The Russians are here

Hey comrades, Russia's finest indie band Blast are at The Good Ship tonight. Over there they support Blur but noone knows them here but take it from me they are fantasticski (hur hur hur). Actually wading through the rest of the week is no displeasure either. In fact I cannot think of some hyperbole worthy of the week so I shall spare you but Earfood's Sunday session sounds especially tasty.

PS. If you wanna come to The Smyths on the 15th December there are less than 50 tickets left.x

Monday 26th November

Lazarus Promotions presents a rocknroll extravaganza with live sets from

The BFO Trainsmash www.myspace.com/thebfotrainsmash old school, female fronted, garage rock.

Blast www.myspace.com/blastmoscow Russia's finest.

Device www.myspace.com/deviceuk 'Device don't just do the alternative set, they add wonderful bricks of heavy rock that seem to balance out quite well with the lighter tones overall.'

Scott Lester www.myspace.com/scottlesterpage Socially concious singer songwriter
+ tba.
Doors 745pm. £5 entry.

Tuesday 27th November

Be Prepared presents a night of outstanding live music...
Picastro www.myspace.com/picastro Beautiful, dark, violin lead songs from a Toronto four piece led by singer songwriter Liz Hysen. Elements of Godspeed and recent PJ Harvey. New record on Polyvinyl.
BirdriB www.myspace.com/birdribcore Shuffling beats and acoustic guitar folk-hop. Think Anticon, specifically Themselves and Subtle.
Bleeding Heart Narrative www.myspace.com/bleedingheartnarrative An autumnal one man orchestra of pianos, guitars and restrained noise. A London based Eluvium or Tarental.
Alastair Brown www.myspace.com/alastairbrown Acoustic tales of hope and longing, think Conor Oberst solo and acoustic. Toured the UK with Tall Firs.
Doors 745pm. £5 entry.

Wednesday 28th November

L'Argent et La Rue present...www.myspace.com/laurafest a night of London's finest Thrash Metal, featuring:
Savage Messiah www.myspace.com/savagemessiahmetal UK metallers. Taking inspiration from bands old and new including Testament, Judas Priest, Arch Enemy, Lamb of God and many more.
Divine Chaos www.myspace.com/divinechaosband a five piece metal band from the south east, intent on creating better music and a more intense live show than the sort of act people have become used to in recent years.
Dr Death www.myspace.com/doctordeathdie Headbang your heart out to the unique thrash sound of this London based four piece.
Damnas www.myspace.com/damnasonline 5-piece based in London, with a new line-up, new set-list, new logo, and a refreshing enthusiasm towards live gigs, after a 2/3 year period of dormant activity, are ready to hit the stage and get your necks bangin!
Doors 745pm. £4 entry. Proceeds to The Pavilion Trust www.tomnabarro.com

Thursday 29th November
www.subba-cultcha.com presents a night of noise, melody and rocking the f@*k out!
Live music from:
Secondsmile www.myspace.com/secondsmile "The Dorset boys hold anger and big jagged riffs way back, tricking listeners into a false sense of security before smacking them round the head like rock gremlins exposed to the sunlight" Kerrang!

Cutting Pink With Knives www.myspace.com/cuttingpinkwithknives "This is music you can dance to in the most over-the-top manner possible and f*ck some dude's face up to" Drowned in Sound
William www.myspace.com/williamtheband "Lurching between wall-of-sound frenzy and sweetly picked melody" Artrocker
Plus Subba-Cultcha & Refuge For The Meeks DJ's
Doors from 745pm. £5 full price, £4 NUS, £3 Industry/Cheap list.

Friday 30th November

Peace In The City and The Laurel Collective team up to present some of their favourite bands for a night of the best new music tinged with dance rhythms. Live sets from

The Invisible www.myspace.com/theinvisiblethree The Invisible are Dave Okumu (formerly of Jade Fox), Tom Herbert (Polar Bear/Acoustic Ladyland) and Leo Taylor (Gramme/Zongamin). Their ethereal music,
wide-ranging in its influences; giving a distinct nod to Sonic Youth and Radiohead in their guitar experimentation, there are rhythmic, African elements borrowed from Talking Heads; harmonic influences from Queens of the Stone Age.

The Laurel Collective www.myspace.com/thelaurelcollective Never less than hugely entertaining. Like Paul Simon on acid meets the Talking Heads. Gleeful and celebratory.

Micachu www.myspace.com/micayomusic Utterly engaging Mica mixes the abilities of an acoustic troubadour and a grimester

Masters of Disguise www.myspace.com/mastersofdisguise Cheerfully progressive fayre.

After DJs til 4am. DJ not confirmed at time of press.

Doors from 745pm. £1.50 before 9pm, £3.50 before 11, £5 after.

Saturday 1st December

Anita Garai presents a charity spectacular with all proceeds going to World Vision and The North London Hospice. Five top bands, raffle with amazing prizes, including a day of recording at Broadfields Studios and in-line skating lessons.

Jayson Norris www.myspace.com/jaysonnorris Combining his rich, earthy voice with a blend of soulful acoustic styles, Jayson Norris offers laid back, funk-inflected Ben Harper, Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley inspired music. Jayson's cultural and musical Maori heritage is subtly reflected with rootsy, South-Pacific sounds resonating throughout his songs.

Coley www.myspace.com/coleyacoustic 4 guys and a gal, with a driving rhythm section, tuneful melodies and powerful melodic vocals. Gigging together since age 14, they now have the recent addition of a soulful female vocal to add to the mixture.

Blood Sugars no website

Ollie Childs www.myspace.com/oliverchilds if Michael Stipe and Cat Stevens were ever to share a teleport machine, arriving at the other end would be Ollie Childs. A powerful heart-melting, compelling voice and songs that are quirky, sincere and inspiring. Girls- bring spare panties.

Anthony Rees www.myspace.com/anthonyrees passionate, acoustic melodies with an angry edge - a raw talent. Discover him for yourself!
After Maurice and Judy DJ from 1130 til 4am playing a mix of latest and classic indie, Motown, ska, funk, disco and forgotten pop classics.

Doors from 745pm. £5 entry

Sunday 2nd December

Earfood Live 1st Birthday Party. Bringing their favourite artists back to play 4 of their best. 9 acts including...
Caspar Riis www.myspace.com/casparriis Acoustic soul/folk
Kevin Molloy www.myspace.com/kevinmolloy humorous, thoughtful, generally winsome and
wine-fuelled acoustic
The Turncoat www.myspace.com/theturncoat Livewire folkateer.
Bianca Rose www.myspace.com/biancarosemusic Soulful singer with a touch of the Amy Winehouse/ Kate Nash.

Doors from 6.30pm £2 entry. Free cake!

Love and peace.

John.x

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