The Barbs.The Tap.

The Barbs at the tap. It was great. The first two or whatever bands, well, I wasn't really listening to be honest, but it was all a bit average.
Enter the Barbs with THAT bass-line. new songs now making up most of the set, but who cares when it is all this good! Every song rocks hard, nobody cares that they aren't old favourites, because the quality is so high. Songs like Monday to thursday, watching girls fighting, sick, transyvania time and more rock the fuck out of an sudience clearly loving every minute. The reception they get is amazing. This band cannot continue to be ignored for much longer. With their gig supporting mondo generator and their appearance at glastonbury they are on their way up, and on tonights evidence, they have the potential to go all the way to the top.

the bloke that reviewed this album for the fly is a twat and i'll fight anyone who says different!

One star. one measly bloody star. Who is this guy? what does he know about anything? i want to see his credentials right now!

Okay, rather than just ranting, lets examine this idiots foolish statement more and rationally, twat.

Firstly, he says the lyrics on track three are cliched. well, thats true actually, but that's one track out of 10 and the weakest of the lot. did he not hear russian doll or blackout? did he fall asleep through sun song and ground nero, perhaps he was distracted from pandemonium and blacker than blue by something particularly interesting on richard and judy. didn't i hear you right isn't great but it's okay and the rest of the album is fucking class!
Next he describes it as "like a celebrity wrestling smack to the balls, all bruising and no chance of having your injuries kissed better" and that was it. the whole review. see, he's a twat. You can't damn an album completely and only explain yourself with one slightly bad point and a stupid vague statement (He watches celebrity wrestling! how valid are the opinions of some intellectual midget who watches celebrity wrestling!). I mean, Bruising? hell, if i saw a band described as bruising i'd give it 5 stars right off, thats the sign of a great gig, when you feel absolutely battered afterwards cos the music has compelled you to dance like a maniac. If an album can achieve that, well, roll out the awards buddy, these guys have got skill! The Reason could be that he's some form of twattish indie moper. Reviews something other than the *SPIT* libertines and he doesn't get it at all. Well i got news for you bud, this isn't some of your wishy-washy almost pop shit! this is ROCK N ROLL! The noise is part of the fun! but i guess it hurts the delicate ears of someone who usually only likes pissing babyshambles or feckin bloc party.
In Conclusion, Dead Fly Buchowski are a great band as anyone who has seen them live will agree, and tish and fipsy to people to stupid to see it.

Land of the Rough is out now on Beggars Banquet Records

JOANovARC

Right, this band is great, one of the best I have ever seen in fact. The night got off to a good start with a band that was employing harmonies, which was nice, but I can't actually remember what the name of the band was. Next up was eyelash, who were actually really good, a very rocking band, with good riffs, and some good songs. Next up was Bernard, who very very metal, with a female vocalist that was kind of blokey(she was drinking guiness during the performance) but a decent band.
What came next was incredible, JOANovARC came on, and witthin seconds I was blown away. They rocked so hard, with great riffs, songs that were good enough to rival almost any band and a guitarist who was, well, the best I have ever seen. She was amazing. They haven't been going long, but already it is obvious they are going to be a truly great band. There is a CD out but it doesn't really do them justice. The album is going to be great though, and this is a band that I will be following VERY closely from now on. They are the future, and the future is bright.

Bank Holiday Weekend Festival At The Command House

Ah, the command house, somewhat faded recently(decent types buggered off to uni, leaving the chavs open to attack it and befoul it with their presence) but still a great place. Over the bank holiday weekend there was a sort of mini music festival, which had a lot of local bands playing. It was also free. This meant I had no reason not to go.
The first day(saturday) had a few decent bands, includind two minutes from tuesday, who were pretty good, and whose CD i got(I was the only one that bought it though). There were several other half-decent bands, but the main attraction for me was the delta, who I have seen before, and who are a fast rising band, worthy of all the praise they get. They are also great live, and despite the croud not being the best, they went down pretty well. Last up was opus bridge, who seemed to have a following cheering for the. They were more metal than the rest of the set, and not that good at times, but a decent band to finish off the night.
So to sunday. As mentioned already on these pages, it rocked. I was there for the Barbs of course, but there were some good bands on before them, providing a decent warm up.
The Barbs arrived, and it was good. They played new songs, and dumped some of thir favourites out of the set, but it didn't really matter, whatever they play, it is great, and especially so with the new stuff. The fans that were there enjoyed it loads, and it builds anticipation for their next gig-at the tap 'n' tin.

The Barbs at the command house

saw the barbs again last sunday, at my beloved watering hole The Command House (second only to the tap n tin) apparently there were bands on all throught the mayday weekend, i of course was only there for the one. sitting at the front, cheering wildly in a crowd of four! (us fans!) they played new songs, which excited me greatly, though the band themselves were less enthusiastic, claiming they needed more work before they were fully finished and added to the set.
Two words summed up this gig for me, tough. crowd. despite our best efforts not too many fans turned up and while the public were not hostile, neither were they overly excited by the music, they were polite. role on the next one (AT THE TAP N TIN!).