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Welcome pop pickers to the crazy, wacky world of the Underground! U31 raises it’s gruesome and wonderful head this Friday 11th August at THE EDGE. And what a lineup we have for you! OK, I say that every time, but this time it’s the truth, honest! I’m so excited that I need to go to the toilet very urgently indeed!
SLASH! SAKURA! SLASH! I would go and see this band just because of their name, but that’s the sort of sad, shallow person I am. Just as I will buy a book which is has a white cover and looks trendy. I know young Benson is good though, I’ve seen him before. Voice like a rocky angel, and as sexy as a very sexy man indeed. And...it’s his birthday!! Hurrah!! Give him a birthday kiss! All his mates are going to be there! There may be a cake! Australian acoustic pop/rock at it’s seditious best.
SHEPHERDS THE WEAK! Bloody good they are! Got an EP out called “Strength in Numbers”, buy it and singalong at the U and be ultra-trendy! Melodic hardcore rock...mmm. Wouldn’t win many Mr Universe contests as some of them clearly eat too many pies, but the guys rock better than those skinny bands!
INNISFALLEN! Saw their first gig at the U last year and was blown away. Their melodic guitar fuzzy chords really do it for me, and, they do, according to my new bird Lollipop, exude a childish sexuality that makes you want to mother them. Frankly, however, I just want to applaud one of the best bands in Hong Kong, not do anything remotely sexual to/with them.
SPERMATIC CHORD...some consider them loonies, others the future of music. Hear what Spermy (don’t you call them Spermy?) think of themselves..."Spermatic Chord has been inciting sadness, jealousy and awe amongst peers and audiences since 2002. Eschewing aspects of a variety of music and turning them into something profoundly unique, their art is seamless while intricate and sometimes just absurd. The band has developed a rabid following through their unpredictable live shows and ability to consistently write brilliant tunes... often on the spot! Their music is complex yet inviting, seducing the listener across time, space, and genre. As musicians, they excel... as a band, they transcend" So, loonies then.
And finally, and amazingly, the U proudly present , all the way from the UK, the SUSAN CONVENTION. Great name! Hong Kongers in the UK return home for gig shock! They are dead famous in indy rock circles! They could be the next Take That! (sorry, still sad at their documentary on TV last night, wasn’t Robbie a dick?). Founded as a cover band in London, now they do all sorts of rocky stuff guaranteed to have your pants wet in seconds! All of their mates will be there! They are young, so bound to be plenty of good looking chicks! Hoorah!!
And there you have it. U31, more reliable than the contraceptive pill, and infinitely more sexy.
Toodle-pip!!!
WS
7/8/06
Date : Friday the 11th August 2006
Time : 8:30 pm to midnight
Venue : EDGE, G/F, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central (behind Lan Kwai Fong) Bands : Susan Convention, Innisfallen, slash!SAKURA!slash, Spermatic Chord & Shepherds the Weak Ticket : HK$40 ONLY!
ASAHI BEER - $50 - Two for one special, only during Underground!
Website : http://undergroundhk.com/upre.html (information provided by the organiser)
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