OK, so I know this is a bit late in coming but better late than never. Due to financial and accommodation hardships I had to cut down my original month long placement to 3 weeks at Rock Sound but in the end I felt I chose a good time to leave.
My final week coincided with the final deadline for issue 132 (out 3rd February and featuring yours truly so buy it!) which meant it was understandably quite busy around the office.
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Final Rock Sound review
Alkaline Trio Camden Underworld 25/01/10
The sense of anticipation surrounding this show becomes evident as soon as I walk out of Camden Tube Station. Twenty minutes before doors open and there is already a cue of dedicated fans braving the cold to grab a good spot to see Chicago's finest.
My new experience
For those of you that don't already know, I am set to start my work experience placement at Rock Sound in London tomorrow which I am incredibly excited about.
I have been a huge fan of Rock Sound magazine for many years and after applying a few months back, I was delighted to be offered a January placement.
I have decided to blog about my experiences during my placement dependent on availability of an Internet connection and the amount of spare time I have etc, but I hope to be able to update at least every couple of days.
So keep checking my blog for updates, hopefully they wont all be about how much tea I had to make!
A Step Back in Time Part 5: Biffy Clyro
Those of you who know me would have known this was coming at some point!
For me, the hardest part about writing about a Biffy Clyro show is choosing one (At the last count my tally of Biffy shows was just entering double figures.)
So, which one have I chosen I can hear you ask? Was it the show in 2007 with the mighty Frank Turner? Was it the show in 2004 when they supported Hundred Reasons and quite frankly blew them off the stage?
After much deliberation, I decided to write about
A Step Back in Time Part 4: Mogwai
A bit of a change of style for my next 'ASBIT' as this week features post-rock pioneers Mogwai.
I didn't really know much about this band when I saw them live back in March 2006 and if I'm being totally honest, I don't know much about them now.
All I really know is they are a (mostly) instrumental, noisy and interesting band from Scotland and they were formed back in the mid-90s.
In hindsight, I'm not even too sure why
A Step Back in Time Part 3: Bad Religion
It's over 4 years on from this gig and I still cant believe how lucky I am to be in the position to say "I saw Bad Religion at the Academy 2." Now This might not mean a lot to most people, but to me it is still difficult to comprehend. 
Bad religion are a legendary punk band, there is no other way to describe them. They have been cranking out material since 1980 and boast and impressive back catalogue of classic punk rock albums. They have also toured the world over and inspired a countless number of other bands.
A Step Back in Time Part 2: The Used
My next tale begins (and ends) on a cold night in January back in 2003 when Utah's The Used landed in Birmingham.
One of my all time favourite gigs at one of my all time favourite venues. The Academy 2 in Birmingham is exactly what
A Step Back in Time
Today I decided that my blog needed a new element to it. Something a bit different, a bit more personal. Therefore I decided in a moment of retrospective thinking, (while listening to the new album from one of my favourite bands Biffy Clyro ), that I wanted to write about something from my own life because it is my blog after all.
As anyone who knows me will tell you, I have what can only really be described as an obsession with music. This includes talking (often at length) about music and buying more new music than I can afford. Frequently this obsession often manifests itself in the form of heavily opinionated rants and or stories of my own personal experiences of gigs and bands.
Therefore I decided to delve into my own memory banks and share some of the great gig moments I have experienced in my life. Write about what you know and all that!
Now I warn you, some memories will be hazy, others will most likely be wrong but I wanted this to be my own memories so therefore, I will tell it as I remember it. If you are a stickler for correct details then dont read it!
Part one is coming soon..
