Insane in the ChainI muchly enjoyed Goldie Lookin' Chain at Metro last night, here are some pictures:[UPDATE: 7 years later, pictures long gone, I hosted them on popex.com also long gone... see the my pictures link over there --> where the gig pics probably still exist... Suede @ Folkestone MetronomeWas searching for mentions of The Metronome a famous music venue of Folkestone, was hoping to find some details of The Pixies playing there... no joy there, but it seems Suede played there in 1992, supporting Kingmaker.... It's been a weekTime to mention the bus again, the 106 is back on track, not being diverted via Stoke Newington Church Street and so on, got me into work a bit too quick today... further investigations into Folkestone Metronome reveal that Zodiac Mindwarp and Wolfsb... A quarter of commuters have found love in the tubeaccording to a poll by London Underground. And who's printing this shite? Yes, Metro. What should the sharpest response be? The other 75% can never find love becuase they've gnawed off their genitals in sheer frustration at the poor service? Stuck at... M.A.S.S @ Metro Club Feb1 9thProceeds to Tsunami relief. See you there?Banksy takes New YorkRenowned street artist Banksy (responsible for Please Drive By Carefully In Our Village among many other more familiar works) dressed as an OAP, wandered into a few museums (The Brooklyn Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Ar... The Metronome up for auctionGuide price 200 - 250k with Clive Emson...The premises comprise a former theatre with office and staff accommodation arranged over four floors and a main auditorium over two storeys. Planning Permission has now been granted for the building to be con... Chris TeckkhamPlaying of course. At the Art Rocker New Rock and Roll Summit.Markus Mustonen (?)Drinking booze, doing coke, talking about his bandmates. And then he managed to get trapped in the elivator with me three of my buddies and Ola from the Ark (=other Swedish band) The part was saturday night and he first showed up at around 3.00 PM an... Jim BobI saw Jim Bob watch Mika Bomb last Friday. He was stood by the bar looking very cool. He has a centre parting these days, not the string hair of old. He looks like a matinee idol.David WalliamsHe was at the Parva gig last Thursday, 23rd January.Craig fromThe Vines & Cooper Temple Clause...watching the marvellous Medium 21.Steve LamacqAppreciating the sweet sounds of Corporation:BlendAlan McGeeHe was walking, talking and drinking. I think he may have deejayed before Evan Dando played. btw. Mr. Dando was good but he walked off stage after about 35mins and didn't come back - someone said because the crowd were not giving him enough recogniti... Metro MessAdrian GTA (That's Grand Theft Auto) says:This is what the metro have to say about grand theft audio tonight at the monarch:GRAND THEFT AUTOThe London based quartet imbue the monarch's dishevelled milieu with indie, hip hop, electronica and country-l... Span @ MetroQuick plug for a SPAN, ace Scandinavian rockers, they're playing at Metro on Oxford Street, That London on Thursday... You can still get tickets for it here...They're on at 9.45, and it possibly flows into a club night.G'night...... An gig, Parva and Junior SeniorSee you at Metro tomorrow night? No not the daily mail light that clutters up the tube stations, but the club on Oxford St... There's a Barfly promotion thing going on there, with Junior Simpson, Psychid and Parva playing, and I will be there...Junio... Farewell then The MetronomeIn the Herald last week it said it's opening as some sort of medical / health centre. Where now might we ever see again bands of the calibre of Suede, The Manics, or Faith No More playing in intimate surroundings?... Inside the MetronomeHmm, is this working..? The Metronome might be gone, take one last look around the inside with these trespassing skaters...... Thanks for that, think it's the Metronome you meanHave you seen it recently? It's derelict, but been bought by the NHS I think.<br /><br />Still got no idea of the date of that <strong>Manics</strong> gig, but at least this sounds like a confirmation that it really did happen!RE: Thanks for that, think it's the Metronome you meanYip was the Metronome, forgot its name as it was a very short lived venue, pity had a nice atmosphere. But though intoxicated at the time I can definatley state the gig did happen.<br />It was just as Generation Terrorists was climbing the charts.now all we need is the date...did you see any other bands there? I've heard of a few others playing there, it was on the indie circuit, but no-one's sure of actual dates. Suede played there, that's one I do have a date for, as it's in their biography Love and Poison. I hear Faith... Spoof storiesNoticed a lot more people recently turning up here having looked for spoof stories or spoof story, mostly as a result of this spoof story about Dickens World. Wonder if it's just coincidence that people are trawling for spoof stories around the time ... Is this who's bought the Metronome?assura group has a metronome page, looks like they own other medical type facilities so this backs up the story of it being bought by a health care trust.Just found a PJ Harvey gig at the Metronome, and another where she almost played at Bottoms. But... Thanks for this Chris, love this gig historyGot all of these gigs in the <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/16/The+Metronome/history">Metronome history</a> page, don't suppose you have the actual dates of any of those do you?Underground house videoHave a look round the new underground houses built in what was the boiler house of the Metropole hotel. Bit of a video look round, courtesty of kentonline.co.uk. Prices around 300k each, but you can look for free!... Thanks for the Manic Street Preachers in Folkestone updateThe venue is still empty, can't see it coming back to life. I heard a while ago it had been bought by an NHS Trust.Gene Loves JezebelNot sure if the gig was actually at the Metronome or not, were you there, do you know?Rossini Opera Festival - Demetrio e polibio in Pesaro, ItalyRossini Opera Festival - Demetrio e polibio tickets for 10/08/2010Rossini Opera Festival - Demetrio e polibio in Pesaro, ItalyRossini Opera Festival - Demetrio e polibio tickets for 13/08/2010Faith No MorePlus Scat Opera, according to this scan from nirvanaguide.com. Via anaussiemusicfan.com/fnm/, though they don't have the Metronome show, maybe t... Mythical Firework Spectacular at Leeds CastleLegend comes to life with a firework and light show against the backdrop of the lit castle. 10-metre high flames jet into the night sky; projected images and lasers add to the spectacular fireworks illustrating the story of the night of the dragon.... 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