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When I do get out, I write about it.

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Annik Honnoré, in her friends words.

I get loads of hits on the translation I did of Philippe Cornet's interview with Annik Honoré. I need to write something now she's passed from this world. Fortunately, others have had more eloquence. Richard 23, Front 242 Annik was one of the first person...

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Bullet - Sandra Ferretti & The Prime Time Ministers

Bullet - Sandra Ferretti & The Prime Time Ministers

Listen whilst you read: http://sandraferretti.bandcamp.com/ I do like things that are recorded quick and simple without too much fuss. It sounds so live and natural. Especially when you have a great voice like Sandra’s and you can write songs like the...

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Rock Olmen 2013

Rock Olmen 2013

Rock Olmen, Olmen, 26 July 2013 How do you pigeon-hole Muse now-a-days? Progressive pop-metal? It suits In-Kata from Antwerp. They're a pretty tight outfit, with a singer both sounding and looking like a cross between Matt Bellamy an Ozark Henry. Though...

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Under Tower festival - Brussels - 23/6/2013

Day 3. If you were playing and don't get a mention, it's for one of the following reasons. 1. I missed you cause I was watching something else 2. You were crap/defective/dickheads, and not worth seeing again 3. I couldn't be arsed In the case of the Punk...

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Under Tower festival - Brussels - 22/6/2013

I irritatingly managed to catch about 2 minutes of Tervueren before having to go off to see Taxidermists, then run off to Another Belgian Band, to pass Peplum on the way to Rodolphe Coster. This was going to prove to be a real festival day, with clashes,...

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Under Tower festival - Brussels - 21/6/2013

70 bands over 3 days, almost all of them from Brussels. For links, etc., please see the official line-up and presentation here. Not time for a proper review, but there were some notable highlights. In priority order of who I'd go to see if they were all...

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Evi Vine + Perverted by Language - Rock Classic, Brussels, 29 May 2013

Evi Vine + Perverted by Language - Rock Classic, Brussels, 29 May 2013

Translated by Jez from an original article by Michel Preumont Clickez ici pour lire en Français Say it ain’t so, Joe please, say ain’t so ... not RickyBilly! (one of the local wildlife - ed.) Holy shit, you stumble across this cackling Aztec more often...

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Concours Circuit 2012 Round 1

Concours Circuit 2012 Round 1

Concours Circuit 2012 Brussels Botanique, Friday 7 September 2012 She died while hunting Start with a bang, this is not. To be honest, the dear and owl masks look naff, the guitars (for this is 2 guys each with a guitar) are going nowhere, and playing...

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Soirée Cerise festival @ T.A.G.

Fête de la Musique 21, 22, 23, 24 June 2012 The venue is provided by the TAG, just off Place Rogier. The music direction comes from Soirées Cerises, the Brussels organisation that has programmed in venues across the town over 600 gig in the past few years....

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Russian roulette!

Russian roulette!

Human Tetris, Magnetic Poetry DNA, Brussels 6 feb 2012 I only found out about this yesterday, and given that the main act might sound a bit like Monozid, and have travelled a long way to get here, I really think I should make the effort and get my arse...

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