Indietracks Festival / all things C86 and indiepop!

[tinycowboy]

Used to encounter them at Leeds gigs in their cycling gear on occasion...

Sorry that we seem to have turned this thread into "reminiscences of Leeds in the 80s". Superbly random.

As a middle-aged man, I'm happy to read the reminiscences of others. I've never been to Leeds, although a university friend was from there and used to tell me about meeting The Edsel Auctioneer and The Pale Saints at parties. She also loved Leeds Station by The Parachute Men. There was a week or so when the Barging Into The Presence Of God EP was the only thing I'd listen to. I used to play Sight Of You when I did some busking - it loses something when played acoustically, but it's a nice break to only have to play two chords. What about that Connor Goldson? Doing Salop proud, he is.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Used to encounter them at Leeds gigs in their cycling gear on occasion...

Sorry that we seem to have turned this thread into "reminiscences of Leeds in the 80s". Superbly random.

Moving on to Leeds in the early 90s, Sonic Youth supported by Pavement and Cell at the T&C2 was a fine night out. I could still drink 3 pints of gold label.
Can't remember if Cud's Christmas party was at the T&C2 or the poly, probably drank half a dozen pints of gold label that night.

 

[Staly]

As a middle-aged man, I'm happy to read the reminiscences of others. I've never been to Leeds, although a university friend was from there and used to tell me about meeting The Edsel Auctioneer and The Pale Saints at parties. She also loved Leeds Station by The Parachute Men. There was a week or so when the Barging Into The Presence Of God EP was the only thing I'd listen to. I used to play Sight Of You when I did some busking - it loses something when played acoustically, but it's a nice break to only have to play two chords. What about that Connor Goldson? Doing Salop proud, he is.

Yes, I hope we got a sell on clause for Connor. We've got a couple more youngsters you can poach if you want.

I was probably at the same parties.

"Queens Hotel in the pouring rain, I am hooooome"

 

[Staly]

Moving on to Leeds in the early 90s, Sonic Youth supported by Pavement and Cell at the T&C2 was a fine night out. I could still drink 3 pints of gold label.
Can't remember if Cud's Christmas party was at the T&C2 or the poly, probably drank half a dozen pints of gold label that night.

Saw Pavement at the Poly with Boyracer doing a guerilla support from a truck outside.

 

[tinycowboy]

Saw Pavement at the Poly with Boyracer doing a guerilla support from a truck outside.

Ah, Pavement, now there's a band.....Boyracer had their moments, but Pavement had the decade.

 

[Staly]

Ah, Pavement, now there's a band.....Boyracer had their moments, but Pavement had the decade.

Very sensible trousers. Tending towards slacks.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Saw Pavement at the Poly with Boyracer doing a guerilla support from a truck outside.

Yep I remember it being more of a horse box than a truck

 

[tinycowboy]

Very sensible trousers. Tending towards slacks.

It was that tension between trousers and slacks, between polo shirts and short-sleeved shirts, that gave them the edge. Did TWP help them on the way? Why did Gedge omit the curse word in their version of Box Elder?

 

[shaun_rc]

After I left, which is a shame for me, as I love Pavement. Keith heard them in the US, I think...

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Looking forward to seeing The Monochrome Set this Saturday and Lovely Eggs the following.

 

[tinycowboy]

If you like the band Literature, but would prefer them to have a silky/velvety voiced female vocalist (I'm thinking YOU [MENTION=3566]HKFC[/MENTION]), try this nugget of dreamy liquid jangle. Looking forward to the album.

www.mercurygirls.bandcamp.com/album/ariana

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

The lovely 'Lovely Eggs' were on top form last night ( celebrating ten years as an act) at a pretty packed Patterns. All the favourites plus a couple of earlier tracks- nothing much longer than 2 minutes. Perfect pop for a bank holiday weekend.

 

[Staly]

And another multi disc cash in compilation. What do we think of this one? Bit predictable?

You can leave off replying til after the Middlesbrough game if you don't feel up to it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/C87-Various-Artists/dp/B01DDFKSKK/ref=pd_sim_15_16?ie=UTF8&dpID=517YNc9XrwL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR158%2C160_&refRID=ZJ75WAPH1D5J59FXSJEF

 

[Staly]

Oh, and this one, which is much more interesting.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sharon-Signs-Cherry-Independent-1979-1985/dp/B01DD02BMI/ref=pd_bxgy_15_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=ENP3MFRNW3QHW0G9NFPD

 

[Flex Your Head]

Got a new job and NSC is fully blocked - it's an outrage! Having said that, I'd probably have got no work done at all if I'd been able to follow the highs and lows of recent weeks.

Anyway, who's coming to this in a fortnight? Should be fantastic.

http://brightonsfinest.com/html/ind...-chills-west-hill-hall-saturday-28th-may-2016

 

[redoubtable seagull]

Got a new job and NSC is fully blocked - it's an outrage! Having said that, I'd probably have got no work done at all if I'd been able to follow the highs and lows of recent weeks.

Anyway, who's coming to this in a fortnight? Should be fantastic.

http://brightonsfinest.com/html/ind...-chills-west-hill-hall-saturday-28th-may-2016

Looking more likely now!
I may have to bring my leather jacket...

 

[Flex Your Head]

Looking more likely now!

Sadly so, but imagine watching The Chills whilst celebrating promotion

 

[Pevenseagull]

'Ave some of this with yer breakfast

 

[Simgull]

'Ave some of this with yer breakfast

Excellent, got tickets for London and the C2. Plenty of time to practice the dance.

 

[Pevenseagull]

The shimmy at 1:56 is genius