Diary of a Pandaman – April 2023
On paper, the Pandaman's quest for glory couldn't be simpler: seeing 365 bands in one year equals seeing one band...
In 2022 the Pandaman promised us he'd see 365 performances throughout the year. This was a lie, as our doomed diarist barely managed 318. This year, to save us from tears, we have sent the slacker back out and told him to buck his ideas up. This is his 2024 gigging diary..."
On paper, the Pandaman's quest for glory couldn't be simpler: seeing 365 bands in one year equals seeing one band...
So last time out the Pandaman diary left y'all dangling on a right old riffhanger as we started the February...
Around this chilly time of year there seems to be one excellent gigging constant: come the annual British Independent Venue...
So, after the ritual humiliation of 2022, when the Pandaman's target of seeing 365 live performances barely made it onto...
So in the end the Pandaman didn't manage it. Our task was simple: go see 365 live music performances in...
If boldy attempting to see 365 live performances this year was one giant insane step too far for indiekind, at...
Older indie fans might remember a time around the year 2000 when, to fit with Japanese TV schedules, the likes...
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In the John Peel Centre in Stowmarket there are a couple of fully grown women giggling between themselves like small...
"Local bloke steals show!" It's the headline all new acts dream of in the middle of festival season, blowing giant...