Welcome to Koko; one of Camden Town's finest live music venues. Some truly legendary bands have played this venue over the years. Oasis, The Sex Pistols and The Clash have all performed at this intimate London venue. And now we have some jumped up singer from a band that no one has ever heard of threatening to smash someone's face in if they don't flick the on switch.
To stand and witness this happening is much like watching watching your best mate deny to his girlfriend that he cheated on her, when you know that she knows that he did. All you can help but think is, "he's going to shut up in a minute". And then he just keeps digging into that hole further and further which makes it even harder and harder to get out.
The singer in question just thought he was being all rock & roll shouting at a sound technician. However, what he didn't realise was that the sound technician was off ill and replacing him was chief promoter for the night that they were playing. Subsequently, the band got kicked off the bill and have been nowhere since.
You see, in the music business it always pays to be nice on the way up, as you never know who'll you meet on the way back down. But if you're extra good you remain to be nice when you reach the summit hoping that your stay there might be longer as a result.
Take The Smith's Andy Rourke for example. He achieved so much in his time with the Manchester based four piece. He hit critical acclaim became a pioneer of dragging the UK rock & roll scene back from afar with albums such as Meat Is Murder and The Queen is Dead. However, since getting to the top, Rourke hasn't stopped being nice as he's just announced his fourth Versus Cancer line-up.
The show is due to take place at the MEN Arena in Manchester on December 12th. Get down there, enjoy it and have fun. It's all for a good cause. Just think, if only that kid from Koko wasn't such a dick, he may well be playing himself.
The singer in question just thought he was being all rock & roll shouting at a sound technician. However, what he didn't realise was that the sound technician was off ill and replacing him was chief promoter for the night that they were playing. Subsequently, the band got kicked off the bill and have been nowhere since.
You see, in the music business it always pays to be nice on the way up, as you never know who'll you meet on the way back down. But if you're extra good you remain to be nice when you reach the summit hoping that your stay there might be longer as a result.
Take The Smith's Andy Rourke for example. He achieved so much in his time with the Manchester based four piece. He hit critical acclaim became a pioneer of dragging the UK rock & roll scene back from afar with albums such as Meat Is Murder and The Queen is Dead. However, since getting to the top, Rourke hasn't stopped being nice as he's just announced his fourth Versus Cancer line-up.
The show is due to take place at the MEN Arena in Manchester on December 12th. Get down there, enjoy it and have fun. It's all for a good cause. Just think, if only that kid from Koko wasn't such a dick, he may well be playing himself.
