Sunday 17th December 2006: Head -O- S', Newcastle

With Mushi Mushi,

Pale Man Made, Beth Jeans Houghton

FakeIndieLabel christmas party funtime!

Click for Vidjo Fun! Oh, Ian's a good 'un.

Have some Stetsonography, mother :

Monday 20th November 2006: www.bearbones.net

Live radio fun with the Bear Bones Boys! Wallll aye!

Click HERE to listen in!

Tuesday 17th October 2006: Cumberland Arms, Newcastle

With

SHITMAT, Ebola, Dr Venkman

crikey.

PRANCEY DOG event.

Wednesday 20th September 2006: Live Set, Utopia FM

Exclusive set here for Sunderland University Radio... http://www.utopiafm.net/

Thursday 14th September 2006 - The Bedroom, Whitley Bay

Seaside! with, Captain Wardrobe and Overjoy

Thursday 24th August 2006 - Egypt Cottage, Newcastle

With Philip Roebuck

and, for the love of blimey, Country Jim & The Bitesize Cowboyyyys and Thisband

Monday 21st August 2006 - Head O Steam, Newcastle

With Jennie & The Bets, The Bubble Project

Pop-tastic launch night for the Bets/Bubbles Split 7 Inch Record For Record Players. DiW was on hand for some reason, to attempt to put a crock in people's evening enjoyment.

A pleasing mixture here of old classics, and soon-to-be-although-unlikely classics. Lap up the real instrumentation, kids, as it was a one-off never to be repeated.

PHOTERS by Rich Takes Photers

Sunday 14th May 2006: Newcastle, Heady Steamy Piss Room.

Wit' Sharks Never Sleep

A special Digital Emo set here, including 18 minutes of Jean Alesi feedback because, what, have any of us got homes to go to or something?

'Emo' is short for 'Emotional Hardcore'.

Tuesday 2nd May 2006: Newcastle, Head of Piss-Steam.

with

Country Jim and the Bitesize Cowboys

and Turnbull acs

Bashy, bishy, boshy.

Monday 17th April 2006: Newcastle, Cumberland Arms.

with

Chippewa Falls, The ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ's

and PILLOW

A Prancey Dog event. A Dang Good one, too.

Saturday 15th April 2006: SHEFFIELD, The Earl.

An All Things Electric event.

Flyer!

Sunday 9th April 2006: Newcastle, Head of Piss-Steam.

with

Pale Man Made, Chippewa Falls, and Sir Nev Clay

A Hipster Deathkilll 3000 event.

Bit of a fly-by, this one.

Saturday 25th March 2006: Newcastle, The Cluny.

NARBIPALOOZA 2006!

with CHIPPEWA FALLS, EAGLE OWL, MEET ERIC ROBERTS, MANSIONS OF GLORY,LES COX (SPORTIF), JOHN EGDELL, DAD THEY BROKE ME

The sequel to last year's Bookville chaos.

Here's some especially camp photographs, Cheers Neil. I think.

Sunday 12th March 2006: Newcastle, The Head of Steam.

with

Obi Got Ludo, The Healing, Johnny Phonic

Toot, Toot!

Photers! Thanks to the resourceful and masterful Graham Shirley: www.myspace.com/gphotography

Thursday 2nd March 2006: Newcastle, The Red Rooms.

WITH MOTORMARK (European Tour)

and SOCCO CHICO

A Spitting Pretty Midnight Children event.

Short n sweet here with two brand new tracks, what a treat! Only two, but they's both right long.

Sunday 5th February 2006: Newcastle, The Cumberland Arms.

With

Peace Burial At Sea

Shubunkin

Moira Stewart

a FakeIndieLabel event, although not a fake event.

Some brand spanking new treats here. Also some fairy lights got broken which was unfortunate

PHOTERS! Cheers, Rich Takes Photers!

Monday 19th December 2005: Sunderland, White Rooms.

The Naked Christmas Extravaganza!

