& The Features @ Cardiff Barfly Fri 27 Aug

Mad4these w/c 23 Aug 04
Favourite new CD's - click below for the latest on each artist
 1 1 PAUL WELLER Wishing On A Star / Family Affair out 30 August
2 2 LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now released 9 August
 3 - ORDINARY BOYS Seaside out 20 September5 Jul
4 3 GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN Guns Don't Kill People out 16 Aug
 5 4 GREEN DAY American Idiot out 13 Sept
 6 6 KILL RADIO Off With His Head release tbc
 7 - FATBOY SLIM Dash Dot Com released 13 September
8 7 KASABIAN 'Kasabian' Album released 6 September
 9 - SEVENTHSUN Melody out 4 October
10 - CHROMEO Needy Girl out 6 Sept

The Features are a psychedelic rock outfit that plays fresh, off-kilter pop that sounds like a head-on collision between Ray Davies and Elvis Costello with the Elephan 6 Collective picking up the pieces and putting them back together in the American South. Formed in the small, hidden town of Sparta, Tennessee, guitarist and vocalist Matt Pelham, bassist Roger Dabbs, keyboardist Parrish Yaw, and drummer Rollum Haas began playing their quirky and contagious pop as the Features around Pelham's colorful personal ruminations. Their self-titled debut EP, released in 1997, drew heavily on thick keyboards and an original, updated new wave sound. The Beginning EP -- a classicist pop record, at once as lush and sun-dappled as the Shins, and as pointed and probing as the Jam, followed with a U.K. release on Fierce Panda in 2003. The record was put out in the United States by Universal in March of 2004, with slightly altered tracking. Several other U.K. 7"s never saw a U.S. domestic release, but the The Beginning was finally unleashed stateside in March 2004. www.thefeatures.com

It's Reading Festival Friday, and when I looked over the assembled thousands from the window of my passing First Great Western I wondered how many people weren't there. Plenty. Here's more of August's Mad4it!'s :-

Mad4it! Setlist Chronological - Friday 27th August

DAVID BOWIE Rebel Never Gets Old
KASABIAN Test Transmission
FATBOY SLIM Slash Dot Com
GOLDIE LOOKIN' CHAIN Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do
LIBERTINES Last Post On The Bugle
BOWLING FOR SOUP 1985
PIXIES Debaser
MORRISSEY First Of The Gang To Die
BUZZCOCKS Ever Fallen In Love
SEX PISTOLS God Save The Queen
BAD RELIGION Punk Rock Song
LIBERTINES Don't Look Back Into The Sun
HIVES Main Offender
STROKES Last Night
WHITE STRIPES Black Math
THE KNACK My Sharona
CLASH Should I Stay Or Should I Go
SMITHS This Charming Man
SMITHS There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
PULP Common People
WONDERSTUFF The Size Of A Cow
STONE ROSES I Am The Resurrection
CHARLATANS The Only One I Know
SUEDE Animal Nitrate
WHITE STRIPES Seven Nation Army
LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now
KINGS OF LEON Molly's Chamber
FRANZ FERDINAND Take Me Out
CORAL Dreaming Of You
DOORS Break On Through
JIMI HENDRIX Crosstown Traffic
LED ZEPPELIN Whole Lotta Love
KINKS You Really Got Me
BOB DYLAN Subterranean Homesick Blues
ROLLING STONES PaINT iT bLACK
OUTKAST Hey Ya!
STREETS You're Fit & You Know It
KILLERS Mr Brightside
ORDINARY BOYS Talk Talk Talk
JET Are You Gonna Be My Girl
JAM Going Underground
CLASH London Calling
BLONDIE One Way Or Another
MADNESS One Step Beyond
SPECIALS Too Much Too Young
ELECTRIC SIX Gay Bar
LIBERTINES Up The Bracket
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE No One Knows
RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS Can't Stop
NO DOUBT Just A Girl
BLUR Song 2
GREEN DAY Basket Case
PIXIES Gigantic
NEW ORDER Blue Monday
JOY DIVISION Love Will Tear Us Apaprt
CURE Friday I'm In Love
HAPPY MONDAYS Step On
JAMES Laid
STEALERS WHEEL Stuck In The Middle
SMALL FACES Lazy Sunday
GEORGE BAKER SELECTION Little Green Bag

TEARS FOR FEARS Mad World
Go To Bed

If we only had time ....

