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Carried out some very long-overdue perusal of my drummer's blog - which he established eighteen months ago in reaction to my aversion to listening to music.
It's been a real pleasure to rifle through Stuart's tastes and obsessions; while all the time posting replies in the comments section that I hope he will find interesting in return.
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A booking has been made for a forthcoming Future Loss show, supporting New Zealand punk trio Die! Die Die! It will be an honour to host a band that have been in such heavy rotation over the years.
Rehearsals have begun for the show - sited at this new Newcastle venue - that should not only feature Vast Active-era material, but intense visual clips and loopings from Brian's recent film work.
More details on the gig here. It's worth checking out our other support band, Lunn Poly - who take the warehouse ambience of their makeshift studio, and cross it with all the juicy Fall-esque influences that work perfectly.
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Oh, and a nice word from Ian MacKaye after my most recent correspondence:
