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Disco Loadout: 2019 In Review

Simon Clark
December 23, 2019
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The Load-In As I sit down to start writing these words, my gigging year is not quite done, but the end is in sight. Beyond it lies the desolate wasteland of early January, but we'll worry about that when I ... Read More...

Disco Loadout – August 2019: Battles & ArcTanGent

Simon Clark
September 4, 2019
Disco Loadout
The Load In August may have been a relatively quiet month in terms of the volume of events I attended, but there can be no doubt that the quality has been exceptionally high.  Having already spoken at ... Read More...

Disco Loadout – April 2019: Caleb Scofield Memorial, Daughters, Bad Pond Festival, Devin Townsend, Ho99o9

Simon Clark
May 7, 2019
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The Load-In Before we properly get stuck in to a busy month of shows, I did just want to share a little story about a brief encounter with a fellow gig junkie with Olympic-level commitment to the live music... Read More...

Disco Loadout – March 2019 – Press To MECO, Jo Quail, Devin Townsend (sort of)

Simon Clark
April 9, 2019
Disco Loadout
The Load-In Aaaaand we're back. Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn't, but I substituted last month's column for my Keith Flint memorial piece. That felt like it needed to be done. I had been intending to wr... Read More...

Disco Loadout – December 2018: Bad Sign & Palm Reader

Simon Clark
January 2, 2019
Disco Loadout
The Load-In As I write these words, we are deep in the festive dead-zone, where gigs by anyone other than tribute or function bands are practically non-existent. Fortunately, in amongst the office parties ... Read More...

Disco Loadout: 2018 In Review

Simon Clark
December 19, 2018
Best of 2018
Four years ago, I started to keep a complete list of every band I saw. Three years ago, I began kicking myself for not starting that childishly simple task sooner. Never mind. At least I can tell you... Read More...

Disco Loadout: November 2018 – Pitchshifter, Earthtone9, Boss Keloid & More

Simon Clark
December 4, 2018
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Now that's more like it. After a couple of uncommonly lean months, my gig diary was back up to fighting weight in November, and I saw around thirty bands (some of them twice, but we'll get to that), including s... Read More...

Disco Loadout – July 2018 – The Hirsch Effekt, Voyager and more

Simon Clark
August 7, 2018
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The Load-In My July, as you may have already seen from my review, is always dominated by Tech Fest. For the last six consecutive summers, I've enjoyed a highly concentrated weekend of general merriment, sub dr... Read More...

Disco Loadout // June 2018 – Dead Cross

Simon Clark
July 3, 2018
Disco Loadout
You can't download a show. It's no understatement to say that the internet changed almost everything. Today, imagining a world without Wi-Fi is tantamount to imagining a world without cars - we probably could j... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Palm Reader!

Joshua Bulleid
April 10, 2018
Listen To This!
Disappointed by the new Underoath album? Me too. Never fear! If it’s forward-thinking, emotionally-charged, math-and-post-tinged hardcore you’re looking for, then Palm Reader have more than got you covered with... Read More...
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