BEASTIE BOYS Sure Shot
BEATLES Revolution
BELLE & SEBASTIAN Bookends
BLONDIE Atomic
BOB THE BUILDER .... (???? maybe for a laugh!)
CARTER Sherrif Fatman
DEAD OR ALIVE You Spin Me Right Round
DEEP PURPLE
ECHO & TH BUNNYMEN The Killing Moon
JANE'S ADDICTION Been Caught Stealing
KINKS Til The End Of The Day
MONKS Nice Legs Shame About The Face
MORRISSEY Suedehead
MUSE Plug In Baby
NEW ORDER Orgy
PAUL McCARTNEY Jet
PAVEMENT
PJ HARVEY This Is Love
POP WILL EAT ITSELF Bulletproof
ROLLING STONES Gimme Shelter
SLEEPER Great Things
SMASHING PUMPKINS
SOFT CELL Tainted Love
STONE ROSES Fool's Gold
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
VELVET UNDERGROUND Rock & Roll
VINES Get Free
YEAH YEAH YEAH's Pin

Congratulations to Ben Meakin of Niagara Street, Pontypridd who won a pair of tix to see The Other Smiths at Cardiff Barfly on Saturday 23 September for answering the question what is the name of The Smiths song that includes the line 'Hang The DJ'? (answer below)

Happy Birthdays to :- Ronnie Collins, Sachen & Arwell, Gus, Mark Taylor (20), Dean Coslett (35), Scott, Andrea and Mathew Acreman!

THE SMITHS song with the line "Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ ..." is called 'Panic'
WANT SOMETHING FOR NOTHING ?
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& The Swell @ Cardiff Barfly - Fri 20 Aug

Mad4these w/c 16 Aug 04
Favourite new CD's - click below for the latest on each artist
 1 1 PAUL WELLER Wishing On A Star/Family Affair out 30 Aug
2 2 LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now released 9 August
 3 3 GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN Guns Don't Kill People out 16 Aug
 4 - GREEN DAY American Idiot out 13 Sept
 5 - MORRISSEY First Of The Gang To Die out now
 6 - KILL RADIO Off With His Head release tbc
 7 7 KASABIAN 'Kasabian' Album released 6 September
8 - MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE I'm Not OK single out 6 Sept
 9 9 NEON Milky from the Hit Me Again EP out 23 August
10 4 ORDINARY BOYS Over The Counter Culture out 5 July

THE SWELL caught above givin' it some welly on 'My Sharona'. It was another Festival Friday, so our bossman Johnny Wing was tented up in Staffordshire fending off three hours rain armed only with a crate of Strongbow!

The Libertines are without doubt the hottest band of the moment. Any one of at least six of their tracks will fill our dance floor. I really hope Pete Doherty gets himself together coz they could be massive. When The Libertines played at Mad4it! last year one lady had a big surprise whilst making a request to me, when she felt Pete's wandering hands on her nether regions. She seemed happy enough when she realized who it was and they dissappeared into the darkness together!

Here's Friday's list:-

Mad4it! Setlist Chronological - Friday 20th August

MY RED CELL Hole In The Ground
BAD RELIGION Punk Rock Song
LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now
KINKS All Day & All Of The Night
MANIC STREET PREACHERS PCP
ROLLING STONES Get Off Of My Cloud
PINK FLOYD See Emily Play
SUEDE Trash
OASIS Roll With It
STONE ROSES Waterfall
JOY DIVISION Love Will Tear Us Apart
LIBERTINES Time For Heroes
GREEN DAY American Idiot
ORDINARY BOYS Talk Talk Talk
JAM Start
BLONDIE Heart Of Glass
CLASH Magnificent Seven
JET Are You Gonna Be My Girl
KILLERS Mr Brightside
LIBERTINES Don't Look Back Into The Sun
DOORS Break On Through
STEPPENWOLF Born To Be Wild
JIMI HENDRIX Crosstown Traffic
BEATLES Revolution
WHO Can't Explain
ROLLING STONES Paint It Black
OUTKAST Hey Ya
STREETS You're Fit & You Know It
DARKNESS I Believe In A Thing Called Love
WHITE STRIPES Hotel Yorba
LIBERTINES What A Waster
MORRISSEY First Of The Gang To Die
CORAL Dreaming Of You
PIXIES Here Comes The Man
NO DOUBT Just A Girl
ASH Girl From Mars
GREEN DAY Basket Case
BLUR Song 2
STEREOPHONICS More Life In A Tramp's Vest
JAM Going Underground
CLASH Rock The Casbah
DAVID BOWIE Rebel Rebel
SUEDE Animal Nitrate
WHITE STRIPES Seven Nation Army
FRANZ FERDINAND Take Me Out
LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now
GOLDIE LOOKIN' CHAIN Guns Don't Kill People Rapper's Do
STROKES Last Night
HIVES Main Offender
SMITHS THis Charming Man
SMITHS There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
CURE Love Cats
HAPPY MONDAYS Step On
RADIOHEAD Just
PIXIES Debaser
RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS Can't Stop
WEEZER Buddy Holly
BEATLES Paperback Writer
STONE ROSES I Am The Resurrection
OASIS Live Forever
SPECIALS Too Much Too Young
LIBERTINES Up The Bracket

Time, if we only had time .....

