Apr 22 2008 12:45 pm, Niall Doherty
- That if Cage The Elephant take to the stage nice and early, like they did at 6.45pm on Friday at The Earl Of Camden, they’re the most thrilling, anarchic blues-rock punks in town. If they’re pencilled in for a 10pm slot, though, like they were at Scruffy Bird’s night in Bethnal Green a few weeks back, then they’ll probably end up pissed and/or stoned and want to play every song they’ve ever learnt. Including a quite-strange distorto-rock cover of Talking Heads ‘Psychokiller’.
- Revising for your A-Levels, like West London jagged indie-boys Bombay Bicycle Club are at the mo, does in no way hinder a performance in front of frothing youths at the Electric Ballroom. It may or may not be the reason why some of your choruses aren’t as memorable as they should be but until you are old enough to discuss this over a drink, we’ll let it slide.
- Wearing a giant lightbulb on your chest, as Metronomy did, might distract attention away from a rumbling belly asking for food, but only for three songs or so.
- Coming off stage from supporting ¡Forward
- Getting told by the chap who runs Crown Fish & Chip shop that you’re ugly can be taken as a compliment if you think he’s about to knock 50p off your chips.
- In Make Model’s skyscrapingly euphoric ‘Czech Neck’, the bass drum throbs so hard we thought our chips were gonna make a surprise reappearance.
- That could also be due to the amount of vodka in our bellies.
Til next year, then.
Next stop, Great Escape.
N
