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flares n seagulls
An alternative music magazine for the Kingdom of Aberdonia. We hope to cover alternative, indie, punk, ska, northern soul and other interesting events in and around Aberdeen.
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Seagull Sounds
This week we're having a cards night. Yes, the green baize table is out and we're all squeezed around it. Tins of beer and laughs everywhere until the smokers get told to get outside in the rain then they get grumpy. Its all good fun though, and no social networking sites to be seen for a change as we've banned mobiles for the night. Its an unusual evening, but very, very worthwhile. You should try it sometime. But don't take Frauen Disco along, she cheats like a 1920s pool hall hustler. Aye, its the quiet ones you have to watch for.
The FnS beatbox is purring away in the corner, not too loud so you have to shout but loud enough to get the beats n vibes. Mother would have approved.
B - Dry the River - Shallow Bed
Frauen Disco - I-Roy - The Observer Book of I-Roy
Godzilla Blues -Unsane - Wreck
Jo-d-locks - DJ Sneak - Fabric 62
Moped Commander - Beastie Boys - every album ever (!)
New York Johnny - The Dicks - 1980-86
Red Ron - Quireboys - Bit of What You Fancy
Still Burning - The Specials - Typical"The West Side with its atmosphere, the camaraderie and the humour it held was unrivalled, and if you were standing in there you thought you’ve arrived. That made you feel you was one of the men, well it did for me."
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- Festivals 2012
- Interviews
- 999 Interview
- Acoustic Ladyland Interview
- AGP Interview
- Badger Interview
- Bedford Records Interview
- Call Me Ishmael Interview
- Captain Tom Interview
- Cara Mitchell Interview
- Cast of the Capital Interview
- Cock Sparrer Interview
- Cockney Rejects Interview
- Copy Haho Interview
- Critikill Interview
- Death O’Connor Interview
- DJ Lunik Interview
- Dropkick Murphys Interview
- Ethan Ash Interview
- Flash (of The Moorings Bar) Interview
- Frank Turner Interview
- Frightened Rabbit Interview
- He-who-cannot-be-named Interview
- Hooker Barbie Interview
- In Atlanta Interview
- Isa and the Filthy Tongues Interview
- James Walsh Interview
- Jim Gellatly Interview
- John Q Public Interview
- King Kurt Interview
- LightGuides Interview
- Lions.Chase.Tigers Interview
- Lou Hickey Interview
- Majestik Interview
- Make Sparks Interview
- Malfunction Interview
- Miss The Occupier Interview
- Myke Black Interview
- Oxjam Interview
- Pearl and the Puppets Interview
- Point of Origin Interview
- RM Hubbert Interview
- Rod Jones Interview
- Roland Link Interview
- Stanley Interview
- Steven Milne Interview
- Stiff Little Fingers Interview
- The aka-SKA Interview
- The City Rises Interview
- The Foxes Interview
- The Godfathers Interview
- The Jim Jones Revue Interview
- The Kashmir Red Interview
- The Offenders Interview
- The Paddingtons Interview
- The Tijuana Sun Interview
- The Trade Interview
- The Twilight Sad Interview
- The Undertones Interview
- The Unwinding Hours Interview
- The Vice Squad Interview
- The Whisky Works Interview
- The Xcerts Interview
- The Xcerts Interview II
- There Will Be Fireworks Interview
- Turning 13 Interview
- Twin Atlantic Interview
- Two Minute Noodles Interview
- Weather Barn Interview
- Wickerman Festival Interview
- Wizard Festival Interview
- Listings
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- Reviews
- 999 February 2010
- Adam Ant May 2011
- Adrian Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds September 2010
- Alabama 3 November 2009
- Alice Cooper November 2011
- Autumn in Disguise July 2011
- Bad Manners December 2009
- Band of Horses February 2011
- Barn Owl June 2010
- Belladrum Festival 2011 – The Music – Friday
- Belladrum Festival 2011 – The Music – Saturday
- Biffy Clyro November 2010
- Big Country January 2011
- Bombfest 2011
- Bowling For Soup October 2010
- Buzzcocks September 2010
- Cafe Drummonds 2K Final September 2011
- Cancer Bats November 2010
- Cock Sparrer & Rancid March 2012
- Copy Haho June 2011
- Copy Haho September 2010
- Crevecoeur May 2010
- Cults August 2011
- Darth Elvis May 2010
- Dirty Hearts Club January 2011
- Distorted Truth October 2011
- Earth March 2012
- Eddie and the Hot Rods September 2010
- Emeli Sande April 2012
- Errors February 2010
- Errors September 2010
- Fat Hippy Records May 2011
- Fewsel September 2011
- Frank Turner February 2011
- Gallows November 2009
- Gil Scott-Heron April 2010
- Gin Goblins March 2010
- Glastonbury Festival 2011 – Review and Pics
- Glasvegas April 2011
- Glen Campbell November 2011
- Hayseed Dixie September 2011
- Hells Bells February 2011