BEATLES I'm Only Sleeping / Tomorrow Never Knows / Revolution 9 ???
BELLE & SEBASTIAN Sleep The Clock Around / If You're Feeling Small
BLUR Country House
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
LONGPIGS She Said
OASIS Cigarettes & Alcohol
PIXIES Nimrod
RADIOHEAD Paranoid Android
SCISSORS SISTERS Comfortably Numb
VELVET UNDERGROUND Heroin / Sunday Morning
WHO Doctor Doctor
YOUTH MOVIE SOUNDTRACK Strategies

Congratulations to Lily Holland and Sian Gallop of Coven Street, Splott, Cardiff who won a pair of tix to see The Other Smiths at Cardiff Barfly on Saturday 23 September and The Complete Stone Roses when they play at Cardiff Barfly on Monday 29th November!

Congratulations also are due with the results of our poll on "who is it cooler to hang out in Neighbours with Libby or Izzy?" Izzy takes the bizkit winning hands down, errr... or up!

The true tale of this Friday Night out for the hat above is recalled below!

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and just what is it some young men's hats get to see on their night out ...

Thank you a non. To be continued,,,, possibly ... (ps the Mike referred to is a different Mike). 21/8 8.18pm msg to hq - I am the Nick as stated in this story, it was in general a good day and I just wanna say that I certainly do not hate Simon, the person who wrote it. And some details have been missed out in the story, including Mike's hilarious walk, falling off chairs and minor challenges.

Mad4it! @ Cardiff Barfly, Kingsway - Fri 13 Aug 04

Mad4these w/c 9 Aug 04
Favourite new CD's - click below for the latest on each artist
 1 - PAUL WELLER Wishing On A Star/Family Affair out 30 Aug
2 1 LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now released 9 August
 3 2 GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN Guns Don't Kill People out 16 Aug
 4 3 ORDINARY BOYS Over The Counter Culture out 5 July
 5 4 HOPE OF THE STATES Nehemiah new single 16 August
6 5 DAVID BOWIE Rebel Never Gets Old new single tbc
 7 7 KASABIAN L.S.F. new single 9 August
8 8 BOOGALOO STU Dynamite! new single 16 August
9 9 NEON Milky from the 'Hit Me Again' EP out 23 August
10 10 DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS Somewhat Off The Way

The Vanities + Kilo C
The Vanities new 'The Buzz' EP is out on August 16 on Star Asylum records. Since releasing their debut single ‘Space Tourist’ on Boobytrap Records in 2002, The Vanities have continued to enjoy a strong presence on the Cardiff music scene. Sounding like a 21st Century take on Duran Duran with a distinct New Romantic slant, their last record was even produced by Tony Hadley (how’s that for authenticity!?). The Vanities also count the likes of Kraftwerk, Bowie, Depeche Mode and Nirvana among their many musical influences. Live, their shows are extravagant, compulsive, charismatic, violent and bursting with energy. And here's what you got - a lot of light, a lot of smoke and a lot of sound! www.thevanitiesmusic.com

