Tag: quench

  • Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip – Cardiff Barfly

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    Dan le sac vs. Scroobius Pip shot to fame last year with their track Thou Shalt Always Kill, receiving NME praise despite denouncing it along with the Smiths and Nirvana mid song. They aren’t your average Barfly indie visitors, their first song dealt with why you shouldn’t slash your wrists. Why? It’s harsh on your…

  • Sum41 – Cardiff SU Great Hall

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    On Saturday 25th Febuary 2008 Sum41 played Cardiff University Great Hall, they are not a bad I have followed particularly closely in recent years. My only real memory of them was in my younger days listening to Fat Lip, alongside Blink 182. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I turned up for the…

  • Cardiff Fashion Week show

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    Oceana played host to the first of the hopefully bi-annual Caridff Fashion Week taster. The Ice Room was pretty well filled where several local designers displayed their clothes. CUTV were also filming some pieces for interviews. It would be great it Cardiff Fashion Week were to take off, there are some really talented designers in…

  • NME Awards Tour – Cardiff SU Great Hall

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    20th Feb 2008 was the night of the NME awards tour, the usual Indie music tour, not really my kind of thing but the lighting wasn’t too bad, makes it a lot more fun! The Cribs were headlining, but first up were Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong. Then Does It Offend You, Yeah?…

  • Gallows – Cardiff SU Great Hall

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    Monday 18th February 2008 saw Gallows return to Cardiff, they are one of the biggest up and coming bands in hardcore punk scene at the moment, the sea of black jeans were worked up and ready to fire. I got there just after the first warm-up act SSS. Luckily there were another two to go,…

  • Fuck Buttons – Clwb Ifor Bach

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    Despite their aggressive sounding name, Fuck Buttons (or F*ck Buttons as some like to refer to them…) are a melodic 2 piece from Bristol. The Welsh Club was filled with a Bizarre sounding form of electro instrumental using a variety of gadgets, everything from Fisher Price tape recorders to the keyboard synths and MacBooks they…