Somewhat more important than that... without The Skatalites the shape of reggae, and most certainly it's history, would have been completely different.

Speaking of which, this months new discovery on the reggae side of things: The Riviera Rockers on Walt Jabsco Recordings, very much like 'Signing Off' era UB40. Very, um, mellow.

Went to Live at Leeds yesterday. Only watched 2 bands. ILikeTrains and Black Moth. Both were dead good.

New Beach House album [iBloom [/i more than lives up to expectation. At least the equal of [iTeen Dream[/i, time will tell if it surpasses it. Best release of 2012 (so far) for me.

Completely slipped my mind that The Handsome Family were playing in Leeds last night. 15 minutes away from my house as well at the Brudenell Social Club. Balls.

Whoo, Random Hand touring the UK again.

Booo, it's not til October.

Another 'must see' band for anyone with a taste in ska/punk/metal mashed up together...

few gigs this month I have done

did Live At Leeds, Rae Morris , Ellen and the Escapades & Ren Harvieu stole the show for me

last night I saw Newton Faulkner who was brilliant but one of his support acts called Amy Holford had a cracking voice on her

Beady Eye at Parr Hall in June. Hopefully can get a ticket

Same. Saw them at Mountford Hall in Lpool, really good.

Not about a band, but didn't want to start a new thread cos am sure a mod would just move it to hear anyway



Where's the best place to start in terms of buying a guitar? My gf wants to learn to play and it's her birthday next month so would like to get her one as a gift - but should I buy a new one ( and if so, how much to spend on a first one? ) or should I get a 2nd hand one to start with while she gets into it??

My latest acquisition - The Autopsy Boys single and CD.

Look them up - blending punk with electro with other random bits. Eclectic would be a good description of them

Punk Britannia starts on BBC 4 Friday night.

Did you get a ticket? I didn't

Bugger, I'll be on my way to Kelso then.

That is what the iPlayer is for

Depends on what style of music she wants to play.

Also be careful not to get too thick a fret board as womens hands are generally smaller than mens.

Today are mostly been about Bayside's Sirens and Condolences album.

If anything screamed "emo" it is this album, but it's bloody good at it!

I know they are not remotely British but I'm off to watch Guns n Roses tonight.

Used to be a huge fan, although now it's just Axl Rose and whichever musicians he's not fallen out with. I'm only going as the tickets were a present off the wife...... Have been reading tour reviews and apparently they don't come on stage till 10:30-11:00ish.

The musicians he's not fallen out with are far more talented than the ones he has fallen out with, so they will still put on a good show. Just don't expect classic GNR, they're a modern and talented band being held back by Rose's belief that it's 1996 and he's still right. I get the feeling that if he let them write and record a few albums, they'd have good enough material to be worth watching in their own right, but instead he insists on playing material written 25 years ago by people he claims to want no links to.

Going to watch them is a pain only if you want to see the support act. I've never bothered and turned up at about 10. But you will get the idiotic minority who turn up at 7 and get a mood on because their last train home is 10.40.

Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room, the side project of Alkaline Trio bassist Dan Andriano, touring in Britain? Lovely stuff.

Damn you and your technical knowledge!

The gig was ok. Must admit that I have watched Slash and his band a few times over the last 2 years and enjoyed those gigs far more.

For poetry fans everywhere ,Evidently John Cooper Clarke BBC 4 10pm

So is Dan Andriano involved in this?

Guns N' Roses were brilliant in Manchester last night, this is the 6th time i have seen them and i loved every minute of it...

They came on stage at 11.00 ish and we only left the arena at around 3.00am - a very long set which included some real high points - most notably Estranged and Civil War - not songs i have ever seen them perform live before.

Still don't understand why people buy tickets to watch this band and then expect them to start the show at 9.00pm - do your research please!

I must admit I didn't bother this time. It would have been my 4th Chinese Democracy tour. I just don't understand why they don't release music any more? The likes of Ashba and Thal are obviously desperate to put their own stamp on the band and play songs they've been involved in. Most of the stuff they play from Appetite is 26/27 years old, the UYI stuff is 22/23 years old and even the 'new' Chinese Democracy stuff is now 10-15 years old as it was written during the Buckethead/Finck days. He went on about not attending the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction as he wanted to showcase the new band and not dig up the old band, but then doesn't back the new band by releasing new music and still plays the old bands music.