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Saw noisy shoegazers bdrmm a couple of nights ago. Fantastic set, can't help thinking that they deserve to be bigger than they are. Great support from DEK, loud, innovative dance-influenced electrogaze duo.

Yes, good to see plenty of life in the Brighton scene, will have a look at Genn. I'm also over 50 but remember going to loads of gigs as a teenager, we lived for live music, but it doesn't seem to be the case for teenagers/20 somethings now. I don't know what's changed.

Bullingdon, Oxford last night. Coach Party, always brilliant, supported by the excellent Girl Scout, and Brighton's Holler who were also very good. Again, surprised and quite saddened by the audience...mostly over 40 and mostly male. Three up and coming young bands but there were very few...

I would love to see The Popguns again...... maybe next year!🎸

Placebo last night in Portsmouth. Finally caught up with them in a reasonably small venue. Good mix of old and new stuff. Strangely, the biggest reaction was for their cover of Tears for Fears 'Shout'. Lights/backdrop were impressive but thought the sound could have been better, seemed a bit...

Boileroom, Guildford last night. The excellent Coach Party. Luckily I caught the support band, Tummyache. Impressive. Great night of music for just £6 a ticket, a two for one promo to get people back to gigs. Disappointing to see so few youngsters given that the bands are relatively young.

Brighton's own Blood Red Shoes at Chalk this evening. Absolutely brilliant and ably supported by Ciel and Glu. Great night.

Slowdive at Komedia, Bath last night. Lovely to see them again after too many years. Excellent they were, too, and what a great venue. Support from Mildred Maude, interesting 'freeform' noise merchants, just the one song in the set!

Ride in Oxford last Saturday for the delayed Nowhere 30yr anniversary show, ably supported by fellow 'shoegazers' Bdrmm.

Johnny Marr at Pryzm, Kingston last night. Bloody marvelous seeing him in such a small venue. He was superb, as usual! 5 Smiths songs, 2 Electronic songs and a good selection of his own excellent stuff.

Definitely worth considering. I'd be there but have gigs the three previous nights😱Laulia in Reading, Beach Riot at the Boileroom and Blood Red Shoes in Bristol! I'm getting too old for that level of punishment 😅

It is a pretty small venue but means you're up close to the band. I'm about 5'10" and have never had a problem with seeing the stage.

Laulia at the Boileroom, Guildford last night. Absolutely brilliant. Great to see exciting new bands coming through. https://youtu.be/Y0vMyxHyHUo

Valeras in Reading this evening. Good young band.

The Damned in Bath last night....the gift that keeps on giving. Bloody marvellous ��

A great artist who puts everything she can into her music and is also very approachable. Loved Throwing Muses so it was wonderful to see her again after a gap of nearly 30 years �� St Paul's in Worthing will be a superb venue in which to see her.

Kristin Hersh in Reading last night, bloody brilliant ����

....and Kristin Hersh (who promises to be loud on this occasion) She's touring with a band (Fred Abong was with her in Throwing Muses and Rob Ahler in 50 Foot Wave) so should be noisy! Seeing her in March in Reading.

Blood Red Shoes (honourary one of our own) supported by Beach Riot (definitely one of our own) in Kingston last night. Both very good indeed. BRS new stuff much fuller sound with 4-piece band.

Yes, I've been lucky enough to see Paul Gray play with them twice this year (he only does some dates due to illness). He's a great guy who does a lot of work for the musicians union and he's a brilliant bassist. The extra flourishes he adds to the basic bass lines of some of the early songs are...