Pictured Right The Vanities Rhys Bradley in action

Mad4it! Setlist -
Friday 13th August 2004

PAUL WELLER Family Affair
LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now
SECRET MACHINES Nowhere
GOLDIE LOOKIN' CHAIN Guns Don't Kill People
MORRISSEY The First Of The Gang To Die
ORDINARY BOYS Talk Talk Talk
BELLE & SEBASTIAN Wrapped Up In Books
DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS Godhopping
KILLERS Mr Brightside
RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS Give It Away
DANDY WARHOLS Bohemian Like You
BREEDERS Cannonball
NIRVANA Smells Like Teen Spirit
OFFSPRING Pretty Fly For A White Guy
PIXIES Here Comes The Man
IGGY POP The Passenger
CLASH Rock The Casbah
ELECTRIC SIX Gay Bar
LIBERTINES Up The Bracket
YEAH YEAH YEAH'S Date With The Night
STROKES Reptilia
JET Are You Gonna Be My Girl
CORAL Dreaming Of You
SMALL FACES Lazy Sunday
STEPPENWOLF Born To Be Wild
DOORS Break On Through
JIMI HENDRIX Crosstown Traffic
LED ZEPPELIN Whole Lotta Love
ROLLING STONES Paint It Black
OUTKAST Hey Ya!
STREETS You're Fit & You Know It
LIBERTINES Don't Look Back Into The Sun
MORRISEY First Of The Gang To Die
SMITHS This Charming Man
HOUSEMARTINS Happy Hour
BANGLES Walk Like An Egyptian
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS By The Way
BLUR Song 2
GREEN DAY Basket Case
ASH Girl From Mars
STROKES Last Night
HIVES Main Offender
KINGS OF LEON Molly's Chamber
LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now
WHITE STRIPES Seven Nation Army
FRANZ FERDINAND Take Me Out
JAM Going Underground
SPECIALS Too Much Too Young
MADNESS Baggy Trousers
JOY DIVISION Love Will Tear Us Apart
CURE Love Cats
HAPPY MONDAYS Step On
JAMES Laid
STONE ROSES I Am The Resurrection
THE KNACK My Sharona
THE WHO Can't Explain
ROLLING STONES Not Fade Away
SMITHS Panic
HOPE OF THE STATES Nehemiah

If we only had time ......

AC/DC Back In Black
BLACK GRAPE The Reverend Black Grape
BLACK PARTY
BLIND MELON No Rain
BLONDIE Heart Of Glass / Hanging On The Telephone
CHARLATANS Can't Get Out Of Bed
CLASH Straight To Hell
CORAL Goodbye
CURE Inbetween Days / Friday I'm In Love
DAVID BOWIE Rebel Never Gonna Get Old
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Come On Eileen
DISTILLERS
ELASTICA Connection
FAINT
FAITH NO MORE Epic
IGGY POP Lust For Life
JESUS & MARY CHAIN April Skies / Happy When It Rains
KILLERS Hall Of Mirrors
LED ZEPPELIN Immigrint Song
MONSTER MAGNET
MORRISSEY That's Entertainment
MUSE New Born/ Hysteria
OFFSPRING Come Out & Play
PEARL JAM Even Flow
PJ HARVEY Good Fortune
QUEEN Don't Stop Me Now
QUEEN ADREENA X Ray Days
ROCKET TO THE CRYPT On A Rope
ROLLING STONES Sympathy For The Devil
STONE ROSES She Bangs The Drum
T-REX Children Of The Revolution
VELVET UNDERGROUND Rock & Roll / Waiting For The Man
WEEZER Buddy Holly

Happy Birthdays - 21st Yves, Mark, David and congratulations to Jesse Andrews of Fford Garthorne, Cardiff Bay who won a pair of tix to see The Other Smiths at Cardiff Barfly on Saturday 23 September!
Want something for nothing?


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Mad4it! @ Cardiff Barfly, Kingsway - Fri 6 Aug 04

Mad4these w/c 2 Aug 04 ................. Favourite new CD's - click below for the latest on each artist
 1 5 LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now released 9 August
 2 1 GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN Guns Don't Kill People out 16 Aug
 3 2 ORDINARY BOYS Over The Counter Culture out 5 July
 4 3 HOPE OF THE STATES Nehemiah released 16 August
 5 6 DAVID BOWIE Rebel Never Gets Old single maybe?
 6 - PEARL JAM Fatal from new Accoustic Live Album out 2 Aug
7 7 KASABIAN L.S.F. released 9 August
8 8 BOOGALOO STU Dynamite! single out 16 August
 9 - NEON Milky from the Hit Me Again EP out 23 August
10 5 DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS Somewhat Off The Way out now

ANOTHER SOLD OUT SHOW(£9) Once the onslaught of the Nu Metal movement began to die down, a handful of less overtly commercial-sounding rock acts from both sides of the Atlantic began to edge into the spotlight. Tightly-knit thanks to a relentless tour schedule on which many of the bands - Hundred Reasons, Reuben and Biffy Clyro, to name but a few - revolved headline slots and generally played every venue in the nation. Initially, the mainstream music press were cautious with their coverage, but the bands built up truly diehard fanbases and inked deals with proper record labels like Beggars Banquet (Biffy Clyro) and Columbia (Hundred Reasons).
Hell Is For Heroes formed from the ashes of ace Britrock teenagers Symposium, Will McGonagle and Joe Birch got into contact with old schoolfriends James Findlay and Tom O'Donoghue. Eventually recruiting singer Justin Schlosberg to complete the line-up, the band released their own single, a home recorded version of 'Sick/Happy', before signing to EMI/Chrysalis. The label wisely kept the album under wraps for a few months, while their live reputation built up and a brace of singles kept the public interested. Then in February 2003, their debut album, The Neon Handshake, was released. Recorded by former Refused producers, Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lovstrom, the album was a highlight of the post-hardcore rock scene, entering the UK charts at No.16. Mad4it! Clubnight doors open from 10.30pm-ish, if you come to the gig Mad4it admission is free - otherwise it's £4 / £3 NUS Concessions

