2003-02-13UTC04:44:46The CognitionOoh, freebie city, Full On Records just sent me a BAGLOAD of stuff to promote their band The Cognition. So I'm off to tape exchange to flog it all!No not at all, I will dish them out to you guys as prizes... got t-shirts and copies of their single "S... 2002-03-11UTC12:12:16Athlete and Minuteman Friday NightHave you been to a pub called "The Bear" on Deptford High Street? No, me either, that's because there's not a pub called that, it's some kind of Christian Youth Centre, with no booze license. Funny those details were omitted from the advance publicit... 2001-03-16UTC04:34:35A gig for the cockneysIf you're not going to Kylie Minogue, Soft Cell, Westlife, or any of the other sold out extravaganzae in the capital, then I've got a lovely selection box of indie pop for you tomorrow. If you're near to East London.There are four bands play tomorrow... 2001-02-19UTC10:55:39Frankie Machine CancelTomorrow's Frankie Machine show is now CANCELLED, because of an illness... don't die before you've played London man...This is not one of those music industry codes where "musical difference" really means "fist fights", and "exhaustion" means "heroin... 2000-10-24UTC02:26:43Craig David covers, in an acoustic styleeThe Fighting Cocks covering Craig David? With their reputation?No, not quite, but they are doing a show at the home of acoustic sit-down stylee action, The Spitz, in East London's Spitalfields Market, on Thursday night...Starts at 9pm, and it's a Lad... 2000-10-12UTC11:40:11Gigs for tonight...OK, it's the first ever Moshi Moshi night tonight, at Spitz, and the chaps from the Moshi Moshi record label play popEx, and sent me some free tickets before, so I could go there... OR, it is Spearmint tonight at Dingwalls, and I LUUUUUUURVE Spearmin... 2000-08-21UTC01:45:51Graham CoxonWatching Cathal Coughlan at Spitz at the end of May, looking very bored with his hand all bandaged up. Then a few weeks back I saw him in Selectadisc looking at the Violent Femmes CDs for some reason while I was looking at Wire. Another person who ... 2000-05-25UTC09:45:46Kathryn Williams @ SpitzI went to see Kathryn Williams last night, she has a GRATE voice, if you like that Beth Orton sorta thing...The drummer from Hefner was one support, doing his solo acoustic guitar songy stuff. It would have been REAL funny if he'd just done a big dru... 2000-04-26UTC09:25:31Jacques @ SpitzAfter an apprehensive start for we, the punters, with no support, and tables set up caberet style around the stage, Anthony and his band hit the stage. There is more than a hint of David Gedge about his appearance, will the new Jacques material be st... 2000-04-25UTC11:07:48Don't let your weekend finish early!DENY that it is time to go back to work by going to a gig tonight! Several popEx bands are in ACTION tonight. The editor's choice is Jacques @ Spitz, Spitalfields Market, London, but also My Vitriol are playing at Camden Palace, Paul Weller is at Rea...