Posted on December 8, 2008 by infiniteannanna
On December 2nd, Iain Hodgson, who presents BBC Radio Sheffield’s Raw Talent show, presented a showcase of local unsigned bands at Carling Academy. The bands were Rosie Electro, Skullbone, True Gentlemen (fronted by Paddy Orange of Orange 38), Playground Mafia, Dead World Leaders and Skeletons.
The line-up certainly made for an eclectic evening. I enjoyed the [...]
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Posted on November 26, 2008 by infiniteannanna
Last night Jarvis kicked off the Looking Rough at 30 tour in Sheffield (where else?) to celebrate 30 years of Rough Trade Records. He came on stage looking like a Geography teacher, complete with tweed suit, beard and a cane for pointing at his carefully prepared powerpoint. Songs were interspersed with mini lectures about Rough Trade, [...]
Filed under: Events, Music, Sheffield, Sheffield music | Tagged: Carling Academy, Jarvis Cocker, Jeffrey Lewis, Music, Rough Trade, Sheffield music | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 14, 2008 by infiniteannanna
Last night I attended the Exposed Awards, which in a nutshell, is Exposed Magazine’s annual pat on the back for Sheffield’s creme de la creme. Hosted by Hallam FM’s Kam Kelly and Becky Hayes, it came complete with breakdancing clowns, candyfloss and a freaky pink emu (or was it a llama?).
There were awards for shops, [...]
Filed under: Awards, Events, Music, Reviews, Sheffield | Tagged: Bragazzis, Carling Academy, Dead World Leaders, DQ, Exposed Awards, Exposed Magazine, Florence and the Machine, Fuzz Club, Leadmill, Millennium Gallery, NME, Sheaf View, Sheffield, The Bowery, The Harley, The Shakespeare, Threads, Velodrome 2000 | Leave a Comment »
