, took a trip to Lympne Castle, picked out some paint for the front room, and I DROVE A CAR, for the first time in about 8 years... piece of ca... Ebay SchmebayTonnes of Terry Pratchett books on EBay, but not much call (or as much value) for Raymond E Feist, what's that all about? Have just been chatting with a chum about ebaying, I've never sold anything before, but I have TONNES of crap I ought to get rid... Lots of new things!Starting with a grocery list manager for Firefox... it's a weird one, but it might just work, all week I'm in front of the computer thinking about food, this might remind Clare and I of what we need to buy. It might however prompt me to click on thin... Found another connection between The Ramones and CanterburyOn the same day, March 30th (though maybe a few years apart), Thomas Cranmer became archbishop of Canterbury, and The Ramones played their first ever gig.Still not found when they played Canterbury Odeon.... Simon Pegg (from Spaced)watching The Fades gig - Friday 11th April 10PMEthan Hawke My Arse...Last night was a FRANK BLACK EXTRAVAGANZA at Camden Underworld - not for us the heady delights of a full on Pixies Reunion, or even the rumoured appearance of Pixies guitarist Joey SanDytoksvig, it was an acoustic, show, just Frank and his guitar.He ... Going to home brew me some ciderMy favourite ciders seem to have disappeared from our local shops. I have got quite in to the Weston's Organic still cider that comes in a three litre box for about five or six pounds, but I can't find it any more. The only option is to brew my own! ... Manics tickets ON SALE NOW!Manics tickets went on sale at 9am this morning, sorry, I was busy being stood up by an Estate Agent... They (MSP, not the estate agent) play:&#9760; Manchester Apollo (27th March) &#9760; Manchester Apollo (28th)&#9760; London Brixton Academy (30th)... Another Strokes showIf you're not going to the NME Carling show on the Saturday night (...Trail Of Dead, Rocket From The Crypt, Peaches, and The Strokes), then there's another chance to see this ace new band - they're playing at the Barfly (Chalk Farm Road) on the 7th o... Saturday @ The BratsSaturday night's NME / Carling / Brats gig started at the obscenely early our of SIX, with Peaches. Why was I expecting a band? And a Stranglers tribute band at that..? She is a she, and a slightly rude Canadian girl rapper to boot. It was an interes... Bjork Canned in France<a href=/profiles/ARGH.html>Bj&ouml;rk</a> has the acting world sewn up by winning Best Actress at Cannes. Her film, "Dancer In The Dark" won the prestigious "Le Piat d'Or", the highest award available.Manics and Stereophonics Low Key GigsPah, Travis Schmavis, with their "ooh, Hammersmith Odeon, it's so small"... The Manic Street Preachers and the Stereophonics are playing Q Magazine's 15th birthday party at The Scala.Tickets are a hefty PONY, plus booking fee each, but it's a cute l... Coldplay at Barfly yesterdayColdplay yesterday were GRATE, and also the singer is just like Gaz Top, off TV. They did half a dozen songs at the Barfly (Camden Monarch), in a special, that's going out on Channel Four next month, as already mentioned lots of times... I made a not... Putting a bit of Gary Glitter into it...Just heard about a Ramones Tribute album - We're a Happy Family from the regular KISS newsletter, as KISS feature on it.A surviving Ramone is quoted:Kiss is what I hoped for. They kept what the Ramones were doing, put a little bit of Kiss into it, a ... Dirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapRAWKKK! AC/DC are releasing remastered versions of their albums, including Back In Black, High Voltage, Dirty Deeds and Highway to Hell! Look out though, there's some cunning stuff going on:Each of the 16 CD's in the Epic-reissued AC/DC catalog will ... Glastonbury ChecklistSaw REM last night at Brixton Academy and it's put me right in the mood for Glastonbury, here are the things I have packed so far, please help, what have I forgot?