Here we go again, getting ready for gigs in 2009! First out of the blocks for January is 24 Hour Party People, on Saturday 17 January. See you there!

Cheers, Bill
Here we go again, getting ready for gigs in 2009! First out of the blocks for January is 24 Hour Party People, on Saturday 17 January. See you there!

Cheers, Bill
So I have finally got the setlist up from last weekend’s awesome 24 Hour – if you made it down, thanks for coming – I had a blast! Apologies if I never got around to playing your request, and I’m sorry if you missed out on a CD.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support this year – it’s been brilliant! I hope you all have a great festive season, and hopefully I’ll see you on New Year’s Eve!
Cheers,
Bill
Theres a track by track review of the new Franz Ferdinand album due out in January up at the Quietus.

Well worth a read – I’m looking forward to hearing it!
B
So, the new Morrissey album artwork has apparently been unveiled, according to Pitchfork, and here it is:

Well, I can’t guarantee style, but you’ll have a damn good night, I promise!

See you there!
Bill
Yes, the Arctic Monkeys will play Wellington Town Hall on January 13th! Details at Stuff
See you there!
Bill
That’s how it starts, I guess…
According to the NME here:
LCD Soundsystem mainman James Murphy has revealed he has written the band’s next album, quashing rumours that the band were unlikely to return following the release of 2007’s ‘Sound Of Silver’.
The producer/solo artist told NME.COM that he has penned eight songs for the album, which will be the third LCD effort, and is keeping the tracks under lock and key – in his head.
“I write all my music in my head, I never demo,” Murphy told NME.COM. “I get to a point where there are too many songs and I have to get them recorded. I recently felt that. I’ve got eight in my head – that’s critical mass.”
Murphy said he was unsure when he would begin recording the new album, but said that when he did, he wouldn’t tell anyone.
“When I start recording I don’t tell anyone not even my manager,” he said, possibly explaining some recent reports where live LCD Soundsystem guitarist Al Doyle claimed the group were finished. “I’ll go away for a month to a studio outside the city [New York] and do it.”
From the BBC, reported here:
Al Doyle, who plays guitar for US dance act LCD Soundsystem, believes the band has ended in its current form.
Recent reports suggested the disco punk group were on a break but Doyle says the project is “on permanent hold”.
Instead of creating new LCD material, they would like to work with 70s disco singers from their native New York.
Doyle went on to explain one possibility: “We were thinking of doing something where we find a lot of the old disco singers in New York that might still be around from the 70s, and get them in as guest vocalists with LCD as a backing band, and tour around as a disco heroes style show.
Despite my sadness that there may be no more LCD material, that disco heroes thing sounds AWESOME!
Yes folks, the last 24 Hour Party People is scheduled for Saturday 6 December at the Bath House. 9pm start, $10 on the door. See you there! Poster looks like this:

Cheers,
Bill
OK, thanks to all of you who made it to the Bath House on Election Night. Another fantastic time! Photos are now available here, or on Facebook. Your choice! Thanks to Douglas for taking them.
And the setlist is here for your perusal.
Next 24 Hour is on Saturday 6 December – see you there!
Cheers,
Bill