dods gigs + other things

THE FORUM,ABERDEEN 22-06-02

THIS GIG WAS A WHILE BACK.CAN REMEMBER IT BEING GREAT LISTENING TO SOME OF MY FAVE PUNK SONGS AGAIN.. BUT NO JELLO BIAFFRA BUT WAS FRONTED BY BRANDON CRUZ (Brandon Cruz is the singer for DR. KNOW, a punk band that has been around since the early '80s. Dr. Know plays in the old school punk tradition, and their blistering live shows prove they haven't missed a step. Brandon Cruz is also known for having played Eddie Corbett on the TV series "The Courtship of Eddie's Father." )...BUT MET EAST BAY RAY + KLAUS FLUORIDE AFTER GIG..

http://www.deadkennedys.com/

FORUM,ABERDEEN 08-05-03

ANOTHER GREAT GIG BY THE DAMNED..THIS LINE UP FEATURED PATRICIA MORRISON (EX SISTERS OF MERCY).CAPTAIN DECIDED TO GO FOR A WALK TO THE MERCH STALL THROUGH THE CROWD WHILE PLAYING..CLASS..

      THIS PIC BY ANDY THORN..(MY PHOTO BUDDY)

MOSHULU,ABERDEEN 26-11-04

The damned played aberdeen way back in 04.and played to a great crowd + brought out a few old faces i hadnt seen in a while.. highlight was when they went off and came back on for encore + captain sensible came back on with a dress ...

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HAVING SEEN THIS BAND WHEN I WAS A PUNK, WAY BACK IN THE DAY, 1ST SAW THESE GUYS IN 81..HAVE SEEN THEM NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE..THEY NOW PLAY REGULARLY AT THE LEMON TREE ABERDEEN ON THE 16TH MARCH..

LEMON TREE,ABERDEEN 16-03-04

THE GUYS PLAY A CRACKING SHOW...SOLD OUT SHOW..

LEMON TREE,ABERDEEN 16-03-05

ANOTHER SOLD OUT SHOW..IT ALWAYS IS, AND IT IS ALWAYS EXCELLENT..

LEMON TREE,ABERDEEN 16-03-06

This being sals 1st time seeing them, i will let her tell u about it..

No support band so Stiff Little Fingers came on early and blew us all away. It was the first time I'd seen them and the millionth for Dod and Mo (ok exaggeration... but put it this way, I was 6 the first time Dod saw them play!! ) Alan McCordy was back as bassist after a long while away from the band and he looked chuffed to be there. They had everyone jumping from the start and played classics such as Johnny Was, Suspect Device, Fly the Flag, Wasted Life and Alternative Ulster. They were full of energy and sounded great. Punk at it's best!!!

    


Not many pics as was stopped from taking any after a few:
http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f67/upsetter/slf%20live%20lemon%20tree/

KEF,ABERDEEN 29-05-04

Good nite, kef was rocking.. especially enjoyed the song Mickey this nite,my fave song one of the best perfformances of it yet.

CAFE DRUMMOND,ABERDEEN 07-06-05

This was a free gig, because the previous 2 had been cancelled..
great crowd, everyone up 4 it , like the good old days.
had a cracking time.fell over hit my head on a step (ended up with concussion) , injured my leg and arm
and a cracking hangover this morn..

all in all a wicked nite
    

http://www.kirkbrandon.com/welcome/

LEMON TREE,ABERDEEN 7-12-04

Carbon/Silicon Biog

21st Century ...can we find the drive and inspiration to create something new - again? Old friends Mick Jones and Tony James set off...

Featuring old friends Mick Jones (the clash) + Tony James (generation x)..was very like big audio dynamite,this was one of there early show.. Great to  meet + get a photo   with mick jones..

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http://www.carbonsiliconinc.com/home/default.aspx

KEF,ABERDEEN 18-12-04

THE RAMONAS ARE AN ALL GIRL TRIBUTE BAND OF THE RAMONES..THEY BELT OUT THE CLASSICS, LIKE BLITZKREIG BOP,PET SEMETARY,SHEENA IS A PUNK ROCKER AND MANY MORE..

