Blog: Sarandon

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Even MORE glamourous glamour for on Wednesday night, in picturesque BRIXTON for the album launch DO for Sarandon's new album. The evening started well with me meeting Mr Carsmile Steve in an Actually Really Nice Pub just off the high road, in what appeared to be ALBERT SQUARE. Cool! We had a bit of an old chat before making our way up the hill to The Windmill where we met Mr and Mrs Phil (Indie Legend) Wilson, who it's always lovely to see. They were also heavily involved in the ROCK GLAMOUR, as later on in the evening Phil was sat at a table with Alan From Big Flame and Keyboard Chap OUt Of Scritti Politti! It was like being in the indie version of OK! magazine!

It'd be called "All Right Then" magazine, I suppose. Anyway, we missed most of Stuffy & The Fuses due to CHAT, including Steve explaining to me what the word ROCKIST means. I've seen it bandied about on the interweb for ages without being quite clear what it means, but now i DO know - it's a form of insult, used to describe people who refuse to countenance music that does not fit into certain guidelines - actually, now I say it like that, it seems quite a sensible sort of thing to use AS an insult, though last night I argued AGAINST it. Hmm... the only possible difference i can see between now and then is that i have significantly less LAGER running through my bloodstream now. Could this possibly be an explanation?

Then it was time for The Scaramanga Six, who were ACE - it seems almost unbelievable, but I haven't seen them play for about 15 years, when VOON supported them at The Pump & Tap in Leicester! I've seen Being 747 several times, but never since have I viewed the FLAG SHIP of the WRATH FLEET, and I was pleased to be able to do so.

Finally SARANDON took to the stage, and they were GRATE. They played the WHOLE of their new album, "The Completist's Library", all 28 songs, and it was BRILLIANT. I've been listening to it quite a lot just lately, and it's MASSIVELY grown on me. All the songs are SO short that you don't really get the time to get to know them the first few times you listen to it, but now i've had loads of listens they've REALLY gotten under my skin. I spent the journey home with "Manky" on constant play in my BRANE, this morning it was "Angela" and this afternoon it changed to "Pin-Ups". Anyway, LIVE they were really really good, and the fact they had to RACE along to get all the songs done made it RATHER exciting. Phil got up to sing his GUEST spot, and later on he retook the stage to sing "This Town" with them at the end... i think that's what it was anyway, it was done at high speed and I was a bit TIDDLY, but it was SMASHING!

Full of INDIE FUN and also LAGER we cavorted round for a bit before wending our weary way homewards. It really was a lovely evening, and i do HEARTILY recommend the album, it's DEAD GOOD!

posted 25/8/2006 by MJ Hibbett

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