The Felice Brothers at the Empire

The Felice Brothers
A.A. Bondy
Shepherd's Bush Empire, 22 October 2009
Well, I'm glad I got to see Mr Bondy perform in a small club last night because supporting his friends The Felice Brothers, like a lot of support acts, he had to contend with an audience more interested in chatting to each other and drinking beer. Still, he was an old pro, once again backed by just a bass and drums, he sweetly sang There's A Reason and turned up the amps for a rocking Killed Myself When I Was Young and finally borrowed The Felice Brothers' violin player for a rollicking When The Devil's Loose. Those chatting audience members don't know what a good thing they missed.

A.A. Bondy at The Social

A.A. Bondy
The Social, 21 October 2009
Just got back from seeing A.A. Bondy at the tiny club The Social (sorry for the rubbish photo btw!) and I thought I'd quickly write something about it since I'm seeing him again tomorrow with The Felice Brothers.

My Favourite Albums Of 2008

I thought I may as well start off with a list of my favourite albums from 2008, because it probably best sets the scene for what will be on this blog. In order to compile my astonishingly brilliant list I am using this foolproof equation to calculate the perfect top 10: my most played albums on last.fm + the albums I think I like best + whatever ones are the coolest. It's an incredibly mathematical, painstaking process that obviously has taken me weeks to perfect, which is why I'm only posting it now. So at long last, here it is: