Gavin: A lot happened in 2008. It seems so long ago now. Like any blog worth it’s salt and peppa though, we have decided to put together our best/worst gigs and albums of the year and used our clever little thinking boxes in our heads to have a guess (/dictate?) who will be floating boats in the next twelve months or so. Have a read and put us in our place about your favourite albums and who you think will storm 09…
Dananananaykroyd/Pulled Apart by Horses/Calf by Calf @ The Harley, Sheffield
With Youthmovies playing at Sheffield University, Death Cab for Cutie at the Academy and Fucked Up and White Denim also playing in Sheffield, there was an abundance of live music on around the city tonight. However, it was a small pub, The Harley, that would boast one of the finest line-ups of the night.
Dear Science, – TV on the Radio
Ever since releasing one of the best albums of 2006, Return to Cookie Mountain, people have been waiting for TV on the Radio’s follow up with huge amounts of anticipation. Finally, TV on the Radio announced that they would be releasing their third LP, Dear Science, towards the end of September. Click to read more …
Johnny Foreigner / Mae Shi @ DQ, Sheffield
Tonight sees the culmination of the tour between LA’s Mae Shi and an INFTC favourite, Birmingham trio, Johnny Foreigner. After releasing one of the best albums of the year “Hlllyh” the Mae Shi have been playing shows across the world for the last few months. This is the last show that they will play with Johnny Foreigner after a DrownedinSound sponsored tour of the UK. Click to read more …
Late of the Pier/ Slagsmalsklubben/ Video Nasties @ The Plug – Sheffield 26/02/08
The blog have been singing the praises of Late of the Pier for sometime now. However, it is only recently that they are starting to get a lot of attention from the rest of Britain. Tonight they take to the stage in Sheffield. Click to read more …
Los Campesinos!/Johnny Foreigner/Ultcult @ Leadmill 19/02/2008
Praised by Gareth Campesinos as his favourite band at the moment, four piece Ultcult have ended up playing their fourth ever gig as the opening support on the main stage for Los Campesinos. Click to read more …
We are the Physics/Pistola Kicks/The Saga – Leadmill, Sheffield 19/1/08
With the support being two local Sheffield bands and the majority of the crowd coming to watch Pistola Kicks, it was going to be hard for We are the Physics to impress the home fans. Click to read more …
Ok, so we’ve waved goodbye to 2007 and blogs all over the UK are getting rapidly updated due to the procrastination of students everywhere and INFTC is damned if it’s going to miss out on the action. We’ve all had our Christmas break and now we’re back with a new member and a round-up of the best, and worst, music we experienced in 2007; and anyone who even thinks of uttering the word ‘late’ gets a kick in the teeth!
Digitalism/The Whip – The Plug, Sheffield
With The Whip headlining the live events and the electro band of 2007 Digitalism on the decks, this was sure to be a night of people pulling shapes.