With

Field Music, John Egdell, BEAK, Mood 4, Les Cox Sportif

A short and festive set here as part of the launch night for the Joseph & Mary Chain single.

Sunday 27th November 2005: Newcastle, Agora.

with

35 yard beat experiment

A fairly inadvisable booking, but not much offence was taken.

Wednesday 16th November 2005: Newcastle University, Global Cafe.

With

Kid Carpet

and also the pleasure of

We Show Up On Radar

Allowed back at Newcastle Uni after a lengthy hiatus. DiW Vaguely behaved himself this time, only minimal sweeping-up required.

Tuesday 15th November 2005: Newcastle, Foundation.

With

KNIFEHANDCHOP

and also the pleasure of

smurf, dr venkman, leigon, simon billany

Mashin' it out, Big-Timey, with Geordie Gabba Type madness! Lordy!

FLYER!

Thursday 13th October 2005: Newcastle, Cumberland Arms.

With the Almighier than ALMIGHTY,

SIR THOMAS TRUAX

and bloody hell, also

THE BUBBLE PROJECT

Enjoyable evening as always at the Cumbersome;. A couple of treats here for Girly Clearout fans as Schindler's Pissed and Tiny Tony The Tiny Tiger got utlra-rare (in fact, solitary) airings, as it was about the time.

Tuesday, 20th August: Sunderland, The White Rooms.

An evening of genteel laptronica, with a slightly more musical set than recent.

However those sandwich boards outside are a heavy solid steel, and severe bruising has occured.

Sunday, 7th August: Newcastle, The Cluny.

THE DISTRACTION WEEKENDER

with

Jazzfinger, Marzaraan , Harm, The Presidigitators, Tears of Abraham, Culver, Ultra Shit Inferno, Romance

a Sunday of Hard-Ons and noise action from start to finish, and then some sensible horseshit from the boy Topless. Some people go to B&Q on Sundays.

**** Photies - click hither ****

Saturday, 16th July 2005: Sunderland, Voodoo Room (Pure)

with Chippewa Falls,

Lachrymose One Again

and The ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ's

A HipsterDeathkill event!

There was some violence and spraying, no-one's fallen out though, it's all friends. Very rare outing here for the much-neglected George Likes Spicy Chicken.

Tuesday, 12th July 2005: Cumberland Arms, Newcastle

with Kubichek!

Sweaty!!

A fakeindielable.co.uk event.

Tuessssday, 21st June 2005: Sunderland: White Room.

with Lachrymose One Again For Pity's Sake.

Back to Sunderland. Well, you know, throw a Dog A Bone, and all that.

No Smashy Smashy here, but apologies may go out to the family of Country Jim, who was sadly killed at this event. But he was sat at the front.

As a tribute to the late Jim, here' a selection of the fine photography he took before his brutal shuffle off t' mortal coil.

Friday, 17th June 2005: Darlington: The Forum.

with Lachrymose One

Furthest South yet! Watch out, West Yorkshire - you'll be next if you don't behave.

Friday, 3rd June 05: Newcastle, The Archer.

with the God Almighty Thomas Truax !!!

A Prancey Dog event. A Noisewhore event. A great event.

Tuesday, 31st May 05: Newcastle, Bookville.

with King Biscuit Time(DJ set), Eagle Owl, Field Music, Chippy Falls,

Poorly Laccy 1, Nev Clay, Greenspace, Woman O' No Importance

STOP This binge-drinking Yob Culture madness!!!!

Closing ceremony for the Bookville establishment. Also the unofficial 'Narbipalooza' all dayer event.

DO NOT book DiW to headline an all-day event, cos he'll drink for many hours before he's on, and this is what happens.

police evidence

Friday, 20th May 05: Newcastle, The Cluny.

with See My Sound and Peace Burial at Sea

Part of the 2005 Freevolution Festival thingy-my-jiggy. ...DiW's official corporate sell-out gig? 'Bout Time!