THESE GIRLS CAN ROCK + PLAY.. ALL PALY IN DIFFERENT BANDS ..CLAIRE(SINGER) PLAYS FOR ANTI-PRODUCT..

THE LEGENDARY SHACKSHAKERS LEMON TREE ABERDEEN 8-4-05

th, legendary shack shakers were on tour in the uk at the time, i took a chance and went to see this band and boy it was the right decisions one of the best live bands i have seen.. go on take a risk .

          these guys were cool let me take photos and film gig.still think these were some of my better photos..

here are some quotes from there website.

'Believe' fairly explodes out of the speakers...driven by a rock-solid rhythm, boundless energy...(and) mind-blowing lyrics rife with Biblical references and ruminations of life, death, sin and redemption."
-BILLBOARD

"..the last great Rock and Roll frontman."
- Jello Biafra (of the Dead Kennedys) about Col. J.D. Wilkes

"It's like having SLAYER open up for you every night. Best damn band & front man in America."
- Hank Williams III

check out there website at http://www.cockadoodledont.com/

and some photos from there aberdeen gig friday 8th april at

http://www.pictureparking.com/gallery/1408

LEMON TREE, ABERDEEN 1-10-05

Was absolutely immense, captain was on great form, and mike peters told the crowd a fact that i didn't know that dmw was in fact formed in Aberdeen, was there 1st gig etc.,

played lot of songs of bands not included in the line up, clash. beastie boys, eddie cochrane..

DMW are Kirk Brandon (spear of destiny) Captain Sensible (the damned) Mike Peters (the alarm) Slim Jim Phantom (the stray cats)

       me + captain sensible.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v680/dixiemania/dead%20men%20walking/

CARLING ACADEMY, BRISTOL 24-10-05

Had travelled down to Bristol to meet sally as no-one really wanted to go and see them with her, so i said i would go and watch them with her.travelled on a bus for 14 hours from Aberdeen.. Had a few drinks with sal + her nates the nite before..next day we saw the band and had a good nite,later that nite we spoke and decided to get together.(what a decision, best ever)..even though we got together through Hayseed Dixie, DMW were the 1st band we saw together..

http://www.deadmenwalking.co.uk/

BLONDIE MUSIC HALL ABERDEEN 4-12-05

Good show at the  aberdeen music hall, support act was hugh cornwall (ex stranglers) singing strangler tunes, great start,
Blondie was quite slow to start with, but then really picked up second half of show was really rocking... included classics sunday girl,atomic,heart of glass..

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CAFE DRUMMOND,ABERDEEN 24-02-06

The 54 year old John Otway came on stage saying the very true sounding "I know I don't look like a pop star..." but proceeded to wow us with his punk/poet/singer/musician/comedian talents. This was one crazy guy who had the crowd in stitches all through the night. He sung 'Space Oddity' in his fathers broad yorkshire accent, sang 'Head Butts' whilst butting the microphone, did 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' and proceeded to throw himself around the stage in more outrageous ways, and even placed sound pads on his body and hit himself to make noise!! The double ended guitar had people in hysterics as did a punk version of 'Rumplestiltskin' for children! Unbelievably (but true) his lyrics to "Beware of the Flowers" was voted the UK's 7th best ever written lyric, of which he was very chuffed about! He reminded me of a hyperactive child, and soon blew away the image of an ageing pop star. Someone who'd seen him before said that this gig was the worst one he'd seen so far... if that's Otway on an off night, his best must be mind blowing!

       
MORE PHOTOS AT
http://photobucket.com/albums/f67/upsetter/john%20otway%20cafedrummonds%20aberdeen/

http://www.johnotway.com/

LEMON TREE,ABERDEEN 21-03-06

The Buzzcocks were good as they should be but seemed to lack the firey enthusiasm SLF had had. It took a while for the crowd to get into it, but soon enough people were throwing themselves around the dance floor. A mixture of old and new songs were played, pretty much one after another with no time to breathe in between. The hits of theirs were (of course) the best accepted with What Do I Get, Orgasm Addict, Harmony In My Head and Ever Fallen In Love With Someone getting the best reactions. Even though the boys were pushing on a bit in years they looked really happy to be there and it's great to see them still pleasing the crowds.

