Rockness : Line up 2011

Rockness 2011

RockNess is an annual music festival which takes place in Scotland at Clune Farm, Dores, on the banks of Loch Ness near Inverness. The first Rockness festival took place on 24 June 2006 and has grown in size every year since.

The festival is known as "the most beautiful festival in the world "and" the only festival with its own monster" due to its beautiful location at Loch Ness which is the alleged home of the mythical Loch Ness Monster.

I definitely think its one to look out for and eventually will be T in The Park's main competition.

Get tickets on from the official website - http://www.rockness.co.uk/

T in The Park 2011 : Line up

I think T in the Park is becoming too commercialised. However this year's line up does outweigh last year. Whats your views on this year's line up? Who would you want to play?

Tickets for T in the Park have sold out.

Tickets for T in the Park 2011 were priced as follows:

A full weekend camping ticket (Fri-Sun arena access) £185
A full weekend with Thursday camping (Thurs - Sun) £195
A weekend (Fri-Sun) with no camping £175
A Saturday or Sunday day ticket £77.50
Saturday and Sunday combined ticket £155
Parking tickets which must be bought in advance £18.50
Campervan ticket £110
Lockers (with phone chargers) £15

More information on the festival is on the website - http://www.blogger.com/www.tinthepark.com

The Kleptocrats (live) Maggie Mays - Saturday 21st Mays

The Kleptocrats
Saturday 21st May 2011
Maggie Mays,
60 The Trongate, Glasgow G1 5EP
Tel 0141 548 1350
Fax 0141 548 1351
Tickets - £6

The Kleptocrats

I've recently started playing drums for a local band back home called The Kleptocrats. It is an indie / rock band. We headlined Maggie Mays in Glasgow quite recently and the gig went really well with over 50 people coming to see us play (including Paolo Nutini).Due to this success we have been invited to play again on the 21st of May to support a new up and coming band called juno and the Mook.

Juno and the mooks : Myspace
www.myspace.com/junoandthemook

Their managers a promoter in Wrexham and a radio DJ and he has offered us air time on his radio show plus a gig in Wrexham is we were interested. So we are looking to record in the next month so music will be up on our Myspace as soon as possible so keep posted. We love gigging anywhere across Scotland so if any promoters are looking for a band to play a lively set then just send us a message.

The Kleptocrats : Myspace
www.myspace.com/561298782

COLD WAR KIDS - WE USED TO VACATION

I saw Cold war kids at the Garage. It is quite a small venue, but for the type of music they played it worked. it was very civilised, people were there just for the music.

Cold War Kids are an American indie rock band from California. Band members are Nathan Willett (vocals,piano and guitar), Jonnie Russell (guitar, vocals and keyboard), Matt Maust (bass guitar), and Matt Aveiro (drums, percussion).

Cold war kids have recently produced a new album its called "Mine is Yours" , give it a listen if you get the time.

Wolfgang Gartner @ the Arches

I went to the Arches on Friday to see Wolfgang Gartner as a part of "Colours" which is an organised gig night. I had never really heard of him before until my flatmate dragged me out. His energetic style, blended with equal parts electro and indie dance rock,
So I went to the Arches to find out whether Wolfgang Gartner, one of the most talented and forward-thinking exponents of electro house, could rock the Glasgow venue hard enough to make me forget that I was paying 6 pounds for a beer.

As soon as you entered the venue it just looked like an empty warehouse which added to the atmosphere. Gartner came on around 2 a.m. and took no time in getting down to business with an energetic first half hour of percussive funked-up techno and new electro house.

I really enjoyed the gig and it is rumoured that he might be playing the next colours event also so have a look out I recommend it if you like a good rave and don't mind the occasional over priced drink spilt on you.

http://colours.co.uk/html/ - link to the official website , will keep you posted on a regular basis on who's playing and when and also sells tickets online.

The Streets - OMG (Rip) BRAND NEW

This is my favourite song of the new album "computers and blues".

 

The Streets @ O2 ABC Glasgow, 19 February 2011

No one can, with justice, claim that they didn't know this was coming. Mike Skinner has been promising for a while now that his retirement of The Streets was due, and stating quite clearly and definitely that this, album number 5, would be the last.

The new album "Computers and Blues" is brilliant. As was the performance at the O2 ABC. It was energetic witty , depressing yet absolutely crazy at the same time. Mike Skinner seems to have produced a funny, sad, emotional, honest album to rank up there with his very finest work, making us fall in love with him all over again, just as he leaves us.

The Barrowlands is my favourite venue in Glasgow.

The original building opened in 1934 east of Glasgows city centre. The front of the building is decorated with a distinctive animated neon sign. The ballroom was the leading dancehall in Scotland from its inception. The building was largely destroyed by fire in 1958, leading to a complete rebuild. The rebuilt ballroom opened on Christmas eve 1960.


The Barrowlands always has those moments of "I was there" than many of the more recent music venues do these days. It really is as good as it gets. Even the more soulless venues such as, arguably, the SECC dominate the musical landscape, the Barrowlands still manages to pull big name acts, and quite rightly so.

However the only bad thing I can forward about the Barrowlands are the staff. The staff are complacent, rude, obnoxious , and bereft of the most basic of social skills.  And with many good competitive venues springing up across the city where you are treated as a person throughout  i hope the Barrowlands bubble doesn't burst as it once did as they may need to start dusting off those roller skates again.


By far the best venue in Glasgow and arguably mabye as far as its age. I would recommend it to all music lovers.

Personally the Barrowlands is the number one venue in Glasgow. With the decline of dancehall and the rise of rock/pop performance, the Ballroom has become a major concert venue. Known for its excellent acoustics as well as its sprung dance floor, the Barrowlands has become a particular favourite of many noted rock/pop acts.

The View - King Tuts Glasgow - 25/1/11

It may have been two years since their last album but "The View are still on fire". I went and saw them on the 25th of January at King tuts in the first of four dates on their mini tour - to showcase third album bread and circuses.You could feel the excitement at this packed-out gig to hear the new tunes . The music did the talking. Bounding on stage without a word, they launched into the well-known Glass Smash to get the crowd going. But soon they were thrashing about to what will become the first single release from the new album, Grace.There was a slight dip in tempo for b-side Clowns before it picked back up for Wasted Little DJs, 5Rebeccas and skag  

But the song "Underneath The Lights" really caught the crowd's attention as Kyle looked for the feeling he gets when he hears his Scottish fans sing along when he's performing. Kyle and bassist Kieran, who also takes a shot of the vocals, chatted to the crowd between songs. But with the thick Dundonian jargon that is unpalatable to take in . Whatever it was, the music kept the crowd happy and a demand for "one more tune" brought the boys back on stage for Face For The Radio. They played seven songs from the new album and Bread and Circuses is as packed full of hits as the two previous albums.

Mix that with an hour-long, high-energy set from the guys, followed by a pint with their fans afterwards it was an all round brilliant night and I would definitely recommend it.