&#9760; festival ticket&#9760; train ticket&#9760; tent and sleeping bag&#9760; toilet ... Limp Bizkit cancel DownloadLimp Bizkit have pulled out of the Download festival, apparently because they're a bit busy on their new album or something. get tickets here, but without them. Hey, maybe that's more of an incentive to go... The lineup still features Iron Maiden, Zw... Return of the, oh not that oneUncle Victor has a special guest DJ this week, you can get tickets in advance here, more info at casinoroyale.co.uk...Dear AdventurersIt has to be said I enjoy nothing more than a good wager, particularly after consuming many glasses of a particularl... Morrissey MeltdownMorrissey is curating this years Meltdown at the Royal Festival Hall... it's on from the 11th to the 27th of June, and there will be full details at rfh.org.uk/meltdown/. For now there's just a lovely picture of Morrissey, with a ruddy great shooter.... The perfect crimeAfter the fabulous treat of yesterday evening (sausage, beans and fried potatoes for tea AND two episodes of Lovejoy), this morning's long wait outside the office was probably due. No keyholder turned up for over an hour, so I couldn't get into the b... Motley Crue play HammersmithIf it wasn't a Monday night, I might go to this, 11th June at Hammersmith Odeon, it's Motley Crue. In fact a Tuesday night wouldn't be good either, nor any day from Sunday back round to Friday again are out. If they move this gig to a Saturday, and i... It was mentioned in the Folkestone Herald this weekPick one of those up, I think there's a phone number in there, Starbucks are looking for fifteen "partners" (not employees, oh no, partners).Get your official Baywatch floats hereHow strange, a chum at work is selling official genuine baywatch floats, as used by the Hoff in the TV show.More at http://www.kentfest.com/baywatchUPDATE: New URL for your official baywatch buoys, and they've stopped selling them on ebay, boo, how d... Great book, slight repostI've got this book and it's great, a full history of all the drinking establishments in Folkestone and surrounding villages. And here's a rare copy on ebay, starting bid 99p.Splendid weather today, think the storms have moved North, it's bright and c... PHP 4 to 5 migrationBit of an all encompassing thing this, I use PHP for work and for home, I've pretty much abandoned perl since I joined Holiday Extras a year and a half ago. PHP4, widely used everywhere, (including on this blog) is about to die. It's been on it's way... The Pretty Things+ Quiklik. Someone has memories of them playing at The Flamenco but I've seen a poster says it was the LCH.Hawkwind<a href="http://www.starfarer.net/support.html">this page about Hawkwind support acts</a>:<br /><blockquote>The Hippy Slags supported at Folkestone in 1988(ish), with another band maybe the Ozrics?</blockquote>James+ Thousand Yard Stare, James were the support, Thousand Yard Stare were the headliners. I think Suede support Thousand Yard Stare in Portsmouth...... Glastonbury 1994My first Glastonbury festival, went in my van, hard to fault the lineup on the NME stage... Blur, Pulp, Oasis, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Manics, etc. Britpop-tastic.... Catya Maré - CANCELLEDDanish sensation voted no.1 on Myspace will be coming to La Vue restraunt and Wine bar to dazzle people with her classially fused sounds and her violin. Tickets are only £12 and available from 0871 918 0949 or online at LSP99.co.uk... Goldie Lookin' ChainCANCELLED!!! Do you remember howling them off the stage when they supported The Darkness last January? Well, they're BACK! You knows it. Update: oh no they're not, it's cancelled...New OrderPissed down with rain. Crystal, Transmission, Regret, Ceremony, 60 Miles An Hour, Atmosphere, Brutal, Close Range, She's Lost Control, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, Temptation, Love Will Tear Us Apart, (Encore) Digital (with John Simm), Blue Mon... SassafrasMistakenly originally spelled <strong>Sasafrass</strong>, sorry, think I got that from a <strong>Leas Cliff Hall</strong> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/gig/Judas-Priest-Leas-Cliff-Hall/17496.html">poster from 1975</a>.WASPNot sure what day, the ticket is very faded... Zed Yago supported, this site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to...... The DarknessSetlist: "Bareback", "Black Shuck", "Best