Alcopop!

And celebrate the irony; raise our glass to the ceiling yada yada… But most importantly get so happy! Well, for anyone off to see The Wombats over bank holiday weekend anyway, because good news for you all, is that not only are the quite frankly magnificent I Was a Cub Scout anchored firmly half-way up the bill, but Alcopop’s very own lovable scouse rogues goFASTER>> are opening the Leeds, Nottingham, Oxford and Bristol shows – meaning that if you hurry down in time for doors you’ll have a sparkling show on your hands!

But fear not if you’re ticketless and can’t beg, guestlist or steal entry to this one without resorting to the greedy touts – fear not, because Rich, Chris, Ian and Murphy have a van named Eggy, and they’re not afraid to use him – thus booking a host of gigs throughout the next few months.

In other news (sponsored by Cool Runnings and the rather excellent Jamaican Bobsleigh Chant by Worl-a-Girl that’s playing on my iTunes right now), myself and a couple of chums managed to pop down to the HTM(HTF) gig down in Laaandon last night, and what a show it was! The venue was Bush Hall (apparently an ex-dancing hall bought by a rich gent for his daughter and opulently decked out), and the bands were superb. A special mention ought to go to support ‘Madam’ whose effortlessly gorgeous voice belied her dark tunes, - but Hush the Many stole the show, bleeding profusely everywhere and generally rockin’ like beasts unleashed.

Oh, and if you’re considering going to Glastonbudget, get your ass down with the Family Machine – and anyone near Portsmouth… Cut the Blue Wire are putting on a release show at the Wedgewood Rooms in but a week, which promises to be about the best ever night.. EVER!

Now I’m off to get some sleep, contemplate a weekend in Wales with some of my leek-munching chums from uni, and calculate the full ins and outs, and possible finishing positions of the Championship table. I’m sure most of you don’t care – but as a helpless Coventry City fan needing some people to share my terror with, relegation is still possible! Now it’s kinda unlikely we’re going to go down, but far stranger things have happened (finding a jug of mouldy cocktail in Kev BSM’s room being one – I never thought he’d let booze go to waste) – but either way, please join me in praying for fair footballing fortune – my entire summer depends on it !