| 30.09.2006 |  |
 Great news for any Scottish fans of The Yards as the band plan their first visit next month.Saturday 21st Oct, THE DOGHOUSE, 13 Brown Street, Dundee, DD1 5EG, 01382 206812 Tickets £6/£7 Door Sunday 22nd Oct, BARROWLANDS 2, 244 Gallowgate, Glasgow, G4 0TS, 0141 552 4601 Tickets £8 Tickets available from www.tickets-scotland.com / 0141 204 5151 Full details on their myspace.  If you're new to The Yards and/or not sure of their relevance here, they are: Chris Helme (ex-Seahorses) vocals/guitar, Stuart Fletcher (ex-Seahorses) bass, Chris Farrell (guitar), Jon Hargreaves (keyboards/vocals) and John Miller (drums). |
| 01.09.2006 |  |
 Can you quite believe it? I'm finding it hard but JSU has been going for 4 long years. Yes, it was four years ago today that I officially opened the doors for the first time, since then we've had two classic John Squire albums, countless stunning artworks and not forgetting the sublime recent instrumentals. Solarized and The Greatest from Mr Brown as well as the classic gig at Claremont Landscape Gardens with its full Stone Roses set list. Mani and the Scream delivered us some rock'n'roll roots with Riot City Blues. The only Roses reunion that saw John, Mani and Reni meet up at a Arthur Lee (RIP) gig and get on like they'd never been apart and for a few brief moments there have even been the slightest indications of Ian and John building bridges, giving hope of that most essential of reformations. But alas, thus far and despite his best efforts, Mani hasn't managed to get them in the same room. I, for one hope (daily) that amends are made and that it happens in the site's (and my) lifetime. Of course, we'll all be happy in the interim as long as John Squire returns to us musically, Ian produces a fifth album for his solo career, Mani and the Scream keep us loaded and Reni keeps on keepin' on. Anyway, thanks, as usual to everyone who has got in touch, shared their stories and continued to keep the faith.  To keep in with tradition and mark the occasion, it's my pleasure to present a rare John Squire gig, Fuji Rock Festival 26th July 2003. It's a classic too, the quality is excellent, the gig has already given us John's classic performance of Fools Gold (which is available to watch here). The gig, features 10 tracks including Time Changes Everything, Fools Gold, Summertime, Cape Cod Morning, I Miss You, Joe Louis and the only live performance that I've come across of Nighthawks. I originally came across this gig a few months ago in a trade with a massive Roses fan from Japan (big thanks go out to them). To listen to the full gig, click here. |