    

http://photobucket.com/albums/f67/upsetter/the%20BUZZCOCKS%20live%20aberdeen%2021-03-06/

THE TUNNELS ABERDEEN 18-07-06

Well it was a great nite, went down to the tunnels + met Claire (from Anti-product) who i had met at a previous gig when they played as an all girl tribute band called the Ramonas..To check that it was still ok to film the gig and take photos which was ok...
while we was speaking to claire found out it was there 1st gig,and they had rehearsed only that afternoon...

the gig was great, lots of Ramones hits done..
Blitzkreig bop
rock,n,roll high school
sheena is a punk rocker
pet semetary
kkk
i wanna be sedated

The crowd enjoyed it very much + so did i, was a lot lot better than i thought it would be..the band was tight played together well so the gigs will get better and better only a short 4 gig tour finishing at the wicker man festival..
atfer the gig returned claires camcorder (as she asked sally to film some for them too)..
Marky is a very quite man and allegedly doesnt do much photos or autographs but in true upsetter style managed to blag my way round the back to get my photo with him and sally too... we were the only ones to get to do this so i am pretty chuffed (happy)

      ME + MARKY

http://www.myspace.com/markyramone

http://heyho53.tripod.com/

more photos at

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f67/upsetter/Marky%20Ramone%20the%20tunnels%20aberdeen%2018-07-06/?start=all

CAFE DRUMMOND,ABERDEEN 15-8-06

Another blast from the past (cannot remember how long since i last seen them,when i was a teen).. was looking forward to seeing them play, talking to charlie before the gig, seeing his enthiusm at his age is great....
would it be harsh to call him the godfather of punk, at the age of 62..
Despite his advancing years, he continues to tour extensively, typically between 100 and 200 gigs a year. and is on a world tour at the moment.

He still jumps around like a youngster and puts on a great show, playing classics like STRANGLEHOLD,TOMMOROWS GIRLS,CID..
and the crowd loved it, nothing like agood ol punk band to bring out the old skool, good seeing some old mates..

some people was complaining about them playing only for an hour, behave the guy is 62 and punk as fuck..
and puts more into a show than alot of bands younger than him..

       me + charlie have a drink..

more photos at

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f67/upsetter/uk%20subs%20live%20cafe%20drummonds%20aberdeen%2015-8-06/

http://www.uksubs.co.uk/

THE MOORINGS ABERDEEN 9-9-06

Had a great nite at the retro rebels 10th birthday bash, this is a great alternative shop in aberdeen. who also does peircing and tattoos (where i,ve got my last two).

http://www.retrorebels.co.uk/defaultframes.html?infopage.html~mainFrame

This brought all the old skool out from punks to rockabillies as there were two bands on Karloff and high voltage.

karloff

Creeping from the frozen blood shores of Aberdoom, Skulland, this fearsome fivesome have been haunting the stage for some time... Leaving a crimson squelch and a warped smile on the faces of all who behold them... The ghoulish result of an experiment to stitch, bolt and melt together the dead flesh remains of Rock ’n’ Roll, Punk, Metal and 60’s Garage to make something greater than the sum of its parts.
great lads and a great show.. 

    

also a great rockabilly band from edinburgh called high voltage.. 

   

 


these are some of my better pics..

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f67/upsetter/retro%20rebels%2010th%20birthday%20bash/?start=all

LEMON TREE ABERDEEN 20-09-06

May 2006 saw the departure of Paul Roberts, after sixteen years service with the band. This was an amicable split, with Paul moving on to pursue other musical interests. The band was now a four piece for the first time since Hugh's departure in 1990, with Baz sharing vocal duties alongside JJ.

The stranglers did a warm up gig in aberdeen last nite for loopallu...And boy are they gonna rock da house on friday...

MORE PHOTOS AT

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f67/upsetter/the%20stranglers%20live%20lemon%20tree%20aberdeen%2020-09-06/

LOCH BROOM,ULLAPOOL 22-09-06

met jj during the daytime

Saw the guys 2 days later at the loopallu festival in ullapool. they played to a crowd of about 2000...