Monday, 20 September 2010

OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL'S TRIBUTE CONCERT, ELECTRIC PROMS OUT FOR THE OLDIES, THE HAMPTONS SET SAIL + CARL BARAT'S MEMORY

SOME of my absolute favourite music events of the year are looming so save up your pennies. Tim Robbins plays the Union Chapel (Sept 30), Mencap Little Noise Sessions comes up in November and BBC Electric
Proms is next month.
The Union Chapel's Little Noise Sessions are the most memorable I've ever been to and always produce unique, unpredictable moments. I can not wait to see the line-up. Although the Electric Proms will be a smaller affair this year the kaliber of the stars is higher than ever.
Pleased to see Elton John and Robert Plant aready lined up to play the Roundhouse, but waiting with bated breath to hear which up and comers have been signed up.
(Here's some old footage of Elton teaming up with Guns 'n Roses)
 Mr Hudson, The Kooks, Man Like Me and Eddy Temple Morris are among the many acts signed up to celebrate the life of the late Charlie Haddon, former frontman of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, who died last month. Chazzstock takes place at Koko (Oct 3) – a particularly poignant event for Camden.
 Charlie from The Hamptons called this week to say his band plays The Monarch (Sept 21). From what I can gather they're called The Hamptons although they've never been there and Charlie, who once sailed the Atlantic in a yacht, is from Gainsville, Florida, of Koran burning preacher fame.
 Re-Libertine Carl Barat’s written a memoir – but will there be anything in it we haven’t already heard? He plays Scala (Oct 27) to promote the book and his debut solo album.

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