of me", "Love is only a feeling", "Get your hands off", "Givin' up", "Stuck in a rut", "I believe in a thing called love", "Love on the rocks with no ice"Anthraxplus <strong>Living Colour</strong>. My first proper gig, went up on a coach trip. See the patches on my denim jacket m/WolfsbaneFound the ticket now! I went to the gig on my own, then got the last train up to Rugby, where I was staying for college. Can't find details anywhere online. Much stage diving, one of my favourite gig.sNirvanaplus <strong>Captain America</strong> and <strong>Shonen Knife</strong>. I got the t-shirt and everything, wish I still had it. Birmingham Hummingbird is now part of the Academy.Revolting Cocksplus <strong>Godflesh</strong> and <strong>Bomb Everything</strong> (AKA) <strong>Bomb Disneyland</strong>. Got a video of this gig, <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/13089/Me+stagediving">you can see me stagediving on it</a>.And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead<strong>NME Brats</strong> show, plus <strong>Rocket From The Crypt</strong>, <strong>Peaches</strong>, and <strong>The Strokes</strong>, yes <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/6833/Saturday+%40+The+Brats">I did see them</a>...The Beta Band<blockquote>Tonight's venue is crammed with indie's brightest and best, all happily expectant</blockquote> according to the review in the <strong>Independent</strong>, that's me in particular to which they were referring...SupergrassMTV Five Night Stand... wish I could find more details of these online, I know the support acts were good too.McAlmont and ButlerFree thing through work, a gig for competition winners originally billed as being <strong>Paul Weller</strong>, actually turned out more interestingly as these guys and also <strong>Space</strong>Green DaySome special Radio One thing, got a nice freebie from friends I was about to start working with at Channelfly. Green Day picked some kids out of the audience and made them play a song.Heavy StereoColin "Gem" Archer who went on to join Oasis. I loved Heavy Stereo, nice bit of glam rock. Plus Embassy and Thermal, I think Thermal were local heroes...RadioheadI won tickets from <strong>Radio One</strong> I think, <strong>Sparklehorse</strong> support, <strong>Mark Linkous</strong> played the gig in a wheelchair, unless my brane is playing tricks.Motorheadplus <strong>The Almighty</strong>. Got thrown out of downstairs for having an upstairs ticket.Suicidal TendenciesI drove my van into London for this gig, I almost never did this... ST played their encore first, and part of the gig from the top of a step ladder.Highlights of new graduate work 2005 Kent Institute of Art and DesignSurrey Institute of Art and Design and theEcole des Beaux Arts, ValenciennesA selection of work from students completing their BA (or equivalent) at these three institutions made by independent curator, Clare Smith... Agatha Christie's - A Murder is AnnouncedPerformed by the Willington players, in their 60th year!50% parking discount - please speak to the Hazlitt Theatre.  Charity Nights Tuesday - Cancer Research UK  Wednesday - Rotary, Langley Church. 01622 758611 Judas PriestThey played Camden Roundhouse the next day with Babe Ruth and Stray. Nope, me either.<br /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/346778224_50e1c7e524_m.jpg" />The Lightning SeedsNME Brats show? Plus Octopus, Mundy and Stereophonics again apparently. Must have been a week of gigs around this time.<br /><img src="http://www.ibizaa-z.com/misc/tickets/lightningseeds_astoria_1997.jpg" />Frankie Boyle in LondonFrankie Boyle gained a reputation for his quirky, dark sense of humour. Loved for his stand-up comedy shows, as well as his legendary appearances on...Devil Sold His Soul+ November Coming Fire + Enter Shikari + Her Words Kill + Adler Falling. Please come we are hoping this will be the best yet! First band on stage by 7 with any luck, even if the flyers say 6. It's six quid but totally worth it!Jimmy Carr in LiverpoolJimmy Carr TicketsSecure your Jimmy Carr tickets for one of Britain?s most successful and recognisable stand-up comedians. Jimmy Carr tickets now available from GET ME...