- Hot Club de Paris June 2010
- Idlewild December 2010
- Idlewild November 2009
- Isa and the Filthy Tongues April 2010
- James Walsh November 2010
- Julia and the Doogans March 2010
- Lacuna Coil November 2011
- Les Savy Fav March 2011
- LightGuides February 2011
- Lions.Chase.Tigers August 2010
- Los Campesinos February 2010
- Lostprophets April 2012
- Madness December 2009
- Mark Morriss September 2010
- Min Diesel August 2010
- Moon Unit January 2011
- Motorhead November 2009
- Motorhead November 2010
- Mudhoney October 2010
- New York Dolls – August 2010
- Newton Faulkner May 2012
- Paul Weller February 2011
- Peter and the Test Tube Babies January 2011
- Peter and the Test Tube Babies January 2012
- PJ Harvey September 2011
- Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three – March 2012
- Public Image Limited December 2009
- Public Image Limited July 2010
- Pulled Apart By Horses November 2010
- Rachel Sermanni February 2012
- Rebellion Festival 2011 – Day 1
- Rebellion Festival 2011 – Day 2
- Rebellion Festival 2011 – Day 3
- Rebellion Festival 2011 – Day 4
- Rebellion Festival 2011 – Day 5
- Rebellion Festival 2011 – Review & Pics
- Reel Big Fish February 2011
- Right Hand Left April 2010
- Rockness Festival 2011 – Friday
- Rockness Festival 2011 – Saturday
- Rockness Festival 2011 – Sunday
- Rockness Festival 2011 – The Randoms
- Rod Jones June 2010
- Seas, Starry February 2011
- Sham 69 October 2009
- Shed Seven December 2009
- Skalloween 5 October 2010
- Snow Patrol January 2012
- Sonic Boom Six July 2010
- Spear of Destiny – July 2010
- Squeeze November 2010
- Stanley August 2010
- Star*Rats April 2011
- Steve Harley March 2011
- Steve Ignorant October 2010
- Stiff Little Fingers March 2010
- Stiff Little Fingers March 2011
- Stiff Little Fingers October 2009
- Still Little Fingers March 2012
- Sucioperro April 2011
- Sucioperro September 2010
- Taint & Manatees August 2010
- Tartan Heart Festival 2010
- Teenage Fanclub June 2010
- The Alarm May 2011
- The Blockheads December 2009
- The Bloody Marys September 2011
- The Bootleg Beatles December 2010
- The Cult January 2011
- The Damned – May 2010
- The Divine Comedy November 2010
- The Go! Team February 2011
- The Godfathers April 2010
- The Jim Jones Revue April 2010
- The Lurkers November 2009
- The Offenders January 2010
- The Phantom Band March 2011
- The Real McKenzies January 2011
- The Rezillos December 2011
- The Specials October 2011
- The Stranglers February 2010
- The Tijuana Sun Nov 2009
- The Trade June 2010
- The Twilight Sad April 2010
- The Undertones February 2010
- The Unwinding Hours May 2010
- The View April 2011
- The Virginmarys April 2011
- The Waterboys April 2012
- The Wedding Present December 2010
- The Xcerts December 2010
- The Xcerts October 2010
- Thin Lizzy January 2011
- Toxik Ephex April 2011
- Twin Atlantic December 2011
- UK Subs July 2010
- Vampires Rock November 2010
- Vintage Trouble November 2011
- Walter Trout October 2010
- We Are The In Crowd April 2012
- Wickerman Festival 2010 – The Pictures
- Wickerman Festival 2010 – The Words
- Wickerman Festival 2011 – The Music – Friday
- Wickerman Festival 2011 – The Rest
- Wickerman Festival 2011 – The Music – Saturday
- Wilko Johnson September 2011
- Wizard Festival 2010 – The Pictures
- Wizard Festival 2011 – Friday
- Wizard Festival 2011 – Saturday
- Woodenbox With a Fistful of Fivers October 2010
- You Me At Six October 2011
- Young Guns September 2011
- Yusuf Azak November 2010
- Venues
- Words
- FnS People
- (Union) Terrace Talk
- Destroy All Monsters No1
- Destroy All Monsters No2
- Destroy All Monsters No3
- Destroy All Monsters no4
- Granite City Northern Soul Club
- Granite Gospel No1
- Isle Of Shight
- JJ Bull – Ou Sont Les Elephants – Album Review
- Joe Strummer : 21/8/52 – 22/12/02
- Justboy57’s Top 10 Scottish for ‘10
- One Woman Band
- RM Hubbert – Album Review
- Some Reviews
- Soundtracks
- The FnS Diaries
- The Moth and The Mirror – Album Review
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This is a great but underused venue that plays host to a live gig about once every five years or so. It’s the perfect layout – stage one end, bar the other. No annoying pillars in your way like at The Warehouse or the Lemon Tree. Why it’s not used more frequently I don’t know. Such a waste.
Its an absolute age since I’ve been in this venue so long in fact I’d almost forgetten it was there. I think the last gig I attended there was The Damned and that was a few years back now. The Captain was on form though, if that helps. Like most Aberdeen venues its centrally located so its no hassle to go anywhere in Union Street pre gig. No idea why its hardly used for gigs in comparison to say, the Music Hall.