Wednesday, 18th May 05: Newcastle, The Telegraph.

with Kid Carpet

and Last Defender Of t' One True Waveform

A suitably Jaunty set here for a jaunty night, although apol-oggies must be made to any children present, as this was the most sweariest set yet. Gan in!

ultra-rare outings here for Chink Song, and This Is Super-Lucky!

unfortunately your city contravenes the permitted use and classes order of 1990 and as such may be subject to legal proceedings from the local planning authority geisha geisha rabbit girl run silent to not star (point, squirt) proposed theme tune #4 chink song this is super-lucky! that rarest of beasts; hey parabola, crack chikin/nex nine times for sunshine! please don't eat me, i love you

 

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Thursday, 12th May 2005: Newcastle, The Cooperage.

with Selfish Cunt

"Oh momma, dey's is back!"

also with

Sefelt, and The Rest

fucking leggy blondes feel it going in hiroshima was a shithole anyway my first atlas there's a party in my mouth and everyone's invited

 

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Monday, 2nd May 2005: Newcastle, Head of Steam.

with The Plot to Blow Up The Eiffel Tower

and Written From Negative

Last minute landfill of a support slot here for the twitchy-legged boys to enjoy. Lapped it up like Counts.

Angsty Pastie the breeders it brings out the yeast in me billy ray cyrus foxy boxing that rarest of beasts; hey parabola, crack chikin/nex nine times for sunshine!

Thursday, 28th April 2005: Newcastle, The Cooperage.

with Chippewa Falls

and The Rest and First Flight Home

A Subversion event. You know, like an indie night. Disco-tastic, with a couple of new tunes. Don't worry, the Happy Hardcore direction is just a one-off.

I mean, it involves Happiness, for shit's sake.

Angsty Pastie billy ray cyrus foxy boxing that rarest of beasts; hey parabola, crack chikin/nex nine times for sunshine! my first atlas

 

Monday, 25th April 2005: Newcastle, RPM Record Shoppe

A short in-store appearance to celebrate good times come on, what with the release of the The Big Black Cock Of Death EP!

the breeders that rarest of beasts; hey parabola, crack chikin/nex nine times for sunshine! hiroshima was a shithole anyway

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Sunday, February 13th 2005: Newcastle, Head Of Steam.

with Mushi Mushi

and Country Jim & The Bitesize Cowboys

A Fritz Lang event.

A sex-crazed Newcastle crowd felt up the benefit of DIW bile being taken out on the Sunderland rabble the previous night; here was a much more pleasant affair, with like 'tunes' and everything. Two new tracks. Frogspawn gets an outing.

I will survive and what will be left of me   any landing you walk away from is a good landing   frogspawn is yummy and good for you   etiketten   that rarest of beasts; hey parabola, crack chikin/nex nine times for sunshine!

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Saturday, February 12th 2005: Sunderland, Voodoo Room.

with Sons of Brenda and First Flight Home

A Swan Lee Promotions event.

 

Back in Sunderland, sadly this time not performing on a Pole-dancing stage.

but small boys are crap at it the breeders hiroshima was a shithole anyway cyclegirlwhorefromvillage that rarest of beasts; hey parabola, crack chikin/nex nine times for sunshine! there's a party in my mouth

Grrrr!!

Double Grrr!!

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Monday, November 22nd 2004: Newcastle, Tyne Bar.

with Selfish Cunt

and Driver Unknown.

Hiya.

miscarriage, where were you? hiroshima was a shithole anyway the breeders it brings out the yeast in me 7 treatments for black ants repugnants sofia coppola's rubbish feel it going in that rarest of beasts; hey parabola, crack chikin/nex nine times for sunshine!

 

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Thursday, October 28th 2004: Newcastle, Head -o- Steam .

with LAKE ME, PINTER

and THE REST.

Special surprise guest appearance. 'Special', as in 'Special School'.

