SLOW CLUB READY FOR CAMDEN CRAWL + WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

YOU may have heard Slow Club cancelled their tour due to illness. Well...sounds like things are back on track - Rebecca is recovering and they have been added to the Camden Crawl line-up.


• New feature – ex-members-of-once-revered-bands-in-new-band-shock corner (catchy title eh?)
#1 – Remember Afghan Whigs? Frontman Greg Dulli has worked with Dave Grohl, Mark Lanegan and appeared in Steve Buscemi’s directorial debut Trees Lounge. Latest project The Twilight singers play the Electric Ballroom (March 18).
#2 – Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan) plays HMV Forum (March 18) – we’ve had GZA and Ghostface Killah before, why can’t the living Wu Tang coordinate their diaries and come to Camden en masse?
#3 – Bonehead, founding member of Oasis, is not quite attempting to rival Liam Gallagher’s new project Beady Eye with his less imaginatively named collaboration “Bonehead and John Mackie”. See them at Monto Water Rats (March 19).
#4 – Artmagic, side project of Suede guitarist Richard Oakes (he replaced Bernard Butler), play The Bowery on March 22.
#5 – Andy Burrows (ex-Razorlight bearded one) and new band I Am Arrows play The Old Queen’s Head (March 23)
• The fancy dress theme has been announced (rock stars, pop stars and divas) and the madness begins at Bestival’s preview featuring Kentish Town’s retro darlings Kitty Daisy & Lewis Koko (March 19).
• Had to mention this year’s JD Set at XOYO (March 24) where Ash’s Tim Wheeler, Emmy the Great, And So I Watch You From Afar, Ma Mentor and The Crookes bravely take on the great works of the Pixies. Follow their progress at http://www.thejdset.co.uk/

FOOTBALL DJS, LOS MONDO BONGO AND SUEDE

Here’s an odd one – former Chelsea, Everton and Scotland international footballer Pat Nevin is guest DJ at King’s Cross Social Club tomorrow (March 19). His music credentials are plenty: a former mate of John Peel, he plays in the same 5-a-side team as Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch and singer Gordon McIntyre. Expect indie pop, post-punk, and much more. And it’s free.

• Here’s one for the musos out there. Can you name the players in Los Mondo Bongo, who play the Purple Turtle on Sunday (March 21)? Bonus point for their pedigree. Answer: Mike Peters from The Alarm on lead, Pablo Cook and Smiley of the legendary Joe Strummer’s “Mescaleros”, Derek Forbes of Simple Minds, and Steve Harris. DJ set from Ray Gange, star of the Clash film Rude Boy. It’s a celebration of Strummer so don’t be too late.

• Remember Suede? They’re back – well Brett Anderson and band, don’t expect to see Bernard Butler – and are playing an exclusive show at the 100 Club on March 20 to warm up for their Teenage Cancer Trust gig at the Royal Albert Hall four days later.

• Wild Palms have covered Bjork’s Human Behaviour on the B-side to single Deep Dive out on April 19. Wonder if they’ll test it out during their Camden Crawl show. They also play Relentless Garage on March 24.

• White Mischief is celebrating its third birthday at Scala on March 27. Visit www.whitemischief.info