guitars, microphones, trap kit, toy keyboards, table tennis, out of date christmas lights, more drink than strictly necessary, other peoples leads and pedals, hope

THE VERDICT - Distophia/Hot Club de Paris/Johnny Foreigner/Sunset Cinema Club - May 5th @ Flapper, Birmingham Johnny Foreigner made me whoop my head off non-stop for half an hour and i even got a song request under the secret identity of 'bob'...i was even more happy to see JF get the huge response they deserve - the only band in brum at the mo' with the ability to make me weep like a girl with those bittersweet post-emo-ish build ups to mammoth alt.punk choruses... top performances from all 3 of them, the great rocklords were looking down on them tonight.

review/diary by greg bird

influences include loud and quiet and fast and slow songs. moments you`d probably otherwise forget; CapN Jazz, The Most Serene Republic, Broken Social Scene, Film School, Bloc Party, Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, Death Cab for Cutie, Dismemberment Plan, Explosions In The Sky, Joan Of Arc, Owls, Make Believe, Ghosts & Vodka, American Football, Promise Ring, Oxes, Love Of Everything, Biffy Clyro, Seafood, friday 6pm - saturday 1pm, Twist, Jetplane Landing, The Van Pelt, Minus The Bear, THE Autolight, Low, Rapider Then Horsepower, Rainer Maria, Stapleton, the stupidly pretty girl from the ub40 show, The Notwist, My Vitriol, My Bloody Valentine, M83, Hella, Pavement, Modest Mouse, Clem Snide, Lady Sovereign, Jim o'Rourke, the combination of amoxicillin & paracetamol, The National, From Monument To Masses, 35 Secs, Stars, dEUS, Pixies,