Reviews

Instead of just doing a list of all the gigs I been to this year (which you can see here anyway), I want to do something different and share my 10 favourite gig moments of 2007.
(in chronological order, by the way)


Patrick Wolf - Manchester Academy 3 - 18/2/2007
The overall gig wasn't that awesome, but when he did the Childcatcher...oh man. He was growling, spitting out the lyrics, really excercising his demons. It was incredibly intense, and he was completely out of breath after this.


Joanna Newsom - AB - 18/4/2007
Again, not a super-awesome gig, but: at the end, they played Peach Plum Pear and Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie back to back. My 2 favourite J-no songs. I closed my eyes, and just started to melt away. I was the quiet little center of the universe.


Daft Punk - o2 Wireless festival London - 16/6/2007
I was all "meh, seen this all before" (and I had - their Pukkelpop performance in 2006 is still the best live experience I ever had). Until that ultra-heavy bass thumping from Technologic kicked in. …

Because I'm extremely bored and put up with a broken ankle and I have to sit all day I'm doing this thing again! Jeej!

Name your top 10 most played artists on Last.fm:
1. CocoRosie
2. Iron & Wine
3. Broken Social Scene
4. Eels
5. Modest Mouse
6. Calexico
7. Joanna Newsom
8. The Decemberists
9. Devendra Banhart
10. The Microphones

Now answer the questions according to the numbers:

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Cruel, but if you count the split EP with Iron & Wine, it would be He Lays in the Rains

What is your favorite album of 2?
The Creek Drank the Cradle

What is your favorite lyric that 5 has sung?
I could buy myself a reason.
I could sell myself a job.
I could hang myself on treason.
Oh I am my own damn god!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
(This Devil's Workday)

How many times have you seen 4 live?
Not once, but I'm definately going to see them this spring.

What is your favorite song by 7?
That would be Only Skin

What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
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saw the Liars last night at the supersweet digital magazine launch.

That's the second time I saw them this year (I was also at pukkelpop in August) and they were amazing both times. Properly amazing as well - where you're transfixed and held in the moment and don't notice time passing or how many songs they've played or think about how you're going to get home or whatever.

Just wanted to make a note of this to myself really, so I don't forget how great it was. However, if you get a chance (and are remotely interested in their music) you could do a lot worse for an evening's entertainment.

Fri 2 Nov – The Arcade Fire, Arcade Fire, Clinic, Wild Light

Yesyes.. a second chance for The Arcade Fire after their concert this summer on pukkelpop. They were the main reason I went that day and to be honest, it was a bit of a disappointment. Courtesy of the soundpeople (the sound was just plain awful) but that wasn't the only reason that day. Win Butler's voice was definitely in need of a powerboost. At the end of the concert they came through and -always look at the bright side- it could only go better this time.
I was able to see a bit of Clinic before The Arcade Fire came on stage. Never heard of them before. They certainly had 'style'. Faces hidden behind surgeon masks they looked a bit like a decent version of the texas chainsaw massacre murderers. Quite nice outfits, though I didn't fancy their music that much. Anyways, after a long wait the group everybody was waiting for took the stage - no less than ten people on stage and an awful lot more instruments, the show was on!
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Gio 16 Ago – Pukkelpop

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Si sa che d'estate il Belgio: acquazzoni con brevissimo preavviso ed escursioni termiche tra notte e giorno anche di 25°.
Quest'estate il Belgio in certi giorni: cielo coperto con assenza di precipitazioni e un po' di freddo la sera…le condizioni ideali per un festival.
Certo in un festival in Belgio anche: teenager fiamminghi (non esattamente le persone più pacate), cibo pessimo, guadi e sabbie mobili nei crocevia più calpestati.
Ma se il festival in Belgio è il Pukkelpop tutto questo è accompagnato da una line-up e un'organizzazione perfette come solo anni e anni di esperienza possono assicurare e a provarlo è l'enorme monumento a pannelli rotanti dedicato a tutte le 22 edizioni del festival.
Basta poco per rendersi conto che uno dei principali punti di forza e protagonisti di questo evento è il prato del "Kempische Steenweg" a Kiewit-Hasselt. …

Wat een leuk feeshje,
set van Digitalism was knallen,
wel spijtig dat het knaldezelfde set was als die van op Pukkelpop.

DJ's voor en na de set van Digitalism waren ook best goed, ken hun namen wel niet. De Noxx ziet er wel ok uit, alleen zou ik de geluidsinstallatie wat anders plaatsen.

Verder,
Linda Mertens was ook knallen!
En een bericht voor de Story, ze was heel close met die gast van "We like to party"

Thu 16 Aug – Pukkelpop

it was my 1st festival. it was a long trip/flight through london ( i enjoyed sleeping on da floor in a sleeping bag ;) )

camping was the only one thing i didnt feel comfortable about... i didnt feel safe there for sure, besides it was COLD and i was freezing. damn...
the food was total crap... o_#

but music was EVERYTHING i needed THERE..

i`ll be short:

but i want MORE. more festivals next year. i want ROSKILDE. anybody`s going?

pukkelpop 2007
APSE - post rock band. really really good.
LIARS- crazy stuff.loved it so much!
Eagles of death metal - so so, expected smth more . smth more positive..
Editors- not bad
fall out boy - MISERABLE
My brightest diamond - WONDERFUL .. amazing voice.
Devendra Banhart- his music is for listening at home. live he sounded really different.... but the cute man!
Kaiser Chiefs - ok.
Digitalism- i was half alive, dancing with closed eyes
Devotchka- lovelyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
biffy clyro - saw for a lil` while. seemed to be ok
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Thu 16 Aug – Pukkelpop

In sommige verhalen oogt de zaterdag een stille dag te zijn, in sommige evenementen echter verschilt de zaterdag niet veel meer qua decibels dan de dagen voordien. Pukkelpop is er daar één van. Alhoewel..., met CocoRosie, The Shins, Spoon & Absynthe Minded deed Pukkelpop toch enigsinds een poging om de geluidsmeters een wat rustigere dag te bezorgen. Louter theoretisch dit alles natuurlijk, want sommige prestaties van bovenstaande groepen lokten dergerlijk luide reactie van het publiek uit, dat menig trommelvlies toch aan flarden werd gebruld.

Hellogoodbye dat de Marquee mocht openen was in dit opzicht geenszins een gevaar, want de powerpoprock die de Canadezen angstvallig door onze gehoorgangen probeerden te pompen kende maar weinig weerklank. Ook onze wonderwel reeds geopende ogen begonnen stilaan het gevecht tegen 'le marchand de sable' te verliezen. Het leek er dan ook op dat de jongens allemaal wat teveel onder de indruk waren van het feit dat Sonic…