Very popular with Shoreditch types

And another competition for you! You have all entered the win some shoes and tickets to a gig one haven't you?

Got a couple of pairs of tickets to each of the following PlayLouder nights at the ICA next week, if you can tell me:

Which of these artists is really performing on one of these nights?



Thursday 4 December (Doors 7pm, buy tickets here)

Gold Chains, Roll Deep Crew, Dabrye and Crack Village

Gold Chains: "One of the great sounds of pop, taking his hip hop playa fantasies into the realms of the sick'n'surreal" NME

"a stripped down, funk fuelled odyssey that will get you shaking your thing on your living room table before the first track is even over" bbc/experimental

Mashing bass, trance, house, hip-hop, punk, funk, prog, pub rock, techno, and glitch, Gold Chains' Young Miss America is a champagne digital bootyshake of a record, so expect a riotous set from the wicked man from San Francisco. And with support from Dizzee Rascal's stomping Roll Deep Crew, digi-rap barbarians Crack Village, and genre side-stepping Dabrye, this night is set to go down in tech-noise history.

£10, £9 Concs. £8 ICA Members



Friday 5 December (Doors 7pm, buy tickets here)

DEDBEAT presents
Gescom, Cassette Boy, DJ Rubbish, Fujiya & Miyagi and Ai Records featuring Claro Intellecto, Yellotone and ADJ

DJ Rubbish: "utterly underground" NME


Gescom: "Committed to the more adventurous side of electro/techno" absorb.org


Gescom, widely accepted as the mysterious outlet for Autechre's other electronic ideas, will be highlighting why they are such a unique and respected collective through a rare DJ set performance. Alongside them, expect hilarious political satire from Cassette Boy, acted out in the guise of Mary and Jesus or Bush and Bin Laden, plus DJ Rubbish, rated by the NME as the 29th coolest person in rock 2002.


Ai records, "one of the most collectable labels", according to Warp Records, will showcase the live abilities of three fresh talents, Claro Intellecto, Yellotone and ADJ, leaving the finesse of band Fujiya & Miyagi to end the night with a subtle blend of electronics and post rock melodies.

£9, £8 Concs. £7 ICA Members


Closing date, ooh, I dunno, before the gigs actually happen. Don't forget the Journey Shoes competition from yesterday...

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ZZ blows his top

So what was said then? Must surely have been something racial. Man alive it's a dirty game.



Cream-crackered today, don't feel like I rested for a second at the weekend, not only did we stay up far too late on Saturday, but we went OUT on a FRIDAY! This is unheard of... We spontaneously decided to check out The Master Brewer on the Broadmead estate in Broadmead village, what what, and it was alright. Pool table, darts tournament going on, real ale, food, big tellies, garden, a bit local though. It's possibly the nearest real pub to our flat though, we may return.

Saturday was great, I wasted hours messing around with the TV card on the computer, failing to digitise wedding videos and things. Also had a wonder down town, still no sign of Starbucks though. Saturday evening we were adventurous again in our choice of venues. Started off with an overpriced glass of warm white wine in The Hythe Imperial, before heading to The Hope Inn, then some other pub on Hythe High Street that I can't remember the name of, and then back to the Hope again. That's a nice pub, though it shut a bit early, so we headed on to Dom and Jen's and carried on drinking in their garden. I carried out my plan this time to video our evening, and I might just share it with you via the magic of youtube or google video at some point. Once I've cleaned up all the swearing.

Sunday was a write-off, I bumbled through our shopping and watched some TV.

Nice story here about an albino squirrel spotted in Croydon, where is the video footage though? Also

Female greys mate only twice a year, but males may mate at any time. The size of a litter is usually between three and nine, but the male plays no part in the rearing of his young,which are born in March or June.

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MAKE SOME NOISE + ELECTRON SOUL RECORDS @ LEGION PRESENTS:

+++ incoming message from the 'cocks +++

WEDNESDAY 17th NOVEMBER 2004 7pm - 12pm

Legion: 348 Old Street, London EC1 Tel: 0207 729 4441
Tube: Old St / Liverpool St (Opposite 333 Club)

CRACK VILLAGE (DJ / PA Set) Hip Hop/ Eclectic
THE FIGHTING COCKS (Live) Punky Electro
SUBCULTURE SOUNDSYSTEM (Decks & Percussion) Dubby Breaks
YAEO (DJ Set) Hip Hop / Breaks
J. ALEXANDER (DJ Set) Breaks

A last minute gathering celebrating the release of the new CRACK VILLAGE / TRIP THE SYSTEM 7'' "Who's Got The Crack / Day The Earth Stood Still" on Make Some Noise Records (NOISE008-7). It will be a cheap / free(ish) event though we are asking for a donation on the door if possible..

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