Another outing for the rare and increasingly inpopular noisewhore set.

whale stomach women in rock (they really angry, all the time) LIES, ALL LIES barbarians at the gate, and all that pool of hair and teeth, matted

 

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Sunday, October 17th 2004: Newcastle, Head -o- Steam .

with MUSHI MUSHI, THE BUBBLE PROJECT

and Archduke JOHN EGDELL.

a PIVOT/STEP/PAUSE event.

A lovely evening all round. Not even all the girls left, despite the Full-On Hardcore Drone extravaganza that DiW conjured up especially for them.

Two brand and spanking new tracks in there.

whale stomach shock & awe motherchuffer LIES, ALL LIES barbarians at the gate, and all that women in rock

 

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Tuesday, September 21st 2004: Newcastle University.

with THE POLYSICS (UK tour)

and Caro Snatch.

"how did it go, Si?"

Just let this one be a warning to anyone who's booking DiW for a LIVE EVENT.

Despite the ensuing blanket ban on DiW performances in North-East higher education campuses, it went quite well from my end.

any landing you walk away from is a good landing the breeders I'm going to buff all my floors grey ladies white ladies -----> split the woods in two that rarest of beasts; hey parabola, crack chikin/nex nine times for sunshine! please don't eat me, i love you

"ooooo! You do realise there's two other bands have to play now!"

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Sunday, August 8th 2004: The Cluny, Newcastle

THE DISTRACTION WEEKENDER

with Cathode, Spoonbender, Sansava, Jaffa Kid, Last Defender Of t'One True Waveform, Aereal, Die Clatterschenkenfietermaus,

A triumphant weekend for all concerned.

There was no blood and no tears which is a crushing disappointment.

Lots of new tracks here.

SETLIST:

any landing you walk away from is a good landing the breeders seven treatments for black ants grey ladies white ladies -----> split the woods in two that rarest of beasts; hey parabola, crack chikin/nex nine times for sunshine! please don't eat me, i love you ali gabba

Official CCTV footage of atrocities in full swing:

Dual-laptop action. Don't act like you're not impressed.

 

Hard at it. Go away.

Lovely pics by the lovely Sandra, whose fine work can be bothered here .

 

..And what's this?

Sir Jesus of Dazareth peddles his wares.

A bargain offer.

 

Some of my random photos of the weekend fun can be found hither for a while, they're really big

 

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Sunday 11th July 2004: the Head of Steam, Newcastle

with Mushi Mushi and Tears of Abraham

Apologies for the pathetic lack of 'Cham drinking prowess. Almost half a bottle left at the end - embarrassing. But I AM a busy beaver back there.

A first outing for the ancient and justified Aphids In Me, and a special treat for the Straitjacket boys as Tuck Me In was allowed to frolic freely in the field for a few minutes before being nailgunned in the temple.

SETLIST:

aphids in me if you ever leave me i'll fucking kill myself proposed theme tune for 'Let's Hunt And Kill Billy Ray Cyrus' junger b.a. baracus, yr driving me crackers there's a goth in my mouth tuck me in

 

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Monday 28th June 2004: The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle

with CATH TYLER

A splendid evening with crafty folker Cath Tyler.

Special, mighty stuff indeed. Never Darken got her first and probably only outing, Junger and Goodies And Baddies came out to play, released into the wild, blinking in the sunlight.

 

SETLIST:

people can think what they like never darken my doorstep again killer telly my idiot girlfriend (she's all i deserve) goodies and baddies suki junger the breeders barbarians at the gate, and all that jean alesi whale stomach outro

 

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Friday June 11th 2004: at THE ARCHER, Newcastle

with 65 Days Of Static,

SDM, Tornado Recovery Centre

A last minute outing as special surpise guest support (or summat) for super noisenik boys 65 Days Of Static. A heady mix of hardcore drone and Bonnie Tyler remixes. Have it.

 

SETLIST:

stig of the dump is your dad and your bass player looks like the shoebomber proposed theme tune for 'Let's Hunt And Kill Billy Ray Cyrus' the breeders jean alesi shock & awe motherchuffer whale stomach

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