SO - got back from All Tomorrows Parties forgetably named 'the Nightmare Before Christmas'. Call me paranoid but this gave me a horrible feeling somethign really bad was going to happen the whole time.

I must say - the music was brilliant for pretty much the whole time. I'm gettin g into a real rut with music - nothing seems to get me going really, but some of the DJs I saw just blew me away. I really had a sense that this is the sort of music clubs should be playing, not the dreary rebirth-examples you normally get. IT WAS POUNDING!

Lightning Bolt (the fun band you can take with you) started off on the friday. They were playing somewhere in the middle of the floor so nobody could fucking see them as usual. I must say they have a great pounding sound but I have no idea what they look like and I probably never will. Last year they played about 8 times wether anyone asked them to or not. Their gimick is that they don't need a PA, I think all their amps have batteries or something. As they finished - suddenly the stage lit up and there was LFO - everyone ran over.

I knew when I saw it it was going to be my favourite. he seemed very unmoved by the whole experience I guess he had alot to concerntrate on. Really rocking though - that's all I remember.

PEACHES of all people played next. I bet she's not used to palying in front of such an empty crowd - she was going head to head with Shellac downstairs.

*** to be continued (WOOO) ***