London Camden Barfly
Monday, July 25
London Camden Barfly - PlayLouder Singles Club
AKIRA'S VERDICT : So, the soundcheck was a LONG THING, as they say, yet somehow the gig was magical. Big love to Jeres and Wataru and Mary. That was proper. I was truly in doubt that we could rock that Monarch (and I had a very nasty hangover), yet rock we did, so proper. Dope city. If I have one regret it's not completing Lady In Red.
BEST SONG : Lady In Red, or Bankers
MISSILES: Nil
Port Eliot Literary Festival
Friday, July 22
Port Eliot Literary Festival.
AKIRA'S VERDICT : IT FUCKING PISSED DOWN! ANd me and Jeres played in a tunnel to a mob of art hooligans! It was totally sweet! And we saw Ralph Steadman! Glory on stilts!
BEST SONG : London
MISSILES: Nil
XFM's The Remix night
Friday, July 15
XFM's The Remix night at Cargo, London.
AKIRA'S VERDICT : BEST GIG EVER! My band ruled, Bashy and Narstie and Solo came on and did stuff off the mixtapes, the crowd was amazing, the sound was pretty good, and we got away with playing Love in a club context at 1am. And I DJed afterwards and played Bruza and Dead Prez. I was very happy. Mary lost her purse. MEAN!
BEST SONG : DREAMS, AIDS or Love
MISSILES: Nil
Love Music Hate Racism
Friday, July 08
Love Music Hate Racism event at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, nearest tube Holborn. With METRO RIOTS, KILL CITY, and LMHR DJs.
AKIRA'S VERDICT : Gay tube bombings meant hardly anyone was there, but those that were WERE, so safe as fuck anyway.
BEST SONG : AIDS!
MISSILES: Nil