just kidding…I’ve done a spot of writing this morning and today I’m off to interview Polar Bear at the MC’s For Life at the Custard Factory. He’s an amazing poet/MC who is about to go to London with new one man show “If I cover my nose you can’t see me.” Colin Murray even played his poem ‘Jessica’ the other night which you can find if you click the link above. I’m a bit nervous…it’s harder than with some bands because I haven’t got a ticket so I’ve been repeatedly listening to his stuff on myspace and it’s really good. Quick witted and funny.

Tonight I’m off to see Birmingham band I Will Attack… (who I can’t find a link for) 

one of the members sold me my MacBook so I said I’d pop along and have a watch. I might not stay for the other act because I’m absolutely exhausted…we’ll see!

Frank.

I’ll do a proper one for Gigbeth tomorrow.

First a rave about Carlo of 444Club…genius! The two lady DJ’s played fabulous retro music between the acts and got everyone in a mood for a good time. Tom Peel played an acoustic set that got more and more energetic as it developed, Finding Calcutta provided a little maturity and then Anyone for Shark? smashed it with a funk tinged hammer! Kate Goes and the Retro Spankees (For links for the bands see previous post) provided energetic, crazy, original music that made me want to dance like Phoebe from friends runs….except on the spot!

Great people great times….and an odd occurance where Pete Ashton turned up…it wasn’t odd that he was there but that he had a crazy drunken lookalike!

I know where I’ll be on Friday nights from now on!

Frank. x