Mad4it! Setlist Chronological - Friday 6th August

PAUL WELLER Family Affair
PAUL McCARTNEY Jet
JET Rollover DJ
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Daytime TV
LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now
ORDINARY BOYS Talk Talk Talk
JAM Town Called Malice
BLONDIE Denis
YEAH YEAH YEAH's Date With The Night
COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE Promises Promises
HIVES Walk Idiot Walk
KILLERS Mr Brightside
JET Are You Gonna Be My Girl
STEPPENWOLFE Born To Be Wild
DOORS Break On Through
JIMI HENDRIX Crosstown Traffic
LED ZEPPELIN Whole Lotta Love
ROLLING STONES Paint It Black
OUTKAST Hey Ya!
STREETS You're Fit & You Know It
LIBERTINES Up The Bracket
SPECIALS Too Much Too Young
MADNESS Baggy Trousers
JAM Going Underground
CLASH Rock The Casbah
JOY DIVISION Love Will Tear Us Apart
SMITHS This Charming Man
HOUSEMARTINS Happy Hour
STONE ROSES Elephant Stone
PRIMAL SCREAM Rocks
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS The Man Don't Give A F***!
RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS Can't Stop
TENACIOUS D Tribute
PIXIES Here Comes The Man
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE No One Knows
NO DOUBT Just A Girl
BLONDIE Hanging On The Telephone
UNDERTONES Teenage Kicks
THE WHO My Generation
KINKS You Really Got Me
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP Keep On Running
DOORS Light My Fire
LIBERTINES Don't Look Back Into The Sun
LIBERTINES Can't Stand Me Now
DARKNESS I Believe In A Thing Called Love
STROKES Last Night
HIVES Main Offender
CLASH Should I Stay Or Should I Go
IGGY POP The Passenger

CORAL Dreaming Of You
WHITE STRIPES Hotel Yorba
KINGS OF LEON Molly's Chamber
FRANZ FERDINAND Take Me Out
BILLY IDOL White Wedding
MUSE Plug In Baby
RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS By The Way
BLUR Song 2
GREEN DAY Basket Case
FAITH NO MORE We Care A Lot
BREEDERS Cannonball
SUPERGRASS Alright
SMITHS Panic
Go To Bed

If we only had time ....

BAD REPUTATION Punk Rock Song
BEASTIE BOYS
BLINK 182 Miss You
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER
CURE Love Cats / Close To Me
DEFTONES My Own Summer
ELVIS PRESLEY Suspicious Minds ??
HOPE OF THE STATES Nehemiah
JAM Eton Rifles
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE White Rabbit
KINGS OF LEON Red Morning Light
LYNYRD SKYNYRD Sweet Home Alabama
MODEST MOUSE Float On
MORRISEY First Of The Gang To Die
OFFSPRING
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Killing In The Name Of
RYAN ADAMS New York New York
SALT N PEPA Push It
SECRET MACHINES Nowhere
SEX PISTOLS New York / God Save The Queen / Submission
SHAM 69 If The Kids Are United
STEVIE WONDER Superstition
STONE ROSES She Bangs The Drum
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Golden Retriever
THRILLS Big Sur
T-REX Children Of The Revolution
VEILS Tiger Left
THE WHO Baba O'Reilly
WILDHEARTS The Cheers Theme

Happy Birthdays - Jim Murray, Clare, Luke, Duffy, Loz, Farouk & Bradshaw, Jon and sorry you're leaving good luck Mike!
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Happy Birthday Mace

All The Best from Sir Paul McCartney & all your friends - It was ordained that Jet shall be played and it was! (Bye the way nice Red Rose Speedway Pose, you was almost as bold as the Sergeant Major!)

WHO IS THIS?
Is this David Cassidy?
We need to know!

hmmmmmmmm
Maybe ...
With a fringe and a bit of creative ....

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